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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-12

ting out of the wind" that is, by go- ing in the direction opposite to the wind.
 Precaution for Men Engaged in a
 Gas Attack.
 Moreover, men carrying blankets soaked with absorbent substances, must be posted all along the line, so that they may immediately throw them over the broken bottle in case of such an accident. One must nev- CT run into the midst of the cloud, be- cause it compels very rapid respira- ton.
 When an attack is to be prepared, bottles are arranged in batteries of ten or twenty for easier use, are plac- ed in the bottom of the trench, being sunk into the front declivity of the trench at distances of ten to twenty meters. Bags of sand, which are la- ter to be removed, are thrown over the bottom as a covering.
 "The whole front upon which a gas attack is to be made is connected up by telephone. Meteorological observ- CTS are constantly in service. Upon a signal all the bottles are opened at one time, three to four men being in charge of one battery of bottles. The escaping gas has a yellow-green color. No results can be obtained when the trenches are more than 1,200 to 1,400 meters apart.
 How Gas Sometimes Turns Against
 Those Who Release It.
 "For protection against a gas at tack, piles of fagots have been lighted in front of the position to heat the air so it will make the gas rise. But this procedure did not produce ap- preciable results, all the more for the reason that the hot and irritating smoke from the fire annoys the men. The advanced positions must be aban- doned before the attacks; this pre- caution is often lost sight of, and more than one soldier has paid with his life for this negligence.
 The gas attack can also be made by means of bombs containing more or less volatile compounds.
 Such are the products T, B, K, and c. There are very slightly volatile, liquids, which must be split up into very fine jets in order to obtain the desired effect. But this can occur on- ly after an explosion. For this pur- pose we generally make use of IS cm. shells with percussion fuses and of meduim-sized minenwerfer. These four substances. from the most active to the least active, also act upon the eyes, the mucous membranes and the lungs. We charge our 15crn. shells with,7 to kilograms, the mines with 14 kilos.
 "Gas Bombs and Wind.'
 Gas bombs cannot be used when there is no wind whatever, or a very slight wind. The direction of the 1ri,,d does mi raIar a r,rednrninant role
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-12

During air raids or long-range bombardments of the French capital, American Red Cross ambulances have almost invariably been first on the scene of any casualties.
 While men and horses are needed for army work, many different deliv- cry teams go up and down the same streets, duplicating the service of1dc- livering merchandise to houaAa- s
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-12

The politicians admit they are not consistent, as they don't dare enter the fall campaign without trying out what policies bring the most applause.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-12

Some of the people in the munition towns who are getting s25 for renting a room, wonder why the war costs SC much,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-12

There is no objection to three cent postage among people that receive each month large number of bills.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-12

FUNERAL DESIGNS
 AND BOQUETS. JOHN RICK 6 SON.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-12
"Gas Bombs and Wind"

Gas bombs cannot be used when there is no wind whatever, or a very slight wind. The direction of the wind does not play predominant role, still the wind should be as favorable as possible. The bombs must serve
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1918-08-17
NOTICE.

The officers and members Of the In
dependent True Friends of Honor with
its iIonlicile at New Light missionary
Baptist Church, McGet Plahtation.sin'
the First Supervisors District OF Boil
var Comfy. State OF Mississippi. post
Office Cunnison. Mississippi. Rfifaf
Route, have est tablisl-d and organized
our Society as n Benevolent society
tor tile purpose OF assisting ne mem
.bers thereof when they are sick or dis
abled aud to maintain Il fund to pay
the burial expenses OF member as We
see best when their estate or family
are unable to do so.
1t is agreed by the members Of this
Society that thev may sue or lie sued
in the name oi the Society. Tor any
amount due to or from said Society.
The meetings Of said Society shall le.
on he first and third Tuesdays OF efch
month. and the officers shalfhold until
the election al efficers on the first Tues-
day in December. annually. So
We have elected as officers of this
society the following, who shall be:
No. 1--chaplain and Gacler. Rev. T..
n. Miller
No. 2-Warden. Thomas Miller.
No. 3-Mos. Noble Father, Isaiah
James,
No. 4-Ianitor. Robert Williams.
No, 5-Treasurer. Georgia Williams.
No. 6-Guide,
No. S--Ilend oi Sick COMMITTEES
Henry Hunter. A.
l.. N MILLER. Gaclcr.
Attest, ALBERTA MILLER. Sec'y.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1918-08-17
RETURNED FROM THE con-
GO TO ENLIST IN SERVICE

The editor he'd the pleasure re-
Gently o. meeting DR.. and Mrs.
Coppedge, of Rosedale, who have
spent the last three years in the
Congo III Africa. where the doctor
was stationed as medical mis-
siohary. and who were i'll route to
Rosedale to visi' Mrs. Coppedqe's S
parents Mr. aud Mrs Lebdeil.
DR.. Coppedge had with him his
twenty. four months bov, who
could Converse in Ccngalese,
French and English. The young
infant was born amid peculiar sur
roundings and learned Congaless
mostly FROM the natives. Or.
Coppedge came home to enlist in
the u. s. Army as a sturgeon. and
in reaching home had to sail from
Cape Town via India, Japan and
thence direct to Frisco, being in
all eight weeks on the waters.
He could not sail vir the Atlantic
ocean owing to the fact that yes.
sells refused to book passengers
owing to the submarine warfare.
Register.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1918-08-17
BIDS WANTED.

Pursuant to an order of the board
OF supervisors of Bolivar county.
Mississippi, passed and entered 6f
record at regular meeting OF said
board, begun and held at the court
house in the town of Cleveland. In.
the 2nd judicial district OF said
county. on Monday, July lst;,
1918. notice is hereby given that
the undersigned clerk of said board
will, until the houf of IL o'clock
noon of Monday, the 5th day of
August. 1918. same being the
first Monday in said month, receive
sealed bids, at his Office in Rose-
dale, Miss. for the following
materials and supplies for The road
working outfits of the county, to-
wit:
Corn, oats, hav and mixed feed.
in carload quantities aud less than
carload quantities, to be delivered
at any point in Bolivar county.
Miss.
The board of supervisors reserves
the right to reject any and all bids.
This 1st day of Julv. 1918.
P. B. WcoLLAKD.' Clerk.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1918-08-17

votes of the people as he did wit Il
the votes of the soldiers, he will
be elected unanimously. By the
way. in sthis connection Mr.
Yeraei has already publicly Of
fered to submit l1is election to the
vote of the lawyers of the bar Of
the district. of which he seeks the
judaeship. now IN axe the pro-
nosition to you that he submit his
canidacy fo the soldiers who have
gone from this district. and be-
lieve that his election will be
unanimous. There may be few
votes cast against him by proxy
of the sol1iers who allow poiiti-
clans to write letters for them.
Mr.. Yerger's company was very
much grieved when it was found
after six weeks of seryis and of
careful drilling by him, and gem
tlemanly treatment on his part,
that on account of his physical
condition he could not be accepted
by the United States Government.
Not withstanding the refusal of
the Government to accept him as
captain of the company, Mr..
Yerger Immediately volunteered
on three different occasions
thereafter in different branches of
the service, and was refused ad-
mittance each time.
I admire your patriotic senti-
ments, expressed by proxy and
as you seem to be so keen to find
ont the patriotic standing of all
candidates III this election l would
advise you to look up the records
Of your favorite. Judge w. A..
Alcorn, Jr., and see just exactly
what amount of mone5 Judge
Alcorn has contributed to the Red
Cross the Y. M. c. a.. Liberty
Bonds and War Saving Stamps
issued by the United States Gov
ernnient. Compare his record in
that respect with that of Mr.. Yer
ger, who, besides having volhn-
teered his service as fighter, has
also contributed exceedingly
literally to all of those branches
in accordcnee with his financial
condition. Jvdge Alcorn is man
of good physique, and certainly is
not in the advanced stages of
senilitv, and vet, ! have not heard
that he has volunteered his SER
vices in any department, tho he
has no dependents, and does not
even have to pay income tax on
his salary as Judge.
No person living in cohoma
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1918-08-17
EDWIN NJ. YERGER FOR
CIRCUIT JUDGE.

Clarksdale Miss.
August 10, 1918.
Mr.. J. F. Glen mons, Jr.
4th Officers Training Camp.
4th Company.
Camp Pike. Ark.
Dear SIR
have read with interest yotYr
letter of the 31st of July, pub
lished in the Clarksdale Register,
of August 6, 1918.
This is not the first time that
politicians have tried to play a
game thru soldiers. and thereby
hide behind the United States flag
and try and win votes for their
candidates. Knowing you as l do.
I am satisfied that the letter does
not eminate from your own brain
or heart. l donot believe that it
could lie in the heart of any sof-
dier from This district to say any
thing against Edwin Yerger, who
raised the first volunteer military
company in the district, as he is
deserving of too much credit for
this effort on the part of his cour-
try to be Zig htlv spoken Of.
remember distinctly when we
were raising this volunteer COM
pany that you refused to join it.,
and that later on when you were
conscrlpted in the draft, that you
preferred exemption, and carried
your case to the district Board to
keep from serving as a soldier.
alleging your employment as an
apriculturist. Young Wise. Lip
kin, Cochran and two or three
other boys from your home town
ioined the volunteer company
and we were very proud OF them.
and I remember we looked with
scorn on few of you big, sfrapp-
ing, physically fit fellows who
were claiming to be ''agricult-
urist',
There is no use In joining Bilbo,
Vardanar, ar any other poiltl'
clans name with that of Mr..
Verqer. You we'll know, If you
would state the truth, that Mr..
Yerger was elected captain by his
men as all captains have to be
elected of volunteer companies.
The commission as captain, it is
true, was issued by the Governor.
inst as all com missions in volun-
teer companies have to be done.
IL Mr.. Ysrget succeeds as we'll In
M WI st,eat ssrssatichs' With the
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1918-08-17
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

A verv pretty wedding was sol
emized in Gunnison Wednesday
evening. August 7th, 1918 at the
Methodist church. uniting the
lives of Miss Leila Lyle Martin OF
TGunnfson and Mr.. Thomas Viii.
kinson of Shelby.
The church was ar,istfcally dec
GRATED with palms and ferns, with
the color scheme of green and
white being effectively carried out.
The ushers were Mr.. B. F. Morton
of Gunnison and Mr., Ben Shelton
of Wingo. Ky.
Just before the ceremony Mrs.
Gus Blanchard sang Because" in
sweet, impressive manner. and
the bridal party ehtefed to the
strains of Mendelsohn's wedding
march. played bv Mrs. Warfeld,
accompanied by Mr., Billy Seatoh
on tfie violin.
Miss. Louise Martin, sister Of
the bride, as Maid OF Honor, wore
white organdy with picture hat
and carried pink roses, She ell
tered with Mr.. Harry MeGehee of
Shelby, Miss. The bride entered
with hef brother, Mr.. Brown
Martin. and was met at the Fl er
bv the groom and his Best Man.
Mr.. Joe Wherrv. The lride was
lovely in a com bination of white
Georgette and silk, with large
picture hat and carried white
roses and Valley Lilies. Rev.
Holland of the Methodist church
ofhciated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilkinson left for
short trip, after which they will
live at Shelby.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1918-08-17
BIDS WANTED

Pursuant TO an order Of the
Board Of Supervisors Of Bolivar
County, Mississippi entered 81
record at the August meetiag Of
the said board notice is hereby
given that the undersigned clerk
will until the hour Of 10 O'clock
a. nj. ON Monday September End.
1918. receive sealed bids at his
office in Cleveland. Mississippi, !,
for ($1O. 900 COY Ten Thousand
Dollars serial bondssto be issued
hv the Boyal Consolidated School
District.
The Board reserved the right to
reject any and all bids.
Witness my signature August
Sth, 1918.
(Ssal) P. B. WooLLARD, Clerk.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1918-08-17

County especially, the home of
both Alcorn and Yerger, can be
deceived by any fafse reference to
the non patriotism or disloyalty
of Mr.. Yerger. If you will be
kind enough to cast your eyes
over the history of the state of
Mississippi YOU will find that the
patriotism Of the Yergers compares
most favorably with the pctriot-
ism of the Alcorns.
I belong 10 the United States
army. and to company which
was raised Of men who vblun.
teered. l am in the streets Of the
company daily, and l heat moth
ing but good will and gobd wishes
for Mr.. Yerger on the part of the
soldiers who volunteered their
services. As you say i'll your
letter you are not politi clan
and know nothing III the world
about politics. Neither m I a
politician, but I know enough
about politics and about The dutv
of a soldier to know that it is his
dut to fight for his country. ssup-
port his friends, and not only to
see that the honor OF the country
is protected, but to see that the
henor of his friends is protected
from the attack by politicians
under guise of soldiers uniform.
Very truly yours.
Allen L. Pain1.
31st Com mpany.
9Th Training Br
Camp Pike. Ark.
(Advertisefne
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1918-08-17
r..4fron.B S. @He1Es
Attorney: :at11aw,
Hazelhurst, Mse.

MI, Wilson is not only citizen of
New Jersey but citizen of the
United Statet,, and also President
Of this country. with the respon-
sibility resting upon His mind and
heart of winning the war for the
Allies and thus saving our own
and other countries from defeat
snd ruin by the merciless Huns
who are seeking world dominion.
If Vardaman's nomination or de-
feat was only a question of local
concern to the people of Mississip-
pi; if the policies which Vardaman
opposed only effected the citizens
of our State, then it would not be
right for citizen of another State.
even the President of the United
States, to- butt in" But Varda-
man has opposed measured that
are of vital concern to every citi-
zen of the United States, men,
women and children-therefore
any and every citizen OF these
limited States has a moral right to
express his opinion in regard to
what the voters of the State OF
Mississippi should do at the pri-
mary election to be held on next
Tuesday. Especially has the Pre-
sident. as the head of the United
States Army and Navy. the right
TO ask that every represehtativeln
the Senate and House of Repres-
entatives should be 100 per cent
natriotic in time of war-that there
he absolutely no doubt OF theii
.Iovaitv and that they support the
Government in every measure cal
cul ated to bring victory 10 Jul
Army and Navy. Ever varda-
mans best friends can not believe
that Ire car stand the test.
Then why not cast preJudice
aside. why not place the welfare
and safety of your country above
the political fortunes of any man
aud make the result of the election
next Tuesday as nearly unanim-
Gus as possible in favor OF the
United States. her Allies. aud tne
soldiers and sailors fighting Tor
us "over there"
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1918-08-17
BIDS WANTED.

Pursuant to an order of the
Board of Supervisors of Bolivar
county. Mississippi. entered of
record at the August meeting of
the said board, notice is hereby
given that the said clerk will until
the hour of 10 O'Clock a. M, Mon
day, September End. 1918. receive
sealed bids at his office in Cleve-
land. Miss, for (S7, 600 o0) Seven
Thousand Dollars serial bonds to
be issued by the Skene Consoli-
dated School District.
The board reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
Witness my signature August
8. 1915.
(Seal.) p. D. WOODLAND, Clerk.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1918-08-17
Program Of TaIisnan Theatre;
MONDAY, AUGUST 18TH.

MONDAY. AUGUST 10TH:
An Authorized Photoplay Ver-
sion of Ambassador janet W.
Gerafd's My Four Years In
Germany"
Tie enrire story of Prussian In
tri9ue against America is clearly
aiid thrillingly told In this remark
able photoplay. Pictures of Ger
man court life. III the opening
reels shows the Kaiser, Crown
Prince. and the German war lords.
The events leading up to the break
between Germany and this coun-
try, and Ambassador Gerard's
request fer passports. make thrill
ing material. In the end the ans
wer is given Gernany's taunt:
America won't fight" by show
ing scenes of the new American
army and navy.
TUESDAY. AUGUST 10Th
Ftancis x Bushman and Bever-
ly Bryne in With Neatness and
Dispatch. Adapted from Satur-
day Evening Post story by Ken
meth L. Roberts. A crook play
without crime-a drama without
a misunderstanding with romance
/ and excitement.
| FRIDAY. AUGUST 23RD.
| Jesse l.. Lsskv presents Gera1
dine Farrar in Cecil B. DeMille 8
production The Woman God
Forgot " Never in her career
has Geraldine Farfar been afforded
a vehicle that disclosed to better
advantage her wonderful his.or-
inic talents. That this is her
greatest cinima Characterization,
not accepting Joan is generally
conceded.
Wallace Reid. who appeared
opposite Farrar in joan" again
portrays the leading support to the
famous actress.
Many exceptionally dramatic
sit t}iations are included iii this
stirring romance between the
Aztec Princess and the Spanish
Captain for Cortez.
SATURDAY, AUGUST PATH.
Pearl White in The Fatal
Ring" No. IS. Hearst -Pathe News
Cartoon Comedy.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1918-08-17

From the beginning of the
Senatorial campaign in Mississip-
pi, the opponents of James K.
Vardaman have claimed that he
had been opposed to almost all
measures advocated by President
Wilson and had fought them on
the floor of the Senate. and that
by his votes on war measures had
proved himself disloyal in fact
and in effect, whatever his inten-
ZION may have been.
Vardaman and his friends have
Claimed that he had not opposed
the President and had been loyal
10 his country. This claim has
been made in utter disregard TO
hls record of having voted against
At least half dozed of the most
important war bills asked for by
the President (and which have
been enacted into law notwith-
Standing Vardaman's opposition)
and the fact that if any one OF
Inc measures had failed our coun-
Try would have crippled in the
Prosecution Of the war Then.
IS the campaign neared its END.
the Vardaman supporters became
more brazen and tried BY means
OF a campaign circular to show
that President Wilson favored his
denomination. In this they over
played their hand. for the matter
was taken up by Attorney M. 5.
Mcneil, Of Hazlehurst. and let
Ter Written to Mr.. Wilson asking
nlm to state his position. In reply
mr.. Wilson said that he would re-
gard Vardaman's nomination as
Condemnation to his adrninistra-
aon.' Thus we have the testi-
msny Of the President that we
nave been entirely correct in our
aght against the long haired freak
VINO misrepresents our Stale in the
Seuate.
Now Vardaman and his friends
.'e crying about "a citizen OF New
'erSy" attem pling to dictate who
sne voters of Mississippi should
s'sct % Sepasor, They forget that
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1918-08-17
w, 8. S..

Either Vardaman has willfully
and knowingly played into the
hands of Germeny before and after
war was declared. or he has done
40 through ignorance; and we do
NOT want a fool in the Senate any
more than We want a knave,
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1918-08-17

In every State in the Union the
people have their eyes on Missis-
sipti and we will be judged by the
result of the election next Tues
day. If Vardaman should be re-
nominated our State would be
.classed as disloyal to the Govern
ment in time of war. Can we
afford this? A thousand times
NO.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1918-08-17

The issue in the Senatorial cam
paign is really Wilson VS.. Varda-
man; patriotism VS.. disloyalty.
Whether it is unintentionaf dis
loyalty makes no difference. We
will be judged all over the world
BY the result next Tuesday. and
II Vardaman schould be re-nofni-
mated the Germans will use the
Mississippi election to spread pro-
/ paganda throughout the Allied
Countries that the people of the
United Slater are opposed to the
War. This would have a very
bad effect in those countries and
would even discourage our own
soldiers who know better.
BUY LIBERTY BONDS
STRAIGHT FROM THE
SHOULDER.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1918-08-17

You will do the right thing If
lsou vote next Tuesday just as
President Wilson would if he were
4 citizen of Mississippi-against
James Kaiser Vardaman.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1918-08-17

Yard will not get more
than 50 votes in the first judicial
district Of Bolivar county. He
oueht not to re eceive that many.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1918-08-17

Germany is watching the cleo
ton in Mississippi and if Varda-
man should win the K User would
interpret the result 10 mean that
the people of the United States
are against the war. Let's bury
Vardaman SO deep that he will
never be able to crawl out.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1918-08-17
M. l.. KAUFMAN
Attorney at Law
ROLEDALE. MISS.

ROLEDALE. MISS.
Money loaned on real estate.
Whitman's and Jacobs Candies
ice cooled and fresh at Browns
Drug Store.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-16
Y. w. G. A. HOSTESS
HOUSES In FLORIDA

Hostess houses are erected at the
various cantonments by the Y. w. C,
A. at the request of the commanding
officer and bring a bit Of home into
the soldiers life.
Florida already has one Hostess
house, located at Camp Johnston,
With two more under construction AT
Arcadia; one at Dorr Field, the other
at Carlstrom Field, which will prob
ably be completed within a few weeks.
The Arcadia buildings are to be most
attractive and are of the same style
'ot architecture used in other Hostess
houses. There is in each a spacious
living room, with old fashioned fire
place. making 1t especially cheerful
in cold weather; and office, cafeteria
nursery and other necessary rooms.
A feature Of these houses is the wide
screened veranda extending around
three sides Of the building. Furnished
with comfortable porch chairs. Fif-
teen thousand dollars is being ex-
pended on each house, which on COM
pletion will be furnished with regu-
iation Hostess house furniture.