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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-08-15
PUBLICITY AND CRITICISM.

Congress shall make no law
abridging the freedom of speech or of
the press" so reads a clause in our
Constitution.
This is a wise provision. The citi-
Eens of a democracy should at all
times know of and be able to criticise
the management of their affairs. In
vestigation and criticism in the pres
ent war have been of great benefit
in Fastening our preparation by point
ing out errors that have been made
There is no doubt whatever that the
great safeguards In the conduct Of the
war are almost unlimited publicity and
the right of criticism.
We are told that constructive crit
icism is always welcome, but who is
to decide what is constructive? Why
not criticism without the adjective7
Most citizens believe that Universal
Military Training as corrective Of
our unpreparedness would have been
constructive, and yet 1t was not adopt
ed. Who can tell, If 1t had been ac-
cepted when first proposed, what the
result would have been on this war!
If we had had more publicity upon
the production of aeroplanes, shipping
and ordnance, the suggestions Of think
ing men would unquestionably have
stimulated the rapidity with which
these articles were being produced,
and the delays that have occurred
might have been avoided.
There are things the Government
cannot make public. and these the peo-
pie do not ask to know. But in the
main full information concerning the
progress of preparation can safely be
given to the people. It is the peoples
war; it is war supported by the peo-
pie, financially and physically, and
suggestions by them should be sought
and considered.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-08-15
EDITORIAL
THE PARAMOUNT ISSUE.
By NM

Good Americans will indorse out
right the program of the National Sc
curity League to prevent the election
or reelection of any members of Con-
gress this year who are not known to
be vigorous proponents of the war or
who can be lured to support any spe-
cious efforts at an inconclusive peace.
The country needed such nOnpoliti-
cal organization as the league to lead
the fight against the milk fed office
holders and Office seekers who, In
many parts of the country are cater
ing to the hopes of the people that
the war may be ended, even though. 1t
is not ended right. The league can
come to Colorado, for instance, and
build fires under two or three politi-
clans who probably will seek re-elec-
lions here and, without its motives be-
ing questioned, can expose the rank
pacifiSm which has featured their pO-
litical careers.
Just how the war will terminate
will depend mostly upon the United
States. Just what the United States
will do depends in great measure
upon Congress. If there is strong
sentiment for premature peace in its
membership the task Of putting
through our war program until our in
situations are absolutely safe will be
complicated. We are pledged now to
60 through with the war by force,
without stint or limit" and we must
support that pledge by eecting men
to Congress who will "stay put" lon
the issue until victory is won.
For that matter, Americans should
be careful about electing anybody to
any Office now who is not clear-cut on
the war. Men of no particular force
In private life have much weight add
ed to their opinions when they are
clothed with the authority of office.
We cannot afford to have any such
backing the pacifists in the dark days
of the war that are to come. We must
make this a poor season for yellow
dog" office seekers of whatever grade
or party or politics. -Colorado Springs
Gazette.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-08-15

MRS. - Preston 'r' ity League work.
She was the first woman to become a
member of the Leagues National Ex-
ecutive Committee, and is secretary Of
the Leagues Committee on Patriotism
Through Education
Mrs. Preston's message to the wO-
men of the country reads in full:
"ProcIam Liberty"
Proclaim Liberty throughout ALL
THE LAND unto all the inhabitants
thereof.
These words we're written about
1870 years before Christ, as part Of
the Law of Holiness in the Book Of
Leviticus. Our fathers inscribed them
upon the Liberty Bell which called our
mighty nation into life.
To-day all the Inhabitants enjoy
liberty, the Jew and the Gentle. the
rich and the poor, the native and the
alien-born, the weak and the strong.
The old Liberty Bell is silent, for it's
voice has been heard throughout all
the land
but Liberty is not safe. 1t is men
aced along the battle fronts of many
nations, our own among them, and
America requires a new motto for her
old Bell: Proclaim liberty through
out ALL LANDS unto all the inhab-
ltapts thereof Until liberty is safe
In all lands, it can not be safe in our
own. Hence the task to which Amer
lea has reverently and unselfishly ded-
lcated herself
make Motto Real"
"The Fathers of this Republic, men
Of many races, with a common love of
liberty, wrought into law our ancient
motto, thus giving liberty a chance to
enlighten the world.
To-day we, their descendants, are
called upon to make real the new
motto, and thus to give liberty the
undisputed right to bless the world.
This can be done but only after
heroic struggle and self-sacrifice A
premature peace would mean failure.
1t would be only less disastrous than
complete defeat. Against all tempta-
tons to compromise the women Of
America should stand firm and united.
"Peace and Safety"
Victory means peace and safety
for our children; defeat means hui
initiation and practical servitude for
them; while negotiated peace, with
the military machine Of Prussia UNI
broken, means that everything in their
lives must be subordinated to the task
Of preparing for another war with
Germany. We can win now II Amer
lea can be held steadfast and I'M
Bwerving, and the women of America
can hold her steadfast."
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-08-15
s44,eoO,OOo lb,

increase ........... S44,6OO,O00 Ids
Our slaughterable animals at the BID
ginning of the last fiscal year were MOI
larger than the year BID
fore and particularly In hogs; thel
were probably less. The increase II
/, shipments is due to conservation anS
+, the extra weight of animals added b!
Jour farmers.
The full effect of these efforts begaI
to bear their best results in the las
half of the fiscal year, when the eS
ports to the Allies were 2,133, 100000
pounds, as against 1,266,500,000 pounds
in the same period of the year before
This compares with an average O;
sol 100000 pounds Of total exports fol
The same half years in the three-yeal
pre-war period.
In cereals and cereal products re
duced to terms of cereal bushels oul
shipments to Allied destinations have
been:
Fiscal year 1857. .259, 300, 600 bushels
Fiscal year l917-1S. .34O, 100000 bushels
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-08-15

! 2,3OO,OIO bushels, a total or 137 ,4O0,OOU,
bushels. In addition some 10,000,000|
bushels of 1917 wheat are now in port
| for Allied destinations or en- routs|
thereto. The total shipments to Allied
! countries from our last harvest Of
wheat will be therefore. about 141,O00. :,
| 900 bushels. or a total of $4,000, 900
/, bushels Of prime breadstuffs. In adj
I di.ion to this we have shipped some
100000 bushels to neutrals depend
ent upon us, and we have received
some imports from other quarters.
J "This accomplishment Of our people
in this matter stands out even moro
clearly If we bear in mind that we had
available in the fiscal year 1916-17
from net carry-over and as surplus
over our normal consumption about
200 100000 bushels Of wheat which we
were able to export that year without
trenching on our home Loaf" Mr..
Hoover said. "This last year, however,
owing to the large failure of the 1917
wheat crop, we had available from net
carry-over and production and imports
only just about our normal consump-
ton. Therefore our wheat shipments
to Allied destinations represent APP
proximately savings from our own
wheat bread.
These figures, however, do not fully
convey the volume Of the effort and
sacrifice made during the past year
by the whole American people. De-
spite the magnificent effort Of our agri-
cultural population in planting a much
increased acreage in 1917, not only was
there very large failure In wheat
but also the corn failed to mature prop
erly, and our corn Is our dominant crop
II am sure" Mr.. Hoover wrote In
concluding his report, that all the
millions of our people, agricultural az
well as urban, who have contributed
to these results should feel a very
definite satisfaction that in q year Of
universal food shortages In the north.
ern hemisphere all Of those people
Joined together against Germany have
come through into sight Of the coming
harvest not only with wealth and
strength fully maintained, but with
only temporary periods Of hardship
ut is difficult to distinguish between
various sections of our people the
homes, public eating places. food
trades, urban or agricultural popula-
tlons-in assessing credit for these re-
suits. but no one viii deny the domk
nant part Of the American women"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-08-15

faSt. Against all
temptations to COM
promise the women
of America should
$ t a n d firm and
united" says Mrs.
Thomas j., Preston,
Jr. (fornlerly Mrs.
Grover Cleveland),
in a message to the
women of America,
IN Il d e p u b | c
through the Ma
,ional S e curity
League.
Mrs. Preston is
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-08-15
AN APi,2E al 10 ALL
PATRIOTIC HOMEN
Mrs. Thomas J. Preston, Jr.
Formerly Mrs. Grover CIeVe-
land) Urges Women of
Nation to Stand Firm.

1--WE can win if America can be held
BteadfaSt and answering, and the wo-
men of America can hold her stead
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-08-15

A hoarder Is a man who Is more In
terested in getting his bite than In Civ
ing his bit
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-08-15

A MEXICAN families would have less sugar than the
IA people of war torn France if depended entirely
our homegrown sugar stocks.
Approximately 70 per cent. of our sugar Is shipped
to shores We produce about 900 tons of sugar
year. Our imports from abroad amount to SOOO,
600 tons year in normal times
The United States Food Administration asks each
family limit its of sugar to two pounds per month
per person for household The military situation de-
mands that every available ship be placed at the disposal
of the Army or Navy. When sugar, save
shipping.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-08-15
our SAVED FOOD
FED The ALLIE
Food Administrators Writes Pre-;
dent America Conserved l4i,1
100000 Bushels Wheat.
CREDIT DUE TO worE
Meat and Fat Shipments Increased
s44,eoo,oco Pounds.

Conservation measures applied 4
the American people enabled the Uni
ed States to ship to the Allied people
and TO our own forces overseas III
/ 100000 bushels of wheat and S44, 60d
900 pounds of meat during the pas
year, valued In all at 81, 400, 900, OO(
This was accomplished In the face Of
Serious food shortage In this country
|bespeaking the wholeheartednes an
patriotism with which the America
people have met the food crisis abroad
(; Food Administrator Hoover, In q lei
tier to President Wilson. explains no,
the situation was met The voluntar
conservation program fostered by tn
Food Administration enabled the pilin
up Of the millions Of bushels Of whea
during 1918 and the shipment 0
meat during 1917-1S.
i The total value of all food shir
iments to Allied destinations amounte,
Ito $1,4OO, 100000, all this food bein
thought through or In collaborat iol
with the Food Administration. Thes
figures are all based on official report
land represent food exports for tn
harvest year that closed June 30, 1915
4, The shipments of meats and fat
! (including meat products, dairy prod
iucts, vegetable oils, etc., to Allied des
,tinations We're as follows:
Fiscal year 1851. :. .2,166, 800 900 lbs
Fiscal year 1917-18. ..3,011, 100 900 lbs
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
new CAMP THEATERS
FOR NATIONAL GUARD
Twelve Additional Structure, for
Amusement of Soldiers Planned.

A list Of twelve additional National
Guard camps, in which new liberty
theaters are 10 be established, was
announced yesterday by Harold Brad
dock. director of the military enter
tainment council. appointed by the
Secretary Of War. This means. In The
estimation Of Mr.. Braddock. thatShe
entertainments now being provided in
camps and cantonments win be ex-
tended to 10000 more men.
Plans and specifications for the new
theaters, which will be 6Oxlao feet IN
size. and will seat 1000 men, were
rushed to the camp quartermasters
yesterday by the emergency construc-
ton division Of the Quartermaster de-
partment, with instructions to hurry
the work. The theaters are expected
to be ready within ten days. In a
construction tryout at Camp Wheeler.
Macon, Ga. the identical building was
put up in eight days.
The camps in which the new the
aters are to be built Immediately are
as follows: Camp Hancock, Augusta,
Ga: Camp Mcclellan. Admission, Ala.
Camp Sheridan, Montgomery. Ala.
Camp Beauregard. Alexandria. La;
Camp Logan, Houston, Tex; Camp
Macarthur. Waco, Tex: Camp Bowie.
Fort Worth. Tex; Camp Doniphan,
Fort Sill. Okla; Camp Cody. Deming.
N. Mex; Camp Kearney, Linda Vista,
Cal; Camp Fremont, Palo Alto, Cal,
and Camp Joseph E. Johnston. the big
duartermasters' camp at Jacksonville,
Fla.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
MINIMUM wage BILL
REACHES u. 5. SENATE
johnson. California. Introduces 50
Measure Championed by Nolan.

Hope for the passage of a mini
mum wage law was revived yester-
day afternoon. when Senator Hiram
w. Johnson, Of California, introduce
ed the same bill which Representa-
tive John I. Nolan has been pressing
in the House for the last year.
Under the terms of this bill every
government employe, either in the
classified or unclassified service,
would receive no less than s. each
day, or $50 each month, or a,OSO
for the year. The only stipulation
Is that the employe must have been
in the service two years or more"
Representative Nolan introduced his
bill early last year, hearings being
held on 1t during March and April
of 1917. Near adjournment last year
the bill was counted out on q point
OF order because 1t happened to come
up on calendar Wednesday, when IT
had not been scheduled,
Senator Johnson's bill was sub
mItted Just before adjournment yes-
terday afternoon and Immediately re-
ferred to the Appropriations Commit
tee.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17

the chamber. named Mr.. Baldwin
a. the member who had studied ths
problem from the wsshineton an
gle
In his ofhciai capacity. Mr.. Bald
win has been interested in securing
All svailable rooms in the city for
incoming war workers. and under
his direction. the room registration
bureau was established.
The following COMMITTEES assign
ments were made by President Sin
clair: James B. Henderson, execu-
i've committee: A q. Hermann.
chairman. retail trade committee:
lyman zirkin. vice chairman. re-
tai trade committee; Edwin w
Davis. chairman. building industries
COMMITTEES: Jos. ID. Kaufman. Vic.
chairman. publicity committee; Har-
~ stevens. chairman. parks, high
ways and bridges committee; Tho,
w. Buckley, vice chairman, Ameri-
canization committee
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
TWO MILITARY
WEDDINGS END
. SOCIAL WEEK
Both Ceremonies Occur in
St. Stephen S Episcopal
Z Church Here.

Z. Twice yesterday St Stephens
Episcopal Church was the scene of
a military wedding. c. The BRIDE
groom In each instance was a
lieutenant in the United states
Marine Corps. Lieut. Cleghorn
'Eoors and Miss Ruth Sthelinda
GlInes were married there yes
terday. Just one month be-
fore the date originally set for
their wedding. Later Miss Alice
clayton Smith became the bride of
lIieut- Robert Charles Kilmartin. jr.
Rev. DR.. George Fisks Dudley, pas
tor OF St Stephens, ofhciatsd at
both weddings.
! War exigencieS caused the fad-
Vance OF the date of the wedding
!of Lieut. Foote and Miss Glines-
Miss Glines was q graduate of
Central High School in 1915 and
has been a member rot the once
force of the legal department Of the
Food Commission for the past year.
also devoting a large portion of
her time to Red Cross work. Lieut..
Foote was a student at Princeton
previous to entering the service of
his country.
+ Among those present at the we'd
ding were. Rev. and Mrs. William
Foote, of Princeton, n. j., father
and mother OF the bridegroom. Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Glines, father and
mother OF the bride; ]. W. Morgan.
Of Ashtabula, Ohio. grandfather OF
the bride.
Brother officers OF the bridegroom
from Quantico acted as ushers. Lieut.
Fred Stack acted as best man.
Miss Louise Carman was maid of
honor. wEils Miss Helen Glines was
flower girl.
The solemnity OF the religious, the
stateliness OF the military, and the
subdued splendor OF the social world
we're blended last evening at the we'd
ding Of Miss Smith and Lieut.. Kilmar-
ton. The bride, who vas given in
. marriage by her cousin, DR.. s. Owens
Clayton. U. S. N. was bewitching in q
mOdish silver-trimmed travelling suit
OF Belgian blue, with which her hat
matched She carried q bouquet OF
Bride roses and lilies Of the valley.
Mrs. Will Likens Gates, who was
matTon of honor, was attractively. at
tired in a suit Of dark blue charmeuse.
She wore a black hat and carried q
bouquet OF Killarney roses
Lieut. Kenneth Ceilings, U. 8. NJ. C..
was best man, and Lieuts. c. ]. Sin
Ele and W. W. Carson, OF the Marine
Barracks, were ushers.
Immediately following the ceremony
Lieut.. and Mrs. Kilmartin left for their
honeymoon trip.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
We Welcome Hank Gowdy
In Spite of the Censor
There Is No Other World Series Hero with
Uncle Sans Army, So 1t
Must Be Hank.

gonned. Looks Just like any other
soldier, don't he?"
What you expect to see?'lswiu ask
boy who has worshiped Lahk' bat
ting average for 10 these many years.
'Didja expect to see a fella wearin'
a baseball uniform and carryin' a bat
over his shoulder? Sure that's Lank.
Hello, Lank. howja like soldering"
Lank will look out OF the corner OF
his eye and then, sure that the colonel
isn't looking. will reply out of the
corner of his mouth:
''We're onto the. Kaiser's curves
boys. Wen hit everything those Huns
pitch for home runs. No strike outs
In this game"
Life of Regiment.
Lank Is the life of his regiment In
his stove league" this winter he has
organized all kinds of baseball leagues
and next spring he's going to lead a
championship team against all sol
der comers.
II Gen. Pcrshing isn't too busy Lank
will try to get him to umpire some af-
ternoon.
Lank isn't very strong for the dis
cipline stun they have in the army
but he behaves himself and does ev'
erything his officers tell MIN TO do.
1 dropped in to see his colonel thC
other day. but he wasn't In his office
Lank was there. however, with hiI
feet on the coloners stove.
After a while the colonel came in
Lank removed his feet and greeted his
regimental commander with:
"Well, well. colonel, back so soon
Just look who's here: Our old friend
Cal Lyon. Cal, If the colonel here
doesn't ask you to stay for lunch
come on over and eat with me-"
After L.ank had gone out the colone,
said:
Every outfit ought to have a few
fellows like Lank. The boys idolize
him and he's got 'em all stirred w
with his proposed baseball teams. Hf
helps 'em to forget the discomforts
Of war"
The Washington herald., 1918-02-17
BY. C. c. LYON
The washInEton Herald Reporter
with the AmerksaA Army ia
France.


The washIngton Herald Reporter
France.
With the American Army in France,
Feb. 15.-The chief idea behind our
military censorship is to keep the
Kaiser. of Germany. from finding out
how many of US Americans there are
over here. what we had for breakfast
today. how big a supply Of groceries
We have on hand, and how we feel
about continuing our little affair with
him.
For that reason. no war correspon-
dent Is permitted to mention any
American military unit by name or
number or disclose its identity
We have been permitted to say that
every State in the Union Is now rep
resented by troops on'French soil. but
it is absolutely prohibited to indicate
that there might be some here from
Missouri, OF New York, or Ohio.
Camounage Censor.
Here's one way correspondents have
OF gently evading the censorship and
still staying in the good graces OF
the censors:
'I visited today a unit that is COM
manded by a major who is still In his
early thirties," a correspondent will
write. This young major is the son
OF a former President OF the United
States. who has very prominent teeth,
who occasionally, mind YOU, will drink
a milk punch Just before retiring IL
he has had q particularly strenuous
day, and who. is the inventor OF nu-
merous phrases such as tshorter and
uglier word practical men, 'strenu-
GUS life,' etc. ETC."
It's no military secret that my vot-
ing residence is in Columbus, Ohio.
and that I often am permitted by
my boss to spend days at q time
in that beautiful city with my family.
Now, SO far as I know. officially
there are no troops In France from
Ohio. or any other State.
Describes Commander.
But I am interested In one outfit
in particular.
Censorship rules forbid naming this
outfit
But
It Is commanded BY Q tall lanky
individual who used to be adjutant
general Of q certain State in America.
This State. since the civil war, has
been chiefly engaged In furnishing
Presidents and candidates for Pres
ident.
This particular colonel was appoint
ed adjutant general by q certain gov
ernor Of one Of the States, and this
governor was q large. jolly fellow
who always tucked his napkin under
his chin and whose principal cuss
word was by Heck!'
I often 90 over to visit this out
At.
The master of ceremonies at the
coloneps headquarters IL a big SER
geant whom well call Lank for short
Lank used to be something Of a
baseball player. In fact, he's stili
on the rolls of a certain national
league club. and back in 1914 IL was
Lank's mighty swatting that won the
world series championship. :.
You Mean Hank Gowdy.
Next to Gen. Pershing himself and
few other generals. Lank IL about
the most popular soldier in France.
When his regiment comes swinging
down the pike the sidelines are jam
med with other soldiers who crane
their necks to get q peek at him.
Lank always carries the nag. He's
now q sergeant.
SO that fella's Lank, the great bali
player" you can hear one "doughboy''
say to another. well, IN be dog