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New-York tribune., 1918-11-10
ing more heartbreaking than the emptiness
OF Mace lil1o thic

ing more heartbreaking than the emptiness
of place like this.
The kindly Mayor gives us written AL
thorlty to occupy a house. which from the
road looks presentabe, but which entirely
lacks rear walls. Both front and back
yards are full of shell holes, and as we po
ii'o 'he mouse we pick our way cautiously
through debrls OF every sort There isn't
WINDOW IN the place, and there's not much
lelt OF the furniture. Twelve dining room
chairs from which the leather has been cut
carefully stand stitfly in row and a hand
somey carved table tilts crafty on three
legs An inlaid chest in n corner is min
Jured, except for neat and uniform sized
hole where was the lock of each drawer
Needless to state the drawers are emntv
IN the living room only the piano seems nm
touched.
Our new habitation is at the top of q
ra'her steep hill, and as | stand at an up-
STAIRS window am appalled, by the desoa-
tlon about me. Not q building in sight to
right or left but has been hit Across the
roadway bedraggled lace curtain has
caught IN a tree and the breeze swells ;t
into balloon Cups and plates and pieces
bed hangs periously from a second story
window. Further down the road n stove or
cradle OF a bicycle catches the eve.
turn to look about the room which is To
be mine. Here also all the locks have been
cut from the furniture. On the DRESSING
table is household account book; the first
entry is dated July 27, 1896" It is for
hve metres OF black velvet, 80 francs. Be-
side 1t Is an old-fashoned photograph Of
naked baby, and in a glass tray are two
talse teeth. In the next room what re-
mains Of the floor is covered inches deem
with torn letters, broken ornaments he'd
Ding and women's clothing In the wash
room the material of the pipes, cut into
hnest shavings, is strewn about, and [ turn
away sick at heart.
Suddenly hear a jolly little whistle. It
comes from Long Joe, who is carefully past
ing two big K of G. stckers on the white
posts OF our garden gate. So l try to sing a
little myself and think hard of the cboco-
New-York tribune., 1918-11-10
The Peaceful
l. Open Country

White capped gossiping maids are giving
4 final polish to already dazzling doorknobs,
which vie in brillancy with the horse head
over the shop next door. Inside, long, thin
carcasses of very dark meat streaked with
very yellow fat sway little the hooks
from which they hang. A fat, red faced
boy whose apron is much too large and too
long, whistles shrilly as with infinite pre-
csion he places Il handmade sign in the
window 1t reads, Great sale of mule to-
day"
Cap has just pulled up in the little yellow
car, while Mac and Ex are close behind in
the first truck and Long Joe and the Kid
wave cheerily from the second.
Soon we are out in the open country. Far
to right and left and way off into the deep
distance the sleepy summer fields lie bathed
in sunshine Great haystacks form shady
resting places for tired peasants who have
been toiling hard since sunup. They wave
to us in friendly fashion, old men and
women, girls and many children. OF course,
there are no boys. 1t would all look like
splendid painting of contented farm life
were it not for a big gun here and there, so
cleverly hidden that only their big noses
show. These seem to say, 81 guard
The roads are jammed with traffic. Huge
camions filled with singing, laughing Yanks
appear seemingly out of nowhere and disap-
pear in thick cloud of dust Others, piled
high with ammunition and food, telephone.
telegraph and barbed wire, bread, gasolene.
equipments and stretchers, come and come
and come. AT the crossroads military po-
iicemen control it all quite as easily and
effectively as do our white gloved minions
OF the law at home. second seemingly
endless caravan follows almost Immediately
upon the tail of the first, until by and by
New-York tribune., 1918-11-10
umbus Send Their Trucks to Every Sector
A Girls Story of Night Ride to
Chateau Thierry

one becomes dizzy watching It's just ike
q "move" on the winding, hilly road.
We lunch in Meaux, that sleepy old town
through which the Germans marched in
1914. Long Joe asks for second helping of
bread and is severely rcprimanded by the
child who serves us. Outside in the blaz-
ing sun | come upon. two soldiers from
home They are starihg into a shop win
dow at few soiled post cards, few brass
watch chains and collar buttons and hand
full of spccked perfume bottles. can't
sist calling OUT enlist in the and see
the world" "Helo!" they cry. It's pretty
word when it's said like that.
We get to La Ferte late in the afternoon,
where are to meet the others. l wander
to high picket fence, on the other side Of
which khak-clad Americans are salvaging
vegetables. The cabbages and onions and
most of the other things are no longer
fresh, but the boys aren't complaining as
they separate the sound from the spoiled
Meanwhile they tell me little about them
selves. They're all from Texas, and one is
from a family that always has had slaves
"Not one of them left my grandmother
after the Civil War;" says he. 1.-TWO of
whole day is to sit in the shade and smoke"
Think of that" sighs another. "Just sit in
the shade and smokei"
1t gets to be 6 o'clock and it gets to be 7.
And still no sign of the trucks So Cap de.
cldcs that we will have to spend the night
here, and start out in search Of rooms
The one little hotel is FULL but after weary
wanderings we hear of place where the
rooms aren't so bad but where the woman
VINO rents them is a "devil." After a great
deal OF conversation she agrees to take me
IN, and after great deal more she con-
sents to the rest coming, too. "But." saws
she, and both Cap and l quail before her
contemptuous scrutiny, T want it under
stood that these rooms will be two francs
apiece" | look at very uninviting bed.
Cap looks at the floors of the other two
rooms, which are absolutely empty. as
though trying to pick out soft one After
winch ne goes thoughtfully down the stairs
and brings in his sleeping bag.
lhen he tells me he is going down the
road again in search of the lost ones, and
ny and by he returns with them Some one
hnds wabbly table, which is carried into
the garden, and while | proceed to Law it
Wac opens cans and the Kid slices ham.
Long Joe digs out a yard of bread from the
mass OF blankets and baggage and Cap fries
eggs and makes wonderful coffee on his
little alcohol stove. The ex- -Canuck-poet,c
souI'-wanders away for a little while.
when he again appears he hands me a few
howers and exactly four berries Of some
unknown variety, with just the proper
amount of "blarney."
Reluctantly we go to bed The little
mouse is still, except for an occasional
cough mufted word and sometimes =
groan' the latter because sleeping bags
aren't as comfortable as they appear to be
IN catalogues. In the moonlight the hands
OF my watch. point to twenty minutes past 3
o'clock.
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doesn't get far, for no sound comes from
the keys. Nobody laughs, no one even
smiles. We can understand that Fritzie
may have needed leather, and that the
ancient tapestries, removed from the walls.
must have made souvenirs, but we utterly
fail to grasp the workings of mind which
prompted cutting the strings of piano.
Another song or two and it's time to
"hike." The little procession starts out in
"lump formation" all close together, in the
inky night.
AS we step carefully around and between
the great she'll holes one lad comes to me
and says in a trembling voice: 81 haven't
got AZ thing to give you" Surprised,
lestcn further. Course / COULD give you
Cammy."
"Why. I'd never take Cammy," | inter
rupt. ~ couldn't begin to love him as much
as you do
Struggling between gratitude and
selfshness he goes maybe he'd get
gassed if we took him any closer to the
front" But another voice chimes in, "Oh,
no, he won't | can make him little gas
mask
A hearty handshake and genuine "Thank
you" from each one, and they start off
down the long steep hill. but not sadly,
for they have learned how to be happy in
the present. bit of chocolate, fag and
a word of cheer mean much to these strang
ers in strange land Their lusty young
voices, loud at first, but gradually growing
fainter and fainter, come back to US out of
the darkness. They are singing:
"Ka-k ka Ka-tee, be-youtlful Ka-tee
You're The only g-g-girl that l do adore.
And when the moon shines over the cowshed
III be waiting in the ki-ki-k Kitchen door"
The foolish words are SO full of home
sickness that l find myself in tears. And
the last thing we hear as wax silently
back to the house seems to typify every
thing they've left behind and everything
for which they long. It's only: II wish
you'd let ME- carry Cammy for little
while"
New-York tribune., 1918-11-10
late and the smokes and the sorely needed

late and the smokes and the sorely needed
club.
Mac comes in presently from trip some
where in the neighborhood proudly exhibit
ing three clean sheets. One serves as table,
cloth, and later l notice that some kind
friend has put the other two on my bed.
generous mess sergeant having presented
us with loaf of bread and some cooked
meat, our dinner is soon prepared. Again
the ex-Canuck has found flowers. This time
they were blooming bravely, close to a
hole filled with lime, and they smile brightly
at us in the glow of three half-burned
candles. Caps coffee is quite as good as it
was last night, but somehow even that
chokes us a little. We are all more or less
silent, because for most of us it is the first
visit close to what the soldiers call the 'big
show" Also the spirits Of the departed
owners of the place seem to be near, listen
ing and watching.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-10
Youth and Age
In Common Cause
wv HEN the 6 O'Clock whist
wv blows and the girls pr
through the oates of MD

w he" s'.". tn: and : 's: s.:''st s',.. '''''' ''
through the gates Of a ns
nitions plant here in Bloomfield, N J.
one of the brightest faced among thsH
is a girl of sixty.
Not sixteen, but sixty The war h
made men of boys of eighteen not NOR
surely than it has made girls of wOne
Of sixty.
This girl of sixty is a widow. Sic
lived in England. Her Oldest son wei
to the front and was killed. Het secofa
son enlisted. Left alone, she came .
the United States to make her hon
with q son who had moved to this ra'
try many years ago. Two months aa
she arrived President Wilson deslah
war and the third son went to the f'aL
She enlisted for service in the d.
nitions plant. The death of the seta'
son a few weeks ago has not iinpsA"
her vigor nor weakened her deteT'f
tion to serve. She sits on work Dea''
all day. In the evening in the rsa'''
tion centre established by the foUs
Women's Christian Association she ls''
in the games. She plays for the sps
when they sing; she teaches CLASSES I
knitting; she is the confdante Of v
girls in trouble, the participant Of ''a
sorrow and JOY. She is the lives' y"
wire in the group of five hundred gu
who make this centre their home.
The same story is told everyW0'''
youth and age are uniting in c0nn@.
cause, and that this unity OF pui~l
includes more than those OF 7"''
varied years is evidenced in me =
sonnel of the seven organizations l0''
ing the War Work Council; tney ~
resent the Jewish Welfare boslu
War Camp Community Service tns
vation Army, the American law.
Association, the Knights Of Colu'''
the Y. w. C. A. and the Y. M u a
New-York tribune., 1918-11-10
By Carol Corey
With the knights of Columbus Motor
Service at the Front


ARfS. Oct. 20 (By MaiD Along the
sheil-swept roads that lead to Cha
teau Thierry, where the American
army delivered it's first smashing
blow, m otor trucks bearing loads of supplies
and secretaries representing the big Amerl-
can war service organizations forged way
in the wake of the troops and established
themselves amid the ruins of the captured
town. Y NJ C. A. trucks were early on the
scene and Jewish Welfare and Salvation
Army workers were quick to arrive The
Knights OF Columbus sent four trucks
loaded with supplies from Paris, and l was
aboard the first that started for the battle
front.
There were six of us-Cap and Long Joe,
the Kid and Mac, and the ex-Canuck and
me. Elk got his name because he had been
in the Canadian army until she'll almost
blinded him. We were ready to leave Paris
on Sunday with the two big trucks, the
trailer and the little yellow auto In them
were 175,000 sheets of writing paper, as
many envelopes and many dozens of post
cards, enormous boxes of chocolate and
even larger ones of tobacco of every kind
ready for the new soldiers club which the
knights of Columbus to open in Cha
teau Thierry. The red K. C. on the vivid
blue background stood out bravely, not only
on the cars, but on our sleeves and on my
hat as we'll.
The morning was glorious. I was up
much too early, so stood for a long time
on my tiny balcony, breathing the fresh
ness of newly washed city. 1t had rained
steadily during three days, but the sun
seemed to be trying hard to make up for
lost time. Ny long street was full of ami
nation. Little family parties carrying
lunch baskets were starting excitedly for
happy day in the country. Wives and
mothers went eagerly to the meat fish and
ruit and vegetable markets, for in France
the best of all these things is always to be
had on Sunday. Such good natured push
ing as friend meets friend and inquiries
. with patient politeness after the health and
wellbeing of each and every member of the
others family! Such turning and
picking out and pinching of yellow peaches
and apricots and sweet smelling melons!
Such discussions about rosebud radishes
golden carrots and purple eggplants'
New-York tribune., 1918-11-10

~ PSASoAa' aiu TO, the bows n,
at home and overseas ana = 1al
battle zones, in the United War wo,l y u a'
For the first time in the history ~ s'''s u
nation officially designated renrs., u
Of all religious elements have u,,.ss a,'s
their appeal to secure funds in ' o.s .
carry on the great work for ou. a ss d
men until the last regiment has hs.s s.'as
mobilized. ''a T.
President Wilson, Secretary R....
retary Daniels, Raymond B. FosS... sS
other men to whom is intrusted ~. y ~
of the Republic in this ordea, =. ~. :. W
istence have, in language far mors ~ :, y
quent and pertinent than anv ..s ''
ploy, stressed the vital importan.. NV sa
work. VI as
The American people have rec.;r.,,
their own sons and brothers the var. '.'s ~
Endorsements of the work to whic. " ~
are now rallied to give their frr.hs. '@'
port. Soldiers and sailors bv hnnss', '1
thousands have testified to thu h.s.
they receive at home and oversee. ls ~
the knights of Columbus and .hs =.
organlzatlons with which the Rrioh,. ',
columbus are cooperating in this w..
iof work. Let every mother ana a.,
It every brother and sister 10, .S'.
wife who has man enlisted und., Il
lighting banner of the Republic tbinl ~
they would most desire to helm III. ,,.''.
hero at this very moment, and The, h,
them consider that the very hino ,..n
desire for their soldier or sailo, |, ,.,S
provided by the Knights of Columhn. :.
some other of the seven organization, -.
united in common appeal to the cuh,,
and the S17o,5oo0oO asked for wiz !.
quickly forthcoming.
No matter what the circum.,.s..
whether in battle at the front. vhs,,,.
on shiphoard or whether during the In,
period of rehabilitation and reconstrueti,
following victory, the war work orgar,,
tlons are close to the men, STUDYING ,h.s
needs and supplying these needs prompl1
and efflcaciously. Wherever the fac a,I
Its defenders go it is our privilege to Il
with them. And those in whose besr
are enshrined the fighting men of Ame,a
may rest assured that no effort is beIs
spared to the end of keeping our fghtu
men physically and spiritually fit for IL
tasks they have to perform, and of kespit
them supplied with every form Of ets
cation and recreation so that they msyn
turn home victorious, not only over a,
German enemy, but over those other ese
mics that assail men whether they are se
dlers or sailors or merely engaged in civil
ian pursuits.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-10

TT is the business of the y
Il w. c. A. to back up sM
women who are backing up l@
men. In France are huts !"
American nurses and Fren''
women workers in nun u"
works. Thousands OF Ame''
can girls working as telepn'., ;,
operators under the slgnr
corps are looked after in l. y. !.
hotels in England and Oh y. -
Continent. Cooperating W.
the Y. w. are the Saiss'S
Army lassies who toll an'os
the men. These two orgah'se
tions of women are an '''us
pensable part of the se'''
God bless the women.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-10

the contents Of his comfort Kit
that was given him down at the League of
Catholic Women Service House on the eve
of his departure. 81 know what | can do
with all this tobacco; may even be able to
use the soap. But tell me, what on earth
could do with all this needle and thread?"
The women assured him he would need it,
and they continued giving out comfort kits
with needle and thread-black, khaki and
white thread.
They have sent out $50 comfort kits to
chaplain aid, $50 to be distributed at head
quarters at Christmas time, 200 to the
knights of Columbus for the chaplains and
secretaries, and they're planning to send
New-York tribune., 1918-11-10

Hostess houses have been provided oy
Z. w G. A. War Work Council for the
girls of the U. s. Signal Corps who tend
the wires for the army in France.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-10

War service centres provided by the Y. w.
G.. A. War Work Council keep girls fit to do
their bit on war orders for our armies
overseas. For every man in khaki there viii
be IA girl in war industries.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-10
Comfort Kits for Christmas Cheer

looks like dsrn good pipe
90 Knights of Columbus secretary
said one Sunday as he examined
New-York tribune., 1918-11-10
War Workers
Follow the Fla,
By James A. Flahertv
(Supreme knight of the Ku;o,.,
of Columbus) y"

TINE American public is n,
with an opportunity to s;vs 1--we y
n personal aid to, the boys in ,.''' s.s
New-York tribune., 1918-11-10

ARIs. Oct. 20 BY MaiD.-Along the
- shel-swept roads that lead to Cha
teau Thierry, where the American
The Tupelo journal., 1918-07-12
T OF

To the Qualified Electors of Cedar
Hill Consolidated School District
No. a of Lee County, Mississippi:
Notice is hereby given that an cleo
ton will be held in the Cedar Hill
Consolidated School District No. A Of
Lee County, Mississippi, on July 18th,
1918, at S. A.. McCarley's Store with
in such district, and which has been
designated as the voting place for the
above named school district, in such
election, for the purpose Of sub
hitting to the qualified electors re-
siding within such district, the ques-
ton of whether or not they will vote
for the issuance Of the bonds of such
district in the sum of 100000 or
so much thereof as may be necessary,
for the purpose of erecting and equip
ping a school house in such district.
Such election being ordered by the
Board of Supervisors of Lee County,
Mississippi, at it's regular July Term,
1918. All qualified electors residing
within such district are authorized to
vote in such election and at the vot-
ing place above named.
That for the purpose of holding
such election the following qualified
electors, residing within such district
are hereby appointed as officers Of
such election, viz: JEFF Bennett, as
ticket commissioner, Ben Crockett
and B. C. McCarley as judges. Will
Francis and Hugh Epting as clerks,
and John Milan as peace officer. ),
Such election shall be held and
conducted as the law requires Tor
general elections.
This July 3rd, 1918.
w. J. Bunch,
A. H. French,
Election Commissioners CT
Lee County, Miss.
The Tupelo journal., 1918-07-12
DRAINAGE NOTICE
Chancery Court in Vacation, June,

Chancery Court in Vacation, June,
In Re: Petition Of NJ. A. Smith,
ct. al, for Lower Coonewah Drainage
District No. 8. No. 4119.
10 All Persons Interested:
Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons interested in any of the lands in
over Coonewah Drainage District No.
3, in Lee county, Mississippi, that on
the 10th day of June, 1918, there vas
O'Shields, and r. A. Motley, Drain
age Commissioners of Lee county,
containing the starting point, route
and terminus of the proposed work,
and the location and size of the main
ditch to be constructed in said Drain
age District, which, in their opinion,
would successfully drain said lands,
together with the cost Of same. Also
the description of the lands that will
be injured or damaged by the propos-
ed work, and the probable aggregate
amount of damage, as well as a de-
scription of the lands that will be ben
Gifted by the construction of said
work. There was also filed on said
date the map of said District describ-
ing the metes and bounds Of same
and the lands contained therein, to-
gether with a profile showing the pro-
posed main canal to be constructed,
together with the estimate of the cost
of construction.
Notice is hereby given that an APP
plication will be made by the Com
missioners on the 18th day of July,
1918, to the Chancellor in Vacation,
at the court house in the City of Tu-
pelo, Lee county, Mississippi, for the
confirmation and approval of said
report by the Court and for the for
NAL organization of said Lower
Coonewah Drainage District No. 3,
at which time you are notified to APP
pear and contest the confirmation Of
the same, and offer any evidence in
support of your contention.
Given under my hand and seal of
Court on this the goth day Of June,
1913 John M. Witt, Clerk.
Robins & Thomas, Solicitors.
The Tupelo journal., 1918-07-12
T OF ELECTION.

To the Qualified Electors OF the Town
of Guntown, Mississippi.
Notice is hereby given that an cleo
ton will be held in said Town of Gun
town, Miss, on the 18th day of July,
1918, at the Mayors Office IN SAID
town, for the purpose of submitting
to the qualified electors of said town
the question Of whether or not they
will vote for the issuance Of addition.
al bonds Of said town in the sum OF
S3.5OO.0O, or so much thereof as may
be necessary, for the purpose of cree
ting a school house in said town.
Said election being ordered by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen OF
said Town of Guntown, at the regular
July meeting, held on Tuesday, July
I'd. 1918. All qualified electors OF
said town~are authorized to vote IN
such election.
This July 3, 1918.
J.. H. HESTER,
D. C. BRADEN,
B. l.. BRYSON,
Election Commissioners.
The Tupelo journal., 1918-07-12
Charter No. 1921
Reserve District No. 8
Report Of condition Of the
First National Bank

at Tupelo in the state of Miss, at theNlose of business on June 20, 1913
l. a Loans and discounts Except those shown in b
2. oMrdrafts, unsecured, s14427 .............s 14427
5 a U s. bonds deposited to secure circulation Car
g. . Liberty Loan Bonds, 8 IL per cent and 4 per oeo
d Liberty Roan Bonds, 8 IL per cent and 4 per ''N
eeais p ole sss TO pay sssnrs State or other de- 100000
cent Bonds Third Liberty Loan .......e... 124s75o 67,5s7.5o
State. orr other deposits postal excfuded) n bills 90 on o7 40 o Q
8 Stocks. other than Federal Reserve Bank stock -. 10000
subscription 100000
j J F FeaT tune a odn hxtu atnsr than han banking house 7, !
"a. Lawful naau reserve with Federal Reserve Bank 100000
Is. Cash in vault and net amounts due from ma
Il. S ;ss. s@ ss%S..n sss .t tss@ .s ssst is,l saHssE Is l sas
Is. checks . N other banks in the same city or town
20. 6 as tspotans f san1 With sGthsUE g. than B. r Ttsm re- and '''S''S
due from U. S. Treasurer -. ........... 100000
actually owned 1888
Total $528,69o7
"a. CAPITAL stock paid in. -. s5o,OOOOo
.25. Surplus fund 100000
: u b ! Less IS sl eurrent psp interest, and taxes. paid '1l,s29O3 5,s4ss2
g. g. G faaiaduai DEPOSITS eoesie a subjset te check 1S,SoGSs
3. c lst5ss than s5ss fF 5 %snsyy SssFo wee ls s.sss3s
ed by pledge of assets of this bank -. -. 1882
ro posts IS a sabjset d 5e RESERVE se'1 ftem aa's g. so s., Sc, 81
45. Other time deposits 138,992O3
Total Of time deposits subject to Reserve, Items
SO. Bills iii pay s other than with Federal Reserve 1922
money Bsaes 'b berroWed, ao other Ha'f thn red dSprset"n 1.. 100000
Total s52s,69o7
l. +. johnson, Cashier Of the abovenamed bank, do solemny swear
that the above statement is true to the best Of my knowledge and belief.
Correct-Attest:
i V = " Ri Tsies,
V. c. Kincannon, Directors.
Subscribed and sworn 70 before m e this 9th day of July 1913
Shelby Topp, Notary Public.