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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-17
MORE THAN, 4 ,aoopoQ ipFAFTERs.
ALREADY IN TRAINING CAMPS
= Or uNpER ORDERS.
ftf IVY rftt ttf .ec.tlAii.ft lui 0f.fliD D1 - a
Ordnance Department II Keeping up !,
with Every Demand in Supplying oms
Equipment-Troops Are Going 81
ip Overseas in Big Numbers.

= Washington. .Asaofe y thar ~1,sO0OOO
men have been called in the draft SO !.
Tar and .eltner are III Frnncer&n-eanD
or under call to go, intp ssEyice before
June l. 4, .,,.n.
! The total l's,i II 100000 fneiHdss aiia
men summoned in the May tontingentl .
There ID every Indication that even q !
larger incrementswills sbe laummoned N d
Juno than was summoned in May and !,
a progressive. monthly mobilizati0n
continue through the summer and fan +"
months as the cantohments are expahbd1o
ed It Is expected thar at 'snohi q iratoa
the army will reach a full l'strepgth, Of 4
we'll over 100000 within the next AZ.
or 13 months. 1t Is possible some Of
ficials say, that thsonumber will, lba
closer. to 5.000.O00 than 100000.
Although American troops are going
overseas in large numbers. the ord.
nance department has been able tn
keep Up the new program and leveryos
soldier who boards a a,trapsnort Is fully
equipped with, arms. the ordnance bu-
reau, announces, - - y
Artillery and machine guns alfeAdSsia
are In France In sufficient quantitiessfs
it was said, tofnmeet immediate, dev.i
maf1ds!f ~ pm cis~slt 1i9nI a.,.s,, ~ s.,.,
S The statement saida.,, o..,,
'.The army ordnance department has :
thus far met every demahd imposed by''
the new program for overseas ship.i
ment of American troops aul 10 sasauals
'fDespite the great aceeleTatiqn IA
the sending Of American forces to
France, no infantryman goes aboard I
ship without a United State" n6del''
1917 rife 'tmodifsed tEhfieldg, bAyonety 4
belt, haversack, pack carriers, bandn- i
leers. bayonet scabhard; and full mess !,
equipment. sAivi1u 80 eia-os., 4,4nsf ..,..,
Tonnage. is today. a limiting factor
in the shipment OF ordnance MATERIAL
overseas. ESPECIALLY 'bethuss iof z the {:
present necessity siofadncreasing the
transport ofinfantrg resiments,i ,iu nss,s
Sufficient, supplies i,pf artillery,
French 75-millimeter and 155-millime-
ter and American hsavy railway aftfiv
lery are already III Tsrance 10 Iiiestltheif
present idemandi Sufficient machinai
guns are also immediately. available, !,
for American forces in France iyau, h., 4
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-17
EXPECT KEWTEUTON ATTACK
Earl, curzonl says Grave Times Are
Ahead, But upltyof Allied Com ~
o alam raand Mil Triumph - Ia,

n London s--Speaking to the Primrose
League, Earl Curzon. goyernmentilead-
,er in the House of Lords and member
iof the" British war council, said othat
grave times we're ahead, and, that the
British soldiers might haveiuto give
ground Encouragement was'nto be
found, however, he said. in the unity
lIof command. in Americas effort and
in the resoluts,, ihdomitable spirit OF
1.-THE British people F'''i o'pf'n1 hu' 2
~The Bulk OF the German reserves
IDS still in the rear Of the somne front
sand It must be assumed the eneiny's
big, main effort will Be In tifat direc-
ition,", said a representative Of General
lDelma Radcliffe. chief director OF mil
aitaFy, operations at the war office, IN
isumming up the weeks war, develop
pments. .sfIt is equally certain that he
ewll not discontinue ia,his attacks, In
Flanders wel al4suui sdi tlypn 3it Il
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-17
PROBING AVIATION MuDDLE
Department Of Justice and Senate
Committee Dig Into Affairs Of
Aircraft Board.

Washington. With the department
of justice investigation of aircraft pro-
Aductfon under way and another inquiry
by the senate military committee start
ing, Secretary. Baker announces that
he Is Withholding action upon applica-
tions by three signal corps officers Tor
examination by military court OF
their connection with the aviation pro.
gram.
The secretary's statement disclosed
that in addition to Maj.lGen Squief,
chief signal officer. Col MONTGOMERY,
In charge Of contracts, and Col Deedsl
executive officer for production, have
asked that the mention Of their names
In connection with sweeping charges
Of graft and disloyalty be made the
subject OF inquiry by military tfiba y
ais. As heed OF the signal corps, Gec.
SQuier until recently had direct con
troll Of army aviation and he and the
two scolonels represent the war depart
ment ca the aircraft board. 8
z7,7 rfs111l srs8ses.fess
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-17
COUNCIL, ,RETlRES MAURICE.
- f77NIIF Viih vi fl~lulll an "a ll-4i-t-,-
Charged With Stating Untruths, Brit
ish War Council Places General z
Maurice on Retired list Vvis

London Gen. Maurice fornier,ld al
rector Of military operations, has. been
retired by the army, oonneiL. il vas
officially announced.
The council considered Matrfce's
explanation oftthe breach OF regula7
tions, he committed by writing and
causing the publication OF a letter
questioning the Iveracity of Premier
Lloyd George, and GhaHeleellIor Of the
Exchequer Bonar Law as insufficient.
and directed that he shodld be rplaesd'
at once onretired ,pay- sag IS ~, !
The army councils action ended the
public career OF the man who has cfes'
ated more confusioniinlB British military,
and official CIRCLES, ip the last few
weeks than any other Individual since'
the start Of the war. ''''s' ~ YfnsialYa \
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-17
DISTINGUISHED FRENCH OFFICER
SAYS ALLIES ARE RELYING
ON AMERICA FOR MEN,.
New Offensive is Anticipated Which
VIII Dim RecoIiection Of One q
Few Weeks Ago Struggle Be-
comes Test Of Endurance.


Paris.-"An offensive is about to
break" said a French officer distin-
guished for his services as he sal, In
a downpour Of rain by the roadside
within hearing of the ceaseless guns,
while men, horses AND batteries
slushed by in the mud on their way
toward the uproar, ''an offensive like.
ly to dim our recollection OF the one
few weeks ago."
And with America here now to add
her mite and coming all the time, shall
we help muchT asked the correspond
ent. nns ni pt 4ti4p
mot yet is America deciding fac.
tor, but soon," he replied. las the
amalgamation proceeds, which Is pro.
yiding the allied line with fresh re-
serves and splendid material, your
men are getting their saptism of fire
side by side with our veterans under
officers who are experienced in this
new warfare. eaaf. 1al ~
. Troops and more troops, amalgama.
ton and still further amalgamation are
the need and promise of this hour. You
must know that we are keenly sensi-
BILE to Americas effort, in spite OF
shipping difficulties, to land men in
France, and we deeply rejoice over
the increasing arrivals 'Ti
I'VE deeply appreciate President
Wilson's approval of brigading them
with the French and British. that their
strength may be speedily utilized. But
urge America to understand that we
are in the decisive hour of the war,
which has become one Of endurance
We are relying on America to give us
the manpower, without which the war
may be lost. % saeii iuelef3
Waste no tonnage at this moment
on food and ammunition for the
French, but send men, men, and bri-
gadea them quickly with the French
and British. On Americas full reali.
zation of this imperative, Immediately
necessary, and that of bringing all OF
her immense resources and splendid
talents to bear and on the fullfilment
OF these tasks with the utmost speed,
depends largely the fate of us ALL in.
cluding America ...la f., X, a,.ig,,
For we in Europe well know the
German designs on you If she is able
to impose her will upon US So, Mon
'sieur Correspondent. II you will bring
home this message to every one OF
your countrymsnA and make him know
that victory rests upon undelayed CO
koperation with all his individual night,
YOU will do much to help bring this
struggle to triumphant end" 9pe
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-17
Ea4Nfe G8GfHO
HUNS DEMAND ON HOLLAND.
Germany NActuaily EndeWoring 10
Make Second Roumania Out
.sof Holland. AZ ~

London.-Germany has made claims
on Holland, which are described in, a
dispatch from The Hague as very Sc
rious, stipulations that woald bring
Holland to a great extent under the
economic influnces of the. Huns
These,4claims are in addition Ito the
one representing the Dutch tonnage
which is demanded for use after the
war, as an offsetito the tonnage which
the allies are now usingl'~ 1php2ap1
Germany is actually lyendeavoring to
make second Roumania of Holland" :"
says the dispatch eAta conference q
few days ago betweenhForeign Minis.
tern nLoudon and the ministers of the
United States,a Great Britain, France
land italy itawas pointed cut that the
entente Is viewing with great appre-
hension the situation Between Holland
and Germany! Holland was told of
the dangers which might befaH from
agreement with the German claims in
connection with grain shipments from
Anfericae an3plNa oiupn fi3ui ~ uWn
The entente representatives prom
ised not to put difficnlties tn the way
of Holland, but made plain that theft
governments had not departed from
their original viewpoint. Germany now
makes an agreement on the economic
questions dependent upon acceptance
by Holland Of its claims regarding the
shipping question. This might again
Ii III
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-17
PORT OF OSTEND IS
SEALED BY BRITISH
oBsoLuTE CRUISER, FILLED WITH
CONCRETE, SUNK AT HAR-
BoR ENTRANCE,

London.-The British navy has COM
pieted it's operations for the bottling
up of the German submarine mouths
on the Belgian coast by the sinking Of
the SCARED old cruiser Vindictive.
stuffed with concrete. at the entrance
of Ostend harbor.
The feat was the second exploit of
the Vindicitive with the object of clos
ing the submarine bases, and it APP
pears to have been highly successful.
The vindictive went in under heavy
fire from the German batteries and her
crew escaped, leaving only few dead
men.
The Vindictives dash was covered
by a bombardment from several cruis-
ers. The German official account of
the affair seems to have been written
to save the face of the Germans. 1t
says that several cruisers attempted
to enter the harbor and were driven
off, but that an old one stranded.
Naval men here believe that their
plans were wholly successful.
The British lost one motor boat.
Their casualties were light.
Regarding reports that German sub
marines have been unable to enter
Flemish ports and have had to return
to Germany, Reuters Limited says 1t
is unable to obtain confirmation in ma
val quarters.
1 Photographic and other evidence
from Zeebrugge shows that the Bruges
Canal is still entirely blocked as re-
suit of the recent British raid. and
that 1t cannot be used. The obstruc-
tions, it has been found, were better
placed than was at first supposed. Ger
man attempts to clear the waterway
are meeting with no success as re-
suit of British air activity and other
causes.
AS in the joint raid on Zeebrugge
and Ostend, this latest British naval
exploit was kept well guarded Sc
cret. AS an evidence of this, 1t is re-
called that after the battle-scarred
cruiser returned from Zeebrugge an
urgent request was made that she be
sent up the Thames to London for pub
| lice view. The authorities did not en-.
courage the proposal, however, and
the agitation subsided. All the time
| the old vessel was being overhauled
for her last voyage. AS on the former
occasion the operation to block Ostend
harbor was under the direction of Ad-
miral Keyes.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-17
REPORT ON SHIP BUILDING
Admiralty Statement Gives Details Of
Ships Built During Yesf BY
Great Brltaiw.

London-In April merchaaf sships
with an aggregate gross tonnage Of
1i1,5Ss were completed in yards Of. ths
United Kingdom and entered fopsSer-
vice as compared with 1s1.674 id
March. according Ian admiralty state,
ment. The total for the year endod
April 30 was 1.27g.337 tons. Lact
months output was achieved nofwith.
standing a large iincrease In the re-
pairing OF merchantmen. :
~ The amount Of shipping c0mpletsd
in allied and neutral countries in the
first quarter Of 1918 was El4,s27 tons
Yards OF the United Kingdom turned
out 320,2S0 tons in this period The
admiralty statement also shows that
the total construction In 1917 u the
United Kingdom and allied and neutral
countries was 2.so7. .7s6etons9e whicb
the Vnited Kingdom produced l.1es.
47l tons -
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-17
COMMONS REFUSES S
TO PROBE CHARGES
LLOYD GEORGE MINISTRY AssAtl-.
ED BEFORE HOUSE BY FOR
MER PREMIER.

London-The Lloyd George ministry
commons when by vote of 293 to 1O6
the house kilied motion INTRODUCED
by former Premier Asquith providing
for the appointment of a special com
mittee to investigate charges made by
Maj.-Gen. Frederick B. Maurice. re-
Gently relieved of his post of chief d.
rector of military operations at the
war office. Stirred by the imminence
of cabinet crisis, the people of Lo-f
don crowded the public galleries
Immediately after the introduction
of Mr.. Asquiths motion the. premier
took the floor and spoke in defense o.
the government He refuted the
charges of Gen. Maurice and declare
that statements made in his recent
speech to which Maurice's< charges re-
ferred were made on information re-
ceived from Gen. Maurices depart
ment of the war office. He shovel
also by documentary evidence that the
extension of the British line was
made because of pressure exerted ~
France. and that the decision was
taken on the advice of the military
authorities. in agreement with Field
Marshal Haig. the war cabinet having
interferred in no way with matters,
although it approved of the DISPOSE
tions.
Former Premier Asquith denied thai
his motion respecting the Maurice "a
fair was designated to obtain vote OF
censure of the government. saying Il
was absurd to describe it as such.
Should he find it his duty to censu- .
the government, he said. he hoped that
he would have the courage to do so In
direct and unequivocaI form.
Mr.. Asquith said that when he put
down his motion he thought 1t would
be accepted by the government. He
had never yet given an adverse vote
on any proposal made by the govern
ment. He had endeavored to help the
government in the prosecution of the
was and in defining the great purposes
of the war and the peace for which the
allies were struggling.
Mr.. Asquith said neither he nor his
colleagues had been concerned in tho
composition or publication Of Cen
Maurice's letter. If, as he saw, the
government intended to state the facts
it would. be anticipating the conclu
sions of any tribunal and would b<
only an ex-parte statement
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-17
1iA Hp tfetiel nnH Wa8Qa1 nYEu On
UKRAINE ANARCHY SPREADS
German Offensive Causes Uprising 0,
People and Riotro Be- 49,
comes Serious.

London. M Anarchy Is II spreading
throughout the Ukraine, as a, result a,s
the German action,i overthrowipg the
government and replacing Il it, win
anotherao one. according tolu,an lExj
change telegraph dispatch from lCo1
penhagen.t There have been riots, ct
several places. and during "A serious
outbreak at Kieyrfa large number Of
persons were killed. Anlattempt, was
made to kill the Ukraipiany premi aF.
who escaped with slight wounds, j, ]
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-17
fIIITFfl7I ? tfffI II " Z I -l'ItfIli
WILSON ASKS PRAYERS.

Washington u National Memorial
Day. Thursday, May 80, is designated
by President Wilson III a pfoclamatfoh
issued as day of public humiliation
prayer and fasting, The people of the
nation are asked to gather that day
in their places of worship and pray for
the victory pf the, American arr armies l!s 4
which will bring peace founded upon
mercy. justice and igU0d wfll'hi Aasfsits
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-17

organization. The state legislature
provideda a revolving fund available for
use in procuring and maintaining the
required stock of poison supplies.
Many Gophers Killed.
The initial campaign was launched
against the Richardson ground squir.
rel, commonly known locally as
gopher" In many places poisoning
resulted in the killing of 9S per cent
of the animals on the first application.
Entire counties were organized in a
systematic voluntary warfare upon the
rodents, using the township as con-
venient working unit. Poisoned grain
was prepared in quantity, placed in
plainly marked containers and distrib-
uted to farmers, who then applied Ii
according to directions around the
ground-squirrel burrows on their
farms.
More than 100000 acres were treat.
ed with poison in 1916. During the
spring of 1917 10000 farmers In North
Dakota Joined In this movement. The
ground squirrels were poisoned on
100000 acres. resulting in practical
elimination of the pest in the areas
treated and saving In the years crop
of more than $1,0OOOOO. Including
hire of labor to distribute the poison.
the cost averages less than cents per
acre under North Dakota conditions.
and where landowners perform the la
Dor the actual cash outlay per acre is
materially reduced.
Cooperative Campaigns.
In other states cooperative cam
paigns have been effective. against
other pests, such as prairie dogs and
jack rabbits. AS suggested by the cam
paigns which have already been con-
Quoted effectively these five important
features essential to ultimate success
are named by specialists of the depart
ment of agriculture: ,(1) Cooperation
of all agencies involved, including
farmers, local organizations, county,
state, and federal officials; (2) lead
ership trained and experienced In
methods of rodent control and In or
ganization; (3) unit plan to systema.
tie activities and cover sufficiently
large territory to prevent reinfesta-
tion; (4 financial support to procure
supplies in large quantities and (5)
legal provision for the determination
of pests upon neglected areas.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-17
Cooperation Among Farmers
and All Authorities Concerned
Is Necessary.
CAMPAIGN IN NORTH DAKOTA
More Than 5000, ,oooaAcres Treated In
North Dakota and Saving Of ST.
100000 AccompIished-Many
Counties Organized.

Crops worth more than $3.50, 900
are destroyed every year by such ro-
dents as prairie dogs. ground squirrels,
pocket gophers, rabbits, field mice and
rats and woodchucks. This heavy toll
does not include loss inflicted by house
mice and rats. That the losses due to
rodents constitute an entirely unneces-
sary drain upon the productive capac-
ity of the farms and that they may be
permanently eliminated at a cost which
is but small fraction of the damage
occasioned during single year has
been proved by the extensive work al
ready accomplished in campaigns con-
Quoted by the Biological Survey of the
United States department of agricul-
ture in cooperation with state and
county organizations.
Community cooperation will do the
work. Rodent pests have been prac-
tically eliminated from millions of
acres Of valuable agricultural land in
the last four years through the coop
Grafton of thousands Of farmers. De-
scribing these campaigns federal spe-
cialists declare that the eagerness with
which farmers have availed themselves
of the opportunity to join in concerted
movements aimed at relief from these
pests is most significant and crafty
ing, while the returns in increased crop
yields from the amount of labor and
money invested in the community
campaigns have exceeded all expecta-
tions. A successful fight against ro-
dent pests requires that all local. state
and national agencies concerned be
brought into harmonious and effective
cooperation and that modern poison
ing methods of proved efficiency be
used.
Work in North Dakota.
In the great grain-producing areas
of North Dakota there has been devel-
oped the most extensive and thorough
ly organized campaign with comprel
hensive plan Of statewide eradication
Of rodent pests that has yet been at
tempted. sThis campaign was organ
tied under cooperative project agree
ment between the bureau Of biological
survey and the states relation service
Of the United States department OF
agriculture and the North Dakota agri-
cultural experiment station and extern
sion service, including the county agent
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-17
Q HOUSING plaI Passes House.

Washington Oh. THE conference report
on the $50, 600, 900 fhous.. ..hg' bill to pro-
vide quarters for war workers was
adopted BY the House The lrepdtt has
yet to Pc acted q byL the Senate. i !.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-17
New MarIne commander.

Washiinngtoni.- brig. Gen. 4Joifns ~
jsune has beens ordered TO- France 49,
command the brigade Of marines ? a lI tAeres
succeeding Brig.Gen. Charles a. Do3-
en- invAlided home I'm the inter1m
the d brigade will he IN coHWand n
Brig. Gen James O.. Harboard. who hap'
been 4 member " Cen pefsnint'k
staff ir,aUpi ~ ol svsn ltsN 4n,irp.'
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-17
Lay In supply Of Goal.

Washington.-The weekly of June 3
to s has been Designated as Goal
Week by the UAhed lstates fuel Nad-
ministsa ation ! ~ \ SsSasANAA
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-17

There is only about one year In five
that the beets pay.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-17

Without farm macstuss~~Amesis
could not even feed herself.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-27
Looks Like He'll, But
Oklahoman Is Optomestic

Riding oui of Kansas Cily on a
train the other evening, two men sat
II a Pullman sent gazing through
window Al the corn&f fields that lfHtd
The track bewe4a Kansas City and
Topeka Both Mere Interested in the
aeme thiug n q mental estimate q
ihc damage ihat lad heen wrought Nv
thr recent hot Winds
Looks bad. sid one ol them a
Kansas Ci,y man rhe corn has
been badly damaged
Looks good 20 me. said the other
Looked 10, Better week ago,
the Kansas City man persisted.
Looks mighty sood 10 me yet" the
other answered
Where you from" asked the kan
sas city man
Western oklaAoms was the re-
ply
How does it .ook down there" the
iNAAeao ttt9 man ASh'As
Looks Ike he the stranger said
What business you in" he Kan
sas City man vontured
Farmer" was The answer.
Pretty dry down there"
Dry Why. stranger see that mud
out there? III had rained the night
before and the rJads We're muddy y
I've been thinking what a treat II
would be to get cut and walk in 1t
| wish could take some Of ii home
with ME for the folks"
Need rain badly down IN OKLA
homa?" the Kan..as iciy man ques
toned
We could use hundred inches OF
SO OF it to good advantage" was the re-
ply.
We had pretty good rain her
last night was suggested.
'You bet" the stranger answe
Kansas for luck every time. II We
fields of corn like That in Oklal i
you would not hear a complain, out
Of US for another year"
Pretty much discouraged down
there, | reckon" the Kansas City
nan offered, alphabetically.
'~ leay ng the statee" the
ransas CITY man asked
A few OF the tender feet. None OF
The old timers We think it's the
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-27

Club House OF. with t'ic-Nac In
dian guide. forzys may be made into
the surrounding wilderness for Ked-
Eemakoogee is on the edge Of the
very best moose-hunting and trout
fishing country More than = few
moose heads adorn New York walls,
trophies Of the chase as followed az
Kedeemzkoo-ee. and many q tired
business man hooking up at his
trophy. promises himself another
tip to the land Of It's origin
Spots rich in historical interest cot
this far-eastern province The best
known is Grand Pre-. celebrated as
the former country Of the Acadians
and the home Of Eranreline- II will
soon be better known for . shrine is
being built there nov by descendants
Of these very Acadians- Annapolis
Royal with memories Of Chznpizin
and the first French explorers;
Roundhill where the governors lived
y tie long age, when Il bore the