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The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1918-05-02
LABOR AND CAPITAL UNITE
All Glasses Must Buy Liberty Bonds
to Help Win the War.

We are face to face with the most
critical situation in American affairs.
The time has come when each indi-
vidual, no matter what his or her call
ing, must do his utmost to help in
winning the war to rid the world Of
German autocracy, to protect his home
and the love of freedom, and to insure
the coming generations that same
freedom which is so dear to every
American citizen.
In this cause there must be no
class distinction; the laborer and cap
italist are equally interested and af-
fected, and each must, for the time,
forget self and stand shoulder to
shoulder in helping the government
in this crisis.
A war cannot be conducted without
money. Less than 100000 people
subscribed to the first two Liberty
Loans. There ought to be 100000
subscribers to the Tsird Liberty Loan.
Let us all put up solid front OF
complete and determined cooperation
and see to 1t that the present Liberty
Loan is fully and promptly subscribed
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1918-05-02
luka Route 3.

News scarce health not very good
Trees look like summer at this writ.
ing. Everybody in this community
is very busy planting.
Mr.. Doctor Smith and Miss Ger.
trude Bonds married last Saturday
night at the home of the Groom
father, Mr.. J. w. Smith, Squire Max
we'll officiating. The writer wishes
them a long and happy life.
Mrs. Sellers, of Memphis, and Mrs.
Mackey and son, of Corinth, were
visiting in this community last week.
There was some excitment in this
community last Friday morning
from the blowing up of the dipping
vat on Mr.. Benefits farm.
Prayer meeting will be conducted
on Saturday night at BENEFITS Chap
pei by Rev. Stokes.
There are plenty of measles re-
ported north of here.
Wonder where is Snow Ball. Come
on with your letters we like to read
them.
will ring off for this time with
best wishes to The Vidette and its
many readers.
Two BLUEEYED GIRLS.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1918-05-02
Nine Slackers and Deserters
Are Jailed.
RIPLEY MAN MAY DIE
Platoon From Camp Pike Came
After Men-One Was Taken at
Scene of Battle -Four Surren-
der To The Officers Later =
Ripley Citizens Are Enraged.

RIPLEY, Miss, April 28.-Ger-
man propaganda cost the lives OF
Bob Green and Lee Adams and
brought dangerous wounds to j. T.
Conner, four miles northwest of Rip
ley at daybreak this morning. The
injuries were inflicted during a bat
tie that resulted when a detail OF
soldiers from Camp Pike arrested a
deserter from the army.
Adams and Conner, prominent
citizens of Ripley, were acting as
guides with a platoon of % men
sent from Camp Pike under Capt.
Jim Finley, formerly of Tupelo, to
arrest II deserters and slackers who
were in hiding in the Hatchie hills
and in the neighborhood of the bat
tie. Green was a substantial farm
err at whose home the fight occur
red.
All the men after whom the sol.
diers came, are in Jail now except
ing two. One was taken at the
scene of the battle and four came
in and surrendered later. Deter.
mined talk of mob action toward
them has been heard here today
but soldiers guard the Jail. -Four
had been taken previously.
Capt. Finley's men had been in
formed that Green was harboring
deserters at his farm and that these
men had been heard to declare they
never would be taken, as they hao
been told the draf. law was uneon.
stitutional.
Saturday night he had the farm
searched, but found nothing
/
Green's statements were mistrusted
however.
Sunday morning under the direc,
ton of Capt. Finley and Sheriff Mo,
hundro, the party returned, reach
ing Green's house just after day
break. They discovered one of the
fugitives, named Barley, who a
once surrendered. He was hand
cuffed without resistance.
After being informed that h,
would have to go with the posse
Green asked permission to go in
back room. He was accompanied
by Adams, Connor and Privat,
Donaldson, one of the soldiers.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1918-05-02
How American Red Cross Met
Italian Disaster.

Up to the time of the great Ital-
ian disaster, the American Red
Cross was operating in Italy only
through an advisory commission and
had undertaken little of special i'm
portance. A telegram from the
American ambassador at Rome for
food and clothes reached the Ameri-
can Red Cross in Paris in the mid
die of one forenoon. By evening OF
the next day they had bought in
Paris markets "a carloads of supplies
and had started these supplies to-
ward Italy. Within one week after
the disastrous retreat the American
Red Cross was in the field with
physicians, nurses, and ambulances,
ministering to the refugees. Twen-
ty-three ambulances were dispatched
from France alone early'in NOvem-
Der for service with the Italian Army
and it is splanned to increase this
number to 200. No agency other
than the Red Cross was in position
to answer so instantly such a stir
ing appeal. Nor would the Red
Cross be able to meet such emer-
gencies were it not for the American
people who provide the funds. That
is another reason behind the appeal
for a hundred million dollars for war
fund. Every dollar of this money
is spent in actual war relief and re-
lief which is sorely needed and can
not be had from any other source.
The Italian work is an example.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1918-05-02
OF interest to Cotton Growers.

The United States Food Admins
tration has called Conference for the
states of Arkansas, Mississippi,
Missouri and Tennessee of all who
are interested in the cotton seed in
dustry at Memphis, Tennessee, We'd
nesday, May Sth, at the Chisca
Hotel, beginning at 10 a. m.
DR.. G. II. Denny, DR.. H. A. Nor
gan and Mr.. Hugh Humphreys will
represent Mr.. Hoover at this Confer
ence.
A large representation is desired
OF cotton growers, ginners, seed
buyers, crushers, farm and CONNER
cial organization, bankers and bus
mess men and all others interested
in any way in the cotton seed in
dustry.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1918-05-02

dead body being horne through the
streets, infuriated the citizens of the
community to a high pitch. 1t had
been planned to give a banquet
Monday night for the visiting sol
diers.
Adams was As years old, unmar-
ried and lived with his mother one
mile north of Ripley.
Common has a wife and two chill
.dren. He was taken from here to a
hospital in Memphis for operation.
Green was 30 years old. He
leaves a wife and five children.
Capt. Finley's campaign, of which
to-day's killing was an incident,
started from Tupelo Tuesday. The
platoon marched inland, cutting
telephone wires as it went to pre-
vent news of its coming to precede.
Only two of the wanted men now
are at liberty. Commercial Appeal
A later report states that the 9th
er two men have surrendered.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1918-05-02
Negro Seven Feet Eleven In
ches Rejected.

Camp Upton, L. l., April 90
Lack of suitable equipment and his
unusual size probably will prevent
the enrolment for service of George
Cell, gaint negro, sent here yester-
day as an evader of the Draft Law
Last night he slept on two cots join
ed. He is seven feet eleven inches
tall, weighs 351 pounds, measures
60 inches around the chest, and
wears No. % shoe.
His rejection probably will be
based on the fact that he would
spoil any company front formation
and would prove a bad misft in
the trenches.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1918-05-02
Green Starts Firing.

Without a word of warning Green
reached into trunk and came VI
shooting with heavy automatic re.
volver. Adams was shot through
the back and died where he fell.
Conner got bullet through one
lung and another through one OF
his thighs before he could put bul.
let into Green.
Private Donaldson opened from
the hip" with his Springfield, his
first shot getting Green's heart and
the Others Kidding him. He died
on the trunk from which his revol.
yer had been drawn few brief in
stants previous.
Sheriff Mohundro and citizens
accompanied DR.. r. M. Adams.
brother of the slain man and DR..
Chas. Murry to the Green farm. as
soon as the news reached Ripley.
The Gulf Mobile & Northern Rail
way, which passes near the Green
farm, had held its southbound pas
senger until Connor could be given
temporary medical attention. He
then was placed aboard on a. cot
and was brought to Ripley. Adams
body came on the same train, which
likewise bore two of the men for
whom the posse had been searching
and who surrendered to Capt. Fin
ley.
Hundreds of the friends of the
slain and injured men were at the
depot when the train arrived here.
Connor's wife was in the crowd and
Conner waved to her through the
open car door as the train pulled
In. She was game. and talked to
him reassuringly after kissing him
Sight of Conner, perhaps NOR
tally wounded, and later of Adams
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1918-05-02
FARMERS BACK LIBERTY LOAN
BY Alison Secor,
Editor, Successful Farming.

There are about 100000 men now
under arms, training to fight. and
il takes lot of money to feed, clothe,
transport and equip such force OF
consumers who previously were self
supporting. Uncle Sam cannot at once
reach into the pockets of those who
stay at home and draw out by tax
alton enough money to pay the bills
of such an army and navy. The only
possible source of ready cash is to
borrow from those who have it.
The farmers have shown their
energy in producing the largest crops
ana have endured hardships due to a
shortage of help, and / believe they
will loan to Uncle Sam every dollar
they can spare, thus giving full sup
port tc the farmers sons who are
ready to make the supreme sacrifice,
that we may not be conquered by
such foe as Germany.
Just as your few bushels of grain
and pounds of meat will, when put
with the products of all the farms,
save world from starvation, so the
amount of your money, put with all
the money which may be loaned to
the government for Liberty bonds. will
prevent this great war from ending
In favor of the foe. Liberty bonds
are receipt for the money you lend
Uncle Sam, and they bear Az per cent
interest.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1918-05-02
MANY WORKERS IN
THIRD LOAN DRIVE
Selling Forces Aggregate $4,000 anc
Other Branches Constitute
Verltable Army.

veritable army, comparable IN
thoroughness Of organization and eff
fectiveness Of operation with those
now in the battle zones of France, is
working at top speed in the Eighth
Federal Reserve District for the sue.
cess OF the Third Liberty Loan.
Reduced to the basis of army divi.
sions-12,000 to a division-there are
practically eight divisions in the fielc,
as many Liberty Loan workers in the
states composing this reserve district
as there were American soldiers IN
France just before the recent big Ger.
man drives.
This army of Liberty Loan workers
is being directed by central organi-
cation comparable to an armys gen.
eral staff. On two floors of the Rail.
way Exchange Building, st. Louis, the
largest office building in the world,
occupying enough space to accommo
date all the business houses of an
ordinary town, are the high command
ers Of this army. From this nerve
center of direction go out the direc.
tions, the orders, the advice to 363
counties of the district Each smaller
unit in each state and county has its
individual heads and leaders.
While these messages go and come
by telephone and telegraph. the CEN
trail headquarters is launching veri.
table avalanche of printed matter
over its territory. These tons of lit
erature, destined to reach the 1885,
900 population in the district, have
been mailed at the rate OF 100000
sheets a day. Nineteen hundred AMI
thirty-nine newspapers are reached.
One thousand ministers OF as many
churches are supplied with Christian
and religious argument for the sue
cess OF the loan.
Working directly under central
headquarters are 5,455 sales directors,
10 to a county. Working under each
director is a staff of between 10 and
15 statesmen. Even estimating the
sales force under each director at 10
men. this would make total of 55. $50
statesmen 1t is believed the total is
nearer $4,000.
There are 5000 publicity directors
in the district, with stats Of assist
ants. There are 1000 speakers and
several thousand workers in miscel-
laneous fields.
A perfect system Of checking up on
all persons able to buy bonds has
been evolved v. L. Price, director of
sales forces, can put his finger imme-
diately upon weak spots. Each sales
man is supplied with prospect" cards.
These show mans financial ability
as regards buying Liberty Bonds. If
the prospect" refuses to buy card
containing his refusal Is sent by the
salesman to the sales director of his
district The sales director, In turn,
forwards the card to Sales Director
Price.
Thus failure to subscribe is def
nitely fixed. It does not end here,
however The man whose reason for
declining to buy is not considered
good is entered upon one OF the yell
low Stacker cards which are for
warded to national headquarters in
Washington, d. c. There he is clas-
sified with the "slackers" from every
reserve district in the Union.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1918-05-02
BANK DEPOSITS NOT
DEPLETED BY LOANS
Despite the Fact That Billions Have
Been Invested In Liberty Bonds,
an Increase Is Shown.

There is in some sections fear on
the part OF the banks that Liberty
Loan subscriptions will tend toward a
material decrease in bank deposits.
To offset this fear the following
summary of the statement Of the
Comptroller Of Currency, dated April
10, 1918. should correct this impress
sion.
This statement. naturally, applies
only to national banks, but is doubt
less also true of state banks and trust
companies.
On March Is, 1917, the total depos-
its of national banks were $685.
10000, or nearly Is billions.
In spite Of the sale of Liberty Bonds
since that time of $3.50, 100000, or
about six billions, the deposits in ma
uonal banks on March 4, 1918, show
an increase of s1.4SO, $4,000, or near
ly one and one-half billion. as COM
pared with March s, 1917.
The total amount of Liberty Bonds
owned by national banks on March 4,
1918. was s433,73S,o00 This is less
than $500.
This amount of Liberty Bonds
owned by national banks on March 4,
1918, is only about tx per cent of
the total of the first and second Lib
erty Bond issues.
These facts should be given by the
directors of publicity to all banks in
their localities.
1t Is the most accurate and forcible
evidence of the effect upon bank de-
posits of the Liberty Bond sales.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1918-05-02
YOUR PATRIOTISM
TOLD IN DOLLARS

The size of Your Bond Purchase,
means Considered, Tells the Tale.
What is it worth to you?
Does American Liberty mean any
| thing in your scheme of life? II it
| does, just try to put money value on
IT,
But, you say-and you say rightly
its value can not be measured In
dollars and cents. 1t goes beyond
money 1t lays upon all the higher
and bigger things in life. 1t repre-
sents things that no amount of money
can buy. 1t is
But hold on a minute We know all
that, and still we ask you to put q
money value on American Liberty.
How much does it mean to you?
What would II mean, to put it other
wise, If there were danger of It's being
driven from you-and II MONEY, q
big sum of money. were the only
thing that could prevent. How much
would you give for Liberty, the real
American brand of it, under those cir-
,umstances?
There is a reason for asking these
luestfons-absurd as they may seem.
And that reason lies in the conditions
confronting us all today.
1t is humanity possible, since all
things are possible, that the hordes
Of the Huns may overrun Europe and
the whole civilized world. II they do.
the American type OF Liberty will
come near to vanishing from the
earth. You will enjoy much diluted
and sadly modified form of It, at best.
II we are wise, we will acknowledge
the danger and do our utmost to avert
It. That can best be done by those OF
US who can not go to the front by
loaning the United States Government
all Of our money that we can. 1t takes
money-unthinkable sums of money
more money than the world has ever
had called for for any purpose hither-
.o-to carry on the Big Business yof
Defense that is to make the world
safe for Democracy and perpetuate
the American ideal of Liberty not only
in America but throughout the world.
SO get "down to brass tacks,' and
count UP the value of American LIB
erty in MONEY. Then buy your part
of the Third Liberty Loan and buy it
gladly.
You might even help some other fell
low buy part of his.
It's worth the price.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1918-05-02
ENGINEER IS NOW ON
JOB ALL OF THE TIME
Feels Better Since Taking Tan
lac Than He Has in Is Years,
and Has Gained 40 Pounds
in Weight.

It's been twenty-five years since
/ felt as well and strong as / do now
after taking this Tanlac," said o.
III. Mahaffey, chief engineer of the
Life and Casualty building in Nash
vile, Tenn, in an interesting inter
view short time age.
After / had suffered for two
whole years with a serious stomach
trouble and was told that only an
operation would relieve me" he
continued, 4 grew so respondent
over my hopeless suffering that
was just about to give up my job.
| had gotten to the place where |
couldn't eat thing but oatmeal
and sweet milk and even then the
pains in my stomach and through
the small of my back kept me in
misery nearly all the time. l
couldn't sleep at night and grew
weaker and weaker until l didn't
think I'd ever get any better.
It's no wonder that | praise Tan
lac now and am telling all my friends
about it. After taking it a day or
two ! fonnd that | could eat most
anything ever could and from that
time on | have improved. Those
pains in my back and stomach left
me shortly and | began to pick up.
| have actually gained forty pounds
in weight since | started taking Tan
lac and | feel better than | have in
twenty-five years. | can sleep all
night like a healthy child and get
up in the morning full of life and
energy. | am right on the job all
the time and will be glad to tell
anybody who wants to know just
what Tanlac did for me-"
Tanlac is sold in Iuka by J. G..
Jougdan, and by one established
agency in every town.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1918-05-02
SOMEBODY BLUNDERED;
IT WAS THE PRUSs|ANS
Germany Went Wrong in Estimating
the English, French and
Americans.

Lack of understanding of other ma
lions, of other peoples. has ever been
The predominant weakness of the
Prussian militarists. Posing as lead
srs in philosophy and psychology they
have nevertheless failed completely
in their analysis of human nature in
any people outside their own bound
airy lines of dominion.
They misunderstood the French.
They blundered in their estimate of
The English. They muddled their
dealings with the Russians. And the
world at large now knows how far
they missed reading us Alright. They
thought us nation of money grub
beFs, of apologists rather than fight
srs, and even yet they are refusing
to concede their mistake. But they
know better in their own hearts.
Uncle Sans first rude disturbance
Jf the Prussian serenity was his dec
laratlon of war. His second shock to
Prussian confidence was the rapid fire
manner in which he began the up
building of his armed forces. Then
came the tremendous over-subscrip-
ton of the first Liberty Loan, an al
together unexpected performance
And when this was repeated in the
second Liberty Loan drive it was real
Iy appalling.
Now the Prussian interest 10 cen
tered upon what the American people
are going to do for the Third Liberty
Loan in the face of recent events at
the front. While the American troops
along the firing line are emphasizing
our spirit and determination with rs
centimeter guns, howitzers, machine
guns, hand grenades, rifles aud auto
matics, 1t is up to US at home to do
our Smelling with dollars.
Ours is by far the easier task. II
has no SAVIOR of danger. On the con-
trary it is precaution against the pos
sible menace OF the future. 1t is SOW
Ing seeds of security where they will
grow to the benefit of both ourselves
and our country.
It is one of the greatest, the noblest,
the most patriotic opportunities ever
offered the American people.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1918-05-02
SIOUX CITY WINS H0N0RS
Iowa City Claims She Was First to
oversubseribe Liberty Loan
Quota.

Sioux City. Iowa. has not only won
the honor flag for the first large city
completing its Liberty Bond quota, but
has hung up record that is unprece-
dented.
The Iowa city. in one hour. pledged
s2,524. 400 worth Of bonds. s12S, 400
more than its quota called for. The
pledges were made by 4.051 subscrib-
ers. On the basis of the 1910 census
this showing would mean sales at n
per capita basis of $685. for every
person in the city. The sales were
made by force of 600 solicitors. The
city is now out for an extra star for
its flag.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1918-05-02
FOODS TO FEED THE BOYS

Every farmer knows how his boys
like to eat. Mothers fried chicken
and apple dumplings and pumpkin
pies haven't a chance in the world
when the boys sit down at table. Lots
of farmers boys are in France and
the farmer doesn't want them to go
hungry over there. Liberty Bonds
buy food Tor them
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1918-05-02

Wouldn't it be grand it Prof. Scot
Nearing would organize and head a
pacifists' exploring expedition to
the North Polel Great region to
collect data on fuel conservation
and the criminal CONGESTION OF ice.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1918-05-02

Strange the way our war secrets
will leak outl / wonder who is to
blame for letting the American peo-
pie know that they not only have
navy, but that it is among those
present in the fight against the sub
marines2
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1918-05-02
DOWN WITH The KAISER.


Let's buy Liberty Loan Bond,
You have some money-you can pay,
Help the boys the pond
Win victory for the old U. s. A.
Why not buy Liberty Loan Bond?
Learn to lend loan and save,
And help the boys the pond
The Star Spangled Banner to wave.
Aren't you going to buy Bond,
That is now the very thing to do
Feed all our boys the pond,
While they win victory for and you.
Buy you Bond and a Stamp,
Of course the Kaiser will be All Heed- Up
But he's just beasty, doggsh scamp
With the perfect likeness of a bull dog pup
Us Sammies have ii in for the Kaiser,
A fact he doesn't to realize
Yet he's going to be pale but wiser
When all take him on surprise
Z. S. A. The home of the free
And land of the brave"
Is going to make the doom of Auocracy
Be death, hell and the grave.
-Thos P. Stephens, Paden Miss.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1918-05-02
Announcements

We are authorized to announce
HON. G. P. LONG,
of Tupelo, as a candidate for Cir,
cult Judge of the First Judicial
Distric. subject to the action OF
the Democratic party.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1918-05-02
SONG BIRD BUYS BONDS
Nine. schumann-Heink Buys $4,000
Liberty Bonds and Offers
Services.

v .das-a Schumann-Heink, famous
OPP .ger. who. because Of her I'M
ii. * ,.ora >, behalf OF the soldiers
in lGe cansauE-' MS. has ocome AZ
fectiona.e..r LMSu4. IL mother" to
them. has just euista.. , q Liberty
loan campaigper.
i surely am at your seryle s,r IN
Country And csxsERRARb" 10 Y I
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1918-05-02

Hindenburg has written to the
Kaiser that he needs time to devel-
op the battle. He might try sett-
ing his clock back an hour or two.
That viii prove about as effective
as German strategy usually does. [
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1918-05-02

1t is remarkable that the Teuta
have not thought of floating HALO
ween pumpkins over London and
Paris, with the idea of frightening
the inhabitants out of their wits.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1918-05-02

The movement to abolish the Ger
man language in favor of course
of baseball study in the public
schools has our unqualified endorse
ment.