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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-23
The knowledge of Evil

"A red-cheeked peach that does not
know anything but the dew and the
sun, and to grow sweet and pretty
it goes wrong when it is wrenched
off the stem and eaten by hog"
which, paraphrased in a newspaper
article, reads this way:
"A rosy-cheeked girl who does not
know anything but a mothers love
and fathers love, and day by day
grows sweet and pretty-she goes
wrong when she is torn away from
home and thrown where the tempta-
tions and pitfalls of vice are about
her"
We do not like to believe that in
Observation-Disclosures in the goodness
of human nature is a source of weak
ness amid the struggles of life in a
great city. Must we educate against
this innocence in order to protect the
pathway Of the virtuous
In any event, it is safe and prac-
tical step for men and women Of
goodwill, everywhere to oppose all
things that may deceive innocence,
and to do away, even by force and
violence if necessary, with the pitfalls
that ensnare the unwary. Christian
civilization should mean a state of
society, in which the innoncence may
live unscathed and unendangered; and
purity may go about without guard
ianship, much as the lady in the Irish
ballad:
"Rich and rare were the gems she
wore,
And a bright gold ring on her wand
she bore;
But oh, her beauty was far beyond
Her sparkling gems or snow white
wand.
LADY, dost thou not fear to stray
So lone and lovely through this bleak
way?
Are Erin's sons so good or so cold
As not to be tempted by woman or
gold?
"Sir Knight, l feel not the least
alarm,
No son of Erin will offer me harm
For though they love women and
golden store,
Sir Knight, they love honor and vir-
tue more" Exchange.
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TRUSTEES SALE

The state OF Mississippi, Noxubee County.
Byl virtue:of the: provisions of a certain
deed of trust executed by c. p. Senuett and
wife, Sallie o. Sennett. on the 9th dag of
April, 191 ito A. T. Dent. as trustee, 10 &c.
cure to Anna l.. 5. Dent a certain indebted-
ness therein mentioned, said trust deed being
recorded In Deed Book No. 40, p e2 irN had.
Gerry Clerks Office In said county, I, the ur.
dersigned as trustee. will on
Saturday, the IL day Of September, 1918,
In front Of the door of the Court House In
the lCity OF Macon, Miss, proceed to SET at
auction to the highest bidder for cHsh che
west half of the southeast quarter section 1,
township II range 1 o fast
The property mentioned m said trust deed
the cost of this procetdiogc f.t1 sstsv,V 4
A, T. DENT, Trustee.
This y 81. 1918.
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From A. G. Mushpeyl

From A. G. Mushpsyl
Little Sarah McHenry, just before
leaving lSst week for North Carolina
with her mother. received the following
letter from Artie Murphey.
Dear Sarah-Please excuse me for
making you wait so long for a letter.
It wasn't because l didn't want to
write. for appreciated your letter very
much, and am glad to know I am mot
forgotten in the land Of cotton" and
wish were there now.
No. Sarah, I havn't seen the Kaiser,
and I hope shall never see him, unless
he hos rope around his neck. The
more l hear Of the German people the
more l hate them. I brought one in
yesterday who had been wounded sew
ersl times. He said he was glad to be
a prisoner. for he had q wife and three
little children at home.
We oil enjoyed the piece Of poetry
you sen. Old Fritz 10 getting the worst
Of It wherever be tackles the Yanks.
I suppose you went to see the aero
plane when It came to Macon. How
would you like to see q fight or two
every day? We've seen two planes fall
within the last two hours. Tac air is
filed with their humming day and
night. They come out ct night 90
sprinkle bombs.
We are going to play baseball with
arother ambulance section today, at
least our fellows are. I'm only going
to yell for our side, On the fourth we
are going 10 play another bunch Of
Americans near us.
I'm sorry ! haven't anything to tell
you about the .front, but maybe I'll
have something TO tell you by the time
/ come home. hope that time is not
30 far off as some people think.
Please remember me 10 your father
and mother. your sister. and write to
me again sometime.
Sincerely your friend,
ARTIs MuRPHEY.
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CITATION NOTICE

Utdtt UI NINBBBIppT.
Hosea Williams VS.. Evalena Williams-No
Also.
In the Chancery Court OF Noxubee County.
To Evalena Williams, who is a non resident
of the State Of Mississippi and whose place Of
residence and postoffice address is unknown TO
complainant. and cannot be ascertained by
him after diligent inquiry:
We command you TO be and appear before
the Chancellor of our said Chancery Court
at term thereof TO be holden at the court
house, in the City Of Macon. in said County
of Noxubee. on the 4th Monday in October,
A. ID. 1918, then and there to plead, answer
or demur to the original bill in said cause
wherein you are defendant
Witness my signature and the seal of said
Court affixed at my office in the City OF
Macon, Miss, this 18th day of August 1918
(Seall JOHN A TYSON CI.-L
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-23
STORE HOUSES FOR RENT.

The three store houses on Jefferson
street recently occupied by D. C. Jor-
can. Possession given September 1st.
SHANNON a DoRzoH.
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w. s. s.

When l made my last report of
subscriptions in the War Savings
Stamp Drive, the cards from Ma
shulaville, District No. 4, had not
been received. AS a result dis
trict 4 only received credit for
for $42, 49O. when it should have
qeen $50, $50.
| take pleasure in correcting
this and below will be found a
corrected list of each district in
the county:
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The Estate In the Chancefv p
No. 4i44. OF Court of Nox1ftSer
Mrs Dora Brown decd County, Mss -
Letters .of oftndministra tiou .on said estate
having been ON the 22d oay yuiv, iefs,
granted to the undersigned by John A. Ty-
son, Chancery Clerk Of said County Of No xu !.
bee.
All persons having claims against said
estate are required to have same probated
and registered by said Clerk within o1e year
from this date. =
a failure for one year to probate and re-
gister any claim will bar the same
This 22d day OF July, 1918.
NJ. NJ. BROWN
Administrator of said Estate
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-23
LETTERS FROM FRANCE.

The following letter was received
last Saturday from Lieut. Tom Jeff Ko-
ger by his mother, Mrs. W. u. Roger.
Of BrOoksviIle. Lieut.. Roger Is . mem
Der Of the Rainbow Division and the
battle at Catlgny, which he evidently
described has been written up BY many
dailies and illustrated weeklies. The
best Ne have seen was written by Ham
ilton Holt, editor Of The Independent.
one as the oldest and best:edited week
lies In the country,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-23
FRANCE, July 18th, 1918.

FRANCE, July lStn, 1910.
The last few days-from midnight,
July 14.15. until 2 =, m. last night.
when we were relieved. was the most
thrilling and eventful period in my life.
l have taken in one of the biggest bat
ties in history. and what q victory for
the Allies and defeat far the Boches.
Three divisions attacked Us and they
were killed until they were sick Of their
own dead. Eight times they started
over and eight times they were hurled
back-a shrinking, whitening mob.
The bombardment started at IL
O'Clock Sunday night and continued un-
til 1920 q. m, Insfntry attacked at
4:l5 a. m. The lines were shelled miles
in the rear, AZ centimetres hitting Cha
Ions, directly south Of as. will never.
never. forget that borbardment as long
as l live. My platoon was holding q
trench without one bit Of shelter Of any
kind. We just laid out there for hours
enduring hell Of schrspnel, H. E. S.,
and gas until 30 many men were lost, |
finally decided to pull them back few
hundred yards into a dugout. lost
eighteen men out of fifty-two. I was
very lucky and came cut whole, though
was buried twice by shells, besides hav-
ing several other escapes.
l had to 60 through gas for more than
an hour without mask, for 1 could not
work With It on. We had a rocky time
getting the casualties out. have men,
toned my stretcher bearer for honors.
The French were wonderful; they are
the bravest and best soldiers in the
world, The batteries kept firing with
gunners being knocked out right and
left. | saw REAL, real men up there.
We were shelled day and night until the
minute we left, and got relieved be-
cause pressure was broken here. and
now We sFs going where driving will be
done. Our Rainbow Division is
storm" division. and we are kept NOV
ing. 1t was glorious news last night
when we got orders to leave. for we
had not had much to eat nor drink for
four days, and no sleep at all. I Lost
everything but what had on.
I have few wrinkles; frightened my
belt up two knots, but I'm still smiling,
and through it all have had many
laugh, for many funny things have hap
pened. The whole regiment is now in
3 town back a few miles and we are
resting over today. Will leave tomor-
row night for other field. Quite a bit
Of equipment was lost and shot up. The
boche planes were as thick as flies as
they came over and machine-gunned as.
It was fierce; counted forty-six planes
and twenty balloons up at one time. 1t
was awful. yet I feel like a new man.
having gone through with it all.
Love to all. Your son.
T. ]. KoGER.
Co, H, 166th Inf.
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Noxubse County Farm Notice
Not Ensaah Whsdt.

Not Ensafh Whsdt. s
Most Noxubee farmers intend to
raise their brerd. Good intentions do
! not always materialize. This may be
! especial, true since seed viii be SO
] scarce. The proposed acreage as yet is
far short Of what it will take to bread
the the county, only about one-tenth
enough.
/ World Shortage
b We are beginning the present crop
with a billion bushels world shortage.
That Is the surplus is used up The Eu-
J ropean allies have cut their bread ra.
tion to the minimum. The Food Ad-
!, ministration appraises Us of this, and
/ that they cannot impose further suffer
ing on the Allied Europeans, hence the
burden Of the shortage must fall on
him who can, but does not raise his
bread. The government food survey on
July 29sh, shows wheat to be 28.8 per
cent short of a year ago, and white
wheat flour 48.9 per cent short. Corn,
barley, rye and all substitutes are $50
to 300 increase. This indicates that
substitutes will be morelin vogue than
ever before. On the other hand recent
rulings of the Food Administration in
GXwheat growing sections indicates that
their policy is to favor the man which
raises his own bread stuff, thereby en-
couraging the small individual pro-
Educers.
; Tbs Sn,nu Producer
4 The Progressive Farmer, in its issue
of August 18th, urges ell Southern
Warmers to plant some wheat this fall.
The points made may be summarized:
kl) Select fertile spot, well-drained
3clay or loan. (2) Use ground with peas
or beans turned in some weeks before
seeding, Stable manure will do in
stead. Use 300 pounds acid phosphate.
f(3) Use home grown seed. especially
Blue Stem, Fully or Red May-all of
Slue Straw strains. Seed in Septem-
Der or October,
PsocaFiAs Sssd
Seed for the South is very scarce. 1t
will sell for four or fivc dollars as the
kseason advances. The State Peniten-
tiary Farms at sTupelo, Miss, grew
thirty bushels per acre and are going
Ito distribute the 5000 bushels among
Mississippi farmers at $2.65 per bushel
according to district quotas, sacked f.o.
b, Tupelo. We are placing orders for
* the farmers who have listed with US for
wheat. Probably the next order will
come at So.
Nance of 1919 Wheat Csewsrs
= The following farmers are pledged to
zraise som wheat:
RI Anderson, Mum & Co., ] N An
DIR r L Holiday, ] G Flora Of Shuqua-
Oak.
Cavett Bros, Macon
E D Scales, Brooksyille
B A Locker, L F Cole. 7 n Davis,
sMcLeod
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l2l ACRE EARN FOR SALE

This is very good corn or alfalfa land ,
quarter mile from new rock road, OPEN
ed 1917: one mile from county road, six
miles east of Macon, Miss. Will sell
at once. For particulars apply to Box
81, Ramona, Marion county. Kansas.
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Noxabee's Vote tn Senatorial
Election Aueust 4, 1911

For the benefit of many who want to
make q comparison Of the vote now
and seven years ago we print the fol-
lowing table. Cut it out.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-23

Our government is insisting
that our full quota be raised and
l sincerely trust that all the COM
mitteemen will keep an eye open
to that end and that our last drive
eorly in September will accom-.
plisb our aim.
GEORGE RICHARDSON,
County Director,
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KEY LOST

A small fat key. Finder pleate re-
urn to r. 4. BOYD.
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ROOMS FOR RENT.

A couple of nice furnished room-one
up and one down stairs for rent.
MRS, PARMELIA HARDIN.
Macon. Miss,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-15
GREATER FUEL
FAMINE NEXT
YEAR FEARED
PREDICTION MADE BY
THE MINERS DELEGATES
At the A. F. of L. Convention
Ask For More War
Taxes

ST. FAIL. Minn.. Iun" li.--'Thr coal
SHORTAGE prnhnbly will h" NOR" kccnIy
f"ll this winter lhan last. according tc
representatives of ih" l'i.t"d Mine Work.
,.rS' Union of Am"rica. who arr attend
ing The annual convention nr III" Amcrl-
can Federation Of Labor. l'iscusSi"n OF
ihC coal Siluatiun arose lat" to-day,
after a r"SUluti ion rrTn"StlnG IN" federal
rinn iu l"nh it's efforts IT, obtain coal
Tor tic New England district had b".n
adopted.
The adoption OF Il resolution ASKING
rou-r, Ss Ia derive funds for carrying OF:
Ih,. war from taxation rather than from
bond issues was the outstanding feature
Of a session marked by the disposal Oh
nearly tw"niy-iiv. resolutions.
Other resolutions on which ihNorarle
action was taken includ" measures ask
ing that suitable" housing c"nhItI"nS' nc
nrvviti,d for workers in induSirlHi r+h-
tors means for eliminating labor SPECS
alleged Ia br employed by some large
corporal ions. and III" establishments OIL
n minimum waS" scale for government
employees
Resolutions calling upon IN" Lh!leu
State. senate to consider and lHk" I'M
mediate action on The wonanS suffrage
hill also were adopted by tn" convention.
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OHIO COUNTY'S 66 TO
ENTRkIN FOR CAMP
LEE ON JUNE oath

CUAEl.ESTON. W. Va. June IL
Entrainr,nnt schedule for The m"hlliHA-
ticn of %n0N whit" rcEISirantS from
Mes, Virginia at Camp Lee. Va. dur
inr The nv" day period beginning juno
- were aun"unccd today from IN OF
ti,r nr the stat" military census ana
enrolment department. Tho "ntrain-
ru"n's will II" mad" on each "C Ill" nv"
days as follows
Mondays cntranmrut will in"lud"
Mercer county. III; Mingo. 36d: Nc
powrll .a5. Tulal SIS. Only seven
mrn viii cn:ratn' Tuesday from Brooke
county: "Wednesday. June -, Berkeley.
Is: jefferson. IS: Marion. l"i; Mar
shall. lG: M"nungalia. -: Ohio. inclmd-
ing Wheeling GG: Randolph. 81. Tucker,
-: Tyler. ~. and W"tz"l. -. Total. alh.
TN Thursday, Jun" -. Harbour
county will "n'rain is: EraNi"n. 81:
Gilmcr, -: Grant. Il; hampshire. !" /;
Hardy. Il: Lewis. rs: Mineral. ~: M"r-
gan. IS: Nicholas. Il: Trndl"i"n. -
rr"st"n. 80: Summers. 80: irshur. ~
and Webster. Total. tSi. en- Friday.
June IS. a total "f l.Gla men will he
rnirainch as follows: Boone. Il: Ca
hell, 1874. calhoun. Il: Clay. T.: p"dd-
ridge. 81 Fuyett". 1863: Gr""nhri"r.
l15: Harrison. 1871: Jackson. cS; Kama
wha. including Charleston. 261; Lin
coin. l6; Logan. g.: Mason. 9: Monroe
"a: Pocahontas. 80: Putnam. 20; Raleigh,
100 Ritche. ~: Roane. A.; Summers.
40; Wayne. ~: Writ, 25; Wood. ll9.
and Wyoming 20.
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GEN. L|CCETT To
COMMAND FIRST
CORPS At FROM I

WASUINGT0N. June l4.--McmhcrS
Of the house military COMMITTEES. at
their weekly war department c"nfrrrnc"
Today. were told that the stream "t
Americans steadily moving Ia tho front
had resulted in Z; uuticcahl" StiGl"ntng
nf the whole allied line. Tho Germans.
i; waS said. apparently had encountered
greater numerical strength than they
expected 10 oppose their third great
drive and had suffered heavier losses
than th"y probably had anticipated.
On the whole. tn" legislators were m
formed thrrc were many "nc"nr-
aging features IN tn" present SIT
lEliun on the west 'front.'
Among other things disclosed was tn"
fact that Major General Henry l.. Lig-
gcIi has been -, elected Ia h"romr corps
commander when tn" american force
r"mcir"s tina; strength. and 1" command
tn" first American H.ld army when il
Is orgauIzrd That General LigE"tt
would hc chosen has hr"n generally un-
d"rSl""d ut tn" war department. but
there has been "" announcement on In"
subject. II" commands th" forces III til"
field now ThcS" forces. not including
troops hrignd"d with tho British and
French. c0nrr!S" iw" '"mrIrt" III
visions. fully equipped and operating
under French corp, commanders. Many
Interesting facts were given III" con-
grcSSmru about American artillery Al
tho front nud other phns.s "f American
ariiripniiun ~ nh" iighung which must
lm. treated a& military secrets.
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West Virginia's Soldiers
Now Safe on French Soil
Definite Statement Secured
by The Intelligencer Cor
respondent at Washington
Relieves Anxiety Caused by
Non-arrival of Postal Cards
From Soldier Boys

Failure of postal cards known to
have been written by the nine thou.
sand West Vire einians in the 313th,
314th and 315th Field Artillery reai-
ments to reach parents and relatives
for over three weeks since the rc9l-
ments are known to have sailed for
France last month has resulted in
great uneasiness all over the State.
Many sensational stories were IN
circulation.
Friday the anxiety Of relatives
and friends OF the West Virginia
soldiers was relieved by the direct
information from the. War Depart
ment at Washington that the West
Virginia artillery regiments are safe
on French sot. The n:eIIIgencer
correspondent at Washington askef
the War Department officials for
definite statement, and was IN
formed that it was against the poll
cy Of the department to give out in
formation regarding the location O.:
particular regiments or other units.
but that inquiries regarding tho
whereabouts of individual soldiers
would be answered. The correspond
ent then inquired as to the location
Of Private Ted" 6urIey. a Mounds
Vile boy, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. D.
BurIey, prominent people Of the
Marshall metropolis, and was in
formed that he was safe on the
"other side" From this it can he
inferred that the entire Camp Lee
division. including the three West
Virginia artillery regiments and the
infantry division, made up of Penn
syvana and Virginia troops, are in
France. Needless to state, this rews
will be received with the greatest
satisfaction throughout the State.
where the anxiety ct the people was
becoming greater every day.
Why the postal cards telling o.
the saf. arrival on the other side
were not received promptly is not
known. These cards. written by the
soldiers Immediately before the de-
parturc Of their transports. are
pIaccd in the hands Of the govern
men. and mailed from New York or
some other seaport as soon as the
War Department learns Of the safe
arrival Of the transports in a French
Continued on Page Thtrteen'l
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Paris have been looked upon as we'll
planned and executed feints. designed
TO weaken the AmirnS front before
the final effort should be- made there.
On no other theory these observers
explain the sequence of German Oper-
ationS in the great battle; and on no
other basis, they say. can the cam,
paign of defrnS" waccd by General
FuCh be understood.
/, is a battle in which the ultimate
reserves will win The day. as the fight
is seen here. If The German general
staff considers the present situation
along the vast front stretching from
Ypres on the north 10 Rheims on the
south promising for the final effort.
the ultimate German reserve is now
being assembled for the attack while
the fighting fronts take breath.
Some observers believe further Of
forts arc to be expected 10 fatten OUT
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The fesrag still prevails In MIL
itary circles In Trance that the nnatc
effort Of tho Germans has not yet
been launched and speculation is rife
as to when It will come and what the
general objective will be-whetheT
Paris OF the channel potts. IT Is
Known that tho enemy still has large
effoctivsn available behind the lines,
rhousands Of them brought from the
Russian 'front.'.
Tho ARMIES OF General Pooh, how
ever, everywhere arc watchfu and OF
such strength and good morale A. to
lead to the bel1sf that, NO matter
whers tho enemy chooses to oppose
thAsr, they viii be Ahls to give q
splscd1d account Of themlselveH.
Seemingly It IL not improbable that
F.eld Aar1hal HaiG's forces Will he
axfsd again to measure their strength
aRAtnst the Germans, and that the
territory near Arras or In tho searpe
sector or before both positions may
be chosen by the Germans az the
theatre. IN both these sectors, the
German guns again are working with
the violence that generally prcsaEes
an attack. At last accounts, how
ever, the infantry had not been un-
leashed.
IN the Marne sector there Is almost
continuous artillery activities near
Chateau Thderry, where Americans are
lighting beside the French On the
other sectors Of the front compare
two quiet prevails.
American, British and French air
men continue to carry out aerial op-
erations above and behind the e1erpy
lines. Flights In the atr are numerous
and large quantities Of explosives
daily are being dropped upon military
positions far beyond the battle area.
American atrmen have participated in
tho bombing assaults and returned
safely to their stations, although they
were heavily shelled by ant-atrcratt
batteries.
AS yet the Austrians have failed to
start their expected offensive against
tho Italians. Several fresh attacks
have bec1 made against the Lines In
the mountain region, but the italian
war office announces that they were
repulsed.
British casualties during the week
ending Friday aggregated 34,17l- or
this number 4,447 men were killed.
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WASHINGTON. y. e.. Juno H.
The Senate Agricultural rnmm!tlce.
laIc to-day. rcronsidcrcd its vote Of
earlier in he day for a favorable re-
port ON the proposal Of Senator Jones,
Of Washington. Tor national prohibit
.iiOn during the war. and decided to
hnld hearings on the amendment.
Thr rommttrr. however. sustained its
former action in eliminating from The
cmrr2 rncy agricultural appropriation
bill The Randall prohibition amend
mrnt.
Senator Smith. Of South Carolina.
acting chairman of the committee. an
nounced that the hearings will open
next Monday and continue until pos.
sibly Wednesday, after which the com.
mittee will determine what action ii
will take on the Jones amendment,
which would forbid tho use, Of :c1Sin