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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-16
u. S. AVIATOR KILLED

LONG BEACH. Cal. April 1s.-Law-
renee Reel. 21. was killed and his in
structor perhaps fatally injured in an
aviation accident on the beach here
today They were making a practice
fight
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FUN1TED Press CABLEGRAsl.l

COPENHAGEN, April 1e. Count
Czernjn who resigned as Austrian for
eign minister, has received command Of
an Austrian brigade on the italian front.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-04-16

LONDON, April 16.-Bailleul
the most important strategic point
in the north portion of the Fland.
ers' front, has been captured by
the Germans, Field Marshal Hais
reported. owe have fallen back
through the north of Bailleul
Wulverghem and Bailleul are in ths
hands of the enemies"
Fresh German attacks IN the neigh
borhood Of wytschaete and southwest
Of vieux-Rerquin Cfour miles southwest
of Bailleu1l were repulsea this morn
ing" Heig said. "a number of Ger
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EFF { ECT|VES
IN BRI 7 |SH
ARMY FEWER
Death Wounds and Age Gut
Down EDgIand'S Army from
7 Million to 100000
Rsy p. W. wilson, American Correspond
ent Of the London Daily News)

RSv p w wilson, American Correspond
ent Of the London Daily News)
NEW YORK, April 16.-1 have
discussed the battle of Picardy
with scores of Americans, and a
dozen times a day am asked tcI
explain the mystery of man power
on the western front. Where are
the British and French reserves:
Where is the army maneuver?
In the British empire. 100000
able-bodied men, most Of them
young men have been enrolled fot'
military service. That number Is
more than the entire population OF
New York.
Casualty List Terrible.
These 100000 men have suffered
more than 100000 casualties, one-third'
or 100000 al least, ofsthese casualties
are dead or missing and this means that
Britain has buried more men than, st
Europe, though the comparison is rapid
IL becoming obsolete. France has buried
more men than Britain, while Russia
has buried more men than France, Br1-
tain and italy put together.
Loss of Effectives.
subtracting 700 1000 dead and missing
from the 100000 British casualties. We
nd I
assume that 500. GOO Of these have been
discharged from hospitals and that 90
por cent. Of them remain IN the army
This means that 100000 are back in civil
life The rest of the SOC. 900 wounded
are stil under treatment which means
that the loss of effectives through
wounds would be 100000 in all. Add this
10 the 100000 dead and missing and
You have A loss through casualties of
100000 up to date
Many Needed in Industries.
II is probable that 100000 men have
been returned TO essential industries
Adding this figure to the above 100000
We arrive at 100000 to be subtracted
from 100000. This leaves 100000
men TO be accounted for.
we will allow . per cent. for sickness.
or 20 GOO at any given time. which
brings us to 5.I30.o0o. OF these 7 shall
reckon that the forces in Nesopotamia.
Palestine Africa. Salonika and Italy
with reserves absorb 1900. 600 men.
bringing down the army Of the western
front to 100000 men.
Early in 1916, our war orics aimed
a. recruiting of 10000 week or 1,5oo,-
coo a year, I viii assume that we have
not enlisted more than 800, 900 men In
the last six months. These men are still
IN training, or ought 70 be, and 1t is only
pressure of events that rushes four
month recruits into the trenches. Let us
allow 10000 men for training reducing
she active forces from 100000 to 3D.
7oo,ooo
Ten Thousand Men to the Mile.
Britain holds more than 100 miles OF
western front. Two years ago an aver
age Of 5000 man mile might have been
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IUAITE0 FREss CABLEeRAMI ]
HUNS BRING NEW MEN IN.

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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-11-14
TO CLUB MEMBERS.

Those who have not sent in their
record books will please do so at
once, as am very eager to re
ceive report of every girls
work.
At the request of Miss Powell
we are arranging for club rally
to be held some time before
Christmas. This will include oul
annual exhibit, and other phases
Of club work. Announcements
will follow as to the time and
place. Another call has come
from our state Office, asking
that every club member donate
one quart Of fruit for our or.
phanages. This goods to be sent
in just before Thanksgiving
The president Of every club will
please appoint committee to col.
lectN and send this goods.
hope every club will respond
nobly te this call and give as an
act of patriotism, an act Of
thanksgiving and an act Of love
to help care for Americas chill
dren.
Very cordially yours,
MRS. FAY WEBB.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-11-14
First Victory Boys Work.

"Say, I'm wise to you, all right" 4
Western Union messenger boy whis-
pered to one of the directors OF the
United War Work Campaign In the
New York headquarters. The direc-
tors desk had only just been moved
in and the work Of the big drive had
hardly begun.
"I'm onto your stunt" the boy went
on as he swung grlmy fist over the
desk; you're goin' to give us fellows
that amt old enough to go to war a
chance to earn an give to back up 4
fighter an help win the war. Listen |:
I'm in on this"
The crumpled IS bill he dropped on
the desk made him the first Of "a mill
lion boys behind a million hghters''
who are to be lined up as Victory Boys
during the week Of the drive.
There will be q division Of Victory
Girls, too, and every boy and every
girl enrolled will have to earn every
dollar he or she gives to the war work
fund,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-11-14
CATHOLIC BOYS JOIN
WAR WORK CAMPAIGN
Girls, Too, Will Stand With Them
Behind Every Fighter
at the Front.

To put behind every Catholic fighter
in France the support Of one boy or
girl in every parish throughout the
United States is the plan Of the Ma
tional Catholic War Council for back
ing the Victory Boys and Victory
Girls Earn and Give" Division Of the
United Work War Campaign to raise
$17O, 100000 "for the boys over there"
during the week Of November Ills.
Through diocesan, county and parish
organizations, the rallying of one
youngster for every man who has gone
to war in every community is already
under way. BY their own earnings,
and not by contributions, it is expect
ed that these sturdy little sponsors
for the boys abroad will each raise at
least five dollars for the joint well
fare work of the Y. M. G.. A, Y. w.
G. A., National Catholic War Coun-
ell, including the Knights Of Column
bus, War Camp Community Service,
Jewish Welfare Board, American Ii
brary Association and Salvation Army.
Boys and girls in every Catholic
parish throughout the United States
are already being picked to represent
each fighting man who has left their
church for the front. In every home
that flies service flag little brothers
and sisters, sons and daughters. are
eagerly volunteering to look out for
the share Of their family fighter in the
huge joint welfare campaign for all
the boys abroad.
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MERCY MUNITIONS
NEEDED in TRENCHES
Lieut.. Coningsby Dawson, Fight
ing Author, Makes Stirring
Appeal for 7. w. C. A.

Lieut.. Coningsby Dawson, who wrote
carry On" says Of the war work
which the Y. w. G. A. is doing: "You
at home cannot fight with your lives,
but you can fight with your mercy.
Inc \. w. G. A. is offering you just
this chance. 1t garrisons the women.s
support trenches, which lie behind the
mers. 1t asks you to supply them
with munitions of mercy that they
may be passed on to us. We need
such supplies badly. Give generously
that we may the sooner defeat the
Hun"
What Lieut.. Dawson says of the Y.
w. G. A. he might have said of all the
national organizations which are CON-
ing together for the biggest financial
campaign that organizations have ever
headed. All the $17O,5OO,OOO to be
raised by the seven great national or
CARNATIONS the week of November IL
will be used to garrison and supply
the support trenches behind the lines.
They are the Y. M. G. A., the Y. w.
G. A., the National Catholic War Coun-
Gil, Jewish Welfare Board. American
Library Association, War Camps Com
munity Service and Salvation Army.
American girls in various uniforms
mingle strangely with picturesque
Brittany costumes in France. The
American Y. w. G. A. has a hostess
house in Brittany where the Signal
Corps women live and hut where
the nurses spend their free time Both
these centers are fitted with many Of
the comforts and conveniences Of
home.
"At tea given at the nurses hut
one Saturday afternoon" writes Miss
Mabel Warner, OF Salina, Kansas, Y.
w. G. A.~worker there, there was an
odd gathering-One admiral, q bishop.
Presbyterian minister, a Roman
Catholic priest, doctor, an ensign.
one civilian and myself"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-11-14
SERVICE THAT WINS
! THE SOLDIER HEART
Fred LockIey, Y. M. c. A., Tells Of
the Gratitude of the Boys
= at the Front.

"One Of the discoveries men are,
making over here" Fred Lockley, Of;
the Y. NJ, G. A. and Of Portland, Ore
gon, writes from London, sis that
more pleasure can be had out of CIV
ing than getting. Many a man who
has spent money freely in the old days
TO buy pleasure is finding that he gets
more pleasure over here by the spend
Ing Of ones self in the service Of others.
"a few months ago l went out with
q fellow Y. NJ G. A. secretary to hunt
up out-of-the-way detachments of
troops. A stable g,sasd here, ma
chine gun company there, platoon
somewhere else We carried our
goods in an automobile. We had
plenty Of writing paper and envelopes
for free distribution, and chocolate,
cookies, chewing tobacco and smoking
tobacco, cigarettes, razor blades,
tooth paste and things Of that kind for
sale. American war service workers
were busy everywhere. We found Sal
walton Army lassies making doughnuts
for the boys and K of c.. secretaries
giving help. Books furnished by the
American Library Association were to
be seen on all sides.
Hearing firing at a distance, we
drove down the road and found a
score or SO of men at machine gun
practice. The officer gave the men
half an hour recess to buy goods.
Sat another place we came in sight
OF lieutenant drilling q platoon. l
said to the lieutenant: How soon be-
fore you dismiss the company? We
have Y. M. c. A. goods for sale
"He said. Right now. Sergeant,
dismiss the company!
"And ten seconds later the company
was In line waiting to buy goods from
our travelling ~ Grateful is no name
for it. The men can't do enough to
show their gratitude"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-11-14
Statement of the Financial Condi
ton of

CITIZENS BANK,
Located at Florence, in the coun-
ty of Rankin, State of Mississippi,
at the close of business November
LIST, 1913, made to the Board of
Bank Examiners.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-11-14
RED CROSS MEETING.

The Executive Committee Of the
Rankin County Chapter Of the
Red Cross met in regular session
at the court house on Saturday,
the 9th Of November, at 4 o'clock
p. m.
In the absence Of the chairman,
Mrs. l. w. Shields, Mr.. Bullock
presided.
Reports from the following de
partments were read:
Mrs. Cooper, the secretary, re-
ported six new members, and one
new auxialiary at Holly Bush. She
reported balance of $1,600.00 in
the bank.
Mrs. McLaurin, chairman of
Womans' Work. reported all al
lotment work turned in on time,
and favorable comments from New
Orleans on same. One shipment
Of socks was pronounced perfect.
Cartons for Christmas overseas
boxes have been sent out with full
instructions for packing and ship
ping same.
Miss Robinson, chairman Of
Junior Work, reported q shipment
Of secondhand clothing for the
Belgians, 1000 pounds being sent.
Many Juniors are busy now col
lecting nuts for the gas-masks.
And she urges all Juniors
throughout the county to begin
on this work this week. Two APP
plications for Junior Red Cross
Auxiliaries were granted, Bran
don and Pearson.
Miss Henry, chairman Of Mill
tary Relief, reported entertaining
"a soldiers on September 9th.
These being Special Service Sc
lected men.
It was decided that First Aid
Class will be beneficial, and Miss
Henry was requested to ask DR..
watson II ne Will organize and
instruct one.
Mr.. A. M. Shields was appoint
ed treasurer to succeed Mr.. Fox,
Mr.. Harrison and Mr.. Bullock a.
greeting to bring the books up to
date.
Mr. J. j. Wilson was appointed
chairman Of the Christmas Roll
Call and the secretary was to noti-
fy him of this appointment.
The fourth Wednesday in No
vember being the day set by the
Gulf Division American Red
Cross to elect new officers for the
coming year, the Executive Com
mittee set the hour of 2 o'clock D.
m. for this election.
There being no further business
the meeting adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Irene Hobson-C Cooper. Tee.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-11-14
THE DAIRY OPTIMIST.
Letters from Home.
Somewhere in France

somewhere IN France.
Dear Mother: Yesterday we
went into action and had five
hours of steady fighting. How is
Brown Betty, that cow dad gave
me? Our guns opened fire on the
Huns and we had them running
like 50 many frightened geese
Is the calf all right and is she
turning out the way / thought she
would? But they sure feed us fine
and we get three squares a day,
fight or no fight. Making as much
cottage cheese as ever, ma
think Gen. Perishing is great. All
the boys love him. Did pa get
that new auto delivery truck he
was wanting to take milk to mar
ket? Lots Of love, BILLF.
/, P. Slow many Holsteins
have you now? The Germans
have started Smelling our trenches,
Give my regards to the big bull.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-11-14

LOST Between G.. A. Cox's
place and Brandon 81 Brandon
and Pelahatchie, one 30x3H nom
skid, Goodyear automobile tire,
demountable rim. Finder please
notify me and receive reward.
r. v. SHIELDS,
Pelahatchie, Mice.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-11-14
-$471,719.44

--------YEs 4Os3K
|, w. H. Barnes, Vice-President,
do solemnly swear that the above
is a true statement of the finan-
cial condition of Rankin County
Bank, located at Brandon, in the
county Of Rankin, State of Miss
issippi, at the close Of business on
the LIST day of November, 1918. to
the best Of my knowledge and be-
lief.
Correct Attest
w. H. BARNES, V.-P.,
S. L. McLAURIN,
w. B. COLLIER,
Directors.
State Of Mississippi,
Town Of Brandon.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me; the undersigned authority,
this 18th day Of Nov, 1918.
w. S. NAY, Notary Public.
My commission expires May Is.
1920.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-11-14
Why You Should Give Twice
What You Did Before

The government has fixed the
sum needed for the care of the
men In the service at $170,5 100000
Unless Americans give twice as
much as ever before our soldiers,
sailors and marines in 1919 may not
enjoy their
5000 recreation buildings
1000 miles of movie films
100 stage stars
1900 athletic directors
$500 libraries supplying
100000 books
IS hostess houses
/ 1900 big Brother" Sec
retaries
Millions of dollars OF
home comforts
Give 10 maintain the morale that
i winning the war now
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-29
Omitted Press Leased wire.)

WITH THE AMERICAN ARM i
IN LORRAINE, April 20. - The
One Hundred and Fourth regi-
ment and 1872 Massachusetts, men
received the Croi de Guerre thi.
afternoon on a hillside few miles
from tho trenches, for bravery
and valor in repelling the Ger
man attack on Apremont wood
(Toul sector) during the three
days beginning April 10.
All the traditions OF Bunker
Hill. Lexington and Concord were
upheld by these modern min
ute men,"
1t was an inspiring sight as
the entire regiment, during the
ceremony, formed three sides of
a square, leaving vacant spaces for
their fallen comrades.
The regimental band played
"The Star Spangled Banner" and
the "Marseillaise. The crosses
were pinned on the men by French
and American general officers
who shook the hand of each re-
cipient. The entire regiment
then marched by the hill crest
with the band playing and the flag
waving.
cts the best flag in the world
boy!" exclaimed young lieuten-
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ant.
1t was a dull day In the
trenches, so far as infantry actions
were concerned, but the dull boom
of American and German guns
furnished a fitting obligato for
the impressive ceremony.
The French general, while pin
ming crosses on the mems tun!cJ,
spoke to each of them.
Smile, it's nothing against
you" he told one doughboy. The
man was so excited he tainted.
Rev. J. B. DesValles of Wor-
cester, a chaplain, was among
those decorated. He carried some
wounded men back under shell
fire.
The citation read:
This regiment showed during
the battles of March 10, IL and
IS the greatest audacity and q fine
spirit of sacrifice.
Subjected to very violent bonn
bardments and attacked by very
important German forces, it sue
ceeded in checking a dangerous
advance and re-talSe positions at
the pc mt Of teh bayonet with Wig
orous energy, taking prisoners ami
few demolished trenches from
which it had fallen back to the
first assault"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-29
HITS TRUCKS
THEN UPSETS
1T THE WATER

Mrs. Frank s. Baker, 522
Yakima av., is still in the best of
health in spite of hitting two auto
trucks. colliding with touring
car driven by H. d. Baylor, and
then crossing the road and diving
in a water-covered meadow where
her car turned turtle.
Mr.. H. ID. Baylor and his wife,
who was with him, were uninjur-
ed. Both of the automobiles were
badly smashed.
Mrs. Baylor said that she was
travelling at a moderate rate of
speed and that she came upon the
trucks just after crossing little
concrete bridge. Meeting them
suddenly she was obliged to
swerve her car quickly colliding
with the Baylor car.
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PLAN TO HURRY IT'D
TROOP MOVEMENT

CONTINUED From Page One.J
cluttered with supplies, longest
ing movement and delaying load
ing, materials will move to ports
only as needed, and each shipment
will be made to q definite pier o.
a definite port, to be loaded on
specific vessel Of a certain ton
mage.
Finds Cargo Ready
For instance, Bertha B" wire.
lesses on Wednesday that she will
be in Friday morning. Shipping
officials by wireless assign Der
tina B" to dock at a certain pier.
scheduled to be clear at her time
of arrival. They determine that
this vessel should carry 5000 tons
of shrapnel to q French port.
Orders are Immediately wired
shrapnel factories where known
supplies are held to rush 5000
tons to the proper pier Of the
proper port by Friday morning.
Trains to deliver this are made
up and rushed thru on express
schedule, all passenger and ordi-
nary freight movement being
sidetracked.
4 When the Bertha B" gets in
she finds her cargo ready. While
stevedoros are working at double
quick to stow her cargo, colliers
draw alongside and pour her
bunkers full of cod.
In half the normal time in port
she is loaded, coaled and off
again on another trip thru the
submarine. zone.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-29

The man you cherish as friend must be a square
shooter
He must be clean.
He must be good natured, fair-mnded
He must be we'll informed
He must stand for the fundamental American
principles, but you admire him all the more if you
differ with him occasionally issues that arise And
Of course, he must be tolerant when you disagree
with him.
He must have spunk and ideas and backbone, or
YOU don't to associate with him or to waste time
on him.
| You CAN'T feel chummy with the man who's al
ways boasting about how much business he did last
week, and about the money advantage he has over
his competitor.
You can't trust the fellow who confessedly places
his pocketbook first and his citizenship second who
will shirk his community duties if he figures it will
mean few more dollars in his till at the end of the
| month.
And isn't it necessary in selecting the newspaper
you read that you apply the same tests?
Doesn't your newspaper affect your life and your
thinking more vitality and more constantly than any
single man or woman friend you possess9
The Times is newsy, good natured, tolerant fair
positive, unafraid. It is interested in you and your
welfare, and is ready to fight for YOU Make it your
friend
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-29
HOPE TO AVERT
TELEGRAPH STRIKE

SAN FRANCISCO, April 29.-
Negotiations to avert a strike of
commercial telegraph operators
were pending today, following
yesterdays organization meeting
~ the operators. kilograms from
Frank p. Walsh and former Presi-
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total OF 156 names were issued by
the war department today, upon
receipt Of reports from Gen.
Pershing. The casualties include
Is killed in action.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-29
(United Press Leased wire.)

COPENHAGEN, April 27. -
While no telegraps have been re-
ceived here from Petrograd for
several days, reports from Fin
Land say that there is serious riot
ing in the Russian capital.
There are also persistent ru-
mors that Grand Duke Alexis
Nikolavietch, son of the former
car, has been proclaimed emper-
or, with Grand Duke Michael
Alexandrovitch, his uncle, as pro-
visional head Of the government
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-29
TARS SAVE WOMEN
FROM THE FLAMES

OAKLAND, Cal, April 49,
Sailors from the Defenders club
and Oakland police carried Is
women from burning lodging
house at 18th and Broadway early
today. Policeman Leslie Cox was
overcome by smoke, after rescuing
two occupants of the building.
Some 40 persons were driven to
the street in their night clothes by
the fire, which destroyed the
building and did $4,000 damage
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dent Taft, both of the war labor
board, were read at the meeting.
saying the war labor board intend
ed taking up the telegraphers' Diff
ficulties. and expressed hope of be-
ing able to make a satisfactory adj
justment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-29
TURKEY WANTS TO
TALK PEACE ALSO
BY JOSEPH SHAPLEN

BY JOSEPH SHAPLEN
United Press Staff Correspondent
PETRoGRAD, April 23. = De-
spite the Caucasion declaration of
war, Turkey has again offered to
begin peace negotiations with the
Russian government, proposing
that they be conducted in Trebi-
zond.
This action can be explained as
resulting from q hint from Ger
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-29
DOUBLE NUMBER OF
SUBMARINES LOST

UNITED Press Lensed Wire.l
ROME, April 29.--Losses of
German submarines during the
past six weeks have been more
than double the rate in January
and February. according to ad-
vices from Zurich today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-29

of Portugal by direct vote. Paes
headed the revolution against the
Costa government last December
and was named president of the
prov isional government. He was
at one time minister to Germany.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-29
PORTUGAL ELECTS
A NEW PRESIDENT

Unfted Press Leased wir-.,
LISBON, April 29.-Sidnio
Paes has been elected president
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-29
Germans LearnHoW Yanks Fight

MANY Americans killed by artillery fire the
streets of the village Secheprey barring
of the advancing German who had to drive the
Americans from houses gardens, and cellars But then
the Americans continued to fight tenacousy that they
were nearly all kied.'-From account published in the
German press.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-29


off, the little eleven had her foot cut off the little five had his throat
cities att Onnuiln Meuse Sept
by