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Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-15
Influenza
 Precautions

Don't get excited when you catch cold and have symptoms of influenza.
 Take things as easy as you can. Send for your doctor and take something for your bowels.
 While waiting for the doctor, rub Mustarine on throat and chest. This is good advice. as any druggist will tell you, and besides stopping the aches and pains that may be present will subdue the internal inflammation
 Doctors prescribe Mustarine for ton siitis, sore throat, pleurisy, bronchitis and chest colds. Just rub it on. It will not blister and 1t is far better than a mustard plaster and is always ready 10 use.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-15
BUGBEE CORNER, PUTNAM, CONN.

hard for each-and -eXeE%-one back here as he possibly could, without telling his commanding officer '1 am fightns for Reginald Fairweather" or 'I an fighting for John McGuiness." 2
Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-15

Waterbury.-Isaac B. Clark has fe- signed as director of Liberty choruaes in Waterbury Akin- GHlfette has been appointeds to sueGsedA hiif4 E
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''''T LIMIT EXTEND
ED TO NOV. 80

Time limit extension for mailing of
Christmas packages to soldiers "over
there" and regulations providing for
a Merry Christmas for soldiers whose
labels have been lost or delayed, are
announced by the American Red
Cross, Gulf Division.
The time limit had been set as Nov.
20, but the regulations issued recent
ly allow until Nov. 80.
The announcement is made in the
following telegram from National
Headquarters of the Red Cross to the
Gulf Division officers here:
War and Postoffice Departments
will issue order Nov. Is authorizing
extension of mailing date for Christ
mas parcels through Nov. 80. War
Department has authorized American
Red Cross to have printed sufficient
additional Christmas labels exactly
similar to those received from abroad
to be furnishd on request by chapters
to individuals who have not received
label from abroad or have lost or de-
stroyed it. Applicants should make
statement substantially as follows:
The Undersigned hereby makes appli-
cation to forward to------ Organi-
zation- -Expeditionary forces
a Christmas package. The Under
signed hereby declares that he or she
is the nearest relative in the United
States of the proposed recipient; that
be or she has not received a label
from abroad and that should such
label be received it would not be used
that to the best of his or her knowl-
edge and belief only one Christmas
package will be sent the proposed re-
cipient.' This arrangement is effec-
tive beginning November 81"
The extra labels will be printed by
the Gulf Division and sent to chapters
of the Red Cross in Louisiana, Missis-
sippi and Alabama so there will be no
disappointment for any American sol
dier "over there"
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BIG CUT IN LOSS TO NATION
ON r. r. OPERATION MADE

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.-Pros-
pective loss to the government
through operation of the railroads
and guaranteeing fixed returns to the
companies has been reduced to a.
bout S200,000,0O0 for the nine
months period ending Oct. /, from
approximately $500,000, tn e
threatened loss several months ago.
This was indicated today by the inter-
state commerce commissions report
that the net sum which the govern
ment will receive from operations of
the leading railroads for the nine
months is $518,656,000.
The share of the estimated $780,
100000 guaranteed return for the
year, due to the railroads from the
government for this period is call
culated at little more than $780,
100000, or nearly $500, 100000 more
than the railroads earn for the gov
ernment, This does not take into
consideration big sums loaned TO rail
roads by the railroad administration
for financing Improvement, equip
ment purchases and similar purposes.
Railroad administration officials
predict that by the end of the year,
the governments loss will be reduced
to less than 500, 100000, and this
will be recouped later as the increas-
cd earnings from higher rates con-
tinue to pour In
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1918-11-22
FLU" MORE DEADLY
THAN HUN BULLETS

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE re-
cent epidemis of influenza in the
United States caused more death than
occurred among the American Ex-
peditionary Forces from all causes
from the time the first unit landed In
France until hostilities ceased.
This announcement today by the
census bureau was based on unofficial
estimates of the total casualties
among the overseas forces and re-
ports from 46 cities having a COM
bined population of 23,000,0 900, which
showed 82,306 deaths from influenza
and pneumonia from Sept. to Nov.
g.
Normally these cities would have
had 1000 deaths from these causes
during this period, it was said leav-
ing approximately $4,000 as the num-
Der properly chargeable to the cpl
demic,
"The total casualties in the Ameri-
can Expeditionary Forces" said the
announcement, have recently been
unofficially estimated at 100000. On
the basis of the number thus far re-
ported, it may be assumed that the
deaths from all causes, including dis
ease and accidents, are probably less
than 45 per cent and may not be more
than 40 per cent of the total casual
ties. On this assumption the loss
of life in the American Expedition
airy Forces to date is about 10000
or 45,Q00."
The total deaths due to the infiuen-
"a epidemic in this country is not
known, the announcement said, as
only the 46 cities for which figures
were given report vital statistics to
the census bureau. The greatest
mortality due to the epidemic, in
proportion to population, was IA per
thousand in Philadelphia, and the
next greatest, CT per thousand, was
reported from Baltimore.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1918-11-22
GIVES PRESS CREDIT
FOR ENDING WARFARE

TRIEST, Nov. 19.-"The power
of the press, not the power of the
armies, ended the war" said DR..
Eugene A. Crockett, of Boston, Mass,
now major in the American Red
Cross, today. He added that he had
interrogated hundreds of prisoners
of every nationality who had return
ed from Austria and that all had
agreed that Austria's death blow was
dealth through the medium Of the
press by President Wilson, when he
announced that he recognized the
Czecho-Slovaks as an independent
belligerent state and power.
The press succeeded in sending the
news of President Wilson's message
through the dual monarchy where it
circulated among the people and sol
diers. When the message reached
Prague the Bohemians Immediately
ordered the Austrians to leave and
set up their own government within
"a hours. The Austrians realized
that II was useless to resist.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1918-11-22
NAME COMPERS
PEACE DELEGATE

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Nov. 49,
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, was
recommended as the representative
of American labor at the great peace
conference in message sent to
Washington this morning by the exec
utive council Of the federation, which
is in session here.
The members of the council hold
that the president should appoint a
man on the peace commission who
will directly represent the labor
classes, who has their confidence and
the ability to know and secure their
needs. They declare that only by
sending such person can labor be
directly represented in the peace con-
ference. The matter was discussed
at the session of the council in the
st. Anthony Hotel this morning be-
fore the above action was taken.
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MAY NOT
GO OVER 100000
Daily Lists of Casual
ties VIII Continue to
Be Issued Just as
Rapidly as Newspa-
pers Can Fl a n d | e
Them, Says Baker.

Officials here estimate that the
total casualties of the American Ex-
peditionary Forces in the war will
rot exceed 100000, including the
men killed in action, wounded, died
of wounds, disease and accidents, and
the missing who never will be ac-
counted for. Some of those who are
missing probably will be accounted
for when the prisoners are returned
from Germany.
Z 1t is said that it probably will be
several weeks before the record of
casualties can be completed. It is
regarded as almost certain that
many of the casualties in the recent
heavy fighting by the First and Sec
end American armies have not yet
been reported. Lists also must be
compiled Of unreported American
casualties in British and French hos
pitals, especially from among the
United States forces brigaded with
allied units. Deaths from wounds
also probably will be reported for
some time, while lists of slightly
wounded being sent by couriers may
be delayed.
Inc daily lists for several days
have consisted of approximately l.
100 names daily. SECRETARY Baker
has indicated that considerable
number of reported casualties remain
to be given out, but that these will
be released as rapidly as newspapers
can handle them.
An unofficial tabulation of published
casualty lists. includinp thosa of Nov
IL, shows grand total of 1880
men. Careful estimates made, based
on the knowledge of the battle con-
ditions faced by the First and Second
armies in the days Immediately pre-
ceding cessation of hostilities and on
the average lists heretofore, lead
officers to believe that all unpublish-
ed and unreported casualties will not
exceed thirty thousand.
estimates based on revised rec
ords fix the total marine casualties in
France at less than 5000,
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1918-11-22
OVERSEAS '1rN
HOME In WEEK
Yanks in Eng
land First to Be Sent
Back. All On Way In
Ten Days. First Ship
10 a d of Americans
Comes Home in Week

LONDON, Nov. 1S.-The frst A
merican troops to depart homeward
as a result of the signing of the ar
mistice will be $4,000 men stationed
in England. The American army ex-
poets TO start the first shipload of
these soldiers homeward within a
week and to have all the men on their
way back to the United States 10 days
later.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.-Chair-
man Hurley of the shipping board,
who sailed for Europe last Saturday
to prepare for the returning of Amer
lean troops to this country and for
moving needed food supplies to the
war famished nations overseas, also
plans to seek an international agree
ment between governments, shipping
interests and labor organizations of
the principal maritime powers for
Standardization of seamen's wages
and working conditions.
1t was said today that Mr.. Hurley
expects to propose that the American
laws and the agreements between the
government and the seamen's unions
on these subjects be accepted as the
standard, and it is understood that
the American Federation of Labor
and the British Seamen's Union are
prepared to support the proposal.
Such an agreement as that con-
en- lated by Nlr. Hurley, it was said,
wou.d eliminate the chief difficulty
that has confronted American ship
ping interests in past years, the at
tempts to operate ships in competi-'
ton with other nations. The stand
ards for American seamen are said to
be the highest in the world and now
that this country is putting a great
fleet of ships on the seas officials be-
lieve that unless some international
agreement is reached a great proper
ton of trained seamen will be at
tracted to the American merchant
marine.
1t was learned today that the ship
ping board, as far as consistent with
the necessities of government needs,
is diverting ships to normal trade
routes and that within a few months
officials hope to have American ships
carrying needed commodities of peace
to South and Central America, Asia
and Africa, as well as to Europe.
Some ships requisitioned by the
shipping board during the war are
being turned back to private owners
and the board plans to return such
vessels as rapidly as possible. In all
some 2,500,000 tons Of shipping was
requisitioned.
In turning the vessels back the
board, it was said, will not relinquish
any of its rights to any vessel. The
private companies will carry on the
detail work of maintaining, manning
and operating the ships, taking their
cargoes at the direction of the ship
ping board and paying wages fixed
by the board. Some members of the
board believe that at least two years
must elapse before control of any
of the requisitioned ships can be
given up.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1918-11-22
KING GEORGE SENDS
MESSAGE TO YANKS

LONDON, Nov. 19.-At the cloce
Of the entertainment given for Amer
lean soldiers and sailors and women
workers at the Palace theater last
night, Vice-Admiral Sims, command
er of the American navel forces in
British waters, read message he had
received from the king in answer to
a letter sent to the British sovereign
by himself and Maj.-Gen. Biddle, on
behalf of the American sailors and
soldiers present.
The kings answer read:
1T is with feelings of gratitude
and sincere pleasure that l recsl ed
the letter you addressed to me in tho
name of the American sailors end
soldiers, who are assembled Ills
evening under the auspices of the
British committee for entertaining
American forces. In the unity Of
our cause and our memories. foster.
cd by comradeship-in-arms, / see the
realization of my finest hopes, that
the American and English peonles
united by ties of closest friendship.
will ever advance together along the
path of progress and civilization.
(Signed) GEORGE X. T."
Cheers We're given for King George
and the national anthem was sung
with enthusiasm.
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PARIS, Nov. 17.-Out of the con-
fusion and daze of the crowding mill
tary events on the western battle line
since late in September, when battle
followed battle until from Flanders
to Verdun there was eeaseless action.
it is now permissible to outline to
certain extent the part played by the
American armies in the final decisive
battle of the war, which ended with
the armistice of last Monday.
Military reasons heretofore have
prevented accentuating the accom-
plishments of the Americans except
in most general manner. The dis
patches from the field have been
necessarily fragrnentary and possibly
were overshadowed by the accounts
of the more dramatic operations over
the historic battle fronts of the west.
But it now may be stated that 81
American divisions, totaling more
than 100000 American combat
troops, participated in the action be-
ginning Sept. &c, known variously az
the battle of the Argonne and the
battle of the Meuse, but which his
tory may call Sedan-the battle that
brought Germany to her knees, and
the worlds bloodiest and costliest
war.
ST. Mihiel First Victory.
In order to understand the military
situation which made the Argonne
operations the crux of the war, it is
necessary to go back to the reduction
of the st. Mihiel salient in the mid
die of September. This brilliant A
merican accomplishment is still fresh
IN history. 1t cut OF at one stroke
a menacing enemy projection toward
Verdun and weakened the enemy's
defensive by threatening Metz, one OF
Germany's two greatest advance rail-
way centers for distributing troops
and supplies along the Montmedy-
Sedan line.
Metz also was the pivot on which
the enemy swung through Belgium
into France and thereto obviously it
was the pivot on which his retirement
must hinge. The Argonne, the next
step below here, threatened the great
railway arteries running westward
from Metz.
With the conclusion of the St.
Mihiel action, the steady inflow Of
American forces caused a displace-
ment OF power as between the allied
and German armies. Thus it no long
er was necessary to pursue a policy
or reducing a salient or nibbling at it.
American troops had shown what they
could do.
A broader policy of general attack
along the entire line was then adopt
ed and the high command called upon
Gen. Pershing to take the Argonne
sector, admittedly one of the most
difficult of the whole front. The
broken terrain, the topography and
the lack of roads made a problem diff
cult to describe. Germany had In
four years fortified it to the last
degree of military skill, with superb
roads, both rail and motor, connect
ing up to the rear positions and
bases.
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WILSON WILL ATTEND
PEACE CONFERENCE
Statement of How Long
President VIII Remain
Has Not as Yet Been
Made, But He Will
Stay Until Broadcast
Phases of Peace Par
leys Come.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.-Presi-
dent Wilson will attend the opening
session of the peace conference.
This was announced tonight official
ly. He will go Immediately after the
convening of the regular session of
Congress on Dec. 2.
This official statement was issued
at the White House.
How long the president will remain
abroad he himself probably cannot
now say. The time for the conven-
ing of the peace conference has not
yet been announced, but the general
belief here is that it cannot be as
sembled before late in December at
the earliest. If such proves the case
the president will be absent from the
country for at least month and
probably longer.
What plans the president may
have for his trip other than to at
tend the opening of the peace con-
ference and to participate in the
discussions among the representatives
of the associated nations, which will
precede it, have not been revealed.
He undoubtedly will be accompanied
by Mrs. Wilson and it is expected
here that besides visiting Paris, where
the peace congress probably will be
held, he will go to London and pos
sibly to Brussels and Rome.
Mr.. Wilson is expected to receive
abroad a reception such as has been
accorded but few men in public life.
He will be welcomed not only as the
president of the United States and
the commander-in-chief of its army
and navy but also as the champion Of
world democracy.
In visiting Europe the president
will establish two precedents. He
will be the first chief executive of the
United States to participate in a
peace conference for the settling Of
issues growing out of war in which
this country participated and like
wise he will be the first president to
leave North America during his term
of office.
In reaching his decision to attend
the peace conference President Will
son is understood to have been large
ly Influenced by representatives. from
Premiers Lloyd George of England
Clemenceau of France and other
statesmen of the entente countries.
The principles and terms of settle
ments enunciated by the president
have been accepted by both the as
sociated nations and the central pow
ers as the basis upon which peace is
to be re-established, and it is under
stood that it is for the working out
of the application of these principles
that his presence is so earnestly de-
sired by the allied statesmen.
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WILL SEND CAMP
PIKE SOLDIERS HOME

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Nov. 21.-
j. G. Hollenbeck, Inspector of trans
portation of the Missouri Pacific
Railroad, arrived in Little Rock to-
day to complete arrangements for the
transfer of 1900 soldiers at Camp
Pike to points of induction. About
6,o00 students in the officers train
ing schools and 5000 men in the de-
velopment battalions will be moved
at the rate Of 500 per day. The men
have been given a two-cent rate to
their homes. The movement of the
troops will begin Saturday. At pres
ent there are about $4,000 men at
Camp Pike.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1918-11-22
HUNS TO LIBERATE WAR
PRISONERS IN GIANT MASS

LONDON, Nov. I9,-According to
a telegram from The Hague, advices
received there say it is the intention
of the German government to liberate
prisoners of war en- masse after haV-
ing provided them with three days
provisions.
In the present condition of trans
portation such provisioning would be
woefully inadequate and would un-
doubtedly result in heavy mortality
among the released prisoners, whose
vitality has been lowered by the pri-
vations undergone in captivity.
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HOW OUR SOLDIERS
WILL DEMOBILIZE
Clear All Camps
First. Casuals A n d
Wounded S e mt Back
Immediately From O.
verseas-Gradual De-
mobilization of Fight
ing Men VIII Follow.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.--Ar-
rangements for bringing home the
troops in France are being worked
out rapidly from a shipping point of
view, the shipping board announced
today in issuing a call for 5000 vol
unteers to man the ships that will
be used for that purpose.
Chairman Hurley, before his de-
parture today for Europe, left def
mite orders to rush, all arrangements
for this work.
Men between 18 and 35 will be
accepted under the call issued today
without regard for their draft rating
or previous experience, and will be
put aboard training ships at Boston,
San Francisco, Seattle, New Orleans
and Cleveland for six weeks special
training.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-Orders
have been issued, Gen. March an
nounced today, for the gradual de-
mobilization of all troops now in this
country.
Demobilization will be in the fol-
lowing order: First, development
battalions, II in number and COM
prising 98,199 men; second, con-
scientious objectors not under arrest;
third, spruce production division !;
fourth, central training schools for
officers, with some notifications; !;
fifth, United States guards, now num-
bering $4,000 men; sixth, railway
units; seventh, depot brigades; eighth,
replacement units; ninth, combat di-
visions.
There are now in the United States
100000 men under arms, Gen.
March said. Orders which win result
in the immediate rehabilitation of
100000 men are already issued and
these men will be at their homes in
the next two weeks.
When the reduction plan is under
full operation, the chief of staff ex-
planned, 5000 men each day will be
released from the army.
Regarding the return of the troops
in France, Gen. March said the order
in which the divisions will be with
drawn is being left to Gen. Pershing.
1t is the intention of the War Depart
ment, however, as far as is practic-
able, to return each division to the
locality from which the majority of
its men came and to parade the di-
vision in adjacent cities, so that
TIE people may have = thcNce to give
fitting welcome.
Orders have been cabled to Gen.
Pershing to begin the return at once
of all casuals, sick and wounded who
can be moved and convalescents. A
.eady stream of these men should
agin Immediately to cross the At
ntic.
Ill Clear Camps.
Camps at home will be cleared out
prepare for the return of the ex-
dictionary forces, and the general
ldicated that the process would be
Expedited. A unit of regular troops
viii be left at each camp to guard
md police it in preparation for the
arrival of the overseas units.
The question of final disposition of
the great cantonments is being
studied, Gen. March said, and no de-
cision has been reached. New con-
astruction already largely has been
topped.
Atlantic ports from Boston to
Charleston, S. c., Gen. March said,
are being organized to handle re-
snrning troops, and it is possible that
ports south of Charleston will be
used.
Because of its'unusual composition
IHout;n,ad -, +b;xl ,esoc.oN
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IRON CROSSES NOW SELL
FOR A CENT APIECE

PARIS, Nov. 19.-The iron crosses
which the former German emperor so
layishly bestowed during the war,
now are being sold in Germany for
five pfennings, or about one Ameri-
can cent, apiece, telegram from
Amsterdam says.
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FOR SALE

All real estate belonging to the s.
tate of Mr.. j. M. Walker. deceased
and consisting of Theater Building
Lumber Yard and residences in the
City Of Water Valley, apply to MRS
IA. A. WALKER, ADMINISTRATIVE. 81
II. II. CREEKMORE, Attorney.