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The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1918-06-06
TO THE CITIZENS OF
CLAIBORNE COUNTY, MISS

The sheriff, by virtue of his Office,
is chairman and schief executive Of
ficer of the Local Board, SO as that
officer call and request every one
who may know of any slaekers from
the first registration or that may
come about from the registration that
will take place on June 9th, 1918, or
OF any deserters, or one that is evad-
ing military service, or Of any one
who may be guilty in any manner in
hindering the government in the pros
ecution of the war by WORD or ACT,
or of any one that may be guilty of
any disloyal act or utterance of ANY
KIND, or of any one that has, by
false representation on his own part
or on the part of another, procured
deferred classification to which he
is not entitled, to report any and all
such persons to me, with list of the
names of witnesses in the cases and
a statement of the facts connected
with the case, and ! will make full
investigation of any and all such cas-
es and take the necessary steps to
bring the matter to the proper au-
thorities of the United States.
! wish to see that every man who
may be guilty Of any of the above
things is brought before the proper
officer, and that he is prosecuted by
the laws Of the land; and can as
sure that / will do my duty in any
and all such cases. But remember
please, that | need your help in ali
such matters, and that want your
help.
|, This method is used SO that there
can be a head to this work, and that
there can be system established al
once.
Thanking you for your co-opera-
tion, am, Very truly,
JOS, DAVENPORT,
Sheriff Claiborne Co., Miss.
Port Gibson, June 1, 1918.
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LOCAL COLORED HIGH
SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT

On Tuesday evening Of last week,
at $3.50 o'clock the Port Gibson High
School for colored children, after one
Of the most successful sessions, held
its twenty-frst commencement at the
First Baptist church. Each pew was
filled with enthusiastic hearers to lis
ten to the program, which was
rendered principally by the following
graduates: Sadie N. Graves, Albert
E. Whitley, Clara E. Brannon, Perla
B. Allen, Vanilla M. Smothers, Bar
bara G. Ford.
Afer the program, the principal,
Prof. A. M. Addison, presented the
speaker Of the evening, Prof. W. H..
Holtzclaw, president of Utica Indus
trial Institute, who, after impressing
on the class that they are just COM
mencing life's work, spoke on the
war measures. Among the things
said was, "Those who remain at home
can do as much lighting as those who
go to the battle front, by conserving
food, raising more food stuff, helping
in the Red Cross work and lending
our money for War Savings Stamps
and Government Bonds"
The class then presented a token
of respect to the principal.
The diplomas were awarded, and
the benediction was invoked by Rev.
j. M. Quigless.
B. L. GREENE, Reporter.
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Big sum LEFT TO
The LOCAL CHAPTER.

The final report Of the Red Cross
drive, as made to headquarters, shows
a total contribution from Claiborne
county Of s6,219.54. Under the plan
of the drive rs per cent Of the total
was to be placed to the credit Of the
local chapter, to be used in the pur-
chase Of material to be made into sur
gical dressings, garments, or such
other things as might be designed by
the War Board Of the Red Cross.
In accordance with the above, the
chairman has made requisition on the
Red Cross for $1554.88 for the ac-
count Of the Claiborne County Chap
ter. This viii put the ladies Of the
work rooms in possession Of much
needed funds, and thereby enable
them to work and send on the band
ages, etc, that must be sent in con-
slant stream to hospitals and camps
at the front.
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ACROSS THE BAYOU.

Mr.. and Mrs. Williams Of Glass,
who have been visiting at Hermitage
for some time, departed for Vicks-
burg on Saturday evening, where Mr..
Williams goes for medical treatment.
Mrs. Glass is still in New Orleans,
where she was called on account Of
illness in Mrs. Rondeau's family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mott Headley and
Mrs. Paul Wharton motored to jack
son Friday last and returned in Mr..
Headley's new Hupmobile car.
The gracious rain was most accept
table for the growing crops. Corn
looks fine and the cotton much i'm
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lO6 YOUNG men
Registered
% WHITES, 50 BLACKS, / ALIEN
Number Surprisingly Large. Goes
Over Guess of 10 Per Cent Of the
former Registration.

The number of men becoming Of
age since last June and registering
yesterday for military service, was
considerable larger than was expected.
It was the opinion of the Local Board
that, being tenth of the number Of
years embraced in the former reg
istration, the total would be about
80. But, instead, the total reached
106, 29 whites, 50 blacks and / alien,
though not an alien enemy.
It is the belief Of those who are ia
miliar with the situation tha a full
registration was had, and there is not
a Stacker in the county in this class.
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cHAMBERLAIN-HuNT AeADEMY.

The annual meeting Of the trustees
of Chamberlain-Hunt Academy was
held ON Tuesday, June 4th, in the
Academy office. The out-of-town
members were, Rev. r. E. Hough and
Rev. R. A. Boiling, jackson; Mr.. L. A.
Cato, Union Church; Mr.. Lee Rob
inson, Centerville. The local mem
bers were DIR. w. D. Redus, Mr.. w. c.
Guthrie and Mr.. H. r. Guthrie.
The report of DIR. G. T. Thomson,
president, was approved. The work
Of the year has been satisfactory in
many respects. A good faculty for
next year has been secured. The
prospect for a large attendance is
fiattering.
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SUBMARINES ON
ATLANTIC COAST
NUNBERMERCHANTVESSELS SUNK
Probably as Many as Five Of the Ger
man Undersea Craft Operating in
American Waters.

The country was shocked Monday
by the news that several small mer-
chant vessels had been sunk off the
Atlantic coast by enemy submarines.
Thirteen are known to have fallen
victims and others are reported.
The government has given out that
ZOO destroyers and other war vessels
are seeking the enemy, and there is
reason to believe that at least one of
the raiders has been captured.
Two of the vessels sunk were re-
ported in today's dispatches. They
were destroyed near the coast. II IS
stated that all of the lost vessels were
sunk By shell fire..
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The COUNTY MUST
MAKE GOOD"
ssls.OOO PLEDGED ON JUNE rs
your Pledge Card Required to Be Re-
I'm turned on That Date Whether You
Buy Stamps or Not.

captain We'll Of the War Savings
Stamp Campaign is giving a large
noyt If his time to the work. He will
arcanize societies all over the coun-
Il and every child over 10 years Of
ace % Is expected to pledge at least $40.
Every man and woman is expected to
have a full share in the work.
Mr. We'll declares that a hundred
neople in Port Gibson must pledge
K take $1,000 each; the others ac-
eording to their means.
Everybody in the county will be
fnrnished with one of the following
nIeSoe cards, which must be filled
out and returned on June 2Sth:
Il hereby apply for membership IN
+be ....................Wa War Savings So
ciefv of...............and of pledge my
sef DITTO systematic saving; ~ to
refrain from unnecessary expendi-
hlres and the purchase of nonessen-
hals. in order that labor and materi-
Al now employed in the production of
articles not necessary to my health
and efficiency may be released for the
PRODUCTION Of those articles and sup
piies which the United States needs
for the support of its Army and Navy;
lS) to lend my earnest efforts to en-
couragethrift and economy in my
community and to secure other mem
bers for this society; and (4) to invest
IN United States War Savings Stamps
and Thrift Stamps, and to encourage
others to do So"
Slgneu-....-
This work is going on all over the
country. No one is asked to give
simply asked to help him or herself
by saving and lending to the govern
ment.
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L. B. ALLEN, President.
TUESDAY MORNING.

Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment Present, same as yesterday.
The following orders and entries
were had:
y. 9. McInnis, lumber. er................ .S473. 80
Oval q Roster, diplomas. ......... 23.91
VIM. Holder, hauling. ng.................. 1869
j. NJ. Flowers, cutting tree........ 100
Ordered that all gates be removed
at once from Link No. II in Dist, No.
a, road from Esther through. Coleman
place back to Port Gibson and Her
manville road.
A petition having been presented
by majority of the qualified electors
OF Bethel Consolidated School Dis
ttrlct praying for the issuance Of the
bonds of said district in the sum Of
$1,000, bearing interest at per cent
from the date thereof, for the pur-
pose of repairing the school building
and maitenance of the school, and to
supplement the amount now provided
by law; it is ordered that an election
is hereby called to be held at the
school building of said district on
June 2Sth, 1918, to decide whether
said bonds shall be issued.
It is further ordered that the coun-
ty election commissioners shall hold
said election, and have prepared and
printed the ballots to be used, which
bollots shall contain the words "For
Issuance of Bonds according to pub
lished notice" and the words Against
Issuance of Bonds according to pub
lished notice." That said election
shall be held in the same manner pro-
yided by law for holding general cleo
tions in counties.
1t is further ordered that a notice
of the proposal to issue said bonds be
published for three weeks in the Rev
ellie, and that notice of said election
shall be likewise published in the Port
Gibson Reveille for three weeks pre-
ceding said election. The said notice
of the proposal to issue said bonds
shall be as follows:
NOTICE OF BOND ISSUE.
The Board of Supervisors Of Clai-
borne County, State of Mississippi,
hereby give notice that at the July
meeting, 1918, it is the purpose Of
said Board to issue the bonds of the
Bethel Consolidated School District
in the sum Of $1,000. Said bonds shall
bear interest at per cent per annum
from date, and shall mature in one
year from date thereof. Said elec-
tion notice shall be as follows:
ELECTION NOTICE.
An election will be held at the
school building of the Bethel Consol-
idated School District on Friday,
June 28th, 1918, for the purpose Of
determining whether or not there shall
be issued bond of Bethel Consoli-
dated School District in the sum Of
$1,000, bearing interest at per cent
from date and maturing in one year
from date thereofN Said election will
be held in the manner provided by
law for holding general elections in
counties.
Continued next week.
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proved.
The farmers are getting busy with
their wheat, clover and oats, and the
buzz of the thrifty harvesting ma
chimes sounds like prosperity.
MIR. and Mrs. Glenn Vaughn and
three children have been the guests
of Mrs. S. Headley at Woodlawn.
The Misses Gill from the delta were
guests of Miss Edna Headley last
week.
Much interest is being manifested
in our County Fair of one day this
fall, which is under the auspices Of
the Kings Daughters. This alone
should make it success. We hope
everybody win lend hand and heart
to make it success, and once more
bring our county to the front for good
exhibits of live stock, grains, hay and
all agricultural products.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1918-06-06
JUNE DRAFT CALLS
FOR 100000 MORE men

Washington, May S1.-Ofieial an
was made today that
$50, 900 men will be called to the col
ors during June. They will be or
dered to report June "a, but it has not
yet been determined to what camps
they can be assigned, 50 the list Of ap-
portionments is for the present being
withheld.
The quota is based on estimates Of
the space available for the men in
camps and cantonments. If the rate
Of shipments Of troops across again
is raised still more men may be
called. IN any event the probabil-
tiles are that enough men will be
called for special service to round
the number out to 100000.
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TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE
sun TO OCCUR SATURDAY

About $3.50 Saturday afternoon a
total eclipse Of the sun will begin to
be observed here. This wonderful
sight doesn't occur more than about
twice in lifetime, and everybody
should be prepared with smoked glass
es TO observe it. Observations for
scientific purposes will be taken by
the local weather man.
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Supervisors in
REGULAR SESSION
County to Issue $4,000 Worth Bonds.
Bond Election for Bethel ConsoIi-
dated School.

A regular meeting of the Board Of
Supervisors Of Claiborne county was
held Monday, June 8, 1918, the follow
ing members being present: L. B.
Allen, president; A. G. Calender, j.
NJ Nelson, G.. L, viii, /. w. Fife,
members; Jos. Davenport, sheriff; B.
f, Morehead, clerk.
The following orders and entries
were had, to-wit:
Ordered that Mrs, Shelby's salary
as county demonstrating agent be
liked at $50 per month until further
notice, and chat the Girls Canning
Club be given $50 for ditribution as
prizes this fall
The report Of Mrs, Shelby, County
Demonstrating Agent, was received
and approved.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1918-06-06

You can have Spring and Sum-
mer Suit that is made for you alone,
just as you want it, if you will select
the cloth and let us send your meas
ure to Ed. V. Price & Co. We guar
antee that you will receive quality
and workmanship that no other tai
lors can duplicate at the price.
David Books Department Store.
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Has a Good Opinion Of Chamber
lainss Tablets.

"ChamberIain's Tablets are a Won
der. l never sold anything that beat
them" writes f. B. Tressey, Rich
mond, KY When troubled with IN
digestion or constipation give them
q trial. lAdy.
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Just received big lot Of China
Mattings, Gras Rugs, Mating Rugs
Velvet and Administer Rugs IN sizes
from the very smallest to full room
size. We are also showing a line Of
Linoleum and Congoleum Rugs.
David Books Department Store,
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~ ssEonusman or bonding company that
r.e several road contractors are not
nOfklngthe roads according to con-
Pe PPses and specifications, and this
nos;nu sysaa wishes to put them on official
!, ordered that the two miles of road
H.plst. plst. No. A, from 6 Mile Hill to
t-aaaslines place, be discontinued all
- sse.Sner, and Link No. IL, from Esth-
po,t tehGrough Coleman place to main
MI MI; Hihson and Hermanville road, 5
= s,'lssl ~ pc changed from second class
70 class lib grade.
ses syrrdaered that Joe Bakers bid of
pSa.yg pse Tor rebuilding the east ap-
faoacn to Willis creek bridge, be-
accepted @ne ~ OiDs0i'' -
T1s; fs,snL :. =. Moore, poor house. $72. 90
l1, ny lei. Co., sheriff's BILL. $50
fo ordered that the bid Of r. A. Bryan
Sa ~ Teoullding the four east bents on
rsrl. se humphreys or King Iron bridge,
~ seia.elng the railing, and also repair
~ 40 ene ne bridge proper for the sum of
ms+-.oo, ne furnishing all necessary
i issllai, etc, the old material that
h,; suitable to be used in repairing
hs,r-ke proper, be and the same is
tsseoy accepted.
+ Trim, iron for ferry.....S 1.5C
= Nusseii, salary and post. 117.5C
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Ordered that the salary Of the
Jeanes Howe Econimics Agent, col
ored, be fixed at $25 per month for
nine months, it being understood that
the Jeans fund is to pay her entire
salary for two months. Same to take
effect Sept. 1st.
Ordered that the Board do now ad-
Journ until tomorrow morning at 9
o'clock.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-05
.. Facts and Fancies g.
BY LOUIS LEE ARMS

TNHE baseball political situation created by the
audacious avowal of the major leagues to play
in Harrison N. j.. which is part of the territory
granted to the Newark team of the new International
League under the National agreement has been tenn
porary quieed by the cancellation of the first sched
uled between Brooklyn and the Philadelphia Ma
tionals.
Two points, however, still remain in the public eve
relevant to this proposition trip through Harrison
yesterday proved that corps of workmen are still
busiy engaged in putting the park in playing shape
evidently for purpose and that part of the base
ball public which is interested in the politics of the
game would like to know the full import of organized
basebaps original intention to create unforgivable
preach with Glass AA minor league especially
league that did much the International League did
during the period of the war with the Federals
1t is unbelievable that Presidents Tener and john
son and their satellites did not know precisely the
gravity of the situation which they created and the log
cal deduction is that organized baseball is getting ready
to pull away from the minor leagues or at least one
of them.
The thing that stopped them in this particular in
stance the instant protest of perceptve baseball
writers. With Sunday baseball in New York matter
Tor future disposition, it was an -tmed move for
organized baseball to try to present New JERSEY im
'aton IN lieu OF the genuine article Possibly the fact
tnat Broadway is all dressed up, with no place to 60
on an average Sunday combined with the fact that
zoooo soldiers are at liberty each Sabbath day in the
Dig town. prompted the effort to swell the lean Golfers
VI d ie" major league clubs. No will forget how
ever That organized baseball deliberately tried to throw
a leading minor league down. The action was a
eelaon 10 those who have been assured from time to
e " Tie lnouoeable integrity Of the responsible
ior tne general conduct of our national game
New-York tribune., 1918-05-05

whose third win came with Highball in
1907. "Billy" Andrews put Dewitt over
in 1908 and in 1909, when the value
had been raised to $4,000, the event
was won by Lon Mcdonald with the
roam Margin. Hailworthy beat Dudie
Archdale in this stake in 1910, equal
ling the record of 2:O6A.
Tommy Murphy did not arrive until
1911 when he piloted the famous
while Sue D. and E. M. D. divided sec
and and third money.
Cox Won the Last
Honor of winning the last renewal
before Readville shut up shop went to
Walter Cox, who managed to keep
Esther w. ahead Of Dorsch Medium,
trotting in 2:06M.
Then came the lean years wherein
Readville did not figure much. The
American Derby had been raced there
on couple of casions--it was worth
$4,000 the first time-but the style
did not make the expected hit. Several
attempts were made to bring Readville
back, but they failed to arrive until
that Of this season, which seems to
have taken, judging from the elaborate
programme which calls for a horse
oHOW anu 1dlI Olc WCch anu Cuc RIdUU
circuit races the next week. There is
no better racing centre than Boston,
whose men pay big money for trotters
and go long distances to see them, so
the meeting this summer should be one
of the best in the grand circuit.
This year the Massachusetts is for
2:10 trotters, and worth $5,OOO and
while the entry contains a number of
horses that are in the stakes at To-
ledo and other big-lne stops, there is
distinctly local flavor to it.
Entry List Large
Several horses which are owned in
New England and New York, and which
are not in the Western stakes. are on
the list, which is as follows:
Allen Watts, Ante Guy, Bertha Nc
Guire, Bingola, Bonnie Del, Blanche
Carter, Chilcoot, Colorado Range.
Earlwood L., Jess Y, Lotto Watts
Fighting Chance, Opera Express, Mig.
nolia, Larkspur, Legal W., Northspur,
New-York tribune., 1918-05-05
Weir and Robinson Leave
College to Enter Military
Service

NEW HAVEN, Conn, May 4.-Yale
will be compelled to present greatly
weakened crew in the varsity race
against Pennsylvania which opens the
Eli rowing season next Saturday Wier
and Robinson, two of the strongest
oarsmen in the waist of the shell, have
left college to enter military service
after the makeup of the boat was prac-
tically settled. Adams and Patterson
have been taken from the second she'll
to replace them when. for the first time
since the squad reported in January,
the eight was travelling on an even
keel and with adequate spacing.
only two more days of practice re-
main before the races against the
Quakers will be held, as three days a
week are devoted by the oarsmen to
military drill. They will work Tues
day on the harbor for the last time
and will leave here Thursday for Phil
adelphia, going over the Schuylkill
course in practice Friday afternoon.
Yates first varsity and freshman
eights will row the Pennsylvanians and
chances favor the Quakers in the
varsity and Yale in the class event.
Crew Showed Promise
Professor Mather Abbott, Yale's row.
ing coach, had developed a crew which
promised to rank in smoothness and
power with the Eli eghts, which were
developed by high-priced professional
coaches, but the she'll was practically
wrecked by the recent defections. In
the short time left he has no chance
whatever to remodel the crew.
As finally selected for it's racing
campaign the Yale crew will contain
three veterans, Captain Rufus Hyatt at
stroke, Vail at No. !? and Mead at No.
3. OF this number, Vail is easily the
best oar in the boat. He rowed in the
sam position last season.
The crew is lighter than usual, Nc
Heiry a, bow weighing only 100 pounds.
Iss average weight is 172 pounds. The
New-York tribune., 1918-05-05
AMERICAN LEAGUE CLUB BATTING
Two Gotham Fair NQtQtOrs
in Frisco Free-Style Race
Of the Metropolitan Club in 2 minutes
80 seconds, or 5 1-5 seconds under the
former worlds record.

former worlds record.
1t deserves mention, in fairness to
the swimmers of the Duluth Boat
Club, that the wired reports of the
Minnesota State championships were
incorrect. The leading team scores
we're were given as Minneapolis A. c.. "a:
Shattuck Il. S., 20; Duluth B. c. ID
but these figures failed to jnclude
the fancy diving event, in which tha
boat club boys made clean sween
OF the awards, SO the latter's total vas
Is zt points, and they took second, in
The victory of Miss Charlotte Rov,s
of this city, in the women's 5o,vsrJ 5os,.I
national title swim, and her defeat IN
the race OF Miss Dorothy Burns. the
worlds outdoor recordist at the dis
lance, serve to confirm the belief III ~
inns remarkable twenty year-old g;rI
is one OF the greatest ali 'round fa;r
natators ever developed in this con-.
try Although less than one, wear IN
competition Miss Boyle has now forced
20 tnelr pest PAGES, or beaten. the
foremost mermaids in America at ali
~ atS sauces th from 5o to 500 yards. and
sL. 'nI ia.e az winch she is improving
she should soon brook no rivals.
The failure of Duke Kahanamok,
@ OF Honolulu, to attend the nat;onai
Ioo-yard title swim, for which he was was
entered, proved keen disappointment n,
TO aquatic fans. But if negotiations
now under way materialize, as seems
mo, ,nHIe than likely, the flying Hawaiian
WIN tour the United. States this sun.
water sports, New York inclndad MI, ~
nave chance to see him in action
Miss Constance Meyer of the Mu,t.
iiomah A. A. A., of Portland. Ore
tne national springboard diving cham
prom will deferd her title when =
aeaih aga comes comes up for decision shortly in