Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-10-04
FROM ALL PARTS
OF MISSISSIPPI
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.

J. G. Wilson announces that he has
secured the application of ex-Goy. A.
IL. Iongino for Y. M. c. A. war work.
NatchezA movement has been
started here to name a street in honor
of Herbert j. Remondet first from
Natchez to fail in action in France
He was killed on July 30th.
8 Biloxi-A weeks drive for clothiag
and other material for the Belgium re
lief, was begun in this city with Mrs.
a Byrd Enochs, chairman, assisted by
number of prominent women
M Hattiesburg.-Cou Food Admins
traitor John r. Tally had waiter at
81 local hotel discharged for giving more
sugar to customer than the law all
So lows and for taking a tip for the same.
ii Water Valley.-Ed Martin, a negro
brakeman on the l. G. railroad, suf-
fered the less of a foot when he was
accidentally thrown under freight
train. He was taken to the railway
hospital at Memphis.
Magnolia.--Dr J. Sterling Moore, or
this place, has received notice of his
acceptance in the medical department
of the army with the rank of captain.
and instructed to hold himself in read
mess to respond when notified to re-
1 port for service.
West Point.-Mrs. John e. Wagner
has been officially notified that her
son, Richard o. Wagner, was killed in
action Aug 20. Wagner visited his
mother just before going over. He
was volunteer and 10 years old This
Is West Points first son killed in az
ton.
Natchez- ez-Chauffeurs of pleasure cars
are nonessential in Natchez, and they
have been warned by the authorities
they must get other work Immediately
or suffer the consequences. This an
nouncement is in line with the work
or fight policy which has been inaug-
urated.
Grenada-Last week Clifton Bar
wick, Grenada boy, came home in his
airplane Clifton is stationed at Park
Field Advance notice was given OF
his coming and quite crowd had col
iected before his arrival He was ac-
companied home by Lieut. Browne.
also of Park Field. He remained in
Grenada about five hours. Before
taking his return flight Lieut.. Browne
gave the crowd many thrills by doiLg
many daring stunts in the air.
Greenwood "A $50 900 fire occurred
at the Big Bend cooperage company in
this city, and three sheds of the big
manufacturing plant were destroyed.
by flames. The plant is outside the.
city limits and the fire department.
could not render assistance. The blaze.
started in the middle shed and thei
flames quickly spread. Machinery, a
railroad car filled with slaves and i,
considerable quantity of hay were con-
sumed by the flames. 1t is believed
d the blaze originated from a freight
train engine.
Clarksdnle.-There is considerable
feeling being manifested here over the
large number of autoists who failed to.
observe the governments request for
q motorless Sunday. Throughout the,
day the request was well observed, but
late in the afternoon joy riders became
plentiful The sheriff's office has OBJ.
efforts will be made to prevent re-.
currence next Sunday. Reports are.
that the city commissioners will be
asked to pass an ordinance effective
at once, making it heavy penalty
for the operation of automobiles in ths
city on Sunday.
Jackson.--Heres a message direct
from Washington to the youngsters OF
: Mississippi brought by Prof. j. +. Cal
houn, state director of the Boys Work
ing Reserve:
$50 to school, you fellows sixteen
and seventeen years old. and study
hard. because next year or the year
after that you will be needed to fight
the kaiser. The possibility of your
going to war cheers you, no doubt, but
remember that the services you are
rendering your country by attending
school is equally as important as the
Job Of fighting.
"A good soldier must know how to
obey before he commands. SO you fell
lows profit by that. Obey your gov
ernment by attending school and your
government may let you command
when Won enter active seryic eff vOu
sver have to do so."