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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-07-12

The Americans went into this
war in pursuit Of the dollar, fol-
lowing up the gold they had loan
ed to England"
The ESSEN XEITUNG.
The krupp official organ.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-07-12

loct-Two Third Liberty Loan Bonds-one
LVSsS 500 and the other so. Return to Beacon
Office and receive liberal reward.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-07-12

Some one to cut so acres of fine
Johnson grass on shares at once.
N. SCALES.
Macon, Miss.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-12-24
WILSON WILL REACH
LONDON THURSDAY
HAS CHRISTMAS DINNER WITH AMERICAN TROOPS AT
cHAUMoNT EATING FROM THE SAME AS
THE SOLDIERS
prT,lRNS TO PARIS new YEARS DAY
Rv Associated Press

Paris, Dec. 24.-The president s
nlaDs for visiting the American
army headquarters at Chaumont
and then proceeding to England
are now complete.
He will leave Paris tonight and
not return until New Years Day.
The president will have Christ
mas dinner with the troops eating
from the mess kit with the soldiers
about him. He will have a formal
dinner with Gerenal Pershing and
his officers later.
After reviewing the troops the
president will deliver an address
and will leave Chaumont late II
the afternoon Of Christmas day fol
Calais. arriving there next morn
mo. He will cross the Engllst
channel directly to Dover where
special trian will carry him to Lol
don.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-12-24

were all decorated in French and
American colors and large steam
ers bore the words = Honneur q
nos Allies and ''Viva la Ameri
que Everyone wore French co.
ors in their buftonholes and one
very enthuiastic young Lorralnlan
lady pinned her colors Oh me and
kissed me before the entire com
panv. | still have them as SOU
venor and mgoing to send them
to me girl.
eve billeted one night at one
Of the Kropp's mines in Lorraine
and | had room in the managers
home. Never have we been treat
ed so royalty. ] signed the guest
book twelve days behind a German
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-12-24

Major general, in fart while they
were there an Ameriran aviator
dropped a bomb on the house, but
ii failed to 90 off. He showed me
the bomb sixteen inches III diam
eter.
MY host sad that five minutes
before the armistice went into ef-
feet American aviators were bomb
ing a town near here, and he llv-
ed in the cellar for three weeks.
Il went down into the mlne
while there and it was quite mod
ern and still running. They have
most modern machinery, etc, and
it looked exactly like one OF ours
in the States.
esThis country is far ahead OF
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-12-24

Writing from Luxemburg under
date of November "a, Lieutenant
Herman Bryan states that his dl-
vision had been for eight long
days moving across the country to
ward the Rhine. He writes III
part as follows:
Five days after the armlstlce
was signed five crack American
divisions began to move up. All
of these are picket divisions that
have done most Of the fighting.
1--WE came across nOr1herii
France, through villages level
with the ground from shell-flre'
across emo mans land and the
old German line, across the iron
tier to France, into and across
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-12-24
WILSON AND WIFE {
co SHOPPING
(Rv Associated Press.

Paris. Dee. 24.-President and
Mrs. Wilson did their Christmas
shopping yesterday, visiting many
Of the principal shops during the
two hour tour in the center OF Far
is.
Both had been about Paris be-
fore but this was the first time
they had ventured into the shop
ping district together as they OF
ten do in Washington.
Few Parisians recognized them.
but all Americans, with whom the
tsnters of Paris TEEN, gave them
greetings which the president anu
Mrs. Wilson returned with smiles
and bows.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-12-24
NATIONAL GUARD
IBE EXTLNCUlSHEl)
(By Associated Press

Washington Dec. "A An the
opinion Of the Judge Advocate gen
erals office, approved by Secr7-
tary of Wa Baker, Officers and
enlisted men Of the national guard
will revert u civilian status when
discharged from federal service.
The effect O. this ruling is prac
tically to wipe cut Of :eSistanc.s
the national guard as organized
prior to the war.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-12-24

| Lorraine and into the Duchy OF
Luxumburg, where we are rest
ing for another session tomorrow
when we cross the river INTO Ger
many
cit has been hard going, often
all day without nothing to eat un-
til night when we are bllleted. |,
was quite race to see which
would cross the frontier first. My
battalion was way up i'll front as
advance guard. We were only
two days behind the retreatlng
German army, and in one day we
took 29O prisoners Struggling be
hind.
"The people Of Lorraine welcom
ed us with great joy. The towns
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-12-24

France in that respect. France IS
still mediaval, while Germany IS
more progressi, and modern-lt
they are HUNS.
''Metz has been occupied by the
French. and one squadron OF Am
erican cavalry, riding milk white
horses, paraded there. My divls-
ion was far beyond at the time
acting as outpost for them.
1.-The City Of Luxumburg has
also been occupied and bX Yanks.
General Pershing and--General
Foch reviewed them with the
Queen and I had copy Of Per
shing's 5 speech, printed IN German
but lost it. The people almost
went crazy over those Yanks, they
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-12-24
GEN. RHODES
IS IMPROVING
(Bv .AssOcl2 ted Press.)

Paris Dee. 24.-The condition
of Major General Charles Rhoads
injured in an aeroplane fall at Lou
yres, northeast Of Paris, on Mon
day showed great Improvement
during the night.
The pilot Of the machine a bro
ther officer was killed.
Rhodes is head If the American
Armistice Commission and wa~
the first American general OIL
GER to enter the German lines aftel
the armistldp terms were signed
He formerly commanded the ran
! bow division.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-12-24
GERMANS HIDE
NEWEST ship
(By Associated Press)


Paris, Dee. 24.-The Germans
have not completely complied with
the clause Of the armistice provid
ing Tor the delivery Of their sub
marines, according to LIE Matin.
The newspaper points out the
presence at Trondhjem, Norway,
Of the submarine cruiser U-157.
This is vessel Of most recent type
1900 tons burden and is credited
viii, having made a four and a
half months cruise without maxim Q
mort
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-12-24

One hardly ever looks for tho
heroic in the staid communal lie
Of a smoll North Carolina town,
to find deeds Of valor
only upon the battlefield or i'll the
base hospitahs IS on the fields Of
France, 50 that when the young
women Of our own town voluntarl.
" assume the dangerous task 0f
tending their fellow citizens,
stricken with influenza, knowing
full we'll the HOARD, it is more
full we'll the hazard, it is more
in the highest degree.
During the recent epidemic elev
Ell Of our local young women de
voted themselves to the care 01
| the sick in the temporary hosplt
al, fitted up by a committee o
ladies with funds generously do
mated by the business men OF tn
town, and herein a large numbe
were taken care Of until wei
|enouoh to be removed to thei
homes.
In token Of the wonderful wor
done by these young ladies tn
, hospital committee has had media
: made and inscribed, which han
J been sent to each Of the ladies.
The resolution on the minute
Of the hospitaI committee $ bOol
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-12-24
WON'T.
INVADE RUSSIA
IBy Associated rless.l


Paris Dee. "A An important
is being held today IN
an effort to find a ground for the
co-opera ton between the allies
and tha United States CD the one
hand and the patriotic element i'll
Russia on the other.
The aneeting took place at the
Russiaa embassy here according to
newspaper reports.
The entente governments S pres
accounts declare that they are
completely in accord in q decision
TO undertake a vast military ex-
pedition into Russia
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-12-24
ASK WILSON
OCCUPY PULPIT
By Associated Press

Carlisle, England, Dec. 24.-Rev
Edward Booth, pastor Of the Con-
gregational Church here, which
was built by President Wilson S
grandfather, and where his grand
father was minister for fifteen
years has invited the president to
address the congregation during
his visit here next Sunday.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-12-24
MEDALS SENT TO
VOLUNTEER NURSES
HOSPITAL. COMMITTEE FEELING SENSE GRAFT
TUDE FOR HEROIC WORK NURSES, HAVE
SENTED EACH LASTING REMEMBRANCE
COMMUNITY PROUD OF NOBLE SACRIFICE

IS as follows:
At the last full meeting Of the
Hospital Committee Mayor Shack
Ell proposed that the volunteer
nurses be presented with, medals,
This pleased the committee so the
chairman, Mrs. Charles Anderson,
instructed the committee to select
! the medals to be engraved With
the following inscription:
| Scotland Neck, n. 6
Volunteer Service
Emergency Hospital
land the name of the nurse II be
|engraved OH the back Of the medal
It was intended that these med
ais be presented to the nurses al q
, public meeting, but, on account
Of the Influenza, this could not be
Idone so the medals have been sent
to the following nurses:
i Miss Mary White.
/ Miss Joyce Harris.
Miss Claude knight.
Miss Berdvnc Sumrali
Miss Bessie Dunn.
Miss Edith -Cress- ----A-.
Miss Jennie Leggett.
Miss Bessie Gray
Miss Fannie Gray.
Is Mrs. A. Mcdowell
S Mrs. r. c. .Josey *jr
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-12-24
TO
BE RETAINED
(Bv Associated 1 Press.)

Basic, Dee. "A An agreement
has been reached between the Ber-
lin government aud the German
general staff by which Field Mar
shall Won Hindenburg and General
Groener, chief quartermaster gen
eral, shall retain their offices, ac-
cording to the 1okal Anzeiger, Of
Berlin.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-12-24
KAlSERS WEALTH
ESTIMATED AT
900 100000 INKS.
(By Associated Press)

Basle, Dee. 24.-The seizure of
property owned by the Hohenzol-
lerns would produce Immediately
nine hundred million marks accord
ing to figures complied by the
Frank fort Nacrichten.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-12-24
MlLUKOFF SENT
OUT OF PARIS
By Associated Press

Paris, Dee 24-Paul n. Milukoff
former Russian foreign min ;ste1
accused last July Of being Ger
man, has been obliged to leave
Paris, according to LIE Matin. His
presence here was believed to be
unnecessary.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-12-24

Halifax county must come 70 tAe
front on the Red Cross Christina /,
Roll Gail. The record must De
made this week
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-12-24
AMBASSADOR
CALLED HOME
Bv Associated Press

Paris, Dee. 24-Ambassador
Sharp has been called to America
NV tho severe illness Of his broth
er, Elyria, Ohio. He leaves this
city tonight.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-12-24
WILSON VISITS
CLEMENCEAU
(By Associated Press.)

Par::s, Dec. President Viii
son this morning visited Premier
Clemenceau, but no information
was given out as to the subject Of
a rather lengthy discussion.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-12-24
COTTON NJ Ar KET
+. Rrvan Tells of Advance Into Germany

say, and the Queen delivered them
the gates Of the city.
II have had chance 10 get all
kinds Of souvenirs BIT have ne
way Of carrying them With me.
German helmets galore we see by
the road and [ carrie: "A Boche
canteen full Of water f. two days
but finally lost it early me m"rlt-
ing
Il understand our Ga>tlnaf'o1
is Coblenz, but am not >nre. II ;"
it means another hue dred miles
hiking
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-12-24

@sChristmas comes bat once q
YEAR" and very fortunately 'hrlss
mas bills follow the same custom.
Evening journal., 1918-04-04

younger daubhters taking refuge with
relatives in the house next door but
one, and thence over the roofs TO
Eighth avenue, where Mr.. Joseph II.
Choate had a carriage ln waiting for
them. The house was singled out for
this attention because it had been IL
Illuminated when the Emancipation Pro
clamation was issued-on which occa-
sion IL had been daubed and dealed with
coal tar.
AT the request Of Mr.. Morse, Mr..
Gibbons has put on paper an account
Of the circumstances under which he
wrote I'VE are coming Father Abra-
ham,, and from this ! am privileged
TO quote. 10 must be promised that Mr.
Gibbons, although he had written verse
as who has not 2-vas best known
as a writer on financial topics; he had
published two books about banking, and
he was for a while the financial editor
OF the Evening POST In 1862, after
Lincoln had issued his call for yolun-
teers, Mr.. Gibbons used TO take long
walks alone, often talking 10 himself.
4 began TO con over a song he writes
The words seemed TO fall into ranks
and files, and 90 come with a measured
step. Directly would come along a COM
pany OF soldiers with flfe and drum, and
| that helped the matter amazingly.
began 90 keep step myself-three hun
dred thousand more. II was very ma
/ mral 10 answer the Presidents call
we arc comlng-and TO prefix the term
father. Then a line would follow,
We are coming. Father Abraham
and nothing was more natural than the
! number Of soldiers wanted.
Three hundred thousand more,
We are coming. Father Abraham, three
hundred thousand more
where from? Shore is the rhyme
wantedl Just then Mr.. Gibbons met a
Western reglment-from Minnesota, Il
was-and the line came at once In full
| From Mlsslssippis winding stream, and
from New Englands shore.
1.-TWO lines In full, Then tol-
| lowed-how naturally
| We leave our plOws and workshops, ouI
wives and children dear.
With hearts too full for utserance' with
Evening journal., 1918-04-04
ODESSA REFUGEE
wears S10O Shoes
Woman Was Five Months
Making Journey TO
This Country
SHE ENDURES MANY
HARDSHIPS ENROUTE

TOLEDO, April i.-Accompanied by
her three small children. Mrs. NJ. 4.
Erlic has just arrived In Toledo from
Odessa, Russia. after a fve months
Journey. She is the wife Of NJ. A. Eric,
Adams street tailor. who came TO Amer
ica 1--WE years ago.
Clothing purchased for the journey
was secured at prodigous prices. Mrs.
Erllc arrived In Toledo wearing a pair
OF shoes which cost her 500 and rub
bers costing $50.
Conditions were such in Odessa last
fan that Erlic and his wife decided. by
correspondence. that the Journey must
be made at all hazards. The effort told
severely on the courageous woman, al
ready weakened by wartime living con
ditlons at the Black Sea port. Erlic,
who met his family at the Union sta
tion, says he utterly failed TO recognize
the frail, pallld woman who -accosted
him as the buXOm young mother ne LETT
when he came TO the New World.
The children, as a result OF the moth
ers sacrifices, arrived IN good health.
Erllc was on the point OF sending Tor
his family when the war broke Then
he felt they were safer In odessa. When
the Bolshevlh seized the relns OF gov
ernment, however conditions went
from bad to worse The eldest child,
a girl OF ten. was forced to stand In
line all day for the bread ration Of two
pounds. Actual starvation loomed as
the winter approached.
Travel on the Russian railways dur
ing the bitter cold winter was fraughi
with hardship and peril. Mrs. Erllc
and her children were buneted about
The interior for months. She sums NJ
the Russian railway situation In three
words. Everybody Is boss
II was not until the party reached
Japan that Erllc heard from them
Throughout the winter IN could only
giess at their progress. At times hs
was convinced they had succumbec.
Evening journal., 1918-04-04
BY DIR. Z. TRuRY KING

Worlds Foremost Baby Saving Expert.
When The menace 20 our national
existence which described in my pre-
ceding srtlcle, nrst set me at work
seeking a remedy. I realized that the
crux Of the problem lay in the health
OF our babies.
Special study and an intimate inter
est In farm and garden crops had long
since taught me that everything de
pends upon the care OF the young plant.
n the nursery Is good-if the seed has
the right start. II the tender young
plant Is given proper care-a sturdy
crop Is sure under reasonable cOndi-
tions as 10 soil and climate. The stock
raiser win tell you the same thing. The
prenatal period. and the FIRST four or
fiye months Of the calfs life after birth,
determine tho whole future and the
best aftercare and attention will fail %
make a good beast out Of one that has
been badly treated before and imme-
dlately after birth. But with healthy,
well-carcd for young animal YOU are
sure Of a no and valuable member Of W
herd-such animals can fend for them
selves for the rest OF their lives and
neither defect Of growth nor disease
will be feared
The same thing is true Of babies.
Give them tho right start and the rest
Is practically certain. But the knowl-
edge which the world was becoming
wise enough 10 apply agricultural and
stock raising. had hardly been applied
at all In connection with this most
valuable crop IN tho world-our babies.
When. about i2 years ago, began
publicly 20 proclaim these truths
| throughout New Zealand. ! was often
met with the assertion that we need
not take the situation 40 seriously IN
! our country. We already had one Of
| the lowest child death rates In the
world. Let other countries where IN
| FAINT mortality WA high take up the
problem. l was told. II need not worry
Us here. But, ] answered, no child
death rate can be too low. and I added
that any death rate at all over per
cent. Is too high
And my pleas was that a widely dif-
fused knowledge and recognition Of In.
FAINT requirements and maternal duties
would save our country at least one lift
a day. This figure has proved 10 bC
much under the mark. But out or New
Zealand's then population Of 100000
surely tue hANlUN OF fNtu uht iilp has
was well worth while
Gradually the most able and earnest
people Of the community rallied TO ouI
cause. Lord and Lady Plunket. Lord
Piunket then being governor OF New
Zealand, lent us their hearty support
issuing a pamphlet In which they ap-
pealed 20 all classes 20 Join In the so.
ciety's work "for the sake Of womer
and children. for the advancement o
the Dominion, and for the honor OF th'
empire"
Thus our Society for the Health o.
Women and Children was launched
Lady Plunket Identified herself viii
the cause In the most whole-hearte'
and practical way. giving lectures, dem
onstrations. and personal help TO moth
ers and babies In appreciation OF he
work. the nurses OF the society are stil
known as "Plunket nurses" and III
short title Of our Royal New Healan
Society for the Health of Women an
Children. Is simply the "plunket SC
Evening journal., 1918-04-04
but a silent tear,

And so it went on, word by word,
line by line, until the whole song was
made When 10 was written. only one
slight verbal alteration was made. and
then 10 was printed In the Evening Post
Of July &C. 1852 Il is interesting 90
note hat 10 was in the Evening Pos.
OF May %, 1919. nearly half a century
before, that another famous patriotic
poem had first been published-Drake's
American Flag Mr.. Gibbons song ap-
peared anonymously, and It's authorship
was ascribed at once TO Bryant who was
then the editor Of the Evening POST
At a large meeting In Boston, held the
evening after it had appeared, Il was
read by Josiah Quincy as the latest poem
Of Mr.. William G. Bryant"
One of the Hutchinson fSmily set Il
90 music, and they sang 70 with great
effect. A common friend told Jesse
Hutchinson that the song was not by
Bryant but by Mr. Gibbons. what.
our old friend Gibb0ns2" he asked In
reply. 10 Is said that when assured that
his old friend Gibbons was the real au-
thor OF the song. Jesse Hutchinson hes
liated thoughtfully for a moment and
then said, "Well. we'll keep the name
Of Bryant as we've got iN He's better
known than Gibbons" The stirring
song was set 10 music by several other
composers, most Of whom probably sup
posed that 10 was Bryants I find In a
stray newspaper cutting, an account Of
] Lincoln's coming down TO the Red Room
of the White House one morning IN
/ the summer Of 1864. 10 listen with
bowed head and patient pensive eyes.
while one OF a party Of visitors sang.
we are coming. Father Abraham,
three hundred thousand more"
This article contains also an auto
graph facsimile OF the song, with the
authors signature Mr.. Gibbons died In
I New York In 1892. Many particulars
/ Of his ilfo are given In the entertaining
/ Ilfe and letters OF bis wife, Abby Hop
per Gibbons, edited hy their daughter,
Mrs. Emerson, and published a few
years ago.
JAMES C.. SELLERS.
] Philadelphia. July i6, 1901.
Evening journal., 1918-04-04

There is scarcely a Delawarean who
has not sung the patriotic song, 1--WE
Arc Coming, Father Abraham, Three
Hundred Thousand More" Compare
lively few Delawareans know, however,
that the song was written by a Della
warean.
It's author was James :. Gibbons He
was a brother OF Mrs. Caroline Glib
bons Tatnall, Of this city, and an uncle
Of her children, Mrs. Rebecca T. Bush.
wife OF the late Walter ID. Bush; Mrs.
Josephine #. Smith, wife Of Col. j.
Ernest Smith; Walter G. Tatnall. Mrs.
Esther T. Gayley, deceased, Henry r.
Tatnall, Jr. W. Francis Tatnall de-
ceased. OF Germantown, Pa, and J.. Lat
| inner Tatnall, Of Crawford, y. j.
The cut which accompanies this ar
tlcle is made from The original man
uscript OF the song, which Is in the
! possession Of Mrs. j. Ernest Smith, OF
/ this city. It was through the friendly
interest OF Mrs. Smith and her lrOther,
! Walter G. Tatnall. that 10 was obtained
The following letter written TO the
Philadelphia Press on July i6, 1901 by
tames c. Sellers. Of Philadelphia, has an
interesting bearing upon the author
ship Of The patriotic song:
To the Editor Of the Press:
in Poems Worth Reading on
Saturday, July 2d instant, you pub,
llshed we Are Coming Father Abra.
ham," with the statement that It's au.
thOrship is unknown This Is incorrect
The author was the late James :. Gb
bons, Of Now York. MIR Gibbons was
born In Wilmington, Del. in 1920, beln.
a son OF Dr. William Gibbons. a distin
guished physician Of that city. He Wa.
a brother Of Hon. Charles Gibbons. OF
Philadelphia, and a sOn-in-law Of th0
; famous Ab0litionisl, philanthrOplst ant
Quaker humorist, Isaac T. Hopper. II
an article on THE SONGS OF the War.
In the Century Magazine" for August
1887, Prof Brander Matthews writes a.
follows:
1T was the dark days Of 1862. jas
after Lincoln had issued the prOclama
. ton asking for 10000 volunteers 60 N
up the stricken ranks Of the army an,
10 carry out the cry which urged
ION to Richmond that Mr.. James 5
Gibbons wrote:
we are coming, Father Abraham,
Three hundred thousand more"
e A lyric which contributed not a little @
the bringing about Of the uprising it de
clared. The author OF the ringing cal
: TO arms was a Ilicksite Quaker-'with
{ reasonable lcaning toward wrath i
!. cases OF emergency. as his son-in-iav
= Mr.. James II. Morse, neatly puts IL. q
D a recent letter 60 mo He Joined IN
Abolition movement 10 1880, when n
: was barely 20 years old. Three year
: later DE married a daughter o. isaa
y r. Hopper. lhe Quaker philan.hr0pis
Y ro- a .horl 'imc Doe was one ef Tis ed
|. tor. OF ihc 'Anti-S.Nery standard, anC
e .ske many or the uuaAers OF liis schOo
y Do was always ardent I'm thc cause &
. Negro freedom AZ the outbreak of On
" VAR Mrs. Gibbons and her eldest daugl
: ter went 90 the -Ont a1d they serve
. IN the hospitals until The end. Will
a ihov we're away ihe riots of SO %,
Q Cured, and their house IN New Nor
was sacked. Mr. Gibbons and the tvs