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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-10-11
Allies Flyers Guido Foe With
Machine Guns.
skill In Use az Weapons Gives Vic.
tory In Combats With
. Huns.

: Somewhere In France. - Accurate
machine-gun fire is the chief require
tnent OF the successful combat avia-
kur. allied aviation experts agree. For
kunately for the allies, that is one do
pnrtment In which their aviators ex-
bel
II Is Interesting to note the progress
euade in the weapons used by nviators.
AT the opening Of hostllities alrplanes
were used mainly for observation
work. Their pilots were armed gener-
ally with carblnes, and sometimes only
with a revolver. Then came the fight
Eng airplanes and the single and dou-
BILE machine gun.
But these newer and more deadly
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-10-11
DON'T BE FOOLISH

and buy an imitation get the original
VACHER-BALM.
1t is better than any Of the substf.
tute "Balms" for quickly relieving
Coughs, Colds, Group, and all kinds Of
hurts and soreness.
The many limitations are proof that
1t Is an unusually good thing.
The price is only 25c per Jar or
Tube Surely 1t is worth that to get
rid of a Cough or Cold, or your child's
Group. If your druggist will not sup
ply you and we have no agent in your
locality. write for the agency.
Every family needs vacher-Balm,
and we supply samples Free, to start
the demand. E. w. vACHER, Inc.
New Orleans, La.-Adv. . .
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-10-11
For MiIdeW.

An old Scotch gardener says for
plants subject to mildew take two
tablespoonfuls Of sulphur and a like
quantity of air-slaked lime and boil for
ten minutes In five and a half pints OF
water, stirring continuously. Allow to
cool and when settled pour of the
liquid into bottles and cork.
Use one part of this stock solution
to 100 parts Of water.
Plants likely to be affected should
be syringed every three weeks, and
mildew then will seldom appear
Plants badly affected before treatment
have to be syringed three times in sue
cesslop-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-10-11

means Of fteQEent gun jams to make
the clearing of a stoppage automatical.
ly simple to the pilot.
The successful air fighter must he
a good pilot, but even the most bril-.
liant trick flyer, the "stunter" who
can throw his machine about in the
air and make 1t a supremacy diflcult
target for his adversary, is neverthe.
less incompletely equipped as Il fight.
er unless he can combine brilliant fv.
ing with brilliant gunnery. Foch's
rule that "ofrense is the best defense"
applies ever more in the air than ON
land and 1t is by following that rule
that the allied fighters have won their
ascendancy over the Germans.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-10-11

Mother! Your child isn't naturally
cross and peevish. See If tongue Is
coated; this is a sure sign the little
stomach, liver and bowels need q
cleansing at once.
When l~istless, pale, feverish, full Of
cold, breath bad, throat sore, doesn't
eat, sleep or act naturally, has stom.
ach-ache, diarrhea, remember, a gen.
tie liver and bowel cleansing should
always be the first treatment given.
Nothing equals California Syrup Of
Figs" for children's Ills; give a tea
spoonful, and in a few hours all the
foul waste, sour bile and fermenting
food which is clOgged In the bowels
passes out Of the system, and you
have a well and playful child again.
All children love this harmless, deli,
cious "fruit laxative" and 1t never
fails to effect a good "inside" cleans.
Ing. Directions for babies, children
of all ages and grown.ups are plainly
on the bottle.
Keep it handy in your home. A little
given today saves a sick child tomor~
row, but get the genuine. Ask your
druggist for a bottle Of california
Syrup of Figs" then see that it is
made by the California Fig Syrup
Company."-Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-10-11
Red Cross Adopts Methods of the
Old Time Travelling
Show.
HUGE TENTS HOUSE WOUNDED
Garry Full Equipment Of Modern Hos.
pital--Strike Tents at Hours No
tice and Move Forward With
Precision of Circus.

Paris.-Thc methods of the old-time
American circus that enabled hun
dreds Of thousands Of young and old
to enjoy themselves have been con-
scripted and put to war service IN the
western front. But instead of being
used for amusement, the circuses are
aiding in the saving Of human life.
The American Red Cross bought the
huge tents belonging to Ringing
Brothers and shipped them to France.
where they are now with the Ameri-
can army. They no longer shelter u
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-10-11
Pays Fine to Red Cross

Hutchinson, Manfred Burns. ger.
eral manager of the Consolidated Flou-
mills here, must pay $1,000 to the Red
Cross because he violated the food
laws. The fine, which is the largest
assessed rs yet In Kansas, was an.
nounced by Food Administrator Walter
L. lines.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-10-11
HOSPITAL MOVES
LIKE A BIC CIRCUS

menagcrie, acr0bats and clowns, but
house hundreds of cots, wounded sol
dierS and Red Cross nurses.
All that reminds one of the circu,
days Of old are the methods and or
gnnization Of the people connected
with this tent city, For they, like the
circus people at home, are here TODAY
II gone tomorrow. And every vestlge
of their equipment Is gone with them
On an hours notice they strike their
tents, and within twenty-four hours
they are putting them up again-prob,
ably twenty miles away.
Garry Complete Equipment.
Their equipment and methods are
interesting. They carry every sort Of
sanitary, surgical and electrical phara,
%phernalla to be found in the most mod,
ern Of hospitals. They have X-raN
outfits, sterilizlng outfits, radiators
with steam heat, several operating ta-
bles with full equipment, electric light
plant and accommodations for the
care Of more than two hundred and
fifty w~ounded-and all with a person.
mel Of less than one hundred men and
women.
But where they have the advantage
over the modern circuses Is that they
supply their W transportation. Three
huge motortrucks are the keystone of
the outfit. One Is used rs n sterilizing
machine and electric light plant. An
other carries an emergency light plant
and central system for supplying steam
heat in the operating tents. The third
serves as a laundry and surgical in
struments carriage.
The tents, cots, b~edclothing and 9TH
er equipment are slowed In three or
four trucks which are requisitioned
from the transportation department of
the army.
Like n regular circus, this mobile
hospital organization back of the lines
In France operates when the order
comes to moye. The patients are v n
uated first by ambulance. Then the
tents are struck and packed. Each
member of the hospital staff has a spe-
Gifted duty to perform.
The personnel, nurses, army sur
geons and orderlies are the last to
leave the ground, riding In ambulances
and trucks. When they mount to
their places the grounds are cleared Of
everything, just like the abandoned
circus grounds in America.
The commanding officer, with his
staff, jumps into a touring chr and
moves to the head of the column which
has formed In a road lea by. The or.
der Is given to move and the hospital
Is gone-where no one knows except
the &c. o." who leads the procession.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-10-11
No Enthusiasm.

II don't like that fellow"
"Why not"
"When l told him my wife made me
what l am he shook his head sadly and
said, I'm sure that excellent m
did the best she could.'"-Birmingham
Age-Herald.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-10-11
BUILT TO PROTECT FLOWERS
Concrete Curb Prevents foundations
That Would Sweep Away the
Blooms and Shrubbery.

A curb to protect the flowers and
shrubbery growing in a parkway be-
fore a home from heavy rain torrents
Is shown In the accompanying photo
graph. The parkway is located on the
side Of a hill. Every rainfall caused
a flood Of water to run over the street
curb on to the parkway, sweeping
away or inundatlng the growing things
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-10-11
Cuticura Kills Dandruff.

Anoint spots of dandruff with Cuti.
cura Ointment. Follow at once BY a
hot shampoo with Cuticura Soap, If a
man; next morning If a woman. For
free samples address, "Cuticura, Dept
x, Boston," At druggists and by mail.
Soap 25, Ointment % and 50.-Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-10-11
Learned Sometime,

Little Memphy (%endeavoring to en-
terrain Sister Kate's beau)-When Sis
ter Kate marries you will she become
a widow?
Hates Beau-A widow? Ye godsI
What put such nonsense into your lit
tie head?
Little MISUNDERSTANDING mother tell
sister that you are a dead one.-Judge.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-10-11

In its path. This having occurred sew.
eral times the owner Of the property
decided on the extra curb as a means
OF prevention.
The curb Is located at the upper end
OF the parkway, at an angle to the
grade off the street, so that when the
water rushes down the gutter and
washes over the street edging 1t strikes
the extra guard and is driven back.
The curb is about 8 feet in length, 8
Inches in thickness, and from 6 to Il
inches In height. 1t is made Of con-
crete with a smooth finish to match
the sidewalk.
Since this extra curb was put In
place the flowers have not suffered
from rains.-Popular Science Monthly,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-10-11

SAYS ONLY GOOD BOCHE
ARE THOSE UNDER SOD

Pittsburgh. Pa.-"The only
good Huchc Is a dead one. with
an extra hayonct thrust TO make
sure writes home Dr. J.. W. Nc
Gre-or Of Williamsburg, who lost
both his legs In France. 81 don't
believe IN taking them prison
ors for some silly man or wOm-
gn 20 fuss over. II u great sport
20 NOW the BOches down with a
machine gun. If they were good
sports and played The game one
would not fcel 50 toward them"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-10-11
that's What Y. NJ. C. A. Man
Says of His Work. but See
How He Does Il.
STILL "DEuVERSTHE GOODS"
Former Salesman, Now Canteen Work.
CT al Front, Totes Pack With
Chocolate, Cigarettes and Candy
Through First Line
Trenches.
BY A. II. GURNEY.

PariS.-Tom Barber avs he ism
doing anything but holding down hi'
Sob. He was a salesman for twenty
years, back in Utica. y. Y, before HI
went into this war game, and he al
ways delivered the goods" That's
what he's doing now.
He delivers the goods under Il
y. NJ. G. A. sign that is dcntcd and
Dierced by shrapncl. Sometimes he
s|delivers the goods by carrying his
stock up and down the crooked line
of the trenches, themselves. The
shells may whistle over his head, but
Tom Barber is perfectly matter-of-fact
as he dolcs out sweet chocolate, and
Paris papers, and friendly grins to
the men who are SO glad to see him.
He's Just holding down his job,
The Y. NJ. c. A. hut that is his job
rs right up near the line of action.
fThe soldiers in 1t wear their gas
masks always ut alert. Gas alarms
are frequent. and shells explode night
dy in the ruins of the village, Within
an hours walk are the trenches that
stretch across France.
There are many graves, both French
And German, along the road that leads
fD the hut. Some Of the crosses are
ALREADY gray and wcathcr-bcaten. BY
day you may not pass along the road,
xor the enemy might see, and then
Sheyv would only be another grave to
ulg.
Village In Ruins.
For four years the village has been
IN ruins. only one family remaining
of Its former population. The church
bplre, once a landmark for miles, fell
Iong ago, and the rain poIrs in upon
&hc s1tar. Rats infcst the half.de-
KtrOycd houses.
+ Over Tom BARRIERS door Is n notice ,
forbidding entrance by 1t in the day
time. Across the road in the shadow
Of n sentry box, IN armed soldier
stands TO see that the sign Is obeyed.
yf You want to get into the hut be-
tween sunup and sunset you walk
Through an orchard, go in n small
pack door, and feel your way along
p tiny, black corridor, Suddenly there
u u turn TO the right, and you come
into the sunshine Of Tom BARRIERS
Eantecn.
: Its as coy as the home kitchen,
hpt as tidy as If n New England
housewife had II in charge. Next to
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-10-11

Lying too much In bed Is almost an
bad as lying too much out of 1t.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-10-11

Groves Tasteless chill Tonic
restores vitality and energy BY purffyinS ana nm.
rf3blng the blood. You can soon feel its strana,h-
ening, lnvigorating Bhect. Price 6Oc.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-10-11

A well wisher is one who invests his
coin in oil wells.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-10-11
JUST HOLDING
DOWN HIS JOB

the door is n counter Shut To- by n
frame just large enough fnr % soldier
10 stick his head and shoulders
through comfortably, Next 20 the
counter are rows If shelves. divided
into compartments. and reaching 90
the raf,ers. Here Tom Barber dis
plays his wares, which range from
canned peaches 70 The latest maya
zines that he has been able 10 get,
weeks old, most Of them.
on the side Of the room where the
light is best, are empty packing boxes,
which serve rs chairs, whore the boys
sit, while they eat their cakes Of
chocolate, aud read the latest news
from home. Upstairs is a little room,
dim Of Hight. but austcrcly clean,
where the men gather for Sunday
ScryiceS-Whcn there's n preacher to
be had-and for whatever entertain
mcnt Tom Barber has been able to
get for them. It's a part Of his Job
10 keep the soldiers entertained, he
thinks,
"Delivers the Goods"
Tom Barber has n striker, Joe, by
name, a big outstanding chap, a fine
specimen of the draft army, from New
York. Sometimes Joe is the whole
show In the cnnteen. For every few
days Tom Barber takes his musette
Chats French for haversack) and a
stout any bag, fills both with chocO-
late, cigarettes, biscuits, soap, smok-
Ing tobacco, and a bundle Of papers
from Paris, and sets Off for the
trenches.
He walks across fields, through the
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-10-11

Baltimore pollcewomen are paid 81.
600 Il year.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-10-11

Tupelo.-This place witnessed some
fancy flying when airplanes from Park
and Payne aviation fields came here
with baseball teams representing the
two fields. While the teams were
fighting for supremacy on the grounds
the aviators did trick and fancy flying
over the baseball field.
The Park Field Flyers conquered the
birds from Payne Field here in the
baseball game. The score was 10 to 2.
The Tupelio Military Institute won
their third consecutive football game
this season when they defeated the
fast team from Franklin Academy OF
Columbus here by the score of IL to I,
The Washington herald., 1918-04-10
HIndenburg VIII Fail.

Won Hindenburg took leaf out oi
Napoleon's book of strategy. and like
Napoleon will fail.
This is the professional view among
American military experts in Wash
ington. observing the latest develop
ments in the German drive. Accord
ing to these officers the German COM
mander adopted almost precisely the
plans of strategy adopted by Napoleon
for the battle of Waterloo.
Just as it was the effort Of Napo'
Icon, they say, to prevent the British
Belgians and Dutch from Cftecting a
junction with the Prussians under
Bluecher. so the German plan has been
10 handle the British and French sep
arately and prevent the former from
getting any aid from the reserve army
of Gen. Foch.
But" say the experts. in this in
stance the Germans did not count OF
the swift mobilization of the allied re-
serve or third army. which should be
in the field in a few days"
The Washington herald., 1918-04-10
DRAFT LAWS
TO Be PASSED
BY THURSDAY
War Department Asks Re
vision Before New Men
Are Called.

Final arrangements were made
yesterday for Representative Kahn,
Of California, senior Republican on
the House military affairs commit
tee, to lead the administrator
fight for what the War Department
terms essential amendments and
additions" to the draft laws.
Chairman Dent, who deserted the
administration to favor the volun-
teer system as against the original
draft law. Is again opposed to the
administration program.
Kahn will call on President Will
son this afternoon. The draft fight.
under a drastic gag rule" is sched-
uled for a final decision Thursday.
Only three hours debate will be
allowed.
The principal change demanded
by the War Department calls for
fixing draft quotas for the second
drawing of men in proportion 70
the number Of registrants in Class
/. This is asked to relieve districts
in which great numbers are en-
ployed in war Industries from be-
ing stripped Of men Of eligible age.
Six members OF the Military AZ
fairs Committee-nve Democrats.
and one Republican-are fighting
this on the ground that It favors
certain districts as against others;
and that, they say, it overturns the
original principle OF the draft law
equal military service from equal
units of population.
The bill proposing that men who
have become 81 since June last,
shall register and be called in the
next draft is scheduled TO follow.
Upon their passage, the War De-
partment's plans for the next draw
ing Of men are awaiting.
Due to the detection of Chairman
Dent, Representative Fields, of
Kentucky. senior Democrat on the
committee, will take charge of the
measures for the majority party.
Representative Kahn. however. will
make the final speech and take
charge Of parliamentary tactics.
Kahn's program is 10 cut speeches 70
two or three-minute talks. vote down
all amendments and jam the bill
through on high speed.
This may handicap a plan Of the
bills opponents 10 start a fight against
the War Departments alleged tol-
erance of "slicker'' officers-men of
draft age in 'bomb-proof'' jobs.
Republicans are primed to make a
party demonstration OF support of
administration program. Their lead
ers~ see in the division OF the Dem
ocrats and almost solid pro-War De-
partment sentiment by Republicans
an opportunity to manufacture first
class ammunition for the fall cam
paigns.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-10
To Absorb Freckles
And Other BIemishes

Every spring numerous Inquiries
are made by girls seeking some re-
liable recipe for removing freckles.
Very favorable reports have been
received from many who have used
mercoliZed wax during the freck-
ling season. The wax seems to pos
sess unusual properties which COM
pletely absorb the freckles, with no
harmful effect whatever. The COM
pleXion improves wonderfully. be-
coming as soft as rose petal. and
as delicately tinted. Get an ounce
of ordinary mercolized wax at any
druggists, spread a thin layer of
it over the entire face every night
for a while, washing this off in the
morning. For rough, spotty skin,
sallowness, blackheads. pimples and
all cutaneous blemishesl this treat
ment is superior to alS other
Adv.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-10
SENTENCE FOR
SWIFT'S is 80
EGGLESS DAYS
N. Y. Establishment Paid
Too Much, Knowingly,
Feels Hoover's Hand.

Swift & Company have been or
dered to suspend dealings in eggs
in New York City for thirty days
for buying twelve carloads Of eggt
from a profiteer at a price which
they knew gave the seller an un-
reasonable profit.
Zinn & Company. OF New York
through whom the swifts purchas-
ed the eggs, were ordered to sus-
pend dealings in eggs in New York
City for seven days.
Fines to Red Cross.
Both corporations will begin
their sentence April 10. The Food
Administration also ordered that
the companies give to the Ameri-
can Red Cross liberty bonds eQuiva-
Ilent to the unjustified amounts in
volved in the transaction. No
stated. In announcing the suspen-
| sions, the Food AUGMENTATION
said:
There is no evidence that Swift
& Co. were guilty Of profiteering;
4
have been profiteers. they bought
twelve carloads Of storage eggs
from a profiteer at a price which
they knew gave the seller an un-
reasonable profit, and with full
knowledge that the Food Admin
istration had ruled that the profit,
and therefore the price. was un-
reasonable.
by making the purchase they as
sisted the seller to profiteer. and. al
though they made no excessive profit
! themselves, they were the medium
by which the excessive charge Of
the seller was passed along to the
/ consumer.
"Zinn & Company were the brok-
ers through whom Swift & Company
purchased the eggs from Wood &
Company. OF Moulton. Iowa. The
price paid leaves to Wood & Com
pany an excessive profit.
"The cost and reasonable profit
margin upon eggs Of this character
had been the subject OF much dis
cussion by the egg trade OF Chicago,
Boston and New York in conjunction
with the Food Administration. The
results OF this discussion and the
rulings of the Food Administration
were perfectly well-known to all
parties
Swift's Make Defense.
q. F. Swift, Jr., one OF the vice presi-
dents of the company, Of Chicago, is
sued the following statement last
night in explanation OF the action
against Swift & Company:
Swift & Company's policy Is to
| obey all regulations Of the Food Ad-
ministration. Any violations by
Swift & Compary's New York organ
ization were unintentional.
The offense charged is that We
paid too much for eggs. We are not
charged with making an excess profit.
We were profteered against. The
price we paid was not above the pre-
vailing market. We bought the eggs
to take care OF our trade and not to
make any excess profits
James Kuth. New Paris, O., has
been ordered to suspend for a week
and c. 8. Hetherington, columbus, O.,
has been ordered to suspend for a
day, for violating the food order re-
auiring the sale Of cereals with every
| pound Of -four.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-10
PARK VIEW CITIZENS
PLAY deficiency"
Association Laughs at Itself and
Others in theatrical.

A rousing meeting OF the Park View
Citizens Association was held last
night at the Park View SchoolhoUse
which was featured by the presenta-
ton Of Efficiency a satirical pro-
duction written and staged by Bert 5.
Elliott. editor of the Park View News.
The sketch related to some OF the
methods pursued by local citizens as
sociations. all the leading parts being
taken by officers and members Of the
executive committee OF the Park View
Citizens Association, which was hit as
hard as any similar organization by
the satirical thrusts contained in the
play.
H. NJ. Conolly. agricultural agent ror
the District in connection with war
gardens. delivered a splendid address
wherein he urged the cultivation OF
war gardens as one OF the best means
OF aiding in winning the war.
The PARK View Orchestra OF twenty
pieces furnished music
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