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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-10-24
< SUGAR SAVING SWEETS. :

FRUiB AND VEcETAsIEs'"
1. Select products to be candied Of
uniform size and yipeness.
2. Wash.
3. Cut fruits in halves. quarters,
or smaller sections: u vegetables in
narrow strips about 2h inches in
length.
4. Drop in a strip cooked until it
spins a thread. To prepare a spiced
strip. boil whole cloves and whole
cinnamon in Y cup of water Is min
utes. Strain out spices. All to strain
ed spiced water l cup corn sirup and
2 t~easpoonfuls vinegar. Cook until it
spins a thread. To prepare ginger
sirup, add a few pieces of dried ginger
root which can be purchased from a
grocery or a drug store, to the strip
in which the fruit Is cooked.
for fruits.)
s. Allow to cook until transparent.
6. Drain.
Z. Dry in slow oven: finish drying
over kitchen range.
8. Roll in minimum AMOUNT of
graduated sugar. (May be omitted
forfruits.)
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-10-24

Censored" news is the separated
milk Of Journalism.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-07
ERNEST SPRUILL
WILL HANG FRIDAY
NEGRO WHO KILLED MR.. GEO.
LAWRENCE TO BE EXECUT-
ED AT CARROLLTON, ALA.

Ernest Spruill, the negro who
more than year ago killed Mr..
George Lawrence, a popular young
planter living just across the line in
Pickens county, Ala, Is to be hang
ed at Carrolton, Ala, next Friday,
July IL, and a number Of Colum-
bians who had planned to sec him
hang are doomed to disappointment.
as Pickens county officials have de
cided that the execution will be pri-
vate.
The murder of Mr.. Lawrence ere
ated widespread Indignation not only
on account Of the popularity Of the
young man but because his widow
committed suicide soon after her
husbands untimely death. Her
grief was so poignant that she
could not be consolel and finally
ended her life by swallowing le-
thai dose. The poison was taken
in room at a local hotel which was
being temporarily occupied by Mrs,
Lawrence, and she was immediately
removed to hospital where her
death soon followed
After having killed Mr.. Lawrence
Spruill made his escape but was later
located in Cincinnati and taken tc
Carrollton for trial. He was tried
last December, and upon conviction
was sentenced to hang in January
but an appeal to the supreme court
automatically stayed the execution
His case was affirmed by the highel
tribunal, and next Friday fixed a.
the date of the execution.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-07
FUTILE RELEASED
BY FOOD OFFICIAL
LOCAL CONFECTIONER HAS
HEARING BEFORE ADMINS
TRAITOR HARDING.

Mr.. j. H. Tuttle, local confee-
toner who was recently summoned
to Vicksburg to appear before State
Food Commissioner Harding to an
swer to the charge of having used ex
cessive amounts of wheat flour in
the manufacture of cakes and pies
was not penalized, having been let
off with a lecture by the food CON
missioner after he had convinced him
2 he had not Intentionally disobey-
ed the law.
According to a statement made by
Mr.. Tuttle, he had been using a GER
tain brand of flour which he thought
contained the requisite substitutes
but which in reality was practically
pure wheat flour, He was given full
instructions regarding the use of the
required substitutes and will hereaf-
ter conform strictly to all legal re
quirements in the manufacture of hi,
products.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-07
% WHITE MEN AND Az
NEGROES TO ANSWER
COUNTRY'S CALL
LEAVE NEXT WEEK
White Registrars Go to Camp
Shelby and Negroes to
Camp Funston.

l The Lowndes county exemption
board has been called upon to furnish
20 white registrants and AZ negroes
for military service, land the white men
will depart for Camp Shelby on Fri
day, July 10, at 1920 a. m, while
the negroes will leave for Camp Funs-
ton Thursday, July IS, at 1920 p. M,
both contingents travelling over the
Mobile and Ohio railroad.
The order stipulated that the white
registrants be taken from class one
but there were not enough eligible
in this class to fill the quota, and it
became necessary to call seven youne
men who have reached the age of q
during the past year and who regis
tered on June 5, last. Some of these
young men have already passe'
their examination and the remainder
will be examined between now and
the date fixed for their departure.
The white men ordered by the
board to entrain for Camp Shelby on
July 19 are the following: Messrs.
Gordon e. Porter, Olin S. Randa
Joe Evans, L. A. M. Halbert, James
Perry Halbert, VIM. X. Freeman
fred D. Clark, Doyle H. Waldrop
John H. Partain, Travis B. Perkerson
Dewitt Madison, Elijah A. Holiday.
Robert G. Wood, Murray Griffin,
Roy ]. Lollar, John B. Weaver, Wa
ter Boyd, George P. Boozer, Allieor-
f. Peterman, Jr., Earl L. Lollar, Silas
Ely Merrill, Mercer C. Nickles.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-07
WEAVER RETURNS;
IS LOOKING FINE
POPULAR BANKER AND COUN-
GILMAN REACHES COLUMBUS
AFTER STAY IN BALTIMORE

Hon. B. A. Weaver, president OF
the Columbus National Bank and
member of the city council from
first ward, who has been at Johns
Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore since
last February, has returned to the
city, and is being cordially greeted
by his numerous friends. Mr.. Weav-
er, who was suffering from physical
breakdown, due TO overwork, has en-
tirely recovered and is looking and
feeling better than at any time dur
ing the past ten years.
Mr., Weaver has been a member of
the municipal council for more thar
25 years. and was renominated for
another term at the Democratic nri
mary held during his absence, havin
defeated by a decisive majority hie
opponent, Rev. James McCaskill, who
made an aggressive canvass.
Mr.. Weaver is one of the mos.
popular men in Columbus an
his numerous friends are indeed pla
to note that he he's recovered hi
health.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-07
FORMER GERMAN LINER
COVlNGTCN NTORPEDOED
IN THE WAR ZONE
SIX MEN ARE MISSING
Officers and Majority of Crew
Taken Aboard by An
American Destroyer.

Washington, July 6.-The Amer
lean army transport Coyington,
homeward bound, after landing sew
eral thousand soldiers in France, was
torpedoed and sunk in the war zone
last Monday night Six members Of
the crew are missing, but all the
other men, with ships officers, have
been landed at a French port. No
army personnel or passengers were
aboard.
The missing are:
Earnest C. Anderson, fireman,
Lynn, Mass.
Joseph p Bowden, seaman, Noun
tain Lakes, N. J.
Ambrose C. Ford, fireman, Somer
Vile, Mass.
William Henry Lynch, Jr., fireman
Manchester, NJ II.
Albers s. Payne, seaman, Staten
Island ~ j.
Lloyd II. Silvernail, seaman, Balm
bridge, ~ Y
The Navy Departments announce
ment tonight of the torpedoing of the
Covington said none of the officers
and men landed were seriously iniur-
ed. Apparently some of them were
hurt, but the number probably was
not given in Vice Admiral Sims dis
patch.
The Covington was struck at 9:iT
O'Clock Monday night, while proceed
ing with fleet Of other transports,
conveyed by destroyers The subma
rine was not lighted. The transport
remained afloat until Tuesday, when
efforts were made by another vessel
and two tugs TO tow her to port, but
he was too badly damaged to keen
afloat
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-07
To The Women of Lowndes County

To The Women of Lowndes County
The United States Civil Service
Commission is calling for women for
Government work not less than so
lifferent kinds. This list includes
stenographers, typists, bookkeepers
and other clerks of score or more
Of classification, statisticans, opera
'ors of various kinds Of calculating,
addressing and duplicating machines.
)roof readers, law clerks, welfare ex-
acutive secretaries, craftsmen Of .
iozen kinds, telephone and telegraph
operators, trained nurses, chemists,
library assistants, inspector of un
iergarments, finger print classifi
'rs, and many others
Those interested in securing pos
ions of the sort above mentione
nay obtain all necessary information
W writing Miss Emma Dicken. See
'etary Civil Service Board, Meridian
The Mississippi Branch of the Wo-
mans National Farm, Garden. and
Land Army Association of America
has now in operation training farm
" Charleston, the aim of which is r.
EDUCATE white girls and women in all
'gricultural pursuits. The traininr
given by competent woman, in
'tructor, a graduate of the National
Land Army Association, and is with
out charge for tuition, board or lodg
'ng.
Women and girls desiring to take
his instruction can secure applica.
ion cards from Mrs, L. NJ. Ellis, En-.
rolling Secretary, Charleston. Miss
"oman's Committee Lowndes County
Council of Defense.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-07
McCLANAHAN BUYS
OUT STOCKHOLDERS
ACQUIRES ALL OUTSTANDING
STOCK IN BELL LUMBER AND
MANUFACTURING co.

Mayor d. S. McClanahan has pur-
hased all the stock in the Bell Lum-
Der and Manufacturing Company, and
viii have associated with him his
two sons, Messrs. II. II. and Willis
McClanahan. Mr. H. H. McClanahan
has been secretary of the Bell Lum-
Der and Manufacturing Company for
some time past and will continue in
charge of the office, while Mr.. Willis
McClanahan will be in charge of the
contracting and other outside work.
Mr.. MeClanahan has entered into
a contract with the Southern Expor
Lumber Company of indianapolis,
Ind, whereby the company viii use
his plant as an assembly point for
lumber sawed in this section and the
PRODUCTS of several mills viii be stack
ed here The lumber will be kept at
The local plant until needed and the
new arrangement will materially in
crease the importance Of Columbus
as distributing point for this COM
modify.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-07
NEW FOOD RULES
CAUSE CONFUSION
WATERS AT RESTAURANTS EX-
PERIENCE DIFFICULTY IN
INTERPRETING THEM.

While local restaurants are doing
every thing in their power to comply
with new food regulations recently
promulgated by Director Hoover, the
observance of these rules has re-
suited in some confusion, and patrons
have in a few instances expressed
dissatisfaction, though most of them
bear good naturedly the restrictions
imposed upon them.
The regulations provide that only
three ounces Of wheat bread be serv-
ed with single order and that only
two teaspoons full of sugar be placed
in each cup Of tea or coffee. The
walters are supposed to place
the sugar in the tea and coffee.
ana, lot being accustomed to doing
this, they sometimes forget it, Some
of the walters have also become con-
fused regarding the service of bread
having labored under the impression
that the three-ounce limit applied to
breads of every character. This
however, is not the case, as eithe
rye, graham or corn bread may b,
served in amy quantities desired,
This fact has been impressed upon
proprietors of cafes, and they are
low supplying Graham and
rye bread to customers whose ap-
netites demand more than three
ounces of food of this character.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-07
THE BEAST OF BERLIN.
The Kaiser's Bestial Ego Truthfully
Filmed by Rupert Julian.

".The Kaiser, The Beast of Berlin"
Rupert Julian's masterful screen pro-
duction OF the intimate life of Will
liam H., Belgium before the war and
during its invasion by the Germans,
the habits and crimes of the King
of Prussia and Emperor of Germany,
with thrilling forecast of the end
of the present world conflict,opens at
the Princess Theatre on Monday 9Th
for two. days.
"The Kaiser" is a motion picture
stupendous in it's treatment of pres
ant-day world history, in its presenta-
ton of heretofore unoffered truths
Of the personal life of the German
Demon and the atrocities of his army
and navy, that have been filmed
after exhaustive study of historical
facts and Incidents, a study of more
than a year by Rupert Julian, the
famed screen director and actor, who
himself presents a remarkable rendi-
ton of the role of the kaised, re-
markable in it's close attention to
every detail of makeup, eostuming,
mannerisms, habits and exaggerated
ego of the ruler who has plunged
he world into mourning to advance
personal ambitions and has sacrific-
ed the honor Of nations, homes, men,
women and children.
The picture chronicles in vivid
truthfulness Belgium and her in
offensive peoples before the invasion
Of the German hosts, shows in horri-
bic but authentic pictures the treat
ment of the peasants by the German
army as it plows through Belgium
and its inhabitants, takes the specta-
tor into the Imperial Palace and the
chambers of the kaiser and unfolds
startling, repugnant insights into his
private life
His receipt of the news of the
sinking of the Lusitania, of the
American Ambassadors statement
hat the United States would consider
continuance Of the U-boat cam
oaign as unfriendly, of the declara-
hon of war by the United States and
other momentous incidents of pres
ent-day history are truthfully and
faithfully reproduce and stupen-
1ous thrilling forecast of the end of
ne present war provided Admis-
non 25 and 35 cents.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-07

A pretty weddg was solemnlzed
at the Methodisthurch in Artesia
1T $3.50 O'Clock thursday evening,
when Miss Susie bits, the attractive
laughter of Mr. aa Mrs. A. N. Butts.
was married to n Ralph Anderson,
tho is we'll knowrthrough the county
The ceremany wsperformed by Rev.
T. ] Halfacre.
The bride is fpretty blonde and
has endeared srself to everyone
who knows her. The groom, who
formerly lived j Mayhem, is now
living in Columbs, holding respon
sible position With the Southern
Railway.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-07
UNION SERVICES
TO BEGIN TONIGHT
WILL BE HELD AT PRINCESS
AIRDOME, BEING CONDUCT
EDDY REV. r. EXCEL FRY.

During July and August the pas
tors of the uptown churches of the
city will hold union services each
Sunday evening at the Princess Air
dome on South Market street, and the
initial service will be held this
evening at $50 o'clock, the sermon
on that occasion being delivered by
Rev. R. Excel Fry, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church. The picture
machine will be used at each service,
the words of the sacred songs being
shown on the screen as they are sung
by the congregation.
A committee consisting of Messrs.
F. P. Phillips, E. C. Chapman and j.
R. Randle has been appointed to Sc
lect the speakers and make all neces-
sary arrangements for the different
services.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-07
IS LIVBLOST In
BOAT lSASTER
EXCURSION AFT SENT TO
BOTTOM OF,LINOIS RIVER
YESRDAY.

Peoria, ILL.,, il 6.-Seventy-five
to one hundred ppns perished when
the river steam Columbia sank
eight miles fromere, according to
estimates of coun and boat officials
at 10.30 o'clock is morning.
At that hour 3,odies had been re-
covered, of whic26 had been iden-
titled. 1t was rss.ted that approx
imately so others / still unaccount-
ed for.
More than fivelundred persons,
enjoying an outingn the river were
aboard the boat.
A submerged Ii which ripped a
hole in the prov the boat is be-
lieved to have caed it to sink.
Police of Peoriand Pekin, scores
of doctors and nues and hundreds
Of civilians are athe scene of the
wreck aiding in thwork of recover
ing the bodies Il caring for the
survivors. Ma adrate list of the
survivors or the Nems is yet avail
able and the dea toll may exceed
150 or may be le,than that figure
The Columbia, huge flat, owned
by the II. F. Nile company, had
been chartered | the South Side
social club were n board and an
added hundred psons were picked
up at Kingston Mes. The boat was
returning from AFesco Park when
the tragedy occurd.
Many passengetwere seriously in
jured and broughto hospitals here
or taken to Pekl as fast as theY
were rescued.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-07
USE OF BENZINE BUGGIES
FREELY lNDULGED IN
BY COLUMBIANS
CITY VERY QUIET
Closing Of Stores Causes Sab
bitical Calm to Pervade
Business District,

If people throughout the country
used their automobiles as freely as
did those of Columbus and the con-
tiguous territory last Thursday mil
lions of gallons of gasoline were
consumed and thousands OF dollars
went in to the pockets OF John u.
Rockefeller and other plutocrats who
own stock in the Standard Oil Com
pany The Fourth of July was, in
deed, gala day for automobiles IN
this vicinity, and the benzine buggies
could be seen speeding hither and
thither not only throughout the day
light hours but far into the night.
There was no public demonstra-
ton of any kind in Columbus, ant
hundreds of its residents went to
other places to spend he day, many
having journeyed to Payne Field,
near West Point, where soldiers en-
gagged in baseball game and various
track events, while others went to
the A. and M, College, near Stark
Vile, where barbecue was the prin
cipal attraction. Several barbecues
were also given in the territory i'm
mediately contiguous to Columbus,
among them having been one p
Lake Park which was given by the
Modern Woodmen Of America anI
one on the farm of Mr.W. H. F4i.
day shortdistance northwest of the
city, the latter having been a neigh
borhood affair.
In the city proper -the day was
very quietly spent. A lagre majority
of the stores were closed, and :
Sabbitical calm pervaded the busi-
ness district. The restaurants am
some of the soft drink establishment
remained open, however, and did nc
lack for patronage. A great deal
of this patronage came from peopl,
who motored in from various places
in the surrounding country, man
OF whom came from Lamar an
Plckens counties over in Alabama
while Caledonia also furnished its
quota of visitors.
The local garages were closed
throughout the day, and some Wis
itors who ran out of gasoline exper
fenced difficulty in replenishing their
supplies. This commodity was, in
deed, in great demand, and car own
ers who had excessive supplies were
frequently called upon for 'loans"
by Others who ran short.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-07
CARRIES AN APPROPRlA-
TION OF S12,0S5, 100000
FOR THE ARMY
POWERS INCREASED
President Given Unlimited
Authority to Make New
Draft Calls Upon Men.

Washington, June 6.--The army
appropriation bill was prepared late
Friday for final action by Congress.
Senate and House conferees reached
complete agreement on the huge APP
preparations, compromised to aggre-
gate $l2,0s5, 900. 900 and the volume
of legislation added by the Senate.
Most of the Senate amendments,
including that for organization of a
volunteer Slavic legion and to base
army draft quotas on the number Of
men in class one instead of state
populations, were retained, as was
the House provision giving the presi-
dent unlimited authority to increase
the army by calls under the draft law.
AT the suggestion of Provost Mar
shal-General Crowder, the amend.
ment Of Senator McKelIar of Tennes-
see, which the Senate had adopted.
authorizing the president to promote
Gen. Crowder to be a lieutenant gen
eral, was dropped from the bill. Gen.
Crowder wrote letter stating that
credit for the administration Of the
draft law belonged not to him alone
and urged that he be not singled out
for recognition.
The Senate amendment authoriz.
ing the president to anpoint two
Major generals "at large" designed
for Gen. Crozier. chief of ordnance
and Gen. Sharpe, was accepted by the
House conferences.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-07
Change in Schedule.

A new schedule will 90 into effect
on the Mobile and Ohio railroad At
1900 o'clock Monday morning, and
Under its provisions the local arrival
Gnd departure of passenger trains
will be as follows:
Northbound: 106 due 1920 a. m.
l04 due 800 p. m. 100 due 1l:20 D.
M; l22 due 200 a. m. Southbound.
l03 due 1921 p. m; i05 due sos D
~; l2l due 1.25 a. m. 1873 due
1:05 a, m.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-07

Mr.. and Mrs. B. l.. Owen returned
yesterday from visit to California
While absent they had the misfortune
to be in an automobile accident, and
Mr.. Owen sustained injuries which
kept him in hospital two weeks. His
wife, however, was sufficiently lucky
to escape unhurt.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-07
To Hold Flag Service.

This morning at II o'clock flag
service will be held at the First Bap-
tist church in honor of the 3S mem
bcrs Of the congregation who have
ioined the colors. An address viii
be delivered by President H L. Whit
field. Evening services will be
held at the Airdome.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-07

Messrs. Craddock Boyd and Harry
Boyd of the Dunbar neighborhood,
were visitors to Columbus yesterday.
Mr.. Craddock boyd states that his at
tractive little daughter, Miss Floren-
tine, who has been i'll with typhoid
fever for several weeks past, is con-
valescent.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-07

Mr.. and Mrs. J. W Jones leave
tomorrow for Agusta, Georgia, and
Darlington, s. c., where they 90 to
spend a fortnight with relatives.
While Mr.. Jones is away Mr.. George
Sanders will be at his drug store.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-07
FORM MER JEW YORK
MAYOR Is KILLED
MAJOR JOHN UROY MITCHELL
MEETS DEAH IN AIRPLANE
ACCIDENT.

New Orleans, La, July John
Puroy Mitchell, former mayor Of
New York, vas instantly killed
at 7:30 o'clocl Saturday morning
while flying in scout machine at
Gerstner aviati0 field.
Maj Mitchell vas soon to have seen
service overseas lie was given In
sieinia as first lass aviator on May
5th.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-07
Cut Your Weeds.

Mayor McClanahan has force of
nen cutting weeds along the streets
Of the city and every property owner
is hereby given orders to trim all
yrass and weeds along his sidewalks
walks.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-07

All grocery merchants must file ?
requisition for sugar with State Food
Administrator P. NJ. Harding before
July 10 Blanks for this purpose
can be obtained from Mr.. Warren VI
Cox, the local fool administrator.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-07

Mr.. Harry Boyd, who has been
spending the past week with relatives
here, returned to his home in Mobile
last night.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-07

Mrs. J. T. Kirk and children. Of
Stafksille, are spending a week mere
ne guests of DR.. and Mrs w. W.
Westmoreland.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-07

Mr.. Joe J. Ellis and Robert Lipsey
Of A. and NJ. College are spending the
week end here with relatives.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-07

Mr.. J. /. Guyton and family, OF
Vernon, Ala, spent Thursday here
with friends.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1918-07-07

666 cures Chills and Fever.