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The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1918-08-29
new And DRASTIC
FEDEREL GAME LAW
Treaty With British Government
Protects All Migratory Birds.

The most drastic game law yet af-
fecting Mississippi becomes effective
almost Immediately. The law is the
result Of treaty between the United
States and Great Britain for the pro-
lection Of migratory fowl.
The migratory bird treaty act pro-
hibits entirely the sale and purchase
Of all migratory game birds taken BY
gunner and restricts in various ways
the taking, killing possessing, shipping
etc, Of such birds as we'll as certain
other migratory birds.
Migratory game birds on which an
open season is provided and the seas
ons for taking the same are as fol-
lows:
Waterfowl (ducks, geese, etc, ex-
cept wood duck and swans), coots
(poule d'eau), gallinules, Wilson snipe
or jacksnipe, black-bellied and golden
plovers, greater and lesser yellow-legs
in Mississippi, November to Janu-
airy 81.
\ On the following migratory game
birds there is no open season: Wood
duck, swans, whooping and sandbill
cranes and curlews and all other wad-
ing birds or shore birds (plover- -snipe
group) except those specified under
the open seasons.
The act prohibits the killing at any
time Of all migratory insectivorous
birds, as well as certain other migra-
tory non-game birds most important
Of which are grebes (die-dippers or
hell-divers), looms, gulls, terms, Bit
terms, herons (including night heron
or "grosbec"), woodpeckers, night
hawks (bullbat), meadow larks, swal-
lows, waxwings (cedar birds), and
robins.
The act limits the number of migra-
tory game bifs'e 5 that may be killed in
one day by one person as follows.
Geese eight, ducks (except wood duck)
twenty live IN the aggregate Of all
kinds, coots, gallinules, rails twenty
five in the aggregate Of all kinds, Viii
son snipe Or lacksnipe twenty-five
doves twenty-five, black-bellied and
golden plovers, greater and lesser yell
low-legs fifteen in the aggregate Of all
kinds, woodcocIx six.
The act prohibits the killing Of mi
gratory game birds from powerboat
or sailboat or any boat under sail and
Wall q = I'LL kAi B u ti4n A0ttAhNA tLAl
gauge or any gun not fired from the
shoulder
The act prohibits the killing Of mi
gratory game birds between sunset
and half an hour before sunrise.
The act prohibits person from
transporting or causing to be trans
ported (which includes shipping or
carrying in any manner) in any one
calendar week greater number Of
migratory game birds than may be
killed in two days by one person:
The act requires that when migra-
tory game birds or parts thereof are
shipped in packages, such packages
shall have the name and address Of
the shipper and Of the consignee and
an accurate statement of the numbers
and kinds of birds contained therein
clearly and censpicuously marked on
the outside thereof,
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GROWING
MERCHANT MARINE

Washington, Aug. 26.--More than
10000 deadweight tons Of ships were
added TO the American merchant ma
rine in the week ending August %, by
the completion Of eight more vessels
in American shipyards. Seven Of the
ships were Of steel and one Of wood.
Launchings in the week ending
August "a totalled nineteen, nine
steel and ten wooden ships.
The new deliveries brought the
grand total Of ships added to the NOR
chant marine in the last year to 281
with an aggregate deadweight tom
mage Of 1,725,T31, The launchings
total 535 vessels, Of 2,92s,073 tons.
The largest vessel completed last
week was a tanker built at Alameda,
Cal, the tonnage being 10,475. All the
other vessels were cargo carriers Of
$500 tons, excepting one Of $500 tons,
and another Of 1850.
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MIGHTY EFFORTS OF
A GREAT REPUBLIC
Spanish Writer Wonderfully Inn
pressed by Work Of Americans and
Declares They win Win.

In letter to the paper in Madrid
which he represents, a Spanish writer,
whose letter is published in the Times
heayune, says:
4 was the first newspaper man to
ylslt the American preparations camps
france. have seen the mighty
euort which the great republic is put
Mng. From my visit have gathered
tna conviction, sincere, unalterable,
snaf the United States will come out
victorious from the struggle which
draws toward its close. The politics
q the whole world, have written in
snese same columns, viii move its
eenteF toward North America, and it
FlH BE North America which in the
saEaEs VIII direct humanity in things
These aflmations Of mine. perti-
n4slopsly repeated, / will speak again
AHa again, many times. / want Span
h oplnlon to realize the gravity of
NC present moment, NY voice is
sMall, but the circulation of the per-
ipaical for which | write is large,
" tne face of the future, which is
gseparlng, what lot falls to Spain I?
hnat VIII be Spain's attitude?
seos carry IN my soul the memory Of
ssso A disciple and admirer Of ID.
francisco Ply Margall. / keep alive
Me words he spoke then. Is the error
4 pc repeated, the blindness, the stu
p'a ~ suicide Of that spring Of 1887
Darlng my visit every North
american officer with whom / spoke
'9a'ea 'a9nagWea lively interest, a fervent
nAing for Spain Let us not shut
vuf eyes TO the reality Of things-the
great republic will come victorious
sa1 OF this war. Persons who know
N@h NJ ho%ers the activity, the wealth of
~ "a america deny nevertheless that
H. H. sons possess military spirit. On
III supposed absence Of that spirit
sy selg 70 deny not only that Amer
nv I'M MlA FFlpmPh gFandlF IN this war,
~ NaaI she will triumph at all. What
~ - enormous error! Step BY step,
sle'oent by incident, letter BY letter,
u. ~ past arises and history repeats
,5ss1, The same thing was said Of
Ks. * american people in 1898, and to
poss that argument ID. Francisco
Margau wrote one OF his finest
@''a M nest vehement articles.
~ Inc past repeats itself. We pay
~ neeq TO the great problem which
sa n 4or decision in the world war
NV NV We are not interested in the
S.ss. Sess..lsnaous decisive struggle about to
.s. css,n between the United States and
,Saa N many And, nevertheless, upon
'''ai ~ struggle depends all our future.
sa,l .larnentarians and journalists,
eaS,s:. ss'~a after his own fashion, each ac-
3ssa f3sssa'ng 70 bis Light, iisguises and be-
si1ss naI:s. sne irresistible power Of great
'e.. y sssise cid hatxeds. tFhey attempt to L
ssa,ss sss public opinion ignorant on quas-
ssars s,ga,s winch sa i should know thoroughly
'A tne beginning. II, at the end Of
se,,, ~ wAr, the United States being VIC
~ Il. aoas' Spain should remain outside
Il M great world current which win set
a. q . ~oala that situation be preferable
rs y { eoralal understanding dating from
y with the power which is going
+ - tSsaumph Win our country persist
- 'he policy Of isolation in this world
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LETTER FROM FRED
PEYTON to HIS FATHER

Sergt. Fred G. Peyton, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. II A. Peyton of Repanton.
now in an engineering corp in France
writes the following letter to his
father, some of which we have omit
ted:
Have also got to be a pretty good
shot with my automatic; in fact
think can take care Of several Huns,
# ever get an opportunity, and
sincerely hope that opportunity is not
long. off, for ! had rather bag a bunch
Of those fellows than do anything |
know of.
"We are having some beautiful
weather now; in fact, haven't had
but very little rain since spring. 'Tis
awfully dry, and these people need
rain awfully bad. OF course it is fine
with we fellows, as we are out rain or
shine, and you may know we always
prefer sunshine, So far as | am per-
sonally concerned it doesn't matter,
as ! am in the Office most of the time,
but don't like it as well as outside
work altogether. OF course / am not
inside all the time, but It isn't neces-
sarY for me to remain outside no long
er than | wish to do so. / guess you
don't thoroughly understand this army
game, or rather, the company affairs,
and as my time Is very limited, will
have to wait until later date to ex-
plain matters. You see we are kept
rather busy doing construction work
besides keeping up our drills, etc,
which pretty nearly takes up all of a
fellows time, but / am taking a keen
interest in all, so therefore am get
ting along fine. We also find time to
play bit Of baseball; in fact,
have played quite few games this
season.
Fife is still with me, and getting
along fine. It is great to be with an
old friend that you know is true,
especially in this part Of the country,
altho ] have some in the Co. as good
as they make them. One of my best
friends is fellow from Montana, and
he knows the Browns wplIs Ia fact, IS
a great friend of theirs Also knows
all the people that came from Miss.
70 that part Of the country, especially
the Mrs Browns families Misses
Powells Of Utica, also the Curries.
eWell | guess you are keeping up
with the war news, and am sure you
know more than I do. or hear more
than l do. You see ] can't say very
much, but am bound to say this, that
the Huns didn't know what fighting
was until Uncle SANS boys took a
hand at the game, and, believe me, the
game is still under full headway, as /
guess you well know / only wish it
SO / could be with the boys that are
going over, but wishes don't help a
fellow much. OF course there is a
chance Of getting at them, but donE
fr4<s
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FIFTEEN COLORED
TROOPERS LEAVE
ALL GO TO CAMP SHELBY, MISS.
All Of the Fifteen Are coIored, and
All Reported for Duty. They Left
Last Friday Morning.

Fifteen drafted men, ali colored,
left last Friday morning for Camp
Shelby There was not a Stacker in
the call, every one Of the fifteen ar
irving promptly to answer to their
names.
The men left Friday morning, a
number Of their race, as is their good
custom, being present to bid them an
affectionate farewell.
Those included in the party were
as follows;
George Watt
John l.. Johnson
Clint Pain
Sam Smith
Hap Williams
Harry Schauf
Oscar Jones
Martin Cornish
Charley Norrell
Truly Bruce
Amos Collier
Joseph Scott
Wiley Hall
John Rheaves
Percy Ward
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who rendered excellent songs IN the
shape Of plantation Melodies, the
prime favorite among them being u
don't hear nobody pray
Too much cannot be said in COM
mendation Of Rev. s. r. Washington's
efforts in working up the meeting.
He was ably assisted by the minis
ters Of all our churches and every
one else, who recognized the import
ance Of such a meeting.
T. RICHARDSON.
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SCHOOLS 0PEN sEPT. ..

The board Of trustees of the town
schools have fixed Sept. 9th as the
date on which the schools win open.
The vacancy in the faculty. caused
BY the resignation Of Miss Vernon
Hackett, was filled Tuesday night by
the election Of Miss Grace Feather
stun.
At former meeting Of the board
vacancy was filed in thefaculty Of
the colored school by the election Of
Charlotte Killan, in place Of Maud
Mcleod, resigned.
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NO MORE SUNDAY JOY
OR PLEASURE RIDES

Washington, Aug, 27.--The fuel
administration today called upon the
public IN states east Of theMissis-
slppi river to cease the using of all
classes Of automobiles, with few
named exceptions, motor cycles, and
motor boats on Sundays, until fur
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filled house.
Cohn Bros, of Lorman is going af-
ter the ginning. Cotton Will begin
to move this week, and this wide
awake firm is getting it.
q. +. Morris is advertising his cut
to-measure clothing business, which
has grown to big proportions. The
well-dressed man must have well-fit-
ting clothes.
The Mississippi Southern Bank and
Samuel We'll are patriotically con-
trlbuting space to stir up the con-
sciences Of those who have not yet
redeemed their stamp pledges.
These are the new features of our
advertising columns this week.
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chanical College, Starkville; Millsaps
College, Jackson, and Mississippi Col
lege, Clinton.
Regular army officers will be de-
tailed at the schools named to train
the students. The A. and M. College
has already had this training for sew
eral years. To the other schools it is
new.
Mississippi's quota in the student en-
listment campaign is nearly 1000, Any
information concerning enlistment
may be obtained from Prof. N. O.
Gilmer, department Of education,
jackson.
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ther notice, as a gasoline conserva-
tion measure. Only voluntary com
pliance with the letter and spirit Of
the request will prevent the issuance
OF a mandatory order prohibiting the
use of gasoline on Sundays, Il was
declared at the fuel administration.
Automobiles for hire are included in
the curtalment program.
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HARRISON'S MAJORITY
Is 6,66S VOTES
Harrison Received 5000, vardaman
4S,625, and Noel 6,727 Votes.

Yesterday the States Democratic
Executive Committee canvassed the
returns Of the senatorial campaign,
and announced Harrison's majority
over the other two candidates to be
6,668 votes. According to the official
returns, Harrison received a total Of
56,920, Vardaman 43,625, and Noel
6,727. Harrison's plurality over Var
daman was 1926.
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WILL OPEN WEDNESDAY.

The Port Gibson Female College
win open Its 76th session Wednesday
morning at 10 o'clock IN the College
chapel. The public is invited.
President O'Neil states that the
prospects for full school are very
encouraging.
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FouR SCHOOLS NAMED.

Four Mississippi schools have been
named by the war department to con-
duet army officers training corps for
their students: University Of Missis-
sippi. Oxford Agricultural and Ne
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1918-08-29

You are commanded to appear be-
fore the Chanccry Court Of Claiborne
on the list Monday IN November, 1918,
to defend the suit Of Mollie Harris,
wherein you are defendant
This 28th, August, 1918
B. H. MOREHEAD,
Chancery Clerk.
BY w Y Hughes, D. c.
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The marriage Of Miss Bertha Marie
Bailey to Mr.. Luther Neal was eele-
brated by Mayor J E. Torrey on Tues
day Of last week. The couple are
making their home near Titlman.
where Mr.. Neal is engaged IN farm
ings-~-FayBtte Chronicle.
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OUR ADVERTISERS

fn,. ns 5 haekett Theatre is advertising
~ Sept' TO 4Psrshine's Crusaders"
lhsa a.ras war picture. The name OF
picture IN sufficient to insure a
New-York tribune., 1918-03-17
POINT w

IN THE light of tho foregoing the
u acts Of Mr.. LA Toilette must be in
tcrprctch AS the man on the street
would interpret them, and not as court
Of justice would construc them in ap-
plying penal statute.
l. is perfectly true that the forfeit
urc Of IN elective office demands in
judicial proceedings the application of
the strictcst rules Of evidence. and that
the person sought to be deprived of Il
right With which he has been duly in
vested is not subjected to any burden
OF proof unless it may be in some case
where he presents himself to take the
qualifying oath, in which case he is
bound to show that he WAS duly elect
ed. Once elected the burden is nor
mdHy on those who would seek to de-
privc him of his Office. But we re-
spcctfully contend that the case Is diff
fercnt when the country Is at war. the
Senate, being, as always. it's own judge
OF it's proceedings md the, regularity
New-York tribune., 1918-03-17
The Socialism of Marx
Condemns the Pucifists
Prophets Letters to Tribune Proue
His Joy in Wars Against Autocracy
and His Hatred Of Prussianisn, and
All the Hohenzollerns

regard to Napoleon III at time which
seemed to demand friendly relations
between Prussia and France:
"Old Professor Henry Leo. of Halle,
mat queer specimen of c.ochette, con-
servative German. who about the be-
ginning OF the Crimean War thought
that scrofulus Europe required sound
bleeding, now gives the following en-
ce!lent character 70 the Emperor of the
french: We must really confess that,
after all even we begin to believe in the
divine mission of the Emperor Ma
poleon Europe having of late
years fallen into an unhealthy state of
stagnation, and no prospect of improve
ment by orthodox means presenting it->
self. Providence. who ,lercifully delays
the last grea. day, has sent such a Pike
ln-Chief to rouse us UP to good deeds.
May God preserve him for our health!'
| do not doubt that the American ad-
niiTers OF Napoleon will be highly graft
fed by this original view CT Dr. Leo.
prompted by The agitation now visible
all over Germany and Italy. men
toned to your readers months ago that
the excitement. artificially created by
the German princes in favor of Aus
tria could not fail soon to take a more
practical turn; and now that the fear
OF France has subsided we see that
those very princes who reused and fos-
tered this Teutonic movement are ter
ribly nervous about the continued agita-
tion Of their subjects. Even the Fed
eral Diet, 1T Frankfort got frightened
and is on the eve Of affirming the good
right OF the Hessians to their constitu-
tion abolished by the Elector. who will
probably have to reGstablish it. In
Hanover the opposition has carried the
municipal election against the in
trigues of the government and against
the avowed interference Of the court.
The Duke of Coburg-who has no chill
dren. and is therefore the most liberal
Of all the German encourages
petitions for a reform of the Federal
Constitution Of Germany, while tho
King Of Bavaria, who has tried in vain
to turn the tide of events to his own
advantage and to unite the smaller
states under his leadership, is now un-
easy as to the progress of the Unitarian
agitation, which has already found
powerful expression in his own 1eeis-
| iative chambers. The Prince Of Prus-
sls as yet remains neutral; he is. bv
his royal profession, a conservative and
ought to oppose any complete change
OF the state Of public law in Germany:
stili' as this change is now devised ex-
ciuslvely for the benefit Of his house,
and Is not, according to his notions.
sullled by any republican alloy, he
slyly allows his ministers 10 act pa
triotic part and TO recommend German
unlty-provided that Prussia should
not fuse with Germany, but that Ger
many should merge itself in Prussia.
austria is furious about all these en-
deavors."
New-York tribune., 1918-03-17
LA TOILETTE

thereof, may with propriety apply diff
ferent rule IN Interpreting the overt
act of which Senator La Toilette is ac-
cused. We therefore ask:
Was what he said in his St. Paul
speech the utterance of a loyal man in
the discharge Of one Of the duties of If
loyalty? W
Was it the general purpose of his
address to promote the loyal support
OF the government at war?
Or was it calculated to produce dis
affection and to embarrass our govern
ment?
What are the distinctive features of
the prosecution of war in these DAYS i?
They are largely financial. They re-
late primarily to the moral enthusiasm
Of the people as to the iustncss of the
conflict. Bat they also relate essen
italy to the manner in which the war
Is being prosecuted in respect to COM
mandlng the hearty financial support
OF the people.
Mr. La Toilette attacked violently
the issuance Of bonds as financial
war measure under the guise Of pro-
test against levying burdens on future
gene ratiOns
New-York tribune., 1918-03-17
POINT VII
II HE effect of the test oath during
u the Civil War.

T~HE effect of the test oath during
u the Civil War.
We have not been blind to the fact
that during the Civil War the cases of
whether certain members should be al
lowed to take the oath as members of
the House or Senate or whether they
could be expelled or censurcd or sus-
pended after having become members
Of the House or Senate was in a Ger
tain degree affected by the test oath
which was prescribed at that time as a
touchstonc Of loyalty. This test oath
(omitting irrelevant averments) was to
the effect:
81 have voluntarily given no aid,
countenarce, counsel or encourage
ment to persons engaged in armed
hostility against the United States"
The object of the application of the
oath was to test the loyalty Of given
member of the national legi stature
So we recommend that there be en-
acted test oath, which all members of
the Congress or of state legislatures
and all persons intrusted with govern
mental duties incident to the prosecu-
~ 4
CloH u Cne war Ill all us UetallS De re-
quired to take forthwith, and which no
loyal public servant could hesitate to
take:
II do solemnly swear and declare
that l have not given nor will
voluntarily give aid, comfort, coun-
tcnance, counsel or encouragement by
act or speech or writing to the public
enemy or to persons adhering to such
public enemy or to it's allies or to per-
sons in sympathy Herewith, nor will
l voluntarily do or utter anything
calculated to impede or frustrate the
government in the prosecution of this
war"
If it were to be required again. as
during the Civil War, the Congress IS
could judge whether or not in a given
case a particular officer could "honestly
take" such OATH
New-York tribune., 1918-03-17
Taxation Useless
To Raise Revenue

"Al that the Minister OF Finance
said about taxation and regarding the
population enriching itself cannot help
US in any way. Even by doubling or
tripsing our taxation we could never
raise the revenue Of 100000, 900 levs
necessary for the liquidation OF the
debts we have contracted during the
war The Minister of Finance must
energctically defend our moral juridical
rights to the war booty of Dobrudja
and Rumania. In that case We will
support the government. This war
booty would at least cover large part
Of the debts contracted during the war
and would furnish us with the possl
bi.ity Of carrying out the normal de-
vclopment of the countrv"
N. DanailofF, one Of the leaders Of
the Socialist party, denounced the trc-
mcndous increase in taxation, which
has gone, at one bound, from S6,00o,000
evs in 1917 to 223, 100000 levs in 1913
ave do not even know what our ex-
penditures will be- for 1915" he de-
clared; call we know is that the service
Of the public debt will absorb l28,000,
900 levs, while tho Minister Of War de-
mands l04 800, 900 lcvs, and this with
falling off Of indirect taxation. The
revenue from this source is estimated
for 1913 at l27 100000 levs, while last
year it was estimated to yield 226o0o,-
900 levy. There is therefore a falling
Off Of SO, 900, 900 lcvs from indirect tax
alton"