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The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1918-07-25
26.OoO NURSES WANTED.

The government has sent this ur-
gent call to the newspapers:
Because the nation's reserve has
been depleted by the calling Of liter
ally thousands Of graduate nurses for
service in military and naval hospitals,
il is absolutely necessary Immediate
" to call $4,000 student nurses for
training in American hospitals.
These young women are TO be en-.
rolled in the United States Student
Nurse Reserve. The enrolment will
begin July 29th."
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1918-07-25
lilies NOW ON
THE OFFENSIVE
aRIvING GERMANS FROM MARINE
wo,4 Than 25,OO0 Prisoners Captured
=" "a MANY Guns Taken. Fighting
Sill Desperate.

r.r the first time in many months
~ allied forces have taken the often
= ss md are daily driving the Ger
msus back. Over large front the
sr.n,v ~ has been forced back to depth
4 from two to twelve miles, losing
mors than 25,000 men taken prison
II and more than 500 cannon. They
ssye lost all Of the ground taken dur
N the past three months, and are
,streating in almost disorder from
.ovtions Of the Marne front.
Thew we're forced back from the
..Tth hank Of the Marne, and the
Frsneh. sS,s,, British, Italians and Amer
;.sns sT are harrassing them on three
s;des AS the enemy retreats he
k,rns all villages behind him, and il
I reported that large stores of am
mnuition are being destroyed to pre-
Vent its falling into the hands Of the
allies.
icent work, eliciting this praise from
British officer:
II don't see how the work the Amer
leans have done in the past weeks
aghting could possibly have done
better. Hind sight frequently finds
many faults with military operations
but the work of the Americans stands
such scrutiny well"
The tone Of the German press in
djcates great uneasiness, almost des-
nsir n some instances. 1t accuses
deserters from the German army Of
giving the army secrets to the enemy,
Cen Foch declares that this is not
the allied grand offensive planned for
i future date, but he is certainly de-
moralizing the enemy with this in
itiatye.
A correspondent of the New York
Herald, cabling from the battle front,
under date Of July 20, says:
aGermany's only chances of possible
victory have vanished. Her failure to
check the Allied offensive up to this
date is convincing. Today she is a
dvindling power Of resistance. Her
failure to checkmate General Foch
d proof that Won Hindenberg, Luden-
dorif and other German militarists
whom the world once was led to be-
leYe were the masters of strategy,
are outmatched by the man who is
is the idol Of France and the absolute
master Of the Allied armies.
nIhe German armies under the
crown prince are in a most danger
Gus position AS | write this the
French, British, Italians and some
Americans are bending the German
line southwest Of Rheims, while the
franco-American forces are bending
the enemy lines south of scissors"
An armored cruiser of an old type
was torpedoed near New York har.
Dor last week A number Of mer
were lost, but exact figures have new.
eF been given. Four tugs and bar.
ges were also sunk.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1918-07-25
WAR NOTES.

The government has taken over the
telegraph and telephone lines as war
measure.
$4,000 negroes have been called to
60 INTO camp Aug. / to S. Missisip-
pl's quota is 3231.
The Austrian cabinet has resigned.
possibly due in some measure to the
0elman defeat on the Marne
IN France there are now 503 Amer
lean women X. M. G. A. workers SER
Wng our soldiers and sailors. and en-
ns.ed men Of the Allied armies.
Eleven thousand new Testaments
WIS distributed free to soldiers from
hed Triangle hut by our Y. M. G.
= workers overseas in one month";
lne bolshevik government has con-
p. p.lnea the report that the ex-czar of
aussla was put to death, claiming
Wy ne was at the head Of an insur-
'ssuon against the government.
railroads moved 5,855. 900 soldiers
XIX \ anq q from camps up to July1 and
si, sb'ss nay !, 1877, including 3,024,000
s'aee January /, the Railroad Admin
@'saslon reported July 19.
i eM-President Roosevelt had all four
Y ms sons in the war. Two have
ssn hs wounded and one killed. No one
ess ,ss syer s heard that any Of the Kais-
II. sons nave received scratch dur
A's me Tour years of war.
9oe Sen, Ia Marsh states that more than
rSo,ouO Americans are now IN
~ la,lce $4,000 Of whom are ALREADY
es,as o. sns 'front.'. About 10000 were en-
sbenf ess : ~ aaa we recent fighting, Of whom
s V'VVV We're colored troops.
london, July 24.-The losses to
eness s'rs. ana allied shipping, due to
inonsSs i's aeron or marine risk, for the
y's'l INV n q June totalled 275,629 gross
sar s',s, I. ms being the lowest record for
- I. month since September 1915.
aaeap aoaspatehes from Japan state that
tFHlisse ths Tss;s troops at the suggestion Of
FneIS;aasl IS;aleea States, will be sent, with
ipls 'pIsa'. psa. rench and American troops
has, russia to assist the counter revo.
II" now growing in Siberia.
il ~ ~ Srowder has called 10000 mer
Il .sHofs Tor duty Aug IS and &. Thi.
y 1aly small part s, of If 4aIu tbe = soo 1,i az
snsnst s4 Wy be called out during that
ao1 o'is' i . .oaa osaolasslssippi's quota OF the 46,
apvo'all to report at Camp Pike
bor + germany I so per cent Of farm la
al ~. : performed BY women; ther,
tit feassa.sctlcallg no able bodied men os
Stsfsas' I Of France, and in the Unite.
msle less than 20 per cent Of til
Farms. ''''s peen called from tn
NAM ssAagras has declared war on Ger
hy y oas ms is the twenty-frst coun
aIias enter the war on the side Of tn
are Many of them like Honduras
d cor,l osrrslsgnlncant from the standpoin
Aueesr'an anoalants, but their moral n
nine p = = ess,Llnated 3, that since the begin
Ests hss 81 ene war, in 1914, the casualt
her - " ! reached the enormous mum
u iz'ooo,o00sw which includes killes
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1918-07-25
AFTER THE FOURTH.

In the last few years we have been
urged to make the annual celebration
of Independence Day "safe and sane
There was no need this year for in
functions to discontinue or to curtail
the noise and fireworks that used to
render the day hideous and danger
Gus. The old method Of celebrating
stopped Of itself.
We are just as glad as ever that
our land is free and Independent, but
we no longer cherish the feelings that
our great-grandfathers naturally
held toward the country Of George III.
On the contrary, we are proud and
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1918-07-25
TWENTY
ARE CALLED OUT
-FOUR WHITE And "a COLORED
Five White Craftsmen Inadvertently
Omitted From Our List Are Added
Tits Week.


-Four white men leave today for
Camp Greenleaf GA. Joseph B. Flow
ers was one Of the number called, but
his wounding made it necessary that
another man take his place. The
names are as follows:
Thomas G. Boren.
Franklin F. Powell.
Charles w. Houston.
The following colored men have
been ordered to report at the court
house at A o'clock Monday evening,
July goth, 1918, for military duty.
The friends and relatives Of these
men are urged to call their attention
to this in event any have changed
their addresses without giving the To-
cal board notice Of such changes:
Oliver Baker, Jr.
John Anderson
George Brown
Charlie Pierce
Henry Cheese
Richard Permelia
Rufus d. Thomas
Elijah Wilson
Hubbard Allison
Frank McAlpine
Percy Ward
Charlie Cheese
Samuel P. Males
Alfred Winn
Samuel johnson
Walter B. Howard
Phil Jackson
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1918-07-25
BIG WHEAT ACREAGE.

AS a war measure Mississippi is
asked to plant 100000 acres in wheat
this fall Wheat made an excellent
yield in Claiborne this year, and farm
ers here should be encouraged to plant
q large acreage, not only because it
is a paying crop, but because the gov
ernment needs every buBhel that can
be raised Each bushel raised here
will be that much saved elsewhere foi
our army and allies.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1918-07-25
THE COUNTYS VOTE;
A DECREASE SINCE 1915

The total vote Of the county, as
furnished by the election commission
ers, is 7s1, though this may be in
creased eight or ten votes after some
of those stricken from the poll books
have been given hearing The vote
IS divided BY districts as follows:
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1918-07-25
ERROR CoRRECTED.

The attention Of the Reveille has
been called to the omission Of the
names Of five white soldiers who were
drafted into the service in May. They
are:
Marvin Foster.
w. F. Lowe,
/, l.. Neal.
T. ]. Lawrence.
]. 7. Harmon.
We do not know how this oversight
occurred, and we are indeed grateful
for the information that the names
were omitted.
The Reveille has been exceedingly
anxious to include in our list every
man, white and black, who has gone
to serve his country in this the great
est war the world has ever known
This list, if preserved by the familie:
of our soldier boys, will be valuable
to future generations Of their kinsmer
as memento of their heroism, be-
sides 1t might be an important factor
in pensions and other financial con.
siderations. Whether preserved by
individuals or not, the papers will be
on file at the court house for the in
spection Of all generations.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1918-07-25
DEMONSTRATION no BE HELD.

Miss Vivian Cook, District Home
Economics Agent will be in Port Gib-
son on Monday, the 29th Of July, and
will give a demonstration in "War-
time cookery at the store Of Mrs.
E. J. Kennard, A o'clock.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1918-07-25
DER eREAT sHENERAL HELL.

(Not translated from Der Berlin Tag
blatt)
There was Hun general called Hell;
(How baptized as such who can
tell?)
But he says his name S ''bosh"
To what he caught from old Fosh
"Und dose yankees vot could not
fight vellpl 4
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1918-07-25

the fact must no longer be hidden
that German deserters have made
use Of their knowledge Of the plans
of operations to betray their coun-
try.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1918-07-25

sheeting, Pillow Cases, PILLOW
Tubing, Domestic and all staples
cheaper than we can get them at the
mills.
David Books Department Sire.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1918-07-25

At the county election in 1915 the
total vote polled was 1853. AS a nuns
ber Of drafted men, who failed to
register before leaving, would have
been included in the 1918 total, there
has not been great decrease during
the past three years.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1918-07-25

FOR sALE--Milk, delivered; =.
MRS. a. Fl. CRisLER'
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1918-07-25
BELGIUM INDEPENDENCE
DAY CELEBRATED HERE


Monday afternoon a number Of To-
cal people celebrated the anniversary
Of Belgium's independence at the
home Of Mrs. H. N. Spencer. DR..
Thomson presided, and select choir
furnished the music. The national
hymns Of Belgium, italy, France and
America were sung.
Miss Hartwell gave brief history
of Belgium before the present war,
telling how this little country had
been buffeted about from one nation
to another, and Of the loyalty and
bravery Of its people.
DIR. Featherstun took up the history
where Miss Hartwell ended and told
Of the little nations participation in
the present struggle, and how much
the two weeks delay of German en-
trance into France, caused by Bel
GUMS resistance, meant to the allies.
Lucy Spencer then recited a Bel
gium poem.
Belgium established its independ-
enee from the Netherlands, or Hol-
tdIiusby ItDSlltofl III 1c0V3 llApttll years
after it had been united to that coun-
try by the Congress Of Vienna. Prior
to that time it had a cheekered career
for centuries being claimed first by
one country and then another. Bel
gium has prospered under its inde
pendence. It is little smaller thar
the state Of Maryland, but in 1900 i
had a population of nearly seven mil
lions, about five times more than tht
state of Mississippi Belgium has Nc
state religion, though all denomina-
tions are supported by the state
About nine-tenths Of the population
is Roman Catholic.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-07-30
SAILORS GUESTS OF
THE GOVERNOR At
EXECUTIVE MANSION
Second Of Series OF Three
Dances To Be Given This
Evening
FINE MUSICAL
PROGRAM ARRANGED
Vocalists From Baltimore To AS
sist In Entertaining The
Guests

Tonight's dance at the Executive
Mansion, at which the Governor and
Mrs. Harrington will be hosts to the
men of the service, will be the second
Of the series of three dances TO be
| given there in honor of the service
men.
On this occasion the sailors of the
Reina Mercedes, the station ship at
the Naval Academy, will enjoy the
hospitality of the Governor and his
| charming wife, who, in lending the
States official home, are doing their
work in the War Camp Community
Service.
The committee of War Camp Activ-
tiles, under whom the dance is ar
| ranged, is composed of Mr. Richard
Roland, secretary of the Annapolis
Unit, War Camp Community Service;
Mrs. Emerson c. Harrington, Mrs.
Theodore Johnson, chairman of the
Woman's Section, Council of Defense,
and Mrs. Thomas j. Linthicum
The official chaperons are the same
as those of last week, and are the fol-
lowing: Mrs. Edward w Eberle. wife
of Armiral Eberle, Superintendent of
the Naval Academy; Mrs. John Hood,
wife of Admiral Hood, U. s. N; Mrs.
Robert Moss, wife of Judge Moss; Mrs.
Il. B. Dashiell, Mrs. James NJ. Mum
roe, Miss Cora Heffenger, Mrs. Nevett
Steele and Mrs. Gage
In addition to the dancing an ex-
ceptionally fine musical program has
been arranged by the War Camp work
ers. Elizabeth Gutman, soprano, who
recently returned from tour on
which she sang for the French War
Relief, will sing with Frederick
Weaver as the accompanist. George
Gordon, tenor, formerly of the Bos-
ton Grand Opera, also will be heard
Music for the dance will be furnish
ed by an orchestra of the Naval Acad-
emy Band. The grounds will be light
ed with Japanese lanterns, and il is
expected to have music on the grounds.
Each chaperon was asked to give
he names of ten young girls to whom
cards were issued last Tuesday, and
whose card holds good for the series.
Should any girl have lost or mislaid
h~A AoAus ohS dPDly " lnG GOHl-
mittee for a duplicate.
There is but one thought i'm giving
these dances. They are for the pleas
dre and entertainment of the service
| men, and it is with this chief object
hat they are being given.
Dancing will be from to IL o'clock
The chaperons are expected to assem-
ble little earlier, and each chaperon
is expected to see the girls over whom
she has chaperonage to their homes
fter the dance. Mothers may feel that
heir daughters are in safe hands
rom the time they leave until they
| return home.
Tonight's dance is looked forward to
with pleasurable anticipation, and is
| expected to even excel that of its
l predecessor.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-07-30
GLEN BURNIE GIRL
FAILS TO PICK MAN
Miss Jennie Koppold Will Have
Another Opportunity To
Identify Her Assailant
SOLDIERS ARE PARADED

A further opportunity will this aft
ernoon be given Miss Jennie Koppold
TO pick out the soldier who on Sunday
morning attacked her as she was
walking along the tracks of the Mary
land Electric Railway between
Saunders Range and Glen Burnie, and
dragged her into the bushes attempted
a criminal assault.
Eleven of the soldiers who were on a
special detail of duty at the Range
yesterday afternoon will be sent TO
her house and marched before her, to
see if she can recognize any of them
as her assailant.
The young girl yesterday afternoon
had 800 soldiers marched before her at
6 o'clock yesterday afternoon by the
orders of Colonel Taylor, the COM
mander at the military camp at the
latter place The girl designated two
soldiers as bearing resemblance to her
assailant, and afterward so designated
third soldier. Later when two of
the suspected men were again marched
before her Miss Koppold failed to
ICNOSHlES illClii. AL Va tiS hiiASS hAOAi
established by positive proof that they
were not in the neighborhood at the
time Miss Koppold states that she was
assaulted
Surgeon Harrison, of the camp,
made an examination of Miss Kop-
pold and states that he found no evil
dence that she had been subject to
any violence Justice John Muhley
and Patrolman Wade were present
when the examination of the soldiers
was made.
According to the statement of Miss
Koppold, she was walking toward her
home at Glen Burnie when suddenly
a man jumped out onto the Short Line
Railway tracks near a clump of bushes
and grabbed hold of her. She says
that she began to fight, but the man
managed TO drag her. The man, she
states, was frightened away without
having accomplished his purpose. The
man wore the uniform of a United
States soldier.
The military authorities at once
sent out squads of men with orders to
arrest every man in uniform found in
the neighborhood.
Residents of Glen Burnie express
confidence in the statement of Miss
Koppold.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-07-30
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
HAD A BRIEF SESSION
But Little Business Demands The At
tentiOn OF The Board At Weekly
Meeting Today

At a very brief meeting this morn
ing. during which there were no dele
cations present and few petitions or
other matters demanding considera-
tion, the County Commissioners decid-
ed to grant to Thomas F. Brennan, in
charge of the enforcement of the Com
pulsory Work Law in Anne Arundel
County, a conveyance for the conduct
of his business. Mr.. Brennan, under
the direction of the President of the
Commissioners, will make tour Of
the rural sections of the county with
a view to rounding up all slackers and
putting the work or fight" rale into
effective operation.
The Commissioners deemed it in
advisable at this time to grant to the
keepers of the Spa Greek bridge the
ten-day vacation that had been asked
for.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-07-30
.FIREMEN'S FEE
IS NOW DULY OPEN
Threatening Weather Did Not
Dampen Ardor Of Crowd.
Good Receipts
WAS WELL PATRONIZED

Preceded by a thunder storm and
shower that accompanied it with the
early evenings skies threatening rain,
the workers for the Firemen's Fete
were beginning to feel somewhat dis
couraged. But as night drew on apace
and the stars began TO twinkle over
head, the crowd began to gather, and
the outlook was encouraging.
If the opening night can be taken as
sample the two weeks of the Fire
mems Fete is to be one grand sweet
song of success spelled with a big S.
Before 10 O'Clock last night all the ice
cream had been sold out, and the warm
and thirsty ones were asking for more.
The chairman of the ice cream booth,
Mrs. Lewis Hopkins had busy night,
and she and her co-workers served
ice cream to hundreds of patrons
throughout the evening.
The ice cream garden" is most at
tractive, and this is true of the en-
tire setting for the Firemen's Fete,
which is being held on the old City
Hotel lot, back of No. Engine House.
scene the appearance of fairyland,
which is very effective.
All lines of attractions were well
patronized, but especially is this true
of the dancing floor which was crowd
ed all evening.
Next in popularity to the dancing
floor was the candy wheel, which was
kept whirling all evening, and came
nearest to being a thing of perpetual
motion to anything ever seen or known
before.
Tonight a larger crowd is expected,
If the weather permits, and the fete is
expected to grow in favor and increase
in patronage as the nights wear on.
The machinery, just started in motion
last night was thoroughly fabricated,
and all will be working smoothly as
the fete progresses to its close.
Circulated through the ground dur
ing the evening was a novel and
unique program, which was well re-
ceived. The cover was designed to rep
resent a brick building, against which
a firemen's ladder is leaning, and Is
realistic in design and workmanship.
This clever design was originated by
Mr. Harry S. Kenchington of the Capt.
tai composing room.
Mr.. r. NJ Crutchley, also of the
Capital force, was chairman of the
program committee.
To these gentlemen the credit for
this fine program is due.
Don't miss the Firemen's Fete to-
night. Go and enjoy yourself and
help the firemen in their commendable
work
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-07-30
OSWALD STALLINGS
CLEVER ORIGINATOR
Much Credit Due Him For Original
Ideas To Be Demonstrated At
Lawn Fete

Too much credit cannot be given Mr..
Oswald Stallings, to whose genius
much of the success of the "stums"
seen and practically demonstrated
last night at the Firemen's Fete, is
due.
Mr.. Stallings is a young man of
ideas" and he has conceived many
new plans whereby to throw novelty
and increase the pleasure of the Fire
mems Fete, as well as to bring the
events up to the present day history
and war events.
The old, effete Hit the Coon" etc.
etc. etc, is a back number today, and
Mr.. Stallings has conceived the idea
of a crushing defeat for the German
Army, of giving the Kaiser a knock
out blow. and likewise a death knell
to Won Hindenburg All of these and
more, has Mr.. Oswald Stallings paint
ed with the assistance of Mr.. Frank
Green, and the mechanical ability and
ingenuity show are highly praise
worthy
Much of the novelty and up-to-date-
ness of the Firemen's Fete may be
credited to the ingenuity of Mr.. Stall
lings
Another hard worker in the ranks
of the firemen. and who gave Mr.. Stall
lings great assistance is Mr.. Jesse
Fisher, of the Water Witch Company.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-07-30
TODAY'S LUNCHEON
IS A GOOD ONE
Woman's Club To Serve Excel
lent Menu. A Score OF
Women Expected
A NEW TOWN FEATURE

Today is County Day" in Annapolis
for it is Court House day, and the
farmers come in by the scores to at
tend to business before the County
Commissioners, or at the Orphans
Court.
Since the days of the automobile
and now that nearly every farmer
owns his own car, the women folk on
the farm do not let Dad" come &c
town without accompanying him
Indeed, in many cases Dad cannot
drive the car and some of the women
folk have TO bring him in the machine
More women are driving cars today
than ever before in the history OF the
automobile. Fathers, brothers, sons,
and male help" have been called to
the colors, and part of woman's
bit" is to run the automobile, which
she is doing with a will
Then, too, the county woman. and
her name is legion, knows that if she
comes to town these days, since the
organization of the "Woman's Club, 20
she has place to go to rest, and for
refreshments, which she never had be-
fore. 1t was for this reason that the
Woman's Club was established, and
for this reason that Tuesday in each
week is the luncheon day at the
Woman's Club.
Every Tuesday a delicious luncheon
is served there for the nominal sum
of 80 cents. The country women give
generously of their fruit and vege-
tables, and the city women of their
time and service.
Today at the luncheon at the
Woman's Club the server is Mrs. Eli
OFT BuFwell (nee Elizabeth RandalD q.
and she is being assisted by Mrs. Rich
ard Wainwright and Miss Sue Mum
ford.
The following is the menu: Fish
cults, peach ice cream, oatmeal cook
les and iced tea.
Up to II o'clock twenty women from
the county had given in their names
to take luncheon at the Woman's Club
today, and more are expected.
Today was to have been the day of
a larger luncheon for the conference
of the Home Service, but as the con-
ference was deferred, the luncheon for
the delegates was called off.
There will be a card party today
following the luncheon, as it is the oc-
casion for the regular monthly meet
ing of the Woman's Club, and bust
ness will occupy the afternoon hours.