The free press., 1918-12-19

Meridian. Major Clark, 19-year-
old negro, confessed assassin of DR.. V.
l.. Johnson, Shubuta, was placed in
Jail here.
Carrollton. w. P. Hughes, an
honored Confederate veteran, brother.
in-,aw of the late Senator H. D. Money,
was buried here. Mr.. Hughes was
member of the fighting Ross Brigade.
attiesburg.-Public schools, NOV
ing picture theaters and other places
for public gatherings here were Or
dered closed last week. on recommen-
dations of the county public board, on
account of the prevalence of influenza.
Jackson.--Four government air.
planes reached the Fair Grounds here
last week, three arriving from Payne
Field, West Point, via Kosciusko. The
fourth plane continued it's flight from
Payne Field to Ellington Field, near
Houston, Texas.
JdChSOh CdPIs L CuCl I'm CoiiSAioB
editor of the Daily News, who for six
months has been in Washington as an
officer in the military intelligence de-
partment of the general staff, has re-
turned to Jackson and resumed his du.
ties as editor of the News.
Natchez.-Definite action for the es-
tablishment of river terminals at
Natchez has been taken, and an en-
gineer is expected here within short
time to give an estimate of cost for
facilities necessary to secure the serv-
ice of the federal barge line.
Hattiesburg-The Students Army
Training Corps OF the Mississippi Nor.
NAL College has been mustered out by
the commanding officer, Lieut.. Loo
mis-. number of the students went
to their homes, but large proportion
decided to remain and take advantage
of the college work.
Grenada. - Grenada Lodge No. 81,
A. F. and A. M, had its annual elec-
tion of officers at it's meeting last
week, with the following result: Wor-
shipful Master, J. w. Vance; senior
warden, H. G. Talbert; junior warden,
N. C. Lamb; secretary, T. E. Moody;
treasurer, H. ]. Ray; steward and ty.
Ter, D. B. Phillips.
Meridian.-Dr. d. G. Hull, for many
years superintendent of city schools
in Meridian, and one of the best
known school men in the south, has de-
cided to undertake the raising OF ST.
100000 for the Mississippi conference
of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
DR.. Hull will resign his position in Me-
ridian and enter upon the work at
once.
Jackson. The Mississippi State
Council of Defense will cooperate with
the United States employment serv
ice in finding jobs for returned sol
diers This decision was reached al
a meeting of the executive committee
of the council here. Bureaus in every
diers to find good places promptly are
planned.
Sardis-The following officers fol
the Pamela County chapter of the
American Red Cross have been elect
ed: Chairman, c.. B, Young, Sardis;
vice-chairman, Mrs. Phil Pointer, Co
mo; secretary, Mrs. ]. S. Woods, Sar
dis; treasurer, S. R. Patton, Sardis
finance chairman, NJ. E. Jarratt, Bates
Vile; development, C. s. Miller, Cren
shaw; organization, G. S. Smith, Pope;
school. Miss John Rice, Sardis; sal
wage. Mrs. Fred Lamb, Courtland; wo
mans work, Mrs. M. F. Clayton, Sat
dis; home service, F. H. Montgomery
Sardis; publicity, Wilmer Kennedy
Batesville; nursing, Miss Katherine
Caruthers, Como military relief, DR.
G. H. Wood, Batesville.
London--John Lester, of Tutwiler
Miss, claiming to be the first Ameri
can prisoner of the Germans in the
Toul sector, having been captured in
a raid early in November, 1917
reached London recently. Lester said
he had hard time in the hands
of the Germans for four months after
his capture He was sent from place
to place, and never given a decent
meal, finally reaching the camp al
Tuchel, where thousands of Russian
prisoners were dying daily of starVa
ton.
A quantity of American Red Cross
parcels began to reacG the CAM
shortly afterward, and from that time
on he never needed to eat a single
ounce Of the German rations. On th'
contrary, said Loster, he was bl'
from the surplus received to reltay'
some of his famished Russian com
rades