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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-04-11

Since the beginng of the great
German drive there has been a
few people in every community
who have displayed some ner-
vousness because of the successes
the Germans have made. This
is all wrong. There is no ques-
ton of our winning the war.
There never has been. We can
not help winning. It isaquestion
of right and wrong with right on
our side.
The question confronting the
American people is when will we
win. The sooner all Americas
energy is put into the strife the
sooner will the end come. The
people at home are called upon
to furnish the food and the
money to win the war. We all
know that armies must be fed.
We all know, too, that they must
be equipped. Men without guns
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-04-11

duty 60 the country in furnish
ing money for every emergency;
but so soon as they depart from
the channels of BUSINESS and
lock their assets in investments
and turn themselves into safety
deposit vaults and coupon,clip-
ping bureaus just that soon will
business lag, industry ease up
and prices for staple farm pre-
ducts decline.
The banks will gladly carry
my AMOUNT or loans for individ-
uals. who care to invest in LII
ty bonds. to any reasonable
amount. They can do this and
still perform their functions to
the business world including the
farmer. Because in SO doing
they are merely placing the
credit of the individual on depos-
it in favor of the government
and their own credit is not
| weakened thereby. They can
still perform their every normal
function and prosperity will con-
tinue to show her smiling face.
So, Mr.. Individual, get busy ard
help put Chickasaw County over
the top without the banks hav-
ing to purchase a single dollars
| worth of the Third Liberty Loan.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-04-11
What Shall the Answer Be?
From Manufacturers Record
From Manufacturers Record

individual has
and who in the comprise America
individuality responsibility
exactly the that of America as whole
ITSELF
that single individual fails do his her full
this angle American merely hang
this
the crisis since mans creation?
YOURSELF
nd to these questions
personally uphold
oursOld andO tighten their burdens?
making sacrifice soldiers
the things needed
uta in its stupendOus task
shorter prof
its fol individual selfish interests?
being
nation toward patriotism living fame
facilities by rail- water and highway?
family cutting thing
dedicated the nations through
Bonds o. M. c. A work. religious activities?
casual ookeron unhnkng beast with realization
responsibility God and consecratng all that
and body this task the momentou which
mankind has been called?
shker Stacker, physical, mental financial coward,
God the breath
|divnst
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-04-11

We are informed that the
Liberty Loan is progressing nice
ly with every prospect of going
over the top. The farmers are
responding nobly, and the pro-
spect is that a great many farm
ers in the county will own bonds
when the campaign is over. Ac-
cording to the quotas assigned to
the different towns, it will be
necessary for 1889 farmers to
respond to the country's call for
the country people to come up
with their part. This they
should do, and more for they
who live in the country are
especially exempt from military
duty and have an opportunity to
make money out y sr9'foduc-
tons as they necClOnlt of
anything beford
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-04-11

business on Saturday night be-
fore. This list will be continued
from week to week until the
loan is finally wound up and all
names of persons who do their
Gall duty appear thereon. No
amounts will be given in publish
ing this Honor Roll unless by
special requestof the committee,
and the Committee is certain not
to request the amount added to
any persons name unless that
person has greatly exceeded the
amount assigned, or subscribed
when they were not expected to
do so.
You understand that the COM
mittee has the names of all per-
sons in the county who are
deemed to be able to buy these
bonds. These names are on
cards and the amount of bonds
purchased in prior loans are en-
tered thereon as well as the
amount which should be taken
this time. No person who fails
to subscribe for the amount. as
indicated on this card will find
their name on the honor roll.
Remember, you pay taxes ac-
'cording to your worth. In the
matter of buying bonds you are
expected to do the same. If
you fail to do this you are just
as much a Stacker as the man
who evades the draft OF deserts
the army.
Let your name appear on the
Honor Roll and thereby show
that you have extended to Uncle
Sam the Right Hand of Patrio-
tism."
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-04-11
For Mayor, City of OkOlOna
T. IA. DEAN
r.. FITZGERALD
The Banks and the Liberty Loan

The banks of the country are
full of money, full as never be-
fore in the history of this fair
land. For this reason many
people believe that the banks
should carry the loans for the
Government, and especially so
since it is so easy for the indivi-
dual to secure loans from the
banks.
This is wrong. The banks
were never intended to carry
long time loans, neither is it
within their province to carry
stocks and bonds of industrial
institutions except as these are
placed with them as collateral to
secure loans. So it is with gov
eminent bonds While these
are the best form of security and
the. best investment for the indi-
vidual they become a dead
weight when owned outright by
the banks. Every dollar a bank
invests in bonds weakens the in
stitution just that much when it
comes to performing its normal
functions, that of exchange in
business.
Banks were instituted as a
safe place to deposit money, and
as a cheap and quick means of
exchange between buyer and
seller. The money they handle
belongs tcsthei- Customers in the
main and may be called for on
demand. So long as the money
they hold is invested in liquid
assets they are able to do their
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-04-11

More than a century ago,
Americas soil was enriched with
the best blood of France. And
this was not done in vain. On
the contrary, this country has
grown in wealth, freedom and
ideals until it is now the greatest
nation on earth. France spilled
her blood here for an UcipiaDt
idea of freedom to people.
Since then she has adopted for
herself a freedom like she hell
Us attain. Now, that the free
dom of France and of the world
including our own is challenged.
our best men are in that fair
land in defense of blood bought
freedom of the who'll worlc
Americas best blood is now en-
riching Frances sol, and with
each drop of spilled blood the
the two nations grow closer to-
gsther and human liberty is
made safer and safer. Are you
helping to shorten the strife?
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-04-11

1t has been conclusively shown
that Germany has several differ
ent plans worked out for invad-
ing this country. Under her
scheme for world power, this
was to be the last of the great
nations to conquer. 1t being the
richest and the most powerful
was to be reserved for the final
blow to civilization as we under
stand it. Her master plan, the
one she started out in 1914 to put
into execution, was to conquer
France, then Russia, next she
would strike England, and with
the combined navies of the
world she would land an army ir
Mexico and another in Canada
and march through this country.
Could she have kept this nation
out of the war until she had
conquered the others she would
have succeeded. Her success
might have been short lived but
it would have been of sufficient
duration to greatly impovish this
land.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-04-11

In both the first and second
Liberty Loans, Chickasaw
county fell behind her quota.
There might have been some exc
cuse then, but there can be none
now, The county is better off
financially than it has been in
years and it should largely over
subscribe its quota this time. It
must at least make up what it
failed in the other two loans so
as ito get out of the Stacker
column. Chickasaw must not be
painted yellow on the next
Liberty Loan map.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-04-11

We are told that there are a
very few people who are well
able to buy bonds and have not
done so and WIN say they do not
intend to buy any bonds. No
names have yet been given to
us and may not be given US for
publication. But these people
will be known and well known
before the campaign is over, and
we suspect that they will be
made to feel so little that they
will feel that any number of
them can occupy the same space
at the same time.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-04-11

If you have few dollars in a
bank, it is an easy matter to buy
a Liberty Bond. and it is your
duty to do it. 1t is no excuse to
say that you will need the money
later. If you do need it later
the bank will furnish you the
money with the bond as security.
The most you will have to
sacrifice is the difference be-
tween the interest rates. If you
are too stingy to make this con-
tribution to your country, you
are not worth the protection the
country gives you even in peace
times.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-04-11

AS the reports come in from
France, look over the long lists
and see who are they that are
giving their lives in defense of
your housekeeping your fields
from being devasted, your home
from the torch, your wife from
insult and injury, your little
children from mutulation and
death and your daughters from a
fate that hell itself would emel-
iorate.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-04-11
Let Congress Act

Last week we said, 1T is time
all German sympathizers should
crawl into hiding. Life will not
long be safe for them here Whedal
tue people get mad" Scarcely
was the ink dry on these words
when the news came that a mob
at Collinsville, ILL.,, had made an
alleged German pay with his life
for certain indiscreet words.
This is to be deplored for many
reasons. The majesty of the law
should be upheld at all times,
and the fact that there is no
adequate statute to reach these
men who go about the country
defaming the government and
spreading dissention among our
people is no excuse for the peo-
pie to take matters into their
hands and deal summary justice.
The fault lies with Congress.
For months, a measure has been
pending that would meet the
situation by placing in the hands
of the President the power to
deal with just such cases. But
Congress doesn't act. That body
seems to fear the German vote
and had rather see a species of
anarchy prevail than to run the
risk of losing their jobs at the
hands of disloyal voters. Such
patriotism as some congressman
are displaying should, and we
believe will, elect several in that
body to stay at home.
There is just two ways to pre-
vent mob violence: German SYM
pathy must apparently cease Gifts
own accord or Congress must pass
an effective law to put an end
to the many activities in Ger
manys behalf. There is no mis-
taking the temper of the people,
and if Congress fails to under
stand the people there is no tell
ing where the end will be-
Since writing the above Con-
gress has virtually passed a
measure that will be of some
assistance in managing the dis
loyal. However, we do not be-
lieve the measure now pending
in conference is strong enough
to meet all the requirements.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-04-11

are useless; men and guns are
useless without ammunition; and
men with guns and ammunition
are ineffective without the men
are fed. So these must all be
gotten together and in such
quantities as to make them
effective against a foe that has
been getting ready for the fray
since before the men who are
waging it were born. Buy
Liberty Bonds, not to win the
war, but to shorten it and save
the lives of our men.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-04-11

The Treasury Department is
asking the people to take three
billion dollars worth of bonds.
There is not a shadow of doubt
but that the amount will be over
subscribed, but the question is
how much will the subscriptions
amount to. The people should
not DE satisfied with less than
six billion.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-04-11
Some Of Our Boys

Here is a list OF a rev OF our
b )ys we can call to mind right
quick who have answered the
C ,untry's call to arms:
DIR. A. F. Wicks, DR.. E. G.
Withers, Gilbert Morrison, Clan
ton SAMSON, Clyde Staples, Hor-
ton SAMSON, Earl Grauer, Math-
iston Knox, Tonquin Stovall,
Ray Whiteside, Claude Woodfin,
George Bean, Cliff Chandler,
Avis Smith, Eldred Smith Earn
est Conner, Herman Cole, Adam
iates, Tom Woodfin, William
Thompson, Festus Norman, Earl
Adams, Willie Roberts, Reinhart
ucCaskill, Malcolm McCaskill,
lack Farmer, Charlie McGehee,
.oaulk Foster, Kirby Wise, Alien
Dean, Kyle Lyon, Sidney Glass,
W. E. Rice, j. 7. Mckinley,
Charlie Engels, Floyd Johnson,
loci O'Neal, Jim Garrison,
George Edd Allen, Harry Boyles,
Harry McEvilly, Luther Aber-
Aethy, Grady Abernethy, Robert
Brewster. Harry Wortz, Paul
Berry, Thomas Pogue, Hosea
Ierndon, Jeff Rubel, Albert
Richardson, Frank Turner Mil
Ter, Charlie Rape, Orland Robins,
everett Ivy, z. P. Hawkins,
Albert Wilson, c. D. Conner,
Charles Williams, Jim King,
Grover Davidson, John Ivy, Tom
NARROW, Ebert Davidson, Tom
Monaghan, William Schumpert,
Pat Hurt, Jim Hurt, Lunce Eod-
ges, John L. Hopkins. Werner
Kay.
These are some of the boys
whose bayonets are to form a
steel barrier between your home
and a ruthless foe. Some of
them are now at the front and
most of them are ready to go.
Perhaps some who will read this
have considered a part of these
as belonging to the kid glove"
set. If so, disabuse your mind
of any such notions. for they,
hearing the country's call and
seeing the need, responded and
many of them Voluntarily left
places of comparative luxury
and ease and learned to dig
bitches, stand watch on icy decks
and do the hundred and one
other necessary things to protect
your home, my home and their
home from the the devastating
hand of savage warfare and
worse; that your daughter and
my daughter may be spared to
life, love and virtues ways; that
our land of freedom may forever
live the land of the free and
the home of the brave. !"
These, with hundreds more
from the county and thousands
more from the state, and other
thousands like them from other
states, are the boys you are
called upon to back up with the
loan of your money. Have you
responded? If not, can you give
any good reason why you have
not? We will be pleased to pub
lish the excuse offered by any
man who has the means and re-
fuses to invest.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-04-11

Some time ago we sent oV
quite a number of statement
So far there is a number wy
have not responded. We ne
the money to meet our oblif
tons. A newspaper can mott
run on hot air alone. Pay
and keep your name off the
linquent list.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-04-11
The Honor Roll

Beginning next week we will
publish a list of those who have
bought their quota of Liberty
Bonds as appears on the records
of the Committee at the close of
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-04-11
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE
ADVERTISING RATES

Display advertis ng. 10 cents per
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Of S cents per inch for all composition.
This rate means without position.
Readers. S cents per line Politi-
cal advertising and o,her long readers
are charged at display rate.
One price to all alike.
We employ no agents; we pay no
commissions.
No advertisement taken for less than
Is cents.
All notices will be charged Tor
where an admission fee is charged OF
money collected for any purpose.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-04-11
We have talked with a =

We have talked with a q
who have seen Thief
American" and without
exception we are left td
that those who fail to SCI
day night, April 18th
Mill Capp Theatre, will
the balance of their Iivl
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-04-11

Obituaries. Tributes Of Respect.
etc. Except from regularly organized
bodies. signed by officers or commit
ee) will be charged for at one cent a
word for all over 100 words. cash to
accompany copy.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-04-11
W 7 QUINN. Editor and Publisher

Telephones: Residence. Ind l26;
Office: lndeoendent q: Cumberland 6S
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-04-11

Entered at the Post Office in OxotOaa.
Miss. as Second Class Mail Matter.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-04-11
ANNOUNCEMENTS
For Congress

We are authorized TO announce
JOHN F. ALLEN
of Kosciusko.
as candidate for Congress from d e
4th Congressional District. subject to
the action of the Democratic party.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-04-11

For Chancellor
We are authorized to announce
HON A. j, MCINTYRE
Of Bonneville
as a candidate for Chancellor for thi.
the First Chancery Court District
subject to the action Of the Democra.
tic party.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-04-11

We are authorized to announce
JEFF BUSBY
Of Houston.
as candidate for Congress from she
4th Congress ionaI District. subject e
the action of the Democratic party.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-07
SAND HILL

Following an Illness % - months OF
Brisht's disease, Oakley DoughertE. q
years OF age passed away Monday
night. He was the son OF lSaac ana
Mamie Dousherty Of WhHrrEs Fun. Inc
-internent was made Wednesday at l-:oo
%. m. In the Sand Hill cemetery: kew
Newman Of the ". c. Church otficiaS
Ing. OAKLEY was a member ot the Sand
nm VI. r. Church. Hs Is survived ny
his parents. one brother. Cecil. and TWO
sisters. Misses Sylvia and Gotdie.
Mrs. Arthur Moss. who was buried II
he NJ View cemetery IT Dallas Mon
dav. was the daughter OF Mr. and Mrs
William, Cc:c. She IS survived oy
husband ard little daughter vida
Isne. -,yvo brothers. JAMES. OF North
Wheeling. and Willis. OF Sand Hili; one
sister. Mrs Walter Edison or AKRON o''
and her parents. Mrs. Moss was a
member of the VI. r. Church. ana Tor
many wears vas Sunday school %ork-
.r. 81. had b>on IN Ill health for me
past :wo years.
.rhc many friends OF Mr.. ard Ars
John tta; Of WaymonS Ridge. tormerI!
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-07
BETHANY COLLEGE
HELPS SAVE FOOD
A Practical Course Has Been Taught Ia
Home Econorpics Departnent-Les-
sons Outlined by Federal Food
Board Part OF Course.

Thu food problem has been taught
practically Throughout; the freH school
system, OF Wcst Virginia. rs we'll as IN
he State University. state normal
schools and ;h.. several other colleges o.
tho state. one school. which has gwen
particular attention 70 this linr OF
work. both from the point OF c"nscrNa-
ton Of food and its production. ~ bctr-
eny College.
Last spring in the home economies
derartmcn, . regular ciarS OF study
outlined by The federal food admins
,ration WAS offered rs Il pay; OF regular
college work Al! the girls IN ehe
household economies Department to"k
this course. according 20 a statement OF
J. NJ, Hover. dsau OF agriculture. Dean
Hover also reports shat during tae
Sp-inr Quarter a series CO popular lee
lures. dealing With different ASPECTS Hh
.hc food department. as outlined BY tn"
food administration were gwen. Ah"Ss
lectures were very welt attended. both
hv the stude.; body and citizens % the
rown. and ser-ed n very valuable ssrr-
;cs in promoting q respectful attitude
coward the work OF the focd adrninlS-
trasion.
In the depa.,ment Of agriculture n
ALI oe It's teachings Bethany College has
placed a special emphasis on all the
food problems which shc food admin
;stratioa has stressed from time 70 time
as beias OF special Importance.
On tho college farms plan was
adopted to produce as fa2 as poss
war CROPS. Also the school has aoopt-
Cd = program Of feeding its livestock
10 meet war conditions. as they pre-
scented items elves.
This favorable report reaching the
the federal food administration during
conservation week for world reliet -
certainly most encouraging and the 1000
administration confidently expects to
have the further cooperation OF Beth
any College and all the other schools
tnrou ghout the state until the distress
and lack Of food In Europe 10 relieved:
In speaking OF the work OF the 1000
administration. Mr.. Hover says: "e
all feel at Bethany. that the work OF
the food administration throughout me
country has been Of very efficient. IN
Spring and patriotic charaeter-con-
fronted with the most difficult prop
; ierns Of the war. It has accomplished us
work without leaving bad taste on the
public palate.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-07

,,r th;s rlscc, will be panied "a learn rt
~. critical illness ct their eldest snn If
pneumonia. and the serious illness ~
Tho second xon. The entire family con-
sistine OK seven members. has been III
, with influenza.
Five members Of the family W j. l..
Kent have been quite III ~ith III
hut a. present thcr arc r"c"F"r'hS'
Mr.. and Mrs. prltr ku'1rio"s are con
nacd To their home with an attack OF
the "tlu
Several members OF the family OF
clint Richer Of Viola are III Win IN
tluenza
clark Tnlands family OF Turkey Run
mr., all iii with influenza.
The board Of education has closed
RI, Lower Sand Hi and Lone Oak
schools until the epidemic OF influenza
has ahated All the churches are
remaining closed.
Mrs. VIII Jones and children. who
have been visiting her parents. Ar' ana
Mrs. William Ectnpiic of Sa"frard. Tor
, Il month. have returned home.
Mrs. James Junkins is spending his
week with her parents. Mr.. and -SLrs.
John Jewell. OF huntsville. Pa
Mrs. Frank Blake and daughter have
returned TO their home on wheeling ISL
md. artsr summer and fall spent
with relatives here.
Edward E. Dasuc Of Illinois Is spend
ing st,nc time with his brother ana
mother here.
Ollie Geiseler and family havo moved
to Elm Grove.
Harry Rartrug, who has been quito ilii
! IS Improving.
Misses Beulah and Alice Davis or
Marshall avenue, Elm Grove, have been
visiting relatives here.
Mrs. L. Conrad has returned from a.
visit with her husband. who Is IN the
Ohio Valley Hospital. where she louno
him much Improved IN health.
|Tili Luke WAS trnnsactltS business
ir Elm Grove Tuesday.
MILFORD Winters. Jr.. is visiting ms
grandparents here.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-07
SHADYSIDE

Plans ~crc outlined at meeting IN
RcIlairc Wednesday, for the roll call or
the Rcd Cross Society. TO hc held DO
ccrr,ber Is to %. There will h" no
rhack-off in tho mines or industrial
n,ants In this campaign. and !; Is
urged that families bp prepared IN en-
roll every member Of ihc house when
m. workers cali Tho fee is ono dollar.
las usual.
| Harry Lindsey. III" A"rls'. Is having
n new boating system Installed III his
groom houses ON Central Avenue.
Friends ot IN" family her" viii r"-
gret to learn thai Mrs, william lliX-
! e,haugh "r Martins Ferry. formerly Of
Shedysdc. Is seriously III with lmilr-
oEHt.
| Elmer Tarhntt who rms bern r:it-
| ,callv III with Influenza i, now .n'pr""-
! Ing. j. daughter WA horn :" Nj. ~!
! Ma Tarhc.; ThNr''llar morning. Tho
irnothcr ls H;"n SAf!"rtHS. from sni;u-