Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-07-12
FROM ALL PARTS
OF MISSISSIPPI
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.

|Chalyb beate. - The War Savings
Iamps drive here went successfully
|ver the top"
Meridian.-Former United States
>nAtor Leroy Percy delivered an ad-
ess here in the interest of Y. M.
a, work. This was his first ap-
8rance here since his return from
nnce
Houlka.-Mayor A. A. Newell,
ifof G.. b. McAbee and Marshal
pNard Roberts received acceptance
bm Major Heard at West Point Of
|e 1anding grounds they offered to
|m d. H. Harrill gave the ground
IA The citizens have cleared away all
11atobia.-Thel local draft board
II feceived orders to send four white
Of Camp Shelby July Is and 40
{troes to Camp Pike July 16. The
ord has also been ordered to send
d white men in place of four who
|<e been discharged at Camp Pike
4 physical disabilities.
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jackson. nights will be
atyle in this section again, begin
rs July 10, according to an an
|uncement by Mr.. Garner Green. To-
[ fuel administrator. The fuel ad-
[nistration has announced through
b, Green that the restrictions this
Rne will be more stringent than they
lFe a short time ago.
siloxi-Council acted fayorably
IN the matter OF taking steps to
pen the Back Bay of Biloxi with
.sernment aid for the purpose of
liking deep water outlet for ship
ng and as an inducement to ship
Hiding plants. Members of the
ard also endorsed the action of the
in carrying out the sani-
ry campaign throughout Harrison
unity. b
Memphis.-This city became an Inn
'rtant point for the American Rail-
~ Express company, capitalized at
100000, when general offices for
Q Mississippi division were opened
It'll Fl. H. Meek, superintendent. c.
Thomas will be his assistant and
mes H. Hays, former general agent
the American Express company at
has assumed his duties as
ent for the new company.
Memphis for the con-
ruction OF 20 miles of drainage
mails were let by the commissioners
the Murphy Bayou Drainage Dis
ct, Washington county, Miss. The
NAL Construction company, Mem
lis, Tenn. and the ]. B. Arpin Dredg-
J company. of Houston. Texas, were
ntly awarded the work. The work
Is let at ~ cents per cubic yard.
lie total cost will be about $3.50, 900.
Camp Shelby.--Camp Shelby cele-
ated its first Fourth OF July In gala
yle. Thousands of soldiers attended
, different events scheduled for the
y, all OF which were carried out sue
ssfully. In the morning the great
.tory athletic meet was staged on
0 parade ground of the 101st Infan-
:. The records made by the soldiers
IRE good. considering all entrants
IRE the regulation shoes, only leg
IS being allowed to be removed.
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Yazoo City.-In view OF the fact that
. labor situation is already acute
re. farmers and planters are alarmed
the steady drain upon the city and
unty for men. A call received BY
. local draft boards demands 10
lite men to be sent to Camp Shelby
ring the five-day period beginning
ly 15, and 80 negroes to be sent to
mp Funston during the period be-
,ning July 10. 1t is estimated here
1t the next call forethe state Of Mis-
'sippi win be in the neighborhood Of
900 men. based ON the call made
on Yazoo county. and these men
II bs largely taken from the farms
d plantations.
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West Point-One person was killed
d six were more or less seriously
rt when q westbound Southern pas
nsoS train struck jitney bus at the
seging on East Main street. Carl
it's. aged IS. chauffeur, who was
in the bus, was instantly
led. Private Lloyd Rean, of John
IN. Pa, was injured in the back and
!. Lieut.. L. S. Temmerman, OF
ooklyn. N. ". sustained bad scalp
und, and Lieut. Hancock, OF Mem
is, Tenn, was wounded also in the
ad. Three other persons. including
A. Alsop, the owner and driver Of
, car. of Macon, Miss, were slight
injured. The bus was smashed to
inters.