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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-04-11

nWashingtonAAIn formally advising
Gen Pershing that $4,000 volunteers
are being enlisted here 10 replace an
equal number Of men in Ids army WIG
want to come. ,hqme, the War Depart5
|ment has Directed the comm derrinpT
chieftp return promptly, for discharge
selected meritorious eases laso he, rey
ceives these volunteer replaceHents
.alT!hYf T!hYf War DEPARTMENTS fppsFg s.o cablegram
ARE = nav T. enalistins,, ti,ffS ffSr 'th thrss
years $4,000, yolpntsers.a as follows
25,Q00 infantry, $4,000 field artillery,
5000 engineers, 5000 medical depart
mept, 1000 cavalry, These will he sent
YOU In ,detachments Of ], 900 for, assign
msnt to the army of ,occupatipn-,1ei1oa
.,3rUponi arrival fof each detaahmeat
return to- the Unitsd States for dis
CHARGE an equal number Of men enlist
ed eridrafted for the elemergency,o ose
letting most eritorious cases. prefer
ably those lwhodfall under cir0ular IN
War Department., 191S,l and those with
class A and GLASS b Allotmentsjbi INV
iCirculare77s TO which reference ie
mafles provides for, the discharge ofss
man upon his own application where
there is sickness or other distress n
the soldiers family. or orSwhere he was
urgently heededSin the occupation from
which he went in civil life into che
army. The allotment classifications
mentioned in the 'cablegram cover the
men who are making the largest pr6
visions from their salaries FOR the sup
port of dependents at holhe.o ash9s o
hThe 10000 Volunteers are I'd, be az
gembled IN PROVISIONAL companies a
Camp Meade Md, In preparation foi
going overseas 9ls & a,a. a's g''saggs a,,,s
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-04-11
PROPER DRAINAGE FOR ROADS
Tile Drains Are Much Superior to
Open bitches or Those Filled y
p'poN With Stone or Gravel I ~"

Pre- Prepared AZ l. by the United states DEPART
| Eid9ii nient OF Agricuitpre-n 20 fymD
Open bitches have been used fire.
atienfly in some OF the southern states
tora subdraining roads through low
hato sections. Ordinarily only one
hieeR is Used, and 1T is located a few
feee9 outside of and parallel to the
road. u"This ditch usually Is made
about two feet vide and three to four
Eeet deep, with vertical banks The
naterfaf excavated from the ditch is
used to build up the iroadbed,S ana the
sufpius water from the side ditches Is
turned into the deep ditch at convent
lent intervais.o THE use Of such dltehes
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-04-11
uMHRiA WITH 1000 oFFicEHslANn
sAJIt+sosRsPrePPo ePPoARp. Rp. .seiofsE seiofsEs4
DOWN.
To BOOST THE VICTORY LOAN
seventeen Thousand Ministers Pledge
Services To Help Raise Needed. a
BiIlions--Iate News Prepared 'sa
saaaanaln Brief Form. bicisli say

Paris7-The Italian transport Umbria,
with z, 900 officers and soldiers on
board, bound from Venice to TripoiL
struck a mine and sunk, according to
advices from Bari Italy. quoting news
papers of that CITY, Several on board
were killed and 100 injured.
The Un1bria was vessel Of 5000
tons gross, built at Livorno in 1902 and
owned In Venice She was at Naples
In December last, but has not since
been reported in shipping registers.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-04-11
Says Americans Wrought Miracles

Charleston, S. C.L-L. Buckner, Of
Knoxville, Tenn, member of Com
|pany X, 117th infantry, says amiracle
was wrought by the Americans when
they put the great Hindenburt line out
Iof business. He cannot tell how it was
done, but he thinks Provideriee must
have especially favored the Americans
on that occasion. He has a large mon
Igrel collie dog which he found wander
ling disconsolately over the Shell torn
lterrain and was at once adopted as
mascot BY Company X.
Aipecdliat feature about the animal
was that Il would not respond to the
advances of the French, but eagerly
made friends with all the Americans
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-04-11
AGAIN HEADS THE .. or c..



Louisville, Ky.--Miss Mary Poppen-
Helm Of Charleston, S. C.. was re-Gect-
ed president general by the United
Daughters Of the Confederacy at its
annual convention here. All other Off
GERS were also reelected with the .ex'
Iception Of Mrs. Frank A. Wake, OF
Norfolk, Va, custodian of flags and
pennants,d whose place was filled BY
Mrs Simon Bolivar Buckner, Of Lou
isyillea aa 1pst al iipi ilii at
nAmong recommendation adopted at
the twenty-fifth annual convention Of
the United Daughters Of the Confeder.,
acy here was Incorporation of the or
ganization in the District Of Columbia,
which was accepted by two. thirds
majority vote OF the approximate total
Of 500 delegates attending,
IA report, presented to the audience
by Mrs. W. G. N. Merchant Of Chat
ham, Va, recording ecretary-general.I
showed among other things that 2.qa44
new members were admitted In 1918
and 10 new chapters formed, while
Arizona had been recognized as mem
| Der state. y 49,
Many addresses were made, all eulo'
| gizing great Confederate men and
women, Miss Poppepheim, in conclud
| ing her impressive message, urged the
daughters to continue work in the Tut
lure under two flags-the Stars and
Bars Of our fathers, and the Stars and
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-04-11
CELEBRATES s2D BIRTHDAY

Hundreds Of copgratuIatory Messages
Received BY Noted Naturalist
New York-Jehn Burroughs, the
noted naturalist. old-tfme friend Of the
late COL Theodore Roosevelt, Of the
birds and other lovers OF the great out
doors, last week celebrated his eighty
second birthday at the home Of his son.
Julian HDil ,tuofnssis 4sgnb lH a
The naturalist, who said he felt, as
young as boy, spent the day reading
hundreds Of congratulatory messages,
many OF which were from children. and
In enjoying with his three grandchil
dren game in which the players vie
with one another In seeing how many
newly arrived birds they can recognize,
fH
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-04-11
CHECK ON ROAD ENTHUSIASM
Eflf rftD4rhH 3rsfilf " itFfttu tuS1ttN rAtt
Building Of Highways That VIII Not
10 iMear l1s very Diseouraoino - 7ol
iuaispletnoo TaxpayerssI "a 4lsm eHi

There Is only one cause that can
tfieck the enthusiasm. now 30 evident.
tor good 'tddlds, and prevent q steady
deyelopmeht rih construction. This h
he building Of roads that win not
wear. II Is very dIscohraging I'd tax
payers to appropriate money for road
sullding and then to have roads con-
ltructed that wear out long before the
,onds are paid on. Yet this has oc-
nrred In many instances.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-04-11
|Gpad Road tLsadins "a =, a,Farmhouse
yWithu z, Geqds Stand. Of Grass ton,
,Eaeh islderrNArS Few Weeds, IN Ev,
i6encsvs 1rnsh bia bu0d 10 .geuom

\ Zach islderrNerS Few Weeds, An Ev,
/ l6enesvs 1rGsn bis buGd 10 .yeuom
| Dh ~ lslls1 adj lo1 glSlF4 bsjudi1i
should be decided upon with .caren
There arei bitches In the, South, within
1.-THE coastal plain. where sand, iclays
and .,indurated d clayso occur, q few
Inches underground a that have stood
with vertical sides since the middle
/ Of the last century, They have been
cleaned repeatedly, and no doubt have
Ebecome somewhat enlarged but con-
siderings the cost of maintenance and
the service given, they have, been en-
tirely satisfactory. I'm other soils OF
an grayely nature, = however. the sides
Of, such bitches, would not stand, and
the cost Of keeping them clean would
be excessive. In certain localities the
open ditch soon Will become obstructT
ed by the banks breaking away and
| byn the growth of vegetation, and Is
very seldom 4ldfom economical sH mIRtaIllo in the tIg long
run. niaa4.,inom sennsndY to49a1
N bitches filed with broken stone or
gravel sometimes uarei used as a. subf
stitute for the ltilestlralns. These have
been used in all ,secti0ns of the, eount
try, and when properly constructed
usually have proved satisfactory for
q considerable period of time! When
such bitches hare used 1t fis common
practice place lone yon each sidero
The road immediately under the open
bitches. nhey are iexcavated to "A
depth of two to three feet with YER
tical sides and usually are made about
eighteen inches at the top or just
wide enough for Altman to work In
them c0nvenfenfly.f TO be effective
they must have d uniform grade and
| be carried to suitable outlet. sd1-
nTiie drains IN general are much su
| perior to either open bitches OF
| iitches filled with stone for subdrait
| lpg roads, and though generally more
! expensive, than either open or stont
drains, they, usually can be construct
| ed at comparatively small cost. AS I
rule, the, tile need never be over siz
| inches ia diameter, while for ordinar,,
ronditipps q diameter Of otfooM foMrr inches inche.
| H. sufficient. s,oau IaIIe, nHlad Ili@ s
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-04-11

Philkdelphia After being aarift fox
ldvsp days ID mid-Atlantic. Manuel A1u
ney q Spanish sailor. sole survivor Ct
the schooner Lncia, was rescued BY
The army cargo carrier Lake Larga and
landed at this port.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-04-11
y 39e II ffiii ~ iJtpffrBfQ ban
TWO, Flyers, Killed in Texas.

19San Antonio, Tex.-HLi8utAWal A.
Byrnes, of San Francisco, and Cadet
d. Parker. of Cincinnati, ,fiattached to
Kelly field, were instantly killed iniIa
fall of their iairplane.ppo9H 1o]r
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-04-11

q 4 10
so:z7, 2s;, John S:ls; Romans ,S:3i, 81
GOLDEN 'TExT-Godi so loved the
world, that he gave his only begotten
Son, that whatsoever believethl on him
should not perish. but have everlasting
life.-John 31s. ivn n9fJfy r
PRIMARY TpR1c-Jasus, our friend and
JUNIOR ToPIc-what Jesus does for
us. -
INTERMEDIATE roPIcHour LordI
and savior.
!. Who, Jesus 10 (John :35-5D.
1t is absolutely Indispensable that
Every pupil regardless of age should
knowi clearly who Jesus is and whar
he came Into the world for 1t should
be the ardent desire of every teacher
10 make so clear the person and work
of Christ that the pupils may accept
him as their Saviour. Nothing short
of his Deity and vioarious atpnement
will ayail for salvation, What he is
BET forth TO be is, through personal
Testimony. For the most part that
which he was found to be is through
personal lnvestigation-i ng9 ano on In
I'll The Lamb of Gou ". 36)-I John
feefifiad fhat ha ia tho Lamb of God--
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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-04-11

sEsl MA ofss e'isss'.a Anssl.
can camp here, through which 700,0 900
msn 4 hade passed AinQe the United
States entered the war. was closed
i last 3ssek!bs,Fh4 depArting American
yf0bpsp ~ sreSukisbnI an ehthusidstic
sa4Sd1Nrerdt 1oS h9g0Tlm9 kiil's9ie oiR
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-04-11
IzilsiguzHyh cf5xi otss.' 'a'1'ss'

Washington Swedish press reports
received at the state department said
the situation in Petrograd is steadily
growing worse Hospitals were re-
ported still short Of medical s,lDDlies-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-04-11
FROM CONTROL OF. /.
!. us. GOVERNMENT
MEAT PACKERS RELEASED uN-
DER PROCLAMATION SIGNED +
I'm BY PRESIDENT IN PARls,uaa

swashingtonH HAAll meat packers were
released from food administration con-
troll.
Underosa proclamation signed by
President Wilson, effective April l,
fall persons, firms, corporations, or
associations engaged in importing,
manufacturing, includingpackingj stor-
ing or distributing fresh canned or
cured beef, pork, mutton or lard" are
released from license by the food ad'
ministration,, ,s,,s a4,ao.i ,ia, .aali lit,
i A ,cablegram from Herbert Hoover
at Paris notified food administration
Officials of the proclamation .
| 1t was stated at the food admins
trafion that the president action re
leased packers from supervision Of
every kiHd exercised by the food ad
ministration, including restrictions
upon margins Of profit.
| fI0QSn leFl2aA lE1ll- 4lalEgisSdu Z
Il Wants Wool Growers Protected.
| Washington.-rTo protect American
wool growers until the present clip has
been disposed of Senator King o.
U,sn asked Bernard ,Baruch, former
chairman of the war industries board
WHO now is serving in an advisory ca
pacity with theI- American peace com
! mission, to take up with the British
llgoyerpment the question of temper
Iarily stabilizing wool pEices among thu
/ Iallied governments. IA ul
Great Britain is said to have severa
billion pounds of wool available ant
Senator King desires perfection o
some agreement to prevent this WOO
from being thrown upon the market a
one time or In, such quantities as t
cause depression Of prices.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-04-11


and out among the tables, putting on
th0t finikRipgnItouches to the feast.l
when the soldiers started into the hall.
An orchestra started UP d medley
pfaUadherne airs jHahd cheers Irang
th6aHgd9T thf h4u5ipld1iFg. h4u5ipld1iFHg. 3sU INV
| The hall presented never-to-be-
forgotten sight as result OF titelsss
efforts of the canteen women. Per
fumeSyI snerpeated the batmpsphere
THE hfossoms themselves swega, sprayi
edaen oths Yalqlss on the pillars, in, the
c9neM and in vases that literally ,cpy-
ered the, tables.o Snowiwhite linen anf
brilliant seleetric lights added q glow
to the .Eoom that finished off the per- per-
feation !, of judacoEative bbeeaaptyaf Pa
gaTyIoH @a9y IfpEmsso hung fficnal,q. fronma e
hJglpIdre6 UP PLACES on thEsI1 the f1eipli9glo ,lasg
1Thes soldiers owere guided 70 thfsir bfdr
places by, members, Of the eptteirtaiiInn;; iIn;
mept,e9mmittee.s Col. Berry, Lieut.. Col,
Bacon c ma and TIE j STAFF oetf SIS we're cod. @
ygGfea tn the cs5ptsr rgj tabIe SRpp which
were the three prettfest cakes baked tlltal
flsll' 90 40 n11ydy jslb9gt9k oIL
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oiers pesan eal,ns .aon one as ~as
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-04-11

ASfnOEe unltS swung uOWu the
driveway xr6m the Daioa Depet,lft re-
called other days when, as national
gdafdsfifeb the Regiment Moved away
oifhe iRi69 Grandes to face the . war.
ciUtds Cd the Mexicah border; as It
retdrfed' When the clouds had Tilted !:
al agaif it turned the lmuzzles a6f its
rites toward the 'bloodhbhnds OF" car
nagHs, this time on the faraway sofi
ofsBefgfdnf and France psen W" 81
A4%p the strains of the isafhe ssiofious
march (which graced their welcome
back from the Mexican frontier the
sefffedo ranks began their triuinpfal
procession d through cheering thou
safascht j. saaan3 sal gsyis q a'
For two long weary years Memphis
had awaited this day. And on the sec
ond anniversary Of the declaration Of
ssSlHff'g'x ~: u te''ssas'ySr9ss''l e''sa'S 9s'l
granted
Silent and tense the masses Of hui
manity which packed the streets, wait
ed the coming of the steelhelmeted
gunners. Balconies were filled and
the roofs of buildings were lined with
eager watchers
For nearly two hours the 115th
Field Artillery traversed the city
streets, always between closely drawtl
lines of men, women and children|
Pretty girls. mothers, infanAs in arms
all were there to give throat to theE
fr;htta Elapo mayad and fiutf p5tad
over the throng. Flowers were flung
to the column. Clouds of confetti
swirled in the breeze. An occas fonAl
festive bomb burst harmless but nois'
ilysin the clear blue of the hea yens
And though they marched moo des3
under the plaudits of The muItItude e
their faces. their eyes, Their con
fideft carriage, told the story Of =
.~.~-~~&e<~~~~~~>>~~ -s~1.a
Expresses Thanks To t)nited $tat45
washington Ambassador Davis ed
vised the state dSpartnqst
queen Of Roumania Who isvasitt 4
England. had asked fhaA ~ ebr ~ y q
the women of Am9 leo iief gtnt
for their services "a ks Rodm6]j n
people dutln& the5war, The queen ex
pressed her apprsciation psanx n
viii )kfqha received to visit America
and a1i& 1he hcpAd to do 80 II sQnas
futhke time. althp at the q 3
sion tf her ptas6ilt lslt 10 Ept3 !
she was gbins IL return 70 her
l.z :. sjss
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-04-11

ing men, tried and victorious. The$A
kft as llAdg serious Of course, frey
with. the torch of patriotism, but ,aftfF
all, lads They retufned with fighting
faces, ,steeled in the fires Of battle. ~
/ They went AWAY as tffe' First Te1F
nessee Infantry, with long and lqs
|ItropsF record. They, Game back as the
i15th Field Artillery, recognized .aa
l9pe i9f, the, 5lpWers Iof thell army, ready
to repeat If necessary. n.
! bd"Their pagragf,i !, acknowledged q
marine who was at St Mihiel, was pss
regular and accurate in front Of US, az
btHe, hbpsy OF tgEfabbitTutIsi X,
And with all the neatness of they
feared gunfirs these daugAty warriQrsl
hIdhed beide thdi ldh&ers, theiY
cadence regular and their tread that
of the old infantry days, when the UNI
gtl s,tl., as :. &C., t. sl4sstf sJgs sSS 3
Memphians in those days was Cor
pany I, the Chickasaw Guards, nowN
sts1 # xtSEEsi lsss SsssaS si5l'Ss' ss Drs $
motions to the commissioned person
kRelrof the army "
ft\pte n<S1NSt t.pansdss ,6sae6sd the
Hs"H. go "a - = Axa
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-04-11
LESSON FOR APRIL Is
b CHRIST OUR SAVIOR

LESSON TExTS-John. l:35-5l: Matthew
c0;z7, 2s; John 316; Romans 1881, 81.
GOLDEN TExT-Godi so loved the
world, that he gave his only begotten
Son. that whatsoever belieyeth on him
should not perish. but have everlasting
life.-John 3:16. iYn nHf5fy n
PRIMARY TpRIC-Jesus our friend and
savior
JUNIOR ToPIc-what Jesus does for
ns. '--~-
INrERMBD1ArEf ToPIcHour Lord
and savior.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-04-11
ENLIST '@.FOR,' THREE YEARS EiIlF'!;

naai sB1 drlsstiuto9 nEalBH b ssi
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-04-11
ADVISED: 4. !.
:::.;-0 '.:: ':.:; OF VOLUNTEERS
odt sJlataif,4,nnfi .4,,.,iiy,, ~ ffn'ft., uf
MEN TO REPLACE THOSE NOW
a,e@ 1,oaA AsRoAlDr WHIP .WANToT'o5l, o5,''ia9s lliaiiy
mo, nsaieGoME. HOME aejniv silt

Do 1l9Hi 5lfntD1O % o. t1NN NJ
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-09
American Red Cross Lays the Foundation
for Lasting Peace, Is Henry W. Anderson's
Message to the Richmond Organization

On it's mission OF mercy and ideaiism.
the American Red Cross, with the
spirit of altruism il carried to the
war-stricken peoples of the Balkan
states has laid tho foundation in that
one million square miles of territory in
Southeastern Europe of a lasting peace.
the henefcent influence OF which wifi
he felt from one end of the continent TO
the other.
This is the message that Lieutenant
Colonel Henry W. Anderson. back from
one of the most enormous tasks that
confronted America as an aftermath
of the world war. brought last night to
the Richmond chapter, a body which
he organized and whose spirit for real
service to humanity he carried with
him to those countries which felt hard
est Of all tho mailed fist OF the Cen
trail Empires.
LITrIE FICTION.
Like a chapter from tho widest tale
of fiction Is the story of the adventure
which Colonel Anderson and his little
army of workers set out upon as the
curtain had rung down upon the great
test war In history 10 leave in it's wake
the most gigantic task OF all time In
the way OF rehabilitation OF broken
peoples IN, the desolate Balkan states.
Shut cut from the civilized world by
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-09
Local Consumers
Meet Today With
Fuel Directors

No definite action was taken yes
terS4y at ih@ conference held by rep
resentatiyes OF the fuel adrntn1stra~
ton ard officials OF the Virginia
Railway and powe- company. After
several hours OF discussion, The meet
Ing adjourned rnL this morning.
The governments restrictions are
said TO be drastic, and in order TO
place emphasis On the local situa ton
at the rfeetIng this morning Mayor
Ainslie. director Iraffcsd and Lead
ing local consumers will be present
10 take part in the discussion.
President Thnmas S Wheefwrtght
and eGhAx ofaicials nf.4 tbs c<axauAnI
frof with q. TX. Srangler. chafffIfAn
OF the FocAnontAs regional coal conn
nnissee, To interpret the order Of the
fuel administration in local farms
Approximately goo plants IN this
city. with almost equal number in
Norfolk, depend either partially or
entirely on tn. power company for
their current. Thu order OF the ad-
u1inisLr alton was 10 distribute cur
rent on the same basis us coal.
~ r Lovrmaster, cha irman of the
local committee. C.. II. NIX. chairman
- the Norfolk cosa m.ttee aud Mr..
hancock. chairman of the Roanoke
committee. attended the conference.
Pea1Ing q decision OF lac rui4ag,
many companies are esices~vorta<- To
equip their plants to supply their own
cJrrent- in factories where the cur
rent II the power cctr pa-csr was nsed
to suppie's ant Thai generated within
tho plant This is not SO cifficuit. but
two hundred OF other asta olishrlcnts
must suspend operations Ii the v. Il.
u r. company is forced TO discon-
ttnua service.
her curtatied yesterday when tho
Richmond. Fredericksburg and Po-
tomac railway announced tho lis
continuance OF many trains, 4 COM
Flate reused schedule appears else
where in this paper as an advertise
fncHt.
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natural barriers OF mountains: with
railroad communication out; with
hunger and pestiiencc stalking in their
midst in every conceivable form: with
spirits broken by hardships and disap-
potntments that arc Understandable
these peoples. whose territory has been
1, seething volcano of war for CEN
turtles. were without hone to meet the
still darker days Of rc-eo Instruction
In this condition the American Red
Cross found them, did impossible things
to alleviate their ssufYerings, carried 20
them the message of hope and good
cheer. brought again the color to
cheeks OF children who had known
nothing but starvation and emacia-
tion. spread brotherly love where
there had been only strife.
STARS OF HOPE.
To-day, Colonel Anderson said the
very stars of the American nag are to
the peoples of the Balkans the stars o.
hope and It's stripes the arcs spanning
new era. Idealsm has crept into
countries witch haze never known be-
fore such philosophy OF life and
there has come to them tho realization
OF the proper relation of one state to
the other--a aptrit Of cooperation and