The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-19
Columbus, Miss.

Columbus, Miss. September 1S.-(Spe claL )--After many months absence from the city, Lieut. Arthur Halbert, a Co., lumbus boy, who was with the famous Lost Battalion during its trying expe- vence behind the German lines, has re- turned
 Lieutenant Halbert left here in 1916 as a private with the Columbus riflemen and entered duty on the Mexican bor- der Within a short time, by efficient service he was promoted to the rank of second lieutenant He was soon sent abroad and while placed temporarily in he Argonne section was, by his merito- rious work, promoted to the rank of first lieutenant. Lieutenant Hall1er was an officer for a time between the 307th and 30Sth infantry of the 77th division and had carried message to Major Whittiesy's battalion just before it was cut off from, the American lines by the Germans. He remained with the bat talion during the six days of it's siege, and three days of this time the troops were without food and were under fire and pressure of the Germans. Leuten- ant Halbert tells a most interesting story of his experiences abroad.
 He left last night for Camp Shelby
 where he expects to at once receive his discharge.
 Being welded at o'clock last even
 ing to pretty Miss Dollie Mullins of Starkville, who was visiting friends in the city, Mir. Will Scheumann, we'll known young man of this city, has
 quite a nifty joke pulled on him.
 E. l.. Kuykendall, manager of the
 Princess theatre, and a former employe of MT. Scheumann, with a number of his associates. decided to have the fun. Hearing of the marriage the friends of the groom got in touch with Mrs Scheumann and accompanied her and a party of young lady friends on an au- tomobile ride. later returning to the home of Mrs. Kuykendall where the bride spent the night
 Waiting until after midnight for the return of his newly married wife. the groom retired expecting his bride to show up any minute. However, she failed to show up until the following morning.
 The bride is the attractive daughter | of MT. and Mrs. Jim Mullins of Stark vile and is popular with a wide circle \ of friends. Mir. Scheumann is employed , as an express messenger on the South ern railway and is well known here. l Guy J. Rencher, formerly of DeKalb, who for several years past has been dis 1 trict attorney of the Sixteenth judicial district, has decided to become a mem | Der of the local bar and expects to To- 1 cate here within the near future. He expects to serve out his term as district
 attorney and then will take up the prac- l tice of his profession.
 As a fitting tribute to their late brother Gideon D. Harris, the members of Tombigbee lodge. No. 12, Knights ot ] Pythlas, at their regular meeting last night, decided to initiate class of 5f
 or more members between now and the | first of January to be known as the Gid D, Harris class.
 Mir. Harris, who recently passed away was one Of the oldest and most highly thought-of Pythians in Mississippi, an6 his death is mourned by many members
 Pat Colburn. age 15, employed as g messenger boy for the Western Unor Telegraph company, received a broker arm and was otherwise painfully injured late yesterday evening" when he was run oyer by an automobile driven by Mrs. $. l.. Caine At the time of tho accident Colburn was riding a bicycle and evidently did not see the approach ling car. The little fellow was rushed tt "a local hospital, where his injuries wers looked after.