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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-02-21
THE MAN IN MOST DANGER.

The breadwinner, according to Pro-
fessor Debove, noted French scien-
fist, is In more danger of being in
jured by alcohol than the man in COM
Portable circumstances, because, with
less opportunity to know the truth, he
is dragged on by the bad example or
urging of others until he tumbles into
the abyss of alcoholism and its accom-
panying miseries.
''In my youth" he says, II saw many
drunken people in the villages and sa-
looms on holidays. Today drunken
ness is less frequent, but alcoholism
has increased. 1t has become chronic.
This is a worse form, for it results In
diseases Of the stomach, liver, kidneys,
heart, blood vessels and nervous sys-
tenn"
A long list of hospital evidence is
cited to show the damage alcohol does
to the drinker, his family and his coun-
try. "Alcohol wounds" says Professor
Debove, "are very difficult to cure. The
afcoholizers liquor dealers - there
fore, are guilty of a veritable crlm'
against the country"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-02-21
ROAD
BUILDING
ISSUE WEATHER FORECASTS
Aid for Automobile and Motortruck
Traffic During Winter Over Lin
coin Highway. q

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
The weather bureau of the United
States department of agriculture has
arranged, in cooperation with the
state highway commission of Pennsyl-
vania, to aid the automobile and mo-
tortruck traffic during the winter over
the Lincoln highway between Pitts
burgh and Harrisburg by giving out
daily information of the weather con-
ditions prevailing over the route and
issuing weather forecasts and warm
lngs of heavy SHOWS and cold waves
Cor the region traversed. The plan is
for the assistant superintendent OF
highways at points along the route to
report to the weather bureau office at
Pittsburgh at eight o'clock each morn
ing by telephone or telegraph the depth
of snow or ice on the highway, giving
its general condition. These reports
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-02-21
DRAGGING is OF IMPORTANCE
Road Improvement May Well Be Con-
sidered Reconstruction Measure
Increases Farm Values

Roads should not be neglected at this
dime in our endeavor to increase food
production. Road Improvement might
well be deemed reconstruction meas
ure. In many communities they are
much better than in others because the
farmers are back Of the good roads
movement. They realize that good
road saves labor, time, horse flesh and
automobile repairs and in addition In
creases the selling value Of the farm.
Every progressive farmer should
have road drag and not be afraid to
use 1t. A weIl-dragged road Is well.
crowned road, and well-drained road
The dragging should follow each rain
If properly used twill bring thin lay.
er Of earth toward the center of the
road at each dragging. The travel will
roll and solidify IL between rains.
On roads where too much, crown Las
been formed the angle of the drag can
be reversed. A few draggings win re-
duce the high crown to a more level
and much safer road for fast autonno-
bile traffic.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-02-21

as the Red Cross workers were kept posted as to
our plans Of attack, they were able to place hos
pita supplied where they would be most handy
without arousing the Huns suspicious.
This resourcefUlness and willingness to under
take any work, No matter how novel arduous,
summers historic engagements In the Chateau
Thierry sector. 1t there that the American
Red Cross hospital service received its first hap
tism Of fire in a general engagement In which
our troops took part. 1t there first entered the
hospital fighting 'front.'" II full credit is to be
given all American factors In this battle. which
saved Paris for the second time and broke the
back of the German military power, the action
Of the American Red Cross must be described
In some detail
The American Red Cross went to France with
three major purposes: to restore devasted dis
tricts to aid those of the French people who were
stricken by the war. and to augment the sant
tary service of the American expecttionary
forces. The lastnamed service was consrolled
directly by the officers of the army and was as
much subject to General Pershings orders as
the army medical department itself. BY the
the regulations of the army medical department.
the RED Cross personnel, except in cases of
great emergency. will not be assigned to duty at
the front, but will be employed in hospitals in
the service Of the interior, at the base, 10 hos
pltal ships and along the line Of communica-
tiOns."
At Chateau-Thierry came the great emergen-
cy" The Germans. springing their last surprise
offensive, early In June began a drive toward
Paris from the Chemin des Danes. SO rapid was
their initial advance that the French medical de
partment lost more than forty thousand beds and
considerable stores. The need in that sector for
evacuating hospitals. that is, mobile operating
units, developed Immediately. M 44t
The Red Cross rose promptly to the occasion.
The splendid base hospital at Juilly not far fron
Chateau-Thierry, which had been for some time
most capably managed by Mrs. Harry Payne
whitney, was taken over by the Red Cross and
made into large, nonmobile. evacuating hos
ptal
BY the time the Franco-American counter-at-
tack had begun in the middle Of July. two Red
Cross mobile units were established at the front
One No. ia. in charge Of Major Mccoy. who
came to France with base hospital No. 1, The
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-02-21

remember once. as l started to motor back
to general headquarters told my colored driver
that had Red Cross sweater for him. He re-
Piled: Thanks, boss but I've just distributed
eleven OF them to the boys over In the garage"
The work of the Red Cross as an organization
began beyond the armys evacuating hospitals
and continued through the base hospitals conva
lescent homes recreation rooms, railway food
depots, on board the steamers, and on back to
our own shores, and is continuing until the men
reach home
Probably the greatest single service rendered
by the Red Cross home forces was the supply Of
trained nurses it furnished hospitals. The
army medical corps trains q few nurses, but
could never hope to turn out the large number
provided through Miss Delanos department. II
we needed thousand nurses for a given work
we telegrnphed the war department. The war
department notified Miss Delano. And the nurses
arrived on schedule.
An especially notable service rendered by Red
Cross nurses occurred during the early American
campaign when our men were brigaded with
French divisions. When wounded, they were OF
course taken to French hospitals. Unable to an
swer questions tell their needs, they In
very unhappy plight. Scores of Red Cross
nurses speaking both French and English were
Immediately sent to these hospltals-arf the
problem solved In this where several
armies were operating together, the only com
mon hospital service is that of the Red Cross.
Another much appreciated assistance came
from the fact that the Red Cross could establish
itself In places forbidden the army medical de-
partment. Within the district of Paris for in
stance, could not establish army hospitals
The Red Cross, however, in that district, Is now
operating units i, and well as tent hos
pital, which had at first five hundred beds. but
when l came away, had twenty-five hundred.
The Red Cross could also establish store depots
in places the army could not enter for strategic
reasons. Suppose headquarters planned an at
tack In a given region. Hospital stores must be
gotten to that region. the army were observed
| by the enemy to be transporting stores thither,
| you can see that It wouldn't take much guessing
| on the part Of enemy observers to tell where
! that drive was going to be. But the Red Cross
| was everywhere, always preparing for any pos
sible contingency. For 1t to be busiy IN evidence
n the most unlikely places was no novelty. Thus.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-02-21
FOUNDATION OF FARM. LIFE
Upon Good Roads Depends Marketing
Of Various Crops and Better
Schooling Of Children ssy

Good roads are the very foundation
Of country life. Upon them depends
the marketing Of what farmers grow,
the pleasures of social life, and the
better. schooling Of the children. II
life is made better by good roads, sure
~ they are worth paying for There
is nothing so much worth while as
happiness. The interurban lines have
increased 1t for a few; the auto has
brought 1t to many more. and. good
roads everywhere would bless all.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-02-21

are published In the newspapers and
furnished to the different automobile
clubs. thus becoming available to auto
mobile and motortruck drivers passing
over the highway. The forecasts and
warnings are given public distribution
and telegraphed to the superintendent
of highways at Harrisburg, who gives
instructions to his forces along the
highway to make provisions for the
anticipated weather conditions, This
service was in operation last winter
and gave great satisfaction. The
weather bureau is ready to give SINH
lar service to other traffic routes as
may be desired.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-02-21

hness first tn the list of human requirements.
That the world may be cean!y That Is the way
view the great task of the Red Cross workers
Of the world. Clean physically, clean mentally,
clean morally can think of no more inspiring
or practical gospel for humanity than that. And
the Red Cross is its evangelist.
If such service is needed by the world in
general how much more is it needed by an army
In actlonl 1t is commonplace that our great
est enemy In this war was not the Germans, but
dirt. Never before have soldiers had to fight so
much exposed to dirt and filth. And yet never
has great war been won with so little suffer
Ing and death caused directly by this envelopng
contagon. For this achievement.-and there has
been no greater in the late war in Europe-we
have to thank most of all the American Red
Cross.
The story of the cleansing influence of the Red
Cross workers in France is too long for me 60
attempt to tell with any completeness. 1t has
been an enterprise as vast as .he war itself
From the beginning it has done those things
which the army medical corps wanted done but
could not do itself Without the help Of the
American Red Cross che army medical department
could not have done its work.
The work of tie Red Cross was often the
theme of discuss on at American general head
quarters at Chausnont. / remember that 1t
enlarged upon there In conversation between
General Pershing. Mr.. H. p. Dawson, the chair
man of the war council of the American Red
Cross, and myself. We were speaking of the
value Of the service rendered by the millions of
our women and how they helped keep the infu-
ence Of home about the boys at the front. And
General Pershing said: 1.-THE women Of the
United States deserve large share of the credit
for the success Of the American forces"
Our army officers have often admired not only
the spirit but the efficiency of the American Red
Cross organization. 1t provided an inexhaustible
store of supplies. 1t possessed remarkable
facility for adapting itself to any emergency.
however unexpected; and its personnel always
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-02-21
WHY NOT our NowY

VIII MI QQtt NOWf
In the city OF New York there is a
restaurant which is very much unlike
the average establishment of the kind.
1t claims to have at least FIVE thou
sand patrons daily. No eating place
In the metropolis is better known and
none is more highly spoken of with
reference TO the quality of Its food
and the excellence of its service.
While 1t has never conducted bar
as such. II has until recently kept
liquor to meet the demands of Gus
toners who chose to call for it. but
the order of things has been changed,
and the bill of fare now carries this
announcement: I'VE have discontin-
ued the wine list entirely. We are not
prohibitionsts, but feel sure that. es-
pecially during the war, it would be
doing our country a great service IL
every person who is now selling liquor
could and would discontinue 1t. The
writing on the wall reads that at no
distant day the state or national gov
ernment will stop its sale entirely,
So why not quit now?"
In this deliverance there is little
comfort for the liquor advocate who
delights to maintain that prohibition
does not prohibit Maybe 1t does not,
and maybe it never will, but there is
abundant proof that the steady agitaf
ton of the prohibition question Is
creating dismay among the liquor
forces and is bringing this nation OF
ours to the dawning of better day
John r. McCrea, in The Gideon.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-02-21

evinced the finest read
mess for cooperation.
The millions of surgi-
cal dressings, knitted
articles, refugee gar
ments, and other sup
plies 1t contributed
for these things alone
1t would have deserved
the army's unstinted
praise. All the splints
used IN all our hos
pitfalls In France, both
Of the army and Red
Cross, came from the
Red Cross. 1t fur
aished more than a
quarter Of a billion sur
gical dressings. 1t sent
over enough sweaters
Tor every man In our
overseas forces to have
one Of the comfort
lble garments.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-02-21

Soft-shelled eggs are often caused By
the fowls being confined, becoming
orerfat, and from lack Of mineral mat
ter. s
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-02-21
Feed for Idle Horses

Horses will do well. If not worked.
on clover hay alone. Even II worked
moderately. good clover hay may bs
made to be sufficient.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-02-21
REVENUE.


In the debate in the house on the
wartime prohibition amendment to the
agriculture appropriation bill, Con-
gresham Rainey of Illinois made a
spirited speech on the revenue feature
of the measure. He said:
"As member of the ways and
means committee, in obtaining reve-
nue. for this government, / have always
voted for the highest possible tax upon
alcoholic liquors. / have supported to
the best of my ability at all times the
movement for the increase Of the taxes
on alcoholic liquors of all kinds. But
as a member of that committee, en-
gagged for six years and even for a
longer period than that, In solving
these questions of revenue, I think I
am able to say that we can run this
great government without saloons and
we will find revenue somewhere with
which to carry on this republic without
continuing further this alliance with
saloons. / have seen whole commune
ties, blasted for years by saloons.
emerge into prosperity when saloons
were banished from within their bOun-
diaries. expect to see prosperity still
prevail In all sections Of these United
States when the saloons disappear,
prosperity even greater than we have
enjoyed in the past"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-02-21
THE sIslE AND WINE.

Ferrar Fenton, an eminent Oriental
scholar Of England, says that errors
made by the English translators of the
Bible have much to do with the addic-
ton to alcoholic drinks of the English
speaking people. He says correct
translation of the word given frequent
Iy. In the Bible as "wine" should be
.fruit.' For example, the Israelites
were promised land Of Corn and
fruit Again in Deuteronomy 12:17,
the people are told not to eat the 1.-THE
of the corn and the "wine." The sense
shows Enthusiastically that fruit is in
tended. In Numbers 28:7 the author
ICED version says: 'In the holy place
shalt thou cause the strong wine to be
poured unto the Lord for drink offer
Ing" Mr.. Fenton says there is no
word in the original signifying wine at
all: it is simply "a liquid. a fiuid,' and
might be of milk, or oil. or water. %
far as the original text signifies.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-02-21

HE GREATEST word in the vo-
cabularly of the professional
medical officer is sanitation.
Sanitation means cleanliness.
And II order is heavens first
wish for the world, cleanliness
must certainly be Its second. In
fact, If l were called upon to
outline heavens program for
humanity | would place clenn-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-02-21

IF the bone-dry' amendment passes.
the government will lose $500, 900. 900
in revenue taxes. but the public win
save 5000. OOO. 900 in drinks. II the
price of the drinks should be put into
Thrift stamps. will the government
make or lose Y'-Selected.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-02-21

Big Loss ~ Rata.
Rats destroy $500 000. 900 worth "
food annually. Destroy the rat
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-02-21
Temperance
lssNOtesa

Conducted by the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union.)
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-09-30
pUBLlC SENTIMENT AND THE
STRIKE

Frem Allentown, Bethlehem and
ther places in that district comes
t,ae report that public sentiment IS
very strongly against the strike at
taa Bethlehem Steel Works.
As contemporary says, "it is not
lard to believe this, because peo-
&c of that section are conservative
nd in the mood for reconstruction
~ss.ther than industrial turmoil. But
here is another reason, and it IS
hat many of those who have been
foremost in fomenting- this-..trouble
!,sve dubious war records. 1t is re-
called that there was spasmodlc
ty;ke of certain number of the men
curing the war-a strike that threat
ned to interfere with the speedy
filling of munition orders The pa
tr;otic people of the Bethlehem held
!. public meeting at which they de-
rl&nded that those who refuse to
stay at work making the, munitions
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-09-30

any direct answer to prayer; that
he who prayed talked to blank
stone wall, and that no answer ever
came back, save that Of echo or
retroacticn. The other held that
the Great Spirit that presides over
the destinies Of the universe does, IN
some way, listen to- the individual
prayers of his creatures, and, that ne
sometimes answers them, although
not perhaps in: the form and way
prayed for, but for the better bene-
fit of his suppliant." =
One of the most spiritual and sug-
gestive books we ever read is a vol
uma entitled "The Power of the
Book of Psalms" The author shows
that the greatest men Of the world
have drawn their inspiration from
the one hundred and fifty psalms,
which are, in the main, prayers.
The first thirteen are earnest
supphcations for immediate aid, at a
time when the thoughtless and
soothing, enjoying blessings which
they are abusing, are disposed to
taunt the man who confides in his
Creator. Realizing the fact that
inyocations have entered into the
ears of the God Of Sahacth, the
psalmist breaks out in the four
taenth selection with the words:
"The fool hath said in his heart
there is TO Cod"
As suggested above. prayers are
net always answered n our way,
but in a mannn" pest suited to our
condition and in accordance with the
vii Of heaven. Besides it seems
that our requests PASS through the
hands of a div ne censor. Listen.
"The spirit al? helpeth our m
armities: for we know net what we
should pray for as we ought; but
the spirit itself maketh iGtercesS!on
Co. US with groanings which cannot
b. uttered. And he that scarchet!l
tae hearts knowe'h what is che mind
II the spirit because he maketh IN
terccssion. accordin:. to the will ct
God"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-09-30
MOB LAW,LESSNESS

There has long been e standing
Indictment against the Southern
States because a negroes assault
upon white woman there almost
invariably followed by lynching.
"But," as the Baltimore News says.
"Nebraska is not Southern State.
and the mob which ran riot in Oma-
ha showed itself far more brutal.
infinitely more dangerous, than any
of recent years in any section of the
country. The city's new courthouse
was. set Attire, and it was no fault of
the mob that hundred. did not per-
ism in the flames. The Mayor of
the city was seriously injured when
an attempt to lynch him followed
his. ,appea, to the mob to dispense
Men were beaten and. shot; property
waG. damaged.
'sThis sort of elimination of I'M
rest, is extremely dangerous, not only
to the sphere Immediately affected
but to the whole country. The
moral, if there be one. is that State
and municipal authorities should
bear in mind that the times are alb
normal and be vigilaEt enl firm in
the maintenance of order. "Mob
psychology" is dangerous when it
starts running amuck The time to
put damper on it is before it flares
up.s There is considerable reason to
believe that a good part of the
trcubel is that police departments
let unluly crowds get out of hand
when a show of firmness would dis
pcrse them and avert danger"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-09-30
LABOR INVITES COMPACT

Atlantic City, Sept. 3O.-New Jer-
sey is to take the lead among the
States in a campaign to bring capital
and labor together. For the first time
in the history of the New Jersey
State Federation of Labor, manufact-
.urerts and large employers of labor
have been invited to address the am
trual convention Of the organization.
+; which begins here yesterday.
Announcement of the program t"
! employers and workmen to aoid fu-
ture troubles was made by Fedora,
! ton executives. There will be more
than 400 delegates present.
| There is considerable agitation for
RESOLUTIONS scoring prohibition, and
! a definite stand against the dry bill
lis expected.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-09-30

ment of the Police Commissioner,
aud have shown an eager desire to
go en- the force. Under the law
these men are entitled to preference
and thir discharge papers are ac-
cepted as evidence of their avalla-
bility They are given non-compet-
tive examinations by the Civil Ser
vice Commission. and then placed
upon the l'st IF eligibles. On ac-
count of the vacancies caused by
the strike many positions have been
open. and as consequence all who
pass the needed tests are quickly
appointed.
Not the least gratifying part of
the business IS the fact that the man
have a sense of patriotism and 10y
atty that is peculiarly required in
the work of guarding great city.
Their oath Of office means some
thing to them. Moreover, men who
attacked the Hinderburg ire fear
le5sly are not likely to he scared by
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-09-30

:
he claimed to have invented. He sue
ceeded in interesting several finan-
ciers in this project, among. them Will
liam Bernard, president of the Inter
national Salt Company and director
of the Irving National Bank. Later
Mr.. Bernrd swore out warrant for
his arrest after he learned that Lou
lien was trying to influence other
f;njancers by exhibiting a check for
$4,000 TO which he had signed the
Bankers name.
Louden was always ''count" dur
rg his American career, but the re.
rninder Of his name changed as fancy
Or circumstances dictated. He was
Excessively known as Count Albert
Mariel De Psssy, Count Gebhard Won
Butcher and Count Chimang.