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The Aberdeen weekly., 1919-04-04
A dead SHOT"
SAYS MINISTER
Black-Draught Given High Praise
As a Stomach and Liver Medi-
cine by WelI-Known Old
Gentleman Who Has
Used It.

Mineola, Texas.-The Rev. NJ G.
Jenkins. a retired minister of the n
E. Church South. living in this city
says: II have used BIack-Draught as
stomach and liver medicine. and
have never found its equal.
Once I suffered for two months with
cramps and pains. tried everything ]
could hear of without avail but Black
Draught was dead shot
1 am known here and all over the
state for my honesty and truthfulness-
am rs years old and have used Black
Draught for years.
1 can highly recommend it to any
one as a liver medicine that has no
equal. 1t is excellent for stomach. .E
liver and other ailments I use it for
a bad taste in the mouth, headache
and other sicknesses that come from
the disorders of the liver
Thedford's BIack-DrauCht is purely
vegetable. and acts actively on the
bowels, gently stimulating the liver.
and helping to increase the normal
discharge of bile into the intesuneS-
1t assists in the digestion of food
and relieves constipation in a prompe
and natural way.
Try Black-Draught. Buy a package
of Black-DrauGht today.-Adv.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1919-04-04
WHY DRUGGISTS RECOMMEND
SWAMP ROOT

For many years druggists have watched
with much interest the remarkable record
maintained by DR.. KilIner's Swamp Root,
the great kidney. liver and bladder medi-
cine.
1t is a physicians prescription.
Swamp-Root is a strengthening medi-
cine. 1t helps the kidneys, liver and bIad-
der do the work nature intended they
should do.
Swamp-Root has stood the test of years
1t is sold by all druggists on its merit
and it should help you. No other kidney
medicine has so many friends.
Be sure to get Swamp-Root and start
treatment at once.
However. if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR.
Kilmer & Co, Binghamton, N Y, for o
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1919-04-04
MANGlN MAY LEAD DRIVE

Paris.-Gen. Mangin, one of the
leading officers of the French army
may be recalled from his command al
Mayence, the newspapers announce, tc
undertake a mission, the character
and scope of which lis indicated plain
ly by the events in Hungary"
According to the Gaulois, he would
receive a very important command in
Eastern Europe. undoubtedly the Bal
kans, with a view to possible opera.
tions on the Hungarian frontier and
Southwestern Russia.
Gen. J. NJ. G. Malleterre, the mill
tary critic. in an article in the Matin
apparently reflecting military opinion
suggests as a means of checking the
Bolsheviki and rendering definite the
victory of the allies, allied armies
should march through Germany and
effect a junction with Poland. Gen
Malleterre adds the allies must finish
.he job by a thunder stroke and de
clares that the sword OF Marshal Foch
is not yet sheathed.
Danville, Va.-Judge William Leigh
e5, judge of the corporation court OF
Danville and widely known died here
The Aberdeen weekly., 1919-04-04
WelI knn,nn

One of the collectors of ashes for
the city of indianapolis was at work
in an alley one day recently ON the
North side. He was negro. and 81
property owner stood in the back
yard marveling at the east with which
the man handled large barrels of
ashes.
You're a fine specimen Of man
hood" said the admirer of the col
lector OF ashes. "What is you nance
George Washington is my name
sir" replied the negro.
Let me see" replied the property
owner. 'It seems To me I've heard
that name before somewhere"
YES. sir, l guess vou have. boss
replied the negro. I've been coIIecrIn-
ashes in this neishborhood night onto
seven years now"
The Aberdeen weekly., 1919-04-04
SIX THOUSAND BOYS
OF TH|RT|ETH HOME
HUGE CROWDS WELCOME THE
SHIPS ON ARRIVAL AT
CHARLESTON.
TO CAMPS FOR DISINFECTION
Memphis Own Unit, Battery E, on
koeningen NederIanden-Most
of 18th infantry and Brig
Gen. Tyson Arrive.

Charleston, S. C.-Three transport
came into port March IS from France
| bringing thousands OF the men of tn,
Old Hickory division, former Tennes
see. North and South Carolina nation
al guardsmen, to whom Field Marsha
Haig gave chief credit for breaking
! the Hindenburg line.
The first transport TO arrive was the
| Mercury. bringing 50 officers and 3,04i
men, most of them from upper South
| Carolina The returning soldiers were
debarked in SO minutes. and after a
rousing welcome here. left in trains
for Camp Jackson, Columbia. where
t2ey will go through the usual quar-
ntine routine. Most of them will
eventually be demobilized there. but
casuals from other organizations will
go to other camps.
The other two transports, the Koen.
ingen der Nederlanden and the Poca
hontas, came into port later in the day
Aboard the Nederlanden is the former
Charleston battalion of the South Car
clina national guard
Brig. Gen. Lawrence D. Tyson of
aboard the Mercury The men de
barked from the Mercury appeared in
fine shape and it was reported that
only five were on the sick list
Gen. Tyson said that the men of the
30th were delighted to be again in the
United States and that they deeply ap
preciated the welcome extended them.
For himself he said that he was thor.
oughly glad that the var was over,
with the American cause victorious
The men are in superb physical con
ditiOn and their appearance set a rest
reports that they were sick and unfit
The local chapter of the Red Cross
looked after the creature comforts of
the soldiers, who wero especially
pleased with bananas and with ice
cream. saying that they had had none
since leaving this country for overseas
Despite the early hour at which the
Mercury arrived the waterfront was
literally thronged with people, all anx
iOus to extend greetings TO the return
ing heroes. Mayor t. T Hyde and
members of the city council went
down the bay on one boat, members
of the mayors committee on patriotic
cooperation on another. Red Cross
leaders on a third and relatives of the
returning soldiers on a fourth
The Aberdeen weekly., 1919-04-04
All Thinas ExpIained.

Joan was to have Il birthday party
having attained the enormous age Of
six years. She was very anxious, in
deed. To comport herself correctly and
was plying her mother with questions
'Well. dear" said her mother TN an
swer to one concer1inc the advisable
ity of saying grace before the meal.
''for such an informal little party. I
hardly think you need"
Accordingly, when all the little
guests were seated round the table.
Joan from the head announced solemn
ly: Mother says this is such an infer
nal Iittl,- party we need not say grace"
The Aberdeen weekly., 1919-04-04
Appoint Receiver For Railway.

ascagoula.-Judge E. r. Holmes, of
The Sixth United States district court
Of Mississippi, appointed L. j. Fohr,
receiver of the Pascagoula street rail-
way company. The receiver was for
merly manager OF the company The
receivership followed a petition filed
by the Columbia Finance and Trust
company, OF Louisville, KY. holders OF
s350,000 of the traction company's
bonds. 1t was claimed that deferred
interest on the bonds caused the re-
:eiverShip.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1919-04-04
MISSISSIPPI
News of Interest, Gathered
From Many Sections of
the State

Columbus.-A plan for a pike high
way which will connect Mississippi's
two greatest institutions of learning
the Mississippi Industrial Institute and
College in this city and the Mississippi
Agricultural and Mechanical College
at Starkyille = is being projected
throug the prairie section OF the re
gion west of Columbus
The plan involves two separate road
districts in Lowndes County. the May
hew road district and the Westport
road district, and funds for road i'm
provement in these areas are already
practically available. The consumma-
ton of the plan means the adoption Of
an improvement scheme which will
embrace the construction of major
highways leading from the rock road
which parallels the main line of the
Mobile & Ohio Railroad from Tupelo
to Meridian.
The Westport district in the western
section of Lowndes County has already
adopted plan OF highway construe-
ton, but the advantages of construct
ing major highway is being urged
upon the commissioners, with the
promise of material federal aid in the
event the plan is adopted.
Government money is only available
for the construction of major high
ways. and not roads that merely serve
local communities The government.
through the state highway commits
sion, stands ready to supply funds in
an amount equal to the funds put up
by the districts, provided the projects
are approved by the accredited federal
or state engineers
The Aberdeen weekly., 1919-04-04
Bankruptcy Is Very Rare.

Observation-Disclosures has become
so rare in Mississippi that in future
only one referee viii be needed, in the
opinion of Judge Edwin Holmes, Of
the United States district court, who
has named Fred West, incumbent for
that position Judge w B. Banks,
who has served many years as referee,
will not be reappointed because of the
scarcity of bankruptcy cases in the
state. There have been no large fail
ures for two years, and very few small
ones.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1919-04-04
Troop Movements Homeward.

Washington.-Recent events in Hun
gary, Gen. March announced, have re
suited in no change in the military pol
Icy of the United States so far as tn,
war department has been advised. Re
turn of troops from France is proceed
ing even faster the scheduled origi
nally. he said. and nothing had oc
CURED 10 interfere with this move
meat.
Troop movements homeward during
the month of March, Gen. March said
aggregated 4.1S6. against an esti
mate previously made for the month
OF 100000.
New Bringing home % mem.
bers OF congress and their wives from
a tour of the Panama canal. the steam
ship Panama arrived here from Girls
tobal
London.-In addition to reinforcing
the garrison at Danzig, the Germans,
according 10 advices received here,
are said to be mounting guns along the
Prussian coast near that port.
Spokane, Wash.-That the red wom-
an is rapidly learning the ways of her
white sisters was evidenced at Col
vile. when Maggie Cornelius. a full
bIOoded Spokane Indian. secured a di-
vorce from George Cornelius and was
also awarded S25 a month alimony
She charged that her husband was in
iolent and refused to support her.
Paris-The Rumanian and Czecho-
clovak governments have taken mill
tary measures against the Hungarian
revolutionary government. a Geneva
dispatch to the Petit Parisien says
Two Rumanian army corps are said to
have crossed the frontier of Eastern
Galicia.
Paris.-The need Of food for Ar
menia is urgent and thousands are
threatened with starvation. according
TO telegram from Mr. Helms. an
American relief worker in Tiflis, sent
to the Armenia delegation.
Paris.-The communist elements in
Austria are planning a movement TO
gain control of the government, the
correspondent of the Matin at The
Hague says he learns from Vienna
The movement, if launched. would be-
gin simultaneously in Vienna, Linz
and Gratz.
Newport News, Va-The torpedo
boat destroyer Graham was launched
here and christened by Mrs Robert
OF Hillsboro. S. c., grand
daughter of William A Graham secre-
tary OF the navy under President Fill |
more, for whom the ship was named.
Washington.-Delega OF work |
men from Atlantic and Gulf Coast ship |
yards. representing metal trades 'un- |
IONS in conference here. completed the |
draft of a new working agreement |
which will be submitted to employers. |
The agreement would affect about |
200 900 workers.
Washington.-Publica of the |
amended draft of the league OF ma
tions covenant within few days, with
q provision safeguarding the Monroe
ioctrir AMONG ils new clauses, is ex-
pected - stration officials here I
- informal advices
The Aberdeen weekly., 1919-04-04
LOYALTY MAP TO SHOW WORK
Mississippians Show Increased Interest
In Educational Conference

Mississippians Show Increased Interest
In Educational Conference.
Agricultural College. ~ Thousands
| of wideawake Mississippians are show
ing increasing interest in the great
educational conference to be held in
Meridian May 1. 2 and 3. and in the
educational campaign to be conducted
throughout the state in July, August
and September" said Prof. F. D. Mel
len, enrolment director of the Teach
ers' Association.
President H. B. Heidelberg and the
executive committee of the associa-
ton are preparing for the state con-
ference a programme that will pro-
mote education for years to come Now
that more than 5000 teachers have
Joined the association, Prof. NJ l..
Freeman. head of the drawing depart
men of the A & NJ College, has be
gun work of the teachers loyalty map
which will be displayed at Meridian
and at other places.
THE loyalty map" said Director
Mellen, will be a map of Mississippi
with broad vertical margins, altogether
eight feet square. Every county, con-
solidated school, high school or col
iege having 100 per cent membership
in the association will on the map be
represented in gold; every county or
school having so to 100 per cent mem
bership will be represented in silver:
every county or school having from l
to so per cent membership will be
represented in blue. Along with the
name of the county or school, the
name of the superintendent or prin-
cipal will appear"
The Aberdeen weekly., 1919-04-04
That's Rfqht. Too.

Bill. the family. hieh-echool young
ster. was just recovering from the In
ffuenza. SO was his father. And while
Bill had suffered and groaned ne RAD
noticed that father had done likewi -
One day whom hc felt sufficiently -
proved to make comments he sai0
father: There's one good thing ,ut
the 'flu'-iSn't there, dad: II kes
you so sick that you're not afr to
die"
The Aberdeen weekly., 1919-04-04
Sewers SiIken Cord.

AS the head of the division wen
past the pylons of a Roman forum
leading up TO the arch, Sergt. Reida
Waller of the 105th machine gun bat
talon decorated with the congression
al medal of honor and the distinguish
ed service cross. severed with a trench
| knife the silken cord which barred tn,
way and the vanguard of the division
| passed through.
| Under the arch the division passed
| through the lane between the crowds
| TO the court of the victorious dead al
| the public library. The roll o. honor
| and the records of their heroic deeds
were in the center of cluster of trees,
surmounted by crossed spears and
golden eagles, from which hung gold
en- shields emblazoned with the divi.
sional insignia
Wreath From Every State.
Here the caisson memoralizing the
dead was halted. Eight men. all wear
ing the distinguished service cross,
who had been leading the horses, lifted
the wreath of the 9th off the cata-
falque and laid it reverently at the foot
of the honor roll BY nightfall wreath
from every state in the union had been
placed beside that of New York
On up the avenue moved the divis
ion to the Court of Jewels, which
spanned the street where the park be
gins. Once through the arch, which
glittering like a brilliant bauble, the
lnarchers came abreast of the great
G+o NH
The volleys of cheers became a con-
tinuous roar as the head of the line
came into sight of the stands. Back
of the doughbO came the divisional
machine gun corps. They were the
men whose orders were in the face of
an impending drive:
Field Artillery Brigade.
'If the gun teams cannot remain
here alive they will remain here dead
Should any man through shell shock
or any other cause attempt to surrend
er, he will remain here dead-dead.
Bringing up the rear was the field
artillery brigade, the engineers and the
various trains with the Red Cross al
the end of the line.
AS the caisson of the dead reached
the official reviewing stand in front |
IF the Metropolitan Museum a bugIeI |
sounded "taps," while West Point ca |
dets standing rigidly at attention, dip |
ped their colors, officers saluted ane |
the army of dignitaries and officials |
with Gov. Smith, barred their heads.
Organ Reviews Men.
Another mile and a half past the
packed stands, and the parade wa.
over. Here it was that O'Ryan, sur
rounded by his staff, reviewed his mel
'or the last time
Under the screen which marked the
cid of the way marched the last unit
The 9th division, U. S. A, had writ
en- its chapter upon the scroll of fame
md passed into history.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1919-04-04
TWO AVIAToRS KILLED.
Fell 1900 Feet-Both Men Dead When
Aid Arrived.

Arcadia, Fla.-Two aviators. Lfeuts
Burns of Indianapolis were killed at
Caxlstrom field, near here, in fall es-
timated at 1900 feet The machine
in which they were flying got out of
control in some way as yet unknown
Both were dead when hospital men
reached them
The Aberdeen weekly., 1919-04-04
Capture 12o Quarts Whisky.

Greenwood.-Oneh hundred and TWEEN
ty quarts OF "Old Forester" whisky.
valued at 81 500, and a Dodge roadster
worth $1,000, fell into the possession
of the Greenwood officials when A.
Allen and David Smith, two white
men, were arrested bringing their car
go to this city The men were tried
before Mayor z. Hughston and fined
500 and costs.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1919-04-04
Expect Good Ball Team.

Clinton.-Mississip College is
looking forward TO one of the best
baseball teams in the S. l. A A this
season. Coach Roscoe Miles, profes-
sional baseball player and manager,
notes with satisfaction the material
out of which he is to select the nine
The Aberdeen weekly., 1919-04-04
To Be First-CIass Pike.

Colum bus.-The public road lead
ing from Columbus to Macon, Miss. is
soon to be converted into a first-class
pike. A part of the thoroughfare ira
verses territory in Lowndes county
running thence into Noxubee The
Noxubee county highway commission
has appropriated $4,000 for the work.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1919-04-04
Terrible Conditions Killing Thousands

Paris.-During February more than
113,000 persons, or about IL per cent
of the entire population, died in Petro-
grad, according to Russian police sta
tistfcs just received here.
American relief workers who left
Moscow Feb. IL say that deaths in
that city early in February averaged
1000 daily. They say that conditions
there were similar to those in Petro-
grad, where smallpox, typhus, starva-
tion and the hunger plague" were
raging unchecked. Coffirs are not sold
In Moscow. but are rertA FIR funerals.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1919-04-04
BISHOP Mccoy DEAD.
Figure of Methodist Church Regarded
as Greatest Orator.

Birmingham, Ala-Bishop James H.
Mccoy of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. South. died at his home here
after a long illness. Bishop Mccoy was
regarded as one of the greatest orators
and ablest scholars OF his denomina-
ton. He was born in Blount county,
Ala, in 1867, and was elected bishop
May II, 1910.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1919-04-04
FELL FROM 10Th STORY.
Woman Lands on Platform at Seven
teenth and May Recover.

Denver, Colo.-Miss Doras Heller, a
student nurse, fell from the twentieth
story of the Daniels & Fisher build
ing observation tower and landed on a
platform at the seventeenth story
She was found As hours after the acct
cent. AT the hospital it was said she
will probably recover. She was CON
scious and said she fell while reach
ing for a glove blown by the wind.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1919-04-04

mously adopted a resolution that Boil
shevism shall be combatted with all
the force of the Polish government, a
dispatch from Warsaw SAYS.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1919-04-04
SoVIETS LOST BATTLE.
Infantry Attack RepuIsed With Losses.
Our Artillery Active

NNNeNN WIN GOSoCSs
Our Artillery Active.
rchangel.-Allied artillery was ac-
tive in the vicinity of the village OF
Bolshoia OZera. but the cloudy wealth
er hindered the work OF the aviators.
who were observing the effec of the
cannonade. In the meantime the allied
forces holding the road on both sides
of the town were engaged in strength
ening their positions.
A small infantry attack was made
on the allied positions on the Vega
front. In spite OF a bombardment
which preceded the attack. the Boil
sheviki were repulsed and lost heav-
lily. The allies suffered only two cas-
ualties
The Aberdeen weekly., 1919-04-04

Watch Cuticura improve Yourikin-
On rising and retiring gently near
the face with Cuticura Oiaent-
Wash off Ointment in FIVE Autes
with Cudcura Soap and hot WI. 1t
IS wonderful sometimes what dicure
will do for poor compilations, did-uhs
The Aberdeen weekly., 1919-04-04
Twenty-three Report for Try out.

Meridian. - Twentythree husky
ssmipro ball tossars have reported to
Jake Geiser, manager of the Meridian
club for tryouts All these men are
local products, most of them employed
at the Southern railway shops. 4
good team will be picked
The Aberdeen weekly., 1919-04-04
Tons Of Unused Printed Matter.

Austin, Tex.-When the selective
service system ceased to operate in
Texas 100 tons (estimated) of unused
printed matter remained on hand. This
is now being offered for sale as waste
paper.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1919-04-04

Released From internment Camps.
Washington.-Berwee 500 and 600
Germans no longer considered danger
ous will be released on parole from in
ternment camps at Fort Oglethorpe
and Fort Douglas within two weeks.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1919-04-04
AGED 90; Leaves 12s Survivor.

Mobile, Ala--Mrs. Nancy Battiste
80 years of age, is dead at the home
If her grandson at ST. Elmo, this coun.
ty. Mrs. Battiste is survived by one
daughter. one sister. "a grandchildren.
81 great-grandchildren and eight
great-great-grandchi
The Aberdeen weekly., 1919-04-04
TO DEFRAY FOOD COST.
Germany to Commander All Foreign
Securities Except Russian.

Securities Except Russian.
Copenhagen.-In order to defray the
cost of food supplies the German min.
lister of finance is about to issue a de.
cree requiring delivery to the state OF
all foreign securities with fixed rate
of interest, except Russian and loans
to Germans former allies, according
to advices from Berlin. They will be
purchased at their market value at the
end of 1919.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1919-04-04
LETT|SH TROOPS
BATTLE NEAR RIGA
DEFEAT THE BOLSHEviKI TROOPS
ON THE MiTAU-rUkkUM RAIL
WAY LINE.
SAY LEMBURG Is SHELLED
Ukranian Army Bombards Polish City
For Two Days-Many People Are
kiIied-AIiied Economic Block
ade Can End Regime.

Stockholm.-After a violent battle
along the MitauTukkum railway, Let
tish forces defeated the Bolsheviki
and Kalnzem, a dispatch from Libau
says. Kalnzem is about 20 miles
southwest of Riga
A frank avowal that the position of
the BOlsheviki government had be-
come absolutely intolerable was made
at the recent international Bolshevik
conference by NJ. Lunacharsky, minis
ter of education in the soviet govern
ment, according to a Petrograd dis
patch. Bhe minister is said to have
confessed that "the socialist con
science of the very circles on which
Bolshevism is. based is shaken at
present"
Lunacharsky also admitted that the
worst enemy of Bolshevism was the
allied economic blockade and he even
went so far as 10 predict the end OF
the Bolshevik regime if the blockade
continued. He said that owing to
physical privations from lack of bread,
fuel and raw materials 1t was natural
that wrath should be provoked against
the government and that it should also
be accused of inefficiency."
Paris.-Lemburg was heavily shelled
by the Ukrainians, according to Ha-
vas dispatch from Warsaw. Scores of
civilians were killed and hundreds
were wounded. ST. Georges cathedral
and the archbishpp's palace were bad
ly damaged.
The Aberdeen weekly., 1919-04-04

Sometimes | have travcledailes in
my dreams" 'sThen you mt have
done it Cd n nightmare"
The Aberdeen weekly., 1919-04-04
MANY DISCHARGES ISSUED.
109,247 Officers, Cadets and Enlisted
Men Get Leave Air Service

hington.-Discharge from the
army air service to March 13 tOtalled
109.247 officers, cadets and enlisted
men. The total strength of the ser
vzice at end of hostilities was $50, ,527
The Aberdeen weekly., 1919-04-04

The greatest event of n he's life IS
made up of an egg and n caof.