The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-27
FROM ALL PARTS
OF MISSISSIPPI
Reports of Interesting
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Washington has issued statement
showing that Mississippi furnished
54,295 soldiers for the American army
during the recent war. This figure,
however, represents only the soldiers
secured through the selective draft,
and does not include volunteers for
the army and navy
Recruiting work was exceptionally
successful in Mississippi prior to the
passage of the selective service act,
and it is estimated that more than 49,
600 young men entered the army and
navy through voluntary enlistment
prior to June, 1917 This would give
total of approximately 10000 men
for the army and navy from Missis-
sippi, and the number was about
equally divided between the races.
While no actual figures on this point
are available, it is estimated that not
exceeding 15 per cent of Mississippis
soldiers have been discharged from
the service.
Jackson.-Y. NJ. C. A. workers in
Mississippi will meet in this city for
their annual conference Feb. 27, ac.
cording to an announcement made
here by Blake W. Godfrey, state Sec
retary In addition to the men regu-
larly engaged in ''Y" work, prominent
business and professional men will at
tend the meeting.
Philadelphia. - County Demonstra.
tion Agent Bottom is doing good work
in Neshoba county. Since October
last he has shipped nine cars of hogs.
the last two cars bringing nearly S..
900. Before the season is over he ex.
| poets to ship five more cars. The
farmers of the county are cooperating
with Mr.. Bottom and are shipping all
the hogs they can spare.
|
Corinth.-A solid carload of fine
sweet potatoes were shipped from Co.
rinth by Rex W. Lemons, one of the
largest potato growers of Alcorn
county. They were shipped to West
Virginia, the shipment representing
GOT bushels, at $3.50 per bushel, or
s1,S02.6O. This is the third carload of
sweet potatoes that has been sent to
the markets bringing good prices.
Senatobia. Marcus Dixon, Tate
county boy from "over there" an
nounced this week as a candidate for
| the office of circuit clerk Dixon is
the first soldier to offer for public Of
flee in the coming primaries. He vol
unteered as soldier during the Mexi-
can trouble, and saw service with the
| 155th Mississippi on the border He
was sent to France last August and
returned only short time ago.
|
Meridian. - The last vestige of the
student army training corps, which
was started at the Meridian college.
will disappear with the dismantlement
| of the barracks built for housing the
| boys sent to that institution, and who
underwent a short term of training.
which ceased with the signing of the
armistice. The building has been ad.
vertised for sale to the highest bidder
ard will be torn down in short while.
| Greenwood-Dr. ]. l.. Mclean, for
the past eight years a resident of
! Greenwood, and formerly a prominent
practicing physician of Memphis and
Winona, died here. His death was due
to paralysis, from which he had long
| been a sufferer. DR.. Mclean was
|
After practicing medicine for many
years at Winona, he moved to Mem.
| phis, where he followed his profession.
From there he moved "a Oklahoma
City. Eight years ago he gave up the
practice of medicine and came to
Greenwood
Washington.-By the authority of
the president, the chief of staff of the
army announced that the distin.
| guished service cross had been con-
ferred upon Sergt. James Ernest
Karnes. Company d, 117th infantry,
Knoxville, Tenn, and Corporal Au-
gustine c. Kelley, Battery B. 1925
field artillery, Laurel, Miss, for c.u.
spicuous gallantry in action
In an action against a llachit4, .,GA
company, which was cross firing thG
allied lines near Estrees, France Oct
s, 1918, Secgt Karnes, accompanied
by another member of his company,
advanced against the machine gun and
succeeded in killing three and captur-
ing seven of the enemy.
AT Bantheville, France, Oct. 2s,
Corp. Kelley advanced to within SO me-
ters of the enemys line, where he re
NAMED for over an hour under shell
tire, gathering important information