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GIBSON REVEILLE ; (smsi.shco .«»oa Re-Established Feb. 2,1876 îltCOUTIXUCO 1»«» ' PORT GIBSON, CLAIBORNE COUNTY, MISS., THURSDAY, AUGUST 22,1918 New Series—VOL. XLIL, NO. 30 ] I ; ALLIES SLOWLY capture thousands prisoners Enemy Gives Way Wherever the Al lies Make a Determined Effort to Push Them Back. The Allied forces are daily pushing the enemy back over a front reach ing from Albert to Soissons, a dis tance of more than fifty miles. The drive is not over the entire line at the «une time, but at selected places over a front of from a few hundred yards to several miles. In each thrust a number of prisoners are taken. In one day the British captured more than 2000, and Tuesday the French took 2800. The dispatches today state that the French victory in the past two days was greater than at first reported, over 8000 prisoners were captured and a total depth of five miles wasreached. The British launched an offensive yesterday on the Ancre river over a ten-mile front, and many prisoners taken. This offensive is still in progress. It is declared line from Ypres to Soissons is a e I that the whole Ger man menaced. The battle line in France has been shortened from 260 miles in March to |$y)ow, because of recent Allied vic Several transports are unloading American troops at Vladivostok, Rus sia, where the Japanese and other al lied nations are co-operating in as sisting the Russian Czecho-Slavoks in resisting the Bolshevik and Germans. There are strong indications that German rule in European Russia is fast nearing an end. Two submarines are reported sunk off the Atlantic coast where they have feen destroyipg sma } craft. The extension of the draft age 18 to 45 years will probably be p by congress today. from passed DESCRIBES BATTLE OF THE MARNE Talmage Taylor, a Claiborne Boy, Writes Home Folks of the Terrible v & ru w!*' S Young Talmage Taylor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jasper N, Taylor of Hum phreys, this county, thus writes to his family of his terrible experiences in the battle of the Marne; July 25, 1918. Mr. J. N. Taylor. Dear father:—I am still near the front. Have seen awful things; have been on the front several times. If I evêr get back home 1 can tell you all things that look impossible. Sure fine wheat" and oats in,this fBupm riiopV Te W with jrè» all »ome time soon, You all write me some time My address is 38th Inft, Co, G., A. E. F. Will say bye bye for this time. Pray for me that I may get back home O. K. Your son, T. TAYLOR. 0! yes, I'll write some more, as the Lieut, said we could write about the battle. I was in the battle of the 15th, the big drive, but I did not get hurt at all. 1 am sure God was with me, for I don't see how a..man can through such a thing without help. Our company captured about pa Germans and kitted I ean't tell p many. ' Waà'défifl GefmàWS hear Tf every - .where. Seemed as though the earth wpqld fall to pieces there Wer« so many big guns and shells burning, B There were but a few companies of Americans whipped several regiments «Germans. There were lots of men Jÿled and wounded on both sides. Dur company got first honors of the battle along our front. The Germans are still retreating fast, hope we can dnve them home soon and get through with this war. For 'tis awful. Rains nearly every day here. A Bum is not safe any where in this country. But I am trusting in God » bring me back home safe,- f fee how {his war eg« last much "Will say bye bye for this time. T. T. July 28, 1918. an go God's I don't long Ml Archie Taylor. Uesu- bro.—Giiess you will be sur prised to hear from me. I am still W France " *h- ; J. just behind the firms line, the big JuIm 'drive on the . _ly,'on the front" linp in the at of it ' Geé', {he Germans were ■ng us, «hooting rifles and gas FJ» all at th« sumo {ime. But we Americans toughed it ou{ wjih them. Out company of «bout 20Q Wrcd over 600 German prisoners, and Wild not begin to tell how many we we killed, up in the thousands, I guess, ■ ney were advancing oh our lines so we could do nothing but mow them down until they were right on us we started m them with the bay onets. They begin to throw down ; r suns and give up. 7 or 8 Amer •S'Ç'wSffi' bud another little scrap a few ago, but are resting now. The If we f J men cap I -- are »till running. "n just keep them going like they gl e started we will have them back "OJBe soon. Bure will be glad when tolswat is over, sq w* tag w»e Hack n- , , _ irranee has some fine land. Sure «» some fine wheat and oats here where we have been fighting. Sure t frvnpes and wine in this coun "7- The French do believe in their «nne. Our themselves the highest can be granted us m the ns«i« ox l " tb- That's a day that Will never i 08 forgotten m American history . . company has won for j honors that j the battle of the \ ] Have seen several air raids and been I in lots of gas, but the mask takes ; care of the gas so we can't worry about that. Sure rains lots over here; looks like rain now. I have lived in tents, in billets and in dug outs in the ground and trenches too. Can sleep most any place. Wish you could see this place after a battle; things sure are torn up. Write me. Address me, Priv't Tal mage Taylor, Co. G, 38th ican E. F. Inft., Amer COTTON FARMERS HAVE ORGANIZED Plan to Have Government Cotton Ex pert Grade Their Product. Last Friday a number of Warren county cotton planters, accompanied by County Agent Brien and a gov ernment agent, came to Port Gibson and explained to a large gathering of local cotton farmers the purpose of the Department of Agriculture to place an expert grader here to class ify, free of charge, all cotton sub mitted to him. However, the local people will have to equip an office and pay the salary of a stenographer. A local organization was effected, and a committee appointed to solicit support over the county. W. C. Guthrie was elected presi dent. B. G. Rush was elected secretary. The committee is composed of the following: Dist. No. 1— EJ. W. Whitfield, G. T. Harrel, Geo. Russum. Dist. No. 2—C. D. Humphreys, B. G. Humphreys, D. J. Taylor. Dist. No. 3— J. K. Highlender, R. C. Lum, T. S. McKay. Dist. No. 4— T. B. Turnipseed, John L. Lord, D. V. Herlong. Dist. No. 5— R. R. Bearden, N. C. Bearden, B. G. Rush. The committeemen were instructed to see each fariner at {he election polls Tuesday and report result of their efforts, after which another meeting will be called. Each farmer is asked to sign the following card: "In consideration of the benefits to be derived by me, I hereby agree that I will have all my cotton for the com ing season classed and graded by the expert of the U. S. Department of Markets, provided said department establishes such service for this sec tion of Mississippi. "I further agree to pay 50 cents per bale as graded and classed which is to go into a general fund for the purpose of paying necessary of maintaining the service season. No part of which is to be paid said Government employe for his services and it being understood that any surplus after paying such ex penses to be returned to me prorata per bale basis at end of cotton sea son. expenses for this "I estimate the number of bales that I can furnish at,... "Signed,.,." BAGNELL APPOINTES AN ARMY CAPTAIN Passed Examination, Secured Commis sion, and May Soon Be Called to Service. Mr. S. H. Bagnell has just secured the appointment as captain in the military forces of the United States. He has not yet been assigned and does not know where nor to what branch of the service he will he sent. At the beginning of thy way Capt. Bagnell" made art effort tb organize a company for a new National Guard regiment, but after spending consid erable money and considerable tittle, he had to abandon the idea, not, being able to get the required number of men. Since then he hag made several un successful attempts to be examined for a commission, offering to accept ything that he could procure. Fi lly, in July he secured authority take the examination, went to New Orleans, and as a result was appointed captain. Capt. Bagnell wajs tanaejly a Na tional Gujmt JflMr. He served as private ip {hat service, then as lieu tenant, and finally was elected cap tain, holding that office for six years. At present he is circuit clerk of the county. an I I I,. J. W. O'NEIL SECURES APPOINTMENT AS LIEUTENANT Young J- W. O'Neil, son of Rev. *n<l Mrs. T. J, O'Neil af Port Gibson, has just been appointed second lieu tenant of marines, and is soon to go to the western battlefield. Lieut. O'Neil is only about 21 years of age. A little over a year ago Lieut.O'Neil left to enlist as a private in the mar ine corps. He was soon sent to Hayti where he spent several months. Last spring he was returned to the and placed in an officer*' " V ant -MOTOR MESSENGER SERVICR, All women are asked to contribute and operate their cars fo{ W emer- , gency work. Tht. women when on dqty w wear a white uniform with a ; white cap with yellow band with "U. j S. Motor Messenger Service" in black j and the cars to bear a diamond j insignia with the same words k letters on a yellow ground i will be mittee letters, shaped in blac ... u.o.n u /ViIV j wuuu. : Jo the Captain, Miss Ottilie Reding at j to the Capt. .Miss Q{Ui* Redvw at j the " " ~ 18 Library Saturday morning, 10 to o'clock. Caps, bands and insignia given by the Woman's Council of Defense. j : PRESIDENT WILSON ENDORSED MISSISSIPPI REDEEMS ITSELF VARDAMAN IS REPUDIATED BY THE LOYAL VOTERS OF THE STATE The Defeated Candidate Thinks Harrison's Thorough Organization Caused Mississippi's Change of Sentiment, but Others Know It Was the State's Loyalty. Mississippi redeemed itself at the first opportunity, showing the world that it is too patriotic to tolerate such a representative as its junidr senator proved himself to be. The whole na tion and even the Kaiser himself were watching Mississippi. The junior senator was called the friend of the Kaiser, and almost every vote he cast since war was declared was favorable to the enemy. The defeat will not only exonorate the state, but it is al so a commendation of the adminis tration. President Wilson, in his let ter to McNeal, stated that the nomi nation of Mr, Vardaman Would be a condemnation of- his administration. Another indication of the purifica tion of Mississippi politics is the small vote given Gov. Bilbo for con gressman from t}ie sixth district. Judge Johnson ig leading him by a large plurality, and there is strong nidications that the "little pervert" will also go down in defeat at the second primary. Almost complete returns from tbe state today give Harrison 60,680; Vardaman 86,227, and. Noel 9,491. This does not include the soldier vote '■ , , , on „. , . , . , , , of about 3000, which is known to be largely in favor of Harrison. Har rison's election in the first primary is assured. I! Judge Johnson lacks only 200 votes of being elected over Bilbo. In Claiborne Harrison received 475; Vardaman 68, and Noql ÎS{. Qqin re-, ceived 4§T apd Wail. 72, In 1911 Vardaman got 385 votes here, which shows how his popularity declined. Quin seems to -have carried every ! county in his district except Walthall, ( , met Wednesday and declared the returns as follows: and is therefore nominated by a large majority. The Executive Committee The Democratic Executive of Clsi borne County, Mississippi, 'fttTUi'é Court Hobbs' in Port Gibson, Miss., U o'clock Wednesday, Aug. 21st, 19lS, those present being: Dist, No. 1,—C. A. French, Chair man, J. M. Magruder, Sect'y, H. H. Crisier. Dist. No. 3.— R, C. Lum, J. K. High lender, T. S. McCay. ! Dist. No. 4.— Chas. L. Will. ! Dist. No. 6.— T. B. Nesmith, L. H. Wilkinson. F. E. Herring. On motion it was ordered that the ballot boxes from the districts of the county be opened and the ballots ' ' R. C. Lum and'P. L" W® linted tetters-. "The vote of 'Â,, îsi«i ; a.cs : ôÆ 1; two spoiled ballots; and two re jected (sealed votes). DISTRICT TWO at counted. were appointed tettçrs-. "The 48$ of the county shpweti au Followi*: DISTRICT ONE For United States Senator Pat Harrison...1.1. E. F. Noel.. Jas H For U. S. Senator .25 Pat Harrison. E. F. Noel Jas. K. Vardaman For Congress 7th District. .0 3 j 2 Peri cy Qui V. Watt 3 11 . DISTRICT THREE For U. S. Senator. ...„..,83 Pat Harrison. E. F. Noel. M Jas. K. Vardaman.,^ • For Congress 7th District IQ ..73 Pore H DISTRICT FOUR For U. S. Senator .105 rat Harriwm.—..,. E. F. Noel. . . Jas. K. Vardaman.... For Congress 7th District. ....5 ■ 94 Percy Qu H. V. Wall On motion three sealed votes from District Four were ordered thrown out and not counted. It appearing that one of the sealed votes had been tsv of sientifica v^s, ordered that and turned over to I! 16 marked for the tion, on moil« aaidvotaW%È _ the Grarid Jury of Claiborne County at the next term of the Criminal Court. DISTRICT PVB for- S. Senator. Pa* H«rrto<ta~... , " For Congress 7th District, Percy Quin ; H. V. Watt j j j 90 11 2.; .„...no : : SOLDIER VOTE For U. S. Senator. DISTRICT ONF, .16 Pat Harrison . .... : ^ . _ J * s ' nf a ™ÎL o ■ 4 For Congress 7th District ...16 £ 7 §Jiîî n v - : DISTRICT TWO For U. S. Senator. Pat Harrison. '■ Executive Committee. There being no further business the comm ittee adjourned. Pat Harrison. E. F. Noel... Jas. K. Vardaman..... For Congress 7th District. Perey Quin... H. V. Wall.. 8 i .0 0 DISTRICT THREE For V. 8. Senator. Pat Harrison............. E. F. Noel. 2 Jas. K. Vardaman .0 For Congress 7th District. Percy Quin H. V. Wall 10 h i DISTRICT FOUR For U. S. Senator. 9 E. F. Noel..*.. Jas. K. Vardaman. For Congress 7th District 0 0 iYl cy Quin.. V. Wall.. I! : DISTRICf FIVE For U. S. Senator Pat Harrison... E. F. Noel. Jas. K. Vardaman... For Congress 7th District. 9 1 S Percy Quin H. V. Wall The total vote of the county shows as follows: 10 3 For U. S. Senator Pat Harrison... E. F. Noel. Jas. K. Vardaman. For Congress 7th District Percy Quin.. H. V. Wall. Ordered that the above returns be certified to the State Democratic ....475 81 68 ....484 72 C. A. FRENCH, Chairman, J. M. MAGRUDER, Sect'y. FINE CATTLE BROUGHT TO COUNTY Sixty-Four Registered Herefords, 21 ! Registered Holsteins and 80 Grade Durhams. Frank B. Reid and his partner Vance Marks have just brought in 51 pure bred Hereford heifers and 13 registered Hereford bulls and taken them to Panola plantation norfh qf Ingleside. There are now pear 700 cattle on the Papula place. fey addition to these Mr. Reid has received 21 registered Holstein cows which are on the Hay farm in Port Gibson. These are the nucleus of a fine dairy herd which he plans to build, of 80 pure and grade horn heifers last week. These go to ! his Cahn place in the fourth district. ! The value of the fine and luxuriant native grasses which abound in Çlai borne is being appreciated by- stoek men to the extent {hat they are in vesting Heavily- in lands and bring {he béât g+àde' of stock to this çoun- f ty- When Claiborne stack tap, the bèef market, it is apparent that we : have, unusual advantage and these j advantages are appreciated by stock- i uum from % #stofiee than by our fwn i peepW. ma FOR GINNING COTTON Mr. Reid-also received a shipment Durham or Short bèef Food. Administrator P. M. Harding I issues Statement To Ginners. j The following official communies- j tion has been sent all cotton ginners i of the state by Food Administrator j Harding regarding prices to charge j for the ginning of cotton; from date and until further notice, we hereby designate and determine «Uder Special Rule 8 the following to be the fair and just charge for gin ning cotton: (1) The price of 30 per hundred pounds of seed cotton, plus cost to the ginners of bagging and ties, is hereby determined as a fair and just charge for the service of ginning picked dry cotton. (2) The price of 36c net {ntodted pounds, plus eost to {he ginner of bag ging and ties, i* hereby determined aa a just and falj charge for the «et-toe of ginning long staple cotton of 1 3-16 staple ana, over, where such cotton re quires special care, time, or readjust ment of machinery; the cotton to be ginned «lowly and the roll run out. (€) The price of 40c to 50c per j hundred pound of seed cotton, plus ! cost to the ginner of bagging and ties, is considered as a just and fair charge for the service of ginning snapped or pulled cotton or unopened "bolue" cot ton. The foregoing are the maximum price* that ginners may charge for ginning the several kinds of cotton as described. (4) Ginners are to keep a correct record showing the name and address of each party for whom they gin cot ton, the amount of cotton ginned in each case, and the actual charge made for such service. They must be in po sition at ali times to furnish detailed information to the United States Food Administration. (6) It is necessary perforin this service in that the seed cotton Shall be cleaned and the list removed from the seed in that ginners such a way : an efficient manner. Such foreign substances as are removed from the seed cotton shall not be returnable to the seed, but the seed shall be kept m a clean condition. Ginners are not permitted to mix any foreign mater ial with cotton seed during the time that it is under their control or in their possession. (*) The charge for ginning shall the same whether or not the cotton or the cotton seed is purchased by the ginner. (7) Ginners are to gin as rapidly as possiblexonsistont with good work, all dry seed cotton tendered them, ana upon demand they are to return to the owner the cotton and cotton seed ginned by'them. If cotton seed is pur chased by the ginner he must be our Rule No. 5 and circular be guided by No. 40. (8) Ginners are to keep a careful record, showing the name and address of each party from who mthey chase cotton seed, together with the quantity and price paid for same. |H!I JULY BREAKS RECORD OF WAR STAMPS SALES July has broken previous monthly sales of War Savings Stamps. The cash receipts in the Treasury De partment from the sale of Thrift and War Savings Stamps for the month of July totals *211,417,942.61. This represents an investment and a loan to the Government at the average rate of *2 for every man, woman and child in America. So great has been the saies of War Savings Stamps since July 1, that the Bureau of Printing and Engraving at Washington has had to stop making postage stamps all together and di rect its efforts to the making of Thrift and War Savings Stamps. Another evidence that War Sav islhe report made by NaUonaFlfeld quurters of the Boy Scouts of Amer ica to the effect that from July 1 to 19th 193.850 Red Postcards were re cetved, showing a daily average sale of $10,000 by the Scouts. While a large number of the cardB represent sales for *100 or more, the average was *10 or over a card. i From the beginning of the War i Savings Campaign and up to and in- I eluding July 31 the totaf receipts from the sale of War Savings Be curities are $518,510,334.03, this re presenting the purchase of War Savings Stamps and the total ma turity value of $624,711,246. LWUE'S ENDORSEMENT WILSON IATES T®E WHITE HOUSE Washington, August 14, 1918. My dear Mr- Morohead: The Présidant deeply appreciates the heartening assurances which you conveyed to him in your telegram of August 13th, in the name of the Clai borne County Patriotic Club! He asks me to thank you and your as sociates very warmfy, Sincerely yours, G. T. TUMULTY. Secretary to the President, Mr. B. H. Morehead, Seoretary, The Defense League, Port Gibs«#, Miss. Peoples Hardware & Produce Co. j ! DAIN VERTICAL LIFT MOWERS DUNHAM LAND ROLLERS JOHN DEERE DISC HARROWS JOHN DEERE SULKY PLOWS JOHN DEERE GRAIN DRILLS MOLASSES MILLS AND PANS JOHN DEERE AND STUDEBAKER W AGONS JOHN DEERE AND STUDEBAKER BUGGIES BUCKS STOVES AND RANGES LEATHER GOODS LEATHER REPAIR DEPARTMENT 4 Peoples Hardware & Produce Co. __ . tab;. We Are Now Ready to handle for conversion Bonds of the First Liberty Loan, First Liberty Loan Converted and Second Lib erty Loan into 4X Bonds. The only charge will be to cover cost of transportation Mississippi Southern Bank ■■M „ — , . Hon - John R - Talley delivered three excellent addresses in Claiborne coun ty last Friday. He spoke at Herman viIle . to a larRC ' and exceedingly ap Probative audience in the morning, many of whom followed him to Pat tison where he spoke to a very large ° wd L'" the aftern , oon ' , , the evening he spoke at Port trl ?? on ' m „ i "te* Talley made a very fine im i ?. re " Blon »*» every one who heard him. I *L e 18 , ™ l to be one of the finest stum P speakers ever heard In the c ?"nty. He is an orator; a convin reasoner, and a man who does not deal ' n personal abuse. TALLEY DELIVERED THREE GOOD SPEECHES IN COUNTY LOCAL PEOPLE IN RECENT WEST INDIES HURRICANE The home of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Bodin at Lake Charles, La., was des troyed by the hurricane which cently passed over that place. Mrs. Bodin will be remembered as Miss Sallie Scott, formerly of Port Gibson. Her aunt, Miss Sallie McArthur of this, place, was with her at the time. Mr. Bodin hurried home to inform the family of the coming of the hurricane, and they barely had time to get out of the house when the wind struck it. For two hours they lay flat on the ground in a drenching home tarn to pieces. ' family re rain and saw The house was had just moved lota it. Not only was it destroyed, but everything it contained. new and the OLD CLOTHING DURING WAR "No new dresses" is the slogan raised by members of the National Women's Liberty Loan Committee, in conference at Chicago to devise means for increasing women's activities in the next war bond campaign, economy is urged with the idea making thrift fashionable for the period of the war. But, in fact, as respects all woolen fabrics, wearing old clothes, voluntary now, may soon be made compulsory in view of the military requirements for wool. Men in particular, apart from the cost of new clothes, are likely to find it ex pedient to make their old suits serve as long us possible. The dyers and cleaners of the coun try, in convention at Atlantic City, showed themselves alive to the situa tion. They have taken advantage of the opportunity to have their indus try recognized by the government as essential to the winning of the war and are about to begin a publicity campaign to educate the public to the possibilities of reclaiming old cloth ing through modern processes of cleaning and dyeing. Meantime the government itself is setting an excellent example. At the repair shops and cleaning plants established by the Quartermaster Corps at the army cantonments 907, 466 pieces of wearing apparel were repaired and 406,102 pieces dry cleaned in May, and the issue of new cloth! ly if Th. of ng materially reduced. Certain the government can afford to save old clothes the public can. There is no reproach in an old coat nowa days if it is a clean coat; it may even serve in the circumstances as a uni form of patriotism.—The Christian Herald. LAXA and PARAMEL8, food lax atives, not drugs. C. E. MORRIS.