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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-05-09
Supervisor of Public Accounts Audit
the superintendent Account of
School Funds.


Mr.. J; II. McNeely. President School Board
Colfax. La.
Dear Sir:-I am pleased to advise yor
that the report and vouchers submitted
by Superintendent j. N. Warner have
been examined by this Office, and every
thing has been found satisfactory. Be-
low, beg to give figures taken from
the report, which amounts have been
duly verified:
Receipts during quarter, 49,. SIS, 05s. 81
Overd't Jan. l, IA. 8,773. %
Dism'ts during or. p, 29S. 70 3O,070. OF
March 81, 1914, bal on hand. SPA, 98l. 81
All vouchers, which were found in
good condition, go forward to Mr.. War
ner by to-day's express. For his infor
nation, | am sending him a copy OF
this letter. Yours very truly,
w. N. MCFARLAND.
Supervisor of Public Accounts.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-05-09
A Mammoth Oil Gusher.

A big oil gusher was brought
in April %, on B. w. Marston's
place in Red River parish, about
six miles south of Ninock, and
twelve miles northwest of Cou-
shatta. This we'll is located west
OF Red river, in section IA, town.
ship Ii, range IL, and is said to
produce at the rate of 5000 or
5000 barrels per day. 1t is seven
or eight miles from the proven
field in DeSoto parish, and great
ly extends the proven field of
that locality. The chief import
ance of this discovery lies in the
fact that the Marston tract is sit
uated entirely on Red river al
luvial land, lying between Bayou
Pierre and Red river, and within
a mile of Red river. 1t establish
es the fact that the oil producing
strata underlies the Red river
valley, and is not confined to the
rocky lodges, shells, or layers
that may be exposed in the hill
regions.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-05-09

The Jena Oil Company, with an au-
thorized capital of 500, 600, was orga-
nized at Colfax this week, the charter
of which will probably appear in the
Chronicle next week. Its domicile is
fixed at Co,fax, and number of our
prominent citizens are among its in
corporators-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-05-09

The predictions are that Red river
will continue to rise indefinitely, and
here in Grant parish We may expect a
foot or two more water than we had q
month ago. This will overflow q good
many of our low lands.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-05-09
scientific" Socialism versus Common
Sense.

Bro. Jones, dyed in the WOO
Socialist, fires another scatter
ing shot at the Chronicle this
week, which will be found in ar
other place. He tries to be "sar-
kastick" in the statement of his
view as to what constitutes the
good people" of the country,
but the incongruity of his appli-
cation is so patent it falls of its
own weight. We imagine there
are very few people of this day
and time, whether good or bad,
who will subscribe to his state
ment that it was the good people
in the days of Christ who nailed
him to the cross, or that a good
plea her is one who breaches to
please his congregation. The
same thing applies as to his pc
culiar view point and analysis OF
other historical happenings.
1t seems hard for Bro. Jones to
get our status on Socialism. He
don't want us to bark back to
Robt. Owen in 1877, or to the
coming of the word Socialism in
1886, and the history of the idea
from the days of Plato, a thou
sand years before, nor to Kings
ley, Marx and others in 1852.
He wants us to swallow "Scien-
tific Socialism" of to-day.
Well, something like forty-five
years ago, we were. thrown for
three or four years a great deal
in the company of men who were
union laborers, believers in Swee-
denborg, and Socialists, and we
have pretty thorough and liber-
al idea of them all. And, down
to the present time, we have kept
fairly well informed as to labor
and religious controversies, and
Socialist political controversies. |
If there is any substantial reason |
why the so-called Scientific So
cialist of to-day is to be differ
from the Socialist of fifty
or five hundred years ago, we
fail to see it. Bro. Jones may
prate about this latter day sci
entific" phase of a subject worn
threadbare by time, but he can
rest assured the time will never
come when the socialistic fad will
prevail over the common sense of
the masses.
He talks about laborers and pro-
iucers being in the majority.
That has been the case from time
mmemorial, and will be to the
end. They can and do make any
md all laws they want, and there ,
s no more likelihood of their 6
making Socialist laws in America /,
n this day and time than there /
vas a hundred years ago. I
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-05-09
The Roll of CoIfax Veterans.

Mrs. Annie E. Hadnot Johnson
sends US letter which is pub
lished in this issue, in which she
claims to have in her possession
possibly the only roll in exist
ence of that sad conflict" refer
ring to the list of Colfax veterans.
We have no knowledge of any
grievance that any party could
have had against the Chronicle
that should cause them to desire
to withhold such list or roll from
our columns. If it is a perfect
roll, the public is entitled to it
as a simple act of justice to the
living and the dead, and there's no
good reason why it should not be
published. Nobody has made
any claim that the list lately pub
lished in the Chronicle was per-
feet, to contrary it was publish
ed as list of the dead and living
as far as known. and the Sec
rotary of the reunion was in
structed to perfect it as far as
possible and to get the rolls of
the Catahoula and Rapides COM
panies.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-05-09

Say father" said little Fred, did
you ever have another wife beside
motherF why. certainly not, % said
his father. well, l saw in the record
In the family Bible where you married
Ammo Domini in 1892, and know that
wasn't mother, for her name was Mary
Parsons when she was a girl"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-05-09
Another Fire At Pollock.

A telephone message from Pollock
announces that the Maxwell hotel. the
barber shop, and one or two adjoining
buildings were burned Wednesday even
ing.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-05-09

Subscribe for the Chronicle.
Evening journal., 1914-12-16
URGES Separate
Juvenile COURT
Former Judge Lattomus OPP
posed to il Being Made
Branch of City Court
SUGGESTS THAT ITS
POWERS BE ENLARGED

James w. LattOmus. who recently
resigned as judge OF the Juvenile
Court. today issued statement to the
effect that he considers the plan pro-
posed to make the Juvenile Court
branch Of the Municipal Court "a
decidedly backward step" Mr.. Lat
tomus suggests that the Juvenile
Court and the Domestic Relations
Court be enlarged, that non-support
cases be transferred to it, and that
the Judge of that court and of munici-
pal Court be empowered to sit for
one another should either be absent
Mr.. Lattomus said:
"Having been requested to express my
views on the plan proposed by Judge
Churchmnn of making the Juvenile Court
a branch of the Municipal Court, viii
say that in my opinion such an arrange
ment would be decidedly backWaru
step. Whether Judge Churcman Is the
originator of this idea do not know,
hut it Is not a new one, as an attempt
was made at the last session OF the
General Assembly to make the Juvenile
Court branch OF the Municipal Court,
and while the plan was advocated by
William +. White as National Pro-
eressiyc measure, no one would hardly
suppose that Mr. White was the origI-
nator. A bill was introduced in the
House by Representative Grantland
providing for a Juvenile branch OF the
Municipal Court, etc, and known rs
House Bill No. l05. The real purpo Sc
of this bill however. was so apparent
that it received a decided negative vote
land l feel confident that no such bid
can be passed at the coming session OF
the General Assembly il the friends OF
the Juvenile Court unite in opposing it.
zone of the principal reasons Tor the
establishment of juvenile courts is to
keep the delinquent child away from
( the environment OF the adult criminal
Continued on Page Eleven.
Evening journal., 1914-12-16
ALLIES PREPARE
Staggering BLOW
FOR THE ENEMY
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
PARIS. Dec. lG-The great armies
Of France. England and Belgium are
poised and ready TO strike the blow
which is expected to send the forces
of Kaiser wilhelm staggering back
ward in Belgium.
The offensive movement extending
from the Belgian coast across France
into Alsace is now under way, The
assaults against the German line have
been extremely vigorous. but are be-
lieved 10 represent The efforts of the
allied commanders TO feel out the
German strength at various points for
the general attack which is to follow.
When the real blow is struck, Il will
be of staggering force.
In Flanders. the British and French
lines have been advanced more than
a mile at some points during the past
week German attacks upon Hpres
have been repulsed, with casualties to
the enemy of over 10000, according 10
unofficial estimates The allied forces
have started an offensive movement
south of Ypres which has carried
them along the main highway and
railroad toward Lille. The arrival 1f
new artillery for the French the
speedy recuporation of the Belgian
and the first French army and the
efficiency of the British regulars and
territOrials is declared to have made
possible the advance which is now be-
ing directed, much sooner now than
the allies had expected
From Belgium come reports Of
great preparations being made by the
Germans. for the defense of a second
line in Belgium. Heavy guns have
been mounted along the line running
from Bruges through Thielt and -
COurtrai. Belgium is declared TO be
threaded with concrete trenches and
other defenses erected by the Ger
mans
The battle in Flanders in which the
Germans have been endeavoring 10
drive their way TO the French coast
city of Calais has now been in pro-
( gress 81 days. The German attack
has gradually become less violent and
the allied forces are now believed 10
( be on the verge of rising I'm a de-
termired offensive along the line,
In Alsaco, whore tho French ad-
vance is developing, stubborn resis-
tance is being met The town Of
Steinbach has now been taken by the
French and retaken by the Germans.
On the other extreme of the line,
the allies have moved out from Nieu-
port on the coast and taken up posi-
ton west Of Lombaertzyde.
Evening journal., 1914-12-16
Democrats AFTER
State SENATE seat
Waldman Files Contest Of
Election Of Frazier, Repub-
lican, in Kent County
SEEK TO TIE UP THE
SENATE LEGISLATION

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del. Dec. 16.-George
waldman. of FELTON,, Democratic
candidate, who was defeated for
state Senator in the Fifth Kent dis
trict by Joseph Frazier, Republican.
by four majority. has served notice Of
a contest OF Frazier's seat. The no
tice was served on Frazier on Mon
day. and the specifications must be
filed within ten days.
The contest is said to be a Demo-
cratic scheme to try to tie up the
state Senate. they figuring that the
Senate will stand eight Republicans
and eight Democrats, with Lieutenant
Governor Ferguson having the decid-
ing vote should Frazier be prevented
from voting.
A contest has been filed against
Thomas W. Mabrey. Democrat VINO
was returned elected by As plurality
10 the House from the Third Repre-
sentative district OF Kent county. Elmer
II. Walker was the Republican candi-
date. The question of non-residence
is raised against Mabrey. His farm
is partly in Kent county and partly
in New Castle county, and It is al
legged he lives in New Castle county
instead of in Kent, from which county
he was elected.
Evening journal., 1914-12-16
BUSINESS MEN TO
DISCUSS CHARTER
Chamber OF Commerce Mem
berS viii Consider Measure
on Friday Night
PREPARE DIGEST
OF THE INSTRUMENT

c. d. Garretson. chairman of the
membership council of the Chamber
of Commerce, has called a special
meeting of the council in Eden Hall
on Friday evening to consider the
proposed new city charter. Neil b.
Sinclair. secretary of the chamber
has sent the following letter to each
member of the council.
Chamber of Commerce.
Wilmington, Del, Dec. 10, 1914
Dear Sir-In accordance with a
motion adopted at the last meeting
of the membership council of the
Chamber of Commerce, Chairman c.
d. Garretson has called special
meeting of the council for Friday
evening, December IS. at o'clock in
Eden Hall to consider the proposed
city charter drafted by the charter
committee of the Wilmington Civic
Association. At this meeting a sub
committee from the Charter Commit
tee will be present to discuss the
charter with the members.
You will recall that the platform
adopted by the Chamber Of Com
merce contains the following para
graph:
1--WE promise to give the question
of a new city charter our earnest con-
sideration and formulate definite rec
concentrations. looking 10 such i'm
provement in the management Of city
affairs as will make for the same
business efficiency in municipal mat
ters as in private business"
The Chamber of Commerce is then
under obligation TO give the charter
measure full and serious considera-
ton. It is hoped that every member
unless prevented by previous engage
ment will attend the charter meeting
Friday night A new charter would
vitality AFFECT every property owner,
business man and citizen.
Please give this matter the atten-
| ton il warrants. SO that you can
more easily familiarize yourself with
the contents of the charter draft we
have prepared a digest Of it. copy OF
which is enclosed. please give this
digest your serious consideration.
Yours very truly.
Neil b. Sinclair
Managing Secretary
Evening journal., 1914-12-16
Four Of Kaiser's Ships Drop
Shells Into HartIepOol, Scar
borough and whifby Destroying
Much Properly andKiIIing Many
Residents. Pursuing Torpedo
Boats Engage Enemy in North
Sea Battle. London WifhhoIds
Definite News of Fight. English
Fear Enemy Has Planned InVa-
sion of fhe Country

by The United Press.
LONDON Dec.
the British
the bombardmen English cities sinking Of
The ships There that the British nee had suf
fered som damage
circulation Admiralty all
cities Il is Impossible
getm messages through.
desroyer the they starting
on.
Iarepool killed
and
IarlepOo by the bombardmen
and ne waterworks damaged
Evening journal., 1914-12-16
NOW Can HUNT With DOCS
EXCEPT IN TWO HUNDREDS

Governor Charles r. Miller. this
morning. following a conference with
members of the State Live Stock
Sanitary Board, issued the following
statement:
The State Live Stock Sanitary
Board today released the
quarantine 10 the extent that
hunting with dogs will he permit
ted throughout the state. except
in Mill Creek and 'Christiana hum
dredS. Hunters will he particular
10 keep out OF these hundreds, and
il is most important that they do
not permit their dogs 10 cross the
line. anywhere, into Pennsylya-
mia. as there is a strict quaIan-
tine there, and their dogs are
liable to be shot, II they cross the
line. Fox hunters should pay
strict attention 10 this condition.
Evening journal., 1914-12-16

The report from the War Office does
not agree with stories told by the
refugees from Scarborough. They de-
clare four German cruisers participa-
ted in the bombardment of the town
From Whitby il is also stated two
cruisers were engaged instead of one
Between forty and fifty shells fell in
Scarborough. the refugees said. The
enemy's warships opened fire without
warning. One woman clerk in a store
was killed.
Their first shells. feeling for the
range. landed in the section of town
close TO the shore. The three church
es struck. stood out as targets by
which the German gunners evidently
directed their fire. and all were
struck early in the bombardment.
Evening journal., 1914-12-16

placement of 2SO tons and speed of
thirteen knots: below a displacement
OF 313 tons and a speed of eight knots.
She is armed with two eighteen inch
torpedo tubes fore and aft. A little
more than 200 miles Of straits con-
sisting of the Dardanelles. the sea of
Marmora and the Bosporus. control of
the Mediterranean with the Bleak sea
and separate European Turkey in
Asia. Turkey through the Treaty OF
Berlin of 1878 has the right to close
these straits at her pleasure to the
warships and commerce of all nations
The same treaty also revived Russia S
fleet in the Black sea, abolished after
the Crimean war In 1856, but prohibit
ed its use elsewhere without the con-
sent of Turkey.
Evening journal., 1914-12-16
ENGLISH SINK 2 GERMAN CRUISERS THAT
BOMBARD TOWNS WITH LOSS OF LIFE.
SHELLS WRECK FAMOUS WHITLEY ABBEY.
ENEMY EVADES MINES IN DARING DASH.
Naco Situation Critical,
Gen. Scott Is Ordered To
Command of Border Troops

the warning factions ON the Mexican
side OF the line TO desist imperiling pei.
SONS aud property ON our side. General
Bliss has pointed out Co MS the possl
hility OF utilizing General Scott's know-
edge and experience Ia this way
General Scott Is close personal
friend of General villa as we'll as many
other Mexican leaders and hc will 20 TO
Naco it il understood, as a sort of ennis.
sary in final attempt to prevent con.
ditions which, ii they continue, now
seem certain TO result ia an armed clash.
Word from Galveston to the War De.
partment today was To the effect that
the now troops ordered to Naco probably
would be ON their way To Naco this
morning. Some delay was experienced
in gathering proper equipment for the
expedition.
Evening journal., 1914-12-16

Whitby is midway between Hartls-
pool and Scarborough.
Scarborough is AZ miles south Of
Hartlepool, where other vessels ap-
preached close enough to the British
coast to shell the town.
The attack today represents one OF
the most daring dashes ever attempts
ed by the Germans. Scarborough is
directly across the North Sea, $40
miles from Kiel. To reach the Brit
ish coast, the Germans were forced to
thread a way through extensive mine
fields as well as elude English war
ships on constant patrol duty.
The Admiralty announced the bonn
bardment of Scarborough, Hartlepooi
Continued on Page 2.)
Evening journal., 1914-12-16
TODAY'S WAR STORY

.
. ENGLAND. - German warShips
3 she'll towns Of Scarborough. Hartle-
s. pool and Nhitby. Admiralty state
s. ment ssituation is Developing
g taken TO indicate imminence OF sea
= engagement.
$ FRANCE. - Allies progressing
& favOrably. Belgian troops occupy
g left bank of User. British war
g ships aiding in offensive against
e Germans by bOmbarding German
n position at Westende. Artillery
8 duel i'm Arras. AiSne and Cham
s pagne districts with allies obtain
= ing advantage.
9 GERMANY. - Cruiser Dresden
. left Pmnta Arenas with British
9 war vessel i'm pursuit,
. RUSSIA.-Big battle imminent
G. south of CracOw. German attacks
8 LOwicz region repulsed. Northern
e Poland reported cleared OF Ger
mans.
s. TURKEY Turkish troops at
q Availi reported TO have pillaged
Greek homes and 70 have killed
four Greeks.
Evening journal., 1914-12-16
BY The United Press.


cruisers swoopng down the Eng
the most daring raid Of the bombdng Che sea-
port ciie of IarIep0o. Scarborough and Whithy.
historic Nhby partially destroyed Three churches
ire buildings DAM
the population thrown
so a whch a the city.
the German raiders several
Of the engagement d.
been announced early this anoOn
ut was about round the
The first details Hull when refugees
there. They reported that the German vessels
appen after daylight There were four OF them The
bombardment Of III began at 76 o'clock
suppemening earlier announce
this afternoon "he fortress commander
m Haroo reports that German vessels engaged the fortress be-
vessel also opened ire Scarborough and Nhiby.'
Evening journal., 1914-12-16

Especial interest was manifested in
the United States when the British
navy accomplished its first submarine
feat of the war. and probably tue
boldest naval exploit since the be-
ginning of hostilities because it was
revealed at Washington that not one
of the American battleships was sub
marine proof. II was brought out at
the House committee inquiry that
none OF the warships had double bot
toms TO protect them from UNDER
water attack The English submar-
inc Bill entered the Dardanelles and
lorpedoed the Turkish battleship
Messudieh. The Turkish vessel was
sunk and the British submarine re-
turned TO the fleet uniniured thus
Evening journal., 1914-12-16
FLASHES FROM THE WAR

THEE KILLED n SCARBOROUGH BoHBADxST.
BY The United Fress.
from Scarborough this SAID &c hree
by bursting Gernaa shells Ais owl home was daa-
aged but the houses nssabos ony cro doors ws
demolished oonoardment lasted half hour Nine per
sons are reported killed and number injured At
HartiepooL
Evening journal., 1914-12-16
By The United Press.


WASHINGTON, Dec. i6.-General
Hugh Scott, chief of staff Of the army,
was today ordered to Naco, Ariz., by
Secretary of War Garrison, to take
charge Of the situation there which has
become critical. General Scott will leave
tonight and reach Naco Saturday after
noon.
Garrison issued this statement in COM
nection with ordering General scott 10
the border:
"By reason of the personal acquaint-
anccs acquired with the different fac
tions while hc was stationed ON the
border, General Scott has been sent TO
Naco This is done in the hope that
he may be able by reason OF knowledge
and acquaintance acquired, TO induce
Evening journal., 1914-12-16

again demonstrating the effectiveness
of the submarine. A remarkable fea-
ture of this most thrilling achieve
ment was the fact that the submarine
dived under five rows of mines i'm
making her way TO a point within
striking distance of the Messudieh.
The little vessel also ran the gantlet
of gunfre and escaped pursuing tor
pedo boats by remarkably skillful
navigating. At one time her crew had
10 undergo the ordeal of remaining
submerged for nine hours. She was
in command of Lieutenant Command
cr Norman b. Holbrook, VINO is
only thirty-two years old. The Bill
was built in 1905 carries sixteen men
and has a maximum draft of twelve
feet Above the water she has a dis
Evening journal., 1914-12-16
INsTITuTE AT TOWNSEND.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
TOWNSEND, Del, Dec. l5.-Rurn
school teachers of this county will hold
an institute at the school house here on
Saturday Addresses will be made by
County Superintendent +. l.. Cross and
state Commissioner of Education DR..
Charles T.. Wagner.
Owing To the illness of Miss Lconora
Davis. teacher in the primary grade,
Mis-, Lillian Hart is substituting in her
place.
Evening journal., 1914-12-16
MOVE COTTAGES BACK
ALONG SURF avenue

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
REHOBOTH BEACH. Del, Dec. 10.
Some of the cottages along Surf
avenue that were damaged by the re-
cent storm that inundated the avenue
are being moved back some distance
voluntarily by the owners.
Horns Pavilion, which was battered
and crumpled by the heavy seas, is
now nearly torn down.
There has been good fishing with
nets in Rehoboth Bay. but the cold
snap has formed ice all around here.
Evening journal., 1914-12-16
RUsH YOUR MEsTERN MAIL.

Postmaster English today called
the attention of the public Of the
necessity of sending Christmas mail
intended for points on the Pacific
coast before Friday of this week. I'm
less mail matter for these places is
mailed here by noon on Friday II viii
not reach the coast in time for de-
livery by Christmas
Evening journal., 1914-12-16
CHrRCH MORN IN ALAsKA.

Arrangements are being made LOT
a diocesan missionary rally to be
held in Trinity parish house Oh the
evening of January 20. at whlch me
Rev. Charles T.. Bethicher' Jr" VIII
make an address on the cnureh ;
work in Alaska. with an interesting
series Of illustrations by the stere-
opticon.
Evening journal., 1914-12-16
srsIn nrronrs Allies cncK,

BY The United Prevs
BERLIN VIA wireless to London, psc. isThs ofacs
statement today decrd ~rOs eueys sdvsncs foH Nsurer
euppored by bomSardment tAeir vssssa q sa has
been r,pulsed our $50 French pfisonsFe IN
northern Poland bsve positions 5000 Dris
oners and four machine guns sOusSun Poland are
gaining ground"