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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-25
TELLS HOW TO GET
RID OF THE CUTWORM

Thousands of gardeners and tobac-
co growers stand helpless in the pres
ence of the cutworm, when a little eff
fort would solve the difficulty. Pos-
oned bait will do the trick. Green
clover cut up and sprayed with arsen-
ate of lead will get them if scattered
over the ground. So will a mixture of
Paris green and bran made into a
mash and left in small balls where the
worms will find it. Fall blowing is a
good preventive. Farm and Fireside.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-25

notice thereof be given by publication
of a copy of this order, once each
week, for three successive weeks pre-
vious to said day of hearing, in the
Calumet News, a newspaper printed
and circulated i'm said county.
(SeaD GEO. c. BENTLEY,
A true copy. Judge of Probate.
Lillas G.. Mitchell,
Register of Probate.
Galbraith d Mccormack,
Attorneys for Estate.
Business address:
Calumet, Mich.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-25

an active part in the Helgoland fight
I'VE are all getting ready for the big
match of the season now when their
battle fleet chooses to come out. one
German officer we got out of the water
| asked: Are you Brtish% When our
| officer replied, Yes he said. God
help u.s. They thought we were the
| French fleet"
A graphic account OF the never-to-
be forgotten five days lighting is given
I'm letter received by G. A. Smiley.
Excise officer. Chepstow, from his
brother, who was wounded while en-
| gagged with the Gordon Highlanders:
"The Royal Irish Regiment had had
an awful smashing earlier on, as also
had the Middlesex, and our company
were ordered to go along the road as
reinforcements. The one and a half
mile seemed thousand. Stormed at
all the way we kept on, and no one
was hit until we came to a white house
| which stood in a clearing. Immediately
the officer passed the gap hell was let
loose on us, but we got across safely,
and | was the only one wounded. and
that was with rcochet shrapnel bull
let in the right knee.
Il knew nothing about it until an
hour after, when l had it pointed out
to me. dug it out with a knife. We
passed dead civilians. some women,
and little boy with his thigh shat
tered by "a bullet. Poor wee fellow.
He lay all the time on his face, and
some man of the Irish was looking
after him and trying to make him
comfortable. The devils shelled the
hospital and killed the wounded. de-
spite a huge Red Cross flag flying over
| it,
When we got to the Royal Irish
Regiments trenches the scene was
terrible. They were having dinner
when the Germans opened on them,
and their dead and wounded were lying
all around. Beyond a go at some Ger
man cavalry, the day drew in, and
darkness saw us on the retreat. The
regiment lost one officer and one man
| dead one officer and some men severe
~ wounded
Fight at compiesne.
| The following graphic story Of the
fighting near Compiegne, when the
British captured ten German guns. has
been related by an eye witness, a
wounded Guardsman now at Wool
| wich:
| I'VE were in a field when the Ger
mans dropped on us all of a sudden as
though from the sky. The first hint
we had of their presence was when a
battery of guns on the right sang out
dropping shells into mob of us who
were waiting for our turn at the wash
tub-the river.
| There was no panic as far as | saw
only some of our fellows who hadn't
had wash for long time said strong
things about the Germans for spelling
the best chance we had had for -four
days"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-25

and demands against said deceased,
and that notice thereof be given by
publication once each week, for three
successive weeks previous to said day
of hearing, in the Calumet News, a
newspaper printed and circulated in
said County.
(SeaD GEO. C. BENTLEY,
A true copy. Judge Of Probate.
Alice Bell,
Clerk Of Probate.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-25

ION Sunday Aug. 20, we came In
contact with the enemy unexp"cteui'
at Mons, not knowing they had been
victorious at Namur lucy
outnumbered us by about 10 To l. FOR
three hours their shells were terrin''
but toward evening our artillerS
checked their murderous fire, and we
were digging trenches when received
my little lot along with others IL was
impossible to- avoid being hit.
Darkness fell at last. much 10 our
relief, and the firing slackened consul
erably. but not altogether for the Ger
mans brought a powerful searehhs"'
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-10-17

Turkeys army and navy are both ranked nine
teenth among the armies and navies Of the world,
the Boston Globe remarks. While her army Is
fairly we'll organized and has war strength Of
100000 which is only 10000 behind that Of Great
Britain. her feet is practically non-existent. In
fact, until 1910 the sultan had Systematically dis
mantled the navy, for fear that it would turn
against him as 1t had turned against his predeces
sor, Abd-ulAziz.
The peace strength Of Turkeys army is 100000
men She is able to draw upon 100000 reserves,
bringing her war strength up to 100000. The
population of Turkey is little more than 25,000,-
600, and Of this number fully 100000 could be
drawn in case of necessity.
Before the new regime inaugurated in 1910,
military service had been obligatory on all Mus
sulmans, Christians being excluded, but under
obligations to pay military exoneration tax Of
$3.50 for every 135 males between the ages Of
fifteen and seventy-fve. Under the new regime
however. all "Ottomans' are subject to military
service, although under certain conditions exemp-
ton Is purchasabe.
Active service in the Turkish army lasts nine
years. OF this the soldiers are three or four
years with the colors and the rest of the time
they are reserves. In Of necessity all males
up to the age Of seventy can be called upon to
join the colors.
The navy has been on the decline ever since
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-10-17
TURKISH ARMY RANKS NINETEENTH

the catastrophe Of Sinope in 1853, when q Rus
sian feet practically annihilated the Turkish
wooden vessels. The sultan, Abd-ul-Aziz. with
the aid Of British officers, succeeded in creating
an imposing fleet of ironclads constructed in Eng
lish and French yards but his successor, Abdul
Hamid, pursued settled policy of reducing the
fleet to impotency. Most of the ships that were
added were built In American, British or Italian
yards.
In 1910 it was voted to spend SIS, 900 in
rehabilitating the navy. The result is that Tur-
key now has two modern battleships of the first
class, the Reshad-i-Hamiss and the Reshad ",
both with 23,O00ton displacement Besides
these she also has one battleship Of the cruiser
type and three battleships Of the older type. She
has two frstclass cruisers two secondclass cruis-
ers and one thrd-class cruiser The rest Of the
fleet is made up by two gunboats. two monitors.
ten destroyers and eight torpedo boats.
The personnel Of the navy was formerly drawn
from the army, from 1000 to 5000 joining the
navy each year But under the present regime,
during the reorganization and reconstruction OF
the navy. the draft of men is made direct. Brit
ish officers were engaged to train the men and to
assist in the reorganization. The naval force
numbers, officers and men, about thirty thousand.
While the navy is small, its potency Is greatly
increased by the strategic position OF Turkeys
naval base, Constantinople.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-10-17
ALL OVER LOUISIANA
ANNUAL REUNION
OF CONFEDERATES
THE TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL
EVENT TO BE HELD OC-
TOBER 20-22
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
New Orleans-In a general order
just issued TO the Louisiana Division,
United Confederate Veterans. Thos. j.
Shaffer, major general commanding,
attention is called to the twenty
fourth annual reunion of the division,
to be held this year in Lafayette, Oc-
tober 20, q and %.
All the details are given in the fol
lowing official order:
For the fifth time il is your COM
mander's pleasant duty to call you to-
gether in your twentyfourth annual
state reunion and convention. In call
ing you this time, l am gratified to
announce that the good people of the
parish and city of Lafayette will, in
their wellknown patriotic hospitality,
entertain you. No selfish motive or
feeling of commercialism Influenced
them when they extended their invi-
tatiOn to you to come to them. They
were prompted by the love they have
for the cause for which We all struS-
gled from 1861 to 1865. and the respect
they have for both the dead and the
living heroes who participated in that
struggle. You should accept this in
vitation and show your appreciation
by attending this reunion. There is
no place in our state more appropri-
ate to hold a reunion of Confederate
veterans than Lafayette, because
there are no people in Louisiana who
have more reason to honor Confeder-
ate soldiers and the cause TO,
which they fought, since no better, nc
drawer and no more gallant soldiers
filed the ranks of the Confederate
army than those who enlisted from
the Attakapas country and participat.
ed in the terrible battles in Virginia,
the wonderful siege of Vicksburg and
our brilliant victory at Mansfield.
This twenty-fourth annual state re.
union will be held in the city Of La.
fayette on October 20, 81 and %. The
business of the convention will begin
at 9 O'Clock a. m. on Tuesday, Octo
Der 20. 1t will be necessary, however
for all delegates from the several
camps Of the division to arrive in La
fayette Monday, October 10, SO they
will be on hand when the convention
meets Tuesday morning, October 20.
The several railroads within the
state have kindly offered a reduced
rate for the round trip of one rate
plus Is cents. Tickets will be on sale
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, Octo
Der Is. 10 and 20, with limit for re
turn Saturday, October "a, at mid
night.
THE good people Of Lafayette will
be fully prepared to entertain ant
take care of all who will accept theil
hospitality. Hotel and boarding house
rates will be as liberal as can be ex
pected."
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-10-17
LARGE LEVEE CONTRACTS
State Engineers Will Receive Propos-
ais Saturday. October II.

New Orleans.-Sealed proposals NJ
be received up to noon Saturday, df'
tober II. at the Office Of the Board o.
State Engineers, at the court house
building, for the following levee work:
Wilson Levee-Parish Of Rapides,
Red river, right bank, new tevee. ap-
proximate contents, $1,000 cubic
yards; deposit required. $40.
Saucier to Jeanson Point Levee-
Parish of Avoyelles, Red river, right
bank, new levee and enlargement; ar
proximate contents. 100000 cubic
yards; deposit required. 1925.
Rapp to Point Pleasant Levee-Par
ish of Plaquemines, Mississippi river,
left bank, river side enlargement; ~
proximate contents. 10000 cuo'e
yards; deposit required, SITS.
Norbert Buras to Algeria Levee-
Parish of Plaquemines, Mississippi
river, right bank, river side enlarge
ment and wooden revetment; approx
innate contents of eartnwork, law
cubic yards; approximate length o.
wooden revetment, $500 feet; oeposH
required, $3.50.
Cash to the amount Of the depos"
required must accompany each prop0s
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-10-17

snirted war propaganda and propaganda OF con-
quest. The precedents Of history were all one
tale of the collapse Of civilizations and the DAN
gers of the time were manifest
The swiftness Of the collapse Is represented as
its most terrible feature.
THE older civilization rotted and crumbled
down. but this civilization OF modern Europe was
as it were, blown up. Within the space OF nve
years It was altogether disintegrated ana oe-
stroyed. Up to the very eve OF the explosion one
sees a spacious spectacle Of incessant advance.
a worldwide security. enormous areas OF highly
organized industry and settled populations. gigan-
tic cities spreading gigantically, the seas and
oceans dotted with shipping, the land netted with
rails and open ways. Then. suddenly, the Ger-,an
cannons are heard and we are in the beginning
of the end!
Already the financial fabric staggered with
those first sounds With the destruction Of the
American feet in the North Atlantic and the
smashing conflict which ended the naval existence
of Germany In the North sea, with the burning
and wreckage of billions of pounds worth Of prop
erty in the four cardinal cities Of Europe, the
hopeless costliness Of war came home for the
first time to the consciousness Of mankind. Credit
went down in whirl Of selling Money vanished,
and, at its disappearance, trade and industry
came to an end. The economic world fell dead
Wherever there we're great populations, great
masses found themselves without work, without
money and unable to get food. Famine was in
every working class quarter within three weeks
Of the beginning Of the war. Within a month
there was not a city in which ordinary law and
social procedure had not been replaced by some
form Of emergency control And, swiftly, the
famine spread to the rich"
The great nations and empires became bu
names"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-10-17
FIVE CENT CHARITY PLAN
Federation Of Non-seetarian Charities
Adopts New System.

New Orleans.-In an EFFORT to broad.
en- the source of support Of organized
charity in New Orleans and to induce
the average citizen to contribute a
small sum each year. the Federation
Of Nonsectarian Charities will at once
launch a movement to be known as
the "Five-Cent Charity Campaign"
Through newspaper publicity at
first and later through individual let
tiers, the federation, which embraces
the eighteen principal nonsectarian
charities of the city. hopes to reach
$4,000 Orleanians with a request for a
contribution Of 81. The campaign II
successful will open up to the organ
lied charities a source Of support
they have never before been able TO
reach in an organized way, and will
make successful the federation
scheme.
The federation IL now nine months
old. The move to form It, begun just
about a year ago, had behind II the
idea that the collection of gifts for
charitable purposes should be put on
an organized basis. Under the old
system, with a score or more of char
table Organizations out after money
many individuals were approached far
too often and others able to give es
capped. while the amount of effort ex
pended was out Of proportion to the
results. The federation scheme was
that all the socities should come ir
under one head. which would make
the collections and distribute the pro
ceeds among the charities in proper
ton to their needs and work.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-10-17
7zAZEZ liz CZHzSHET

destruction, in which the German artillery marked
its zenith. In no section Of the Ruins of Ber-
lin or Vienna are the ravages Of French or Rus
sian artillery so complete. Inter den Linden, it
is to be noted, crumbled as a mass only after the
great thaw of $780,
Eifel Tower-Originally 1t stood upright Over
thrown in the first German Bombardment Of 1914
It is constructed entirely of Steel and contains
2,543.650 separate pieces and 9.456S24 rivets. Be-
meath It flows the Seine, with the Trocadero
Marshes, inhabited by fishing tribes. 60 per cent
of whose catches are claimed by the Republic
(See Dried Fish,
80 Salmon began coming up the Seine in the year
1878, shad A. d. 2003. 1t was feared at first that
they might, mutually and reciprocally, extermi-
nate each other. but the shoals of fish proved to
be of too high an order Of intelligence to commit
such a suicidal act.
So run certain pages Of the chapter Paris" of
the Guide to the Ruins of Europe" which was
prepared to warn the nations against the great
war; 1t was not issued in time. The great war
broke out too soon. The brochure foresees a
time when gold itself will be worthless in Europe.
"All factories will be closed" its preface runs,
all railroads will stop, all commerce will be par
alyzed, and the countrysides ravaged by war and
neglect, will no longer have food for their own
populations In the cities piles Of ruins decmat-
ed by Commandments, old men, women and chill
dren will riot in famine All provisions will be
finally with the armies, and the armies will con-
tnue Hghting-to kill each other OF and get pos
session Of the precious foodstuffs!
Such is the black picture of the brochure. 1t
quotes freely from The War in the Air. by H. G.
Wells, published long ago as 1909. In 1t the
English philosopher brings America into the uni
versa mixup, as a result Of which the fine order
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-10-17
WOULD CUT OUT
THE ENTIRE CR0Fi
THAT is PLAN PROPOSED -,
COTTON PLANTERS OF
soSSIER PARISH.
western Newspaper Union New, s.,,,,.

western Newspaper Union News Sa,vio.
Shreveport.-COt,On pIantor,
Bossier and Caddo parishes arc :,
vor OF a total elimination of ,bo =.
ten crop for 1915, and they will ~.
their influence AMI will contribu,. :.
a fund toward cryStalizing a ss,s
EIcht in favor OF the movement, ~
ever the South.
This was indicated at meetipv .,
the cotton planters of the tuo -.
lshes, held here. attended nv w..
than 200 people. at which eyerv nh..'
or the present crisis was thros..,
out. That the majority of those MA.
ent were in favor of a total elim,,,
ton Of the 1915 crop became evido,,
early in the discussion. eyery reto,
ence 10 the idea Icing greeted NTH
storms of applause, and, when r., r
w. Hardy, offered a motion nu,.,,,
the convention on record as favor;r,
tie total elimination of the Gro, mr.,
year. all over the South and rlesyin,
the farmers of Caddo and Bossier "a
such a policy, provided its inaugur,.
ton OF the entire cotton belt becomo
general. he was received with marked
enthusiasm.
The motion was carried BY tbs
overwhelming majority of 9S u.
Col. Hardy offered a resolution n
the conclusion Of an address which
electrified the convention, and be wa,
frequently interrupted by storms o,
applause. Concluding his speech, Ia
stated his motion which included a
clause calling for the appointment o,
committee Of six, three lawyers and
three planters, to draft a memorial
to the governor of Louisiana, asking
him to include in his call for a spe.
cial session Of the Legislature The
question of passing a law prohibitint
the planting Of cotton in Louisiana
in 1915, the same committee to also
memorabilia the Congress Of The
United States to pass a similar meas
ure affecting all the cotton-grovins
states of the Union.
This latter motion was instantly
seconded by men from all parts Of the
hall, and when put to a rising vote
was carried overwhelmingly.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-10-17

tached any meaning 10 the
phrases. Few realized that
the accidental balance on the
side of progress was far
slighter and infinitely more
complex and delicate in its
adjustments than the masses
suspected.
They say their armies
and navies grew larger and
more portentous; some OF
their ironclads, at the least,
cost as much as their whole
annual expenditure upon ad-
yanced education. They &C
cumulated explosives and
machinery of destruction;
they allowed their national
traditions and jealousies to
pile up: they contemplated
a steady enhancement Of
race hostility as the races
drew closer together without
concern or understanding,
and they permitted the
growth in their midst Of evil
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-10-17

London doctor who was consulted ad.
mitted that he was guilty Of dropping
his his" at times. There are various
possible causes Of such carelessness,' -
he said. The dropping of his by
educated people may be due to:
Nervous strain which makes the ef-
fort too great.
Need Of q holiday
Bad mentality, due to bad nutrition.
"A foolish habit, INDUCED in by many
people, of initiating, for fun, those who
regularly drop the aspirate.
bad nutrition may also lead to the
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-10-17
JUDGE IN CLASH WITH NAVY
Paroles Convicted Thief for Enlist
mont and He 10 Rejected BY
Recruiting Officer.

Portland. Ore.-Circuit Judge ]. P.
Kavanaugh recently paroled Chester
Clark, convicted Of larceny. to en-
listment In the navy in lieu Of a
prison. Lieut.. r. r. Smith Of the
Portland recruiting office rejected
Clark and rebuked Judge Kavanaugh
In q letter, In which he pointed out
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-10-17

and welfare of society crumpled like an exploded
bladder. In five short years the world and the
scope of human life underwent retrogressive
change as great that between the age of the
Antonines and the Europe of the ninth century.
Wells remarkable book makes passionately IN
teresting reading at this moment 1t shows now
nm IN the very beginning of the great war; the
movement of the world seemed wholly beneficial
To mankind Sustaining and constructive forces
seemed to more than balance the malign DRIFT OF
chance and the natural ignorance of prejudice
blind passion and wicked self-seeking of mankind.
Men said. indeed, that moral organization was not
keeping pace with physical progress. but re" at
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-10-17

the courts action was derogatory to
the me and the service, adding the
navy does not serve the country as a
penal institution" Judge Kavanaugh
replied in a caustic note. scoring the
youthful enthusiasm" of the officer.
The correspondence will be sent to
the navy department at Washington.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-10-17
postmasters Granted Leave.

acknowledgements OF wv
first, second and third classes ID .os
isiana have been granted leaves Oh ~
sence for as many days, not eicees
ing three, as may be necessary 70 e :,
able them to attend the meeting !" :.
the State League Of Postmaster =,
be held in Baton Rouge, October H.
% and %.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-10-17
nI.out. Costs Man a Thumb A,

San Bernardino, Cal.-Dui'u W,vIu,sy
pute as to whether Mount ~
the gusI highest 81 st peak in the United s t
was in Inyo or Tulare couh,lo sbo,
Clew. a miner. had his thumb , snoI
C cIew then u consulted an atlas San.
found the peak was on lHe "
line
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-10-17

frequently dropped my MS Is there
any medical explanation of this?"
A Chelsea correspondent, who Is
schoolmaster. makes this confession
and asks the above question in letter
to the Mirror. Il am continually say
ing is for his, ear for hear, 'ow for
how. and SO on" he continues. 81 can
feel sometimes that am going to drop
an h. but even this mental warning
does not help me-"
Inquiries made by the Mirror show
that a temporary condition of bless
ness is by no means uncommon. and q
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-10-17

Clinton.-The report of the parish
treasurer to the police jury showed a
small balance of $109 on hand. Bills
to the amount of 1886 were ap-
proved by the finance committee. The
president of the board was authorized
to borrow the amount of bills approx
ed from the Bank of Slaughter
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-10-17
To Engage In Rifle Practice.

Baton Rouge.-Rife practice will be
held at the Lake Charles range by the
State National Guard from October rs
to November s. Companies through
out the state will send squads of off,
GERS and men to participate.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-10-17
Section Of Bill 10 Missing

Baton Rouge.-Representative I
e. Claiborne of Pointe Coupee. n
thor of the probe commission act,
discovered that one whole sect.c OF
his original draft Of the fnei''r'
which provided for the employment
OF assistants to the secretary OF INV
commission and gave that bod me
authority to employ an attorney =
missing in the act as published In m'
acts of 1914.