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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-10-31
state Normal School Notes

Miss A. Evelyn Sheen has been ap
pointed judge of the art exhibit at
the state fair.
The faculty of the school Of music
entertained at assembly on Oct. %
and rendered a program which was
muchly enjoyed.
We are looking forward eagerly to
the first lyceum number, the Scot
ney Opera Company, which will be
presented Nov. IS.
On Friday afternoon, Oct. 23, Mon.
roe played US on our own grounds.
It being the first game of the sea
son thereon, we all turned out and
did some roofing for our squad, which
was victorious, the score being So to
0 in our favor.
President V. L. Roy and J. w.
Bateman attended a Baptist Sunday
School convention at Marthaville last
Sunday.
A Latin club has been organized
under the guidance Of Mr. Winstead,
Latin teacher. Much enthusiasm is
being shown by the members and we
are expecting splendid results from It
R. A SINGER
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-10-31
ADDRESS TO DEMOCRATS.
State Chairman Wilkinson Urges Sup
port of Party candldates-Neces-
sary to Bring Out Full Vote to
Assure Victory at Polls.

The following address was ISSUED
recently by Hon. Horace Wilkinson,
chairman OF the state central commit
! tee of the Democratic party of Lou
| islana.
..To the Democratic Voters of Lou
tsiana:
"As chairman Of the Democratic
state central committee, / deem 1t
important to call your attention,
briefly, to the political conditions
now existing in our state
in several congressional districts
and in the second railway commission
district, as well as In the third equal
ization district, the Progressive par
Ity has nominated candidates in op-
position to the regular Democratic
nominees. These latter are, In the
first congressional district, Hon. Al
bert Estopinal; in the second dis
trict, Hon. Garland DupEe; In the
third congressional district, Hon.
Henri L. Gueydan; in the second
railway commission district, Hon.
Shelby Taylor; and In the third equal
ization district, Hon. Andre M. Mar
tin.
'.In order that the prestige Of the
party be maintained and the usual
majority given, 1t will be necessary
for every Democrat in those districts
in which the party nominees are op-
posed to do his utmost to bring out
the full Democratic vote.
The so-called Progressive party,
1or o1v of tho fic
fled element within the state Demo-
cratic party, combined with the regu-
lar Republicans, who have always
been our foes, will rally to a man in
support of their candidates, and it
behooves the faithful within our
ranks to meet them with our full
vote and show to their leader, whom
the people of Maine, Vermont, New
York and Pennsylvania have lately
repud1ated, that Louisianians are
not yet ready to sacrifice their par
ty, under whose precepts and princi-
pies they have lived SO many years
In peace, simply because some men
wish to crafty petty spite by repu-
dating the whole party for the
wrongs they think have been com
mltted by recent tariff legislation.
Let us, rather, try to correct these
wrongs within our party, whose ten
ure of office bids fair to continue for
many years to come.
go to the polls on November 3,
and cast your ballots for the regular
Democratic nominees, because YOU
know they are all good men and will
f1P fair hf15f tn svaIgr. i "A pra
HORACE WILKINSON,
Chairman Democra iaaea
traI Commit tee.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-10-31
A Successful Home Enterprise.

The Purity Canning and Presery.
Ing Company, located in Berwick, is
a very busy place these days turning
out thousands of cans OF sweet po-
tatoes which are strictly high-class
Id every part ielIar. IRE scef1Is an 7
shipped carload TO New Orleans
the past week, and have no trouble
In finding ready market for their
product; in fact, the demand exceeds
the supply.
The management of the concern
has inserted advertisements in pa
pers Of surrounding towns and hopes
to secure enough potatoes to keep
the factory busy. Upward of thirty
people are under the direction of an
expert who is conversant with every
detail Of the canning business. The
product now being turned out is OF
the very highest order and the local
demand for the goods is large. Be-
Sides, the export trade is grow
ing rapidly. This industry means
much for Berwick and should be an
incentive to farmers to raise more
vegetables, as the factory cans every
thing in this line, besides fruits and
berries when obtainable
From a small beginning the COM
pany has gradually increased its out
put and working force until now it
IS considered one of the factors In
the industrial life Of this section
Morgan City Review.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-10-31
Cattle Industry Growing.

The cattle industry OF Louisiana Is
growing every day. In East Baton
Rouge a large cattle farm has been
started, and a few days since Percy
Lemann, the hustling manager of the
Lemann Company's Crescent hog
farm, left for points In Texas and
while in that state purchased four
standard bred Hereford bulls and a
large number of cows, which will be
brought here to build up an exten-
sive cattle ranch. This company has
large silo that was filled with chop.
ped corn and corn stalks, and other
silos will be erected as soon as they
become necessary. The Lemanns have
been making a success with Duroc-
Jersey hogs, and have one of the
finest herds in the state.-Assump-
ton Pioneer.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-10-31
Assumption LaWnaaker TO Operate
Dairy Farm.


There Is no reason why cheese.
making should not become a great
and profitable industry In Louisiana, =
remarked State Senator Emil Sund-
berry, OF Napoleonville, who has just
returned from two months stay
In Wisconsin, spending most Of the
time around Marshfield, the center
OF the dairying industry Of that state
Mr.. sundbery is enthused over the
possibilities of dairying and cheese
making in this state. He studied
Wisconsin methods closely, and fol-
lowed the industry from the breeding
of the cattle to the sale of the man
ufactured product.
Louisiana should become rich in
this kind of farming . said Senator
Sundbery. "On January I Will
take possession of a large farm in
Assumption which will be adaptable
to stock-raising, and Intend entering
into the experiment extensively.
First Of all, 1t means improving our
stock Of cattle Common bred ami
mails will not do. We must have
good stock and for that reason 1t
will require years to get the industry
firmly established in this state.'
Senator Sundbery is a native of
Wisconsin. He grew up around
Marshfield.
Those farmers are really enjoying
all the luxuries of lffe,'' he said,
and they have made their money
from dairying. Every other farm
has garage and a fine automobile,
while on their splendid pike roads
one can make 20 or 80 miles an hour
without trouble.''
Senator sundbery returned to Ma
poleonville Tuesday.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-10-31
Cheap at the Price.

According to an announcement by
Secretary of State Hebert, it costs
the state of Louisiana S24, 4,627.54 to
advertise the proposed constitution
al amendments in one newspaper in
to the election. We may now eX.
pect an outburst of horror from many
Louisiana politicians.
It is also costing the state a com
Portable number of thousands to In
vestigate~ real estate transaction
between lumber company and a
levee board which was carried on in
the dark without publicity and which
is alleged to have cost the people OF
the levee district hundreds OF thou
sands; but nobody except Gilbert Du-
pre- is Mortified at that.
It cost the state $4,000 to hold a
session of the legislature three.
fourths of which was devoted to pea
nut politics, but nobody is Mortified
at that, either.
It costs the state hundreds Of thou
sands of dollars annually to pay GER
tain parish officers by the fee sys-
tenn, some of whom are not even re-
quired to report how much they col
lect from the people, instead of pay
Ing straight salary and either
abolishing the fees or turning them
into the treasury; but the only hor-
ror this excites among the politicians
arises when it is proposed to abolish
the system.
Do not the taxpayers regard it as
significant that whenever the politi-
clans have a spasm of economy, they
Invariably start by shouting that the
newspapers are getting TOO much
money and by proposing that the ap-
preparations that give publicity to
their own acts be abolished or cut
down, so that the publicity will be
shut off?-Lake Charles American
Press.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-10-31

An interesting contest for the Of
flee of mayor of Abita Springs, La,
is going on between j. E. Glisson
and Joseph Bordes. At the April
election Glisson received 81 votes
and Bordes- so. Bordes filed a con
test which District Judge j. B. Ian
caster last week decided in favor of
plaintiff on the ground that several
Illegal votes had been cast. Glisson
has appealed the case and meantime
holds on to the office.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-10-31
Loose Methods in the Land Office.

j. Posey Ventress, formerly a
clerk in the state land office at Ba-
ton Rouge, was acquitted last week
On one of six charges of embezzle-
ment preferred against him because
of his alleged failure to account for
funds paid to him in land cases. The
trial lasted three days, but the jury
was out only fifteen minutes, the on
ly ballot taken being unanimous for
acquittal. District Attorney Hol-
combe is quoted as saying that the
remaining five charges against the
accused will be pressed. In the case
just tried, the defense made little eff
fort to exclude or controvert evidence
offered by the prosecution, relying
almost wholly upon its contradictory
character and the loose methods of
receiving and accounting for collec-
tions which prevailed in the land Of
flee. It is to be presumed that State
Register Fred J. Grace, who is per-
sonally one of the most popular men
in Louisiana, has taken steps to Cor
rect these methods and to insure the
proper conduct of his office. He has
promptly made good the shortages
discovered.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-10-31

James Blanchard, a 15-year-old son
Of Max Blanchard, formerly of New
Orleans, was accidentally shot and
killed at Bay st. Louis, Miss, Oct.
25, by Stanley Beck, a young man
who was hunting birds.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-10-31
prove that the legislation which has

prove that the legislation which has
been enacted at this congress is the
beginning Of a new life for our ma
tion. We have opened the way to
fairer business conditions and estab-
Hshed, on firm foundation, indi-
vidual liberty and business freedom
for our people.
Il believe we can now look for
ward to an era of peace with all
foreign nations and prosperity for our
people at home as the croWning sue
cess of your great administration OF
the government of our country
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-10-31

A new Catholic cathedral at St
Louis, begun seven years ago an6
completed at cost of $3,000,0 900, was
opened and dedicated Oct. 18 before
an audience of 5000 people. Severa!
persons were injured in the crush
and mounted police had hard work
controlling the crowds that filled the
ioor boundary streets for a distance
OF two blocks from the edifice Mrs.
gnarles M. Clark, daughter of John
seullin, the iron man, who gave s25,,
goo to the cathedral fund, tainted and
mad to be carried from the church.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-10-31

Remember that money sent away
for goods you should buy at home
never returns, and goes toward en-
riehing another city instead Of your
own
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-10-31

Keep your money at home and
help build up your own community:
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-10-31

Don't borrow The Chief from your
nelghbor when you can have copy
of your own every week in the year
for the small sum of So.
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home.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-18
GERMANS SLOWLY
FORCE BELGIANS
BACK ON BRUSSELS
(By United Press Correspondent.)

Brussels, Aug 18-Slowly the Germans were forcing
the Belgians and French back upon Brussels today.
The city's capture believed certain. All national
records report transferred to Antwerp which will be
made the temporary capital.
1t was not expected the allies would make any big sacri
fces to keep Brussels from falling into the Germans
hands Its possession cannot affect the campaigns gen.
eral outcome.
Despite rigid censorship it known there skir
mishing in many places at daylight.
The Germans in greatest strength Huy, about
40 miles southeast Of here and this strength ncreas
ing as more men came up from the eastward.
The kasers vanguard consisted Of cavalry supported
by rapid-fire guns mounted on automobile trucks.
least 5OO0OO This was not inclusive of course of the
Germans in Luxemburg and along the Franco-German
frontier, where there fully many more 1t was
expected that the main German advance would be south of
Brussels the northern wing being relied on to capture the
capital
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-18
PORTLAND COUPLE
HIKE FOR BOSTON

Mr.. and Mrs. P. I. Civilier, Of Port
land, who are footing it from the Rose
city to Boston, Mass, and paying their
expenses along the road selling post
cards, arrived in Salem last night. They
remained here all day resting up after
the first two days hike. They expect
to be on the road again tomorrow for
Albany, from which place they will
strike into the Cascade mountains and
cross central Oregon to Payette, Idaho.
They started from Portland Saturday
morning, and arrived at Oregon City in
the afternoon. Mr.. Civilier sang in a
theater there and sold several dollars
worth of postcards. Sunday and Mon
day they spent on the road there and
arrived in Salem tired and dusty. Mrs.
Civilier is nursing blisters on her feet
but expects to get toughened into the
walking within few days. They ex-
pect to be able to make about 80 miles
per day and average about 900 miles
per month. They are not walking on a
wager but expect to be in Boston be-
fore January l. He is wearing an Ore
gon-made shoe which he advertises en-
route for its wearing qualities.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-18
LETPSC WILL FIGHT
NOT RUN, SAYS CAPTAIN

San Francisco, Aug. 1s.-"I will
fight the enemy wherever I may find
him. This was the parting word Of
Captain Haun of the German cruiser
Leipsic, who early today steered his
warship out to sea after spending near.
ly "a hours in this port, taking on sup
plies and coal.
When Captain Haun voiced his dei
termination to fight the enemy, he
knew that the Japanese cruiser Idzuma,
over 5000 tons, sailed from San Diego
for the north at $3.50 p. m. yesterday.
He also knew that the French cruiser
Montcalm, likewise over 5000 tons, was
scouting off the coast somewhere in
the vicinity Of San Francisco.
The Leipsic is only police cruiser
of something over 5000 tons, and the
German cruiser Nurnberg is of about
the same tonnage. Naval experts here
say either the Idzuma or the Montcalm
should be able to engage and sink both
the Leipsic and Nurnberg without per
mitting them to reach either the French
or Japanese warship with shot.
The Nurnberg was supposed to bt
somewhere off the Farallones today
awaiting the Leipsic. A heavy fog thi'
morning prevented marine lookout'
from following the German cruisers ant
it was not known whether tiey were
still seeking war prizes off the Faral
lones or had steamed out to sea.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-18
Idzuma Follows Her.

San Diego, CAL, Aug. 18.-Coaled to
full capacity and stripped for action,
the Japanese cruiser Idzuma steamed
out of San Diego harbor at $3.50 last
night and was today making her way
carefully up the coast to San Francisco.
Sne will touch at San Francisco long
enough for her commander to confer
with the Japanese consul general. Leav-
ing San Francisco, the Idzuma will keep
in constant touch with the German
cruisers Leipsic and Nurnberg. The
moment war is declared she will be
ready for action. Her fighting strength
is greater than that of either the Leip-
sic or Nurnberg.
While steaming out of the harbor,
the Liepsic scraped against the Lord
Templeton, which was lying in the
stream off Vallejo street. One OF the
Templeton 8 plates was dented and one
side of the Leipsic's wireless apparatus
was disarranged by coming in contact
with the Templeton's 5 yard arm. The
Leipsic proceeded on her way, how
ever. and when she got outside the
heads dropped her pilot and doused al
lights.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-18
DAYS WAR STORY
FROM ALL POINTS
AND TOLD BRIEFLY

The Germans were advancing in Belgium today; the
French in Alsace.
Allies were being driven back upon Brussels; IT was be-
lieved the city itself must fall.
Antwerp has been made Belgium's temporary capital
Even in Antwerps vicinity German cavalry seen
and the ctys Notifications were manned But for all
that the Belgian office announced the allies position
is excellent German raids in the direction of Brussels
have been checked"
In any event. it declared Brussels not of state
gic Importance.
Belgium was said to have refused German offer to
make terms any basis which would not hamper the
kaisers campaign against France
In Alsace the French pushing toward Strasburg.
The Germans in retreat but it expected they
would make stand at Molshem IL miles to Strasburgs
west
The advance was attended by bloody fighting.
The British expeditionary forces had landed safely
the continent.
Russias mobilization completed and the cars
airy reported far the German and Austrian
frontiers.
Denying this Vienna dispatches said the Russian nva
sion of the Syur valley had been repused and that Aus
trians had invaded Russia.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-18
One FOUND GUILTY
OTHERS NO VERDICT

Los Angeles, Aug. 1S.-The Rev. Will
liam Francis Ireland, social worker,
will appear before Judge Wells tomor-
row for sentence, having been found
guilty of criminally libelling Police
Judge Warren Williams. George R.
Young, editor of the Los Angeles Rec
ord, and Fred Andrews, former patient
at the county inebriate farm, were CO.
defendants with Ireland, the jury in
their cases being divided equally.
The charge against the three men re-
suited from an article in the Record
which declared that Williams exploited
down and outer to line his private
purse, and alleged that he sent Andrews
from the inebriate farm to his own
ranch to work for some months and paid
him inadequately.
Attorneys for Williams declared that
he win demand that Young and An
drews be retired.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-18
I|1R|AN ARMY
| INVADING SERV|A
| MEETS DISASTER
suiian Report Says Army
Was Trapped in Pass
in Mountains
MOVED DOWN IN HEAPS
TOTAL Loss IS $4,000
Fourteen Cannon Captured;
Greeks Ready to Back
UItinlatum to Sultan

Athens, Aug. lS,-Attempting to in
ndp Seryia by way of the Sabatz
Mountains, strong Austrian force was
nutsd with a loss of $1,000 killed
wounded or captured, according to a
n,yagq received here today from Pre-
nig Passitch of Seryia.
The invaders we're trapped in noun,
hin defilq. II was stated, and moved
down in heaps. The shattered remnant
Il them retreated with the Servians in
pursuit
Fourteen cannon were taken by the
Srians, the description added.
It was reported that hard fighting
ns still in progress between Austrian
md Montenegrin troops along the line
lttWeen the towns of KrivOsije and
Gnhayo Turkeys answer to the
Creek demand for an explanation OF
lht we're deemed suspicious move
uens Of the sultan's troops in the di
mtiOn Of Greek territory was anxious
lylvaited. All preparations had beer
completed to strike with both army an(
navy against the Ottoman forces unlest
satisfactory response was fOrthcOm
ing from COnstantinople.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-18

There was a report--uneonfirmed--
that Crown Prince Frederick William
of Germany had been badly wounded in
Belgium.
Fifteen thousand Austrians were said
to have been killed, wounded or cap
tured trying to invade Seryia through
the Sabatz mountains.
The czar, who expected to go to the
front shortly, was understood to have
declared he would send his Black sea
fleet through the Dardanelles, ,desgite a
treaty prohibiting it and in defiance Of
Turkeys neutrality.
An Austrian torpedo boat was blown
up by mine at Pola.
The pope was grayely i'll, partly from
physical causes but mainly from melan.
cholia due to the war.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-18
ARMY
PRESSES GERMANS
ALONG THE RHINE
Great French Army Moves
Forward MethodicaIly
But Steadily
SOME FIERCE FIGHTING
In ALSACE TODAY
The Tremendous Strength Of
Strasburg FOrtifications
viii Call a Halt
(By William Philip

Paris, Aug. 18.-After a conference
with the general staff, General French,
commanding the British force on the
continent, left here today in racing
machine for the front. His exact des-
tination was not made public.
The general seemed in an extremely
cheerful frame of mind.
"The French in Alsaee-Lorraine are
moving forward methodically" an
nounced an official war office bulletin.
"The Germans are retiring on Strass.
burg. Many German prisoners have
been taken.
GAS the French lines advance forti.
fications are constructed to prevent sue
eessful flank attacks.
"The tremendous strength of the
German Notifications of Strausburg
have not been underestimated. The
French artillery is expected 20 prove Of
benefit when the actual attempt TO take
the city is made.
ga flying squadron of French cav
airy, sent to Rosheim, has ascertainet
that the main German column is hold
ing position south of Molsheim.'
It was admitted that the task Of get
ting the heavy Erench siege gum
through the .Yosges mountain passe
and the Alsatian forests was progin
an enormous one. va
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-18
VIII Defend City.

Though it was not thought the allies
would throw large numbers Of lives
away in the defense of the city, which
they regarded as of little strategic
though of much sentimental Importance,
it was evident that they did not intend
to let it fall without blow.
Entertainments were being thrown up
across all roads. leading into it. can
non were being mounted and troops
were being concentrated for defense
The impression prevailed that SC
long as they coulu fight in comparative
safety behind their Notifications, the
allies would resist but that there would
be, no such stubborn fighting as has al
ready occurred at Lege as was ex
peeted at Eamur, both Of which are
almost impregnable fortified and Of
capital strategic value.
The Queen of Belgium, other members
Of the royal family, with the exceptions
Of the king, who remained in the field
the ministers Of war, finance and for
eign affairs and the French and Russian
diplomatic representatives had gone 10
Antwerp. The banks had transferred
most Of their funds to the ,sme place.
City Not Excited
The city, despite Its danger, was quite
calm and business went on much Of
usual. Indeed, 30 much Of the news
had been suppressed that not many peo-
pie realized the imminencs Of the city \
capture. Proclamations had been post
ed, however, vstniIg civilians, in thC
event of German occupation, 70 re
frain scrupulously from any act which
might be interpreted as hostile, as any
thing of the kind might cost them thei
lives.
The censorship had become extremel.
rigid, correspondents were ordered from
the front and the war office had cease(
issuing bulletins.
The second Of artillery firing wa