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The Rice belt journal., 1914-09-01
WAR GROWS MORE DEADLY.
Apparent Victory Still Follows the
German Flag. Advance to Paris
Second Great Battle

The first great battle between the al.
lied armies of France and England on
one side and the Germans on the other
side has been fought. The battle ragged
for four days with terrible loss on either
side. The battle began on August the
23rd and subsidized on August the 26th.
The line of battle extended across the
entire French frontier. The English
loss alene was numbered 5000. The Ger.
man loss is reported to be enormously
more. The result of the battle was indie.
CiSive taken as whole: The Germans
were the aggreSSorS and steadily ad.
yanced finally taking position further
on French territory. The allied armies,
effected an orderly retreat to strong 20.
sitions and effectually checking the
German advance and infiicting fright.
full loss to the enemy.
Late adViceS to day indicate that the
Germans are again pushing forward
toward the south through France. The
German advance is reported to be with.
in 60 miles of Paris and something like
panic exists in the city. A German a.
viator sailed over the city and dropped
several bombs in the city. wounding one
person in the city and damaging several
buildings.
Thh English have achieved the first
naval victory of the war. This took place
last Friday of Helgoland in which five
German war vessels were sunk and
1900 Germaus killed while the English
loss was only 2s killed and 2S wounded
with slight damage to the vessels.
Reports seem to indicate that the
Russian army Of nearly million is
steadily moving forward toward Ber.
lin from the northeast, and to save the
German capital they are said to be with
drawing a part of their force from the
French frontier to check the Russian
advance.
Turkey is just on the verge of a dec.
laration of war alligning herself on
the side of Germany. Thus all the prin.
cipal nations OF the east will be engaged
in the death grapple, the greatest war
the world has ever seen.
The Rice belt journal., 1914-09-01
Many People Follow Agricultural
Occupations in Louisiana.

Washington, D. c. Aug-There are
679,lS3 persons in Louisiana that work
for living and 348, TAB of them are EN-.
ployed upon the farm, according to a
report which has just been issued by
the United States Census Bureau, Ot
the persons engaged in agricultural
pursuits, the bulk of them are farm
operators and farm laborers. The
farm operators number 1880, and 107,
1888 are men and 8,102 are women. There
are I'll, 1923 farm laborerS in the State
and 154,074 are males and 77,855 are fe.
males.
There are $50 dairy farmers in the
State and they employ 626 laborerS and
q foremen. There are also 1874 persons S
in the State whose principal source of
income is stock raising. The number
of cowboys and sheep herderS in the
State is 1863.
In the United States there are 71,5SO,
270 persons over 10 years of age and
1871 1886, or So per cent of this number
are engaged in gainful occupations, Of
the gainfully occupied, 1858 2O3, or 80
per cent are engaged in agriculture.
There are 5S65,O0O farm operators in
the nation and they employ S,975,OOO
laborers.
The Rice belt journal., 1914-09-01
In Honor of Guests.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. R. Arceneaux delight.
fully interetained lat their home Mon.
day evening a number of invited friends
in honor of their cousins Misses Ida
and Letitle Robichaux and Mrs. Arcen.
eaux's brother MIR. Fred Boutte, of
New Iberia.
The entertainment consisted of a
series of .interesting games played on
the lawn which was artistically lighted
with Japanese lanterns and electric
lights.
Among the entertaining games was
that of Flaging the pole in which Miss
Edith Smith won the Bon bon dish as
first prize, and Mr.. H. L. Bloch the
BOBBY. The games were interSpersed
with a delightful dance by the guests.
Delicious Fruit punch and icake was
served until a late hour when the
guests departed with many express
sions of genuine thanks to the host and
hostesSfor the delightful evening.
The Rice belt journal., 1914-09-01
Stop That First Fall Cough

Check your fall cough or cold at once
don't wait-it may lead to serious
lung trouble, weaken your vitality and
develop chronic lung ailment. Get a
bottle of DR.. Bells Pine.Tar.H Honey to.
day; it is pure and harmless-use it
freely for that fall cough or cold. If
Baby or Children are sick give it to
them, it will relieve quickly and perm.
emily. 1t soothes the irritated throat,
lungs land air passages. LooSenS
Phlegm, is antiSeptic and fortifies the
system against colds. 1t surely pre-.
vents cold germs from getting hold
Guaranteed. Only 25c at your Drug
giSt-Adv.
The Rice belt journal., 1914-09-01
HotIcs to The Public

Dollcies 4S6SS.457OO, inclusive, of
sHty Insurance Company. New
Connecticut, were lost or stolen
a Office of the CalcaSieu Bank
|Isst Company, of Welsh, Louis
company will not recognize any
sr loss to property covered by
sbers mentioned above, as they
sued without the knowledge or
d the agents or the Company.
T. A. Manning.
General Agent
The Rice belt journal., 1914-09-01
| Of SOUTHERN
MERCANTILE co. SOLD.

4 ". Murphy manager Of the
clvage & Sales Co. of Sunset,
las bought the stock Of
J, Mercantile Co. He expects
i another large stock which
',,e on hand and will sell out the
.tock as soon as possible.
.gnrOby is a huStling salesman
!, had large experience in the
.ntils business.
The Rice belt journal., 1914-09-01

Mrs. Mary Fenton.

Fenton, La, August 31.-Mrs. Mary
Kimball Fenton died at the Fenton
home in Fenton, after several weeks
illness.
Mrs. Fenton was born Sept. %, 1S41
and was married May rs, 1865 to S. j.
Fenton at Canton, N. Y, where there
was born to them four children, three
boys and one girl Miss H. V. Fen
ton, VIM. Fenton and Frank Fenton
are now living at Fenton; the fourth
a son, died here March 27, 1897. Mr.
S. j. Fenton died here Feb. s. 1912 and
and since that time Mrs. Fenton and
daughter have lived in Fenton.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. j. Fenton came south
from Canton, N. Y, January 8, 1887,
since which time they have lived within
what IS now Jefferson Davis Parish,
having farmed for several years on the
Hawkeye ranch, until the Watkins
R. R. was built, when they moved to
Fenton, where they engaged in the
merchantile business.
Miss H. V. Fenton has been post.
mistress for the past three or four
years at Fenton, and is now at the
home place, accompanied by Mrs. La.
Rue of Kinder.
The writer and the Journal join in
sympathy to the bereaved family and
friends.
A FRIEND.
The Rice belt journal., 1914-09-01

Try an lice Sherry" strictly a
Plezol production-delicious and re.
freShing. the PleZol Ice Cream Parlor.
The Washington times., 1914-04-06
TODAY'S SPORTORIAI
Bv LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

5 Nation
League
ally Impossible amends
One hundred
tonal
dom last breaking
Some day something
books Here will
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with
half
the
sadly lacking
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officers baseball the
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The Washington times., 1914-04-06
GIANTS AND MACKMEN
PICKED TO WIN THEIR
CAMPAIGNS
Granand Rice Says That McGraws Team Is Easily the Most
Acceptable Bet in Old Lesgue-There's Nothing to It
But Mackmen in Jo,nsons Circuit
BY GRANTLAND RICE.

For the time something like thirty
club the winning four
not attain logical conclusion by October
Grandolddope. :
We refer exclusively York Giants
In the National ensemble John Mcraws Giants easily
acceptable bet.
There four why they should finish
Graw The experience and the habit
punch on attack H. An exceptional pitching defense.
Mathewson
and abeted by flock Of pae youngsters Mcraw carries tha
pitching staff in the older circuit.
Burns Besehe Murray, Doyle
he carries the greatest speed upon attack
And there have the bulk Of the ball club that
and pitching staff highly effective in cubg rul taes
McGraw when the Phles had
and Doolan-whom they haven't this year.
He spite Of the Merkle
form.
1911 McGw had Marguard ready aid Mathews In 1912 he
added Tesreau In 1913 he piled Denareea string three
pitchers added within three wonderful In addition
these pitchers the point of the club Doyle Merk
40 points above display
almost certainty that John will seader better club this
than he had last He will should be good
enough to win by a ten-game margin
In the American League-hsre isn't anything to 1.-THE Massen
phaanx its head the horizon Wise old Connie
doing He should
course many forever
held spring and the Macmen oued their
championship Bush Brown, Shawkey and possibly
will hand with this fighting
And behind them will be that awful oand Of
derers with the walopng wand The Mackmen-thats ALL
The Washington times., 1914-04-06
SCHOOLBOY TEAMS
HUSTLE THIS WEEK
Every Manager Is Pushing His
Outfit to the Limit to Over
come Bad Weather.

With ten days OF holiday before the
first interhigh school championship dou-
bleheadcr, the week will be a tough one
for high school baseball teams. Practi-
caIIy all of the managers have made ar
ranKeInents to push their teams to the
limit in the effort to get much needed
practice.
The fact that the Easter vacation Is
early this year coupled with a lot of
bad weather in the first week or so when
the teams got out on the field is causing
a whole lot of difficulty with coaches,
Large squads have made II almost i'm
possible to give all of the lads a proper
tryout.
Of all the schoolboy teams Cathedral
seems to have been as successful as
Paul Whites Business High School nine.
George Green's lads have beaten Friends.
Central. and Tech, and are meeting
Western today. The Red and White
Ia ckles the Lincoln A. c. Wednesday,
and the G. U. Freshmen again Thurs
day.
business is tackling the Georgetown
Preps on Wednesday while Eastern on
FRIDAY and Saturday will go down into
Virginia for a couple Of games meeting
Randolph Macon at Front Royal and the
Massanuten at Woodstock.
The Washington times., 1914-04-06
John Henry's Batting Average
Makes Griff Smile, But 0th-
ers Are Doing Same.

Nine Of the Griffmen, not counting a
trio Of twirlers seen only in one game
each, are hitting for 200 or above.
John Henry is going at a great clip,
swatting for .53S in the games played
since the team returned from Char
lott, sville The big backstop seems to
have found his batting lamps early this
String.
Hank Shanks. the Monaca Marvel, -
holding his own With the walloping
wand, tCo. as he is found at the .4S1
mark. Milan and Moran, too. are right
there with the willow. II shanks can
keep up his present pace he is sure to
remain in left field this summer.
Wa!ly Smith, the former Atlanta in
fielder, now subbing for George Nc
Bride is singing the leather well
enough TO keep some OF the veterans
on the anxious seat Wally's mark is
GGe3 very respectable record.
Chick GanGiI and DANNY Moelle. are
two veterans yet to find their batting,
eyes clear. So is Eddie Foster. Gandil
is down at 30, with Moellcr drilling
a'ong at .235. Foster is even worse,
down at .136.
Following are the complete batting
averages OF the Griffmen to date:
The Washington times., 1914-04-06
HAL CHASE BAWLS
OUT FRANK CHANCE
Former Yankee Says He Wants
to Be Shown That Cub
Chieftain Can Develop Team

FORTH WORTH, Tex. April s.-Ha
Chase doesn't think much of FRANK
Chance. Or, rather. he is a Missouriar
wien 1t comes TO believing Chance has
right to the title of Peerless Lead
er. A Los Angeles paper quoted Childe
Harold as thinking Chance a great
manager and greatly riied the nervous
first baseman of the White Sox.
II note that 4 Los Angeles paper
Quoted me as saying that 1 considered
Frank Chance a great manager. The
truth is quite the opposite. I never
said Chance was a great manager. In
fact, never mentioned Chance to any
one" says Chase.
Il think he is the luckiest man in
baseball in having a club .willed' to
him. Amy man IN the Cub infield. from
which club he got his reputation, had
mole baseball knowledge than Chance
possessed.
III he is the Peerless Leader the
public thinks he is why did he not
fortify the Cub machine and keep It
the great team IL was?
There are managers in baseball
such as McGraw. Griffith Ind lack
wHo have shown their ability to keep
a club to certain high degree of ef-
fiClercy. But Chance failed to do this
with the Cubs. and until he brings the
NV York Americans TO the front he
must be classed with the mediocre
nlanagers."
The Washington times., 1914-04-06
THREE PITCHERS WILL
BE SENT TO BUSHES;
M'BRIDE IS RECOVERING
Johnson Boehng Shaw and Enge Probable First String Quar-
tet for Opening of Regular Season-Dandy Captain Has
Bandages Removed and May Play Wednesday.
BY THOMAS KIRBY.

With Johnny Munford bound for FL
mira. in the New York State League,
there still remain three pitchers to be
temporarily relegated TO lesser realms
before Clark Griffith has cut his corps
of Inoundsaen to ten, the number he
announced some time ago he intended
10 carry into the championship tussle.
The original collection of twirlers
numbered thirteen, and then came
Harry Collier from the University of
Georgia. According to the Atlanta
papers, Griffith has notified Billy Smith
that Collier will probably be sent back
10 Atlanta for further seasoning before
he is primed for a return to the Capital
in the autumn.
This leaves a couple presuming the
Georgians are correct in their forecast
Of the return of Collier, who will go. Who
they are to be is a mystery as Griffith
maintains that he will not decide until
rhe last minute as to what disposition
he will make of his surplus talent.
Hans Schwartje is the least expert
enced of the pitchers, but he has shown
enough crude, natural ability to warrant
his being sent to one of the higher class
leagues If his present MANAGER can frame
some reciprocity agreement with s1me
club.
Who the other will be cannot be fore
told just now, but there is every indi-
caItpn that the four regulars, who will
be worked in order AT the outset, are
johnson. Shaw. Boehling. and Engel.
with Ayres and Bentley. and some of
the others pounding viciously for ad-
mission into the enchanted realm.
For the first time since the return of
the Nationals from their unhappy train
ing grounds. George Mcbride today
practiced sans the straps and strips
that covered his injured groin for more
than two weeks.
The policy Of watchful waiting was
followed to the fullest extent when
Mcbride realized that strenuosity might
bring about permanency to the injury
that was troubling him That the
system followed was productive OF
good was shown yesterday when the
club physician removed the adhesive
strip and the field leader Of the Griff-
men stepped and hoped about without
the least hitch in his right leg.
In running forward or backward Nc
Bride feels no pain whatever. and 1t
is only when he goes to his right for
a batted ball and makes a sudden stop
Tor the throw that there appears to be
a ierk in one of the ligiments of the
upper thigh. He will not be in the
game today. but the chances are that
The Washington times., 1914-04-06
Memo LeiboId, by StraddIing
Plate Like leIivelt, Thinks
He'll Hit Them All.

ATLANTA, Ga. April 6-One Of the
most improved players on the Cleveland
team is Harry Leibold. the dlminutive
centerfelder. In the early part Of las,
season IeIbold was seldom seen and
never heard This spring he's the most
conspicuous player on the field and Is
constant chatterbox-
Leibold's change Is due partly to the
fact that the strangeness Of his big
league surroundings has been worn on.
but more to the fact that he thinks he
Is going to hit pretty close to the 300
mark.
"Half-pint'' declares he has over
come the advantage the southpaw
hurlers once had on him. when I
was going to school and played In
amateur games" said Leibold today,
Il was never bothered by the left
handers. That's because the south
paws in that class OF ball don't have
any hooks But when I jumped to
the American Association right from
the amateur class I found southpaws
who knew how to pitch had my goat.
II couldn't get to their curve balls
and was striking out regularly. Then
] tried to switch over and bat right
handed against the left-handers- But
I'm naturally left-handed myself-do
most everything left-handed except
throw that way. And I soon decided
II were to make good I'd better bat
all the time. I've played
two seasons since then. one with the
association and one with Cleveland.
And I'm gradually getting SO I can
master the curve balls shot up by the
This year I'm using Gabby
Lelivelts straddle position at bat, and
I don't think the southpaws are going
to bother me any. That straddle ought
The Washington times., 1914-04-06
vIGILANTS.

he will be worked for a while in one
| of the engagements of the collegiate
| double-header "wednesday.
Joe Olveri has enlisted a thoroughly
| representative semi pro team under
his colorS to oppose the Nationals this
afternoon under the co:ors o. the Vigi-
liant Athletic Club. Becker, erstwhile
GTiffman, is slated to pitch for the
Vigilants, while Hans Schwartje and
Paul Musser may make their 1914 de-
butts for the Nationals.
The first division of Nationals, who
went to Cincinnati with visions of two
victories, are back with double de-
feat against them, yesterdays setback
the team was routed in the final inning
after the game had apparently been
cinched.
It was too cold for Walter johnson
to risk that million dollar fin, but he
hold the Reds scoreless for four in
nings. In the fifth he grow wild, and
Foster contributed a costly error that
gave Cincinnati three runs. johnson
allowed three hits, gave five bases on
balls and hit one batter. before he gave
way to Joe Engel at the beginning OF
the sixth.
Engel got along well enough for two
innings. but In the final a single. a base
and a timely single gave Cincinnati a
pair of runs in the ninth that decided
the issue.
Cincinnati writer's are unanimous in
dealing out praise to Wally Smith for
his fast shortstopping. He had nine
chances, and the majority of them were
of the most difficult sort, but he came
through in grand shape.
While the Nationals were being beaten
were being trimmed by the Newark
1Eternationals. What's the answer?
Nothing.
The fact that Cincinnati h1s heen
considered a grave yard for managers
has long been charged TO typeUritting
baseball directors on the least op-
portunity the Cincinnati scri5es seem
to have an uncomfortable determina-
ton to horn in. More than one good
man has been forced out by outside
Interference and Griffith canGidly ad-
mits that this had much to do with his
determination to move, even despite the
earnest entreaties Of Garry HERNIA IN. |
owner OF the club, TO stay. AS a sample !
of the stuff that Cincinnatians are I
asked to swallow comes the opinion
that Johnson fails TO impress. 1t was |
the first appearance Of Johnson i'll that
city and the fact that such an opinion |
should be handed down should worry !
the pitcher who has been able to steg-
ger through the fastest league in the !
world with seasons percentage OF |
.7SS.
1t might be well for those who are
so persistent in their hammeiing of |
the Feds by declaring that the fanatics |
will not pay major league prices to |
See the outlaws to understand that |
there is no possibility of such a Iro-
ceedinss. OF course. they won't payi
major league prices for the sufficient !
reason that the Feds are not to charge
major league prices but intend TO fea-
ture the . cent feature.
Tomorrow the population OF AIexan-
drta- or large proportion Of II. will
migrate to National park TO see the
Cardinal Athletic Club engage the
G-itfmeT. II is said there will be 500
school children in the delegation.
The Washington times., 1914-04-06

nails and it was then that Clark
Griffith viewed him and saw in the
youngster the possibilities of a fu-
ture great
When 1t was noised about that
st. Louis would let Smith go, Grif-
nth tipped of his old chum. Billy
Smith, and he was taken to Atlanta.
In Georgia, Smith hit a stride and
was yanked back to the majors by
the Nationals for a trial at Chariot
tesville
During the training season, Smith
has exceeded expectations. has dis
placed Joe Gedeon as first substf-
tute and stands ready to vault in
to the lineup in any place should
mishap overcome any of those who
at present hold the permanent
berths.
Wally Smith has recently cele-
brated his twenty birthday and
claims st Louis as his home, this
being about the worst thing that
can be said about the one who has
hit so consistently we'll in the set
of exhibition engagements.
The Washington times., 1914-04-06
Introducing That ScintiIlating Young Utility Per
former, Mr.. "Walloping Way" Smith, Who
Seems to Have Clutched His Job.
By THOMAS KIRBY.

Probably the most talked of player
among the young Nationals this
spring has been Wallace Smith,
who has fought his way upward
and onward. through the rank and
file, until he Is now among the Sc
lect in the role Of first Utility
man.
wally Smith is primarily a third
basernan, but he has played every
position on the team with the ex-
ception Of pitcher. his debut being
rs a catcher. He was driven from
behind the bat by a foul tip that
nearly blinded him while he was
still an amateur.
Five years ago he projected him
self into organized baseball as q
member Of the Vancouver club of
the Northwestern League and made
so good that he was drafted that
fall by the St Louis Nationals. For
two seasons he was with the Cardi-
The Washington times., 1914-04-06
Both College Teams
Are Playing Today

Both Catholic University and George
town are playing today. the Brook
landers facing Lehish. which Is start
ing upon its annual Southern trip. and
the Hilltoppers lacking Cornell in Il
second combat. e. l.. has been having
great success on the diamond this
spring. and hopes to continue TODAY
against the Pennsylvanians. George
town fought the Ithacans down the
lire nip and tuck Saturday. winning in
the tenth inning on wild pitch by
the Cornell finger. The ftil.toppers
will make the same hard fight today
The Washington times., 1914-04-06
Central League Now
Ready for Campaign

The Central League Il In the ANA
teur field for the season. tho organi-
zation meeting being held yesterday.
Columbia 101, the champions of last
year, will again be in the fold. the
only leftover from last season The
AloysiusJ Club. the Emerald A. c. and
the waverieys are sure to be in the
circuit, while it Is possible that the
Spartans, 7. NJ. II. A.. Sherwoods and
Carroll Institute will be represented.
Tie league Will meet tomorrow night
to elect officers for the season. Maurice
z. O'Connor being slated for president.
The Washington times., 1914-04-06
Will Meet Tonight.

The Potomac League will meet to-
night in Anacostia, and is expected to
act upon the question OF entering the
Amateur Association. President Robert
II. Young and Secretary Harry ShurtleY
will attend the meeting to urge the
necessity OF this action Eastern A. c.
will seek a franchise in the Potomac
League tonight
The Washington times., 1914-04-06
Cardinals Win First
Contest of Campaign

The crack Cardinal A c., Of Alex
andria. which faces Clark Grifsth's big
leasuers tomorrow at Florida avenue.
have tried out their wings preparatory
to the conflict and find themselves
strong. They experimented with tie
Alexandria A. C. yesterday. shutting
out their opponents, to o. timer and
Burgandine occupied the mound. show
ing plenty of skill.
The Washington times., 1914-04-06
O'Brien Hammered.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. April 6-BucB
O'Drien. former star Of the Red Sox
lasted just three innings against thc
Cubs yesterday. being slammed all over
the lot. Jim Vaughn pitched the who'll
game for Chicago. The score:
R.H.E
Chicago ..............2 222 0O0 2GG-Il II
IEGianr coils col 90 OlO-J
Battertes-Ckicago-V and Ar
cher: Indianapolis - O'Brien, Willis.
McrZ, Casklll. and Livingston.
The Washington times., 1914-04-06
Newark InternatiOnalS
Defeat Worlds Champions

NEWARK. n. j., April 6-With a
sterling ninth-innlng rally. in which
three runs came over. the Newark In
ternationals won from the Mackmen
yesterday, to 3. The score: R.H. E.
Newark ............ 90 U1 O03- .
Machmen ........... 90 0po 020-3 9 1
Batterfes-Newark, Schardt and Heck
niger: Mackmen. Pennock, burning and
Thomas