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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-09-16
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give out a job
of PRINTING
expecting to get 1t
in a week, and
it was two or
three
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Were you ever
Promised n first class
Job and when it
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The Hickman Courier.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30
BRING BOARD |N1O
CROSS LAKE CASE
CADDO COMMISSIONERS EXrEe'
ed CLAIM MONEY ACCRU'
ING FROM LEASE.
SAYS ACT 1902 IN EFFECT
Governor Claims State Needs Money
and Can Not See Way Clear
Not to Award Lease.
Shreveport

A new phase Of the controversy
over the dried bed Of Cross Lake de-
veIoped when it became known that
in the event the courts sustain the
governors lease Of the mineral rights
of this territory, the Caddo Leyee
Board will claim whatever money ac-
crues to the state under the proyi
sions of the lease. It is understood
the claim will be made under an act
of 1902, which specifically declared
that money accruing from the sale OF
Cross Lake lands should be placed in
the state treasury for the use and
benefit of the Caddo Leyee Board.
This act has never been amended
or repealed, it is held, the general act
OF 1914, under which the governor
operated In leasing the lands, con.
tanned no repeating clause.
In answering the arguments Of the
Shreveport delegation which pressed
him not to lease Cross LAX for ex.
ploitation for Oil and gas, in view of
the fact that Shreveport has pur.
chased the land for use as a water
reservoir, the governor said that the
state needed revenue and he could not
see his way clear, in view Of the Ian
guage of the act and the duties that
statute imposed, to refrain from
awarding the lease
II the contention being made In be-
half Of the Levee Board is correct,
the state is merely trustee In this
instance for the Levee Board. What.
ever money comes out Of the soil, il
Is held, must accrue to the Levee
Eoard and the state cannot obtain or
appropriate it.
In 1902 the Legislature passed an
act (No. 171}, providing for the sale
Of Cross Lake lands. Section 3 OF
that enactment declares that the reg
lister Of the land office Shall deposit
all funds arising from the sale Of any
OF said lands Immediately in the state
treasury, and the same shall be plac.
cd to the credit Of the Board of Com.
missiOners Of Caddo Levee District
for their use and benefit"
Under the provisions Of Act 81 OF
1910, which it Is claimed did moi
Change the vested ownership Of the
Caddo Levee Board in the lands, the
City Of Shreveport paid $1,000 Isl
per acre. for the bed OF Cross Lake
Tor use as water reservoir. In
this act the state reserved the mineral
rights.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30
MANY STARVING TO
DEATH IN CHINA
OTHERS ARE KILLING THEM.
SELVES TO AVOID TER
RORS OF HUNGER.
0ROUTH CAUSED FAMINE
American Consul at Chung King
Makes Distressing Report to
State Department.

Washington. Many are starving to
death, others are committing suicide
to escape the terrors Of hunger, and
thousands are on the verge Of star.
walton in the province Of S4echuan,
China, because of famine, according
to mall advices to the State Depart
ment, received from E. Carleton Ba-
ker, American consul at Chung.King.
The famine is due to a protracted
drouth, particularly in the region of
Fuchow and Chungchow.
Many Of the poorer people are al.
ready dying and others are on the
verge Of starvation" says the memo
randum to the State Department
THE price Of rice has more than
doubled. Some OF the people are so
desperate that they are eating roots
ard bark from the trees and even
clay, and others are committing sui.
eide to escepae the terrors OF starva
ton"
Conditions probably will not i'm
prove until the next harvest in thu
late summer, Consul Baker stated
President Yuan Shi Kali is said tt
have authorized an expenditure o.
100000 for relief of the sufferers.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30
FLANDERS ATTACKED
BY The GERMANS
eIA'm FURTHER SUCCESSES IN
iHsiR DRIVE TOWARD CALAIS
PARIS DENIES THE CLAIM.
HARD FIGHT ON IN WOEVRE
1erIn Claims That French Suffered
Heavy Defeat in This
Region.

London.-The German PUSHES in
FLANDERS and the Woevre, where they
claim considerable successes, are be
neVed to be forerunners of another
Dig effort to break through the allied
lines In the west,
For many days Belgium has been
sealed from the observation of neu
trails, while German reenforcements
are being moved to the south to take
part in the new offensive, which they
nope Is to carry them to alais. The
attack in Flanders, originally leveled
at the French has been transferred tC
the British lines held by the Cana
CLANS, on the immediate right Of the
French, and here for two days the
men from the dominion have been
engaged In deadly contest with the
Germans. The Germans claim further
progress toward Ypres and that Brit
ish counter attacks have been re-
pulsed.
The French, on the other hand, de.
clare the allies counter attacks con.
tinue with success and that the Brit.
ish hold all their positions, and repeat
the charge that the Germans are US.
ing bombs containing asphyxiating
gases.
The Frankfurter Zeitung justifies
the use Of these missiles on the
ground that the allies have done like
WISE
The German attack in the Woevre,
or in the Mouse hills, was directed
against the French positions south.
vest Of Combres, and according to
Berlin, the French suffered heavy
defeat Paris, however, says that in
counter attack the Germans were
driven out of the French first line.
which they had pushed back.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30
ALLY WOODS IN
HANDS OF FRENCH
WRESTED FROM GERMANS AT.
TER SEVERAL DAYS SYSTEM
ATTIC PREPARATIONS.

Paris.-An official eyewitness, de-
scribing operations by which the
French are menacing German posi-.
tons in the wedge Of St. MthieL
says:
'All the ALLY woods, which consti.
tuted strong and we'll fortified sup
port for the Germans. now is entirely
H. French hands, conquered for the
nost part by troops from the center
CT France, after several days Of Sys-
tematic preparations by heavy artil-
lery fire.
"At certain points the Germans
had constructed on the front Of meats
IL yards wide spiked barriers extend
ing about six feet above the level OF
the earth. surrounded by barbed wire
entanglements, which were so intri.
cate as to make them impervious to
any tools.
"A concentration of artillery fire
opened large breaches in this defense;
rarapets were sent crashing into the
ground and dismebered bodies were
blown into the air above the clouds Of
smoke The earth was strewn with
overturned trees and branches.
After five hours of intense ire.
five mines, laid under a parapet ada
cent to the principal fort holding the
position. exploded annihilating the
garrison and spreading panic In the
trenches.
AN attack With fixed bayonets
then began in three lines, preceded by
a detachment with hand grenades.
Engineers followed with bridges pre-
pared In advance to facilitate passage
over the network of trenches. The
order has been given to pass over
the trenches and take the enemy in
the rear.
Three lines of trenches were thus
cleared Of the Germans Those who
sought refuge in the underground
shelters persisted from suffocation
through the collapse of the entire
earthwOrks.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30
WORLD CRISIS IS
near SAYS WILSON
PRESIDENT ASKS HEARERS TO
PREPARE FOR THE TASK OF
MEDIATION.

New York.-President Wilson. ad-
dressing publishers from all parts OF
the country at the annual luncheon OF
the Associated Press at the Waldorf
Hotel, declared thatsthe condition OK
the worlds affairs is coming to a cli-
max and that, although the times be-
hind the United States had been diff
cult, indeed, the times ahead ara to be
more serious.
THE test is coming for the United
States, as we'll as for the nations en-
gagged in war;" the president said.
Our whole duty" he added, lis
summed up in this motto, America
first"
Wilson proceeded to explain that
Americans should think of America
first in order that this nation may be
in a position to help both sides when
peace comes.
The president commented on The
fact that there have been attempts to
disturb the perfect neutrality of the
nation. He said that men had even
uttered ISLANDERS against the United
States to incite it to interfere
Men had even been saying that il
the United States went to war or
either side there would be a divides
nation, he said. He characterized this
as ian abominable libel of ignorance
That remark Of the president, as
we're many others in the course of ais
brief address, was received with enthu
siastic applause.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30
Object to Panama Mononolv

Panama.-The Panama government
has put in force what is described as
q monopolistic scheme for the coloni.
cation and exploitation Of the San
Bias coast on the Atlantic ocean, to
which the American government has
fnterposed objections. The United
States pointed out that the scheme
would greatly interfere with a profta,
Bile trade in cocoanuts and other prod
ucts which the San Bias Indians con.
duct with the New England states,
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30
10 Men For Every Job.

Washington. - William c. Edes.
member of the Alaskan Engineering
Commission, Is spreading broadcast a
warning that there are but 400 jobs
available in Alaska, with the opening
of work on the government railroad.
The commission has on file 1000 ap.
plicaions from men looking for work,
and who desire to 90 to Alaska.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30
M'Combs Will Stick.

Observation-Disclosures reports that
William F. McCombs would resign as
chairman OF the Democratic National
Committee drew the following formal
statement from Secretary Tumulty at
the White House. 1.-The story appear.
ing in the morning papers of Mr.. Nc
Combs resignation and my selected to
succeed him as chairman of the M,
tional Democratic committee is tho
gossip Of persons whose purpose is to
make trouble and create discord with
in the ranks Of the party"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30
Rehearinq Is Denied.

Observation-Disclosures for re-
hearing Of the Midwest Oil case was
denied by the Supreme Court. The
decision upheld the validity of former
President Taft's order withdrawing
from entry millions of dollars worth
Of public oil lands in California and
Wyoming.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30
Condition Of Banks.

Neutrality-suspicious. and discounts
CT the 1883 national banks reporting
to the comptroller of the currency on
his last call, March 4, amounted to
$6,499, 964,605, an increase over De-
cember 81 of s152,32s,O94, and an In.
crease over the call a year previous
of about $142,OO0,OOO.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30
Release British Shin.

San Francisco-The British steam
ar Cetriana, reported held at Ensada,
Lower California, by Villa authorities,
has been released and will sail for
this city at once, according to ad-
vices received by the steamers
agents here.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30
Allies Land Near Enos.

London-The operations in the
Dardanelles apparently are still con-
fined to the bombardment Of the
Turkish lines while preparations are
being made for landing the allied
force, part Of which Is already on
Turkish territory at Enos and other
points.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30
Would Comoromise Debt.

Washington.-A proposal to compro-
mise the VirginiaWest Virginia debt
controversy through payment by West
Virginia OF $4,313.b67.97 with interest
since January l, 1861, was submitted
In the supreme court by Attorney Cen
eral Pollard OF Virginia. The interest
probably would bring the total OF thia
payment to about $18.000,00o.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30
Bryan Declines Dry Invitation.

Washington.-Secretary Bryan de-
clined an invitation from the Anti.Sa-
loon League of America to address q
prohibition convention in Atlantic City
this summer 1t is understood that the
secretary refused because his prohibit
ton utterances have already begun to
worry some Of the Democratic party
leaders, who fear an attempt will be
made to have prohibition plank in
the 1916 platform.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30
Wabash Must Pay Note,

St Louis.-That the holders of re-
ceivers' certificates aggregating $751;
$50 900, which are due August l. 1915,
have refused to extend the certificates
and will demand payment upon ma
turity, was revealed in a petition filed
in the United States District Court.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30
S135.0oO,o00 in Streets.

New York.-Guarded by armed de-
tectives and police, $135,000,0c0 was
carted through the financial district.
The money belongs to the Mechanics
and Metals National bank, which
moved from so Wall street to new
banking rooms at 20 Nassau street.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30
No Tobacco Suit Now.

washington. Of Justice
officials do not expect to begin anti.
trust proceedings against the Ameri.
can Tobacco Company on the com.
plant of Independent tobacco job
ters and retailers that the American
company has granted an exclusive
agency in the Metropolitan district Of
New York to the Metropolitan Tobac-
co Company.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30
Pension For Home Guards.

Montgomery.-Under a ruling maze
by Attorney General w. l.. Martin,
home guards, state reserves and state
milttiaaaen who served In Mabsma
during the war between the states
are entitled to draw a Confederate
pension from the state Many pen.
sioners were recently stricken from
the rolls because they were home
guards and not at the front.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30
German Peace Terms.

Westinghouse confident Is the
German government that the war
practically he's been won for Ger.
many that the terms upon which Ger
many will consent to end hostilities
are now being given consideration.
This Is the astonishing information
received from q high German au.
thority.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30
VjlIiatas Back to Front.

Eagle Pass.-Sixty-nine Villa sol.
dfers, wounded in the recent siege Of
Matamoros, arrived at Eagle Pass,
and we're sent across the border to
join the Villa garrison at Piedras
Negras.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30
Can Vote on Suffrage,

Trenton.-Governor Fielder signed
the bill providing for a special cleo
ton on October 10 for the submission
ct the proposed woman suffragis:
amendment to the voters OF the state
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30
Plan For Harvest Nein

Topeka, Kan.-Eight states will
unite In handling the harvest hand
problem during the wheat harvest
this year, according to z. G. Hopkins,
head Of the State Free Employment
bureau.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30
Nav Close Ports,

London.-The latest issue of the
official London Gazette contains a no.
tice to mariners stating that 1t may
be necessary shortly to forbid all en-.
trance to certain ports Of the EN-.
pire.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30
For Grandfather Clause

Tallahasee.-The lower house of
the Florida legislature adopted reso
luton to submit to the voters
grandfather clause amendment to
The constitution. u
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30
Publicity Is Essential.

Baltimore.-Publicity Is as essen
TIA, To honest administration Of the
Government as freedom OF speech is
r. representative government, Secre-
torv OF State Bryan told members Of
the City Club.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30
Cost 100000 an Hour.

IIondon.-It would cost the British
government over $1.250.000 an hour
il the battleship Queen Elizabeth
we're to fire all her guns at their full
capacity, according to a naval expert
ccre.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30
1ritjsh 6attleship Hit

Washington.-The German ennbas-
~ announced it had information
",rom a reliable source" that a Brit
ish battleship was severely damaged
in the last Zeppelin attack over the
Tyne>
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30
o,;r- Vu;IheIm in Drv Docks.

Prinz Wilhelm in Dry Docks.
Newport News.-With Commander
Thierfelder on the bridge and the crew
at their stations, the German sea
raider Kronpr1nz Wilhelm has been
moved into drydocks.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30
More Wheat For Belgium.

Galveston-The British steame~
Queen Adelaide, chartered by the Be1l
gian Relief Commission, sailed from
here for Rotterdam with 27S,400 BUSH
ele OF wheat for Belgium.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30
Fiddle Sells For $1e,50C

1ondon.-A famous Stradivarius
violin. presented by Lord Newlands
FIR sale at Christie's aution room on
hehalf of the Red Cross brought 49,.
800.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30
ocai Option Law Valid.

local OPt1UTI EH"
frankfort. -Kentucky' local option
law was upheld by the state court ol
appeals, which declared valid elections
held last year in four counties.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30

The first steel bridge in Livingston
parish has just been opened FOR tra!'
fic across the Tcktaw river at Center
Vile. The bridge Is $50 feet In length
and cost the police Jury about Sa.loo.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30
FOR HURRIED READERS.

A honey-coated invitation, with a
challenge and a string hidden in it's
phraseology, was prepared by the
poard OF appraisers in the form of a
resolution to be handed to Governor
Hall. The resolution invites the gov
ernor to appear before the board to
throw light upon railroad assessments,
and at the same time throws out a.
challenge to him to produce facts and
ngures to back his fight for assess.
ment increases.
The Chamber of Commerce Of Alex-
andr1a has decided to have a man.
moth barbecue and political rally in
tnls city on July 4, when all the can.
oldates for state Offices will be invited
70 attend make addresses and omen
inc state campaign upon that occasion
Efforts will be put forth to make the
affair the biggest event Of the kind
ever pulled of in the state.
About onefifth Of the rice cron h.s
oeen planted at Gueydan, and the verv
COOL weather is believed to hove dona
1t much damage, so that some will
nave to be replanted. A good rain "a
what the farmers Of this section arc
praying for.
X, ~ Sim Of Shreveport, appointed
BY Governor Hall. took possession ~,
the ONCE OF state bank examiner ror.
mer Examiner W. L. Young rece,vod
Mr. Sims and turned over to him tha
records Of the Office. 1t win talo No
new examiner about two DAYS to cben,,
up the effects of the Office
The actual campaign for ,mnrovoa
sanitary conditions in Hammond VIZ.
launched at meeting OF the camna,"n n
committee which was organized ~ ar
list the aid of the voters IN car ~ .n .
the $4,000 sewerage bond election IS
be held here May 20. o" &c
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30

General Maunou-y, commander OF
one OF the French army corps, was
hit by German bullet while inspect
ing one OF the first line trenches, cap.
tured from the Germans. He was look
ing through a loophole when a bullet
removed his eye, broke his jaw and
struck General de Vnlaret, who &C.
companied him on the tour Of inspec-
ton, in the middle of the forehead.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30

Fred Becker, track coach OF Louis
lana State University, and Ferries MO
tsraw, Tulane track manager. signed q
contract for a dual track meet to %
held at Baton Rouge May /. Tho l.. 8.
u.-Tulane meet will be one Of the feat
ures coincident with the State High
School rally.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30

Notwithstanding the drought be-
tween 1,4O0 and 1900 crates OF fine
Strawberries constituted the weeks
shipments by the two Amite associa-
tions. The average price throughout
the week has been $2,S5 which Is re-
garded, good remuneration. The flavor
and quality Of the fruit is exceptional.
~ fine owing to the dry weather and so
far the berry crop has not suffered
particularly for want Of moisture
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30

The United States dredgeboat Gras.
tett, has completed the work on the
Medlinka river and left for Mermentau.
The dredge is now at Possiabe and
Will 90 up to point near Crowley
with boat drawing six feet Of water.
A number Of boats are getting ready
to start operating and regular trips
to the Gulf Of Mexico will be made
shortly.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-04-30

w. =. Krebs Of Lake Charles, presi
dent OF the Louisiana Press AssociA
ton, was In Monroe to confer with tho
executive committee to outline tire
program for the coming meeting Of the
association in Monroe. The executive
committee is composed of J. W. Smith.
Monroe, chairman; H. A. Mangham.
Rayville; s. M. Lewise, Ruston; Haw.
thorne, Barnes, Farnerville; J. ~.
Turner, Lake Providence.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-12-03
Corsica and De eaoli.

While the island Ut Corsica derives
It's fame from being the birthplace OF
Napoleon. the name OF Pusuuale de Pa.
oil IL more dear to the natives. for It
was under the leadership OF this pa
triot. IN l1:.1. that they escaped from
the yoke OF the GenoeSe. For fourteen
years he wisely administered the af-
fairs OF the island. In 1863 France
bought the island from Genoa and
landed an army OF 21..WD. which Paoli
met with u few thousand COr~tcans
and fought until his army was reduced
to 537 men: yet he cut his way through
and ESCAPED to England. where he re-
mained twenty years. At the outbreak
Of the revolution in France he returned
10 his native land aud became mill.
tary governor. but lie could no get on
with his old enemy, SO he returned to
England. where he died in 1907.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-12-03
BUILT uno0 Cotton.


When the l4easOws lighthouse. Eng.
land. was built on the sandy Wtrral
shore the builders were puzzled by the
lack Of q suitable foundation for the
masonry tower. An ingenious way out
Ut the difficulty was effected IN tho
vicinity an incoming ship. laden with
q cargo Ut cotton. had gone ashore and
had become u total wreck. The cotton
was useless for its intended purpose.
30 the ba lpH were Kalvaged aud dumped
into the sand ut the point where the
lighthouse was to be erected. The
descy mAHs settled into the sand aud
under compression became rs solid ~
Z rock. while its pernane was ns-
sured by lls complete fnbinersion. The
sta bility ~ this xtr,nRe foundation
may IL. gathered from he fact that the
tower erected thereof. stood aud shed
Its welcome light regularly every night
for about Il century and . halt, being
extinguished only 4 few years ago.
as 1t was no .ouger required Aryo-
maui
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-12-03
condors In Chile,

The majestic condor Is. air me ex-
GUIDED, the largest flying creature In
tue world. Swift and extraordina rily
strong OF wing, II figures In the Chilean
national arms as a symbol Of strength.
The following Is one Ut the native de.
vices for killing Il:
The hunter. having covered himself
with the skin Of a newly slain OK.
would lie on his back on the ground.
while his companion would hide him
self not far away. Down would swoop
the condor to feust upon the carcass.
but directly the claws touched the
body they were seized from within
the Oxskin hy strong gloved ands that
held the bird Il prisoner. Then the
partner would break cover and slay
the captive with what Chaucer would
have called u verde smerck" from a
club.-"Chile-lts Land and People"