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Rapid Spread of Cooperative Purchas-
ing Plan Owes Impetus to Parcel
Post and New Express Methods
HE buying club idea is new.
Twelve months ago you could
have found only scattered in

TIME buying club idea Is new.
Twelve months ago you could
have found only scattered in
stances Of the purchase OF
food products by clubs, but
to-day cooperative associations are at
work in nearly every large city this
side Of the Mississippi River. In New
York and its suburbs the buying club
idea has taken particularly firm root.
1t is estimated that there are now in
the metropolitan district no less than
two hundred clubs whose sole excuse
for being is the purchase of butter,
eggs. poultry and other farm products
direct from producers.
The elimination of all unnecessary
middlemen is the purpose Of the buy
ing club enthusiasts. They will tell
you that they save a substantial
amount Of money by their new pur-
chasing methods. In other words, the
buying club people feel that they have
partly solved the problem Of the high
cost Of living.
Go up Fifth avenue and Broadway
to the department store section, or
ever down town among the insurance
canyons. and you will find yourself in
the land Of the buying clubs. Fol the
most part they are large clubs, having
from fifty to W hundred members
each and organized from the ranks of
the employees in large business offices
and stores. Some Of them nave stand
ing orders for as much as 200 pounds
of butter a week; they buy 1t direct
from creameries in Indiana and bring
it 700 miles to the clubs doorstep.
One club placed an order last Christ
mastide with a Western turkey pro-
Queer for some 900 pounds of bird and
saved for its members 20 per cent.
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'cia VIZ lesfs
But other estimates are still higher.
The employees of an uptown mercan-
tile concern say they effect a 25 per
cent. saving in their weekly bills.
And price is often the least con-
sideration with u.s." they will tell you;
'it is the freshness and the quality
OF country fresh things that count
most. When We buy produce We know
just how long it takes to get it 10 our
kitchens. Their too. the savings in
the cost Of living are practically SAL
AIRY Increases for US. The buying club
idea pays
Undoubtedly 1t pays. Employers
have been noticing that. Already sew
eral large concerns are carrying the
accounts of their employees buying
clubs on their own books. Each man
orders his produce and takes il home
with him, but on the way out he signs
a due bill which is debited against him
on pay day. a week or two weeks
hence.
Indeed under the methods OF one New
York firm the employees purchas-
ing club practically receives two weeks
credit, sometimes a very highly priced
privilege. The sound business eff
cheney OF the club purchasing idea
leads many factory managers and de-
partment heads to suggest and even
foster the working out of the plan un.
der their own guidance. one such or
g%anizatiJn in Chicago spends $1,000 a
month in the purchase OF foodstuffs.
II has proved an intensely practical
way Of increasing the welfare OF the
employees.
By no means is the buying club idea
confined to mercantile circles. You
will find it being applied to the re-
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corporate creameries and packers Z
meats-have been casting longing
eyes at the market of the metropolis,
They not only consider the buying
club trade their legitimate mark'' hl'
they are laying plans, in certain .,a",
TO appeal to the Individual housow.f"
with small combination boxes AMI
high quality single shipments. tn"
california Fruit Association
is an example: within a year It salpp"!
over 10000 individual parcels NJ Dr.!
fruits and nuts to consumer home,
IN New YORK, Boston, Philadelphia
Baltimore and other large cities. I'll"
great majority of these had been W
dered through by express. not hy Ngy-
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at points ranging from Belgium to
.Alsace. Each train consists of five
ambulances, n repair car and n
scout car, and the train is manned by
thirteen men and an officer in charge.
all of whom are Americans. At pres
ent the cars are carrying on an aver
age each month 5000 wounded SOL
diers-French, Belgian, British and
German.
The corps is a part Of the French
army and receives orders from the
Minister of War and the general taffs.
1t is now composed of twenty-siN COM
missloned officers and $50 men, a ma
jority of them being students in or
graduates from American colleges.
Promotion is rapid and not subject to
seniority. There have been instances
of men rewarded for exceptional SER
vice and ability by promotion to the
rank of officer within one month after
beginning service. At present the
roster of officers is as follows, most
or them men of mature years, and re-
sponsible for the lads driving cars:
lnspector-Gencral- Robert Bacon,
formerly Ambassador To France. and
before that time Secretary Of State.
Captain of Ambulances-A. Welles-
ley kipling, an American writer on
wal subjects who has lived for many
years in France.
Chief Ambulance Surgeon-Dr. Ed
ward Gros.
The staff officers are: o. w. Budd,
a. Piatt Andrew, Princeton, 'O3. en-
Assistant Secretary OF the Treasury;
Frederick Bate OF Detroit, S. j. Nc
Fadden, Jr.. Philadelphia, L. of r.,
~; +. Fisher Wood. Yale. 10: Philip
Carroll, Harvard, '02; L. W. Mickey,
the American portrait painter.
The list Of field officers il as fol-
lows: Robert MacClay of Columbia,
Edward Salisbury, Boston Tech, OF;
Richard Lawrence, Harvard. 'O2: IL.
w. Dunning. Harvard: Capt. Archi-
bald Freeman, California National
Guard; II. Smith. Edward Shattuck.
Philip Wood, Harvard, is: Lowering
Hill, Harvard. 90: Robert Breese, CO.
lumbia School Of Mines, 'Os; II. N.
Webster, a noted American etcher;
Dallas McGrew, captain OF the Har-
ward crew In 1908.
Adjutant-Regis Post, Harvard, 81,
N-SoNcI Oh ioIto ItISo, assisted ny
j. T.. Rochfort, formerly European
agent of an American firm Of silver
smiths.
Quartermaster-J. Skerret- Rogers;
Assistant Quartermaster. J. II. Cas-
s!dy, Annapolis. 'e5. and a veteran Of
the Spanish war.
Here is "A list OF the volunteers who
have sailed. up to the first Of June to
serve with the American Hospital Am
bulance Corps:
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two others by members Of the Phila-
delphia committee: the brooklyn
Ambulance from a group OF Brook
lyn Friends; still two others by cit
liens Of Philadelphia. making five in
all of the special gifts that the Quaker
City thus far has contributed: two
from the "A. d. Club consisting of
Harvard alumni. n from the Paul
Jones Club Of New York. one given
by undergraduates of Princeton Uni-
versity, one by Amory Carhart OF
New York. one by the girls at We'll
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lesley College: THE Lys." contributed
by Mrs.. Lawrence Y. Spear of New
York; two sent by the boys of Dart
mouth, with four students 10 nan
them. the Levi =. Morton Ambu-
lance "A gift from Mrs. Morton. and
the &C. EN-" car. subscribed by MEM
hers Of the New York Cotton EN-
change. two of whose members are
driving it.
At the beginning of June the Ameri-
can Ambulance Corps has fourteen
trains IF motor ambulances in service
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ers, stretcher carriers and other neces-
sary attendants.
Ambulances sent over as special
gifts. in addition to those provided
through general subscription to the
American fund, include one "Colum-
bia University Car" presented by
alumni and students: the "St. Paul's
School," given by an alumnus; phil
lips Andover Academy" subscribed by
the schoolboys: "Pomfret." given by
an alumnus; n from the Emergency
Aid Committee OF Philadelphia, and
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From Boston and vicinity: Ems.
l.. Adams, \. Piatt Andrew D.
Burleigh, David Carb, Charlie T.
Goldman. David Il. Douglas 81
Wentworth Davis. Lawrence H.. .u
barre. John :. Farlow. : D."
Fay. Carlyle H.. Holt, Char.o- II
son, Edward b. Hayden, Lave.
Hemenway, Oscar \, IaSisl. rs
Lowell, Dallas McGrcw, II
Metcalf, Tracy j. Putnam. H.
Willis, Philip II. Wood
From New York city and So
Charles Appleton, George O.
Broome, Homer Nortarop r
Enos Curtin, Edmund Cur.ey =.
Zabriskie Doty. Andrew T
Allyn Nice. Eddy. Arch.'.
G~wathmey, Jr., James W Hlr ~
bert Dudley Hale, Levin Be-. : g..
Robert 7. w. Moss, Paul II -
John Mc!Chcr, Gardner r.
Durant Rice, Lawrence Runs
colin T. Robertson, Roland "
bins. Harry NJ, Buckley, r.
Sayer. Jr., William \. IT,
=. Townsend, Donald VI
William II. Young, F%rci"r..
meyer, David w. Lewis
Philadelphia boys !nr.u1
John Ahlstrom, Powell I'..'
Nevin, Benjamin +. DAVE
In addition t. those UtU..
lowing volunteers now %
from the localities named
Hunter All, Al!cnidl' >
1nsley Blair, scranton I'N
Is. Boyer, New Bedford Ma
Horton Cotton. Worr,~',r
Earl Cunningham, Ba.' %.
Garnett Duiguid Iyn,'
Haswell Herbert. TIarr-dt.
Robert Leslie Howard, T.. B.
Thomas l.. Hamilton, \yH
Dudley Lawrence Hin I''h-
James Otis Lyman, H"'l -
John Lyon, Ross.yn Va .
Council, Carthage, y &
May, Jr.. Norfolk, Va 81.
Bryn Mawr, Pa G"orFp
Jr,. Waterbury, Conn, "
Webster, Jr., Bingham'ou. y
b. Watson, Jr.. Milton NJ
C. Wilson, Detroit, Mech.
Smith. Winfield, |. l.
During the month ~ a.
young men will sail for Fra.
up ambulance work:
Montgomery, Rhlnebcck. y
A. Doolittle, Utica, y. J
Ober, Baltimore, Md Me
bot, Portland: Harold II q
rad Springs, George l. NJ
cago and the followIn@, a.
York: A. /. iirnd,rSn
Munson. Alexander Mckee
Earl Dodge Osborn, pom
Robertson. Frederick Wln'''
Copyright, 1915, on h'
syndicate, me.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-02-13
EUROPEAN WAR NOTES.

; Through the kindness of Miss
Mary Trainor of this City W,
are enable to reproduce some
of the incidents Of the terrible Eu
ropean war, taken from recent
copies of a few of the English
papers which reach her weekly.
Miss Trainor has relatives seat
tered in different parts of the war
zone and it will be remembered
toured Europe some years age
and for that reason is much in
terested in seeing this great con-
fict come to an end. In our next
issue we will reproduce some 9TH
er extracts that should prove
equally as interesting to our read
ers: p. .sa4A | Il
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-02-13
Soldier Who Thinks His Case
Humorous in the Extreme.

"Being wounded in the trench
es is not as rule conducive to
levity," writes Private A. Balm,
"but now that I have quite got
over the shock / cannot help
thinking that the circumstances
of my case are humorous in the
extreme. Indeed, I cannot relate
them without being constantly in
terrupted BY bursts Of unsympa-
thetic laughter.
"At about eleven o'clock one
morning, there being a coke fire
burning, / elected to have my din
ner, and so put tin Of preserved
stew on the brazier. Acting on
the advice of a friend l omitted
to pierce the tin, his contention
being that I should thus save all
the gravy. We were sitting
around discussing our forthcom-
ing furlough when phis-bang!
I suddenly felt a nasty sharp pain
in nv arm and my face being
smothered by something unpleas-
antlv hot. Quickly relieving my
eyes of various Jumps of coke,
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-02-13

of a Englishman near Ypres a
German airman came over the
building and, seeing British heavy
artillery in position behind the
house, dropped a guide.
Soon the shells came rattlimy
against the building. There were
IL stretcher cases lying in the eel
lar, and, becaCse of the German
shells, it was impossible to bring
up motor-amulances to get the
wounded away. The men had,
therefore, to be carried into a
wood close by. We just got
them in time, for when the last
man had been carried out and
we went back for our fits we
found the building in ruins. The
only thing which remained stand
ing was a figure of the Virgin
Mary, which was undamaged.
AT another hospital a Cameron,
wounded in the cheek was brought
IN. He had a very long beard,
and the R. A. M. C. men Were
about to shave it off when he
stopped them with the remark:
Ye mauna dae that, for | have
a bet WI ma officer as to wha
grows the longest beard in a
fortnight.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-02-13

command Of the firing party dead
with shot from his rifle.
In the confusion that followed
the condemned Belgians and the
young German scattered, and
made a bolt for the Allied
trenches.
The execution party sent vol.
ley after volley after them, and
the German-his name for OBJ
Vlous reasons is suppr"ss,d-fell,
shot through the left leg and LETT
arm, a hundred yards from the
railway line.
A lively fire was now set mp
from the trenches. which drove
the pursuing Germans back, and
the twelve Belgians and their
llberator were brought into tie
Allies lines in safety.
The young German has since
been sent to England, still wear
ing his cardboard badge of merit
fastened by a riband and in Bel
gian colours.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-02-13
N 0 TIC E

To the Stockholders of the New Iberia.
Lafayette & Northwestern Railroad Com
pany. aud to all whom it may concern:
You are hereby notified that at meet
ing OF the stockholders of the New Ibt ria,
Lafayette & Northwestern Railroad Com
pany held at its office in the City of New
Iberia, State of Louisiana, on January
10th, 1918, resolution WAS adopted dis
solving the corporation, and certificate
OF the Secretary of State bearing date
January 3Oth, 1918 has been issued certi-
Tying to the dissolution of the Company.
You are further notified that the under
signed Secretary Treasurer has been ar
pointed by the stockholders to Iiquidate
its affairs. EDWARD l.. ESTORGE.
Secretary-Trpasurer.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-02-13
DIED FOR THE TRICOLOUR.

The heroic conduct of French
soldier is mentioned in an order
of the day. A French patrol was
surprised by the Germans and had
to retreat. The flag was in i'm
minent danger Of being captured,
and Corporal Chassignol, of the
22Sth Infantry Regiment, took
charge of it.
After the fight his dead body
was found and brought back to
the French lines. He had sold
his life dearly and wrapped
round his body under his coat
was found the Tricolour. The
hero was seventeen years old
Central News.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-02-13
Won His Enemies Regard.
RO,r1opna Sunda

1 y
The following story appears in
a Dunkirk journal. which vouch-
es in the most positive terms for
its accuracy.
A French ambulance train
brought into Calais the other day
a wounded youth, apparently
about 1S years of age, whose
wasted features and air of sad.
ness attracted to him the general
attention of the hospital ward.
To the amazement of every one,
the blankets in which he had been
wrapped having been removed
hv the rrses. he was seen to be in
the dingv grey uniform of the
German soldier. His badlge
showed that the belonged to the
35th Prussian Infantry Regiment.
How had he been smugled into
Calais among wounded French
soldiers? Seeing the astcnish-
ment his uniform pointed to a
piece of pink cardboard which
was pinned to his tunic. On it
was written in French: A Ger
man soldier, to be given every
care. Through his courage he
saved twelve Belgian soldiers
from being shot by the Germans.
The authenticity of this state
ment was duly warranted by the
stamp Of the Belgian General
Staff and the signature of the
Major Of the medical service.
The young German himself |
described how he had won his
enemies regard. Although not
yet nineteen. he had been drafted
into the army, and, after a fort
night spent in learning to handle
a rife in barracks, had been sent
to the front in Belgium.
At Dixmude he was ordered to
make one of a firing party told
off to execute twelve Belgian SOL
diers, who had been taken pris-
oners, and. on some pretext Or
other, condemned to death.
The young German was con-
vinced of their innocence. The
Belgians were brought
put to die at a farm close to the
railway line. behind which lay the
OF the Allies.
The order to fire was about to
De given when the youth, crying
Shooting innocent men is not
var" stretched the officer in
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-02-13
CAL0MEL when BILIOUS? NO! STOP!
MAKES YOU SICK AND SAL|vATES

Here's my guarantee-Go to any drug
store and get so cent bottle of bod
sons Liver Tone. Take spoonful and
if it doesn't straighten you right up
and make you feel fine and vigorous |
want you to go back to the store and
get your money. Dodson's Liver Tone
is destroying the sale of calomel because
it is real liver medicine; entirely vege-
table, therefore it can not saliyate or
make you sick.
| guarantee that one spoonful of bod
sons Liver Tone will put your sluggish
liver to work and clean your bowels of
that sour bile and constipated waste
which is clogging your system and max
ing you feel miserable l guarantee that
a bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone will
keep your entire family feeling fine for
months. Give it to your children. 1t is
harmless; doesn't grippe and they like its
pleasant taste.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-02-13
500 Reward, $50.

The readers OF this paper will s<4s sed to learn
that there Is at least dreaded that
has been able to cure In all Its stag and that Is
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure s tn only positive
cure now known to the medical frat a1ty. Catarrh
being constitutional disease. requires constltu-
tional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken In
ternaliy acting directly Upon the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system. thereby destroying the
foundation Of the disease. and giving the patient
strength by building the constitution and assist
ing nature In doing Its work. The proprietors have
30 much faith IN It's curative powers that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any case that 1t falls to
cure Send for list OF testimonials
Address F. J. CHENEY 4 CO.. Toledo. o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for consultation.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-02-13
"Oodson's Liver Tone" Is Harmless Il
Clean Your Sluggish Liver
and Bowels,

Ugh! Calomel makes you sick. It's
horrible! Take a dose of the dangerous
drug tonight and tomorrow you may lose
days work.
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis of the bones.
Calomel, when it comes into contact
with sour bile crashes into it, breaking
It up. This is when you feel that awful
nausea and cramping. If you are slug
gish and 'all knocked out" if your
liver is torpid and bowels constipated
or you have headache, dizziness, coated
tongue, if breath is bad or stomach sour,
Just try spoonful of harmless Dodson's
Liver lone tonight on my guarantee.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-02-13
Little Stranger" at the Front


In the ILLUSTRATION" paris
this week, a correspondent serv-
ing at Popering he tells how a
refugee from Ypres, with his wife
and ten children, arrived at the
farm where he is billeted.
Their home had been destroyed,
and they reached the farm in a
sad plight, the younger children
making moving little picture as
they trudged YEARLY along the
frozen road.
The farm was already over
crowded, but room was found for
the party by emptying a garden
toolshed.
During the night the woman
was taken i'll and gave birth to
baby girl. Happily some of
the soldiers billeted on the farm
belonged to the medical service
and one of them was found a
veteran of the Russo-Japanese
war, who discharged the duties
Of acc oucheur.
Two hours later the baby was
christened by a second soldier
a priest serving with the colours
as private.-"L Liverpool Echo"
Correspondent.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-02-13
ENEMIES FRIENDSHIP IN
DEATH

One OF Inc most moving dOcu
ments written since the beginning
of the war has been received b,
a young American woman in
Paris, written by her fance, a
French cavalry officer, as he Law
dying in Flanders. With the let.
ter she received the news of his
dea.h.
The writer, after narratimg how
he was wounded in the ches. dur,
ing cavalry and temporarily lost
consciousness, says: "There are
two other men lying near me, and
/ do not think there is much
hope for them either. One i. an
officer of a Scottish regiment and
the other private in the Uhlans.
They were struck down after me,
and when | came to myself
found them bending over me
rendering first aid.
"The Britisher was pouring
water down my throat from his
flask, while the German was en-
deavouring to staunch my wound
with an antiseptic preparation
served out to them by their med
zeal corps. The Highlander had
one Of his legs shattered, and the
German had several pieces of
shrapnel buried in his side.
In spite Of their own suffer
ings they were trying to help me,
and when l was fully conscious
again the German gave us a NOR
phia injection and took one him
self. His medical corps had also
provided him with the injection
and the needle, together with
printed instructions for its use.
After the injection, feeling
wonderfully at ease, we spoke of
the lives we had lived before the
war. We all spoke English, and
We talked of the women we had
left at home. Both the German
and the Britisher had only been
married a year.
Why Had we Fought at ALI?
Il wondered, and l suppose
the others did, why we had fought
each other at all. / looked at the
Highlander, who was falling to
sleep exhausted, and in spite Of
his drawn face and mud-staned |
uniform he looked the embodi-
ment Of freedom. Then I thought
of the tricolour of France, and
all that France had done for lib
erty. Then watched the Ger
man, who had ceased to speak.
He had taken a prayer-book from
his knapsack, and was trying to
read a service for soldiers wound
ed in battle.
"And while I watched him T
realized what we were fighting
for. He was dying in vain, while
the Britisher and myself by our
deaths would probably contribute
something toward the cause of
civilization and peace"
The letters ends with a ref
erence to the failing light and the
roar Of the guns. It was found
at the dead officers side by Red
Cross file, and was forwarded to
his fiance. Il
pEApn nDnuyY,ro vnNrmrcm
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-02-13
TO RENT.

A large slX-room dwelling of
Old style build but very comfort
able III both summer and winter.
Terms, $1,000 per month. Apply
this office.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-02-13
LOST VOUCHER.

The public is hereby notified
not to purchase or negotiate for
Parish Warrant No. 5000 payable
to the order of Edgar Oubre and
by him endorsed. Said warrant
having been lost by me on the
night of january 14th, 1915.
j. FAY BREAUX.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-02-13
Boiler For Sale Cheap

One secondhand fire box
Boiler on skids. Boiler has been
used with 16 horse power engine.
In good condition. Apply to +.
L. FOLSE, New Iberia. elm.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-02-13

FOR SALE-One scholarship in
the Tyler Commercial Coll .ge of
Tyler, Texas. Apply at this of
fee.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-02-13

I hereby certify the above and
going to be true and correct cor
the original act of incorporates e
JULES DREYFUS COMPANY. IA
CORPORATED", with the excspti6
the names Of the subscribers, - r
before me on the 18th day Of Deeo
1914.
vENTRESS J. SMf1
Notary I