The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-04-03
NEWS MULTUM IN PARvo.

The American Commission for Relief
in Belgium completed negotiations for
feeding 100000 French civilians be-
hind the German lines.
A three months moratorium was de-
clared in all territory controlled by the
Villa government In Mexico.
The Dutch Steamer Medea was sunk
off Beachy Head, England, by the Ger
man submarine U-28 after her papers
had been taken.
No reply was received by Secretary
of State Bryan to request that repara-
ton be made by Mexican authorities to
the American flag, though the payment
of an indemnity for the killing of Nc
Manus has been made.
President Wilson appealed for the
support of the nation in these perilous
days In his speech before the Southern
Methodist conference at Washington.
The body of Mrs. "Stonewall" Jack
son was taken to Lexington and in
tered by the side of the noted Con-
|federate chieftain.
President Thompson, of the Whole
sale GrOcers' Association, renewed his
demand for an investigation of the
system of weight inspection at New
Orleans.
Although the Germans sprayed their
trenches in Alsace with burning liquid
the French troops chung to their po-
sitions.
Panama canal officials began search
for a mysterious aeroplane heard and
seen above the Zone.
Eugene G.. Scales, "broke" last Au-
gust, was reported to have made an
other fortune in wheat and cotton
speculation.
Samuel Gompers, president OF the
American Federation of Labor, sue
ceeded in averting, for a time at least,
threatened strike of building trade
workers in Chicago.
American bankers bought $4,000, 900
worth German short time notes.
The jitney stations on Canal street,
New Orleans, were abandoned under
instructions from Commissioner New
man.
The French captured Hartmanns-
Weilerkopf after desperate fight last
| ing for weeks.
Three German steamers were sunk
in the Baltic.
Prince George of Greece announced
that he would aid the King in keeping
the neutrality of their country intact.
Germany promised Holland the long
deferred explanation of the seizure of
two Dutch steamers.
Turks drove back an attacking Brit
ish force in the desert, infiicting heavy
losses.
Gen. Villa began the attack on Mata-
moras.
Slipping of cable allowed the F-4
to drop back into the submarine crater
off Honolulu, and crushed all hope of
saving the crew of the American sub.
marine alive.
A 100000 decrease in the gold re-
serve was reported by the Federal
reserve bank statement.
Judge r. D. Webb held Act 221 of
1902 unconstitutional and Shreveport
prepared to issue licenses to prospec.
tive saloon owners.
In a dense fog near West Jetty, out.
side the rivers mouth, the United
Fruit Company steamship Heredia was
in collision with the grounded British
steamer Partisan, loaded with mules
and in backing off struck and sank the
American steamship Theodore Weems
The crew Of the latter were saved
Russian columns continued their ad
vance toward Hungary after having
captured the Dukla Pass.
Cotton congestion in Genoa grew
worse according to dispatches received
from Italy
Calais was bombarded again by a
German aviator, who lodged waiting
French and British airmen.
Petrograd reported an unsuccessful
attack by the Turks in the Black Sea
region.
Japan and China reached the danger
zone Of their negotiations.
Italy issued a call for all her Alpine
troops as we'll as her artillery and en-.
Igineer reserve officers.
To protect U. s. Neutrality endan.
gered by the Prinz Eitel Frederick in
Newport News the battleship Alabama
was ordered South.
Seventy-seven carloads Of cotton
sold by the State of Mississippi to
parties in Copenhagen, arrived at Gulf.
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