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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-08

The Willard W. C.. T. u. will meet
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock at
7l3 Cameron street.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-31

HOW DOES HE EAT?
Jacob Ballots seating capacity has
been painfully interfered with lately
while repairing a creOsOte roof
Edinburg, Wis., Herald
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-06-05

Since the entry of Italy into the war
on the side of the allies italian troops
have crossed over the frontier line of
Austria at three or four points, and
have occupied about twenty Austrian
cities and towns. The general objec-
tive points that Italy seems to most
desire are the cities of Trieste and
Trent, both of which at one time be-
longed to her.
1t is announced this week that the
Austrians reinforced by German troops,
have succeeded in driving the Russians
out of the great fortress at Przemysl.
The Russians captured this place &c
days ago after besieging it 101 days.
1t lies in the center of Galicia, almost
the entire territory of which the Rus
SLAMS overran and held until two weeks
ago, when gigantic effort began to
thrust them back.
The French, English and Belgians ap.
pear to have been a little more thar
holding their own along the French
frontier, and gains are reported at sew
eral points.
In the Dardanelles and on the Cali.
poll peninsular fighting has progressed
steadily, reinforcements being brough,
up daily by the allies with their wal
ships supporting advances, which are
made slowly in the face of Turkish op
position to the approach toward Con
stantinople.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-06-05
SATURDAY. JUNE s. 1916.
Common Sense and Plain English.

Common Sense and Plain English.
Referring tothearticle, Want
ed-A Constitution" taken from
the Ruston Leader, which criti-
cises the abstruse and hidden
meaning. and the double con-
struction that can be placed on so
many laws, we would remark
that the trouble seems to be that
many of the chaps who make the
laws prefer to have their mean
ing confused, and many of the
other fellows have not gumption
enough to see it. Any old print
er or proof reader of fifteen or
twenty years experience could
pick an average legislative bill
all to pieces, and give our Solons
pointers on making things plain
and not susceptible of miscon-
struction.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-06-05

Baton Rouge. May "a. The
administration constit u t ional
convention bill. SO as to provide
131 delegates and to allow the
people to vote on the question CT
submission, was finally passed
by the senate, after a sharp fight
Wednesday afternoon, by a vote
of q to 10.
Senator Bertrand We'll of Alex
andria voted for the bill. Sena-
tor Bowling of De Soto was
among those voting against it.
AS the bill now stands, provi-
sion is made for one delegate
from each parish and each New
Orleans ward, an additional dele
gate from the parishes of Caddo,
Calcasieu, Ouachita, Rapides and
East Baton Rouge, two delegates
from each congressional district
and fifteen from the State at
large.
The convention fight now shifts
to the house, where the opposi-
ton claims to be much more for
midable. Procedural delays will
probably postpone the battle on
the floor of the house until next
week, as it is expected that both
houses will adjourn Friday un-
| til Monday.
The compromise liquor bill will
be favorably reported to the
house today. Shipments into
dry territory are restricted to one
gallon of whiskey; five gallons
of wine and twelve gallons OF
one-quarter key of beer. The
carrier is required to notify the
district attorney Of all such ship
ments.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-06-05
Shade for the Highways.

A dispatch from Jefferson City,
Mo-, states that through the ef-
forts of the State highway COM
missioner, ten thousand fruit
trees are to be planted along the
highways leading out of that
city. The trees are a gift from
the Stark Bros. Nursery Co., OF
Louisiana, Mo. 1t is proposed te
plant a row of fruit trees on
each side of the public highways
and put them under the care OF
road overseers.
The plan is being tried in sew.
eral other counties and the move
seems to be spreading. The idea
came from Europe. especially
France and Germany. where il
is an old custom. Millions OF
trees cOuld be grown IN this way
ca public ground not used for
any purpose on earth at the pres
ent time.
The Missouri example is one
that Calcasieu may well keep in
mind for future reference, when
our road system is completed.
The planting of some kind OF
trees along our new highways is
an important and necessary
work, although for our purpose
shade trees of quick growth
would seem to be preferable. A
hundred miles of shade along
Calcasieu's fine highways would
add the finishing touch to our
great road system. American
Press.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-06-05
Charlton In East Grant Parish.

A communication from r. H.
Benton, Jr., farm demonstration
agent for Grant parish, will be
found on our first page reciting
the fact that they have an out
break of Charlton in the same To-
cality where it appeared last year.
This is a most dangerous malady
among horses and cattle, and ac-
tive steps should be taken at
once by everybody to prevent its
spread, and also by vaccination
of all horses and cattle to immu-
nize them from the attack of
Charlton.
Our parish agent is fortunately
posted about the disease and
knows what steps are necessary
to check this fatal malady among
cattle. He informs us that in
three days days this week he
vaccinated 100 head of horses,
mules and cattle in and around
Pollock. and has orders for more
than a hundred more. All ami
mails in infected districts sho1ld
be treated as soon as possible.
Remember it costs you nothing
for the valuable services of Mr..
Benton, and the cost of obtaining
the vaccine and disinfectants
that he uses is only about twenty
cents per head. Read what he
has to say about this important
matter.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-06-05
Interdenominational Sunday School
Rally.

M81lys
The INSTRUMENTATION Sum-
day School Rally for ward one,
Grant parish, Louisiana, will be
held at Colfax Sunday, June s,
1915, and the following program
rendered:
Our Ward Standard of Eff
ciency," Mr.. j. A. Christian.
Our Home Department" by
Mrs. R. S. Cameron.
The Worth of the Teen Age
Work." Miss Mollye Stewart.
What the Cradle Roll Means, .
Mrs. O. P. Harrison.
NOON HOUR RECESS.
"Our Bible Class, What We
Can Do" Mr.. ]. A. Williams.
Our Missionary Responsible
ty." Mrs. w. O. Harrison.
THE Duty of the Parish Sec
rotary. Need Of the Ward" A.
R. Wallis. Parish Secretary.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-06-05
Germany Must HALT Her Submarines

Germany Must Halt Her Submarines.
The reply of Germany to the
American note about the Lusi-
tania has been evasive and un-
satisfactory. President Wilson
in answer to the Kaiser's dila-
tory tactics has reiterated the
law to Germany that the rights
of neutrals must be respected,
attacks on neutrals must cease,
and that the United States not
only demands indemnity for the
families of Americans who have
been killed, but that it demands
that submarine attacks on neu-
trail vessels shall cease altogeth.
er in the future.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-06-05
templating building watts in the
near future. Florida Parishes.

templating building watts in the
near future. Florida Parishes.
And, over here in Winn we
have been thinking a little about
building watts, but, as yet, our
police jury has taken no definite
action in the matter. But, we
are hoping they will in the near
future. Winfield Tines.
At one time there was great
stir in Ouachita over building
dipping watts; ordinances were
passed. money was appropriated,
material was donated, but the
ticks will have another years
feasting on the cattle as no vats
are in prospect except on the
larger plantations. = M onroe
News-Star.
In Grant parish we have a few
progressive men who have been
dipping their cattle for the past
two or three years, and they can
testify to the value of cattle-dip-
ping. We hope to see it general
in another year, and believe our
police jury should pass an ordi-
nance requiring all cattle to be
dipped.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-06-05

We agree with those who claim
that we need a new constitution.
We think the old one has been
patched until the judges do not
know it when they see it. But
we hesitate to join in the call for
a constitutional convention, be-
cause we are not assured that
the convention will frame a con-
stitution that will be understood
by the judges of the supreme
court, to say nothing of we poor
lunkheads who would be called
upon to ratify it.
A constitution should be as
brief as it is possible to construct
it, and so intelligently written as
to be comprehended and inter
preted by the ablest and best in
formed attorneys in the State at
any rate, with no chance to place
more than a score of construc-
tons on each of its articles. II
should be written by some one
who is able to construct a simple
sentence in English language,
with not more errors than one tc
every two words in it and who
knows the difference between q
comma and an interrogation
point.
Every section in it that cannot
be understood by at least two
justices of the supreme court
should be either reconstructed SC
Is to be ineligible or eliminated.
If we have q new constitution
let's have one that is compre.
hensible. Ruston Leader.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-06-05
Another Booze Argument Answered

Another Booze Argument Answered.
John Barleycorn has been rout-
ed again. 1t is increasingly diff.
ficult for one who drinks to find
employment in any responsible
position. The railroads can not
afford to entrust a train or q
track to a befUddled brain; the
steamship companies dare not
put a tippler in charge of a YES
sci; and the factories and stores
must have clear-headed men for
managers, In the arts of peace
total abstinence has become more
and more the order of the day;
and now we find that alcohol is
losing its grip on the soldier. If
intoxicating liquor does not help
a fighter to whom, pray, can it
be useful? 1t is the fruitful
cause of rows and assaults. as
the police record will prove; even
animals have been cited to prove
that it inspires physical courage.
Have we Not been told Of whis-
key that will make a jackrabbit
spit in a bulldogs face, and of
champagne that will encourage
a mouse to challenge a cat? But,
behold, the war departments of
the world are turning against in
toxicants. The use of liquor be-
ing forbidden in the army and
the governments are. so pleased
with the results that the move
ment is spreading. Let the good
work go on. w. j. Bryan.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-06-05
Senate Asks clemeney for Leo Frank.

Senate Asks Clemency for Leo Frank.
Baton Rouge, May 25.-Con.
current resolutions, asking Gov.
ernor Slaton, of Georgia. to ex.
tend clemency to Leo Frank were
introduced today by Senator A.
F. Barrow, of East Feliciana.
The Louisiana Assembly has al.
ready signed up petitions recon.
mending executive clemency.
Upon motion for adoption Of
resolution. Senator Vincent an.
nounced his opposition on the
ground that the question Of
Franks guilt is one to be decided
by people of Georgia, and sale
he would enter protest at proper
time. This was endorsed BY
Senator Favrot. Senators Park,
erson, Byrnes and Dymond spoke
in favor of the resolution.
Senator Vincent called for .
yea and nay vote. The resolu
ton was adopted by 81 to 4
Senator'S Bowling. Favrot. Lou
que and Vincent voted against
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-06-05
State of Louisiana, Parish OF Grant,
18th Judicial District Court.

St3Lo OF 1OOl6l8Las oItou VI 0@e>'0
18th Judicial District Court.
No. 1850.
G. B. Starks and wife, ct ais
versus
T. C. Lincecum, ct ais.
Bv virtue of q commission issued ont
of the Honorable 18th Judicial District
Court for Grant parish. Louisiana, IN
the above entitled matter. directing
and commanding me to seize and SELL
according to law, after due advertise
ment and without appraisement Tor
cash to the last and highest bidder IN
order to effect q partition of property
among the heirs Of John p. Lincecum
and Victoria Hawthorne Lincecum,
have seized and will offer for sale at
the principal front door of the court
house at Colfax, in the parish of Grant,
Louisiana, between the hours prescrib-
l ed by law for judicial sales, on
SATURDAY, June s, 1915,
the following described property, to-
wit:
Ten acres of LAND in the northwest
corner of the southwest quarter of the
northwest Q1arter of section eight,
z
Forty acres of land being the south
east quarter of the northeast quarter
Of section seven, said township and
range.
Ten acres of land being the south
Of the northwest quarter of section
eight. said township and range.
Ten acres of land being the northeast
quarter of the southwest quarter of the
northwest quarter of section eight,
said township and range.
8.
The west half of the southeast quar-
ter and the southwest quarter of Sec
| ton four. said township and range, con-
tanning about two hundred acres.
6.
The south half of the north half Of
section eight. said township and range,
excepting therefrom any lands hereto
ore described in this advertisement.
md excepting also the following tracts
4 land: All the tracts of land sold of
y John p. Lincecum before his death,
named and described in and excepted
from the judgment of the court in the
Dove matter, which judgment was
'igned by Hon w. F. Blackman, Judge,
n April 8, 1916.
The tracts of land described in num-
3ers one, two, three. four, five and six,
n this advertisement are to be offered
and sold separately.
Terms Of sale-Cash, to the last and
highest bidder, and without appraise-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-06-05

When you have bilious attack your
liver fails to perform its functions.
You become constipated- The food
YOU eat ferments in your stomach IN
stead of dieesting. This inaames the
stomach and causes nausea. vomiting
and a terrible headache. Take Cham
beflain's Tablets. They will tone up
your liver, clean out your stomach and
YOU will soon be as well as ever. They
only cost quarter. Obtainable every
where. ADV.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-06-05

Convention.
The North louisiana Baptist
Sunday School Convention will
meet at Shreveport and be in
session June 9, 10 and IL, 1015.
Several speakers of national rep
utation will address the conven-
ton, and good fellowship and
free entertainment will prevail.
Reduced rates on all railroads.
Those expecting to attend should
send in their names at once to
DR.. M. E. Dodd, chairman of the
entertainment committee, Box
16, Shreveport. La.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-06-05

Cattle recently shipped from
Baton Rouge to st. Louis would
have brought $1,000 more, if they
had been brought from q section
not infested with cattle ticks.
This sort of incident points its
own argument. and yet there are
people who oppose cattIe-dip-
ping. = st. Francisville True.
Democrat.
Not any down this way. They
are all building dipping watts. =
Baton Rouge State Times.
In Tangipahoa they are con-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-06-05
Verda High School Graduates Form
Alumni Association.


At the closing of the Verda higl
school, May %, 1915, there were six
teen graduates. Judge Gas Moss, o.
WINFIELD was the orator for the com
mencement exercises, and Rev. P. w
Lotion presented the diplomas to tn,
graduates. the class roll being as fol
lows: Florence NJ. Courtney, Glenny
L. Caldwell. Robert M. johnson, Ches
nond Brister. Willie A. Adams. jos
N. Walker, Vera E. Garrett, Leo,
lang. Thomas,B. Durham, Jr.. Make
'. Hutchinson. Arthur C. Faircloth,
James L. KEGS, Jr., Roland Robinett
eugene Teddlie. Beulah B. Roy, Lucy
e. KEGS.
The organization of an alumni asso-
citation marked the closing exercises Of
the school. The initial alumni banquet
vas spread Saturday night M. Haynes
outlined the plans of the new associa-
ton in an interesting address at tho
organization meeting. at (which Arthur
Faircloth presided and Miss Courtne,
acted as secretary. Other speakers in
cluded Weaver Brian, Commodore Bris
ter. Prof. Patten and Assessor E. S.
Murrell.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-06-05

Remember the Sunday school rally
at the Colfax N. E. church at II .. m,
on June 6. A basket dinner will b.
served on the grounds, and the genera
public is invited to attend.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-06-05

A message from Mrs. B. S. Simmons
who has been in New Orleans for thu
past ten days under medical treatment
says that she is getting along finely
and that she expects to be home in an
other ten days.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-06-05

soieinniy call upon the leaders o.
factions in Mexico to act, to act
together. and to act promptly,
for the relief and redemption of
their PROSTATE country. / feel
it my duty to tell them that if
they cannot accommodate their
differences and unite for this
great purpose within a very short
time this government will be
constrained to decide what means
should be employed by the Unit
ed States in order to help Mexi-
co save herself and serve her
people,.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-06-05

The regular monthly business meet
ing of the w. H. M. Society will b.
held at the residence Of Mrs. n. E
Sheriff. next Tuesday afternoon q
three o'clock.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-06-05

How the Nation is Getting Dry.
A States totally dry in 1907.
5 States totally dry in 1903.
8 States totally dry in 1909.
10 States totally dry in 1914.
18 States totally dry in 1915.
/? States totally dry in 1916.
: Illinois State Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-06-05

Mr.. J. H. Williams. capitalist and
banker. of Natchitoches, La, was il
Colfax on Wednesday to attend meet.
ing of the stockholders of the Bank Of
Colfax. The same officers and boart
of directors were elected for another
year.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-06-05

Saturday. June s, being Supt. War
ner's regular Office day in Colfax, be
will be found in his Office ready to At
tend to any school business that ma,
arise.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-06-05

An interesting contribution on .'Di-
versidcation and Transportation. from
DR. Dunn, will be found on our first
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-06-05
The Troubles in Mexico.

Disorders in Mexico have pass.
ed the mark of forbearance, and
on June 2 President Wilson off.
cially notified the warning fac.
tons in that country that they
had to cease their warning and
restore peace to the country.
His ultimatum is as follows:
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-06-05

You can be Independent and
not use deceit. and yet not be
rude and discourteous if you will
TRY right hard.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-06-05

Mn. C. e. P. Calhoun left on We'd
nesday for her usual summer visit 70
Mobile, Ala.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-17
THE CHRISTMAS GOODNESS
BY Rev. George Hodges, Dean Of the
Episcopal Theological School,
Cambridge, Mass.

And OIL earth peace, good will toward
men.
For a few weeks at least Of every
year we take the Christmas lesson of
fraternity into III lives. Men and
women and little children have been
going about thinking what they could
do for others. The streets and shops
have been full Of people whose arms
have been full Of bundles. There have
been sweet domestic conspiracies in
every household. The idea has DOS
sessed the community that the right
thing to do is to make other people
happy. For a little while, as the year
draws near its close, and we look
across into a new time, 1t seems as II
the old manner Of living were being
put away. with an Its narrowness ana
pettiness and jealousy, with its self.
seeking and Its vicious self-content.
and as If the dawn Of the blessed
millennium were already shining upon
the submits Of the mountains,
For a few weeks the Christmas
spirit animates the churches. The
Kingdom Of heaven comes. What we
want is to have this fr~aternal time
continued. What we need is Christ.
mas every day. II that blessed king.
dom is ever to be established here: IL
me Will OF God is ever to be done by
the employer and the workman. by
the landlord and the tenant: II the
present discomfort is ever to met and
ministered to, it must be by the cul.
hvation in us Of the Christmas good.
ness, We must learn the lessons OF
simplicity and fraternity. WI must
follow more closely the blessed foot.
steps Of his life who on this day for
our salvation val born at Bethlehem.
and Graded in q manger.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-17
PROTESTS ANCONA SINKING
Demands Made by v. S. In Note For.
warded by State Department--Ask
Disavowai by Austria.

Washington. vigorous protest
against the sinking Of the steamship
Ancona by an Austrian submarine has
been sent to Austria by Secretary Of
State Lansing. 1t has been learned
that the note was sent following a cab.
met meeting.
Demands made on Austria are:
That the government disavow the
act
That assurances be given that there
will be no repetition Of such warfare,
That reparation and Indemnity be
given Americans concerned.
That the submarine commander
guilty of the outrage be punished by
the government.
Austria's unsatisfactory explana-
ton, which conflicted with the official
reports OF United States consuls at
Algiers. Naples and Marseilles and
the report Of Ambassador Page at
Rome. prompted the protest. The 1tal-
ian statement and the stories of the
survivors were also widely at vari.
ance with Austria's version Of the
facts.
The United States takes the unqual.
flied position that it has been estab.
lished that the Ancona was attacked
without warning. 1t is also held as
an established fact that the ship was
fired upon while lifeboats were being
filled with passengers.
These conclusions are reached by
this government despite the sweeping
denial in Austria's first statement Of
the allegations Of the American sur
vivors and the Italian government
which were denounced as ''mendacious
inventions" A second dispatch from
Austria was to the effect that a report
could not be made until the statement
of the submarine commander was OBJ
tanned.
One Of the latest communications to
the state department was from Con
sul Dean Mason. at Algiers, who stated
unqualifiedly that passengers were
still aboard the Ancona when 1t sank.
Thus far this government has not
been appraised Of the report made by
the submarine commander to his gov.
eminent. The delay has irritated ad.
ministration officials, particularly In
view OF the attack IN the Standard
Oil steamer Petrolite by a submarine
flying the Austrian flag.