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The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-03-04
ALLIES CONSULTED.
England Gives Ear TO Proposals Of
America to Dd|igHalts.
Loss Of Americas LiUes Mloht Re-
suif In Abandoning Friend
ship to Europe.

| Warrington, d. C.-Creat Britain
has submitted to her allies, France
ard Russia, the proposals. made by the
United States government designated
TO end the menace to neutral com
merce arising from the rstaIiatory
measures Of the European belligerents
toward each other.
Briefly the American proposals,
which have been submitted TO both
England and Germany, seek the elm
nation by Germany Of the recently
prescribed war zone around Great
Britain and Ireland, with its dangers
to neutral shipping through mines and
submarine torpcdoes, and tho adoption
by all the belligerents of definite
policy with reference TO food supplies
for civilians.
From such preliminary observations
~ American diplomatic officers abroad
already have made there Is said to be
some encouragement in the manner Of
tbs reception Of the proposals at Lon
don. Germany Is inclined toward an
acceptance Of the suggestions, 1t Is
understood, but upon the attitude of
Great Britain depends the next move
In the situation.
The strong opposition which the
Scandinavian countries, Italy, Holland
and other neutrals, have assumed
toward the retaliatory measures adopt
cd by the belligerents is playing con-
siderable part In the situation.
Officials, while reticent about what
has been said TO Germany and Great
Britain In the latest communication,
do not deny that the gravity Of the
whole situation has been made unmis-
takably clear. In some quarters the
suggestion WAS made, but without con-
firmation from sources usually we'll in
formed, that an embargo on exports of
foodstuffs from the United States to
both the allies and Germany was being
considered as the next step In the
event OF an absolute rejection Of the
American plan for ameliorating the
situation.
IL became known that the latest
communication, described as a conf
Dental memorandum, was sent Sunday
to Ambassadors Page and Gerard after
4conference between President Will
son. Secretary Bryan and Counsellor
Robert Lansing. The American gov
Robert Lansing.
While there was no official comment
on the sinking Of the American steam
ers Carib and Evelyn because of the
absence Of definite information as to
the causes Of their destruction, 1t is
understood that the latest communica-
tion from the United States urging an
acceptance Of its proposals deals with
the grave dangers to neutral vessels
that have arisen through the mines al
ready laid and threats to strew more
Of the explosives in the high seas.
IL Ia taken for granted that the re-
ports that the captains Of the two yes
sells followed instructions given them
by British naval officers will be
brought to the attention of the London
foreign office so that the British adj
miralty may investigate the truth or
falsity Of the report.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-03-04
CdTranza Loses 1900
Men, 6 MILITARY Trains

Washington, ID. C.-Fifteen hundred
Carranzs soldiers we're killed and many
captured by Villa troops at the battle
Of Zayula, according to General Villas
version Of the fighting, forwarded
from chihuahua to the State depart
ment. After the battle, which took
place last Friday, Villa reported that
he personally headed the columns, pur-
suing the Carranza troops toward Man
zanillo. Villa said his own losses were
100 killed and $50 wounded.
Six military trains and the head
quarters of General Dieguez, governor
of Jslisco, were among the equipment
which Villa said he had captured.
Defeat of General Carrasco, Car
rama commander, and the capture of
Rosario, on the west coast of the re-
public. also were reported by Villa.
Carrasco was said to have lost 500
men missing and to have retreated.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-03-04

London-With regard to the assump-
tion that President Wilson has infor-
mally proposed that Great Britain
should allow foodstuffs for civilians to
enter Germany under some form of
American guarantee and American dis
tribution, the Daily Mail in an editorial
declares that such proposal is not
likely to prove acceptable to the Brit
ish government. I'VE must consider
the enemy Of the proposal. the Mail
says. "and not the neutral and friend
ly channel. through which it reaches us.
We prefer Germany to do her worst. "
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-03-04
Mailed Slurs Deplored.

Berlin l. The German government
has made known that it objects to the
use Of expressions like the oft-quoted
words. God punish England" on mail
going abroad from Germany. The
North German Gazette calls attention
to the fact that certain German firms
have been understanding envelopes
used in. their correspondence with neu-
trail countries with objectionsl inscrip-
tions, which are intended as insults to
countries hostile to Germany. The
newspaper points out that such in
scriptions are injurious to Germany.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-03-04
Belgian Subsidy Refused.

London-The London foreign office
has declined in letter to Herbert C.
Hoover. chairman. to give direct
subsidy to the commission for relief in
Belgium, because it is said Germany
refused to stop cash acquisitions in
Belgium. The letter is signed by Sir
Edward Grey. He says: 1--WE did
not see our way to sccede to your re-
quest. Indeed, for some time we have
regarded the whole project of the dis
tribution of food in Belgium with some
doubt. in view of the action of the
German authorities. +"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-03-04
Shetland Isles in Zone.

Amsterdam-A semi-official dispatch
received here from Berlin says that
the Orkney and Shetland islands, lying
off the northeastern coast of Scotland
at the head of the North Sea, and also
Kirkwall hsrbor, in the Orkney
Islands, must be regarded as lying
within the war zone The passages on
both sides of the France islands. al
most midway between Scotland and
Iceland, are not endangered, the dis
patch says.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-03-04

Pendleton. Or. - The seven Pilot
Rock young ladies who were arrested
for Raging" at lodge dance in that
town were given trial before the re-
eorder. Each was found guilty and
sentenced to pay fine of IS, but SEN
tenee was suspended during good be-
havior. The trial was behind closed
doors and Judge MeReynolds refused to
allow the names Of the girls to be
made public. Two OF the nine accused
young men we're found to be innocent.
Howard Bartell and Twig Hinkle
served out the amount Of their fines.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-03-04

Petrograd- Many German prison
ers,' says the Russian official news
agency, have been captured on the
roads toward Grodno. They are unsn-
imous in affirming that their corps sus-
tanned grave losses. In optic Of the sue
cess OF the Germans in the Augustowo
forest. their ranks having been greatly
demoralized. According to the cap
tives, the large number Of prisoners
taken by the Russians at the Moghely
farm was due to the suddenness Of the
Russian attack and the lack Of expert
eneed German Officers
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-03-04
Fair is Seen bv AZ, s57.

San Francisco-All previous records
for attendance have been smashed by
the Panama-Pacific exposition. The
first three days of the opening brought
out q grand total Of 442. 957 persons.
Monday l20,71s sightseers fiocked to
the grounds. despite the fact that rain
fell during the forenoon and it was
cloudy most of the day. Here is the
attendance records for the first three
days: Saturday, 246, 1888; Sunday,
rs, sol; Monday, l20. us; grand total,
three days, 442, 1857. Chicago, $780,
6sS; st. LOUIS, 2S2. 1854.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-03-04

II had to live my life over again.
l would have made a rule to read
some poetry and listen to some music
at least once every week, for per
haps the parts Of my brain now afro
phied would thus have been kept
alive through use The loss of these
tastes is loss of happiness, and may
possibly be Injurious to the intellect.
and more probably to the moral char.
acter, by enfeebling the emotional
part OF our nature.-Charles Darwin.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-03-04
Traitor General u SHOT

Copenhagen - The newspapers here
publish Berlin dispatch reporting the
killing Of prominent Turkish general
IN Syria His death was ordered from
Constantinople. it is said. the charge
being made that be committed treason
IN endeayoring to carry out negotia-
tons for peace The basis Of the gen
erals negotiations, it is said, was the
prociaiming Of himself az sultan. the
limiting Of Turkey to Asia and the
abandoning Of Palestine and Mesopo-
tamia TO England.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-03-04
I.035, 600 Allies Capfipes.

Frankfort On The Main. Germany
The Frsnkfuretr Zeitung estimates
that the prisoners Of war in Germany
and Austria now number LOSS, 600.
This number. it says. is divided as fol
lows: Russians, sos, 900; French,
237, COO; Serbians, $1,000, Belgisns.
1000; British. $4,000. About rs
per cent of the total is held by Ger.
many.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-03-04
Hoarseness RelI,v.a

When a small child is suffering from
hoarseness, try the relief of the iuice
of a lemon on sugar. The lemon
should be baked like an apple and the
child should be given little OF the
thickened and warm Juice squeezed
over a lump OF sugar.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-03-04
The Summer Side

Cleave ever to the summer side of
doubt-Tennyson-
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-01-02
BOYS CLEAR LAND ON
SCHOOL FARMS.

On many of the agricultural school
farms of the State the work Of clear
ing the land is done by the agricultur-
ist in charge, assisted by the boys of
the school who take agricultural work.
This sort of work Is done in the fall
and winter when the farm crops do
not require a great deal of attention.
The State Inspector of Agricultural
Schools, who is employed jointly by
the Junior Extension Department of
the Louisiana State University and
the State Department of Education,
insists that the work of this sort be
done by the agricultural teacher and
the boys, rather than by hired help.
The object sought, aside from the say.
ing of expenses, is to inculcate in the
boys a spirit of work and to impress
them with the fact that a successful
farmer must be hard worker.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-01-02
PREPARING FOR DIVIDEND TO
DEPOSTORS Of OLD BANK

c. NJ. Downs has been busy this
week making out checks for the pay
ment of the first dividend to the de-
positors of the old Feliciana Bank &
Trust Co., in liquidation. This divi-
dend is for ten per cent, and in the
aggregate amounts to approximately
$4,000, to be distributed among nearly
one thousand people. The checks are
to be signed by the State Examiner of
State Banks and by Capt. o. B. Steele,
the liquidator. The checks have been
forwarded to these gentlemen for their
signatures, and it is expected they will
be mailed out to the depositors within
a few days.
This release of $4,000, nearly all of
which is to people within the parish,
ought to stimulate business cOnsid-
erably.
Mr.. Downs says the depositors of
the Farmers & Merchants Bank will
be paid off about the middle of Feb.
ruary.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-01-02
DOUGLAS BOYS
HAVE ACCIDENT IN
SWOLLEN STREAM

Edmond and John Douglas had mar.
row escapes from drowning on Christ
mas day when they attempted to cross
big Bayou Sara creek at the Pinckney.
vile ford. The stream was swollen to
large proportions from the heavy rain
of the night before and strong cur
rent was running. They were driving
a mule to buggy. The animal was
unable to make Roadway against the
current and the whole equipage was
capsized. The boys had hard swim,
but finally managed to reach the bank.
The mule was drowned and they lost
their overcoats, guns and ammunition
and part of the harness.
The young men had gone out for
drive that the city brother might enjoy
the beautiful scenery In the vicinity.
They took the two guns he had brought
up, to practice shooting in the woods,
SO as not to annoy the family with
noise. Their escape proved another
source Of thankfulness to the little
family at Azalia.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-01-02
ROOSEVELT'S LATEST.
Chicago Publicly

If there is any point at all to Roose-
velt's latest criticism of the admins
tration's Mexican policy 1t is that he
wants the United Safes to forcibly in.
tervene. To complain about conditions
and to say that for these conditions the
administration is responsible, is to say
even though Roosevelt lacks the
courage to openly say itAthat it is the
administrators duty to change these
conditions. And that means interven
ton. He would cure the horrors OF
war with more war. The more one
listens to the outpourings of Roose
welt, the better opinion one must have
of the craftsmanship and services Of
President Wilson.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-01-02
MORE THAN MERE LIVELIHOOD

There are five callings that have in
them more than the securing of live
lihood-the ministry, teaching, medi-
cine, law and the newspaper. OF these
only two, with rare exceptions, have
any possibility of bringing great wealth
the medicine and the law-and in
these the greater the wealth the less
of that subtle element of which we
speak is manifest. The minister who
really ministers is often handicapped
in his work by politics, the teacher is
limited in his work by both politics
and religion, the lawyer often misses
his great opportunity by obstructing
what ought to be the law and the man
with the magic charm for health very
seldom tries to~bind I'D the broken
hearts as we'll as the broken limbs.
The little editor of a country news.
paper is expected to preach without
receiving the salary of a preacher,
every day he must teach some one
without being paid as teacher, he
must quote the law and expose the
Ilawbreakers without receiving the fee
jof lawyer and he must speak words
Iof cheer and consolation to the sick
without receiving the monny that poea
to the physician. He is not limited to
church, school grade, the law or Ger.
! tain kind Of medical treatment. He
works among his fellow men, never
| faltering for fear his living will be
curtailed by the religious or political
views of others-as it too often is
nevertheless. If he did not work fol
more than a mere livelihood he would
find his work unsatisfying indeed.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-01-02
CAULIFLOWER-SOUTH LOUISE
ANA'S NEW WINTER
TRUCK CROP.

From market reports it appears that
Louisiana's new caulifower industry is
going to show record-breaking returns.
The crop has begun to move. Long
Island caulif1owers are practically off
the market. California has had bad
season and her present output Is very
limited as we'll as very poor in quality.
The markets are crying for Louisiana
caulifoWers in carload lots and grow
ers that have taken up this new line
are going to be substantially rewarded.
Experts who have visited the fields
in the alluvial sections are astounded
at the ease with which this crop is
produced. A representative of one of
the largest seed-houses in Denmark,
where the seed for the Louisiana cauli-
flowers is grown, stated that the very
dwarf variety which we use grows as
large as the standard sorts in their
country where the cauliflowers are
supposed to grow to perfection.
The markets want the SNOWFALL va
riety. Louisiana can supply them. She
has the soil and climate that will pro-
duce better than any other section that
can compete. If growers at White
Castle, Donaldsonville, Napoleonville,
Labadieville, Thibodaux, Houma, and
other points can grow seventy-fve to
one hundred acres as starter you
can do the same and make this crop a
winner. If you should like to know
more about the demand for Louisiana
cauliflower during December and early
January write to your commission
merchant at any of the central north
fern and eastern markets or ask the
Louisiana Distributing Co., at Thibo
daux, who is handling most of the
Bayou Lafourche caulifowers this
year.
Interested parties should write Il
the Louisiana Experiment Station
Baton Rouge, for Bulletin 40, "Pre
liminary Reports on Winter Cauli
ower."-George L. Tiebout, Horticul
turist, Experiment Station, Louisiana
State University
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-01-02
BOYS AND GIRLS TO HAVE
PART IN SHORT COURSE

A special program is being arranged
at the Winter Short Course of the
Louisiana State University for the
forty boys and girls who were awarded
scholarships for excellence in Club
Work. The Corn and Pig Club boys
will be instructed in methods of corn
growing, including the selection Of
seed-corn, preparation of seed-bed,
cultivating and fertilizing. The i'm
portance of crop rotation and winter
cover crops will be emphasized. The
boys will be given, also, lectures on
the feeding and care of hogs and other
live stock, the characteristics of the
different breeds and the good points
of each. Stock-judging, the balanced
ration and forage crops will be given
special attention. At the University
Experiment Station farm there are
animals of all the leading breeds avail.
able for practice in stock-judging
Samples of the leading varieties OF
corn are also available for instruction
in that subject.
The Canning Club girls will be In
structed in the best methods Of can.
ming and preserving fruits and vege
tables, and in home economics, includ
ing household management, sanitation
sewing and cooking.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-01-02
PARISH SCHOOLS
AVERAGE HIGH
IN ATTENDANCE

Baton Rouge, La, Dec. 10, 1914.
The following self-expIanatory letter
received by Supt. Crump from T. H.
Harris, State Superintendent of Edu-
cation, is interesting:
Supt. R. E. Crump,
st. Francsville, La.
Dear Mr.. Crump:
have yours of recent date giving
the enrolment and averages made by
all of your schools for the first three
months Of the session
This is a very valuable kind of in
formation, and it seems to me that it
should be sent out every month to
parents and teachers by all of the
parish superintendent. wish to con-
graduate you upon the splendid show
ing made by your schools. The averages
are very high-at least 1870 better
than those of the entire state.
Yours sincerely,
T. H. HARRIS.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-01-02
SUPT. CRUMP DISCOVERS PATHETIC CONDITIONS
IN SOME Of THE PARISH COUNTRY SCHOOLS

l have recently returned from visit
to the majority Of the schools Of this
parish. At many of these schools |
was panied to note that many of the
children were going barefoot on days
when | found it difficult to keep warm
wrapped in a heavy overcoat. Their
feet were blue with the cold and they
shivered in the damp, cold wind. AT
one school the teacher urged the little
people to go--in their barefoot, ill-clad
condition-out upon the wet ground
and play-in order to secure fresh air
The cold tots lowered around the door
of the warm school-room and occa-
sionally slipped in on one pretext OF
another-only to be "shooed" out into
the "fresh air.
At some schools l was told that the
parents were really not able to provide
shoes and stockings for their children
If this is true-and | do not doubt it
lit seems to me that there should be
some agency in the parish or state tc
supply the need Our kind-hearted
ladies make up boxes of warm clothing
to ship to the orphans in the Homes OIL
to the destitute ones in Belgium; would
it not be equally commendable to pro
vide for the little sufferers in our OWE
parish?
/ do not mean to say that all chill
dren who go to school barefoot have
parents who are unable to buy proper
clothing. Some have shoes and stock
ings at home. Whose fault is it tina
the little "shavers" are allowed to e
off to school improperly clad? | know
that l would not dare to pull off m!
shoes and walk for day on the cold
wet ground. Is there a parent wh(
would dare? And yet we permit oul
weak, tender children to subject them
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-01-02

selves to the fearful danger and think
nothing of it!
Now to the point of my story.
want to plead with the parents who
are able to provide suitable mean
warm, comfortable-clothing for their
children to see that the child is cared
for in this respect. l also want to
plead with those who are not able to
let me or the teacher know so that we
can help you. Just send me the name
of the child, the size of the shoe or
garment needed. | believe that there
is some one who would be glad to
make the child New Years gift OF
the clothing needed. You who read
this who are willing to supply the
articles just drop me a line stating
approximately what you are willing
to do.
1t is no reflection upon this pa sh
THAT we have the poor with us. They
are everywhere. The people of this
parish are as sturdy and as independ.
ent as you will find anywhere. But in
this glad Christmas time, is it not well
to take thought for the isolated cases
where there is a real need?
Finally, let me urge all parents to
think this matter over. | believe that
every child should have wrap OF
overcoat of some kind to put on when
passing from a warm school-room to
the outer cold. Any physician will
tell you that serious danger turks
there. We love our little ones and
want to conserve their health and
strength. Do you hope to harden
your child by exposure to the cold
Ask the physician. Will any sane mar
advise you to permit your child to e
to school on cold, damp day barefoot
r. E. CRUMP,
Parish Supt. Public Education
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-01-02

Governor Luther E. Hall has appeal
ed to the New Orleans Association of
Commerce to help him avert a disgrace
which threatens the state of Louisiana
Having had her site at the Panama
Pacific Exposition at San Francisco
dedicated by elaborate ceremonies,
which were widely advertised by mo-
! ton pictures, it now appears that Lou
isiana may not be able to erect the
building to which she is pledged, for
lack of funds.
Out of all the states in the Union,
Louisiana, which needs this advertis-
ing more than all the others, would be
the only one to back down.
In your opinion, would this not be a
blot on the fair name of Louisiana in
the eyes of the nation?
But aside from this sentimental
reason for your support, / would like
to point out what this representation
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-01-02
SECOND TUESDAY Of EACH
MONTH TO Be MARKET
DAY IN BATON ROUGE

The Market Committee Of the Baton
Rouge Chamber OF Commerce, Of which
DR.. w. H. Dalrymple, Professor Of
Veterinary Science, Louisiana State
University. is chairman. has issued
circular designating the second Tues.
day of each menth as Monthly Market
Day for the farmers of East Baton
Rouge Parish and the surrounding ter.
ritory. Farmers are asked to notify
the Chamber of Commerce, as early as
possible, the number, kind and variety
of products they expect to have for
sale on market day. As soon as this
information is obtained a market list
will be published and sent out broad
cast, sufficiently ahead Of time to
enable prospective buyers to know
what they may expect to find on the
market the succeeding market day.