St. Tammany farmer., 1916-03-18
The Sudden and Serious III
ness Of Mrs. Lancaster
a Trying Situation.
IMPORTANCE OF CASES
KEEPSJUDGE ON BENCH
The Case of Pearl River vs..
Crawford Put on Trial
Friday Afternoon.

Quite q number OF cases were dis
posed OF In the District Court this
week. The illness OF Judge Lancas-
ter, necessitating . surgical opera
ton, somewhat crowded the docket
and TO relieve thia situation he has
sat on the bench when he shouk
not have risked the strain. and ha
succeeded In clearing on . good
many cases; but the present term OF
court has been the most trying that
judge has been called upon to un-
dergo. Mrs. Lancaster was sudden
" stricken and lies seriously Ill at
home, only partly conscious. The
sympathy Of the community goes out
to Judge Lancaster In thes trying mo-
ment, and his fidelity to duty amid
such narrowing circumstances must
be q severe strain upon his strength
The following cases were tried:
State VI. Bud Wise, sentenced to
penitentiary for - months ut hard
labor.
State vs. Arthur Hunt, plead gull
ty to carrying concealed weapons
lined $500 and costs Of court.
State Va. Dave Griffin. larceny. I'm
cd SIS and costs Of court.
State 70. r. w. Ivey, shooting with
intent to kill. tried by jury Of five.
found guilty and sentenced to IL
months In penitentiary 1t hard Ia
Dor.
State ". Van Jefferson, shooting
with intent to murder. tried by jury
Of twelve. found guilty and sentenc-
Cd to u months in penitentiary 81
hard labor.
State ~. Allen Rutland. shooting
into dwelling. tried by jury and
found not guilty.
A. C.. Mccormack vs.. Lothair
Brooks. open account. Judgment for
plaintiff.
q. ". Gerald ". J. I. McGeheei
judgment for plaintiff.
Village Of Pearl River VI. Jos. F
Crawford. Judgment for pleint11.
Appeal taken.
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through the wounded. The French
government will not allow any one
to operate without he has the prop
or credentials and 10 equipped to do
the work. After Ill OF this trouble
/ finally received the appointment
and was placed In charge Of five base
hospitals at Cherbourg.
It IL hard for us to realize, with
our present civilization. which Is de-
veloped under the influences Of chris
ian teachings Of peace and mercy.
that the nations Of Europe which
have been, perhaps, the most ad-
vanced In civilization. are now was.
ing q war which Do the most terrific,
attrocious and bloody that has ever
beeu known. This 10 q war in the
air, on the sea. under the sea and
even under the ground. This IL a
war Of high explosives. Of long range
guns. OF poisonous gases. No other
war In tho history OF the world will
compare with It In the slightest.
When you realize that the cities are
literally destroyed. towns wiped
from the face Of the earth, you Will
perhaps understand, In Z way. Still
it 10 almost Impossible to conceive its
eaormity.
Az / have said before. this is q
war Of high explosives and the
science OF destruction has been 80
developed that no fortifications. nc
matter how strong. can Withstand
these explosives, together with the
long-range guns Of today. Fortifi-
cations heretofore considered in-
pregnable have been demolished
Tais has resulted In what Is known
a. trench warfare. These trenches
are q number Of feet deep, usually
six to eight feet, and extend acroes
Europe about $50 miles, tIom Swift.
zerland to the sea. These trenches
are the same Ill over. The oppos-
ing trenches are usually 100 yards
apart, but In some cases are very
close. In one place cav trenches
that were only eight yards apart.
The reason the opposing army does
not blow the others trenches up ie
because Of the character OF the soil
which 10 too hard to tunnel. They
throw bombs from one trench to
tho other. and In front Of the trench
there IL usually fence about ten
feet high over which the bombs
are thrown. The 1rst line Of trench
e., which are directly opposite the
trenches Of the enemy, are made In
10 Si9-gaE fashjou. Il q she'll falll
In one portion Of these trenches
only the men there ere killed o:
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