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The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11
GERMAN TESTING OFFICE N
Observation-Disclosures Gladys :,
INTERESTING DIscovEHX
BOON TO UNITED s1lY
Shortage OF Paper Would MaSs ..so'
stitute For Wood Pulp OF urSat,
Importance to Greatest Producer y e
of Cotton in the World. ".

Rerlin.-The royal material tesxlns
office at Gross-Lichterfelde, q suburb
of Berlin, announces the Interesting
discovery that paper can be manu-
featured from cotton stalks
The discovery is not considered OF
much Importance for Germany, wnlch
produces no cotton, but is pointed as
of vast Importance to the united
States, the greatest producer OF cot
ton in the world, because of the short
age of paper reported in that country
The discovery was made, II is stat
ed, by German institution Whiie
carrying out commission rom an
Egyptian firm, given before the war.
A shipment Of stalks whichahao ar
rived from Egypt before the opening
of hostiities was used for the expert
ment.
The stalks were cut and ground,
boiled and bleached, and the paper
making then proceeded after the usuai
methods. The result causes the test
ing office to arrive at the decision
that cotton stalks are a good material
for making paper.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11
ITALIAN MERCHANT IGNORES
DEMANDS FOR $500 AND AR
SON is TRIED
HAS RECEIVED FIVE LETTERS
Practically Every italian Merchant in
Lake Charles Has Received Threat
ening Letters-Many Fright.
ened Out of City.
Lake Charles.

Lake Charles
Falling in their purpose to black
mail Samuel Navarro out of $500, I'M
know members of Black Hand gang
set fire to his store and residence.
The blaze was seen from the railroad
yards by the Southern Pacific night
switching crew, and Navarro was
awakened by a waning shrek from
the locomotive whistle The fire was
extinguished just before it reached
bucket of coal oil under the edge of
the house
Navarro received five Black Hand
letters recently. The last one, writ
ten week ago, demanded $500 by
August l, or something would hap
pen," it said. Navarro paid no atten-
ton to the letters, and does not in
tend to be frightened out Of the city.
81 am an American citizen" he de-
clared, land III live in Lake Charles
till | die"
Practically every Italian merchant
in the city has received threatening
letter in the past several months and
in many cases they have been fright
ened out of the city.
Two merchants left recently after
sacrificing their business, one of them
being a man whose home and store
were destroyed by an incendiary fire
last summer Not many weeks ago
also an attempt was made to blow
up Frank Bananas store in Railroad
avenue, and there have BEEN a mum.
Der of fires of suspicious origin.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11
DECLARES BORDER
NEWS EXAGGERATED
WOULD RID CAMPS OF NEWSPA.
PER CORRESPONDENTS WHO
SEND OUT FALSE ACCOUNTS.

San Antonio, TeXaS.-Gen. Funston
sent to the War Department at Wash
ington a telegram announcing his in
tentiOn to rid the various guardsmen
camps Of newspaper correspondents
who send out false accounts of condi-
lions in the camps.
He referred to such correspondents
as pests and said he had endured
them as long as he. purposed to.
An order has been SEM to all dis.
trict commanders along the border
future action against news
paper men sending out dispatches
may De classeu as untvuthful.
In each instance the offender will be
tried by a special court of militia
officers from his state If found guilty
he will be ordered from the camp.
"The great mass Of the guardsmen
are standing the hardships Of camp
life WE'LL" said Gen. Funston, "and
have no cause for complaint. 1t is on
ly mollycoddles and sissies who kick
These are the ones that tell tales to
special correspondence
The generals telegram, which was
sent to the acknowledgement, said:
81 wish to call attention Of the War
Department to the carnival Of lying
being INDUCED in by many of the cor
respondents who accompanied the
state troops to the border. / have
never seen or heard of anything that
approaches it for sheer righteousness
and shamelessness.
while there are honorable eXcep-
tons, many Of these correspondents
are men of no judgment or balance
and have had so little experience of
the world that they seem to have no
sense of balance or proportion. Ordi-
nary Inconvenience or deprivations
that to man Of real soldierly in
stincts are merely subjects for jokes
are magnified by them into the most
distressing distortures
"They persistently neglect to say
anything about the excellent and cred
table things that they see, and if they
can see nothing to find fault with,
manufacture lies out Of whole cloth.
The effect is to distress needlessly the
families and friends of the members
of the state organizations and to make
people of other nations think we are
a degenerated race of sissies and mol
lycoddles, incapable of being made in
to soldiers. have endured these pests
as long as l propose to, and shall
hereafter bar offenders from camps
and prohibit them from accompanying
troops on the march"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11

Because no appropriation for that
purpose was made by the Legislature
at the last session, near beer dealers
who have had to close up shops III.
der the law barring their businss in
prohibition sections, will have to wait
until after the next session Of the
General Assembly to receive their
refunds on state licenses. This is in
dictated in adviceS from State Adtor
Capdeville to Sheriff T. r. Hughes,
who states:
"As you will notice in the above
(the acD no amount of money is ap-
propriated or set aside to pay the
states portion of license sought to be
refunded, and no one is authorized in
the said act to pay this refund with
out having an amount set aside for
the said purspose, specific appropria-
ton being necessary under the law"
This brings disappointment to per-
sons in CaddO who were forced out Of
business by the anti-near beer law.
They expected to have half Of the IL
cense money refunded by the state
right away as we'll as by the city.
which already has refunded more than
$1,000, being S25 on each license. All
but four Of the forty-siX dealers have
received the city's refund, and those
four will get same when they return
their license receipts.
The receipts for state license will
be kept on record by Chief Deputy
Sheriff John Mccullough, and when
the Legislature makes the required al
loWance, the refunds will be made.
The reason an appropriation was not
ordered by the lawmakers at their re-
cent session is because the appropra-
tton measure was prepared before the
anti-near beer law was enacted, it is
explained. At the next session doubt.
less the Legislature will take action
for relief for the former near beer
men.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11
STATE PARAGRAPHS.

The refusal of the Shreveport Rail-
ways Company to pay the inspection
fee levied on all poles owned by pub
lie utility corporations in Shreveport,
by an ordinance adopted by the city
council in June, precipitates test of
the ordinance in the courts. The COM
pany's refusal to pay claim Of S16.S7
presented by the city for the first quar-
terly inspection of its poles was made
known in a communication turned
over to the council at the meeting
Tuesday morning by Commissioner
Leon I. Kahn. Instructions were is
sued to the city attorney to bring suit
to collect the fees.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11
DECISION WAS REACHED AFTER
HOLDING CONFERENCE IN
WASHINGTON.
DRASTIC STEPS EXPECTED
Believed World Powers Are Seeking
Information as to Character of Pan
anna Canal Defenses-Japanese
Vessels Arouse Suspicion.

Observation-Disclosures of persons
suspected OF being spies employed by
foreign governments to acquire intor-
nation regarding the nature and eI-
tent of the detenses of the Panama
Canal decided the administration to
request Congress to supplement the
existing laws against the improper &C
QUESTION of knowledge of military and
naval plans and Notifications.
Representatives of the Department
of Justice and the War and Navy De-
partments have been in conference on
the subject, and 1t is explained that
they will agree upon some very dras-
tic legislation to be submitted to Con-
gress. 1t is possible that the scope
of the conference may be extended
beyond the original idea of mere
protection of the secrets of American
coast defenses to cover generally such
attempts as have been common since
the beginning Of the present war to
destroy powder and munition plants,
upon which the United States govern
ment must rely in time of trouble.
Several of the military powers of
the world are believed to have under
taken to obtain information as to the
character Of the defenses of the Pan.
anna Canal. The latest incident to
excite suspicion is the operations 81
little Japanese power vessel, which
sought to obtain permit for pearl
fishing in the waters of Panama and
vicinity. The canal authorities have
been warned that this craft appeared
to have been making surveys, and
that these were not confined to the
water, but extended to the isthmus
proper.
While these operations may have
been perfectly innocent in intent. and
only such soundings were made and
bearings taken as might be incident
to the pursuit of pearl fisheries, the
canal zone authorities have regarded
the matter as of sufficient Importance
70 warrant investigation and report
to Washington. Meanwhile licenses
have been withheld until some gen.
eral line of policy can be formulated
to govern all such cases.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11
Mexican Hero Honored.

Laredo, Tex.-Flags were at half
mast throughout the Mexican republic
in commemoration Of Padre Miguel
Hidalgo, who was executed in 1911,
martyr to the cause Of Mexican free
dom. Hidalgo declared a revolution
on September 16, 1910, to free Mexi-
co from the yoke Of Spain, but was
captured and executed a year later.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11
Titanic Claims Paid.

New York.-With payment or
$665,00O outside of court the White
Star Line stands absolved Of all liabil-
ity for the sinking of the Titanic, with
a loss of 1900 lives, and the four
years Of litigation Of claimants is
brought to an end in final decree
handed down. Claims totaling $751;
600, 900 had been recorded in the fed.
eral court.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11
Test of Referendum.

Jackson, Miss. The Mississippi
tate Supreme Court will be called
pom to decide whether or not the re-
ferendum amendment, adopted by the
voters in 1914 and ratified by the Leg
islature during its 1916 session, is val
i'd. The attorney general announced
he was preparing an appeal on behalf
OF Secretary Of State Power, from the
decision rendered by Chancellor Tay-
lOr,
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11

Henry L. Fuqua, Of Baton Rouge,
has been appointed manager of the
state penitentiary by Governor Pleas
ant, the act of the last Legislature
which abolishes the Board of Control
and changes the management Of the
penitentiary having become effective.
Mr.. Fuqua was appointed president of
the Board Of Control July z, to sue
coed w. H. Reynaud, Hall appointee,
and has been serving in that capacity.
He will have absolute control Of the
penitentiary system and the manage
ment of its valuable properties.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11
Probe Would Be Costly

Waaaington,-Such a far-rdching
Investigation of the beef packinybusi-
ness as is proposed by pendinsreso-
lutions IN the house would costH42,-
900, the Federal Trade Commission
infromed Congress. A subcommittee
will recommend whether the injury
should be made.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11
Publish Fewer PAPERS.

New York.-Publishers of daily
newspapers in Greater New York at a
meeting took action which will result
in a decrease Of the number of pages
in their morning. evening and Sunday
issues of 121 pages a week. The re-
duction of so many pages, is a step to
relieve the news print paper situation
which is regarded by the publishers
as very serious, was also taken to
eliminate returns of unsold copies.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11
Wants Bond Money Back.

Kansas City, Mo.-Congress proba-
bly, win De asked soon to pass bill
appropriating $4,000 to John H.
White, wealthy merchant of Kansas
City. AS bondsman for Guy Hart
man, judgment for that amount was
entered in the federal court last Octo-
Der against Mr.. White.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11
$2,169, 900 IN Trade.

New York.-Combined exports and
imports of the port Of New York for
the year ending June 30 last amounted
to s2,169 900, 900, according to the an
nual report of the Chamber Of Com
MERGE Exports first reached the
$500, 100000 mark in 400. Last year
they Were s1,193,5S1 900.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11
Villa Is Hard Pressed.

chihuahua City, Mex-Pancho VII
Ia escaped Carranza columns pursu-
ing hisl in northern Durango by min
uses only several times in the last few
weeks, according to report which
General JacintO Trepino announced he
had received from General Garcia In
the Penoles district.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11
commiItes Sentences.

Washington.-The president COM
muted to nine months sentences of Is
and 16 months, respectively, of l. f.
Trent and w. D. Frad, convicted in
November, 1912, of land frauds in La
Flore county, Oklahoma. Appeals
were denied and they entered the pen
itentiary last May.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11

AS a result OF the construction Of
Calcasieu's model road system North
ern and Eastern capitalists have turn
ed favorable eyes toward this section.
Recently there has been demand in
the East for Calcasieu parish public
securities, which hitherto have been
sold through Chicago. Many thousands
of dollars of Eastern money are also
being invested in the parish in farm
mortgages.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11

Gov. R. G. Pleasant issued a procla-
nation extending the provisions of the
law on the subject of Juvenile courts
to the parish of Grant. This procla-
nation was issued in accordance with
a resolution adopted by the Grant par
ish police jury on June 5, 1916, in reg
ular session, making application and
requesting that the effect and opera
ton of said provisions of law be ex
tended this parish.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11
SHIPPER Wounds Sentry.

Nog2les, Ariz.-Private HOW'D
Company G. Twelfth United State IN
fantry, was struck in the leg Il
sniper's bullet fired from the Men
side while on sentry duty at thu
ternational bridge here. HowardFe
turned the fire, but without effed&
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11
Ensnital Train For u,

Chicago.-The first United Estates
army hospital on wheels is un@r con-.
tract so be built at Pullman, mar Chi
cago. The hospital will be l0-car
train, converted Pullmans. The gov
eminent will rent the cars With the
privilege of purchase at any the. The
train will be ready for use il about
10 days.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11
Make Plea For Clemene,

Washington.-By a vote of 46 ii
the Senate adopted a resolution
questing President Wilson to tri
nit the British government an exul
sion of hope that it would exer|
clemency in the treatment Of Irish
litical prisoners.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11
camnaion Headquarters.

Washington. c. Mccormick,
Democratic National Committee chair
man, after comforting with President
Wilson, announced that Senator Walsh
Of Montana will be in charge OF the
Democratic headquarters at Chicago.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11
Railroads to Assist.

Jersey City, N. 1.-THE railroa6en-
tering Jersey City have agreed nj to
bring high explosives into their tkmi-
nails here, and will not resist the llct
of the city commission requirinkan
examination Of every freight traiIen-
tering the city, it was announceSby
Frank Hague, director of the pblic
safety.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11

Adjutant General McCrory was ad-
vised by Major Miller at Camp Stat
ford that forty recruits which have
been received at the camp since the
Louisiana troops entrained have left
for the border. They will join COM
mands of the First infantry at San
Benito and the Washington Artillery
and the separate troop Of cavalry at
Donna, Tex.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11
Defeats Literary Test. :

Oklahoma City, Okla.-Twelye OF
Oklahoma's rs counties have report
ed on the proposed literacy test
amendment as follows: 16,754 for, 49,
S1S against. Less than five counties
of the state voted in favor OF. the
measure. 1t is predicted the amend.
ment was defeated more than two
to one.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11
Cost S2O.121.41 to Lose.

Dallas. Charles H. Morris of
Winrsboro, defeated candidate for the
Democratic nomination for governor,
spent S20,131.41 in his campaign, &C
cording to his expense account filed.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11
Other Railroads Act

Chicago. A national campaign
among all railroad employees not cont
prised in the four brotherhoQds VIII
are voting on a strike. WAS 8tErtH
to- obtain legisIafion ~ Conf g,
.ssisiayBws sSody to settle IN
putes as to wages between railroads
and employees, whether organized Of
unOrganiZed.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11

The Ziglar Dredge Company OF
Etherwood will finish its contract for
the Fifth ward drainage district early
in August. They have gone through
the Hoyt ranch and are ready to
pierce the railroad right Of way.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11
Capturs $4,000 Russians

Berlin.-The capture during I
month of July of more than IL
Russians is announced by Austro-l
garian army headquarters in its Sd
ment of August l.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11
British Steamer Sunk

London.-Lloyd's announces
the British steamer Olive, Of 3
tons, has been sunk. Her crew
saved.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11
Rivers Bill Ia Siuned.

Washington. President Wilson
signed the rivers and harbors appr0.
priation bill. carrying approximately
S42.000,000.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11
British War Casualties.

London.-British casualties report
ed in the month of July in all the war
areas totaled 1854 officers and 1851
men.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11

Former Governor J. Y. Sanders, who
with Mrs. Sanders is spending fort
night at the home of U. S. Marshal
and Mrs. F. N. Miller, during a poll,
teal tour of Tangipahoa in the inter
eest of his candidacy for Congress
from the Sixth congressional district,
returned to Amite following an ad.
dress at political gathering in Kent.
wood.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11

On account of the use Of tested seed
modern methods Of planting and cul.
tivating and an extremely favorable
season, the Calcasieu parish corn
crop promises an average yield OF
thirty-tve bushels to the acre, accord
ing to agricultural experts. This is
above the acre yield of the corn belt
state. The total crop at this rate
would be worth 100000, as compared
with $4,000 for all four parishes FIVE
years ago. The corn crop Is now al
most equal in value to the cattle rails
ing industry.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11

Parts of the Red river bed in Caddo,
Red River and Bossier parishes, were
leased to J. E. Smitherman, Shreve.
port, attorney, for oil purposes, by
Governor Pleasant. Mr.. Smitherman
bid $1,000 per year. In addition the
state will get one-eighth royalty on
wells producing less than 200 barrels
and one-sixth royalty on wells produc
ing more than 200 barrels.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11

The mill Of Crandall & Brown Cy-
press Co., Inc, began operation at
Pearl River. The plant consists of
saw lath and single mill, and has a
capacity of forty thousand feet of
lumber per day. The timber at pres
ent controlled will give life to the
plant of approximately fifteen years.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11

The Democratic executive commit
tee Of Grant parish met in Colfax, and
adopted resolution ordering a Demo
cratic white primary to be held
throughout the district tuesday, Sep
tembes II, to nominate members OF
the Parish School Board from wards
Three, Five and Seven
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11

Final awards for the wiring, plumb
ing and heating of the three new
school buildings at Baton Rouge wers
made by the building committee.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11

A full-grown steer was killed recent
ly at country butchery in the Eighth
ward, Lafayette, having two well-de
veloped hearts, each apparently func
tioning normally. The organs, while
enclosed in one sac, were entirely
separate, being united only by thin
tissue or ligament.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11

A case of infantile paralysis was
reported at Lake Charles and the au-
thorities have established a quaran-
tine. The patient is Juanita Higgin-
botham, 10 months old, of SIP Gray
street.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11

Etienne Boyer, of Marseilles,
France. has sold to the J. C. Stout
Lumber Company of Lake Charles the
sccond-growth timber of $500 acres of
land in North Calcasieu parish for
$4,000
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-08-11

The support of Baton Rouge to New
Orleans in her effort to get one of
the federal farm lean banks located
there, was rendered by President Ba.
bin of the Chamber of Commerce to
Mayor Behrman.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-10-31
FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH
Story Written by ThOs. w. Lamsea
Several Years Ago.

Robert Warwick, the popular MAJ
inee idol. will return to this city at
the Opera House today. when he will
be seen in the World Film presenta-
ton Of Friday, the Thirteenth" the
Thos. W. Lawson story which appear
ed serially in "Everybody's" magazine
a few years ago. 1t will be remem-
bered that when Mr.. Lawson was con-
tributing to this magazine, its sales
reached the million mark, and was
never as popular as when this noted
stock broker was a contributor. But
OF all his stories, Friday, the Thir-
teenth" stands out prominently as
the most vivid, fascinating and inter-
est absorbing that was ever written
In the film play, made under the di-
rection of Emil Chautard, William
A. Brady and Mrs. Lawson collabor-
ated in making it film masterpiece.
Il has already created quite furore
wherever shown, and will positively
make the biggest hit of the season
when shown in this city,
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-10-31
HOUSEAL HITS 1T.

Associate Reformed Presbyterian.
"The Dutch weather prophet" well
sustained mis- reputation, when here
sometime ago he stated that We might
look for frost about the 8th and 17tA
OF October. We have had three or
four frosts scattered along. The heav-
lest on last Saturday morning and on
Sabbath morning. A light frost oc-
CURED back of that about ten days.
Mr.. Houseal also predicted Is cents
cotton by December l. Friday of last
week it sold in our Due West market
al 1880 cents. Thus it is that the pro-
phet has more than 40 days time to
his credit.