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Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1916-07-22
Sheriff Swords Is Killed
By A DesparadO.

Sheriff Marion L. Swords, of
st. Landry parish, La, was
shot and instantly killed in q
lonely spot in the Mallet woods,
about ten miles from Opelousas,
shortly after day break last Mon
day morning, by Helaire Carri-
ere, an escaped murderer, for
whom the sheriff, Deputy Char
les Chachere, Dump Mccoy and
two negro guides, Paul Simien
and Bruno st. Andry, were
searching.
Carriere, who escaped from
the Jennings, La, jail early last
April and since has terrorized
outlying sections of six parishes,
also shot Deputy Cachere and the
two negroes. The former suffered
a aslight scalp wound. The negroes
are expected to die.
Sheriff Swords was shot
through the heart just as his
posse was creeping up on Sc
sluded hut in the woods in which
they believe Carriere was hiding
The fugitive, however, was con-
cealed in a thick clump of bush
near the cabin and fired on the
sheriff's party from the rear.
Carriere has the reputation of
being one of the most desperate
criminals in the history of this
section. He has broken Jail three
times, according to reports. and
each time was recaptured after
thrilling chases.
He has been in the Mallet Sec
ton for weeks and is reported to
have shot three or four men,
lose names were not available
Il Those who have seen the
erado say that he swore that
would never be captured alive
Sheriff Swords was one of the
st known political figures in
ate. He was president of
Louisiana State Sheriffs'
ociation. and the Oldest sheriff
point of service in Louisiana.
He has been sheriff of st. Lam
dry for the last 16 years, and
was recently reelected for a four
year term.
\ His body was taken to his
me early Monday morning.
q negroes were too badly
to be moved.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1916-07-22

Entered as second-class matterFeb-
ruRry 10th 1914, at the Post-Office at
Lucy, La, under the Act of March
8, 1879.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1916-07-22

Misses Angelina Champagne
and Laurence Burch are at pre-
sent in BreVard, N. c., where
they will sojourn throughout the
heated term.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1916-07-22
TO.NIGHT,
MS sysz
LOCAL PERSONALS.

See During the Week.
Visitors in and out of the
Parish.
The many friends of Attorney
Louis NJ. Reynaud will be glad
to learn that he is up and about
. again after a few days of illness.
Misses Angelina Champagne
and Laurence Burch are at pre-
sent in BreVard, N. c., where
they will sojourn throughout the
heated term.
DIR. George E. Burch returned
to his home in st. John after a
delightful visit to different points
in the South and North Carolina
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Mrs. Widow Emile Borne spent
several days in St. John as the
welcome guest of relatives.
Mr.. Theordore j Nagel, Olivier
Oubre and Paul Champagne were
with their many friends
in Lucy on Tuesday.
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Miss Nellie Power, charming
young daughter of Mr., Alex
Power of New Orleans is enjoy
ing a delightful stay at the home
Of editor and Mrs. John D. Rey-
maud.
Mr.. E. G. DeBautte was a bust
ness visitor to Reserve, La, at
he beginning of the week.
Mr.. John Rodrigue, a prominent
young citizen of Reserve, La,
paid Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Rey-
maud a much appreciated visit
asst Sunday.
We can figure with you on any
thing in the printing line.
Hons. Eugene Dumez and J.
Ellis Millet were in Baton Rouge
throughout the week attending
% their respective position on the
Board of Equalization.
Mr.. Rene Lanauze of New Or
cans, La, is enjoying a pleas
int stay with friends in the First
ward.
= =
Miss Anita Martin left for New
orleans last Monday morning
where she will be the guest of
:elatives for a couple of weeks.
. = =
The numerous friends of Mr..
EmilieL Laudumiez will regret
% learn that he is confined to his
nome with a serious attack of ip-
less.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1916-07-22
Those We Meet, Hear of and
See During the Week.
Visitors in and out of the
Parish.

The many friends of Attorney
Louis NJ. Reynaud will be glad
to learn that he is up and about
again after a fe " days of illress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-15
BREAKS IN LEVEE
FLOOD WIDE AREA
Several Parishes in Louisiana
Threatened by 0nrushing
Mississippi Waters.
TIMELY WARNING LIKELY
TO AVERT LOSS OF LIFE
Many Thousands of Acres and Sew
eral Towns Expected to Be
Inundated.

NATCHEZ, Miss, February
1.-TWO breaks occurred early
today in the Mississippi levee at
Limerick plantation, about twen-
ty-fvc miles above St. Joseph,
La, and six miles from Newelton,
on the Louisiana side, according
to reports received here.
1t was stated that a large vol
ume of water was rushing through
the breaks and would flood Ten
sas, Concordia, Franklin, Cata-
houla and possibly Madison
parishes in Louisiana.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-15
WILSON FEARS ONLY
KAISER AND MYSELF"

Representative Sells. republic
can. of Tennessee, and ex-Con-
gressman Woodruff, bull mO0ser.
of Michigan. jOurneyed over to
Oyster Bay to see Col. Roosevelt
shortly before he started ON HIS
trip to the syest Indies. The sesi-
0nel was out in the yard chop-
pInE wood, hut he soon Joined
his callers. In course Of CONVEX
sation he said:
ET do not favor any particular
candidate for President, but am
bitterly opposed to the re-elec-
tion Of President Wilson. There
are only two men In the world
whom he fears-Emperor Will
liam and myself"
Mr.. Sells said Col. Roosevelt
expressed himself with all the
emphasis at his command upon
this point.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-15
FIGHTING IN BLACK SEA.
Petrograd Reports Turkish Batteries
Silenced and Bridges Destroyed.

PETROGRAD, Feb. IA. via London,
Feb. ia semi-offlcial statement is
sued today. concerning the recent ac-
tivities of the Russian Black sea feet,
says:
"wednesday and Thursday several
vessels fought successfully with Turk
ish coast batteries near Vitzeh. between
Capes Laros and Noronieit (Trebizend).
reduring four Turkish batteries to
silence. They captured a Turkish sail
ing ship with crew of twenty five
men. and sank eight supply ships.
Friday ships which were support
ing an offensive movSment by the Rus
sian troops destroyed two stone and
four wooden bridges"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-15
SENTENCED TO DEATH.
Mexican Lawyer Charged With Plot
ting Against De Facto Government.

DOUGLAS. Ariz.. February 15.-Don
Carlos Loaiza. an attorney we'll known
through eastern Sonora, has been ar
rested at Moctezuma and sentenced to
death on a charge of plotting against
the de facto Mexican government. ac-
cording to arrivals here from Mocte-
yuma. Friends of Loaiza, who left
Douglas week ago, said today he had
been promised protection by Sonora Of
ficials.
Manuel Figueroa. who was taken
from train a short distance south of
the border last Wednesday. has been
executed, it was announced today. on
q charge of attempting to organize a
Anutipy among the garrison at Aqua
Prieta. Figueroa at one time vas Q
captain in Villas army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-15
Paris Reports Recovery of
Trenches Taken by the Ger
mans February 13.
AIR CONFLICTS FEATURE
OFFENSIVE IN THE WEST
London Statement Says Seventeen
Separate Aerial Engagements
Were Fought Sunday.

PARIS, February IS, via Lon-
don, $40 p.m.-In the Cham
pagne district French troops have
recaptured a portion of the ad-
vanced trenches occupied by the
Germans on the 18th of February.
according to the announcement
given out by the French war OF
flee this afternoon. 49,.
Official French Statement. -
The text of the statement follows:
In the Champagne district, at
point to the east of the roadway be-
tween Tahure and Somme-Py, we have
recaptured a portion of the advanced
trenches occupied by the enemy on the
18th of February.
I'm the Lorraine district there have
in the Beillon sector.
The night passed quietly on the re-
mainder of the front"
LONDON, February ia British Of
fetal statement denies the capture Of
forty British IN Flanders, as reported in
the German official statement of Sunday.
It recorded many engagements in the
air and much activity OF the Germans
along La Bassee canal. The text fol-
lows
"The German wireless reports that
forty British prisoners were captured in
the fighting near Pilkela.- We have
eleven men missing from this fighting. of
whom eight are believed to have been
killed. These men were lost in pursuing
the Germans back into their trenches.
Seventeen Fights in Air.
Sunday there were seventeen fights in
the air. AS result Of one of these q
large hostile double engine machine was
driven down in the enemy's lines.
1.-THE enemy has been very active min
ing south Of La Bassee canal Seven
mines were exploded by them in the past
-twenty-four hours. South OF Fosse the
mine explosions were preceded by a heavy
hombardment and followed by a small in
fantry attack. A few men got into our
front trench, but were Immediately driven
out by hand grenades.''
Belfort Badly Damaged.
BERLIN. February Is. by wireless to
Sayville. n. Y.-Advices from Swiss
sources to the Overseas News Agency
say the shelling OF the French fortress
of Belfort recently by heavy German
guns has done great damage.
4
destroyed, that entire streets have been
damaged badly. and that the well-to-do
inhabitants have fled to Switzerland.
The number of dead and wounded is
not known
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-15
may MODIFY THE RULES
RELATING TO SHIPPING
Treatment of Neutrals Considered
by Britain Following Receipt
of u. S. Notes.

LONDON, February 1J.-Considera-
ton of the question of the treatment
of neutral shippers raised by the
American notes to Great Britain has
reached an advanced stage, with the
PROSPECT of important notifications
designed to benefit the status of neu-
trail shippers, and which, it is believed.
will give satisfaction to those who are
making the chief complaint, it has
been learned by the Associated Press. =
Rule Under Present System.
Under the present system when car
goes of perishable goods are seized
the goods are sold and the proceeds
a afterward returned to the shipper in
case he esta blishes the bona fide char
acter of the shipment.
But deductions are made from the
proceeds so that the shipper pays the
expense of oeLention. port dues. demur-
rage. etc. and the amount returned to
the shipper is thus eaten up by charges
notwithstanding that the bona fide
character of the shipment has been
established.
Will Protect Shippers.
The new principle under considera-
ton and likely to be applied will pro-
tect neutral shippers from charges and
lin case the cargoes are detained or
subjected to loss the shipper will be
given an idemnity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-15
PROV|DESFOR VOTE
0N:L|QUOR QUESTION
Underwood Bill Offered as
Substitute for Sheppard
Prohibition Measure.

Submission to the people of the Dis
trict of Columbia of the question
whether the District shall continue
system or adopt prohibition in dealing
with. the liquor traffic is provided in a
bill introduced in the Senate this aft
ernoon by Senator Underwood of Ala
bama 1t was offered as a substitute
to the Sheppard prohibition bill.
The. measure provides that upon petit
ton of 25 per cent of the male tax
payers of the District of Columbia
over the age of twenty-one, asking
liquor question to the qualified voters
of the District, the Commissioners
shall within. thirty days order an elec-
ton to be held within forty days there
after.
The qualified voters shall consist of
male residents over the age of twenty
one years, of sound mind and who have
not been convicted of felony and who
have resided for more than one year
in the precinct in which they vote.
The succeeding six sections of the
bill deal with the details of calling,
holding and safeguarding elections.
Question of Ballots.
1t is then provided that in the cleo
tions thus authorized the questions
shall be first whether the liquor traffic
shall be conducted under existing law
or prohibited by the terms of the Shep-
pard act.
If the majority of the legal voters
shall decide that the liquor traffic shall
continue as now regulated by law it
shall be so conducted. but If the ma
jority of the voters vote in favor of
prohibition the Sheppard bill shall be
enforced.
Senator Underwoods bill then goes
on to quote the exact terms of the
Sheppard bill as indicative of what the
law shall be If the majority of the
voters decide in favor of prohibition.
At the end of his bill, however, he
has a proviso that within three years
another election may be held to deter
mine the wishes of the voters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-15
Jobs Supplied to Needy Students.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. February 15.-
According to announcement made by
P. C. Lovejoy. employment secretary
of the University of Michigan Y. M. c.
A.. 2.40s jobs have been supplied to
needy students since September l.
1915. This is forty-six more than
given out all last year. The earnings
of students thus assisted amounted to
$4,000. sunsnnA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-15
Hennen Jennings Advocates
Extension of Capitol Plant
From Economy STANDPOINT

Hennen Jennings, vice president Of the
American Federation Of Arts, vice presi-
dent Of the Washington Federation Of
Arts and Washington engineer who
has made study Of the plans for the
proposed central power. heat and light
plant. has sent Senator Newlands. chair
man of the Senate library committee. q
report In which he favorp. on economic
(contihued on Second Pagel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-15
Death of Sir William Turner.

LONDON. February Is, II a.m.-Sir
William Turner. principal of Edin-
burgh University. has died in Edin-
burgh at the age Of eighty-three. He
and Physiology and author Of several
works on anatomy and anthropology.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-15
Inhabitants Given Warning.

The report of the break was received
here early this morning by w. c. Bar
ton, one of the government engineers
who later started for the crevasse.
Mr.. Barton said he hoped there would
be no loss of life, as Warnings were
sent by telephone and by couriers on
horseback to the section in the path
of the flood, and he believed the in
habitants of the section would have
time to escape. Many thousands of
acres would be inundated, he SAID. ana
among the towns which may be Hood
ed or surrounded by the onrushing
waters are Newellton, st. Joseph, Vi
dalia, Waterproof and Farriday.
According to reports to Mr. Barton
the crevasse occurred in the basin OF
Lake st. Joseph, and he thought the
high banks of the/ lake probably
would hold back the water for time
and enable residents on the plantations
to reach places of safety. The back
.levee around the town of st. Joseph. he
said, might protect that place from
inundation.
House Committee Near Scene.
MEMPHIS. Tenn, February ia
long-distance telephone message re-
ceived here from Natchez. Miss. says
the main levee, thirty-five miles below
that city, broke early today. The water
,fresA.this break will food a large area
of rich farming land.
Headed by Representative Ben Hum
phreys Of Mississippi. the flood COM
mittee of the House of Representatives
on the government steamer Mississippi
left here today to continue it's trip
down the river in the wake of the food
crest. Mai. E. NJ. Markham, United
States engineer in charge of this dis
trict: A. s. Caldwell and John A. Fox,
president and secretary of the Mississ
sippi Levee Association, accompanied
the party as guests of Col. Med. Town
send, president of the Mississippi river
commission.
While here the committee conferred
informally with officers of the st. Fran
els levee board. which has control of
most of the Arkansas levees along the
Mississippi, and local business men.
They expect to reach Arkansas City to-
night. when the planters and business
men in the territory flooded by the
breaks in the Arkansas river leyees
plan to present their claims for govern
ment aid.
The committee is expected to reach
Greenville, Miss. late tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-15
Will Protect Shippers.
ALLIES ARE TO CONFER
ON PROGRESS Of WAR

LONDON, February IS. 5:r5
p.m.-A general conference of
the allies in Paris to consider all
political and strategical aspects
OF = the war is to be held. An
neuncement to this effect was
made in the house of commons
today BY Premier Asquith. -,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-15
mo- SELECTION YET
| OF NEW SECRETARY
President Said to Be Seeking
Lawyer From Middle West
for War Office.
POLITICAL UNCERTAINTIES
ROB JOB OF ATTRACTION
If Unable to Get Man He Wants,
Executive Will Make Shift
in His Cabinet.

President Wilson had made no prog
ress today toward the selection of a
Secretary of War, according to trust
worthy information. 1t is his desire, it
is stated, to obtain a good lawyer from
the middle west for the position, and
he has one or two men of that descrip-
tion in mind. He has not yet made an
offer of the honor. and does not know
whether the offer will be accepted. If
he does not get the man he wants he
will make a shift in his cabinet by
sending Secretary Lane or Secretary
Houston to the War Department.
The names of three men in the middle
west have been talked about since the
resignation of Secretary Garrison. They
are, in the order of their Importance.
Judson Harmon; former Attorney Gen
eral in the cabinet of President Cleve-
land, former Governor of Ohio and a
figure for the democratic presidential
nomination in the last Baltimore con-
vention; Newton F. Baker mayor of
Cleveland, Ohio. personally agreeable
to the President, and Frederick W. Leh-
mann of St Louis solicitor general of
the Department of Justice under Presi-
dent Tart ana Tor part or the time
under President Wilson. For numer-
Gus reasons Mr.. Lehman is not be-
lieved to be under consideration. al
though he has been. talked about a
great deal
Honor May Be Short-Lived.
One serious difficulty about obtain
ing a high class man from private life
Is that the honor may not last longer
than March, 1917, owing to political
uncertainties.
Should the talk of shifting Secretary
Houston become a reality the prospects
are said to be good that Carl Vrooman,
assistant secretary of agriculture,
would be elevated to cabinet honors by
being named for the vacancy. Secretary
Houston is said to be popular with the
farmers and that is operating again st
his transfer. it was said today.
The second meeting of the cabinet
without a Secretary of War was held
today, various departmental matters
being laid before the President, in
cluding a number of prospective nomi-
nations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-15
NON-COMM|TTAL AS
TO BRIDGE LOCATION
War Department Refers Advocate
of H Street Site to Congress
Committees.

Again. the War Department has de-
clined to commit itself as to the best
location for the Washington approach
to the proposed new bridge across the
Potomac river to replace the anti
quated Aqueduct bridge. Frank c. He'll
of 230S II street recently wrote to the
Secretary of War, requesting that he
do all in his power" to have the new
span located at the foot of II street
west
After consultation with Gen. King
man. chief of engineers. Maj. Gen.
Scott, acting Secretary of War has re-
piled to Mr.. He'll. saying that the mat
ter of a new bridge across the Poto-
mac is now entirely in the hands of
Congress and suggesting that any ar
guments he may wish to present con-
cerning the best location for the bridge
be submitted to that body.
Practically Same Location.
it was the understanding of the de-
partment that the Carlin bill, now
pending in Congress. contemplates the
construction of a new bridge in practi-
cally the same location as the existing
bridge, the language used in the bill
being. 'at or near what is now known
AS the Aqueduct bridge"
A report on that bill was made by
the department January %. 1916. and
that report. Gen. Scott says, was con-
fined mainly to the question of whether
or not a bridge at or near the present
location could be built upon safe foun-
dations and within the sum of money
named in the BILL 1t was not be-
lieved.. Gen. Scott said. that Congress
desired a report from the War Depart
ment on the question of location. The
bill in question is understood to be
the House of Repres sntatives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-15
Wadsworth to Be One.

The choice of United States Senator
James w. Wadsworth, jr.. as one of the
big four" was conceded. The. two
other places lay among Frederick c.
Tanner of this city, chairman of the
republican state committee; William
Berri of Brooklyn and DIR. David Jayne
Hill Of Rochester. formerly American
ambassador to Germany.
Gov Whitman looks to the conven-
tion to indorse hi administration, and
delegates predicted today that some
kind of Endorsement would be given.
The convention was called to meet in
Carnegie Hall at o'clock tonight. Elihu
Root will call the convention to order as
temporary chairman and deliver a speech
outlining issues Of the coming national
campaign. After choosing its committees
the convention is expected to adjourn
Until tomorrow morning when Senator
Wadsworth will be elected permanent
chairman.
Notwithstanding that the primary law
mas shorn the state convention OF great
deal of its former power, tonighls meet
ing is full of significance to the members
Of the republican party as foreshadow-
ing the spirit Of the national convention
in June.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-15
WHITMAN MAY NOT
Be CHOSEN LEADER
New York Delegation to Ma
tionaI G. 0. p Convention
Center Of Interest.
PARTY WORKERS MEET
FOR STATE CONVENTION
Elihu Root to Outline Issues of Com
ing Campaign at First Ses-
sion Tonight.

NEW YORK, February 15.-The i'm
portant question in the minds of dele
gates to the republican state conven-
tion, who assembled here today for the
opening of the convention tonight. was
whether Gov. Charles S. Whitman
would head the delegation from New
York state to the republican national
convention. That the governor would
be designated as one of the four dele
gates-at-large was conceded by the
party leaders.
The governor has announced that he
expects to lead the New York delega-
tion to the national convention. but in
advance of the opening of the state
convention there was said to be a diff
ference Of opinion among the leaders
as to whether he should be accorded
that honor. 1t was pointed out that
the state convention, under the new
primary laws, can only designate the
delegates at large for submission TO
the voters at the primaries on April
4, and that the chairman of the dele
CATION may not actually be selected
until the whole New York delegation
meets in Chicago on the eve of the
national convention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-15
Charges of Mr.. Bailey.

Mr. Bailey charged that Mr.. Bran
deis, representing at the same time the
lessees and lessons of the Warren pa
per mills, and involving a $21.000.o00
estate, had been guilty Of acts which
favored one set of interests against
the other.
The possibility of extending the in
quiry into New Haven railroad anafrs
by testimony of Charles S. Mellen,
president of the road. was practically
passed over on receipt of telegram
from Mr.. Mellen saying he had no evi-
dence on Charles w. Bayron's charge
that Mr.. Brandeis had helped an at
tempt to wreck the New Haven road.
The committee may consider whether
to call Mr.. Mellen later and make some
further inquiries of him.
when the hearing on the nomination
this telegram from Mr.. sMellen:
Il have no information of any char
acter that would be Of any value te the
on the Brandeis nomi-
nation. / have no papers that have
any bearing on the case. Under the CIR
may I not be excused from