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Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1916-03-02
'UTRER LOSES MATCH WITH.
WILLIAMS AND $500 PURSE

say except that | am confident tina,
at the next meeting | will be able
to convince anyone that can
throw him for two falls within one
hour"
Cutrer and his friends appear to
be anxious for a return match and
providing quarters can be secured
that are more centrally located a
return match may be arranged in
the near future.
Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1916-03-02
LENTEN SEASON STARTS ON
WEDNESDAY: EASTER APRIL e

Ash Wednesday. the beginning of
the Lenten or penitential period for
Christians, occurs this year on
March 8, while in 1915 it fell on
Feb. Is. Palm Sunday, the be-
ginning of HOLY Week. is April 16
this year, while last year it was
March %. Easter Sunday which,
next to Christmas, is the greatest OF
all feast days for the Christian peo'
pie, fall this year on April %. In
1915 the feast occurred on April
Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1916-03-02
Presented With Charm


Jack Friend, Chief Engineer Of
the Great Southern Lumber Co. who
will leave Bogalusa within the next
few days to engage in business at
New Orleans. was presented with q
handsome Elks charm for his watch
fob bv the members of the Electrical
and Engineering departments of the
Great Southern. 1t is a gold fob
with a large diamond at the top
and a fine Elks head with B. POE.
engraved on it.
Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1916-03-02
Mrs. Williams Pharmacist

Mrs. Jno Williams, wife of the
we'll known druggist was among
the twelve applicants of the fifty
that took the examination at New
Orleans before the State Pharmacy
Board last week and successfully
passed the examination. Mrs
Williams is now a licensed pharam'
cist and is receiving the congratula'
tons of her many friends on the
fine grade she received.
Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1916-03-02

Il J.K. Cutrer, wellerweight cham
pOn Of the world, failed to throw
lam Williams, of Bogalusa. for two
falls within one hour at the Field
Arena, Sunday afternoon and lost
de purse Of $500. 1t required 80
MINUTES for Cutrer to get the first
ID and during the remaining 81
linutes he failed to score the second
ten which would have meant
veal hundred dollars for him. So
tl11mined was Cutrer to fulfill his
tantact that he did not hear time
called and according to Williams
vas using some pretty tatics after
hat time. The bout was witnessed
wa crowd estimated to have been
800
Dspite the fact that Cutrer is
nesn to be the champion, of his
wleht,a number of Williams sup
m'efs were confident that the
champion could not comply with
9 asreement that they wsged even
money and several hundred dollars
reported to have been won on
M local boy.
Williams made a grand showing
wv while he only had to do defen-
s's WORK ne convinced the crowd
va ne was a game, clever, exper-
ia'ed and cool wrestler and many
'a' Witnessed the event Sunday
y :, q the oponion that Williams is
: champions equal and that in a
aa'sa Williams would have a
Cata. >'~ A'"'
would have been foolish for
A. u nave attempted to down
ue' 10 this contest" said Williams
sause bis agreement was to throw
see IN one hour, therefore all
!. - % 20 was use defensive tatics
- = save all my possible strength
ust is a good man, there is no
s suon about that, and | never did
s''l and | am more certain than
nox that he cannot throw me
~o TAILS within one hour
NEW Williams was a clever
alo Cutter and l underesti.
us strength aud experience
| have nothing more to
Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1916-03-02

There will be big meeting of the
Woodmen of the World at Goodyear
Camp on Saturday night. Sow. J.
T. Yates, of Omaho Neb., and one of
the leading Woodmen of the country
will attend aud make an address.
All Woodmen are requested to at
tend this meeting.
Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1916-03-02

Jobn Stubs, age about SO years,
i lowering between life and death
), the Bogalusa hospital as the re-
,,l,s Of being shot while walking
!, Fifth street, near Columbia street
,horay after midnight Sunday. No
arrests have been made and little
hpe is entertained for his recovery.
snbbs and two companions, Frank
l,b,ev and Robert Williams were
waking on Fifth toward Columbia
a,eet. so the story told the police is
sven. when a man walked up be-
hind them and was S hiverin &.
Pretty cold tonight" one of the
nrt said. Yes" remarked the man.
n continued to show the effect of
he cold as they walked along and
Subbs is said to have remarked
Il Is Cold and the man replied
4 ,lsin that it was chilly. The next
{ Ain9 the three men knew was that
Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1916-03-02

Alex Berenson. formerly of this
but WHO'S engaged in the mercantile
business at Baton Rouge, is spending
a few days in Bo9alusa looking after
business interests and visiting his
many friends.
Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1916-03-02

S. Lacy Dickerson, of New Orleans.
came up Tuesday night to spend q
few days in a real city.
Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1916-03-02

lain Stubs died at the Bog
,lu.s Hospital shortly before
llo'eloek Tuesday Jack Mont,
..m.ry age II. was arrested
=. same day charged with
Ii. act. The victim is sur
lived by a divorced widow
and three children who re-
sid. in Tansipoah0 Parish
n. remains were layed to
,.st at Masee's Cemetery We'd
leMay at noon'
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-19

is found in its incredible bundering
in the Mexican matter and the presi-
dent realizes that he must Go some
thing to redeem himself.
50 the story runs that he sent his
most intimate friend to sound the
heads OF the principal nations of Eu-
rope on most astonishing PROPOSE
tion-namely that the United States
should annex the northern part Of
Mexico and undertake to pay the
claims of European governments arts
ing from the loss of life and prop
erty among their nationals during the
past four years of anarchy. Colonel
House was charged with the task Of
estimating the amount of such claims
The United states further would as
sist in the establishment of some gov
eminent in the part of Mexico that
would remain an Independent repub-
lie If this plan is acceptable to Great
Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Spain
and Belgium, say the wise ones, we
may expect feeler to emanate from
the White House in the general di-
rection of the American voter.
Just at the time this is being writ
ten the word comes from Washington
that the Carranza regime is nearing
an inglorious conclusion. This means
fresh complications for a harrassed
administration at Washington. II IL
is really believed there that the Mex
lean strife is an irrepressible conflict
between north and south, the annexa-
ton plan may be looked upon as
hopeful. We can only await it with
interest developments that may con-
firm or disprove this astonishing
story
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-19
CHANCE To MAKE FRIENDS.

Perhaps the greatest chance the
world war offers America Is the OPP
por,uniiy for making friends by
friendly deeds Possibly never again
Ia this century viii dollar buy az
much world friendship for America
es now, Tor iu time OF trouble every
offer 90 help passes al par value. with
ON the fine sacrifice and generous
gifts OF the American people for the
war sufferers thns far the total OF
our beneeolonces has been small con-,
pared with Americas ability 10 give,
Few Americans, except those who
have given themselves to THE work.
have given at all. in fhe sense that
the people OF the battling nations are
giving Most OF the giving has come
directly or indirectly from John D..
Rockefeller
nut one Of Americas finest express
sions OF practical sympathy Is tho
work OF the Young Mems Christian
association. carried on for a year in
the military prisons and soldiers
camps. IN prison camps particularly
Il the need sore. and praise Of the
Work is unsunied among the benefit
Charles. In such camps the y NJ.
c. A. headquarters is the one friendly
feature of the dreary place. Il T. the
reading. writing and rest room, the
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-19
Splendid Showing Made by
u. S. Troops in Columbus Fight

Editor Morning Journal:
For several years | have read with
great interest the editorials in your
paper indeed it is my opinion that
Your editorial column far excels that
of any other daily in the southwest
| WIS therefore surprised to read in
your issue OF today under the caption,
what occurred at Columbus" an edi-
torial which, IL seems to me, Is
ill-considored TO say the least. You
have evidently accepted as facts state
ments made by one who is not con-
necied, | Judge, with your paper. in
the belief that he had made q thor
ough Investigation. Now I for one
have good reason to doubt the thor
oughness Of his investigation. l also
spent two days IN the camp at Column
bus shortly after the attack on that
town and did some little investigating
myself
rs 10 Delay in Firing.
Let Us take up the charge of the
Douglas correspondent that the United
States troops waited long time be-
fore returning the fire of the Vilistas.
Just how could anyone know when
our troops began TO shoot? Remember
that they We're in absolute darkness
until the Nillistas set fire to the hotel,
and that sound alone, therefore, could
convey this Information. With 900
Niilistas firing constantly It would he
rather difficult to determine accurate
~ the difference in the reports Of vii
IN rifles and those of our troops. Do
you believe that If our troops had
waited many minutes before returning
what the Douglas investigator Isl
pleased to call the murderous fire"
of the Villistas the results would have
been as they were-nine United States
troopers killed against forty-seven
dead Nillisias2 The fire Of our troops
would seem in the face of these fig
ures 10 have been trifle more "mur-
derous" though less frequent than that
of the Vilistas.
Every Man for Himself.
Now as to the statement; 1T isl
common Information that not a COM
mand was given. or a formation
made for fully thirty minutes"
bh4hoSboudhiN IN InlS 4tsht, he
cause of the fact that the enemy
were scattered through the town and
camp before the United states troops
were we'll out OF bed, it was for a
time more or less every man for him
self. The officer who would have
attempted TO call FOR a formation in I,
the camp at that time would have lost
time and made his men a target for
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-19

about $4,000 each year in addition to
tho present tax on about one million
dollars of property in Albuquerque.
In twenty years this would amount to
$4,000. Would it not have been bet
ter for the company to make Belen its
New Mexico headquarters, as we very
much feared it would do2 And would it
not be better If the aborins man got at
least a part of this $4,000? TOO
much politics, too much legislation.
ana too much demagogy Will surely
kill the railroads and all other capital.
and though this might suit our social
list friends, l do not believe Albuquer-
que taxpayers that far advanced.
This | believe is neither a square
deal nor is it good sense to add to the
tax burdens of those of our city who
are emerging slowly from bad times
and dun business. Would it not be
better to let all honest enterprises con-
tnue as before instead of experimenting
with such deadly weapons as politics.
and by so doing encourage capital to
come instead of increasing taxes and
it away.
Very respectfully.
JOSHUA S. RAYNOLDS.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-19

the enemy. The officer of the day did,
however, take one troop from the bar
racks to the town where the streets
afforded some open ground and the
burning buildings some light. That
this work was effective was shown by
the fact that our troops left eleven
dead Nillistas In the streets around
the bank
The Machine Gum Jam.
A machine gun did Jam. but only
because il became overheated from
constant firing. Inasmuch as our
machine guns fire about 400 shots per
minute there seems to be no excuse
for this gun not having moved down
"the long solid line of bandits de-
Iscribed by the Douglas correspondent
before 1t became overheated. If our
troops did not have on hand an extra
barrel for The machine gun, it is hard
ly surprising under the. conditions.
That villa caught us unawares must
be acknowledged but the reason is OBJ
vious. For four years our troops had
been on duty on the Mexican border
land for 1,459 nights no attack had
been made. The sentries We're at their
posts and two of them died there af-
ter warning the camp.
Guided by Spies.
The cavalry patrols were ut their
posts on the border nor would villa
and his army ever have passed these
patrols II they had not been guided by
Mexican spies living in the town of
Columbus who knew the exact posi-
tons of each patrol. ! doubt II in our
history there is any more remarkable
feat of arms than that OF the Thir-
teenth United States cavalry at Column
bus last week. When 266 men. surprised
in their beds, utterly routed and drove
off in one hour and twenty minutes
Loco Of the attacking force and then
pursued them with fifty-nne troopers
for twelve miles, losing nine men
themselves and killing in all some
seVenty-five enemy troops, it does not
appear that We have any serious
grounds for worry over unprepared-
ness In our army In my humble /
opinion. If our congress has intelli- |
gence enough to quadruple the guam |
tity without lowering the quality. any
nation viii think twice before trying |
to land on our shores
In conclusion, let me say that the /
reason that our troops acted with such /!
prompt GOODNESS in this surprise at /
tack lay in the fact that many times
in the past four years the battle CALL
has been sounded in the night at Col
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-19
TIE ATTACK.

As we marched forward toward our
goal, huge geysers of dust spouted
into the air rising behind our backs
from the rows of seventy-fives sup
porting us. In front the fire curtain
outlined the whole length of the
enemys line with neatness and ac-
curacy that struck me with wonder,
as the flames burst through the pail
of dust and smoke around us. Above,
all was blackness. but at its lower
edge the curtain was fringed with red
and green flames marking the eXplo-
sion Of the shells directly over the
ditch and parapet in front of us. The
lowlying clouds mingled with the
smoke curtain. so that the whole
brightness of the day was obscured.
Out of the blackness fell a trick
ling rain of pieces of metal, Jumps
of earth, knapsacks, rifles, cartridges
and fragments of human flesh We
went on steadily nearer and nearer
Now we seemed very close to the wall
of shells streaming from our own
guns curVing Just above us and drop
ping into the trenches in front. The
effect was terrific. | almost braced
myself against the rocking of the
earth, like a sailors instructive gait
in stormy weather
In IA single spot, Immediately In
front of us, not over ten meters in
length, | counted twelve shells burst
ing so fast that ! could no count them
without missing other explosions.
The scene was horrible and terrify-
ing. Across the wall of our own fire
poured shell after shell from the
enemy tearing through our ranks.
From overhead the shrapnel seemed
to come down in sheets, and from
behind the sinking. binding curtain
came volleys or steeljacketed bullets
their whine unheard and their effect
almost unnoticed.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-19

restaurant, the recreation room and
concert hall, an academy, an indus
trial school and church as we'll
Not much religion Is preached for
the audiences are much mixed In
religious beliefs. But Christianity Is
lived and practiced in such a way
that every prisoner comes to know
that this movement stands for tho
real, practical Christianity, SO at
tractive and welcome Is this service,
that in one group OF prisoners from
India the secretary was invited to al
tend the Mohammedan services and
TO address the worshippers. such a
request is said to be utterly without
precedent.
There are five million men in the
prison camps, al IN PHYSICAL discom-
fort or distress, oil idle and eagerly
receptive. There are many more sick
or wounded or otherwise IN bonds who
would appreciate friendly aid to its
full
Lot our aid be given to these In
generous measure, and there viii be
warm memories or America scattered
through every neighborhood Of Eu-
rope. when they shall have returned
home.
Never Was there such an oppor-
tunlty Tor America. a few millions
spent now making friends with these |
stricken peoples may save us untold
In years TO come. a cup Of
sold water given now may be worth
more than a dreadnaught sent later.
Men who can say Of America, II was
lick and in prison and ye visited me y
AN hardly be mustered into regiments
o raid us.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-19
LET Us BUILD HIM \ MONUMENT.

Jose Pcrcyra. a Mexiean, died q
hero At Columbus. trying TO save Am-
erlcan women from the rage and the
lust OF Nillas savage raiders when
the Villistas broke into the hotel at
Columbus, Pereyra boldly stepped be-
tween the bandits and the American
women. saying. Don't shoot We are
all Mcxieans here AS one trembling
woman after another was dragged 10
tho light and Pereyra was asked, lis
this woman Mexican" he undaunt-
eddy replied she was and shouldn't be
molested.
The time gained saved the women,
because the American soldiers were
rushing the hotel. but the handith
murdered the man who had played
tho hero as II has fallen TO the lot OF
few men 10 play t. The women
were OF an allen race, Peroyra knew
the practical hopcessness Of saving
them and the certainty of sacrificing
his own life should he try 20 save
them. Protected BY his language and
his swsrthy skin, he could have mere
" stepped aside ana all would have
been well with him physically at
least. He would have saved his life
But Jose pefeyra took different
course There was chance that he
could gain time by talking TO the
sayages In their own language ana in
some way the American women would
be snyed from death, or worse He
took the chance and won. so far asI
the women were concerned, and died
Seriously FOR his supremely oour-
agcous and humane act
The american soldiers at Column
bus displayed great courage and skin
IN meeting surprise attack Of veter-
an villa soldiers in greatly superior
numbers For them we have all the
admiration that can be accorded to
heroic fighters defending their coun.
try and their own people. Hu, the
Mexican. pcreyra, was not a fighter
War was not his profession lie was
not on his native soil ana was not de-
Tending his people. lie was not arm
ed and was not inspired by the lust
Of battle In an alien land and for
the salvation Of the women Of an
alien and not very friendly people he
won't to certain death.
Could the people Of New Mexico d,
less in appreciation Of this heroic act
than raise fund for q modest monu-
merit at Columbus 60 the memory ot
Jose pcfeyra, The Mexican. who gaVe
his life for lhe protection OF Amer-
can Women against the rase and lult
OF his own couhtymen7 His was the
most splendid act that has occurred
during tic whole Mexican war ana his
death most To- be enyicd.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-19

Editor Morning Journal
The fact that The citizens Of Albn-
querque favor giving as wen as receiv-
ing the square deal and the knowl-
edge that in the past they have con-
stantly endeayored to have the admin
strntlon Of city affairs conducted hon
lcstly and economically and have de-
nounced graft, whether political or
commercial, compels the belief that il
certain figures concerning the pro-
posed call for an issue Of 100000 in
bonds for water purposes arc put
plainly before all Of us, Invested Of
demagogy and political chleaney,
there viii be at least n wish on the
part of all To give.a square deal TO the
large az we'll as the small taxpayer,
which is only fair and right. Thinking
thus, we offer the following figures
for the purpose Of showing whore the
burden OF taxation FOR payment Of the
bonds and tho interest thereon would
be:
Tho annual interest on the
bonds at per cent would
be ...,,..,,.......... 100000
The sinking fund l-2 per cent
annually would be ........ 10000
Add tax paid by present water
company which would be lost 5000
Total increased burden 80. $50, goo
Estimating that 80 per cent can be
collected on an taxes levied In the
city, and that fourteen million dollars
constitute tho present taxable value in
the city, we should have enough to
pay this $500 per annum by making
an annual levy Of between two and
three mills on the dollar, but who pays
lit2 The man who by industry and
saving habits now pays on $4,000 will
have Sib more to pay, the man
paying on 100000 will have $50
extra To pay, and SO on through.
But the worst is Yet to come. for he
must have water, ana Ne must pay
for water az its cost or more, and who
can estimate what it Will cost when
the finances are handled by persons
appointed or elected through political
influence and more or less indifferent
Ia the public welfare. whose term Of
office depends not on ability to furnish
IN record of good work at minimum
cost, hut rather to give the boss and
his friends whatever they want, at the
public expense, and 80 curry favor
with the party IN power Is this not
unnecessarily placing temptation he
fore our public servants and running
an unnecessary risk? In the past Al
buquordue has had a proud record no
declarations no disgraceful charge of
graft or Acknowledgement and all
classes 81 business has been free from
political Influence. The water COM
pany. like tho telegraph, the railroad
and the telephone companies has had
to serve the entire community, and, OF
course, as Is natural TO humanity,
many Of MS have found fault with
both cost and managemcnt. but Is the
resort 90 politics an Improvement
Decidedly not. FOR although Mr.. Burk-
harrs figures are aluring. and Mr.,
Metoaif's demand that the state con-
stitution he burned is quite socialistic
td not anarchisticl yet figures always
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-19
Joshua S. Reynolds Gives
Views on the Water Question

look well on paper and facts disprove
them. See the facts as to Ration and
lei Paso,
Nov. as to the square deal The
Santa Re Railway company, without
which there would be no Albuquerque
of today supplies itself with water at
It's own expense but under bond is
sue OF 100000 would have TO pay
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-19

kill and what to pass from the begin
ming, and we would have understood
how to save Inconvenience both to the
wire service and the editorial force
Of the newspapers No decent news
paper viii knowingly publish any
thing calculated TO interfere with the
success Of The American expedition
airy forces moving through northern
Mexico or on duty along the border.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-19
SHALL WE TAKE HALF OF
MExT(O

(Charlton Bates Strayer in Leslies.)
Among people in a position to
know. the rumor persists that the
mysterious visit of Colonel House to
the capitals of Europe as the per-
sonal emissary of President Wilson
had more to do with the Mexican
question than with international COM
plications with the warning powers
or even with peace prospects The
administration most vulnerable point
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-19

tho ccnsor's approval After we
have put It into type, sometimes az
ter It has been printed and been sent
out in one Of the Journals early edl-
tons. the order comes to kill it.
Within the past two days there has
been little cause for complaint, and
doubtless the censor is getting on to
his job. But newspaper man in
his place would have known what to