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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-11
RAIDER MOEWE NOW
W|LHELMSHAVEH
MUCH SOUGHT GERMAN SHIP RE
TURNS TO PORT WITH 1893
PRISONERS.
SHE CAPTURED IS VESSELS
snip is Loaded With Gold Bars part
OF Which Was Taken From the Ap.
pam Which Put in at Newport
News Several Weeks Ago.

Berlin-The German commerce
raider Moewe has returned to a Ger
man port with 1873 prisoners and l.
OoO'OOO marks in gold bars, accordine
10 an official announcement by ths
naval general staff. The statement
follows:
Inc naval general staff states that
II. VI. 5. MOewe, Commander Cant
Burgrave, Count Won Dohna-Schlodien
after a successful cruise lasting sew
eral months arrived at some home
port with four British officers, 90
BRUSH marines and sailors, 166 men
or crews Of enemy steamers, among
them lob Indians, as prisoners, and
100000 marks in gold bars.
The vessel captured the following
enemy steamers, the greater part OF
which were sunk and a small part of
which were sent as prizes to neutral
ports:
The British steamers Corbridge,
1857 tons; Author, 1896 tons; Trader
3,6OS tons; Ariadne, 3,O35 tons: Dro.
monby, 3,627 tons; Farringford, 3,146
tons; Clan Mactavish, 5,S16 tons: An.
pam, 1871 tons; Westbrun. $500
tons; Horace. 1886 tons; Flamenco,
1929 tons: Saxon Prince. 3,471 tons.
The British sailing vessel Edin.
burgh, lab tons.
The French steamer Maroni. 3.409
tons.
"The Belgian steamer Luxembourg
1922 tons.
AT several points on enemy coast
the Moewe also laid out mines 70
which. among others, the battleship
King Edward VII, fell victims"
The Woewe's capture of two of the
Is vessels listed by the German ad.
miralty has not been reported prev.
iously. They are the Saxon Prince
and the Maroni, both engaged in the
transatlantic service.
The Saxon Prince, 3.471 tons gross
352 feet long and owned by the Prince |
Line of Newcastle, England. was built |
in Sunderland in 1899. She was last
reported on sailing from Norfolk, Feb.
ruary II. from Manchester.
The Maroni sailed on February .19
from Bordeaux for New York. She was
owned by the Compagnie Generate
Trans-Atlantique of Havre, and was
312 feet long and of 3,1O9 tons gross.
The Moewe, previously made ia.
nous by her exploits, has performed
one Of the most spectacular feats of
the war on the seas by reaching a
home port in safety The great Ger
man naval port of Wilhelmshaven is
On the North Sea, which is patrolied
With ceasless vigilance by British.
yarships. 1t is through these waters.
which have been blocked off in dis.
riots for patrol by the different Brit.
sh units. that the Moewe must have
dreaded her way.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-11
GOOD ROADS BILL
HAS A GREAT DAY
SENATOR 6ANkHEAD'S BILL IS
FAVoRAeLY REPORTED, WITH
A FEW MINOR CHANGES.

Washington.-The Senate commit
Tee on postotfice and post roads has
agreed unanimously to report the
banKhead good roads bill, with a few
minor amendments. 1t carries an n,
preparation of $5,OOOOOO the first wear
ana increases by $5.OOO,OOO a year for
nve years to s25.OOO.OOO. apportioned
among the states one-third in propor.
'ion 10 area, one-third according 10
population, and one-third according IN
post road mileage each state hears m
the area, population and post mileage
OF all states, and upon condition each
state Will provide an equal amount
elther IN money, labor or materials
upon such terms as may be agreed
upon between the state highway de-
partments and the Secretary of Agri.
culture. Cooperation with the state
is secured through the Secretary M
agriculture and the highway depart.
ment of the respective state Onlv
four states have no highway depart.
ment, or similar departments. author.
lied to deal with roads, but provision
Is made that the governor NAV act
instead until such a branch of the
state government is created.
Cooperation must be authorized bv
the states before government funos
become available, but in event they
fall to act, or for other reasons are
unable to accept cooperation by the
government, the amount allotted TO
each state remains to its credit for
one year, whereupon, II not ACCENTED.
it is returned for distribution among
other states.
The government will exercise M
control over the construction of roads
In the different states, only in a su.
pervisory capacity. The states mako
application, designating the road or
roads, the character Of the construc-
ton desired, with plans and specifica-
lions. If approved, authorization is.
sues, and the states may do the worl, !
by contract or by its own labor, and |
proceed in all respects the same as n |
{ supplied all the funds, except that
he Agriculture Department investi.
gates and sees to it that the worK
where government funds are utilized
S properly, judiciously and economic.
lily distributed. Nothing is allowed
or maintenance, and before govern
nent funds are available assurances
must be given that improvements will
'e adequately maintained.
Senator Bankhead has been referred
o in The Senate as the Father sr
food Roads" and is frequently called
Good Roads John." he being among
he first senators who discussed the
uestion on the floor of the Senate.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-11
|a[CAS|EU PARISH
|GREAGE INCREASED
.oar THAN 100000 OF FARM
PRODUCTS EXPORTED
THIS YEAR.
A,oo ACRES CULTIVATED
\. Acreage Will Be Practically the
s.ue as Last Year With Possible
Increase Of Two or Three
Thousand Acres.
Lake Charles

LAKE CndrleS.-
me cultivated area of Calcasieu
,dfh this year will be approximately
i'm acres, and the value of farm
.aue,s including live stock, proba,
Z WI be in excess of s2,OOO,OOO, ac-
,raipe to a forecast by competent
~ authorities. The parish has a
81 area Of 100000 acres, so that less
n one-twelfth is now in cultiva-
m but the acreage this year Will
sssse by $4,000 acres.
M rice acreage will be practically
nme as last year with a possible
v,ase OF two or three thousand
- Corn will be the second larg-
eiup, with $4,000 acres or more
uupared with 400 acres five years
On account of the projected
Sstuction of a cotton gin at least
: acres will be devoted to cotton.
sw,l thousand acres are in perma-
t,pastures. A variety of crops ac-
al for the rest Of the cultivated
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-11
Will Pass Dyestuffs.

Washington.-Great Britain will
permit the shipment of two cargoes of
dyestuffs, valued at s5.OO0,OOO, from
Rotterdam to the United States. Am
bassador Page at London advised the
State Department. Officials are hope.
ful Germany will make an exception
to its embargo by granting permis.
sion for their expectation.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-11
CHARGE II to Politics

Observation-Disclosures of the
House Rivers and Harbors Commit.
tee filed a report declaring the $780,,
600 item for the Improvement of the
East river, New York, recommended
by President Wilson, was inserted in
the bill solely for political reasons"
1t was the only appropriation for new
work approved and would be utilized
for establishing 35-foot channel to
the Navy Yard.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-11
Who Could Blame Him?

Washington.-"There are times"
said President Wilson, when | think
l should like to change my job for
that of an inspector" This remark
was made when Secretary Redfield
presented him with radio inspectors
badge just before the president and
Mrs. Wilson left the government ex.
hibition of safety first appliances at
the national meseum.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-11
Will Build Steel Plant.

Chattanooga, Tenn.-C. E. James, a
local capitalist, announces he has per-
fected plans for immediate construc-
ton here of s2,OOO,OOO open hearth
steel plant and a complete rolling
mill to use hydro electric power gene
rated on the Tennessee river.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-11
Ford Wants Name OF

Lansing, Mich.-Henry Ford asked
Secretary of State Coleman c.
Vaughan to withdraw his name from
the Michigan Republican primary
ballot, on which Mr.. Ford is a candi.
date for president. The secretary of
state said he could not grant the re.
quest, as the primary lists are closed
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-11
Ship Smashed by Waves

Lswes. Del.-The British steamer
Trecarrell, Huelva for Philadelphia
with a cargo of ore, which went
aground on Blackfish shoal, so miles
south of the Delaware capes during a
gale was dashed to pieces by the
rough seas. The crew Of 35 was
taken off.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-11
Waste of Public Funde

Washington.-The rivers and bar.
bors bill. appropriating a little less
than s40,000,0OO, was brought into the
house and approved by a majority re-
port of the committee. 1t was ac-
companied by minority report which
characterized it as enormous waste
of public funds"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-11
EXPLOSION at War Plant.

Woburn, Mass.-The T. N. T. build
ing of the New England Chemical
Company blew up with a terrific ex-
plosion. The Tri-Nitro-Tolual stored
in that section of the great chemical
plant is said to be one of the most
powerful explosives used in the manu-
facture of war munitions.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-11
War Supplies Burn.d

New York.-Fire broke out here on
the Eurymachos, a Russian ship lad.
en- with munitions of war, which was
about to sail for Vladivostok. The
fire was extinguished after the shin
had been seriously damaged. The
cause is unknown.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-11
Put Limit on Bad Enns

Washington.-Eggs not IS per cent
good Will be barred from interstate
commerce hereafter, under a ruling by
the Department of Agriculture. Shin.
pers packing more than 55 per cent
bad eggs will be regarded as violat.
ing the food and drug acts by adul-
teration.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-11
Suit VIII Go To Trial

st. Louisa motion to uuash ser.
vice on the United Shoe Machinery
Company and allied defendants in the
federal district court here in the
government suit under the CLAYTON
antitrust law was dismissed by Judge
Trieber of Little Rock.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-11
Dexch for Arquemedo.

Ell Paso, Tex.-General BENJAMIN
Arguemedo, leader of the opposition
to the Carranza government in Du
range and the Laguana districts. was
executed after court-martial at Du
range City, according to dispatch re
ceived here.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-11
Scott Sits in Cabinet.

Washington.-Maj. Gen. Hugh l..
Scott, secretary of war ad interim,
attended cabinet meeting. White
House historians said il was the first
time since the war between the
states that an army officer had sat al
the cabinet table.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-11
Raider in the Atlantic

New NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. warnings
that a German commerce raider, pos.
sibly accompanied by consort, was at
tacking shipping in the Atlantic were
received by the Standard Oil tanker
Communipaw, which arrived from AL
gierS
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-11
bill TO PenaIlze Usurv-

Washingtcn.-Nat banks col
lecting more than the legally author.
lied rate of interest would be liable
to fines equal to the amount of the
loans involved under bill introduced
by Chairman Glass of the house Bank.
ing Committee.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-11
Dive Scarce in EnuIand.

Washington.-Consular dispatches
told how Great Britain. as well as the
United States. is feeling the pinch of
a dyestuffs shortage.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-11
Second Fire for To,up

New Albany, Miss.-The second dis.
astrous fire within three months prac.
tically wiped out the remainder of the
business district here.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-11
More IYphus in FL Pasn

Ell Paso, Tex.-A new case OF typhus
was discovered here, making a total
OF three now isolated. All victims
are MeXicans.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-11
STATE PARAGRAPHS.

|qurye W. Garig, commissioner of
10 and streets, and G. w. Prutz-
he contractor, who is graveling
"A miles Of streets at New Or
u have locked horns on the kind
nxel which shall be used. The
uzissicner claims that the gravel
- Nr. Prutzman is laying is too
y and does not conform to speciti-
n The contractor denies the
~ and declares he will continue
- the same kind Of material. A
ksnce between the contractor
= be commission council and their
ngs held this afternoon failed
ing forth an amicable adjust
- me matter is expected to find
Inv to the courts.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-11

LOUISIANA has the greatest cheni.
cal manufacturing possibilities of anv
state in the Union, according tn ToIe.
dano A. Wallior, formerly of Chioa.
co. VINO now is engaged in turning
out anlline dyes in New Orleans Mr.
"aliiors small but efficient plant at
| oIo Carondelet street is visited daily
| py many people interested in his worI
IL is a revelation TO some that Ger.
man efhcIency" can be duplicated in
this country.
why shouldn't we be able TO make
anime dyes in this country" smfl.
lhSly asked Mr.. Wallior. Il presume
due to the lack of acquaintance with
our own resources and possibilities
most people belief we are dependent
entirely upon Europe for certain
things
The truth of the matter is. Louis.
lana has the four principal ingred-
tents entering into the aniline formu-
Ia IN unlimited quantities. There is
no possibility of the supply becoming
exhausted, and it is only a question
OF time when we will be one Of the
chemlcal centers Of the United
States"
MT. Wallior explained that the basis
OF aniline dye is sulphur, oil, salt and
lime. Louisiana has oceans of oil and
almost 1neXhaustible supplies of the
other three elements. Another ad-
vantage enjoyed by New Orleans.
from chemical manufacturing stand
point, is its proximity to the source
OF supply, he said.
When the supply Of aniline dyes be.
gan to lessen, few months after the
outbreak of the European war, Mr..
Wallior applied his knowledge to MAX
ing an American product equally as
good. He received more orders for
the dyes than he can supply as a re.
suit of his enterprise. He has sue
cessfully manufactured blue. brown,
black. yellow, red and several other
colors.
The local manufacturer attributes |
the inconvenience now experienced by |
American manufacturers, entirely to
the lack Of foresight. He says we
have proven our ability to supply our
own needs under any condition and
hat Louisiana can supply aniline dyes
'or the rest of the world
Judging by the favorable letters
brought to the Association of Com.
nerce by the local chemist, the New
Orleans product has proven satisfac-
ory In every way. 1t is possible that
he result of Mr.. Wallior's experiment
will give an impulse to chemical in
lustries in Louisiana.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-11

y Anlte City police Jury Of Tan
M parish has created a road dis
out Of the Sixth ward and has
u election in that district to
n the question as to whether
pa bond issue of $4,000 will be
hized for road purposes. The
ehshvay department has pledged
y the north and south road,
win leave 100000 of the bond
smilable for the construction of
NJ west and cross roads. Tax:
ars being urged to adopt a
patriotic and progressive view
proposition and give their
support to the bond issue.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-11

One of the largest and heaviest
watches that has been made since the
old-style bull's-eye watches Of a CEN
tury ago went out of use, is now being
made in New Orleans. The case is
being manufactured in a local shop
for a local jeweler. The case will
weigh $50 pennyweight of Is karat
gold, and the entire watch, when the
movement is enclosed, will weigh
more than eight ounces. The case will
be a hunting case, 2 3-S inches in
diameter, with an octagon center. The
watch is being made for locomotive
engineer. The engineer carved out
model in wood of the style of watch
he desired.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-11

Preparations for the annual fair of
the Calcasieu Fair Association already
have commenced, and the managers OF
the various departments will be
named in a few days.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-11

Many prominent men Of st. Tam.
many parish are interested In the
new enterprise which is being organ.
lied at Vaudeville, and which, when
completed, will mean the establish
ment Of an fee plant, box factory and
other smaller branches. At a recent
meeting of those interested it was de-
cided to subscribe capital stock of
$4,000, $4,000 of which will be used
for building the plant and $1,000 for
buying timber property and to use as
a reserve fund.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-11

hst case OF smallpox at Lake
has been discharged as cured.
contagious diseases are vir-
animated. During the winter
mere have been sixty-five
= smallpox. more than twenty
'neria, one of spinal meningi-
ss tnan $50 of typhoid fever,
number Of scarlet fever and
~ " parish, and the health
'aa have had a busy three
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-11

A gospel team to tour this section
in behalf of the men and religion
movement was organized at Donald
sonville with the following officers
f. T. Champion, Burton, president; H.
l.. Baker, Plattenville, vice president;
j. G. Suttles, Vacherie, secretary
treasurer. In addition to the officers,
the following were named on the ex.
ecutive committee: A. H. Hunley,
Donaldsonville; c.. A. Smith, Burton.
c. w. Edmunston, Plattenville; Dr.
w. F. Bolton. Vacherie. The charter
members enrolled represent various
religious denominations.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-11

"The Ponchatoula Glide" will be
the name of the new Ponchatoula
newspaper which has made its ap-
pearance. 1t will be edited by James
E. Bailey, with George A. Bailey as
publisher. The Baileys are experience
ed newspaper men, coming here from
Evangeline parish where, for eight
years G. A. Bailey edited and publish
ed the Evangeline Banner. Mr.. Bailey
has rented one of the Campbell brick
buildings on the west side of the town
and is now installing the presses and
machinery for the paper.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-11

kslawiey who is in
Fopagation of new
mas produced a va
calls louisiana
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-11

entnusiastic meeting at Mont
neently resolutions were
klns the Grant Parish School
Sesnit to the people of the
= "a school district the ques.
uVs0O bond issue, based on
y az, to be voted on in Mont
uaqict for the purpose of
su-foom brick building for
ool Taxes are to be levied
ears when the bonds
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-11

Derrick has been erected and all
machinery placed in readiness on the
Kutch farm, just north of Gueydan,
for the purpose of drilling for oil, and
drilling will be started Immediately.
The indications for oil in that section
are pronounced excellent by those
who are acquainted with the situation.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-11

Miss Lettie Ensign, of Roseland,
La, connected with the State Agricul-
tural Department, organized canning
club at the Ponchatoula High School
with twenty-five members. Miss En-
sign will return here in May to as
sist the class in the first work of
canning tomatoes and Strawberries.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-11

'su number of strawberries
esssed from Amite to the
Iees daily. A highly re-
e'ep of cabbage, lettuce.
e =. carrots are also being
s,easo and other markets.
= unusually large ana
aons have greatly ia.
Owth and development
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-11

~ nnan, of Crowley, sec.
.siish Fair Association,
~. J circular letter asking
|,',s.n and children of the
6 the association in
pproaching exposition
'sful ever held in the
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-11

Company. of Lake
; II brought in a 25OO-barrel
= ~ Laliard lease in the
s'os' the first producer at
serh months. The Oil
s'e yet produced in the
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-03-11

q 's OF Strawberries for
shipped from Pine
!, - Bond. Prospects are
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-03-02
DEMAND FOR LOw-PRICED CARS

That the low priced, high grade car
meets long felt demand from the
public, is fully demonstrated by the
unprecedented sales of this type OF
car.
Commenting on this and the ever
increasing demand for these cars. Rus.
sell Huff, chief engineer Of Dodge
Bros, says: "The discriminating buyer
of today fully appreciates smoothness
appearance, quality, durability and
performance in a motor car, but until
recently such a car at low price was
considered an impossibility
"Fhe public has been quick to realize
that first quality means low mainte-
nance costs and that light weight con-
struction means low operating cost
The artisan, the agrieulturist, the pro
fessional man and the banker, alike
respect The prophetic warnings pre-
dieting still higher prices for gasoline
oils, tires and supplies of all kinds and
Join in demanding a car Of the Dodge
type"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-03-02

A copy Of the C.agieaews-Amcrican
newspaper published in Manila
philippine islands, gives an account O
a remarkable and record-breakinp
zip made by Ford car. This Ford
dliven by J. j. FOX, climbed over the
momtains-a distance Of % miles and
frequently at an altitude Of 5000 feet
and finished its journey TO Cervan-
ties, thereby being the first car that
ever reached that wild mountainous
town
The citizens of Ceramics were SO
appreciative of this extraordinary feat
performed by the Ford that they pre-
seuted to Mr.. Fox gSld medal in
scribed as follows: Presented to j.
j. Fox for making with his Ford the
first trip TO Cervantes in an automo-
bile, September, 1915"
At some points along the trail the
road was just wide enough to let the
Ford pass. There was scarcely six
inches between the wheels and the
edge of a precipice over which he
could look down / 500 feet to the rocks
below.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-03-02

The most profitable crop rotation
does not consist merely in changing
the crops around from year 10 year.
regardless OF the relation OF The crops
to each other The central aim i'm ali
crop rotation systems should be to
leave each field in n better state of cul-
tiyation. better physitil condition and
reasonably free from pests Mt the END
of each rotation cvcle.
No hard and fast rotation system can
be laid down for any community. but
the most profitable system must be
worked out for each farm and. indeed.
for each field There are certain gen
eral principles, however. that should
be borne in mind in this connection
ia order TO accomplish the most salts
factory results For soil improvement
there shnlld be ~ least one legumin-
Gus crop in each rotation cycle. To
this class 81 plants belong the clovcrs.
alfalfa peas. beans. etc There should
bc also a sufficient quantity of live
stock especially milk COWS. on each
farm 10 utilize the roughage ana to
supply the desired quantity OF stable
manure which, ~ addition TO green
crops pIowed under. VIII furnish the
ucccsspr. amount of hrmus 20 the soil