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ARBOR DAY.

Under the auspices of The City
Beautiful League there will be {
a mass meeting held in the Air
dome, tomorrow (Friday) after
noon at 2 p. m, when an attrac
tive program will be rendered BY
some OF the best talent available
to hold the interest of the public
and GIVE much needed instruction
along the lines that will be most
helpful for the making OF Il city
beautiful and healthful. Owing
to the fact that State Ar5Or Day
is little late for tree planting.
the League decided to adopt a To-
cal day of their own and 50 every
body is invited to be on hand to-
morrow and enjoy the interesting
program:
Tree Lore
Natchitoches, La, Jan. %, 1917
Editor Enterprise.
In view of the fact that February 9th
is Arbor Day in Louisiana, and also for
the reason that more interest is being
manifested in trees and tree planting,
take the liberty OF sending with this
list of the more common native trees
which grow within three or four miles
Of this town, and most of them quite
near the roads.
The Elms will begin to bloom in few
days, and will soon be followed by the
lovely Redbud and lied Maple. With
them come the Hawthorn, Wild Plum,
Sloe and Cottonwood. Several of the
trees, as in Persimmon, Box Elder and
Cottonwood, have the staminate and
pistillate flower on different trees; in
the Pines, Oaks and Hickories'they are
on the branches, and in Dog
wood, clustered close together and sur
rounded by big, white leaves, which are
mistaken for flowers. A tree in this
latitude is supposed to be woody
plant about twenty feet high or more.
Our oaks alone will well repay a
years study, and one Of the most un-
known plants OF our winter woods is
the Declduous Holly, which is literally
covered with crimson berries until the
green leaves come in April.
remain, yours very truly,
GEO. WILLIAMSON.
The common native trees near Match
tocheS:
Juniper, Cypress, Long Leaf Pine,
4ooIoIly Pine, Short Leaf line, Bass
wood, sugar Maple, Red Maple, Swamp
Maple, Box Elder, Evergreen Holly,
Oeciduous Holly, Dahoon Holly, Youpcn
Holly, Prickly Ash, Hercules Club,
1acKUerry, Mayhaw, hawthorn 10
pecies), PaWpaw, Black Haw, Dog |
wood, Poison Dogwood, Walnut, Chm
uapln, Chickasaw Plum. SIoe, Silver |
Sell Tree, Redoud, Willow, Sycamore.
fringe Tree, oparkleberry, Wax Myrtle,
sweet Gum, Black Gum, Tupelo Gum,
Sweet Boy, Yellow Poplar,
Witch Hazel, Swamp Privet, Buck
horn, Cherry, Crab Apple, oassafras,
'ecan, Bitternut, White Hickory, Nut |
neg, Hickory, Scaly-bark Hickory,
,eech, Birch, White Elm, Winged Elm,
,edar Elm, Ironwood, Persimmon, Cot
Water Locust, Honey Locust,
slack Locust, Mulberry, Usage Orange,
,atalpa, White Ash, Water Ash, Wafer
Ssh, Sweet Leaf.
The Oaks easily found are Willow,
later, Laurel, Southern led, Black,
panish, Swamp Spanish, Black Jack,
'lue Jack, Post, Messy Cup, Over Cup,
asket, Live, White, Swamp White.
In some cases there are from four to
ight species Of some Of the trees men
oned, as in Cottonwood and Basswood,
ut the differences are of little interest
} the casual observer.
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Extra pants on sale at SEMMEL-
MANS
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tored in the Post Office as End class matter
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-02-01
ORDINANCE

To issue bonds of Road Dis
trict No. - of the Parish Of
Natchitoches, La, to provide
for the bond form and for the
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-09-18
CANADIAN CASUALTIES
AT LENS TOTAL 1856
Number Considered ASloniShinely
Small in View of Terrific
Fighting.

OTTAWA. Ontario. Sept iS-During
the last two weeks Of August In the ter
rlflo fighting around Lens Canadian
casualties were astonishlngly small,
according to figures made public to-day
by Sir Edward Kemp in the House Of
Commons. The total was only 1856 of
dead. wounded and missng--9O7 killed.;
3l3 died OF wounds; elsa wounded; II
taken prisoner; died as prisoners; 145
missing and 2j died Of disease. The
small casualty list attests strikngly the
excellence OF the British barrage and
preparatory fire In protecting Its troops
The following American names ap-
pear In to-day's Canadian casualty list.
Killed In action, A. j. Schoemperlen.
Omaha. Neb,; missing, S. Whin. San
Francisco. Cal: wounded. g. j. Brown.
Newca stle. Pa; W. -. Tedford, South
Manchester. Conn.
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British KING SEES
AMERICAN TROOPS
INkTUGO Of WAR
Contest a Feature ol = l-eie al
Aldershoi Celehrating .
SOldlers Harvest

ANIlaIcAN cVgiSTiIif rHAlN
iNa CAMP ~ DNuiAND. AsF o.
tcsssspondsncs - ths 49,. ia'''
Pr.sD.-A lsrss doisr alton - 90
Amsricau Raiiway nnrnssfs spfn' o.
az recently as quests - 'hs hHiah
troous rncanped st Aiirrsh r. " h'''
ths KinF ana queen with aih'r men
bsrs - ths royal family Nsr, pfrs'n'
81 ne largest programme "f h''u
spos4s nat has sNsn been h'ld "N
salisbury I'ihin.
TIE Amtricans brought Si'h l.'m
a tug- OF waf team. Wh.ch pto''a'a
one o. ths features - t1" af'rih'""
A, long afawn contest VIII lN'
championship team % ths britah ~
Eineers, th. result bang nnhlN 90
clared a draw.
Tho biG fets was arranged hy 'h'
British garrison at Aidersho' "s
cslebratiou % the bringing ~ on NV
haryest. For months past mfn "I an
ranks and regiments In the garrhoh
have been practloing. In addition w
theIr military duties, the pair'ou,m
that seeks to defeat the enemy 10y
providinE the nation with nome
crown food. Turf that had never be-
fore known the plouEhshare was
ploughsd and sown, and men VINO
had never learned the first rudimonts
OF farming toilcd strenuouBly IN thoir
spare hours under the guidance ot
their more skilful comrades The
result exceeded all efforts. Tho Al
dershot harvest was 80 bountitul that
men and oficers agreed that great
harvest festival was the thing ana
that nothing would satisfy them
short OF tho attendance OF the King
and Queen.
The King knows thing or two
about farming himself There were
fruits, vegetables, grain, shrubs, and
roots OF various kinds. The royal
party mptored down from Windsor,
arriving early In the afternoon and
remaining for three hours.
The arena in front OF the harvest
tent was surrounded by a great cir
oular "grand stand" composed OF
double line OF ancient and modern
transport wagons which afforded
seats for the soldiers and their
friends. For sixpence-the gate
money all going to local war chari-
ties--the American visitors found
they could have their choice Of a
number OF desirable positions, either
ir the drivers seats OF big army lor-
ries, or 10 benches alongside friendly
delegations OF British Tommies and
non-commlssioned officers.
II was like a many-ringed circus.
While the field sports were In prog
ress on the ground, there was a con-
unuous performance OF high diving.
somersaulting, trapeEing and all va
rieties OF acrobatics by a squadron Of
British airplane men mp aloft. Re
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GERMANS MAY SET FREE
HEROIC BURGOMASTER
London Hears Spanish King Has
Successfully Pleaded for Adolphe
Max of Brussels.

LONDON. Sept. lS.--Germany, at the
request OF King Alfonso OF Spain. Is
about to restore to liberty Adolphc Max.
the Burgomaster of Brussels, according
to reports received by the Amsterdam
correspondent Of the Exchange Tcle.
graph Company from Berlin,
Recent dcspatchos from Germany nave
said that Burgomaster Max was serious.
ly M In prison at Celle. Prusslan town
twenty-three miles northeast of Han
over and that King Alfonso OF Spain
was intervening IN his behalf.
The Burgomaster was arrested at
Brussels on Sept, 2S, 1914, for his or
reconcila Die attitude" according 10 nm
announcement mace by tho German
Military Governor OF Belgium. Some
time ago the newspapers Of Paris asked
President Wilson, Pope Benedict and
tho King Of Spain TO use their influence
in securing the Burgomastrrs rclcase
More recently the Belgians offered TO
exchange Or Schnee. Governor General
OF German East Africa. for N. Max.
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HAvRE De GRACE ENTRIES.

FIRST RAGE selling, for tHoy c9r old=; five
aHl !-t Iul1ngs baIoHue. 40. fu3N liohs.
lt6. rrr'cr. lUi. 'Onico iO4: 'S,Ibbarl. 80;
Nu-Ibllap. 100; Sweet Marguerite lOd, 'Iunu,t
IN li TIT Tor TAI lO2; Nmoerit 100.
SECOND RACE Stee pleciasc: selling; three
liver lI carl iJi EaIiN lAg4t, 10: New
hhgn. li6, .,lumhey,f 1876. PM r.. 1870
THIRD RACE Claiming, tlrer.Iear ods ana
nn, ~ hulonss kug Worl. ~ King B,gsnt
no, Hgdnau M, Two ROYALS, ~ 'AEN
i,R ms. 'HOni. lII: 'lgesOn Lam. ia.
'lt stable lui rlgrlNn lIan1t t..' 40,
X k1ngI Oh li2; WtdoN h!9I,% .Ij,5 ,,r, l@'
ios 'l&ere, Wcst aS. Aso Eli1he-NSsi ite
\, gmt, lo0. AuHa. 10: HNhot. 10;
FouRTh RACE Claiming: three year olds, anl
npNatl: one mile aud SEVENTY lafds --Ech4fl
i;4ngdon, ll0; MaB Warren. III; Lynn, u :
pWmus,, iOs; pcraeus. iO5: 'Peuar, 100; 'Ladj
iss H. "a Aon6 "a Em;%@i ;65. .IIlbs iieASt 4 ei
ilFul RACE Claiming; i9r hESe year "a, on -ol4'
wool llB; lmprS'iOn. M? l"l1s, III; NinnS
heng'. ~; Annie Edgar, Of ,Amhro~e, lm
'Stearna, las ChoctaW, llD! aMstimiS 'hoiGe
~ FaTsa, ~; Bhb oi'er, III; Hess OO'
II ddrn star, luf
SIXTH RNCE irudicap for all ages; one mile
9nl aNtetcuth. -Cum er, l2i; G~dctest hoy
iu't Nuusels, lO', Damro'h' lu'' '''l'. 100
sEIENTH RACE s,luns. for threJear-olds
and u.pard. one milo gnt sixteenth. Fairy,
no, Uondvrd lO1: High TIDE, 100 'M1ntre.s :,
100, 'lINJr, o.: lIeTut. lul; sam nAsA, lO'
'Mnn1auy lO7 Hampton pSme, lO2
'AplUuJce aloaance claimed.
Wolthor clear track last
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MRS. KING ESTATE
IN MEANS'S HANDS
TIEDUP BY COURT
Mother NJ Dead Woman We.
kim ReseiycrlhIT pro,eei.
tngs in Federal Cnu
tsps,,sl Eso-, . stsH cosrssponas-i
- TIE Gssnien Nofidl

'oNcuUn ~ g. H.pf it aolci.
Hayden f..H.fH. pf.as.IfinF ~.
COO ~ thia iui. # dis'r.t wee uu-
al'n o. o1ms t..I.. fool tsrH N.H pc.
iiW raIF inquiry Hf. coo death ~
NJ huuio a KrF bu' cent sofa
." epu.I b.. bore f..uurrHv uf Thur.
day Many Hrr h.fH have bocn
brought 'o Hr.t Within uH. iast tso
dayH. ani Solicitor clement lsauatous
'o have i1,m 900 properly ass, mb.ed
h'fofo tNr foap,uHF ~ the inquest
neat Monday
Action against GI.'1n Bullock
Means took definite suap" when be
was served H'r l.a' uFIi with
fubpocna ia fecoIyrr-h % proceedings
brought lu Grg,uaburD before Federal
Judge Boyd Tho court order re-
strains him from l.sy"HnE ~ nr IN
any way interfering with the estate
~ Mn. k.ng. Means Was served
with the subpoena az his fathers
homo by J ~ Mckenzie pf Salisbury
"a Deputy United states Marshal The
subpoena D. r,tumaulc Ia AsheVale
on Oct. 4. Mrs. Robinson, mother ot
Mrs. KiuE u,usltel the proceed
ings. and tho action was brought ~
\. G. MDDuniy. the Atlanta lawyer
retained by Mrs Robinson.
A new development for the klng
inquest Is the story ~ Mrs. Hamp ii,
B.ackwulder. whose home is near the
sprin where tAo wealthy Sew YORK
widow was Killed. Mrs. Blackweldcr
nCdri the two shots, one OF whiEl
ended the lifa Of Mrs KING. Most I'M
pOrtant, perhaps, OF Mrs. Black-
wcldcr's statements Is that relating TO
the time OF shooting.
Mis-. BlaCkWtlucr ~ positive that II
was well after dark when she heard
tho two shots. Charles =. Dry, a
ncighbOring farmer. has already said
II was after S o'clock when he heard
tho shots. At such an hour the glen
In which the spring is located Is
smothered IN almost impenetrable
81 pom. II would not be a reasonable
place for target shooting party.
Means and his companions have been
/ positive In their declarations that
I they went out for target shooting. II
/ has been declared II was daylight
when they reached the spring. IL
was so dark, however, that Means
! had 10 light match to see, as he
declared at the hrst inquest, whether
there was any bugs in the drinking
cuJ at the spring"
Solicitor Clement Is determined to
! have Mrs. Melvin as a witness at
next Mondays Inquest and says that
should she plead Illness he will have
J the case carried along from day to
day that she may recover and appear.
Solicitor Clement has received copies
OF all evidence adduced before the
/ Coroner in Chicago following the ex-
huming OF Mrs. Kings body and the
| subsequent inquiry, and this will be
extensively used In the new inquiry.
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LAWYER A. R. CONKL|NG
KILLED BY FOUR-STORy
PLUNGE FROM WINDOW
Continued from First PsgeA

were the trustees under the will. and
under its terms the income due the
three daughters was turned ovrr to
the father as guardian.
mir. ConlSling had his own IDEAS as
to how much money young people
should spend, but the daughters. or
at least two OF them, did not want
any limitation put ON them. Il was
Mr.. Conkllng's desire that they CON
serve their income that led the two
daughters to institute proceedings
against their father
"Mr. ConklinR was very fond of his
daughters. Ills attitude regarding
their income was solely In their IN
tercst. When his two daughters arose
against him he could no longer feet
otherwise but depressed because he
looked upon the proceedings as un-
natural. Mr.. Conkllny has come to
me for advice. l am his second cou-
sin"
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AQUEDUCT ENTRIES.

FIRST RACE For three ysar-ods aud Up.
,Maureg lO5; 'Emp FoH. iO5; Nons.iich. i2O
Mgr,, 'pTa 70; ArIrs., li5i Imper4'or. i229;
i,dalS,.. iHaS risgu. gs C4s.m,a,s, .Iici Mo'4si
igii. A!iss Krq.er, 10; Afford. lO6; Manganese,
ptJn g,,JI,, A1EyT OpW. loe; DancG5[ lig5
wand; selling; one mile and a sixteenth, Trac,
ton. lC9o; Water Witch, lOo; Wise Man, lO7
THlRD RACE-For two ear.olds: selling: dI
iurlong' LADY Elleen. lol; Iisen 10 One
iUt; I9Adqni IA Thistle, l9; 'lilrgn q LOG
,S2nt'r9p: one mile Ticket, IL; W.mY 20.
y lump ilS: laddE. WAack. l1i; Rhine
IlFiH RACE for three year. .ods aud UP
ward mares; selling one mile- Favour, ll2
Shier Sandals, 100; 'SDectTe, o. Margaret L..
SIXTH RACE-For two-y4ar-olds conditions
five iurOugs, PADDY limpD, ll6; Anpcien, lOl
InElry", lCT: Frederick the Great lmpD, lOl
Immp, lOi Midnight, lld; kidlr Roy, l01
Frlg giuarl, il6. star Spangled iGT ROYAL En-
an, loi MSoming ild: Hasy Maid, l0l
Ross b'OL 10.
'Apureutire allowance claimed.
weather clear track fact.
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DUTCH QUEEN PLEADS
FOR UNITY OF PEOPLE

TIIH HAGUE, Sept, iS.-In the
spscch from the Throne read by the
premier at the opening or the States
General this afternoon, Queen VII
helmina made an appeal for the collab-
Grafton Of the people, without distinc-
tlou of class, "ln order 10 maintain our
selves amidst the growing distress Of
the nations
The prospects for the winter, said the
specch. were not very satisfactory.
"Mc continue to he obliged, amid
Aercely contendinB enemies, To hold
ourselves ready to ward on possible
trlnsgressious.' tho speech continued.
1T becomes continually more difficult
TO supply our people with the uecessa-
dos Of life and The raw material for
manufactures Measures will shortly be
plared before you for the purpose OF
proyiimg FOR the most urgent needs"
The speech points ont that traffic be-
tvr,. Holland and her colonies - being
lamperci In increasing measure, WAilc
the lack OF tonnage prevents impprta-
lions IN adequate degree,
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MRS. KINGS MOTHER
GETS ARTICLES HELD,
INCLUDING NECKLACE
CONTINUED from First Pagc)

sister, Mrs. Melvin, the residue OF
the estate ls being Investigated to-
day as a possible forgery.
The will. drawn in New York and
dated Nov. o, 1915, has been filed In
Chicago. A Photographic copy has
been sent By the authorities there to
Assistant District Attorney Dooling.
The authorities have announced "a
belief that the alleged second will of
James G. King Is "A forgery. Mrs.
Melvin Is the only living person
whose name is signed to 1t. Mrs.
Melvin, as chief heir OF Mrs King
would get the bulk Of tho King
millions should the second will be
held valid. Among the papers found
In CASTOR Means's apartment were
sheets on which the name OF Mrs.
King was written many times as II
some one had been practising on 1t.
Mr.. Dooling has dug up a lot more
evidence OF Castor Mcans's pro-
German activities. Among papers
taken from the Means apartment were
found complete confidential reports
on thirty y-eight factories In fourteen
States. many engaged in making
munitions and war supplies for the
Allies. The reports ,jere not dated
and there was nothing TO show to
whom they were submitted. Mr.
DoOling viii turn them over to the
Federal authorities to-day.
That there was a connection be-
tween CASTOR Means and tho Ham
burg line snd It's officials
Mr.. Dooing said he thought was es-
tablished by evidence In his possess
sion showing that much of the docu-
mentary matter which CASTOR Means
had typed for use a. the eXpectal
fight to establish the second Will" OF
James &. King was done In the
freight offices of the Hamburg -Ameri-
can line.
A high official OF the Department OF
Justice said to- day that the Federal
Government had as yet been unable
to establish reasonable charges
against Means in any of his alleged
dealings with German agents in this
country.
District Attorney Swami received
an anonymous letter signed Justice"
this morning from Concord, n. G.
The writer declares that since the
establishment OF the fact that Mrs.
King could scarcely have Killed her
self great change OF sentiment has
swept through that town,
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HUNTS FOR FORGERY EVIDENCE IN TWO KING Wills

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REPULSE
EEATTACKSBY
GERMAN TROOPS
IeuiOns Carry Trenches at
One Point, but Are Quick
w Driven Out.

PARIS. sept. ia violent Ger
man attack succeeding an unusually
Vigorous artillery bombardmont. was
suruossfully rrgcil,d by French troops
south of Lam'tio. near the Ncuf-
chni'l road. s1ys to-days official
statement The FIRST rush carried the
Germans to the French lines. but the
French couutorblow elected them.
Southeast Of H. Quentin and In the
rcrion Of Rovottes, the statement de
tailed the holding by French troops
OF two might attacks. Around Itan-
court and La ROycrc farm the French
were successful In two raids.
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MAY DRAFT 100000 MORE "
TO FILL The SIGNAL CORPS
General Staff to Decide in Few
Days on Method OF Supplying
Needed Men.

WASHINGTON, sept 1s.-'ro fll the
Army signal Corps. the War Depart
ment may decide TO draft an additional
100 900 men. The signal service has
asked for decision on tho method to
pursue In filling up gaps, existing In the
aviation ana telegraph branches, and
tho general staff Is expected TO answer
In few days.
The pratt Law permits the filling OF
units which are now below strength,
but It II held that an added 100, 600 in
stead OF any OF the $4,000 Of the orig
inal draft would be necessary for the
Signal Corps.
Men who Join tho aviation section
VIII have chance to train either In
American schools or In England. France
or Italy.
England. It Is learned, has established
a nying school In Egypt which Is used
chiefly by the Canadian corps.
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EXPRESS EMBARGO
DECLARED TO MEET
WARTIME CONDITION


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fr.m tuu. 'uHHB channel. Iu
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~ aHf time 100 the Dompany's history.
Win this enlarged volume " busi
ness tuo Adams Expires Clmplu,
wsiu uI tho Other big companies. Is
tDiur e serious situation Iu lts op,r.
ning sfan. Many men with yeurs OF
have been attracted by the high
wages offered ln munitions plants and
have LEFT the.r old positions. The
men who have been hired to replace
them are lacking I'm knowledge OF the
routine Of the business.
Executive officials 81 the Adams
Company, at It's office, No 81 Brond
way. SAID to-day that all express
companies wcr. In a quandary. There
are indications that the amount Of
goods offered for shipment will in
crease steadily throughout the fan
and winter with "A general inability
ON the part Of the companies to meet
the increase with additional equip
mont and augmented forces OF EN-
ployces.
The embargo as announced to-day
Is only intended to operate for two
days. At the end OF that time tho
company expects to have matters so
arranged It will be able 70 accept
further shipments and forward them
promptly.
Formerly tho Adams Company ac-
cepted business In the different
boroughs of New York city tor ship
mcnt by wagon TO other boroughs, a
! tremendous amount being done from
Manhattan to Brooklyn About ten
days ago the company was forced TO
discontinue this branch OF its busi-
ness, being unable To secure drivers
and equipment enough TO make
prompt deliveries,
The plight OF the Adams and the
other big express companies excited
considerable comment throughout the
financial district to-day. 1t was re-
ncmbcrcd what predictions OF cal
amity were made by the companies
when the parcel post bill was enacted
into law. Experience has proved that
the law has had no considerable ef-
feet on the express business
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-09-18
GERMANY ASKS BOYS OF IS
TO VOLUNTEER FOR ARMY
Notices Reveal Great TeutOn Lose.
and Cause Juvenile Exodus
10 SWiiLerllnl-
10 Switzerland.

GENEVA. Switzerland. Sept IV-Tr,
Gcrmnn military authorities have jls.
issued notices at Munich ana COLON,
that IN future boy volunteers aged 10.
teen will be accepted for the army
This IS an official though inadvcrtcn'
admission OF the resent great loss %.
life Oh the German fronts.
The notices are taken tp explain an
unprecedented Influx Of young german
boys into Switzerland during tn last
three weeks. In tho face OF unusual
efforts on the part u parents. German
supervision ~ the Swiss frontier. espe,
Cially facing Basel. has lately bccam,
far more rigld.