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New-York tribune., 1917-12-12
Soldiers and Delegates Ap-
peal to All Bellig-
erents Alike
Lenine to Rule
New Assembly
Bolsheviki Notify the Ma
ton Of Forthcoming
Meeting

PETROGRAD, Monday, Dec. 10.-The
Central Executive Committee Of the
Workmcn's and Soldiers Calncil OF
Petrograd tonight passed resolution
appealing to all belliecrent countries
t. take part in the armistice conference
at Brcstlitovsk.
II approved tho action of the Russian
delegation at the first conference and
empowered il TO continue further rego-
tictious with a view TO concluding "an-
honorable and democratic peace in ac-
cordance with the decision Of the sec
ond Congress OF Workmen's and Sol
diers' Delegates"
Nikolai Lenine and Moses Urtzky,
Commissary for Elections TO the AS
sombly, to-day issued the following
proclamation from the Smolny lnsti-
tute:
"The first meeting of the Constituent
Assembly will be held at the invitation
OF theCommissary for Elections to the
Assembly on the arrival in Pettograd
Of more than 400 members OF the As
sembly. The meeting will be opened by
a person authorized to do so byt he
Council Of National Commissarles'
there being present in the hall of the
Constituent Assembly not less than 400
members
Reports are current that any attempts
nv the members OF the former Provl-
sional Government 10 take control OF
the Assembly will be met by arrests.
The army on the southwestern front
has elected former Premier Berensky
a delegate TO the Assembly. He also
has been chosen By the province OF
SaratOv
New-York tribune., 1917-12-12
Kerensky Is Elected
To Constituent Assembly

The Jewish Daily Forward" received
the following cablegram from its Pet
rograd correspondent yesterday;
"The election returns from the Prov
inee of saratov show Kerensky to have
been elected to the Constituent Assem-
bly,. In connection with this, the off
cial organ Of the BolsheyiN govern.
ment declared that the Constituent As
sembly would be conSdered illegal if il
should contain a majority antagonistic
TO the Bolsheviki."
New-York tribune., 1917-12-12
Kaledines Proclalms
Power in Don Region;
Turkestan Mobilizing

STOCKHOLM, Dec. 10 delayed =
A proclamation of General Ka!cdines, !.
the Cossack leader, declaring, that the
Cossack government has taken over
nower in The Donets region of South
ern Russia, is published in the "Yushn
Ykrai," a newspaper Of khark9v' ~ a
conv of which has reached Stockholm
beyinc escaped the Bolshevik censor
ship' General Kaledines declares that
the Cossacks have the means of main
tanning order and intend 20 use their
Whole power to oppose the Bolsheyiki.
The newspaper publishes sharply
worded protests against the Boishe-
Wiki from seven different army corps
Turkestan is reported to be hobllizlng
ali men between the ages Of sixteen
and forty-fve, who viii be sent to
Tashkent, capital of that government,
to fight the Bolsheyiki, who now con-
troll tho city.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-12
ReUentlolD DenounceS
Kuehlmann's Belgian
Plans as Shan, Combat

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 10 Delayed.
Count Won Reventlow, who some weeks
ago was calling upon the German gov
ernment to clear up the persistent ru-
mors that il was preparing TO give up
Belgium when peace was made, has now
written an article in the Berlin Tages
Zeitung' in which he credits DR.. Won
Kuehlmann, the Foreign Minister, with
planning shortly to assert a claim TO
Zeebrugge Harbor and its cnvlrons, and
eventually drop this demand, with a
British evacuation Of Calais as the
equivalent.
Count Won Reventlow denounces the
idea as a mere sham combat, conceived
with the we'll considered intention Of
giving a remuneration the appearance Of
an exchange
New-York tribune., 1917-12-12
Battalion of Death
Defeats Bolsheviki
Troops Near Shlobin

PETROGRAD, Dec. . lDclayed)-A
battalion Of death" which left StsfTka
rcported to have defeated the Bolshe-
Wiki troops near the town Of Shlobin'
inMobilev.
The auG-Bolsheyiki feeling among
,he people has found expression IN
later addressed 70 the Council Of Ma
t.onal Commissioners, which contains a
.5rcat 10 dynamite the Smolny Insti-
ste. headouar.crs Of the Bolsheviki in
Tstrocrad. 40 noon next Thursday n
,ke Soldiers and WorEmcn's Deputies
q not deprive the commissioners OF
,seir authority
.Thc letter is signed by the members
q the fighting organization
sTho thrca, OF the "Figi ting Organiz-
ation" to dynamite the headquarters or
'fc BolshcyH indicates revival or
Sc terroristic activity Of the Social
Evolutionary Party. which is the So
oiaiist Peasants Party.
-Kerensky and BabUshka Breshkov-
kaya are Social Revolut'onarlcs. Be
fbre tho overthrow Of Czarism the So
olal Bov0lutionaries maintained
-Tirhting Organization which used
orror as % means 90 overthrow the
a.tocracy. This organization was re-
tonsiblc Tor the assassination or
rsany grand dukes, ministers and other
1gh officials OF the Car.
sAfter the revolution the Fighting
Organization" was dissolved and the
xcial Revclutionarics became the
rost moderate and nation6listlc So
ialists in Russia.
THAT they have now reestabliShed
teir Fighting Organization which Is
"a. secret body Of picked revo!utionists,
shows that they regard the regime OF
'te Bolsheviki on par with that OF
Be Gar
New-York tribune., 1917-12-12
Panama Wars on Austria

PANAMA. Dec. ll.--Panama declared
war on Austria yesterday. The govern
ment, in cooperation with the Canal
Zone authorities, is interning Austri-
ans. The zone has now been cleared OF
Germans and Austrians, In accordance
with President Wilson's recent order.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-12
Ocean Tug Cahill Safe

ATLANTI CITY, Dec. ll.-"No aid
required. We are resuming voyage In
great shape" This message came
ashore to-day from the oceangoing tug
Cahili. bound from New York to the
Delaware Breakwater. which has been
battling for three days with the storm
which broke off shore on Saturday.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-12

Machado Santos was head Of small
group of rebels which tried 70 enter
Abrsntes, eighty miles northeast Of
Lisbon, during the mutiny Of 1915. He
was arrested at the time, and II was
stated that he would be court-maf'
tailed.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-12
Germany Dropped
Peace Proposals,
Balfour Explains
Britain's Reply to Berlin's
Advances Remained
Unanswered

LONDON, Dec. Il.-Foreign Secre-
tary Balfour told the House OF Com,
mons to-day that a communication had
been received by Great Britain from
Germany last September, through a
neutral diplomatic channel, to the ef-
fectthat Germany would be glad to get
into, communication with Great Britain
in regard 10 peace. 81.
The British government replied IL
was prepared 10 receive any communl- :
cation the German government might
decide to make and 10 discuss 1T with
Great Britain's allic-.
Germany returned no reply, Mr.. Bal
four added.
Among the secret diplomatic docu-
ments made public by the Bolsheyiki, as
quoted in a Petrograd dispatch last
week, was a telegram from the Ru :
sian Charge d'Afaires in London, dated
October s, which indicated that Ger
many had made another peace move:
The telegram said the Charge had
received information from Madrid
that a highly placed parsonage IN
Berlin had expressed the wish 20
the Spanish Ambassador TO Germany to
snter into peace negotiations. This in
formation wss communicated to the Al
lied governments and, the dispatch
says, Great Britain replied 1t would re-
ceive any communication from Ger
many respecting peace and consider the
measure in conjunction with its allies.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-12

have arrived a. Harbin, Manchuria. 70
nrotect Chinese interests. according 10
the "Elrlingske Tidende.'
New-York tribune., 1917-12-12
SPARKLING TABLE WATER

who are ever dreaming Of conquest Of
Portugal.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-20
DwindIina Wool Supply.

War and embargOes are making tex
tile men uneasy as to the wool sup
ply. World demand is increasing
while the supply is growing less. Our
own needs are twice what we raise
and the chasm between domestic Sup
ply and demand is widening. Our pre-
duction is less today than % years
ago, while the population has in
creased 60 per cent. The difference
between what we produce and what
we use must be made up by imports,
with the world bidding against US.
The British embargo on wool shows
how precarious is our position Yet,
in peace and In war. wool is an abso-
lutte necessity. Several years ago when
alarm was taken at the declining beef
supply many felt that the situation
could not be remedied. But today cat
tie are Increasing in the United States.
More sheep and wool can be raised al.
80 IL proper attention be given the
industry.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-20
COMBINING CITY AND COUNTY
BY Cutting Expenses There Would Be
More Money to Spend on Public
improvements.

Mayor Campbell Of Houston has
started q discussion of a proposal to
combine city and county governments,
and eliminate one set Of officers. The
writer advocated that several years
ago, but plans to reduce the expense
Of government were not then as much
in favor as plans to increase it.
There is no sound reason why q
commissioners court and city COM
mission should both be required for
legislative service, nor is there any
apparent need for the double service
Of city and a county police force.
Many other Implications could be sug-
gested equally wasteful.
The city and county of st. Louis
are identical. New York and London
are under the same single system of
government. So it cannot be urged
that the plan will not fit city.
The truth is that the American sys-
TEN seems to be based on a demand
that provision shall be made for every
man to hold an Office who wants one.
It has multiplied Offices to degree
unknown in any other country, and
has, as a result, driven the cost Of gov
eminent to a figure which exceeds
that Of any other country in the world,
If the military branch is excluded
from the omparison.-Waco (Tex.)
News.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-20
PROCLAMATION

Whereas the Sanitation Commit.
tee of the Civic League asks that
the week of March 10th. to March
29th. 1917 be set apart as a Clean
up period; now,
THEREFORE, /, Maurice D
Shannon, Mayor Of Morgan City, dc
ordain and set apart the period be-
ginning March 10Th. to March 29th
1917, as a cleanup week, and ear
nestly urge that all citizens partici.
pate in said campaign.
During this period every either
Of Morgan City should make an eff
fort to cleanup his house and pro-
perty so as to avoid fire risk, te
abolish all places that might breed
flies and mosquitoes and to pull w
weeds.
It is earnestly hoped that the pro
clamation will be needed.
MAURICE D. SHANNON,
Mayor.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-20
QUICK RESULTS BY
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

New Orleans, March 18-1917.
Editor Review.
Morgan City, La.
Dear Sir: -
The Association of Commerce, an
nounces that Nelson Morris and
Company, Packers of Chicago, have
purchased the plant Of the Cres-
cent City Stock Yards and Slaugh-
terhouse, and will build and operate
thereon a modern plant.
The securing of this plant is the
direct result of the initiative Of
The Packing House Committee of
the Association of Commerce, ap-
pointed February 23rd by President
Jahncke.,
Mr.. Andrew Fitzpatrick, the
Chairman of this Committee opened
negotiations with the Morris con-
Germ, obtained an option on the
Crescent City Plant, and Saturday
last the plant was transferred to the
Morris people.
This means the development Of a
market Of high order for cattle, hogs
and sheep produced in Louisiana,
Mississippi and Alabama in New
Orleans.
Very truly yours,
WALTER PARKER,
General Manager.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-20
Is LIVES TOLL OF
THE SUBMARINES
VigiIancia GIVEN No Warning
And Members Of Her Grew
Are Drowned

Plymouth, March 10, via London.
Fifteen members Of the crew of
the American steamship Vigilancia
lost their lives when the vessel was
torpedoed by a German submarine.
The survivors were in life boats
from Friday until Sunday evening.
Among those drowned were sew
eral American citizens, including
Third Officer Neils P. North and
Third Engineer Carl Adeholde. This
information was given out by Cap
tain Frank A. Middleton, of New
York, who, with the survivors of the
Vigilancia, has reached the main
land and probably will make affida-
Wits tomorrow before the American
consul.
To the Associated Press, Captain
Middleton said today that his vessel
was sunk without warning. 1t was
10 o'clock Friday morning, with the
weather clear, when the ship was
struck by a torpedo on the star
board side near the No. 8 hatch.
Two torpedoes were fired at the
steamer, but the first passed harm
lessly astern. Between seven and
ten minutes after the steamer was
struck she founded.
: Two lifeboats were lowered from
the Vigilancia and the crew. of
forty-three men got into them.
Owing to the swell Of the ocean,
however, twenty-five men were
thrown into the water.
The boats of the captain and the
mates picked up ten of the men, but
the other fifteen were drowned.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-20
FROM STOCK COMPANY
TO UNDYINC FAME

David Wark Griffith who startled
the world with his wonderful combi-
nation Of film and operate drama
called "The Birth Of q Nation" is a
native of Kentucky. He began his
public career as an extra actor in a
Louisville stock company. He aslo
seudisd Grand Opera and developed
1 splendid baritone voice. He be-
came interested in pictures as q
scenario writer, but the technical
side Of the work fascinated him. In
less than three years from his first
entrance into q motion picture
studio he was the promising figure
Of American directors. His numer-
GUS inventions and his wonderful
Judgment soon placed him at the
forefront Of the rank. He is recog-
nized as the greatest director Of
motion picture productions Of the
world today. He has gained this
eminence in seven years and COM.
mands the largest salary ever paid
q director of any amusement enter
prise in this country.
The Birth Of a Nation will be
shown at the Evangeline two days,
April 2, and 8.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-20
Waves 90 Up In japan.

Thanks to the general business &C.
tivity in consequence Of the great En-
ropean war the working classes in
Japan are now unusually prosperous
and contented, says East and West.
To quote an example, hatoba coolies
in Yokohama are now getting so yen
per month, while waste paper buyers
are making as much as $50 yen @ day.
Sake shops near the foreign and ma
tive bunds are now buster than ever,
being well patronized by the coolie and
lower classes. A fact worth record
ing is that the latter do not now in
dulge in gambling on as large a, scale
as formerly. Salaried men alone are
the victims of the steady rise in the
price Of daily commodities.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-20
SMALL FIRE At THE FOWLER
HOUSE LAST NIGHT

A fire alarm was turned in be-
tween nine and ten o'clock last
night from the Fowler House. The
department promptly responded
and extinguished the fire before it
Seould gain any Roadway. The fire
originated in one Of the guest
rooms on the second floor, presum-
ably from . lighted cigarette. Two
mattress were ruined, otherwise no
damage has been reported.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-20
state Of. Ohio. City Of Toledo.
IAsran Nosss.tw -

Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that h
q senior partner Of the arm Of +. ].
Cheney Z Co.. doing business I'm the
City Of Toledo, County and state afore.
eaid. and that said llrm win pay the
each ana every case OF CAferrh that
cannot b cured BY the use Of HALLS
CATARRH CURE. FRANK J. CHENEY
Sworn % before me- ana SUBSCRIBE
y my pEooe0ce. thu eth day Of 1secom-
~ d.s q =. - 49, 0LnA IN.
HAIRS C1taS5h Curo = talnon intern.
ally and acts throuGh The Mood on tn
Mncoue Surfaces ok The Oyoeom. 06n6
toe toot3mo0tala. ffoe. -
J. CHENEY = CO.. To1s6o. q
nara tAn11y Pm 1ee csastioat1nA Z
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-20
1T PAYS YOU TO BUY AT THE
STORE.
AN EVENING WITH INDIA
METHODIST CHURCH
March FL, 1917.

Lecture on the Customs and re-
ligion of India by Mr.. H. A. Monroe
who lived many years of his life in
that country.
Indian Songs set to Indian music,
and Indian costumes presented by
eight young people of both sexes
and different ages.
An intellectual and helpful hour
is promised to all who come.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-20
Cities Take Up Child Hygiene.

More than 400 American cities, each
Of more than 10000 population, have
reported to the children's- bureau, a
branch Of the department Of labor,
that municipal funds are being given
special children's hygiene work. In
more than 20 cities q special depart
ment for this work IL being operated.
-Providence Bulletin.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-20
f1Qr1E@
nTQWTS
IS HELPS
WHEN LAYING OUT A CITY
Proper Planning, by Adding to Its A.
pearance, Bound to Bring 0esir-
able Financial Results.

Are we laying out, for instance, a
new suburb? Is it not better and more
businesslike, and more likely to pro-
duce adequate financial results if we
determine beforehand which of the
streets are likely to become great traf-
fic thoroughfares and to give them am
pie width of broad macadam Of paved
surface, providing only in the resi-
Dental streets sufficient paved surface
to allow two tradesmen's carts to pass,
and laying down the remainder in trees
and grass, in a way which will save
the rate-payers large sums and at the
same time make the street or boule-
ward more desirable place in which to
live?
Such instances could be multiplied
a thOusandfold. The results, so far of
practical city planning will convince
anyone that the scope, influence and
finance of city planning are so much
q subject for the earnest consideration
of every man who is good citizen and
loves his city and his fellow citizens,
that none can afford to neglect 1t. Nay,
more than this, any city which does
neglect this great subject, cannot hope
to continue in these gO-ahead days, to
compete with other cities and towns
which are wide awake to take full
advantage of the opportunities for ad-
vancement and betterment which II
prOvides.-Exchange
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-20
Mrs. F. Price
Mrs. H. Hebert
Mrs. NJ. D. Shannon
Mrs. H. Roes.

Our citizens should be in earnest
and do this work and save the
League the expense Of hiring labor
to do this and the trouble and worry
of hunting the labor and supervising
them while doing it. The only real
revenues Of the Civic League are the
dues of its members, one dollar per
year, or such donations as may be
made and these are not many or
large, and what the League does. for
the City should receive the hearty
cooperation and help of every man
woman an child in our midst.
Miss Lena. Stanard,
Chairman Of Sanitation Commit
tee.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-20
IN RE COMMERCIAL CLUB.

Club in any community does not
rest with the ability Of a certain
newspaper or individual. Member
ship in such an organization is not
. privilege but duty that all men,
beers of any community owe to the
community and ourselves. 1t is very
true that a hamlet, or town does not
necessarily need the efforts Of an
organization of this character, be-
cause the ideals and limitations Of
the community spirit is so decided
that advancement and progress are
a secondary consideration and does
not enter the mind Of the inhabit-
ants.
Our condition is different, we
have in our midst an element of in
ertness that is so apparent that
names and descriptions are abso-
lutely unnecessary, and along with
that element we find men who alb
solutely can be accomplished for the
good or advancement of the COM
munity. But these efforts are limit
ed, because men. are not prone to be
altruistic to the e1tent of sacrifice
ing their own interests when they
will receive limited returns and
those who are to reap the harvest
are suffering from an attack Of in
ocuous desuetude.
Here we are abundantly en-
doWed with natural resources and
advantages, one of the finest inland
hafbors in any country of the world
eracing our shores with depth of
water sufficient to float the Navy
and the United States Merchant
Marine, but who knows it? The
shipping agencies throughout the
East are hardly acquainted with
this port beyond the extent Of
knowing that we are able to ship out
. certain amount Of Lumber. Day
after day the inquiry goes around,
'swell what can we do. what kind Of
labor employing agenciet lree posi-
bic here?" Answer to this inquiry
could be summed up in very sim
pie language; Get-to-gether, hire a
capable man who knows, has no
prejudices, and can get results. Or
ganize-leave no one out-in union
there is strength!
If the majority of merchants,
manufacturers, and citizens would
devote the same time to trying to
improve their own conditions that
they do to trying to injure their
fellows and competitors, and airing
their prejudices it is certain that
the same happy spirit of progress
and advancement would make itself
felt in the City. "A certain business
man has been devoting his time to-
ward helping to improve conditions
has just received the following tele-
gram:
Letter maps and telegram re-
ceived. Am interester in O'Brien
location best. I vii be down in .
few days but win wire you in ad-
vapce. Thanks for your information
70 date"
John A. Bedford.
Mr.. Bickford rather stumbled
over the fact that there was = Nor
gan City. A live Commercial Club
finds Bickford's and when they do
mo Bickford ever gets away.
Yours truly,
(Signed) Interested.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-20
METHODIST CHURCH REcEI.
YES BEAUTIFUL NEW LIGHTS

The Methodist Episcopal Church
South has installed four beautiful
eei1ing MGhts which were given 70
~ Church BY Nr. Eugene A.
1harr. Thsss lights ~ : decided
lnnrovement = ~ Church.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-20
Talke HERBINE for

Take HERBINE for Indigestion.
Il relieves the pain in : few minutes
and forces the fermented matter
which causes the misery into the
bowels where Il i expelled. Price
6oe. Sold ~ Belanger Drug c..
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-20
AT @ AarieQltpre.

The art Of agriculture 10 doing tho
noAt Ting at the night dine and ~
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-20
CLEAN UP


object and purpose being to cut al
the weeds and foul growth from GU
streets and alleys and yards, gathe
all rubbish and refuse of all kind
and place in piles where carts ca
get them, and the town and othe
drays will remove during the tim
It is hoped and expecte
the occupants of the premise
either, owner or renter will do thi
work, thoroughly during the frs
week so the carts can have ampl
time for removal. This is the duty o
every resident and property owner
It is duty we owe to ourselves an
the public who may visit our littl
City. This work is in charge of tn
committee Of the Civi
League and the following name
ladies will have the supervision o
the streets named:
First Street and Alleys.
Mrs. Henry Loeb
Miss Meta Shannon
Mrs. Strauss.
Second Street and Alleys.
Mrs. H. Williams
Mrs. B. Clements
Mrs. j. Gotten
Third Street and Alleys.
Mrs. Mcnamara
Mrs. Ralph Loeb
Mrs. J. R. Drackett
Federal Avenue.
Mrs. E. A. Pharr
Mrs. w. B. Reed
Mrs. L. j. Adams.
Fourth st.
Mrs. J. Dyer
Mrs. K. R. Hood
Mrs. Capt. Morse.
Brashcar Ave.
Mrs. A. F. Storm
Mrs. Morton 4
Mrs. A. X. White
Greenwood Ave.
Miss Lena Stanard
Mrs. R. Terrebonne
Miss Mamie Dalton.
Freret st.
Mrs. VIM. Kreisle
Mrs. B. A. Boyle
Mrs. T. E. Dreher
Everette St.
Mrs. II. z. Norman
Mrs. Reisbol
Mrs. Joe Bass =,
Belon Track
Mrs. A. F. Storm
Miss Pearl Fowler
Miss Tava Lehman
Duke st.
Mrs. Joe Fisher
Mrs. M. Blum
Mrs. B. A. Storm
Annex.
Mrs. C. Jolley
Mrs. Willard Ditch
Mrs. J. T. Collins.
City Park.
Mrs. F. Price
Mrs. H. Hebert
Mrs. NJ. D. Shannon
Mrs. H. Roes.