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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-11-03
BOOKS Foa THE SOLDIERS

nnnatlo4s uf hooks aud magazines
lor the library a. Camp Beauregard
come iu very slowly AmIdsrthr mut
ltudr of Mar demands on every side
mrrr books may seem to the average
person of trivial importance bat this
is NOT So regarded hy any oue who
has ever been confined within bounds
of any sort not having The means al
hand IA amuse himself Such an one
knows what q comfort and delight a
good hook ct magazine then Is
oar hays iu camp are frequently
confronted With those untitled hours
and the object OF providing a library
is to meet this need and So induce
them to employ their leisure with both
profit and enjoyment, Moreover some
af he ho}s In KHAKI are Young with
habits of reading that sure stay IA ali
circumstance at time at place get an,
formed The placing OF hooks by fine
lmbors. not necessarily Roody goodY
book ln their hands may b" of lasting
benefit no your share by contributing
somo good uew book from your library
Since last report Mrs + Irvine
has sent in Is or Is mostly Inte novels
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-11-03
QUIT Selfish KNITTING

Major Murphy Red Cross e"minls-
aiohrf ih PARIS, has 'ahltd W" need
a. "b'' l'"' "'7' sweaters. i'Ho ''o
moF''fs l''' "o' pairs ct socks. J.
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tof" Geld weather Every one Mere
looks u" America. W. urge YOU on
hthah 81 OIL soldiers ana those 81 our
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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-11-03
EQR LAND SELLING

The State Department Of Agriculture
and immigration IL aoS gathering de-
scriptions of farm lands OF this state
that are offered for sale By the owners
10 homeseekers or others from abroad
who are likely To be interested IN the
lands Of Louisiana To make the hook.
let complete aud to have all sections
Of the state property represented there.
iB. All land owners who desire can
without cost 10 them advertise their
lands through the medium OF this land
for sale bulletin Apply 80 Justin +
nvpechaad. Secretary Immigration III
vision. New Orleans. La
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-11-03
The War CAMP COMMUNITY
RECREATION SERVICE

MANY o. he very besl people Of
AIexandrla are working under the
leadership Of the community organize.
ton to see that home influences fiji the
leisure time ol oil the boys At Camp
Heaursgard They'll help find lodging
and hospitality for visiting mothers
and sisters When you cant be Ia
Alexandria Yourself. they will zee that
other home folks invite your boy 70
Sunday dinner and give him many
chances to meet nice people al sunday
evening soclals, az Sunday church
services. In automobile rides aud at
the soldiers clubs which the War
Camp Community Recreation Fund Is
organizing
The soldier will iud that he has real
friends among women and men Of
Alexandria Instead Of inconsistencies,
social neglect and temptations which
hive pulled down the ightIRg strength
Of soldiers tn other armies, the War
Camp Community Recreation Service.
tn communities outside the camps co
operating With the Y. NJ. G. A. the
Knights Of Columbus and the American
Library Association insida camps, afe
working Ia make this the cleanest,
strongest army. with the uoblest ideals
Of democracy and brotherhood which
the world has ever known
So mothers and sisters needn't fear
the sometimes worse than death or
wounds ~ hich has come TO SO many
soldiers Ia armies Of other nations Al
that is best iH the communities near
Iall rhc training camps Is being enlisted
and organized to uphold and strength
ca the patriotism the home ideals and
aghtins spirit In every soldier IN sc.
cordaner with the message from Pres
idcnt Wilson saying
The spirit with which oar soldiers
leave America and their efficiency on
the battle fronts Of Europe wilt be
vitality affected by character Of the
environment surrounding cur military
training camps
This committee viii not occupy a
field of work filled by The Y. NJ G A.
the Knights Of Columbus, the Young
Nous Hebrew Association, or the
American Library Association These
organizations provide the recreation
tufda the eomps This work. on the
other hand Is to look after the soldiers
while they are on leave IN the nearby
cities. away from their camps In this
work il hoped TO have the full Co
operation Of the special committees
the clubs tht churches and of all other
organizations that are interested in the
soldiers welfare
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-11-03
FREEDOM or THE SEAS

G,rmanys Efforts To Keep American
ships of the high seas through her
ruthless submarine warfare was
direct hlow aimed a. the prosperity of
American business Secretary McAdoo
declared IN his Liberty nry address at
Atlanta, George
Amertea wcur to var IN 1912 to
yiudicatr her right to the freedom Of
Tho seas aud had steadfastIy main
TIMED II since then he continued
Why Is that right so essential to
America ltfa and security II is be-
rauee Sc have always produced more
than w. rau consume If home And
rhp very prosperity Of our people their
very life In fact depends upon their
ability at al times 10 sell that surplus
In the open markets Of the world
The German emperor had been led
by dSloyal people In this eouatry "a
believe that America never would fght
land that ans transgros8i0H Of oar rights
would b met simply hy protests Had
Amf unlimited and kept her ships
Oh the soas. dlscord mud discomfort
among American people would have
followed and the German emperor by
one stroke of his pen would have
accomplished more destruction upon
American farms, in American factories
and American business houses and TO
American interests all over this land.
than h. could accomplish with all the
armies and navfrs of the German
empire
After telling y hat sioppage Of Ameri.
can sea commerce would have meant
In loss to cotton growers OF the south,
and III Germany efforts 10 involve
the United States with Japan aud
Mexico through the Zimmerman ia
trigue NJ McAdoo turned to ruthless
Submarine warfare and reeited the
stories al helpless men aud women
being drowned at sea Seine man has
said OF Is alleged 20 have said that
America had ma Justification for this
Ear Wttb Germany" the SECRETARY de-,
ciarud IT there be an American or any
man tn this land whether hn II an
american Ur not. sh0 knowing this
record, SAYS Ne did not have iusiIfiea,
ton for var with Germany. then yellow
blood flows ia his veins he hasn't any
rcd blood to him
Mr. NcAdoo denounced those iudt
yIduols who would make peace with
the katsers government and the al.
legged peace societies Ia this country
Tn" latter are merely German wolves
Incorporating In the hides Of American
traitors he declared. while some Of
the former are deiuded and simple
people and some are In the pay IT the
kaiser The secretary
The secretary. who has completed
tour through the wesl aud southwest
In the intoFest Of the Liberty Loan
said the trip had convinced him that
America Is awake 10 The fact that this
country is wasinE var for self
preservation and knows that when the
struggle H. carried to a successful con.
clusiou the liberty Of the United States
will never be lmperiled again
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-11-03
raosE REGISTRATION CARDS

\ writer Ia ia, Baslrop Enterprise
wHtIfy reerlnlIug the ohefous duties
OF Woman Registration Day thus con
cladrs reference to those maddeuIng
rards
EHr.rrls .
CHr ~ Z
Nark under e [
And punch a y.
TRIM oil the edges
And Io NOT decline.
To sign the Food Pledges
And erase the %
n bouncing baby
IT, this past year
Has come 10 make
}oHr happy home more dear
Please write it's age and sex and
race
~ this nice cInaH space
o those cards, When they finally
rra,h uncIe sam it viii b. as Hamlet's
ghost Why romst thou Ia such a
questionable shape
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-11-03

There Is as much danger IF bad met
demoralling and dehaHchiug the sol
dicrs ~ there IL IN Immoral women
doing SO. though they NAV not as
seriously endaueer their health There
IS always danger OF soldiers contract
ms the habit Of gambling and other
tsil practices Evil associations cor.
rupt morals. regardless Of sex Rus.
ton Leader.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-11-03

Te the Club MEMBER
Corn Club boys are called upon 10
pla4i Just one acre of good land Ia
wheat during the month Of November
They might Use their acre they had In
corn md cotton club boys might use
one Of their cotton elub acres. Plant.
Ing this acre will require little extra
labor IN planting, no cultivation will
be- necessary. aud after harvesting the
crop you could plant SOY beans, peanuts
or late corn on the same land Pig club
members will find wheat furnishes
splendid grazing for their pigs during
the winter
This is D war measure, and should
not conflict With any club work, but We
hope that you ere willing TO make this
extra effort just al this time Earoll
with your parish agent. get a bushel
80 a busEci aud q helf OF seed and
plant same as you would cats We viii
ba glad to tell you where you can get
seed There will be from $500 to $1,000
distributed as premiums next fall at
the two big fairs
For further information write 10 mo
and | will b. glad to do what ! can
tu help You W r MARTIN,
Assistant IN charge of Corn Clubs.
Baton Rouge Ia
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-11-03

cur impulse 20 say Han instead Of
German Ia referring Ia the enemy
arises from a IS tsh to N words lo their
right meaning and the course Of the
Germans across the water is po differ,
pnt from that Of the Germans We know
that the same name does not seem
fitting fof both
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-11-03

to learn from them Likewise. the other
extreme Of agricultural enterprise hiss
been represented By tbs so-ealled enc
horse farmer He. too has been en-.
phatie in his expressions Of apprecia.
ton Of the benefit derived from az.
tending these courses l.. =. L. Press
Bulletin
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-28
CHANGES ANNOUNCED
FOR GRENADE SCHOOL

Changes in the personnel of the Of
ficors connected with the grenade school
and school of fire at Sehofeld Barracks
have been ordered in instructions is
sued from department headquarters,
the two schools being consolidated,
Major Charles X. Leonard, signal corps,
recently ordered to the states, and
Captain Thomas Lowe, have been de-
tached from the grenade school First
Lieutenant John c. Mundt, /. n. c.,
Second Infantry, and Second Lieuten-
ant Harry w. Allen, |. Il. c., same regi,
ment, have been detailed as assistants
to the commandment, school of fire.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-28
BEERSHEBA HOME OF
BIBLE PAFRIARCHS
District Taken By British Has
Long History

LONDON, December liz Associated
Press -Beersheba recently captured
by the British army in Palestine de-
rivcs its main interest from its connec,
ton with the Biblical Patriarchs, and
served as residence successfully to
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The low
plateaus round the town are very fer
tile but cultivation is neglected by tbs
neighboring fellaheen. The district
was very thiclely populated in the Rom
an and Arab times.
On the western bank of the river are
situated the two wells famous among
the Arabs for the good quality of their
water and for their size; the largest
measuring twelve feet in diameter.
The desert of Beersheba is very beau.
tiful in spring and early summer but
in this season of the year offers to
Tommy" nothing but a dry and
parched surface with not a single tree
to break the monotony of. the landscape.
The arabic land of Palestine comes
practically to, an end at Beershebn
which is distant twenty.eight miles
from Hebron and fifty.three miles from
Jerusalem.
In the first years of the Moslem era
the famous Arab general Omar retired
there to lead an ascetic life.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-28
BOY ACCIDENTALLY
SHOTBY BROTHER
Cleaning Supposedly UnIoaded
Gun is Attended BY Fatal
Results On Big Island

HILo, December 24-The seventeen
year-old son Of Engineer FreSman Of
the Hutchinson Plantation railway
system, was shot and instantly killed
by younger brother shortly before
noon last Wednesday at Naaiehu.
The unfortunate lad was lying on
couch reading, while the younger boy
was busying himself about cleaning a
gun which was supposed TO have not
been loaded. The gun was loaded, and
in some manner, was discharged, the
bullet striking the boy who lay on the
couch in a vital spot, killing him
where he lay. The parents are grief
stricken over the sad affair the father
being almost uneonsolable. Young
Freeman was a promising lad and we'll
liked by all who knew him, and the
nlws of his untimely death was reeeiv.
cd throughout the community with pro-
found regret. ~
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-28
NOMEET|NGOF DRAFT
OFFICERS NECESSARY
Organization So Excellent In July
It Is Ready Now ,..

As the organization for the handling
OF the draft registration last July was
so complete, Captain Francis J. Green,
selective draft officer, will not call .
general meeting of chief registrars and
assistants, in advance of the commence
ment of the "draft QUESTIONABLE I"
scheduled for January 7.
"It was necessary before July 81
to have a general meeting where the
entire idea of the draft and what was
expected Of registrars and reg;strants,
could be explained" said Captain
Green yesterday. "With this Organi-
zation which did such splendid work
before, there is no necessity for an
other meeting.
"The chief registrars will direct the
work in each precinct during the TWEEN
ty days set aside from January 7 to
January 81, and arrange for the help
ers to be on duty. -
awe have had n splendid response
from the people who aided in this
work last time, and many new people
have offered their services.
"The answers to the QUESTIONABLE
will not be difficult for persons FAM
liar with the English language, but
may be for those who have not so much
knowledge of English. I have talked
over the matter of an advance meet
ing with the legal advisory board, and
after perusal of the form questions,
they did not think it was necessary to
have any meeting" -. r. ..
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-28
CARTER SUGGESTED
FOOD BOARD HEAD
Public Welcomes Idea and
Speaks Up Plainly

The suggestion that George R. Car
ter be named as executive head of
the territorial food commission, to re-
place J. F. Child, made yesterday, has
received strong support in innumer-
able quarters. Carter is, felt to be a
man who would .fearlessly and freely
carry out the objects for which the
food commission was formed, and one
whose nomination would be seconded
by the people of the Territory.
"George r. Carter would be the
ideal man for the place." said A. l..
Castle yesterday, ''and il is to be hop
ed that the suggestion win not be al.
lowed to drop, even if it is trifle
late in coming" s. '-.%
Other statements of the same tenor
We're made by a number of business
and professional men who feel that
Carter would be invaluable in the work
Of the commission, 81. "
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-28
MAY REQUIRE PASS
1OGET upon PIERS R 5
Harbor Board Considers New
Rules Governing Public On
" Departure of Vessels

New regulations that are being
drawn may keep all save those with
passes away from piers and from the
makai side of the waterfront in future
during the periods of departure and
arrival of vessels. That new safe
guards are to be established along this
line throughout the Territory was de-
termined yesterday at q the meeting of
the harbor board. + .s
The proposal to establish new rules
governing traffic on the waterfront
was presented at the meeting by Com,
missioner James Wakefield. and Com
missioners Wakefield and Norman
Watkins were appointed as commit.
tee of two to draw up the new rules
and regulations which may be present.
ed to the board at it's next meeting
Thursday. D.. 4
After the new rules receive the APP
prevail of the board they will be pub.
lished and ten days later will go into
effect. The new regulations under the
statute governing functions of the har.
Dor board have all the effect of laws
enacted by the legislature. -.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-28
Resignation Asked
Of Rodiek By
Hackfeld Company |.
Confessed ConspiratorAsks That
Action Await Return To Hone
lulu of Hamburg Who May Pos
sibly Have Resignation With
Him 7 g., @

Demand has been made, of Georg Ro-
dick, former German consul, and re-
Gently sentenced under his plea of gull
ty to the chrage of violating the neu-
trality of the United States to pay n
fine of $4,000, that he resign as vice.
president and general manager of the
firm of II. Hackfeld & Company, of this
city and Hilo. ''t2 E.s. z
The demand was made by cable last
week, and is urged by ID. Paul Isenberg,
one of the largest stockholders. Al re-
ply has been received requesting that
action await the arrival of j. #. Hum
burg, an official of the firm, who is en-
route from San Francisco to Honolulu,
and presumably with Rodiek's resig-
nation in his pocket. :, 4 =,
Would Clear Firm Name ~Es '.I
The effort to clear the name of II.
Hackfeld & Co., as a pro-German cor
poration, and to establish it on. basis
of equality with the American and
English firms here, has been undertak-
en- with view TO preventing action
that might be taken by the federal gov
eminent, if it continued to be ofieered
by Rodiek, convicted in q federal
court, aud others who are beheyed yet
10 De very proTGerman- ss..
Mr.. Isenberg is quoted ,as saying
that Gas genuine Americans we cannot
stand for that sort of thing REFER
ing to the continuance on the board of
directors of Rodiek and perhaps others.
The senders of the cable to Rodiek
said that in view of his admission Of
guilt to the Charge laid againt him by
the United States government, and
from business standpoint, his con-
tinued association would be inimical
to its best interests because of the
bitter feeling in the community against
him, due to the revelation in
the trial, his plea of guilty and the
statements revealed in the Grasshof
diary. .. RI. ...g
1t is assumed that Rodiek hal
planned to return to Honolulu to re-
sumo his managership of the firm and
because of this intention the stock
holders have decided against his con.
tinuance in this position. He is said
to have reported that a possible re.
organization of the firm might follow
with himself, the Humburgs and J. f.
c, Hagens, in it, or to sell out to the
American stockholders.
Complying with Law -..-.....
The firm, through J. +. G. Hagens,
who is still with the firm although his
resignation as an official is in the
hands Of the directors, is filing out the
blanks sent him by the custodian of
alien property, in which he Is giving
all information concerning stocks,
shares, dividends, mortgages and the
amount of holdings of persons residing
in Germany. This refers particularly
to John Hackfeld, who has been re-
siding in Germany since the war began
three years ago. Mr.. Hagens desires to
leave the firm as soon as il Is possible
for the directors TO relieve him Of his
present responsibilities in the corpora
| ton. ..
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-28
new Jurors Drawn
FOR COMING YEAR
Grand Jurors Will Assemble Ian
uary Fourteenth and Trial
Jurors On Day Following

Twenty-three persons to serve as
members of the Territorial grand jury
in 1913 and seventy.five to serve as
trial jurors in the circuit court were
drawn yesterday in the court Of Cir.
cunt Judge G. W. Ashford. e.
The new grand jury win come into
being January Ia, when IL will report
in the court of Circuit Judge William
H. Heen. The present grand jury has
until that date to present Its report.
Trial jurors in Judge Ashford's court
have been notified 70 report at 9
o'clock on the morning Of january 10.
Jurors called to serve in the courts of
judges Heen and Kemp are to appear
at 8 o'clock on the morning Of Jan.
uary IA. N
The Grand Jurors
The list of twenty-three called to
serve as grand jurors is follows: 81
Edward r.. Bath, James Steiner,
Fred M. Kiley, Harry A. Franson, Wal
ter Coombs, Frank Il. Blake, Il. p.
Chaplin, George @. aO'Neil, james Jae.
ger, Jesse M. McChesney, Joel G. Co,
hen; @. T. Kluegel sam G. Dwight, G.
J.. Samson, +. l.. Schwarzberg, A. A.
Young, A. g. Horne, Harry Armitage,
Frank +. Fernandes, +. s. Lyman,
James >. Harvey, c. J., Fiebig, T. J.
The Trial Jurors -'. .a
i The list Of trial jurors called is as
follows: 49,. ...'
Judge Ashford's division-wilriam
st. Clair, Abraham Opunui, John
Henry Magoon, NJ. Cheung Amnna, w
+. Hebron, j. II. Peterson, J. X. Ma
kookoo, Peter Kalaluhi, Fred T. Tay.
Tor, William McAulton, George NJ
Raupp, Harry .Gregson, Robert Hair,
Thomas l.. Andrews, Jean Abadie, W.
r. Grace, William Lindsey, Joseph
Frias, John T. Gray, James X. Paele,
David Kahaleaahu, r. c. Dawkins, I,y.
man p. George, Moses Kehahio, John
Benito, John Waimau. -. III, nd.
Judge Kemp's division--waltcr H.
Bradley, Robert A. Robbins, Leonard
A. G. Parrish, Henry p. Roth, Sidney
Smith, Henry T. Zerbe, James f. Stew.
ard, j. M. Aiu, Harry s. Whitcomb,
Ira ID. Garfield, Jasper A. Lawelawe,
Job Bachelor, William Ehu, Mylan J.
Blaisdell, George H. Moore, David Kea-
loha, Joaquin J.. Souza, Henry b.
Bailey, w. T. Raposo, Patrick j.
o Sullivan, Arthur G. Ease, Archie f.
Kahele, James Brown, Benjamin Sam.
mons, George +. McCorriston, Arthur
NJ. Otemba. .-..
Judge Heen's division-Frank God.
frey, Harry Halpern, George II. Cowan,
B. r. Gamphell, Foster Leslie Davis,
David Richards, Henry A. Nye, Carl
A. Widemann, Harry II. Holt, Henry
A. Aseh, w. j. Andrade, Gladstone
Lcithead, Lawrence Canario, Victor X.
Kailiuli' Joseph L.. Dwight, Ezra X.
Hubby, Thomas v. King, Edward X.
Woodward, Harlan T.. Waite, Joseph
Dpchalsky, Ralph p. Brown, Joseph
Westbroke, Solomon Kaaihue, John +,
Colburn III, James X. New. .Sakuma,
Theodore A. .Budde.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-28
ITALIAN NAME, HUN
TALK, S!AyPAPERS
Combination Too Much For I'm
migration Office and Man Is
Held AS a Suspect

He had an Italian name, spoke only
German, hailed from South America
and carried a Russian passport. He
stepped ashore at this port from the
barkentine Olympic early in the week
and proceeded to hoeh der Stars and
Stripes in Pomeranian accent All
his camouflage failed, however, and he
is now occupying quarters in the immi-
grafton office, with his next probable
stop the internment camp in Utah.
Louis Cecchini Is the name he an.
swers to, after he peeks at his pass
port. The passport is issued allegedly
by the Russian vice-consul at Valpa.
raise and IL bears the Russian eagles
put on with rubber stamp and a
signature that might be anything. It
eertifies to the fact that Cecchini is a
subject of the Gar and halls from
Iibau. fe ..a. t...
Chief Inspector Halsey Of the local
immigration station, seeing the Rus
sian passport called for the Russian In
terpreter. r 49, a, ng'....
s" Dot is nicht necessary said Mr..
Cecehini 'Ieh Englishen goot can
versprechen.'' liz. .E..- ,.f ..."
"well, let's have the Russian inter,
prefer anyhow" said Mr.. Halsey,
lets get IL straight and the inter
prefer came. He opened up on, Gee
chin with n mouthful of constanants
and Cecchini looked worried and shook
his head. This brought another wave
of Slav and again Cecchini passed. .
He finally acknowledged that he
could neither speak nor read Russian n,
and that his languages included only
fluent German and bum English. Hence
his detention, with every prospect of
enough time on his hands for the flu
ture to enable him to learn the Ian
guage Of his native land. OF at least
enough Of u to make Russian pass.
port negotiable. ,