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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-20
BONES HAVOC IN VENICE.
Austrian .AirpIancs Drop Explosives
on al Ancient Historic Edificc.

Austrian .iirplancs Drop Explosives
on AT Ancient Historic Edifcc.
Ron.c, aug. 2O.-Austrian airplanes
which bombardcd Venice last Tuesday
dropped explosives on the Civil Hos
pital. which forms part Of the fam
Gus School of St. Mark. This school,
with its naighooring statue OF Cen
eral Bartolomco Colleoni and the
celebrated Church Of SITS. John ana
Paul containing monumental tom5s
Of the Doges, is considered one Of the
greatest wonders of the world.
The chief ward in St. Marks School,
with its magnificent iifteerth-century
coferea, ceiling. was struck by a
bomb. One third Of the ceiling was
DESTROYED, the falling fragments
causing victims among the patients
underneath.
Fortunately 10 artistic damage was
done either IN the hall below or to the
facade. The latter is decorated with
replaoaable sculpture and bas re
,iefs. All the fragments Of the ceiling
we're carefully assembled and viii be
preserved for reconstruction later.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-20
GERMAN ATROCITY.
Cathedral at St. Quentin Looted and
Set op Fire

-
Set or Fire.
Paris, Aug. Cot is officially an
nounced that the German communique
OF Thursday, in which it was stated
that French shells at st. Quentin
"6red the presbytery, from where
the fire spread to the CATHEDRAL" is
untrue. The German communication
it is declared, was meant to conceal
a. fresh atrocity, as the Germans
long ago decided to destroy the
cathedral, affirming some time ago
that French incendiary Shells had
struck the cathedral, the palace of
Justice and the museum.
When on July the German press
announced damage to the cathedral
by the French artillery, the French
high command published orders
against firing on the city especially
on the cathedral and ordered that
only the northern part of the city
and the suburbs be .shelled. After
this order was issued fires and ex-
blossoms were of daily occurrence in
the city.
Under the direction of Lieut.. Baron
Won Hadeln, art historian, attached to
German headquarters, the cathedral
was stripped of it's stained glass. the
choir transept, the gothic rose win
dows and statues.
The first lights of the fire that de-
stroycd the cathedral were seen at
Z p. ~, August Is, and appeared to
come from the bell tower. At S a. M.
on the 10th, the bells, bell turrcts and
entire room were gone. The French
announcement concludes with the
statement that "if the Germans cast
on us the imbecile accusation of de-
stroying a glorious part of our ma
t.rrpl patrimony. it is because they
wish to justify their distinctions at
Rheims. Scissors, Ypres and Arras."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-20
LiEBEKT IS DEFIANT
Says Germany Can't Make Peace
Until Coast Of Flanders is Held.

Says Germany Can't Make Peace
Until Coast of Flanders is Held.
Amsterdam, Aug. 20.-Gen. Won
Licbcrt. IN a speech at Rathenow.
Prussia, IS quoted by the Deutsche
Tages Zeitung as saying:
"We cannot sign a peace before
NC have Tic Flanders coast, a colonial
empire and maritime bases. Should
&c not realize his now we must pre-
pare to work for it after the war In
view of the next war"
Gen. Liebert's speech was loudly
cheered by his hearers, but it was
criticised by the German press.
Vorwaert5 declared: "This may
proIong the war until Germany has
heen SO beaten that even our pan
Germans cannot think Of next
time F"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-20
GlEi, FOnCEB TO CRIME.
Heart Love cf Sixteen Year Old Girl
Oblitcratcd When Parent Murders

Ucart Love Ct Sixteen Year Old Girl
Oblitcratcd When Parent Murders
MGihc".
Fremont, Ohio, Aug. 2o.-A girl
without love in her heart is paying
for the sins of her father, John
sherry. . wifc-slayer serving peni-
tertiary term.
She is Frances Sherry, 16 years
old. who came from Cleveland a
month ago. and who threw IN her
fortunes with those of Stephen Mar
meth and Milton Tonsing. The trio
then plundered many houses before
arrests came. She probably will be
sent to a home for girl delinquents.
Frances operated with the boys at
tired ir a boys clothing.
Eight years ago the girl was happy
in her Cleveland home with her
,athcr and mother. But one night
the parents quarrclcd. The little girl
law in bed and listened. Then there
wa q dul! thud and womans scream
and another thud. She lay awake un-
til daylight. and then her father came
into her room and dressed her for
school. She looked into the front
room and saw her mother on the
the floor. The father told her the
mother was sick.
When she came back from school
they were carrying out the bodies o.
the mother and her aunt. The tathei
rad slain the aunt, too, when she
came to the house.
IN ire days that followed she was
shifted about from home 70 non1e Al
love was gone from the girls hear'
with her mother dead and her father
in the pen. she had loved then
both. Now she Is being tried as
bandit.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-20

wife, Birdie stansbury, 36 years old,
in her room at the Carey Apartments,
4 North Carey street. with her throat
cut from ear to ear, and hanging
from a transom, on moose fashioned
from bed sheet.
Her husband attributes her deed to
i'll health, stating that his wife had
been suffering from Bright's disease
and nervous trouble for several
wears.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-20
Wifc-Beatcr Kisses Her Feet

Chicago, Aug. 20.-A man nelt
in court and kissed his wifc's feet
while Judge Sheridan F. Fry look
ed on. Then he took off his shoes and
prayed for her forgiveness. Then
Peter Viscont was sentenced to one
year in the house Of correction. Feter
drank and beat his wife, she sail.
They have five children.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-20
Stomach ills

permanently disappear after drinking .tf.s:
celebrated Shivar NIineral Watar. Positively
guaranteed by money-hacs cffer. Tastes
fine; costs triAe. Deli"ered anywhere b.
ors Alexandra Distributors, T. S. Harper,
Inc Phone them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-20
SUICIDE OF WOMAN.

Found Dead Swinging From Tran
som, by Her Husband.
Aroused from sleep early yesterday
morning, by the falling over of a
chair, Leroy Stansbury found his
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-20
FOR A POLISH ARMY.

France authorizes al Poles There
to ;c:n New Force.
Paris, August 20.-With view to
aiding the formation of the proposed
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-12-28

labor In the country for the heavy
work OF handling the rice crop, the cot,
ton industry is a great thing for this
section. The rice crop requires lot of
extra labor in the harvest season, but
unless some employment is here for it
that labor can not be expected to re.
main in the section and wait for the
good wages Of the very short harvest
season.
There is another advantage cotton
offers outside of the profit from its pro.
duction. 1t leads up to corn and other
high priced products that can be raised
here as well or better than any other
place in the United States.
1t is not probable that cotton, or in
fact any other crop, will ever supercede
rice as the money crop of the country
but 1t is fact that other crops Gao and
Will more than double the income ofthe
rice crop. The cattle industry is one of
them, and a look at the improving
herds is sufaCient convincing, Only a
Few years ago 1t was considered a
waste of time to attempt to raise any.
thing more than twenty dollar scrub
steer, but ideas have changed in that
respect. So will ideas change in respect
to crops that can and can not be grown
successfully.
Style In agriculture, like styles in
Women's gowns, are changing.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-12-28
WELSH COTTON GIN
MADE GOOD RUN
40 Bales GinRed, Worth $S5,OOO-
Expected That $4,000 Acres
Will Be Planted in 1918

The results Of the first seasons run
At the Welsh Cotton Gin so far are 47t
bales, and Manager Verret says that he
thinks enough more belated lots will
eome TO make the total run for the
season reach the 800 mark.
Considering the fact that this is the
arst year cotton has been grown in
tbis section to any appreciate extent,
The results are highly pleasing. The
Weld has been very good in almost
every instance, some few fields having
Welded more than bale to the acre,
while the average for the section
squaled about one half Of bale.
Most of the cotton ginned at the
Welsh pin was produced within radius
d twelve miles of Welsh. 1t is rough.
" estimated that there were one
Thousand acres planted this year:
In speaking of the operation Of the
gin from a standpoint of profit. Mana.
ger Verret acknowledged that the in.
Yestment had no! showed a profit this
year. In fact 1t had operated at slight
loss, but with that they were very well
satisfied, as they had not anticipated
any immediate returns. The industry
had to be built up and they were per.
lectly willing to carry the burden thru
Its infancy,
The gin was built this season at a
cost Of $4,000 and would have cost con.
Siderable more than that, but for the
feet that the machinery was contracted
for before the heavy advances in that
class on machinery. A smaller gin
would have Suf1Ced for needs this year.
but would not have been sufficient to
take care of the crop when it is eStab:
lished. therefore they deemed it econ.
ony to install a plant Of SUFFICIENT cap
acity to take care Of future eventual.
tiles, Mr.. Verret thinks that next year
some three thousand acres will be
planted contingent to this gin and they
viii be compelled to run a twenty.four
shift in order to take care of the crop.
The cotton ginned thus far this sea.
sOn,hguring at present values amounts
to $4,000. This is practically all profit
to the producers as none of them made
any special outlay other than for labor,
and most of the labor was used at odd
times, when it would have otherwise
have brought no return.
From the one standpoint of having
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-12-28
WORDS OF APPRECIATION
FROM A SOLDIER BOY
Norfolk, Va, Dec, 10, 1917,

Norfolk, Var Dec. 10, 1917.
Editor Rice Belt Journal:
Twill collect my thoughts for few
moments this evening to write short
article, as was very much impressed
by little poem which | read in your
paper yesterday evening. That poem
was written by Freda Decker, a Fepton
school girl, The name being familiar
70 me, and the poem being dedicated to
my dear mother, it touched my heart so
that felt it my duty to answer If thru
the journal. 1t touched my heart in
such way that it give me more cour.
age to 60 forth in this great war, to
tight for the right and freedom of the
American people, and to try harder to
live an upright and honorable life, as it
Should be the motto" of every Ameri.
can soldier and sailor in THIS great con-
flict of the world.
This is time when the world is de.
pending on the young American to save
this country and the whole world for
democracy. Every christian should
pray for the success Of the United
States, and especially for the soldiers
and sailors as they have great temp.
tationS before them out in the world.
We, as sailors have great temptations
thrown across our path to make us i'm
pure and unfit to discharge the duties
We owe to our country and our Tod.
Unless we be strong and courageous
it will be hard for us to win out in this
great conflict. hold this little poem
as a highly priced jewel, and if nothing
happens to it, l expect for it to 90 with
me all the way through my term in the
navy.
1t is just matter of few days now
until | will be sailing on the high sea,
and may God help me and all other
soldiers and sailors to be upright, pure
and honorable men while in the service
of the United States navy,and if we are
fortunate as to live thru this great war,
that we may live all upright and honor.
able life before our friends and parents
back home in the dear old U. S.A.
Best wishes to all.
ASAlLOR BOY.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-12-28
when THEY COME BACK,
W. LomaX Childress.

W. LomaX ChildreSS.
From North and South, and East ant
West,
They march the flower of earth the besr
They go with all our love contest,
knights of the great advance,
We see them passing day by day,
The ships sail out and fade away,
Tomorrow comes the battle day,
Somewhere in France"
We say good bye" some times with
tears,
With crowdiDg hopes and brooding
fears,
And love and pride and partiag cheers,
And prayers for their return,
And when that day shall bring them
back,
Across the rolling ocean track,
No words Of welcome shall they lack,
Here where the home fires burn.
How we shall crowd along the shore,
How we shall open every door,
What flags shall fly what guns shall
roar,
When they come marching in.
For what their courage shall have
wrought,
The unSullied flag that they have
brought,
For what they gave that was not
bought,
And all that they have been.
God speed the ships and lead the line,
Is not their mission half divine,
Though some must life its self resign,
Their courage will not lag,
Though with our pride may be our
tears,
They too shall live in gloryS years,
Where every golden deed appears,
Beneath Their conntryS flag,
Roanoke, La, Dec. %, 1917.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-12-28
HOWS YOUR KNITTING +?

The chairman of the knitting depart.
ment of the Red Cross advises that a
shipment of knitted articles is to be
made within the very near future and
urges that those who have articlesc com.
pleted turn them in at once so that the
shipment can be made promptly and
may be as large as possible.
The further announcement is made
that large supply of yarn is on hand
for knitters. Parties desiring the yarn
have only to call on Miss Hattie Law.
son at the Emporium.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-12-28
ANNUAL INSTALLATION
OF MASONIC OFFICERS

Last night was gala one in Masonic
circles and a large number were In at.
tendance to witness the public install,
alton. when the officers elect of Rebecca
Chapter No. Order OF Eastern Star
and Welsh Lodge No. 232 F. & A. M.
were duly installed, the names Of the
officers appearing in a previous issue
of The Journal.
An elegant repast was partaken Of,
which would suit the taste OF the most
fastidious and the evenings festivities
was one that will long be remembered.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-12-28
PUBLIC SALE

On Saturday, Dec. 20 at the T T.
H. Winn farm 2 and a half miles
northwest of Lake Arthur and 8
miles southwest of Jennings, con-
sisting of As head of live stock,
farm implements. A 3-year-old
Shetland pony will be sold for
the benefit of the Red Cross.
Sale will commence at 10 a. m.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-12-28
PUBLIC SALE 0F
LAND

The following described real
estate will be offered for sale at
the late residence of Pierre A.
Hebert, in Welsh, La, on
MONDAY, DEC. 81, 1917,
at II o'clock a. M:
Lot No. /.
SW IA Of SW IA of section 5,
township 10, south range five
west.
Lot No. 2.
W IL Of NV IA of SW IA and
Sc IA of NV IA of SW IA
of section S, township 10.
south range 5 west,
Lot No. 3.
NE IA of Sc IA of section 6,
township 10, south range five
west.
Lot No. 4.
Sc IA of Sc Ia of section 6,
township 10, south range five
west.
Lot No. S.
West 26 acres of NV IA of SW
IA of section 8, township 10,
south range five west.
Lot No. s.
Lots five o. and six CO. of Para
disc sub division, town of
Welsh, La.
Lot No. z.
Lots four (4) and seven CD of
Paradise sub division, town
Of Welsh, La.
The appraised value of the
above lands are as follows: Lots
1,2, 3, A, 5 at $13 SO per acre.
Lot 6 at $500; lot 7 at $266.66 and
the property will not be offered
for sale at less than appraised
value.
The following terms will be
offered: One half of purchase
price to be paid cash on day of
sale; the balance in l, 2 and 8
years, secured by vendors lien on
property and the deferred pay
ments bearing 8 per cent interest.
The purchaser will be required to
pay expenses incident to making
and recording deeds.
There are twelve major heirs
and two sets Of minors all own
ing the property in division. The
sale will be made for the purpose
of partition.
The property will be offered to
the highest bidder upon the above
mentioned terms and will be Of
fered in lots as above described.
This is good property and those.
interested should investigate.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-12-28
YULETIDE WEDDINGS

The Rev. j. P. Ferret announces the
following weddings within his parish
the present week:
Frank Louviere to Miss Fannalie
Landry, both of Rice, married Monday,
December "a.
Palenon Daigle to Miss Elodie
Ardoip, both of Rice, married on Wed.
neSdaY, December 20.
Evfard DeSbormeaux to Miss Edith
Romero, Thursday, December q, at the
Lacassine Chapel.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-12-28
NUMBER 30
SOLDIER BOYS ARE
NOT FORGOTTEN
The Elton Ladies Send a Number of
Socks Loaded With Nice
DeIicacies
Elton, La, Dec. IS, 1917.

Elton, La, Dec. Is, 1917.
Editor Rice Belt Journal:
The Elton W, C. T. U. sent Christmas
presents to the motherleSs soldier boys
at Camp Beauregard. The present was
a pair of socks. This Union put one
sock inside the other and two small
gifts, then filled the sock with mixed
nuts. There was forty.four pair Of
socks sent or twenty-five filled socks
sent. Many others, besides the mem.
berS Of the w. C. 7. U. contributed
willingly and gladly, Some when they
heard of the movement brought their
donations without being asked to con.
tribute,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-12-28
WHO KNOWS ADDRESS
OF ANY OF THESE ?

II anyone knows the address of any
OF these men who are in some branch Of
Uncle Sans army they are requested
to communicate the address to Miss
Emma Lawson.
The committee still has Christmas
presents to send out to the soldiers
and is very anxious to secure the ad.
dresses, Kits were sent to all whose
addresses could be secured and enough
are still on hand to supply those who
could not be remembered because their
addresses could not be secured, as well
as the quotas which will be sent in the
future.
If you know the address of any of
these men turn it in-do not wait for
Sulue Olle else 10 40 IL.
Willie LaComb.
Leo Paul Duhon.
Arthur Adams.
Edgar Breaux.
Whitney G. LaCroix.
Mayuce Doucet.
Emile FuSelier.
ObiSS Guillory.
Joseph A. Arceneaux.
Felix Fontenot.
Leonard Young.
Gotha o. Garrige.
HOW'S YOUR KNITTING :?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-12-28
A. R. M'BURNEY BUYS
1000 FINE HEREFORDS
First Shipment, About 400 Head In.
loaded Here Mondsy

A. R. McBurney, the Southwest
Louisiana Cattle King, made himself a
Christmas present this year of about
one thousand head of thorobred Here.
fords. About 400 of them were un.
loaded here Monday morning and taken
to the McBurney ranch.
The stock, which includes 800 COWS
ranging from 3 to 6 years old and about
zoo calves, was purchased from Ed. C.
Laster of FalfurriaS, Texas,
The balance Of the herd will be re.
ceived in another shipment which will
arrive here within few days.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-12-28

For Sale-My farm 2 LIZ miles
north of Welsh, right off the
gravel road, with well and outfit;
good house, barn and warehouse.
For terms, etc., address me at
Jennings, La. BENZ. Freeman. If
A fine line of Bibles, all prices
at the Welsh Printing Co.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-12-28

Corn in car lots, shuck
or shucked, delivered to
any Ry station in Jeffer-
son Davis parish; write.
phone or wire K. A. Estes
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-12-28
RENTING OF THE pEWS.

The attention OF all Catholics in
Welsh and vicinity is called to the fact
that the pewS will be rented at the
Catholic church in Welsh on Sunday,
Jan. .; following the second mass.
The Detroit times., 1917-04-03

ward Us (who were. no doubt. az
ignorant 81 them as we ourselves
werel but only In the selfish designs
u government that did what IL
pleased and told its people nothing
Hut they have played their part In
serving TO ~onviRcr M at hast that
that government eatewtaias No real
frteadshiP for us ana mean. to act
aEaiaSt eur peac~ and security az ita
convenience. That ~ means 60 stir
~ ea~.ie. against 40 eur v~Ty
doors the Intercepted note 90 the Ger
msn miai.ter at Mexico city q. elo-
aaeat evidence. We are accepting
this challenge OF hostile purpose be-
cause we know that in such q gov
eminent. following such methods. we
can never have a friend and that In
the prcaene~ of tts OrManiaed power.
always fyiRg In wait 20 nccsmp IIsh
Ne know aot what purpose. ther~
can ~ assured security fer the
democratic Koversns~ nt. 0f the wSria-
VIII Accept haIIeaEe.
We are now about 20 accept wage
% battle with this natural foe 20
liberty and shall. " necessary. spend
the whole force Of the nation 70
check and nulufy its pretensions and
is power. We are glad now that we
see the facts with no veil OF false
pretense about them. 10 nght thus
Tor the ultimate peace Of the world
and for the liberation OF It's peoples.
the German peoples included for
the rights II nations great and small
and the privilege Of men everywhere
70 choose their way Of life and %
obedience TIE world must he made
safe for demO-raey. Its peaec oasf
~ planted upeB the tested fsuHda-
ttsRs Of political liberty. We have
selfish eada 40 serve. We desire
ne conquest. dominion We seek
ind~m aitieH fer ourselves, ms
terfai ~om Peazation for the sacVte c~~
ne shaIl freely make. We are hat
sne 90 the Champions 80 the rights
Of maRkind. We shall be satisfied
yshen those riEhts have b~~n made
a. secure a. the faith and the frye
d0ss 0f nations can make them
Just because We are without ranror
and without selfish object. seeking
nothing for ourselves but what w.
shall wish 20 share with AL free
peoples shall feel confident
conduct our operations as belhger-
The Detroit times., 1917-04-03


o. the Empir 10
clear II will involve
the most liberal financial credits order that our resources may 80 far
on Of all the material Of the country to supply the materials
yet the economical ard efficient possible will involve the i'm
plying with OF dealing with the
State. provided 100000
authorization OF subsequent additional
BY the
produced
a
should effective
il
will directly fall
The Detroit times., 1917-04-03

against 2OS for Representative
Mann. the Republican choice for
spsaker, abs. Rat ealy failed 90 re
ceiye an independent vote but lost
support OF FIVE Of his party col.
leagues. Four hundred and twenty
nine members were present
An Democrats voted form Mr..
Clark and we're Joined by Represent.
tiIves Schall. Progressive. Mime.
sota. Martir. Progressive. Louisi.
ana, London. Socialist. New York.
and Randall. Prohibitionist. Califor-
MIA.
The Eve Republicans who did not
upport Mr. Mann we're Represents
{ YES Gardner. Massachusetts,. who
ppted for Representative LehFoot. OF
Wisconsin; Gray. New Jersey. and
ilallinEer. OF Massachusetts,. who