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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-07-13

Lucy Ann Smith, a colored woman
of st. Joseph, was arrested on Sunday
morning, charged with raiding the
hen house of Mr.. s. p. Hornsby on
Saturday night. Some nine or ten
chickens were taken.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-07-13
Marketing Hogs

Beats burying them. Steve Hoover,
Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, writes, "Com-
menced feeding my herd of about
100 hogs B. A. Thomas Hog Pow
der over two months ago. Fifty were
sick and off feed. Nearby herds had
cholera. 1 did not lose one-they are
we'll and growing fast."-W. r. Baker
& Son.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-07-13
adv
Watch The Lice

on chicks. These parasites sap the
very life out OF them. Dust the hen at
night with B. A. Thomas Louise
Killer and your troubles are ended.
1t also kills bugs on cucumber, tomato,
and squash vines. We sell 1t to you
and IL it does not make good, we will.
w. X. Baker and Son.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-07-13

Smallpox
Vermilion parish 1; Rapides 2.
Typhoid
iberia 6; st. James a; jeff. Davis 3;
Tangipahoa 2; Jackson /; Bossier Il;
Sabine l.; st. Martin 1; Vermilion l;
Calcasieu 1; st. Landry 1; Caddo /.
HOOkwOrm
st. Landry /; st. Martin 1.
Pellagra
Morehouse IL; Natchitoches 1; East
Baton Rouge l.
Anthrax
Acadia Parish /.
Malaria
An increase in number of cases:
Acadia 81; East Carroll 8; st. Landry
A; st. Martin 3; Vermilion a; Caddo q;
DeSoto 2; st. Mary 2; jeff. Davis 2;
Concordia 2; East Feliciana /.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-02
RELAxES ON LINKS
President Breaks Away From National
Crisis Tor Game of Golf.

Washington, Feb. 2.-President
Wilson sought relaxation from the
strain of the German crisis carry TO-
day by playing gc1f
The president went to the links at
an unusually early hour He played
nine holes and returned to the White
House before noon to resume his
work.
Up to this morning, the president
had kept closely TO his study, advising
with Col. E. M. House ana Secretary
Lansing. The strain of situation
that may mean war showed To-Day III
lines upon the presidents face.
Secretary Lansing, none too we'll IN
recent months, appeared actually to De
ill today. His manner, frequently SOL
emn, had about it touch of pathos.
Newspaper men who have known MN
for years, could not recall when he
.lad shown such signs OF pressure.
While the president anu his secre-
tary wrestled with the German prob
lem, Count Won Bernstorff and the
other central power diplomats attend
ed war movies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-02
YANKEE CAN'T WIN
But Hero of 5O9-Mile Dog Derby Says
He'll Be Game to the Finish.

ST. Cloud, Mimi, Feb. AFTER
travelling nearly all the night in an
arctic temperature of % below zero,
Fred Hartman, hero of the Red River
dog derby race from Winnipeg to It.
Paul, "mushed' into this city about I
o'clock this morning. The four Lepas
drivers arrived here at 3 a. M,
stabbed their dogs, had a hearty meal
and slept from o'clock until 8. They
left about 9 o'clock. Hartman ate,
had some fresh boots put on his weary
dogs and is expected to leave
O'Clock. The four Lepas drivers and
their dogs were all in good shape.
Il am going to finish,'' was about
all that Hartman could say, as weary.
gaunt and feeble, he staggered into
the depot. His dogs dropped where
they stopped. The fish, with which
he fed his dogs, was ready at the
depot.
Hartman was from 1 o'clock until Z
making the twenty-one miles between
Albany and ST. Cloud. His dogs are
very weary and the pace was slow.
Il know 1 cannot win, the dogs can
not pass those ahead of me, but 1 am
going to cross the finishing line, you
can bank on that" Hartman said.
The dog leaders are now seventy
five miles from st. Paul and are ex-
pected to reach the finish line early
SATURDAY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-02
5CsE1iSY
lHtiItiiZ9ilj
mi s iIEzz
BAD BREATH
Ors Edwards Olive Tablets Get at
Is the Cause and Remove 1t

pr. Edwards Olive Tablets, the SUBJ
sti4ite for calomel, act gently on the
boWels and positively do the work.
Eeople afflicted with bad breath find
|quicll relief through DR.. Edwards
Oltye Tablets. The pleasant, sugar
coated tablets are taken for bad breath
by all who know them.
Rr. Edwards Olive Tablets act gen.
|tlyAbut firmly on the bowels and liver,
|stinulating them to natural action,
lclefing the blood and gently purifying
lthesentire system. They do that which
dangerous calomel does without any of
|thezbad after effects.
Nj the benefits of nasty. sickening,
|griping cathartics are derived from DR..
Edwards Olive Tablets without grip
ling, pain or any disagreeable effects.
Or. F. NJ. Edwards discovered the
formula after seventeen years of prac-
iticesamong patients afflicted with bowel
lan& liver complaint with the attendant
|badsbreath.
u. Edwards Olive Tablets are pure
|ly vegetable COMPOUND mixed with
.olive oil; you will know them by their
5olivS. scolor. Take one or two every
hight for a week and note the effect.
Poe and 25c per box Ali druggists.
- acknowledgements
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-02
THIS WILL MAKE
MILLIONS HAPPY
Any corn will dry up and lift out,
says Cincinnati
authority.

Let folks step on your feet here
after wear shoes a size smaller if you
like, for corns will never again send
electric sparks of pain through you,
according to this authority
He says that a few drops of a drug
called freezone, applied directly uopn
a tender, aching corn, instantly re-
lieves soreness, and soon the entire
corn, root and all, lifts out without
pain.
This drug is sticky but dries at
once and is said to sil-ply shrivel up
the corn without inflaming or even
Irritating the surrounding tissue
It is claimed that a quarter of an
ounce obtained at any drug store will
cost very little but is sufficient to re-
move every hard or soft corn or cat
lous from ones feet. Cut this out.
especially if you are a woman reader
who wears high heels.-Adver.ise -
ment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-02
NO ANSWER FOR POPE
Efforts to Stop New Plunger War In
noticed by Germany.

Rome, Feb. 2.-Efforts Pope Bene-
dict is reported to have made to per-
suade Germany against enforcing the
order for unrestricted warfare on the
seas had failed to bring any response
today.
1t is understood that at the outset
his holiness had little hope of sue
cess. Sorrow over the situation now
developing between the nations of the
world has had a visible effect upon
the pope. He is declared to be sub
ject to periods of great depression.
The Italian press believes Germany
new threat will influence neutrals in
favor of the allies.
"A harmless menace to the allies,
was the way the newspaper Giorna!e
D'Italia referred today to the German
note.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-02

Eight big Santa Fe type engines have
few months from four of the Mallet type
This type engine was found to be imprac-
teal on account of its extremely heavy
weight and the company is tearing them
down and building the Santa Fe type.
Engine 3614 of this type left the city
Thursday morning for Albuquerque. Will
liam Robinson accompanied it as pilot.
T. d. Halbert, evangelist at the Second
United Brethren church will speak at 2
O'Clock Sunday afternoon at the r. R. Y.
N. c. A. on THE Value of A Man" The
Bechtel quartette from the German
Evangelical church will give the musical
program.
: d E. Lindsey, travelling passenger
agent for the Lehigh Valley railroad, with
headquarters at Chicago. was business
visitor at the depot recently.
Mrs. Hampstead, wife of Engineer Clyde
Hampstead. has been removed to a local
ton.
The brotherhood of l.. F. and E.. No. 2O5.
will meet Sunday afternoon at the X. of
z. hall for their regular business meeting.
A electric welding machine was in
stalled in the machine shops a short time
ago.
G. L. Bryson. travelling passenger agent
for the Grand Trunk, was a recent Topeka
business visitor.
Conductor Harvey Jones of Argentine.
stopped over between trains few days
ago to visit his parents, Engineer and Mrs.
w. 81. Jones.
brakeman Thomas McDade who is re-
ceiving treatment at the company hospital
is reported improving
The initiation which r. B. Eitelman.
George Godfrey Moore, s L. Courtney and
E. L. Overton were scheduled to put on
this evening at the r. r. Y. NJ. c. A. has
the Indictment weather and will be given
Friday evening. February 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-02
FIND TWO MORE CASES
Smallpox Epidemic Spreads, But
Worst Is Over DIR. Clark Says.

Two more cases of smallpox were
ment this morning. They are Mrs.
Lefty Krohne, 1907 e. Fifth street
and Mrs. A. J. Pearson, 3O4 Klein
street. Mrs. Krohne's cases resulted
from exposure nursing George Robin
son. Mrs. Krohne is a sister of George
Robinson, 317 Klein street. who went
unquarantined for more than a week
Mrs. Pearson was also exposed to the
same source of Infection.
I'VE believe that this will end the
mild epidemic DIR. H. L. Clark city
physician said today. "a total of nine
people have smallpox as a result of
exposure to this case of Robinson and
that of another man -in-North Topeka.
Other people who are known to have
associated with the two men are be-
ing watched carefully but we believe
the danger is over
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-02
END WAR SOONER
Reason for New Policy of the
Kaiser, Say Germans.
TeutOnS Believe e. s. Will Not
Declare War.

Berlin, Feb. Pew Germans be-
l1eye America will declare war.
If this belief is borne out, then
England will be compelled to make
peace thru Germany's new blockade
order
lp the united chorus of approval of
the hn1tless sea warfare just an
Touhced. this was the opinion gener-
any expressed here today
That Germany is united as never
be1ore was apparent today from ex-
presslons of representative Germans
First of all, the emperor's peace
note or last December united the mass
or people with him. And now an
Iouhcement of submarine blockade
mas erased all political differences.
The emperor has now a united ma
ton, with all it's forces cooperating
Representative Germans who were
asked today why Germany announced
her policy of limitIess submarinings
with its unknown dangers. made two
replies:
"Cut Allies Blood Vessels"
First, they were convinced that the
war can be ended sooner, the present
move is regarded as a decisive one
against allied shipping so-called
cutting of the allied blood vessels
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg's con-
viction that neutrals desire a quick
emu 10 the war, ana, Indt therefore
every means must be used to end it
was quoted in this connection.
Secondly, it was explained by num-
erous Germans how unity was now
complete, all forces cooperating
and cooperating convinced that Eng
land can be compelled to make peace
unless America declares war-which
few expect.
Nothing since Grand Admiral vor
Tirpitz's first announcement of a
blockade early in the war has enthus-
ed the navy as much the summarizing
policy which Germany has now en-
barked.
Captain Persius, the Tageblatt's
naval critic, pointed out today that
under the new regulations. Germany
cannot lose her submarines as before
when, under strict compliance with
the principle of visit and search, they
We're always subject to attack while
unprepared, by armed allied mer-
Chantmen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-02
BAG SEVEN PLANES
Germans Successful in Defending
British Air Attack.

Berlin, Feb. 2.-British forces
which had entered German positions
on breadth held by one company on
the road from Guedecourt and Beau
lencourt after a strong fire, were
elected by German counter attacks, to-
days official statement asserted
A number of British prisoners were
taken. The report also said seven
enemy air planes had been destroyed.
From the crown princes front on
the Combres heights and in the ALLY
forest the statement reported capture
of twenty prisoners from destroyed
French lines, taken by thrusting de-
tachments.
In the Voges six prisoners were TAX
en- by accommodating attachments.
Flyers were active on the northern
west front, valuable information being
brought back as to British positions
by the German air suuadrons
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-02
Has LITTLE FEAR
Hall of 1 Per Cent of Vessels to
q French Ports Sunk.
Gefmans Abandon Ship Crews
70 Fate of Waves and Cold.

Ehris, Feb. Rear Admiral Lacaz,
miWster of marine, speaking in the
senate today, declared that only one
haG of 1 per cent of all the tonnage
wh3th entered French ports during
thes last eleven months have been
suIik by German submarines. He said
THAI this percentage might be little
hi9fer in the future but that no et-
fort$ of the Germans could prevent
thdAfinaI victory of the allies.
Admiral LacaZ spoke in reply 20
s. nAtor D. Estournelles de Constant,
whA criticised the administration for
alldwlng the Germans to take the up
perShand in the submarine campaign.
in bis reply Admiral Lacaz said:
The. Germans disregarding the hu-
ma'nitarian enga gements they made at
Tins Hague. have not hesitated to
throw crews and passengers into trail
boats and abandon them to the waves
in Hmpests far from any coast. In a
greet many cases, even recently, num-
berS of their victims who could not
be sreached in time, died of hunger,
thifst and cold. What more horrible
than that can the Germans do
There is not a man in the world who
has not learned with horror of the
de@as of which the Germans have
been guilty.
'kThe declaration of today does not
move us The army, the navy and
civilians all maintain the same calm
before the horrible crimes of our
enenny.
fBut now. the Germans terrify no
ones neither neutrals nor allies"
nc consumption of bread in Sweden
on die average for the last five year period
wa4 1,12600O tons annually.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-02
PRISON TO HOSPITAL
Mrs. Byrne. Released by Governor,
Still Weak From Hunger Strike.

New York, Feb. Mrs. Ethel
Byrne is in a hospital today recov-
ering from the effects of the hunger
strike she undertook as a protest
against a sentence of thirty days in
prison for disseminating information
about birth control
Mrs. Byrne was released from
BlackwelTs Island workhouse last
night by order of Governor Whitman.
Altho she did not personally fulfill the
condition of the governors pardon and
promise in future to obey the laws re-
garding birth control propaganda. her
sister. Mrs. Margaret Sanger, vouched
for her in this particular.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-02
THEY SUPPORT WILSON
United States Chamber of Commerce
Stand Behind President.

Washington, Feb. 2.-The Chamber
of Commerce of the United States de-
clared the support of it's membership
today to President Wilson in the inter-
national crisis and bound itself to
stand behind him in any outcome.
A resolution adopted at the fifth
annual convention here declares:
Resolved, that the Chamber of
Commerce of the United States, in
convention SSembled, voicing the
sentiment of business of every state
in the Union, express to the president
Of the United States it's profound ap-
probation of gravity of international
difficulties which now confront the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-02
100 U. S. U-BOATS
Senate Bill Includes 20 Huge
Sea-GOing Submarines.
Seeks S4,OO0,00O Fund to Equip
Govt Yards to Build Them.

Washington, Feb. 2.-Senator Poin-
dexter. Washington. presented a bill
today asking for one hundred subma-
rines in addition to the eighteen new
submarines provided for in the naval
bill.
The departing mt was asked if it had
made any response to a query from
the American line regarding a course
to pursue in the matter of ship sail
ings and replied that the lines query
probably would be answered tomor-
row.
Poindexter's bill, besides providing
for eighty coast and twenty big sea-
going submarines, would appropriate
81, 10000 600 to equip government yards
for their manufacture
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-02
AIR GUARDS AT CANAL
Giant AeropIanes of 400 Horsepower
for Canal Zone and Honolulu.

San Diego, Feb. 2.-Gigantic sea-
planes with wing spread of seventy
feet and motors developing 400 horse
power will form the flying equipment
of the sixth and seventh squadrons
at the canal zone and Honolulu. Can't.
John F. Curry at the army aviation
school said here today.
Each squadron will be eouipped
with sixteen planes and the personnel
of each will be Is officers and 1853
mechanicians. The planes will have
speed of rs miles an hour and will
carry sufficient fuel for a flight of
400 miles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-02
FIRE BEAT DRYS TO IT
Four of 20 Wholesale Liquor Houses
in DrydaIe, Mo-. Wiped Out Today.

Leavenworth, Kan, Feb. -Four
of the twenty wholesale liquor houses
in Drydale, No, the saloon village"
across the Missouri river from here,
were destroyed by fire this morning.
The village is composed almost
wholly of wholesale liquor houses and
saloons. There is no fire fighting ap-
paratus in the town and the buildings
were allowed to burn without any eff
fort to save them. The origin of the
fire is unknown. No one was killed or
injured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-02
PROBE COTTON SALES
New York Contracts So Cheap, South
ern Dealers Demand Investigation.

Washington, Feb. 2.-The senate to-
day adopted a resolution offered yes
terday by Senator Smith, South Caro-
lima, authorizing the attorney general
to investigate the buying and selling
contracts on the New York cotton ex-
change.
The cotton growers have charged
the New York cotton exchange with
buying and selling contracts for less
than spot cotton can be bought in the
south.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-02
BLOCK ALIEN BILL.
House Passes immigration Law Over
Presidents Veto; Senate bubbles.

Washington, Feb. 2.-Immediate
reconsideration of the immigration
bill, passed over the presidents veto
by the house last night, was blocked
in the senate today by Senator Reed
of Missouri but agreement was
reached to proceed to a vote on re-
passage of the measure at p. m.
next Monday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-02
SIGNS BONE DRY BILL
Tennessee's New Law Bars Shipment
of Liquor Into State.

Nashville, Tenn, Feb. Gov. Tom
Crye today signed the "bone dry bill.
which puts an end to all shipments of
liquor as beverage into the state after
March 1. Between today and Marc
individuals may order one gallon for
personal or family use.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-02
HITS MARINE INSURANCE
Denmark Suspends Risk Taking-Ad
vance Noted in Galveston.

London, Feb. "A Copenhagen dis
patch to the Times says that the I'M
derwriting has temporarily been sus-
pended by the Danish war insurance
office. The United Shipping company
has ordered ships in English ports to
leave before Sunday if possible.
Galveston, Tex, Feb. 2.-War risk
insurance from the Gulf of Mexico to
Liverpool and Havre advanced today
to 0 and 10A per cent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-02
RUSH ON FOR u. S. A.
Americans in London HurricdIy Take
All Steamers Reservations.

London. Feb. 2.-The German note
has resulted in a rush of Americans
to procure passage to New York on
the first available boat. Large num-
oers who expected to sail within a
fortnight have decided to leave Satur-
day and before noon all the first class
accommodations on the steamer were
booked.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-02
CALL PAPER MEET
Kansas Publishers to Confer on
print" Cost Problem in X. G.

Fl Scott, Kan, Feb. "A confer
ence of the members of the Kansas
Daily league at the Star building in
Kansas City, Mo-, Monday morning
for a consideration of the print paper
situation was called here today by
George w. Marble of the Fort Scott
Tribune, the president of the league
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-02

change opened steady. after the board
of managers had met and decided to
keep the exchange open. Many in
quiries had been received. following
yesterdays SIS bale break. regard
ing the ACCESSIBILITY of closing the ex-
change.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-02

United States and pledge themselves
solemnly to stand as one behind him
in patriotic purpose whatever the
eventualities.'
The chamber also passed resolu-
ton opposing in vigorous terms the
excess profit tax provision of the new
revenue bill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-02

A rubber stamp attached to a desk and
operated by the foot is a recent Invention
designed to relieve the strain upon a busy
man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-02
North Side News

The Union Pacific hotel, in the rear
of the Union Pacific station, is doing
extensive remodeling. The present
dining room and office will be
station. The old lunch counter and
pantry are being converted into a
large dining room, office and lunch
room. There will be a small lobby, u
handsome staircase and superior fur
;lishings. The hotel will be much i'm
proved. An addition has also been
made to the kitchen in the rear.
The funeral of Beryl Ebert Grey,
age 5, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Grew will be held from the home, Az
Paramore street, Saturday afternoon
at 2:30. Burial in Mount Hope ceme-
terry.
Social and Personal.
The Grounding social to have been
held at the Second Presbyterian
church this evening has been post
poned because of the cold weather.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. ]. Mckinney, of
Lincoln county, who have been visiting
at the home of Mrs. w. B. Frye, 81
North Quincy, returned home Thurs
day.
The North Topeka drainage board
will hold its monthly meeting Monday
afternoon above the Citizens State
bank.
j.
today.
If asked whether there is short
age of gas in his neighborhood, the
indignant North Topeka citizen Will
exclaim, NO, sir. There isn't any
gas to be short
The entertainment and basket sup
per to have been given this evening at
the Lyman school has been postponed
to February 8. Too much cold
weather.
A great many North Side homes
have suffered from burst water pipes
the last two nights. At one home the
bathroom pipe burst, flooded the
room and the water soaked thru the
ceiling and made the downstairs car
pets look like front lawn after an
April shower.
The members of a committee ap-
pointed from Golden Rule lodge No.
80 are soliciting funds to assist in re-
building the Widows and Orphans
nome of the Masons, at Wichita. 1t
was destroyed by fire a short time
ago.
The Second Presbyterian church
basketball team will play the Euclid
Avenue Methodist team tonight at the
Central Y. NJ. c. A.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-02

Notes and personals from Santa Fe,
by Frances Jones, 211 Grattan street
Telephone between and 10 a. M, $3.50;
other hours, 4751 K-2.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-02
BRIDEGROOM, 104, ADVISES
ALL YOUNG men TO MARRY

Lampasas, Tex. Feb. 2.-J. A.
Russell believes that every young
man should commit matrimony. He
set an example by marrying Mrs.
Mary Bowers, aged so. He doesn't
think the disparity in ages will
affect their happiness. however. ].
A. will be 104 next April.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-02

With s4 worth of other groceries.
Any well known brand of flour. Per-
lection, Banquet. III, or White Loaf /;
all standard brands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-02

T-5e consumption of bread in Swedel
on Die average for the last five-y year periot
wa& 1,126,O0O tons annually.