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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-04-07
OUR PUBLIC FORUM
Peter RadfOrd
ON THE BUSINESS PREACHER.

The recent confession of Dr. Newell Dwight Hills
from the pulpit the Plymouth Church. Brooklyn, that
he erred in becoming secular is in many respects the
most important made from the American pulpit
in this generation and If marks the high tide of mn
isteria lust for worldly power that has been flooding
this country for the quarter OF century then DR.
Hills has not erred In vain.
1t must said the credit Of this noted Divine that
his purpose in stepping out of the pulpit to acquire
the of rendering more capable service to those
and deserve assistance but the pathway from
pulpit the world is always strewn with good inen
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-10-06
AIRMEN RAID GERMANY
French Flyers Bomb Four Cities
in ReprisaI Attacks.
Frankfort-on-Main, Stuttgart, Treves
and coblenz, Placed Under Fire
Germans Attack Dunkirk,

Paris, Oct 3.-The German cities of
Frankfort-on-the Main, Stuttgart,
Ireves and Coblenz were bombarded
Monday night by French aviators in
retaliation for German aerial attacks
on French cities. The following off,
cial announcement was given out:
Inc Germans made new attack on
the town of Dunkirk. The lombard
ment was very violent, causing serious
material damage. 1t is reported there
We're numerous victims among the CT
villain population. ...,.,
y ~ raprisslI ter tn a ACCOMPLISHMENTS
searried out by the Germans against
Barbecue and Dunkirk, our avia.
tors threw down bombs on the towns
of Frankfort-on-the-Main, Coblenz,
Treves and Stuttgart.
"Our boarding airplanes made nu-
merous expeditions, In the course of
which 2,120 Kilograms (4,664 pounds)
OF explosives were thrown on military
buildings in Roulers and 5000 kilo-
grams (13,200 pounds) on the railway
stations at Metz-Sur- Woippy and
Thionville, the airdrome at Chambley,
encampments at Spincourt and Tilly
and munition depots at the Longeau
farm, where a violent explosion was
observed.
1.-Two German airplanes were
brought down yesterday by our pilots
and four others were compelled to land
In disabled condition"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-10-06
SAYS HE'S AMERICAN
German Submarine Commander
Claims U. S. Citizenship.
Mourns Over Foreseen ostracisDn At
ter the War of Teutons nall
Other Nations.

y London, Oct. 8. The commander Of.
German submarine that has success
fully attacked at least one vessel
claims American citizenship.
Sponsors for this statement are
members Of a British force whose ship
was torpedoed d few weeks ago In
the Bay Of Biscay
- st3f IL Il fTfsrEr. rorrrsst 70
that told by the survivors of the Bel
gian prince. When the captain learned
that some were Americans and Cana
dams he showed great interest.
I'm an American, in a way" he
said. II used to live in Boston and
was naturaliz9d there.
after the war a German will be an
outcast wherever he goes" he said.
No chance to make a living in Ger
many and forever barred from the
United States Canada and England.
It's bad prospect"
Before leaving them in their life
boats the German-American saw that
all had proper clothing and life pre-
servers, and even passed cigars
around.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-10-06
ALLIED MEET IS POSTPONED
Russian Delegates Unable to Reach
Copenhagen In Time-U. S. May
Not Attend.

Copenhagen, Oct. 3.-The confer
ence of German, Austrian and Russian
military and Red Cross representa-
tives, to be held In Copenhagen for
consideration of measures for relief of
war prisoners of Russia and the cen
trai powers, in which the United States
and Great Britain have been asked to
take part, has been postponed for
fortnight. The Russian delegates will
not be able to reach Copenhagen at
the time originally set The question
Of American participation is still UNI
settled.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-10-06
N. Y. REALTY s7,90o.O0o,o00
John D. Rockefeller Has Largest As.
sessment-valuation $4,000, 600
Valuations Are Tentative.

New York, Oct. 3.-The tentative
valuations Of real estate in New York
city show an increase of more than
$137, 100000 over last year for total
valuation of $7900,00O,0OO, according
to figures made public today by the
department Of taxes and assessments,
During the year 1891 new buildings
We're erected. Tentative personal as
sessments also show big increase,
reaching the total Of $795, 541 ,695, an
Increase Of more than $4,000. The
largest personal property valuation is
that Of John D. Rockefeller's holdings
here, valued at $5,000,000.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-10-06
SAY LOAN EASILY ASSURED
New York citys Financiers Arrange
Formation of Big Pool to Keep
Market Steady.

New York, Oct. 3.-The $4,000 0O-
900 minimum in four weeks" the goal
set for the new Liberty loan, is easily
assured, according to New York citys
financial leaders.
These assurances follow telegraphic
reports received from throughout the
country. New York city's first 24-hour
total of more than $51000000 seems
only an impetus to many cities from
where predictions were received that
their respective quotas would be sur
passed.
Determined to pass its quota of
S900000,000, the New York money COM
smittee of the Liberty loan has arranged
for the formation of a $200,00O0O0
money pool to keep the money market
easy for the period of the loan.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-10-06
SOLDIERS MAY KEEP A cow
May Also Feed 1t at Uncle Sans FIX.
pense If They Use the
Milk.

Washington, Oct. 3.-Soldiers in the
American army not only may keep al
COW, but they may feed it at govern-y
ment expense provided they consume
the milk, says ruling of the judge
advocate general. The decision was
rendered on the question of whether
feed for COW kept by detachment
Of soldiers for the production of milk
for the detachment mess could legally
be purchased from the ration savings
in view of the regulation that "such
savings shall be used solely for tho
purchase of articles of food" a
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-10-06
HOUSE PASSES
WAR TAX BILL
Revenue Measure Approved by
Lower Body Without Vote
in Opposition.
SENATE WILL ACT TODAY
BIZ Carrying Total Of More Than $2,.
7oo,ooo,ooo Expected to Pass
With Little Opposition
Bar All Amendments.

| washington, Oct. 8.-The great war
revenue bill, carrying total Of more
than S2,7O0,000,000 to be raised by
taxation from the people, passed the
mousse without vote in opposition and
aIter debate free from bitterness.
With it's final passage by the house
the Dill goes again to the senate for
concurrence there in the work of the
sehate and house conferees, who made
several changes by way of compromise.
Senator Simmons, chairman of the
hnance committee, Will get the bill
oefore the senate for final adoption
at the earliest opportunity, possibly
today and not later than Wednesday.
lie expects some opposition to it, es-
pecially on the magazine and war
pronts taxes, but think that not more
imam dozen senators will vote against
the bill on final passage.
Permit No Amendments.
The senate debate, however, may
run through two days. Senator Sim
mons does not expect it to run longer.
and the senate majority favoring the
Dill Will permit no amendments. as
sucn would send the bill back to fhe
house.
Representative Cooper, Wisconsin.
criticized In the house the zone plan
written into the bill for the taxation
Oh magazines and newspapers using the
mails, calling it reactionary and quot
ing from the opinion held by Presi=
dent Wilson, while governor of New |
Jersey In support of ,his a, uiauss--s
Essasss Ssrs \ Sssa SON Tor iss
plying the zone system to magazines
than to letters" he said. 1.-THE post I
Office department is self-sustaining ex-
cept for the rural free delivery. If we
want to save money, why don't you
knock out the free delivery In the rural
districts? Why do you substitute the
farmer? OF course l wouldn't say
there were too many votes concerned.
would say it was wise statesman
Ship"
income Tax Increase.
Chairman Kitchin said that If the
war continues the normal tax on in
comes will probably be increased, but
not surtaxes. The present bill, he
declared, would raise $1,20O,OO0,0O0 in
Incomes taxes, or four times as much
rs In 1915.
Representative Cannon, Illinois, sug-
gested that the great profits of the
period before the war would not be
made by munition makers because the
prices on these articles are being fixed.
Representative Moore suggested that in
he bill everything from the cradle
o the grave is taxed"
Representative Fordney of Michigan,
ranking Republican member of the
ways and means committee, said he
agreed with the bill In all but two re-
'pects. He could not agree to the
definition Of capital in the bill nor to
he taxes on gross sales.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-10-06
REVOLUTION IN TURKEsTAN
Governors Troops Are Defeated by
the Rebels, Says Petro-
grad Dispatch.
Patrograd, Oct "a revolution is
IN progress in Turkestan. General
Cheikees, commander Of the district,
has been attacked and beaten.
lrbftees Not called For Service

Drhftees Not Called For Service.
Washington. The proposal to ex
amin for military service all men reg
ister4d for the army draft and not yet
called was killed for the present, at
least when the House and Senate CON
fereeb eliminated an appropriation for
the purpose from the war deficiency
bill, the conference report on which
was accepted promptly by the Senate.
This i Ian was suggested by the Provost
Marshal Generals office in order that
every registered man might know
whether he was liable for service, and,
il 30, 1.-THE actual order Of his liability.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-10-06
HEAVY FIGHTING
ON WIDE SECTION
Germans Direct Savage Attacks
at Numerous Points in West
Flanders.
TEUT0N SLAIN HEAPS FIELD
repeated Assaults Of the Foe Break
Down Under the MerciIess Bar
rage Fire of Hais's Men
Five Assaults RepuIsed.

Paris, Oct 3.-Heayy artillery fight
lhs y IN progress all along the Aisnt
front, especially in the Craonflea sex,
tor. Two German attacks were "a
pulsed by the French, the official state
ment says.
~ 80 ~.
ragged over d widef W. lie west
Flanders front during the night, the
Germans directing savage counter-at-
tacks at numerous points. All of the
assaults were repulsed, the war Of
flee announced.
An effort by the Germans to recap
ture Zonnebeke failed under intense
gunfire OF the British batteries and the
Germans We're rolled back, leaving
mounds of dead and wounded behind
them.
Five Attacks RepuIsed.
Along the Ypres-Menin road the
Germans launched five powerful
counter-attacks, using immense forces
OF men, but as often as the waves
OF attackers dashed forward, they
were repulsed by the British de-
tenders.
In the Polygon Wood district there
was especially violent fighting. Re-
CARELESS of the huge losses sustained
by his army, Prince Rupprecht strove
violently to wrest this piece of stra-
tegic woodland from Field Marshal
Ha1g's men. The attacks all broke
down under the CALLING machine gun
and cannon fire of the English.
The official statement dwelt upon
the severity of the German losses.
The artillery fire may continue for
a week before the next infantry drive
Is launched, but when the thrust does
come It will be against the German
trench lines on the Pass Chendaele
ridge, the only remaining piece of
high ground that stands between the
present battle front In west Flanders
and the Belgian plain.
Railroad Under Fire.
Already the Ostend-Lille railway,
the only lateral line Of eommunica-
ton feeding the German army on the
west Flanders front, is under fire at
two points, and the next rush of the
British may carry them close to Rou-
lers, II not into this important Belgian
town.
Roulers is the converging point Of
a series of roads and has long been
used as the German base on the Bel.
gian front German headquarters
have been located there for many
months but it was rumored that they
are being moved back.
Pass Chendaele is still in the hands
OF the Germans. 1t lies about two
miles east of Zonnebeke, and is
fianked by the famous Pass Chen
daele ridge, to which the Germans are
clinging with desperation.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-10-06
POTTERY WORKERS ON STRIKE
Seven. Thousand In United States
and Canada Vote to
Strike.

East Liverpool, o., Oct. 3-Seven
thousand pottery workers in the Unit
ed States and Canada, members of the
National Brotherhood of Operative
Potters, have voted to strike on Oc-
tober II, 1t was announced here. The
men demand a rs per cent increase in
wages. The employers will meet here
in another effort to settle the difficult
ties.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-10-06
NEW DRIVE ALARMS GERMANY
Kaiser Rushes Large Numbers of Aus.
trlan Troops to Meet Renewed
Offensive.

Washington, Oct. 3.--Alarmed by
the success Of the Italian drive over
the Balnsizza plateau, Germany is
withdrawing large numbers of Aus
.trian' troops from France and from Ga
licla and Bukowina and rushing them
to the Italian front to meet the re-
newed offensive of General Cadorna.
Official dispatches received here from
Rome say the second phase of the
great battle is about to open.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-10-06

|pudreds OF Soldiers at Camp Grant
to Be Sent to France Within
\ Short Time.

YChicago, Oct. 3-Hundreds of men
oil the National army now in training
al Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill.,, will be
SENT to France within short time as
members of engineers units, 1t was
lehrned here. a call for volunteers
for immediate service overseas has
bden sent out from divisional head
quarters at Camp Grant, and more
thhn so per cent of the men have re-
spbnded. Only those men whose ex-
peElence especially fits them for work
in the engineers regiments will be
taken.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-10-06
v0sSE, GERMAN FLYER, DEAD
Killed In Air Battle With His, Fiftieth
Foe, Report From British
Headquarters.

British Headquarters In France and
Belgium, Oct. 3.-The body of Lieuten-
ant vosse, the famous German aviator,
has been found In the British lines.
The lieutenant was killed in his flftieth
combat with a British airman. He
died fighting determinedly.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-10-06
U. S. ACTS TO CUT COAL COST
Fuel Administrations Order LimitInu
Retailers Profits VIII Lower
Prices Generally.

Washington, Oct. 3.-The fuel admin
istration's order limiting retailers
profits should cut anthracite prices
generally and lower bituminous prices
on certain grades and sizes, was the
official announcement. Coke should
drop throughout the country.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-10-06
RUSSIANS ADVANCE A MILE
Heavy Fighting Reported East of Riga
Germans Try In Vain to
Stem Tide.

Petrograd, Oct. 3.--Russian troops
which are on the offensive east of
Riga have advanced mile In the last
"a hours, the war office announced.
Heavy fighting was reported In the
Grouduli sector, where the Germ I
tried In vain to stem the Russian aol
vance.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-10-06

JnIeagO, OcT. 5.--WllllaLn ~. hay
wood, secretary and treasurer of the
l. WV, was named as the director of
all that organizations opposition to
the war. 1t is declared that he CON
ceiyed most, if not all, of the plots de-
signed to. hamper the army and navy,
and personally or through aids carried
many to completion.
Branding Of Haywood as the COM
mander iii chief Of the biggest OF all
anti-war censpiracies followed release
by the government Of some Of the evil
dence on which Haywood and 155
other leaders of the I. w. W. were in
dicted BY theRfederal grand jury here
last week.
Included In this evidence is book
sent by Haywood to Duluth to be
translated into Finnish and distributed
among malcontents on the Messaba
range, an I. w. w. stronghold.
Extracts From Sabotage Book.
Here are some extracts from the
| book.
I'VE are going TO take over the in
lldustfies some day for three very good
reasons Because we need them, be-
cause we want them, and because we
have the power to get them Whether
we are critically justified 81 not is not
our concern.
ssV y will lose no time proving title
i ia, z-afss'eTfafr but we may, ii
1t Is necessary after the thing is done
hire a couple Of lawyers and judges
| to fix up the deed and make the trans.
| fer perfectly legal and respectable
I Also, If necessary, we will have couple
of learned bishops to sprinkle holy wa
ter on themfand make it sacred.
rs a strike contemplated by the
most indispensable workers-those of
the alimentary trades? A quart of
kerosene or other greasy and malodor-
| GUS matter, poured or smeared on the
level of an oven and welcome
the scabs and scabby soldiers to come
| and bake the bread.
"The bread will be UNBEATABLE, be-
cause the stones will give the bread
| for at least month the foul odor of
the substance they have absorbed. Re
suit: A useless oven"
The book says it might be necessary
to paralyze the railroads, and to this
end suggests:
1T would be well to choose those
workers among the most skilled and
experienced !. who would by a
single stroke disable and render use
less for some days the materials nee
essary for the regular performance of
the service and the movement of
trains.
ut is well to reckon beforehand with
the scabs and the military. 1t
is evident that If the strikers, aware
of the government intentions, should
fail before stopping work to carry and
foil the thrust of military Intervention
they would lose their fight at
its very inception
Tells Anti-War Plans.
A letter received by Haywood from
James Rowan at Seattle under date of
August 2 reads:
Fellow Workers: The old
bugaboo Of patriotism Is being
preached on all sides.
"We have the good will of the Ger
man people here and we feel that
they are in sympathy with our cause.
We do not call them Germans, how.
ever, but refer to them the same as
others, the Fellow Workers.
1--WE are going to carry our points
if we have to stop every industry or
the Pacific coast. We did not declaT
war and we have not consented to It
,orkingman giving up his liberty o.
'rg drafted"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-10-06
.value Of d. S. Dollar nrons.

Annoy, China, Oct. 3.--The American
dollar Is quoted here as worth $1.33
silver, in Chinese coin. This Is drop
Of II cents since August 3. The nor
NAL rate is about $2.25, silver.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-10-06
BUEN0s AIRES is ISOLATED
stevedores Join Strike, Closing City to
Outer World-Food Prices
Are Double.

Buenos Aires, Oct. 3.-Food prices,
already doubled by the general strike,
trebled today when the last .a.Hc Of
communication between the city and
the outside world was closed by strik-
ers. Decision Of stevedores who Joined
the strike tied up the entire port of
Buenos Aires. All railroads are al
ready stopped.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-10-06
GERMAN AlRMEN KILL NURSES
Teuton Flyers Drop Bombs on Two
Hospitals Behind the Brit
ish Lines

British Headquarters in France and
Belgium, Oct. IA German airman
has dropped bombs on two hospitals
behind the British lines. Three Brit
ish nurses and some wounded soldiers
were killed.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-10-06
Can Use oblectora.

washington, Oct. 81 Conscientious
objectors can be assigned to any
branch Of the military service which
does not entail the actual effort to
take life, the judge advocate general
Of the army informed Secretary OF
War Baker.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-24
4 NEW BRITAIN.
PREMIER LLOYD GEORGE is 9.

DkEMlEN LLOYD GEORGE is certainly frank IN
laying the facts about the U.boat menace before his
countrymen and we would be inclined to regard what
he said yesterday in Parliament as an indication Of very
grave state of affairs for the tight little isle if we did not
suspect that the premier believes that what England will
have to do to neuraze the effect Of the submarine block
AIDE the very best thing that could happen for her in the
long run.
Months ago he said that he did not know what the ma
donal debt would be at the end Of the war; but he was
sure that the country would be 50 much better off as re-
suit OF the greater economic efficiency which the war has
brought about that the increase in the debt would not
amount to anything Cutting off the Importation Of food
sus and thereby compelling the people grow the food
they will need to sustain life is just another step IN the
direction OF this greater economic efficiency.
An England that is the economic equal of Germany in
the workshop and the farm will be something new un.
der the sun and there telling what the result Of will
be- That will have such an England as the result Of
the regulations which Mr. George announced yesterday
it the war continues long enough is certain.
Germany, however, not the only nation that has cause
to worry over such prospect. This country too. will
suffer IN business way. The other day we printed an
Associated Press dispatch saying that the workshops Of
the Entente nations full of machinery which came from
this country That means that when the war is over
England will have workmen who have learned to get
maximum results of light high speed machinery
and they will not only off the English market for the
product Of such machines, but they will compete with the
American made article in the markets of the world
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-24
Child GETS SICK
CROSS, FEVERISH
IF CONSTIPATED
"cALlFoRNIA SYRUP OF FIes,v
CAN'T HARM TENDER sToM.
AcH OR BOWELS

A laxative today saves sick child
tomorrow. Children simply will not
take the time from play to empty their
bowels, which become cloggsd up With
waste, liver gets sluggish; stomach
sour.
Look at the tongue, mother, II
coated, or your child Is listless, cross;
feYerishr breath bad, restless, doesn't
cat heartily, full Of cold or has sore
throat or. any ether childfen,a atlrent,
give q teaspoontui Of HeaIifornia, syrup
Of Figs" then don't worry, because q
Is perfectly harmless, and IN few
hours all this constipation poison, sour
bile and fermenting waste win gent.
" move out OF tho bowels, and you
have we'll, playful child again. A
thorough INSIDE cleaning ID oftimeB
all that is necessary. Il should be tho
first treatment given IN any sickness.
Beware Of eouAtsfett flE EyFupH, Ask
your druggist for O 6o.eent bottle Of
california Syrup Of FiEs,n which has
full directions for babies, children az
all ages and Cor HFown,upS plainly
printed on the bottle, Look carofuliy
and see that II 10 made by the teal.
fornia Els Syrup Company
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-24

ed, exist not by definition but by the
firts law Of public necessity. In,
trenched at every step behind court
Interpretation, they have constantly ex,
tended their scope as the conditions
Of modern life have grown more COM
pick. The line that Is. not yet drawn
will not be drawn now TO shut out the
food Of the people as beyond the con.
Germ or the grasp Of this peoples gov.
eminent. I;
No embargo on exports. Is. needed.
Little food 10 going abroad; at pres.
emit prices there Is little reason why
It should go. Potatoes are selling
cheaper In London than In New York,
Carloads Of food are constantly COM
ing into the city. literally blocking
railroad yards and oongesting storage
warehouses. Yet the glut does not az.
feet wholesale prices, since they are
not fixed by the'law Of supply and de-
mand but by combination aud greed.
Punishment OF greediasplriag con.
sp.Taey in interstate commerce rests
with the Federal government, Congress
should heed the Presidents urgency
and restore TO the SundFy Civil bill
the special appropriation that the
Trade Commission seeks TO trace