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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-02-23

Now your attention for few minutes
in regard to these defects. Surprising
numbers Of children have been found who
through defective eyesieht have been seri-
ously handicapped in school work, and
many with defective hearing. which Is also
a most serious handicap. Attention has
been directed to the real significance Of
adenoids, enlarged tonsils. swollen glands
and diseased teeth. Only small minority
of these defects of sight and hearing are
discovered by the teachers or are known
to them. to the parents or to the children
themselves. When children attempt their
school work suffering with these defects
the results may be permanent injury to
their eyes, severe injury to the nervous
system and discouraeement owing to the
inability to see and hear distinctly.
Some Of you may be inclined to think
the rather bad conditions existing In the
cities are not present in our rural districts,
but such is not the case. The following is
taken from the annual report Of the public
schools Of Montgomery county for 1915 -
THE Medical Inspections Of Students Is
recognized as being Of the greatest need
to the county. The Russell Sage Founda-
tion investigation found that rs per cent
Of all who drop out Of schools do so be-
cause Of III health and those who have
physical defects, such as poor hearing,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-02-23
For sale.

Registered Shorthorn Bulls for sale, sired
by Rustic Lad, No. 374296. out Of heavy
milking cows. These are the large. erowthy.
dual-purpose kind. fit to head any herd.
Also few choice females for sale.
These cattle must be seen 10 be appre-
ciated. Inspection invited.
BENTON G. RAY,
North West Farm,
X. T. d. Silver Spring. Md.
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-02-23
poor vision. hypertrophied tonsils, adenoids

poor vision. hypertrophied tonsils, adenoids
and decayed teeth. progress through school
per cent more slowly than children who
are not SO handicapped. Considering that
rs per cent Of all pupils enrolled in the
schools have some physical defects, as
shown by the investigations. the enormous
waste, as well as the inhuman treatment
given our students, can clearly be SEEN"
The questions which demand the most
serious consideration in the small towns,
which of course includes US, are "a the
choice of an inspector. (2) provision for
treatment, (S) stimulation of parental
cooperation, and (4) financing. The ideal
system for small town should be headed
by a competent and aggressive physician
whose appointment should be removed
from politics and be made solely on merit.
A well-trained nurse is valuable adjunct
to the examiner, as she can give treat
ment If recommended. look after teeth
and assist in the examinations. From an
economical standpoint. such plan pro-
Vides more actual benefit than full time
physician alone or a nurse alone.
The Maryland law which exists now and
is permissive. provides for the appoint
ment by the County School Commissioners
OF school physicians for various districts, and
said physicians to be paid So per hour. II
would be more satisfactory and economical
to have this work done by one man, who
should be the County Health Officer g
man who Is trained for the work and one
who devotes his entire time to the duties
of Health Officer and School Inspector.
Provisions for treatment. This is an
other problem quite as momentous as thu
selection Of an inspector. Many email town.
have hospitals and dispensaries; in commu
mites such as this we do not have them. bu
Montgomery county has access to splendid
dispensaries in Washington and many o.
the parents are able to pay for what IL
needed. When the inspector finds chile
with defect which needs treatment HI
should fill out blank as follows. or on,
similar:
"Board of Education of Montgomery Co.
Notice to parents or guardians.
In accordance with Chapter - of the
Acts of 10. you are hereby notified that
John Doe has been examined BY me. as
school physician. and found to have symp,
toms of - diphtheria.
Please secure competent medical advice
at once.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-02-23
NJ O II Il O IN .

Office Board County Commissioners.
Sept 10, 1918.
Ordered this day that the Wheaton-Four
Corners road be closed to public travel
until further notice. The object Of closing
this road Is 10 reconstruct same. and all
persons are hereby warned that they travel
said road at their own risk.
JOHN r. LEWIS. Pres't.
BERRY Z. CLARK, Clerk.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-02-23

SET ASIDE fixed sum every week S. 00-$lO OO-whateve
without missing It. Charge II to expense or clerk hire
Put II in our Savings Department on interest "
This fund will be your SURPLUS day you'll be mIehtv
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-02-23

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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-12-20

An appeal appearing in last weeks
issue of /. weekly newspaper published
not thousand miles from Benton
says, in part: I'VE want to insist on
every subscriber in arrears calling be-
tween now and Christmas and paying
some Oh his subscription. We need Il
little Christmas change. besides we
have other obligations to meet Why
any publisher will rashly so belittle his
OWN business and at the same time
cheaper, and invite criticism of the call
ing generally is beyond our comprehen-
SIGN. The space and energy might well
have been devoted to other matter.
The day has long passed when the
country publisher was looked upon as
an object of charity He is in business
and the outside world recognizes that
fact. He demands coin of the realm
fer bis wares and pays back the same
to all humanity for such commodities
as must enter into his Office and home.
The publishing business throughout the
entire country is on Il different plane
than it was not great many years
hack. and one thing largely instru-
mental in this change of sentiment is
that the publisher himself has quit
locking uDon his efforts and his paper
as IL joke.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-12-20

the Yellow Dog are two of kind.
They are pro-German or yellow Dog
just as you wish. and the conduct is
the same.
They do not give aid to the Govern
mcnt in the crisis. They do not give
their bit. however small, to the Red
Cross. they don't buy Liberty Bonds
no matter how small-they are not i'll
the Army or the Navy, and they are
not trying to save fuel, and economize
in food. as the Government directs.
Their spirit and their thoughts are not
with America in the war. They are
either pro-German in sympathy. and
therefore traitors in their hearts to
their own country--or they are utterly
selfish, think only Of themselves and
never of their country. They are either
pro-German or Yellow Dogs, and it
doesn't make much difference which
name is applied to them-the effect of
their conduct is equally disastrous to
their nation. They are Indifferent to
the fate of the United States in it's
death struggle.
The prO-Germans and the Yellow
Dogs are two of Il kind, and there is
about as little hope for one as the
other.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-12-20
Benton. La, Dec. u. 1917.

in turn will be sent to the corps of in
spectors who will distribute the re-
turns III person to the taxpayer upon
request.
1T may he stated as 4; matter of
general information that net income is
the remainder after subtracting ex-
Eenses from gross income. Personal,
family or living expense is not expense
within the meaning Of the law, an en-
emption of $1,000 for single person
and $1,000 for married person (plus
$500 for each dependent child under
the age of eighteen) being the only
amount allowed therefor. All classes
of persons having the above stated
amount of income are affected, viz
Farmers, merchants. tradesmen,, pro-
fessional men, salaried men, wage earn
erS, etc.
The law imposes the obligation on
the taxpayer to secure the necessary
blank, and see that it is duly filed with
this office, either by being handed di-
rectly to the inspector or sent by mail.
In other words, it is up to the tax
payer to come forward voluntarily, and
failure to do SO will result in addi-
tiOnal tax, and besides he looked upon
as a serious violation of the law, which
may warrant prosecution in the United
StateS Courts.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-12-20

In IL recent issue of the NdtchitOches
Times there appears, prominently dis
played on the front page. Il large adj
vertisement inserted by the Peoples
Bank Of that city which announces
that it viii not have printed for free
distribution among its patrons calen-
ders for the year 1913. The advertise
nlent sets forth that the bank has in
the past teen spending each year sew
eral hundred dollars for offenders that
were given out tG its friends and sup;
porters, ut that the larger part of that
sum for the present will be given to
the local Red Cross chapter. and has
promptly paid over to that order 5000
The board of directors of that institu-
ticn may we'll congratulate themselves.
They have exhibited commendahle fore
thought and it may well be said that
they have inhibited the war spirit. Let
us hope that there are such institutions
scattered throughout the length and
bredth of the entire union.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-12-20

\ letter from /; Grant Parish boy
Robert \. Eodnett who is seeing ser
vice OH Il L. s. receiving ship, was pub
liShed in last weeks issue of the Col
far Chronicic. In this letter. which is
addressed to his mother. he says: l
have leen in France for two months
and got Lack Il few days ago. We
had the hardest fight ever fought by a
merchant ship Il have made three
trips and had Il battle on two Of Them y
Other things he has to say would seem
t. Indicate that he is devoted to his
mother and his homeland to the cause
i'll which he is enlisted. Wen bet dol
lars to chips that he is fine fellow
and that there is plenty of fight in him.
30 to it, Young America. go to it!
Give 'em hell.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-12-20
Bulletin No. 81.

Louisiana is filled with people who
desire to do something to help win the
war; They are eager for work. They
feel the call of service
Men who are too old to enlist in
either the Army or the Navy but who
are active and able, and women of all
ages whose emotions have been so
wrought upon by the events of the war
that it seems to them they simply must
do something, personally, to hasten
American victory. are the most earnest
and ardent.
Frequently there are difficulties when
these try to fit themselves into jobs.
SO they become impatient.
Such Impotence is, perhaps, natural.
But it is not helpful. Its usual mani
festation is to start something
start it individually and carry it on III
dependently.
The war is too big for any one to
win it single-handed. Americas job is
too great for any independent effort
even to make a dent in it. Enough
things have been started. The thing
needed is team work to finish them.
Any one can get place on the team
work who really wants it.
The work of the Louisiana State
Council of Defense and the various
bodies working under or with it EN-
braces the entire list of war activities
in Louisiana, including, through friend
ly relations, the Red Cross, the y. Nj.
CA, the Knights of Columbus. the
sale of Liberty Bonds and every effort
of the Council of National Defense. All
worthy and efficient organizations will
be recognized by it. Such should be
encouraged to seek recognition, if they
have not done so already.
The State Council of Defense is an
official body created for the purpose of
getting the cumulated force of whole
community for each particular under
taking. Waste and weakness inevita-
bly, result from diffused and sporadic
personal or independent efforts. And
the State Council of Defense wants all
the help it can get, everywhere.
LOUISIANA STATE COUNCIL OF DEFENSE.
JOHN MARSHALL, Secretary.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-12-20

hess" must I've stopped. If it is per-
mitted to go ON there will be Il collapse.
The person to restrain it is the Pres
ident. acting for the central govern
ment.
The pruSsianS win because they are
organized to the hilt and have been for
forty years.
Let us take a leaf out of the expe-
| rience Of the prussians and in this war
| cut-I'russianize them.
That is all there is to it.
This Is no middle-age tournament or
a war of the eighteenth century, when
the marshals sent their compliments to
the adversary before beginning hos
| tilities.
We are confronted by nation which
has discarded the refined and merciful
OF Christian civilization because they
are softening.
They have adopted the material phil.
OsOphy of ruthlessness. backed by an
exaggerated idea that they are superior
to all other men.
Holding these views. they are there
fore splendidly equipped for warfare,
which. after all, is the destruction of
the lives and the property of tile ad-
versary.
We cannot eat our cake and keep it.
Our vaunted ingenuity, our initia-
tive, our ability to assimilate, which
We boasted much Of two years ago. has
not lnaterialized within the last nine
months.
II we are going to be the deciding
factor in this war, we have got to pre-
pare to be dominant factor.
To your tents, to the forge and the
mine and the field, also to the trenches
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-12-20
Winning i'm the Present War

From the Memphis Commercial Appeal
Nobody should get rich out of this
war. No true patriot wants to get rich
out of it. Nobody can bask in the sun
shine of ease any longer. Everybody
must begin to make sacrifices; every
body must begin to work.
Lock what has happened since the
President made his speech.
The Germans. released from pressure
on the east rallied their forces and
struck Byng's army a terrific Elow and
drove it back Il few miles.
The flame of enthusiasm kindled by
Haiy's big advance ut Cambria is now
burned down te the ash.
The Arstrians and the Germans have
gathered themselves together on the
Italian front, and it will take super
human efforts of the Italians and the
Allies To hold that line.
If the Allies can hold the line this
winter. and the Germans make some
sort of peace with Russia, the Germans
will be on the line next spring with u
million more men than they have now.
SO our talk of million men under
arms ought to be amended.
There ought to be five million men
under arms by the middle of next sum-
mer. and we ought to have two and a
half million men trained by next spring
SO as to be able to meet this onslaught
In the meantime, if prices keep
shooting UP. there will be trouble in
this country.
We denounced the working man
when he threatened to strike as not
being Il patriot.
Well, the trouble is that he feels his
boss is rearing an enormous profit. and
though his wages have been advanced
somewhat he must put forth every
effort to earn enough for his food and
clothing.
Three weeks ago the Commercial
Appeal wrote an editorial stating that
We neededea dictator. wherenpon some
men of short vision denounced us Wig
orously.
1t the law of supply and demand il
dead letter and the law Of ..unre-
strained selfishness" is in the ascend
ant. then this "unrestrained selfish
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-12-20
SHERIFFs SALE.

G. ". Smith rs. Louisiana Land and fmmi-
grafton Company. No. 1918. In Second
District Court, Bossier Parish, L0uisiaaa.
By virtue of Il writ of seizure and sale.
issued in the above entitled suit, and to me
directed. have seized, and will proceed to
sell ut public auction, to the last and high
est bidder, at the trent door of the Court
House, in the town of BENTON, La., on Sat
urday, January ). 1913, the following de-
scribed property, to-wit:
The southeast quarter of southwest quar-
ter of section rs, township Is, north, range
II, west, with the buildings and improve
ments thereon, and situated in Bossicr Par
ish, Louisiana.
Terms Of Sale-FOr cash, without the
benefit of appraiscment to pay and satisfy
the sum of 5000, with per cent per annum
interest thereon from February IA, 1913,
and all costs of suit. including 10 per cent
on said sum and interest lis attorneys fees.
]. Il. EDWARDS,
Sheriff, Bossicr Parish. Louisiana.
Benton. La.. Nov. 20. 1917. liam 81
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the Office of the Local Board. In addition
to the mailing of such notice to registrants,
notice of the disposition of claims made by
other persons in respect of regiStrantS shall
be mailed to such other persons. Either
the mailing Of such notice az the entry 0j
any such date in the tldssif list shall
constitute the girinJ Of Hnfiee ~ the yeyis-
trent and to all concerned. and shall charge
the regisfraHf and all concerned Nith notice
NJ the day upon rhich such duty is to be
performed Of the beginning of the running
of the time rithin ,rhich such duty must DC
performed az such right or p,irileye may be
claimed, regardless Of rhefher or not mail
cd antice o. qucstisRnaic is actually re-
ceireI BY the rrJisfyGnt CT other person.
Failure by any rcgistrant to perform any
duty prescribed by the Selectivc Service
Law or by these Rules and Regulations, at
or within the time required. is Il misdemcan-
or punishable by Imprisonment of one year,
and may result in loss of valuable rights
and immediate induction of such rcgistrant
into military service.
Failure of the registrant or any other
person concerned to claim and exercise any
right or privilege on the day or within the
time authorized by these rules and rrguia-
tionS shall be considered Il waiver Of such
right or privilege. and shall foreclosc such
person from thereafter claiming the same,
subject only to the privilege granted by
these rules and regulations to apply for an
extension of time.
All registrants and other persons are re-
quircd and strictly eEjoined to examine
from time to time said notice Form 1902
SO posted by the Loo nj Board, and the olas-
sificatio list Form 10000 upon which said
dates are to be entered. in order to be in
formed Of the time for the performance of
any duty or the exercise of any right or
privilege; and it is the duty of every reg
istrant concerning whom any notice is post
cd. but who for some reason has not re-
.teivcd the qucstionnaire or notice. as the
case may be. to apply to his Local Board
for copy thereof Failure to receive no.
tice or QUESTIONABLE will not excuse the
rcgistrant from performing any duty with
in the time limit, nor shall it be in itself
ground for extension of time
J. i. EDWARDS,
Member of Local Board.
Benton. La, Dec. IL, 1917.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-12-20
Up

In a little town in Southern Eng
Land a local newspaper reported re-
Gently that every house ON certain
treet in that town bore the sign o.
mingled grief and pride, signifyina
that a member OF the household had
given his life in the great war.
A French newspaper reported re-
Gently that soldier on being given
leave, refused it, saying: my wife
and only daughter have met with
shame at the hands of the Germans,
/ do not want to go home"
Think Of these things, you prosper
GUS farmers, you, who are making
high prices today because of war
conditions. The life-blood and misery
Of others is being coined into money
for you; you people who have been
educated, protected, and shielded, by
our government until you are in
danger Of losing your sense of graf
itude.
Think of these things, you well-fed
Americans, while you make money
out of the wartime activities, then
go home to a meal which is not
stinted by the necessities of other
human beings, spend your evening
with your children, and pass dream
less night, imagining that you have
done your days duty as an American
citizen.
Contrast the stories outlined with
your own enviable condition, and
then try to realize that you are a.
truly and as fully committed to the
purposes of this war as are thoss
English widows, facing life anew
without the bread winner; just as
truly pledged to win this war as the
French soldier. suffering agonies OF
mind which it is difficult to fathOm
These people are bearing more bur
dens than human nature should ever
be asked to carry. And what are yor
doing? Taking things comfortably
subscribing, 1t may be, of your sur
plus wealth to the Liberty Loan, and
talking about Uncle Sam cleaning
up the Germans
Wake up! Wake up! Get out OF
that dream In which you are indulg
ing
1t the first jolt has not awakened
you, think of the man you knew, who
had good job, or it may be GOOD
medical practice, who threw 1t up
left wife, family and friends. and
went to France to fight for you, be
sides the now dead Englishmen, AMI
the Frenchman who will never smile
again
II you are not awake yet think Of
the girls in the Department Stores
and the telephone and telegraph OPP
orators. who bought $4,000 Libert,
Bond of each issue out Of their $1,000
to $14.00 week.
In charity, we will assume tina,
you are now awake.
All you are asked to do is to speed
up production in your business, con
tribute to the national wealth, worh
harder, economic in the household
cut out senseless pleasures-ever
pleasures which though harmless ir
themselves, can still be done with
out. Save every cent you can. l.
you have not bought a Liberty Bond
go and get one now at the bank. il
ordsr that you may not be branded
Stacker And whatever you do, re
member that early next year you viii
pc called upon to subscribe to anoth
er Liberty Loan.
What say YOU? Are you awake now?
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-12-20
GET THIS
THING STRAIGHT

Why don't the Government ar
range short term Loans? People
don't care to tie up their money 70,
ten, twenty, or thirty years."
How often do you hear these
words. Sometimes people say thes,
things because they really do no,
understand the situation, and some
times they say them because the,
think it forms a good excuse for NO,
subscribing to the Liberty Loan.
In either case, they are wrong.
1t is just as easy to get at thu
money invested in Liberty Bonds
when the term for repayment is thirt,
years. as when it is ten years.
Very few of the Bonds sold TODAY
will be held by the original purchase,
when the Bonds are redeemed by tn.
Government. Many purchasers viii
die. many will deed away their Bonds
many will sell, and probably sell al
. profit, II only they will hold thu
Bonds until the war IL over.
When you buy bond you do 1t with
the idea of lending the money t.
your Government for just as long a,
you can conveniently, without hurn
ing yourself or your business. Whe,
you cannot lend this money any lons
er. then sell your Bond to some ON,
else
Remember just two thinxs--as Ion,
as you hold the Bond and the Gov
eminent has the use OF the money
you are doing a sensible. patrioti.
act. and drawing 40 interest. Whe,
you pass the Bond to some one else
You have ceased to help your Conn
try, you have placed, your responsi
Dilities as an American citizen mo,
somebody else's shoulders. and hav,
given up the safest investment i,
the world.
Your banker still has some Libert,
Bonds on hand which he can sol
you. Go and talk it over with him
He viii tell you that you could mo
possibly do as well with your money
as cy purchasing these Bonds.