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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-05-12
Beatrice ODER, Efie Ober, Thelma Mid

Beatrice ODER, Effie ODER, Thelma Mid
dleton.
Oak Grove-t1l Margie Sandifer, Luz
Their Parish, Leathan Chandler, Curtis
McDavid. (2) Ruth Chandler, William
Futrell. 90 Mary Parish, Viola Parish,
Esther Chandler.
Bentley = % Vandy Boyt, Oliver
Hart, Charley Lasyone, Clinton Turner,
Lexie Lewis, Nicola Harrington, James
Collins. (2) Troy Lewis, Grant TORY,
Fannie Davis. (3) Florence Brown,
Linnie Hart, Nancy Morris.
Prospect-Q) LESSEE Thompson, Sallie
Crooks, Ella Brister, Ollie Darlington,
Clarence ---. ,(2) Ida Thompson,
Fannie TORY, Luther Wilbanks, Dion
Teddlie, Cecil Clines.
Fairmount-t2) Velma LaCroix. (3)
Pattie LaCroix, Cetil Flanagan. Odell
Flanagan, Claud Duncan, Earl Flana-
gan.
Fish Creek-(1) Hilman Nugent, Of
tie Nugent, Ernest Roster.
New Hope-(2) Carl Anderson, Alma
Drewett.
Verda High School-t2i Aubrey Dew
lit, Jessie O'Quinn, Ruby Worsham,
Elby McIlwain, Guy McGinty, Buford
Lashley. Myrtle Preuett, Opal Worsh-
am, AdoIph Courtney, Inez Fletcher.
49, Wayne Fletcher, Otis Chelette, Ora
Lee Ferris, Lille McMills, frankie Ar
rington, BERTHE McMilican, Dewey Kill
lingsworth, Owen Hutchinson, owen
Fletcher, Bert Harrison. Matte Ted
die, Elesa Hughes, LESSEE Oliver, Ber-
tina Hutchinson. Ethel Purvis, Bette
Purvis, Flora Stevens, Lou Adams.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-05-12
sloan's Liniment For Rheumatism.

The torture of rheumatism, the pains
and aches that make life unbearable
are relieved by Sloan's Lihiment,
clean clear liquid that is easy to apply
and more effective than mussy plasters
or ointments because it penetrates
quickly without rubbing. For the
many pains and aches following ex-
posure, strains, sprains and muscle
soreness, Sloan's LIniment is promptly
effective. Always have bottle handy
for govt, lumbago, toothache, back
ache, stiff neck and all external pains.
At Druggist, 25c. -Adv.-l.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-05-12
Spring Colds are Dangerous.

Sudden changes of temperature and
underwear bring spring colds with stuff
ed up head, sore throat and general
cold symptoms. A dose of DIR. Kings
New Discovery is sure relief, this hap
by combination of antiseptic balsams
clears the head, soothes the irritated
membranes and what might have been
lingering cold is broken up. Don't
stop treatment when relief is first felt
as half cured cold is dangerous. Take
DR.. Dings New Discovery till your
cold is one.-Ady.-l.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-05-12
H. GOODWIN, Secretary.

Mr.. 7. c. Wheadon, presi-
dent of the police jury of Rapides
parish, and Mr.. 7. w. Barrett,
police juror of the Pineville ward,
We're visitors to Colfax on Tues
day. They came over the route
OF the Jefferson Highway, on
which the road outfit and teams
OF Rapides parish are now at
work between Camp Stafford and
the Grant parish line.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-05-12

Even if the war should end
this year, which seems quite
doubtful at this time, the Ameri-
can Institute of agriculture says
the United States must apply
strict food measures. The short
age of food for this year is a GER
tainty, and it can hardly be great
ly helped for a year or two after
peace is declared.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-05-12
Domestic Women of Montgomery
Give Banquet,

Saturday night, April %, was
a scene of festivity at Montgom-
cry high school where the Do
nestle Women gave a banquet
to the patrons of the school and
town officers. The guests assem-
bled in couples, old and young, to
enjoy the occasion, nor could
their faces fail so show pleasure
as their number increased.
Down the hall were long white
tables tastefully decorated with
sprays of Montgomery's roses
and honeysuckles. Several girls
wearing white aprons and caps
displayed newly acquired skill
in serving guests in such num-
bers. There were four courses,
soup, meat, salad and desert. A
guessing contest helped the time
pass quickly. All too soon they
were leaving, with many words
of appreciation for the evenings
pleasures. And as they were go
ing home they thought of the
good things the Domestic Wo-
men had done for the commune
ty, and rightly wished them
selves members. x
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-05-12


DR.. d. V. Donaldson, Messrs.
T. B. Morgan, Odus Watson and
Smith, building committee for
the Dry Prong school, were in
Colfax last Tuesday inspecting
our handsome school buildings.
They went from here to Mont
gomery to inspect the building
at that place, and will probably
visit other schools before adopt
ing plans for the fine $40, 900
school building which is to be-
erected at Dry Prong.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-05-12

We are sorry to learn of the
death of the little three-year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Dow
Wardlow, which occurred in Mont
gomery last Sunday morning.
The remains were laid to rest at
Montgomery last Monday, Revs.
c. V. Breithaupt and w. S. Hen
ry conducting the burial services.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-05-12

When you have backache the liver
or kidney are sure to be out of gear.
Try Sanol, it does wonders for the
liver kidneys and bladder. A trial
S5c bottle will convince you. Get it
at the drug store.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-05-12
Grant Parish
Will Celebrate
Big Barbecue i'm Honor of Voting
$3.50. 900 to Build 33-Miles of
Highway rendered the
SOciability Run.

score or more of the members OF
the Grant Parish Jefferson High
way Association, together with
several members of the Ladies
Auxiliary Committee, met in the
Hobby of the Brinker hotel at s
p. m. on Monday. May Z.
Chairman T.. III. Teal called the
meeting to order and requested
the secretary to read several
communications from Manager
]. d. Clarkson and other high
way authorities relative to the
Jefferson Highway Sociability
Relay Run. The run is to leave
Winnipeg, Canada, on Monday.
May IA, and is to pass through
Colfax on Monday. May, %, be-
tween 3:15 p. m. and 4:45 p. M,
on the run south to New Orleans.
The return trip north from New
Orleans will reach ColfaX at 1915
noon on Thursday, June z.
On arriving at Colfax June z,
the run Will be halted two hours,
in order to enjoy the big barbe-
cue that the citizens of Colfax
and vicinity will tender to the
highway party and all corners on
that day.
In response to Mr.. Clarkson's
requests that Colfax furnish es-
cort cars on the run south May
%, from Colfax to Alexandria,
Messrs. ]. H. McNeely, John
Randolph and w. D. Lurry and
Mrs. Louise LaCroix each vol
unteered to furnish cars for the
occasion.
The secretary was requested
to communicate with the author
tiles of Pineville and Rigolette
wards and ask them to act in
concert with Grant parish in pre-
pairing the highway for the socia-
bility run.
Messrs. }. H. McNeely, John
Randolph and Capt. Teal each
volunteered to furnish a beef for
the barbecue on June z. Mr.. T..
C. Bush said he would furnish a
dozen kids for the occasion, while
it was announced that others
would furnish a dozen or more
lmuttons. 1t was decided that a
thousand loaves of bread should
be provided, and also that sever
al barrels of ice water be placed
conveniently on the grounds.
Finance Committe-W.D. Lur-
ry. j. T. McMurry and Jno. A.
Williams were appointed as a
committee on finance, and Mr..
AL Sheriff. announced that he
would start the committee off
with a contribution of $4,000.
Arrangement Committee.
W. Duncan, w. A. Brownlee and
G. H. Mcknight.
General Manager. H. Nc
Nicely.
Address of Welcome-Jno. A.
Williams.
1t was decided that the Ladies'
Auxiliary Committe should have
charge of the decorations, tables,
ETC., with authority to appoint
their own committees to solicit
contributions of basket supplies,
chickens, salads, cakes. pies, etc.
Ladies' Auxiliary Committee
Mrs. ]. T. McMurry. Mrs. G.
H. Mcknight. Mrs. w. D. Lur-
ry, Mrs. VIM. LaCroix, Mrs. L.
H. Johnston and Mrs. L. B. Gay.
The meeting then adjourned
subject to call of the chairman.
c. H. TEAL, Chairman.
H. GOODWIN, Secretary.
Mr.. t. c.. Wheadon. presi-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-05-12
Better Babies Contest at Montgomery.

ever held in Grant parish, La,
was the Better Babies Contest, y
held at Montgomery on May a,
| 1917, under the auspices of the
! Domestic Women's Club. Miss
Bertha ]. Treen, contest superln-
tendent. conducted the contest,
in which seventeen babies were
examined.
The whole town and commun-
lily attended and took great in
terest in the contest. School
work was dismissed for the af-
ternoon and the students partici-
pated in the May pole dance and
preparedness para d e, which
beautifully combined the national
and better baby work, and
brought out the idea of "Prepar-
ing for Citizenship During In
fancy"
The girls in the home economic
classes served on the program
and as nurses, and assisted most
excellently in work of examin-
ing over fifty students of the
school in the morning by the eye,
ear, nose and throat specialist.
DIR. Boaz, of Shreveport, and
seventeen babies in the after
noon.
Miss Parker, the visiting nurse
of the child Hygiene Department,
sent out by the State Board of
Health, and four local physicians
assisted DIR. Boaz in making ex-
aminations, using the score card
and carrying out the instructions
of the better babies bureau. The
child who made the highest score
has been raised by the directors
of this bureau, which we feel
will show to mothers the good in
scientific raising children.
j. r. HUMPHREYS, Jr. the sue
cessful contestant, won the bronze
medal given by the Woman's
Home Companion, and the $500
lgold piece given by the Metro
politian Life Insurance Co.
Each mother received a GER
tificate with the score her child
made, and the highest scoring
boy and girl in each Of the d.
visions deceived a diploma. No
one in girls LIST division, boys 3rd
division and boys 5th division
scored 80, and therefore could
not be awarded diplomas.
The awards were as follows:
j. R. HUMPHREYS, Jr., boys 1st
division, score Sc.
VIM. Payne Harrison, boys End
division, score 95.5.
Bonnie Tyson, girl End division
score "a.
Lille Eugenia Shumate, girls
3rd division, score 90.5.
Doris Harrison, girl 4th d.
vision, score 95.
Jack Dean, boys 4th division,
score SO.
Thedora Tennie Dyson, girls
9Th division, score 95.
After the parade the parents
and children went up into the
auditorium and heard splendid
talks by Drs. Bates and Woodall
and Miss Parker. Diplomas and
certificates were given to mothers
who with their babies were seat
ed on the stage. Valuable liter
ature from the w. S. Child Bu-
reau, State Board of Health, in
surance companies, etc., were
given toparents.
The success was so great that
the people of Montgomery want
to make Baby Day an annual af-
fair here. We are sure we can
be more successful another year
and handle more babies, as we
shall know better what to do.
The Domestic Woman's Club
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-05-12

Mr.. j. w. Duncan has. been
confined to his room this week
with an attack of infiamatory
rheumatism.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-30
WAR DEATHS, SEVEN PER CENT.

One of the tricks of pro-Germans is to whisper
it about that soldier sent abroad signs his own
death warrant Fighting sometimes I'M
thinkingy aid the deception by repeating inexact
trench gossip that this that command is shot
to pieces with an incredible death-list.
Secretary of War Baker sets such stories at
rest in his letter to Senator Salisbury, stating
that of the total number of British soldiers in the
expeditionary forces about per cent. have been
killed in action or died of wounds up to June l.
Improved tactics and the swiftly mounting AL
lied superiority in artillery are still reducing
the percentage of losses.
British losses in the retreat from Mons were
heavy, though four-fifths of them were in the
wounded" and missing columns. Many
French regiments have Jared as badly. The fate
of the Princess Patricia Canadians was war
tragedy that will long be remembered, but it was
an unnecessary tragedy. We have come to diff
ferent conditions, when commanders use artillery
to save their men--and have it to use.
The American people, as Secretary Baker says
fare not children to be frightened out of the path
Of duty Yet no one need fear that the path of
duty is the sure path Of death. When at parting
the boy soldier says, "Don't worry I'll get back
all right, = the chances are-unless the war lasts
more than three years longer - fourteen to one
that he will
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-30

We treated those had with Us over the last
weekend hospitality that want to take care
al many Of the larger number possible and
there lots of homes in the city not called upon
last Saturday that can join IN this hospitality
and will undoubtedly do SO when they realize
Low badly it will be needed
Ask anybody who entertained soldiers last Sat
urday ana Sunday and We think you will find
they enjoyed IL just as much as the boys did,
that they were agrceably surprised That will
be- your experience, too. once the ice is broken.
and YOU can break it by listing your home with
the soldiers entertainment committee at the
Chamber Of Commerce. Do that right away, so
YOU can help out this week.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-30
TREATING EN- RIGHT.

. The happiest crowd of soldiers in the United
States last Saturday and Sunday, we'll wager,
were the thousand more who visited Olympia.
You could see it in all their faces hear it in all
their conversations, note it in all their acts and
generally jolly appearance. For the citizens OF
Olympia had literally opened up their homes to
them and taken them in, and it was the first time
since they had reached camp that any city had
treated them so Hospitality. The citizens of Olym-
pia on their part, seem to feel just as glad that
they could entertain those boys and to have found
great pleasure in the JOY they gave them.
Olympia has started off in great style on its
large scale entertainment of the visiting soldiers
and its citizens deserve the highest praise for the
wholeheartedness with which they extended that
welcome There was nothing narrow, nothing
selfish, nothing hesitating about it, but remark
ably open-hearted reception, and there were tears
Of gladness in the eyes of many of those boys as
they thanked their hosts and hostesess or the gem
eral committee as they said goodby-tears and
gladness that more than repaid all the effort or
Inconvenience that may have been caused.
One of those big husky fellows, " a man s man., =
summed it all up in talking with the committee
Sunday evening m going to France and I'm
going to do my part, = he said. I'm not afraid
"a any herman ~ Ouncn 81 0ermdns tndt . over
there. But when sat down at the table in BIS
hours this noon and saw what those people had
1xed up for me, just broke down and cried It
- ~ hrst bit Of home I'd had since ] landed
- canlp three months 40
II yon didn't happen to have boy or two or
three * Tom, With yon last Saturday and Sun
Az, = lots Of families in Olympia didshave, if
\ YOU missed seeing the JOY and gratefulness that
beaned forth from all those boys, don't miss it
/ aesin Phone down 70 the Chamber Of Commerce
"a teIl them yon want boy Or two this coming
Saturday and Snnday-you viii be more than
yspaid when yon ses the happiness yon are Civ
~ them, and there viii BE mother. or two
ssonewhere in the United States whose hearts
VII ven up with thankfulness for the touch Of
4 home ypu have given their boys.
Go ia the phone right now--don't wait
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-30
AID IxEA1nso IN soUARI.

There was another thing those boys appreciat-
"a greatly merchant in Olympia tried to
s*hold them up when they bought something,
ard II vas new experience for them, for every
where else they have gone, they say, they have
felt, st least, that they have been overcharged
They don't mind paying for what they get, fact
= they want to pay for it, would rather pay for
II, but they want their moneys worth, too. That
they got ii Olympia; hence they have very
friendly feeling toward Olympia and its business
man On this account, too.
Some hsngers-on in the jitneys bus field around
here and some outsiders who came here for a
shilling tried to and in some cases did hold
up the soldiers in Transporting them to the
dance Al the Tumwater club Saturday evening,
but they were promptly squelched by the COM
mittse and local business men joined heartily in
approving that action. That feature Of the stu
alton viii be watched with great care in the fu-
ture
A soldier should pay and is willing to pay just
as much as anybody else for whatever he wants.
but he should not pay any more. Our merchants
have started ont with the right idea and we have
no doubt that they will continue. 1t is few out
aiders dipping in that will need watching
our local people are all right
inst talk to few Of those boys about other
cities and you II see.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-30
GENERAL IRONS COMMANDS.
Succeeds General Greene, Who Goes
East on Temporary Assignment.

Brigadier-General I. A. Irons is
commander at Camp Lewis and is
directing its $4,000 men during the
temporary absence of Major-General
H. A. Greene, who left Saturday on
a temporary assignment to one of the
Eastern camps.
General Irons is one of the verer-
ans Of the army, having seen service
since the early sos. He commanded
the Notifications at Pearl Harbor,
Hawaii. and was military attache of
the American embassy at Toxic until
again assigned to active duty He
returned to America with the Japa-
nese mission and toured the United
States with that body, arriving at
Camp Lewis several weeks later than
Generals F. 8. Foltz and H. D. Styer,
fellow brigadier commanders.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-30

man of the executive committee and
reelected chairman of the chapter.
The secretary was reelected. The
vice-chairman and treasurer having
resigned, Mr.. c. A. Rose was elected
vice-chairman and Mr.. C. B. Mann,
treasurer.
The regular monthly meetings OF
the executive committee will hereaf-
ter be held on the first Wednesday OF
ach month, at 10 o'clock a. m. in the
rooms Of the Chamber of Commerce
These and all other meetings of the
Olympia Red Cross are open to the
public, and it is hoped that so far az
possible the public will attend them
Remember. this is your work, and
cannot be accomplished without your
cooperation.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-30
BUCKMG THE REAL THING.

Seattle has awakened to the fact that she can
not fool with the United States government
Some weeks ago General Greene, head Of the can
Torment at Camp Lewis, served notice on the city
that it was too immoral place for his soldiers to
visit and that unless real cleanup of the unde-
sirables was made at once he would issue an or
der prohibiting further visits. Mayor Gill
through his police department attempted to make
showing which he thought might satisfy Cen
eral Greene, but last week the latter threw a
bombshell into the city by placing an embargo
on Seattle preventing soldiers from visiting the
city except on written permission. That embar-
60 viii stand until conditions are improved, and
it is not beyond the realms Of likelihood that in
the improvement process Hi Gill will fall by the
waysde, as well as his chief Of police. Seattle is
bucking the real thing now.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-30
RED CROSS ACTIVITIES
Contributed by
MISS LOUISE AVER,
Secretary Olympia Chapter.

With Seattle quarantined as unfit
to receive our soldier boys, and Taco
ma needing the help Of the army to
destroy the illicit liquor business, 1t
is delightful to feel that Olympia is
not only safe for them, but gives
them q happy, "homey" time.
They like to come here-they say
so. and say they will come az often az
they can. They are so glad to be
taken into home, to live for a little
time with a family, to have nice
dinner and sleep between white
sheets. You see, these are not mil
itant" boys; such enlisted. These
are for the most part just home boys,
who had given little or no thought to
world affairs, who wanted to live nor
NAL lives, who have gone into the
army without any mental prepare
ton. and the process Of adjustment
is very hard for them. eea
Don't fear that the few kindnesses
and attentions that we can bestow
upon them will make them soft. "
Not BIT of it-they will be all the
better soldiers for feeling that the
sacrifices they will make are not I'M
appreciated by those for whom they
are making them.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-30
Hazard Now . Captain.

Local friends received word this
week that O, P. Hazard, former
Olympian and graduate Of the local
high school In the class Of 1895, has
been promoted from major to cap
tain in the regular army. Captain
Hazard and brother Russell served
during the Spanish-American war
under General Funston and assisted
In the. capture Of Aguinaldo. His
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Haz-
zard, now live at ClaQuato.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-30
APT TO BE swAMPED.

Olympia made SO favorable an impression upon
the soldiers who visited us last week that there
isn't any question but what it is going to be lit
orally flooded with soldiers from now on, espec-
ialiy since better transportation facilities have
been provided. That means we are going to have
8 lob on our hands to take care of them, which
~ tprn means that every family that can, even
oVnrh Temporary Inconvenience for day or
80 each week. must extend accommodations.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-30
Perhaps Manager Doraqh Of the local telephone

Perhaps Manager Doragh of the local telephone
company can square his conscience over the
treatment he handed the operators who sought to
return to work this week under the agreement
effected by the government, which the company
processes to have signed, but it's very elastic if
he can. The average American likes q square
deal" and expects company as well as an indi
vidual to keep it's word, and not even corpora
ton lawyer, let alone manager who jumps on
the end of string pulled out Of Seattle, could
convince an outsider that the company played
square in this instance Apparently it hasn't any
intention Of doing so. After ALL it's just another
instance Of how this concern continually rides
over a long suffering public.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-30
Praises Women Of West.

Our chief, Mr.. Dawson, who was in
Seattle recently, writes: II was very
much impressed with the spirit
shown and the evidence Of an increas-
ing appreciation of the seriousness of
the war situation on the part of the
people. The reception rendered our
parties at all points was most cor
dial; and there was every indication
that the public desires the develop
ment Of the Red Cross work to the
fullest possible extent. The women
Of the West are certainly modified
for the work."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-11-30

e It was a crushing defeat which overlook the
pacifst-Socmlst element in the convention of the
American Federation of Labor last week at Buff
falo-buried under shouting and cheering vote
of many thousands to few hundreds There
have been few demonstrations more impressive OF
American solidarity in the war than this which
followed Samuel Gompers's blazing and uncom-
promising address the mighty issues involved
as affecting democracy and humanity in the
world.