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eashed or deposited
@. How often do get this inter
@. II necessary. could borrow
money on these bonds?
A. yes; United states Government
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-09
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News q, sns Town ano Village roH
briefly for Busy Readers

Miss Rebecca Hyde of North Adams
was the guest of relatives in the vii
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-09

Can we help? YES IF we are not the proper
age to enroll for the NATIONAL ARMY we
can at least register our approvalof our righteous
cause, uphold the flag of our country and help
supply the 'sinews of war" by subscribing to
the Second Liberty Loan
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ARE you HELPING

CONTINUED from first page)
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-14
The Crane Of Brazil"


A notable feature of gardens within
a certain area about Rio de Janeiro II
the jaboticaba tree. The delicious fruit
is often known as the grape Of Bra.
I'll" on account of its appearance, and,
as described in a bulletin Of the United
States department Of agriculture, Is
conspicuous from its peculiar habit Of
growing directly upon the bark, not
only Of the small limbs but even Of
the trunk and exposed roots. The tree,
growing to a height Of IS to 40 feet,
branches freely close to the ground,
spreading into symmetrical leafy top
of great beauty. The flowers, produced
singly and in clusters, often cover the
entire bark above the ground. The
fruit develops rapidly to diameter OF
half an inch to an inch and half, has
deep maroen-purpIe color, is covered
with thick, rather tough skin charged
with colOring matter and much tannin,
and contains the translucent juicy
pulp, having an agreeable vinous fla
vOr suggestive of the Muscatine grape.
One to four flattened oval seeds, q
quarter of an inch long, are inclosed
in this pulp. The fruit tempts one to
eat indefinitely, the complaint being
that it is impossible to satisfy ones
appetite on jabOticabas.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-14
Queer Sort Of Butter,

A queer sort of butter is obtained II
Trinidad, where cows and cream are
scarce. This butter is the boiled-down
fat Of a bird called the guacharo. The
Illustrated World says that this bird
lives In the darkest caves, and seldom
Is seen In the daylight. The young
birds are extremely plump and from
them is obtained rich fat, the natives
very good substitute for butter. The
birds are taken from their nests when
two or three weeks old. After they
are killed, they are put on to boil, not
In water, but in their own fat. The
natives experience some difficulty in
getting at the nests Of the guacharo
for they must creep through caves and
wade through stagnant pools to reach
their prey. The full-grown guacharo 10
50 timid that no one ever has been able
to photograph living specimen.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-14
KEEP THE CHILDREN AT HOME

Two new cases of diphtheria have
been reported since the meeting OF
the Municipal Board of Health Wed
nesday night. These two cases in
two days are one half the rate at
which cases were reported during the
four previous days, but they indicate
that the disease is still prevalent and
that the Boards decision to enforce
certain restrictions was wise, indeed.
Diphtheria is dread disease even
though the progress Of the medical
profession has lessened the fatalities
. which heretofore followed its appear
ance. Medical science and it's re-
searches is also responsible for the
legal force with which local boards
of health are empowered as the quar-
antine laws and the discriminatory
closing of public places because of
a threatened epidemic have been de-
monstrated to be of absolute neces-
sity in stamping out contagious and
infectious diseases. Because of the
grave steps that have been taken in
Morgan City to prevent spread of
the few reported cases Of diphtheria,
every parent should aid the move
ment by giving the strictest atten-
ton to their children and immediate
ly reporting symptoms Of illness to
their physician, and by keeping every
child off the street.
It is of especial Importance that
parents keep their children off of the
streets during the time that the diph-
iberia restrictions are in force. The
members of the Board Of Health have
issued through the press their rules
in regard to public assemblies and
they are now giving out further
warning to the parents that the chill
dren must be kept at home until all
the public safety is again assured and
until it is again advisable to open
the schools and other public places
to children. This warning has been
made to the parents and the Board
of Health are in earnest in the mat
ter. They now supplement their
former suggestions to parents by the
positive injunction to keep all chill
dren at home voluntarily or they will
otherwise be forced to do so by the
officials.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-14

whats the trouble, sergeantT
IT'S the new recruit, SORT. Shure,
! tould him to mark time in the drill
room till Oh came back and he's
scratched up tn face Of the clock wild
Q pencil"
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-14
WAR COSTLY NOW
Artillery Expense of Modern Army
Corps $4,000 a Day.
Outlay In Gun Metal and Powder 70
Heavy and Vast Amount OF Ma
teriaI 10 Required for
the Trenches.

When it is remembered that there
are today under arms more than a.
100000 soldiers in the European war.
the immensely of the task of keeping
them supplied with the munitions
with which they wage war will ap-
pear. 1t has been estimated that 1t
costs approximately 500 to outfit a
soldier. OF this $25 goes for gun
and $35 for his 1000 rounds Of car
tridges. The average life of uniform
under modern service conditions Is
very short; that Of the ordinary rifle
is six months. In all Of the history
Of war there never has been such a
rapid exhaustion Of all Of the materi-
ais with which it is made, says the Ma
tional Geographic Society Bulletin.
A 75-centimeter gun can fire about
400 projectiles day. Each Of these
projectiles costs approximately Sc.
Counting this and the depreciation Of
the gun, which is particularly rapid,
the daily outlay for its operation
amounts to $27OO. 1t is estimated that
the 100 75-centimeter cannon in an
army corps, fired all day, cost in mu-
nitions and depreciation 100000. In
addition to this, each army corps has
about forty pieces Of heavy artillery.
Explosives and depreciation for sin
gle days work for them totals $780,
coo, making the total artillery expense
of an army corps $4,000 a day.
If the outlay in gun metal and pow
der is heavy, it is no more so than the
outlay for materials demanded by the
present necessities of trench warfare.
An officer who has studied this phase
of the present war carefully says that
to put trench in a state fit for Occu-
patton in winter requires 100000
running feet of 3 by timber, $4,000
running feet of corrugated iron, $780,
600 Sandbags weighing 1000 tons and
$4,000 standards and pickets to the
mile. In addition to this, 900 miles
Of barbed wire has to be used, weigh
ing 40 tons. When one stops to re-
call the hundreds of miles Of trenches
which stretch across Europe in diff.
ferent directions and how often sec
tons Of these trenches have to be re,
built, he can gain some idea Of the
amount Of material re.
CURED in their Quitting.
Another picture of the vastness Of
the munitioning trade and the i'm.
Of the task Of keeping the |
armies In the field and In fighting con- |
dition may be had from the statement
that there are now more than 1000 con. |
trOlled munition plants in Great Brit |
ain alone. OF these 10 out of 20 new.
er produced war materials before the
war broke out. They employ nearly
). 100000 men and nearly 10000 WON.
en-. The vastness Of the industry in
England is not out Of proportion to
that in France. Although Germany
holds 20 per cent Of Frances coal and
some so per cent Of its iron, France
has been able, BY the opening up Of
lew furnaces and by immense impor.
.ations Of ore and pig metal, largely
% overcome this handicap.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-14
FORESTRY REGIMENT
TOSERVE IN FRANCE

New Orleans, La, Sept. lahore
than half hundred applications for
enlistment in the new forestry regi-
ment now being organized for ser
vice in France have been received
by King X. Pullen, enlisting officer
for Louisiana, with headquarters at
the Southern Pine Association, this
city, during the past two days as a
result of the recruiting campaign
which began this week.
Fifteen hundred men will be need
ed Immediately for this service, and
eventually $4,000 will be called to
the colors. Work to be done by this
regiment and subsequent similar
regiments to- be organized is to con-
struct and operate saw mills oversee
and to secure timbers and lumber
for the various needs Of the Ameri-
can and allied armies. The opera
tons will be conducted in the tim
bered regions of France.
All recruits will be enlisted as pri-
Yates.
Applicants for listing must meet
the following requirements:
(a) Color: White.
(b) Age: Have reached their
18th birthday and not have passed
their 41st birthday.
(c) Physically able to pass the
regular army examination.
(d) Trustworthiness and loyalty |
must be unquestioned. Austrians, !
alien Germans, Bulgarians and Turks |
will not be accepted.
(e) Thoroughly experienced as a
woods or mill worker. Listing Of
ficers will endeavor as far as prac-
ticable to secure an equal number of |
each.
(f) An applicant with dependents
will not be accepted unless he pre-
,ent a certificate, satisfactory to the
recruiting officer, signed by him and
lis adult dependents, that they will
lot call on the United States for fl
lancial support during the appli-
ants period of enlistment.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-14

Story or if your order does not
reach us until the 18th. 18th or 10Th,
we will mail you the back copies
with the start of the story, showing
the original letter reproduced in the
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-14
EXCERPTS FROM THE
DEVILS DICTIONARY
By Thomas Addison
of The Vieilantos.

Pro-German-a wart developed by
the war; dangerous unless speedily
removed.
Slacker-oone who is willing to
''let George do it," a plain coward.
Exemptionist-one who suddenly
discovers that he has dependents
whom he never gave thought to be-
fore; hard boiled egg turned soft.
I Pacifist-a peace bargain hun
ter; one who would explain away
an insult to his mother.
Profiteer-a thief in broadcloth.
g, O, -abbreviation of. Cons
kcientious Director; one who quotes
THE Bible to support his position,
and neglects to quote it where it
puts him in wrong.
Peace .Talk-pink pabulum for
pale patriots"
Sedition- one of the arts prac-
ticed by the pro-German press of
America.
, Bluff-a German name for Anne
rican valor; also step headland,
such as precipitated certain swine
into the sea and destroyed them.
Freedom of the Prcss-a license
to vilify America and get away with
it; to abuse a generous confidence.
Status Quo Anita German
quack medicine to receive the pa
tient Of artillery scleross; made on
~ in Berlin.
Boche-a butcher; disqualified by
law for (internationaD jury duty.
Kaiserism-a disease requiring
certain powerful powders and pei
lets to eliminate.
Autocarcy-the right to do as
you'd-please, and ask blessing on
It. See Ne und Colt.
DSJordan-a doctor of something:
one who pours peace drugs Of which
he knows little into bodies polite Of
Which he knows less. apologies to
Y. Voltaire.)
Submarine-an American inven-
ion perfected in Germany, and per-
verted into tool for the murder Of
women and children.
Hell-a made in Germany"
rade-mark. $50.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-14

An exchange says: The Dutch
scientist who built a room with vac
cuum walls to give him quiet went to
unnecessary trouble and expense.
Most any business house thai does
not ADVERTISE could meet his
need.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-14

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Special Notice

GERMAN KAISER'S own hand
writing.
Don't delay sending your order at
once, let the nnony come later next
week.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-14

The food that one eats has a lot
to do with the way one behaves.
The person that is properly fed is
apt to be possessed of an even tenn
per. The meats we sell will. coax
mtaltime smile from a confirmed
crouch.
Octave J. Delaune
PHONE NO.u
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-14

Due to the lateness of this adver-
tisement, The Item will accept your
order by letter or postal card and
will start your paper in time for you
to get the start Of Mr.. Cerard's
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-07
WIRELESS PLANTS
ARE TAKEN OVER
ALL STATIONS IN THE UNITED
STATES NOW UNDER CON-
TROL OF THE NAVY.
Several Hundred Private Amateur
stations Are Closed and Dis
mantiesi--rhe Navy
in Charge.

WASHINGTON. April shortly
after noon today the navy depart
ment completed its task OF taking
over all wireless stations in the Uni
ted States and its possessions,
In all fifty-siy wireless stations
heretofore used for commercial pur-
poses are now under complete con-
troll of the navy department. The
army wireless stations, of course,
still remain under the control OF the
war department.
The navy department is now en-
gaged in closing and dismantling all
private amateur stations through
out the country and its possessions
Completion of this plan authorized
by executive order placed the wire
less systems of the nation under
complete control OF the navy depart
ment.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-07
MAY STAGE
COAST RAID
STRANGE CRAFT Is REPORTED
TO HAVE BEEN SIGHTED
OFF NANTUCKET.
THOUGHT TO Be RAIDER
Ship Believed to BE German Raider
Reported Sighted Off Nantucket
Shoals-Shipping Is
Notified.

WASHINGTON, April THE ma
Wy department learned today of a
strange craft off Nantucket light
ship. The department did not give
out the time the vessel was seen or
from what source it obtained the in
formation.
Her nationality is not as yet
known it was officially stated.
That Germany may stage some
thing spectacular against America in
the next few days such as rspe-
tition of the U-53s visits the
confident belief of some officials to-
day.
The navy department. however.
can be said to be on the full look
out for just such a move. Every
thing is being done to check up on
Germany moves. Light houses and
light ships have been modified with
the navy and ordered to report any
suspicious incidents along the coast.
The navy received reports unof-
ficially today that raider is also
eff Virginia cape.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-07
RED F[AGGERS
At TACK WILSON
SOCIALISTS DECLARE THAT
COUNTRY NEEDLESSLY IN
VOLVED IN WAR.
IS DENOUNCED
Temporary Chairman of Convention
Declared Wilson Was Hypo-
critical In His pleas For
Peace--WaP Criminal.

ST. LOUIS. April 7.-Referring te
the administration Of President Will
son as hypocritical and saying thai
the socialist party has negef be
lieyed the statement that President
Wilson was a, peace loving man
Morris Hilquitt, temporary chair
man, opened the socialist convention
here at noon today.
The country has been violently
needlessly and criminally involved in
war;" he said. "and the unthinking
people believe our declaration OF
war is oniy manifestation. but there
will come a time when war will be-
come grim an horrible TO the peo-
pie of this country as it has to
Europe
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-07
CAMP
IS DESTROYED
FIRE EARLY TODAY DESTROYED
AMBULANCE CAMP AT
FORT BLISS.
INVESTIGATING THE ORIGIN
The Fire Is Believed to Have Been
OF Incendiary Origin-Telep-
hone Wires Were Cut
During Night.

Ell PiSD, Texas. April THE
entire camp Of the United States
field ambulance company A at Fort
Bliss was destroyed by fire, be-
licyed to have been Of incendiary
origin. early this morning. The
military authorities are inyestigat-
ing.
Telephone communication between
FL Paso and the outside world was
badly crippled today as the result
OF long distance wires being cut
last night. Sentries north OF the
seen tampering with wires, but
10th made their escape.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-07
FORCED To KISS AND
SALUTE TIE FLAG

LA JUNTA, Colo, April Tt lie
stern business of teaching peatrlot
ism to foreigners proceeds.
A local committee called on John
Golfer. asking contribution to buy
large American flag, TO be hung
as testimonial to la Junta's 10y
atty.
"You can take your --- flag
and go to hell with it," vas Gof-
fer's contribution.
The committee secured large
flag. forced Golfer to kneel in the
street and kiss it; then made him
stand and salute it until his arm
was tired.
Then Golfer was warned not to
insult the flag again, and released.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-07
NATION WIDE HUNT
FOR GERMAN SPIES
SUMMERTIME STARTS IN
ENGLAND DAY AFTER To-
MORROW WHETHER OR NO

LONDON, April 7.-Summertime
in England will start day after to-
morrow. Nature has nothing to say
about it, because the government de-
cides such things for her.
Times have changed since cellu-
ioid collars We're all the rage ans
automobiles only had two cylinders.
Like artificial ice and cold storage
eggs. the seasons have been taken
completely out of the hands OF Prov
idence.
Summertime starts April s, be-
cause on that date the clocks of the
realm will be set forward one hour
to save daylight. On September %
the clocks will be set back again,
and nature can suit herself about
the seasons for the rest of the year.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-07
SOME SOUTH AMERICAN
REprB,ICS REMAIN NEUTRAL

RT7ENOS AIRES, April Save
for Brazil and possibly Bolivia, dis
catches today from South American
p, 1'tals indicate that all the repuo-
lies are preparing to announce their
neutrality through the issuance on
speeifie proclamations,
conferences are in progress III
,,;oalIv all South American cap
itals
George Mitre, editor of La Nacion,
.oaoy cabled his congratulations to
president Wilson. explaining tha'
his purpose in part was TO Try 10
.,ssat the GOODNESS toward the Uni
led states exhibited by the Arsen-
tine government.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-07
BRAZIL MAKES
READY FOR BREAK
RELIEVED SOUTHERN REPUBLIC
GETTING READY FOR WAR
AGAINST GERMANY.
Eptire Commercial Fleet Seized for
Government Cse--t'erman anu
Austrian Legations Are
Guarded.

RIO DE JANEIRO, April THE
brazilian government has requls-
toned for governmental use the en-
tire fleet of the Compania CONNER
clio y Navigation. together with ali
docks and appurtenances for pur-
noses of national defense.
The German and Austrian lega-
tions have been put under guard.
prh,ie excitement is at a high
mitch against Germany and appar-
entity favors Brazil's alignment with
tha United States against Germany,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-07
ROUNDING Up
ENEMY ALIENS
SCORES OF ARRESTS HAVE Al
READY BEEN MADE AND OTH-
ERS ARE TO FOLLOW.
SECRET SERVICE IS BUSY
Agents OF the Department Of Justice
Are Rounding Up German Spies
in Every section Of C'funtry.
After the PiOtters.

WASHINGTON. Apr THE gov-
ernment roundup OF German plot-
ters and all enemies to the republic
is in full blast today. With scores
already having been arrested or be-
ing run down countless either arrests
will be made in a few days.
The enormity of this plotters' hunt
can be imagined when it IS remena-
bereti that statements were Recently
made on floor of the senate that
100000 German spies had woven
their intrigues in every section OF
this country.
While the chase is hot and Will
continue to be relentlessly carried On
against any aliens suspected Of ar
fording aid and comfort to the ma
tion's enemies officials again repeat
ed their declaration that s'weIl be-
having" aliens need have no appre-
hension that they will be molrsscsi.
Chief interest today centers ON
the men who have long been traileal
ard card intlexed because OF the r as
sociation with plotters' rings estab-
lished in various sections OF the
country by Captains Won Papen and
Boyd.
While the department of justice
and secret service agents worked In
deepest secrecy, refusing, for obvious
rasons, to disclose even the facts OF
arrests that have already been made,
it was taken for granted that an-
other chief object in the hunt is to
keep war time watch on hundreds OF
able to answer the call to the colors
that sounded in 1914.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-07
'[EN Of CREW
WERE KILLED
NTrRNEp SHIP AT GUAM DE-
sTROYED EARLY THIS
MORNING.
DDUT TO Be SEIZED
Bombs Exploded in Hold of Vessel
IL United States Marines Were
Going to Take Possession.
Crew Made Prisoners.

WASHINGTON, April - The
German interned cruiser Cormorant
has beer blown up by the crew in
he harbor of Guam. the navy de-
aartment announced today.
The ship was destroyed by the
Germans as United States marines
we're going To seize the vessel. Two
German warrant officers and five
German enlisted men were killed.
Twenty German officers, twelve
variant officers and :s21 enlisted
men on the vessel were made priso-
ncrS
The news reached the navy depart
ment this morning in "a radio dis
patch from the United States gov
ernar OF Guam.
No other details than the above
we're gwen out Immediately by the
navy department.. II was said that
there would he n fuller dispatch
later.
4 later official navy department
Statement mas issued as follows:
lhe German auxiliary cruiser
'ormofant was blown up in the
harper OF Apra i'm the Island OF
ouam today by the crew, the Cormo-
rant sinking at once.
ohe warrant officer and one en-
's'ed man are dead. One warrant
%ieef and four enlisted men are
"iss'g, twenty officers. twelve
'aifaiit Officers and 33i enlisted
"'u nave been made prisoners"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-07
MANY COMBA1s WITH
GERMAN SUBMARINES

LONDON, April More than
sixty nine comhats against German
submarines have taken place since
February l. and twenty-nine OF these
were in that period from February
q to March /, Lord Robert Cecil,
minister of blockade. stated today
The statement was evoked by a
request from the United Press.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-07
WHOLESALE POISONING
PLAN CHARGED TO TWO

CHICAGO. H., April Follow
ing several arrests of foreigners IN
Chicago's packing distritt, 100 addl-
tional armed guards were thrown
around Wilson 4 Company's plant
here TODAY. other packing con
Germs are erecting picket and baro-
cd wire fences around their plants
and adopting drastic precautionary
treasures,
The men under arrest are SAID 10
have planned wholesale poisoning q
neots consigned to the army ana
navy departments
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-07
SENDS GREETINGS
To The SLAvS
UNITED STATES SENDS MESSAGE
OF GREETING TO RUSSIAN
GOVERNMENT.
Deslaies 1t Has Arrayed Itself
Against the Greatest Enemy
of Democracy of
the World.

WASHINGTON, april 7.-America
today sent Russia greeting in
which it was declared that this
country arrays itself against the
greatest enemy of democracy os
the world. and expressed rejoicing
THAT the people of Russia have
merged into mighty democracy.
The message made a significant
plea for internal accord in Russia
in order to crush Germany.