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The Era-leader., 1917-03-01

Call to Citizen Tax Payers to Suggest the Best Way
Working the Public Roads of Washington Parish

WHEREAS There universal agitation the question
lin Washington Parish louisiana citizens contendng that the
working roads is wase and Inefficient and also believing that should
be made to surface some of our roads with gravel; and
WHEREAS The present funds for road
and sufficient and plan system for the Of
pose seems imperative; therefore,
citizen said Parish and especially the citizens from the
proposition attempt the surface
h Tuesday, the purpose of entering
discussion the subject Of road and Washington
Parish and the vsa sang roads gravel proper
raising therefor and for the further selecting
good roads committee cooperate with the Jury important
The list of citizens follows:
First Wad-Dpho Wallace w. Buo B Corkn, M
Hnnessy, Andrew Frcke J L. 3anhon and L. W. McDouglA
Brock M. Brumfed
Weakey N E. Smell F. M Burch and L. v.
j..
F. NJ Fanka
R J.
K
E. NJ
N H. Knight Rest
CIV W
[. H hampton
WdJ Jenkins, V.
H. b.
Bankson
Be singy Walter Thomas Tu Wilbur
W. T. Haey;F J., ".
rBurhW
Dr. MI dJ.R
The Era-leader., 1917-03-01
General News items IN Brief

British forces in France captur.
ed 1850 yards of German trenches.
Sir Edward Carson told the
House of Commons ways are be-
ing found to combat the German
submarine campaign.
Women agitators started a
strike riot in Philadelphia which
resulted in the death of one man
and the serious injury Of a mum.
ber of persons.
Edgar L. Calhoun, convicted of
manslaughter at Mansfield, La,
was sentenced to serve thirty
minutes in jail.
7. F. Davis, Yazoo City, presi.
cent, and ". G. Dufour, New
Orleans, ice-president, were
among the officers of the Federal
Land Bank at New Orleans as
announced in Washington.
The Missouri Pacific and the
Iron Mountain system passed
from Gould control with their
sale under foreclosure.
With the elimination of Gov.
Pleasant in the Louisiana federal
judgship race, E. H: Randolph,
Of Shreveport, seemed to be the
probable choice for the post.
Washington believed another
election in Cuba may be necessary
to prevent a serious revolution.
Railroad officials said the Mar.
di Gras travel to and from New
Orleans established a new record,
An Associated Press dispatch
from Europe said it has become
thelsettled policy Of the Entente
to end forever Germany's plans
Of colonial expansion.
The House rules committee vo.
ted for vindlcation of all officials
mentioned in connection with the
peace note ''leak."
Washington expected that a
report leading to a branch with
Austria. Hungary will be received
at any time.
Philip 'Ferlein, prominent in
the business and social life of
\ " Orleans, died Thursday af.
tex an illness Of weeks.
The Era-leader., 1917-03-01

Cuban government captured
Camaguey.
Additional gains were made by
the British troops in the Ancre
region of France.
A large Villista band was said
to be threatening Juarez.
The kentucky elevator at Louis
vile, with cars standing near,
was burned, causing 81 100000
loss.
Publishers began gathering in
Washington to consider the pro-
posal that the Federal Trade
Commission fix paper prices.
War taxation n Germany was
increased - Der cent in the new
budget jusl approved by the
Reichstag.
The House adopted the ,resolu.
ton to appropriate 100000 for
an investigation into the high
cost of food.
Premier Lloyd George urged
increased home production and
prohibition Of nonvictual imports
as means of coping with the sub
marine menace to Great Britain.
An American missionary, a
native of Louisiana, was one of
the victims of the French steam
ship Athos torpedoed in the Medi.
terranean.
Fourteen were killed and about
100 persons injured in electrical
and wind storms that swept Mis-
sissippi, Alabama and Georgia
last Friday.
The Argentine Republic Or
dered 2700 tons of Louisiana rice
as a solution Of the problem Of
the high cost of living.
A movement was started for
the building Of a packing house
in New Orleans to develop the
local live stock market.
The torpedoing of a number of
Dutch ships formed a sensational
feature in the submarine situation.
Only two persons survived
when all Italian transport carry
ing a thousand troops was tor
pedoed in the Mediterranean.
The Era-leader., 1917-03-01
Judge P. B. Carter concluded

Judge P. B. Carter concluded
the speaking by giving a most
interesting history of our town,
dating back to 1919, when John
D. Bickham decided 80 acres to
the parish of Washington, and
after measuring off one acre in
the exact center of the parish
and dedicatingit as the public
square and the cite for the court
house and jail, the remaining lots
were publicly cried off at S1.00
per lot, the first man speaking
getting the title. These lots were
Immediately settled upon but up
to 40 years ago there were only
127 inhabitants of the little city
OF FrankllntOn. IhlS numOer
grew very slowly until the rail-
road came in and now we num-
Der some 1000 all told.
At the conclusion of Judge
Carter's historical sketch the
audience rose with one accord and
Sang Star Spangled Banner then
dispersed without formality, and
it is hoped with a deeper patriot
ism and a stronger resolve to pull
together for the interest of our
town.
Thanks were accorded Mes
danes NJ. W. OFT and T. J. Hayes
and Mayor Sheridan for the in
teresting program furnished.
The Era-leader., 1917-03-01
Heart Attack Fatal For @. E.
Bruner.

E. 0. Bruner, Of Rayne, SO
years old and one of tha most
widely known men in southwest
ern Louisiana, who was commits =
sioner of agriculture and immi-
grafton of the State from January
1911. until April 1915, died sud-
denly in New Orleans, Thursday
morning at 1.30 o'clock, Of heart
failure, at the residence of R. NJ.
Brooks, 1913 Howard Avenue,
where he and Mrs. Bruner were
stopping during the Carnival Fes-
tivites.
His death came as a shock to
everyone who knew him. APP
parently in the best of health Mr..
Bruner reached the city Sunday
previous. They took in all the
parades and were having a most
enjoyable time. They were out
Wednesday night as usual and
only after returning to the Brooks
home, shortly after II O'Clock did
Mr.. Bruner complain of feeling
badly. A physician was called
and everything possible .done to
revive him, but the attack was
fatal.
He had never been in better
spirits than during recent months.
He had harvested a mammonth
rice crop on bis farms in Acadia,
and only recently while in the
city he had dropped a broad hint
to politicians that he would be in
the next race for commissioner
of agriculture, confident that he
would come back.
The Era-leader., 1917-03-01
Good Roads Meeting.

Franklinton. La. Feb. Y.-On
Saturday, Feb. "a, 1917, in pur-
suance of a resolution of the po-
lice jury of Washington parish,
there was held at the court house
meeting of the citizens, Mr.. W.
Green and Mr.. j. R. Leslie repre-.
senting tho police jury.
Mr.. W. Green, as temporary
chairman, explained the object of
the meeting, stating the purpose
of the meeting was for enter
ing into a discussion of the sub
ject Of road construction in Wash
ington parish, the advisability of
surfacing certain roads with
gravel, the proper method of
raising revenue therefor, and for
the further purpose of selecting a
permanent citizens good road
committee to be cooperative with
the police jury.
After this explanation Of the
meeting, Mr.. Green stated that it
was next necessary to elect a
permanent chairman. Upon mo.
ton of. R. Leslie, seconded by
J. K. Johnson. D. E. Sheridan
was unanimously elected Chair.
man, j. Adolph Pierce was elect
ed as secretary.
Mr.. Delos R. johnson then
suggested that in as much as
there were two wards entirely
without representation and as the
other wards were represented by
such a small number, that it
would be best to do nothing def
mite at this meeting, but select
new date for another meeting Civ
ing the members appointed by
the resolution of the police jury
new notice and urging the pub
lie in general to attend the meet
ing. He further suggested that
it be advertised in the papers of
the parish.
This suggestion was favorably
received by the members of the
meeting, and upon motion Of Mr..
The Era-leader., 1917-03-01

johnson, seconded by Judge P.B.
Carter, Tuesday, March 6, 1912
was selected as the date for the
new meeting to be held between
the hours of 1890 and 2 o'clock.
Upon motion Of Judge Carter,
duly seconded, a collection
amounting to 1920 was taken for
the purpose of defraying the ex-
pense of notifying members, ad.
vertising the meeting, etc.
The Era-leader., 1917-03-01
ARBOR DAY AND
COMMUNITY CHORUS
Celebration Decided Success.

ulCctlHS HdS PldIiIeu anu tllS Ioi
lowing program given, Judge P
/ B. Carter acting as master O
ceremonies and introducing tht
speakers:
Chorus-America.
Arbor Day in Our Town-May.
or, D. E. Sheridan.
Chorus-Louislana.
Patriotism-Senator Delos r
Johnson.
Chorus-Star Spangled Ban.
ner.
What the Woman's Club Has
Meant to tie Town-Mrs. J. Vol
Brock.
Chorus-Dixie.
History of Our Town-Judge
P. B. Carter.
Previous to the day of cere.
monies His Honor, Mayor Sheri-
dan, had interested the town in
the planting Of trees with the re-
suit that school boys and citizens
combined efforts and had three
hundred trees at the points desig-
mated and while all were not
planted on Arbor Day, the work
was finished on Saturday.
Hon. W. H. Sullivan, Mayor of
our nsighboring City of Bogalusa,
gave US the services of his land
scape gardener to secure the best
placing and the correct planting
of trees.
The open air feature Of the
program had to be abandoned as
a perfect downpour of rain be-
gan shortly after noon and con-
tinued thruout the afternoon,
The crowd was not deferred how. |
ever, but assembled in the court, |
room and proved an overflow
meeting, as the main auditorium
including isles and lobby, were
filled to capacity, all business
houses having been closed for the
occasion.
Promptly at $50 as scheduled,
the house was called to order and
the chairman, in afew we'll chosen
words stated the object of our
getting together, patriotism and
civic pride dividing the honors of
the day.
Splendid success followed Miss
Sarah Williamson's efforts in
training about 80 voices to lead
in the patriotic songs, the COM
munity joining in and Making
the Welkin Ring
Mayor Sheridan, in addition to
his remarks on Arbor Day,
made a strong plea for co-opera-
tion on every point concerning
the city's welfare. There are
several issues to be faced in the
near future and he begged that
the citizens and the council
should stand as one in directing
the affairs of the town.
In the unexpected absence of
Hon. D. R. johnson, Rev. j. j.
Walker and Rev. j. A. McCor-
mack filled that place with a few
well chosen remarks each.
Mrs. j. Vol Brock represented
the Woman's Club and gave in
brief mention some of the most
important things the club had
achieved for the town, the follow
ing being the most impressive
named: Establishing the Depart
ment of Home Economics in the
high school and paying for the
range, oil stoves, sewing ma
chimes and other equipment first
used. Purchasing the farm in
order to secure the Agricultural
Department for this school.
Draining the school grounds and
doing big share of the gravel
ing of the city streets. Making
the mosquito fight and securing
some imnortant DRAINAGE. The
The Era-leader., 1917-03-01
Coming Soon!

One carload of Kentucky
Mares and Mules, to be unload
ed at Franklinton, La, on We'd
nesday, March 7, 1917. Will
sell cheap for cash. Come look
them over.
J. o. Williams & Son.
The Era-leader., 1917-03-01

Villa troops threatened to at.
tack Juarez.
The Era-leader., 1917-03-01

The Era-Leader, Thrice-a-W Week
World and Home and Farm, all
one year for S1.90.
The Era-Leader and Home and
Farm S1,25.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-15
British Warships
Capture a Turkish
Red Sea Stronghold
Fort Salin Falls After Three
Hour Battle, Yielding "a
Prisoners

London, June 14.-Fort Salif, a
Turkish stronghold on the Red Sea. has
fallen before a British naval attack.
The capitulation took place on Tuesday
after a three-hour battle, and yielded
ninety-four prisoners, two mountain
guns, three machine guns and the en-
tire harbor plant, at the cost of one
British life.
Salif is the first land fertilization to
yield to purely naval forces through
out the period of the war. The fleet Of
bombarding British warships was under
the direction Of the commander in CHER
IN India and apparently overwhelmed
the Turkish batteries.
The British enterprise may be the
opening Of campaign TO clear out the
Turkish forces which have been oper-
ating north of Alden and along the ap-
proaches to the Suez Canal The estab-
lishment Of the ruler of Mecca TO gov
ern in his own right was blow aimed
in the same direction, though the new
principally includes practically the
whole Of the Arabian peninsula.
Salif is located on the east shore of
the Red Sea in the Turkish province Of
Yemen. Ii is on the Kamaran anchor
age $50 miles north of Perrin and
probably will be used as British
base Of operations against the Turkish
contingents still lurking in the mar
row strip Of mountainous land between
the Gulf of Alden ard the Arabian
desert
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-15
THE OFFICIAL
STATEMENTS
West Front
British

DAY STATEMENT Our further advance
east Of Messines, combined with the pressure
of our troops south OF the front OF our at
tack. has compelled the enemy TO abandon
important sections Of his first line defensive
system in the area between the River - 5
and st. Yves. Our troops have followed ~
the enemy closely and have made considerable
progress east Of Ploegsteert Wood. we also
gained ground during the night IN the neish-
borhood Of Gaspard.
We raided enemy trenches last night north
OF Bullecourt and south o. Hooge, and capt
ured q few prisoners IN each ease.
NIGHT STATEMENT-We carried out
successful raid this morning on the Arras
battle front east Of Manufacturers. Hos
tile uositions Of considerable importance ~
high ground. known as Infantry M. tne
possession of which had been stuhbornly
contested By the enemy on number OF
occasions. were stormed by our troops on a
front Of over three-quarters Of mile. The
whole of our detectives were gained and We
captured IFS prisoners. including three Of
fcers, and two machine guns.
In the air fighting yesterday one German
airplane was brought down and three others
we're driven down out Of control. None OF
orr machines is missing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-15
Constantine Motors from
Athens Between Lines
of Soldiers
Taken on Board
British Warship
Proclamation Urges Greek
People to Accept His
Successor

Athens, June 14.-Constantine, for
mer King of the Hellenes, has already
left the capital for Pir9us, there to
embark on a British warship for Swift
erland, together with all the members
of his family except his second son,
now King Alexander, and most of the
pro-German politicians and military
leaders who supported his reign.
Meanwhile. the landing Of Allied
troops at Pirsus has been completed.
The dethroned King and his encourage
will pass through files Of foreign sol
diers, whose presence his continued
obstinacy forced. The dobarkation OF
the Allied troops was effected in per-
feet order. At the suggestion of Pre-
mier Zaimis a Greek superior officer
was detailed to act under General Sar-
rail and facilitate the housing of the
troops.
The Entente forces at the Pireus
and Castella are occupying the heights
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-15

armed, and commanded by German and
pro-German Greek officers, had been
moved 10 the Peloponnesus, according
TO DR.. Callimachos, under the terms of
the Allied ultimatum served on the
King last fall, so that it would not
menace the rear of General Sarrail's
army.
But King Constantine had made com
plete arrangements for moving his
troops by transports across the Gulf Of
COrinth, or down the narrow isthmus
into Attica, thence north into Thessaly,
the granary of Greece, where the
Kings army could have maintained
itself for at least a year and would
have paralyzed the Entente forces.
Northern Greece is well adapted for
warfare. The country is rough and
broken, and Constantine could have en-
dangered the whole Allied line, running
from a point north Of Salonica in an
irregular course to Monastir, thence
across Presba Lake, through Glombat-
ziani, Dushari. and down to Valona.
To thwart Constantines scheme OF
shifting his army TO Thessaly, the Al
lied fleet entered the Gulf Of Egina,
so that the French and British guns
commanded the narrow lsthmus Of Cor
nth. according to Dr. Callimachos.
This precautionary measure did not,
however. insure the isolation Of the
Greek troops in the Peloponnesus.
They could be transported across the
comparatively harrow channe! connect
ing the CorinthiAn Gulf and the Gulf
Of Patras. Accordingly, the Allies
broke into the Gulf OF Corinth with
their battleshirs and transports, land
Ing troops at flea, near the site OF old
Delphi.
Or. Callimachos declares that the
seizure Of ltea as base Of military
operations was master stroke Of
strategy which completely bowled over
all Constantinc's plans Crossing the
Corinthian Gulf was made impossible
for the Greek troops still loyal or
held under iron discipline OF loyalist
officers. The former King's army cf
about 100000 was securely bottled up
In the PeloponnesCs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-15
Berlin Press Moved by
Tragedy of Constantine

Berlin, June 10 via London, June
1D.-The absence of adequate tele-
graphic connections with Greece has
left Berlin without authentic infor-
nation regarding events there since
the news Of the abdication of King
was received. The Greek
Legation has been cut of for several
weeks from all communication with
it's government, receiving only occa-
sonal perfunctory instructions of a
routine nature by way of Switzerland.
The impression prevails here that
the new state Of affairs will have no
bearing on the military situation in
Macedonia. The evening papers pub
lish copious comments and retrospects,
lauding Constantine. The "Lokal An
zeiger" says:
1.-THE news indicates the final chap
ter in one Of the moving tragedies OF
the world war This is not a tragedy
with a single hero; il is the story of
the ravishment Of whole people, and
i'm vain will one search history for a
parallel. 1t is plain as sunlight that
Constantine laid down his crown only
because he had not the heart to de-
liver up his people TO starvation at the
command of England and France"
The "Tageblatt" says: "Nenizelos
and his movement. as is now plain,
are but episodes in the progress of the
tragedy Of which we have been the
spectators. Venizelos, a willing tool,
is the gravedigger of Greek indepen-
dence. The pit, however, is also pre-
pared for him, since the scope of his
power and influence has proved a dis
appointment"
The "Vossische Zeitung" does not
believe that active participation in the
war on the part Of Greece will have
any decisive bearing on the final out
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-15
Will Cling
To Its Neutrality
War to Last Long, Says For
eign Minister; Country Faces
Greater SuHerings

Stockholm, June l4.-Foreign Min
lister Lindman made a statement to
Parliament to-day in which he de-
olared that the Swedish government in
tended to continue to observe un-
equivocal, loyal neutrality.
"The war will not end soon," said
the Foreign Minister, "and we must
be prepared for greater sutferings thar
we have previously borne, all the more
as the Swedish harvest this year will
be a poor one"
Minister Lindman expressed conf
dence that the people would not fail
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-15
Says Germany Holds U. S. Men,
But Urges Women to Leave

Copenhagen, June 14.-Michael -
Stark, Of Chicago, an employe o. tna
international Harvester Company, a.
Neuss. Prussia, arrived here from
Germany last night. He had been
trying since February 8 TO obtain
passport and was Just now given per-
mission 10 leave Germany. lie says
that several Americans OF his acquaint,.
ance have been absolutely refused
passports until the war is over.
On the other hand the German au-
,horities are pressing American women
TO leave the country.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-15
Messines Attack
Most Successful
Yet, Says Maurice
Every Objective Marked in
Preliminary Plans Attained,
War Director Asserts

London. June 14.-The Messines Of
fcnsive was the most successful at
tack which the British have yet made,
every single objective that was marked
in the preliminary plans having been
attained, said Major .aeneral r. B'
Maurice, chief direclC- Of military
operations at the War Office, TO the
Associated Press to-day:
Comparing this assault with the
Somme battle, General Maurice stated
that the British gainel on the first day
more than twice the ground captured
in the first four days of the great con-
flict along the Somme, while the BRIT
ish casualties at Messines, using the
same period for comparison, were only
one-fourth of what they were in the
Somme fighting.
General Maurice was most optimistic
in his talk to-day.
America Gives Confidence
Remarking that the British successes
we're steadily growing greater, he
added:
I'VE still have the undeveloped re
sources of America behind us, when
gives us complete confidence in the
future
Discussing the British method Of at
tack at Messines, General Maurice said
the impression had got about that the
success in this assault was due TO me
great mine explosions, but that TINS
was false idea.
"Our real success was due TO the ar
rangement Of our artillery fire and the
superiority of our artillery over the
Germans" he said. This artillery SUI
ms
superiority in the air service, which a.
reefs the artillery.
"The million pounds of explosives set
off certainly was an aid in the attacf'
since il created panic among the Ger
mans and permitted our men to get
through more easily. But our mines
were under the German front llne
trenches. which were not held strongly,
so believe the explosion caused only
a small proportion of the casualitleJ
which the Germans suffered
Germans knew in Advance
"Our success in attaining everything
which we set out to get in this battle
is the, more striking because the Ger
mans knew an attack was impending.
have lust secured some German orders
which were captured from prisoners,
and these show the enemy was CONVEX
SAINT with what was going on.
zone order, dated May 81. gives the
approximate time of the British attack,
stating that it would take place between
June and 9. Another order stated that
the Messines- Wytschaete ridge would be
the objective, and pointed out to the
German troops holding this section
that this position was most important
and must not be given up. A further
order said the British aviators were
becoming increasingly daring, and de-
clared the British practice of swooping
down low over the German trenches
must be stopped by machine-gunners.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-15
French

DAY STATEMENT The enemy carried
on a violent bombardment last night in The
regions of Brave. north Of Craonne. north
vt Of Rheims and on the left bank OF the
Meuse. near Cumieres. Attacks following
fhe-e hombardments. directed against small
no,ts in different sectors. were repulsed COM
pletely.
was displayed by the two artlleries over the
Greater part Of the front, quite violent in
the region of Craonne and southeast Of Cor