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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-03-03
Newspaper Men Sole Culprits in Leak.

Newspaper Men Sole Culprits in Leak.
Washington, Feb. %. "A unan-
imous report saying that no one
save Washington newspaper men
j. F. Essary and w. w. Price
were responsible for whatever
leak" there was on President
Wilson's peace note, was pre-
scented to the house Tuesday night
by Chairman Henry, of the rules
committee. All persons connect
ed with the government, includ-
ing Secretary McAdoo and Sec
rotary Tumulty, members of both
houses and R. w. Boiling, a
brother-in-law of the president,
are specifically cleared of suspi-
cion.
The report probably will be
adopted in a day or two and for
mally end the leak investigation.
The report says: "Essary,
who wrote a forecast of the
presidents note for the local
brokerage firm of F. A. Connolly
& Co., did not profit financially
by his act, but Price was regu-
larly in the employ of Chicago
brokers to supply them with
Washington news likely to affect
the stock market.
Fewer persons should be per-
mitted to handle important pa
pers such as a presidents mes
sage, the report declares. Some
thirty or forty persons handled
the presidents note in question.
The practice of short sales"
on Wall street is condemned and
members of the firms of E. F.
Hutton & Co., of New York, and
F. A. Connolly & Co., of Wash
ington, are criticized for their
conduct in the course of the in
vestigation.
Statements made by Thomas
w. Lawson, the committee finds,
took the form of suggestion and
inuendo" and were not proved.
Only one of the charges made by
Representative Wood of Indiana,
who introduced several resolu-
tons demanding an inquiry, was
proved, the report adds. That
was that the brokers had advance
information on the presidents
note.
Including those specifically
cleared of suspicion by the re-
port are Pliny Fisk, Archibald
White, Otto Kahn, Stewart Glib
honey, Malcolm McAdoo. Ber-
nard M. Baruch and James B.
Regain.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-03-03
When 20 Take Chamberlain's Tablets.

When 20 Take Chamberlain's Tablets.
When you feel dull and stupid after
eating.
When constipated or bilious.
When you have a sick headache.
When you have sour stomach.
When you belch after eating.
When you have Indigestion.
When nervous or Respondent.
When you have NO relish for your
meals.
When your liver is torpid.
Obtainable everywhere. ADV.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-03-03


The astounding story of Ger
many's cold-blooded plot against
the United States, revealed in
official communications made pub
lie by the American Government
today, can leave the American
people under no further illusions
as to the attitude and intentions
of the German government.
Whatever comes out of the
present situation and this latest
development makes it all but GER
tain that it can be little less than
war-Americans must see now
that only German defeat in the
European struggle can save US
from war with Germany after
wards unless we are to abandon
the Monroe doctrine and are will
ling to submit to German domi-
nation of the world.
During the present war Ger
many has had laid against her
innumerable charges of duplicity
and breach of faith. We have
been asked by her statesmen and
her friends in this country to be-
lieve that these charges were the
malicious inventions of her ene-
mics and designed to blacken her
name before the bar of civiliza-
ton.
But we have now the incon-
trovertible proof that while the
German government and her rep
resentatives here were profess
ing unbounded friendship for the
United States, including the Am
bossador whom we sent home
with flowers and smiles and good
wishes, they were all engaged in
planning as foul and treacherous
blow in the back at a nation
whose good will they claimed to
desire, as is recorded in the whole
history of the world.
No American can miss the
point, aside from the fact that
this conspiracy has apparently
been in progress for more than a
year, that the infamous thinner
man note, whose purpose was to
bride Mexico and Japan into join
ing the Central Powers in an at
tack upon US, was dispatched in
cipher to the German Ambassa-
dor at Washington long before
the ruthless submarine order was
suddenly communicated to the
President and that even during
this time Germany was seeking
both our active and moral sup
port in bringing the war to a
close.
After this evidence of uncon-
scionable deception, what Ameri-
can can doubt Germany's guilt in
respect to the charges of treach-
cry which her enemies have
brought against her? And what
American now will say that it is
not the duty of the nation to unite
as a man behind the President to
protect the honor and safety of
the country.
Meantime we do not hesitate
to express the opinion that the
result of the intrigue and the
Zimmerman note will draw a
sharp contrast between the honor
of Mexico and Japan and the hon
or of Germany. Self interest if
nothing else must make Mexico
reject this infamous proposal.
1t is an insult to Japan, even
graver than the insult to this
country, to ask her to betray her
friends and join her enemies in
the midst of this world-war. IN.
o. Daily States, March /.
Farm Demonstration Work in Grant.
Farm demonstration wor]x in
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-03-03
Bible Class Federation at Alexandria
March 14-l5-l6.


will be formed at Alexandria,
La, on March IA, Is, 16. The
sessions will be held'in the First
Methodist church and the follow
ing is the program arranged for
the occasion:
WEDNESDAY, MARCH IA.
2::30 p. m. Devotional, Rev.
H. W. May.
2:45 p. m. What Are We
Here For?" Rev. C. D. Bulla.
3:05 p. m.-Temporary organi-
cation. Appointment of commit
tees.
3:15 p. m. Relation of the
Wesley Class to the Community"
Rev. Emmett Hightower.
3:45 p. m. =" THE Wesley Class
and Missions" Reve N. E. JOY
ner.
Ais p. M 1.-THE Wesley Class
and Evangelism"
4:45 p. m. Adjournment.
7:30 p. m.-Devotional, Rev.
Briscoe Carter.
7:45 p. m. Words of Welcome,
Judge H. H. White.
7:55 p. m. -Response, Rev. H.
N. Brown.
sos p. m. Address. Some
Underlying Principles of the
Wesley Bible Class Movement, I"
Bishop James Atkins.
THURSDAY, MARCH Is.
900 a. m. Devotional, Rev.
C. D. Atkinson.
elisa. NJ How Can the Wes-
ley Bible Class Help the Superin-
tendent, Mr.. T. w. Holloman.
9:35 a. m. Address, Bishop
Atkins.
1905 a. m.-'The Wesley BIZ
BILE Class and Teacher Training"
Rev. Emmett Hightower.
1925 a. m. = Address, 1.-The
Bible" Rev. S. A. Steel, D. D.
lilo a. m.-Oficers and Com
mittee Round Table, DR.. Bulla.
IL oon-Adjournment.
2::30 p. m.-Devotional, Rev.
H. w. Bowman.
2::45 p. The Wesley Bible
Class in the Country, Rev. G..
V. Breithaupt.
3:O5 p. m. Group conferences:
(a) The Teaching of Adult
Glasses, discussion led by Rev.
w. H. Coleman; (b) THE Teach
ing of intermediate and Senior
Classes" discussion led by Mr..
w. A. McKennon.
$50 p. m. = What Some Bible
Glasses Are Doing" Class re-
ports.
4:30 p. m. Adjournment.
7:30 p. m. Devotional, Rev.
w. w. Holmes.
7:45 p. m. THE Wesley Bible
Class and the New Orleans Chris
tan Advocate" Rev. R. A.
Meek, d. D.
S:05 p. m. Address, Fellow
Ship" Rev. George R. Stuart.
FRIDAY, MARCH 16.
900 a. m. Devotional, Rev.
A. S. Lutz.
9:15 p. m. What Can Wo-
mems Glasses Do for Girls?''
Mrs. h. II. Harper.
| 9:35 p. NJ" What Can Mems
Classes Do for Boys?" Mr.. c. 0.
Beauchamp.
9:55 p. m. Address, Ser
vice." DR.. Stuart.
1925 p. m. Open Parliament,
Mr.. A. l.. Dietrich.
HOO a. m. Business, election
of officers and reports of com
mittees.
Closing address, DR.. Bulla.
Patent Medicines Fate in Louisiana il
Hanging in Balance.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-03-03
Official Proceedings of the Police Jury
of Grant Parish.

+
met in called session. All the |
members were present.
On motion the reading of the
minutes of last session was dis |
pensed with.
The report of the committee of |
freeholders appointed to review, |
mark out and locate the proposed
public road leading from Kate
land station to a point on Red
river opposite the town of Boyce,
was read.
Messrs. T. C. Bush, Heman
Smith and ]. G. Smith, members
of the committee, came before
the police jury and urged the &C
ceptance of the report and the
establishment of the road.
On motion the following ordi-
nance was adopted:
An ordinance creating a public
road leading from Kateland
station to a point on Red river
opposite the town of Boyce.
Be it ordained by the police
jury of Grant parish, La, in law
full session convened, That the
report of the committee of free
holders appointed to review and
locate the proposed public road
leading from Kateland station to
a point on Red river opposite the
town of Boyce, be and the same
is hereby accepted
Be it further ordained, That
the said road shall be opened
without expense to the parish.
Be it further ordained, That
the said road located by the said
committee of freeholders, as out
lined on the map filed with and
made a part of the report of said
committee, be and the same is
hereby declared to be public
road.
A letter was considered from
Mr.. Duncan Buie, State Highway
Engineer. dated Feb. 13. address
ed to the president Of the police
jury, proposing to renew the con-
tracts between the police jury
and State Highway Department
for maintenance of the State
highways during the year 1917
on the same terms and conditions
stipulated for the year 1916.
On motion the following reso-
luton was adopted:
Be it resolved by the police jury
of Grant parish, La, That the
president, Mr.. w. A. Brownlee,
be and he is hereby instructed,
authorized and empowered to &C.
cept the offer made by the State
of Louisiana through the High
way Department. Board of State
Engineers, for the maintenance
of the following public roads:
The Colfax- Montgomery State
highway, Grant parish, La, a
distance of about 151a miles.
The Colfax-Rochelle State
highway. Grant parish, La, a
distance of about 80 LILO miles.
The Pollock branch State high
way, Grant parish. La, a dis
lance of about IL $40 miles.
The Montgomery and New Yer
da State highway, Grant parish,
La, a distance of about 8 CLIO
miles, which offer is as follows:
The proposition for which the
State Of Louisiana and parish of
Grant under any contract entered
into are liable is half and half of
the total cost, respectively, up to
forty dollars per mile per year.
1t is agreed and understood that
the parish of Grant shall bear
any excess, the State in no way
to be liable for more than twenty
dollars per mile per year.
Do II f,,rtbor roco1vo1 Tbof
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-03-03

Origin Of Word "uhIan."
The Uhlans owe their name to the
Turks. It comes from the Turkiah
word "oglan." meaning youth"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-03-03
ORDINANCE NO. 24O4.

By Mr.. Dean
An ordinance fixing licenses on trades,
professions, occupations, ETC., in the
town of Colfax, La.
Section l.
Be it Ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen Of the town of Col
fax, La, in regular session convened.
That the following trades. professions.
moving picture theatres, businesses.
etc., shall pay license to the town of
Colfax, La, for the year 1917, and
thereafter until revoked, as follows,
to-wit:
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-11-03

Washington Nov French forces in Flanders
have kept engaged about half the the
codng review of the situation made public today the French
high commission
The deals with operations beginning early i'm June
when British opened the battle Flanders summary
French which
undertaking offensive operations large scale the Russian
front will perhaps restrict the help which Germany could the
Italian 20
can be retrieved this front
There clear proof the says
employ sucesSyey divisions hold the allies in check r
the battle of Flanders about onea their the
western front and that they suffered enormous losses.
Removal German the %
western line began in September when the nneeth division
transferred from Riga Yprc II is believed other divisions
similarly transferred and that the reduction
prevented the Germans from carrying their plans that line
during the last week of fine weather.
The the the troops
Italy possible the present
but points that the French
ASnc the villages
important heights besides 1900 prisoners of whom 2O0 officers
and l20 without counting the large material captured
French
craion will still imperative Germany
@ the French
1t $ uqucsonale says the the of the
Russian much Than the bad through the acken
and stopping all active operations allowed Germany
away front seek elsewhere the
css necessary both TO the German c and TO drontcned and
Tired Ausrans.
What Is exactly of the which Germany
flung against Italy for the first time the have
been do know and all discussion this subject
Of the fact that such have been sui
cen them the rapid advance which must absolutely be
checked
pointing operations the front hy the
allies limit the offensive
plated by Germany both IN Russia and IN Italy, the statement
concludes:
irrespective of the LOSSES inflicted the
tastica advantages allies import
Of their the western front.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-11-03
Navy Department Today Gives
Out Report of Disaster Which
Occurred in Home Water Oct.
80 Name of Place Withheld
ONLY THREE BODIES HAVE
BEEN RECOVERED TO DATE
No Trace Of the Others Has Been
Found, but Washington Off
cials Believe All Were Lost, the
Announcement States.


By Associated Press
Washington Sow @ Twelve men
aIl the crew of the picket boat OF thc
batt,c-hip Michigan. were lost WHOM
their little craft fuuudcred u hom"
waters
IN brief announcements ut tnt
disaster TODAY tho navy department
gave mo- details of alacr Presumably
q 'h. last little picket boat wts u1
patrol duty and touudcrcd 900 9 hcu,,
sea ur met with some accident
Three bodies have been found and
.iuoswu.h 5s oll tho others are missing
tine navy department. tssuuc- tuat au
werc lost with the oasuat, list the
department mad, This formal tu-
uuHUrtmvu.
The navy department announces
ihut uu october au th, picket boat Of
/ lhc g. $ $ Michigan fuuudcrcd Ap-
plrrrtN thp ou'r, crew was lost. The
finding ct the bodies uf thrc, ut thc
Grew aud the nUur. t' find amy "'h,r
.r1.r uf the pul' ur its ucoupuu. Leads
. 'h, department. Goo believe tuut H.,
W'r. 'uHt'
THE nav, department nude puul,
lrD following J,w iHf OF ih, luI
pi.h,t boat
.in-cph i. schultz. ~camau Fort
Wayne. Indiana.
Joseph a. IicudricL- seaman,
lurk, IA.
Ru~cor SCOT. fii7mau, Bruthcr l.
C. scott. Denver, COLO.
stnulcN j, Wing. FIREMAN, Detroit
Michigan.
Nu-tiu Ntwood. seaman, ~andu~L>
Oho
Nrthur y II"w. seaman. Matthew s.
McClICnhcrg county. y. Z.
Nudrcv ., Mci~tcr, gunnct~nnt'
NilkC-haiIC ia
Matter II Fischer, ,pN~waln. mthr'
Henry T. Fischer, 2iit tnut tl"n,
street Chicago. III.
Chrcncc l.. Jnnc~. ~ctmnn, Buck
port, Naiuc.
Edmund I Iimtliu, -uN-Wain. moti'
90 Hc~-ic rumillu. 3Iuh North icutiH
3 parh Chicago Ill~.
iamc~ y Suupp clucf gunner
mate Brunhhn, Y.
George VI liidmur,h. iI.. -'guai
. tuo detailed Information r"surding "n
l-rmcut
tn, bod, ut uuN.WJlu Ednuud A.
,TimIIu who's, mother lives m 'hlcag'
.by- been recovered. lf was found h
Fishermen '.puslod fu tn'lr urts Hr
' Tu.~dlt n.H later identified ann
b. .,umyd Nt navy uffcIals
' 4 violent storm hdu swept Jhr .uH-
= vhcr, m, accident occurred thr dn
pr,,Iuu- fn 'hr finding OF TtwI.".
'.4. o. o. ..II.t.l 10, rIu f-htII|,
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-11-03
SINTY-TOUR PRISONERS
RIStII,p BN BRITISH

London. Nov The admiralty an
nouucos that certain British forces
have been engaged M the Dattegat.
ana arm of the Nurth sea between
sweden and Denmark. and that pris-
uncrs are being brought in
Tho statement issued 10y the British
admiralty says
operating 900 the CutteEat have been
received. We destroyed Gcruan
auxiliary cruiser ARMED with siN inch
guns and We also destroyed ton armed
patrol craft SiNiN-four prisoners
have hrou rescued hy out forces. 40
British LOSSES have bccu reported
Further details viii Doc published
com the rrfuru uf our forces to their
H4sr
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-11-03
NOT MORE THAN HALF
MEN IN TRAINING TO
GET COMMISSIONS NOW
Igv Associated Press
NAr.. .lsIrHwF.r "

llv Associated Prrss
Washington Nov t-pruhdby not
more than half the men now IN Off
eyr, training camps scattered
throughout the country have any hope
ui gcuiup immediate active service.
Nut more than that proportion of
the -uu boz training az Fort Mver here
h.,,, active gerry icr In prospect and
tn, same ratio is said 90 prevail at
all other camps
Au who pass the tests virtually are
-lra ut getting commissions iu the
officers reserve corps. hut good
hall ot those viii bc pat ON the inac-
tive n-t awaiting call 60 the rolors
This M said to Dee caused by the
! fact that the first camps turned out
/ enough officers FOR the troops nov
ia cantouments and the remainder OF
1 new officers will not be needed until
there are new drafts,
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-11-03

uhmincG hy Ueur Admiral FISK APP
pruNimutcly twenty years ago.
40 practical application of the
thpor, tu huut- or torpedoos WAS of
record. however until John Hays
Hammond, lr. began his experiments
and worked cut the plan with which
the government has been experiment
Ing
The Hammond device" aS originally
dompusuutod was applied 60 a swift
motor boat From shore station the
inventor was able 20 send the motor
boat iu amy direction ne pleased hN
the use nf q radio telegraph kcS The
little craft SKINNED FAR out almost
out OF sight. stopped, turned back,
csrcl"d about a schooner that was
passing and then returned TO its
docks
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-11-03
PROPERTY IN TEXAS OIL
FIELDS rs PROTECTED
BY ILLINOIS SOLDIERS
s. Associated rtss.

s. Associated rfess
Houston. Texas. Nov 3 approx
matcly -ooo regulars ~ the 18th IN
nutry aud companies from the Illinois
regiments encamped az Camp Logan
today are scattered through the oil
nelds surrounding Houston. guarding
property. as result ~ the strike OF
the OIL field workers Thursday.
No further progress was made this
morning n efforts TO bring the strike
go an end through arbitration. the
producers refusing 10 negotiate with
the grievance committee represent
ing the union.
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Notice to Herald City
Subscribers

when YOU mil To receive your
Horld hy $3.50 - m. please call
Postal Telegraph Phone 81, and
the paper will be sent TO YOU at
once D, boy ON a -,cycie, sub
scrihers viii confer "a favor upon
the circulation department by
promptly rcporsing irregularities or
delayed delivery since this Is the
only method by which the man
agenent may check up ON the
carrier.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-11-03
The Crocodile, a New Ship OF
Nearly 1000 Tons and Carrying
a Grew Of One Hundred Men,
Destroyed in the Cattegat.
AUXILIARY CRUISER Is
ALSO SENT TO BOTTOM
Teutonic Vessel Marie, 5000 Tons,
Is Set on Fire in Engagement
With English Vessels; Prison
ers Land in Denmark.
Ry Assoeiated pte..

VOpfnhaEen- Nov ia .icrmln
commerce raider aud five armed
trawiers have been sunk 10y British
dcstroyers iu scandinavian waters.
The sinking OF German raider
named Crocodile. and OF five Ger
man armed trdwiorH h. reported by
men on two Danish steamships They
say they sighted the German vessels
in flames aud later saw them sink.
The Crocodile was q new ship of
nearly 1000 tons and carried Il crew
of 100 men.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-11-03

Chicago Noy 1.-EWald I'istsCh.
son of Prof Karl Picgsch OF the uni-
versity of Chicago. was held to the
federal grand jury today ON charges
OF makins threats against the life
ut President Wilson.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-11-03
rEUT0NS RETREAT ALONG l3-MILE FRONT IN
FLANDERS; GERMANS CAPTUREU U.S.SOLDIERS
HALF THE TOTAL GERMAN FORCES KEPT
BUSY IN FLANDERS WITHOUT SUCCESSES
BEING RECORDED FOR TEUTON ARMS, CLAIM

British and French Troops the Western Front Manage Keep
Considerable Part of the Kaiser Army Busy Thus Restricting
the Help Which Germany Could Give
Drive; French High Washington Gives Com.
prehensve Review of the Operations Seventy Needed
to Hold the Allies n Check
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-11-03
SOLDIERS
TAKEN BY GERMANS,
IS BERL|N'S CLAIM
War Office Announces the Cap.
ture of Members Of a Recon
noitering Party on Rhine -Marne
Canal, in Northern France.

Bs Associated Press
Brrnu Nuy -tVa London -
The capture of American soldiers by
"a Grrmau recounoiterur party is an
uouuccd by the war office
tn" statement says that ON the
Ehin.- Marine canal, a. result of q
accommodating thrust Ncrth Amcri-
c3u soldiers were brought 90.
The Rhine Marno canal runs
through e. section of northeastern
France m which they, has been ht,l'
fighting since the early days of the
war a. crosses the French front a'
% point near the German border TWEEN
q miles uurtaest OF Luueviile
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-11-03
GERMANS ON A|SNE FRONT IN NORTHERN
FRANCE HAVE REITERATED ALONG LINE OF
IS MILES, GEN. PETAIN IS IN HOT PURSUIT

Blowing Up the Bridges They Retired the Grown Prince Troops
Their Precarious Hold the Chemn des
Plateau and Take Up New Positions the North Bank
River Superiority of the Foe Is Said to Have Been
Responsible for the Backward British Destroyers End
Career Of Hun Commerce Raider
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-11-03

rl.'. after combat tud t"" "' our
special .1uu'u i'ur'hrruHr' i""uh
eight ,urmt machine, we're damaged
seriously aud d,-ccrdud within th"
gerfnar Uur-
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-11-03
LOCAL WEATHER

Maximum, 90; minimum, 20. range.
90. a. m.. IS, north wind. clear