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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-30
Real Danger to Canal.

The jungle has been cut away in
large part, for the first thought con-
corning it as a means of defense was
given over. In fact army officers say
1t would afford the best kind of cover
for an approaching enemy. The dan
ger to the canal, as dangers look at
present, does not come from the pos
sibility Of an attack by a large armed
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-07-08
STARTLING EXPOSURE OF INNER LIFE OF KAISER AND CROWN PRINCE AS TOLD ERNST T7FhrOpEF WILLIAM

EDITORIAL NOTE- - Wtlliaa Le- osesx. whs here ehresseles fee his ffsenA. Ceont Ernst vea Heltseaa aaSr9, tee tatter's revesasioa. sf the inner He sf the iapeeial Ger0an court. has seag been recognized throughoat Eu- espe as the Dessessor of its iaaeraost secrets.
 The EngiisA sWho's wAo- says of haas "He has Intimate ksswieAge of the secret service of Csatiaental e0un- trAes and is eoaalaereA by the goyera- aest tef Great BritatsD as sstherity ss such n.attern-- Another suthortty sayat Grew people hove Seea asre closely as- seceateA with CT know aere of the sstessAiag asser nachisery of Ger oany than Ae.-
 LeQseax probably has more sources of secret infssRstiea at his eommand than any contemporary h civil life, and ter the last six years the British Gov ersneet has made valuable use of his vast store of secret Information through . specially organized department with which LeQueux works as . voluntary sssissant
 Coast ves Heltzeador6 became an fn- tfnate of LeQueux several years prior to the outbreak of the war, he hes been living in retirement in France since August. ISIS. and n was therc that Le- Queux received from the crown princes tate personal sdiutsnt permissioa to nske public these revelations of the lauer life of the HoheasolIerns-that the democraciea of the world might come to know the real. but heretofore kidden, personalities of the two demi- aaat members of the astocracy 1t is sow arrayed against.
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DISCOVER NEW INSECT PEST
Believed by EntomoIooists to Have Been Brought From Japan-At-
 tacks Many Fruit Trees.

A new insect for this country has recently been discovered by the en- tomologists. the pest believed to have been brought from Japan. The insect attacks the peach and similar fruits, in its larval stage the pest Is small white and pink caterpillar, and in the adult stage a brownish moth. It bores into every shoot and twig, and gummy substance is often seen at the twig ends. The young caterpiliars usually attack the fruit near the stem end. and the larva as 1t grows, makes it's way into the flesh, which soon be- cones discolOred and more or less slimy. The full-grown caterpillar spins a whitish silk cocoon in which to pupate, and the moths emerge in the spring for egg laying by the time the young shoots are out. No reE,ady for the pest has been discovered as yet. and the federal department wishes orchardists to be on the lookout foY same and keep them advised should any be found.
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t!oItieuZ!!tuld
 1GAWzBaW
HOW APPLE IS M0TH-EATEN
Most Serious Enemy of All the Five Hundred Different Kinds Of En-
 emies is Cooling Moth.

Of all the 500 different kinds of in- sects which attack the apple. the fruits most serious enemy is the cOdling moth.
 It Is nothing unusual for fully one fourth of an apple crop to be ruined by the codling moth. In New York state the value of the fruit destroyed in this way every year is estimated at over S2,OOO,OOO.
 The codling moth passes the winter as a full-grown caterpillar, curled up fin a tough silken cocoon under flakes of bark or in crevices In the trees.
 With the first warm days of spring the caterpillars begin to transform to dark brownish pupae.
 About two weeks after the apple blossoms fall the pupae become moths. Their wings when expanded measure about three-fourths of an inch.
 The average life of a moth Is about ten days. and each female lays from 90 to 100 eggs. These hatch in ten
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The latter, his cheeks scarlet, reeled and clutched at the table.
 Ills first impulse was to hit back but, with self-possession. he drew him. self up, clicked his heels together and saluted without a word.
 The kaiser. his face white as paper, turned and left the cabin.
 I stood aghast.
 "Well," exclaimed Rudolph at last, ''he shall pay for that blow, even though he be emperor !" and he strode out, leaving me speeches. with sur prise.
 A few minutes later I ascended to the deck in order to refresh my mud dled senses. I was walking up the deck when suddenly I saw before me several of the personal suite, who sa- luted as the kaiser, naughty and erect, passed with quick, angry step.
 As he approached I saw a figure emerge and stand in his path. It was that of von Lantzsch.
 The kaiser lifted his hand, and, with some imperious words, struck the man who stood in his path.
 In a second von Lantzsch, in a fury of passion. raised his fist. planting a direct blow at the emperor's jaw and sending him spinning against some deck chairs.
 Wild shouts arose from the officers who had been chatting near, two of whom rushed towards the emperor, but the latter had instantly recovered himself. and with a grim smile con. tinued his walk and went below.
 Naturally, We all expected the hus- sar captain to be put under arrest. But he was not. He entered my cabin smiling and merry an hour afterwards the only man who had dared to give back blow for blow to the emperor.
 A Midnight Command.
 Among the entourage there was, of course, much gossiping. The cause of the fracas was to them a complete mystery. What had occurred previ. ously in my cabin was unknown to them. and as a'loyal servant of his majesty at that time 1t was not my place to reveal anything whatsoever of a private nature. Therefore the amount of whispering that went on on board that evening may be readily imagined.
 Just before midnight, as was about to turn in. I received a command to go to the emperor's cabin wherein he worked.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-07-08
BERRY PATCH FOR HOME USE
Every Farm Should Have Strawberry Bed, Raspberry Bushes ard Few
 Currant Bushes.

By LIE ROY CADY. Associate Horticul-
 turist University Farm. St. Paul, Minn)
 Every farm home should have a good strawberry bed. seventy-five or more raspberry bushes and few black. white and red currant bushes. The black entrants are thrifty and vigor- ous of growth. Red entrants are sometimes a Encouragement because the currant worm gets the leaves. This Is easily prevented by spraying with paris green or arsenate of lead.
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BEES NECESSARY FOR FRUIT
Big Factor in Production, EspeeiaII, Those Requiring PoIIinixation-
 Trees Always Help.

Bees are big factor in fruit pro- auction, especially those fruits requir- ing cross pollinization such as many varieties of apples anl pears. Even the self-fertilizing peach grows bigger and finer when cross pollinized. In growing fruit there Is just as much room at the top as ever, but remember the top is higher up than formerly. Fruit trees on a farm, even though not in bearing, always help it's selling value.
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On entering I found him seated q his table. his uniform tunic unbui toned. his hair slighly rufled. by which l knew that he had been writing hard.
 "Von Heltzendorff," he said, as I stood beside his table, you were wit. ness of the insults placed upon me this afternoon. Does anyone except our. selves know what occurred in your cabinf"
 "I have not told a soul, your ma- jesty," was my reply.
 "But the officer who has raised his hand against the sovereign to whom he swore allegiance may have done .' he said. ''There Is but one way in which he may atone for his offense against majesty. Hand this to him."
 And he gave me a letter addressed in his own hand-addressed with all Von Lantzsch's titles and distinctions. It was sealed with the emperor's well. known black wax.
 Ten minutes later I handed the cap- tain the emperor's letter.
 He tore 1t open. read It's contents, and then gave a queer, nervous laugh, 1t seemed to me.
 Thanks Heltzendorff. It was my turn tonight tn he on duty with his majesty. but I did not feel equal to 1t. Goodnight"
 Early next morning one of the i'm. perial stewards entered and, awaken. ing me, asked me to go to Captain von Lantzsch's cabin.
 On entering found him lying dead on his berth with blood oozing from a pistol wound in the temple.
 Upon the little shelf of the folding washstand was a note addressed to me.
 On opening it I found these words scribbled in pencil:
 "Dear Heltzendorff: I have taken my life at the order of his majesty Am I not a loyal subject after all?- Rudolph"
 By noon the body of the kaiser's victim had been landed at Bodo, where 1t now reposes in the little cemetery beneath those high snow-clad crags which rise against the gray, turbulen, sea.
 Many fantastic reports have been whispered concerning the incident, but being one of the actors in the drama, I am able here for the first time to reveal the actual truth. Copyright. 1917. Wheeler Syndicate, Inc
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days or less into little caterpillars. whitish in color and about one-six- teenth of an inch in length.
 The little caterpillars live for a lit tie while on the leaves, but soon make their way to the young apples where they find the feeding they like best.
 Most of them enter the apples al the blossom end. After feeding for a short time in the calyx cavity they burrow to the core. eat the seeds and hollow out a large cavity which be- comes filled with masses of waste matter and silk.
 The best means of fighting the cod ling moths is to spray the apple trees three times each season with a mix ture of arsenate of lead and lime sul- phur.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-07-08

or. four men can carry as they run. Its aim Is most accurate; 1t can. when necessary, fire from 500 to 600 car. tridges per minute. sowing death on every side with incredible speed. But against trench it is powerless, and therefore 1t is pre-em.nently the arm of defense. When properly handled It Is so redoubtable that one alone has been known to stop an entire regi. ment. It is indisputably the most ter rtble instrument of war.
 Yet a well-directed battery of "75 cannon, sweeping space of ground. Is more certain to leave nothing alive.
 These. then, are the primordial means of defense. to which naturally are to be added the numerous rifle. of the defenders of the trenches, those trenches in which are invisible loop holes where the enemy awaits our ap pearance.
 Heavy Shells for ofFense.
 What are the adversary's means O, annihilating these hidden, powerful de lenses? Only heavy artillery; the larg. shell, the huge torpedo, the heavy pro- jectile of steel, inclosing a violent ex plosive, Is capable of demolishing @ netting, of demoralizing those occu. pants of the trench whom 1t does not kill and keeping the adversary's nerves on edge by the menace of it's sudden arrival several kilometers behind the lines. Thus the means of offensive are the heavy cannon. the large trench mortars, the large caliber howitzers the formidable marine gun mounted on rails, all that Is longest, most difficult and costly to manufacture, to trans port, to set fin motion. A machine gun can be installed anywhere in two min utes or less. A month is required to Install the "32O" trench mortar. To put a naval gun on rails in running order necessitates months of work and the installation of a railway. Even guns that are easy to handle. such as the "155," are moved with difficulty: at times 1t takes two or three days to place them in a battery.
 And this is not all. The heavy ar tfllery Is naturally less accurate than the field artillery. When one consid- CTS that heavy guns soon wear out, as the big gun can fire only a more or less limited number of shots, as its caliber Increases, and as 1t must constantly be replaced, one understands why 1t Is 30 much easier to take the defensive than the offensive, and why the situa- ton on the western front, at all points 0ll defended. was stationary for so long a time before the means of at tack were sufficient to permit of ap offensive.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-07-08
MACHINE GUN IS
 BEST WAR WEAPON
IndisputabIy the Most Terrible Instrument of Defense,
 Says Observer.
BIG GUNS OFTEN INACCURATE
While Necessary In Offensive Warfars Heavy Artillery Is Not in Same Class With Machine Guns
 In Defensive Tactics.
BY A FRENCH SOLDIER.
Qn the Chicago Daily News)


 Paris.-MOnths of furious assault on the French lines at Verdun, which have brought into play the most pow erful known means of attack, have barely succeeded in bending the ad- versary's lines. There is. it is true, a diminution of forces on both sides, and one may look forward to the day when the accumulation of material and the superiority in numbers of men on the side of the allies will enable the latter to break more rapidly the adversary's tenacious resistance.
 But why Is 1t, one asks, that despite the accumulation of heavy cannon 1t costs so much in men and money and time to break the enemy's resistance? !? It is because this war is being fought in a period of development of the art of war, in which the means of defense are vastly superior to the means of offense in the facility with which they can be brought into action and manu- factured at low cost, and above all in their efficacy. arising both from the dificulty which the adversary finds in demOlishing them, and from the abso- lute accuracy of their aim.
 Means Of Defence.
 To understand this one has merely to review the means of defense at the disposal of the armies in the field. First, besides the trenches, and the barbed wire that prevents access to them, which are the basis of the pres ent system of defense, and of which the shell hole wherein the soldier con- ceals himself from the enemy, is but c variation, the two great arms of de- fense are the machine gun and the '75" cannon, the last resort of the French army and one of the great de- lenders of Verdun.
 In the factory there is nothing easier or relatively cheaper to make than the machine gun. And at the front there is nothing simpler to trans port than this light arm, which three
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-07-08
With the Kaiser on His
 Private Yacht.

ERMANY'S greatness is due to beef. beer and Bis marck," declared the kali ser to me with a laugh. as
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-07-08
Stopping the Dispatch Bag.

I revealed to her some of the dis missals. There were insulting notes addressed to the imperial chancellor and also to the crown prince, and an
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-07-08
Paradexical.

"Your blunt people seldom live ur to their name."
 How so?'
 "As a rule. they generally come tt the point"
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-07-08
LETTER FROM THE GROWN PRINCES PERSONAL ApJUTANT TO WILLIAM lEoUEux PossEssoR OF
 
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 SelAe-et-Marne,
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The Arvada enterprise., 1917-05-03
Washington

by overwhelming majoritics both
the S"nutc and House passed the adj.
miniRtrntion bill TO raise war army
by scloctivc draft
In addition to loans to France and
Italy totaling between 100000, 900
and $500. 100000. the United States
viii soon make a loan to Belgium.
Plans for sending 1000 American
surgeons TO the allied armies were an.
nouncod by the general medical board
Of IN" Council of National Defense.
National guardsmon designated for
appointment IN the officers reserve
corps Will be discharged from the
guard under ruling by the judge nd.
Nocatr general Of the army.
The administration food bills were
introduced In ia" House by Chairman
Lever % IN" agriculture committees
They do not cover price fixing or con,
trol OF the use OF grains for distllling
liquors
Marshal Ioffrc told the people OF
America through Washington n"wspa.
p"r correspondents who called upon
him that France churishcs the conf.
dent hope that the flag OF the United
states soon will be- flying on her bat.
Tie line
First moneys to finance the war
aImirs OF the republic were asked OF
Congress when an appropriation OF
Sg.Gea. .lNi.2Sl, the largest In the his.
tory OF the nation, for the greater
army the navy and minor extra gov.
'inmcntal u"rdH. WAS laid before the
House by the appropriations commit.
tee.
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-05-03
Western

RiotinE marked the opening Of the
bakers strike in Chicago Monday.
The United States marine corps has
reached its full authorized compile,
ment of 1900 men, according to a
message from Major General George
Barnett in Washington.
High price record smashing con
tinucd April 2S in the wheat market
Opening trades showed a maximum
jump OF l2i. cents n bushcl. July op,
tions touching s2.36. as against s2l&is
To s22il. at Fridays finish May
went TO s2,79h. n rise of 90. cents
General Edwin A. MCAlpin. retired
multi.milliOnairo tobacco merchant
and head of the United States Boy
Scouts. died OF cerebral hemorrhagc
at his country home. Hillside. Ossin.
ing, n Y. Gen. McAlpin was the faith.
cr OF J. Roderick McAlpin, member
Of Company II. New Mexico National
guard. OF silver City.
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-05-03
About the War

Seven Americans were killed in the
first day of the battle of Nimy ridge.
Forty German airplancs reported
brought down In days aerial actions.
Francisco villa, for the third time.
has escaped Gen. Francisco Murguia's
troops
Spectacular battles in the air con.
tinuo. with British maintaining their
distinct advantage over the Germans.
Berlin admits loss OF Gohcllc but
rogaincd. with extraordinarily heavy
losses TO the allies.
Bulgarian war office announces vic.
tory In battle between the Nardar and
Lake Doiran. British rctakc old posi-
tion near Doldzclli.
Little activity reported Monday
from the British front, which extends
from Lens 10 St quentin. Berlin re
ports only artillery engagements in
this sector
In the first two months of unrc-
striCtcd submarine warfare more than
100000 tons OF shipping was sunk
by the Germans. Dr. Kari llclttcrich.
German secretary of the interior, told
the RoichEtag main committee at Am
stordam.
The Berlin war office communica.
ton Monday dealing with the fighting
on the western front In Franc" says.
"A careful estimate puts the losses
OF the English Saturday ut over 5000
men. who fell in and before our posi-,
uons, In addition to which over 1000
prisoners and forty machine guns
were brought IN by us Ten tanks
were destroyed"
French launch new drive In the
Champagne region, pushing o'ward
TO depth OF from 900 to 1000
meters Heavy artillery lombard.
montB are In progress throughout thr
line Another thrust by the French
northeast OF Mont Haut resulted Ia u
gain Of rwo.thlrds OF a mile French
now virtually nstridu Of the Moron.
villcrs.Nauroy road
British troops In desperate at
tempt TO turn tho northern wing OF
the Quoant line have ad.
Nanccd on front Of nearly ten miles
and captured the village OF ArlouNcu.
Goh'llc, nine miles west OF Douai
Tho capture OF ArlcuN wldons con.
sIdoHbly the British mlluu, In tho
German positions directly cast OF
pouui. the objective OF this fighting
II threatens, too, the southern de.
fonsoE OF Lens "a we'll ns the village
ol DroCourt.
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-05-03
Minor Mention.

Buena Nista's ChautauqUa will be
held this year on June IS to %.
Another Y. N. G. A. building cost,
ing s225,0OO assured for Pueblo.
Over 100000 insurance to be paid
relatives of Hastings mine victims.
The pos,office at Granada and
Springfield have been advanced to the
presidential class
The City Council of SalIda has ap-
propriated 5000 a year for the support
OF a municipal band.
A new high school building is in
course Of construction at Burlington.
at cost OF $4,000
At the close of its fiscal year the
town of La Junta had $2S, sos on hand
which sum included $4,000 in the wa
ter bond fund.
movement started through the La
mar Rifle Club has resulted in the en-
listment in the army, navy and
marines OF fifty men.
Flour advanced 30 cents in Denver
Saturday, bringing the sale price Of
popular Colorado-made brands to
$Gi5 and SG55 hundred pounds.
The open season in running
streams for trout and grayling, not
less than seven inches in length, will
begin May 25th and end Oct. 3lst.
Funeral ceremonies at the burial of
a1 l., ush hi,h
will take place June 3rd on Lookout
mountain, will be conducted by the
Masons
Grazing permits for 10000 sheep and
10000 head of cattle have been grant
ed for the Montezuma national forest.
ManCos will be the distributing point
for the stock.
Thirteen physicians of Denver are to
be on the firing line in France within
three months DR.. Cuthbert Powell OF
the Denver County Medical Associa-
ton announced.
In expectation of an immediate call
for mobilization, officers of the Colo
RADIO National Guard ordered their
commands to pack suitcases and be in
readiness to move within an hours
notice.
Colorado's state convention of the
Court of Honor fraternal lodge will
hold its annual state convention in
Greeley on Monday, May 18th. There
will be about 1875 visiting delegates
present.
Women OF Colorado are to organize
a regiment OF infantry differed and
commanded by women, which they
will offer to the nation in any capac-
ity desired. even to going into the
field and fighting.
The Arvada enterprise., 1917-05-03
SEVEN MINERS BURIED
JOINT FUNERAL FOR OTHERS
KILLED AT HASTINGS.
Cause Of Disaster Still Surrounded
With Mystery-mine to Be In
spected in Every Part.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Hastings, Colo.-Funcrals for seven
victims OF the coal mine disaster on
Friday, April 27, were held in Trini-
dad Monday afternoon. For the others,
IT IL probable burial services for those
OF each nationality will be held, and
a great funeral for the entire list. at
tended by miners and their families
from over all the mining district
The mine is to be inspected in every
part The disasters cause Is sur
rounded with a cloak of mystery
seemingly as impenctrable as the
heavy wall OF gaseous smoke the
scarchers have been fighting against.
death is subject of talk today. PLY
sicians declare the belief that even
for those caught by the first terrific
blast OF the explosion the end came
quickly and almost painlessly.
Carbon monoXidc. or white damp
the deadly fumc of which the detect
Ing lamps carried by each squad OF
miners cannot locate in gaseous mines
nccessitating the carrying of canary
birds and mice to give warning of its
presence, Is said to have conquered
all those not killed by the explosion.
Many have been found as If fallen
into easy sleep. One was found on
his knees as II in the act of prayer.