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The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-08-25
"The Woman and the Beast"

The Sunday feature picture at the
Gem will be "The Woman and the
Beast spectacular and sensational
five-reel photoplay repIete with thrills,
daring, love and pathos.
On the outskirts of New York is a
section populated by Italian quarry
workers. The meekest of all the
residents is John Funelli, by nature a
poet, by trade grocer. He has be-
come practical business man" to
win Rosa, handsome widow, but she
scolds because of his lack of spirit,
urging that he model himself after
Big Frank" former suitor and a
man of reckless bravery.
The day a circus comes to town
Big Frank" kills an attendant after
an exciting fight, and fees. At al.
most the same moment, one of the
hons escapes from the arena. Rosa's
little daughter sees the animal in the
woods, and while running away. falls
over cliff and is severely injured.
When the child is brought home Rosa
tells her husband he had not Joined
the others in the hunt because he is
a coward. Her words are SO bitter
that John departs for the quarry.
carrying an old gun.
Rosa soon repents her hasty words,
and, believing her husbands life in
danger, follows him. In the quarry
she meets Big Frank who urges her
to fee with him. Rosa gets away,
frank pursues, but for moment
loses her trail. Nearby is powder
shack, and the criminal, seeing the
loor shake, thinks Rosa is hiding
here, and enters. Inside, he encoun-
.ers the lion.
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Next Weeks Bill at the Grand.

sunday--Harold Lockwood and
MAY Allison il 'sThe River Of Eo-
NANCE" and Big V comedy. -
Monday-Ann Pennington IN me
Little Boy Scout" and Mutt and Jek'
Tuesday-susan Grandaise in "A
Naked Soul" ,,
Wednesday-Mae Murray in "At
First Sight"
Thursday-June Elvidge and Mon
tagu Love in 'sThe Guardian"
Friday-Aniaa stewars in ~Ihe
Message of the Mouse, and FORA
Weekly. ,
saturday-Marin sais in ina
American Girl" lonesome Luke,
comedy, and Pathe News.
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"a Naked Soul" :"

The directors of this hve-reel
"Made in France" photoplay have
chosen their cast and their photo
grapher so adroitly and shown such
remarkable artistic sense in transfer
ring the story to the screen that 1t
is well nigh impossible to mention an
other moving picture of equal pic
torial beauty and perfection of act
ing. The quality of the production
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-08-25
SHERIFF'S SALE.
State of Louisiana-Parish of Ascen
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Judicial
District Court.
Adolphe Meter
VS.. No. 2493
Theophile Gentil

IheOphIle Gentil
pY VIRTUE OF and in obedience to
- an order Of seizure and sale, is
sued by the above named court in the
above entitled and numbered cause,
and to me directed, haye seized and
taken into my possession, and will of
fer for sale at public auction to the
last and highest bidder, according to
law, at the principal front door of the
courthouse of the parish of Ascension.
in the city of Dona1dsonville, on
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER Is, 1917.
at IL o'clock a. m., the following de-
scrlbed property, to-Wit:
His rights, titles and interest. be-
ing the undivided one-ffth of another
certain lot of ground situated in
the town of Donaldsonville, parish of
Ascension, in that part of said town
formerly known as Faubourg Lessard
designated on the plan of said Fau-
bourg as lot number fifteen, forming
the corner of Lessard and Attakapas
now Nichols avenue, bounded by the
property formerly belonging to Fer
dlnand Terrio on one side and in the
rear, measuring sixty feet front on
Lessard street by depth and front
on Attakapas street of one hundred
and twenty feet, together with all of
the buildings and improvements there
on and thereunto belonging.
Another certain lot of ground stu
ated IN the parish of Ascension. town
OF Donaldsonville, in that part Of said
town known as Faubourg Lessard.
designated on plan of said town bv
the lot number twenty-five, fronting
on Opelousas street, measuring fifty
two feet two inches by a depth of one
hundred and seven feet six inches,
Amerlcan measure, bounded on one
side by lot number twenty-one, on the
other side by lot number twenty
three, and in the rear by lot twenty
four, when it measures ifty-seven
feet four inches; together with all of
the buildings thereon and thereunto
belonging. Being the same property
which the said Theophile Gentil in
herited from his late father, Don1i-
nlque Gentil, who died on the 18th
day of April, 1906, and his mother.
Eugene Guedry, surviving widow Of
the said Dominique Gentil, who died
on the 18th day Of January, 1903.
Terms and conditions-Cash in |
United States currency.
E. G. HANSON,
Sheriff, Parish Of Ascension.
Donaldsonville, La, June 27, 1917. |
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"Madcap Madge." /"

Olive Thomas, the former beauty
Of the "Follies," is seen for the first
time on the screen in "Madcap
Madge,' which will be the attraction
at the Gem today. Miss Thomas ap-
pears as Madge Flower, the daughter
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-08-25

of a wealthy broker. She is a whole
some, mischievous girl who gets ex-
PEELED from young ladies' finishing
school so she can join her mother and
older sister at Palm Beach.
One of the most amusing scenes is
where she makes her entrance on a
ballroom floor on roller skates, much
to the dismay of her parents Mother
and sister are angling for an English
nobleman who is travelling incognito.
He turns out to be a doddering old
gentleman and not at all what they
expected
Madge shows that she is rightly
christened the "Madcap," for the
events that follow her sudden arrival
put the fashionable Palm Beach
colony in a tumult and drive her
mother into Mysteries.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-08-25

CIVIL LENGINEER-SURVEYOR
\ c. WATIES, Civil Engineer and
Surveyor and Timber Estimator,
Napoleonvil1e, La. All work given
prompt attention. Telephone No. IL,
Napoleonville exchange.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-08-25
RU UB-MIY. :

will cure your Rheumatism
Neuralgia, Headaches, Cramps,
Co1ic, Sprains, Bruises, Cuts afla
Burns, Old Sores, Stings OF Insects
Etc. Antisepfic Anodyne, used la'
sernally and externally. Price &c
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-08-25
No. SiX-SiXty-Six

This 10 prescription prepared especially
for MALARIA or CHlLLg g. FEVER.
Five or six doses will break any case, and
If taken then as tonic the Fever will not
return. 1t acts on the liver better than
Calomel and does not gripe or sicken. Csc
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-08-25

nR. T. III. HANSON, Physician. Of
~ fee: Railroad avenue, between
Claiborne and Opelousas streets.
Telephone 240.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-08-25
PROFESSIONAL,
PHYSICIANS

T. K. SIMS. Physician and Surgeon.
lie Office in Houmas street, between
Ibarville street and Crescent Place.
Telephone so.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-08-25
SPECIALISTS

nR. A. w. MARTIN, Eye, Ear,
~ Nose and Throat Specialist. Eye
glasses fitted. Office hours: a. m.
to p. m, 2 to 5 p. m. Office, No.
900 Railroad avenue. Phone 3OS.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-08-25

& A. MARCHAND, Attorney at Law
Ss and Notary Public. Office, 81
Railroad avenue. Telephone 90.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-08-25

NR. j. d. HANSON, physician. Of
~ fee and residence: Lessard
street, between Nichols avenue and
Iberville street. Telephone Sd.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-08-25

U j. VEGA, Attorney at Law and
0s Notary Public. Office, 313 Mich
oils avenue. Telephone 81.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-08-25

TALEB c. WEBER, Attorney at
- Law and Notary Public. Office
In Railroad avenue, opposite the Dom
aldonvil1e High School. Phone 1922
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-08-25
PLUMBING AND Thinning.

LII scHAFF & SON, Copper, Tin
3&s and sheet-Iron Workers, 217
Railroad avenue. Roofing, guttering,
stovepiping, and repairing. Plumb
ing work speciality. Phone 1911.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-08-25
ATTORNEYS AND NOTARIEs

MARKS, LEBLANC, TALBOT &
M LECHE, Attorneys at Law and
Notaries Public. Practice in ST..
James and Ascension parishes. Dom
aldsonville office, No. 303 Hounlas
street. Telephone 18-W. Either Mr..
Marks, Mr.. Leblanc or Mr.. Talbot
will be in Donaldsonville every
Thursday.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-08-25
1nuulnnuuu1llt Ohtrf
RAILWAY SCHEDULE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
STEAMER VERGIE.

!. c. Davidson, Capt. j. J. Hickson, Clerk.
This swift and elegant boat makes toOts
TRIPS DAILY between DonaldsonViiie allo
of the Y & M. V. Railroad as follows:
Passengers going north take boat at o'#0
o'clock g. m and o'clock p. m
Passengers going south take boat at o
o'clock g.. m. and .. IA. ...
Passengers taking 5 O'Clock boat arfiVe
at New Orleans at T rs a. m.
Passengers taking o'clock boat arrive
at New Orleans at s so 2. m.
passsnoara from Baton Rouge are ed-
vissd to take sos a. m. train, arriving st
Donalds onvilpe at 7z5 q. m.
Train No. (Frisco) leaves New or!eahs
at 500 a. M. Passengers via this 't0iA'
zach nonaldsonville at AS a m.
Tickets to all points sold on the boat
The Jasper weekly courier., 1917-08-03
w. II. MOODY DEAD

Haverhill, Mass, July 2.-William
II. Moody, former associate justice of
the United States Supreme court, died
at his home here at l O'Clock this
morning.
The condition of the former justice
has long been considered hopeless.
Yesterday he began to sink rapidly.
His sister, with whom he lived, was
at his bedside when the end came.
For many months a disease that
caused a hardening of the joints made
Judge Moody a helpless invalid, but
he retained almost to the end the
keenness of mind that made him one
of the prominent figures in the public
life of his country
Illness forced William Henry
Moody's retirement as associate JUS
tice of the Supreme Court of the
United States in 1910, at the COM
paratively early age of 81 years.
Arduous service, notably as head of
the Department of Justice during the
antitrust campaign of the Roosevelt
administration, and then four years
on the Supreme court bench during
which he was remarkably active, re-
suited in a nervous collapse, which,
with a severe attack of rheumatism,
developed a prolonged illness.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1917-08-03
BIG CHICAGO BANK FAILS
Private Institution of Graham & Sons
Closes Doors-Has Deposits Of
$4,000, 900.

Chicago, July 2-The private bank
of Graham & Sons. $50 West Madison
street, closed its doors on Friday, and
two hours later detectives from States
Attorney Hoyne's office broke in the
door with fire axes and toob possession
of the place.
An involuntary petition in bank
duptcy was filed in the federal district
court later on behalf of William Shale,
who made claim of $4,000.
The bank is the one of which the
late Andrew J. Graham was president.
1t was considered one of the strongest
banks in Illinois. Estimates of the
deposits ran as high as $5000,000.
Heavy investment of the bank :
funds in real estate bonds that could
not easily be transformed into money
is said to have embarrassed the bank.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1917-08-03
POWER PLANT BURNS

Indianapolis, July 2.-Fire of un-
known origin destroyed the pumping
station and the power plant at the
Marion County Home for the Incur
able Insane at Julietta yesterday
morning shortly after 6 o'clock. The
fire originated apparently in the
rafters under a slate roof in the Gu
pola of the building and had gained
considerable headway before it was
discovered. There was no panic among
the inmates of the institution in the
main building, about forty feet away.
The building was two stories high,
of brick, and contained both the
pumping station and the electrical
and heating plants. The most serious
loss to the institution was the two
electrical dynamos. Both of these
were put out of commission and the
plant is without electricity. Efforts
are being made 10 effect junction
with the wires of the Indianapolis
Light and Heat Company and relieve
this situation.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1917-08-03
U-BOATS SINK 28 SHIPS
WEEKLY REPORT ISSUED IN LON
DON SHOWS FALLING OFF.
Liner Mongolia Hit Mine-Passenger
and Crew Landed at Bombay
American Vessel Torpedoed.

London, June 29.-Twenty-one Brit
ish vessels OF more than 1000 tons
each and seven under 1000 tons were
sunk by mines or submarines last
week, according TO the weekly state
ment OF losses issued on Wednesday
by the admiralty.
No fishing vessels met with disaster.
The aggregate number of vessels
flying the British flag destroyed by
mines or submarines last week shows
Il net falling Off of four, as compared
with the losses reported the previous
week, which numbered 32-27 Of more
than 1,600 tons and five in the smaller
division.
In the larger category decrease of
six vessels Is shown, while among the
smaller craft an increase OF two yes
sells lost Is indicated.
Bombay. India, June 29.-The PENN
Sulur and Oriental liner Mongolia
struck n mine off Bombay on June %.
London, June 20.-The American
sailing ship Galena, 1,04S tons, was
sunk by submarine bombs ON June %.
There were no casualties.
The Galena was sunk off Ushant
island (off the coast of France, %
miles northwest Of Brest). Fifteen
survivors were taken to Brest.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1917-08-03
DRAFT BOARDS NAMED
PRESIDENT APPOINTS LOCAL
BODIES NAMED BY GOVERNORS.
White House Report Says That Men
Will Be Selected for Army
and War Work.

Washington, June 2S.-president
Wilson on Tuesday appointed the local
boards named by the governors to
hear exemption claims on the first
draft by which 650,000 are to be Sc
lected for the army.
The Rules governing exemptions
have not yet been issued but will be
army may be begun next week.
In II great majority OF the cases the
personnel OF the board shows that
President Wilson followed the suggcs-
tons of army officials that city and
county officials be utilized.
The president however, had asked
the governors of the various states
TO nominate candidates for the
boards. and Il may be assumed that
the boards rs announced have the
approval, not only Of the president
but Of the state executive.
The "A states I'm which committees
are complete. with those exceptions
are Washington. West Virginia. Utah
Georgia, Kentucky Mississippi. Mime
sota. Nevada, Montana. Nebraska New
York and Pennsylvania.
Information emanating from the
White House during the last two days
indicates the draft will be much heav-
Ter than had been suspected. Instead
Of merely picking men for the army,
many will be drafted for other war
work.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1917-08-03
CAR DRIVES INTO
NIAGRA TORRENT
Five Dead and Several Injured
As Result of Accident
Sunday.
F0BTY PASSENGERS ON CAR

Niagara Falls, N. Y, July 2.--Five
persons perished here Sunday after
noon when trolley car on the gorge
route jumped the track, plunged down
a twenty-foot embankment and dived
into ten feet of water on the edge of
the whirlpool rapids of the Niagara
river. Two known to have been on
the car are missing and score have
been taken to hospitals. The bodies
were recovered when the car was re-
moved by derrick five hours later.
The fare register indicated that the
car was carrying about forty persons.
1t is assumed that the missing were
swept down stream in the rushing
current.
The car left the track just below
the cantilever bridge on the American
side of the river and turned bottom
side up. The cause of the accident
is said to have been washout. The
roadbed under the cantilever bridge
at the point where it occurred is a
clay fill and recent heavy rains COM
ing down the side of the chasm
washed it out below the surface of the
roadbed.
When the heavily loaded car struck
this weak spot, the rail on the river
side, about ten feet from the en-
bankment, gave way. The car turned
on its side, slid down into the water
and as it struck the rocky bottom of
the river turned completely over, the
top of the car resting on the bot
tom of the river. Not more than half
a minute elapsed between the time the
car left the rails until it came to a
standstill in the river.
The suddenness of the plunge pre-
vented any attempts to escape, al
though the crowds in the vicinity
quickly began the work of rescue. The
point where the accident occurred was
only a short distance below the falls
and in full view of the crowds that
throng the giant cantilever bridge.
The car was one Of the open type,
the seats extending from side to side
with steps on both sides the full
length of the car All the seats were
occupied and some of the passengers
were standing between them and
there were others on the rear plat
form.
The car was running at speed of
about twenty miles an hour when it
struck the weak spot in the roadbed.
AS it slipped down the twenty-foot
incline from the tracks to the edge
of the river, screaming men and
women fought to escape and some of
them were able to get free, but unable
to obtain a footing on the steep bank
There was a mad scramble in the
shallow water between the wrecked
car and the river bank. From the
river side the bodies of at least two of
the passengers were seen to be caught
in the swifter waters and were car
ried down to the whirlpool.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1917-08-03
DAIRY AND POULTRY MEN AID
Representatives of Association Agree
to Put Industries Under Supervi-
sion Of Food Administration.

Chicago. June 29.-Representative
of the country's chief dairy and poul-
try associations, after a conference
here with Herbert c. Hoover. voted
to put their industries under the
supervision of the food admins
tration and named George f. Has
kell of Chicago 10 serve as volunteer
aid 70 Mr.. Hoover i'm charge of n dairy
and poultry division.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1917-08-03
CANADIANS DRIVE ON LENS
Dominion Troops Gain on Two-MiIe
Front-Within Mile of citys Gen.
ter-Take German Front Line.

Canadian Army Headquarters in
France, June 30.-Under n protecting
concentration of artillery fire Canadian
troops on Thursday stormed and cap
tured the German front line before
Avion, Il suburb Of Lens. BY this adj
vance the British line has been carried
forward 10 within one mile of the CEN
ter of Lens.
The attack was made along two
mile front. ON the extreme left Nova
Scotians pushed their way up the Lens
Arras road 70 the village of Leauvette.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1917-08-03
MANY PERSONS FLEE FLOOD
Town of Rock Creek, Ore, Reported
Swept Away-Fifty-Fo Dam
Gives Way.

Baker, Ore, June 30-Reports from
Haines on Thursday said the town of
Rock Greek virtually was swept away
when n 59-foot dam at the flooded Kill
lamancuc lake. ID miles west OF Haines,
gave way. Residents of Haines, which
is in the path OF the flcod, are report
ed hurrying for high ground Nearly
every building in the town is said TO
have been destroyed. Communication
with the flooded district has beer cut
been any loss of life.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1917-08-03
DIVER ALLOWED TO DEPART
Spain Exacts Promise From Germany
That U-Boat Would Go
Straight Home.

Paris, July "a Madrid semiofficial
note says that a German submarine
which took refuge at Cadiz left port
escorted To the limit of territorial wa
ters by two Spanish torpedo boats. The
Spanish government asked and obtain
ed from the Berlin government for
NAL promise that the submarine would
90 direct 10 Alderman port without at
tacking enemy ships ar performing any
other act of war.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1917-08-03
COLORADO MINERS TO STRIKE
"RockefeIIer Plan" of Adlustino
Grievances Is Major Reason, Ac-
cordlng to Leader.

Denver, Colo, July 2.-Formal no.
tice of their intention to strike was
tee by John +. Moran, president OF
district No. 10 of the United Nine
WORKERS. rs representative of the men,
bers OF that body employed by the
Colorado Fuel and Iron company.
Moran said opposition to the Rookie
feller plan" of adjusting industrial diff
ferences was major factor in the
strike. No increase of pay is asked.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1917-08-03
FRENCH WARSHIP HITS MINE
Armored Cruiser kIeber Sinks or
Point ST. Mathieu-Thirty-
Eight Men Perish.

Paris. July 2.-An official announce
ment was made that the armored
cruiser Kleber had struck mine off
Point ST. Matthew and sunk. Three
officers and 80 men were lost The
Kleber had come from Dakar. Africa,
and was on its way to Brest.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1917-08-03

The household department says the
first thing to be done when boiling eggs
Is to cover the eggs with boiling wa
ter. This is the old-time way. Now
the first thing 10 be done is 10 get eggs,
The Jasper weekly courier., 1917-08-03

The aviation service Is reported to
be safer than the medical, infantry or
artillery branches. the medical being
the most dangerous. Facts that will
upset two popular impressions.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1917-08-03

Beef stew, plain bread and black
coffee for breakfast at the army post
must be a revelation TO the fellow who
would have carried crouch all day
because his breakfast grapefruit was
not properly chilled.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1917-08-03

One of the unfortunate things about
widows is the way they insist upon
investing the insurance money in
something that will bring in from Z
TO 10 per cent with absolute safety.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1917-08-03
New Army FIyino Record.

Newport News. Va, June 30.-What
is believed 10 be a new army flying
record was established when Captain
Bartholf and Lieutenant Stevens flew
from Hampton Roads to Mineola. n. Y,
In 4 hours and Is minutes.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1917-08-03
Mysterious Disease Kills Many

Cape Girardeau. Mo-. June 30-Sev-
enteen children are dead and % i'll.
four of them seriously. from a mys-
terious maiady which has swept the
village of Oron near here The dis
ease has baffled every doctor.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1917-08-03

London, July Lord Stanley, old
est son OF the earl of Derby OF Eng
land. has been elected 10 parliament
for the Abercromby division OF Liv-
erpool, 10 succeed Col. Dichard G.
Walmesley.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1917-08-03
Prison for Society Embezzlcr.

Philadelphia, July 2.-Jesse Will
hanson H. social leader, was SEN
fenced 10 term of eight to twenty
four years Imprisonment and pay a
fine of 81 900 on indictments charging
embezzlement OF $4,000.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1917-08-03

The serious side of life does not APP
pear TO the boy until he reaches the
age when his associations force upon
him the advisabllity of taking baths
oftener than every Saturday night.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1917-08-03

The way In which our old friend WI
keeps turning up on top In China
shows that he merits the high opinion
Americans formed of his ability and
adaptabili.y.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1917-08-03

American citizens who do not know
what America is fighting for need
something done to their heads-if they
do not fall under q more sinister sus-
FpiciOn.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1917-08-03

Emperor Williams railway lines are
nearly worn out, and TO wonder, with
all the tearing back and forth from
one frontier to another!