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The Pensacola journal., 1917-05-31
The SCRATCH PAD
BY THOMAS EWING DAsNEY.

Jeanette Rankin has made her
maiden speech, and it proved a great
deal more of a success than her for
mer tears.
Events have proved that Hinden-
burg strategy in withdrawing from
the Somme was good. He doesn't
have so far to retreat home.
In view of the announcement that
Russia is hitting the vodka bottle
freely, we are not at all surprised at
the lndecisiOn of her political steps.
Having read that oil went up two
cents the other day, we are not at
all astonished to learn now that
Rockefeller goes about slapping peo-
pie on the back in jOvial mood.
Many students at the officers re
serve camps have been dropped as
unfit for military service" Evident
ly they didn't like getting up at )
o'clock and working ten hours a day.
If the war department held out as
an inducement to recruits the prlvl-
lege of kicking a congressman or
smashing a senator. we would have
an army Of five million men before
sundOwn.
According to the German idea,
Americans are male manicures and
tango lizards and couldn't be made
to fight, Maybe so, but they will
lead Hindenburg a dance, and will
most undoubtedly give him a trim
ming.
The old fashioned man who was in
cined to be a Stacker will register
on June alongside the hottest
blooded of the lot, because he will
know that if he doesn't, he will be
reported and be sent to jail for a
year to study over his natural duty.
Defending the manufacture ot
liquor during war time, the liquor
| people say that the stuff is 95 pei
! cent water. True, and that's aboU
! the percentage in a potato, but the
! nourishment of a plate of French
fried and a bottle Of booze arc quite
| different.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-05-31

straighten you right up and make
you feel fine and vigorous by nom
ing, I want you to go back 10 the
store and get your money. Dodson's
Liver T2ne is destroying the sale Of
caIorneI because it is real liver medi-
cine; entirely vegetable, therefore il
can not salivate or make you sick.
I guarantee that one spoonful of
Dodson's Liver Tone will put your
sluggish liver to work and clean your
bowels of that sour bile and consti-
pated waste which is clogging your
system and making you feel miser-
able. I guarantee that q bottle Of
Dodson's Liver Tone will keep your
entire family feeling fine for months.
Give It To your children. It is harm
'less; doesn't grippe and they like its
pleasant taste.-Ady.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-05-31
SUBTLE PROPAGANDA.


Having failed to prevent this countrys
taking the only course compatible with
honor, the pacihsts, through their Organi-
zation that styles itself the "American
Union Against Mlitarism," are now seek
ing to render ineffective the measures of
security necessary for the national e21s-
tence, through a particularly insidious pro-
paganda against the seIeCtive draft.
Masking their designs under a hypocrit-
'ical ZEAL they have distorted President
WILSON'S suggestion out of its intended
fmeaning that this is to be in no sense a
transcription Of the unwilling" and urging
conscientious Objectors to register" on
June 3, but to state 'their protest in such
form as they may think best"
President Wilson, when he referred to
the unwilling" had in mind Quakers,
whose religion forbids their fighting, and
they have very properly been exempted
from COmbatant service, though they must
help in other ways. He also referred to the
small percentage of conscientious OBJ
iectOrs.' who would rather be killed than
kill. They will be dealt with individuallv
They do not have to be told to state their
positions. The purpose of the pacihsts.
therefore, was to develop a strong Stacker
ohieCtor,' in order to nullifv the efforts Of
the government to raise what they con-
slider too large an army, and save the coun-
try from the perils of "mi1itarism." which,
in the restricted sense of the word. means
reliance on military force to administer
government for selfish ends.
Does the fact that democrats take arms
make them liable to be tyrannized over?
What constitutes too large an army? A
million men? Yes, if only 100000 are
against it; no, if 100000 are against it.
ITS the purpose for which it is intended
that constitutes n1ilftarism.
Events have proved what the world had
long suspected. that Germany in develop
ling a larger army than was needed. had
Eulterior aims. The absolute subservience
LOT the people to the military caste. the
iabsence of democratic principles. further
more caused the epithet ''militarism," in
fthesevil sense above indicated. to be applied
ito Germany, even by our paCi6sts, who
however, apply the term in the same sense
ito the United States, assuming that be-
fcause Americans ahhOr the social and
Epolitical condition Of the Germans. thev
Iare in danger of being Prussianized. and
THAT because the United States is fighting
1.-THE tyranny of the kaiser, the davs of de
fmoCraCy are numbered here; whereas. II
the Union was really against "miitar-
ism, 1t would assist the United States tc
night 1t, not weaken resistance to it.
With many Daclhsts is simply a case ot
addIe-headedneSs, and we hope that this
and not the sinister motives as shadOweC
III the Texas indictments, the Toledo riot
and the Virginia arrests are behind the
l. mon Against AIilitariSm But the mat
The Pensacola journal., 1917-05-31

in number with his blank. and
filled out by the registrar, testi-
flying to the mans registration.
He must have this card with him
at all times, for he may be stop
ped at any time or place by a
policeman or military officer and
arrested if he fails to show his
card
Failure to register means one
year Imprisonment and liability
for select service following the
prison term.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-05-31

When you have a lame back or an
attack Of lumbago, dampen a piece
of flannel with Chamber.ain's Lini-
ment and bind it onto your back over
the seat Of pain. J. H. Wood, Chi
cago. writes, Some time ago while
at Waukon, Iowa, I suffered a very
severe attack of lumbago, and used
Chamberlain's Liniment with excel
lent results. ADV
The Pensacola journal., 1917-05-31

to
he ma if challenged
The Pensacola journal., 1917-05-31

The acknowledgements department is
the department Of records, ORDERS and cor
respondence Of the army
The Pensacola journal., 1917-05-31
Help Us Improve
Your Service

1t is a serious annoyance to
answer the telephone only to
be told that it is the wrong
number. Every effort is ex-
erted to prevent it. Operators
are trained to connect the num-
ber given them and such errors
on the part of operators are
minimized by close supervision
and discipline.
Telephone users who cali
numbers from memory, with
out consulting the directory,
are responsible for the majority
of these OccuranCes.
Other subscribers who speak
indistinctly or with their faces
turned away from the tele-
phone are large contributors.
Every subscriber can help
prevent such annOyances by
using the telephone properly.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-05-31

Akron. Ohio. claims to have the largest
Red Cross membership OF any city OF the
country n proportion to size.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-05-31
AT THE OFFICERS
RESERVE CAMP.
BY Walter S. Adams.

(Walter S. Adams is The Journals
cub reporter who is in the officers
reserve camp at Fort MCPHERSON,
Ga. He has written the following
letter to a member of the staff, and
it is so interesting that we repro
duce it below, eliminating only a few
personal items.-Ed.)
Sunday Night.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-09-01
SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNCIL
Finance Commissioner Authorized to
Negotiate Loan of $1,000.

Donaldsonville, La, Aug. 20, 1917.
A special meeting of the commits
sion council was held this day at 1880
p. M, with Commissioners E. K. Sims
and Alex. Bloomenstiel present. Alb
sent-John H. Schaff.
This special meeting was called for
the purpose of authorizing the COM
missioner of finance to make such ar
engagements as are necessary to Sc
cure a loan of sufficient funds to take
care of the semi-annual interest due
September / on the outstanding GER
tifcates of Indebtedness of the city,
and to meet the necessary current ex-
penses of the city until the taxes and
licenses for this year are due and col
lectible.
Mr.. Bloomenstiel moved the adop-
ton Of the following resolution:
Be it resolved by the commission
council of the city of Donaldsonville,
that the commissioner of finance be
and he is hereby authorized and en-
powered to borrow from the Bank of
Ascension the sum of twelve hundred
($120O) dollars for the purpose of
paying: /, the semi-annual interest
coupons due September l., 1917, on
the certificates of Indebtedness Of the
city; and 2, the discount on said loan,
and current expenses Of the city until
this years taxes are collectible.
Be it further resolved, that the said
commissioner of finance be and he is
hereby authorized and empowered to
issue in favor of the said Bank of
Ascension, or order, certificate Of
indebtedness for the amount SO bor-
rowed, as provided for in the first
section of this resolution; said GER
tifcate of Indebtedness to bear in
terest at the rate of eight per cent
per annum from maturity, and to be
made payable on the second day of
January, 1918.
The motion was seconded by Com
missioner Sims, and on roll-call the
resolution was adopted as follows:
Yeas-Sims, Bloomenstiel; absent
John Fl. Schaff.
The council then adjourned.
A. J. MELANCON,
Clerk of the Council.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-09-01
Sunday School Convention.

The annual convention Of the third
division of the First District Sunday
School Association was held at the
Methodist church in Donaldsonville
Tuesday afternoon. The division
comprises the parishes of Ascension,
Assumption, St. James and st. John,
and there were delegates present
from all of these parishes except St.
John. Miss Marguerite Cox, of Lee
compile, field worker of the State Sun
day School Association, was in at
tendance and led the meeting. The
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: J. G. Suttles, st. Pat
rick, president; F. A. Levasseur, Bur
ton, vice president; Mrs. Fl. Haas, St.
Patrick, secretary treasurer. De-
partmental superintendent were
chosen as follows: Elementary,
Miss Margaret Bylsma, Donaldson
vile; teen age, Miss Olive Baker,
Plattenville; adult, H. L. Baker,
Plattenville; teacher training, Mrs.
w. S. Cary, Donaldsonville; home
Mrs. w. F. Bolton, St. Patrick; mis-
sionary, Mrs. J. j. Hamersley, Plat
tenville; temperance, ]. j. Hamersley,
plattenyille.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-09-01
Steamer yirgie in Dry Dock.

The steamer Virgie left here Tues
day morning at o'clock for Morgan
CITY, where she has been placed in
dry dock to undergo thorough over
hauling. She is being replaced in
the Donaldsonville-Bur run by
the steamer Hustler, of Grand Bayou,
which has been specially provided
with safety appliances and fire-ex-
tinguishing apparatus in conformity
with government regulations. Local
Inspector Cugle, of New Orleans, in
spected the Hustler last Saturday and
issued the requisite certificate per-
hitting her to carry passengers: Capt
G. ]. Labarre, owner of the Hustler,
piloted the Virgie from Donaldson
Vile to Morgan City, and George
Chapman, the Virgie's capable young
chief engineer, was at his regular
post. Mr.. and Mrs. James P. Arml-
tage, of Donaldsonville; Mrs. j. F.
Saxon and son, Jim, and Messrs. Hy.
C. Braud and Joseph Belle, Jr., of
Burnside; Miss Annette Graugnard,
of St. Patrick, and John Lapeyrolerie,
Jr., of Sunshine, constituted party
who enjoyed the trip to Morgan City
on the Virgie, returning by rail. 1t
is not known definitely how long the
Virgie will be out of commission, but
the probabilities are that at least two
weeks will be required for the COM
pletion of the repairs to her hull and
upper works.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-09-01
VACATION DAYS OVER.
Local Schools to Reopen Next Week
for 1918 Session.

All Of the public and parochial
schools of this city will open Monday
for the session of 1917-18, with the
exception of the St. Joseph CONNER
clai Institute for boys, conducted by
the Brothers of the Sacred Heart,
which will inaugurate the scholastic
year Thursday, Sept. 6.
st. Vincent's Institute, under the
direction of the Sisters of Charity,
will again have as its superior Sister
Catherine, who has served in that ca
pacity with conspicuous ability and
success for the past few sessions.
The other members of the faculty
will be: Sister Lucia, high school de-
partment; Sister Bertrand, second
and third grades, and boys; Sister
Cecilia, third and fourth grades; Sis
ter Clementine, fifth and sixth grades !;
Sister Marguerite Mary, kindergar-
ten; Miss Odalie Pedesclaux, first
grade. Boys are accepted up to the
fourth grade, and then turned over
to the Brothers college.
Brother Herman, formerly of Alex
andria, will head the faculty of St.
Joseph Commercial Institute, sue
Iceeding Brother Theodosius, who has
been appointed president of st. Vim
cents Academy at Mobile, Ala. The
remainder of the teaching corps will
comprise Brother Norbert, vice presi-
dent, and Brothers Damien and
Frederick
The faculty Of the Donaldsonville
High School will be composed of R.
S. Vickers, principal; Miss Marceline
Monceret, French and English; Miss
Marguerite Bisland, domestic science;
Miss Maud Tyson, science; Miss An
ME Laurie Pujos, first grade and Ii
brarian; Miss Dora Katie, advanced
first grade; Miss Mary Jane Stuart,
second grade; Miss Jeanne Landry,
third grade; Miss Freda Singer, fourth
grade; Miss Norma Gisclard, first d.
vision, fifth grade; Miss Isabel Folse,
second division, fifth grade; Miss
Mary Evans, sixth grade; Miss Eunice
McGalliard, seventh grade. The COM
mercial course heretofore embraced
in the curriculum of the school has
been abolished, and a literary course
substituted in it's stead. This was
done because of the difficulty of OBJ
tanning competent commercial
teacher at the salary offered, and
rather than continue the work with
inferior results, Supt. Broussard de-
cided to abolish the course.
St. Augustine's school for colored
children, under the supervision of the
Sisters of the Holy Family, will hence
forth be free school for Catholics
and Catholics alike. This in
stitution has heretofore been conduct
ed as Catholic parochial school, but
through the instrumentality of Rev.
Father C. NJ. Chambon, the broad
minded and public-spirited local
Catholic pastor, arrangements have
been perfected to make the school
free to all colored children, prospect
i've of religious denomination. Sis
tiers Helena and Kostka will have
charge OF the classes.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-09-01
Methodist Revival Services.

The series of revival sermons beng
preached at the Methodist church by
Evangelist T. ]. Noteworthy have
proved to be instructive, uplifting and
entertaining, and have been heard by
representative audiences. A special
feature Of the meeting will be ser
mon at 7 AS o'clock tonight for men
only. A similar service for women
will be held at 3:45 p. m. Sunday. IN
view of the opening of the puDhc
school next Monday, the day services
after tomorrow will be held at 4
o'clock in the afternoon, IN order tnat
the school children may attend. The
gospel solos by Miss Grace Gum have
been one of the enjoyable and edlfy,
ing features of the meeting. She VIII
continue to lead the singing through
the entire series of services. Follow
ing the morning sermon tomorrow,
the Sunday school will convene as
usual. 49,, -,
The public is invited to attend all
- wv P. o. LOWREY, Pastor.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-09-01
cALoMEL DYNAM|TES YOUR LIVER!
MAKES YOU SICK AND SALIvATES

Tone tonight. Your druggist or dealer
sells you so cent bottle OF Dodson's
Liver Tone under my personal money.
back guarantee that each spoonful will
clean your sluggish liver better than .
dose Of nasty calomel and that it won't
make you sick.
Dodson's Liver Tone is real liver
medicine. You'll know it next morning
because you will wake up feeling fine,
YOUR liver will be working; headache
and dizziness gone; stomach VIII De
sweet and bowels regular.
Dodson's Liver Tone is entirely vege.
table, therefore harmless and can nos
salivate Give it to your children.
Millions of people are using Dodson's
Liver Tone instead OF dangerous calomel
now. Your druggist will tell you that
the sale of Calomel is almost stopped
entirely.here.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-09-01
BABIN--B ONICARD.
Prominent Young East Ascension
Couple Joined in Wedlock.

A brilliant social event of the past
week in east Ascension was the mar.
tiage of Miss ,Nettie Bonicard, OF
DutchtoWn, to Alex. r. Babin, of Du.
plessis, which was solemnized Wed.
nesday afternoon, August %, at
$50 O'Clock, in the Sacred Heart
church at Cornerview. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. J. C. Gonon,
local pastor, and the edifce was filled
to overfiowing with friends and rela-
tlves of the contracting parties. The
bride was charmingly gowned in a
graceful robe of georgette crepe
made over satin messaline, and her
veil of illusion was held in place with
orange blossoms. She had as her sole
attendant her sister, Miss Leona Bon
ieard, while the groom had for his
best man his brother, Joseph A. Babin.
Following the ceremony the newly
welded patFaseStored to Duplessis,
where they have gone to housekeep-
ing in the attractive cottage recently
built for their occupancy.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs.
George E. Bonieard, of Dutchtown,
anu was 1oAilC 11CA1DCI VI tiiS
faculty Of the Dutchtown High School.
She is young woman of charming
personality and many admirable at
tributes, and numbers among her de-
voted friends all who have the pleas
ure of her acquaintance. Mr.. Babin
was also a teacher in the Dutchtown
High School during past sessions, and
is now in business at Duplessis. He
ranks among the most progressive
and influential young citizens of the
community in which he lives, and en-
joys the highest esteem and respect of
everyone who knows him.
The Chief joins in expressions Of
congratulation to this popular young
couple, and wishes them a serene and
blissful journey upon the sea of matri-
mony.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-09-01
z HOHEN SOLMS NEWS.
@%%$%$%%$$$%$% %%$%$ 8

Hon. G. B. Reuss returned Monday
night from a weeks stay with his
family at Waveland, Miss.
Mrs. L. E. Duffel is spending few
days with Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Lam
dry. DR.. and Mrs. Duffel and family
will locate in this neighborhood
again, having leased the "Betts" place
of A. Curse, at Modesto. Their
friends here are delighted to welcome
them back.
Joseph Hiriard, one of the popular
clerks of the Germania store, has ac-
cepted a position with L.W. Armitage
at barrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lucius Hayward and
their interesting children, Of Meri-
dian, Miss, stopped off here Thursday
on their way home from visit to
New Orleans, and spent the day very
pleasantly as the guests Of Mr.. Hay,
wards brother, w. C. Hayward. They
made the trip from Meridian to New
Orleans in their car, returning by
way of Baton Rouge, Hammond, etc
Mrs. Carrie Schuster is spending
while with relatives in Baton Rouge.
A. Hymel & Co. have begun har.
vesting their rice crop, but on account
of inclement weather have not yet
started threshing. 1870.
Karl Geist, who has been in the EN-
ploy of G. B. Reuss in clerical ca
pacity for the past twelve years, has
accepted a position with the Nelson
Cooperative Association, owners Of
the Linwood plantation near Belle
Helene, and will assume his new du
ties Sept. /. Mr.. Geist will have
charge of the plantations books, ane
in addition will exercise supervisor
over the raising of truck crops on the
place
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-09-01
Return from Cuba.

Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Dalferes and baby
daughter returned Wednesday night
from Guantanamo, Cuba, where Mr..
Dalferes has been employed since De-
cember last as member of the sugar
making corps of the Guantanamo Su-
gar Company's big factory. He re-
ports that the grinding campaign was
delayed two months by shortage OF
labor resulting from the revolution
airy outbreak in that portion of the
island. The seasons output totalled
$4,000 bags, which was something
like $4,000 bags less than was ex-
pected to be made. The curtailment
of the yield was caused by the burning
of thousands of tons of cane in the
fields, as we'll as by the interruption
of work in the factory due to labor
troubles.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-09-01
BIDS WANTED.

Highway Department. Board of State Engi-
neers, Room 104, New Orleans Court
Building.
, the office of the Highway Department Of
the Board of State Engineers, Room 104,
New Orleans Court Building. New Orleans.
La, up to IL o'clock noon, Monday, Septem-
Der "a, 1917. for the construction of q steel
swing bridge across Bayou Manchac, at the
town of Hope Villa, Louisiana.
Information as to location, character of
work, extent and class of material, regnla-
tions governing manner of submitting pro-
posals and executing contract. may, on ap-
plcation, be obtained at the office of the
Highway Department.
DUNCAN =BUIE.
State Highway Engineer.
FRANK M. KERR,
Chief State Engineer and President of
Board of State Engineers.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-09-01
rDodson.s Liver Tons" Starts Your Liver
Better Than calomel and You Don't
Lose a Days Work

Liven up your sluggish liver! Feel
fine and cheerful; make your work
pleasure; be vigorous and full OF ambi-
ton. But take no nasty, dangerous
calomel because it makes you sick and
YOU may lose d days work.
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis OF the bones.
Calonel crashes into sour bile like
dynamite, breaking it up. That's when
YOU feel that awful nausea and cramping
Listen to me! # You want to enjoy
the incest, gentlest liver and bowel
cleansing you ever experienced just take
q spoonful Of harmless Dodson's Liver
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-09-01
Appeal in Behalf of Leland Academy

The Leland Academy for colored
children, located in Port Barrow, will
begin the session Of 1917-18 next
Monday morning. Funds for the
maintenance of this school are de-
rived by means of public subscription.
and Prof. E. D. Wright, who has as
sumed the task of raising the amount
required, informs us that a total OF
500 has so far been contributed by
the parents of the students and bust
ness men of Donaldsonville, New Or
leans and Franklin. Other firms and
individuals have promised to help, and
Prof. Wright will shortly make can
vass of the community to solicit dona-
tons in aid of the worthy cause. He
will also appear before the public
boards and banks of this section to re-
quest their assistance, and in view OF
the fact that with the single exception
of st. Augustine's Academy in Donald
sonyille the Leland Academy is the
only public school for negroes in the
entire parish Of Ascension, ne feels
confident that his appeal will meet
with a prompt and generous response
at the hands of the public-spirited
white citizens of the community. Any
amount contributed will be thankfully
received. Teachers of the school and
officers of the association vested with
its management are as follows: Mrs.
P. J. Wright, principal; Bertha h.
Robinson, assistant; Rev. James Rob-
inson, president; Prof. E. j. Elils'
secretary; DR.. J. H, Lowery, treas
urer. The public is invited to at
tend the opening exercises next Mon
dav morning at 8 o'clock.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-09-01

A. L. Pourciau, who for six years
was principal Of the Blanchard High
School in this parish, has been ap.
pointed to the position of principal OF
the high school at Gonzales. This
school is recognized as one of Ascen-
sion's leading educational institutions,
and will open Sept. 8 under the able
direction Of it's new principal. The
MANY friends of Mr.. Pourciau in
Terrebonne regret his departure, and
their best wishes go with him.
Houma Times.