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The Era-leader., 1917-04-12

President Menocal, Of Cuba,
called upon the Cuban Congress
to declare ware against Germany.
Premier Lord George, in be-
half of the war cabinet, said
America had, at one bound, be-
come a world power, great as she
never before had been.
Relations between Brazil and
Germany reached a crisis as a
result of the sinking of a Bra
lillian steamship by a submarine.
Active measures toward par
ticipation in the word conflict fol-
lowed quickly upon President
Wilson's signature of the war
resolution passed by Congress.
The hundred and eighty vic
TINS of the revolution in Petro.
grad were buried in one great
grave.
Representative ,Jennette Rankin
of Montana, by voting against
war, stirred active discussion of
the fitness Of women to sit in
Congress.
1t was considered probable that
the United States will use more
than a hundred interned enemy
ships, siezed Friday, as trans
ports.
The government invoked dras.
tic powers to prevent a manufac-
turer from charging exorbitant
prices for war supplies.
1t was announced in Washing
ton that four of the six divisions
of the Louisiana Naval Militia
will be sent to Charleston for
sea service.
Senator Vardaman was hissec
in a Washington hotel when he
failed to stand during the playing
of THE Star-Spangled Banner.
The American steamship Mis-
sourian. the Leyland liner Ca
madam, and two Belgian relief
ships were among submarine vic
tins reported.
Announcement was made tina
the Unit. (. States is entering tn
war with til, greatest resources
av,ual aud potential, ever pos
sessed by any belligerent.
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100 Million Voted,

Washington, April 6.-The
United States today accepted
Germany's challenge to war ana
formally abandoned it's place as
the greatest neutral of a world
in arms.
President Wilson at 1:l8
o'clock this afternoon (oficlal
time) signed the resolution OF
Congress declaring the existence
of a state of war and an1horiz-
ing and directing the chief ex-
ecutive to employ all the re-
sources of the nation to prose.
cute hostilities against the Ger
man government to a successful
termination.
The act was done without cere-
mony and only III the presence
of members of the Presidents
family. Word was flashed i'm
mediately to all army and navy
stations and to vessels at sea,
and orders for further precau.
tionary steps withheld until the
last moment were dispatched.
By proclamation, tue Presi-
dent announced the state of war,
called upon all citizens to mani
fest their loyalty and assured
Germans in this country tina,
they would not be nolested as
long as they behaved themselves
Orders were issued soon after
ward for the arrest of sixty
ringleaders in German plots ane
intrigues.
Complete mobilization of the
navy, calling all reserves and
militia to the colors, was order
ed by Secretary Daniels as sool
as the war resolution was signed
The War Department, alread,
having taken virtually every ste]
contemplated before raising of
real war army is authorized
waited on Congress. Secretar,
Baker conferred with Chairman
Dent, of the House military com
mittee, and arranged to appea,
before the committee tomorrow
to discuss the general staff arm,
plans and consider the war bud
get of more than $3.O00,0OO,OOO
The President went over all O
the great preparatory measure
with the cabinet, discussin
what has been accomplished an
dwelling, it is understood, upo
arrangements for cooperatio
with the Entente allies agains
the common enemy. Plans fc
cooperation are said to hay
taken very definite shape, th
there will be no announcement
on the subject for the present.
The seizure of German shir
laid up in American harbors vs.
the subject of interested con
ment. and legal officers of tt
government began consider
tlon of the question of whetht
the United States can confsca
the ships outright or must D;
for them after the war. In an
event, as soon as they can
made seaworthy, thu fine me
chant fleet thus acquired W
give America a merchant m
rlne that could not be duoljcat,
IN several years and will a,
more than 100000 to the tona
available for the transportati
of supplies and munitions to I
4 illas.
The Era-leader., 1917-04-12

the present working outfit be sold
and that the parish buy a truck
and employ superintendent to
work convicts and fix up the bad
places in the road. They also
recommend that the money Of the
road fund be pro rated between
the wards according to the mil.
cage in each ward. After thor
ough discussion by the Police
Jury it was not deemed advisa-
| bic to sell the outfit al this time,
and on the account of possible
washouts, etc., that it was not
for the best interest of the parish
to pro rata the money.
Motion made by J. R. Leslie,
seconded by Walter Green, that
the road committee be authorized
to buy . truck, employ superin-
tendent and put the outfit to work.
Motion carried, G. NJ. Tate, vot.
ing against it.
Motion made bv G. NJ, Tate.
seconded by T. B. Roberts, that
warrant be drawn in favor of M.
|. Hennesy, to the sum of $3.50,
bridge work on tue bridge across
Tchuncfunctia river. Carried.
Motion made by &. NJ. Tate,
seconded by s. S. Thomas, that a
committee be appointed to inves.
tigate the possibility of collecting
back taxes on any property which
may have been enormously as
sessed during the past 8 years.
Committee to consist of 7. B.
Roberts, Walter Green and j. P.
Starnes. r. B. Roberts chair.
man of committee. Carried.
Motion made by G. M. Tate,
second by T. D. Foil, that the
police july donate 500 for the
Washington Parish Fair. Carried
Motion made by G. NJ. Tate
seconded by Walter Green, tha
S. S. Thomas be authorized tt
sp end an additional $50 On the
Osyka road. Carried.
Franklinton, La April g.
Police Jury and School Board,
Wash. Par, Franklinton, La.
Gentlemen:
The following is thu
report of the work of the county
agent during the month of Marcl
1917.
! have had 176 consultation!
with farmers and club member
at their homes and in my office
| have written 56 official letter
and sent out IA circular letters
| also handed out 46 bulletins.
1 visited 40 demonstrators, 8
club members, and 81 othe
farmers.
I held 81 terrace demonstra
tons at which 1876 farmers wer
! present and took a very great in
terest in this work.
| visited 4 schools in interest {
! club work and three clubs hav
begun work from the 4 school
mentioned above.
. | have travelled over 461 mile
of the parish road.
. Thanking you again for yol
1 support and cooperation, | am,
. Yours very truly,
j. j. V. Rabb,
Q County Agen
y On motion by G. M. Tate, SCI
~ onded by Walter Green and ca
= ried, the following bills were a
% lowed aud ordered paid.
J P starnes, P J services. ...S 4
- same 2 days insp roads. 6
J. W Scroubough, car hire. ....... 1
Q H Stillwell, hauling lbr on rd
E. from Bogalusa to Rio, .,........ 4
ia same for dip vat Plsnt Hill 1
~ Ed Knight, car hire insp road
10 from Bogalusa to Rio. ........ 4
l6 TX Mofit hIdu fanoe for din vt
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Police Jury Proceedings.
Franklinton, Ia, April g.

|
The police jury in and
for the Parish of Washington.
State Df Louisiana, met IN regu-'
lar session at the courthouse in
the town of Franklinton on the
above date with the following
members present. R. H. Spring,
T. D. Foil, S. S. Thomas, J. r.
Leslie, Walter Green, Louis
Grain, J. P. 6tarnes, and F. l..
Sanford; absent, M. K. Pearce.
Committee to confer with the
State Board of Affairs not ready
to make their report and will be
continued until the next meeting.
Carried.
Mr.. Sanford had the following
to say:
AS there seems to be consider
able complaint about dipping
every fourteen days this year,
and as we are compelled by the
state law to dip during 1918, | am
going to suggest that the dipping
vat inspectors circulate the fol-
lowing petitions for signatures,
and that these petitions be sent
not later than April goth to G, M,
Tate, chairman of the dipping
vat committee. and if a maiority
of the people owning cattle want
, postpone dipping until 1918
the committee be authorized to
: notify the state board that inspec-
| tors services will not be needed
for the balance of this year. And
if the mrjority favor the fourteen
z day dipping for this year they
5 will notify the inspectors accord.
: ingly.
Personally l should prefer not
. dipping this year as shall have
: disposed of all my oxen by mex
Q year, dong all my logging with
skidders, as | shall be logging il
: open woods, but believing tha
; fourteen day dipping would rie
: the parish of ticks in one yea1
l and the cattle would be material
u ly increased in value favor do
s ing this year what we will b.
;. compelled by state law to do mex
r year; however, l believe the ma
y jority Of the cattle owners shoul(
q decide this question fer them
selves for they are the ones wht
9 receive the benefits and have t(
j do the work.
+ After consideration by the iur,
d considerable number of the citi
l. zens were asked their opinion AM
y sveryone with one exception
p thought best not to submit thu
a petitions.
L. We the undersigned cattle
y owners are in favor of carrying
IL on compulsory dipping every l.
u days during the year as we be
L lieve the ticks eau be eradicate
" in one year by so doing and ca
y tie values materially increase an
l. especially as we will be compelle
Y. to do this next year by state Law
. Owner Ward No. Gait
y, We tue undersigned cattl
VI owners are in favor of postpor
N ing the compulsory dipping
W cattle until next year when tt
Ct state law requires that it be don
or Owner Ward No. Gait
We Motion made by Louis Graf
40 seconded by T. B. Roberts, tn
Mt petitions as suggested be circ,
lated. Motion was lost by vo
ps of 5 to 4.
as Motion made by R. H. Sprin,
~. seconded by Walter Green to a.
he point a committe to investigat
"a as to whether the Probation O
er ficer of the Juvenile Court
tie legally part of the Juveni
av Court expenses to be met by Il
The Era-leader., 1917-04-12
WAR
IS ON

President Signs Act That
Brings United States 5
Into State Of War
With Germany=- =-Select-
i've Draft to Obtain SOL
diers Given Approval--
Many Ships Seized'
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-09-18
SENATOR MCLAJRiN
DEFENDS SOUTH
wide. Awake to War Measures Defri'
mental to southland and Prohta'
BILE to Mil combinations

Benae:tsville. Sept. 10.-Thera was
good BIZ IN the papers year ago
about the farmers partisan league III
tho west This organization carried
the northwest for Mr.. wilson. theF
-. en:arae its scope and formed an
o,qantzation taxing in labor It !s
known as the national non-parttsaA
1aaeue. A big covention has been
called representing farm and labor IN
e Paal MINI. Senator HeL&urin
he's haeo invited to address the con
yentioa on government control OF
market pl.yes. he viii deTote him
self Yar.icu!arly TO rice, I&moer ana
cotton. requested an interview
from him on t.is 81 ject ana he "a I:
he intended - leave here on the l31h; !;
.accompan:el by W. D. Grist. That
2 minirnum rice h-d been liked Iof
wheat. corr. AID otner food products;
and nothing done for cotton. We had
y-rv little no,-t!Gai power II .Ae s3'tA
because We were hog tied in the
democratic party, tnat this nonpartisan
league carried the country for Mr.
Wilson tie last time and unless they
set what they want they Viii go re-
publican the next time. therefore, the
politicians have got Their hat in their
hands. Something mast be done FOR
co-t0n because all Of the gamblers m
wheat. iron. corn and stee!s have been
driven cut Of these markets by price
regulation md thev have turned lk'
q band nf wolves on cotton. Onr best
chance is to tie cotton up with wheat
and ny purpose in coins to St. Paw
X to see whet I can do in this direc-
ton. The minimum price for wheat
is $50. Tie bankers know that thaY
are perfectly safe in lending tie ae-
tuaI cash value OF wheat bnt who
knows how low cotton can 90 in the face
Of conspiracy OF powerful interest
to rob the farmers Of their cotton
crop. just as they did n 1914. I new
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-09-18

er intended to bother myself about
public matters again, but l can not
be 50 foolish. If We can fix a mini
mum price for cotton then a farmer
can borrow 50 per cent OF the value.
ray his debts and hold for q good
profit. To force cotton enough on the
market to pay the expense of produc-
ton within 60 days is almost as bad
as the rape of Belgium By the Ger
mans. and that is exactly what we are
up against. The mills are selling
their goods on a 81 cent basis and are
making more clear money than the
farmer is to warehouse his cotton and
hold it. We must organize and break
I'D this gang Of robbers like we did
in 1914
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-09-18
yOy HINDENBURG'S REPLY
20 the Words of President of United
States

Amsterdam, Sept 1.-THE Murt-
embule Chamber OF Commerce, :a''
irb recorded their reflections OF Pres
ident Wilson's presumptuous WordS
to interfere with Germany's dcmesslc
affairs" Field Marshal Van Hindenburs
according to the German newspapers
replied:
"As an answer to the presumptuous
words of President Wilson the Ger
man nation has placed itself united
" and firmly behind its Emperor ano
his words and has rejected all 1of-
eign interference in German alIalrs.
Eve must now remain united, steel
hard and determined to achieve vic
tory. Thereby We shall shorten the
war. Let this be the feeling OF every
German
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-09-18
90 .ye;d T','nh0il Fever

Tyuhc:d feyer can be a,,oided.
There has y n 10 typhoid feve:' n
the United states Army for almost ne
vears. The armies of Western St
rora. ag;lyiug methods first worlle
with complete succ. s. in the Unite; j.;
statos, have been relatively free from
typhoid. They have had some typhoid,
but less than any army in times of
war in history. except it be the Jap
anese army. IN the Russo-Japanese
war. The soldiers in the mud and
slime OF the trenches Of Western Eu-
rope are freer from typhoid than the
millionaires who live on American
bouleyards,
The most valuable methGE of pro-
lection against typhoid is vaccina-
ton. Vaccination against typhoid
consists in three hypodern1ic iniec-
tions Of a prepared vaccine These
elapsing between the first and last
vaccination. The arm does not get
sore. as in small pox vaccination. The
amount of fever and aching is less
than in the case Of smallpox vacci-
nation
1t is little early TO say how Ions
~vaccinated person is protected
against typhoid. but The Yen raj opin-
ION is that protection lasts three
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-09-18
HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF
By
Col ID. A. Dickert
g o 9 @ Q 9 Q o 9 o o o o Q o o {

1t was a proud day for Newberry
when she sent her frst contingent 10
assist in upholding our flag on for
eisn fields. With heads erect, steps
proud and firm, their Whole demeanor
bold and brave, they boarded the
train as men willing and determined
to acquit themselves with honor They
did not enquire the reason of their
going, or whether the quarrel was
right or wrong, but their country call
ed them, and that was sufficient.
The speaking was fine, eloquent anc
patriotic, they cheered the embryo sol
diers, by telling them of our wrongs
the barbarism of Germany, etc., but
they, as we'll as all present, would like
to have known, wherein this great
wrong, that causes our country to call
Gor 100000 soldiers to redress those
wrongs. and tax our people S1,000,0 900
svery hour in the day, to support them
in the field. If these speakers knew
of any overt act done by the people
or the ruling class, to our country to
cause such expenditure Of life and
treasure, they should by all means,
have specified it, all those speakers,
clergymen and lawyers in the ray or
at least the employ of the government,
going about the country infaming the
minds of people against Germanism,
never once specify single act done by
her that one nation is not justified in
doing to another. Of course they will
bring up the sinking of our ships, but
that was years and years after she
had grown so barbarous and brutal.
Any nation will grow barbarous, after
fsng years battling for their existence,
and resort TO any methods to further
their ends. but tell US of the many
wrongs she has done to us and to
her own people. They can't do it. and
I challenge them to the test They
forget about the depreciation done by
England, taking our ship and cargoes,
even our mail, run them into their
ports, coniscate ships and contents il
1t suits them. If Germany had her
ports open, she would never sink a
single ship, but do like England take
them into her ports and confscate
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shirs and contents

ships and contents.
If We are to fight Germany, let US
60 in and do it in short order. We
have the means and the men. DO
away with all those exemption boards,
take them in the order they were
drawn and if their officers in camp
discover disability, they will recon-
mend their discharge and they Will
set it. But if fifty to eighty, out Of
every hundred drafted are to be ex-
empt. because they claim they cant
see straight, or hear the bullets sing,
that they are fatfooted and have fam
lilies who will be inconvenienced oy
their sons absence, We may never
get loyal and satisfied army In the
Confederate army there was no COM
plant at the conscript act, because
all were treated alike. That IS the
reason Germany has such a satisfied
and efficient army, she conscripts all.
rich and poor, royalty and the labor
ing man alike. All must serve his
allotted time in the army.
But it seems the entire object OF
this war has changed, at least in Eng
land and America. England first
claimed she drew the sword, TO carry
out the sacred pledge to Belgium
When the Russians changed the form
of her government, she asked Eng
land for what reason she was carry
ing on the war now, that the Central
powers had called for peace She re-
piled ''to see that small nations should
have justice, and that governments
should not be forced upon the weaker,
without it being acceptable to the
people" She forgets Ireland's wrongs
for a hundred years, how she has rob-
bed Egypt of the valley Of the Nile,
the Beers of their country, the Affghaas
of their liberties. ana india under the
despots heel The way she treated
China, in forcing the opium trade up.
on her is far worse than Spain ever
did Cuba.
President Wilson claimed that We
were entering the war to avenge our
wrongs upon the high seas. Well, per-
haps Germany was not justifable in
so doing, but she was only fighting
England with her own weapon, "starv-
ing her out" She gave us fair warn
ing to stay out of certain one. The
President chose rather the loss Of men
and ships, than to be dictated to by
Germany. Has the President forgot
ten the command given by Dewey to
a captain OF one of the kaiser's ships,
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-09-18
years.

Who should be vaccinated? Nurses
and doctors in general hospitals.
Drummers and railroad men. ALL
"ho trave! much All people who
live in towns anu small cities, people
who live in the country. People who
live in cities or sections Of cities where
typhoid is epidemic. i7or instance
those in Milwaukee should be vaccI-@
mated likewise everybody living on the
South side of Chicago. All people
who live in cities where the typhoid
rate is over 80.
To prevent infection by infected wa
ter most cities make use of chlorina-
ton. Sometimes the chlorine is used
as chlorinated lime and sometimes as
liquid chlorine. If man lives in I'll;
town where the water is polluted and
the authorities do not chlorinate nd
can chlorinate himself M
Soldiers On the march sometim
make use Of a small chlormaiion ia
4 man can chlorina:e a bucket OF
water or weilful, i he chooses. 7ThSM
ordinary method of purifying water @
by heating. The common injunction Isl
to "Goii the water" GC:iing Kills then
typhoid bac;lli. 1t also drives of the
gas and makes the water fiat and
tasteless. It is not necessary to .boil
water to XII typhoid bacilli uneV
hundred and fifty degrees for 80 min,
ties VIII XII taem. I water is heat
cd until bubbles Begin TO form on tae
side OF the vessel end then set IN the
warm stove for i minutes the typhoIa
hac;Iu VIII ta ki!le4 and the water
VII ct taste cooked,
Whenever there is much-borpe ty-
phoid there Will be an jncrea Sc OF
ln!.i I'd yegetable-bOrne typhoid.
Commercial pasteurization, as it is
,tCle ii Ci,ltS ~: -t.-h 4u5. .>SNCOl =. :
viii protect the milk against typhoid.
Where raw milk is used or the pas
teurization is not supervised the milk
should be pasteurized in the home.
Vegetables ana fruits which are eat
Ell raw are sources of danger wnen-
ever TYPHOID is widespread in COM
munity Cooked vegetables, cooSed
fruits and raw fruits Of the neayy peel
varieties are safe. 8
Ia times of typhoid epidemic er-d
orts to keep the hands clean shouldS
be redoabled. Finger typhoid alwaysj
increases where there is a great in
crease in typhoid in the community. 81
Typhoid can be avoided. But VigiA
ence is the cost and one must pay
(Florida Health Bulletin(
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-09-18
r. Z ALLEN HAS
LANDED IN FRANCE
Greenyille News.

Greenyiile News.
Precautions taken by transports
in carrying men across the seas to
the front are interestingly narrated
Dy r. +. Allen, Gre e-nville BOY
who has arrived in France with Hos
yital init No. 8 OF New York, am
is soon to begin service on the bat
tie front. The Zip was uneventlu!,
said Mr. Alien. in letter to his
people here, but the precautions
taken against the attack Of subma-
rines were gloomy enough. At night
each man was required to put on a
life belt ana was assigned 10 one po-
it on III tAo boat Al lights were cGt
aut AM 30 smoking was allowed. \
vigilan: watch was maintained 1T all
hours
The letter from Nj, Allen was 50
badly mutHated by the ce1ioT that
it "a d..l to make out many pas
sage.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-09-18

I VILE PAY the highest market
prices for chickens, eggs and butter,
If brought to me at the express Of
fee T. 6. Wright, Agent.
s-4-tf. .@
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WANTED-Scrap Iron.

WANTED-Scrap Iron. pay the
biggest prices for scrap iron. Bring
it at once or let me know and will
send the wagon after. I also buy
metals, rubbers. sacks, etc. 1
Kaplan, Prosperity, S. C.
9-7-3t. 4
Evening star., 1917-11-04
Many Below 1907 Panic.

This weeks severe shrinkage of mar
ket values not only forced quotations
Of investment issues to new low levels
Of the year, but substituted many new
minimums for those registered in the
panic of 1907.
Cnsestlement of investment conf
dence found its ciearest expression in
the persistent liquidation of shares
comprising the so-called Hartman and
siill groups of railroads. ST. Pauls also
establis he'd lowest prices since their ad-
vent as dividend payers. and Reading rep
resented the weak coalers.
Many conflicting theories were ad-
sistent liquidation of securities. other
than those presented by surface de-
~elopments- In the final analysis. how
ever. the depreciation was mainly as
cribed to governmental tax require
ments.
Growing realization OF this situation
contributed largely to the depression
of industrials. notably United States
Steel. which was al its worst after pub
tication of the report for the third quar-
ter. Observers of trade conditions also
professed to see in this report indubi-
table signs of G. decline in the industry's
ectiyity.
The demoralized market Of the mid
week was made more vulnerable by the
setback of the Italian arms and the
more discouraging advices from Rus
sia. These Developments coincide with
D new low discount for exchange on
Rome and a new minimum for the Rus
sian external bonds in the open market.