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The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-07
"FROM PRIVATE TO LIEUTENANT
An Interesting Lecture at the Lyric Theatre This Eve
ming by Lieut.. J. A. CrOzier, of the Canadian
Army, in France.


lecture, the gentleman enlisted
as a private, and by faithful
performance of arduous duty
and bravery in the field he has
larisen now to the rank he holds.
The lecture is descriptive of
actual experiences in the tren-
ches, facing the Boches and
withstanding all their horrible
methods Of warfare; telling OF
their use of poisonous gases
that destroy the tissue of the
lungs when breathed; and that
|other gas flung against the lines
lof their opponents that causes
the tears to flow so freely thai
the sufferer is incapacitateo
for action. That part of thG
talk is accentuated by exhibi-
ton of French gas masks and
tear goggles. Then there are
trophies captured from the Ger
lmans-helmets, swords, and
other weapons, all of which
serve to render more vivid and
interesting the account given by
the speaker.
Among other interesting ex-
hibits Lieutenant CrOzier car,
ries and displays all the flags
of the British Empire. Each
banner is a regulation battle
flag, four feet by six in dimen :
sions. In the collection there
are the flags of India, Africa,
New Zealand, Australia, Canada,
Ireland, Scotland, Great Britain.
Each one of them is emblematic
Iof the hopes and aspirations OF
millions of freemen, all of whom
|are ready to die in defence of
their dearly cherished liberties,
won by the daring and bravery
|of their forbears.
This interesting lecture is
free-without any charge, ad-
mission or collection. All are
invited, and to make sure of Sc
curing seats those desiring to
hear the lieutenant should go
early to the Lyric. The doors
open at 7:30 o'clock, and they
|are closed at 8 o'clock. The
reason for closing then is that
there will be no use of anyone
going after that time, for the
theatre will be packed so tight.
lily that there will be no chance
whatever to enter.
By all means everyone in No
gales interested in the war
and we are all of us-should
attend this interesting lecture
by one who has been through if
all, and profit by the account
given of how things are done in
the battle front on the fair but
devastated fields and in the
ruined cities of France.
The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-07

In yesterdays edition of
THE Daily Morning Oasis
there was an announcement that
Arizona is visited now by a de-
tachment of British soldiers,
engaged in recruiting service
for the British armies working
in conjunction with the Ameri-
can recruiting service, among
British subjects resident in this
state. Right upon the heels of
that announcement there ar
rived at NogaIe$. by the train
from Tucson at noon yesterday,
the officer iii charge, Lieut.. j.
A. Crozier, of the Ninetieth
Winnepeg Rifles, who vii; de-
liver this evening at the Lyric
Theatre a lecture upon his ex-
|periences in the war in France,
the topic to be From Private
to Lieutenant"
Yesterday evening the Of
|ficer mentioned addressed the
soldiers of the Thirty-fifth In
fantry at the Y. M. C. A. build
ing near the camp, and he spoke
to a crowded house. Some Of
those who heard the address de-
|cribe it as having been eloquent,
interesting and instructive. To
Ia great extent the lecture con-
|sistS of relation of personal ex-
|periences, but that is the chief
charm; for it delineates vividly
what the young men in the
American armies have to under
go in the great work cut out
for them across the water; and
as it is by one who has passed
through the fire himself it
may be said to be at first hand
fright off the reel"
Lieutenant Crozier, who is a
strikingly handsome and well
built man of twenty-eight or
thirty, walks with a cane and
the slight limp in his carriage
tells the story of his having suf-
fered severe wounds, bearing
now most honorable scars. This
is not the first visit of the
gentleman to the line city. Five
years ago he visited Nogales,
coming at that time for his
health, his lungs having been
affected by the severity of the
Winnepeg winters. While in
Arizona a number of months he
spent his time in the open, riding
horseback and roughing it, re-
turning to Canada restored to
health entirely and so vigorous
that he passed without diff
Guilty the rigid examination re-
quired for enlistment in the
Canadian contingent in the
armies of Great Britain. AS
indicated by the title of his
The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-07
Not Molesting Americans

Wednesday evening MIR.
Frank Krupp returned from a
trip down to the .Yaqui region,
going out from Minas Prietas
to a point on the Torres &
Prietas road some twelve miles,
thence south by automobile
about thirty miles, to make
examination Of some moly-
bdenum prospects.
Mr. Krupp reports tkat w2s
The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-07

the Yaquis are making trouble
for the natives out there they
do not modest the Americans.
He met two parties of the
"broncos," and was informed by
both of them that they had no
war upon '1os Americanos. "
All parttss Of Americans tray
The daily morning oasis., 1917-12-07

cling display white flags upon
their machines or vehicles, and
they are recognized by the In
dians.
Mr.. Krupp was informed that
the Yaquis had captured several
Mexican women and kept them
in their camps
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Country Home for Sale.

Forty acres OF well improved hin
land will be sold at a BARGAIN In
miles OF church, u miles Of school o
miles east of Coliax. Entire 40 acres
fenced with hog wire and barbed wire
on top. " acres cleared and titled and
nearly whole place could be nnt !, c ~'o
ovation. Commercial timber emf h,,
some cypress, oak and pine sufficient
tor daIm purposes. Good well of wa
ter and two small spring branches On
place. Four room house with fra -.
gallery, five stables with sheds ch;oh
Gin vn nouSe, tte., Zo6 fruit trees and grape
s s.ne rrice SioVo cash.. Best terms.
with interest. Apply to o"'ns
H. G. GOODWIN.
Colfax. La
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In MemOriam.

On Oct. 26. 1917, at the home of he,
daughter, Mrs. Susie Hall, in ward 9
Grant parish, La, Mrs. Mile Smith,
beloved wife of Rev. Lorenzo Smith.
colored, departed this life aged 68 wears.
after long illness.
Millie Smith was a member of the
Union Baptist church for q years. and
died triumphant in her faith. She had
host Of friends. both white and color
ed, and was well thought of by all who
knew her. The funeral services were
conducted at Calvary Baptist church
by Revs. J. H. Ellis and Wade Hamp-
ton. The pail bearers were jackson
Tademy. r. s. Tademy and Rev. j. p.
Tademy, brothers, John w. Gaines and
Philip Gaines, sons, and j. P. Hall. SON.
in-law of the deceased. The BODY was
laid to rest at the old Cruiksbank grave
yard, large number Of sorrowing re-
iatives and friends being present. The
deceased was loving wife and mother
and is greatly mourned in the commu-
nity.
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Sugar Leaving Country.

The Food A administration
authorizes the following:
The vital Importance of con-
serving our sugar supply is shown
by sugar export figures compiled
by the United States Food Adj
ministration.
In 1917 the United States ex.
ported over eighteen times as
much sugar as it has averaged in
the three years before the war.
In 1916 these exports to our
western European allies were
nineteen times as great as the
average forsthe pre-war years.
In 1916. of all our sugar exports
to the western allies, 70 per cent
went to England. By contrast.
in 1917 France received 62 per
cent of these exports.
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EVER SAL|VATED BY
CALOMEL2 HORRIBLE!
Calomel is quicksilver and acts
like dynamite on
your liver.

Calomel loses you a day! You
know what calomel is. It's mer-
curry; quicksilver. Calomel is dan
gerous. 1t crashes into sour bile
like dynamite, cramping and sick
ening you. Calomel attacks the
bones and should never be put into
your system.
When you feel bilious, sluggish.
constipated and all knocked out and
believe you need a dose of dangerous
caiomef just remember that your
druggist sells for a few cents a large
bottle OF Dodson's Liver Tone, which
is entirely vegetable and pleasant to
take and is a perfect substitute for
calomel. 1t is guaranteed to start
your liver without stirring YOU ND
inside; and can not salivate.
Don't take calomtll 1t makes Won
sick the next day; it loses you DAYS
work. Dodson's Liver Tone straight
ems you right up and you feel great.
Give it to the children because it is
perfectly harmless and doesn't grippe.
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DIED..

LOUIS-At Ore City, Texas, Nov. S,
1917, Dora Lea Louis, aged q years
and three months. wife OF Ards T.
Louis, departed this life, leaving low
ing and devoted husband, baby boy
two years old, her mother, two half
brothers and half sister to mourn her
loss. She had many friends who are
grleved at the loss of dear friend
taken so young in life. Funeral SER
vices were conducted at Coffeyville.
Texas, Nov. 6, by Father Hutchinson,
of Longview, Texas. May her soul
rest in peace.
ONE Who LOVED HER.
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How to Sell Cotton Seed.

In selling cotton seed, two
points should. be steadily held in
mind. The first of, these is that
car lots, rather than:wagon lots.
should be offered. Oil mills will
readily bid on large lots of seed.
but wagon loads do not interest
them. This means that where
individuals haven't enough seed
to, sell in car lots, clubbing to-
gether of neighbors should be
practiced. Following this plan
may and frequently does result
in getting increased prices rang
ing from SIS to $40 a ton. The
second point is that early in the
season seed are likely to open
low, with prices gradually work.
ing higher. So it would seem
the part of wisdom, in case OPEN
ing prices are not what they
should be, to withhold seed from
The market until fair prices are
,btainable- The Progressive Far
ner,
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State of Louisiana, Parish of Grant.
18th Judicial District Court.
DR.. j. G. Chapman VS.. j. P. Brister
ct ais.
By virtue of writ Of seizure and
sac issued out of the 18th Judicial Dis
trict Court and to me directed in the
ABOVE entitled suit, directing and COM
manding me to seize and sell the prop
erty of defendant, | have seized and
will offer for sale at the principal front
door of the court house in Colfax, La.
between the hours prescribed by law
for Judicial sales, on
SATURDAY, DEC. %, 1917,
the following described property, seiz-
ed .as the property of. the defendant
herein, to-wit:
Lots and 9 of block No. SO of the
Acmeville addition to Colfax, with all
Terms of sale-Cash, with the benefit
or appraisement.
Coifax. La, Nov. IL, 1917.
l.. o. CLINTON,
Sheriff of Grant Parish, La.
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$3.50 Reward. 500

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there Is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
allie to cure in all its stages. and that Is
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure Is the only
positive cure now known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being constitutional
disease. requires constitutional treat
ment:. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in.
ternally. acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system, there
by destroying the foundation OF the dis
ease, and giving the patient strength by
building up The constitution and assisting
nature in doing IT'S work. The proprietors
have so much faith in its curative pow
ers that they offer Ore Hundred Dollars
for any case that IL fails 10 cure. Send
for list of testimonials. <e
Address: +. J. CHENEY CO. Toledo. O
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Take Hairs Family Pills for constipation.
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Opinions from
Folks Who Know

For malarial headache, Granger
Liver Regulator entirely relieved nv
trouble.-L Height, Wetumpka, Ala.
Had heavy headache. Vomitej
twice to six times a day. Four doses
Of Granger Liver Regulator made me
well.-Loundas p. Brindley, Somer-
vile, Ala.
Mother had sick headache. Granger
Liver Regulator did her more good
than all the medicine she had taken
before.-Pearley Davis, Pacio, Ala.
l never expect to be without it in
my home.-Jenie Usey, Gadsden, Ala.
1t is a great saver of doctors bills.
N. Kent, HonoraviIIe, Ala.
There is none better.-Dr. T. E.
Cothram, Alexis, Ala.
All druggists sell Granger Liver
Regulator-25c. Try it.
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Succession Sale for Partition.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Grant.
18th judicial District Court.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Grant
18th Judicial District Court.
Succession of J. w. Stanfield in re Sale
of Minors Property.
By virtue of an order issued out OF
the Honorable 18th Judicial District
Court and to me directed in the above
entitled cause, directing and command
ing me to advertise and sell the prop
erty of the above succession, I will Of
fer for sale at the principal front door
of the court house in Colfax, La, be-
tween the hours prescribed by law for
judicial sales. on
SATURDAY, DEC. 8, 1917,
the following described property of the
above named succession, viz:
The south half of the SW of sec.
IL. and west half of the NE and the
NV ! of section IA, township z north,
range a west, in Grant parish, La, ~
ing west of Bayou DeGap.
Terms of sale-Cash, for not less
than two-thirds of the appraisement.
Colfax, La, Nov. 2, 1917.
l.. o. CLINTON,
Sheriff of Grant Parish, La.
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Cllildren'S Kidneys
No Colfax Mother Should Neglect the
Little Ones Health.


Little Ones Health.
Oftentimes weak kidneys cause great
annoyance and embarrassment to child.
rem. Inability to control the kidney Sc.
cretions, at night or while at play, Is
attributed to carelessness and too fire.
quently the child is punished. Parents
having children troubled with kidney
weakness would do well to treat the
kidneys with tested and proven rem
lily. If three is pain in the back, dis
colored urine, irregular urination, head
aches, dizzy spells or tired, WORKOUT
feeling, try Doan's Kidney Pills at once.
A remedy that has been used in kidney
troubles for over so years and has been
recommended by thousands. Proof of
merit in this Colfax woman s statement
Mrs. E. c. Hicks, Box 275, says:
''Doan's kidney Pills are good medi-
cine for kidney trouble. l gave them
to my little boy, who had no control
over the kidney srcretions. One box
cured him and his health is now good.
1t is pleasure to recommend Doan's +"
Price Coo at all dealers. Don't sim
ask for kidney remedy-get Doan's
Kidney Pills - the same that Mrs.
Hicks uses. Foster Milourn Company
Props, Buffalo. N Y.
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Deep Salt Beds.

In Kansas deep we'll struck
rock salt at $50 feet below the
surface and penetrated 600 feet
of rock salt in beds from 5 to 60
feet thick according to United
States Geological Survey Depart
ment of Interior. A large area
in this State is underlain by salt.
which is mined by many shafts
and obtained by pumping brine.
Drilling for oil in Texas and
Louisiana has revealed the pres
ence of tremendously thick de-
posits of rock salt at a depth of a
few hundred feet. Thickness of
1000 feet are common, and one
drill hole passed through more
than 5000 feet of rock salt.
Most of the salt made in Utah
is produced by evaporating the
water of Great Salt Lake, and in
California by evaporating sea
water. These sources are mex
haustible, and the limit of pro-
duction by solar evaporation will
therefore never be reached. i
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All Honor to Our Volunteer Bows.

In relation to the little poem
published in the Chronicle last
week, Only Volunteer, sent
in by W. T. Buckner, U. S. Navy.
San Francisco, and asking why
didn't | wait to be drafted? The
drafted men get the credit, while
| merely volunteered" We will
say Mr.. Buckner does the folks
at home some injustice, for we
are immensely proud of our vol
unteer boys, and the only reason
they were not feted and banquet
ed when they went to the front
was because they quietly volun-
teered and went away before the
folks knew they were going.
Their quiet bravery needs no blow
of trumpets-fath and mother.
sister and brother, and all the
loved ones and friends at home
are proud of the kids that have
Joined the colors as volunteers.
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Notice to Chronicle Sub
Scribers.

From and after December 1,
1917, the price of subscription to
the COlfax Chronicle will be rails
ed to S1.50 a year. We are fore
ed to this increase in the price of
Subscription owing to the in
crease in the cost of materials,
which have been constantly ad-
vancing in price for the past two
years.
All subscriptions which expire
during November or prior to that
date may be renewed at the old
price of $l.00, provided parties
pay up before Dec. l. All delin-
quents who settle after Dec. /
will be required to pay S1.5O.
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Jefferson Highway Means Cash to New
Orleans.


Orleans.
Just what the Jefferson High
way will mean in dollars and cents
to New Orleans was pointed out
by I. j. Locke, Jr., highway off,
cial, in a conference Wednesday
noon in the Association of Com
merce building.
AS an example of what the
highway will mean to this city. |
want to tell you that we three
men," said Mr.. Locke, spent
more than 81, COO in New Orleans
merchandise. He declared that
this money would neverhave been
spent had it not been for the
Mr.. Locke, Louis E. Walker
and E. Simpson came to New Or
leans to urge the immediate COM
pletion of the road between New
Orleans and Slidell and Mande-
Vile. They were told that con.
tracts had been let and the road
would be rushed to completion as
soon as possible.
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Farmers Decline To Take Loans As
Crops Pay Of Debts.

Washington, Nov. 7.-One of the
most striking indications of farmers
prosperity under war prices reaching
the federal farm loan board, was a re-
port today from the Houston. Texas,
bank that many farmers have abandon
ed plans to take loans because they re-
ceived enough from this years crop to
pay of their farm indebtedness.
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German Submarine War Pronounced a
Failure.

|
New York, Nov. Is. Arthu
Pollen, noted British war expert
has made the following state
ment to the Associated Press OF
! the submarine war:
Anything unsatisfactory il
the military and political situa
ton in Europe is balanced by the
extraordinary news that the Ger.
man submarine campaign has
broken down altogether. The
submarine is defeated. This is
the most momentous event since
the United States declared war.
1t means We can all stay in and
that America can really come in.
Six months ago shipping was
being destroyed, according to
some authorities, at the rate OF
nine million tons per annum.
Had this loss continued the Ger
mans had the right to expect,
not indeed military victory, but
a peace that would mean some
thing much less than defeat.
This was Germany's only hope
and it was the allies only ankle
ty. For every one, including the
German high command, knew
that with sea communication rea-
sonably safe the military defeat
Of the German army was certain.
In the first fortnight of No
vember the rate of losses of Brit
ish tonnage of ships greater than
1900 tons each, has fallen to
about one million tons a year.
The present shipbuilding ca
pacity of Great Britain alone can
make this loss good in less than
eight months. At the rate Amer
ica, Great Britain and Japan are
striving to attain. we should re-
place this loss in less than eight |
weeks. -.
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: Eighty Acre Farm For Sale.

"A bargain can be secured by Quick
purchaser OF an eighty acre homestead
place. About 10 acres cleared. most of
understandable timber cut, but good sup
ply q timber yet on place. Old fash
ioneu log house with plank room attach
ed and front gallery. Double log cribs
with stalls all around Log kitchen:
good smoke house, good well of water
IN yard and Gray's creek near by. Will
sen at sacrifice for $500 cash. Apply
70 MRS TERRY SPENCER.
Bentley. La.
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Retail Grocers Must Reduce Prices.

New Orleans. Nov. 8. Begin
ming next week, Food Admins
traitor John M. Parker will de-
mand that all retail grocers sell
meat, meal, -four, sugar, lard and
other necessities of the poor man
at the lowest possible margin.
He will be assisted by the house.
wives League, which will send
agents to grocers and obtain a
hist of prices charged by them.
These will be checked against the
prices of jobbers and thereby the
department will determine if any
excessive charges are made.
Car load of furniture Just in. w.
Duncan Co.
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War Tax on Railroad Transportation.
Effective November l, 1917.
and continuing thereafter until
revoked, the Government has de-
creed that common carriers of the
United States must collect a war
tax OF eight per cent on all pur-
chasable or revenue transporta-
ton. including editorial scrip.
mileage or other trip tickets
where the fare is 36c or more.
This is not a regulation of the
carriers, butts requirement of
the United States Government in
compliance with a law recently
enacted by Congress.
In other words, whenever you
buy a ticket to ride on a train or
any other common carrier you
will have to pay the regular fare,
plus 8 per cent of the value there
OF, and on a Pullman 10 per cent
to regular fare.
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No. Gee

This is prescription prepared especially
Tor MALARIA or cHilLS l. FEVER.
Five or six doses will break any case. and
It taken then az tonic the Fever will rot
return. II acts on the liver better thar
Csiomel and does not eripe CT sicxsu. Is.
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Wilson Sent by Providence to Rescue
u. S. =" Says RansdelL

| y. D., says kanSdeiL
Circumstances that forced the
United States into the war and
how Germany's actions in1uenc-
ed congress were told by Senator
Joseph E. Ransdell in an address
on Patriotism and Why We En-
tered the War" before Tulane
students in New Orleans. He
said the end of the great struggle
is a long way off and branded
German soldiers as the most saw
age that ever welded sword or
applied torch.
The world has never known
such savagery BEFORE Senator
Ransdell said,, nor DO any of the
wars that preceded this one equal
it in destruction. The barbarians
of old are outdone by the Ger
MANS"
Senator Ransdell said the war
would last a long time yet, and
cited wars of the past to support
his assertion. He said history
has proved that those wars last
longer in which the most men
are involved, and that on this
basis the present conflict will be
of long duration.
Germany has made it known
that if America is conquered she
will levy an indemnity of $25,-|
600, 900. 600 on US, for it is the
enemy's intention to make this
country pay for the war;" Sena-
tor Ransdell declared.
The allies, he said, were on the
verge of weakening when Ameri-
ca Joined them. and if England
were conquered, Germany would
surely seize Canada. The speak
er asked his listeners how they
would like to have Germany as
Extracts from the war message
If President Wilson, which he
heard read by the nations execu-
i've. were quoted by Senator
He said President
Wilson was sent by Providence
o rescue US in this crisis.