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The Detroit times., 1917-04-26
1ObilizatiOn of Army
of Workers Going
Forward
$4,000, 900 LOAN
TO ITALY, PLAN
lOney Available For
|Other Nations Which
Need Ii
BY GEoRGE MARTIN.

St0G CorvcspndcEf United Press J
wASHINGTON April 2e Amer.
TODAY mNie war plans with a
mcr hand jhan af any time since
e declaration against Germany
The world war conferences be-
veen Fr9nch. British and Amer.
an commissions n'unged into tho
tails Of putting The United States
"A arm war basis as soon as pos
|ble
Every phase Of the days develop
entS tended 90 make this task
|,sy Congress opposition to tho
Inscription bill was gradually
fumpIing under onslaughts OF the
|iministrstion Omcials IN posi-
on to know expressed belief that
pe bill, only slightly changed will
before the president for his sig
|hture by the first OF next week
Today's program OF organizing tho
|ree-cornered world war parley
as eimpliGed by the cooperation
French and British commissions
no have dovetailed IN similar con.
rcnccs frequently in London and
|aris.
one result Of today's parleys be-
|Feen the FINANCIAL group OF tho al
I'D conference may 0e an immc
ate s5O.O00.O 600 loan to Italy
Plans also were perfected for i'm.
|ediate. preliminary minor loans
ke this to any OF our allies who
ped them
Not much time will be used by
|lviani and Joffre In paying their
|hcial compliments 10 ,the presi-
nnt, Vice.President Marshall. Sec.
ftary Lansing and cabinet members
bday,
Meanwhile aii government depart
|ents began actual work putting
BE- plans OF The allied conferees
|to effect
An army OF saboreSs Is rapidly be
|R modified hy Secretary or Labor
Filson to start building the 1000
~ wooden ships 10 bridge the AZ.
|ntic and supply our European al
r. with food despite The suhma
ne menace
Congressional 5omniticea and
ecrctary Of Agriculture Houston
'eeded up'national food productions
observation and transportation A.
lnEernonts so that q steady stream
food 7luGs and al supplies may
, kept pouring into me Aolds of
f--r---r=~ris from The nations pro-
iclng centcrs
As Former PrcmlNr Vivianf and
Iarshal JoTre. the idol OF Frances
rmy. were still gliding up the Po-
mac on the yacht Mayfowon yes.
'rday, arrangements were closed
n extending 20 England the FIRST
an Of this government $500 000..
70.
AZ the same time British Foreign
ecretary Arthur ! Ralfour was an
ouncinE that Englend and France
The Detroit times., 1917-04-26
FIRE DAMAGES
AUTO SALESROOMS

Fire which started in the vulcan
izlng room Of the Foster Motor
Sales company. No. 1851 Woodward
ave al 73e O'Clock Thursday morn.
lng. caused damage estimated AZ
$4,000. Several automobiles and
quantity Of accessories were par.
TALLY destroyed The sales com.
panv il in one.story building Nd
joining property was not damaged
The Detroit times., 1917-04-26

LONDON. April 26.-Germany Is
row suffering her most appalling
losses Of the war in the desperate
cndeavors OF her army staff TO stor
the British drive by sheer weight
Of human masses opposing II. North
OF the Scarpe river today where the
British fought ahead almost inch by
inch in the face OF great masses
81 men The carnage was create
than that suffered by the enemy
ucc tbe.ws started
Front dispatches today carried the
idea chat the Germans. realizing no
uench works could stand against
The levellng fire OF the British ar
uiery were seeking 10 make wall
Of living human beings against tht
advance INTO The closely packea
roops op6osing tho British fire did
terrific work Thousands OF mangled
7urtrrF 8TU nUug over The battlefield
ons the Scarpe mostly ot Ger
mans The British losses have
h.cn exceedingly low considering
the fcroclty OF the lighting
Tha. the terrible mortality of he
German troops is undermining their
orale IS apparent byEtatements Of
lrsouers The German troops-all
them picked digisiona>rare liter
iy driven into The fighting lire
cow Those who survive the dead.
81 a1rGracy Of tho British artillery
@ and he poundine of the British
nrantry auocks are exceedingly
d to be taken prisoner.
To-day it appeared that the Brit
h aad tlrr-~-44@roy were dcadlocked
io tte northSef the scarpe The
drive toward Doua. along This line
tas, bolng opposed with the Ger
mans every resource. To the south.
however. the British pressure could
not be resisted and they were slow
lt moving forward
The Detroit times., 1917-04-26
JOHN TO PLOW
UP HIS ESTATE
~
Famous Forest Hill" To BE
Turned IntO Vegetable
Gardens

CLEVELAND. April 26.-Forest
Hill John y. Rockefeller's large
Cleveland estate. will feel the war
plow. W. s. Mitchell. one OF Rocke.
fcller's secretaries. offered use Of
the oil kings place TO the Glove.
land Chamber OF Commerce, il was
announced today.
Rockefeller's offer 90 donate out
lying acres of his summer home 10
the war garden movement IS TO aid
destitute persons here. IT. was said
The Detroit times., 1917-04-26
London Claims Light
Casualty List In
Fighting
GROUND STREWN
WITH CORPSES
Armies DeadlOcked On
North Side of
Scarpe

L o DON April ze.--
Complete repulse OF Violent
massed counter attack by Ger
man forces against new British
positions around GavrelIe was
announced In Field Marshal
Haig's official statement today.
early at night the enemy
again endeavored to attack our
new positions at GaVrelle," ho
said. His troops were caught
in our barrage and completely
repulsed"
The Detroit times., 1917-04-26
InIN rur AnNIY

- "PnrEain Matinee fans tNat 49,
tend fns Miles theAter every dav
-Four hours entertainment. Feature
pnotopluVn and real vaudeville AL
for one admissioBl 10 and 1oc -sNdv
The Detroit times., 1917-04-26

-. Louis nud uetura, sG 90.
wabash Ry 5a5 n m every Saturday
during APRIL chair Cars-Adv.
The Detroit times., 1917-04-26

Whuut Clemens NlnernI natha
Cure rheumatism and nerYousHssa--
Aev.
The Detroit times., 1917-04-26

John W. chandler. secretary of the
~ Wholesale Merchants hurenu Of the
Detroit Board % Commerce, has
received q commission as captain
tn tile Gunrffrrlaate reserve
chrusI Tie commission became ef.
fr.tiYc April th-
The Detroit times., 1917-04-26

Manufacturer % furnaces and hest
Ing appliances nre Invited 90 attend
n rpefIuE uf fne huiIalnr code re-
-.--4..4l eliumIffsr In rpnw 80 eos
rlfr hall af 2 eclork Friday AZ.
Ifrnnun
The Detroit times., 1917-04-26
Save for Country and Self

We your Time and your eyes by reading The Times.
rse style; the whole story on one page; not
supertuous line on any page. Large type.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1917-02-01

about the value of live stock, the fol
lowing figures give food for thought:
Corn produced in 1916, 44,814, 900
bushels, worth S42, lbs, OO0.
Oats produced in 1916, 1000, 900 bush
els, worth 81, 42l, 900.
Tobacco produced in 1916, $4,000
pounds, worth $25, 900.
HAY produced in 1916, 5000 tons,
worth S4,7l9. 900.
Rice produced in 1916, 20, 1872, 900
bushels, worth $18, 353, O0O
Irish potatoes produced in 1916, L.
625, 900 bushels, worth 81, TIA, 900.
The above figures show that Louisi-
ana is one of the coming grain states
of the country. A few years arc the
amount of corn produced was not worth
mentioning.
Another comparison that is We!
worth making, and which proves that
the North and Middle West must wake
up and get busy to keep up with tie
agricultural progress of the South ore
the following facts:
The total value of farm products Of
seven Southern states, viz: Virginia,
North Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky,
Tennessee, Texas and Arkansas amounts
to So, 21O, 900. 900
And the total value Of farm products
of seven well known Northern states,
viz; Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan,
Wisconsin, Minnesota and South Da-
kota amounts to 81, $3.50, 600. 900.
The seven Southern states led by the
enormous total of 1920, 000,0On.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1917-02-01
Interesting Statistics on South's Ag-
ricuIturaI Progress.

If there is any person living in the
South who has any doubts but what it's
future is most promising, all that is
necessary is for such person to get a
copy of the Manufacturers Record, of
date January 18th, and he will soon
change his opinion.
AS is we'll known, the Manufacturers
Record is one of the best friends the
South has and is one of the most con-
sistant boosters for this section of the
United States. The journal presents
this week some very interesting and
satisfying figures compiled from infor-
nation secured from the United States
Department of Agriculture. 1t proves
most conclusively that the South is
well able to feed herself, and TO have
plenty to spare to feed large part OF
The world besides. 1t shows that in
stead Of lying dormant, the South today
is more alive to her opportunities than
ever before, and that each year she is
enjoying a full measure Of her oppor-
Cunities.
The following figures should prove
conclusively and make US feel proud of
the great State of Louisiana.
The total value of farm products in
Louisiana in 1916 was $182, $40, 900.
Outside Of the two main crops, cotton
and corn, and not saying anything
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1917-02-01
1877 IS DANGER
YEAR FOR SOUTH
Twenty Million Bales More Likely
Than Twenty Cents a Pound,
Says Hastings.

Atlanta, Ga.-(SpeciaD-That 1917
, is danger year" for the south, and
that there is dynamite in the pres.
| ent cotton situation for the cotton
growing farmer" are the warning
words used by H. G. Hastings, presi-
dent of the Southeastern Fair Asso-
citation and the Georgia Chamber Of
Commerce, In an interview given to
the newspapers here urging farmers
not to increase their cotton acreage
Eighteen to twenty cent cotton at
planting time in spring." he says, sis
the bait that will lure hundreds Of
thousands Of farmers in the south to
each put in few extra acres, and
should nature smile on the crop as in
1914, we will come nearer twenty
million bale crop than 20 cents per
pound, for evidence multiplies daily
that they are planting right up to
the graveyard as 1t is sometimes ex-
pressed.
"On the Hastings farm we don't ex-
pect to put in an acre more of cotton
than we did last year, because we
think It a time above all others to
play safe. What we will increase to
the limit Of our ability will be food,
grain and forage, beef cattle and
hogs.
"The safe way is to first supply all
needs of family and stock from ones
own acres, and then put surplus acre.
age in cotton. With bread and meat
in hand, and a garden producing
steadily through spring, summer and
fall; with home canned vegetables and
fruits on closet shelves for winter Ia
bic use; with corn in the crib and hay
and fodder In the barn or stack, the
farmer can be largely independent of
cotton prices in the fall. The farmer
so provided for Is never distressed
He can sit on his cotton bales with
mind at ease, and sell in his own good
time when prices are right.
with labor comparatively scarce
and fertilizer high, any material in
crease In cotton acreage must nee
essarily be at the expense Of food and |
grain acres that are in reality far !
more responsible for the south's pres
ent prosperity than Is is to 20 cent |
cotton.
Memories are short, but wise far
mers need only to look back to 1914
and see the disaster due to too much |
co+'n that can't be eaten, AID the
: Of food that one must eat. re-
Peat this year Of 1917, IS a danger
year. .1mer who increases cot
ton acreage and cuts food crop acres
10 gambling With the cards stacked
AkatAsl kipkR 81 49, - -
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1917-02-01
General Clean Up Week.

Mayor Kile hereby proclaims
the week of February 9Th as gen
eral clean up week for the City of
NatchItoches.
A general dumping ground has
been designated and all trash,
cans, etc, hauled from premises
must be taken to this place and
properly covered.
Each and every resident of the
city must give special attention to
their premises during the week
according to this official notice.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1917-02-01
SUCCESSION SALE
of Isiah and Maria Evens

Succession of Isiah and Maria Evens
By virtue of an order issued out of
the Eleventh Judicial District Court. in
and for the Parish of Natchitoches,
State of Louisiana, ordering a sale of
the property of the Succession of Isiah
and Maria Evens in order to pay debts.
l will offer for sale to the last and
highest bidder at the front door of the
Court House in the City of Natchito-
ches. La, at the hour of eleven O'Clock
on SATURDAY MARCH the Bird, 1917
the following property to-wit:
NE4 of Section 8, Township II,
Range 6, West, the land will be offered
in forty acre lots, and then offered in
bulk and adjudicated to the highest
bidder.
The terms Of sale cash subject to ap-
praisement as per inventory on file E
the probate proceedings.
JAMES NJ. MCCOY.
1916 Administrator
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1917-02-01

As the wonderful productive
valleys of California are ribbed to
a backbone of precious metals, so
the fertile soil of Natchitoches is
ribbed with crops, that literally
need just be picked up out of the
ground. The mythical cash of
Pandora never contained so many
to man as are contained
in this wonderful soil, to parish's
productive achievement.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1917-02-01
SUCCESSION SALE
Succession of L. @. C. Grapp

Notice is hereby given, that on Sat
urday the 3rd day of March 1917, l will
offer for sale to pay debts to the last
and highest bidder, at the principal
front door of the Court House in the
City and Parish of Natchitoches, with
in the legal hours of sale, the follow
ing described property.
That certain tract of land, situated
in the Parish Of Natchitoches, near the
village of Grapes Bluff, said tract of
land being bound North by the Louis
lana Railway & Navigation Company
South by Red River, East by J. c.
Copellar and West by r. w. Lowe the
exact quantity of which is unknown,
part of the tract having caved into the
river, being what is left of the same
tract of land acquired by the deceased
from Matte Roubiou. as shown by the
records of the Conveyance Office Par
ISL of Natchitoches, together with the
and improvements thereon.
Terms of sale-Cash, subject to ap-
DFai Spmant
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1917-02-01

FOR RENT-Seven-room house with
bath and garage, near Normal School
next door to Congressman AsWell.
Apply to James Dey or Charles De
Blieux.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1917-02-01
pFalSement,
n I HYAMS

Clerk of the 18th District
Court of La, in and for the
Parish of Natchiuoches, act
ing as Curator of the Sue
cession of L. @. C. Grapp
deceased,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-19
ATHLETES
KILLED IN WAR
Scotland Has Lost Some of
Greatest Athletes in
Years.

london. Eng, May 19.-AIany Of
.Scotland's greatest athletes have
been wounded or killed in the war
during the last two months. Captain
Daniel c. Campbell, noted allaround
athlete of Edinburg university, met
his death in the British offensive on
April 3. Campbell 5as a crack high
jumper, having won the Scottish
championship as his speciality for four
successive years beginning in 1910
G. B. Henderson. reported as Sc
verely wounded, was a member OF the
kings own Scottish borderers. and
was generally rated as the foremost
amateur Splinter in Scotland. Capt
J Martin. who was killed in action
on April IS. was one of the best rugby
forwards Scotland ever produced P.
G. Jenkins, Of the Scottish Highland
ers who was killed on April 9, was
an expert golfer. He played in the
Irish open championships in 1912. and
was runnerup to Gordon Iockardt.
losing the final mach by the mar
rowest of margins.
Capt c. L Jackson, who fell in
action on April 9, was a renowned
crieketer, winning many contests for
oxford, which institution he attended
during 1913 and 1914.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-19
BASEBALL IS IN SHAKY PLACE
AND MAY CD DOWN THIS YEAR
VIII Require Heroic Efforts to Keep Many Minors
From Going on Rocks Big League Magnates
Are Also Calling for Help as a Re
suit of the Big War
BY JACK VEIoCk.

ceipts so far. but the expense OF
running their ball clubs hasn't come
down one cent
Unless weather conditions i'm
prove as summer approaches
some OF the big League magnates
Will be ready to throw up their
hands and yelp enough by the
first day Of August. and in such
an event IL is practically certain
that many viii be ready to close
their gafes during 1915 unless
the war comes TO an end before
that time.
Ban Johnson and governor Tener
have both expressed the opinion that
the major leagues, at least, should
neither has shown confidence that
this can be done. Johnson. in fact,
has already limited that in his opin-
ion there may be no baseball in 1918.
That the men who have worked
for years to establish the game win
do everything in their power TO keep
il on its feet goes without saying
but in order to do so they may be
forced 10 take some drastic measures
to curtail expenses, and they must
have the support of the players
For one thing. player limits in
both the major leagues are bound TO
come down If the worst comes TO
the worst. With war still raging
next year, il will not be surprising
to see major league clubs running
with sixteen or eighteen players, If
they run at all. and salaries will be
greatly reduced to meet conditions
In the event Of long war ii Is
n certainty that almost 30 per
cent of the major league players
will be called, while the percent
age in the minors viii be much
larger. But with a long war in
sight the minors Will be sure TO
close their gates There is no
other way out Of IL.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-19
Joe RiOers May Yet
Try To Come Back
Says Eastern Experi

Everyone who saw the announcement;
that Joe Rivers had been knocked out by
Johnny Harvey in New York recently
probably thought that this was the begin
ming OF the end for the Los Angeles light
weight. but recall how often the Span
lard has taken the count before and
10 question
Joe has a faculty OF getting knocked
out about once year and coming back
each time in spite Of the fact that his
obituary has been written pretty often.
So maybe Joe will stage another come
back soon. Unless he's lost his nerve
there's no reason why he shouldn't. for
he's only IS and still has a kick in his
nit
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-19
War Has No Bearing
On Western Golf Dates
Says The Association

Chicago. May 1s.-Although the United
States Golf association has decided not to
hold the national open and amateur cham
pionship tournaments this year, thereby
allowing Charles Evans OF Chicago, the
first man TO win both titles in one sea
son. TO retain them at least until 1918. the
Western Golf association has begun work
on the programs for its championship
meets for the season.
The Western Golf association recently
decioed that the war need not interfere
with championship events, but that all
entry fees and monies usually expended
for silver cups and gold medals would be
contributed TO the American Red Cross.
The Western association has decided to
subscribe all OF its available surplus funds
for war bonds amounting 10 about $4,000.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-19
MANY CRACKS
IN BIC CAMP
Star Athletes of Country
Are Gathered at
Presidio.

San Francisco. Calf, May 19.-With
the opening of the officers reserve
training camp here at the Presidio,
the government military reservation.
scores Of athletes prominent in all
branches Of sport in the west are
treading the drill field instead of the
cinder path and handling rifles in
stead of shot and hammer Among
these are:
Thomas J. Drfscou. best goal
scorer at polo on the Pacific coast:
Arthur Erb. CALIFORNIA; greatest
Rugby halfback: Samuel Adair, cap
tain of the University of California
varsity baseball team this year and
considered the best Outfielder ever
produced by the Blue and Gold; Her
bert Cheek, University Of California
hurler who won his event in the dual
meet against the University of Cali
fornia.
Wendell Kuhn, Princeton hockey
player. and next to Hobet Baker his
team mate. considered the best ANA
teur player of the game; Edward
Kester, StanfoTds star Rugby for
ward: James flanagan, considered
Stanford's best football coach both
in the American and English games:
Johnnie Parsons. halfback on the
for four years and picked as the all
western star Of the 1916 season in
that position; Martin Hawkins, a
member Of the Olympic team and
University Of Oregon hurler on the
team in 1911.
George W. Fish. former University
of California Rugby star; George
Hjelte, best basketball player OF the
University Of California, Harry Ma
Ioney. athletic coach at Stanford; Eel
ton Elkins Of the San Mateo Polo
team: Charles T. Sullon. for three
years a member of the University Of
California crew; Bertram Cad
wallader. former Stanford football
player and now one of the best weight
throwers in the Olympic club of San
Francisco. Harry H. Pearce, secretary
of the Portland. Oregon, golf club:
Earl r Crebbs. member of the Port
land. Ore, Hunt club; Russell Smith.
Northwest golf champion, and r. p
Tisdale, star golfer Of the Waverly
c1r1h
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-19

BW YORK, May 1s.-Basebal
N must be handled with Sill
gloves from now on If it is tc
be kept off the rocks.
The grand old game is lettering
under two heavy shocks-the war
and the worst season Of weather
that it has experienced in years.
No wonder the mzgnates are frantic.
They are facing heavy losses at the
turnstiles. to say nothing Of the ef-
feet CONSUMPTION will have in wreck
ing their clubs. It is something of
crisis for baseball
Just rs o. b. settled back to
contemplate another long season
of prosperity Fith the Federal
league and the baseball fraternity
crushed along comes old man
Mars TO deal 1t = terrific STaIIOp.
TO say nothing OF fright, and
then Jupiter PlHyius joins in the
attack.
From present indications it Will
take heroic measures to keep base
the present season until the war
comes to an end Minor leaguers
throughout the country are talking
OF closing their gates regardless of
the expense they have been put to
in opening their seasons. That they
VIII lose heavily is a practical GER
tainty now and after three lean
years many OF the minors will go out
Of business altogether.
Having started their seasons. the
big leagues Will make every effort
TO carry them through regardless
Of handicaps. The military training
taken up by big league clubs is ex-
pected to save many Of the al play
ers from the call until the SEASON
ends. and there is a chance shat
heavy losses incurred by inclemtut
yeather can be largely recovered f
the summer season proves as goot
as usual
To date more than 60 games of
baseball have been postponed in the
two big leagues a record for post
ponements in the majors. And for
every postponed game the club own
ers figure they have been kept from
collecting between $1,000 and $4,000
at the turnstiles. Placing the actual
losses on a conservative basis at
$4,000 per postponed gamei major
league club owners are in the neigh
borhood of $4,000 short on gate re-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-19
BOYLAND

The Mercer baseball team from this
city viii clash with the Las Cruces
school team this afternoon at the
valley city. The members Of the
Mercer team assembled at the More
head school this morning and left
in automobiles for Las Cruces. Robt
ElmOre is captain of the team and
is making arrangements for a num-
Der Of games TO be played between
outside teams and the Mercer club.
This afternoon at Rio Grande park
the Monogram Kids representing the
Borderland Auto Supply company will
meet the Red Devils. The Mono
gram Kids are captained by Albert
Evans and are open for games at any
time.
The proposed meeting Of the man
ayers of teams who desire to enter
the Commercial league has been
postponed until next Tuesday night
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-19
Established
April, 1881.
CARDS GET CATCHER
BROCK FROM MUSKOGEE

The St Louis National league club has
purchased catcher Johnny Brock from
the Musllogee club OF the Western asso-
citation Brock is a St Louis youngster
who was sent 70 Muskogee a year ago BY
Charley Barrett who was so sure he would
make good that he offered TO nay tho
boys transportation II he failed. He made
good all right Brock will report 20 the
Criminals when the Western asEociation
season closes.