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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-11-03
October % a Day of PRAYER.

Pursuant to the proclamation
of President Wilson, Sunday,
Oct. %, was observed as day Of
prayer for the success of the
American armies ip the present
war.
The evening service at the
Colfax NJ. E. church South was
specially set apart for exercises
appropriate to the occasion, and
four or five persons joined in ex-
pressions of loyalty and hearty
approval of the Presidents pro-
clamation, and his exhortation
that the people of all faiths join
in prayer and supplication to that
God on whom we all rely for sue
cor and strength.
The American cause being
righteous and just, it becomes
the duty of all to turn to the
Supreme Ruler of the Universe
for his help and guidance in this
hour of the nations trial and
danger.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-11-03
Always Have PERUNA

Mrs. L. A. Patterson, 1899 Kentucky
St, Memphis, Tennessee, writes:
Il have been a friend of Peruna
for many years. I have used it off
and on for catarrhal complaints and
found it very excellent remedy.
! have a small family of children.
Times are hard with US, but l can
scarcely afford to do without Peru
ma, especially during the season Of
The year when coughs and colds
are prevalent We always recon-
mend Peruna to our neighbors, for
the benefit it has been to U.S."
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-11-03
Seven-P Pound Minimum For Christmas
Parcels.

Washington. Oct. %. Christ
mas presents ana other gifts
from home for American soldiers
in France must be restricted to
parcels of not more than seven
pounds each.
The postoffice department to-
day announced that it had been
informed by the American postal
authorities in France that under
the arrangements with French
railways the French postal SER
vice is unable to carry the par
eel post packages in excess of
seven pounds.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-11-03
HOW DOESIT
CONCERN ME-?

think for a while how the War and
the Liberty Loan concerns the farmer.
We went to war with Germany
partly because the rulers OF that
country refused to let us send to
Europe our ships laden with grain
and cotton They sunk the ships and
cruelty murdered our sailors. Now
suppose we allowed them to stop all
our shipping, where would you be?
None of your goods would be sold
In foreign countries, with the result
that you would get nothing like the
prices which you get today. 1t Is the
enormous demand for what you pro
duce. that is securing you hign
prices. If this demand were cut of.
down would go prices. This war is
being waged partly. that you may OBJ
tain fair prices for your goods.
Farmers have been kept down in
the matter Of prices quite long
enough. and the government and the
people of this country, are not go
ing to let a foreign power interfere
business.
Having entered the war in order
that we may have the right to send
your goods to any part of the world,
! what is going to happen If we lose
the war? Prices of farm produce
will drop; the Germans will impose
taxation upon you which will cripple
you for the next twenty years.
Worse than that, If the Germans get.
over here, they viii treat you in just
the same way as they have the farm.
ers of Northern France and Belgium.
In these sections farm houses have
been shot to pieces, crops wasted
and burned; even fruit trees chopped
down, the cattle stolen, the men sent
into slavery to work for German
masters. their women ill-treated in
ways that cannot be talked of in
print, their little children have had
their hands chopped off in order that
they may never fight for their coun.
try, or do any more useful work
again.
| You may say "such things will not
happen here" They said this in
France and in Belgium. Such things
will happen here just as sure as you
are alive, unless we smash the Ger.
mans 50 that they are utterly unab'
to reach the shores of this country.
The German feet and the German
army will take just one week to get
here IL we are beaten. They have,
made up their minds that America
shall pay for this war. They have
made up their minds that our wealthy
men shall give their money, and that
you farmers shall provide the food
for their armies and their people III
home.
After thinking over these facts. lie
there a farmer who will stand for
ward and say This war does not
concern me-"
you have money that,-you do not
need until next spring. Loan II to
the government at good interest
When You want the money back
again, you can borrow on your bond
or sell it for what you gave for it.
Uncle Sam will take care of your
money until you need it and pay you
interest on it, and you will be pro
tecting yourself and your business
by loaning him the money.
Go and buy Liberty Bond tomor-
row. Don't put it off-things that
are put OF often do not get done at
all Tomorrow.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-11-03

Mr.. Brinker Williams came home
from the L. S. u Thursday morning
and stopped over for day to see the
home folks, being on the way to attend
the State fair at Shreveport, where
the University boys are billed for a
game of football.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-11-03

MIR. j. D. Owens last week present
ed the Chronicle with a, dozen fine po-
tatoes, ranging in weight from 6 to 9
pounds. In view of the long continued
dry weather they grew to remarkable
size
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-11-03

The announcement is made by the
Alexandra Town Talk that the force
of laborers at Camp Beauregard has
been reduced from twenty-five hundred
to nine hundred men.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-11-03

Trespassers are hereby notified not
to depredate upon any of my property.
whether enclosed or unenciosed. Tres
nassers violating this notice will be
Prosecuted to the full extent of the
law. MRS. C. E. P. CALHOUN
s29-5t
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-11-03

When you have backache the liver
or kidney are sure to be out of gear.
Try Sanol, it does wonders for the
liver. kidneys and bladder. A trial
35c bottle will convince you. Get it
at the drug store.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-11-03

The girls of the Colfax high school
tackled the girls of the Boyce high
school last Saturday for a. game of
basket ball, and they had walk-over,
the score standing. CoIfax 10. Boyce 8.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-11-03

An important piece of fall work
is to destroy dried wild bunch
grasses and broom sedge, which
furnish winter quarters for the
chinch bug.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-11-03

Lieut.. Owen Norgress, of Camp
Beauregard, brother to Miss Norgess,
teacher in the Colfax high school,
spent last Saturday and Sunday on
visit to hiS sister.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-11-03

The boys basket ball team of the
Colfax high school are billed to play
the team of the Georgetown high
school on their court next Saturday,
and good game is expected.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-11-03

Our millinery line now completed
j. w. Duncan Co.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-07-26
HUGHES IS ON
APPEALS BOARD
OF NEW YORK

Albany. n. y. July 25.-The boards
Of appeal for New York state were an
nounced tonight by Gov. Whitman. In
making public the list the governor
stated that in the 20 names submitted
20 President Wilson not one was Sc
lected for political reasons and that
until the question was raised by the
letter purporting to have been made
public by Mr. Tumulty I have given
no consideration whatever to the po-
litical affiliations Of these men,
The governor says he does not know
the politics of the IS physicians. but
two or three of the other nominees he
is informed are Progressives and as
many moro independents. OF the re-
mainder, he understands that about q
are Democrats and % or "A Rcpubli-
cans.
The list includes Charles E. Hughes.
Nathan Straus, George B. Agn9w,
William I. Washburn. DR.. Sigmund
Goldwater. George L. Ingraham, Louis
Marshal. James A. Delhanty, I. T.
Flatto and DR.. George Doty, all Of
New York City.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-07-26
SOUTHWEST LINE
OF RUSSIANS
REPEATS ITSELF

Petrograd. July 25.-The present line Of
the southwestern front is approximately
that occupied after General Brussilof's
drive last summer, except before Tarno-
pol where the enemy succeeded in push
ing further into Russian territory. The
fate of the latter town was Virtually de-
cided with the Germans holding the sub
urb Just across the Sereth river within
easy gun range.
The Germans chose the junction point
of the seventh and 11th armies for be
ginning their offensive. the first blow
being struck between zborof and Pebaki
on 20 mile front. Without great eff
fort, as is admitted in the Russian Of
fetal communications. they pursued
their advance to the line of the Sereth
This uncovering of the Russian posi-
tions south of Tarnopol rorced re-
tirement all along the diagonal south
westward.
One of the first results has been a
general agitation for eStOration of
the death penalty for characterization
in the army and for reasonable con-
duct on the part of the agitators. Cen
eral Korniloff. commander on the
southwest front, has issued orders to
all subordinate commanders to open
fire on deserters and troops refusing
to obey orders. Premier Kerensky has
sanctioned the effort to restore dis
cipline Many MaxiInalists. to whose
agitation the decentralization of the
troops is directly attributed have been
arrest I'd.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-07-26
LYNN SHOE men
Reject REPORT

Lynn, Mass. July o5.-The joint
council of the Shoe Workers Unions
rejected tonight accommodation
made by the State Board Of Concil-
iation and Arbitration and accepted
yesterday by the manufacturers that
tho factories closed since April. be
opened Immediately under the condi-
tiona which prevailed prior to -he
shutdown. including a 10 per cent. bo-
nus for the employees.
In a statement issued at the close
Of the meeting, union officials said
they were unwilling to submit any
proposition to the union membership
until price adjustments and shop rules
were presented in a more definite
form. They added that they hoped for
better understanding between shop
owners and employees. and to this end
they favored a meeting of the entire
membership Of the manufacturers as
sCciation and the heads of the differ
emf labor orga ni1ationS
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-07-26

American Training Camp in France,
July 25.-(By the Associated Press).-
There was greater activity in the
training camp today than at any time
since the American troops reached
France. for. the preliminary arrange
ments having been completed, actual
intensive work was begun. None of
the American commanders are dis
posed to belittle the amount of work
necessary to bring their men up to the
highest European standards, but the
spirit With which the troops have
undertaken this work has encouraged
the highest hopes Of early efficiency.
Practice Trench Digging
The trenches were being dug today
in the way Of practice with an en-
thusiasm almost equal to that with
which soldiers dig themselves in un
der actual artillery fire. These trench
es were Of full depth and were dupli
Gates Of certain sections of the front
line. with intricate communication
trenches. The Americans were digging
today Just as If they hoped soon 70 be
nghting.
Yesterday the marines got under
way with their digging, and they We're
wiring themselves in today behind
great barriers Of harbed entangle-
ments. for in every possible way the
intensive training is intended to ap-
proximate operations under actual war
conditions Both offensive and Ae:en-
sive tactics will be employed and some
very lively sham battles with grar2des.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-07-26
LUIS REINDARDT
First American Sailor or
Soldier to Be Buried
Abroad During War
with Germany

Washington. July 25.-An official dis
patch frcm Paris announces that Luis
Peinbardt of New York City, a blue
Jacket, 10 years of age, was the first
American sailor or soldier to be bur-
led abroad during the war With Ger
many.
"As matter Of historical interest,
said the message. written by Lieut..
Commander Sayle of the American
embassy, Il desire to place on record
that the first enlisted man belonging
to tho armed forces of the United
States inferred in French soil during
the present war, was Luis Reinbardt,
seaman, second class
Reinhardt was lost overheard from
his ship at French port and his body
recovered four days later. was buried
with military honors in little village
graveyard. Local French officials took
part in the funeral exercises.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-07-26
Practice Trench Digging at
U. S. Training Camp in France

bayonets and trench notars soon will
take place. Already dummies have been
constructed for bayonet practice, and
the men are being taught the six most
vital points for attacks.
The Americans are highly amused at
the stories of how the French decorate
and paint their dummies to look like the
German Emperor. Won Hindenburg and
other enemy nota bles. and each company
Ia searching its ra anks for artists in that
line.
Hardening Process
Practice in trench fighting will not
wholly replace the route marches or
hikes, for the hardening process must
continue all the time Already the men $
packs weigh in the neighborhood Of 30
pounds but when finally they are equip
ped for the trenches, with steeel helmets
and an extra kit, these packs may weigh
50 pounds. equal to that carried by the
British troops. The men must be nit to
bear this burden without undue fatigue
The weather Is rather warm just now
but the nights are delciously cool and
refreshing. Every effort is being made
to do as much OF the training as posi-
BILE during the cooler hours of the early
morning.
The soldiers are calling attention to
their lack Of reading matter. The men
are also looking forward to the estab-
Iishr,ent Of r. NJ. G. A. huts at the camp
and efforts are being made TO hurry the
construction Of these.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-07-26

ir starting the Fairgrounds in Port.
land, a start was made. The sum ~
$500 was appropriated and q good
amount Of apparatus purchased ana
for lack of a better place set up in tho
grounds of the North and South Gram.
mar school buildings.
The ladies of the club were not sa,
isfied with this, however, and ken,
steadily at work until this year per.
mission was secured from the trustees
of Coburn Classical Institute to use tss
Coburn Athletic field, across the Mes
salonskee. Here was large field with
diamond and plenty Of room Tor All
other apparatus. The stream nearhv
made a good place for swimmins
pool, and so action was taken at oncs
to place the apparatus there.
The city government has been asLsd
to help and the matter will come nm
at the next meeting, but in the mean.
time the ladies have gone ahead ana
sot things in readiness and have CO
cured an instructor in the person n,
George Beach Of New Bedford. Mas,
young HAL WIN - graduate o.,
Colby College. and who has had a wide
experience in teaching and playground
work. The general direction Of the
grounds has been placed in the hands
of Secretary Mcneil of the Railroad
Y. NJ. c. A. While the equipment is no,
so complete as in some cities, yet thera
is a fairly good one, and the ladies q,
the club feel convinced that tho noo
pie OF the city will be SO pleased with
the results that much better conditions
will be secured next year.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-07-26
Wednesday Briuhton Market

Stock Yards, July 25--The milch
COW market was a shade higher and
moderately supplied. While many of
the cows showed the effect of the in
tense heat of Monday when many Of
them were loaded for market, there
were also some extra nice cows Of
fered this week. The best sale re-
ported was for an extra fancy COW
selling for $175, but the average range
on fancy cows ran from 800 TO $780,
Good mixers sold from $40 G 100.
cheap COWS quoted down to $50.
Beef cattle were in light supply with
few really fancy offerings These were
taken quickly with prices the same
as those received last week. Other
grades sold on a dull market, with
prices lower Hogs were lower, with
shipments light due to the hot wealth
er Calves held firm
Beef Cattle Veal Calves and Hos
Sales-E. r. Foye sold pr fancy steers
5000 lbs at ioc, bologna cows al sc. 35
calves av 12o lbs at 14c and Is hogs at
154c. V A. Hanson sold fancy heifers
800 lbs al ?3c. 2 bologna cows at sc. 20
calves at 14c and 80 hogs at 156oc. Otis
II, Fcrhush sold ! COW 600 bs at sc,
j bull 600 lbs a Sc and s. on. bulls 1870
lbs at 75c. | COW $50 lbs at SIC cow at
sic, COW at &c and 81 on, l COW al 1-:c,
I COW 1850 lbs a DC and 81 on. l COW at &c,
bologna COW 1850 lbs at 3-4c F. H.
Brown sold cows from SC to &c, 90 calves
at 13c and hogs at 2oc, dressed w. f.
Wallace sold 43 calves at 13c. c. F. Gage
sold cattle at CSC and cows at she ~
calves al 12c and hogs at 15c. J. w
Brooks sold cows from lac to 6 3-4c, 45
calves at lie and hogs at IS LAC.
Hell 6; Lowell sold cows, av. 500
lbs. at 1-2c. and cows. av 500 lbs.
at SC; IS calves. av. $50 lbs at 13 1-2c;
25 calves. ev. 130 lbs. at Sc: 60 fancy
hogs, av. $50 lbs at 1850.
Mich COW sales-Robert Connors sold
fancy mikcr for s175 and 80 for SIPS
each. A. n Briggs sold fancy COW
for S110, and 55 from SIS a sn5o Hall
& Lowell sold 20 mixers from s50G 11O.
j. W. Brooks sold 80 cows from $65 q
10. c. F. Gage sold 50 cows from s65
a 10. W. Z. Wallace sold IS COWS
from s75M 100. for $3.50 for the pr and
. others for s140 for the pair F. L.
Brown & Son sold 10 mixers to av. $50
each Otis H. Forbush sold 1 fancy
milker for sl0760 / fancy heifer for
s1o5 and l milker for SIS. " A. Ham
sold l milker for s90 and for $40. E.
r. Faye sold fancy COW for $40 and
, COWS at $50 each.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-07-26
KILBANE 0UTCLASSED BY leonard
--bEATEN TO FLOOR IN Third

Philadelphia July 25-Benny Leon
ard. lightweight champion. stopped
Johnny kilbane. featherwe ght title
holder, in the third round of what was
to have been a six round bout at Shibe
park tonight.
Jimmy Dunn. Kilbanes manager,
tossed a towel into the ring when two
minutes and 50 seconds of the third
round was over.
kilbane OutcIassed
AZ no time during the three rounds
did Kilhane class with Leonard. Leon
ard won the first by good margin. the
second by even greater odds and in the
third beat kilbane helpless to the floor.
X lhane weighed 127 pounds and Leon
ara exactly l33. the lightweight limit.
TIE six rounds difference aided
LEONARD. hut he won because he com
pietely ol'hoxod the featherweight
champion and outhit him during every
minute Of The fight.
Leonard Master in the Third
Tho third round had eonc but half a
minute when Leonard started Kilhane
20 defeat. * lhane led a hard right for
the head and Leonard ducked. When he
came up he shot both right and left to
the ,aw and kiltane went back against
the ropes almost helpless. He clinchod
With Leonard and when Referee Frank
{ Brien tore them loose Leonard land
oC right hook 70 kilhane's jaw. Kill
b&ne itagged and fell, clutching at
Leonard's krees He was up when the
referee started TO count and haSked
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-07-26
AT BUEN0S AYRES
President of Argentina
Gives Reception to
Admiral Caperton of
U. S. Squadron

Buenos Ayres, July 25.-The presi-
dent of the Republic, DR.. lrigoyen, to-
day received Admiral Caperton. com
mander of the American squadron. and
his staff The American ambassador
Frederick J. Stimson. expressed SIN
cere gratitude at the splendid recep-
ton Of the visiting squadron and frank
appreciation of the warm greeting ex-
tended BY the people of Buenos Ayres
to the men of the American warships
He added:
I'VE believe that these days will be
memorable ones in the history of the
two countries which for a hundred
years have never been more closely
bound together"
The foreign minister, Onorio Pueyr-
redon. at the request of President 1ri-
goyen replied in English, thanking the
American ambassador in similar terms
of cordiality.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-07-26
SIAM IS OPEN TO
SUGGESTIONS FROM
ENTENTE ALLIES

Gloucester, Mass. July 25-Oflcial
advices confirming the announcement
that Siam has declared a state Of war
existing between that country and Ger.
many and Austria Hungary were re.
ceived from the foreign office by Phya
Trabha karocOongse, the Siamese min.
lister TO the United States, at the sum-
mer legation here tonight.
Wolcott e. Pitkin. Jr.. acing general
advisor to the Siamese government. who
is in this country on leave OF absence,
was with the minister when the cable.
gram was received. 1t was said at the
legation that Siam is open to sugges-
tions from the Entente Allies as to the
part the country should play in the war.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-07-26
ENGLISH AND
"HOME BRED"
GOLF WINNERS

Short Hills. y. -. July 25.-In the first
Of the series Of international team
matches between Scotch. English, home
bred and amateur teams under the di-
rection OF the Professional Golfers Asso-
citation at the Baltus Rol Golf Club near
here today. the English and the "home
bred combinations were victors. The
tournament IL being played for the ben
eft of the Red Cross
Foursomes were played in the morning
and snsles in the afternoon. In the four
somes the English team. composed OF
Gil Nichols and Cyril Walker, James
Barnes and James West, George Sargent
and Herbert strong. Alfred Reid and Ar
thur Reid. A. !. Sanderson and Frank
Rellwood Harry Harris and Gordon
Smith, defeated the amateur team. com
posed Of J. n. Travers and Oswald kir-
by. y. E Sawyer and John Anderson,
Normal Maxwell and Robert Jones. Percy
Adair and J s. Worth!ngton. c. F. Van
Week Jr and Grantland Rice. G. P. Tiff
fany and Robert Gvathny, by score of
IS to I
In the singles matches the English
team defeated the amateur team by a
score of % 10 70
In the toursomes the home bred
team. composed OF Waiter GaEen and H.
LsRerhlade. ~ Brady and Jack Burke,
Tom Mcnamara and Otto Hackbarth,
Tom kerriean and George Mclean Jack
powline and charles Hofner. Emmet
French and Edward Loos, defeated the
Scotch team. composed OF Jack Hutch
inson and Fred Mcleod W. MacFarand
and Alec Smith. A Cunningham and
George simpson. James Haiden and
George Frotherlngham, Jack Hobens and
Alec Campbell George Low and Isaac
MaeEie. hv a score ~ 2s 70 2
In the singles matches the horne
breds" defeated the Scotch team i3 to T.,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-07-26
$4,000 OIL
WORKERS STRIKE

Mexico City. July 25.-General Ricau,
governor of Tamaulipas, left last night
for Tampico to take command of the sit
uation resulting from the strike OF 1900
men, employed in the oil fields there.
Alberto PAM, minister of commerce and
industry, refused to comment in any way
on the strike or on measures which the
government might be expected to take.
The principal companies involved by the
strike arc the Aguilar Oil Co., the Brit.
ish Pierce oil Corporation and the Huas.
teca Oil Co, American.