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Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-06-16
TANKER MOREM IS
SUNK BUT u BOAT
CAPTAIN COURTEOUS
Republican A. P. Leased WireJ

WASHINGTON, June 15.-Amer-
ican naval gunners have met their
first defeat in open fighting with a
German submarine. Official dis
patches today announced the destruc-
tior of the tank steamship Moreni
abandoned ablaze June II by her crew
ard armed guard after a desperate
II nning fight in the war zone which
cost the lives of four of her crew.
Half an hour after the tanker had
been sent TO the bottom her 43 sur
vivors, including all the members of
the armed guard, were picked up with
their lifeboats by a passing steamer.
The German commander had set them
adrift after congratulating the Amer
lean skipper upon his game fight and
having the wounded men treated by
the submarines surgeon.
The submarine began the action at
a range of 5000 yards, four nautical
miles, when she hardly was visible to
the steamer without glasses. Present
ing virtually no target herself a
sent 200 shells at the big tanker, maxi
ing many hits, while the American
SunnerS wasted lou SnvIs w4LuUut
harming the speck from which the
deadly hail came
The action of the submarine COM
mander in treating his vanquished
opponents with such unexpected cour-
tesy was the subject of much com
ment. Germany has declared her in
tention to Great British armed mer-
chant crews as pirates. In this case
even the naval bluejackets and their
officer, properly prisoners of war
were set free, along with the merchant
crew.
The story of the action was an
nounced in this statement by the state
department:
Story of Hot Engagement
The department of state is in
formed of the sinking of the American
tank steamer Moreni about O'Clock
on the morning of June Il after a two
hour running fight with a German
submarine.
THE vessel was fired upon first
from an estimated distance of 8 600
yards at 4 O'clock The steamer
which was armed and carried a gun
crew, returned the shots and attempt
ed TO escape. There was a light breeze
and smooth sea. The submarine was
hardly visible. After $50 shots in re-
ply to some 200 shots fired by the sub
marine the crew abandoned the vessel
which was all ablaze taking to the
hfeboats in fiery sea
An oiler, Edward Cunningham OF
Brooklyn, was drowned Wireless
operator G. Curran, Jr., of New York
died of heart failure in the lifeboat
ana one seaman, E. Moustner, was in
Jured by gunfire and died in a lifeboat
FIREMAN A. Geeisen also died OF
Continued on Page Two)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-10

crime against the peace of the world
whereby Alsace and Lorraine were
torn from France in 1871 and de-
mands they be allowed to realize their
desire to be restored to France.
The necessity is recognized for Sc
curing the legitimate interest of the
people Of Italy in the Adriatic and
Aegean without precluding the same
recognition of the claims of other
peoples.
The question of Poland should be
settled in accordance with the wishes
OF the Poles and in all cases includ-
ing Luxembourg, VIII srein independence
has been temporarily destroyed, each
must be allowed to settle its own
destiny.
Free Palestine From Turks
In behalf of the Jews equal citizen
ship rights with other inhabitants is
demanded from all countries and it is
hoped that Palestine will be freed from
Turkish domination and become a
free state under international guar
antees to which such Jews as desire
may return to work out their own
salvation free from interference from
other nations and religions
The memorandum condemns the
handing back to the universally eX-
ecrated rule of the Turkish govern
ment any subject people once free
thereform,' and proposes, that Mesopo-
tamia, Armenia and Arabia be placed
under the government of a league of
nations with the administration in the
hands of a commission.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-10

sufficiently varied to be of use TIC
person interested in any branch of
agriculture or rural life as it exists
in Kansas today. Besides information
on many agricultural subjects, the re-
port contains statistics on population,
acreaEes, productions and live stock
for 1915 and 1916; assessed valuation
of properties for taxation in 1916; dia-
grams of various crops, showing COM
parsons, populations and area, and
state summaries for 1915 and 1916.
Broad Range of Subjects.
The following subjects appear in
the table of contents. Officers and
members of the state board of agri-
culture. rural welfare, extension SER
vice, home economics, farm hon es.
farm management, rural engineering,
soils and crops, live stock, poultry,
farm forestry, lists of books for farm
ers, proceedings of the board, statistics
of counties, general summary of sta
tistics, crop and live stock statistics
for the years 1915 and 1916, census
tables for 1915 and a general indey.
The department on farm homes ap-
pears in the biennial for the first
time. in including this department
ir the volume, Secretary Mohler ex-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-10

ton of any provision for his former
wife, who had divorced him on the
ground of infidelity but dealt princi-
pally with his wishes regarding the
education of the child. 1t was said the
will, which was written several
months ago proba bly, was not signed
because of the divorce proceedings
which had not been decided at that
time.
While no details of the estate left
by De SaulleS were given out it was
learned that his personal income from
his real estate business has been about
$4,000 a year during his life time.
The will also showed that the country
home known as 1.-The Box where
De Saulles lives, was not leased as
generally reported. but was owned By
De Saulles- De Saulles, by the terms
of the unsigned WILL expressed the
wish that his son be educated at Yale.
The inquest was adjourned when
Mrs. De Saulles' maid, Susanna Man
ton, failed to appear to give her tes-
timony. The maid, who was with
Mrs. De Saulles on the night she shot
her husband, has been out on $1,000
bail, and it was said was in another
part of the building at the time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-10

planned, it was he desire of the board
to give the general public an idea of
the type of homes to be found on
Kansas farms. This section is pro-
fusely illustrated and contains views
of the humble sod house to be found
in western Kansas and the pretentious
dwellings to be found in some of the
more prosperous communities of the
state.
TWENTY copies of the re-
port compose the edition. These will
be sent to all newspapers in the state.
the agricultural press, to county clerks
and township officials, to correspond
ents of the board of agriculture. to all
state agricultural colleges and state
boards of agriculture, to thousands of
Kansas farmers. to leading agricul-
tural authorities abroad and to persons
requesting a copy of the volume.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-10
is VALUABLE BOOK
Biennial Report of State Board
of Agriculture Out.
IL Covers Broader Range of
Subjects Than Ever Before.

From the presses of the state print
ing office here, there comes this week
one of the most valuable publications
on agriculture available to the Kat. sas
farmer and the student of agriculture
the biennial report of the state
board Of agriculture issued by J. c.
Mohler' secretary. The volume is
number twenty-five and covers the
years 1915-1916
In Issuing the twenty-fifth biennial
report OF the board, Secretary Mohler
mas compiled a mass of Information
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-10
COMMISSIONS TO 1000
Awarded TO Men From Wis, Mich. and
Ill. Training at Fort Sheridan.

Chicago, Aug. 10.-More than 1000
men from Wisconsin. Michigan and
Illinois at Fort Sheridan today are
commissioned officers in the new ma
tional army. Their names and rank
are being kept secret until Saturday.
however. More were to receive com
missions today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-10
HIS WILL NOT SIGNED
De Saulles Made No Provision in 1t
for ex-Wife Who Killed Him.

AIineola, Aug. 10,-Mrs. Blanca de
Saulles, who suffered a nervous
breakdown after she shot and killed
her former husband, John Longer de
Saulles, was said to be somewhat i'm
proved today following the visit of
her 4 " -year-old son yesterday. about
the custody of whom the shooting oc-
CURED. The first day of the inquest
which had been postponed, brought
out the fact that De Saulles left an
unsigned will. The will made no men
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-10
Austria Returns BerIin's Call.

Copenhagen, Aug. 10.-A dispatch
from Vienna says that Count Czernin.
the Hungarian, foreign miEis
ter, will leave this evening for German
headquarters and thence to Berlin to
return the recent visit of Chancellor
Micha ellis.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-31
New Medical Marvel.

OF all the remarkable medical IN
noyatiOns, probably the most marVei-
Gus is a new antiseptic solution per-
fected after ten years work by Dr.
Wilfred Fralick of New York; Dr. U.s.
car Eckstein of the University OF ber-
lin, and DR.. A. C. Allen Of the Unlver-
sity of Chicago.
1t is superior to the famous Carrel-
Dakin solution because, in addition 10
everything that preparation can DO, 1t
can be used on the brain and In the
abdominal cavity and can be injected
directly into the blood without oan-
ger. ..
The last named quality makes 1t OF
startling significance In the treatment
Of blood poisoning.
While to put the Carrel-Dakin solu.
ton into the veins Of patient wouio
mean certain death, the new prepara'
tion, a chlorinated solution OF per
manganate Of potash, can be run oi.
rectly into the blood stream witnoo'
disturbing anything there except tne
evil elements meant TO be attacked
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-31
Secrets
ADVERTISING
SYSTEMATIC PLAN.

One single advertisement does NOV
make q campaign any more than ona
single cannon shot makes q battle. Il
you were to read one advertisement Dy
a local dealer and not see another Dy
him for long time, you would not De
much impressed.
Even IL he advertised at long inter-
walls, you would not pay much atten'
ton to him. But the man who has fire.
Quent messages of interest for you gets
you into the habit Of looking for them.
Following this theory, he advertises
Systematically. He maps out definite
plan or campaign. His announcements
appear at regular and frequent inter-
yals. so you know when to expect them
and will, therefore, look for them.
He adopts style which remains
cha racteristic of all his advertising.
Each advertisement has q certain In
dividuality about it, and yet something
that Identifies it with him.
He may use peculiar style OF Illus
tration throughout his advertising or
maintain a uniformity Of general ap-
pearance that distinguishes 1t from
other advertising at glance. But
whatever its distinctive features may
be, he uses them constantly and at
regular intervals.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-31
The ausslan Peasants.

The taking over Of some Of the
cars landed possessions recalls the
fact that Albert ]. Beveridge, in his
book, ''The Russian Advance" pub
lished few years ago and in which he
gathered political, social and economic
facts, states that even then the Rus
sian peasant was looking forward ito
second emancipation, giving them
new additions Of land absolutely and
without any cost whatever to them
Selves" When the peasant ceased to
be a slave he did not comprehend that
he was still not free to use his mas
ter's tools or to cut from the land
owners's forests timber for his use.
'The most curious situations" says
Mr.. Beverage, 'are even yet arising.
growing out Of this inability Of the
peasant to comprehend the obligation
as we'll as the benefits OF his emanci-
patton. Liberties are taken by the
Russian peasant with the property OF
a Russian proprietor which would not
be tolerated for an instant by an
American in the same situation. In
all of this there is not the slightest
impertinence, not the least intention
to wrong the landed proprietor. nor the
faintest conception on the part OF the
peasant that there is anything immoral
in what he does. He or his fathers
did the like before. and he just con-
tinues to do the same as a matter OF
course"
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-31
LONG WEDDINGS IN PERSIA
csrsmenissr cDatinuine Several oaya
Among Mose Curious and Elabe-
rate y the World.

Tho marriage ceremonies which sos-
emnize . WEDDING among the Aoham-
medans ofsebrsia are among the most
curious ana elaborate in the world.
Any Amtlcah bridegroom who dis
likes what men are. wont to describe
a. the fuss spl .hOther" Of q formal
wedding should re4Drd the case Of his
Persian brother and take heart.
The Persian ceremony may take
from one to two. weeks for Its compile
don. Often the betrothal is a matter
Of many years standing, having been
arranged by the parents when the prin-
cipals were still young children. When
the time for the marriage arrives the
guests are summoned by heralds. who
20 about the neighboring villages,
bearing gifts of apples, cloves and
roses to accompany the invitations.
When some powerful parsonage is to
be invited, the father of the bride
groom does not send herald, but goes
himself, bearing as rich present as
he can afford to give.
Before Tie NcuuilS tIcic lS ulSO q
curious little business arrangement en-
tered into. This is the matter OF
"kabcn." or the price of divorce. A
sum is agreed upon in advance by the
payment Of which the future husband
can put aside his wife at any time.
When it is desired to make the divorce
difficult, the kaben is set at some i'm
possible sum or commodity. The hus-
band may be required to give the
bride hundredweight Of mosquito
wings, or one of his arms or legs. be-
fore he can divorce her, q condition
which generally makes the marriage a
permanent affair.
The actual wedding festivities eX-
tend over days. The guests are given
rooms in the house and served with
rich foods and sweetmeats. Musicians
and dancing girls are hired to enter
tain them, and II the families Of the
bride and groom are rich the favorite
sport Of the Persians may be staged
BY q pair OF professional wreatlers.
After the celebration has lasted
three Dc four days the bride rides
heavily yelled to her new home On
horseback; She Is followed by porters
bearing her dowry on their backs. The
wedding celebration then continues for
several days longer.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-31
~eoo2e" First Meant "Drinik."

The word "booze" came to US before
the fourteenth century, seemingly from
the Dutch, in the form "bous' or
"beuse." At that time. as noun or
verb, 1t meant merely drink" and to
speak of a gentleman as housing his
wine was not libelous or even deroga-
tory, writes Robert P. Utter in Har-
per's Magazine. Somehow 1t acquired
the added suggestion Of excess and
bad company, and by the time OF
Shakespeare we find 1t in glossaries OF
the argot Of thieves and gypsies. The
process may be understood when we
think Of the sinister meaning we often
attach to the simple word drink y
which might conceivably run the same
course If we misuse 1t often enough.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-31
Gray Whale Still Lives.

Half q century ago the gray whale,
known on the West coast as the devil
fsh, appeared there in numbers every
year, coming 80 close inshore that the
Indians often killed the great sea crea-
lures from their canoes. Later the
whales changed their route, and trav'
eled far out to sea. but there whalers
found them and the whales won their
name Of devilash by the courage and
strength they showed In destroying the
boats OF the harpooners. Finally they
disappeared. and were believed extinct
until 1912, when Roy Chapman An
drsws> q naturalist Of the American
1ue1um OF Natural History dascoveeed
thsa ~ s7ay whale u. still aoun6eae
oR - eoaseD a. Korea. .s.....
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-31
T0H MPS0N, NAVY
LEAGUE PRESIDENT
SEES HIS ERROR

Washington, Aug. 30.--In a state
ment today the Navy League an
nounced its acceptance of the report
of the naval board on the Mare Is
land explosion and expresses regret
that, in a former statement it gave
currency % an opinion that the in
vestigation was being hampered by
the Navy Department under the in
fluence of powerful labor interests.
The leagues statement also re-
grets that in referring to labor in
fluence, it was not made clear that
it did not refer to the standard
labor unions, but to 'the German
lied l. w. W" The Statement is
sued with the approval Of Robert M.
Thompson, president of the league,
says the organization is convinced
there were no 'hampering instruc-
tions or resistive direction as to the
method of investigation" -,
While the Navy Department was
investigating the explosion which
killed five and injured more than
thirty in July, the league issued a
statement declaring reliable infor-
mant had told it that time fuse
leading to the black powder maga-
zine had been found, bat that the
investigation was being blocked by
powerful labor influences.
The issuance of the statement
caused a bitter controversy with
Secretary Daniels, who at once cut
all connection with the Navy League,
ordered all of it's members excluded
from naval ships or stations and re-
fused to accept for the navy contri-
buttons Of comforts being made for
seamen by thousands of women
throughout the country.
I The Leagues acknowledgment and
expression Of regrets now is ex-
pected to lead ta resumption Of
relations with the navy.-Times'
Picayune.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-31
SOU. LA. WATERWAYS
CONVENTION BRINGS
fine ATTENDANCE

Lafayette was the scene Thursday
morning, Of one Of the most impor-
tant gatherings in years when the
South Louisiana Waterways Associa-
sion convened at the jefferson Thea
tre Senator J. R. Domengeaux
opened the meeting and named F. Y.
Mouton as permanent chairman.
kilograms were read from John NJ.
Parker, food. commissioner, Senators
Broussard and Ransdell and Con-
gressmen Martin and Lazaro heartily
endorsing the. movement pledging
their support.
Walter Parker, attached to the L.
S. Department of the Interior, repre-
sented Secretary of the Interior Red
field, and also New Orleans. His
attendance at the convention was
highly appreciated.
The welcome address on behalf Of
the parish of Lafayette was delivered
by DR.. E. L. Stephens, and for the
city by C. D. Caffery. Both of
these addresses were given enthus-
iastic receptions.
Walter Parker was the first speak
er introduced by Mr.. Mouton. He
dwelt on the Importance of water
ways and stated that the attitude of
the government had changed to-
wards them because it was realized
that they were of vast Importance
not only during warfare, but after
the great struggle had ended. Mr..
Parker cited the millions of dollars
lost because Of the salt water in tht
rice field. The speaker pledged his
support and said that the Association
of Commerce, Board Of Trade and
other New Orleans commercial bodies
were behind the 1--WE Want Water
enterprise.
Leon Locke, secretary of the In.
land Waterways Association, said the
undertaking was big enough to in
terest al Of the people and the
scope of the influence should not be
confined with members of the asso,
citation, but an effort should be made
to bring every person in southwes,
Louisiana into it. He saw some la.
dies in the house and he included
them among the eligibles for mem
bership. This brought applause from
the fair sex.
{ After adjournment, addresses were
made by J. G. Medlenka, S. Locke
Breaux, Henry Gueydan, Senator
Liable.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-31
EFFECTIVENESS:
I never saw the sense Of
golf; I couldn't get the
IA AA - I


golf I couldn't get the
HANG Of 'foIlow.through." I
nor understand their comp
plex solhng slang. Why
SORROW plunged my friends
In woe when they turned in !
high sessA WaD cutie
beyond ne, and their talk !
became IN 4wful bore. But !,
once, last month, when !
things went wrong. I tried, /,
one night. to read: Ben
Jonson was the author I ;
had picked to meet my need; !
and thoughts were. there -;
that startled me-no1t day !
l met a friend; "cARE'LI ;
KILL you yet. you misan-
thrope," he said. II re- !
commend A game Of golf!"
I tried it out-"approach," !
and putt" and "drive;"
quite as a CAT plays with /
q mouse and leaves him Still
alive, nurse that little !
ball Of white, but, more ;
than golf I've learned-the
value to ones mental works ;
Of training often spurned.
And then one has to cOncen- ;
; trate right on that tiny
ball or else ones club Will
; punch the air and won't hit
It at all. So let US con-
centrate on War. today, and
, "follow through" Let every
"drive" we make be for the
Red, the White, the Blue!
Robert Russell
Hang sorrow. care'll kill a cat.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
(Copyrisht. 1917. BY Int'l Press Bureau-'
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-31
list UTIzENSSU
llONED TO. SERVE
ON JURE

'oovr,c.AL List Of Citizens ....1.
" !, AZ ,ordanes with An order OF
=, oe,a Judicial District Court, 20
c-.d w. Jurors were selected by the
Jury Commission Of st. Mary Parish
n ~, serve the court, beginning Mon
d s,y, Sept. 18th. and until . succeed
tn' ins Grand Jury shall be empanelled,
.rd 2 Petis Juries of 80 citizens to
.s.ve d:.-in, the weeks commencing
rs,pec..vc,y. Monday, Sept. 24th' and
Norday, Oct. 1st, and Monday, Oct.
9Th.
The following official lists con-
..;n the .....r.A :, Name and Ward OF
.the persons drawn:
I List CT Gran Jurors drawn to
serve for -, commencing Mon
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-31

Fine representations from all the
territory affected are present and the
interchange of ideas will be produc-
tive of tangible results.-Advertiser.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-31
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

The Public Schools Of the Par
ish will open on Monday, September
5th, at 9 A. M. The teachers will
hold an institute at Franklin on
September End and 3rd.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-12-06

James McEntire was in the city
from Lone Rock on Saturday. He
has recently returned from Iron
Mountain, Montana, where he was
during the past summer with his
sheep. Mr.. McEntire is now located
on the Andrew Neel ranch at Lone
Rock and will run his sheep there for
the winter, at least. He says the part
of Montana where he was is a fine
sheep country, but is too far from
the railroad to make the business
profitable, as it costs too much to get
in and out. This part of Oregon is
pretty hard to beat after all as a place
to run stock, and Mr.. McEntire will
be satisfied to remain in the business
here
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-12-06

set. The doctor finds it necessary,
however, to prevent stiff knee joint,
to put Jack through some pretty Sc
we're massage treatments. We are
glad to report that Mr.. DeVore is get
ting along well, and also glad that it
was not necessary for him to be
placed on the rack" and have his
leg broken over again. One ordeal of
that sort should be enough
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-12-06
Were Not Correctly Informed.

Basing our information on what
We supposed was reliable data, we
mentioned in last weeks issue that
Jack DeVore had been taken to the
hospital where his leg was broken
and reset. We were just little off
on this, so DR.. Winnard says. Mr..
Devore was not taken to the hospital,
neither was his leg broken and re-
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-12-06

At the shooting tournament at En-
terprise the past week, Albert Bowker
of this city made good record. He
carried off one prize, a $50 Liberty
Bond, and came within few points
of getting the second one. Mr.. Bow
ker is good hand with the shot gun
and can crack the blue rocks very
regularly in shooting match.