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The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-14


Morgan City.
Upon motion of Wilbur H. kra.
mer, Clerk, duly seconded, unanl-
mously carried, the report of the
10 us!o!sH4d 5u!u!msxs pus 1euo1oO
this Board was accepted. and the
Chairman and Clerk were ordered to
certify to these sixty-three men as
physically deficient for military SER
vice by reason of physical deficien-
cies, and that the said sixty-three
men be granted forthwith centifi-
Gates Of discharge from military
service.
DR.. Beverly W. Smith, Coroner
and examining physician, rendered
to the Board report upon the ply
sicial examinations of twenty-five
men, who had been examined both
by himself an one of the assisting
examining physicians, and each case
had been found by one examining
physician to be qualified for mill
tary service and by another exami-
ming physician to be unfit for mill
tary service, filing with the Board
the physical examination blanks OF
each in duplicate, their names being
as follows, to-wit:
494 80 Alphonse Lancon, Ade-
line, La.
ATT 2196 David Joseph Boud'
reaux, Morgan City, La.
453 2167 Lovelace Josehp Boud-
reaux, Morgan City, La.
443 2421 Louis Maxcellian Pc
lours, Morgan City, La.
342 S Rene Bowie, Charenton,
La.
3 458 Olivier Evans, Louisa, La.
IL 2O22 Wash Mathews, Patter-
son, La.
40 2453 Randolph Reno, Morgan
City, La.
81 1882 Robert Chester Daigle,
Patterson, La.
66 373 Webby Elerd, Glencoe,
La.
IS 437 Divide Landry, Louisa, La.
1O8 2945 Frank William Mayor,
lin, La.
1O4 514 Frank J. Breen, Frank
Ramos, La.
III 2725 Tom Perkins,, Morgan
City, La.
112 2783 Alexandria Slerro,
Morgan City, La
i22 1882 Wallice Whitt.., Bald
win, La.
1874 1928 Leon Como, Baldwin,
131 1852 Luke Roussel, Ramos
14O 1885 Cyrel Joseph 1hibo.
daux, Berwick, La.
151 COS Thomas Jefferson Fos
ter. Franklin. LIE
2::5 PAST u, rphy, Simmons
Morgan ty, La
- 721 W: cis Ernest Robich
eaux, Franklin, La.
298 $3.50 Sidney Joseph Francis
Berwick, La.
294 81 CASTOR Legnon, Charen
ton, La.
257 Is Adolph H. Couvillon
Adeline, La.
After an examination of each o1
the above twenty-five blanks by eacf
Board member, it was decided ir
view of the instructions of the Gov
ernment providing for such emer
gency, that the Board certify these
said tweyty.five men as qualified fol
military service.
Upon motion of Wilbur H. Kra
mer, Clerk, duly seconded and unan
icously carried, the report of the
Coroner and examining physician Of
the Board upon these twenty-five
men was accepted and the Chairman
and Clerk were ordered to certify
to these twenty-five men as physi-
cally qualified for military service.
DR.. Beverly W. Smith, Coroner
and examining physician, stated to
the Board that he had now rendered
q complete report upon each man
examined, and by order Of the Board
will hold an examination Tuesday,
August IA, 1917, for such men, as
called for military service and alb
sent on the previous examination.
On motion duly seconded and car
ried the Board adjourned subject to
call of the Chairman.
CHARLES PECOT, Sheriff.
WILBUR H. KRAMER, Clerk.
DIR. B. w. SMITH, Coroner.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-14

Ito be Continued)
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-07

Hutchinson. who 10 occupying the dis
trict court bench. set Dec. II as the
date on which Earnest Rathburn, In
dicted ct this term for rape. attempted
rape and conspiracy to rape, will be
given his trial. The same indictment
has been returned against Ray
O'Meara, another Ida county young
man.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-07
TINES REPUBLICAN,, MARsHALLrowN iowa DECEMBER 1917

nasty Jobs" Tho speaker closed his
remarks by telling another story. typ
tcal Of the self sacrifice of the men In
the first line. Following the lecture
answers to such questions as the fol-
lowing were given: Who digs the
trenches? how do they drain them?
what Is the nature of the soil over
there? how are the first line men tede
Further announcements about next
weeks lectures will be made later.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-07
Soldier, ev,tino nronehoe.

The Districts machine gunners Of
the S12th battalion varied the mono.-
ony of routine camp drills at Camp
Meade. Md, by a morning devoted to
broncho busting. A score Of the tame
mustangs and mules from the remount
station were brought over for the
Washington lads to try out.
Private Fraser, Of Company c, was
getting along fine until one Of his COM
rades yelled tickle his launches and
see what he'll do!' Fraser was LETT
sitting on. the ground.
A large. consignment Of horses from
the west reached camp within the last
few days. Many have never had BIT
in their mouths, and a. an &hs Olezsct
men who have never st11ddlsd . hoaDs
have been ordered 10 lsazn TO rid ct
once, the horses are likely to Do some
busting" on their own account
Horses and mules are part oe the
equipment OF the machine gun bat
TALON
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-07

Ralph McWhirter, s. D.: g. A. Buerkle
J. D.; L. H. Potter. s. s.: A. Mar
tin. j. s.; A. H. Taylor. tyler.
G. e. Martin, A. T. Martin and ,sis-
ter, Miss Mabel, went to Paramount.
Mimi, to attend the funeral services
Of Mrs. George Sawyer, a sister-in law
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-07

Of g. e. MARTA, which were held today
The Dumont and Allison bas1 1tball
teams contested for supremacysh the;
RECREATION building. The girlsf game
was victory for Dumont. while the.
ALLISON boys won from their opps-
nents. ~. s 81
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-07
Allison Ns,., hotsa.

Special 10 Times Republican.
Allison. Dec. 7.-R. c. Avery. Of Ap-
lington. and Hazel Flynn. Of Hamii.
ton county. were united in marriage BY
Mayor o. F. Missman.
The annual election Of officers Of
Opal lodge, No. AT. A r. and A. M.
resulted ~ follows: a W. Booten, w
M: Eugene Owen. 8. W.; Ernest
Speedy, ]. W.; F. J. Ray. treas.; H. r
Wild, sec'y. Appointive officers are:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-07
a Billion Asked For Flying Machines

The signal corps Of the army has
staggered congress with Its request for
billion dollars Tor aviation from July
next to the following July. This . in
addition to what was previously appro-
priated for the current dscal year. It
means that the automobile factories Of
America are going to try to turn loose
such locks Of war birds that every
body will have to take to their cellars
In Beriin BY next fall.
That such IN appropriation had been
asked for was great surprise even
TO many OF the advocates in congress
Of aviation development on colossal
scale. The lump sum appropriation is
In addition to the appropriations asked
for tho regular support OF the signal
service Of the army, Just as the lump
sum OF seq, 000, 900 granted last SUM
mer was In addition to the regular APP
preparations for the fiscal year 1918.
The appropriations for the signal
service OF the army for 1913 aggregat-
ed $s9 .067, 76s. Subsequently congress
passed the special act Of July 20, 1917
one Of the largest appropriation bills in
the history Of the country
Ing an additional $640,000.000 for the
increase Of the aviation section Of the
signal corps. This made the appro-
pFiation for the signal service aggre-
gate s7ss, os7 .7ss. Under the $40. ooo.-
900 appropriation plans are being car
ried forward for q great development
Of the aviation section.
The total sum asked for by Major
General Squier, the chief signal officer
Of the army for the signal service for
the fiscal year 1919 is s1,1ss e40,s14.I7.
OF this total s1,032, 294,e is sought
for the aviation section alone, while
sos. 946, 054.77 is for the other objects
in which the signal service is inter
ested.
Germany Loses Part Of Africa.
EAST Africa has been completely
cleared OF the enemy"
This official announcement was made
recently.
With the surrender or dispersal Of
the few surviving forces in East Africa
the German Empire loses the last,
largest and most valuable Of its over
sea possessions. OF these possessions
having a total area Of 1,0c7, $40 square
miles. German East Africa accounts
for 384.180 square miles: Of their total
population Of $4,000 whites and 1900,
900 natives, German East Africa ac-,
counts for $4,000 whites and 100000
natives.
TIL e1ast OF Gerinany's foreign de-
tendencies to fall to the allies is $780,
900 square miles. larger than the en-
pffe in Europe. It's revenues in 1914
were GILT. 500. and its expenditures
weso $5.942.00o: its imports amounted
to $4,000. 900. and It's exports to So
760. 900. Rich mineral mines. the exact
nature Of which IL not yet known. exist
in the territory. whose partly devel-
oped wealth consists so far Of rubber.
copfS. ivory. coffee. and wax. Its po-
tential wealth u estimated h billions.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-07

In 1a11. 1854 vessels, totalins 1910, 743
tons, entered the various ports, whose
chief connections before the war were,
only with Zanzibar and Germany.
Two months before the beginning bf
the war railroad more than 700 miles
long was completed thru the center Of
the possession from the Indian ocean
to Lake. Tanganyika, where It was des-
tined to tap the limitless resources pf
the Belgian Congo and Central Africa
generally, which It brings weeks near
err to the European markets. This road
now will certainly connect with the
AllIBritish Cape-to-Cairo RAILROAD, in
course Of rapid construction, and which
Germany had refused to permit to pass
thru her colony. gs
Novsmbsrs Sag BY British.
According to figures given out by
the war Office the British captured on
all fronts in the month Of November
1865 prisoners and 221 guns. q
Among the captures were IL, 56l men
and 1873, guns taken on the western
front. 10,4H men and eighty guns In
Palestine and 4,403 men and three
guns in East Africa.
Shoes by the Millions,
American soldiers in France and
those training in this country soon win
begin to receive the new army march
ing and trench shoe. contracted for
by the government several months ago.
Delivery of 10,50O.000 pairs began to-
day, it was announced, and will con-.
tinue until May. Attic manufactured
at less than cost-$4.65 pair-the new
shoe is much sturdier than those used
heretofore.
Corn Basis Of All Food Values.
With the movement Of the bumper
corn crop economic relief is coming and
the nation will see a reflection Of this
movement in decline in the prices Of
many OF the necessities Of life, accord
ing to Herbert C. Hoover United
States food administrators, who came
to New York to attend the dlrst meet
ing OF the newly formed federal food
board. AS Mr.. Hoover expressed it,
when the milk and meat producers are
able to get their feed cheaper they will
naturally be inclined to listen more re-
sponsively to the demand for lower
prices. The same condition extends to
other lines of food products, he said.
There seems to be one thing that
the American people do not realize"
said Mr.. Hoover. That is that in
America corn comprises, either directly
or indirectly, one-han OF the food sup
ply. For three months we have been
facing a shortage that practically
amounted to corn famine. This con-
dition has been reflected in the prices
OF meats bread, milk, and other COM
modities- Now we have record crop
Of three and a quarter billions Of bush
els that is just beginning to come into
the market. One difficulty has been
that the corn crop Is four weeks late
and another Is that the crop Is soft
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-07

get was IN a .sman wood and after the
first -four tshots the gunners got the
range almost every time. The shooting
overhead and Indicated the hits by
wireless Col House manifested his
Texan origin by some excellent rife
the shipping school Excel
lent wooden models of enemy shippers
are half concealed aznong rocks and
foliage at q distance OF some hundreds
OF yards, and 1t u the object Of the
pupils in this part Of the war game TO
draw y sudden head on an enemy
dummy and get it. Many Of the Amor
ians ara already adopts at sndping.
AZ Psrshins's Headquarters.
tour party then returned TO the
railway station. passed the grim guard
OF honor and after q new journey ar
rived at Gen. Pershing's headquarters.
a fine French barracks lately occupied
by one Of the most distinguished Of
French regiments. which had been re-
fitted, steam heated and electric wired
and h In telephone touch with dis.
tant Paris and ell the various parts Of
the American army.
Interesting lectures were given by
leading members Of Cen. Peuting's
stan, showing that American Adapta-
bilfty has very quickly assimiiated the
best points Of the British and French
tsadninE arrived at after three and q
half years Of actual warfare, 90 which
have been added certain American
ideas and certain ALTERATIONS necessary
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-07
CAPTAIN MAcouEEh, CANADIAN
ARMY OFFICER. TELLS OF
LIFE AT FRONT.
sullb TRENCHES FOR
FIGHTING, NOT COMFORT
Describes Method Of Underground ps.
Ssnse construetion and Givos De-
tailed Information on Life in Fight
ing Linss in France and Belgium
Trench Life Net Worst ef it.

W.N. MacQueen ut Coe College In
which no rlisens,efa Tho so,n. t.r,. ~
~. ,aa,....,,. 5. - :
.s 1e.siisase Was 'all told Wnar the
q sssperang posts are Tor how the sem
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Nariou. Activities n rr,nohea.
and 40 the sneaker took up the yar-
sous functions of each form 81 french
warfare. He discussed the two kinds
of patrols. Reconnaissance patrols. and
the Hghting patrols. He told OF the
difference In the night duties ana the
day duties Of the sentry. Living in
The trenches is not such an awfully bad
.665 it the weather. is decent saidshe in
speaking Of them ON feneral features
IT the life, TEN OF. twelve casualties in
the week IL about the average II there
Is nc. active raiding. The time is taken
m n routine duties" g
- Had Marrow Escape. "
The speaker then opened. up \ on
aAoti his vast fund Of interesting
expeIze4eet. The incident cited ,yns
one h which he narrowly escAped
death. Three officers, including hlm-
9eaf. were seated at mes IN one Oesthe
dlgoutl Inside the lines. Suddenly =
Germs ii SsT1fm fars,-f3tnAA rS1uNhAgnnayne.
st0ve& pipe shaped collections Of scrap
irons Nith percussion cap and time
fuae f0nnced thru the opening M
to the dnEout from the Boche iirS Hne.
sIn less time than It takes to ten II.
three Officers were on the door. We
knew what it meant. It becomes IN
instinct in q case like that 20 hit the
noo. the place OF least danger. It
seemed an age. I imagine It uant h&ve
been thru only about two mfnuts4
that we waited there on the flooe. We
an knew II It went OF. We would be
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-07
Germany May Uss Kids.

limitations that Germany is PLAN
ming to force boys Of Is and II years
into the army are contained in an ap-
peal appearing in the Essen General
Anzeiger that they Immediately join
the juvenile corps.
This great struggle between the
nations" says the newspaper. will
necessitate those who are now Is and
II being called up at no very remote
date for army service"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-07

and takes time for maturity. Then on
top of this is the car shortage which
makes the problem hard to solve.
BY Jan. Is the corn crop should be
moving freely and at reasonable
price. The real fundamental eco
nomic relief is coming with the move
ment OF the corn CROP"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-07

Finins Price d. Silver.
Treasury officials yesterday held the
hsst Of series Of conferences with
western silver producers looking to the
ultimate liking of q standard price for
silver. effective for one year. and to
government acquisition Of options on
practically the entire output Of the
United States. III
Pressing needs Of this country and
the allies for silver for coin under alb
normal war conditions Is responsible
for the plan. It contemplates govern
ment control OF the market for Ameri-
can silver at a fixed price, probably
above the present market rate Of 81
cents an ounce. =
Jewellers, manufacturers OF dentistry
and optical supplies and other silver
users would continue to receive sup
ply under the tentative government
plan, probably at the standard price.
Details are to be worked out, however.
and officials yesterday emphasized that
for the present the government is in
terested mainly in obtaining sufficient
silver at fair price for its own and
allied coinage needs. and to stabilize
foreign exchange
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-27
NATIONWIDE"
MOVEMENT ON THE WAY
Emergency Food Survey WIFI Card In
dex All Our Food.

Washington. Dec. 25.-Plans for making
the nationwide war emergency food sur
vey are we'll under way, the bureau of
markets announced to-day, schedules hav-
ing been mailed to every food dealer.
manufacturer and holder Of supplies in
more than family lots.
The survey, ordered at the last session
of Congress, will cover more than 100 diff
ferent foods and returns must show the
stocks on hand next December 81 and
the same day last year, with estimates
Of quantities in transit outward by freight
and express on the last day of this
month.
In addition to the survey by mailed
schedules, intensive surveys will be made
by agents in 43 typical counties in vari-
GUS parts Of the country in order that the
figures obtained by mail may he checked.
Estimates OF stocks of foodstuffs on
farms will be made by the bureau Of crop
estimates.
The complete survey said state
ment by the bureau of markets to-day.
will yield the most accurate information
ever collected in regard to the extent
of the nations food resources. and is
considered an important step in the effort
to place the country on safe footing
insofar as the food supply is concerned"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-27
50 ARE KILLED IN
RAILROAD WRECK
Nearly 40 Injured-Passenger
Trains Crash at Shepherds
vile, Kentucky.

Shepherdsville, KY, Dec. 2O.-Thirty-
eight known dead and nearly forty persons
injured, some Of them seriously. was the
toll taken when Louisville & Nashville
passenger train No. z. from Cincinnati to
New Orleans early tonight crashed into
the rear Of Bardstown, Louisville e.
Springfield accommodation train 600 yards
south of the station here.
The accommodation train had just LEFT
the station after making stop. when
the faster train which makes no stop here
came in sight moving at a high rate OF
speed. Efforts to bring 1t to halt were
futile and the heavy locomotive with the
weight of a heavy steel train behind 1T
crashed into the rear of the accommoda-
wooden passenger coaches and baggage
car making up the smaller train were
splintered.
Virtually every person aboard the ac-
commodation train, both crew and pas
sengers, were either killed or badly in
jured. None Of the passengers aboard
the fast train were killed, though a num-
Der were injured. The locomotive was
demolished and the heavy steel coaches
making up the train were thrown from
the track.
A relief train was made up at Louis
VILE and rushed here with physicians
and nurses. BY the time II. arrived most
Of the injured and the bodies Of the dead
had been removed from the wreckage by
volunteers.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-27
CHRISTMAS MESSAGE
FROM GEN. PERSHING

Washington. Dec. S.-Renewed pledges
Of devotion to the cause Of democracy
from all ranks Of the American expedi-
tionary forces in France were given in
Christmas message from General PERISH
ing to the chief Of staff of the army.
The cablegram. made public tonight by
the war department, said:
please extend to the President and the
secretary of war holiday greetings and
best wishes for success Of our arms dur
ing the coming year and convey to them,
from all ranks Of the American expedi-
tionary forces in France. renewed pledges
of devotion to our sacred cause.
Likewise express our greetings to our
comrades at home and coupled with full
confidence in the patriotism, courage and
devotion to the flag"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-27
FINDS FROZEN BODY.
ValcOur Island Mans Discovery in q
Fishing Shanty.

When A. H. Stone, who lives on VAL
cour Island, went into "A fishing shanty
on the north end of the island Friday
he found the frozen body of Mcclellan
Rankin, an old soldier and a veteran of
the Spanish-American war. The body
had the appearance of having been
frozen for at least two weeks.
Stone found the body lying on one
of the cots in the shanty and as soon
as he saw that Rankin was dead he
went to Plattsburgh to notify the cor
oner. On account of the weather Fri
day and the lateness of the hour, the
coroner did not conduct his investiga-
tipn until Saturday, when death was
pronounced to be due to natural causes.
Last fall Rankin inquired of +. A.
Finn if he might use the shanty for a
home during the winter. He was given
permission and gained living by fish,
ing, eked out with a pension. He has
not been seen of late and Stone merely
happened to stop in at the deserted
spot.
Rankin had sister in Buffalo, N. T.
and the 21st Veterans association has
expressed n determination to send the
body there, if the deceased's relative
so desires If not. Rankin will be given
r. burial with full military honors.