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The Huttig news., 1917-07-28
258 FIRST NUMBER OUT
Secretary Baker Takes Out Ini- tiaI Misunderstanding Con- tinues All Day Friday and
 Throughout Night.
Long List of Numbers Given in Order as Drawn, From Which Those Who Will! Be Called to Serve in First Army Will Be
 Selected.

Washington, July 21.-The drawing not completed until early Saturday morning. The drawing began at 9 :45 Friday morning. and continued throughout the day and night. Alto gether 10,500 numbers were drawn from the big fish bowl. It was officially stated that the first 1000 numbers drawn represented more than 1.000,- GOO men, and it is not considered probable that men representing any number drawn after the first 2000 will be called before any exemption board for the first army. The first eight numbers were drawn respective ly by Secretary of War Baker, Senator Chamberlain of the senate military committee. Congressman Dent of the house military committee, Senator Warren and Representative Kahn ranking minority members of the sen ate and house military committees i; Maj. Gen. Tasker H. Bliss, acting chief of staff of the army; Mai Gen. Enoch Growder, provost marshal of the army; and Major General Mccain, adjutant general of the army. After the first eight numbers had been drawn the regular teliers took hold, and worked through until the long task was completed.
 In only a small number of the larg- est districts will the numbers above few thousand affect registrants. Of the 4.557 registration districts throughout the country the largest has something over 10,2e0 numbers, while the smallest has only about 1855, and the average is about 5000. As the drawing proceeded. 157 numbers were withdrawn before one low enough to affect the smallest district came out. It was 126. placing 4,557 men number ed 126 on their local lists as 157th in order of liability
 The following list shows the num- bers in the order in which they were drawn. The first number in each case represents the order in which the sec ond, or red-ink registry, number was taken from the bowl. Four numbers are given in each line. Beginning with the first number, which was drawn By Secretary Baker.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-12-22
CLUB WORK POINTS
WAY TO SUCCESS

"Of all the forces that are work.
ing for the development and advance
ment of Louisiana consider the agri-
cultural club work of the public school
children one Of the most VITAL" said
T. H. Harris, State Superintendent of
Public Education. These children
are demonstrating what can be ac-
complished in increased production
by using better seed, better methods
of cultivation. and more brains gen.
orally in their agricultural activities.
These club members have already ac-
ccmplished wonders; they have set
the pace for better agriculture and
they have taught thousands of adult
farmers and housewives how to do
their work more intelligently and
skiifully."-L g. U. Press Bulletin.
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Sheriff Sale.

tate of Louisiana, Parish of Grant
18th Judicial District Court.
DR.. j. C. Chapman VS.. j. P. Brister
ct ais.
By virtue of a writ of seizure ant
sac issued out of the 18th Judicial Dis
trict Court and to me directed in tn.
above entitled suit, directing and com
handing me to seize and sell the prop
erty of defendant, l have seized anc
will offer for sale at the principal from
door OF the court house in Colfax, La.
between the hours prescribed by Law
for judicial safes, on
SATURDAY, DEC. %, 1917,
the following described property, seiz-
ID as the property Of the defendant
herein, to-wit:
Lots 6 and 9 of block No. SO of the
Acmevilie addition to Colfax, with all
improvements.
Terms of sale-Cash. with the benefi,
Of appraisement.
Colfax, La, Nov. IL, 1917.
l.. o. CLINTON,
Sheriff of Grant Parish, La.
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Headquarters foi you1 wants. }. "
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ESSENTIAL POINTS OF
A GOOD POULTRY HOUSE

A suitable poultry house is 'neces
sary part of the equipment for the
efficient farm Rock. The house should
be SO constructed as to keep the
birds perfectly dry and keep out all
drafts. 1t should be so arranged that
the sunlight will reach all interior
parts at some time during the day It
should be convenient to work in and
easy to keep clean.
A house sixteen feet square, or one
containing the same amount of floor
space. is sufficiently large for one
hundred hens in a climate like that
OF Louisiana, where the birds can
have free range practically every day
in the year. The house should face
the south, and the south wall should
have a large opening to provide ven.
tilation and to admit sunlight.
All cracks in the north wall should
be closed, as well as the ones in the
east and west walls at least as far for.
ward as the middle of the house. The
roof should be perfectly tight so as
not to leak.
The roosts should extend along the
back of the house, running parallel
to the north wall, and should all be
on level. 1t is best to use what is
known as a dropping board. This is
simply a wide board placed about
thirty inches above the floor. The
roosts are placed six or eight inches
above this board. This arrangement
greatly facilitates cleaning, and keeps
the entire floor space free for the
hens.
There should be one nest for every
four to six hens. These should be
placed where they will be easily &C.
cessible to the hens, and convenient
for the attendant.
II the house has a dirt floor. re-
move four inches from the top at least
once a year and replace with clean
soil. The level of the floor should
be above the outside ground level, and
IL necessary, small drainage bitches
should be put in to carry off rain wa
ter. Keep the floor dry.-A. F. Rolf.
Poultry Specialist, Extension Divi-
sion. Louisiana State University.
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Half Hours Job
Like ADay'S Work
Chemical Co. Foreman Says lie las
Taken New Lease on Life

''Taniac has simply given me a
new lease on life," said 0. A.
Cook. who lives at Harrisburg,
| Texas and is foreman for the Fl
fdelity Chemical Company, while
in Kiesling's Drug Store, Hous-
ton, recently.
Before | commenced taking
it," he continued, Il was so rum
| down and miserable a half hour
Job would tire me as much as a
whole days work does n ow.
/ My legs were weak and panied
me, often suffered with backache
and indigestion and my nerve S
W ire so unstrung that / was irri-
table and out of sorts all the time,
| would get up in the mornings
feeling as tired and worn-out as
if | hadn't gone to bed and my
work was an actual punishment
to me.
Il had rerched the point where
it was necessary fer me to dc
something for myself and j
bought Tanlac' because know
how it helped my mother over ir
Georgia. | now sleep sonnd, ca
hearty and can do a hard days
work without even feeling it
Ny legs and back don't hurt r.,
like they did and everything ]
have to do is pleasure instead
of a burden as it was before. ]
recommend Tanlac to everybod;
with those miserable, tired ner-
vous feelings like had. for il
certainly has Strengthened me
out in fine shape"
Tanlac is soldin Colfax by Dix
lie Pharmacy and by one regular
established agency in every town.
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500 Reward. 500

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only
<~SsitiFe cure low known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional
disease, requires a constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken in
fernallf. asting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. there
by cestroying. the foundaion of the. dis
ease, and giving the patient strength by
nature in doing it's work. The proprietors
have so much faith in its curative DOW
ers that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that ii fails 20 cure. Send
for list of testimonials
Address: +. J. CHENEY & Co, Toledo. O.
Sold by all Druggists 75c
Take Hal's Family Pills for constipation.
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ChamberIain's Tablets.

Chamberlain Tablets are intende
especially for stomach troubles, bilious
ness and constipation, and have me-
with much success in the treatment OF
'those diseases. People who have suffer
ed for years with stomach trouble ans
nave been unable to obtsin any .perma.
nent relief, have been completely cure
rs the rs - thsc lls Eha5sh
ans + ;, i
9ilioushess. Chronic cc.istip@uaa ay
be permanently cured hv tskio IN
neriain's Tablets and .Ase az n
printed directions WIKI each pottled. =
Adv.
Headquarters f0i you1 wants. }. "
4 ,. =
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Ten Dollars Reward.

Left Verda, COW and calf. BLACK COW
has horns and some white spots on her
marked upper half crop and under bit il
right, and under half crop and upper bi
in left car. Yeariing heifer, brown o
jersey color, some white spots, sam,
mark.
Will pay ten dollars for their deliver,
to my place, or will pay well for .infor
nation leading to their recovery.
J. r. MILLER.
d. New Verda.
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bic. I tried nearly ev-
cry medicine / could
hear of, among them I
used fifteen bottles of
one popular prepare
ton, but never found
anything that did me
any permanent good
until I took Chamber
lain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets, which
have effected a perma-
nent cure. 1t has now
been fGe years since i
took these tablets, and
/ have had no more
stomach trouble dur
ing that time. / have
recommended Cham.
berlain's Tablets to a
great many sufferers
with stomach trouble,
md %rox~o1;-~ -
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Remember that the question is not
whether you personally may feel that
you can afford to waste food; the
point is that the Nation can not af-
ord to have any food wasted by
anybody.
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men, and have met many of the boys on
the road that are afflicted with disorders
Of the stomach as they have to put up
with all kinds of half cooked grub at the
differentS country hotels. which is ons
cause of this dreadful disease"
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/. travelling Man Cured

P: B. Counterman, a travelling man of
.oplin, No, writes: Twelve years ago
was q great sufferer from storn ach troT,
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Pair of Mules for Sale.
A good pair of mules for sale, will
work anywhere. Apply to
MRS. M. WILLIAMSON.
The Detroit times., 1917-03-31
WAR RExISTS,
IS DECISION
OF WILSON
President will Ask
Congress To Con-
firm HOstihties
TO CITE GERMAN
ACTS AGAINST u. s.
Feels Con Fl d ent of
Overwhelming Sup
port In Congress

WASHINGTON, March 3i.-Amer-
lea today was face to face with the
grim reality Of war
II became known last night, AZ the
close OF the shortest cabinet meet
Ing since the breaking on OF rela.
tions with Germany that the presi-
dent had fully decided TO ask con-
gress next week for recognition OF
the state OF hostilities which he
holds new exists With Germany
While the White House itself was
silent, members Of the cabinet. after
the meeting. had no hesitation In
raying that the president bad dectd.
ed upon the adoption OF a vigorous
course and that his decision had the
unanimous approval OF his advisers.
The president In expected TO point
out TO congress in support OF his
contention that Germany In now
making war upon the United States,
following facts:
That more than 240 Americans
nave IONN intH 1--WE bh AtAN HFd6
thru the Illegal operations OF Ger
man warships.
That American ships have been
destroyed Wholesale, in utter dlsre-
gard of international law.
That millions Of dollars worth ot
damage haE been. done within the
United States "a the result of Ger.
man plots.
That Germany has been convicted
by the testimony Of her own ON
cials Of the attempt 10 enter into
with the aid Of Japan
and Mexico 10 dismember the repub-
lie.
While some opposition 10 strong
course has been manifested IN con
Cress the administration is confident
that the president VIII have the sup
port Of an overwhelming majority In
whatever measures he undertakes.
The Detroit times., 1917-03-31
CECIL
GIVES LIE
TO OR0LLWEG
Quotes Own Words To
Prove Falsity of u
Boat Statements
ASSERTS GERMANS
FIRST BROKE FAITH
Submarine War Was
Planned Regardless
of Blockade

LONDON, March 31.-In q speech
before the House OF Commons late
Friday Lord Robert Cecil. British
minister of blockade, replied 20 the
speech OF the German chancsLlsr,
DR.. Won Bethmann ,Hollweg before
the Reichstag. in which Hollweg
stated that the policy OF ruthless
submarine war had been adopted as
q reprisal for the "inhuman" Brit
lah blockade policy and had A. one
time been suspended at the demand
Of the United States and in the az
pectation that England could be
made TO observe IN her blockade
the policy OF humanity and recog-
nixed national asreemeuts."
1T IL difhcuft To say whether this
for its hycrocrisy or for lts false
ness" said Lord Oecfl. referring to
the above assertion. "it would
hardly seem tast Germany II in a
position TO speak OF humanity or
international agreements. since she
began this war by deliberately vio-
lating all dictates OF humanity
Has the chancellor forgotten that
the German forces have been guilty
OF excesses in Belgium. unparallel'
I'd In history, eliminating In the
attempted enslsvement Of daunt-
less people, Of poisoning wells, OF
bombardins open towns. torpedoing
hospital ships and sinking other
vessels with total disregard for the
safety OF non-combatants on board.
with the result that many hundreds
OF innocent victims. including both
women and children, hay elost their
hves?
The latest manifestation ~ this
policy is to be seen in the devasta'
ton and deportAtions carried out by
the Germans In their forced retreat
on the western front The chan
cellor states that II Is because the
Allies have not abandoned their
blockade and have refused the so
called peace offer of Germany. tha'
unrestricted submarine warfare nov
In decided on. As 10 this, will
do no more than quote what the
chancellor himself said IN me reich.
stag when announcing the adoption
of unrestricted submarine war.
"He said that as soon az he him
self. tn agreement with the supreme
army command. reached The con
viction that ruthless U-boat warfare
would bring Germany nearer 10
victorious peace. then the U-boat
warfare would be started
The Detroit times., 1917-03-31
YOCUM BROUGHT
ACROSS BORDER

Sought BY the Detroit police In
connection with the staying OF Pa
trolman Emil Schmidt, Harvey Yo-
cum, who was arrested In London.
Ont. was brought 10 Detroit Friday
by Detectives Read and Frabm, and
secretly registered In pollce head
quarters as Albert Kindrey."
Yocum waived extradition. and Il
is reported that he aid 20 on the
stipulation that he would not be
charged with killing the ofieer. He
has admitted. the detectives say.
that be tapped the telephone wires
leading 10 the branch OF the Detroit
Savings bank, Al Warren snd Grand
Riveraves- the corner on which
Schmidt was shot TO death on the
morning OF Feb. 20. He had plan
ned assoc vtre<apptnS svtndle..
A charge of grand larceny has
been placed against ''Kindrey"
The Detroit times., 1917-03-31
MORE men
ARECALlED
TO C0L0RS
Additional Militia Reg
iments Summoned
To Arms
GROWS APACE
Move To Advance West
Point Graduation
Under Way

WASHINGTON. March 5l.--The
wsr department Friday rdded ap-
proumsrcly soco Nstionsl guards.
men to The 5000 which had al.
ready been called out for police
duty 1 nthe past week
Todays call affected three bat.
teries OF field artilkry. two regi-
ments OF infantry and one squadron
OF cavalry.
The department this afternoon or
dered out the Georgia artillery bat.
terry A: 2Jrd AMI t2nd New York
National 'juard regiments and
Squadron A. New York Cavalry.
Two batteries ~ Connecticut ar
tlllery were ordered out this morn
ing
The war department has ordered
The Illinois adjutant general to re-
lease all guardsnen who decline to
take the federal oath. This Crcer.
intended TO prevent ounhict between
national and state laws will Prob
ably be extended 10 all states Few
ruardsmen are refusing TO take the
federal oath.
Graduation OF the upper class men
at West Point the latter part Of
April. instead OF IN June. 10 under
consideration by Secretary Baker
Orders for advanced graduation have
not yet been issued. but there are
indications they will come after
congress acts on the war situation.
Decision as to location OF the
government armor plate plant. will
be made next week. probably Tues-
day or Wednesday. Il was stated AZ
the navy department
In an eleventh hour attempt to
ontain the plate plant for Richmond
Va delegation OF eight Richmond
business men. headed BY Senator
Swanson. called on Secretary Dan.
iols today
The Detroit times., 1917-03-31
REIChSTAG LIBERALS
INACCURATE MOVEMENT
FOR RULE OF PEOPLE
HolIweg's Failure To
Promise Reforms
ROuses Criticism
DEMOCRATS
ARE DETERMINED
Insist Franchise Laws
Must Be Broadened
At Once
AMSTERDAM. March

AMSTERDAM, March Sie--D<,
mAnd for democratizIng of Germany
has reached the reichstag-and the
reichstag has responded to a move
f6f investigation Of the relation OF
that body 10 the people and The
peoples share in government DIS
patches from Berlin today told Of
the adoption by a vote OF 227 10 5.
OF resolution fostered by the Ma.
tional Liberal members proposins a
committee ot 2S "to consider con.
E.,utioual questions. especially tho
representation Of the people and
m relation ~ the people 10 Tho
ECFcrumeut
The reichuas then adjourned gu-
q April -f
German adyices today did not Ia
d.,at, enthusiastic editorial euloSy
OF Chancellor Won pethmann-Hol.
W,g's speech altho applauding hi1
declarations with regard TO Ger
manys position in the war. sev.
erai Liberal newspapers frankly OK.
pressed chagrin over the chancel-
lor's failure 10 sense the public
movement for greater participation
by the people IN the government
and his statement withholding such
reforms. The Munich Post openly
asserted that Germany now is tho
sole contender against an alliance
OF world democracy" and adds that
the people OF the world are being
convinced that victory OF the cause
OF freedom is impossible so long as
Germany retains her present forri
OF government.
The Berlin Socialist organ, oVr-
wrerts. insisted mo compromise Is
possible on the franchise
The Berlin Vossische zeitung
openly assailing the chancellor. de-
clared
Parliament as representative OF
the people. must soon reform itself
Deeds by a determined reichstag
are more weighty than the words
OF a feeble chancellor"
The Detroit times., 1917-03-31
CHALMERS
CANADIAN
PLANT GONE
Fire Sweeps Ford City
Factory Friday
Night
ESTIMATE LOSS
AT $3.50, 900
Surrounding Property
Saved In Spite of
High Wind

The Canadian plant Of he Chal-
mers Motor company. In Ford City,
Ont. with the exception OF the Of
fees, is In ruins today. the result OF
a nre which was discovered in the
place Friday night al 1920 o'clock.
The loss In estimated at $3.50, 900,
and IL ls said to be fully covered by
insurance. The Ere started in the
finishing room. Forty completed
ltmOusines and several smaller cars
" ere destroyed.
high wind and stores OF oils In
the factory sent the flames sweeping
thru the plant with devastating
fierceness. The factory WAS laid
low N one hour.
Surrounding property. including
the lumber yards of the Fisher Body
company. were endangered for a
time. but The combined Gre depart.
ments OF Ford City Windsor and
Walkeryille confined the blaEe 20
the Chalmers building
The Detroit times., 1917-03-31
ROAD CIRCULAR
HELD MALICIOUS
G Commissioner Rogers Attacks
Unsigned Pam
phlet

(StuH Correspondent Detroit ft1ses)
LANSING, Mich, March 81
Malicious we The term applied
by State Highway Commissioners
Frank Rossrv 10 an unsigned circu-
lar that is being spread about the
state, STACKING a road law amend
ment 70 the constitution that is to
be voted upon In Mondays eiec.
ton. The commissioner dehounced
the circular IN 4 communication 10
the Legislature yesterday.
The amendment must be adopted
b. the voters II Michigan IL 20 get
some $4,000, 900 OF cash from the
federal government for good roads.
Commissioner Rogers said In hle
communication. He urged that the
effect OF the circular be counteraet.
co as much as possible in order that
the yes" vote may be big enough
10 get the two million dollars OF fed.
eral aid.
The commissioner declares that
the proposed amendment does not
take away from townships their
control over roads. culverts. bridges,
etc. but merely makes provisions
that are necessary in order 10 have
the Michigan road laws conform to
the standard required by the gov.
eminent IN order that federal aid
in road building may be had.
The Detroit times., 1917-03-31
KEEP DEMOCRAT
ON VOTE BOARD.
URGES WILKINS
= T. Wilkins. Democratic

Charles 7. Wilkins. Democratic
candidate for recorder 10 succeed
Judgc Connolly. Friday night again
pointed out 10 evil that might re-
suit from ih, election % Repub
Iican "a recorder which would make
the election board unanimously Re
publican The candidate spoke In
the Preston school on Seventeenth.
81.
The election commission. be said.
has absolute control OF every vote
cast IN the city. and he warned his
Learers that ~ would be danger
Gus ~ allow this important board
10 fall into thc hands ~ any one
party. one Democratic member be-
said. could not control Tho board
but ne could keep guard and inform
the public n all was not conducted
honestly
The Detroit times., 1917-03-31
SIXTY CAUGHT IN
GAMBLING RAID

Sixty men were arrested early
Friday morytuE by ofncers Of the
cleanup squad vho raided the Mu-
sicians 4 Performers cmD - No
2tG Gratio' ave The police declare
the club has been gambling resort.
The men were hold until O'Clock
and then released without being tak.
On 10 court
The Detroit times., 1917-03-31
SLEEPS IN YARD;
LOSES DIAMOND

Perhaps Csrsnc> WEIGH, No l72
Dix-av., thought he was caving
money whsn he took q nap In a
yard In the rear OF No. i0t3 Rus
sell-st. Saturday morning. and II
might have been that welch was
simply toe tired either TO 90 home
or walk further 20 = hotel what.
over his motive In picking out
hard spot N baak vard NAV have
been. the fact Il that his lcdsing
bill was eIcrbitant lie found that
out when he got up and stretched.
During his sound siuniber somebody
picked his diamond pin out OF his
tie.