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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-03-03
The Moral Eabric"

:, Inc fate of two "free thinkers"
an "ao rend the moral fabric woven by
beasuries Is y of civilization is portrayed
s1l ~ .ne gripping play named after the
aauJeet aas 1T deals with, which the Gem
saturday.
81 n husband who sees his wife taken
h;s hn hlm by an invader and evolves
- o"n unique scheme of revenge is
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-03-03
States Out of Debt.

Two states in the Union are wholly
out of debt. Do you know which
they are? Hold your breath while
the names are told. They are Wyo-
ming and Kansas. Women are voters
in both these well-managed states and
watch the state funds like good house
keepers, who must make ends meet
and save little besides. Draw your
own moral and then decide if you are
reasonable or just ignorantly pre-
JUDGED against the ballot for women.
Kansas and Wyoming are the answer.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-03-03

Upwards Of 10000 trained men
are discharged from our military
and naval services yearly and, under
ordinary circumstances, one-third Of
them Immediately re-enlist. OF the
remainder fully 80 per cent are eligi-
Bile for re-enlistment. 1t is therefore
estimated that the United States
would have at least 10000 trained
regulars in civil life ready for duty
at the first call.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-03-03
MANY Ships Being Built in America.

The federal Bureau of Navigation
reports that everything possible is
being done to hasten the ship building
now under way in American yards,
anes: announces that on Jan. / there
were 1862 vessels Of 2,098,761 gross
tonnF ge either in process of con-
struetion or contracted for. These
estimates include ships in all stages
Of construction. Steel merchant yes
sells numbered 403, of a gross tom
mage of 1,495, ,601, while 161 wooden
merchant ships of 2o7 ,623 gross ton
mage were being built. Thus the to-
tai merchant construction amounted
to 564 vessels of 1,703,224 tons. AT
the same time there were 118 govern
ment vessels of 395,537 tons dis
placement under construction.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-03-03
How 10 Prevent Crou,.

When the child is subject to at
tacks of Group, see to it that he eats
a light evening meal, as an overload
ed stomach may bring on an attack.
Also watch for the first symptom
hoarseness-and give Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy as soon az the child
becomes hoarse. 0btainable every
where ADV
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-03-03
GRAND JURY REPORT.
Repairs TO High School, Courthouse
and Jail Urgently Recommended.

and Jail Urgently Recommended.
Following is the full text Of the
final report submitted by the grand
| jury impanelIed at the current term
of district court:
To the Hon. Philip H. Gilbert, judge
of the twenty-seventh judicial
district court of the parish or
Ascension, state of Louisiana:
We, the grand jurors of the state
of Louisiana, duly impanelled and
sworn, in and for the body of the par
ish of Ascension, do hereby make
this our final report, together with
the same.
Clerks Office.
We have examined the Office of the
clerk and ex-offieio recorder and
while we find the records neatly kept,
the office is in need of proper and
modern files, the present system being
out of date and antiquated. The con-
veyance and mortgage records need
re-binding. We cannot impress too
forcibly upon those whose duty it is
to provide funds for the proper equip
ping of this office the necessity for
carrying out these recommendations
This is matter which should have
the immediate attention of the police
jury.
= Sheriff's Office.
A superficial examination of the
sheriff's and ex-officio tax collectors
Office impresses US that this office is
maintained in a thorough and busi-
ness-like manner. The books are i'm
neat condition.
Assessors Office.
The assessors books are in neat
condition.
Parish Treasurer's Office.
An examination of the parish treas
urer's Office shows all books and
records properly kept. The parish
owes floating indebtedness of $12,-
600.
Donaldsonville High School.
We have had opportunity to visit
the Donaldsonville High School. We
have also visited the office of Superin-
tendent Broussard. While we desire
to compliment the manner in which
the superintendent conducts his Of
fee, we desire to make the following
with reference to
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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-03-03
"Ths Evil Eye. =

The Monday offering at the Grana n
will be "The Evil Eye = with Blanche
Sweet in the leading role.
An alarming epidemic has broken
out in the vineyards of which Leonard
Sheldon is the manager, and IN an
swer to his wire that a doctor - pe
despatched at once, Katherine TOT
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-03-03

The Chief is the official jour
nal of the police, jury, parish school
board and city council of Donaldson
vile. Send us your subscription and
keep posted on the official proceed
ings of these important bodies.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-03-03
! VOTES FOR WOMEN. !
! Southern States Woman Suffrage :
Conference. 4
Alt Camp Street, New Orleans. !
&~%%%%%~%@%~~%%%%%%
Women Census Takers.

Wyandotte county, Kansas, will
have its census taken by women this
year. It is the first time in the his
tory of the country that this part of
the work has been done exclusively
by women. In former years one or
two women have been employed in
the census work, and their records
passed such satisfactory inspection
that it was decided to place the listing
entirely in their hands.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-03-03
When to Take Chamberlain Tablets.
When you feel dull and stupid sitter

eating.
When constipated or bilious.
When you have sick headache.
When you have sour stomach.
When you belch after eating.
When you have indigestion.
When nervous or respondent.
Whe1 you have no relish for your
meals.
When your liver is torpid
Obtainable everywhere. {Adv.)
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-03-03
"The Half-Rreed."

This production, which the Gem will
offer as its feature attraction Sun
day, March II, is rich in color and
rapid-fire in action. In the Half
breed, Bret Harte has created a char
acter which, for it's simplicity and
fidelity to nature, will long stand out
as one of the glittering gems of liter
ature. The picture version reflects
accurately the peculiar traits Of this
character. The Half-breed is brought
face to face with such phases of civil
ization as religion, sheriffs, villains,
good women and bad ones. The
climax is sure to send chill up your
spine.
Douglas Fairbanks interpretation
of Lo, the half-breed Indian, is con-
vincing and realistic. The part calls
for comedy as well as tragedy, and
Mr.. Fairbanks rises to the occasion.
His work in Triangle plays, such as
.'The Habit Of Happiness" and reg
gle Mixes In," has endeared him in
the hearts of the movie public, and in
"The Half-breed' he wins new lau
rels.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-03-03

The home merchants are prepared
to supply your needs. Buy from
them, and by keeping your money at
home help bald up your own COM
munity.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-03-03

rance, young and beautiful physi-
clan, is sent. Accompanying her is
her younger brother, Clifford, weak
willed and dissipated
The inhabitants of the village are
ignorant and superstitious, and the
situation is grave one. Upon Kath-
crimes arrival, Sheldon, thunder
struck that a woman should tackle
such job, tries to persuade her to
return, but this she declines to do
and goes about her duties, faithfully
caring for the afflicted. The light
which she wears on her forehead in
order that she may see clearly into
the throats of her patients, arouses
the suspicion of the benighted Mexi-
cans, and as the disease spreads the
trouble is accredited to this light, or
"evil eye," and the medicine which
she leaves is thrown away
The friendship of Leonard and
Katherine is rapidly ripening into
love, but both are unconscious of this
fact, so deeply are they absorbed in
their strenuous duties. Sheldon falls
i'll and is unable to transfer the pay
roll to the bank, so Katherine volun-
teers to do it for him. A hold-up is
planned by Mexican Joe, leader of
the employees, but his plans are
Clifford braces up and be-
comes of great assistance to Kath-
crime
Rosa, Sheldon's servant, is in love
with Frank King, his assistant, whose
affection for her is cooling. Senti-
ment against Katherine is growing
daily and she decides to leave. Rosa's
parents try to wiring from her the
name of the man responsible for her
condition, and Leonard,
believing it is Clifford, is about to
announce himself as the guilty one
when Frank confesses and sends for
the priest. Leonard mistakes Kath-
crimes tears as grief at Franks
and is only awakened to
her love for him when Clifford tells
him to take her in his arms, which he
promptly does, announcing to the
crowd that they may send for a man
doctor-Katherine is to be his wife.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-03-03
s.Rl;nd Justice. -

BENJAMIN Christie, the noted Dam
;sb actor and director, is author, pro-
ducer and star of the Vitagraph Blue
Ribbon seven-part feature, Blind
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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-03-03
NEWS OF THE PHOTOPLAYS

the central figure of the story. He
allows the woman to divorce him and
marry the other man, acquiescing in
their radical theories without a pro
test. AS he foresaw, they grow to
despise and hate one another.
Then the wronged man wins the
love OF his former wife. enrages the
other man by demanding that he in
turn give her up, and finally throws
the pair for the last time at one an
others heads, going forever out Of
the woman's life with final burst of
scorn and contempt.
"The House Built Upon Sand"
Lillian Gish, captivating Triangle
star, is said to have role which gives
her excellent opportunities in "The
House Built Upon Sand" to be shown
at the Gem Friday. The heroine of
the play is butterfly of fashion who
plans an elaborate wedding, only to
be kidnapped by her fiance on the eve
OF their marriage and whisked away
to the factory town where he mas
querades among his employees as
manager
Here the girl is compelled to be-
come acquainted with the working
people and finally takes a real in
terest in them and their welfare.
Trouble comes when an enemy of the
husband poisons his mind against his
wife. While they are at odds work
mems club which has been turned in
to drinking resort is raided by the
wives, and fire which follows de-
stroys it, with some startling dis
closures. e. G.
In the course of kme the husband
finds how he has been misled, and the
interest of both husband and wife in
the factory people leads to a complete
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-03-03

CONTINUED on page four.)
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-06

Gently, which said "veritable treasure
ship for lurking submarine" escaped
from mines and submarines.
This navy transport headed for shall
low water when the engagement opened
thereby making it less liable to attack
by the submersible. Two torpedoes were
discharged, both going wide of their
mark.
The destroyer conveys soon drove the
submarines off.
And what may be further proof that
Germany planned an ambush for the
transports was seen in decreased sub
marine tolls on merchant shipping the
last two weeks.
With only twenty ships sunk for the
week ending Wednesday and twenty
eight the previous week, it was felt here
that Germany had told her t. boat men
to quit their usual work and get" Perish
ing's expedition in any event.
Secretary Of the Navy Daniels indi-
Gated that the navy department had been
thoroughly investigated and that he had
found there could be no leak from that
source, inasmueh as the orders were sent
out in specially secret code and were
sealed when delivered to Admiral Gleaves
Of the transport convoy.
1t develops, however, that it would
not have taken particularly efficient
German spy to collect the news of the
transports sailing. To get it to his
government required greater efficiency
Of system.
The preparations and sailing were well
Known in the American port from which
he transports sailed And surprisingly,
here are sufficient open cable and wire
ess routes whereby the spy could send
In innocent appearing message which
n presrranged code would notify Ber-
in of the departure of the ships.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-06
COCCHI DIDN'T
TELL STORY IN
CONFESSIONAL
Admission of the Murder Not Protected,
Say Rome Pa
pers.

Rome, July 6.-Alfredo Cocchi, con
fessed murderer of Ruth Cruger, did moi
make his admission of the murder of the
l7-year old girl to any priest under pro
lection of the church confessional, ac
cording to reports published in Rome
newspapers yesterday. Their stories al
lege that the New York priest told Coc-
chi if he remained in New York he would
have to expiate his crime in the electric
chair.
The Advocate Aomoasi yesterday pub
lished in the Resto Decarlino, as a re-
suit of private investigation" this ad-
ditionaI story of Cocchi's crime:
"Cocchi claims he often took Ruth
Cruger riding with him on his motor
cycle. On the day of the crime he en-.
ticed her into the back room of his shop
and strsngled her to death in a struggle
in which she defended her honor"
Diplomatic negotiations leading up to
the fight for Cocchi's extrsdition still
continued yesterday. Grigg, represent
ing the New York police, conferred with
American Ambassador Page. Page is
endeavoring to arrange so that Grigg
may have an audience with Cocchi at
Bologna. II was understood here that
Cocchi in repeated examinations is stick
ing to his plain, unvarnished story of
murder committed in a blind rage in
which he had no accomplices and in which
the alleged white slave ring" was in no
way connected.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-06
THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE

Pure blood is the body's first line of
defense against disease.
Healthy blood contains small
amounts of antitoxins that neutralize
the poisons of invading germs or de-
stroy the germs themselves. That is
why so many people exposed to dis
ease do not contract it. Those whose
blood is weak and therefore lacking in
defensive power are most liable to in
lection. Everybody may observe that
healthy, red-blooded people are less
liable to attacks of cold and the grip
than are pale, bloodless people.
To build up the blood there is one
remedy that has been household
word for a generation, DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People. They tone
up the entire system, make the blood
rich and red, strengthen the nerves,
increase the appetite, put color in the
cheeks and lips and drive away that
unnatural tired feeling. Plenty of
sunlight, good wholesome food and
fresh air will do the rest.
Two books, Building Up the Blood"
and "What to Eat and How to Eat''
give just the information that every
mother of a growing girl needs. They
are free. Write for them today to the
DR.. Williams Medicine Co., Schenec-
tady, N. Y. Your own druggist sells
DR.. Williams Pink Pills.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-06
WOODS AGREES.
Police Commissioner Ready to Waive
Immunity in Cruger Case.

| New York, July 6.--Arthur Woods, po
lice commissioner, signed waiver OF
immunity yesterday in connection with
the plan of the district attorneys office
to call him as a witness before the grand
| jury investigating the Ruth Cruger case
at the instance of Gov. Whitman. 1t
was explained yesterday that the grand
jury would seek to fix criminal respon.
sibility, If such exists on the part of
any policeman who may have been asso-
ciated with Alfredo Cocchi, confessed
murderer of Miss Cruger, for his escape
to Italy. Guy Scull, deputy police
commissioner, was informed yesterday
that he, too, must sign a waiver OF i'm
munity if he was to testify before the
grand jury.
Hardly had the jury gone into session
when the district attorneys office re-
ceived word that Stephen Smith, one of
the important witnesses in the case, had
attempted suicide in his cell in the
Tombs. Smith. who is an Indian half
breed and is serving prison sentence,
wrote letter to Mrs. Grace Humiston,
the woman lawyer who solved the Cruger
murder telling her that he was the man
who disposed of earth taken from Coo
chi's cellar after the body had been bur-
led there.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-06
DELAY ON
FOOD BILLS
Chamberlain Hopes for An
Early Vote by Agree
ment
OTHERWISE
CLOTURE RULE
Swiss Minister Sees No Rea-
son for Embargo on
Foods

Washington, July 6.-Food legisla tior
was considered yesterday both in the
Senate and in conference. Senator Cham.
berlain was ready when the Senate met
yesterday to begin the final drive in an
effort to put through the food control
bill with the food survey measure as IL
has passed both House and Senate. He
hoped TO reach an agreement for vote
Saturday or Monday. In case some I'M
derstanding cannot be reached as to a
time for voting, then the senator plans
invoking the new cloture rule.
Delay in reaching a vote is due to the
fight on the amendment offered by Sen.
ator Gore which prohibits the distilling
of spirits, but gives the president dis
erection to deal with wines and beer.
House and Senate conferees on the
first food bill met Wednesday and dis
cussed the measure. Some progress was
made and another meeting was arranged
at which it is hoped final agreement on
the bill will be reached. The conferees
agreed to the Senate's action in eliminat-
ing the section providing for the COM
of seeds. The section for the
purchase and selling of seeds by the
government was amended so as to per-
init the government to contract with
individuals for growing of seeds. The
conferees discussed the sections providing
for the regulation of grain exchanges
and the making OF boarding a felony,
but no action was taken.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-06

spoon of -four mixed with a little water,
the pea pulp will be prevented from sink.
ing Dried navy or lima beans, peas, soy
ttogol beans, or other legumes may be
used instead of the cowpeas.
Split-Pea Soup.
One pint dried peas, four quarts Of
water, one large onion, minced fine, four
tablespoons sweet drippings, or butter,
which gives a better flavor, three table
spoons of -four, one tablespoon of minced
celery, or a few dried celery leaves, one.
half teaspoon of pepper, two teaspoons of
salt.
Wash the peas and soak them over.
night in cold water In the morning pour
off the water and put them in the soup
pot with three quarts of cold water.
Place on the fire and when the water
comes to the boiling point pour it off
throw this water away. Add four
quarts of boiling water to the peas and
place the soup pot where the contents
will simmer for four hours. Add the
celery the last hour of cooking. Cook
the onion and drippings slowly in a stew
pan for half an hour. Drain the water
from the peas (save this water and put
them in the stewpan with the onions and
drippngs. Then add the -four and cook
half an hour, stirring often. At the end
of this time mash fine and gradually add
the water in which the peas were boiled
until the soup is like thick cream. Then
rub through a sieve and return TO the
fire and add the salt and pepper and
cook 20 minutes or more. Beans can be
used in the same way as peas.
Mixed Vegetable Soup.
Three quarts of water, one quart of
cabbage, one-half pint of mixed
carrot, one pint of sliced potato, one half
pint of minced turnip, one half pint OF
minced onion, one leek, two tomatoes,
two tablespoons of minced celery, two
of butter or drippings, two
of green pepper, three tea
spoons of salt, one-half teaspoon pepper.
Have the water boiling hard in stew
pan and add all the vegetables except the
potatoes and tomatoes. Boil rapidly for
zen minutes. then draw back where it
vill>boil gently for one hour. At the end
If this time add the other ingredients
ind cook one hour longer. Have the COW
II partially off the stewpan during the
,ntire cooking. This soup may be va
led by using different kinds OF vegeta
,les.-Irish World.
Dorothy Dexter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-06
TO SMASH
SPY SYSTEM
New National Intelligence
Bureau Unites All Secret
Service Activities
ORGANIZATION LIKE
SCOTLAND YARD
Lay News of Army's Sailing
to Private Code
Message

| Washington, July 6.--The immediate
necessity for smashing the German sp!
menace caused the government yesterda,
to order the quick organization of an en-
tirely new secret systematic nationa
intelligence service.
1t includes the operatives of the state
war, navy and justice departmnts.
Treasury secret service men will con
tinue to work individually on counter
felt cases. The others, while retaining
their separate organizations under their
own chiefs, will cooperate in the spy
hunt.
They will meet daily when informa-
ton gathered by each branch will be
placed at the disposal of the entire gov
eminent service.
In its working this new body will be
similar to Scotland yard in Great Brit
ain.
Il have no doubt spies are in our de-
partment," Senator Tiilman of the Sen
ate naval affairs committee yesterday,
81 want to see the German devils fer
reted out and hanged"
1t is expected that the spy situation
will be taken up at to.day's cabinet
meeting.
1t was learned definitely yesterday that
Admiral Glaves, commanding the Amer
lean troopship naval escort, sailed under
sealed orders and the messages to Ad-
miral Simms commanding the destroyers,
which were to meet the transports, were
sent out in a code known only to few
stations. Yet Germany evidently had
full information.
The spy hunt which the government
is conducting seems to absolve any navy
men from having spread advance news
upon which Germany modified her u
boats to waylay United States army
transports.
With new battle recorded be-
tween a United States provision ships
and two German submarines
however, were more than ever
convinced that Germany spread fotilla
Of her submarines to deal death to
Americas first expeditionary forces.
This new battle occurred between sub
marines and conveying warships who
protected a big navy transport bearing
provisions and gold to pay the Sammies
broad Officials said it was possible |
his incident might have been the one
'ecorded in United States dispatches re-