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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-07-21

An editor IN ngonos Aires makes The
following beputfnl antiihegis The
eagles thai look toward the stars are
c,t seiuu the Atlantic bearing the
deals If aH America, 10 BATH" With
he elples that iook ever downward,
seeking prey"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-07-21
NOTICE.

The npzt examination for TEACHERS
certificates Wllt bo held in West Feile
iapa parish July 20, 8 and August |
tvktf,l and August 3, 3. I teoloredl
n. r.. CRUMP.
Parish superintendent
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-07-21

Miss Jeanette Levy vas initiated
into the local chapter ef the E'astt IN
Star, Thursday evening Al the close
of the chapter. cake pnd fruit punch
we're served In honor al the Young
initiate hy her sisters, Mrs A. III Mosea
and Mss Meme Levy.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-07-21

Dr Y q Riddle arrived at the week
end and oFonad his dauial office ia the
bank building tie IL boarding II
Dr Brooks llr Riddle IL 0 son II the
late y u Riddle a prominent planter
ol ,hf spenFd ward, whore The family
stIll reside nr. Riddle Is a graduate
III Vanderbilt University.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-07-21

The West Fptciaua Parish Sunday
school Association holds It's annual
convention Ia 81 FraueIaylle ct the
Methodist Church. August AND 1 All
are invited 10 attend
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-07-21

4 written First Aid lesson ~as
given the class at a Red Gross meeting
" eeine sday. instructor Dr barrow.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-07-21

one hears rumors of weddings and
weddings. II seems to BE- In the air
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-07-21
kPpL WING FOR PAROLE

l. the undersigned, convicted OF
breat ing ard entering, in August 1913,
am Applying for q parole.
oar HARRY BURNS,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-07-21

Wiring Of the fair grounds Is going
on this week.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-07-21

tn order Ia make needed changes
and provide for necessary improve
msnts We ought io have about SOS 6o
additional donations from private
sources II you have not set sent in
your subscription please do so al once
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-07-21
FAiR NOTES

Practically ali the material for the
annual fair catal0g Is in The hands OF
the printer II Is expected that the
fair eataIog will e. to press At a very
early date II sou have any suKges.
lions to make It would he we'll ia
make them a. eRCp II will not he
possible to @dopt your suggestions or
te make ans changes after the calalog
II ga the press
II YOU want an al Ia the cataloe and
have not set turned tn your copy to
the Secretary of the Fair, better de- so
Immediately DO not hold back the
printing pf the catalog by failure to
get your copy IN early and then blame
rs for being late getting the book of
the press.
The Secretary has made every effort
to give every one at opportunity to
advertise his business tn the catalog
We trust that Ho ono has been over.
hooked II 50, II was not intentional.
and you are invited 10 send Ia your sd
at once This Ia doubtless the last
opportunity We shall have "a call your
attention to this matter through the
columns OF The True Democrat Next
week will be- TOO hate.
Ne believe that we have more ad-
refreshments for the eatalog than wc
had last year Quite a number uf new
advertisers Werr secured this year.
Hat Wc regret 10 note that Some OF our
old friends Who had the distinction of
advertising la Cur FIRST eatalog will not
be With us this time Wc feel that
W. gave value for value aud that our
friends should stay with ~ from year
To year
II you Wish q cataiog sent 60 a friend.
Just drop postal card 10 the secretary
and the copy will he sent cur mailing
list Is being made up and Ne would
appreciate your srndinE IN the names
OF people interested In the fair.
Some attractive Autographed cards
have been received and placed In the
windows of the merchants OF the two
towns. We are feaeryiHg q few for the
country stores These cards we're pur.
chased AZ a very much reduced price,
but the supply WAS uo sufficient til
is likely that more vii have to be
The folIowlu pledges Of financial
help haze been received from tRdl
yiduats
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-07-21

IN fpkSHlHE thf th'lh ''aFH tH'''"h
down STAIRS, Sunday morning the ~.
FAINT IT Nr aud Mrs Armstead ki'
bourne had the leaders of one aFIn
strained by the reseuer and Is new
wearing his arm In a sling
J. /. Dipny, valued member of The
True Democrat force, is stilI st Teufo
hat may bn able TO leave al the week.
end However, he will not be able to
resume his duties here for ten 81
twelve days after leaving chs hospital.
Miss f.. II Irvine arrived Saturday
to visit SIR and Mrs John 7, irvine
until Thursdas night, leaving then for
Dallas. Texas. Little Margaret PilIei
returned home In her care, after spend
ing some time here With her grand
neither, Mrs II FIllet
MIR aud Mrs. Mortimer Taylor and
baby came up Saturday Hiaht from
l,atou Refuge To spend few days stth
ne ". n Taylor. Mrs Taylor sill
arrange FOE the shipment Of furniture
In storage here as they will 90 to
housekeeping la that city. occupying
half the house with her mother Mrs
{. n Converse. whose health viii not
permit her To- teach neat year Miss
Ellie Converse will take business
course
The Washington times., 1917-11-04

.t a n e ia
.Hn extra heavy oral
ity. In all coiors:
plenty OF the scarce
shades OF b'ue. wis
taria. so much in do
niand. Nov Is your
time to procure n
dress or skirt at this
reduced price.
The Washington times., 1917-11-04
POSTAL BRANCH
OFFICES CLOSE;
CAN'T GET HELP

Washington today Is short Of
branch postof,ices. Many OF the drug
stores have closed the substations
located in them and more are expect
ed to follow. Inability to get clerks
to handle the constantly increasing
! postal business is the reason given
for such action by the stOrekeepers.
One of the stores that has closed
its branch is that OF Philip G. Affleck.
at Fifteenth and + streets northwest.
one OF the busiest corners in the city.
Efforts to induce the Government to
increase his allowance in order that
! he might hire more clerks failed, Az
feck said today. With only two
clerks It was impossible to handle
the daily crowds at the window.
Another store to close its station is
Lewis Flemer's at Seventh street and
Maryland avenue. Flemer says that
competent clerks could not be had ex-
cept at such high prices as TO make
the operation of the substation a loss.
His otheI store at Eighteenth street
and Columbia road is TO shut down its
window soon.
The city .postoffice will install a
substation in the vicinity OF Fifteenth
and F streets shortly. Postmaster
Chance said today. The new station
will have every facility for handling
the large volume OF business at that
point.
The Washington times., 1917-11-04

the defenses OF Washington is expect
ed to be compete by the last OF the
week. Just what purpose the hangar
is to serve officials OF the Navy De-
pa.tment refuse TO state. but It has
been recognized for some time that
the Capital is absolutely without pro.
lection from attacks By air.
Guards from the navy are protect.
ing the work, and every precaution Is
being taken to facilitate the con-
struction. Details Of the rev air
station cannot be disclosed, but the
size OF the hangar is evidence of its
Importance. Under what department
OF the service the administration Of
the station will come has not yet
been announced. o..
What type of machines are to be
housed by the building has not as yet
been decided upon. but the proximity
OF the location to the waters of the
Eastern Branch suggest the strong
probability that Washington Is soon
to have q fleet of hydropIanes cruis-
ing above its environs.
The Washington times., 1917-11-04

boxes, not TO exceed two cubic feet
in volume, well strapped. and with e
hinged or screw top 50 that they can
be easily examined by the military
authorities, and contain no inflam-
mable, explosive or other prohibited
matter. Such articles as will pass
the inspection of the military author
lties will be delivered by then.
through military conveyance to the
troops abroad. They may be sent
thu ough the parcel post addressed,
Care the Commanding General. Port
OF Embarlation. Pier 1, Hobolien, n.
J. The War Department announces
that such Christmas parcels which
may be committed to its care for ths
soldiers in France must reach Ho-
boken not later, then December 5.
The rate OF postage on oil parcel
post matter intended for men in the
service abroad, whether sent through
the mail service direct under the
seven-pound limit or sent In care Of
the Commanding General. Port of
Embarkation, for delivery by military
authorities 10 the addressee, is IL
cenks q pound.
The Washington times., 1917-11-04
TWO WAYS TO GET
XMAS PARCELS TO
SOLDIERS ABROAD

There are two ways 70 get Christ
mas presents to the American troops
in France. The Postoffice Department
will take Christmas parcels up 10
seven pounds in weight when they
have been inspected by the postmaster
and certified to contsin no dangerous
or other prohibited articles. Such
mail should be addressed with the
name OF the soldier, the. regiment and
company, or other unit. to which he
belongs, and American Expedition
sry Forces" and be conspicuously
marked Christmas Parcel" These
articles addressed to individual SOL
diers will be delivered through the
postal service direct to the mail or
derlies with the troops in France.
In addition to the postal service, the
War Department will take Christmas
boxes up to twent:- pounds in weight
il they are packed in strong wooden
The Washington times., 1917-11-04
22c Outing
Flannels

Very heavy,
soft. he ecy hR
1utinEEanaels
In stripes and checks.
also In plain colors so
much in demand for
undergarm: nts. These
are below the cost OF
production on today's
market.
The Washington times., 1917-11-04
!. W. W. OFFICER HELD
WHEN CAMP HORSES DIE

PLATTSBURG, n. Y, Nov. A
large number of horses belonging to
the two batteries OF the Sixteenth
Field Artillery Regiment, U. S. A,
which recently arrived here to assist
in the training camp. have died. There
has been a suspicion they were pois-
oned.
The arrest OF Frank z. Wood was
ordered. He came with Battery A as
a cook. Officers say he admitted he
enlisted under an assumed name and
"a a member and officer OF the I. W.
w. The authorities in Washington
have been notified.
The Washington times., 1917-11-04
Handsomest Coat Suits, Duplicates of $25 S

Gahardine. serge and popiin suits IN stylish.
? .eated. shirred or tailored effects: newest
oeIted styles with cape collars: fur keranli
trimmed garments In misFes' and women's
sizes. Every wanted color in lot.
The Washington times., 1917-11-04
CAPITAL DEPENDS
FORPROTECT|ONON
AIR SQUADRON

Protection for the Capital OF the
United States from the air raids
which have been terrorizing London
is today assured by the giant aero
plane hangar which is being erected
on Anacostia fats, across the Eastern
Branch.
Under the direction OF the Navy
Department, the work is progressing
rapidly, and the latest addition to
The Washington times., 1917-11-04
500 CARS OF ROTTEN
POTATOES UNCOVERED

CHICAGO. Nov. 6.-More than 900 car.
loads Of potatoes, most OF them frozen,
rotten, and unfit for consumption. have
been discovered in various Chicago
freight yards. according to formal police
reports. The destination cards had been
removed. and detectives so far have
been unable TO determine the consignees.
The police declare they discovered ten
carloads OF potatoes being dumped in a
refuse yard on the West Side.
The police Immediately communicated
with Herbert Hoover in Washington
The Washington times., 1917-11-04
President Digs Down
For l0.Per Cent War Tax
When He Goes to Play

, President Wilson paid his first
war tax on an amusement ticket
when with Hrs. Wilson and Miss
Helen Woodrow Bones he occu-
pied the White House box at
local theater last Friday night.
The tax of 10 per cent was OF
course paid by a White House at
tache, who bought the tickets.
but it came from the Presidents
private purse.
The war.tax has caused no de-
crease in patronage at any Of the
theaters.
The Washington times., 1917-11-04
DISTRICT sArTERY WINS CUP.

CAMP MccLELLAl. Admission, Ala,
Nov. i--Ist cry A. o. Cie l1ath Ar
tiIiery regiment OF the District OF
Columbia. was tOdry enjoying !ts vic
tory after capturing yesterday the
first~two even, ln the B,a end Gray
division horse show fos the bensae
Of the Red Gross. Tie 6ITSsTy Non
the contest Ia the rRce against time
to get into action. @. r. McksOn won
the n scue race.
The Washington times., 1917-11-04
GOING UP!

~ IF my son will be half the fighter in
the trenches as he is at home. he will
be a general in a short time" This
4. was the letter a mother sent to a BOs-
ton exemption board after her son
had claimed exemption on her ac-
count.
The Washington times., 1917-11-04
LEI US HOPE so!

Miss Gushington-Oh. papa, do you
remember the meaning OF different
names. Now. William means good.
wonder what Arthur means?
Papa (seyerelyD-I hope Arthur
means business, Matilda.-Chicago
Herald.
The Washington times., 1917-11-04
GERMANY HASFOOD
I'm ABUNDANCE "
U.S::AGENTSF|ND

The Department OF Commerce has
received confidential reports from Its
agents in Europe declaring that
statements to the effect that Ger
msny's food supply is nearly exhaust
ed are grossly exaggerated.
The reports. which were gathered
by trustworthy special agents OF the
Federal Government, recite that the
country held by the allies contiguous
to German territory and the territory
of the European neutrais are suffer,
| ing much more for lack of foodstuffs
than Germany and the other central
powers.
Germany principally lacks lubri.
csnts and certain explosives.
More Tubers and Sugar Than e. 5.
The special reports. say that Ger.
many's 1917 potato crop and her 1911
sugar crop are larger than those Of
the United States and that her people
have these commodities in abundance.
| Other foodstufs have been raised this
year in sufficient. quantity to feed
tie German people on good living ra-
tioDs and without great hardship, ex.
cGpt as to fats which are scarce.
Government officials who have seen
,, the reports are amazed at the excel
lent condition Germany is In SO far
as foodstufrs are concerned, especially
In view of previously published re-
ports of acute scarcity Of practically
all foodstufrs. Such reports. officials
say, have led to more confidence than
has been warranted on the part Of the
allies and the American people.
The new reports serve to indicate
that more than ever before the United
States and the allies must plan to
win the war by purely military oper-
! atfons and must abandon hope OF
starving out Germany.
The situation in Germany as to iub-
ricants is admittedly bad. Automo-
biles are rapidly becoming almost
useless and railroad operation is seri-
ously embarrassed because OF lack of
lubricants. The munitions factories
and other plants which must be kept
running at all costs consume large
quantities OF lubricants, diminishing
the supply available for vehicle lubri-
cation.
1t was expected that vast quantities
of lubricating oils would be forth
coming from the Roumanian petro-
heum fields overrun by the Germans,
but this expectation has proved un-
justified, according to the reports.
Raid Grease at Border.
The reports say that railroad trains
coming over the border from contig.
uOus neutral countries are halted at
the border. The grease and oil are
scraped from the Journals and axles
of the ar'wheels for use on German
cars. Only enough fabrication Is left
on the cars OF the neutrals to enable
them to get back over the border.
Many cars develop hot boxes and
other friction difficulties before get
ting out Of Germany again, the re-
ports say
The lubricant shortage IS respon-
sible for the fats shortage through
out Germany. as products containing
grease OF any sort are treated to re-
move the fats before being used as
food or for other purposes.
The lack OF explosives is proving
embarrassing to Germany and may
shorten the war. However,. perfected
industrial processes which have been
discovered by German scientists are
overcoming some of the difficulties in
this field.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-23
BY WlNONA WILCOX


and many have independence thrust
upon them. But no woman dotes
on the condition.
Every woman would Ike to throw
all her burdens on some strong man,
forever and forever.
But this is a secret which woman
seldom discusses with any man, lest
it prove her inferior to him, or lazy,
Z or selfish, or a too willing burden.
And for certain of these reasons she
seldom confesses her true inclina-
ton to any other woman either.
Whether a woman marries and
points out some mans path for him;
or remains single and becomes a
business success and economically
independent; or, as a divorce, holds
marriage an intolerable experiment,
every woman admits, in her heart, .
that she is really a beggar maid. and
whether lovely or not, that she is
very much in need of a certain ruling
King Cophetua.
Coquetry, however, prompts even
the silIiest of women to AFFECT
staggering show of independence,
or of Indifference to man. The pretty
doll who would starve in week if
left to her own efficiency makes a
charming bluff of her ability to twist
a man around her little finger, and
the prettier she is and the more
helpless the greater delight does her
pretense of authority over him de-
light the man.
The most exasperating Ragger is
often unfortunately persistent, but
not because she actually delights in !
ruling her mate. She proceeds from
a stern sense of her Sad and dis
agreeable but unacceptable duty to
make an unwilling spouse pursue the !
right way-HER WAY! But in her |
secret heart she would just love to
slump and to be easy, and she thinks
it dreadful misfortune because she |
can't / |
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-23
SECRETS WOMAN NEVER TELLS TO MAN-SHE
DOESN'T WANT LIBERTY


those who are convinced of the
equality of the sexes, those who be-
ieVe in the comradeship and part
nership of man and woman, arrive at
a time, if they marry happily, when
they are obliged to depend on, and
when they delight in finding handy
the protection, comfort and strength
of the superior male. But they don't.
tell him so.
The normal woman wants to be
petted and spoiled. The women who
kill this need from their souls, or are
deprived of it by fate or intention,
have a horTid price to pay.
They misunderstood man, misin-
terpret him, consider him selfish,
brutal, stupid. They lose patience
with him, condemn him, despise him.
They forget that man makes one
half of the human race, and that
when they shut him from their lives,
or refuse to regard him even as an
interesting volume, then they are
deliberately closing their intelligence
to one-haif of the big truths Of ex-
istence. Thereafter they will see life
only in shadows, out Of focus and
blurred.
They grow cruel, bitter and mar
row. And all of the time they want
to be just. normal, devoted, eld-fash-
Toned, subordinate, but protected
wives and mothers.
"Across the night and through the
day.
Der all the world she followed him."
If woman would frankly own up to
her extraordinary need to be made
much of, and to- be taken care Of it
would appear that divorce court
records might shrink considerably.
-O-O-
WOW!
iris Speaker undergoes an opera
ton to have a small piece of soft
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-01-23
WOW!

iris Speaker undergoes an opera
ton to have a small piece of soft
bone removed from his nose. Iris Is
the first >ballplayer we've heard of
that possessed such an article above
his shoulders.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-31

Tho Navy was ready when war
/ began. Like Won Moltke's army in
the Franco Prussian war, it had only
to go ahead with plans arranged in
Advance. 1t has not had to change
its organization. 1t has simply in
gone over the top. ; I
The number Of ships in the war
construction program Of the Navy is
ompleted. This is considerably more
than twice the total number of ships
in commission on the day war was de-
clared on Germany.
In tthe past year the Navy has
expanded from $1,000 enlisted men to
more than 10000, including marines,
reserves and others in service. In
January, 1917, there were 4,5oO
officers. Now there are more than
$4,000.
At the beginning Of the year there
were 800 naval vessels Of all types in
commissions; now there are many
more than a thousand" Ships that
were on the stocks then have been
hurried to completion. Ships that
were laid up in the navy yards be-
cause there were not men enough to
man them have been ref1tted and
manned and sent to sea. Scores of
yachts and power boats have been
taken over from private owners to be
Set at work searching for submarines.
In the past year the Navy has
gress has appropriated for naval pur-
poses 1,905,41O,93O. This is more
money than was spent on the navy in
the entire period from 1888 to 1911
the first 20 years Of the existence Of
New Britain herald., 1917-12-31

the New Navy" And that period in
c1pdes the years Of rapid naval ex-
pansion that followed upon our war
with Spain. -
But the Navy has done more in the
pash year than merely to expand. 1t
has been engaged day after day for
months in the actual business OF naval
warfare. It has sunk submarines
how many, the department is not
telling.
The first American forces to land
in France for service against the
Germans were units Of the naval
aeronautic corps. They were landed
at a French port early in June.
The Navy has fourteen times as
many flying boats as it had at the
beginning of the year, and thirty
times as many men in its aircraft
forces. 1t has built it's own aircraft
factory in Philadelphia. Ninety days
after ground was broken for the
plant, the keel of a flying boat was
being laid. Five private plants are
devoting their entire resources to
Navy aircraft work.
There never was a war IN which 1t
was so important as 1t is in the
present conflict to invent new ways Of
f1ghting-and to keep them secret.
One invention may be worth twenty
dreadnoughts. What our Navy has
done in this way must be left for time
and results to show. But Thomas A.
Edison is in Washington. giving his
entire time to his country as head Of
the Naval Consulting Board. That
fact, to most Americans, will >be' the
best possible guarantee that the
money voted for the Navy is being ex-
pended not only wisely, but with the
utmost ingenuity of which human
nature is capable.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-31
EVENTS TONIGHT

Firemen's Pension and Relief asso-
citation concert and ball, Booths hall.
Fox's theater, high-class photo
dramas. ~.
I Lyceum theater, superior photo
plays.
Keeney's theater, vaudeville and
moving pictures. 81
Watch night services, Swedish
Lutheran church. 80
Gerstaecker lodge. I. o. O. F., meets
in Turner hall, M
Mattabessett tribe, I. 20. r. NJ,
meets at 242 Main street.
Star of Good Will lodge, S. Of B.,
meets in Jr. o. U. A. M. hall.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-31

Capt. Michael Butler OF Engine
Company No. 2, Lieutenant Thomas
Higgins of Engine Company No. 5
and John Connolly Of Hook & Ladder
company have been appointed q COM
mittee to appear before the fire COM
missioners to explain the reasons for
New Britain herald., 1917-12-31
ts /. r. U. I'm SERVICE

okiet recently issued by the
3onal Typographical Union
~ names OF 1918 members OF
3on In the military service OF
Ned States and Canada. Sew
S.red printers apprentices are
n service. Fifty-flve members
= nion have been killed In
md the union has paid NOR
aef1ts amounting to $17,025
tdowS and orphans. The ex-
uncA Of the union has sub
80 geo for Liberty Loan
It'd the subscriptions OF the in
AAmbers amount to several
New Britain herald., 1917-12-31
ROLE OF NAVY in
WINNING THE WAR.
Council Of Defense Describes
Growth Of U. 5. Sea Fighters

This Is the seventh Of a series
OF articles on Americas war
preparations secured from
official government sources by
the IConnecticut State Council
>of Defense. These articles,
two OF which are given out
each week, are as complete
and Informative as military re-
quirements will permit.