davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-02

3 n u u i9nI odor OF the sub
out ~ hass absorbed. Result
~ uo1&1 6vUne
~ RssslySs Railroads.
b ~ Cv~eod haDk suggests as a
SaooQ H. efalyse railroads.
; youM be we'll to choose those
c ~ among the most skilfu and
l6ced- who w1uld he able at a
= S)fcae to disable aud render use
- ~ come days the materials neoes-
1o1t ~ the regular performance OF the
SetxSce end the movement Of trains"
haywood and Others are held liable
~ pablication in the newspaper Soil
bdty IAst August Of the following
v Mean 10 Destroy Society. I
The l. W. w. is more than a labor
osgoaisa,ion. 1t is revolutionary
unyon. We arc absolutely and irevoc-
ably dissatisfied with the present sys-
ten OF society. We consider il a use
less system and we mean to destroy it
Red card men are shrewd, deter.
mined, valorous and loyal TO the cause
thsy love. There would no, be soldiers
enough In the country to round them
up Tor arrest nor jails enough to hold
the@.
'fhe !. w. w. is so deeply rooted in
America and the world ,ha, it can al.
ford to take the chances OF an open war
. whole lot better than the powers that
eppose L. Our system Of job agitation
Is such that no power on earth can keep
the union from spreading It's influence
We have shown the world how to 90
TO jail in huge numbers, exaSperate the
taxpayers and block the machinery OF
Justice.
Knows No Law.
The ] W. W. is fighting Tor itself
Self preservation like the copper trust.
knows no law"
The October grand jury, sworn in
today is expected to continue the in
quiy begun by the September grand
Jury into an,i-war demonstrations, Sc
ditious and reasonable words and
deeds and opposition to the selec,ive
army draft.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-02

When the chest feels on fire and the
throat burns, you have Indigestion. and
you need IIERBlNE to get rid of the
disagrecablc iceliug. It drives out bad
" dlgested food, strengthens the s,om
ach and purliics the bowels Price Soc
Sold by Westiall Drug Co.--Adv.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-02
Hair and Catsup
Cause Big Scare

OAKLAND, Cal, Oct. 2.-(Special)
Some hair from dilapidated mattress
and the contents OF bottle OF catsup.
the remnants OF small boy picnic,
caused the police to rush madly to the
old California college on the trail Of
murder mystery
The clew was discovered by J. W
Howe, lo-year-old boy scout, who
went into the old building for the pur-
pose OF securing some benches for his
company He noticed the catsup and
Immediately phoncd the police that he
had seen a pool OF blood
III they GO on teaching schoolboyS
military tactics for the next two years
| don't believe our Willie would he any
good at it."
DO YOU mean he's too chicken
hear,ed'"
NO; he's too pigeon -toed."
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-02

ably are repulsed with heavy German
losses. Two attacks by the Germans
III the traonnc sector, % the Aisne/
front last night were repulsed Efforts
by the Germans on two occasions tn|
recapture trenches which they had los \
in Ne beaumont region. in the Verdur|
front, also were unsuccessful
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1917-09-24
ATSAKYMAI POPEzIUI.
Amsterdam, rugs. "a. :

Amsterdam, rugs. "a. -
Austria su Vokictija labai
trokSta taikos. Ia savo
troSkima iSreiSk6 atsaky-
muose Sventajam Tevui.
Vokietija savo atsakyme
iSreisk6 dziaugsma, kad po-
peziaus pakvietimas taikon
gall but pasekmingai apvai-
nikuotas. Kaizeris pope
ziaus pakvietima labai aug
stai apvertina. Gi imperato-
rius KarOis iSreiSkia isiti-
kinima, kad taika veikiai
ivyktu, jei kariaujancios sa-
lis sulyg popeziaus patari-
mu pradetu taikos derybas.
POpeziaus pakvietimo tai
kon plenai = atsakymu
zvilgsniu yra gan6tini,
kad tuojaus pradeti derry
bas.
Austrijos imperatorius
pazymi, kad ateityje pasau-
liO santikiu suderinimas p1i-
valO remties ant ginkluotos
spekos panaikinimo ir tel
singojo tarptautinio istaty-
mo pravedimo.
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1917-09-24
v0ki0Ciai paemG JakObStadta
Dvinskui grasia pavojus
RusijOje sdvO keIiu SiauCia anarchija
VOKIECIAI TRUSKINA
RUSU FRONTA.

Londonas, rugs. 24.-Vo-
kieCiai pa6m6 miestQ Jakob-
stadta, gulinti ties Daugu-
va, w % myliu nuo Dvin-
sko. Per % mylias ilgio rl-
sll frOntas sutl'uSkintas.
Rusai is Jakobstadto SUI
sp6jo atsimesti. Mes vokie-
CLANS teko tik 400 rusu ne
laisviu il 80 armotu.
Nokieciai be to dar ataka-
vo Sissegal, uz 40 mylir i
Siaurrytus nuo Rygos. Bet
tenai JUGS rusai atmuS6.
Nokieciu ofensyva ties
JakObstadto grasia pavoju-
mi visam, kaip jis yra ilgas,
rusu frontui. Matyt, Ven
EIindenburgas ina pildyti
savo grqsinimus, kad jis SUI
truskinsias visa rrlsu frontl
il tuo budu priversias ru-
sus padaryti atskiria taika.
Talp Rygos ir Jakobstad-
to vokieciu frontas vakar
atrod6 kaip IL pusiau pra-
-1aarytas skttiS. Sk6Sio patti
virsun6 atsiremia ties Sisse-
gal, tiesiog ant Petrogra DO.
Dabar vOkieGiams beliko
tik ta sk6ti visiskai atidary-
ii. Jei tai jie padarys, Dvin-
skO tvirtov6, kur susib6ga
daug svarbiu gelezinkcliu,
paliks apsupta.
Rusams tatai ne juokais
p1isiartino baisus laikai.
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1917-09-24
AUSTRIJOS ATSAKY.
MAS POPEzIUI.

Vienna, rugs. "a. = Vie
tos laikrasciuose paskelbta
Austrijos imperatoriaus at
sakymass. pnpezini j. pakxie=
TINA taikinties. Atsakymas
skamba:
"Sventasis T6ve! = Su
p1ideriama pagarba ir gi-
liuoju sujaudinimu gavome
naujus 10 Sventenyb6s nu-
rodymus, kurie, pildant nuo
Dievo gautaja pasiuntinybe,
perstatO NUNS ir kitu ka-
liaujanciQ Saliu valdovams,
su tue kiltu tikslu, idant ga
n6tinai iSm6gintas tautas
sugrazinti is seno j pagei-
jana famyDe.
"Su d6kinga sirdimi pri-
imame ta nauja Tavo t6viS-
ko rupestingumo dovana,
Sventasis T6ve, kuriaja vi
suOmet apdovanoji visas be
jOkiO skirtumo tautas. Mes
IS savo pus6s sveikiname ta
priminima, kuri Jusu Sven
tenybe nukreip6 j kariau-
janciu saliu vyriausybes.
"SitOs baisiOs kares metu
visuomet t6mijom6s j Jusll
Sventenybe, kaipo augsGiau-
sia asmeni, kulis, aciu savo
pasiuntinybci, siekianciai
augSciau zemiSku reikalu, ir
aciu augstosioms parei-
goms, augsciau stow uz ka-
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1917-09-24
VOKIETIJA NENORI
KARES SU ARGENTINA.

Buenos Aires, rugs. "a
Vokietija atsiunt6 Argenti-
nos vyriausybei nota. Vo-
kietija papcikia savo pa
siuntini w kablegranl'l
siuntin6jima ir pasiza Ia
ateityje savo nardanGiomis
lalvemis nepaliesti Argent
nos laivU.
Argentinoje pakilo gene
rails gelezinkelieGiu strei-
kas. Streikuoja apie 90
tukstanciu darbininkQ. Sp6-
jana, kad tai esas vokicGill
darbas.
Nisoi salXi norma pa
skclbti kares stovis.
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1917-09-24

vietos politikos intekmG ?
Tokios Sales nera zem6ie.
Tai butu galima atsiekti
bent tik ant menulio.
AnOt kardinolo, ateityic
visuotina ramybe gall uztik-
rinti tik priverstino karei-
viavimO panaikinimas. Rel
kia daugiau skaityties SUI
paciais zmonemis. Priversti-
mas kareiviavimas tik tuo-
met galimas, jei to reika-
lauja pats zmones.
Kardinolas Gasparri pa
zymejo, kad dabartine kare
butinai turi pasibaigti. Tuo
tikslu darbuojasi Vatikanas
ir visos neutralis Sails.
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1917-09-24
SV. TEVAS PAGAMINS
NAUJA TAIKOS NOTA.

Rymas, rugs. "a. - 7 pa
kvietima taikintics popeziui
atsak6 Austria IL Vokieti-
ia. Laukiami dabar talkinin-
ku Oficialiai atsakymai.
KuOmet Sv. T6vas gaus nuo
situ atsakymus, tuojaus pa
gamins kita kariaujancioms
Salims nOta SUI pakvietimu
taikinties. Be to, iSd6s Vi
sus plenus, kOkiuo budu SUI
sitaikinti. Plenai bus toxic,
kad jie patenkins visas ka-
riaujancias Sails. Taika gall
ivykti tik ieSkant jos gerais
morals, draugiskumu, bet ne
armiju veikimu.
Kai-kuTiuose vietOs laik-
raSciuose pad6ta popeziaus
sekretoriaus kardinolO Gas
parri paziuros i busimqjq
taika. Kardinolas sake, kad
pOkarine pasaulyj ramyb6
tegales but uztikrinta tik
panaikinus visose Salysc
priverstinaji kareiviavima.
Katra Sails nenoretu to pa
daryti, reikia ja priversti ne
ginklais, bet visuotinu pirk-
Iybiniu boikOtu.
PrezidentO Wilsono suma-
nymas susiaurinti salysc
ginklavimasi IL bile Sail
ginklais priversti pasiduoti
tarptautiniai arbitracijai,
kardinolo nuomone, esanti
tik svajon6. Tokiuo budu
arbitracija palaikytu ne kas
kitas, kaip tik tarptautine
kariuomene. Bet kokioj sa-
lyj galetu gyvuoti tasai az
bitracijos tribunals, jei bu-
tu norma, kad jo nepaliestu
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1917-09-24
SV. TEVAS RUOSIA NAUJA
TA|K0S RASTA
C|NKLUOTA SPEKA NEPANAIKINS KARIU
Turf but panaikintas priverSiinaS kareiviavimas
POPEzIAUS TAIKOS
SALYGOS.

Rymas, rugs. "a. - Ka-
talikiSkas laikraStis "Cor-
riere d'Italia" pranesa, kad
pOpeziaus taikos salygos,
kurios siulomos kariaujan-
cioms salims, yra sekancios:
Belgija tu1i but vokie5iu
apleista il liuosa. Visos ka-
res metu uzimtOs teritOli JOS
turi but apleistos.
Alzas-Lorraine turi but
sugrazinta Prancuzijai.
IrridentO zem6s (Austri-
jos provincijos) turi but pa
vestos Italijai.
Armenia ir Lenkija turi
gauti neprigulmybes.
Turf ivykti savitarpinis
sutarimas Balkanu saliu
klausime. e..as.-...... ---..s .aa..-s.-
VokieGiu laikrasciai nieko
nesako prizes tokias salygas.
Gil sitos labai prieinamos
talkininkams.
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1917-09-24
NUSKANDINO 8 ANGLU
LAIVUS.

Atlantiko uostas, rugs. "a.
Atplaukusiu Cia laivU kc-
iiauninkai prancS6, kad rug
SEQ 3 diena Airijos pakraS-
Giuose vokieciu nardan6,oS
laiv6s vienu zygiu nuska,n-
dino net s anglu laivus, ku-
liV tarpe buvo du kar6s lai-
val. Tai buves masinis lai-
viu uzpuolimas. Daug EMO
niQ zuve.
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1917-09-24
VISI TAIKOS TROKSTA
IR REIKALAUJA.
washington. rugs. a.


CiOnai kOl-kas dar nepasirO-
de oficialis zodis Vokietiios
IL Austrijos atsakymu po-
peziui reikale. Matosi, kad
vy1iausybe nebus patenkin-
ia tais atsakymais. Tuo la
biau, kad tuose atsakymuo-
Sc, ypac VOkietija, visai ne
plisimena apie salygas. Me
ko nesakoma apie Belgi.ja.
Vyriausybe bus nepatenkin-
ta dar ir tuo, kad is Vatika-
no isejo zinia, jogei taika
turi butinai ivykti kadir
p1ieS paciu kariaujanciu sa-
liu nenora. Taikos nori pa
tbs kariaujanciu saliu gy-
ventojai. Su ju noru reikia
skaityties IT il pildyti.
Abelnai yra manoma, kad
taikai gera pradzia padary-
ia. Is Anglijos gaunama Ii
MOS, kad tenai VokietijoS
ir Austrijos atsakymus,
kaip IL visuomct, ziurima su
nepasitik6jimu. Bet Sv. T6-
vas ruOSia kita taikOs rel
kale raSta. Rasi, tasai raS-
tas patenkins visas kariau-
jancias Sails. AnOt Italijos
laikrasGiu, Sv. Tevas pasiu-
lys sugrazinti Belgijai iuo-
sybe, Alzasa-LOrraine att
duoti Prancuzijai. Pasiulys
ir kitus talkininkus pa
tenkinanGius klausimus is
riSti.
Jei tai visa tiesa, talkinin-
kai netur6s reikalo prieSin-
ties taikai ir lures stOti de-
rybOsna. Tx tOs Sails bus
priesingOs taikai ir nOrcs
tolesniai zmoniu kraujuose
IL asarOse maudyties, katros
MEMORIES priimti taikos sally
gu tik tOdel, kad jos paeina
nuo popeziaus.
Taikos trokSta he tik cen
trales valstybes, bet visa pa
saulio zmonija. TrokSta issi-
ginklavimo ir visokiu kOn-
skripcijq panaikinimo.
Kuomet tai bus atsiekta.
ant visados bus padarytas
galas karems.
Viso pasaulio zmonija su-
k1uto reikalauti baigti sta
kare. zmonijos reikalavimai
lures but pildomi. Ir bus
bloga items, katric kokio-
mis- nors priemonemis me-
gins trukdyti taikos prave-
dina.
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1917-09-24
RUSIJOJE BETVARKE
SIAUCIA.

feCrOgradaS, rugs. "a. -
Cionai praneSta, kad rusl
kaI'iuomenG is Jakobstadt0
pasitraukusi ir Sta miesta
tuojaus uz6me vokieciai.
Vyriausyb6 be to prdnesa.
kad armijojc tvarka prave-
sta. Kaip ta tvarka atrodo,
gallma numanyti is vokieGiu
bllovimosi Rygos-Dvinsko
frOnte.
GeneraliO StabO virSininEu
II vyriausiuoju armiju va
du vietoje pasitraukusio
gen. Aleksiejevo nuslkirtas
gen. Ceremisov, ligSiol ma
zai kan zinomas.
Sakoma, gen. Ceremisov
esas didinis demokratijos
salininkas. Be to, pasizym6-
jes revoliucijos metu. Tatai
lSnaujo armijose bus prave-
damos kokios-nors refor-
mos, kuliOs IL neleis joins
prideriamai susitvarkyti.
Rytoj Petrograde turi
prasideti socialism, kongre-
sas. Kongreso tikslas = nu-
statyti Salyje pastovesne
vy1iausybe, kuri tinkanai
priruostu Sail prie susau-
klamoJo parlamentarinio
suslrlnkimO. ReiSkia, kon-
gresas lures ne tiktai pa
11nkti ministerius kabine-
tan, bet IT. isteigti istatyni-
dave valdzia, prizes kuria tu-
retQ atsakomybe kabinetas.
Kongrese dalyvaus 12O
miestQ atstovu, 30 zemieti-
JQ, 80 kooperatyvill orga-
niZaciiu. Is karininku Oro.a-
nizacijQ, 100 darbininllu
uniju, 800 " "sovietu" atsto-
WI. Taippat lures savo at
stovus gelezinkelieciai, pra-
mOnieGiai ir kit. Rinkiynai
kongresan taip sud6styta,
kad i atstOvus nepatektu
"burzujai.' Ncpakvicsta
kOngresan nei dumos nariai.
kadetai praneS6, kad .jie
atsisaka dalyvauti kongre-
Sc.
Pramatoma, kad konCre-
Sc inns virSu socialistai radi-
kalai. Jei taip, tai tuor1ct
salyjo paddles anarchija.
Radikalai poscnovei liuo-
sal Seimininkauja. Jie vi
stems "burzujams" grasina
teroru. Jic, antai, Petrogra-
do "sovieto" susirinkir1c
vieSai reikalauja, kad butu
nugalabinti Miliukovas ir
keliOlika dumos nariu SUI
dumos pirmininku Rodzian-
Sa. Radikalai juos kaltina
kar6s prailginime. Grid,
IluOmet jiems bus padary-
las galas, tuomet Russia tu-
res atskiria taika.
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1917-09-24
PRASALINTAS MAR.
DANcIU LAIVIU
PAVOJINGUMAS.

Washington, rugs. a. -
Suv. Valstiju admirolas
Benson praneSa, kad mar
danciu laiviu pavojingumas
plaukiOjantiems laivama
esas praSalintas tick. kad
dabar mesa didelio pavojaus.
Nardancias laives pavaro
Salin gabenami laivaiS OBJ
servacijiniai balionai ir ly-
dinticji LAVAL, dummies
bOmbos ir paciQ laivu APP
ginklavimas.
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1917-09-24
LIEPIA SUMAzINTI
CUKRAUS VAR
TOJIMA.

Washington, rugs. "A. -
MaistO kontrolierius Hoover
paskelb6 i gyventojus atsi-
iiepima, kad Site nors vic
nu treGdaliu susiaurinfu
cukraus vartojimq, nes daug
cukrauS yra reikalinga
Prancuzijai.
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1917-09-24
ARGENTINA PASIUNTE
ULTIMATUMA
VOKIETIJAI.
Buenos Aires, rugs. "a.

Buenos Aires, rugs. "a. -
Argentinos vyriausyb6 pa
siunt6 Vokietijai ultimatu-
ma reikale kablegramu, ku-
.rias per Svedija siunt6 vo-
kieciu pasiuntinys Luxburg.
Laukiama kares paskelbi-
mo.
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1917-09-24
VOKIEcIAI ATSIEMt:
DALI SAVO POZICIJU.

Londonas, rugs. 24.-An-
glai trumpai apsidziaugt
pastal1ljp dienp laimiji-
mais Belgijoje. VokieGiai
kontratakomis atsi6me dali
prarastu savo p6ziciju.
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1917-09-24

"Jei pasaulio tautos pra-
d6s derybas tikrai SUI taikos
trOskimu sulyg Jusu Sven
TEMPLES paskelbtu minGiu,
taika veikiai bus sugrazin-
ta.
"Tautos privalo tureti ju-
r6se liuosa vazin6jima. Tuo
budu bus praSalinta materi-
jal6s neramyb6s ir JOINS bus
atvirOs naujos pasisekinal
vcrsm6s.
"Jusq Svcntenybes pa-
siulijimuOse matome stipria
taikOs derybOms pap6de.
ISreiSkiame Wilt, kad musll
prieSininkai irgi gall but pa
gauti tu paciu ideally. Toxic
je dvasioje meldziame APP
veizdos, idant palaimintp
Jusu Sventenyb9s pradetaji
taikos darba."
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1917-09-24
VIENA PARA Is LONDO.
NO NEW YORKAN.

Londonas, rugs. a.
Middlesex firmos istaigojc
dirbamas milziniSkas lax
stytuvas, kuriuo norma
pcrskrsti skersai AtlaIltika
j 24 valandas.
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1917-09-24

- Maskva, rugs. "a. -
Visoj Rusijoje staciatikiu
cerkvese spaliu IA d. ivyks
pamaldos uz rusu tautos is
gelbejima.
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1917-09-24
MORT ATIDUOTI RELGT
ia Uz KOLIONIJAS.

Copenhagen, rugs. q.
IS Berlyno gauta zinios,
kad Vokietijos vyliausy16
noli atiduoti Bclgiil uz su-
srQzinima jai atgal paiI IL
visu kolioniju,
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1917-09-24

N''i N""i 0ii<'s'o'I ~ iiluSu paclQ
taikos troskimus ir visons
kariaujancioms Salims uz-
tikrinti lainle.
"Nuo to laiko, kuomet
NUNS teko po musu pirmta-
krlno uzimti sostas, visuo-
met darbavomes savo Sales
zmonems kuogreiciausiai
sugrazinti taika, nes uz Au-
os-Vengrijos monarchi-
jos likima mes turime atsa-
komybe prizes Dieva il zmo-
neS.
"Tuojaus 20 musp ap6mi-
mo sOsto bendrai SUI musu
talkininkais padar6me ling
sni, kurs buvo pagamintas
ir visapusiai apsvarstytas
musu senelio pi1mtakuno,
Pranciskaus Juozo, kad pra-
vesti kelia nuolatinei ir gar
bingajai taikai.
"Savo tuOs troSkimus is
reiSkeme sosto kalbOje att
darant Austrijos parlamen-
ta. Toje kalboje aiskiai nu-
rOd6me, kad darbuojam6s
uz taika, kuri visas tautas
ateityje sulaikytp nuo no
apykantos ir pagiezos troS-
kimo, kuri privalo ateinan-
cias zmoniu kartas apsaugo-
ii nuo ginkluotos sp6kos pa
vartOjimo.
"Musu berara vyriausybi;
tllo- -talA:z s<stajn aisGai-
ir garsiai, kad visas pasaulis
nugirstQ, reiksti, kad kuc-
veikiau pabaigti kraujo pra-
liejima stojant j taikos de-
rybas, apie kurias Jusu
Sventenybe isreiskia.
"MalOnu pamin6ti tas,
kad is pat pradziu musp
troSkimai buvo nukreipiami
tan paeian tikslan, kuri Ju-
su Sventenyb6 apibr6z6, kai-
po vienatini, link katro mes
siekiame. Giliai apsvarscius
Jusu pasiulijimus mes atra-
dome sekanGius taikai pos
mus:
"Pilnai sutinkame su Ju-
sQ Sventenyb6s svarbiausia-
ia idea, kad kariaujanGiu
saliu derybos gall ir priva-
10 privesti prize susipratimo
pravedant gvarantija, kad
ginklavimasis sauszemyje,
jur6se ir ore privalo but ap-
1ibuoti vienu zygiu, bendrai
IL visuotinai. Gi tokiuO bu-
du jures, kurios teisingai
priklauso visoms pasauliO
tautOms, tu1I but liuosos
nuo vieSpatavimo arba per
svaros IL atviros visu nau-
dai.
"Be, to mes esame pasi-
renge priimti ir kitus pasiu-
lijimus, kokius 10 Svcntc-
nyb6 pazymi taikOs salygo-
Sc.
"Jei, ko mes Sirdingiau-
siai trokstame, ivyks tarp
kariaujanciu saliu susiprati-
mas, kurs praves gyveni-
man svarbiausia idea ir tue
keliu duos Austrijos-Vokie-
Draugas. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1917-current, 1917-09-24

San Francisco, CAL,
rugs. "a. = Cia laivu staty-
mo istaigose streikas pasi-
baige.
The Era-leader., 1917-01-11
1lE Tic ERA-LEADER FOR FINE JOB WORK
Loan Association Organized.

The Farm Loan Association
was organized here on January
3rd. Mr.. W. ]. Leppert who is
to be Secretary-Treasurer of
the Federal Land Bank in New
Orleans was here to explain the
details and help organize the AS
sociatiop. During the time of
Mr.. Leppert's speaking and or
ganizing the Association there
was hardly standing room in the
court room. About Is joined the
Association and over 100000,
was subscribed for loans.
The following were named for
the first board of directors: F.
B. Bateman, D. J. McElveen, D.
E. Sheridan. W. }. Afford, J. r.
Magee, M. A. Thigpen and G. b.
Jones, from which board, +. b.
Bateman was elected president,
D. ]. McElyeen vice-presldent,
D, E. Sheridan, secretary-treas-
urer, and W. j. Afford, J. T.
Magee, C. B. Jones and M. A,
Thigpen board of appraisers
DE. Sheridan and }. I. Magee
were appointed as: a committee
to meet with the Bogalusa Asso-
ciation to determine the dividing
line between the two Associa'
tions.
The meeting adjourned sub.
iect to call when the necessary
blanks are furnished by the Fed
eral Land Bank of New Orlean:
The Era-leader., 1917-01-11
Waverley Notes.

Meeting with the President,
Mrs. J. D. Kerr: the Waverley
Club met Saturday afternoon,
December 29th. Members pres
ent at the meeting were, Mes
danes M. W. OFT, J. l.. Brock,
W. F. Simmons, Robert Babing-
ton, E. A. Hood, Ada Darlington,
J. D. Kerr, J. Vol Brock and
Hayes, and Misses Nellie DobsoD,
Julia MacNeill,' Sara Williamson,
and Nallie Samuel. Additional
guests we're, Mesdames J. 0.
Bethea, w. P. Minckler, W. G
Storm and w. J Dobson. Fol-
lowing the program a most de
licious luncheon was served by
the hostess.
The Era-leader., 1917-01-11
Piano Contest Closes.

On last Saturday afternoon at
6 o'clock p. M, as advertised by
them, The Boston Store and
Ideal Drug Store announced the
winners of their Piano Contest,
which has been running for some
time. The first prize, a Velmar
Piano, was awarded to Miss El-
vie Taylor, of Route 8, Franklin
ton, La, who had a total of g.,
583,13 votes; the second prize, a
Diamond Ring, was awarded to
Miss Mavis Harvey; of Franklin
ton, La, she being successful in
selling the most fountain pens.
The Era-leader., 1917-01-11
Death of Wendall Afford.

The friends here of Dr.. and
Mrs, W. O. Afford of Bogalusa
deeply grieve with them in the
death sof their four year-old
daughter, Wendall, in an auto
mobile accident near McComb
City Saturday.
Mrs. Affords sister, Miss
Wessie Easley, was driving the
car and in looking back at q car
following, let her machin" d I've
into u teIephone post when this
child was thrown out Of the car
against the post and instantly
killed.
The mother of the child was
also considerably injured an baby
Of Mrs. Affords sister, Mrs.
Van Brock was badly cut and is
still in the McComb Infirmary.
Little Wendall was buried in
the Bogalusa Cemetery Monday
afternoon, the funeral being very
largely attended by relatives
and friends from every section
of the Parish.
The Era-leader., 1917-01-11
Card of Thanks.

| wish to thank the Era Leader.
my many friends and all who
gave me their support to secure
the handsome Velmar piano
given away last Saturday by the
Boston Store and Ideal Drug
store. | am sure | never could
have won it had it not been for
your loyalty, and I never can ex-
press my thanks.
Best wishes for success to all.
ELvIE TAYLOR.
The Era-leader., 1917-01-11

Indebtedness of Town. n........$ S05.09
The Era-leader., 1917-01-11
SATURDAY., January u, 1917
Notice.

A meeting Of the stockholders
of the Washington Bank & Trust
Co., Franklinton, La, will lie
held on Thursday, January l1tb,
1917, at ~ A. NJ. This is the
regular annual meeting and is
held for the purpose Of electirg
officers for the ensuing year and
transact any other business that
may be necessary and proper.
J. B. Lindsey, Pres.
The Era-leader., 1917-01-11

Provision for $4,000 for i'm
provement on Lake Ponchartrain
was made by the House rivers
and harbors' committee.
Prohibitionists won a sweeping
victdry when the Supreme Court
upheld the constitutionality of
the Webb Kenyon act prohibiting
the shipment of liquor from wet
to dry territory.
Three hundred citizens attend.
ed the banquet in the Athenaeum
given in honor of John M. Parker.
Justice O'Neal, Mayor Behrman
and Governor Pleasant were
among the speakers.
The Era-leader., 1917-01-11
Timber Lands For Sale Cheap.

231 acres in James Gray head.
right 81, Township 2, South,
Range 10 East, said property
bound North by Silver Creek;
East by Bogue Chitto River,
South and West by lands former
ly owned by Huey L. Miller.
This land consists of Pine, Cy-
press and Hard Wood. Part of
it is splendii farming land
Robert Darlington,
Frapkliuton, La,