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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-09-07

With Germany enslaying a whole
nation Of men, as she is doing the Bel
gians, forcing them 10 labor under the
most insanitary conditions, for long
hours without he semblance Of med
ical attention and with insufficient
food and no clothing except that
which they had on when stolen from
their homes; with her carrying off
thousands Of the young women Of the
countries she has oyerrun TO satisfy
the beastiy desires Of her troops;
with her deporting tens Of thousands
of young children to COnstantinople
10 be reared in slavery by the Turks;
with her physicians inoculating the
poor and needy who are left in the
lands they conquer with the germs of
vile diseases; these, in addition to the
indiscriminate slaughter Of innocent
women and children, the sinking Of
neutral vessels, the bombing of Red
Cross hospitals, and the breaking Of
every obligation she has ever made
is it any wonder that President Will
son who speaks for the American PEG.
pie says we cannot trust to any treaty
made by The present German govern,
ment? Furthermore, what grounds
has America to hope for any better
treatment than has been accorded tt
10 the people Of Belgium, France
Rumania, Servia and other conquered
countries, should the kaiser finally bt
victorious? Better a thousand times
die with face to the front on the bat
tlefield defending human rights thar
to supinely submit and enter upol
an ignominiOus era Of slavery.-Mil
ton (Fla,) Gazette.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-09-07
PLAN NOW FOR A FALL
AND WINTER GARDEN

The farmer makes one planting OF
cotton, and it lasts till frost. He
makes a planting of corn and it lasts
till frost. The same thing is true
with regard 10 tobacco, peanuts, cane,
etc. And because one planting OF
| field crops sutfiCeS, too many farm"
ers pursue the same policy as to gar
den crops. They get into the habit
OF making one planting of vegeta2 les
in the spring and then thinking that
will count for the whole year.
This is a big mistake. If you will
study the planting tables in our Ref
erence Special you will find recon-
mended about half as many things
for planting in June, July or August
as in March or April.
Every interest both of health and
economy demands that the average
Southern farmer raise twice as many
vegetables as he now raises. In fact,
he ought te raise twice as many OF
the vegetables ne is now familiar win;
and he ought to get acquainted with
lot he doesn't now know about. Cab
bage, potatoes, tomatoes, onions, tur'
nips, peas, beans and peppers-tlese
are about all ttat many farmers Know
and OILY one crop of these; not ever
second crop of Irish potatoes. il
is time to broaden out and use more
ohra, asparagus, eggplant, etc., in
summer, and more satisfy, spinach
rape, caulflower, ETC., in winter. A
man who eats plenty of vegetable!
naturally eats less meat and bread
or else gets better nourished by eat
ing the extra vegetables. In any case
it is certain that food values can b
raised in the garden at half wha
the Twill cost if bought in barrels
boxes and sacks from a store-whic'
is only another way of saying tina
you get so per cent discount o.
victuals by raising them in your gar
, den. Or if a garden could sdvertis
as business men do, it might run bi
announcements in all the daily pa
, pers. ~ Sell You the Best Food a
Half Price,"
Let's make all plans now for tn
biggest fall and winter gardens tn
, South has ever known-the creates
variety of crops together with heav
! fertilization and constant cultivation
THE Progressive Farmer.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-09-07
WHY NOT YOUR SUMNER VA.
CATION ON ELK RIVER

AS to the superiative scenic g,orv
of the 0zarks, there can be no two
opinions. Bayard Taylor dec AIRED tb.t
ne had encircled the globe only +,
find the most beautiful scenery N
the world in Southern Missouri and
Northern Arkansas. 1t is the kind Of
scenery that welcomes you right ifto
its family circle and enyeops YOU IN
a cordial embrace. It is Nature wear,
ing a serene and genial smie, rather
Than a gloomy and forbidding scowl
Every year there is marked in.
crease in the number Of family camps
established in the Ozarks eng the
Kansas City Southern Railway, and
it is noticeable that when a family
once has taken such a vacation, thar
family is certain to return next year
usually with a family or two Of
friends or neighbors.
And finally, feature of the Ozark
region that should c'inch the argu.
ment in making a choice of outing
spots, is its accessibility. Instead Of
enduring hot, tiresomc ride of Is
to SO hours, the recreation seeker can
leave Lake Charles after lunch TODAY
and be in the Ozarks in time for an
early breakfast tomorrow. By way Of
the Kansas City Southern, in per-
fectly equipped luXuriouSly comfort.
able train, he is whisked, without
change, to the land CT his desires.
From wake-up time in the morning
until the return of n'ghtfall, if he
should remain on the train, he w,l
pass through constant succession Of
enticing spots, each with some special
charm of its cwn that becoKns RIM TO
a closer acquaintance.
For round trip fares to "The
Ozarks" Apply to our nearest repre-
sentative or address
S. G. Warner, G. P, & T. A.,
Kansas City, Missouri.
Ask for booklet "Ozark Outings"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-09-07
'CARS WILL Be LOADED
! T. THEIR FULL CAPACITY

WAS! ITON, Sept. 3.-FalrfaA
Harrisou, -4-irman OF the Railroads
War Do4.d, authorizes the following.
WIN the movement OF the cotton
crop scheduled to begin TINS fail at a
time when a combination OF govern
ment and commercial business viii be
bringing tremendous pressure to bear
upOn he railroads, the Commission ol
Service of the Railroads War BoarI,
has issued instructions prohibiting
the shipping Of Gotten in quantities
Of less than slXty-tlye bales per car
and requiring as many more TO be
| loaded as ,he size of the car furnished
Will permit
Notlre 10 this effect has just been
sent 10 .Iyers Of cotton, toge'nel
With q request that they place orders
Ter tnelr requirements on basis CT
not less than siXtyfive bales of null
tiples thereof. In the Southwest am
Mississippi Delta districts the aver
age car will load SiXty-tlVe bales ans
in the Southeast district the average
car will load seventy-five bales. Con
sequently, buyers are asked to order
in mutiples of siXty-fiye from th'
Southwest and in multiples Of seven
ty-five from the Southeast distric,s.
The New England territory will b.
taxed to the maximum capacity Of ia
cilities this fall and the acceptanc
Of freight by the railroads serving tn
territory north of the Ohio and Poto
mac rivers will have to be carefu0
regulated.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-09-07

Street:
Charles Dautel, hauling trash 500
Welsh Carriage and Imp. Co.,
f;lo .25
Armstrong Machine and
Well Works, supplies and
ronairs 6.35
Row MONTGOMERY, grading 5000
Jonn White, cutting weeds 1915
t.noht Lumber Co., CASH 420O
K. A. Estes, salary Street
Commissioner August ---- 81 w
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-09-07
HIS NORTHERN BROTHER.

just make it two, old fellow!
| want to stand Cnce more
Beneath the old flag with you,.
AS in the days of yore.
Cur fathers stood together
And fought on land and sea
The bates fierce that made US
A nation Of the free.
l whipped you down at Vicksburg'
You licked me at Bull Run;
On many field we struggled,
When neither victory won.
You wore the gray of he Southland
| wore the Northern blue;
Like men we did our duty
When screaming bullets flaw.
Four years we fought like devils
But when the war was done,
Your hand met mine in trlendi!
clasp;
Our two hearts beat as one.
| And now when danger threatens,
No North, no South, we know;
Once more we stand together
To fight the common foe.
My Old head, like yours, is frosty
Old age is creeping and
Lies sun is lower sinking
Ny days will soon be gone;
But if your cOuntry's honor
Needs once again her son,
Pm ready, too, old fellow,
So get another gun.
Selected by A. V. P.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-09-07
BONEHEADs IN CONGRESS.

As a general rule this paper de-
votes its space and its entire effort
10 the defense Of the rights Of the
Jeou.e It purpoft5 to serve, but III
Cne present case it has come TO pass
that the newspaper itself is con-
strained to say lew words in behalf
OF it's own fights The occasion IS
the passage by a boneheaded Senate
OF the zone postal rate.
In attacking this measure we are
not even suggesting that the news
papers wIjn to eyade any taxation
which may be placed upon their bust
ness, though in return tor the patrl-
JUc uuty tney have performed during
the present crisis, when the national
government has required publicity
tnrouEh their medium. they are en-
ruled to some consideration. We re-
Ter only to the zone rate DIS 1t appIeS
to the average newspaper The extra
rate charged as postage for distant
zones amounts to only d few cents to
each paper and III the aggregate only
a small sum to the department, Dut II
means untold labor for the neWspa.
pels in segregating their mail into
zone shipments, ANA the morst OF all
delay in getting the papers to dis
can't readers. When this bill first
came up Tor consideration 1t left the
labor OF segregating the mail into
zones to tne posio ice employees
and it was readily conceived that tins
extra labor required in the postal &c
parLment would more than eat up tne
income. The bin has since beer
changed 80 that this burden falls OF
the newspapers
This act of the Senate is, we pre-
sumo, considered just remuneration
to the newspapers for the valuable
| publicity given to the Liberty Loan
| the Conservation scheme, the draf
rules and conscript lists, and othe
| publicity which the national govern
ment pours into our columns, beg
ring the favor in the name Of patriot
| ism, and although acknowledging tina
their stuff is purely advertising, 9Th
| department has no appropriation wit
which to pay, but will appreciate 1t
publication" That the department
does appreciate Us publication, a
they say, is attested by passing o
the zone rate as applied to the mail
ing Of the papers.
Taking the case Of the Rice Be-
Journal, because we have the taets a
hand, this paper has during the pas
three months run patriotic advertis
| ing to the amount of ten pages c
more. At our regular advertldn
rates this space would bring nor
than $4,000. If there is a man
Congress who contributes to patriot
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-09-07
WHERE THEY WILL TEACH
The 1918 TERM

Following is the list of teachers IN
the parish of jefferson Davis for the
term of 19I7-10:
J.nnings-E. A. Crowell, prlncl-
pal; Kate Perkins, Cora Miller, Alice
Capdeyle!le, Kate hunk, lone "nlta,
Fannie Robinson, Ruth Richards.
Elizabe h Dunckelman, Blanche
Coffin, Marion Mcdowell, Mary
Fleming, Cleo Coffin, Lora Hughes
Grace Pullen, Fife Davis, Jessie
Proctor, Ora McNichael.
Lake Arthur. NJ. Good. pr'ncl-
nal; Mrs. G. G. Streater, Esther Coo
lev, Effie Mathews, Anna Mccall,
Laura Harris. Elgie Hall. i'"1rA
Thompson. Lizzie Mccall, Lucie Page,
Minnie Wiley, Eva Edgerly.
Thornwell-JameS Bailey, princjpa' !;
Elma Temp,et, Geneva Stuckey.
TrahaD--AllCe Dyer.
Shafer-Dela Rhodes.
Andrus Cove-May Shafer.
New Haber-Grace Post, Rayne.
Miller CoVe-Bessie flanagan.
Glenn Roy-Lucille Anderson.
Hathaway-W A Williams, GeI
trude Ortre, Laura Lawes.
Raymond-Montie Hill.
Crochet-EIna Stansbury.
Grand Maraist-Ethel TOerne1
Ethel Ritter.
| Elton-T. E. Nixon. principal
Mahe Miller. Olive Gehring, MAY
Jones, Vera Stage, Maud Anderson
Mabel Dumatrait. Make Ewell.
Three Pine C. C. Hennesy, Myrt:'
Brown.
Pleasant Summit-Emma Rabb
jackson. La.
| Fusclier-Liliian West.
Liberty-Ivy Quick.
Fenton - Maud Harper, Lett
Gates.
Edna-Amiteta Bertrand, Mis-
S. EIanhein.
Meadow Prairie-Edith McCourt.
pal, Laura Saunders, Katie Walker
Roanoke-W. R. McHaney, princi
Mrs. Bowers, Matte Canne!l.
Wel3h-A. L. Pearce. Ola Lee
Mabel Fontane, Hetty Ecker, Louis
Smi h, Elsie Reeve, Irma Robinson
Ruth McLees, Essie Johnston, Luc
Frierson, Ruth Hanson.
Bourgeois-Lillian Herpeche, DE-
rothy Suffer.
Oak Bayou-Blahche Angelica, Ros
Sandage, Gertrude Simpson.
Mayville-Grace Dyer.
Rice-B. II. Slngletary, prlneipa
, Jessie Jones, Margaret Emerson, Od'
liza Brinkhause.
Verett-Mabel Clark.
Wooodlawn-J. C. Landry, Beatrit
Bourgeois, Inez SCHNEIDER.
Smi.h-Agnes Lawrence.
Thompson-Violet Bollinger, IL
: Babin
Topsy-Annie Lawrence, Magg
Gill.
Laforgue-Clarande Cotton.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-09-07
PROCLAMATION.
State of Louisiana,
Executive Department,
D-I ID

Executive Department,
Baton Rouge.
Whereas, the United States is now
at war with the imperial German gov
ernmenU and it has become necessary
fer the citizenry of this republic to
organize in different forms for the
proper preservation and protection Of
their respective States and the ma
ton; and,
Whereas, the Congress of the Unit
ed States has seen fit to create a
Council of National Defense, and has
requested each State to organize a
State Council of Defense, with aux
iliary and subsidiary councils in its
various subdivisions; and,
Whereas, the State of Louisiana
by an act Of the General Assembly
has created and organized State
Council of Defense of Louisiana
which needs the assistance of all loyal
citizens in this great crisis;
Now, therefore, /, Ruffin G. Pleas.
ant, Governor of the State of Louisi-
ana and chairman of the State Coun'
Gil of Defense, do hereby designate
Saturday, September 18th, 1917, as
ORGANIZATION DAY,
at which time patriotic citizens are
called upon to gather at their respec
tive parish seats for the purpose Of
forming parish councils of defense
in each of the sixty-four parishes O
this State.
In faith whereof l have hereuntt
set my hand and caused to be affixed
tie seal of the executive department
Done at Baton Rouge, this 18th da!
of August, in the year of our Lore
nineteen hundred and seventeen.
(SeaD
(Signed) R. G. PLEASANT.
By the Governor:
(Signed) JOHN MARSHALL,
Secretary to the Governor.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-09-07
LOUISIANA STATE OPENS
DOWNTOWN OFFICE

The Louisiana State Rice Milling
Company has opened downtown of
fees in the Byerly building next to
the Southern Rice Growers Associa-
ton office. They will occupy the en-
.ctire room which was formerly the
Busy Bee restaurant as a rough rice
office. The furniture and fixtures,
quite elaborate, are being installed.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-09-07
RECOVERING FROM OPERATION

Lake Charles and Weish friends of
Lawrence Dautel, who was operated
on at st. Patrick's Sanitarium some
days ago, will be glad to learn that he
is doing nicely, Mr.. Dautel is head
of the Welsh Masonic lodge, and is
approaching visits from his Masonic
brothels -American4Pr
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-09-07
Experience the Best Teacher.

Experience the Best Teacher.
It is generally admitted that expe,,
rience is the best teacher, but shou q
we not make use of the experience OF
others as well as our own? The eX-
uerience of a thousand persons Is
more to be depended upon than that
of one individual. Many thousands OF
persons have used Chamberlain, )
Cough Remedy for coughs and colds
with the best results, which shows 1t
20 be a thoroughly reliable prepara-
ton for those diseases. Try IT. ID Is
prompt and effectual and pleasant tc
take.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-09-07

ism at this rate we would like to meet
him. Jt'
If we were to remove q roll from
the track in front of train barring
the entire Congress Of the United
States we would be on par with
the Congress that Put a stumbling
block in our otherwise very rugged
path.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-09-07
CONTINUED RAINS
HINDER HARVEST

Showery weather has put stop to
the rice threshing and is beginning
to CRATE on the nerves of the farmers
as we'll as numerous rice buyers who
are loaded and ready to go. The pros
poets Of the highest prices ever known
are filling the bosoms Of everyone
concerned in the business with a de-
sire for action.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-09-07

It was moved by E. H, Boiling, sec
onded by W. D. Jones, that the Town
of We sh donate $4,000 for the ben
eft Of the colored school. Carried.
1t was moved by DR.. r. r. Arce-
neaux and seconded by &. II. BolInS
that the board adjourn. Carried.
Attest: f. u. 81" AM
Clerk.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-15
AMERICAN TROOPS
MARCH IN LONDON
IMMENSE THRONG LINE STREETS
DECORATED PROFUSELY IN
HONOR OF SOLDIERS.

London. Aug. 15.-American troops
marched through London today. They
were reviewed by Ambassador Page
and later by King George at Bucking.
ham Palace. Great crowds lined the
streets. which were decorated profusely
with American and British flags. En-.
thusiasm was shown everywhere. The
Americans were cheered by civilians.
by. soldiers on their way 10 the front.
and by wounded men. The troops were
escorted by British Guard bands.
A meeting OF the cabinet was in pro.
gress when the Americans approached
White Hall. II was adjourned to per.
init the premier and his colleagues to
pay their compliments to the Ameri.
cans. The cabinet went in a body to
the war office.
As the Americans passed the Horse
Guards parade TO White Hall. they
were greeted from the windows OF the
war office by Premier Lloyd George.
Foreign Secretary Balfour, Chancellor
Bonar Law, War Secretary Derby.
Winston Spencer Churchill. minister
OF munitions; George n. Barnes. mem.
Der OF the war council: Admiral Jelli.
coe and other high officials as well as
by French and Belgian officers.
The evening newspapers say that a
parallel TO the scenes witnessed today
in the neighborhood OF Trafalgar Square
1t probably would be necessary to re.
call the time OF the South African war
and the return home Of the troops.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-15
WIDENING Of A
STREET FINANCED
CITY WILL PAY SIXTY PER CENT
AND REST BY OWNERS
OF PROPERTY.
PAVING is ACCEPTED
Reports Of Appraisers Named to Inspect
Five Projects Were Approved at City
Commission Meeting-Drastic Order
to Prevent Paving Damage

Subscription Of enough money to pay
for the property owners part of the
cost of widening A street, northwest,
between Main street and Broadway, was
announced az the regular weekly meet
ing Of the city commission, held last
night, by w. b. Johnson, who is inter
ested as property owner in the street
widening project.
According to the plans which have
been made for the project, the city Of
Ardmore will pay 60 per cent Of the
cost" Mr.. johnson said, and the other
40 per cent will be paid by the owners
of property other than that to be con.
demned.
"All Of the property owners are in
favor Of the proposition, and have sign
ed up for various amounts to defray
the expenses attached to it. Most Of
the amounts will be paid in cash, while
some Of the property owners have ex-
pressed their desire to pay for it in
three years"
Following presentation Of his petition,
Mr.. Johnson and Tom Norman, also in
terested as a property owner were in
structed to collect the assessments,
which will be applied Immediately on
payment Of the condemnation judg-
ments.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-15
WILSON IS SILENT
ON POPE'S APPEAL
BELLIGERENT GOVERNMENTS ARE
CONFRONTED WITH A
DELICATE TASK.
BRITISH ARE HOSTILE
Benedicts Proposal for Status Quo Ante
Meets With Severe Adverse Criticism
In Some London Dailies-Few Express
siOns Are for Peace.

Rome. Tuesday. August 1.-THE
peace proposals Of Pope Benedict were
written entirely in his own hand writ
ing. The pope consulted Cardinal Cas-
parri, papal secretary of state, Arch
bishop Ceretti, assistant papal secretary
Of state. and Monsignor Tedeschini. pa.
pal undersecretary Of state, in formu.
lating the document.
Archbishop Ceretti, who arrived re.
Gently from America, where he stopped
on his journey from Australia, IS now
supervising translation Of the comrnu.
nication into English.
The Gioronele DItalia says the papal
appeal is the most impressive and most
concrete ever addressed to the bellfger.
ents, giving them the general lines on
which peace negotiations may be init.
lated. 1t adds.
The explicit terms in which the note
is worded led to the supposition that the
intentions Of the two belligerent groups
are not in absolute conflict with the
ideas and hope of the pope's."
The Tribuna expressed the opinion
that the peace proposals were made on
Independent initiative. and that the en-
tente powers will not feel in any way
constrained to accept them, although
they will receive them with the defer
ence due the sender
The Idea Nazaionale says 1t will alb
stain for the present from expressing
an opinion as to the opportuneness OF
the papal initiative.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-15
Managers at Grain Terminals.
BARNES CHIEF WHEAT MASTER.
win Sit In New York and Control
Supply.

New York. Aug. l5.-The wheat bust.
ness ofthe entire country IL to be regu.
lated and controlled from a central or.
flee in New York, according to an an.
nouncement made here today which
stated that Julius H. Barnes, Duluth
grain expert, designated by Herbert c.
Hoover as his chief assistant. would be
in charge as wheat administrator"
Branch offices are to be opened in
every wheat center Il was said. Actual
work probably viii begin Thursday at
the office here, when a survey will be
started TO get an absolute line on
wheat conditions In this country"
other offices either opened or TO be
opened In the near future will be 10.
Gated In Minneapolis, Duluth. st. Louis,
Chicago. Buffalo. Detroit, Portland. San
Francisco, Galveston, New orleans. Kan.
sas City and Philadelphia.