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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-03-23

aid in the projectY Our town has
spent quite a sum in bringing the
canal-such as it is-to the
corporate limits. If the Parish is
to avail itself Of the advantages
to be derived by having a navig-
able canal to town, getting shells
at cost, u would suggest the en-
tire Parish GO in with us by vot-
ing half mill tax and help our.
These shells to be had out there
in the Bay are worth the price.
PROGRESS.
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ENTHUSIASTIC TRIBUTE

Paris, October 25-General Petain,
the field commander of the French
forces, who hurled bac kthe Germans
from Paris as he did from Verdun. has
paid enthusiastic tribute to the aid
rendered by American welfare work
ers in the forces under his command.
in a statement just made public.
I'VE cannot appreciate too highly
the precious Services rendered to us
by the Foyers du Soldat", says Cen
eral Petain, referring to the hut or
ganization financed by the American
Y. NJ. C. A., which supplies half of
the workers.
They have not only assured to our
soldiers as much of physical comfort
as possible, under the present cir
cumstances, but they have also been
a tremendous moral comfort and sup
port"
The Foyers do the same services
for the French Army exclusively as
are performed for the American fight
ers by the Y. NJ. C. A., the X. of c., the
Jewish Welfare Board and the Sal
walton Army.
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OFFICIALS CALL FOR HELP;
RATS EATING THE RECORDS
Destroy Papers at All the Girls Climb
the Office Furniture.

Los Angeles, Cal.-David B. Lyons
registrar of voters, sent an s. o. s.
cal Ito the supervisors yesterday. His
office is suffering from an invasion of
rats, and while his one concern is the
protection of valuable papers, which
the rats seem to like, the girl en-
ployes are genuinely alarmed.
For some time past it has been OBJ
served that the young women depu-
ties at times cast fearful chances at
the fleor, but the public at large did
not know the reason until MIR. Lyons
wrote a letter to the supervisors. The
cause is rats. Some time ago they
We're shy, shrinking rats. Now, they
are bold. bad rats they shoot across
the bare board floors in a way to ter
rify the women clerks; they rustic pa
pers on the desks and even play tag
in the drawers.
Here is Mr. Lyons S. o. s. CALL
"The depredations done by rats in
my. department. have become so Sc
rious that I am compelled to ask for
prompt attention. I have taken it up
with the head janitor and received
numerous promises and per"aps some
service, l confess | do not know just
what he has done to abate the nuis-
ance. do know that valuable papers
are being destroyed in the drawers of
desks. | am sure that you will know
how best to find a remedy. / only ask
that you act promptly. l do not de-
sire to shirk any of the responsible
ties in this matter. If there is any
thing that you will authorize me to do
I will endeavor to do it."
Suggestions have already been
made TO Mr.. Lyons. A few are:
Put walnut shells on their feet so
they can be heard coming. and then
knock them in the head with a club.
Gas 'em.
Catch one, cage him, feed him on
rat meat and turn him loose as can
nibal.
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THE BOYS ARE CHEERFUL
(Ohio Rainbow Reveille)

(Ohio Rainbow Reveille)
It's shame to do it, but public
safety impels us to expose the Ser
geant who is palming off his Mexican
border service ribbon as an American
CroiXe de Guerre, thereby raising his
own holdings of "amourique" stock
in the eyes of petite Madelon
Even so. sleeping on the rocks has
its advantages, for in the rosy days of
the future when friend wife turns the
lock on our late Nocturnal home-com-
ing, we can curl up on the front porch;
with sleepful abandon.
And when we are in the parlor with
our best girl telling her Of the great
role we played in the world-safe-for-
democracy drama, we'll not mind it a
bit If the passing guard orders. Cam
outage those lights!"
So many Yanks are over here now
| that there is scarcely room to house
| them, thereby creating the necessity
of extending the eastern frontier of
this domain of Foch, Pershington, ct
al.
To our exchange desk has recently
come a copy of the Kreigszeitung, the
official organ of the Seventh German
Army. The most we can say for the
sheet is that it is Boche and bosh
What gets us guessing is how this
daylight savings plan works out in the
land of Eskimos, but we suppose all
they have to do is get up six months
earlier each morning.
Elsie Janis danced so gracefully
that, after she had alighted from a
perfectly stunning fip-hop, a dough-
boy in the third row was heard to re-
mark: Just like a wheelborrow
saw in the air after a high explosive
hit near it,"
Our staff correspondent who made
the trip to Paris is recovering from
rather severe headache.
Cursed be the mule whose braying
is like unto the whistling of a she'll
The Ohio Rainbow Reveille, Official
Organ. One Hundred and SiXty-sixth
Infantry, Somewhere in France.
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ANALYSIS OF BOLSHEvISM
(Avia Magazine)

1t is possible to differentiate three
elements in Maximalism now turned
into Russian Bolshevism:
1. The Bolshevism of the Intellec-
tuals, as represented by fanatical doc
trinaires, the greater number of
whom have appeared on the scene
since tn revolution, coming from
alien countries, some of them, like
Lenine, with the backing of the Ger
man authorities and totally ignorant
of Russian affairs.
2. Popular Boshevism. adopted by
the soldiers and peasants, which re-
calls the many instances of rebellion
and peasant uprising so long a bloody
stain on Russian history. These peas
ants and soldiers are ever ready to
take advantage of circumstances to
stop working and plumber the estates
The unheard-of excuses which they
have lately committed at the incite-
ment of the doctrinaire Bolsheviki
have so completely disorganized or
destroyed the army, industry, COM
merce and agriculture that nothing is
left intact of all that constituted the
strength and resources of the coun-
try.
3. The Bolshecism of the Prof.
teers, represented by sordid individ-
uals who endeavor to exploit the rev.
olution, and Immediately to draw
therefrom the greatest possible per-
sonal effects.
This general exemplification, and
especially the facts upon which it is
based, prove that Bolshevism cannot
even be taken into consideration as a
social theary Like the hurricane II
is but an agent Of destruction 1t has
! succeeded in destroying the economic
and financial forces of Russia, which
were the results of many centuries OF
upbuilding. 1t has brought misery
and famine upon the industrial and
peasant classes who were lured by the
promise of social reforms not a single
one of which have they seen fulfilled
Bolshevism has established in Russia
an anarcho-communistic regime OF
absolutism, whose watchword. Take
all you can get" has destroyed the
work of generations. Certainly many
decades must pass before the crumb-
led edifice can be re-erected.
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MASTER
MASTER
COMMISSIONERS SALE
MASON CIRCUIT COURT

Fannie NJ. Stallcup, ct al. Plaintiffs
VS.. Judgement and Order of Sale
Frances E. Stallcup,. Defendant
In obedience to a Judgment and
Order of Sale in the above-styled ac-
ton, will, as Master Commissioner,
on
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1918.
At IL o'clock a. m, proceed, at the
Court House door, in Maysville, Ken
lucky, to sell, at public cutlery, and
to the highest and best bidder, the
hereinafter-describe real estate, in
order that the net proceeds from the
interests of the infant dependent in
said real estate may be invested so as
to produce an income for her benefit.
Said real estate is bounded and de-
scribed as follows:
Situated and being in the Fifth
Ward Of Maysville, Kentucky, and be-
ing that certain lot of ground, situat-
ed on the South side of Fourth street,
and fronts thereon 1913 feet and ex-
tends back the same width to the line
of the Louisville & Nashville Rail
road, and is bounded on the East by
the lot of H. B. Wood, and on the
west by another lot owned by the petit
TONERS herein, and said lot is the most
Western one-third of lot C. on Lewis
Collins plat of lot recorded in d. b.
70, page 285, Mason County Court
Clerks Office, and same was conveyed
William e. Stallcup, deceased, by
Mary X. Shockley, by deed dated
March 5, 1886, recorded in D. B. page
49, said Clerks office, and at the death
of said William E. Stallcup, intestate,
passed to his widow and heir at law,
parties hereto.
TERMS OF SALE-Said real estate
will be sold upon a credit of six (6)
and twelve (12) months, in payments
of equal amounts, The purchaser will
be required to execute Sale Bonds for
the purchase price, with approved
personal security, payable to me as
Master Commissioner, and bearing
SO interest thereon from the day OF
sale. Said Sale Bonds will have the
force and effect of Replevln Bonds,
with a lien retained therein upon the
property sold, In order TO secure the
payment OF the purchase prce,
A. @. SULSER.
Master Commissioner,
Worthington. Cochran a. Browning.
ATTORNEYS. 2S;24-25
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is doing the best he can, amt he? He
left his cane in the grandstand and
can't feel his way round very we'll
Give i'm a chance"
So it continued through several in
nings, until the amateur umpire on
the verge of tears. quit the game.
Thereafter it was noticed that his
clarion voice was not to be heard
when the populace began to clamor
for some regular umpire's gore He
was cured.
1t would be impossible to send
enough professional umpires to
France to handle more than an in
finitisimal of the ball games that are
played by members of the A. e. f.
The only practicable plan would be
for a few of them to go over and es-
tablish schools for teaching the tricks
of the trade to soldiers who might be
detailed for this kind of work. Lee
lures on the rules, practical demon
STATIONS of intricate plays, and in
struction on how to anticipate the
movements of the ball and keep VI
with it are some of the things that
the umpire tutor might do.
But, chimes in a soldier, the plar
never will work because the Tmalga.
mayed Order of Porch Climbers ant
Second-Story Workers won't let the
umpires get away from the old U. s."
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Two SMALL FARMS
FOR SALE

We have two good farms for sale
belonging to Mr.. Green Mcdonald at
Sand Hill Station on the c. s. o. r. Il.
Farm No. contains 19O acres. This
farm has on 1t small house, and Is
all bottom land and very productive.
Price $ss.SO per acre.
Farm No. 2-AdjOlns farm number
one and Is up land, and contains LES
acres. The improvements consist Of
6-rOOm house, tobacco barn and usual
Outbuildings. Price $1,000 per acre.
Here is some very cheap land, and
1t Is priced SO it will sell. In cur
judgment you can't 60 wrong In buy.
Ing land that is priced this way.
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Something New
Something Good
Big Pound Cans
Pacific Brand
Species of TUNA
HOW TO GET
RID OF BASE
BALL UMPIRES
Send Them to the American Epedi.
tiOnary Forces in France.

Paris, October 25-If professional
baseball has folded up for the dura-
ton of the war, throw the umpires to
the lions,-send them to the American
Expeditionary Force. Many are be-
You'd draft age and, if you believe the
players, none could pass the sight
test. Send them over to where base
ball is being spread through new ter
ritory by our fighters with parapher-
MALTA furnished by land under aus
pices of the Y. Nj. G. A, *. OF &. oil
the seven service organizations in the
United War Work Campaign. These
service organizations furnish tons of
sporting apparatus and hundreds OF
physical directors, but there is big
demand in the A. E. F. for umpires
probably to send them to the front
line. In the army was discovered a
mine of playing talent, but it is a
very difficult matter to uncover man
who can call balls and strikes and
get some of them right.
All of the umpiring in the games
played in France is done by volun-
teers, which is another proof that the
courage of the American soldier
knows no bounds. The Boche will do
well to ponder this fact. Anybody who
will offer to hold the indicator in
contest played between two rival
company regimental team isn't going
to mind a little thing like going over
the top. In fact, there is on record
a case wherein a Yank ventured alone
into the German lines and whipped
half a company. When they threaten
ed him with Court Martial for pro-
noting a private massacre without or
ders, he said that he had been the
official umpire of his company and
had gone over into the Hun precincts
to get'a rest.
Officers do a good deal of the UNI
piring. Having the weight of per-
rect ulSclDllne .Denlnu lHell, lHSS SS'
by without hearing many kicks. But
discipline or no discipline, there is
nothing to prevent soldier from
thinking and sometimes the privates
have apoplexy from sent-up profan'
ity. A bad decision is bad decision
whether your colonel or your bun
Eie" calls it on you.
Contrary to the general belief, il
is rather a hard matter to umpire {
ball game even moderately we'll. i
cannot be done perfectly, of course
because either one team or the 9th
er, or the rooters supporting then
will insist that the arbiter has robbed
them. 1t is distinctly harder than /
looks to get even a part of the de
clsions right. OF course the crowd il
the stands doesn't think So At ev
cry big league game, there are sever
al Thousand better umpires in thu
stand than the two on the field. TIL
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AIN A BAD WAY"
Many a Maysville Reader VIII Feel
Grateful for This Information.

If your back gives out;
Becomes lame, weak or aching;
If urinary troubles set in,
Perhaps your kidneys are Gin bad
way"
Doan's Kidney Pills are for weak
kidneys
Local evidence proves their merit.
Mrs. r. w. Lauderback, W. Sec
ond Street, says: 1.-TWO years
ago was suffering with kidney trou-
BILE and had been for a long time. /
was nervous and dizzy and had severe
headaches. My kidneys were too fire.
Quent in action and annoyed me great
ly. ! had dull ache across the small
Of my back and my back was 30 lame
at times that could hardly bend one
way or the other. Some one advised
me to use Doan's Kidney Pills and !
got box at Wood & Sons Drug Store
They helped me at once and conunued
use entirely cured me of the trouble
Mrs. Lauderback is only one Of
many Maysville people who have
gratefully endorsed Doan's Kidney
Pills. If. your back aohes-if your
kidneys bother you. don't simply ash
for a kidney remedy-ask distinctly
for DOAN'S KIDNEY PILLS, the same
that cured Mrs. Lauderback-tne rem
edy backed by home testimony. soc
all stores. Foster-Milburn Co., Props.
Buffalo, N. Y. when Your Back II
Lame-Remember the Name"
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ENGLISH MAYA AUTHORITIES
ARE NOT AGREED ON THE
UTILITY OF THE NAVY'S
BAYONET

London-The ram is the most an
cient of ship weapons.
For a long while naval opinion was
divided on the practice, and battle ex-
perience showed that only one charge
in five was effective against the en-
envy, while one in fifteen nad serious
results for the charging ship.
The tragedy of the Victoria and the
Camperdown, heavily armed ships
which collided during maneuvers off
the Syrian coast, almost put a veto on
the ram in the British fleet.
Certainly with big guns in effective
action at fifteen miles, with torpedoes
accurate at three miles, and subma-
rines able to pop up anywhere, It does
seem that shock tactics of the ram
type are out of date.
Yet Tommy in the trenches has
found his bayonet important despite
machine guns, gas, mines, and gre
nades, to say nothing of artillery bar
rage and commandments and rifle fire
and after all the night stages of the
Jutland' sea battle were fought at
short ranges indeed. The Germans
fled swiftly on that occasion to allow
any ramming to be done at their ex-
pense.
The nose of hammered steel has an
other use to the warship. In peace
time it is her protection against drift
ing timbers, and absorbs some of the
shock when the ship takes ground in
tortuosu waterway or a bad ach-
orage.
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: BAc0RE

fans admit that they know more about
the game than the men who are paid
large salaries for running 1t. But the
trouble is that the crowd speciallzes
in theory while the boys in the blue
suits must be there with the practice.
Now and then confirmed umpire
batter has a chance to demonstrate his
talent for handling a game. This
priceless privilege was accorded to a
Detroit fan one day when the Tigers
were putting on an exhibition contest.
He was very friendly with the play
ers and expected that they would treat
him with respect, not to say consider
alton. The awakening was rude. He
operated from behind the pitcher, a
point eXcellently situated for hearing
the comments of the whole infield.
Messrs. Bush and oYung, shortstop
and second-baseman respectively, are
particularly gifted young men in the
way of spicy repartee, and they de-
cided to show the volunteer umpire a
good time.
Ball one" announced the umpire
as the Detroit pitcher delivered his
first offering, a particularly wide and
high pitch that the catcher intercept
ed only by an amazing show of agil-
ity. Then the infield opened up.
What was the matter with it," de-
manded Young, rushing toward the
center of the diamond. Young being
his friend, the umpire couldn't under
stand this savage outburst.
"Why, you know as well as l do,
Pep, that it was high. and outside,
stammered the volunteer.
High and outside, your grandmoth-
err" yelled Pep, his eyes flashing fire
and his jaws dripping foam. at cut
the heart of the plate waist high"
Never mind him, Pep" chimed in
DOME Bus. Cant you see he is wear
ing spectacles? If he wasn't hall
blind he wouldn't need them cheat.
ers."
Call em when they're over, you
stiff" piped up Witt, This is only ar
exhibition game and Ban johnson
won't pay you anything for robbine
u.s."
Warm up a woolly dog for this
guy. I'm going to get him job sell
ing lead-penciles," howled Bush.
Maybe he's like an owl can only
see at night" roared Young.
Strike one" said the umpire in q
feeble voice as the next pitch almost
knocked the batter's head off.
well, you finally guessed one
right" said the pitcher 81 lose bel
on you, at that, because ! said yor
would be wrong every time and you're
only wrong most of the time"
This time the outraged batter added
to the confusion.
What do you mean, striker" he bel
lowed, advancing in a menacing way
"If l hadn't duoked, it would have
beaned me. Are you letting them stiff:
kid you or has somebody promised t.
buy you a beer if the Tigers VIM"
Get bac kthere and hit 'em wher
they're over" commanded Bush. This
bird missed two perfect strikes on ou
pitcher and you're roaring because
|, he called a good one on you. The gu.
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BOY LAMPLIGHTER USED TO
LIGHT CITY STREETS

Philadelphia, Pa.-The shortage of
slabor was demonstrated in West Phil
adelphia when the gas lamps were
lit by an extremely short lamplighter.
He was y year old boy, who even
with the long handled lighter found
it difficult to reach the lamps. He
started on his task before 4 o'clock in
order to get around"
Citizens in the neighborhood said
the miniature light dispenser had
been on duty for several days.
Why not try a Ladper Want ALI
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COUNTESS GETS 90 DAYS; SELLS
SOLDIER LIQUOR

New York - Countess Rena Won
Kuppers, owner of the Massapequa
inn at Massapequa, L l., and Leo Was
servogel, manager, were sentenced to
prison by Judge Chatfield in the fed
eral court, Brooklyn, for selling liquor
to soldiers in uniform.
The countess sentence was twenty
dayls in prison and a fine of $50. Her
manager, who took full blame. got
three months in Jail.
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WILL ELIMINATE STYLES IN
SPECTACLES FOR WAR

New York-Announceme has been
made by the service committee of the
optical industry that opticians thru
out the country will eliminate thous-
ands of styles in spectacles and eye
glass frames as measure TO conserve
gold. With ons-fourth of the nations
population wearing glasses, 1t was
said, several million dollars worm or
gold annually goes into optical pro-
ducts,
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RAILROAD TIME TABLE


Time table effective Sunday Feb
ruary 10th.
No. II leaves Maysvills 5:3S a. m.
daily except Sunday.
No. leaves Maysville $40 D. m.
except Sunday.
No. 2O9 leaves Maysville 4:1O D. m.
Sunday only.
No. 10 arrives In Maysville 9:46 g.
N. daily except Sunday.
No. 21O arrives in Maysville 1885 D.
m., Sunday only.
No. 16 arrives in Maysville $3.50 D.
M, daily except Sunday.
H. 8. ELLIS, Agent
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chesapeake & Ohio Ry

Schedule subject to onanqs without notice
Effective Sunday May 2sth.
East Bound
No. 8 will arrive s:4S a. m
No. 2 will arrive 1850 p. m.
No. Is will arrive s:25 D. m.
No. Wall arrive 8:4s D. m.
No. 16 departs 900 p. m.
West Bound 7
No. IS will depart 5:25 q. m.
No. will depart TOO q. m. II
No. II will arrive 1890 4. m. \
No. will depart 2:40 D. m. 4
No. will depart 1850 D. m.
Trains No. 10, II, Is and 10 are
ally. except Sunday.
W. W wIKoFF. Agent.
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FRANK 2. .FRiEL-
Wounded

Company L, 1O9th Infantry, and went
overseas in July of this year
Private James J. O'Brlen, who Is In
the University OF Pennsylvania Base
Hospital in France suffering from trench
rheumatism. Is member OF company u
103d Infantry. He was trained at Waco,
Tex The young soldier was In bad
dered, but managed to conceal the fact
from his officers and went over the top
with his comrades. When the oarrage
shape the day before an attack was or
kept up until only thirty yards or 80
from the enemy trench, when his legs
went back on him and he collapsed. He
'ay there for some time before stretcher
men found him and took him to the rear.
Private O'Brien formerly lived at 80 East
School lane. Germantown, and Is
talented amateur musician.
Private Frank T. Frlei, wounded, is a
member of the machine-gun company
of the 10th Infantry. He enlisted in
the old Third Regiment, National Guard
of Pennsylvania, on March 80, 1917
and was later transferred to the 10th,
when the Third was reorganized at
Camp Hancock The young soldier was
| injured .on September 8, according to a
telegram from the War Department,
$3.50 Elmwood avenue. A brother. John
s. Friel. is an ensign In the navy.
Sergeant Herbert r. Lehr.. wounded,
was in convalescent hospital, virtually
| Cureu, long before tIle OlllClHl HOtlllCd-
| ton of his injury was received from
the War Department by his sister, Mrs.
Jessie NJ Funk, of 2212 South Twenty
third street Sergeant Lehr, who Is
| forty-one years old. has been in the
| ~egular army since the Spanish War.
| He served through the Cuban and Phil
| ppine campaigns, having been wounded
| during the insurrection. For a time
after this country got into the war
| against Germany he was attached to
the Sixth Receiving Company Fort Por-
ter, n. Y. Later he was transferred to
Camp Greene and sent overseas in May
last with Company NJ, Thirty-ninth In
fantry. lie has been gassed twice and
slightly injured once before, receiving
the wound that sent him to the hos
pitatl. No official notice Of these mis-
haps has ever been received by his
family.
Corporal George A. Harbaugh, Sc
verely wounded in action. " the son OF
Mrs. Mary Harbaugh, 2417 Wharton
| street He was a member of Company
f.. 315th Infantry, which trained al
Camp Meade. and departed for overseas
last July. According to the telegram
received by his mother from the War
Department, he was wounded on Novem.
ber 4. The last letter received from
him was dated October 10, and stated
that he was in the best of health. Prior
to Joining the colors he was employed
as paperhanger.
Private Wilbur Roland, wounded, for.
merly resided with an aunt. Miss Il