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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26

In the sea- For that answer they
sent me back to prison handcuffed and
without food.
Later they took me out and told
me to go to work. I did not want to
work for them, but they threatened me-.
worked for them for two days, for
which they promised me three marks a
day.
"My work was to help unload dead
bodies from o railroad train. The bodies
were sewed up in white coverings and
were put on an endless-belt carrier
four in row and rolled into big
warehouse.
"When I saw the output of the fac
tory-barrels of grease refused to
work any more. The Germans were
in dire need of grease for the manu-
facture of ammunition and that is the
way they obtained it. They rendered
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26

was about s O'Clock in the morning
the German submarine, "U-32," COM
menced to shell us. The first shell hir
us from distance Of 800 metres. Our
| captain ordered full speed and started
to ram the U-boat We also fred a
shot at it.
'Then came a second shell from the
submarine which destroyed our gun and
killed the two British naval gunners
The third she'll put our machinery
out of order and killed the third engi-
| neer.
GAS though we were not in bad
enough luck, the first engineer and
part of the crew mutinied and started
for the boats. The captain stopped
them for moment with his revolver
Then two Spaniards rushed upon him
He kille one of them, but the othe.
mutineers ized him from behind and
disarmed him.
elm the meantime, the submarine
kept up steady fire on US. She fired
about forty-ive shells in all. Eight
more of the men were killed and three
of the life-boats were smashed to bits
"The crew lowered the boats and got
, off, leaving me with four others on the
bridge. wore only an undershirt anc
trousers and life-presever. A frag
ment Of shell wounded me in ten.
don above my left heel. We remained
on the bridge until the ship was nearly
sunk and then dived into the sea. The
| life-preserver prevented me from cut
ting the water properly in the dive and
I was nearly stunned by the blow
When was about 80 metres from the
ship she sank.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26
Fifteen Hours
In Numbing Water

~ was in the water, swimming and
floating from o'clock in the morning
until o'clock at night. was cold and
numb but tried to keep moving.
was too tired and exhausted to think
of the danger of death. l knew enough
to keep moving and I also knew enough
to keep still when dolphins surrounded
me, as / had heard that they would not
hurt any one who remained quiet. I
cannot describe my feelings, but /
know that prayed and prayed hard.
At o'clock that night one of the boats
from our ship picked me up. The boat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26

ing to women as to men, and
every patriotic woman should
be willing to do her share" said Mrs
Ecker. "In nearly all professions
women have shown splendid efficiency.
Now they must play their part in the
important affairs Of government"
Mrs. Ecker is q good example of
professional woman who does not shirk
her political opportunities. She is
lawyer with such large practice that
it requires her to maintain an uptown
and a downtown Office. She was grad
uated with honors from the Law School
Of the New York University. Her class
consisted of l20 men and three women.
Since December of that year she has
been a member of the State Bar Asso-
citation. For time she was associated
with Judge Moses II. Grossman. Since
her marriage her husband, Samuel
Ecker, former Deputy Attorney General
of New York State for four years and,
Assistant District Attorney of New
York County under Judge Swami for
one year. has been her partner in BUSH
ness.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26

dead bodies for the fat in them. This
was more than I could stand. I would
not have worked at the job any longer
if they had killed me for it.
~ was allowed to go free about the
city for forty-fve days. I had $50
and spent it all for the support Of
myself and five others, two Greeks
and three Hollanders who were
stranded there with me. The prices of
food were very high. 1t cost several
pounds sterling for a meal for the six
of us and that not satisfying meal
A meal consisted of small portions of
rice, rabbit meat and half potato. No
sugar, milk or butter was served, and
nothing but water to drink.
eve were afterward refused service
because we were not natives of the city.
This drove us to resort to trickery to
get food. On one occasion two of us
engaged baker in conversation while
the other four stole 81 loaves of his
bread. This was when our money was
gone and we had been. refused food.
We slept in a hotel till my money was
spent. Then we went to a Belgian re-
lief camp. We were crowded with
others into barracks and we lived for
eight days on boiled rice.
"In the meantime we were trying to
get away and we haunted the Greek
ConsuPs office.
Rushed Across
Dutch Border
"Our papers finally arrived from Ber-
lin. A guard consisting of a corporal
and nine soldiers marched us to the
border Of Holland. They walked at
night and rested by day so that we
could observe nothing on our routs.
1t took US ten days to reach the Dutch
border, where we were put on train
for Rotterdam, where we arrived eight
cen hours later.
from Rotterdam I went with the
two Greeks to London The English
shipped US back to Rotterdam, where l
remained for three months.
"On December 2, 1915, shipped on
the steamship Gold Shell, from Rotter-
dam for New York. Eleven days out
from Rotterdam we were attacked by
four German submarines, which threw
shells over US to stop us. We stopped.
Our captain was ordered to bring his
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26

ian ancestors.
an nay work as teacher at The Mt.
Carmel School l come In direct con-
tact with many children" said Miss
Barra. "Since the future Of dernoc-
racy depends on the younger genera
ton, il is to be hoped that wimen will
exert their influence in politics for the
general welfare of these little livea
MRS. FRANCES S. ECKER
Eighteenth Assembly District
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contained sixteen men and something

70 eat.
"After forty-eight hours Of awful
struggle through rain and hail we got
to the lightship island of Barrodock.
The steamship Algiers picked US up and
took us to Liverpool. was in a hos
pital in Liverpool for a month getting
over the effects of the soaking in the
cold sea and the exposure in the boat.
The beating of the rain and hail upon
my bare head almost set me crazy. The
wound in my left heel also bothered
me. The wound was treated in the hos
pital and l was massaged every day to
get the cramps out of my stiffened
musclesn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26
MRS. MARY J. QUIGLEY
Eighteenth Assembly District

NRs. QUIGLEY has already taken
V to the country. Once week
she comes to town to attend
the meeting of the Tammany club of
her district and incidentally to gladden.
the heart of her husband. Peter J.
Quigley, wao is employed in the pen
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26

| band in his real estate business as
we'll as the management Of her home
and the bringing up of her three chill
dren, all under ten. A typical home
woman, q strong defender Of her
household gods, she sees in her new
responsibilities merely an extension Of
her duties without any change in their
direction.
"Women's entrance into politics will
mean a lot to women and children "
she affirms.
MRS. JAMES CONNOLLY.
Fifth Assembly District
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26

I am going back as soon as I can find
good berth. l think the danger from
submarines has been lessened, and
anyway the music of the high seas is
ringing through my head"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26

lVE man Martin Downey, hopes to
find distraction in politics for
the constant anxiety of a mothers
heart. Only week ago she said
"goodby" to US as fine specimen of
young American manhood as ever lived,
who sailed away to do his duty "Some-
where in France"
II have five other children" said
this sorrowful yet patriotic mother.
"That is some consolation. Then
help my husband with his business.
Still am glad Of some new work to
keep my thoughts away from the
trenches.
"This is the real reason which recon-
Giles me to taking an active part in
politics. Women are all right as aids,
but their real place is in the home"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26
MRS. B. MCCARTHY
Fifth Assembly District

n RS. MCCARTHY is employed in
lV comfort station of the De-
partment of Public Works.
Her husband is mason and they have
no children, which leaves her free from
maternal cares and duties.
II am delighted about my appoint
ment as leader and that women are
now officially recognized in politics.
she said. cit is all rather new to me-
but I am bending all my energy to in
crease my efficiency as a woman poll
tician."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26

"A II RS. CONNOLLY knows all there
N is to know about bringing up
family, but as yet politics
remain mystery to her, though she
is enthusiastic over her newfound re-
sponsibilities.
"I'm sure 1 don't know why I was
made leader" she said, and puzzled
expression crept into her smiling eyes.
"Of course, I was born in the neigh
borhood and know all the women in
the district. That may have had some
thing to do with it,"
Despite her gray hair and stout
matronly figure, this good-natured
woman has a certain air of girlish
naivete about her. When she told of
having attended every Assembly ball
within her recollection it was easy to
imagine that hers had not been the
fate of a Wallflower.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26

sion Office of the New York Fire De-
partment. A most devoted couple, they
are without children; and Mr.. Quigley
is delighted to have his wife take an
active interest in politics. She is al
ready conversant with the aims and
ideals of the Democratic party. for her
husband has always come straight
home from the meetings of the club to
pour out his hopes and fears and to
get her opinion on mooted questions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26
~EMETRIUS SECOLAs wants to go
to sea again. For the moment

EMEIhlOS SECOLAS wants TO go
to sea again. For the moment
he is making Spanish omelets
ia restaurant at Coney Island. But
he says he is happier at sea.
This feeling persists in spite of the
fact that nearly every vessel he has
shipped on since the beginning of the
war has been torpedoed or bombarded.
One was captured, and he was confined
in German prison in Belgium. He
was terrorized by the execution of Bel
gian families in the prison yard, and
then made to unload trains of human
bcdies-the raw material for German
grease factory.
Secolas is only twenty-five years old,
but he went to sea when he was twelve.
Qhe spirit Of the salt water has entered
his soul. Even the horrors of German
prison, long, benumbing hours in icy
water, the pain which a piece of Ger
man she'll causes as it enters ones flesh
and weeks of suffering in hospitals
have not been sufficient to overcome his
srdor. Demetrius is only waiting to
ind good berth to brave the U-boats
And German shells once more.
The great adventure for Secolas
started December %, 1915, when he
shipped on the Belgian steamship Mir
lstre Barnaert, bound from Newport,
England, to Buenos Ayres, with a cargo
Of coal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26

n NJ ISIS ROTHENBERG Is the baby
wi among the women leaders. At
twenty-five she is full-fedged
lawyer, with Offices at 1865 Broadway.
She has large, romantic brown eyes and
fluffy brown hair. She is musical.
A "Book of Standard Operas" lies on
her desk side by side with solemn
looking volumes dealing with judicial
questions, and she attends as many
performances at the Metropolitan as
her time and means will permit.
Several husbands have protested
against their wives attending the
weekly meetings at our district club"
she declared. "But l have found a
way out. We will have a special room
where babies can be checked for the
evening. Why shouldn't tired mothers
have an evening off once in while 2"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26

\ IRIS. HALPIN is out of town re-
wi covering from a severe attack
of pneumonia. She has chosen
a secluded spot, at least one mile away
from even neighbours telephone and
other pests indissolubly associated with
hectic city life.
Her husband. Peter ]. Halpin, who
prospers in the barrel business, re-
ports nothing but gloom as the pervad-
ing spirit of his present lonely bach
elOr's quarters
MISS ELVIRA E. BARRA
Second Assembly District
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n,ork Of the Forum to pass into other
hands.
ut should be a woman's browning
glory to do all she can in the interest
# democracy and to stand back Of our
President" she declared.
MRS. ELIZABETH A. VIBBARD.
Twenty-Second Assembly District
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26

ISTO reinforce men in politics
who are striving for the
highest IDEALS" is the battle
cry of Miss Mathews, large middle
aged and aggressive woman, who re-
fuses to name her profession, but sd-
mits herself a celebrity in Harlem.
Woe betide those who do not see mat
tiers through her eye, for Miss Mathews
Will surely leave no argument untried
until she wins her point.
MRS. HERMAN BAUMAN,
Eighth Assembly District
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-26
"A Christmas in
An Icy Sea

Two days later, just as the crew had
finished their Christmas dinner, Ger
man submarine, the U-28, came up and
hrsd five shells at u.s." said Secolas, as
Ae turned Spanish omelet, one of the
ssfumphs Of his career as a cook.
I'VE stopped. The captain of the
U-boat ordered us off our ship. There
were thirty-six of US, and we took to
the boats without delay. We had pulled
only short distance from the ship
when there was swish in the water, a
terrific explosion amidships and the
Ainistre Barnaert sank from sight.
"The crew were all picked up, and
after thirty-six hours we arrived at
Swansea, England, exhausted from ex-
sasure. The Belgian Consul took care
ef az and sent US to Cardiff. ! was in
= hospital there for three weeks, and
the day after I got out shipped as
cook on the Belgian ship Luxenborg,
bound for Alexandria, with coal. After
aslivering the coal we made three
'espS, carrying 1oOucT dIo duAAuAltAOIi
from Alexandria to Galiipoli.
"on the third trip we were alongside
the English battleship Queen Elizabeth
putting ammunition aboard her when q
she'll from Turkish fort fell into gu.
boat and set fire to the hay we were
carrying. Tho battleship Tigress came
70 cur assistance and tried to put on,
the FIRE. but failed.
sour captain ordered Che shil
bsached and it was run ashore on thu
Greek island Of Lemnos. We saved the
ship. Fourteen plates on her side were
broken. but she was patched up and
after eight days on tho beach we start
I'd for England.
when thirteen days out, just of
Finisterre we received signals from
shore that . submarine WAS hoverin,
escund and that it had shelled another
ship twu hours before.
a Mutiny Under
u-Boat Shell Fire
Tho eaptain gave orders to put on
8 sea 70 get out Of the dangerou
ae, Two minutes Afterwards THU
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-11-21

If your problem is one of quality
printing, our job department will
solve it.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-11-21
SUGGFSTIOHS ON
SELECTING SEED CORN
Field Selection Of Seed Means Greater
Yield ana Setter Corn.

Field selection of seed corn is of toe
much importance TO be left to the av-
erage laborer; il is almost always a
good plan for the farm owner to SUI,
pervise the woIk \ great deal more
corn will be pulled than is needed, and
1t should be reseIected in order to get
the ears that conform to type.
There is no argument that can be
used against this kind of seed selec-
tion," says A. F. Eidder, professor OF
agronomy, Louisiana State University,
because it means more corn and bet
ter corn. When field-selection of seed
becomes more generally practiced in
Louisiana some Of the money that our
farmers are now ending to the corn
belt will remain at home.
THE ear should be from four to
five feet high on land where peas are
to be sown in the corn.
Long shanks and good ears are sell
dom found on the same stalk. The
shank should be efficiently long, how,
ever, to allow the ear to bend over
when mature.
All ears of corn not covered by
shuck are apt to re damaged by black
weevil and the corn car worm.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-11-21
DO NOT Rush
COTTON TO MARKET
EVERY GROVE WHO RAISES 10
BALES OF COTTON SHOULD
PUT TWO IN WAREHOUSE.
SELL THE C10P GRADUALLY
II There Is d Surplus 1t Must Be
Absorbed Ey Reduced ProdCe-
ton Eekt Year.

In a recent speech on the cotton
situation, ClaTor"' Ousley, Assistant
Secretary OF Agriculture, said that rs
he sees the situation no calamity
ilnpends if We g. not lose our heads,
and that he is more concerned about
the gathering q. ne crop than about
disposing of it.
He offered -yN,iOn, even If there
is a surplus CT .IJm three to four
million bales, and avs:
"If every 1ag Z. who raises 10
bales of cotton vi put two in tn"
warehouse and ST.. the remainder BY
installments fro month to month
throughout the rrter and spring in
stead of forciEa all on the market
at one time, The .Iiculty in even its
worst aspects Nh disappear"
He thinks Ira. there is a surplus
of cotton this var it must be aD-
sorbed by redue | production ne@t
year. Furthermoco, he points on.
that the Govern. Mt did not ask for
so large a CROP, nd that in all fair
ness this fact must be recognized, the
crops having b~rl produced because
the Southern lowers refused to
heed the warni~ Of agricultural lead
ers and econOr Il. S. Z. Press
Bulletin.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-11-21
FIELD SELECTION OF
SEED Ii. 5ROYES CORN
Much More Profit25Ie Than Selecting
From the Crib in Spring.

Seed corn shouid be selected from
stalks standing where they grew, be-
cause only then, with certainty, can
seed be obtained from
Stalks that have 4 tendency to yield
well, as shown by the superiority over
surrounding stalks that grew under the
same conditions. Such seed inherits
high producing power.
Stalks without suckers. Such SEED
produces fewer suckers than seeds
from sucker-bearing stalks.
Storm-proof stalks with ears at a
desirable height.
Seed corn should be selected as soon
as It natures, because
Desirable stalks, especially early ma
turing stalks with hanging ears, are
then most easily found.
Warm, wet weather may cause ker-
nels to sprout before drying.
II the selection is delayed the ears
may become infested with weevils,
grain moths, and their eggs.
It is as easy, more satisfactory, and
much more profitable than selecting
from cribs in the spring.. S. U.
Press Bulletin.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-11-21
PUT CAKE-MAKING
ON A WAR BASIS

Icing is not needed. Why not leave
it off! Putting cake on a war basis
is another way to save sugar without
hardship. Thick frosting involves the
use OF sugar needlessly at this time.
Furthermore, many recipes call for ex-
cesslYe amounts OF sugar. Try smaller
quantities in your cake recipes, ETC.,
and give preference to cakes which
are sweetened with molasses or syrup,
Housekeepers who have a stock OF
canned fruits, jellies and preserves in
their cupboards can lessen the sugar
consumption by using more of such
things for desserts.-L. 8. L. Press
Bulletin.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-11-21
PREPAREDNESS

This is the slogan of the wise man.
Stock are continually exposed to cuts,
wounds, scratches, etc. The man who
is prepared has his healing remedy On
hand to stop all chances of blood poison.
tafris' Healing Kennedy is Highly An
Ciseptic. 1t is economical. One soc
bottle makes $500 worth of healing
Oil or ointment. Money refunded if
you are not satisfied.
LEOPOLD LEVY, NatcuitoChes, La.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-11-21
Saturday, Nov. %, 1913,
at IL a. M.

the following property belonging to
said succession, towit:
Forty acres of land, with all i'm
provements, and being N. W. 4 Of the
N. E. a Of Section Six (6) T. 9, Z. 9,
west.
A parcel of land in edge of Martha
vile, La. bounded north by Harris.
east by Bayou and west by Main Read,
and south by Jackson, and being same
property acquired OF j. N. Lee, as per
deed in Book 1913, page 80.
Terms Of Sale: Cash, subject to ap-
praisement, as per inventory on file.
SAM JENKINS,
Administrator.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-11-21

A hoarder Is a man who is more In
terested in getting his bite than In Civ.
Ing his bit
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-11-21
$4,000, 900 bushels

Increase ,..... $4,000, 900 bushels
OF these cereals our shipments of
the prime breadstufIs in the fiscal year
1017-1S to Allied destinations were:
Wheat 100000 bushels and Of rye
1900 900 bushels, a total of IA, 9OO,-
600 bushels.
The exports to Allied destinations
during the fiscal year r916-17 were:
Wheat 135,1O00Oo bushels and rye
100000 bushels, total of 137, 4OO.OOO
bushels In addition some 1O,0OU,OOO
bushels of 1917 wheat are now In port
for Allied destinations or en- route
thereto. The total shipments to Allied
countries from our last harvest of
wheat will be therefore, about 141, OOO,-
600 bushels, or a total of 154,900,OOO
bushels of prime breadstuffs. In adj
dition to this we have shipped some
100000 bushels to neutrals depend
ent upon us, and we have received
some imports from other quarters.
"This accomplishment of our people
In this matter stands out even more
clearly if we bear in mind that we had
available in the fiscal year 1851
from net carry-over and as surplus
over our normal consumption about
2OO,OOO,OO0 bushels Of wheat which we
were able to export that year without
trenching on our home Loaf" Mr..
Hoover said. This last year, however,
owing to the large failure of the 1917
wheat crop, we had available from net
carry-over and production and imports
only just about our normal consump-
ton. Therefore our wheat shipments
to Allied destinations represent ap-
proximately savings from our own
wheat bread.
"These figures, however, do not fully
convey the volume of the effort and
sacrifice made during the past year
By the whole American people. De-
spite the magnificent effort of our agri-
cultural population in planting much
increased acreage In 1917, not only was
there a very large failure In wheat,
but also the corn failed to mature prop
erly, and our corn is our dominant crop.
81 am sure" Mr.. Hoover wrote in
concluding his report, that all the
millions of our people, agricultural as
we'll as urban, who have contributed
to these results should feel very
definite satisfaction that In year Of
universal food shortages in the north.
ern hemisphere all of those people
Joined together against Germany have
come through into sight of the coming
harvest not only with wealth and
strength fully maintained, but with
only temporary periods of hardship.
at is difficult to distinguish between
various sections of our people-the
homes, public eating places, food
trades, urban or agricultural popula-
tions-in assessing credit for these re-
suits, but no one will deny the domE
nant part of the American women"
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-11-21
ned Cross tEleetfn9


A meeting Of the members of the
Natchitoches Chapter of the American
Red Cross will be held at the Court
House, in the city of Natchitoches, at
IL O'Clock a. M, on
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER, Il, 1918,
for the purpose of electing a Chairman,
Vice-Chalrman, Secretary, Treasurer
and Executive Committee for the en-
suing year.
Members of all branches and auxilia-
ries are entitled to vote, as well as
m mhero Of the Chapter proper.
NJ. II. CARVER, Chairman.
AUGUSTA NELKEN, Sec'y.