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The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-13
Lafayette w. Are Here

No one can go abroad today without
having scared deep in his brain the fact
that nothing in this world really counts
except the winning of this war
We in America are so far removed
from il that it is hard for us to appre-
ciate what it really means to our Allies,
and what it must mean to us.
Our allies are not looking to us merely
to mobilize our Army and Navy. They
are looking to us to do what they have
done; TO enlist the services of the whole
nation. We do not know any better
way 70 arouse the spirit of this nation
than through the American Red Cross.
Ererv man, woman and child who is I'M
able to take an active part can do some
thing 10 help win the war by helping the
Red Cross. No one who has been in
France, in Belgium, in Italy. or Eng
land. end has seen what the Red Cross
is doing, can fail to believe this. It
gives eynrv one in America an opportu-
nitv
TO HELP our soldiers and sailors
who are fighting our battles for MS three
Thousand miles from home.
TO HELP England, whose magnifi-
cent strength and determination are the
most vital factors in this terrific strug-
gle today.
TO HELP Italy, where the recent re-
treat made through the section of the
country in which many of the important
military hospitals were located, has left
thousands of wounded men without ad-
enuate care and has driven hundreds OF
thousands of refugees from their homes.
TO HELP France. on whose territory
this war has been fought for more than
three years and to whom we owe 50
much.
The Red Cross gives to every American
the chance to join General Pershiuo IN
the. words he spoke in the midst Of our
troops. on the Fourth Of last July. be-
fore the tomb of Lafayette, when he "A.
luted and said simply:
LAFAYETTE, we are here!'
From The Red Cross Magazine.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-13

George Bassett was q boy set apart
Not only that George knew that he
was boy set apart. He would thinb
about it for ten or twenty minutes ut 3
in a mirror and remain wholly without
emotion. What that emotion was, hd
would have been unable to put int
words. but it helped him to understand
that there was Il certain noble some
thing about him which ether boys did
not possess.
Georges mother had been the first
20 discover that George was a boy set
apart. In fact. George did not know
1t until one day. when he happened to
Overhear his mother telling his aunts
about it. True, he had always under.
stood that he was the best boy in town
and he intended to be a minister when
he grew up. but he had never before
comprehended the full! extent of his
Sanctity, and, from that frau"ht mo.
ment onward. he had an almost the
atrical sense of his set-apartncss.
Penrod Schofield and Sam Williams
and the other boys Of the neighborhood
all were conscious that there was
something different and spiritual about
George, and, though this conscious
ness of theirs may have been little OBJ
scure, it was none the less ac1ual. That
IS to soy, they knew that George BaS-
sett was boy set apart. but they did
not know that they knew it. Georges
air and manner III all times demon |
strated to them tnat the thing was
so, and, moreover. their mothers alb
sorhed appreciation of Georges won
derfulness from the very fount Of IT, |
for Mrs. BasSett's conversation was Of |
little else. Thus, the radiance of his |
character became the topic of envious |
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-13
What Social Service viii Do
For A Town

Naa roul. haze AL ;'ps .a Home
Rei.rf w Soeia, Service vtoFa 4val- only
WIEN rar poor BIT il Frequently lap
pens ,.a. ;tr aa.l-to-io are exceedingly
al..3 ~ 4atr r,- Of this facility for
ouirf Hork in helping them on Of their
troubles.
Organized cndcavor is the most pro
drr,iva II the distribution If needed
c;ari-v. ana there i. great amount of
waste brought about by misdirec-ed ef-
forr~ There can be no doubt on this
score, for it is a repetition Of the old
saving that what is everybody 5 busi-
nos IA lie long run i nohodys bust
ne,s. - the careful study Of the needs
Of ea.n ease which ~ brought to their
attention the directors are able to dis
p0~e ot il in an intelligent manner and
to the best interest of the afflicted one.
In more than one instance il has been
foani Hat interference by people who
give without thinking has resulted in
great waste.
THE organizations and business men
Fri,av night TO hear what has already
been accomplished and what the work
viii really mean, in a practical way, to
Morgan City.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-13
Home Relief Associa-
ion 4 War Time
Suggestion
Plan To Help Unfortunate
Ones Al Home By SYST
nla!ic Efforts


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The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-13

brought down from the attic quietly,
though. as he said. it wasn't any use
on earth up there" There were two
lame chairs from Periods attic, and
along one wall ran q low and feeble
structure intended to serve as bench
or divan. This would come in handy,
Sam said. If any of the party had to
lay down or anything" and at q pinch
(such as meeting of the association
It would serve to seat all the members
In row.
For, coincidentally with the develop
ment Of the shack. the builders became
something more than partners. Later.
no one could remember who first sug-
gested the founding of secret order
or society. as measure Of exclusive
ness and to keep the shack sacred to
members only, but it was an idea that
presently began to be more absorbin.
and satisfactory than even the shack
itself. The outward manifestations OF
it might have been observed in the in
creased solemnity and preoccupatiOn
VA tAC SuOttiSluu lut!ilDcIS uuu i Il
few ceremonial observances exposed
to the public eye. AS an instance Of
these latter. Mrs. Williams, happen
ing to glance from rearward window,
about four O'Clock one afternoon, found
her attention arrested by what seemed
to be flag-raising before the door Of
the shack. Sam and Herman and Yer
man stood in attitudes Of rigid atten-
ton, shoulder to shoulder, while Pen
rod SchOfield. facing them, was ap-
parently delivering some sort Of ex-
hortation which he read from a scrib-
bled sheet Of foolscap. Concluding
this, he lifted from the ground a long
and somewhat warped clothes-prop,
rom one end of which hung a whitish
lag, or pennon, bearing an inscription.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-13

parental comment during moments OF
strained patience in many homes. so
that altogether the most remarkable
fact to be stated Of George Bassett IL
that he escaped the consequences as
long as he did.
Strange as It may seem, no actual
violence was done him except upon the
incidental occasion of tar fight. into
which he was drawn by an obvious &C.
centrlcity on the part Of destiny. Nat
urally, he was not popular with his
comrades: in all games he was pushed
aside, and disregarded. being invaria-
bly, the tail-ender in every pastime in
which leaders "chose sides;;" his coun-
sells were sighted as worse than
weightless, and all his opinions Instant
ly hOOted. Still, considering the cir.
cumstances fairly and thoughtfully, it
is difficult to deny that his boy COM
panions showed creditable moderation
In their treatment of him. That is. they
were moderate up to certain date,
and even then they did not directly at
tack him-there was nothing cold
bloOded about it at all. The thing was
forced upon them, and, though they all
felt pleased and uplifted-while it was
happening-they did not understand
precisely why. Nothing could more
clearly prove their innocence Of heart
than this very ignorance, and yet none
of the grown people who later felt
themselves concerned in the matter
was able to look at It In that light.
New, here was a characteristic working
OF those reactions which produce what
is sometimes called ''the injustice Of
life," because the grown people were
responsible for the whole affair. and
were really the guilty parties. It was
from grown people that Gergie Bassett
learned that he was boy set apart.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-13
Sam and Herman and Verman lifted

Sam and Herman and Verman lifted
:heir right hands, While Penrod placed
the other end Of the clothes-prop In q
hole in the gr0r"fl. with the pennon
futtering high above the shack. He
then raised his own right hand. and
the four boys ry,1Hre1 something in
concert. It was iAa"dible to Mrs. VII,
lianlS. hut she WIS able to make out
the inscription upon the pennon. II
consisted Of the peculiar phrase, IN
Grim" Done in black paint upon a
'',Hslin ground, and consequently seem
ing TO be in .ieed of a blotter.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-13
Masquerade Dance Given For
The Children Yesterday

The Jewish Ladies Aid Society gave a
costume and mask dance in the auditor
inm of the City Hall Yesterday afternoon.
A large crowd Of children attended and
enjoyed themselves to the fullest extent
With very few exceptions thev entered
into the spirit of the occasion by appear
ing in masks and wide variety Of cos
tunes.
From reports received from the kid.
dies, all present were so highly enter
tanned they hoped such an entertainment
would he given them bv at least next
Mardi Gras week. The proceeds from the
dance will be used to further good work
of the Ladies Aid Society.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-13
NOTICE,

The regular meetings Of the ,nh
oc Ben lIur takes place the first md
dues rust be sent or brought to tk
home Of Capt. Gillcn Railroad Ave.
ue. Scribe viii rot 20 out collecting
same. All members VINO neglect b
pay their dues before the 18th d
ple.aaers ere requested to attend
Members are hereby notified aa
thild Tuesdays Of each month. Al
LYDIA GILLEN RADES.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-13
Red Cross Work

MORGAN CITY BRANCH
Supervisors. Misses Leta Prohaska
AMI Matte BOYLE.
Attendance 6.
l23 go congresses.
: suits.
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BERWICK BRANCH

BERWICK BRANCH
Supervisors, Mcsdames b. Jacobs and
Jno Walters.
Tendance II.
o1S 4x4 congresses.
70 3-y,l. rolls.
s suits
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Morgan CITY Daily Review. deliv.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-25
D. C. TROOPS, BACK,
H0ME|NF0RTN|GHT
No Visits Permissible While
Men Are Isolated in New
York for Examination.
WOUNDED GREETED HERE
District troops, attached to the 1s7th

District troops, attached to the 18th
Field Artillery, Batteries c and F,
who arrived in New York yesterday
on the steamer France, will spend to-
day in a New York camp and prob
ably will return to their home in
about two weeks. The intervening
period will be taken up with medical
days, after which they will be sent
to Camp Meade to be mustered out.
Announcement has been made by the
War Department that relatives will
not be permitted to visit the men while
are at Camp Meade, short leaves of
absence probably will be granted.
The District wounded men prob
ably will be sent to Walter Reed
General Hospital or the Army Hospi-
tai at Camp Meade.
A military band and delegation from
the canteen servicee of the American
Red Cross greeted the men at the
dock.
Notables Among Passengers.
Among the passengers was Col.
the 1osth Field Artillery. who lost a
leg at Opermond, but continued fight
ing until his other leg was severely
injured and his face SCARED by
shrapnel.
Maj. Gen. Goethals was at the dock
to greet his son. Maj. Thomas R.
Goethals of the Medical Corps.
Lieut.. Nathan c. Post of Cleveland,
one of the Frances passengers. has
had the unique experience of surviving
two airplane falls, in one of which
his pilot was killed by enemy bull
let's. Lieut.. Earl w. Porter of
for daring feats in the air.
Three hundred and fifty returned
invalided soldiers from debarkation
hospitals at New York were guests of
the city for few moments on Christ
mas eve at the Union station last
night One contingent arrived at
7:4O o'clock and another arrived at
o'clock for the south.
Christmas at Sea.
the portion of the officers and men on
board the Saonia. which is somewhere
on the Atlantic racing against time
to get it's cargo landed by Christmas
day. 1t is reported that the Saonia
has been delayed by storms apd will
not arrive until the latter part of the
week.
About 5000 troops, including 700
sick and wounded, sailed on the trans
port Princess Matcika from France on
December 20. The ship is expected at
Newport News about January 2. Maj.
Gen. Charles Menoher, recently ap-
pointed chief of the air service, to
John D. Ryan. is returning on
the Princess Matcika.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-25
POWERS NAV|ES
LEAGUE PROBLEM
President Makes Progress in
Winning Statesmen to His
Program.
DISPOSAL OF HUN FLEET
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Copyright by New York Evening Post.)
PARIS, December 24.-President
Wilson is making headway in his con-
ferences with European statesmen, for
practically all thus far have agreed
to do their best to effect the league of
nations. When it is considered that
until recently a disposition was preva-
lent to regard as purely academic and
impractical all schemes for league
of world powers and to place real
faith in special understandings and
agreements, the readiness to examine
in a spirit of cooperation, such plans
as Mr.. Wilson has to suggest and to do
the utmost to carry them out must be
viewed as something tangible.
Clemenceau's Approval Gained.
It, is a forward step indeed when
Premier Clemenceau himself expresses
his willingness to do all possible to
create a league of nations at the peace
conference. Statement representing
Italy have done the same thing. There
is no reason to suppose that the Brit
ish view will be different, and there is
a confident expectation here that be-
liefs previously expressed by Lloyd
George. Sir Edward Grey and Mr.
Asquith, and now forcibly reiterated
by Lord Northcliffe, mean that the
great powers of the world have con-
sented to approach the problem of a
league of nations with the well de-
fined purpose of reaching an agree
ment making possible the creation of
such a structure at the earliest mo-
ment.
President Wilson has no disposition
to sidetrack all other questions. espe-
cially territorial ones, until a league of
nations has been erected, as discus
sion of everything that the belligerents
desire will unquestionably go on at
the same time, but the feeling of the
American mission seems to be- that a
definite agreement for league OF ma
tions will remove many apprehenslons
growing out of territorial perplexies
and strategic frontiers.
League Would Limit Navies.
So it may be said that much of the
present discussion in regard to the
size of armaments America and Great
Ollldi 1AI ASSCSSdIAy NC W
the practical facts of league of ma
tions when once such a thing has been
created.
1t is not true to say that the Amer
lean mission has reached decision
as to what it will recommend with
respect to the German fleet, as formal
action on the matter will probtbly
be postponed until the whole question
of the size of navies is taken up by
the peace conference.
But nevertheless an American view
which has influential supporters ar
CUES that unless all the belligerents
are willing to distribute the German
feet in such a fashion as to equalize
the strength of the navies of the
world the best thing to be done is to
melt up all the warships surrendered
! by Germany.
Holders Of this view s-clare that.
CONTINUED oo Fourth Pages9
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-25
CLARK IN 1920.
Speakers Friends Say He Will Be
a Presidential Candidate.

Friends in Congress of Speaker
Clark say that he will be candidate
for the democratic presidential NOM
ination in 1920, although no formal
announcement on the subject could
be expected for some time. Mr. Clark
himself said:
II have no announcement to make
except to say that I know nothing
about it,
According to the story going the
rounds at the Capitol, Mr.. Clark will
be supported by William Jennings
Bryan, having reconciled differences
that began at the Baltimore conven-
ton in 1912 when Mr.. Bryan threw his
support to Wilson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-25
PRESIDENT LAUDSU.S.
SOLDIERS; SAYS WORLD
WANTS A JUST PEACE

President Wilson, from Paris.
sent the following Christmas
message to the American peo-
Rle:
Il hope that it will cheer the
people at home to knew that 1
find their boys over here in fine
form and in fine spirits, es-
teemed by all those with whom
they have been associated in
the war and trusted wherever
they go; and they will also. I
am sure, be cheered by the
knowledge of the fact that
throughout the great nations
with which we have been asso-
ciated in this war public opin-
ion strongly sustains all pro-
posals for a just and lasting
peace and a close cooperation
of the self-governing peoples
of the world in making that
peace secure after its present
settlements are formulated.
Nothing could constitute
more acceptable Christmas re-
assurance than the sentiments
which find everywhere preva-
lent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-25
POPE SENDS CHRISTMAS
CHEER TO PEOPLE OF U. S.
Cables Message From Rome
Through the Papal Secretary Of
State, Cardinal Gasparri.

Pope Benedict XIV has sent by
cable from Rome this message of
Christmas cheer to the people of the
United States through the papal
secretary of state, Cardinal GaSparri:
81 hasten to communicate to you the
following message from the holy
father: Let US do our duties and let
us turn to the whole world, living
only for the comfort and for the
benefit of just and durable peace.
one eminently Chrfstian-the prayer
chanted by the angels upon the occa--
sion of the birth of the Prince of
Peace: GLORY to God in the highest
and upon earth peace to men OF good
will" Benedict XIV, the holy father.
Copyright, 1s1s by the Edward Marshall Syn
dicate, Inc.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-25
MAI. GEN. RHODES IMPROVED.
Head of U. s. Armistice Commission
Recovering From Injuries.

PARIS. December 25 (Havas).-The
condition of Maj. Gen. Charles D.
Rhodes, head of the American armis-
tice commission. who was injured in
the fall of an airplane near Paris on
Monday, continued to show improve
ment today.
Unless unforeseen complications oc-
cur his complete recovery may be ex-
pected shortly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-25
REFUSES CONSCIENTIOUS
DIRECTORS AN AMNESTY
Individual Cases Must Be Tried on
Merits, Secretary Baker In
forms Interceders.

Conscientious objectors who are
prisoners of the military authorities
of the nation have been denied gen.
eral amnesty by Secretary Baker.
A committee representing the men
and their families yesterday requested
Immediate and favorable action by Mr..
Baker to enable the men to eat their
Christmas dinners at home. A petition
signed by 5000 persons was present
ed to the Secretary.
Dr. John l. Elliott head Of the
Hudson Guild Settlement of New
York, wko spoke for the committee,
said there was no disposition to up
hold the principles of the conscieH-
tious objectors but he declared that
the end of hostilities had. disposed
of the only reason for further hold
ing the men.
Commission to Investigate.
Secretary Baker declared that it
would be impossible to grant a
blanket pardon. because individual
cases differed radically from each
other. 1t would be necessary to con-
slider all applications for amnesty on
their merits. and commission had
been appointed to inquire into the
whole subject. The department in its
final judgment would be guided large
~ by the report of the commission.
Secretary Baker said.
Among the members of the commit
tee seeking clemency for the conscien-
tious objectors, were Mrs. Henry Viii
lard of New York, Allan McCurdy.
secretary of the national party, New
York: Rev. Richard Hogue, head OF
the Marylsnd Prison Associa tion.
Baltimore, and Mrs. Brent Allison,
Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-25
SIX KILLED IN COLLISION.
Passenger and Freight Trains in
Crash at Norge, Okla.

OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla. December
25.-Six persons were killed and a
number injured in collision early
today between a passenger train and
a freight train on the st. Louis and
San Francisco railroad at Norge.
Grady county, ten miles southwest OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-25
Nose Dive Attempt Is Fatal.

MINEOLA. n. Y December 25-
Second Lieut.. E. S. Munford Of Wash
ington, an Army aviator, attached to
the first provisional wing. was in
stantly killed yesterday when his
scout monoplane plunged 200 feet to
the ground at Hazelhurst field. Wit
nesses said the aviator fell while at
tempting a nose dive.
Last rites for Lieut.. Mumford will
be held at Richmond, Va
Lieut.. Mumford was well known
age. Z
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-25
ARMIES EXCHANGE
WISHES OF SEASON
Gen. March, for Home
Troops, Replies to Gen. Per-
shing's Cable From A. Eff.
OTHER FORCES GREETED

Through Gen. Pershing and Gen.
March the American Army in France
exchanged Christmas greetings with
the forces at home.
Gen. Pershing cabled to Cen March:
PLEASE accept for the officers and
men of the American Army in the
United States cordial Christmas greet
ings and best wishes for the coming
year from the American expeditionary
force"
Gen! March replied:
Christmas greetings to yourself and
the American expeditionary force. A
happy New Year and speedy return
home"
Tells Many It Is Appreciated.
Secretary Daniels sent broadcast by
wireless to the units of the Navy in
all parts of the world a Christmas
message reading as follows:
''Voicing the sentiment of the whole
world, which is proud of the achieve
ments of the American Navy, I send
Christmas greetings with congratula-
tions upon high achievement. All in
the Navy will celebrate this Christmas
with knowledge of the appreciation of
the American people for the impor-
on earth this Christmas day.
'aThe Navy never SO we'll deserved
the confidence of the people and it
never possessed it in so large
the affections of all Americans. This
thought must give happiness to all
in the service. My good wishes for
happy Christmas to all in the Navy
and to all who are near and dear to
them"
Sends Message to Marines.
Maj. Gen. George Barnett. COM
manding the Marine Corps. sent the
following message to every marine
in this country and abroad:
'"The major general commandant
desires to wish every officer and man
merry Christmas and a happy New
Year, and to thank one and all for
a years hard work wonderfully we'll
done"
In extending holiday greetings ito
our own country and to the nations
of the EARTH Secretary of the Treas
ury Glass said that the fervent
prayer of every patriot should be
that this Christmas day of 1918 may
be the sure harbinger of 4 peace on
earth. good will to man. that will
endure forever"
Food Administrator Hoover who
is in Europe arranging relief for the
peoples of the war-devaStated coun-
tries. cabled his greetings to the food
administration officials and employees,
with a message to the American peo-
pie that some task yet. remains be-
fore u.s." as Europe will be another
six months in recovering from it's
main food difficulties"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-25
Shipwrecked Men Rescued.

NEW YORK, December 25.-The
steamship Amalco arrived today from
San Juan with eight members of the
crew of the schooner Ella NJ. Wiley.
735 tons of Rockland, Me-, which
went ashore at San Juan November
IL. The schoo Ter was coal laden
from Norfolk and was total loss.