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The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-16
Der wick Notes

Mr.. Nick DePrimer was a business
visitor in Franklin this week.
Son Woods, colored citizen Of
Berwick failed to fill out his ques-
tionnaires and was quickly taken to
Franklin by constable Ratcliff.
Captain Austin Phillips Of the
steamer Buck Lindsay is with his
family for a few days
Captain Joseph Chotin motored to
Patterson yesterday.
The Steamer J. N. Pharr cleared
port for points on the Teche.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Watson, and
son returned to their home in Gal
weston Texas after 4 weeks visit
with friends here.
Miss Violet Thorguson and Miss
Olive Jacobs of Berwick, seniors Of
the Morgan City High School are
taking the teachers examination in
Franklin this week.
MIR. Arthur Watson of Glenn Or
ange visited friends here yesterday.
The sad news was received here
yesterday Of the death of Mrs. l..
Phillips in New Orleans, the body
will be brought to Berwick for bur
ial today.
Preston ComeauX who enlisted in
the navy a few weeks ago is now
stationed at Newport, Naval Train
ing Station.
Mr.. jim LaHatte OF Atlanta is on
a visit to friends here.
Mr.. Alcede Trahan, formally Of
Jeanerette, now in the employment
of the Machine Works, spent the
week end with his family in Jeaner-
cite.
Mr.. A. L. Boudreaux, E. R. Bou-
dreaux, Leo Lewis, Jake Hebert and
James Drury, attended the Knights
of Columbus initiation in Jeaner-
cite, Sunday.
The Boy Scouts Troop No. l of
Berwick, met in regular session last
night A base ball team was organ
lied with Ion Verett as captain. The
scouts drilled in patrol formation.
every day and doing good work,
The Berwick Scouts are improving
they now have about forty scouts
enrolled.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-16

up feeling fine; no billiousn sick
headaches, acid stomach, o. -u':sti-
pated bowels. It doesn't y or
cause inconvenience all the usA. day
like violent calomel. Tai a dose
of calomel today and tomorrow you
will feel weak, sic kand '.useated.
Don't lose days work! axe Dod-
sons Liver Tone instes and feel
fine, full of vigor and ,n.bition.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-16
NOTICE

All musicians including those of
the shipyard are requested to meet
at City Hall, Sunday April Fl, at
P. M. to re-organize the Chamber OF
Commerce Brass Band. st.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-16
ProcI ation

Whereas; the Sanitation Conn
mittee Of the Civic League asks.
that the week Of April 18th, to.
April 10th, 1918, be set apart as
a Cleanup PERIOD now
Therefore, l. Maurice D. Shannon, Mayor Of
Morgan City, do ordain and set apart the period
beginning April 18Th to April 10Th. 1918 as al
cleanup week, and earnestly urge that all citizens
participate in said campaign
During this period every citizen Of Morgant
City should make an effort 10 cleanup his house
and property as to avoid fire risk to abolish all
places that might breed flies and mosquitoes and
to pull up weeds
City carts will remove all garbage placed front Of premises
Ii is earnestly hoped that the proclamation will be Needed
Maurice D. Shannon,
Mayor.|
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-16
WILLIAM BLUMBERC
OPIICIAN

OPTICIAN
Office over Belanger Bldg. Room
6. Office Days: Thursday, Friday
and Saturday from 8 a. m. to 6 p. m.
Sunday from ga. M, to noon.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-04-16

SEE w. PADDOCK FOR INsUR-
ANCE.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-09-18
Ben.
Co. G, SS7th Inf, A. E. F.
NO CARNIVAL AND NO LOSS.
With love to both, from

The lack of a carnival company
seemed to distress some who attend
ed the Grant county fair last week.
1t may be said that the secretary and
president made every effort to secure
amusements but were unable as the
companies are all breaking up and
those existing jump from one place
to another breaking all contracts if
they can make a few dollars nor
On the other hand is anyone worse
off? The carnival idea has grown in
to the fairs in the past few years and
is not to be considered a desirable in
novation. Most of them are anything
but desirable. The writer for one
likes the old-fashioned fair without
this kind of junk much the best. Ag-
ricultural exhibits, livestock, boss
racing and handshaking-that's a
country fair and always will be!
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-09-18
FLOYD FLITSCH LETTER.
June q, 1918.

June 81, 1918.
Dear Cousin:-
Must write you a few lines in an
sWer to you last letter which | re-
ceived a long time ago but as usual
put it off till now. We have served
our first hitch in the trenches which
lasted longer than we expected. Many
OF us did not take my razors along
and at the end of the 18th day we
were looking like wild men, but with
such heavy boards it makes us feel
more desperate and perhaps danger
Gus. That of curse was in the day
time for at times after dark we could
be knocked down with a feather. Our
next time in we don't expect to get
scared for they say it happens to ev-
erybody the first time in, but to my
idea If we stay in here for life l for
one will never get used to the rats.
They are so thick at night a person
has to look where he steps or he will
lind a dozen under his feet, but that is
nothing at all compared to when a
person is asleep and have them crawl
across his face, then you first realize
what a dear little thing a rat really
is. One of the fellows that sleeps in
the same dugout declares that when
he gets home (of course that's figured
pretty strong) he will have to buy
some rats and have them about the
bed in order that he may sleep. AS
for me l don't believe l could pull
through n peaceful night. We ac-
tually believe that were we to inves-
tigate we would find a regular city
above our heads. At times we can
hear them bowl and they surely must
have a race track also.
Shrapnel had not as much effect
on our nerves as we expected, and of
course now we will not run from it
unless we are sure that it is going to
burst almost on our heads. Have not
heard from home for quite a while,
but expect mail most any time now.
Well must close, hoping everybody
is we'll.
| am as W your cousin,
Pvt. Floyd Flitsch.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-09-18
in our company as yet.

IN our company as yet.
haven't seen Groenier since I
landed in France but he is close
around here somewhere. 1 saw
Critchlow once, just met him on the
road. haven't got any coolies yet
but probably will have. I saw some
that looked like they were big enough
to pack a fellow off when he was
asleep. They sure do bite, so they
say. | may send you a German he'll
met if | get a chance. There are all
kinds of souvenirs here if a fellow
could only pack them with him or send
them home. | don't think there is
anything too d mean for the Ger
mans to do. They would rather bomb
a hospital than anything else. They
are cowardly fighters in the trenches
or in the open. If it wasn't for the
machine guns they would be clear
out of luck. Any infantryman can lick
half a dozen of them with a rifle. They
won't fight with a bayonet; they don't
like the cold steel. The infantrymen
say all you can hear is "Kamerad."
They won't shoot a machine gun at
0 until you get up to them and then
they will boiler mercy kamerad."
Well we have had two pretty good
nights sleep now. Old Bill hasn't
bothered us. Well l don't think I
will bring any HBlack Eyes" home
with me. There aren't any around
here, at least | haven't seen any that
suit me yet, although there are some
pretty ones in the city, but we never
stop to talk to them. I have been in
Paris but not to stay. The fellows
from home are all right Good bye.
Earl Reynolds.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-09-18
EARL REYNOLDS LETTER.
France, Aug. 6, 1918

France, Aug. 6, 1918.
Dear Folks
l received your letter written the
28th of June, last night. l suppose
you see in the paper that we are in a
different place than we were some
time ago. Our regiment has plenty
to do now. The streams of wounded
are coming in all the time. The aero
planes are the worst on US. Every
thing is nothing but a wreck. We
have been in some pretty strong smell
ling places.
All the fellows from home are all
all right yet. Old Fritz is sending
over some big one today. They are
going over my head and they scream
like a wildcat only worse, and when
they light they sound like a powder
mill blowing up and they are not
lighting any too far away to be COM
Portable. Well l am in a dugout now.
Old Fritz was getting a little too close
to me. Well 1 can't tell you much
about the war only we are where the
big drive is on. 1t didn't smell very
good for a while, you might know
from the dead men and horses, mostly
Boches. You can see by the papers
where we are. We have had no loss
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-09-18
VIM. G.. KAISER LETTER.

France, Aug. 10.
Dear Friend Paul Klaas):-
Well it has been a long time since
l heard anything from you. We get
mail about once a week or ten days.
| was looking for a letter from you
on the mail yesterday but none came.
How are you anyway? Well l hope.
| am we'll and getting along fine.
like this country fairly well. The
climate is about like that of central
Wisconsin, maybe a little more damp.
The crops raised here seem to be
mostly wheat and oats and these look
good. Some of the grain is cut and
threshed and some is out in the field
ripening. Some of it is about fit to
cut and some green as grass. They
sow it in strips. 1t seems at inter-
walls of a week or two between strips
so as to have more time to harvest.
The harvesting methods used are
from the old-time cradle to the Am
OA1SoA uAAuCI anu luCIS is dUOuL DIS
much of it cut one way as the other.
They also raise some potatoes and
root crops. The work is mostly done
by women and old men and children.
The buildings here all seem to be
very old and are mostly built of stone
with slate or tile roofs. A lot of
them have stone roofs. Imagine the
weight of a stone roof II inches thick
on a building about 40x5O feet. There
are many of that size here. I haven't
learned to talk very much French and
don't think l will unless we are hare
for a long time We sleep in billets
here, that is a certain number in each
house-as many as there is room for
in each house in the different villag-
es. l have no idea as to how long we
will be at the place where we are
now, but I want you to write to me
just as often as you can. The letters
will find me wherever / am. Well
this will be all for this time. Let
me hear from you soon.
VIM. G. Kaiser.
Formerly of Keller, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-09-18
Winning by Grinning.

That the wal is upsetting the men
tai balance of some and straighten-
ing out that of others is the conc1u-
sion of a conference of a number of
leading physicians and health ex-
perts, recently called into conference
by an official Defense Council. Cas-
es were cited in which men and Wo-
men had become so unbalanced as
to require institutional treatment.
Others were presented IL which the
effect of war has been altogether
good.
One woman with a very sensitive
nervous system was so spurred by
her desire to help right wrongs that
her mind literally went to pieces I'M
der the strain of oyePwork. She
came to imagine herself to be the vic
tim Of fendfsh atrocities Of the kind
of which one hears so Euch. Under
the skillful handling Of experts and
through a complete rest, her recovery
is looked for.
Another woman was described as
typical of a large number. Always Of
a somewhat imaginative type, she has
suffered from minor ills all her life.
But under the lash of war necessity,
DIG HOS pAOL5Cu I1LO various lOIu1S
of patriotic, civic, and charity work.
At night, she is well4nigh exhausted,
but she sleeps well, eats well, and is
really healthier than she has ever
been. Once more, we have an illus
tration of the truth of the old saying
that What is one mans meat is an
others poison
In general, the conference express
ed the belief that all forms of clean,
wholesome sport and recreation
should be encouraged during war
time. That person who thinks he is
helping win the wal by going about
with a funereal face deceives him
self and hurts others. In times of
great physical and mental strain one
good laugh is worth a billion tears.
If you, gentle reader, feel your
grip on yourself slipping, cultivate
a smile and seek opportunities for a
laugh! If you see a friends grip on
himself slipping, make him laugh.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-09-18
FUEL SAVING NOTES.
CFrom the State Administrator

(From the State Administrator
BY using just one or two sugges-
lions, advocated Y the United States
Fuel Administration for saving coal
one man has proved that not only
coal, but dollars can be saved. A
consumer in Philadelphia has written
TO the fuel administration telling Of
his experience. His house was sur
rounded on the northern and west
ern exposures by open fields. BY
covering his heater pipes with asbes-
tos and having all the doors and win
doWs weather-stripped, he was able
to keep his ten-room house at a sens
lble temperature on a total consump-
ton of coal for the winter of a little
more than four tons.
His neighbor, having a house of
the same size, declined to use the
same methods, and his aggregate
consumption of coal for the winter
was fourteen tons. Will not this be
an added incentive to all household
ers to I'VE their pipes and weather
strip all doors and windows?
With the evident shortage of An
thracite coal in the state of Wiscon-
sin this coming year, it is clearly
wrong that homes of people who plan
to spend the winter in a less vigor-
Gus climate than W~isconsin's, that is,
in Florida or perhaps California,
should be furnished with a full sup
ply of coal. 1t is manifestly unfair
that coal should be put in the bins
of homes of those people who spend
all or a considerable portion Of the
winter in warmer climates, to the
detriment of people who must stay
here the whole winter thru.
Now, if there are cases in your
county where conditions, such as be-
fore pictured, prevail, it is your duty
to watch this situation closely, to the
end that this class of people do not
get coal, that is, if they are to be
away. We want it further under
stood that in case deliveries of coal
are made, it shall be the privilege of
of the County Fuel Administrator to
direct the removal of the coal from
the homes of these people, to be used
by those who remain in the state all
thru the winter and who may need
this hard coal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-09-18
BEN M'KENZIE LETTER.
Long Island, N. Y.

Long Island, N. Y.
Dear Mother and Ma
l got your letter just now forward
ed from Camp Custer. Had some trip
coming here. Went through Canada,
Buffalo, Syracuse and Niagara Falls
to New York City. Then went went
IN the boat over New York harbor.
l went right by the statue of liberty
ard under Brooklyn bridge. After I
got v e we took a train again and
now I'm on Long Island. We live in
tents here and cook and eat, outside.
The whole S5th division is here, about
$4,000 of US. This is an embarkment
camp and will only be here a few
days. We are all through training in
the U. S. and have no drilling here
at all. Just waiting until it is safe
to go over. / am right on the OCEAN
and can hear it roar all the time.
No one is allowed TO enter this camp
and it is guarded by airships day
and night for this is the place the
Germans were going to bomb. Last
night we were all issued ammunition
so are all we'll fixed. The next letter
will probably be from France as we
are just waiting to be loaded.
With love to both,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-09-18
France.

Ben.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-09-18
Relax If You Would sleep.

The philosopher Hegel finished his
principal work on the eve of the battle
of Jena. amidst the thunder of can
non. Noise, instead of interfering with
conscious thinking, produces an in
centive to thought. If you keep too
vigorous an attention on your ideas,
after you compose yourself for sleep f;
If you maintain an emotional element
or any feelings with them, you will lie
awake or have only ftful sleep.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-09-18
ADVANCE OF CENT A POUND
IN SUGAR O. KID BY u. S

NEW YORK, Sept. 15.-A cent a
pound increase in the price TO sugar
has been authorized by the federal
food board. Hereafter prices will
range from II cents for n pound TO
50 cents for five pounds. Old stock
on hand must be sold at present pric-
es.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-09-18

Dear Mother
Well we landed o. X. and have been
on the go ever since. l guess we are
settled now for a while 1t least. Had
a nice trip over only had one storm
and that was lot a bad one. Things
are a lot different here than in the
states. Everything is old-fashioned
and the buildings are old. Everyone
is a soldier over here and some of
them look as if they had had some
pretty hard times. The people treat
us fine here and all seem glad to see
us. We are the first American troops
that have been in this part of France
so they all stand around and look us
over. Have not learned much French
yeti all sounds alike to me. Loren
ought to be here. Maybe some of
this stuff would come in handy for
him.
With love to both, from
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-09-18
lie Roy D. Durni

The smaller the town the longer
the preachers coat tails are apt to
be.
Some preachers get the idea that
if they have a hoarse voice they are
evangelists.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-09-18

Some men cant pass a set of scales
without wanting to step on and weigh
themselves.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-25
Military Chart Sent by
Secretary to Committee

WASHINGTON Jan. e24.--A chart
based on reports from all army
camps and showing only minor cloth
ing shortages existing January 10 was
sent by Secretary Baker to- the sen
ate military oommlttee today, soon
after Chairman Chamberlain made his
speech in the senate. In his speech
Senator Chamberlain referred 60 a
chart OF conditions on January re-
cording many deficiencies which the
later reports show no longer exist.
Secretary Baker said no statement
would be issued in answer to Senator
ChRmherlain's charges. remarking
the war department ls In the .llnfor,
tLnate position Of being unaSle 10
speak about certain things" He did
comment however. on several fea-
lures OF the speech. In connection
with a letter read by Senator Cham
beralin telling Of the death OF n sol
dier under narrowing circumstauca IS
at one Of the camps, he said several
similar Isolated cases had been called
to his attention and that every pre-
caution possible 10 prevent rccur-
rences had been taken.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-25
FORCED REDUCTION OF
FLOUR SALES PLANNED
Food Administrator Arranged
TO Take Over 30 Per Cent
of Production.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2i--To create
large export surplus OF flour for the
allies, the food administration Is CON
sidering plan OF forced reduction
In flour sales all tho way from the
miller to the consumer. Millerg.
wholesalers, retailers and bakers prob
ably will be required TO hold their
sales OF flour down To rs per cent OF
the amount now hanelcd.
AS the allies are demanding from
10000. 900 10 100, ,000 eco more bushels
ot wheat. the administration has ar
ranged to take over 80 per cent of
Americas flour production, out OF
which will be selected supplies for ex-
port
Food administrator officials believe
THO United states can give Europe
10000, 900 bushels OF wneat made into
flour between now and the time tho
new American crop comes In without
endangering the American supply
Details OF the plars have not been
fully worked out but millers and deal
ers thruoat the country have been
asked for their opinion. as to the best
means of reducing consumption, ant
most Of them believe that n reduction
In sales 20 the public In the best way
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-25
CrOIDder asserts America
Has NeUer Executed Amy
Spies Since War Started

WASHINGTON. Jan. %
Major General CrOwder Judge
advocate general and .provost
marshal general OF the ARMY. said
tonight II any spy had been oN-
ocuted IN the United states he
had never heard OF Il. Reports
on such cases la the army would
come To General Crowder's Of
flee. A. the navy department IL
was natly denied that there had,
been any executions for espion-
age by the naval establishment
The statement were made fol-
lowing reports that q. s Thomp-
son, chairman OF the press COM
mittee Of the American Defense
society In n speech at New York
declared that the society had
been informed that ~ spies had
been executed by the United
states since tho declaration of
war with Germany. MIR. Thomp-
son added that enemy aliens In
this country should he apprised
OF, these facts as evidence OF
Americas determination 60 pro-
tect herself"
other army ana navy officers
here were unable TO account for
the assertion OF Mr.. Thompson.
Various reports of the hangi.g OF
shooting Of spies have been ctrcu-
lated since the United states went
10 war. but none ever has been
borne out by investigation.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-25
Steel Mdgndte BeiieUes
Worlds Destinics To BE
In Workers Hands Soon

NEW YORK. Jan. "a Charles
NJ Sehwab, president NJ the beth
lchem Steel corporation declared
w an address at dinner here to-
n'ght that The time IN near at hand
when the men OF the working class
the men without property VAL
control the destinics OF the world"
The bolsheyiki sentiment must
he taken into consideration" Mr.
Schwuh declared and In the very
near fpturc We mugt look TO the
worker FOR solution OF the great
questions now hoing considered |
am not one 10 carelcssly turn over
my belongings for the uplift OF the
nation, but am ono who has come
To belief hat the worker viii
rule, ana tue sooaer We realize this
the hetter II viii be for our coun-
try and the world at large
In these times OF war MIR.
Schwnb said, I'VE OF America
should not criticize the actions of
our president and our nation. We
are behind him ana we are behind
our nation When | say we
mean the steel men Of the United
States within tho next rs months
We viii have more tonnage ON tho
ocean than all the nations OF the
world
Il ann not discouraged and I am
not peasimialiG. but We must con
tribute our money az we never con
trIbuted before. We must forget
our personal notions ana stand ffy
our nation. Let us place depend
once upon our government and our
cause"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-25
DID NOT CONDEMN POLICE,
DIAMOND DEALER DECLARES
Harry Uciibrun Believes Officers
Again win Recover stolen
JcNelry .

Disclntmlng omphatically any In
tension of criticizing the police In
thetr investigation OF the robbery Of
diamonds at his store nt Second and
Main on January ~. Harry Heilbron n
yesterday declared that he had i'm
plicit confidence In the police and re-
ferrcd 20 the fact that they had re-
covered stolen goods for him on other
occasions, Within the past few
months Carl Lewis, while on the
force, found jewelry that had been
taken from the store. and on a former
occasion Detective James Patton re-
ct vered some stolen diamonds
"The police have rendered very
good service to nae always. and rely
on them for results which have al
ways obtained In referring casrs TO
them. / have had nothing whatever
10 do with any criticism of the de-
partmcnt. but on the contrary, | want
10 express my highest appreciation Of
their sefyices"
Detectives are working on the dia-
mond robbery In which tray OF ten
diamond rings valued at So 400 were
stolen from show window The
robbery. Il IL believed. occurred at
night while Mr. Heilbrou was In the
rear Of the store. A reward has been
offered for the recovery OF the dia-
monds. As yet no clue has heen
found as 20 the IDENTITY OF the
robbers.