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Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-11-07
spt. Firth and Bride
Go to Eastern Port

ain Edwin Firth and bride,
nslg Miss Betty Sullivan. who ar
here last Thursday evening for
,R days visit with friends, have
ior an Eastern port, having re-
a orders the same evening they
rived in Bogalusa. Mrs. Firth ac-
panied the captain and will re-
It the port until Captain Firth
for France. They left New Or
tuesday afternoon.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-11-07
Cotton Crop
in This Parish

Washington parish farmers are be-
Eyed to have raised the largest cot
crop ii the history Of the parish
nd have received the highest price
known. The report Of d. VI.
sneh, special agent, reports that
e were 505S bales of cotton
ned ii the parish for the 1918
against 1913 bales ginned in
The gross receipts for this cot
oald be about 100000.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-11-07
sw Hebron Bank
Closed Its Doors

bank at New Hebron, Miss
miles from Bogalusa, is re-
s. g have been closed last week
3 state bank examiner of Mis-
The amount Of the failure
known here, but is said to
Deen heavy considering the
Ct capital the bank had. Mis-
has guaranteed banking laws
: aspositor viii lose as result
failure. Some Bogalusa money
stea to have been IN the bank.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-11-07
SUFFRAGE CLOSES

incomplete returns from the Tues
day election shows that weman siIf-
frage has been defeated BY major
ity ranging between 1900 and To-
600. A very light vote was cast ii
the state. Bogalusa gave the ladies
a nice majority, considering the NUM-
Der Of votes cast.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-11-07

Chairman City Committee.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-13
TRIBUTE To FRANCE RECALLED
Palmyra Man Wrote Song Chill
dren of |. S. Sang on York
town Centenary

oh welcome, France, whose wondrous
glory
Still brighter grows with each new
age:
Whose Lafayette helped write the story
That placed our name on history )
page.
With grateful memory enshrining
Your friendly deeds of years gone
by
We pledge not one shall ever die,
Until our nation falls. declining
Oh. French Republic live
In Freedoms van advance.
March on March on, for you we pray
Long live our sister. France
The bond of sympathy between the
United States and France was evidenced
in a great public demonstration thirty
seven years ago, when the school chill.
dren of the United States sang the
above, a composition of Charles w Al
exander, of Palmyra, y. j.. during the
celebration of the one hundredth ami,
versary of the Battle of Yorktown
October IS, 1881. The celebration OF
Bastile Day in this city today recalled
to Mr.. Alexander this demonstration IN
To the air of the Marsellaise. the song
was sung in French at Yorktown, as
the French Commissioners, sent to tins
United States to participate in the cele,
bration Of the famous victory, entered
the hall. A signal flashed over the
country started all school children sing
ing 1t at once. 1t was sung in botf
English and French in the schools.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-13
POPE IS SUCCEEDING
IN DIPLOMATIC AIMS
Establishes Relations With
China for First Time-Again
Recognized by Portugal
Special Gable to Erening Public Ledger

Special Cable to Erening Public Ledger
Copyright. 1918, bv Neu York Timrs Co.
Rome. July 13.
After having re-established diplomats
relations with Portugal, which had been
interrupted for eight years since the
new republic adopted drastic measures
against the Catholic episcopacy, the
Pope has now succeeded in establishing
for the first time diplomatic relations
with China. Pope Benedict thus con-
tinues to give his pontifcate the
prevalent political character. Initiating
the great master under whom he worked,
Pope Leo XIII. who centered all his eff
forts upon having diplomatic relations
with all countries wherewith the papacy
had had no relations even with non
Catholic ones such as Russia. for twenty
eight years. The first new Russian
minister was Isvolsky, later the Russian
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Am
bassador to Paris.
One of the greatest ambitions Of Leo
was to have representatives of England
and America sent to the Vatican.
Regarding the latter, he thought he had
almost succeeded. when William II.
Taft, former governor of the Philippines,
was sent here as envoy plenpotentiary
to negotiate the question of the Friar
lands. Shortly afterward Pope Leo died
The present Pope had the satisfaction
Of seeing England on its own initiative
accredit a minister to the Friar lands
Some personages of the Vatican think
this may set an example for America
while the step taken by China may in
duce Japan to do likewise
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-13
GERMANS CAN'T SPARE
TROOPS FOR AUSTRIA
Emperor Charles Therefore
Declined to Accept Won
Below as Generalissimo
Special Gable TO Euening Public Ledger
Copyright IOIs by Nctp York Times co.

special tdbie 10 ECening Public Ledger
Copyright, 1918, Jy Ncto York Tin,cs Co.
Rome, July 13
The report that General Won Below
has been appointed Commander-in n ,ehie (
of the Austrian forces is now denied
The truth seems to be that after the dis
aster on the Piave stern German re-
proaches were poured on Vienna. En-
peror Charles then proposed that Ger
mans should assume the direction of the
new offensive against Italy on Condi-
tion that they would send also more
material help in the shape of twelve Ger
man divisions. Thus helped. Austria. it
was hoped. would be sure to wipe out the
ignCminy of the former failure.
These proposals were accepted at Ber-
lin. but lately. for unknown reasons,
Ludendorff declared he could not spare
twelve divisions for the Italian front :;
whereupon Austria replied that she is
willing to accept a German general
backed by German troops. but refuses to
accept a general without troops.
People are specuating here whether
Germany fears complications in Russia.
or whether she is unwilling to risk the
decentralization of her troops by contact
with the Austrians. or whether she is
getting uneasy al the advent of such
large numbers Of American troops in
France.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-13
GERMANS LACK CRACK TROOPS
TO HOLD GAINS IN A NEW DRIVE
Big Offensive. Due Any Moment, Will Test Enemys Theory
of Use of nfantry-Value of
Tanks at Stake

vision to the methods of barbaric armies.
Special troops are the very mark OF
barbaric military systems. In the highly
civilized Roman armies one legion was
as good as any other legion. Among the
SpartanS were troops with special privi-
leGes. Moreover the system does not
really fit the German genius and ma
chimes methods, but it is an interesting
example of reproducing in the army
their. political system OF privilege
Among prisoners recently captured the
differences in point of clothes. equip
ment and general condition between
storm troops and the ordinary line has
been very noticeable. and observers de-
clared that in this difference lies the
seed of certain failure. 1t is likely
enough that German storm troops will
win ground in the first onset. but there
will not be enough troops of good
morale to hold or develop their gains.
The second development now about to
undergo the test of real war is the merit
of tanks in defensive conflicts. Recent
small offensives have found these of
very great value in attack. The French
with small mosquito tanks, have been
especially useful and have found that
they are mobile machine guns developed
to the highest degree of efficiency which
have worried the boche terribly. e-
On the other hand the German tanl
is unwieldy and has been poorly handled
1t can mount a field gun but il cannot
leave regular roads and can be easily
held up. Consequently Allied officers are
confident there is nothing to be feared
from it and believe that the Allies. ii
once more called upon to fight de.
fensive battle. will hnd their small hand!
tanks the most efficient protection to in.
fantry.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-13
SOCIETY OF ALLIES
SOUGHT BY FRENCH
Want Solid Organization of
Entente Nations to Oppose
"Mitteleuropa'

Paris. July l3-(By I. y. SD.-While
sons plan for a league of nations,
French statesmen today suggested a So
ciety for Allied Nations
CASTOR Doumergue former president
Of the ministerial council, in discussing
the scheme, said
our enemies have already constituted
a 'Mitteleuropa.' which in effect is a
Veritable league of nations In respect TO
both offensive and economic matters. IL
is sufficiently powerful to survive the
war Although composed of only four
States, it comprises almost half OF
Europe and is capable of presenting a
solid and united minority at the peace
conference table. II is a real and terrible
danger"
Former Minister of Justice Bienyenu
Martin expressed the opinion that such
society Is feasible and would do away
with some of the former diplomatic er-
rors.
But we must not lose sight of our
strength in prosecuting the war in the
course of the formation OF such an or
ganization," NJ Martin said
Marcel Cachin, a Socialist member of
the Chamber of Deputies. declared that
1t is the first duty of the Allies TO unite
automatically in one solid block, SO
! that the Allied group of nations would
be represented as a permanent diploma
tie council in peace times, just the same
as they are now represented in a mill
tary sense at Versailles.
1T must be admitted that, despite our
ral q innehin he
ed" added NJ Cachin. I'VE have not
understood one another thoroughly and
have not even studied together the
questions OF peace"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-13
CHARGES BLACKMAIL BY U. 5.
Weser Zeitung Says Cunard Line
Is Sued Despite Indemnity
Special Cable to Erening Public Ledger

Copyright. 1918. by Ne,c York Times Co.
The Hague, July 1S-The Weser
Zeitung declares that the Bethlehem
Steel Company. in suing the cunarC
Company for compensation. stated that
there were untitled bomb cases on board
the Lusitania and that this appeared in
the shipping Gazette Weekly in June,
1915. The paper asserts Germany paid
$1,000, 900 20 Uncle sam, after being
warned by Count von Bernstorff.
This discovery by the Americans is
not new. as it appeared in the Ship
ping Gazette in 1915 says the news
paper. but having extracted an indem-
nifty from Germany the Americans ART
now irving to baCkmail the Cunard
Line. This is not above American
smartness. or has the money not gone
to the rightful owners Has M Gerard,
the special friend of our foreign office
forgotten 10 hand over the money"
1T is all the same tO US. But rae de-
plorabl fact remains that We compen
sated the Americans when there was no
reason for conn. nsation. which the for
eign office would have known had tsey
taken time to read the shipping Ga
zette-the Americans are Bible scholars
and one could answer vita the Bible
quotation about Venturing into danger.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-13
Special Cable TO Erening Public Ledger
Copyright, 1918. By Nc,C York Times Co.
London, July 13.

London, July 13.
1t is pointed out 20 your correspondent
that the renewed German push, which
is expected to begin at any moment
now. will put to a severe and interest
ing test two important tactical develop
ments of the war
First of these is the new German
theory of the proper use of infantry. At
the beginning of the war their idea was
that all infantry units We're of equal
fighting value 4 few picked corps, like
the Prussian Cockchafers. of course.
there might be. but they were merely
exceptionally good. and there was no
question that all the regular line bat
talions were equal 10 any work required
of them.
Then. as the machinery of war de-
veloped, and especially the number and
weight Of guns. infantry began to lose
standing The German high command
seemed to regard it as little more than
an escort to guns. and II undoubtedly
began to lose some of its efficiency. In
deed. one Of the reasons of the German
failure before Nerdun was that the boche
infantry was not good enough TO rear
the fruits of the guns
1t was evident in the Somme battles
that the German infantry was not equal
man to man, to the British and French
and the high command began to realize
that after all fights could not be wor
without infantry. and that something
must be done to improve the morale OF
their force To do this they devise a sys-
TEN of special storm troops
Now this, curiously enough. is re-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-13
But
AMERICAN DID IT
Captain Buys Condemned
Ties and Uses Them for
Road
COT PERMIT OVERNIGHT
Special Gable to Evening Public Ledger

U
Copyright, 1918. Dy Neto York Times Co.
Paris. July 13.
The French people are showing in
creasing admiratlo of the businesslke
manner in which Americans are handling
the work of war here, and scarcely day
passes without significant stories being
published demonstrating how the trans
atlantic ally insists on overcoming often
absurd administrative fetters which ham
per rapid progress in this country.
The Petit Journal recounts how an
American engineer captain surprised Of
ficials of the East Railway Company by
accomplishing in five or six hours what
they had been assured would involve a
delay of fortnight Near Gondrecourt
station was huge collection Of railway
ties condemned to be cut up for fire.
wood. The American engineer officer
cast a longing eye on these ties for use
In the narrow gauge switch road he
wished to build close by.
On offering to purchase the ties the
officer was told by the railway man In
charge that sale was impossible. as the
ties were condemned for firewood.
Then sell them to me for firewood,'
said the American.
NOT pOSSlDIe. was Ine TeDlN.
Eventually the official explained that
the only thing to do was to obtain per
mission from the head offices in Paris
which would take at least a fortnight
When does the first express leave
for Paris?" asked the officer.
This evening"" was the reply
Thanks" said the officer. Good
morning.
In the morning gang Of husky
Americans started loading up ties anG
shifting them.
Here is The permit" :he officer TOLD
the railroad officials. showing a sheet OF
paper We shall start our narrow guage
road tomorrow morning
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-13
GERMAN CLAIMS US.
ROLE OF LBERATOR
Cologne Zeitung Says Wilson
Has Abandoned Fight for
World Freedom
Special Cable to Erening Public Ledger
pyri0ht, 1918, bD Ncic York Times Co.
The Hague, July 13.

Copyrioht, 1918, by Ncn Yori; Times Co.
The Hague, July l3.
Commenting on the Fourth of July
celebration. the Cologne Zeitung pub
fishes an attack on President Wilson in
reference to speeches at Washington's
tomb. It declares that the England
of today is the England of long ago,
only Wilson does not recognize it,
otherwise he would not have defiled
Washngton's grave with his speech at
Mount Vernon" 1t also asserts that
President Wilson has not moved
finger to force England to his program,
has not helped the Irish nor the Indians.
and "as long as they are not imprison-
ed or hanged he contents himself with
saying that he has no right to interfere
with the domestic affairs of other ma
tions."
America, like England" it continues,
must talk much SO that her past his
tory will be forgotten. The Declaration
of independence could not be written
today for a country that permitted the
Indian War. and the cruelties of the
Boer war, and has the annexation of
Texas New Mexico. Arizona, the
Philippines, and even the Panama Canal
Zone on it's conscience. The only wonder
is that two countries with such bloody
past and present can still make the rest
of the world listen to their speeches
1t goes on to say that America is now
ashamed of the Declaration of In
| dependence, but that Germany bravely
takes up Jefferson's flag, which Wilson
has neglected, and fights for the free
dom of the seas and the oppressed ma
tions. America must give up her role OF
world-freer under Wilson's leadership
and must cede this role to Germany, for
Germany will only consider this en-
forced war satisfactorily ended when
she has freed the world from Anglo
Saxon oppression. when she has opened
the seas for the whole world, and given
freedom to the British vassals state
Then a glorious Fourth will have come
for the world and humanity-the great
day of independence of England ana
the whole of lo-Saxondom.I
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-13
'KERENSKY DENIES
TEMPS CHARGES
Says He Has Tried to Con-
suit All Glasses of q
French
DIDN'T DROP DISCIPLINE
Blames Lvoff for Letting
Lenine Into Country, in
Letter to Paris Paper
DIDN'T DROP DISCIPLINE
Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger

Copyright. 1918. bv Ncw York Times Co.
Paris, July 10. -
The Temps prints long letter from
ex-Premier Kerensky of Russia, contro-
verting statements included in severe
editorial published last Tuesday accus-
ing Kerensky of ignoring all French
opinion except that of the revolutionary
abolition Of discipline in the Russian
army, Of permitting Lenine to return
to Russia and of abandoning Korniloff.
kerensky asserts that he has been
careful to meet representatives of all
shades Of French opinion. He alleges
that orders for the abolition Of the death
penalty in the Russian army were given
by the Petrograd soviet. without the
knowledge of the provisional govern
ment. which at that time had not, been
case the orders were promulgated two
months before he became Minister of
War.
Lenine. he says. returned to Russia
under general amnesty granted by
Prince Lvoff's ministry, which was COM
posed of ten Moderates and Liberals
and one Socialist. He denies the charge
of abandoning korniloff "for the simple
reason that was never in the plot
with him"
Commenting on the letter the Temps
repeats that Kerensky made no effort
to meet others than Socialists here until
he found he was receiving very cold
welcome from that party.
I'VE owe it to the Russian people to
tell them the truth" says the paper.
We owe it also to our Allies, whom
kerensky proposes to visit shortly. II
Is impossible to forget that thousands
Of French soldier and thouands of AL
lied soldiers have lost their lives because
the Russian provisional government
showed itself unable to meet the cit
uation."
The Temps suggests that as Lenine
did not return under an amnesty. since
he Travelled from Switzerland in Ger
man special train and began immedi-
ately to devote himself to defeatist
propaganda. it was within the power
of kerensky and his associates to have
expelled him. The journal adds that
apparently Kerensky regards Korniloff
as a traitor, and not Lenine.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-13
LUXEMBOURG WOULD
END GERMAN SWAY
People Want to Cut Loose
From kaiser's Influence.
Plan Universal Suffrage
Special Gable TO Euening Public Ledger
COPYRIGHT, 1913, bv Neto York Times Co.
Paris, July 49,

Special Gable 10 Epening Public Ledger
Copyright, 1913, bv Stt1 York Times Co.
Paris, July 10.
In spite of the German violation of her
neutrality and regardless of the many
arrests of her citizens for expressing
sympathy for the Allies. the Duchy of
Luxembourg is now openly taking a keen
interest in the coming parliamentary
elections because of their possible bear
ing on the German plans after the war
The next Luxembourg parliament must
organize on September IA. Election of
its fifty-three members will occur prob
ably next month. Candidates will be
voted for or against according to their
attitude toward the proposed new consti-
tuition.
The two essential provisions Of the
constitution, or new organic law of the
duchy. which the Liberal element are de-
termined to have, are universal suffrage
and the placing of the treaty-making
power in the hands of the peoples repre-
sentatives As it is now. the suffrage is
limited 10 property taxpayers. That
qualification is TO be done away with
Still more important. from the interna-
tional viewpoint, is the plan to give
treaty-ratifying power to the parlia.
ment.
At present the Grand Duchess has
complete power to make treaties without
any restraint whatever She is pro-Ger-
man by sympathy and blood and Luxem.
bourg has suffered in commercial and in
dustrisl relations with other States be
cause Of it's rulers German attiIiaton:
aud Tendencies The desire of the people
h 70 be in a position after the war tc
cut loose from Germany, which has
Always imposed upon her the bad end OF
eeonomic bargains, and &c become close
! tconoHE ally OF France.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-13
U-BOAT CAPTURES ship
Crew Set Adrift OFF Cape Race
Picked In at Sea

An Atlantic Port, July ia Ger.
man submarine, appearing 300 miles
off Cape Race on July ., captured the
Norwegian bark ManX King, and
ordered the crew of nineteen to take
to the boats, it was learned. when
the survivors were brought here on
board a British steamship which
picked them up al sea. The survivors
said they did not know what became
of the bark, whether she was sunk or
converted into a raider by the Ger
mans.
The ManX King. a vessel of 1929
gross tons, left a United States At
lantic port about two weeks ago. She
is the first craft which has been re-.
ported as encountering a C-boat so
far north in the Atlantic.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-13
HSPECLAL CABLE DISPATCHES FROM WARRLNl
MIRBACH SLAYER EXECUTED
Letters Seize Petrograd Arsenal
and Fight Reds for Hours
By the United Press

Stockholm. July 13.-M. Alexandra
witch, one Of the assassins of German
Ambassador Mirbach. has been executed
according to dispatches received today
from Moscow. The other assassin, N
Bloomkin, has not been captured.
1t is reported that Germany Will also
demand the execution of NJ. kamkofl
and Nine. Sparidonova, two of the Social
Revolutionaries arrested In the MOSCOW
revolt which followed Mirbach's death.
Passengers arriving here on boat
from Petrograd brought news of riots
in that city They said that several hun.
dred soldiers and workmen. led by Left
ers, seized the Parshsky arsenal and
fought the Red Guards for hours. They
were subdued only after an artillery
bombardment of the arsenal.
Cholera Is reported to be sweeping
Petrograd
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-13
YANKEES BREAK GERMAN RAID
Enemy Sustains More Losses in
Chateau-Thierry Region

German raid against American positions
In the Chateau-Thierry region broke
down with losses under our fire, General
Pershing reports in his communique of
July 12. made public by the War De-
paFtment today.
American aviators in action against
hostile planes succeeded in shooting
down an enemy machine In the region
Of Thiaucourt the 9communique adds.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-13
PRUSSIA COERCING SWISS
Government Trying to Expel
Author of Anti-German Books
Special Cable to Euening Public Ledger

Copyright, 1913. BY NeD York Times Co.
Paris. July 13.--The SWISS Govern
ment has begun an effort to determine
the identity of the author of "J'Accuse''
and The Crime" with the intention of
expelling him from Switzerland The
books In question are supposed to have
been written by a German democrat.
condemning his own government for
bringing bs Pa tne w zs,unp emsss naner OF pub be
lished by German democrats in Swift
serland. and several other Germans have
been arrested. -----,- ----- h
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-13
Fire Destroys Coal Breaker
By the Associated Press

HarIeton, Pa. July 13.--FIre of unde-
termined origin today destroyed the
Grated by Madeira & Hill. The loss Is
estimated at 100000 and 200 men have
been temporarily thrown out of work