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Evening star., 1918-05-24
WOOL IS APP0RTIONED.
District Shares in White House
"Shearing" for Red Cross BENEFIT

Commissioner Brownlow today re-
ceived from the White House two
pounds of the wool shorn from the
Presidents sheep. to be sold for the
benefit Of the American Red Cross,
Governors of all states have re-
ceived like amounts of the wool.
The Commissioner will receive bids
for this wool until q o'clock Monday
evening"
Evening star., 1918-05-24
THREE q. s. PRIVATEs HELD.
War Department Reports Massa.
chusetts Men Are Prisoners

The War Department has reported
the following privates as prisoners in
Germany:
Edward ]. Doherty, Newton Center
Mass: Carl Hoist. 1888 Commonw ealth
avenue, Boston. and James N. Null
doom. II Upland road. Brighton. Mass,
Evening star., 1918-05-24
ROBINS QUITS MOSCOW
TO COME TO THE U. S.
Several Members of Red Cross Mis-
sion Accompany Him-Seme-
noff's Defeat Reported.

MOSCOW. Friday. May 17.-Ray-
mond Robins, chief of the American
Red Cross mission to Russia and un-
, official representative OF the United
States with the soviet government.
has left Moscow for home. He was
| accompanied by several members of
the Red Cross mission.
Gen. Semenoff Defeated.
| 1t is officially reported In the news
papers that soviet troops have in
ficted a severe defeat on Gen. Seme-
| noff's troops which were advancing
from Manchuria toward Irkutsk. and
prevented them from taking Chita.
| The Transsiberian railway Is operat-
ing uninterruptedly between 1rkutsk
and Vladivostok by the Amur river
route.
The central Siberian soviet at
Irkutsk. has issued a general mobili
| cation call to all local soviets. and
advises the Moscow government that
the bolsheviki have a critical situa-
ton to face in the transbaikal dis
| trict
Allied Consuls Protest.
T. BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Thursday, May 1s.-The
alled COnSulS nave made conceive
| protest to the Russian government
against the prohibition of the dis
| patch and reception of code kilograms
! to Siberia on the ground that it is
contrary to international law and
| treaties. 1t is understood that the
| protest will be ignored pending the
| reply of the allied representatives to
! a Russian note demanding the recall
| of consuls accused of participation in
counter revolutionary plots in Siberia.
Gets German Promise.
| At a meeting of the central execu-
tive committee today Nikolai Lenine,
| bolshevik premier, announced the re-
ceipt of an official declaration from
the German government that hence
forth the German armies will make no
| father advance eastward: that Ger
many will observe the treaty Of
| Brest-Litovsk. and that the Russians
} residing in Germany will have their
! rights as neutrals restored.
! Referring to Ukraine. he said that
even the extremist PFussian junkers
| were disillusioned, because they were
obtaining corn and other provisions
only at the cost of enormous effort
In conclusion he said:
! I'VE have accomplished two tasks
We have seized power and we have
| divided it among all Russia. We point
to the realization of the third and
most difficult task, namely, the disci-
plining of the proletariat to such a
degree that every corner of Russia
shall be permeated thereby"
Evening star., 1918-05-24
PRESIDENT MAY. GET
FULL DRAFT POWER
Sweeping Authority Given by
Committee for Call to
CoIors.
BACKS CROWDER's ORDER

Sweeping authority to President
Wilson to call to the colors all men of
draft age who can be equipped and
trained has been written into the
Army appropriation bill which is go
ing to the House from the committee
today This action was taken at the
urgent request of Secretary Baker,
who appeared yesterday before the
committee soon after Provost Marshal
General Crowder had promulgated a
drastic amendment to the selective
service regulations requiring every
man of draft age to work or fight.
The committee response was
prompt and unanimous.
Under existing law power is given
to draft one million fighting men, in
addition to special units. This limit
soon will be reached with men con-
stantly going into camp to replace
those sailing for France as fast as
ships can be provided to take them
With the law changed as the Presi-
dent desired. the man power of the
country will be drawn upon for what
ever force may be necessary to win
the war.
Crowder's Order Far-Reaching.
Gen. Crowder's new regulation is
far-reaching in scope and touches not
only habitual idlers. but also requires
that draft registrants now in occupa-
tions held to be non-useful seek new
jobs or take their places in the Army.
Clerks in stores. walters, bartenders,
employees at places of amusement,
passenger elevator men and other en-
ployes around hotels, clubs and busi-
ness buildings, as well as gamblers.
fortune tellers and race track and
bucket shop attendants all fall
among those classed as non-usefully
engaged. Enforcement of the rule is
expected to add some men to the
Army and to do a more important
service in improving the labor situa-
tion in essential industries
The House military committees ac-
tion, after hearing Secretary Baker,
completed the Army bill, with provis-
ion for the pay of 100000 men and
with ordnance appropriations. on the
basis of an army of 100000. The
measure will be laid before the House
carrying a total of $9.569. $4,000 of
actual appropriations, and authorize
tion for contracts amounting to ST.
464,416,000 more.
Evening star., 1918-05-24
Possible Explanation.
Possible Future Strength.

Whatever the strength of the Amer
lean Army in France may be today,
the statement Is made in semi
official quarters and has not been
challenged at the War Department
that a million men will have been
transported by July of this year.
Officers here declare the German
withdrawal from the east front GER
tainly could not have been anywhere
like five times that number. The race
between German offensive plans and the
American effort to aid the allies pictured
by Lloyd George. therefore, narrows
down to a question of ti1e. with July
setting the time before which a heavy
Germany in the west will have been
made.
Evening star., 1918-05-24
Sons and Nephews Pallbearers.

The pallbearers were four sons and
two nephews of the former officer.
The sons were David ]. Raymond l.,
Francis F.. and Walter b. Dunigan.
The nephews were Frank B. and
Thomas A. HeIan. sons of Detective
Frank NJ. Helan. whose wife was a
sister of the slain man. Two of the
pallbearers. Walter I. DUNCAN and
Frank b. Helan, appeared in military
uniform.
Lieut.. DUNCAN had been a member
of the force since 1875. AS private
and sergeant he made record. the
excellence of which was only en-
hanced by his career as a lieutenant.
He was shot by Herbert L. Copeland.
q negro. at the premises 1400 Carroll
burg place southeast. and died of his
wound. Copeland had previously
killed Policeman Conrad and Deputy
Sheriff L. H. McParlan of Charles
county. Md. at another house in
Northeast Washington, and was arm
ed and desperate when DUNCAN, in
company with other officers. went to
his new hiding place to arrest him.
Evening star., 1918-05-24
COMRADESAT BIER
OF LIEUT.. DUNCAN
Every Officer Above Rank of
Sergeant Attends Slain
Mans Funeral.
SONS AS PALLBEARERS
SONS AS PALLBEARERS

Maj. Pullman, superintendent Of po-
lice, and every officer of the depart
ment above the grade Of sergeant at
tended the funeral services held this
morning at Immaculate Conception
Church, sth and N streets northwest,
for Lieut.. David T. Dunigan of the
sixth precinct, killed in an attempt to
arrest Herbert L. Copeland, negro
murderer. early Tuesday morning.
This has never happened before.
The detail of officers and privates,
which stood with batons at present"
while the coffin was being put in po-
sition for it's journey to Mount Olivet
cemetery, and which later headed the
cortege, was in command Of Capt
William H. Harrison of the sixth
precinct. Lieut.. Dunigan's immediate
superior.
In addition to the officers and men
present in an official capacity. the
throng inside and outside the church
contained many detectives, sergeants,
and foot and bicycle policemen, both
in uniform and in civilian attire.
Evening star., 1918-05-24
Many Civilians Present.

Prominent citizens who were friends,
acquaintances and admirers of the
officer were present at the residence,
where brief preliminary services were
held, and also at the church, the lat
ter being almost entirely filled when
the solemn tolling of the bell an
nounced the beginning of the service.
The fellow officers OF the dead lieu
tenant formed q double line from the
church door to the curbstone. through
which the coffin was brought into the
church and placed at the head Of the
principal aisle just below the sane
tuary. 1t was surrounded with many
beautiful offerings of flowers. and tall
funeral candles burned on each side
during the service.
Rev. NJ. ]. Riordan, pastor of I'M
maculate Conception Church. was the
celebrant Of the solemn requiem high
mass. assisted by Rev. william j. Car
roll. assistant pastor of st. PATHS
Church, as deacon, and Rev. Walter
DAILY, assistant pastor Of Immaculate
Conception Church, as subdeacon.
Rev. Eugene A. Hannah. pastor of
st. Martins Church, was master of
ceremonies and Harry Wheaton How
ard ofiiciated at the organ. The mu-
sical portion of the services was
given by the boys choir in the gal
lery opposite the sanctuary. while the
final solo. Lead Thou Me On" was
sung by Rev. Walter Daily, the as
sistant pastor.
Evening star., 1918-05-24
Lloyd George Remark
as to American Aid
Puzzles u. S. Officials

Premier Lloyd Georges statement
that the United States had thus far
been able to counterba1ance less than
one-fifth of the fighting strength tho
Germans gained for west front op-
erations through the collapse of Rus
sic left officials here somewhat puz-
zled as to the figures upon which it
was based.
In view of the fact that Secretary
Baker formally announced some time
ago that more than 100000 American
troops were in France. it was point
ed out that the British premier's
statement would indicate that be-
tween 100000 and 100000 German
troops had been released from the
eastern front and were being en-
ployed in the west. Army officers here
do not believe Germany received any
such advantage from the Russian col
lapse. 1t has never been reported, they
say. that the German fighting units in
the east totaled any such figure.
Possible Explanation.
1t was regarded as probable that
Premier Lloyd George was basing his
statement on the number of men of
the American Army now in line be-
fore Amiens with the French forces
The strength Of that American force
has never been made public, but 1t is
known to be in excess Of one division,
and probably. counting all auxiliaries
as well as line regiments reaches a
figure at least above 100000.
If that is true. and Lloyd George
based his calculation upon an Ameri-
can participation of 100000 men, it
would indicate British reformation
was that half a million German
troops had been withdrawn from the
eastern front for use in the west
That figure, however. it is felt here,
probably underestimates the actual
German movement.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-08-03
]. H. McNeely Stands for Reelection
as Member of School Board.

In response to the solicitation of citi-
Gems of ward one, Mr.. ]. H. McNeely
has agreed to run for member of the
school board. The testimonial calling
upon him is as follows
To Mr. j. H. McNeely, Colfax, La;
The undersigned citizens of ward one,
Grant parish, La. recognizing your
eminent services and fitness as our
member of the parish school board. and
believing it to be for our own good as
well as the general good of the parish
for you to continue to serve, respect
fully ask that you offer for reelection
to that position, which you have filed
with great credit to yourself and to
the entire satisfaction of your fellow
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-08-03
FARM DEMONSTRATION WORK
BY r. L. Sloan
AGENT FOR GRANT PARISH

No New Cases of Charlton in Grant.
There have been no new cases
of Charlton reported within the
past two weeks in Grant parish.
Many other parishes are report
ing heavy losses in live stock
while the loss in Grant up to date
has been very light. Many men
whose crop has been burned up
by the drouth have nothing left
but their stock, and the greatest
caution should be taken in saw
ing cattle and horses from this
dreaded scourge. All exposed
herds and a few others have
been vaccinated in an effort to
prevent the spread of the disease.
We hope that there will be no
further outbreak of Charlton, but
if there should be my advice to
all stock owners would be to have
the well ones vaccinated before
it is too late.
The course of Charlton is so
rapid that, for the internal type,
treatment is usually impractical
BILE owing to the animal dying
soon after the first symptoms are
noted. Vaccination is intended
only as a preventive, and will
not prevent for about ten days
after vaccination. This immuni-
ty which is produced in ten days
after the first injection is good
for one year, after which re-vac-
cination will be necessary if there
is danger of being exposed to
Charlton. The animal vaccinated
is given a mild case of charbon
after recovering from which it
will not take it again soon, just
as a person who has had measles
or whooping cough is not likely
again to have the same disease.
However, the charbon impaired
in vaccination is SO very mild as
to be harmless.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-08-03
Two.Pound Sugar Rule.

The two-pound sugar rule will
be maintained. The govern
ment's edict is re-asserted. Ac-
cording to the New Orleans
States, Mr.. Parker made this
statement last Friday. He said
that the people of the city and
State had shown so far that they
are willing to obey the law and
that he felt no fear that they
would violate this latest dictum
of the government and insist on
more sugar than they were al
lowed.
New Orleans people and those
of Louisiana have given me no
trouble. y said Mr.. Parker. Il
am sure that they will obey the
law. We are sending troops to
the other side daily. Their needs
must be supplied. The people of
this country should be willing to
stint themselves so the boys in
the trenches can get sugar and
in any quantity that they want
it. ! am so sure that the people
of New Orleans will obey the SUI
gar regulations that l am not.
even now, going to insist on
cards for sugar purchases. !"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-08-03
LIVER DIDN'T ACT
DIGESTION WAS BAD
Says ss year Oh Kaahy Lady, Who Tells How Sc Was Rsssvsd
After Few Dpses # HaekDnus1t

Meadorsville, Ky.-Nrs. Cynthia
Higginbotham. Of this town. says: sAt
my age. which Il ss. the liver does
not act 70 wen a. when young. A few
years ago. my stomach was all out Of
fix I was constipated. my liver
didn't act My digestion was bad. and
1t took 20 little to upset me. Ny ap-
petite was gone. was very weak. :.
I decided I would give Black
Draught thorough trial as knew 1t
was highly recommended for this
trouble. ! began taking IT. felt
bettsr after q few doses. Ny appetite
improved and became stronger. Ny
bowels acted naturally and the least
trouble was soon righted with q few
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-08-03

President Wilson has issued a
statement to the people of the
United States. in which he de-
nounces mob violence, and APP
peals to his fellow-c ountryman
to keep the nations fame for
fairness untarnished by acts of
violence. He says that every
lynching and mob contributes to
German lies about the United
States in the way of calumny
heaped upon this country by
gifted liars. He begs the patri-
otto men and women of every
community in the United States
to cooperate actively and watch
fully to make an end of this dis
graceful evil.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-08-03
Prayers for Allied Victory.

President Wilson has request
ed the people to spend a moment
in silent prayer for allied victory
at noon every day. The mayors
of Incorporated towns are re-
quested to issue a proclamation,
that when the noon whistles
blow every individual should
pause and pray silently for VIC
tory. We see from the press
that most of the towns are obey
ing the regulation.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-08-03
Proceedings of Council of Defense.
Colfax, La, July 81, 1913.

Colfax, La, July ~, 1913.
The Grant Parish Council of
Defense met in the court house
at IL o'clock with the following
members present:
w. A. Brownlee, chairman.
r. L. Sloan, secretary.
L. o. Clinton, ward /.
J. N. Warner, ward 2.
O. C. Watson, ward 8.
w. L. Nugent, ward A.
]. G. Pope, ward 5.
j. w. O'Quinn. ward 6.
]. w. Bryant. ward Z.
Mrs. G. H. Mcknight, Wo-
mems Committee.
Because of the shortage of la
Dor throughout the country due
to war conditions and the neces-
sity for all loyal citizens to work
the following resolution was
passed.
BE it resolved by the Grant
Parish Council of Defense. That
all able bodied persons in Grant
parish within the ages prescribed
by work or fight measure, known
as Senate Bill No. 81, shall be
required to engage in some pro-
ductive occupation. The Grant
Parish Council pledges its UNI
stinted support in the enforce
ment of this law"
Another resolution providing
a means for determining wheth-
or not a person is complying with
the law passed and the chairman
was authorized to have cards
printed and require questionable
persons to have them filled in by
employer.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-08-03

The victorious advances made
by the Americans and their allies
in France during the past three
weeks have been firmly held at
all points. Over 33, ZOO German
prisoners were captured, and full
ly five times that many Germans
have been killed and wounded.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-08-03
Subjects for Special Session of the
Legislature.

Subjects for Special Session of the
Legislature.
Governor Pleasant has desig-
mated 16 subjects for the extra
session of the legislature-Aug. 5.
Here are the subjects:
/. Fixing compensation Of
clerks of court. (This was the
bill he vetoed at the regular ses-
sion because of defects discover
ed.)
g. Constitutional amendment
to provide bond issue for New
eans-Hammond-C Meteur
road.
8. Proposed assessment of
credits and open accounts. This
bill failed at the regular session.
a. Authorizing sale of leper's
home 10 the United States gov
eminent.
5. Providing for clerical and
other expenses of the Red river
and Bayou Deglaises levee dis
trict.
6. Providing a housings COM
mission. &c. Wayles Browne
of Caddo introduced these bills
in the regular session, one a con-
stitutionaI amendment.
Z. To provide for the success
ors of nontradiug corporations,
fixing terms of prescription, etc.
s. To enact laws for the COM
pensation of the employees of the
city of New Orleans. This was
the Davey bill. which the COVER
nor allowed to die by pocket veto
in July.)
9. To pay printing deficiency
bill.
10. To legalize the changing
of terms of any contract award
ed six months prior to war.
II. To provide for collection
of license taxes on motor vehicles.
IL. To provide for severance
taxes on natural resources.
IL. To provide for the futher-
ance of the United States geolog-
ic survey.
IA. To pay mileage and per
diem of members.
Is. To authorize confirmation
Of appointments of governor.
Is. To provide for ratification
Of national prohibition amend
ment and to enact such other
laws or liquor regulations as may
come before the assembly.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-08-03

Big Steer Feeder Locates in Louisiana.
That Louisiana is going to be
one of the leading beef cattle
States of the entire country with.
in very few years is the con-
tentions of Secretary Charles
Gray, of the American Aberdeen
Angus Breeders Association, up
on returning from a recent trip
through the south. Mr.. Gray
learned that w. H. Hurdle. whose
plantations around Holly Springs,
Miss, have been turning out the
top" steers on the East. st.
Louis market for the past five
years, has purchased a planta-
ton in Louisiana and will imme-
diately stock it with registered
Aberdeen-Angus bulls to produce
high class beef.
Congdon & Battles, of Yakima,
WASH. and Maquoketa, Iowa.
have considerable land holdings
lin Louisiana and will immediate
Fly put a third pure bred Aber-
|deen-Angus herd on their Louisi-
ana land as soon as the tick is
cleaned up. With Knight Bros.
already established with a good
herd of Aberdeen-Angus. one of
the best in the south. the long
outdoor grazing season and album
dance of feeds should quickly
/ put Louisiana in the lead of all
southern States and alongside of
the old corn belt" States of the
middle west.
The 68 steers marketed by Mr..
Hurdle at st. Louis recently sold
at SIPS per hundredweight. al
new southern cattle record for
cattle of that weight and age.
Only six days before this. on July
2, Mississippi steers from the
plantation of Joe j. King, Talla-
hatchie county, set a new ALL
time, all-section record for the
st. Louis cattle market when
S17. 20 was received for his 1886
pound Aberdeen-Angus steers.
At Cotton Plant, Miss. is an
other beef-making project that
shows what Louisiana will be
doing as soon as it follows the
neighboring States example and
gets rid of the tick. Here. on
the Is, acre plantation of
Paul ]. Rainey, the big game
hunter, he is using fifty Aber-
deen-Angus bulls on native cows
and pure-breds to produce the
highest type Of baby beef for the
big packer markets. 1t is the
intention to produce the beef
from start to finish. Mr.. Rainey
first used Hereford bulls, but
changed when the superiority of
the Angus was demonstrated for
baby beef making under south
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-08-03
J. c. Taylor for Member of Grant Par.
ish School Board.

@".s S~.sVVa DV0A0s
In our announcement column
will be found the name of Mr.. ].
c. Taylor. who at the solicitation
of his friends is a candidate for
member of the Grant parish
school board from ward two.
Mr.. Taylor was born and raised
in Grant parish and obtained his
education in the public schools,
and is a fine example of our
home-raised citizenry. He is a
contractor and builder by pro-
fession, and has a number of
buildings to his credit. He is
married, and'a man in the prime
of life, taking an active interest
in all public affairs. His wide
circle of friends recognize his fit
ness for member of the school
board, and he will doubtless re-
ceive a strong support for the
position.