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The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-24
(Ion Where Do These Troops
Gomez" German Newspaper
Inquiries
. Admits That Hndendurg's Shategical
'phns Have Hit A Snag Launched By Foch

and completely enlighten the paper
on this point.
In summing up the situation still
another paper states that France is
still very strong; that America has
more than 100000 soldiers in France; !;
that the Englinsh army has been re
constructed and put into perfect
shape. 1t adds that it will likely take
weeks to wrest the initiative from
General Foch. Taking the statement
in its entirety it appears this news
paper is preparing the German peo-
pie for the inevitable.
Yet, another paper, with name
block long, states the fact should no
longer be hidden that German de-
serters have made use of their knowl-
edge Of Hindenburg's plans to betray
their country. Fat chance German
soldier would have to pull such a
stunt. A very flimsy excuse to ex-
plain why's and wherefors Of good
sound beating received. Like the boy
who was thoroughly whipped by an
other boy and to his chum said in ex-
PLANTATION: "If l hadn't fallen down,
he wouldn't have touched me-"
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-24
Great Enthusiasm In SIS
ter Parishes Over Pro-
posed NJ. C.-N. O.
Highway
st. Mary Must Get In Line And
Push To Rapid Compile
ti0n Work Assigned
To Her

A news item sent out from Houma,
of the greatest Importance to citizens
of this parish, was printed in The Re-
view Monday. 1t tells of the fine en-
thusiasm held by the boosters of La
fourche and Terrebonne parishes
over the proposed improvements in
the Morgan City New Orleans high
way. These citizens have not con-
find themselves to sentiment. They
have agreed upon certain definite
ways and means to secure the vast
benefits they realize will be theirs
when this great roadway is an ac-
compfshed reality. They are getting
busy now, along practical lines which
insure every success to the project.
St. Mary also has strong interest
In this proposition. The commend
able action of the Lafourche and
Terrebonne citizens should be an in
spiration to the progressive spirits of
this community. No chances should
be taken which will permit the rec
ords to show that St. Mary Jagged
behind in any particular, regarding
one of the most vital developments
of this section of the State.
A portion of the aforementioned
article follows-more of it will be re-
printed in The Review tomorrow:
Developments which have come
fast and thick during the past week
in Terrebonne and Lafourche par
ishes, promise an early solution to
the problem of completing the great
system of good roads connecting New
Orleans and points in Western Louis
lana and Texas through this section.
Residents of these parishes, combin-
ing interests and efforts with the big
purpose in view, spent practically the
entire week at work on the prelimi-
Earies. Saturday, the work was in
progress all along the line, on a great
project which, when finished, will
N'S PAoFioCu d Iu-SufIdceu ROAD
from Raceland, on Bayou Lafourche.
through Houma and westward to
Morgan City on the Atchafalaya
river.
.4l5
this highway is completed
residents of New Orleans, to say moth
ing of the thousands who will come
to and through the Crescent Citv
from all parts Of the country, will
have the opportunity of really becom-
ing acquainted with the wonderful
section lying to the westward of New
Orleans. Until it is done the won
derful charlottesville magnificent
natural advantages and resources ex-
isting here in the "bayou country"
will remain unrecognized, as they
have in the past" u
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-24

, washington news dispatch says
D. .dv;ses have been received from
s,,rl.nd stating the German news
"a, not only admit defeat OF the
-. moffensive, but express fear
~ General Foch has built up an i'm. n,
liable line Of reserves winch VIII
~ the offensive from the German
rrnand. -,
something new appears inD the
...1;eal situation" says one. Gen
8 Fsch has been able to form an
,.rtant army of reserves. Foch's
~ aims to deal a blow IN the
81 Il Boehm's army, and should 1t
4 sccessful it might compel this
$, ID retreat under most unfavor-
- eonditions. Foch's attack threat
= ~ whole Of Hindenburg's plans. J"
lsetber paper says the German
-. attached too much Importance
4 ae Gheim's offensive, and the
nuflon Is asked: "From where do
~ irocps come? Have the Ameri-
= ,zsnsports really brought them
- quickly than was expected!"
Nuies Of the Hun army on the
I nsSossons sector could quickly
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-24

war. The last was six weeks ago.
"Most Of the others evacuated, but
the two hundred decided to stay.
Many Of the old folks would have
been unable to leave anyway. There
were about a dozen children and a
few middle-age people. but most of
US were pretty old.
During the bombardment we lived
in caves and cellars, without having
enough to eat and without knowing
where to get anything. We were
buoyed up by the hope that Chateau
Thierry again would be French.
meantime our houses were crum-
bling over us. The Germans ordered
US to stay in our cellars except when
we were permitted to leave. Not hav-
ing sufficient food themselves, they
ordered the old men out every day to
bring in vegetables from the fields be-
hind the German lines. Then the SOL
diers would come and take away prac-
tically all we brought in.
eve had no bread, no fats, no
wines, and were struggling to live on
the few vegetables the Germans left
US. The Germans did not abuse ex-
cept by taking everything they want
ed without paying a single sou and by
carrying off everything they fancied.
81 was unable to estimate the num-
Der Of Germans in Chateau Theirry,
owing to restrictions which did not
permit US to move ABOUT much.
Everything was 'verboten.'
MANY Of the older people were
feeble and sick. The rest sought to
assist them, but could not do much,
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-24
Inuicans Receive Royal
Welcone From French
litizens Left In Cha
teau Thierrv
|skt When City Is Rebuilt
Americans Will Be
Invited To Make
Il Their Home

lAnisy July 23.-"Ah l'es Ameri-
they are fine boys-brave.
- We rebuild our city it will al
- Be Is home to Americans. We
q y proud to make them well
-
~ poke Leon Toison, a council
~ q Chateau Thierry, who refused
; I've the town when the Germans
led Il. Although Toison is SO
old, he took charge of city af-
1! snd assisted every way possible
W huadred.p as the survivors
! q vseks Of Boche domination are
{ mall man, slightly bent,
ssss and bright eyed, said:
- - Germans were coming
i 2 adv'sed 70 fse at once, but I
3 hriag myself to do it.
3 sesa Chstesu Thierry cap
- CeEnans three times.
= 1870. l WAS wounded
b.! lg then. The next
lele invauioas Of this
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-24
FIRST NAVAL WEDDING COVER
THERE"

The first United States Navy wed
ding in France was solemnized on
Saturday, June Is, in the Y. M. c. A,
navy hut at K, the only Y. M. c.
A building overseas devoted entirely
to the welfare of sailors. The bride
was Miss Mildred M. Blair, second
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey
Blair, of 1880 Drexel Boulevard Chi
cago. The bridegroom was Ensign
H. Barlow Farr of ia West 10th
Street, New York City, member of
class 1910 at Princeton.
The marriage was the happy cul-
mnation of wartime romance.
Miss Blair for several months had
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-24

main street enjoying the first fresh
air they had breathed in six weeks
paused and wept over the ruins of
buildings and trees. Even the cathe-
dral is full of holes, and probably
cannot be repaired. Toison seeing
the old women crying tried to COM
fort them.
"Don't worry" he said. Chateau
Thierry that was will be again. l
don't know just where we will start,
but it will be rebuilt with the help of
the Americans. Chateau Thierry will
be better than ever-a fitting home
for Americans"
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-24

through having no food. Finally, we
obtained little Of the Germans
black bread. It was as hard as wood.
"It was miracle that any of us
lived through the six weeks of Ger
man control, with shells bursting
everywhere, buildings tumbling down
and Germans, officers and men alike
taking our food.
.sFinally, on Saturday evening. the
Germans ordered all the inhabitants
into the cathedral. We crouched
there, fearing a big sheN might end
us all. We even anticipated being
shot, since the Germans continually
are suspicious of US old folks. We
did not fear death, but trembled for
the children.
''Early Sunday morning, our sol
diers arrived. We then got the first
news of the Americans-their fight
ing, how they forced the Germans
backward.
"When the first American soldiers
arrived everybody could not help
going wild and shaking hands with
the fine boys. We kissed them, too,
for are they not our grandchildren
also?"
Two old women tottering down the
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-24

When the baby takes TOO much
food the stomach turns; the result Is
Indigestion, sourness and vomiting.
Frequently the bowels are involved
and there is collie pains and diarr-
hoea. McGEE'S BABY ELIXER is
mach and bowel disorders of babies.
It is pure, wholesome and pleasant
great corrective remedy for the sto-
tie. Sold by-Belanger Drug Co.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-24

been serving as "canteen girl" in the
Y. M. C. A. navy hut, selling choco-
late and cigarettes to the sailors ,and
the young ensign had meanwhile been
chief of shore patrol at the port Of
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-24

The merchant who advertises gives
you daily budget of store news
and, always, some of it is about the
things you plan to buy.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-24

Morgan City Review delivered to
your home 40c a month.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-13
CHESTS Gaze at Great
White Way, Then Seek
the Red Ink Dinners

New Yorl, FEB. 1>.--Ja ded. b,s.e
New York has something new
gentleman escort" il YOU please
who conducts visitors on sisht- see!ag
sxcy -stous
y. Frank kerrigan is his name and
vel lei aim tell mis- own story
hero are two things all out-of.
towners want 20 know when they nit
New YorA for tho first time First
thoy wa It to walk up and dow, the
Gre White Way from Her, "a
square to Columbus circle. and then
they head for The nearest red ink
dinner emporium.
The New Yorker heads right for
the tallest buildings downtown and
wants to get TO the roof and view his
home town, declared the pro tessinna)
escort. It's really funny. After
they have looked around At the citv
from such dizzy heights they almost
always ask me to steer then to
Chinatown, so they can get lost in
the little narrow streets or in the
Pel street arcade
How about the theaters ?'' KERR
gan was asked.
Don't talk about them. I've baen
to the opere 80 mani timeS I'm ba-
ginning 10 think l can speak Italian %
WaS mis- answer. but as for Broad =
way shows, I've seen ali the big hits
anywhere from fifteen to thirty times
That makes me think of something
else. All the out-cf-towne1s want 10
get T. peek at the stage favorttes. and
many an evening Eye walked up and
down the Rialto pointing ont the
celebrities and following them into
cabarets. hotels and RESTAURANTS In
hope Of getting table near then 80
my patrons can get a real closeup
'Spea king OF hotels and cabarets. 81
he continued, they all head for the
hotels 70 rest In the big easy chairs
and then hock to the cabarets to eat
and watch the folk dancing"
II suppose you have to know all
the latest steps yourseif?' was nug =
gested.
mo, Tell you the truth don't like
TO dance much and few of the sight
seers want 90 dance. They Just like
to sit and watch the others" ex-
plained Eerrtgan.
What de The visitors think of New
ork ?" he was asked,
Wei, some act surprised" KERR
gan said. but since they have turned
aut the white lights ct night most OF
them have an idea their home town
has Il all over Manhattan. Take
Chinatown, for exa rnple. had one
party from Alabama, and after they
had their fill Of chop suey and visited
the joss house with one accord thev
insisted New York's Chinatown had
nothing on the Chinese quarter In
their own little town.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-13
CONCRETE SHIPS AND THE CEMENT INDUSTRY

ance to Portland Stone, Ia produced In
far greater quantities in the United
states than any other country OF the
world and In fact probably exceeds
that Of ali other countries com bined.
Our own output Of Portland cement
tn 1917 was the largest In ths history
OF our production. amounting TO rs.
$50 900 barrels. while that of the other
principal cement producing countries
IN the latest available year was: Ger
many, 3o.ooo,o1o barrels; England.
~. 900, 600 barrels. and France. $780,
goo harrsls. Our own production has
grown with great rapidly from "a
900 barrels In 1890 to 9s.66o. 600 in
1917, the high record year of produc-
ton. while the value has grown from
$4,000 in 1850 to aiol .ooO. 600 In
1917.
IN the iron and steel required for
use in conjunction with the cen snt
ln shipbuilding. we are also by far the
worlds largest producer. our total out
put of pig iron, ths basis OF ali iron
and steel products. being more than
the combined production OF any other
farce countries In the world.
The countries which have ALREADY
utilized concrete for vessel construc-
ton IN come form include Great
Britain. France. Italy. Germany.
Netherlands. Denmark. Norway. Ar
Eentina. Brazil. Panama. Australia,
Canada and the United states, the
construction in the United States of
vessels OF this type occurring chief
iy at New York, Baltimore and San
Francisco. Cement production in the
United States is widely distributed,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-13

The sugS estIon that the usH OF CON
crete III nhipbunding may aid in soiv-
Tag Gh@ shipping problems Of tina
Omitted States lends interest to a eonl -
pssafaSn by the National C4ty Bank of
Hsw York regAr ding the cement and
aoncrsss industries Of the United
States and the world. and the progress
~ eoncrs<e vessel building in this and
ether countries.
The statement shows that concrete.
made from Portland cement, 10 now
being used IN the constructlo Of ves-
seiG In more than dozen lsadin g
countries of the world and that The
United States is the worlds largest
producer of the materials used IN this
new form of shtpbunding. The type
of vessels now being constructed from
concrete range from the barge and
floating dock up to the ocean steamer
OF several thousand tons capacity.
Concrete made from Portland or
other hydraulic cement, reinforced
with steel is the chief material Of
these vessels. The keel and ribs OF
the vessel are steel, and quantities
Of wire mesh are also used In retain
ing and reinforcing the concrete which
fIis the spaces ber-w oen the steel ribs.
This combination OF concrete and steel
has given to this type If work the
title of "ferro concrete" and rein
fercad concrete" but in both the chief
requirements Of the new type OF ves-
ses. concrete and steel. ths United
gtatea Tar exceeds any other country
In It's ordinary yesr-to-year produc-
ton Portland cement. which gets it's
nnsns from its resemblance In appear
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-13

Somebody faxed the old lady's eggs
some time ago and they hatched out
Il sturdy brood Of dry chicks instead
Of III" wat and remuneratiye fowls
she expected. She's been mad ever
Fincc. And no wonder, n Jim Can
nor and Sid Peters and several tho.-
sand ether Gat-footed prohibitlorist1
had HtepreI or the gcoao that laid
your golden eggs, you'd be mad TOO.
/ reckon. The Ola Wet Hon always
dotted on liquor ads II was the main
part OF her Urovender.
] heard a booze prophet declare
only Tho other day that liquor would
be back in Virginia within a year.
r SHOWS how the wet artists, led by
the Times Dispatch, are hoping and
planning to bring back 20 life again
their loved oue-'1ost to sight, to
memory dear'--the open saloon.
And ia no other way can they hope
To accomplish that end so effectively
as by weakening the administration
Of the dry avs. II the Legislature
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-13
CHICAGO THOMPSON
BOMBS REPUBLICANS

st. Louis, Mo-. Feb. f2.-Repubfi-
cans, fightin gdesperately to avoid a
party wrecking split on the national
committee chairmanship contest in
which pro-Germanism already figures,
have been dragged into the war Ques-
ton by Mayor william Hale Thomp-
son. of Chicago.
with a resolution declaring for q
long list of peoples rights. including
popular discussion of peace terms.
Mayor Thompson. himself candidate
for United states senator. asked party
adoption of such a program for the
coming congressional elections.
Immediate demand was made for
sending the resolution to a commit
tee No member of the national body
would comment on the Thompson
document. tut all expressed approval
OF the "win-the-w war" resolutions in
troduced by former Senator ]. A.
|Hcmenway. and already adopted
The mayors action came as a cif-
max to day of bitter conflict over
the chairmanship candidacy of John
II. Adams. of Iowa, who still refuses
Ito withdraw despite charges Of pro-
|Germanism made against him by Sem
ator Calder. of New York. The mayer
Is among the Adams supportsrA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-13
THE DOGS DEFENSE
by GEO. W. MCDANIEL

But we have fallen upon evil times.
] am libelled by false figures ana
charged with crimes of which 1 am
innocent and not one kind WORD IL
spoken in my behalf. Can the men
who make our laws desert the play
mates OF their childhood, ana outlaw
the companions of their maturity :
Have they forgotten that / am sus-
'ceptable to pain and am to be Iegls-
lated out of being, or doomed TO
miserable existence, in response TO an
organized commercial sentiment that
is really devoid of sentiment? Mayoe
so but in that Happy Hunting Ground
where only the good sports go. shall
atill know and enjoy my friends!
Once there lived q man who was
the human races strangest and strong
est mixture of good and evil, Aof d.
vine genius and satanic passion. He
travelled many lands, sailed many seas,
and met many men. A profound In
terpreter OF nature, anima-e and m
animate, he knew the music of the
oceans roar. Understood the language
Of the thunder in the Alps AMI Ape
nnes. bathed In the glories OF the
isles Of Greece and assembled higher
into the Empyrean poesy than any
Of the sons of men since Homer. Elk
ii}ed frou England. he found in all
the world no one who understood,
loved and synpathized with him save
his dog. When his faithful friend
died he gave the dog a respectable
burial amid caused to be erected over
the grave a modest monument. on
which were craven words OF deepest
truth
TO mark a friends remains,
These stones arise;
never had but one.
And here he lies"
Richmond Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-13
1910 EAST GARY SIT.

should III. Yet | glory with them in
their sacrifice. The women of France
have shown us the way. Unframed
women. who have never before rolled
a bandage. face unfiinchingiy the most
gruesome wounds in their hospital
service; to release men for the
trenches, they perform the most me-
ntsi tasks. such as removing town
garbage Service and unity--this la
the keynote OF France.
Il left children playing In the great
open square of the barracks and mo-
itorad back 10 town. My automobile
was driven by soldier chauffeur. I
had Just remarked that this was the
most perfect weather I had known in
France when the tocsin ahrtlled its
warning The soldier stopped the car.
jumped off and helped us out, and we
all bottled for the nearest house with
the big Lorraine cross. An old man
opened the door and many other peo-
pie rushed In with US. We had barely
reached the cellar steps when the first
crash came.
'T have newer heard anything as
ominous as the sound of those titanic
shells, each crushing out homes and
human beings. There were twenty
seven of us in the cellar. our aged
host and the soldier the only men.
One little boy held dog in his arms
and a girl of ten grasped cage with
a pet canary.
waiting for Big sheIIs-
we sat on boxes. There was a
light, and over in one corner ! saw
a key and a sack, evidently containing
water and good. and a pickaxe. How,
I wondered, could we dig our way out
with that one pickaxe. should the
house be struck! There was an agon-
tied expression on the faces OF some
of the women whose children were
not with them. Madame Mirman
tried to tighten the strain by telling
how her baby girl had wakened. as
they carried her down to the cellar
the night of the last bombardment.
looked about and said. sleepily, En-
core. The bad boche!'
by my wrist watch the shells fell
every seven minutes. The bompa
ment lasted three-Quar<ers OF an hour,
and we remained in the cellar for
some time after the last crash, which
sounded much nearer than the others.
We wanted to be sure the French
guns had temporarily silenced the foe.
In the postoffice. later. had a near
view of q shell of the 3S0--a NAM
pointed nor as graceful In outline as
the French $40 on exhibition be-
side II.
when we reached the street. boys
were already flying kites, hoping to
rival the planes overhead. Lorrainese
children have become accustomed to
Once ninety shells
came Inc one day. And. too. there are
sometimes shells dropped by the
wicked Taubes, which dodge like
hawks among the aircraft Of the trt-
color.
From q plateau beyond Nancy one
can see on the far horizon the cathe-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-13

rrcr4 French toSn occupied by
American troops oosnes the word.
.srnaw town ia shut up tigfn." That
town war the sources OF more com
ranars Of drink tro,gbls than any other
uaed By the American troops in
France.
This raessagv, cheering Of itself. IL
cnty part of the cumulative *estiTnony
shas the lsissez- fairs policy toward the
wine danger annonK AI@rtoan SOL
diers abroad IS being rapidly replaced
by effective measures which need
oaiy the addition 81 wire snd beer
prohibition 70 make possible a recol ii
appro%tnattne the nsrve - SHOW
fng In the camps NJ home. II will
probably be late spring before the
American public is reszsurei by the
announcement Of oonplete prohibit
sson for the expeditionary sorces as
a report on ways and means by police
experts soon to Investigate the st'ua-
zion wfil probably be awaited But
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-13
SENATOR JOHNSON
CONTINUED from FIRST Page. J

They could not, there is the or
~antGation 70 keep IN
The government keeps that up
psys salaries Of yNar every en- To-
ploye," retorted Johnson I'll teIl
you why ] have pursued this Ire Of
questioning. I have aon over thsre'
ihyself II is not just to my boy nor
70 any boy for any one to make an
exorhitant profit while he suffers"
Just further on. Baldwin protc st
I'd the committee was treating hun
liks q criminal
Put me in jail he cried Put
wait Inul the ships are built want
20 build tie ships
u have long since learned" re-
piled Johnson, that IT is useless to
pvs s. man In jai1 But propose 60
exploit every instance Of waste liz
the conduct or the war"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-13
THE MASONIC GRAND LODGE.

One OF the great gatherings OF the
rosr IN Richmond Is that ~ the grand
lodge Of Virginia Mesons, which open
ed it's sessions last night rarticu-
fArly important 10 the present Assem-
o1ags. al which plans with be laid
broad. FOR handling the sv prob
se41as crestsd by the wrx,
Masonry. the oldest NJ tl1s fratsrns-
t4ss. has before It the greatest OPP
pcwtunfty tor service in an history AZ