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Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-02-02
TExks SECOND IN
PRODUCTS or FARM.
Enormous Total OF s7es; 900 10
Harvested From FlsIdssas Teas for
Worlds Markets In Year 1917.

FsdEaeske0 From fleldstd4 Texas tor
Worlds Markets In Year 1917.
Washington Illinois is the banner
farm crop State. Value of her crops
last year exceeded that Of Texas,
which carried away the honor In 1916.
Iowa crops we're slightly under those
of Texas in value last year. placing
the Lone Star iState in second posi-
ton. Iowa was In second place in
1916, with Illinois third.
The vast sum of s1S,5S0. .76S. 900 rep
resents the value Of all farm crops In
the United States In 1917 as estimated
by the department of agriculture.
That compares with $685.. .S70, 900 In
1916 and $6.29s,22O, 900, the average
for the five years, 1905.
Corn, with value of $4,053, ,672, 900,
is the king of crops. Cotton is second
with value of $1,517, $4,000 Other
billion dollar crops in 1917 were:
Wheat, $1,307. .427 900; hay, $1,359. .491,-
900, and oats, S1,061, ,427, 900.
Value of farm crops In 1917, as es-
timated by the department of agricuA
ture, of the three states named above.
follow:
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-02-02
There are 10000 aeres d L0Hsiana

There are 800. 900 acres IN louisiana
planted Id cane, with betwsen three
and four tons Of cane tops. per acre,
and IL these one million or more tons
OF cane tops, per crop, we're siIaged
and utilized as cattle feed, this feed
would produce a volume OF beef that
would be Of far greater value than all
the sugar produced in any one year
in the entire state, said Or. G. e. Ne,
som. superintendent of the Live Stock
Extension Service OF the louisiana
State University. In an address before
the Ninth Farmers Short Course at
Baton Rauge.
The conserving of Louisiana's one
million or more tons OF cane tops into
beef would represent an industry big
ger than the whole sugar industry OF
this state, said Dr.. Nesom, and yet
the people OF Louisiana continue to
manufacture the less valuable product
and throw away the opportunity for
the development OF the more valuable
one. DR.. Nesorn spoke Oh Manage
ment and Utilization or Our Available
Pasture Crops.s
Cane tops make fairly good siIase,
he said, and are among the valuable
forage assets that Louisiana annually
throws away. Concerning the curing
and sewing Of corn stover as feed.
which he advocated, DR.. Nesom said
that stover as feed represents more
in the South than in the West.
We want to get away from the idea
that we can afford to throw away 35
per cent Of the crop simply because
We make money on the 65 per cent
that we harvest he said
AS . general rule the people Of
Louisiana are not using the forage
crops Of the state in anything like
the proportion Of opportunities that
these crops present The loss due to
such lack OF utilization is simply enor-
NOUS"
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-02-02
Few Ships Are sunk.

London.-Again the sinkings of
British merchantmen by mine or sub.
marine have been held at a low point.
Only six vessels Of 1000 tons or over
and two under that tonnage were de.
stroyed in the past week.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-02-02
Food. Coal, war Material.

Washington unofficial embar-
go on all freight except food. fuel and
munitions virtually was In effect We'd
nesday night east of the Mississippi
and north Of the Ohio and Potomac
rivers as q result of Director General
McAdoo's authorized embargo on three
Eastern trunk lines.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-02-02
American Soldiers Credit to countr,

American Soldiers Credit to Country.
Washington.-There never has been
a similar body of men to lead as clean
lives aas the American soldiers in
France, General Pershing said in
cablegram Tuesday to Secretary Baker
in reply to inquiries as to the truth of
reports OF immoderate drinking among
the men.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-02-02
Paekers CHARGED wIth noldIna Hldss

Washington boarding OF hides by
meat packers while shoe prices have
been climbing upward, and excessive
profits to the packers. who practically
control the hide market, are charged
in a report by the federal trade CON-
mission submitted Friday to congress.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-02-02

Miss Adeline LaCasse, home eco
nomics agent of Lafourche. appeared
before the Police Jury and pointed out
the necessity of an appropriation to
carry on her work among the house
wives in Thibodaux and in the parish
more effectually. An appropriation of
5000 was made to assist her.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-02-02

At meeting OF Tangipahoa Parish
Baptsst Association held at Amite in
the interest of the Baptist Sanitarium
at Alexandria 1t was agreed that the
association raise $1,000 for the pur-
pose of building an annex to the sani-
tarium.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-02-02

The Thibodaux jury declined to take
action and adopt a law prohibiting the
roaming of cattle upon what Is called
the '.Raceland Prairies," in view OF
the fact that strong counter petitions
we're presented in opposition to tho
adoption of the Law.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-02-02

H. Il. Hoag. Of Jennings, chairman
of the parish committee for the thrift
campaign, has met with thorough re-
sponse from the people throughout
the parish in the purchasing Of thrift
and war savings stamps.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-02-02

Contracts for work on the extension
of the Sabine-Edgerly canal near Vim
ton have been let and work will com
mence Immediately. This extension
will water 10000 acres of land In
Western Ca1casieu parish and means
the greatest industrial prosperity this
section ever enjoyed.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-02-02

The Thibodaux police Jury Of La
fourche parish has put an end 20
street fairs In this parish by adopting
an ordinance making it unlawful for
any one to carry on the business of
what IS commonly known as street
fair" and providing penalty of from
$50 to 500 or fine and Imprisonment
for any one who violates the law.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-02-02
STATE AND PARISH LEADERs IN
EDUCATION RECOMMENDS
REFORM.
FOR BENEFIT OF SCHOOLS
Declares Schools Are Not Receiving
Proper suppert Either From esate or
Parishes. and Il u Necessary 10
IncFeaae Teachers Salaries.

E21oM E0uSes--
The provision ~ the General Assem-.
bly, ct its next session Of 16 mills for
the support OF the states. common
schools, based upon 100 per cent as
sessment the passage Of an act by the
General Assembly at that session put
ting the parish assessment at 100 per
Gent OF the value OF the property for
school purposes, the abolition of spe-
cial district maintenance taxes wher-
ever possible, the enforcement of the
compulsory attendance Law with a
view to offering an elementary educa-
tion to al children in the state, the
granting Of liberal state support to the
New Orleans city normal and indus
trial education in New Orleans and
comprehensive statewide minimum
salary schedules for public school
teachers, were the recommendation
made Saturday to the conference of
state and parish school officials by
committee Of nine specially selected
for the task OF drafting such recon-
mendatfons. and adopted by the con-
ference with hardly a dissenting opin-
ion.
This support of State Superintend-
ent Harris in his contention that the
schools art not receiving proper sup
port either from the state or the par
ishes, and that it is absolutely neces-
sary at once TO materially increase
teachers salaries If the profession is
not to lose its best teaching ability,
shows that the school officials are firm
ly united on this stand, that they are
convinced something must be done
Immediately and that they intend to
take every step possible to concerted
action to pull the school system of the
saate through the serious crisis they
say they realize impends
It the people of Louisiana convince
the General Assembly that the Is
mills and the 3 mills measures are
necessary to serious work In future
in the schools, the proposed scheme,
If adopted on the basis recommended,
viii increase state aid from 81, 600, 600
to S2,000000, approximately, and the
school boards viii have access to
about s4.0OO,0O0 Of parish funds. The
exact total of state and parish aid
next year, under this scheme, would
be S6,S4O, $50. The annual total, said
Superintendent Harris, would be ap-
proximately s6.25O.0o0. The proposed
increases in salaries would require
about sS,o00,0 600 for the schools, said
Superintendent Harris, but the differ
ence between this annual total of
about s6,250, 900 and the amount need
ed would be supplied by polls, six
teenth.section sales, fines. ETC., and
from . very few special taxes that
might be found necessary to retain.
II the money needed by the school
systeTu Is provided. teachers salaries
viii be materially increased and the
exodus of the best teaching material
from the profession viii be stopped,
say the officials.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-02-02

The Abbeville city council has
adopted an ordinance providing for
the construction of several miles of
cement sidewalks and the contract
viii shortly be advertised calling for
bids.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-02-02

Crowleyltes are acquiring habit of
watching the sky now since the avia-
ton camp at Lake Charles is sending
out squadrons of airplanes on practice
flights ali over the country.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-02-02

The Roseland Bank. Of Roseland,
after six years of successful operation.
under the management OF r. A. Kent.
president, and W. G. Buckley. cashier,
viii move to Amite. La, on the first
Of February.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-02-02

j. Nicherson and Leon Judis, OF
Lafayette parish. raised 5000 bushels
of oats on their farm, the st. Clair
plantation, r~ -therU God, the oats
bringing 81 a bushel.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-02-02

The contract for building the Kap-
Ian High School was awarded to Cald-
well Brothers of Abbeville for $1s.350,
which does not include the roof or
furnishings.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-02-02

The board Of directors Of the Wash
ington Parish Fair Association met in
annual session at Franklinton and re-
elected ]. B. Lindsey. president. and
Otto P. Carter secretary treasurer for
the year 1918.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-02-02

Preparations are being made to
seIat-.lsse tne seventy tifth anniversary
Of the arrival Of the Sisters OF Char
fly In Donaldsonville, and as one
means OF commemorating the notable
event funds win be raised for the
erection Of a new main altar in the
Catholic Church.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-02-02

An airplane from Gerstner Field,
Lake Charles, passed over Iota recent
" at an altitude Of 1000 feet.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-02-02

The meningitis situation at Camp
Beauregard Is reported TO be very
imuch improved.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-02-02

Raking and hauling pine straw for
muchlching strawberry plants is keep
ing the Hammond farmers busy and
every available patch of pine needles
is eagerly sought. Prospects are for
q late but good crop.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-02-02

The two Hammond banks. at the
close Of business for 1917, had on de-
posit total of $685., 1866.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-02-02

state Treasurer Hunsicker received
from tax collections through State
Auditor Capdeville s977.OO0.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-02-02

The HammoHd commission council
mss reduced the city taxes fon Is 1-2
to 81 ID mills.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-02-02

zhe number Of poll taxes paid In
Ascension parish for the year 1917 ag-
rssated 1.szs.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-10
Paris Prelate Answers
Message of Sympathy

reply to Cardinal Farley's message
Of sympathy upon the German long
distance bombardmcnt of Paris
church on Good Friday, in which
seventy five persons were killed, was
received yesterday from Cardinal
Annette, Archbishop of Paris The mes
sage follows
81 hasten to thank Your Eminence
and the Catholics of New York for
generous resolutions which the sacri
le"ious deed of Good Friday has in
spircd them to make | am confident
thai the Almighty will kecd your VOWS
and prayers in favor Of the cause
which unitcs us and wsch more than
ever proves itself 10 be the cause of
justice and of Christi;fn civilization -
New-York tribune., 1918-04-10
French, Retiring in Perfect Order,
Took Heavy Toll of German Liues

mensely greater results from their sur
prise offensive.
They not only expected to push the
Allies back from the Somme, but looked
for a general withdrawal all along the
front, even far eastward of the line
attacked.
German observers, both in the
trenches and in sausage balloons, had
orders to keep a sharp lookout for signs
of French retreat and report them to
the staff They were told to watch for
burning villages and supply dumps, and
were surprised when nothing of the
kind happened.
Still other prisoners, who have re-
Gently come from the Russian front,
assert that the German authorities
were profoundly disappointed concern
ing Russia.
They say much Of Russia's land was
uncultivated. while the greater part
of the stocks of wheat had disappeared,
either through .pillage or wastage
Reports regarding these conditions
reached the German people, who had
been told TO expect things, and conse-
quently there was considerable etfer-
vesence among them.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-10
German Guns Ablaze 48 Hours
Along Front of Hundred Miles

reported as having been extremely ac-
tive
Aerial bombing increases daily, both
sides using their machines ir the in
mediate zone of operations. This fact
accounts for the few raids which have
been made recently on cities outside
the fighting area.
have shot down with his an'i~aircraft
guns total of sixty-four French and
British machines. This number is ah-
snrdly exaggerated. but it gives ar.
ldca of the height at which the French
and British planes are working now.
Ordinarily not one out of ten ma
chimes destroyed is hit by ground
guns. the chief value Of which is to
keep the hiers too high tor close obscr
vation work
1t is an interesting fact to note that
Generals Galwitz. Below, Marw;tz,
Kathcn and Lindequist, who have done
most of the work in the Battle OF
Picardy. are all over sixty years of
age Won IIutier. who has been the
most successful of all, is a cousin Of
I.udendorlf
Fury of Gun Duels
When IIaig and Petain report that
1.-The enemy's artillery developed great
activity" and there has been great ar
tlllery activity on both sdes"-as they
did yesterday there are no adjectives
fitting to describe the fury Of the gun
duels and the desperate efforts Of the
men intrusted to feed the giant how
tiers and lighter batteries.
There is no place now to tell of the
desperate strain under which the in
fantrymen live while their dcfences
are being bombarded for hours on end
when they must work frantically to
repair their damaged trenches, of the
difficulties they experience in bringing
up sufficient supply of food under
the rain of bursting shells. of the mad
desire of the men to tear off theil
gas masks and take a puff on a cigar
cite or get drink, or Of thousand
and one other things which must 60
unrecorded because they are part of
the fight.
Bloody hell" is what the Tommies
call the days that the communicates
dismiss with a couple of sentences, and
they consider that this tells the tale
of single days in which each belliger-
/ ent can count more casualties than
America had in the whole Spanish
. American War
New-York tribune., 1918-04-10
fBs Tie Associatni Press

WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE, April 9.-Extreme artillery
activity nearly everywhere again to-
day marked the battle line. The aban-
donment Of Coucy lie Chateau was clev-
erly effected by the French, who, while
making their way toward the new posi-
tons in full freedom of movement. gave
the Germans a terrific marrying BON e,
bardment with field and heavy guns,
causing great toll in casualties
The Germans had several divisions
IN line in this part Of the front, but
could not do more than follow warily
behind the retiring French. whose eff
fectives were outnumbered nrany times.
Prisoners captured here declare that
the German staff fully expected to
reach their objectives on the morning
of April 6, counting on their superior
numbers to overwhelm the French.
Other information from prisoners
shows that the Germans expected inn
New-York tribune., 1918-04-10
Pershing's roops
Not Yet on Firing
Line in Picardy

w WASHlNGION, April 9.-Amerlcan
troops have not yet gone into battle
in Picardy, Acting Secretary of War
Crowcll announced tonight in an ad-
dress to the National Conference Of
American Lecturers. He added, how
ever, that indications are that in the
near future General Pershing's men
will be actively oposing the Germans
in their supreme effort on the Western
front.
The purpose Of the German High
Command in its thrust, Mr.. Crowcil
said, is to drive a wedge between the
British and French armies. roll up the
former force to the sea and capture
the channel ports. No Bavarian or
Austrian troops have been employed
in the battle. the speaker asserted, the
German leaders depending upon the
Prussian troops, the flower of their
army, to carry through to victory.
Situation Serious
"Thc situation will be serious for a
long time" Mr.. Crowel declared. "The
Germans have been going we'll and onlv
heavy transforms have prevented then
from making further progress"
turning his attention to the nations
airplane programme, Mr.. Crowell said
that there are more than / 900 qualified
American army fiers in France and
that 900 machines have been obtained
from the French and Italians.
wv hen you hear of American soldiers
defending themselves from German
airpanes with their pistols you need
not believe it," the speaker said
Andre Tardieu. French High Com
missioner to the United States. ad-
dressing the conference this afternoon,
said that to crush the German mi,i
tary machine Allied unity must extend
beyond military commands that it
must be applied to war supplies, from
food TO shipping.
National Unity First Duty
"'rhe first duty is national unity"
said Mr.. Tardieu. "Fol.ow your chief.
Act IKE one single man. Forget po-
litical struggles. We have done it..
You will do it.
unity. 1t has been effected as far as
military command is concerned. but it
is not enough. The same unity must
be truly and practically carried out
for all other purposes. such as war
supplies, food. shipping. This has not
yct been done. 1t must be done.
"Thc third duty is the unity of feel
ing and understanding as to the con-
ditions Of victory"
France has been able to furnish the
American forces with artillery. machine
guns and airplanes. NJ Tardieu said.
and thus America had been allowed a
sufficient length of time to organize
and to start her own production along
that line.
In telling of the sacrifices that
rrance has made and is making the
High Commissioner said that 300 900
French soldiers have been killed in
action or died of wounds and that an
other 100000 have been manned, in
vallded or captured.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-10
100000 Already on the
Macedonian Front, Says
Woman Writer
Tells Country's Needs
Allied Propaganda to Offset
That of Germany Is
Necessary

Mrs. Kenneth Brown, also known as
Demetra Vaka a Greek-American writ
CT, recently returned from Greece,
where she studied the Balkan political
situation for several months, interview
ing many persons, from King Constan
tine and Venizclos to obscure poll
ticians, last night announced that she
had explained the Greek situation to
Pres dent Wilson and that ne had au-
;hOrlZed her to deliver q message Of
sympathy TO the people of Greece.
"Prcsidcnt Wilson authorized me
to make public his feeling of profound
sympathy and friendship for the peo-
pie Of Greece she said. at her home
2S East Thirty eighth Street. "IIc un-
dcrstands the role the Greeks are play
ing in the great world drama. In fact
situation than | ever suspected. bet
ter, more comprehensive understanding
than most of the statesmen of Europe.
Regards Greeks as Allies
"Iie regards the Greeks as loyal
allies taking an important part in the
great fight"
Mrs. Brown said that Greece now
has a force of 100000 soldiers, we'll
equipped, on the Macedonian front, and
500, 900 more ready to step into the
front trenches as soon as they are
, supplied with arms and ammunition
which are being prepared by the French
government and shipped to Greece
With the Allied forces now facing the
Bulgarians, Mrs; Brown said, there
would soon be / 100000 men ready for
an offensive, and that with her conver-
sation with French and British officers
she believed there was a good chance
OF breaking through Bulgaria and $50
lating Turkey.
Propaganda Needed
What is now needed more than
anything else is straightforward
propaganda presenting hard facts to
the Greeks and Serbians," she said
They are still being drugged by Ger
man hes. The chief point of the Ger
man propaganda in Greece and re-
claimed Serbia is that President Viii
son will never declare war against Bull
garia, that he favors the Bulgars above
all the Balkan peoples. and that at ,hc
peace conference he will cast his in
huence for giving Bulgaria a perma-
nent title to the Greek and Serbian
provinces she now holds.
Greece has been treated badly bv
France and England Her ports have
been closed and her people scolde,i.
She looks to America for fair play
and moral support. This country
should observe in some fitting manner
the anniversary of Greece's entry into
the war. on June p. If at that time
the American Red Cross should con-
tribute sum, say $5OO,OOO, to the
Greek hospital service it would touch
the hearts of the whole Greek nation.
which looks to America as the real
cement in the somewhat loosely knit
Allied group"
New-York tribune., 1918-04-10
By Arthur S. Draper
tTribune Cable Servtce)

LONDON, April 9.--From Armentieres
TO Laon. almost hundred miles as
the battlefront runs, German guns
conducted violent bombardment that
for forty eight hours kept the line
ablazc as q preliminary to the attack
between La Bassee and Armentieres to-
day. The Germans made a lavish ex-
penditure of gas shells along the
northern sector. from Lens to Armen-
there's.
Though Amiens undoubtedly CON
tinues to be the chief objective. the
enemy has launched new drive north
Of the original offensive front. in q
sector that has been quiet since 1915
The thrust has as its objective the
turning of the British positions on
both Vimy and Messines Ridges to the
south and north respectively. and if
successful would mean d considerable
readjustment of the line.
Battle Ground Favorable
This country offers no natural OBJ
stacles to the enemy for a depth of
fifteen miles. Behind the La Bassec
and Armentieres front the country is
fiat, with only a few small streams and
woods. 1t is wholly unlike the Ypres
sector with its hills and marshes, or
the Albert Montdidier front, with its
rivers, brooks, canals and marshes.
But the thrust north OF Arras can
hardly mean the abandonment of the
Amens objective, where the enemy has
persisted for twenty days and is still!
baked
A lull in the fighting east of this
city is interpreted to mean that Luden-
dorff will not make further infantry
investments until he is satisfied with
the support given the artillery. The
imperial command is definitely commit
ted and it cannot afford to withdraw
now, however costly the campaign may
prove.
Haig's troops continue to recover i'm
portant tactical positions between Ar
Tas and Albert. The withdrawal of
the French southwest of La Fere sim
ply served to straighten their line
which had formed nasty salient. The
loss of Amigny, Pierremande ard Fol
embray MAKES no difference in the
general situation on this part of the
front. where the enemy's artillery IS