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Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-08-29
WORK STARTS ON
NEW 100000 EN-
TERPRISE
so Men At Work and Car
loads of Material Arrive
For New Hardwood Mill

Work on the large hardwood mill
of the Richard P. Bear Co., of Balti--
more, which will cost in the neigh
borhood of 100000, and which will
give employment to between rs and
100 men, is well under way. They
purchased about 35 acres of land
near the Bogalusa Terrace, and dur
ing the past few days started work
on their log pond, supply houses, and
unloaded four cars of machinery and
one car of rails. Three carloads of
material is expected to arrive this
week. A contract has also been let
for the drilling of an 8-inch well and
the drilling machinery is being erect
ed. About so men are employed on
the construction work and this num-
Der will be increased from time to
time. With everything favoring, it
is expected to have the mill complet-
ed within a short time and not later
than six months from now. Arrival
of supplies and labor conditions, of
course, will effect the progress. but
at the end of six months it is expect
ed that the mill will be in operation.
H. R. Duke. of Mobile, superinten-
dent of the company, is here acting
as manager for the present. When
the mill is completed it will be gift.
band mill with 12-inch saws. It will
have capacity of about $4,000 feet
of hardwood timber which will be
supplied from the operations of the
great pine forests of the Great South
ern Lumber Company.
The main building Of the plant viii
be 200x45 feet, and provisions ara
also being made for resaw which
would increase the capacity from
10000 to 1900 feet per day. The
plant viii be steam driven, modern
in every respect, and have water
mains around the plant so as to give
excellent fire protection.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-08-29
Y. M. G. A. Dnye0n
For $50 Members

The Membership Drive for $50
men is on, six days being allotted to
Is men to bring in six members. If
your membership is about to expire
please give your renewal to one of
the committee, so as to keep things
up to the standard. j. C. Mills,
chairman of the Membership commit
tee, will wait on you.
What the "Y" offers, or what con-
stitutes the privilege of a member:
1. Senior members have use of
showers and swimming pool, towels
and soap furnished.
2. Reading room, with 81 maya
zines, 3 daily papers, local papers
and library.
8. Pool tables and bowling alleys,
the charge for members to use pool
tables are only 10 cents per hour
bowling, cents per game.
A. Use of gymnasium and all its
equipment.
5. General use Of Y. M. c. A.
building for meetings and social in
tercourse.
6. Night school classes.
Z. Lyceum course and moving
pictures.
8. Tennis courts and chance to
enter all competitive athletic events.
9. Junior members have right to
all games of Boys Department, free
of charge.
10. A chance to show the citizens
of BOgalusa that you are in sympa-
they with an organization which
strives to make you a better man
physically, mentally and spiritually.
Will you align yourself with that
group?
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-08-29
JEWISH NEW YEAR
TO START SEPT. s

Starting Friday evening, Sept. 6.
the Hebrew residents of Bogalusa
will observe the Jewish New Year.
As result most of the stores on CO.
lumbia street will be closed from Fri
day until Saturday evening. On
Monday, Sept. 18th, Yon Kippur win
be observed which is the great fast
ing day of the Hebrews and all Jew
ish merchants will close their places
Of business from Monday, Sept. 18th
to Tuesday evening, the 18th.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-08-29

Hundreds Of Bogalusa and Wash
ington parish citizens received
cards Sunday and Monday announc-
ing the safe arrival in France of
about three hundred young men
from this city, being the young men
of this city who were members of
old Co. &C." as well as about a hun
dred or more who were sselectmen
and who were located at Camp Beau
regard. They left Camp Beaure-
gard over three weeks ago and it
was known that they would sail d.
rect for France, but no mention of
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-08-29
JOB White Men To RGE JVIBER OF AhLISA BOY
In Draft September REACH FRANCE SAFELY; CO. G THEIR

Over one hundred citizens of
Washington parish will answer the
call for selectmen next week, SO Of
them will be called on Sept. 1, who
will be sent to Camp Beauregard at
Alexandra, and there will be an
other call between September and
9th for 10 more men to go to Camp
Bowie at Fl. Worth, Texas. There
were two calls for colored troops, be-
ing call numbers 1915 and 1919, but
Washington parish was not required
to supply any colored troops under
either of these two calls.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-08-29

It was made in order that their
movements would not exposed to
enemies. Major Guerre, Major
Friend, Capt. Faust and Capt. LIE
Blanc are with the boys which COM
pose the 1876 Infantry. The person
mel and officers of the company in
Glued over $50 families from this
parish. If the exact figures were
known, it is believed that there are
at least 400 young men, possibly
more, in France today. Frank Sui
Ivan, son of Mayor Sullivan, is
among the Bogalusa boys who ar
rived in France last week.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-08-29
YOUR SUBSCRIPTION TO ENTER
rise IN ARREARp GET BUSY NOW

Y ne Enterprise has received ORDERS to STOP
y y inscriptions of EVERY reader who is in AR
A- -. Tor three months or more We have no
ss 80 % make in the matter as it war measure
s. 80 went forward this week. You have until
". 9th to pay your subscription to the Enter
cn r,,st - Os stopped Fufthermore tne clrcu
" ~ must be reduced Is per cent, all free copies
e1cnanges must be discontinued If you expect
eve your Enterprise it will be necessary to pay
SUBSCRIPTION before September 9th. After you
leau the Enterprise mail it to one of your
overseas, or at training camp.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-08-29

The election held in Washington
parish to vote $5OO,0O0.O0 for good
roads was carried by large major
ity despite the fact that the vote was
light and several big property own
ers in Bogalusa did not vote at all.
In Bogalusa there were 225 votes
cast out of possible 400. Of these
votes, 214 were in favor of the tax
and II against it. At Franklinton
there were 81 votes cast, only Ia be-
ing against the good roads. Rio cast
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-08-29
HALF NIL ION ROAD BONDS CARRIES
BY BIG MAJORITY; FEW VOTESPOLLED

13 votes, two of which were for the
good roads and II against. In other
sections of the parish it reported that
the vote will be about divided, and
the reports were so slow coming in
that it was impossible to secure the
complete returns, but it is believed
that enough precincts have reported
10 show that the proposition has car
ried by about a two to one vote, also
from a standpoint of property value.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-08-29
MORE COLORED MEN
CALLED TO SERVICE

About 40 more cOlOred men of
BOgalusa were called into service
last week and left Bogalusa for
FrankIintOn Friday morning. They
were given a big send-off, and a
crowd estimated at 400 gathered at
the station where some hysterical
scenes occurred. The men appeared
to be il tie best Of spirits.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-08-29

Berenson Bros, Of Columbia St.,
are to have a new and up-ts-date
store in North Bogaiusa and last
week they purchased the warehouse
of R. L. Robinson, located on Austin
street, next to Kings Garage, and
within few days they expect to
have force of worlnen remodeling
the building and by October to open
the new store with a line of ready-to-
wear, shoes. etc. They have secured
the services Of successful New Or
leans manager.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-08-29

Call No. 1903 for 10 men quail
fled for limited service to report at
Camp Bowie, Fort Worth, Texas, be-
tween Sept. 3 and 6:
Willie Alonzo Self, Louis Albert
Willis, Leon Manuel Sylvest, John
Rufus Copeland, Charlie Bateman,
Ford Ratcliff, Clifford Edward Eich-
elberger, Houson Mccain, Henry
Watts.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-08-29
SPECIAL MEETING OF
MOTHERS COMMISSION

The Mothers Honor Commission
viii hold a special called meeting
next Monday, September 2nd.
All members and prospective mem
bers are urgently, requested to be
present. as there are several inpor-
tant matters to be discussed at this
meeting. The meeting will be held
at 4 e'clora at the Y. ". G.. A..
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-08-29
Berenson's To Have |Y.MC.A.Sunday To
North. Side Store, Be Observed Locally

The call has come for additional
men to serve with the Y. M. G. A.
overseas and Washington parish is
expected to have several men volun-
teer. Gov. Pleasant has set aside
next Sunday as "Y. n. C. A. Recruit
ing Sunday" and every church in
Bogalusa will have the work Of the
'Y" in France described. Those de
string to enlist are requested to con-
suit J. L. GOurley, secretary of the
Y. n. C. A. here.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-08-29
EVERY WOMAN IN BOGALUSA
Is A CAPABLE WORKER

She may not know it-but she i: we NAV not
know it-but we want to learn
We want every woman in every section of the
city to help We want members for our great or
ganizatiOn, the Mothers Honor Commission. and we
want Bonds for our great government, the United
States of America.
Il you want to become member of the Moth
ers' Honor Commission, and help get other mem
bers; # you want to buy Liberty Bond, and helm
IN the Liberty Loan Drive send us your name and
your address and let US call on you and talk it over
Help Humanity!
THE MOTHERS HONOR COMAISSION.
B. Sullivan, President.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-21
MASON negro DIED
FOR COUNTRY, BURIED
AT GERMANTOWN
Private Leonard Boston, Who Was
Taken Ill in France, Died at New
York Hospital and Re-
mains Sent Here.

The remains of Private Leonard
Boston, who died in a United States
army hospital at Otisvlle, N. Y, were
brought here last night over the c. &
o. by military guard and delivered
to Undertakers Myall and Calvert
They were taken this morning to Ger
mantown for burial.
Young Boston is the son of Mrs.
Nora Boston, colored, of the German
town neighborhood He enlisted in
the United States Army early after
war was declared with Germany and
was among the first of the men in
khaki to go overseas. After being in
the fight in France for some time he
developed pulmonary tuberculosis
and was sent back to the states for
treatment in an army hospital here.
He was placed in the large army
hospital at Otisville, N. Y, where he
received the best of medical attention
but he died on last Sunday His
mother was Immediately advised by
wire and asked to wire the authori-
ties where she wished the young
mans remains sent She advised
them to send the remains to Maysville
for burial at the home at Germantown
and the authorities met her request.
The soldier guard which accom-
panied the remains here returned to
Cincinnati on the way back to the
hospital this morning and the remains
were taken to Germantown where the
funeral was held at 1920 o'clock this
morning.
Young Boston lived on this side of
Germantown in Mason county and is
the second Mason county Negro to
give his life for his country. He is
also the second Mason county soldier
to die in this country during the war
and have his remains sent back to
Mason county but the first man from
this county to die from illness con-
tracted in France and be returned
here for burial
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-21
MRS. ELLIS GIVEN ONE
MORE CHANCE AT ALMSHOUSE
Woman Who Has Given the City Of
ficials Much Trouble BY Disre-
garding Rules OF Institution
Is Given One More
Opportunity.

Mrs. Mary Ellis, who has probably
given the city officials more trouble
than any other woman in the city,
was in Police Court yesterday after
noon on a charge of disorderly con-
duct and after a full hearing was
given a fine of ten dollars and costs
by Judge Whitaker who suspended the
fine upon condition that she go back
to the Almshouse and upon her prom
Use that she would strictly obey the
rules of that institution.
The matron of the Almshouse testi-
fled that Mrs. Ellis was frequently
breaking the rules of the institution
by leaving the place and coming to
the city whenever she saw fit without
the consent or knowledge of the Of
ficials.
II was also known that the woman
had been causing people in all parts
of the city no little trouble by calling
on them and telling them her sup
posed troubles. So much complaint
had come to the officials that they
were compelled to take some action in
the case.
Yesterday Mrs. Ellis was slow in
making Judge Whitaker her promise
that she would strictly obey the rules
of the Almshouse and he had drawn
up the papers for her confinement at
the county Jail until her fine was paid
but when she promised he filed the
papers away with leave to bring them
out against her at the first trouble
she caused the officials of the insti-
tuition or the first time she bothered
the people of the city.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-21
PRISONER JUMPS
FROM MOVING AUTO
and MAKES ESCAPE
Charles Bradford Makes Daring Get
Away From Officers Yesterday
Afternoon When He Jumps
Head Long From Moving
Auto and Falls Onto
Brick Streets.

Several times County Judge Pur-
nell has had a number of young men
who live in Eastland addition be-
fore him on a charge of vagrancy
when complaint was made to him by
neighbors.
Yesterday more complaint was
made to the judge and he at once or
dered three young men in the East
land addition arrested and brought
before him on a charge of vagrancy.
Deputy Sheriff Carey Devore and
Jailer Watson left in an automobile
for the boys and located two of them,
Charles Bradford and Charles Brown.
The boys were placed in the machine
and the officers started for the Court
House.
Everything went well until the
machine reached Third and Bridge
streets Deputy Sheriff Devore was
driving and Jailer Watson and the
two boys occupied the rear seat. AS
the machine slowed down to turn the
bend, Bradford jumped over the back
door head long. Jailer Watson made
a grab at the boy and caught his
shirt tearing out large piece of the
shirt but the boy struck on the brick
streets on his head and shoulders and
got up running. He can like rab
bit toward the L. & N. railroad and
disappeared in the bushes in the bot
toms.
Brown was brought on to the office
of Judge Purnell who secured for him
a position at Dam 33 and allowed him
to go after he had promised to work
steadily at the job.
Later in the evening Ellsworth
Owens, another member of the bunch
of boys complained of as loafing, was
arrested and upon finding a job for
this boy Judge Purnell released him.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-21
PRO- GERMAN LIE IS
Being INVESTIGATED
Report That Large Number of Sol
diers Were Killed by Poison at
Camp Zachary Taylor Is An
other PrO-German Lie
and II VIII BE
Nailed.

1t was reported to the Mason Coun-
ty Exemption Board yesterday that
another black pro-German lie was
gaining circulation in Maysville and
Mason county and the board will at
once take steps to run the lie to the
ground and stop its circulation.
The local boards informant said
that he heard two women talking on
the streets here Monday and one told
the other that there had been a large
number of American soldiers poison
ed at Camp Taylor a few days ago
who had died from the poison and
that the fact was being kept secret
but had leaked from the camp by
young men home on furlough. The
gentleman who heard the woman tell
ing the story nailed at as falsehood
as soon as he heard it and advised the
women not to repeat it
The truth of the matter is that
few days ago several soldiers at Camp
Taylor were slightly poisoned but
none of them died and they are all
getting along fine, The soldiers were
not poisoned by German spies with
in the camp and every effort is be-
ing made to stop the circulation of
such absurd falsehoods.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-21
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS MEET AT
FAIR

All soldiers and sailors at home on
furlough in Mason, Bracken and Rob-
ertson counties, are requested to as
semble on the Germantown Fair
grounds at II o'clock Friday, fore
noon, August 30 and to form a sec
tion in the Food parade.
All those who will comply with this
request are asked to send their names
to Hon. w. D. Cochran, Maysville.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-21
CINCINNATI PEOPLE TO SEE "THE
SCOOP

II is understood that several seats
for tonight's performance of THE
Scoop, Parker Hord's new play, have
been reserved for a party of dramatic
CRITICS from Cincinnati who will be
here to see the first production of the
new play. One of the prominent Gin
cinnati dramatic schools has some
students in the cast and representa-
tivcs from this school will also be in
attendance.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-21
MISSION MOARD MEETS HERE TO-
MORROW

The first meeting of the District
Board of Missions of the Bracken AS
sociation of Baptists which was or
eanized at the meeting of the associa-
ton held the first of the month at
Lewisburg, will be held today at the
First Baptist Church in this city. All
OF the Baptist churches in this section
of the state will be represented at
this meeting.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-21
WILL REPORT VIOLATORS
OF LIGHTLESS NIGHTS
County Fuel Administrator Calls At
tentlOn to the Fact That Small
Towns of the County Are Not
Observing Llghtless
Nights.

AS was stated in yesterdays Public
Ledger some of the small towns of
the county have been reported as vio-
lating the Lightless Nights order of
the Fuel Administration. This fact
has come to the attention of County
Fuel Administrator Browning, who
says he will be compelled to report
any further violations.
The Ledger is in receipt of the fol-
lowing letter from MIR. Browning:
Maysville, KY, August 20, 1918.
The Public Ledger,
Maysville, Ky.
Gentlemen:
My attention has been called to the
fact that the order of the U. S. Fuel
Administration, which forbids the use
of any lights for outside illumination
or for window display, is being vio-
lated in the small towns throughout
Mason county I personally observed
several violations on Monday night
August 10TH. and l shall appreciate il
If you will give this matter publicity
so that it may be generally known
thatI shall feel it necessary to re-
port farther violations to the Federal
authorities for such action as may be
deemed proper.
Violations of the T. S. Fuel Admin
istrations orders carry, upon convic-
ton, the very severe penalties i'm
posed under the Lever Act and very
sincerely hope it will not he neonssarv
to make such reports.
Yours very truly,
s. p. BROWNING,
Chairman Fuel Committee, Mason
County, Kentucky.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-21
PUTTING STORE IN FIRST CLASS
SHAPE

The Chenoweth Drug store building
at the corner of West Second and SUIT
ton street Is, now in the hands of con-
tractors for extensive repairs. The
building will be put in first-class
shape for occupancy. 1t is one of the
best locations in the city and will be
vacant but short time.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-21
MISS McCREARY TO WE'D

LeXington-Former Governor James
b. McCreary, of Richmond, Monday
announced the engagement of his
granddaughter, Miss Harriet Newbury
McCreary, to Gatewood Gay, a young
Fayette county farmer. The wedding
will take place Thursday at the Nc
Creary home in Richmond.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-21
NO CHANCE FOR AvIATORS HERE

Several days ago Mayor Thomas M.
Russell made an effort to get a party
of American and British aviators,
who were giving air circuses in this
section of the country, to pay Mays
Vile visit but the airmen' were run
ming of schedule time over a 5000
mile lap visiting some of the coun-
try's largest cities and they were un-
able to come to Maysville.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-21
ABLE TO RETURN FROM HOS
PITAL

Mr.. Frank Spencer has received
word from his daughter, Mrs. Opal
Ennis, of Portsmouth, who has been
confined to a hospital in that city for
several weeks, informing him that she
is much improved and was able to be
returned to her home from the hos
pital on last Sunday.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-21
BOLT KILLS GIRL

Carlisle, Ky.-Bertha, nine-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Staphen
Douglas, residing two miles east of
this city, was killed by lighting, which
destroyed the telephone battery near
which she was standing. The child
was badly burned about the breast
and ears.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-21
NEXT WEEK Is BIG WEEK IN
MASON

Next week is going to be one of the
biggest and busiest weeks we have
had in Mason county for some time,
Besides the big Germantown Fair all
of the teachers of the county schools
will be in Maysville to attend the an
nual Teachers Institute.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-21
MAY PURCHASE ARMY HORSES

DR.. Chollar, local veterinarian, who
has been accepted in the U. s. Army
service, will in all probabilities be
commissioned by the government to
make purchases of army horses and
mules as he has expressed a desire to
be employed in the branch of the Vet
erinary Corps.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-21
CALL TO YOUTHS OF 81 TO
REGISTER

All male persons who have reached
their 21st birthday since June 8, 1918,
will be required TO register at the Of
flee of the local Exemption Board Au-
gust "a, between the hours of a. m.
and p. m.
MASON COUNTY BOARD,
SHERMAN Arm, Chairman.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-21
MAKES ANOTHER ATTEMPT To
JOIN NAVY

Deputy Circuit Clerk James H. Key,
who few weeks ago unable to pass
physical examination for entrance in
to the u. s. Navy, left this morning
for Cincinnati where he will take the
physical examination again.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-21
CELEBRATINB 77TH BIRTHDAY

Colonel John Boulden, prominent
citizen, is today celebrating his nth
birthday and his many friends are ex-
tending congratulations and wishing
him many more happy anniversaries.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-21
TRAIN LOAD OF SOLDIERS PASS

A large train load OF Blue Jackets
passed east over the Q, q Q. this
morning and they were given rous-
Ing send Qif by those who happened 10
bo up Al the time,
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-21

Mr.. Joseph Newell today is deliver
ing to Mr.. and Mrs DR.. Carrigan of
Manchester, Ohio, a fine Edison La
batory Model Phonograph, value Of
outfit $500, bought of ]. T. Kackley G.
Co.