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DEADLY CLASH ON THE
SNOW-CLAD HEIGHTS
Enemy, Taken by Surprise
Unable TO Offer Effective
Resistance

ITALIAN ARMY HEADQUARTERS.
Saturday. May 1l.--tBy the ASsociat'
I'd Press AFTER 4 long period or In
activity. owing 20 weather conditions,
Italian troops on the mountain front,
cyacuted q brilliant operation last
n:2h5, capturing tho dominating posi-
zion OF Monte Corno. destroying an
elaborate system Of enemy detences
and taking one hundred prisoners. two
guns, a number of machine guns. and
much war material.
The action was in the Arsa Valley.
which isads down from the La Garlna
valley and is ,he main line OF ap-
pr0ari from Trent and Royereto. II
Wa il".vs thar tho AustrianS attempted
IT, reach ;hn Venetian plain in the first
Scea, otfeuEivS Recently they have
..:-cr"d powerful defenSes with bat
;.ry POSITIONS built in rock and elec'
lr:cc!ly charged and with 4 system oil
barbed wire fnianglrmrntS.
There was considerable snow re-
manning on Moute Corno. which IS g..
rnn feet high. This increased the diff
:icul,ies of movement OF the com
pararirrlv small Italian force which
carried out the attack. It was pre-
coded h. 1t short artillery action.
The infantry advanced over rocky
and prrcipitous heights. The enemy
MAS taken By surprise. and could
mako litrle effective resistance. The
movement was carried out by day
light. All the en"my'S defensive works
We're occupied. An Italian position
Was established on the crest of the
mountain and the surrounding slopes.
The chief effect of tho action is TO
dIsiodcp the AuStrianS from The don't
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GERMANS HESITATE
TO RENEW OFFENSIVE
AGAINST The ALLIES

The German armies in Flanders and
Picardy. are still inactive. Except for
ing our bombardments on various soc
tors. they are doing little work any
where.
Evidently. rhe enemy is not Yet pre-
pared to test his strength against he
reinforced lines Of the allies. although
il is still expected that the day IS not
far distant when he again will try 10
break through the allied front. Mean
while. the British and French armies
are letting no opportunity pass 10 peck
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: lI y lNll '
THE position now is, SAID me
summary. that the Germans. de-
termined 10 concentrate every
available uni, on one enormous Of
fcnsIrc. are draining their country
drv n force n decision before 1t Is
too late. while tho Entente are so
confident that. having been a1von
the choice OF q small Immediate
American army for defense. or
waiting ill they are reinforced by
complete. powerful. self-support-
Ing American army. they nave
chosen tho latter.
TO tho sledgr hammer uses or
masses Of men by the enemy the
allies are opposing the strategy OF
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meeting the blow with the smallest
force capable of standing up to the
shock while keeping the strongest
reserve possible. Troops on the
wings are permitted TO give ground
within limits whenever the enemy
has been made TO reduce the enemy
70 such n state Of exhaustion that
our reserve. at the right moment
can restore the situation"
I'm the present operations, the
British army has withstood many
times i's own weight OF enemy
masses. II has retired slowly. e1-
acting the fullest price. Mean.
(continusd on PAGe NtnAl =
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CORRESPONDENT Has Words of Praise for West Vnans Camp Lee
~'r nnua Brooks ngnm pmnt~wu

cnn"h US with 'rhs West Virginia
Hills" For III" first time in my life
| hcgan To feel respect for that piece Of
music. and this was immeasurably
heightened In tho evening when I heard
the regiment sing II In the Y. n. c. A
hut. / hardly recognized the old IA
miliar. with the lnzy drnning Of II by
w"nry teachers whose rest. earned by
them I'm Il hard AMI tedious winters
term. was being delayed while instruc-
tors with II political pEll made a few
dollars talking nroslira!ly OF the most
c"min""i'iacr subjects. In my cub re-
nnrt"r days i'll hy-E"u" ages I have
heard Tin" West Virginia Hills" abused
and maltreatcd by all sorts Of GpiritlesS
and Unmusical voices assembled in tho
name o: knowledge. always and IN
--
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rate frame Up.
| appear everywhere in thn fine net
work Of falschnod and Camouflage,
! and they included Mr. Baker, AZ their
partner In lhr common statements to
The public --Ihny deliberately lied 70
YOU and framed Up their statements.
particularly their failures. and mis-
! leading congress before the senate
military comntle". and they directly
arc responsible for M engines. no
planes. no propellrrs. and our vanish
ed appropriations.
| Had there not hcen this malicious
| effort 10 dIscrrdit NJ" with YOU and
/ impngn my honor on thr floor Of tho
senate. 7 might have with The rest Of
America. though with shame and an.
ger, still been holding my peace. wait
| ing and watching for the tntcrmin
! able shifting from one department to
the other Of responsibilities that can
; lie only nj the door Of the executive
members nf iho aircraft hoard. The
! ScllrrilouS SANDER hy Deeds friend
was foul and unfair blow and in the
/ circumstances Of rs importance and
its purpose 10 Invalidatr mo. discredit
me. gave il abnormal public interest
! and unusual publicity. This. Mr..
! President. cOmD"lS me 10 demand that
| the Investigation hv 'hr military COM
mittcc' Of iho senate shall be com.
I pIetc, exhaustive in the matters re-
lating 20 aircrai; production. nut rs
| these charges hav" hn"n hrnucht be-
! fore tho senate. ihn inf""f"r"rrn N
! Tho wa department and Mr. Baker.
! preventing me from securing nrOner
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1T Is a matter OF tho grarest con
Germ 10 me-" il adds. THAT credcnce
could be given to charges OF such a
nature. or that they could have been
in your possession, and have ro'
crivcd no in'imation Of the falsehood
until MIR. Marshall intimatcd that
there was some sort OF a charge or
charges Of disloyalty TO you. This Is
50 unthinkable that ! dismissed and
declined TO even discuss them"
Mr. Borglum repeats his published
answer TO tho charges and continues:
II; is absurd 10 state that proNTer
mans arc clamorInE for inves: cations,
while tho secretary Of war is party
10 statements, untrue and unfounded
issued to deceive the nation and serv'
ing no other possible purpose except
to warn Germany Ia hurry her own
airplane production as wc are forever
and forever just al the peak OF pro
duction.'
Never. believe. in The history ni
tho country. has a group Of men been
given so completely a nations re-
sources. together with thr adminiStra
tion and The peoples confidence. as
have the aircraft group. and never
has such confidence been more wan
ionlv abused. refer here 10 Major
General Squirrs. Howard i. Coffin
Colonel Deeds and Colonel Mont Eom
cry. These civilian and military
members appear everywhere in the
program planned to meet our military
nends--and they appear everywhere
in the deliberate and elaborate ma
rhinery rha, placed and held tho cot
lossal contracts among a few-th"y
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To Use i. S. Army
AS Separate Unit
DECISION OF THE ENTENTE HIGH COMMAND lNDl-
GATES NO PRESSING NEED OF AMERICANS TO
COMBAT PRESENT GERMAN OFFENSIVE

OTTAWA May l2So confident is the Entente of It's ability
h withstand amy drive the Germans launch that it has been de-
until becomes complete and
powerful force according cable summary of operations in the
western from, received here tonight from the committee OF the
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THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, May 12.-Forecasti
western Pennsylvania, West virginia
and Ohio-Showers and thunderstorms
Monday, cooler; Tuesday, fair.
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IS
DECLARED FOR
RUTHLESSNESS
CENTRIST LEADER is
FOR ENERGETIC ACTION
Admiral Won Capelle Predicts
Strong German Naval
Offensive

AMSTERDAM. SATURDAY.. May !1.--ln
debate in the r"ichstag Today on the
second reading of tho naval estimates.
RS reported IN n Berlin dispatch, Herr
pflaecr. t-cnirtst. said on behalf of the
main cnmmIttcc. that even though fhrre
were differences Of opinion regarding
tho political Significance OF the subfnh-
rinC war, ihc entire rcirhstag was at
one as concerned its military achieFc-
menis. MI hold the vlcw that the u
boat campaign should not oo gwen up
or restricted III any way. and that tho
construction nf aubma rin"s should De
promoted as far as possible Iha' WAS
the opinion alsn. he said. Of the highest
government officials and the army and
navy commanders.
Vice. Admiral Won Capclle. minister or
the navy. stated thar unrestricted "
boat warfare meant Il very strong naval
offensive against the Entente.
AMSTERDAM, May IA dispatch
from Essen 10 the l.nkal AnZeig"r q!
Berlin. says that fifteen thousand acres
Of forest land near OchtTup Westphalia'
has been swept By fire.
AMSTERDAM, May l2.--AccQrHIhH |"
a telegram from Vienna, Emperor
Cha rles has mnde Baron Burian. Austro-
Hungarian foreign minister. Hungar-
ian count in recognition Of h!a snrrices
in ccnnection with the conclusion OF
pcafe with Rumania.
AMSTERDAM. May IA Vienna
li patch reports that Emperor Charles
who has becn on visit to the italian
front. departed Friday for German
great headquarters He was a"compan-
,rd hy Baron Rur!a1. .tnStro-HunEarian
foreign minister. and Field Marshal
.Arz ,nn StraussenhurS. Austrian chief
OF staff.
AMSTERDAM. May IA legal and
political supplementary treaty has been
concluded between Austria-HunSary and
Runranin according 10 Vienna advi"es
A similar treaty has been concluded
with Germany.
As security for the public debit serT'-
ire Of Rumania and Bosnia and Herze-
govrrna. respectively. so far ms iustro-
Hungarian SUBJECTS are concerned. ltu-
mania pledges for five years the Ru-
manian national bank balances Rnd de-
posits at the German rechsbank.
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DECLARES THESE MEN DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR
GRAFT CHARGES AND DEMANDS RIGID lNVESTl
CATION BY THE SENATE MILITARY AFFAIRS COM
MITTEE

WASHINGTON, May 12Guzon Borglum, storm center OF the
controversy made public tonight another letter to President
Wilson, 1hnt he had betrayed the president confidence re-
newing his assertions m misconduct III the government aircraft
organization, and insisting thai the senate military com
mcc should openly and thoroughly the investigation
says he prevented from making by the war depart
ment under Secretary Baker. 49,,
In regard to put into the record Friday
that sculptor attempted to capitalize h TREND
ship with president by secretly organizing corporation t" pro-
duc airpanes Senator Bancrc of lonncrtcu VIII
submit the senate Tuesday Wednesday. detailed evidence and
affidarits relating "thS deliberate frame up
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AMSTERDAM, May IA dispatch
from Essen 10 the l-nkal Anzeig"r OF
Rcrlin. says that fifteen thousand acres
nf forest land near OchtTup Westphalia'
has been swept BY fire.
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THE WEATHER

Showers and thunder storms Monday
cooler; Tuesday fair
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0xups3o 0lR5
tasu11 ~ IN
>UHT2D orAu
CCt11kAEEr
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-08-03
Groves Tasteless calll Il

restores vitality and eneTay by pufyiAs
rhhins the blood. You can soou fssi
enine. Invieorattns Eject. PsScs 81.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-08-03

moved Dy Smitn, seconded by Schoonmaker, that the following oh
Eanca be passed.
An ORDINANCE No. II
An Ordinance authorizing the Mayor to contract a loan of One Thousand
Dollars S(IO00O0l from the Merchants and Farmers Bank of Melville
La. for the purpose Of paying salaries and other general ex
penses; and providing for the payment of same oy anticipating the
excess of the towns revenues, over and above the necessary, usual and
statutory charges.
Section BE it ordained by the Mayor n Board Of Aldermen of the
Town Of Melville, That in view of the pressing necessity for sufficient
funds to pay salaries and other necessary expenses until the 1918 taxes be.
come due and are sufficiently paid to the said municipality, that the Mayor
be II he is hereby authorized and empowered to borrow from the Mer-
chants Farmers Bank of Melville the UNI Of One Thousand $4,000 O)
Dollars. and to represent which he is further authorized to execute by and
payable January Is. 1913, bearing eight per cent per annum interest nom
maturity untnp paid, and to contain other usual clauses.
Section BE it further ordained, etc, That in order to scare the
payment q said nade in principal and interest and attorneys fees there ia
hereby dedicated, attributed and set apart all of the excess revenues of
the municipality ct Melville over and above the usual. customary and stat
year 1877 and which is hereby fixed IS the basis Of the anticipation and
dedication. the sum Of (1,33594) One Thousand Three Hundred mi
Thirty Five Dollars and Anetyfour Cents.
Section BE it further ordained, etc. That for good and sufficient
cause this ordnance shall take effect Immediately after its passage
Adopted July 2, A. d, 1918.
Yeas-Smith, schoonmaker Rosenberg, Capps and Jones. Nays-none
LYMAN. II. LYONS, Mayor.
A RESOLUTION
Opening up the Streets and Alleys in the Town of Melville.
Section BE 1t resolved by the Board of Aldermen of the Town of
Melville, in regular session convened, That all streets and alleys which
AUDITING thereto n which. were otherwise closed without permit, ire here
by ordered opened as soon al the present crops Ire harvested therefron
section BE 1t further resolved ETC., That this resolution SHAH 90
into effect from and after its PRONUNCIATION, according to law.
Moved BY Smith, seconded by Rosenberg and carried. that the reso1u-
ton just read be adopted.
Yeas-Smith, Rosenberg, Capps. Schocnmaker ms Nave Nona
Attest-R- H. JONES. JR,. CLERK.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-08-03

or stand nsarer than twenty-five feet from any y. corner nor. nr shall s the same een be
Street and South Market Street, except on the North side of said street fac.
On South Market Street, between West Landry street and West Bellevue
Street, except Q n the East side of said street, facing North
y. ennt West s5d Bellevue ,ae1x sur street between 9TH n e0ur' street e1eep On
On East Bellevue Street between Court and Main Street, except on the
On South Main Street, between East Bellevue and East Landry Streets
On N North Court Street, between West North street and West Bellevue
On South Court street, between West Bellevue Street and West Ian
Section Be it further ordained. etc, That no vehicle shall make undue
mnfger v Lsay a hao e wgdne at IN lIn times sT while 81 the Vehicle is is being operated
on any of the streets; and no automobile truck o similar vehicle shall be
scnbed in section eleven c15 Of this ordinance
motor propelled vehicle shah carry two white lights in front and one red
ngmbd n 6 r the rea zsb aeS So pe aas.s1s the eo hours os v OF Sunset ss ' and dna sunrise Inc B hSsaes
or motorcycles shall carry n white light in front The lights on motor pro
section 11-Be it further ordained, etc. That the speed Limit for all
Eehieles operating atig. within With a the corporate spOraa, limits In iHas shall Be st twelve pe n miles S,I per
I LSmi Street on on the IS South. Market Street on the West, and Union Street
on the East within which which prescribed district or limits it shall be z,
section 12-Be it further ordained, etc, That all vehicles shall be driven
carefully and With due regard to the safety and convenience Of all other We
pfo e &c g onlrate 2 s 1ehic1 Per nitbt q person : oorn pTs nan lm sfs'ee IN 1 = years years
or not, shall be subject to a fine not exceeding twenty-five $3.50 dollars, or
the tn City judge. NJ Nothing gns' herein inH stated cd r 'a omitted here bsref ho ms shall un' Be con- n.
for any e purpose DC a aRat 1oea9r 9 fGon ne Z exercises xseises o. ap Psas 9 Isss care IS and M e sMs
ton eo avoid .o o tp prevent mt, injury through r,g h,g collisions aa ;n with other sera vehicles y
Section 1s-Be it further ordained, etc. That no. vehicle shall. travel at
any street Of the city and the drivers of automobiles. trucks IF other motor
R RboDfD To- t us11 g eorn e DS e s6 5s1dnso the he f 5orn. n ct other e si e approach "he
Of the seG provisions iap Of II this har ardns oncsi1 zee etG a. d r. vi p spsoiae s50 in sect ~
imprisoned not exceeding thirty 800 days or both, at the discretion of the
ordinances contrary o inconsistent herewith be and the sam are hereby
Section 1s-Be it further ordained, etc, That this ordinance shall take
effect T from a6o AND af 6g,t the fifteenth sssp h. qSth) n day Of of. July ds. 1913 : ,.,,,.
adopted xsas in rs = like s manner r. va nna adopted asa s a whole by the following vote:
Adopted asapt s's 5y s : isis ana Dunbar. Nays: e's'shn and Daniel
Attest: j ] PERRoDrN. city CLERK. Ns"
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Atteat--R. H. JONES. JR.. CLERK.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-08-03
by SMITH, seconded by schoonmaker. that the following ordf.

Attest: ]. J. PERRoD1N, city Clerk.
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BIG STEER LEADER
LOCATES IN LOUISIANA


That louisiana ID going to be one
OF the leading beef cattle states Of
the entire country within a very few
years is the contention Of Secretary
Charles Gray of the American Aber-
deen.Angus Breeders Association
upon returning from a recent trip
through the South. Mr.. Gray learn
ed that w. H. Hurdle, whose planta-
lions around Holly Springs, Miss,
have been turning out the "top"
steers on the East st. Louis market
for the past five years, has pur-
chased a plantation in Louisiana
and will immediately stock it with
registered Aberdeen4Angua bulls to
produce high glass beef.
Congdon & YBattles Of Yakima,
Wash, and Maquoketa, Iowa, one of
the leading Aherdeen-Angus breed
ing firms of America, have consider
able land holdings in Louisiana and
will Immediately put a third pure
bred ,Aberdeen-Angus herd on their
Louisiana land as soon as the tick
is cleaned up. With knight Brothers
already estab1i shed. with a good herd
Of Aberdeen-.AHgus one of he best in
the South, the long outdoor grazing
season and abundance of feed should
quickly put Louisiana in the lead of
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To Improve Your Digestion

For years my digestion was SO
poor that could only eat the light
est foods. ! tried everything that I
heard of to get relief, but not until
about q year ago when / saw Cham
berlain's Tablets advertised and
got a bottle Of them did / find the
right treatment. Since taking them
my digestion is fine.'-Mrs. Blanche
Bowers. Indiana, Pa. adv
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-08-03
CITY OR COUNTRY PROP
ERTY FOR SALE CHEAP

Il you want to buy or sell
improved or unimproved city
or country property, write
to me or come to see me. I
can buy or sell for you or rea-
sonable cash or credit terms.
GUS E. DUPRE,
Opelousas.
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No Worms In d Healthy child

Al children troubled with worms have an m
healthy color. which indicates poor blood. and a 4
rue. there y more or less stomach disturbance.
GRoVES IASIELESS chill TONIC given regularly
for two or three weeks will enrich fhe hlnod IN.
prove the digestion, and act as a Generals treneth
enlns Ionic to the whole system. Nature win then
snTeN Oh or dispelthe worms, and the Child win be
m Perfect health. Pleasant to take. COO Der bottlc,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-08-03

all southern states and alongside of
the old Corn Belt. states of the
Middle West.
The IS steers mafketea BY MT
Hurdle At st. Louis recently sold at
$17.25 per hundredWeight. q 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, Tallahatchie county, set a
new all-time. an-section record for
the st. Louis cattle market when
1910 was received for his 1885
pound AbeTdeen-Angus steers.
Down at Cotton Plant, Mississippi.
lis another beef-making project that
shows what Louisiana will be doing
as soon as it follows the neighboring
states example. and gets rid of the
tic. Here on the 15000-acre planta-
ton of Paul ]. Rainey, the big game
hunter, he is using so Aberdeen
Angus bulls on native cows and
pure-breds to produce the highest
type of baby beef for the big packer
markets. It is the intention to pro-
duce the beef from start to finish.
Mr.. Rainey first used Hereford
bulls, but changed when the super
iority Of the Angus was demonstrate
ed for baby beef making under
southern conditions.
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Piles Cured in 8 to IL DAYS

Druggists refund money If PAZO OINTMENT fails
TO cure Itching, Blind. Bleeding or Protrudind Piles.
instantly relieves Itching Piles, and you can cet
restfui sleep after the frat application. Price 6c.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-08-03
ne 0ulaiae That pOss Net Astece Ma Hs.d

Because Of ita tonic and laxative effect, LAxA.
LIVE bR0MOQ isbetter than ordinary
EuAnine and does not cause nervousness .nr
ringing IN head. Remember the full naTae and
look Tor the signature Of e. W. CROW. SOC.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-08-03

BUY YOUR CEMENT BLOCK Pill
LARS and ave money. Apply to
the St. Landry Lumber Co, Ltd,
OpeIousas, La. iun-29-tf
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-08-03
Groves Tastegess chill Tonic

destroys the n~aiarial germs which are transmitted
to the blood by the Malaria Mosquito. Price Coo.