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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-23
LOCAL BOARD OF D
DISTRICT GIVES LIST
OF DELNQUENTS
Names Handed to Sheriff Fon-
tenot on Last Saturday
He will Report Friday,
Then Board Will Act

The following is the list OF
registrants of the second ST,
Landry district who have fall
ed to file their questionaires
with the board Of that district !:
Ira James, Eunice, La.
Zenon Franklin, Morrow, La.
Joseph Benjamin, Eunice, Ia.
C. Carter, Eunice, La.
Lewis Roam, Eunice, La.
Otis Keller, Eunice, La.
Pat Jones, Morrow, La.
Oneal Simeon, Eunice, La.
Willie Patterson, Eunice, La.
John Robins, Port Barre, La.
Morris Powell, Bayou Cur
rent, La.
Alec Pickens, Eunice, La.
Will Lewis, Eunice, Ia.
Eurvin Simeon, Eunice, La.
Joseph soileau, Eunice, Ia.
These names were handed 10
Sheriff D. M. Fontenot on Sat
urday of last week, and exclu-
sive Of Sunday and other holi-
days he had five days in which
to visit these men in person and
report to the local board all i'm
formation he has obtained. If
they are not already in the
service and the sheriff could
not locate them and bring them
before the board they will be
posted as deserters, and then
the federal authorities will en-
deavor to round them up.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-23
MISS DUPRE DEPARTS
FOR WASHINGTON CITY

Miss Belle Dupre, for years
one of the most popular teach
ers in the local high school.
left for Wash ngton, d. G., on
Wednesday night. Miss
Dupre will make the Capital
City her future home and will
reside with her mother and
brother, Mrs. Marie G. Dupre
and Congressman H. G. Dupre.
Miss lone Joret,, of the La
fayette Industrial, arrived here
during the week, and 4, vii, vii
temporarily replace Miss Du-
pre- in the Opelousas school.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-23
ARCHIE DUNBAR ENTERS
oUARTERMASTER's CORPS

Archie Dunbar, popular
bookkeeper at the Planter
Bank and Trust Company, has
entered the Quartermaster De
partment, and will be stationed
at Camp Beauregard. Mr.. Dun
bar visited Alexandria on last
Saturday, and his clerical ex-
perience made him readily ac-
ceptable to in the quartermas-
ters. He returned home to
wound up some business mat
ters and departed during this.
week to assume his duties.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-23
MISS LITTELL RESIGNS
PLACE IN HIGH SCHOOL

Miss Eleanor Littell, for the
past several years one of the
most efficient teachers in the
st. Landry High School, has
resigned from the teaching
force of that Institution and
has accepted a position with
the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company in this city.
Miss Littell assumed heI
new duties during the week.
Mrs. w. M. Babin has been
appointed to fill the vacancy
in the local school which was
created by Miss Littell's resig-
nation.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-23
TO BE TAUGHT TO MAKE
SURGICAL DRESSINGS

A class of six has been or
ganized among the members OF
the local Red Cross chapter,
and in short time instructions
as to how make surgical dress
ings will be given its members,
The class is composed of Mrs.
F. J. Dietlein, Mrs. Lorenzo
Mornhinveg, Mrs. w. B. Ro-
bert, Mrs. Harold Edwards,
Mrs. FL. B. Edwards and Miss
Mary Littell. The instructions
will be given by Mrs. M. A.
Fielder, and will be started as
soon as the room rented and
turned over to the local chap
ter by the Elks has been made
ready. Mrs. Fielder has espe-
cially fitted herself for this
work by attending a course in
New Orleans some time ago.
AS the mode of making these
surgical dressings is mastered
by the present members of the
class they, in turn, will in
struct others and through repe-
tition of this practice the lo-
cal chapter hopes to supply its
part Of the bandages and 9TH
er articles needed to comfort
wounded men.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-23
AGENTS SPEND ANOTH-
ER WEEK N HTEN-
SION WORK
Plan to Have Children Dupli-
cate School Work at Home
and Scatter Lessons

tension work goes on unceas.
ingly in this parish. Messrs.
| Babin and Mendosa and Mrs.
Mary B. Gieson have lost very
little time during this week and
last, and during that time
many of the schools of the par
ish have been visited and have
responded to the call for bet
ter farming, better gardening,
| better methods Of conserva-
ton. Canning and drying of
vegetables, and methods of
brining meats are the lessons
st. Landry children have lately
learned to advantage.
The Melville school seems
to have taken the lead in club
work. Mrs. Gieson visited that
school on Friday Of last week
and enrolled 36 pupils in the
poultry club, IL in the canning
and Is in the garden club. The
garden club at Melville is COM
posed of the boys and girls Of
the seventh grade. It is their
object to have a garden at the
school, which they will work
according to the scientific les
sons Mrs. Gieson has brought
them, and each one in turn will
duplicate this garden on a
smaller scale at his or her
home, and spread the lessons
in the community. These chill
dren are very enthusiastic,
Mrs. Gieson reports, and have
promised to keep their interest
at high tide.
At the Palmetto school,
which was visited by Mrs. Gle
son on last Saturday, two thirds
of the pupils of the upper
grades entered the club work.
The Opelousas school is pre-
pairing for a war garden. An
acre of land opposite the pub
lie cemetery has been furnish
ed the school for this garden.
1t will be cultivated by the do
mestic science class and the
boy scouts, and they seem very
much interested in the work.
OF course, Mrs. Giesen and the
other agents will supervise
planting, cultivation and cam
ming. Vegetables that may be
conserved in any manner will
be planted, and the children
will be urged to duplicate these
methods at home.
On Thursday afternoon Mr..
Babin, Mr.. Mendosa and Mrs.
Giesen, visited the Washing
ton school in company with
Mrs. Virginia Eaton, the CEN
tral Louisiana extension agent,
and there organized the diff
ferent clubs. Mrs. Eaton will
remain in this parish several
days, and will assist in the
extension work in the schools
of the parish.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-23

Dude Mcbride, prominent
young business man of Rayne,
was an Opelousas visitor on
Thursday.
-. L..Launey Of Eunice
was in Opelousas this past
week.
John Dnflho was avisitor to
the Crescent City last week.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-23
M;ss Elora Sherman :,

Miss Flora Shannon, now
in the Opelousas High School.
spent the weekend with rela-
ttiYes jim New Orleans, return,
ing to her post on Thursday.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-23
nation.

Mrs. Alex. Watkins left
this past week for Jackson
vile, Florida, where she has
gone to visit her husband who
lis serving his country at that
camp.
Mrs. S. Heatherwick, OF
Shreveport, departed for her
home this past week, after a
very pleasant visit to friends
in Opelousas.
e. j. Heilbron, who has
been engaged in the mercan-
tile business in Opelousas for
sometime past left for Green
vile, Miss, on Tuesday last.
He will reside in that city.
Miss Edith Barry visited
friends and relatives in Grand
Coteau on Saturday and Sun
day last.
Chief of Of Police Sonnier.
of the progressive little city of
Elton, was in Opelousas on
Thursday.
Judge S. J.. Gosselin.
prominent citizen of the Lew
tell section, was a visitor to
this city on Wednesday.
Felix Dezauche, well
known citizen Of Bellevue, was
a visitor to Opelousas on
Thursday.
81 Mrs. Roy Dean returned
OH w ednesday from 4 visit to
relatives in New Iberia.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-23
MANY CROWD INTO K,
C. HALL TO HEAR
FATHER SOURIS
illustrated Lecture at Princess
On Following Afternoon
Also Attracts Many

Many people ccroWded into
the Knights of Columbus Hall
on Monday night to hear
Father Souris, as delegate
from France tell of his expert
ences in the great war. The
French speaking people Of this
city displayed keen interest in
the lecture there. Among the
many interesting things recited
by Father Souris was the fact
that he had been numbered
among the dead at the battle
I of the Marne, and that his
mother in Paris had really
worn mourning for him. He
carried. with him obituaries
from several journals. Be
cause of the wound he received
over the brain he could not
articulate for over twelve
months, and during a period
of three he could not frame a
written sentence. The native
Frenchman being very loqua-
cious, this enforced and pro-
longed silence was a severe
punishment to Fathr Souris.
The effect left by this wound
on his delivery is still notice
able.
Father Souris told briefly
but wildly how the vandal
horde had destroyed one of
Europe's finest Libraries at
Louvain, and he related one
after another Of similar in
stances of how the "kultur' of
Europe's proud monarch had
found expression in death. de-
struction and barbarity.
Father souris was the chap
lain of a regiment, and in car
ing for the spiritual needs Of
his men he was thrown in close
contact with the ruthlessness
Of the Huns. II any there
were in his audience who
doubted the German nations
belief in might as right, surely
his messages right from the.
battlefield dispelled this.
He assured America the
blood of the Crusaders Of DID,,
of Lafayette and other gallant
Frenchmen was still coursing
through the veins Of frances
soldiers, and when the sound
of victory or defeat is heard
France will be there to share
the glorious or the bitter part.
Through the courtesy of
Manager f. j. Dietlein of the
Princess Theatre Father Sou
ris was permitted to entertain
another large audience at an
illustrated lecture on Tuesday
afternoon at 4:30 o'clock.
Under the title, In The
Wake Of The Huns" Father
Souris gave ocular proof Of the
destruction wrought by the
Germans in Northeastern
France. Churches everywhere
seemed especial targets for
their big guns, and villages
crumbled into ruins before
them.
Father Souris as delegate
from France is paid by the
government of that country
and receives no contributions
on his tour of America. He
wears several military decora-
tions of which he is very
proud.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-23
FOIL OWING MEN "a N
FOR ExANfIfgAT TIoN FEB
RUARY rs.

Frank T. Martin, Arnaut
Vile.
Ariel Perreau, Leonville
Armand Bihm, Opelousas.
Leon j. Bernard, Grand Co
teau.
Ovide Guillory, Leonville
Eldridge, Miller, Arnaud
vile.
valmont Sicily, Arnaud.
vile.
Remi Sibille,, Sunset.
Oscar Lalonde, Leonville.
Laurent Ventre, Opelousas.
Onezime Landry, Opelousas.
Cornelius L. Hayes, Jr.,
Maurice Bajat, Grand Co.
teau.
Remi Layergne, Shuteston.
Rudolphe Quebedeau, Leon
vile.
Arthur Pujo, Care d. RI
Yates, De Quincy.
Alces 8egnaud, Sunset.
Roland Dupre, Opelousas.
Raoul Sibilie, Sunset.
Thomas, Richard, Sunset.
Noise Lavergne, Opelousas,
Route i.
Alvesest Dugas, Arnaud
vile.
Clog.s Benoit, Port Barre.
Route I.
David St. Cyr, opelousas.
Lawrence ]. savoie, Lafay-
cite.
Andre Guidry, Carencro.
Wilfred Sicily, LeorviIle.
Claford Duplichien, Church
Point.
Evan Lanclos, Leonville.
Russell Robin, Opelousas.
Cleveland Guidry, Sunset.
Sidney Castillo, Grand CO.
teau.
Hugh Ewell Blacksher, Ope-
lousas.
Michel Badeau, Arnaud-
vile.
Noah U. Leger, Sunset.
Francois Castillo, Leonyille.
James Carroll Mornhinveg,
Opelousas.
Walter I. Carson, shutes-
ton.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-23
Aaron Jacobs. bus

Aaron Jacobs, business
manager of Jacobs News De-
pot Co., of this city. was a
visitor to- Church Point, dur
ing the week.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-23

Miss Pearl Lewis, of Law
tell; isited 9Opelousas on
Thursday.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-02-23

Mr.. and Mrs. A. Hollier,
Of Elton. returned on satur-
day, after q pleasant visit to
relatives here.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-01-26
OYSTER FAILS TO PROPAGATE
Experts Unable to Determine Cause
for Disappearance Of connecti-
cut Bivalve.

New Haven, Conn.-In two years
there may not be any Connecticut oys-
tiers. Government experts have been
looking into the failure of "set" in
Connecticut waters for two years, but
thus far have been unable to determine
why the once plentiful bivalve fails to
propagate in the sound.
A "set" is the term used to de.
scribe the conditions when oyster
spawn attach themselves to shells
dumped into the sound waters for the
purpose. The spawn floats on the wa
ter and attaches itself to favorable oh.
jects under water in August.
A year ago last August there was
little or no "set" and this year none
at all. Just what has brought about
this condition is a mystery not only
to oystermen, but to experts who have
been probing the failure.
Oysters which were "set" several
years ago are still growing under ia.
vorable conditions and from them the
markets Of the East are supplied.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-01-26
WOMAN SITS IN STORTHING
Miss Sara Christie Takes Place in
Norwegian Parliament as Repre-.
sentative Of 7rondhjem.

Christiania, Norway. 49, Miss Sara
Christie has taken her seat in the Nor
wegian parliament as a conservative
representative Of the city Of Trond-
hjem. At parliamentary elections in
Norway substitutes for members Of
parliament are always elected at the
same time to take the members place
In case Of illness or death, so elections
to fill vacancies never take place. All
members Of the storthing are engaged
in special committees to prepare legis-
lative work or dealing with the govern
ment's proposals before they are SUBJ
mitted to the storthing. In this way
Miss Sara Christie, who is now sum-
moned to take the seat of Professor
Scotland, becomes member of the de-
tense committee to consider the army
and navy estimates instead Of her pre-
decessor.
Miss Christie is director of a girls
school in Trondhjem and has for many
years been member Of the town coun-
Gil. She is esteemed as a prominent
teacher and a great administrator.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-01-26
CIRCUS PEOPLE WILL HELP
Routing Experts to Assist In Railroad
Problems, and Kitchen Experts
Will Give Advice,

New York.-Experts in the booking
and routing Of circuses will come to
the aid of the government in it's prob
lem Of transportation for the country,
it was learned here, and the efficient
methods of the show business will be
applied directly to the work of NOV
ing supplies for the United States.
Nor will the circus methods to be
placed on the military roster be con-
fined to the booking Of transporter
ton. The kitchen system of the big
tops will also be transferred to the
army environments, and men who have
long travelled with the circuses and es-
tablished the kitchens of the outdoor
organizations will shortly be enlist
ed into the service of the country for
the purpose Of standardizing the kitch-
ems at the various army environments.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-01-26
LEVEL FAMOUS CANTON WALL
Thousand-Year-Old Landmark II
China Gives Way to Modern
Trolley Line.

San Francisco.-The thousand-year.
old walls Of Canton, China, which
withheld many an onslaught Of Tar.
tar brigands, are being torn down to
make way for trolley line.
The Chinese are substituting the
American bathtub for the usual dip in
the river.
This information was brought to this
country by Gen. Chang Ting Tsu of
the Chinese army, who is in the United
States to inform the war department
Of the extent to which China intends
to operate against Germany.
General Chang says that the sur
vey for the road before which the an
cient Canton walls are crumbling has
already been completed. It will be
belt system and will follow the line
on which the walls were erected.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-01-26

Nattily dressed in khaki and bring
ing with her many thrilling stories of
experiences on the western front in
France, Miss Carolyn Stevens of the
famous old Hoboken family, returned
to her home on furlough of three
weeks. She has driven supply automo-
biles and ambulances for more than a
year and has been under fire of Ger
man guns on numerous occasions. She
was on the western front when the
Germans bombarded Nancy and during
the artillery engagement was under
fire for many hours. On one occasion
while she was attending to some chill
dren, who had been overcome by gas
from the German lines, her ambulance
was bombed by a German aviator.
She was the first woman to drive
through the newly established Ameri.
can camp after the arrival of General
Pershing's forces, from whom she re-.
ceived stirring ovation.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-01-26
DINING TRADE NOT INCOME
Internal Revenue Commissioner Rules
Money Spent on Customers May
Be Deducted.

Misunderstanding" out-of-town
buyers is proper business expense
for commercial houses and may be de-
Quoted legitimately from earnings in
figuring incomes and excess profits
taxes, Internal Revenue Commissioner
Roper ruled. Many New York and Chi
cago jobbers of clothing, millinery, and
other merchandise had asked anxious
1y for such an Interpretation, urging
that the cost Of meals and entertain
ment for prospective customers was
no small item. So long as the dinners
have business aspect, they may be
charged against earnings, the commits.
siOner decided.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-01-26
FRENCH WOMEN PAINT GUNS
Thousands From Fourteen to Past
Sixty Years Of Age Working
for the British Army.

Behind the British Lines in France.
MANY thousand French women and
girls, ranging in age from fourteen to
well past sixty, are employed by the
British army at various kinds Of work
behind the lines. One task at which
they excel all other workers is the
painting Of camouflage on guns. They
also make good packers at the various
army storehouses and ordnance dumps,
their deft, active fingers making it
possible for them to do this work with
so per cent more efficiency and speed
than any other class Of workers.
In many Of the clerical sections Of
the ordnance department they work
side by side with the uniformed Eng
Ssh girls belonging to the women's
auxiliary army corps. The French
girls have no knowledge of English.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-01-26
365 POTATO DAYS 1918 GOAL
United States Food Administration
Seeks to Obtain Constant Use
in America.

Washington.-The Irish potato on
every table in America every day in
the year is the object Of a campaign
begun by the United States food ad
ministration. Grocers will be asked to
inaugurate 'tpotato day" each week,
selecting whatever day is slack in de-
liveries, and making special price.
Fairly regular purchases are to be
urged on the public, so that distribu-
ton will be equal everywhere for the
next five or six months, relieving rail-
road congestion and encouraging pro-
duction Of larger crop next spring.
improvements in potato growing
methods are being studied by the de-
partment Of agriculture. Germany
plans twice as many potatoes as the
United States and gets more than
twice as many bushels per acre.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-01-26
POLICE GIVE A DEEP SIGH
Conviction Of Aged Woman Ends
Criminal Career That Has Wor.
ried New York Force.

New York.-New York police are
breathing signs Of relief today be-.
cause Miss Marion La Touche, seven
ty-two, is in the Combs awaiting sen.
tence after conviction on the charge
of grand larceny.
Her conviction" said the district
attorney, lends a criminal career
which has worried the police Of New
York for thirty-6ve years. During
that long period she has engaged sue
cessfully in swindling operations which
have baff1ed the power Of the police to
stop. Not since 1885, when she was
sent to the penitentiary, has she been
indicted or convicted until the present
charge was made against her."
She was convicted on the charge of
obtaining 5000 from a woman on the
pretense Of making a profitable in
vestment.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-01-26
HAS 80 RELATIVES IN WAR
Wife OF Denver Physician Has M.
merous Kin Fighting on Side
Of Allies,

Denver, -Thirty-two relatives
sent to the war-all on the side Of the
allies.
That is the record of Mrs. R. M.
Campbell Of Denver, wife Of promi-
nent physician Of this city. Four kins-
men Of Mrs. Campbell, who entered the
struggle at the beginning Of hostiliues
between England and Germany, have
been killed. All were serving with
Scotch regiments. Two others in the
same units were wounded. The other
twenty-six are still fighting with
Scotch or Canadian forces on the west
ern front in France.
A brother of Doctor Campbell also is
a dentist with the Cameron Highland
ers, having enlisted at Winnipeg.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-01-26
THOUGHT BuLLARD
WAS A 'N0N.C0M'
French PoiIu Is ELUSIVE in His
Greeting of American
General.
GLAD TO SEE YOU, OLD Chap
Democratic Behavior of Officers Con.
tribute to Popularity Of American
Troops in France-One Int

American Field Headquarters. -
Nothing has contributed more toward
the popularity enjoyed by American
troops in France than the democratic
behavior of their officers. witnessed
a delightful sample of this the other
day In the city in which Maj. Gen. Rob-
ert Lee Billiard has his headquarters
Privileged to accompany the general to
charity performance at the local
theater, I was standing with him and
two Of his officers in the lobby during
the intermission, when a "Poilu" hove
into view.
The Frenchman, who wore medals
for valor and stripes showing he had
thrice been wounded, had evidently
consumed goodly quantity of his
country's wine. Afterward we learned
that it was his first day out of hos
pital, and naturally he had celebrated
q bit.
"GIad to See You, Old chap!"
"Ah, VOLTA DIES Americains!" he ex.
claimed joyously. I'm indeed glad to
see you old chap!" he went on, shak-
Ing the generals hand vigorously. "It's
the first time I've met an American,
though I heard lot about you in hos
pital. Welcome to France! When are
you coming into the trenches with us?"
With that he plunged into a long
account Of his experiences, delivered
in very good English, which he said
he had learned during a trip through
the United States five years before.
General Billiard listened smilingly
and kept right on smiling even when
the Poilu clapped him on the back and
called him his "side partner" and in.
vited him to have q drink.
Another time, thank you very
much" said the general.
The soldier strolled off. In two min.
utes he was back again, but this time
he drew himself up at attention and
gave fourishing salute.
Airs Well That Ends Well.
Excuse me, SIR" he said, "they tell
me you're general. Is that true?"
Eyes, that's so," General Billiard re.
piled, still smiling.
well, then, sir, all can say is
beg your pardon. I thought you were
a sergeant, sir, the same as I am. I'm
not used to your American uniforms
what do you do at the front, ser
geant?" the general asked.
I'm machine gunner, SIR"
"And you've been to American"
"Yes, SIR"
would you like to act as instructor
to some Of our machine gun men?"
The Poilu was overwhelmed.
1t must be explained that practically
every man in the French army who
speaks English has applied for one job
or another with the Americans. And
here was an American major general
whom he had taken for mere ser.
geant, inviting him to do what hun.
dreds Of French officers are vainly ask:
ing for!
"You bet your life would" the Poilu
fairly yelled, again Selling the gen.
erals hand.
"Come to my Office tomorrow, then
and We'll see about it,
The Poilu came.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1918-01-26
CARTRIDGES USED IN
MAKING OF CRUClFlX

Denver, Colo.-A crucifix made
Of German cartridges and bull
let's is the unique war souvenir
Of Lieut.. Thomas Patterson
Campbell Of this city.
Lieutenant Campbell served in
the American Ambulance corps
on the French war front, and
was presented with the crucifix
by a French mechanic.
1t was made in an airdrome
on the Aisne front; its polygonal
base foundation was cut from
the base of 225-millimeter
howitzer shell casing; the stand
is the fuse cap Of an Austrian
1O5-millimeter projectile, while
the cross itself is composed Of
German cartridges and bullets
picked up in mo Mans Land"