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The Washington times., 1918-05-10
WILL BUILD ORDNANCE
PLANT IN THE WEST

Cannon OF the largest caIiber known
and ordnance equipment OF all kinds
VIII be manufactured at a big ord
nance plant TO be constructed at a
point In the Middle West by the War
Department In conjunction with the
Unibed States Steel Corporation. The
site has not been definitely decided
on.
The plant Is 20 be built, equipped
and operated at the expense of the
Government by the United States
Steel Corporation without profit, the
War Departments announcement
says
The Washington times., 1918-05-10
TO RAE ALAMO FORTS.

A report to the State Department
says that Germany, Sweden, and Fin
land are to negotiate q treaty to
bring about the razing Of the fortIh-
cations on the. Aland Islands. These
forts were erected by Russia during
the present war, contrary TO inter
national law and against the protest
Of Sweden
The Washington times., 1918-05-10
RELIGIOUS RELICS ARE
STOLEN FROM RELN

! PETRoGRAD. May 10.-Tho famous
patrlafchial treasure house IN tAS
Kromlin ~ Moscow has been looted.
me treasure house - the repository
OF many sacred treasures, including
the r6Duted shrond OF Christ. . robe
alleged to have been worn By the
Virgin Marx one Of the nails from the
cross, and n painting said TO have been
done by St. Luke.
: Its Jewels and precious Stones were
said to be worth nearly $40, o0o.00o.
The Washington times., 1918-05-10
OUR ENGINES IN FRANCE.

PARIS, May 10.-on railway lines
in France 245 large type Americas
locomotives are now In operation.
They were brought 70 France In parts
and set up In army machine shops.
Likewise B14 American freight cars
OF thirty tons capacity each have
been set up. and 700 more are beinG
assembled, while 700 more are on the
way. The ordinary ffeight car of
The Washington times., 1918-05-10
KING REVlEWs sAMMIEs.

LONDON, May 1O.-There was a
parade OF United tSates troops here
today, after which they were reviewed
by King Gorge at Buckingham Palace.
The Washington times., 1918-05-10

Liberty tax Or war lndennityI
HGS4sE0ERGiA EeUE aAasna 49,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-01-04
COTTON SEED FOR !
BiSIa.BJ.Io.
Il You. Wish To Test { i..H Ezgiei
of Seed lust MAKE 1t KngGH
Washington, Dec. q, 1917.

Washington, Dec. q, 1917.
MIR. R. S. Greer, Editor Rec Belt Jour.
nal Welsh, La.
hIy Dear MIR. Greer.
The department Of agriculture has
allotted TO me 900 quart packages Of
cotton seed for distribution among
farmers who want to make test Of q
new variety OF cotton, and l hall be
pleased to mail a package of the seed
II az one who VIII request il teiore
III ,upp,y Is Ell ST 90. ter
than Fen. Is.
Tie ban Of the department s % fur.
nisb q quart package which VIII enaile
the Tarmer to make trial of the seed.
and if satisfactory, upon application
they will then furnish him with halt
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-01-04
C0NSTABLE'S SALE.

By authority vested in me as con-
stable of Ward 8, Jefferson Davis par.
ish, La, l will sell to the highest bidder
for cash, on
SATURDAY, FEB. 2, 1918,
the following described live stock adj
VertiSed as Strayed:
One small dun yearling beifer.
R. A. ESTES,
Constable Ward Six,
Jan.4,11,l8,25, Feb. /.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-01-04
-. ANTONY I IL. HebegUtr The
Jeax erette and DISlRlGl CUURI
\ The Grand and Petit
zee me for It'll Convene

r. u. Sehnvenes on Jan 49,
PhOnd for Jan. 1e, 10 a. m,
- ~, conVenes Jan. %.
Rev. thomas E. V notified the court
nlngS was here on beys that court will
Utay. Iuled for the rea.
~ court officials
Mr.. and Mrs, E. H. Bonds as also the
son Harold, A. T. Jones, Ain capacity
by classification of regist % is Is very i'm.
j portant to the government, II was de.
uSa cided not to open court on Jan.2
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-01-04
Notice OF Ir7pCuL5ing

o. HE COW. dehorae5, re- Snots
OF both Jaws, H. brand. Taken N N
Friday, Dec. Is. Will be sold at the
CITY Pound Pei on Saturday, Jan. T.
1918, to satisfy all costs.
Il. A. ESTES, Marshall
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-01-04

c.,rpe R. Carr of the Elton
.!asiorhood was a welcome
.e,,st our sanctum sanctorlum
Years morning. He an
....ss a public sale to be held
= farm 16 miles northeast Of
IN and 8 miles southwest Of
=, an Wednesday, Jan. 9,19l8.
!. .asters and read advt, in
ISSUE
mt received new fall line
! fats for Ladies, Misses and
s,lllrsn.-Mrs. Alleen Romero,
block north Of Bakery ol2tf
hs letter received from Mrs.
+ { Hubener, New Orleans, New
r..lls morning, wishing US the
ailments of the season, mo n,a,
enclosing a check payn
srearages and one yea'will fill
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-01-04

There's a new managed Restaurant
in Welsh.
A coy little Cafe,
Where you can order what you want
Served in the proper way.
And whether you order Ham and Eggs
Or Steaming Oyster stew,
A steak or chops or a stack Of cakes
You get what's coming toyou
at the
Peoples Restaurant
Stewart & Hinchee Proprietors
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-01-04

Current.
r. A, Estes, marShalPS salary
December and impounding 81 20
There being no further business, it
was moved by S. 0, SCoggins and sec.
onded by A. T. Jones that the meeting
adjourn. Motion carried,
Attest: F. G. SEWARD,
Clerk.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-01-04

We extend to you at thi.
our sincere compliments
wishes for your success:
throughout the coming J
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-01-04
Life Insurance
" 7. Colbert. Mgr.

ever, thFiai'"a and daughter
report OF bis ezpsFacr, Texas.
m-1Lon blank 1ui AMI spent
Each package Of 5 Mr.. and
panied ny a -lIes'otherrela-
Information regard
the departments 2,
farmer in establish. son Erwin
shan appreciate i, ,,;,.4o,.,
publication to the 80 =
partmert. 50 that ted ma
tributed among ta's al1owlsa t.
a trial OF it. Very = yours,
L.LAZE
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-01-04

y. {. YantiS, lumber and labor 60
K. A. Estes, salary December
street commissioner 30 90
Taught Lumber Co. cash for
labor ~ e
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-01-04
OFFICIAL MINUTES,
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
City Hall, Welsh. La,

City Hall, Welsh, La, !
Jan. l, 1918. !
: Inc Board Of Trustees OF the town O.
welsh met in regular session at the
city hall, Jan. l, 1918. Called to order
by Mayor Pro Tenn E. H. Boiling.
Present: S. 0. Scoggins, A. t. Jones
and W. D. Jones.
Absent DR.. R. R. Arceneaux.
1t was moved by W, D. Jones and
seconded byS. 0. Scoggins that all bills
approved by the finance committee be
allowed and ordered paid. Motion car
ried.
Light Bond Issue.
CalcaSieu National Bank OF S.W.
La retiring bond .tagerest $3.50 e
Light
H. j. Escudier. telephone drop 125
Gulf States Betting Co. packing 4ag
Welsh Carriage & Imp. Co.
supplies northumberland. 2S &c
BuSch'SulSer Bros. supplies &c is
Electrical Supply Co, brackets. $50
a. NJ. Lockett & Co. cement lis
Texas Oil Co. lu0Gicating oil =. 12g2
General Electric Co. reflector. 248
James IhackSton, salary Decem.
her, --.... 49,. 60 90
Adam Bourque, salary December 70 90
Carroll Rollins, labor ECO
F. B. bennett, salary December
and postage ---------.. 126 q
Total S227 q
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-01-04

!
late as to place them wit
! percentages of the present
Calls will, however,
! shortly under the provi>il
l5g Tor the special class q
mentioned. For the sake {
the pubic mind and for the
OF regjsua0tS this inform
70 be given wide GiSSemina
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-01-04

W., <lanougu men
wv l, send f0rwarL
tcted under III e old
fake up deficiencies in
made, the result Of this
be that we shall be able
FanpiT nj tho DpU ria SciTCl
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-01-04

re II you dIe Ill
gise and make a
thus helping J
over the high cos
HOYSTERGt
Also oleoma
House. PhOn'
sk Lacour
CAMP Gestne
ht visiting
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-01-04
'ceu1Entertainers
oFIum' urday Night, Jan. S
ENDORSED lie Psess and Pulpit.
BLINTHATCHER

The musical wonder of the age.
The one man orchestra and band.
Yoedling, parodies, popular and
classical singing.
The great DeMills, Jail Breaker
and Hand-Cuff remover, giving
many strange and mysterious
feats, such as escaping from
hand cuffs, leg-irons, shackels,
straight-iackets or any equip
ment used by police or insane
asylum authorities. The great
DeMills also gives wonderful
lecture on the conditions of the
French convict settlement, and
shows some Of the tortue test
that are used there.
All polio authorities are especi-
ally requested to bring their own
hand cuffs, shackels or any thing
performer will seal the key holes
) the public that there are no keys
comedian and practical joker with
We especially cater to ladies and
I've artists. The regular program
also be shown with the above at.
.ront Of theatre at Z p. m.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-01-04
f You Are Not Ashamed Of YoY Visitors Tell Us
Who They Are-TelephSne 222
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., . ~ sfAA%AAl is truly sa.
CD, to make, but as
last, after the teachelwer to assist the
pL-s enjoyed their ChriEin in the great
cation.
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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-09-12
A .GS Lltkatl LyAN
CIAlRMEN IN STATE

Y lSbur9, NJ = 5, 1t -
7. w. Mccoy, chairman for Mi
~olppi OF the fourth Liberty
lo,n campaign to be launched
September Y, announces plans
I,I the drive are Completed 80
far as the appointment of Coun-
ty chalrmen Is concerned, and
with the exception of two instan-
ces, the same chairmen who
served during The last campaign
nave been reaPpointed.
With a thoroughly organized
force of workers throughout the
counties, Mr.. NC
Coy is confident this part of the
state viii do its share.
Mr.. George c, Gredell, Cash
Ter Of tne Bank of Commerce e,
poplarliile. is Chairman for
Pearl River County, and will
shortly make known the execu-
tive committee and the nee essary
details relating to the drive.
Ghairmen in some of the ad-
jacent coun les are as follows {:
Lamar. =. L. Bennett, Purvis;
L. c. Pigford, Lum oerton; NJ,
Nj. Simmons, Sumrall; Hancock.
George r. Rea, Pay st. Louis;
Harrison, J. A, Bandr, Gulfport;
stone, W. e. Guild, Wigglns;
Marion, Henry Mounger, Colum-
bia.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-09-12

New Orleans, La. Sept. l2.-
Edward j. Gay, of Plaqucm,ne,
and former Governor Luther f..
Hall, of New Orleans, Will enter
a second primary TO decide who
will serve out the unexp,red
term of the late United States
Senator Robert +. Broussa d.
According to the latest returns
Gay has So. .440votes; Hall, q. .O98
and OVerton II, 7,S6S. Gays plu-
rality 9.531.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-09-12

The greatest structure ever raised
by The hand of man is the Great Pyra-
mid of Cheops, founded 1000 years
ago, and measuring TAG feet square on
the base and 449 feet high. 1t took
20 years in construction; 100000 men
worked for three months, and being
then relieved, were succeeded by IN
equally large corps. The massive
stones We're brought from Arabia, 700
miles away. The cost of~the work is
estimated at $145,000000.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-09-12
GAMBLER RE ELECTED

Memphis. Tenn, Sept. H.
Returns received here from lst
Mississippi Congressional dis
lrict indicate Representative r..
S. Gambler, OF Corinth, vas re-
nominated over J. w. Rankin.
of Tupelo. by about 800 votes
in the second3R democratic pris
mary today. tIfs Gambler cad.
ried Tupelo By nAhoat l5Q votes
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-09-12
MANUFACTURE OF
BEER PROHIBITED
Ereueries All To Close
on December FIRST

W ing on, Sept RE
manufacture of beer will fe
stopped, a. "A war measure after
Dece m Der /. II has been announ-
ced ty the food adminis,ra,i.i'
iolloWiaB Conference between
Pre- ~'dent Wi repr, sea-.
tlVes vi fuel aud railroad auln,n-
lstratlons and the war industries
board
Manufacturers of All b,v. e
ag~s, including mineral waters,
we're also warned tnat the {
would be greal curtai menl. ia
war rea on>, of Tuel for the
manufacture of glass containels
TN :or caps, and limitation of
Uaneportatlon otIood piouu,ls
used III such beverages.
Brewers were not unprepar,
lUC inns, as tne lueI ADMINISTERS
ton, IN reducing coal cons sunf1.-
ton ol breweripS SO ner cent on
July 3, varied at the time that
they might have 10 discontinue
business.
Prohloltion legislation, now in
the nousc, wilICn has passed the
senate would prohibIt The manu-
idttute oi vine and beer after
neAt May, and the present oroer
moves the tlne Up SIX montbs.
fdctofs wniCu Induced the
pronloition OF manufacture of
beer alter December |. tie Food
a III II lstiatiou announcement
sdid. were "tne fur her ucccsei-
y ot war industries tor the
whole tutI prut,uctIve Ca pdtltv Of
the country, the cou~,uei able
dlUuS nth Wnn.n nas materially
aftettcd supply oi leeGn.g stuff
iOf neat NCdl, tue ST. ain upoO
trdnopoi tdtIon to handle neIt~-
sdry Industries ana The ShuIt.
dgt Ut Id Dor caused by the er-
ldrg emcnt ol the my program.
Warning also was issued TO
manufacturer Of all beverages
and mnerAl waters that for The
SAME reasons there Wiu be "iut-
lher great curtaiImen'' in fuel
Tor the manufacture of glass
containerN, of tin plate for caps,
of transportation and of food
products ID such beverages.
The manufacture of whiskey
was prohibited last year aud
there has been d demand in
congress that the president ex-
ercise his war time power to
stop the manufacture of beer as
a food conservation measure.
The house last May in adopting
the emergency agricultural 4p-
preparation bill attached a rider
which provided ohat none of the
funds appropriated by the SEN
ate should be used until after the
manufacture of beer was dlscon-
tinued.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-09-12
OF
WHEAT CROP
Facts and Figures From
an Expert

The writer has had SeVefd
years experience in growing
wheat IN Pearl River county, anc
while he can recommend ltas al
emergency crop to be grown II
small quantity during the perIoc
of the war, be would ADVISE
against its growth except in ;
small way, and on the best land,
The great trouble with th,
growth Of wheat IN South MIS-
slsslppi is the tendency Cf the
crop TO rust with the approach
of warm weather in tie spIug
This Is true with rye and most
varieties OF oats except the rust
proof variety. kust proof cat
eoWn III the fai Is OF e OF th~
most rellab gram crops TO-
South Mississippi. Wheat SOW i
on ordinary pine land even With
few hundred pounds OF com
mercial fertilizer per acre, Will
not prove a profitable crop, eveL
at the present high prices, ba1
on similar land that has grown
some soIl-lm proving. crop, suN h
as cOwpeds, velvet beans, o.
crimson clover, and has bee,
given applications OF stable ma
nure and commercial tertiHzer,
a far yield OF a rather low grad,
wheat may be made, which il.
times like the present viii gIy,
US flour, whereas, Otherwise w
might not be able to buy it.
We would recommend that ey
ery farme- select at least enc
chcre of his best land that is al
mhady built up and full of veg G.
! able matter, prepare it thor
bughly, and between the mlddi,
gof October and first Of Novcm-
Der plant some standard variott
!. OF wheat,
I In the fall of 1917 we planted
At Mcneil four varieties oi
Hheat in one-tenth acre pIats, on
{ Iard we'll manfred and cal aolc
Of producing a good crop OF
crimson clover or any other
crop that might be planted on 1t.
These varieties OF wheat. thru
winter and spring, g.eW IuNurI-
antly, and WithstoOd the cold
that almost entirely destroyed
oats grown near by, Parties who
had grown wheat IN other states,
pronounced this wheat as com
promising as any they had seen,
and said it promised yield OF
sNhirty bushels or more an acre
4 Mt, with the first approach OF
warm weather, it began to rust,
and this got so bad that lot Of
the plants fell down, and the
& Mgrain in all of it was small and
Ehad a withered look.
These four varieties gave
Eyields as follows, calculated in
bounds of straw and grain per
Racre:
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-09-12
Pavina for Poetry.

Poetess-"Do you pay for poetry?"
Editor-"Yes, madam. My physician
orders me 10 an expensive rest cure
twice a year. Buffalo Express.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-09-12

\Hon. Jared Y. Sanders, Of
&alusa, was reelected to Con-
Ass from the Sixth District.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-09-12

II Several years before; TINS
~heat was grown on land not 50
Well improved as the above.
Ahis was not threshed because
al that time there was no ma
Chine available. Based, however,
|on the percentage Of gram and
i Straw in these varieties would
bave been as follows:
Dietz Mediterranean, Straw l5-
10, Grain 900 pounds, Blue
stem, Straw 1870, Grain 48o
bounds. Fultz, Straw 755,
Brain .324 pounds, Fulcaster,
Straw 700. Grain 300 pounds,
E. B. FERRIS.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-09-12

Total 10, 9r4 6,38l
J1hn S majority 1923.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-28
Gen. Gouraud Told
Whole Army His
Plan of Battle

PARIS, Aug. 27.-"The Germans will
attack tomorrow at dawn" said Gen
eral Gouraud, in command in Cham
Dagne, to his soldiers on the evenino
OF July II. I'VE shall retreat to Ger
tam positions in our rear whera we
must hold at all costs"
General Gouraud enumerated the mo-
sltions, and when at daybreak the Ger
man onslaught was launched ever,.
soldier in Gouraud's armv knew f,1l,.
as well as his chief what plan of bat
tie mad been decided upon. Each SOL
dler understood that he would e,;vo
ground ell along the battlefront for =
depth varying from four to five kjlo-
metres, and then halt, hold and fight
perhaps die, but that he must retreaf
no further.
This Is believed to be the first fi,ne
IN the history of the war that the com
mandlng general thus took his soldiers
into his confidence, elevating them 70
ms own level by sharing with them Tho
lnnermost secrets of the n]a, &c h,..,.
Army Of Generals" Faces Foe
1t was an army of generals that faced
inc German Emperors soldiers when
they started on what to them meant
Jaunt to Paris, bus through the
genus of Foch and the bravery of the
Aimed soldiers, proved to be the first
step OF the return Journey to Berlin.
Acting under explicit orders from tho
h'gh command, General Gouraud ostsb-
rshed nests of machine guns across
the whole of his battIeline on tho b;,,.
u champagne Every machine gun
ere" had been Instructed to remain st
It's post and fight until swallowed nm
by the oncoming waves of German
gray
They did remain. Few returned
New-York tribune., 1918-08-28

Noyon, its southern base, is nearly
enveloped by the French. Nesle is
in danger. Peronne lies open to a
British attack from the northwest
and the southwest. Bapaume has
vanished from the German war
map. If Hindenburg had six good
reasons for evacuating the old
Noyon salient in 1917, Ludendorff
has a dozen good reasons for evacu-
ating it now. He has brought upon
himself the necessity of a costly re-
treat, under pressure, all the way
back to the 1917 Hindenburg line.
Even the Hindenburg line is no
sure refuge now for a beaten and
demoralized German army. There is
nothing sacrosanct any longer in
trenches and battle positions, even
if they are baptized Hindenburg,
Wotan, Siegfried, Valkyrie, or even
Valhalla. Gas and tanks and new
offensive methods have greatly i'm
paired the power of the defensive
The French had wonderful natural
positions south of Lassigny-in-
cluding the Lassigny Massif and
Ourscamp Forest. But they couldn't t
hold them against the fourth Lu-
dendorff offensive. Nor could the
Germans hold them a few days back
when Foch turned and struck out
for Lassigny and Noyon.
The British penetrated the Wo-
tan line yesterday, when they
reached Cherisy, southeast of Arras.
The invincibility of that great bar
rier is myth. Byng broke
through it completely last fall west
of yambrai. The Allies can break
through it at many points whenever
they get ready to do so. For under
present conditions of warfare anv
so-called line-which is really a belt
or zone, four to six miles deep, rath-
er than a line-is little stronger
than the infantry which hold it.
That is the lesson of all the fight
ing since Cambria. SO Ludendorff' s
troubles, which are only now really
beginning, cannot end when he
reaches the old Hindenburg posi-
tlons. And even to get back to them
now at minimum cost will tax his
military capacity as it has never
been taxed before.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-28
Gains Along Son,roe
Triple Those of
First Big Battle

LONDON, Aug 27.-Interesting COM
parsons between the results achieved
on the British and French fronts in
the Somme area with those of the
First Battle of the Somme are made
by military expert here. He points
out that in four months, from July 1
to October 81, 1916, the British won
forty-four square miles of land. In
four days, between August 81 and Au-
gust 20, the British won 1l6 square
miles with casualties amounting to
only 23OOO.