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searchlights at their disposal on them.
hunting the armament for the flying
foe. The whirling of the propellers
of the airships stopped suddenly. In
stead, high In the air a brilliant light
appeared, the searchlight Of the Yep
peIin, which, for a moment. ilIuminat-
ed the entire landscape.
Suddenly all became dark again. A
few moments later powerful detona-
lions revealed the fact that the Yep
pelin had thrown off ballast" That
went on a long while. Explosion fol-
lowed explosion. These were followed
by clouds of fire. In the air, exploding
shrapnel which the Belgian artillery
fred at the airships could be observed.
The whirling of the propellers started
up again, directly above our heads. 1t
became quieter and quieter, until the
powerful ships of the air disappeared
from our vicinity.
Thus the forts were leveIed. Thou
sands of BeIgians lay behind the walls
and under the ~fortifcations. dead and
buried. A general storming attack
followed. Liege was In the hands of
the Germans, who had paid, In dead
alone In this battle. $4,000 men.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-06-29

cartridges into our rifles. Prepare to
frer-the men in the first row knelt
down and the second row took their
places. Our guns were now held so
that the barrels were forward and
the butts were hip high. "Aim"-and
slowly we aimed. shedding our guns
tightly with the butts against our
shoulders and our fingers on the trig
gers.
The sergeant paused a half minute
and then ordered us to fire. I do not
know to this day whether our victim
died at once. MOI was there ever an
oppostu nity to learn how many of the
six bullets found their mark. All day
| went around like a man In a trance.
reproaching myself bitterly for having
acted the part of executioner. For a
long time could rot bear to speak
about it to my comrades, for ] felt
guilty, and yet what could We soldiers
do other than execute the orders given
us7
In the evening we went into camp
in an open field. pitching tents. and the
next day continued march.
The country through which we
passed was undressing and offered
nothing in the way of variety. The
few tiny Villages through which We
passed had oil be . abandoned, and
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-06-29
cHApTER q.

/ went to Aix-la-C happelle to a hos
lpital. / met many more wounded men
who had fought In Belgium. ALI were
of the opinion that the Belgian dead
numbered as many civilians as sol
oilers. Even If the German soldiers
who fought in Belgium do not admit
the cruelties committed against the
Belgians, it cannot be denied that at
beast so per cent of the cruelties
known to the world to have been COM
mitted in Belgium were only too true.
A young soldier who lay mex to me
In the hospital told me that his COM
pany, during a street fight in Liege,
was given orders to kill everybody
without discrimination. Systematical-
Iy, one house after another was set on
fire. The inhabitants either fell in the
streets to the gun barrels of the Ger
man kultur-bearers.
At the time | doubted the words of
my neighbor, even though / had seen
what German warfare meant. After
ia few days I was released from the
F4lOSD1iGI Az Hd60lh ISoNOA W "J ~
tachment. Partly by auto, partly by
foot, l reached my detachment by ten
O'Clock in the evening. Our transport
moved this time over Trier to Luxem-
burg. The little grand duchy of Lux
emburg was overrun entirely by Ger
man soldiers. The Germans who had
made their homes in Luxembourg had
- .-sIs-- 80 - ~, - ~or Ahay,, So
pecially the farmers, all food, without
thought of payment. so that in Luxem-
burg at this time there was a shortage
of food. The people here a well as
In Belgium were very friendly, yet they
harbored a terrible bitterness against
the German government, which had
loosed its troops like a band of robbers
and murderers over their peaceful
country.
Belgium and Luxembourg. the two
first unhappy victims of the damnable
German politics and its drunkenness
with power!
That the Luxembourg citizens detest-
ed Germany an incident showed me
which happened in the village of Mar
moth. We were in a friendly CONVEX
sation with a Luxembourg farmer. Two
officers approached and listened. One
officer, a captain. asked the Lu1em-
burger, What do you think of the
war, and Of the quickness of Germany?
There is only one Germany, isn't
there?"
YES" replied the farmer. THANK
the Lord."t
For those four words the farmer
was arrested at once and transported
to Germany as a court prisoner. /
could never learn what became of
him.
The same evening we were trans
ported In automobiles and on the eve
ming of August 20. 1914, we reached
our detachment, which was about So
miles from the Belgian city of Neuve
Chateau. The regiment to which I 4 be
ionged did o take part In any opera
tons after the fall of Liege. but was
transported to this part Of Belgium.
Now ] learn for the first time how
heavy was the loss In my. company In
q
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-06-29
NOTICE or DISSOLUTION


By virtue Of q notariai act OF dis
solution duly signed by all the stock
holders and officers of the Eunice Cot.
ton Seed and Product Warehouse
Company. Inc, the same having been
executed before Alfred chas. hammer,
q Notary Public in and for the Parish
OF Orleans, on the Sd day Of June.
1913, and duly recorded in Miscella-
Book Isl, page , OF the
Recorders Office Of the Parish Of ST.
Landry; and, by virtue Of q certifi-
cate Of registry OF the said notariaI
act IN the office Of the Secretary OF
state, issued by Jas. j. Bailey, Score
tary Of State. June 10, 1918, all In CON
formity with the second paragraph OF
Section Is Of Act EST OF the General
Assembly OF the State of Louisiana
for the year 1914. I hereby notify the
public that the Charter of the said
Eunice Cotton Seed and Product
Warehouse Company, Inc, has been
duly surrendered and cancelled. the
said corporation dissolved and its af-
fairs finally liuuidated and settled.
AD0LPH sTETNHARDT.
President Eunice Cotton Seed ana
Products Warehouse Company. Inc
Attest-PHTLLIP HIcKY, Secretary.
june25-5t
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their teeth. They hurried on to the
next well, but everywhere sentinels
forbade our taking r~efreshment.
In an open space in the center of
the village was a big well from which
there came water clear as crystal that
emptied into q big trough. Five sol
diers stood guard here to e that no
N drank. | was just about to pro-
coed with my comrades when q large
part IF my company threw themselves
like men possessed onto the well. The
guards were completely overcome and,
greedy as animals. all the men drank.
They quenched their thirst, but not
one became i'll. The priest, Is we
learned later, was punished because.
the officers said. the water in every
village had been poisoned, and We
were told that only BY a happy chance
had the lives of our soldiers been
spared. The God of the Germans had
kept true guard, it appeared, but the
God of the Belgians was not there to
protect his.
In most of the places we passed we
were warned not TO use the water.
This, of course, had the effect of MAX
ing the soldiers hate the people from
whom they could expect only death. In
this way the vicious instincts OF our
men We're aroused.
The water, OF course, was nowhere
poisoned. These lies were told to
arouse hatred of the Belgians among
u soldiers.
In the evening, at dusk, we reached
a village east of the Bertrix. There
we found poisoned water also. In the
middle of the village we halted and |
could see through a front window of a
house before which l stood. In a mis-
cradle home of a laborer we saw a
woman. She chung TO her children as
IL afraid they would be torn away from
her. Suddenly a stone as large as a
fist was thrown through the window
into the room and a little girl was
wounded on the right hand.
In this village we were billeted in a
barn. With some comrades, I went to
the village to buy food. We obtained
ham, bread and wine at q farmhouse,
but the people refused any payment
because they considered US guests.
They .only asked that we should not
hurt them. We paid them neverthe-
less for everything, In German money.
There, as everywhere else W. went,
we found the population in mortal
terror OF us. The people tremtled
whenever a German soldier entered
their home.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-06-29

sometimes stronger men, then weaRsI
ones attacked. The glare from burn
Ing houses turned into red the whites
OF the fighters eyes and revealed mex
battling n another frothlng at the
mouth.
Without any headgear. unkempa
hair, uniforms open or mostly torn,
II was bayonetting, hitting. scratching
a plunging like wild beasts for life
or death. Everybody fought for hin
life. There was no quarter. Only
moaning and gasping could be heard.
Each man thought only of his own
life, of death or his home. Old memo
rtes raced through the mind, pursuing
n another feverishly and yet men
grew wilder, for they now battled a
new enemy-exhaustion.
But there could not yet be any let
up. Again and again there is nothing
to do but strike, stab, bite, lighting
without guns OF other weapons except
those provided BY nature for life or
death.
The exertion becomes more super
human. You bite and you are a victor.
But victor only for a second, for the
next antagonist Is already upon you.
He has just killed one Of your COM
rades. You suddenly remember that
you still have a dagger. After a hasty
search you find 1t in Its regular place.
One. two, three and it sinks TO the hilt
In the breast Of your enemy. On, on,
where there are new enemies. You
suddenly see your next antagonist be-
fore you. He is after your life. He
bites, stabs, scratches, to get you down,
to pierce your heart with his dagger
and again you use yours. Thank God,
ne lies on the ground you are saved.
But stop; you must have that dagger
back. You pull 1t from the breast Of
your late enemy. A stream of warm
blood shoots from the open wound In
your face. Human blood, warm hu-
man blood. You shudder, terrified
only for a few seconds, for there is
another adversary. 1t is again neces-
sary for You to defend yourself. Again
and again the murder commences
anew. Always. and always again.
through the whole night.
At last, toward four o'clock In the
morning, the French retired across the
Meuse with the Germans storming
after them. When the bridge was full
OF German soldiers. It was blown up BY
the French and hundreds of Germans
found their death in the Meuse.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-06-29
ARPLANE ACCIDENT
HERE LAST WEEK
MACHINE FROM GERsTNER
DAMAGED ON LANDING
Injured Flyer Shipped Back to Home
Base on the Following
Day

Quite q number Of airplanes have
visited Opelousas Of late and the
first and only accident to one Of the
machines occurred at the landing.
field near the city Tuesday evening
Of last week. Fortunately the ayia-
tor was not injured and the machine
was only slightly damaged and was
shipped by rail to Lake Charles the
following day.
Lieutenant J. H. Vohr was the
aviator and when about to land he
experienced an unavoidable accident
when his machine ran into a ditch
bank and breaking one of the wings
Of the plane. The machine after the
accident was dismanteled for ship.
ment to the home base. Roy French
also made the trip on that day.
Opelouusas has almost daily visits
from the flying machines. Wednes.
day Lieut.. r. L. Roberts arrived and
after pulling off a few fancy stunts
at a high altitude landed ct the field.
Thursday Lieutenant L. A. Dayton,
who has been here on several occa-
sions and r. P. ozier and i. Gallo.
came here. making two stops en-
route from Lake Charles to this city.
Other planes viii reach here today
Saturday and ON the Fourth Of
July, the day of the big celebration,
d big bunch Of planes is expected to
and will prove a big drawing
for the immense crowd ex-
to be here that day.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-06-29

failed to disturb US. Only water was
lacking. and after the dinner our thirst
became very acute, even stOEtnrous.
We soon marched on, under a burn
Ing mid-d~~ sur, the dust Of the high
way lying thick on our uniforms and
skim. Now. n more cheerfulness was
evident anywhere. Our thirst became
more ~unbearable and we grew weaker
Q minute to minute. Many In our
ranks fell, unable to go further. Moth
ing remained for our commander ex-
cept to halt, AS he did not wish to ex-
haust us all. As a result of this halt
we were left considerably In the rear
and lost U place among those pursu-
ing the French.
About four o'clock we finally saw
before US a village. In the certain ex-
pectation of getting water there we
quickened u pace. Fugitives and
empty munition columns passed Us.
Among them there was q farm wagon
upon which were several civilian pris-
oners, apparently franc-tireurs. A
Catholic priest was among them. He,
like the others, had his hands tied be-
hind him with a ropa. To our curious
questions as to what he had done, we
were told that he had melted the
farmers to poison the water in the
village.
Soon we reached the village and atthe
first well at which we might have salts
fed our thirst we found a sentinel
posted. He drove us away with a
warning that the water was poisoned.
Disappointed and terribly embit-
tered, the soldiers cursed and CRASHED
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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-06-29
Cholera Morbus.

This is a very painful and danger
GUS disease. In almost every neigh
borhood some one has died from It
before medicine could be obtained or
a physician summoned. The right
way Is to have a bottle OF Chamber
lain's Collie and Diarrhoea Remedy
in the house so as to be prepared for
1t. Mrs. Charles Enyearst. Hunting
ton. Ind, writes During the sum
mer OF 1911 two Of my children were
taken sick with cholera morbus. I
used Chamberlain's Collie and Diar-
rhoea Remedy and ii gave them I'M
mediate relief.-ady
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CONTINUED from last week.
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state Of Ohio. city of Toledo.
7 Yyanm TnfSAAvy Am

Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
is senior partner of the Arm Of j. 4.
Cheney & Co. doing business In the City
of Toledo. County and State aforesaid,
and that said flrTn will pay the yum OF
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use OF HALLS CATARFH
MEDICINE. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In
my presence. this 9Th day OF December.
A, D.. 1886. A. w. GLEASON,
tSeaD Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Medicine ts taken IA.
fernally and acts through the Blood on
the Mucous Surfaces Of the system. Send
for testimonials, free.
r. ]. CHENEY a CO., Toledo. o.
Sold by all druggists, 76c.
Halls Far,fiy Pills for constitution.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-06-29
cHAPTER III.

Four of u3 had formed a close
friendship. We had promised to keep
together and help one another in
every danger. So We often visited the
homes of citizens together and did our
best to quiet the harassed people We
met and talk them out of fear of our
forces. Without exception ne found
these people friendly and quick to feel
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-06-29

the night to participate in the work OF
destruction. The soldiers suddenly
heard apova tAeir heads the whirling
of propeliera and The noise of the mo-
tors. The zeppelins came nearer
They were not discovered by the enc
INV until they were close to the forts,
which Immediately played all the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-27
RED CROSS FUND
NEARS $60.000
WITH ANOTHER DAY, WORK.
ERS ARE AFTER 200 PER
CENT RECORD.
SEEK DOUBLE QUOT A
mo Limit in Giving" P. c. Dings,
County Chairman's Slogan, in
Urging Canvassers to Redouble
Efforts Today.

With tabulations reaching approx
lmately $4,000 and another full day
in which to clean up" the canvass,
the Red Cross second war fund lead
ers are urging workers this morning
to devote their best efforts for a
big days showing. The Garter
county quota was slightly over $42,-
600.
There is no limit to giving" is the
slogan that p. c. DingS, Carter
county chairman, was urging his
co-workers to use today. Urge the
people to match the boys over there
either with second contribution IN
cash, Liberty bond, interest cou-
pons or war savings stamps, and be
sure that no one has been over
looked" Mr.. Dings was saying re
peatedly when interviewed by work
ers this forenoon.
Garter county has made good, as
everyone knew she would. TIE
showing is excellent, but many
counties are doubling their quotas.
and Carter county should do like
wise. want to urge every worker
to go the limit in his efforts. Really,
that is the only limit in this CAM
paign."
Although the campaign closes to-
night, it probably will be several
days before complete report Of
the campaign can be tabulatcd.
Mr.. Dings requests that all mer-
chants and other employers whose
employees have not yet been solicit
ed to take up the matter themselves,
solicit their employees to give at
least one days pay and turn the
into his Office tomor-
row.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-27
MAJOR BARRETT
HERE TO. MUSTER
NATIONAL GUARD

Major Charles +. Barrett arrived
N Ardmore this afternoon 10 muster
,lhe new Ardmore company. Second
regiment. Oklahoma National Guard
into service. The company is direct
ed TO assemble at Convention Hail
at 1:30 O'Clock.
! Nearly $50 men have been exarn-
ined by DR.. Walter II. Hardy, ard
less than Is per cent have been re-
jected. The maximum strength OF
the company is l47 enlisted men
and three commissioned officers.
There were nearly 800 names on
the enlistment roll OF the new cum-
pany. Those who are not included
in the roster of the new company.
for which IA men will he picked.
will be formed into a reserve COM
pany as the nucleus OF a unit in the
next regiment TO be organized
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-27
WAGE INCREASES
OF $30O,0OO,0OO
YEARLY GRANT
TO R. R. WORKERS
NEARLY TWO MILLION EN-
PLOYES ARE GIVEN RAISE
BY SEC'Y M'ADOO.
RETROACTIVE TO JAN. |
Recognizes Basic 8-Hour Day Over
time to BE Paid Prorata Owing to
Fvioerciee Of War EQUAL Paw
for Women Engaged in Same
Work as Men.

Washington, May 27.vWage in
sreases approximating $300,000,00C
year for nearly two million rail
road employees of the United States
we're announced by Director Cen
eral McAdoo in a statement pub
Iished today.
In ordering the increases the di-
rector general carried out substan-
TALLY the recommendation of the
railroad wage commission submit
tod several weeks ago. The advance
becomes effective next Saturday and
is retroactive to Jan. X 1918.
The order provides for rccogni-
tron of the basic eight-hour day
p''th no actual reduction in hours
Of work, though overtime is to be
naid prorata owing to exigencies OF
var; equal pay for women engaged
in the same work as men: equal pay
for negroes in similar employment
as white men: an increase of at
least ? ID cents an hour over last
Dec. 81 for day laborcrs, and estab-
l,shment of 50-ccnt-an-hour mini
rum for shop trades.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-27
WILSON CHEERED|
IN CONGRESS AS HE
MORE TAX
ON THE PROFITEERS
Tells Law Makers That Legislation Produce Millions
for War Imperative Without Delay and Must Come From
Incomes, War Profits and Luxures-No Time Waste
People of Nation Need to Know Program.
HAS SEVERE CAST|GAT|ON FOR LOBBYISTS WHO RUSH
TO CONGRESS IN EFFORT TOCURTA|L PROPOSED TAXES

] Washington, May 27-Just the German cannon were
numbering their herald of the renewed offensive the
em battle front President Wilson today appeared unexpect-
edy before congress and demanded that laying political
sderatons and all others aside remain session until has
enacted new tax laws to finance the growing cost
and prepare the country for the burden it bear
AT the conclusion of his prepared address, the president
pausng laid his hand his manuscript and added another
precedent breaker the long list he has established his deal
ngs with He addressed the assembage extempo
aneousy speaking earnestly and forcefuy while the auditors
sat In a rapt and surprised silence:
MAY add this word gentlemen" said he. "Just as
was leaving the White House was told that the expected
realize how that soemnzed my feelings you
and how seemed strengthen the which have tried
Il have admired the work of this session The way in
which the two houses of have cooperated with the
spirit of suggesting duty neglected but only to remind of
the and the obligations that have
ventured to come to you today
He Brings Cheers.
The president greeted with cheers when in his speech
he ntmaed almost the outset that would be
drawn from profits incomes and luxuries.
The crowded galleries and the house and senate and
loudly when he declared that hundreds of thousands
of American troops the field and ships crowdng to the
front with regiment regiment Join un the
sinS smS shall be beaten and brought to reckoning with
His hearers lauded his declaration that proer
should be reached by taxation and that the country ready
for any necessary sacrifice
Majority Leader Kitchn chairman of the house ways
committee, which will Immediately begin plans for
the legislation and Chairman Simmons of the
finance committee held conference Immediately after
speech towards framing the legislation Mr. ktchn SAID
Everybody will on the three subjects Of taxation
outlined in the messagencome profits and Injuries
am in thorough accord with the policy he announced we all
wish to provide all the revenue that Is needed
Chamberlain in Accord.
Chairman Chamberlain of the senate military committee
said:
"The president stated plainly and concsey the necess-
the situation which require legislation We must have
the money and only way get it is by taxation. There
the position he takes that legislation must be
the beginning of next that the people may
adjust themselves to it."
It was decided at the Simmons Ktchin conference have
the house ways committee begin hearings the
bill early The hearings expected last about
three aerward the senate finance committee plans
cooperate with the house committee in drafting the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-27
GO BAREFOOT" IS
APPEAL TO GERMANS.
BOTH RICH AND POOR

Amsterdam, May l.-(Corres-
pondence of the Associated
Press).-"Go barefoot this sum-
mer and help the fatherland,"
is the latest patriotic catchword
TO be placarded in Germany.
"ln view of the alarming
scarcity of leather, rich and poor
alike should dispense with boots
and shoes" says an explanation
placarded in Rheinische West
falische Zeitung OF Essen. The
old are urged to set an example
for the young.
Why not walk on your bare
feet this summer" says the
Zeitung. Neither old nor young
need be ashamed to walk bare
foot anywhere-at home. in the
streets, at schools or in church
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-27
Come Daddy, Pay a Years
Subscription Today to
The Ardmor@iE@.

Come daddy, pay years subscription to The Daily
Ardmoree today that / can have the dollars worth
of Thrift Stamps"
This plea on the part of Young Hopeful has gone up
In more than one household this morning for the idea of
giving dollar with each annual subscription has
struck popular chord
But possibly you did not read the offer of The Ard
moreite yesterday, so here it is again:
The Ardmoreite wishes to buy One Thousand Dollars
in Thrift Stamps during the next fortnight for subcrb
ers who will pay one full year in advance at Sc
Payments of subscription this proposition must
be made at the office or sent in by mail Solicitors
not employed on this proposition.
The dollars worth of stamps will be given each and
every this basis till one thousand are secured
This is the way The Ardmoreite has to help sell
stamps.