davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-08
THE WEATHER.
Fair Tonight and Thursday-Cooler-
Moderate to Fresh West Winds.

WASHINGTON, May s.-The wealth
er forecast: Fair tonight Cooler in
extreme eastern Maine. Possibly slight
frost. Thursday fair. Moderate to
fresh west winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-08

PARIS, May S.-Heavy artillery
fighting occurred last night on both
sides of the Avre river southeast OF
Amicns, the war office announces.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-08

Tho allies have lost an average Of onl,
one ship in 200 conveyed vessels
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-08

The British War Cabinet has held 900
meetings within a year
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-08
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IL

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
r1CARDY, Monday, by The Associated
Press The artillery fighting continues
along the sector held by the American
troops ON the Picardy battlefront. There
is no change in the situation.
Premier Clcmenceau visited the Amer
leans Yesterday afternoon and congrat.
ulated them on their fine showing. He
expressed particular pleasure at the har
monious manner in which the French
aud Americans were working together
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-08
Push Forward Their Lines
Several Hundred Yards
in Two Sectors
L. s. SOLDIERS IN
ARTILLERY FIGHT
Our Troops Visited by Premier Clemen-
ceau Who Congratulated Them on
Their Fine Showing Mourning Loss
OF Aviator Hall.

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, May :, by The Associated
prcss.-Thc Australians last night
made another advance pushing forward
their line 500 wards along front Of
500 yards near Sally y-le.Sec on the see
tor east Of Amiens. They also pushed
back the Germans 300 yards along a
front of 500 yards west OF Morlancourt,
lust above Sailly.le. See. Notwithstand
ing q heavy barrage the Germans were
unable to prevent their advance.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-08
WITH TnE AMERICAN ARMY IN

FRANCE, Tuesday, by The Associated
Press" Jimmie F" Hall is gone and the
whole American air service is mourn
ing his loss. All are wondering whether
he was killed or was able TO bring his
machine safely TO earth after his bat
tie in the air over Pagnv-SurM Moselle.
He was popular throughout the army
and had won admiration by his daring
GOODNESS and skill in handling his en-
ginc. Ills flying comuanions are all
certain he would have knocked out his
opponent had it not been for ma
ncuver undeard of SO far as American
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-05-08

Continued On Page S.)
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-08-17
Dealers Must Candle Eggs and Regis.
ter With Board of Health.

Dealers Must Candle Eggs and Regis.
ter With Board of Health.
The Louisiana State Board of
Health has issued orders requir-
ing the production and market
ing of better eggs. There has
been a great waste due to bad
eggs, and this waste must now
be stopped. The orders issued
by the Board of Health require:
~ The first buyer of ercs
(huckster, local retail r.erchant,
or others) mus.. candle every LOT
OF eggs purchased, and make out
a Gambling certificate to accom-.
pany each lot of eggs.
I'd The above buyer shall dis.
card all eggs of an unwholesome
nature. and shall pay only fol
the good, edible eggs.
CD He shall observe care te
prevent spoilage of the eggs af-
ter purchase, and before their re.
sale, recandling all eggs not sold,
avarv forty. a,oht honrc d,,r;no
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-08-17

Total revenues 1888 80. 81, 1853. OF
On motion of Mr.. Stewart,
duly seconded by Mr.. Roberts
and carried, the following ordi.
nances were adopted:
Be it ordained by the Grant
Parish School Board in regular
session convened, That a tax OF
ten mills be, and the same is here
by levied on the assessed value
of all taxable property in Verds
School District No. 81. for the
year 1918, the proceeds of the
same to be used in retiring the
bonds and paying the accrued
interest maturing during 1918.
Be 1t ordained by Grant Par.
ish School Board in regular ses-
sion convened, That a tax of
ten mills be and the same is
hereby levied on the assessed
value of all tpxshls property in
Montgomery School District No.
q for the year 1918. the proceeds
of the same to be used in retiring
the bonds and eayiRs shs accrued
interest maturing during 1918.
Be it ordained by the Grant
Parish School Board in regular
session convened. That a ten mills
tax be and the same is hereby
levied on the assessed value of
all taxable property in Pollock
School District No. 9 for the
year 1918, the proceeds of the
same to be used in retiring the
bonds and paying the accrued
interest maturing during 1918.
Be it ordained by the Grant
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-08-17
To Improve Your digestion.

"For years my digestion was so poor
that could only eat the highest foods
] tried everything that heard of to
get relief but not until about a year
ago when saw Chamberlain's Tablets
advertised and got bottle of them did
find The right treatment. Since tax
ing them my indigestion is fine. - Mrs.
Blanche Bowers. Indiana, Pa.-Adv.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-08-17
ed in section one of this resolution and
in the following form:
PROPOSITION

in the following form:
PROPOSITION
To levy special tax of five Yes |
mills on the dollar on all tax
able property in Georgetown
School District No. Is, Grant
Parish, La subject to State
taxation annually for period
of ten years, for the purpose
of supporting and maintain NO
ing the schools in School Dis
trict No. 16, beginning with
the year 1918 and ending with
the year 1927, both years in
elusive.
Taxable valuation, $........................
Signature of voter ............................
NOTICE TO VOTER.
To vote in favor Of the proposition
submitted on this ballot place an x
mark in the square after the word
Yes" and to vote against it place a
similar mark in the square after the
word mo"
And the secretary be and is hereby
instructed to have prepared for use at
said election all the necessary ballot
boxes. tally sheets, lists of voters. as
sessed valuation of property. and COM
piled statement of voters in number
and amount.
Section Three
That the polling place of said special
election shall be at Georgetown in the
said Georgetown School District No.
16, and T. M. Bradford, 7. C. Lince-
cum and S. ]. Simmons. commission
ers, and J. l.. Holmes, clerk of cleo
ton, to serve thereat.
Section Four
The president of this board is hereby
instructed to give notice of the special
election herein ordered by his procla.
nation to be published according to
law, and in the said proclamation he
shall announce that at II o'clock a. m.
on Sept Is, 1918, this board will meet
at the court house at Colfax, Grant
parish, La, and in open session pro-
coed to open the ballot box, examine
and count the ballots in number and
amount, examine and canvass the re-
turns and declare the result of the
election. 8. ...... ...ss.......-s....
The above resolution was adopted
unanimously, all the members of the
board hereinBefore named voting in IA
vor thereof.
j. H. McNEELY,
]. N. WARNER, President.
Secretary.
The Board adjourned to meet
August "a, 1918.
j. H. MCNEELY,
]. N. WARNER, Prest.
Secty.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-08-17

system OF pufcnd5i1g VIII be fur-
nished free by the Live Stock ex-
tension Service, La. State Uni
versity. Baton Rouge. The same
office will be glad to assist in
solving any problems connected
with efforts of egg handlers in
conforming to the new rules.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-08-17
Official Proceedings of Grant Parish
School Board.

Official Proceedings of Grant Parish
School Board.
Colfax, La. Aug. 8, 1918.
The Grant Parish School Board
met this day with j. H. McNeely.
A. w. Stewart, C. F. Blackwell,
E. A. Wall, R. w. Rambo, N. S.
Roberts and B. D. Fletcher pres
ent. The board was called to
order by the president, ]. H.
McNeely, and the following bust
ness was transacted.
The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved
as read.
The superintendent gave a
synoptical report of the schools
for the quarter ending June 80,
1918. and also for the school
season which has just closed,
stating that the average school
term for the past year was six
months against eight for the pre-
vious year, and $126.57 to the
credit of the school treasury for
the year just closed against an
indebtness Of approximately
twenty thousand dollars for the
previous year.
Mr.. Sloan. the local farm dem
onstration agent, and Miss Kava-
naugh, the home demonstration
agent. appeared before the
board in the interest of an APP
preparation for premiums for the
club members at the Parish Fair.
On motion of Mr.. Stewart, Sec
onded by Mr.. Fletcher and car
ried. $1,000 was appropriated for
that purpose.
On motion of Mr.. Roberts. duly
seconded by Mr.. Blackwell and
carried, the president was au-
thorized and instructed to ac-
cept deed to land purchased from
w. s. Depriest, said land being
situated near the Georgetown
high school building, and the
president and secretary of this
board be and they are hereby au-
thorized and instructed to draw
check against the proper funds
for $4,000 to pay the said w.
S. Depriest for said land.
On motion Of Mr.. Stewart Sec
onded by Mr.. Fletcher and car
ried. the following budget of
revenues for the ensuing school
year was adopted to wit:
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-08-17

Current school fund .......... ST., 600. 90
High school appropriation :. :. 10000
Agricultural appropriation. 10000
Domestic economy apprtn...... 500. 90
Interest on 10th section.,....., 1893. 90
Tuition from other parishes. 10000
Police jury appropriation. 10, 600. 90
Poll taxes .......................... 1900. 90
Special school taxes .............2l, 000. 90
New-York tribune., 1918-08-07
Court Fight for
Sheriff in Queens

The notification by the Board of
Elections yesterday to William N.
George, Democratic designce, and Ar
thur +. Kcating, opposition designee
to the organization nomination of
Sheriff in Queens County, that there
is no vacancy for Sheriff in that county,
started the political bot boiling in that
borough
Immediately after the candidates,
who had filed their petitions for the
office, had been notified, they con-
suited attorneys and drew up appli-
cations asking the Supreme Court for
writ Of mandamus compelling the
board to accept the petitions. The
applications will be filed day.
Samuel j. Mitchell is the present in
cumbcnt Of the office. He took Office
on January ], this year. after a special
election to fill the vacancy created by
the death of his predecessor, Paul
Ster.
1t is the contention Of the Board Of
Elections that Mitchell is entitled to
hold his position for a term Of three
years from the date of his Inaugural
tion into the Office.
The position carries n salary Of
$4,000 year and a great amount of
patronage The office is second in
Importance politically in the county
only to that of the Borough President.
New-York tribune., 1918-08-07
Edge Rebukes Record
For "Playing Politics

TRENTON, N. j., Aug. g.. Governor
Walter Edge to-day declined 20 COM
ply with the request of George L. Rec
ord, of Jersey City, one of the candi-
dates for the Republican United States
Senatorial nomination, that the Cover
nor write to United States Senator
David Baird urging him to heed Presi-
dent Wilson's request to vote Tor
woman suffrage in the Senate. In his
letter to Mr.. Record the Governor
says. in part:
If Your desire to help the cause of
equal suffrage were as sincere as me
perfectly palpable effort to play poll
ties, would give your suggestions
more consideration.
''As the responsible leaders Of the
suffrage movement in New Jersey are
fully aware, | have at various times ad-
vised Senator Baird that if l were
in his position | would unnesitatingly
vote for the constitutional amendment
now pending
THE recent suggestion that the Pres
ldeNt regards vote on the woman SUI,
trage amendment as in this particular
category Of war measures has been sub
lected 10 much honest question, and as
one who stands ready to vote for sui
frage, both in Washington and in New
Jersey, | personally would much pre-
fer to regard equal suffrage from the
standpoint Of the principle of fairness
which is involved, rather than from the
eXtraneous standpoint Of war exped-
ency or woman's service in the war"
New-York tribune., 1918-08-07
Drinking in Britain
Cut 50 Per Cent as
Result of the War

LONDON, Aug. 6.-The gain in ma
'ionai efficiency is so great as a result
oi tne wartime liquor restrictions that
II Is certain Great Britain will never
return to pre-war conditions in this
regard, according to a statement made
20 Inc Associated Press to-day by
Daton DAoernon, chairman Of the Cen
'fai Board of Control. which has to
zeal with the drink problem. Baron
oAmernon said:
~ Inc Inc regulations limiting the hours
~ sale, providing for the dilution Of
spirits and beer and forbiddiny treat.
!ng' nave resulted in remarkable de-
slsases IN drunkenness and the dis
esSes incidental TO drinking. The level
~ orunkenness to-day is about halt
tI.s VI year ago, when il vas one-t -third
t"ae Of the prc-war time. There has
zen general decrease of about SO pel
wn ns In DRINKING among both men and
me progress Of Improvement has
ns nseA 20 rapid and continuous that the
ssossearhIaent IL fully satisfied and no
~ '"er restrictions arc contemplated.
ta ,eduction in intcmpcrance has
,e n larger IN this country during the
sssiod since The restrictions vent into
,sasc' Than is shown anywhere else in
s,,. a.. %orid The policy has been not to
,.-acA the liquor trade, but the incffi
pey caqsed by alcoholic cxcesses"
oaf'n D'Abernon asserted that the
,auhderful sobriety" Of the army and
sIy sdyy Was due 10 the non-treating rule,
"a.cn had caused the "abolition of
,.mapoisory drinking" that accom-
kenled the treatlno cuatorn
New-York tribune., 1918-08-07
Workers Are Thrilled
BY u. S. War Pictures
Employees Of Franklin Simon &
Co. Pledge Aid to
Country

Individually and collectively, the EN-
ployes of Franklin Simon & Co. yester-
day agreed to do their share on every
occasion in helping win the war. Their
patriotism was intensified after see
ing "Amoricas Answer" the second of
fetal war picture prepared by the Com
mittee on Public Information and pre-
sented at the Cohan Theatre. Franklin
Simon bought out the entire theatre
and had 1000 employees as his guests
A message to "Frankiin Simon and
His Co-workers." flashed on the screen
from the Committee on Public Infor-
nation read as follows
"The United States Government
fully conscious of your individual and
collective efforts to make the world
a safe and decent place to live in
extends to you an appreciation of this
gatherings
These words of President Wilson
were appended:
what we need is a reign of law,
based upon the consent of the govern
ment and sustained by the organized
opinion of mankind"
Miss Ray Couhlo sang the "Star
Spangled Banner" and prelude espe-
cially composed by Hugo Riesenfeld
was played by the orchestra
Mr.. Simon presented Burr Mcintosh
who attacked the Socialist party, which
he said, was admittedly opposed to the
governments prosecution of the war
New-York tribune., 1918-08-07
Plays and Players

The long run of ga Tailor-Made
Man. comes to an end on Saturday
night, August 10, after New York en-
gagement of a solid year. 1t makes
way for Three Faces East" the new
Cohan G. Harris production. which
opens the following Monday night,
August ~. "Three Faces East" is a
play Of the Secret Service by Anthony
Paul Kelly, and has Emmett Corrlgan
and Violet Heming in its leading parts.
Seats for the opening and six weeks
following are now OF sale.
The heat wave has caused the post
pocnment of the opening of Anne
Crawford Flexner's play, "The Blue
Pearl" from Tuesday to next Thurs
day night. Tuesday nights tickets will
be good on Thursday evening, August
8. and Wednesdays seats will be good
for Friday night.
Long Branch on Monday night is
to be the scene of Miss Alice Brady s
return to the spoken drama in "For-
ever. After the new play by Owen
Davis.
Franklin Ardell. erstwhle of "The
Family Cupboard" and more recently
Of vaudeville, has been engaged by
Selwyn e. Co. for "The Crowded Hour
the new play by Edgar Selwyn and
Claiming Pollock.
F. Ziegfeld, jr, announces the en-
gagement for the Ziegfeld Midnight
Frolic atop the New Amsterdam Thea
tre, beginning Monday next, of the
Eastman Sisters, in song, dance and
lmpersonation.
The Shuberts have named their new
theatre at Forty-seventh Street and
Broadway "The Gotham"
The Tarraxons, whose scene painting
was first seen in New York in "The
Land of JOY" the Spanish musical com
cdy, have been called in to paint the
most important scenes for every
thing" the forthcoming Hippodrome
spectacle. The Spanish artists will ex-
ecute the scenes from designs made by
Mark Lawson and Robert McQuinn.
The opening of the new war melo-
drama, "Mother's Liberty Bond" at
/ the Park Theatre tonight will assume
the proportions of a patriotic rally
with the presence of invited represcn-
tatives from Allied consulates, fifty
wounded sailors and marines from the
twenty-five members of the women's
motor corps, in uniform, and flags and
patriotic colors in profuson Mile
Alice Verlet, Belgian coloratura So
prano, will sing the "Marseillaise, the
Belgian national anthem, "God Save
the King" and "The Stars Spangled
3 Banner" between the nets
New-York tribune., 1918-08-07
lhe Tribune Fresh Air Fund

The Tribune Fresh Air Fund met an
emergency for broken-hearted d
mother yesterday.
ohe came into the Office of the
fund at about IL o'clock in the morn
lhg-a young Italian woman of twen-
'y-hve or twenty-six years. with a pair
OF -months-old girl twins in her
arm. She looked weary and worn.
A klnd-hearted woman of the East
side who had found her alone and
lrlendless in room in Madison
street told her story for her. She had
been IN the country little more than
year and married something less
than that. Two months before her
Oaoles were born her husband de-
serted her, and has not been heard
from since.
When he deserted her she had no
means of support, and was compelled
TO go to work. After the birth of the
WINS work was out of the question
ior ner, and she would have starved
oan Tor the kindness of neighbors.
men the woman who brought her
10 the Tribune Fund found her. and
at once thought of getting her away
TO the country. She took her to place
al'er place where she thought an
opening might be found for the wom
an and the babies, but was everv
Wnere met with the same reply:
Places all filled for the rest of the
summer"
:, Finally she heard of the Tribune
Fund and came to it, more than half
fExpeet1ng Es,S the same reply. But the
fund long ago adopted the principle
mat IN an emergency there is al
ways room for one more" Within
three hours of the time of her appear
alice at the Fund Office the woman had
orled her tears and was aboard a
train bound for Ashford Hill, the
FUNDS home at Ardsley, N. Y.
Until September, and possibly longer
the mother and her tiny twins are
gong to live amid the cool shadows of
thls beautiful country place, and the
mother need have no thought for the
1000 on which she is to be fed, nor
Tor the rent Of the room in which she
sleeps, nor for anything else except
the welfare of her little forsaken
babies.
The Tribune Fresh Air Fund is
merely the steward of the generous
public, which supports its work. 1t
knows that its contributors would wish
that no stone be left unturned to meet
an emergency such as this one, and it
New-York tribune., 1918-08-07
55 of 81 Counties
Are Claimed for
Whitman by Cocks
35 Organizations Have Al
ready Endorsed Governor
for Third Term

W. w. Cocks. chairman of the Whit
man Campaign Committee. said yes
terday in the Murray Hill Hotel that
thirty five counties had indorsed Gov
ernor Whitman for reelection. and that
of the remaining twentysix counties
twenty of them were safe" for the
Governor
I'VE anticipate serious opposition TO
the Whitman ticket only in the ooun-
ties of Albany, Westchester, Ulster,
Greene, Saratoga, Livingston. Kings
and Broome," said Chairman Cocks
The Whitman men count on "break-
ing even" with Lewis in Kings and
Westchester. While Onondaga County
has not officially Endorsed Whitman,
Francis Hendricks heads the Whitman
petitions, and the Whitman people pre-
dict sweep there for the Governor
The counties which have indorsed the
Governor are Allegheny. Cayuga
Chautauqua. Chemung Clinton. Cort-
land. Cattaraugus. Dutchese. Erie, Es-
sex, Franklin, Herkimer, Fulton and
Hamilton cone Assembly district.
Lewis. Monroe, Montgomery. Nassau.
New York. Ontario, Oneida, Otsego,
Putnam, Rensselaer,, Richmond, Rock
land, st. Lawrence, Schenectady. Scho-
harie, Seneca. Sullivan. Tompkins,
Washington, Wayne and Yates
The counties that the Whitman men
classify as safe for the Governor are
Bronx, Delaware, Fulton, Genesee.
Jefferson, Madison, Niagara, Orange,
Orleans, Oswego, Queens Schuyler,
Steuben. Suffolk, Tioga, Warren and
Wyoming.
Albany and Westchester counties
have indorsed Attorney General Lewis
The Broome County organization is
controlled by the H,nman- w elsh men,
favorable to Lewis, but Senator Hill.
who is running for Congress in the
Binghamton district. says that the
Governor will carry the county in the
primaries. In Kings County the Whit
man men count on carrying fourteen OF
the twenty-three Assembly districts.
When the claims of the Whitman
men Were called to the attention of At
torney General Lewis last night he
asked:
How many county organizations in
dorsed Mitchell a year ago."