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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-03
"PLATTSBURCS" FOR
SCHOOL TEACHERS
To Be Held by National Security
League Throughout Country
During Coming Summer.

Teachers PlattsburHs," at whfdh
100000 public school teachers will be
given practical training in patriotic
| education, win be held during the ceD,-
!, Ing summer In practically every state
In the Union by the National Security
League. The scheme Of this elaborate
new division of the Leagues Patriot
ism Through Education campaign is
| conceived on the same basic idea along
which the League has been WORKING
for some time. concentrating ON the
teachers Of the youth Of the land and
thereby reaching the children through
the teachers land the people through
their children.
The objects of the Leagues cam
Ipaign are two-fold-active combating
'of German propaganda and awaken
ling more responsible American ,citi-
nenship.
At ssmmer Schools.
The Security League will conduct
these Teaches Plattsburgs" through
the medium Of the summer schools for
teachers that are held throughout the
country every year 1t has not get
been determined how many cersters
will be used. The matter is being
taken up with all Of the 700 summer
schools OF the country and probably
between so and IS of the training
camps will be established, the schools
selected being chosen after careful In
vestigation ~ to attendance, breadth
OF influence and convenience of loca-
ton.
The training Camps will be conduct
ed by beading educators whose cooper
alton win be enlisted by the League
The actual instruction win be under !
the direction of DR. Robert NJ. Neil \
roy, educational director Of the
League, and the members Of the "Na- |
tionaI Patriotic Education Faculty"
which he has organised. The League
has over 1.OO0 experienced pa
triotic speakers on its Speakers Bu-
reau list. 4 great many Of these men
and women will be detailed to the
Teachers PlattsburSs' and their
number viii be augmented by volun-
teers from the principal colleges and
sf the country, whose aca-
1emic duties have prevented them
rom taking active part In the patri-
tic education work outside their I'm
mediate field. but who viii b free
|MrinE the summer months.
Wa Spirit.
The teachers viii be given q series
4 vital Interpretations Of the war &y Y
aen and women Who have given care I
III study to the sit1ation. In addition
0 this instilliAg Of the war spirit In
he teachers, the training camps win !.
lso afford them practical instruction r
4 the best methods sf imparting 70 o
be youth Of the land the two war h
rinciples on which the Security
eagues Patriotism Through Educa- b
on campaign IL based-the menace Of =
ermany to America, and the neces- :
ty Of individual service on the part
every man, woman and child in the "
,untry tn order to prevent defeat. p
A preliminary letter has been sent n
, Doctor NcElroy to the directors Of
! tie summer schools Of the country.
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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-03

faSt. Against all
temptations to com
promise the women
OF America should
S t a n d firm and
united" says Mrs.
Thomas J. Preston,
Jr. formerly Mrs.
Grover Cleveland),
in a message to the
women of America,
IN a q e y u b | / e
through the Ma
tional S urity
League.
Mrs. Preston 10
IN rtfun t.. ~
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-03
'(3aI IT
FOR WEAK LUNGS

or At-oat troubler that threaten to become
chnpeic. this CAlcium cDmpouna via sbo
foun6 effective. The handiest form yet
fornatpx drugs Try them stoday.
50 cents 4 boz, mcludims-war tax
For sale qby al drugEists
b -Rckman Laboratory. PhiladA{phiA
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-03
AN APPEAL TO ALL
PATRIOTIC women
Mrs. Thomas J. Preston, Jr,
Formerly Mrs. Grover CIeve-
land) Urges Women of
Nation to Stand Firm.

steadfast and answering, and the wo-
men of America can hold her stead
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
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wandered about the room vainly
searching for Weltner, but he was not
to be seen. Then the truth daWned
upon him. he had been tricked, duped,
or otherwise bamboozled by the wiley
cops and they had stolen the bird
from the cage while he was out an
swering the call sent in by a Mr..
Lion, of the Barnum & Bailey Cir
Gus"
At the height of his TRADE against
the police and police methods, he was
reminded by former City Judge
Thomas C. Coughlin, that the state
had a perfect right to fnger-print
prisoner if he had been convicted by
the court and the bond had not been
filed, but Greenstein persisted the
trick was a scurvy one and said he
would take the matter to the highest
authorities.
It was limited by the members of
the Detective Bureau that the prisoner
might bew anted elsewhere for ply
the 'nimble finger trade" and his
finger-prints were essential to the es-
tablishing of his record. They wished
to avoid a long drawn out legal ar
gument and took the course of least
resistance.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
GERMANS USED
DIVISION FOR
EVERY 1000 YDS.
One Hun Division Against
Each British Battalion in
Thursdays Attack.
TAKING OF TOWNS
REASON FOR ADVANCE
Enemy Renewed Its. Assault
on Friday With Increasing
Vigor After Fighting.

British Army Headquarters In
france, Sunday, March 24.-(By The
Associated Press. 1.-The main thrust
on the British right flank by the Ger.
mans on Thursday morning was south
OF st. Quentin and the enemy used a
division for every 1000 yards of the
front, there being approximately one
German division against each British
battalion. The purpose of the attack
here was to capture Urvillers and Es-
signy lie Grand and thereby acquire
high ground for a further advance.
1t now is possible to give more de-
tails of the early stages of this and
other fighting.
On the extreme right of the British
army the enemy crossed the river
Disc at two places. One body of
troops came out of La Fere and
swung north, while another army
crossed at Moy and turned south to
from a junction the La Fere group.
Throughout the day the battle ragged
in the low lands about the Disc.
At Vendeuill a group of British held
out until 4 o'clock Friday afternoon.
A little farther north the Germans
stormed Urvillers ard Essigny. Just
west of St. Quentin the British were
forced to fall back but throughout the
day they chung to the Holnon wood,
littel northwest of the city.
South of st. Quentin a number of
strong British redoubts made gal
liant defense and it was nightfall be-
fore the last of them, with their ma
chine gunners, had been reduced. The
Il1-ifi CE7
behind the St. Quentin canal.
Friday morning the enemy renewed
his assault with increasing vigor and
after desperate fighting in the region
of La Fere, succeeded in getting
across to the British side.
Farther north the British also with
drew from the Holnon wood. The
Germans then drove at Ham, which
had been cleared of civilians, and on
Saturday morning, after obtaining a
crossing of the canal, drove south
ward into the British positions.
In the other main theater of opera
tions, between Arras and Bapaume,
the Germans made their first drive
against the high ground between the
Cojel and Sensee rivers. The Ger
man preliminary bombardment was
terrific and their infantry outnum-
bered the British eight to one in some
cases.
Early the Germans attacking south
ward, got into Bullecourt and the
British withdrew to a line covering
Vaulx Vrancourt Morchies and Bau-
metz Iez Cambria. The hottest and
most disputed point was Mory, which
the Germans occupied only yesterday.
During Friday the Germans over
ran st. Leger, Vaulz Vrancourt and
Henin. One company of machine
gunners on Henin hill held up the
German advance for a long time and
doing deadly execution in the densely
formed ranks.
The Germans have been bringing
up artillery in the most able manner
behind their shock troops and have
been making full use of this arm as
the advance continued.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
CALL 1850 DRAFT
RECISTRANTS FOR
u. S. AIR FLEET

Washington, March 25-Preliminar-
les to the establishment of the first
general government school for train
ing men for staff corps duty have
been completed, Provost Marshal Gen
eral Crowder announced today in call
ing 4,509 draft registrants to equip
themselves to assist in the mainte-
nance of Americas air fleet.
The call was made on Illinois,
Minnesota, Iowa and Indiana and men
will be given a thorough training
course in woodworking and gas en-
CINE operation and repair at IA edu-
cational institutions selected by the
government throughout the country.
The voluntary induction system will
be tried, the announcement said, but
where the state fails to produce its
quota local boards will be directed to
conscript enough men to complete it
1t is specified that the registrant must
at least have had a grammar school
education. Assignment to duty will
be made according to ability shown.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
CLAIMS POLICE
HAD NO RIGHT
TO HIS CLIENT
Attorney Greenstein Much
Wrought Up Over An Al
legged Official Trick.
WELTNER IS SPIRITED
FROM PRISONERS PEN
Man Accused of Picking
Pockets "Mugged" and
Measured for Record.

Wild excitement prevailed the pre-
cincts of the City Court today when
Attorney Henry Greenstei4 declared
his client, Henry Wilmer, arrested
Saturday charged with picking
pockets at the railroad station, had
been kidnapped out of the pen" in
the court room by police officials by
means of a trick. He loudly denounc-
ed the tactics of the police and de-
clared their action was unlawful and
in violation of the constitution.
According to the court attaches,
Henry Weltner was taken upstairs to
be finger-printed in the Bertillon de-
partment, and the officials say they
had a perfect right to take him be-
cause the bond of $1,000 which had
been fixed by Judge Wilder when he
bound the prisoner over for the May
term of the Superior Court had not
been filed at that time.
Greenstein claims he was called
away from his client and out of the
court room on a fake" telephone
call, or as he more picturesquely put
it on a "phoney" phone call. While
he was visiting every Office in the
building was equipped with tele-
phone, looking for the wire over
which some one wished to speak to
him, Lieutenant George Haux and his
merry men entered the court and
"swiped" his client.
The fireworks started when Green
stein returned to the court saying
things that that are deleted by the
censor about practical jokers. He
saw his client was missing from the
seat in which he left him. His eyes
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
SPIKED
CROSS ON DEAD
HERO'S COFFIN
Honor Bestowed Upon Irish
Lad Who Gave Life Rath-
er Than Abandon Post
STAYED BY SIDE OF
PLATOON COMMANDER
Entered Unoccupied Trench
to Establish a sniper's
Post When Huns Arrive

With the American Army in
France, Thursday, March 81. - (By
the Associated Press.)-The French
commander of a division with which
American troops are doing training
awarded to-day the cross of war to
an American infantryman who two
nights ago gave his life rather than
abandon his post of duty.
The war cross was spiked to the
coffin before burial.
d Two infantrymen entered an aban-
doned trench to establish a snipers'
post when they observed several Ger
mans in the wire before the American
trenches. Other Germans arrived.
There began an exchange of rifle fire,
which resulted in a barrage from both
sides. At the end of an hour the en-
envy gave up the attempt to enter the
American lines, and withdrew. Then
1t was discovered that one of the two
Americans ha6 been killed.
There was plenty of cover within
few yards, but he remained at his
post throughout the artillery oattle.
The distinguished service cross has
been awarded to Corporal Charles H.
Burke, infantry. His citation reads:
severely wounded while patrolling
he refused to leave his platoon COM
mander who was also severely
wounded. He stayed At his side dur
ing an intense bomb&rdment and as
sisted on driving off an enemy patrol"
The lieutenant who, as previously
recorded, took a prisoner in a listen
ing port in the Toul sector, is from
Charleston, S. c. He and all the
men in the patrol have been given 10
days leave in recognition of their SER
vices,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
PLANNING RALLY
FOR THE WORKMEN

Preparations are being made by the
Manufacturers association for an
other rally of the workmen of the
various factories in the city, similar
t othe affair held February when
Sergeant Gibbons of the Canadian
forces addressed large audiences in
the Casino, on State street
AS yet no speaker has been selected
for the entertainment which will be
held in the Casino about the middle
of April. Several reels of motion pic
lures have been secured from the
Bureau of Public Information at
Washington. These will be shown to
employees of factories.
The success of the last entertain
ment for the workmen has prompted
the Manufacturers association to ar
range for the coming affair which will
be on a more elaborate plan.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
THE LONG RANGE GUN.

D ERLN announces that Paris is under bombardment bv
O long range guns and Paris that nine inch
shells have been falling at intervals of twelve minutes
It would to be fairly conclusive that there is such
gun, and that it dropping shells into Paris The auhor
ties at Berlin not above putting their mark upon the
facts that they prefer shall be believed
But one thing is indubiabe Shells falling into Paris
that have the appearance of being shot from gun shells
might however be dropped from air Ships high enough to be
out Of sight We may be certain there not many
guns and reasonably certain that the construction of anv that
exist is costly, beyond the normal cost Of great guns
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
OFFENSIVE IS
PROVING spur
TO RECRUITING

Boston, March 25.-Oficers of the
British and Canadian recruiting mis-
sion in this city said today that the
great German drive on the western
front already had shown it's effect in
increasing the number of recruits and
that they were expecting a greater in
crease as further details became
known. Word that the Mclean kill
ties, many of whom were recruited in
New England, had been broken Up to
iii gaps in the ranks of battalipns
that have been in the thick fighting in
recent months led the officers here to
believe that many of these men would
take part in the present battles
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
7 ailored Suits

We advise an early selection of Tailored Suits
that is, alterations are to be made Conditions this
season make things rather complicated We wish as
strongly as to provide people with wanted goods
but labor and transportation make the situation diff
cult Therefore, we suggest that early selections be
made when garments please or fit because some times
when one comes back after further searching disap-
pointment occurs.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
SON is NAMED ON
THE HUH ESTATE

Letters of administration on the es-
tate of Lucy E. Huth, who died on
March 20, were granted by Judge Paul
L. Miller in the Probate court. today.
She left 5000 in four bank accounts.
The heirs are two sons, Frank H.
Huth of Waverly, Ill, and Charles S.
Huth Of 2O7 Barnum avenue. The lat
Ater was appointed administrator
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25

the coal to the barge, but made off and
had escaped in his boat by the time a
policeman arrived on the scene.
This report has given rise to a. lot of
rumors along the harbor front to the
effect that river and harbor pirates arc
beginning to make their appearance in
motor boats and have begun a system
attic campaign of stealing coal or any,
thing of value that can be taken from
either boats or barges lying in the
harbor.
According to old timers along the
waterfront it may become necessary
for the authoritiessto organize a har-
Dor squad of police in order that prop
erty along the docks may be properly
patrolled and protected against the
ravages of river pirates.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25

acy, says the war departments week.
ly military review today, in comment
ing on the great German assault on
the western front.
The moving character of the fight
ing at its present stage, continues the
statement make is premature to ex-
press an opinion on the technical
phases for, while the Germans have
made Roadway, no definite enveloping
has been outlined
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
RIVER PIRATES
STEAL 800 LBS,
OF GREGORY COAL

The Ira Gregory Coal Co. reported
to the police by telephone today that
an unknown man had stolen goo
pounds of coal from one of their coal
barges yesterday aand had taken it
away in boat. Frequenters of the
water front saw the man in the boat
stealing the coal and shouted. The
thief became frightened and returned
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
Crucifxes

Crucifxes
Black bronze crosses
with figures in silver.
Bronze crosses with
figures oxidized or gold
finished,
All gold or silver fin
ished crosses and figures.
Old Ivory, imitation,
very delicate and grace
full work. 4
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25

There are Rosary
Beads which in their
beautiful colors, anne
thyst, sapphire, amber
and mother of pearl
linked with gold Or sill
yer are charming gifts.
Pearl Necklaces are in
all lengths and sizes of
beads. Some of them
indestructible.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
MILITARY PARTY
STARTED DRIVE
TO SAVE SELVES

Washington. March 25.-Failure of
the miitarists to hold the German
people by political strategy has caused
the rulers to resort TO a desperate
battle test to maintain their supreIn-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
Che DmR0ad CO
AekaSAxkA1 1asY
Hats for I ailored Wear

Hats for Tailored Wear
Distinguished for exclusive style and simplicity.
Close fitting Capotes with swathing Of silk.
Mushrooms with bunch of gay cherries on the
turned down brim
Knox and Gage Sailors, trimming severe but cor
rect.
Vogue Hats in great variety.
Models for street wear, business and motoring.
Moderately priced
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
Evening Dresses, Special

Forty-fve or fifty different gowns, in lace net
and combinations of lace and Georgette or taffeta,
which remain from lot bought in the late winter.
Some Of these are extremely elaborate and have
been priced as high as $500. They have been di-
vided into two lots for quick sale and will be closed
out at
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25
$1,000 and $1,000

Many Of these gowns are trife mussed from
being displayed in windows. ALI are desirable and
in many the material alone is worth double the
price asked at this SALE
Second
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-25

ADVERTISE IN THE TIMES.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15
BILHARZ BUILDS PLANT
Globe Writer Says o. M. Bilharz Il
Building a Fine Manganese
Log Washer Plant

Drury Adams, president Of the
ms-Hicks Mining Company which
has long operated a successful zinc
mine in jackson Hollow, southwest Of
Joplin, is of opinion that the Bates
vile manganese field is due for a
good boom in the near future.
Adams, it should be said, lives at
Batesville when he is not living in
Joplin. He is president of a bank at
the Arkansas town, and he has watch
ed the manganese development from
the start. In Joplin recently he said:
ave have had a number of things
that have tended to hold back devel-
opment of the manganese field, and
more recently the bad epidemic of in
fluenza that we had at Batesville had
been big factor. But despite this a
number of big washer plants are just
about completed and the output from
the field in the near future is going
to put US on the map in no uncertain
way.
20. M. Bilharz of Baxter, one Of the
big operators in the zinc and lead dis
trict, is putting up one Of the finest
log washer plants that the manganese
industry has even seen. He is going
at it in a way that means business and
the completed plant will look very
much like a modern zinc and lead
concentrator in this field. The cost,
too, I understand, will not be much
dissimilar, but he ought to be able to
get his money back in a very short
time"
Adams and his accosiates at Bates
vile have gone into the manganese
game themselves to a certain extent,
and are sanguine over the prospects
for the town. However, in many in
stances the manganese land is also
excellent agricultural land, and If an
investor happens to miss the ore bear
ing strata he ought to be safe from
the agricultural standpoint alone.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15
NEW PIPE ORGAN ARRIVES

The pipe organ for the Presbyter-
ian church arrived in % large boxes
and weighed about four tons. On &C
count of erecting the organ and clean
ing up the building, there will be no
services in this church next Sunday,
the 18th. On the 24th the building
will be opened and recOnsecrated. A
union meeting will be held in the ev-
ening at which time the ministers Of
the other churches will speak. On
Monday evening the 25th, a Pipe Or
gan recital vii be held. An organisct
from out of town and a singer will
give the concert. Let all keep these
dates open and help the Presbyterians
rejoice in the forward step which has
been taken by their church.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15
HELD AUTOPSY
miller BOY
Body Sent to PittSburg To-day Soe
Burial-Result Of CoFOneF'S :
Inquest IL Not Being
Made Public

The verdict Of the cOrOneFiS jury.
which sat in judgment upon the man
ner in which Earl Miller, the 1s-year"
old boy, met his death some time Sun
day night near the state line north oS
Picher, is not being made public. An
autopsy was held over the body lsSt
night, at the morgue Of the eOuAaE
coroner, J. S. McAuley, at COlumblSD
and the body was shipped to PitlB-
burg, Kansas, Wed. for burial. DE.
1. Phillips directed the autopsy. =
Two holes were found in the fero-
head of the murdered boy. One was
that made by a large caEber bullsk
The other was made with some ShsZp
instrument. The skull has . break'ip
it about two inches long between tAs
two wounds. II is understood Hea
several other arrests have beea mae.
but the names Of those arrested y not
being disclosed. The belief that NM,
er was murdered b general.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-11-15
CITY COUNCIL
HELD Meeting
Hill
Will Bring South Military Street to
Grade and ImprOve-Buying
q Road Drag Today
from Joplin

The regular meeting of the city
council Tues. night was mostly taken
up with the allowing of bills and the
regular routine of business. The COM
mittee appointed to investigate the
prices and makes of road drags, made
a report Tues night and were instruct
ed to buy drag. Councilman Chas.
Wells went to Joplin today to buy a
drag.
Some discussion Of the improve
ment of Military street led to a vote
by the council to instruct the Rogers
line to bring their street car track to
grade in Baxter Springs. The south
end of Military street and up to the
post office corner will be improved at
an early date.