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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-19

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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-19
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-19

Six TO eight minutes ON Exchange
'ycuuc cnr from terminal office 23og
Exchange Avenue. Phone Walnut ii66
office on property open Sundays
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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13
Artificial Arm a Wonder.

A wonderful new artificial arm which
enables a man to dig. use a sledge-
hammer and lift weights as heavy as
he could with his sound arm is being
supplied to MANNED soldiers at Roe.
hampton (Eng.) hospital.
Made Of aluminium and steel, Il
weighs only two pounds three ounces.
and is the invention Of A. G. Adams,
artificial limb expert. who is minus an
ann himself.
The forearm can be attached or de-
tached and any tool or implement can
be fixed 10 the wrist In an instant by
pressing a spring. The hand supplied
can be turned to one side or the other.
Demonstrations were given In which
men were seen digging. using a plane.
hammer and other tools. chopping wood
with an AK, playing billiards. golf,
cricket and steering bicycle with the
artificial arm alone. and all done with
out effort.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13
BRITISH MISSION
VISITS LOUISIANA
EDUCATORS ENTERTAINED IN
NEW ORLEANS-INvITED TO
v. S. BY GOVERNMENT.
FAVOR NEW UNDERSTANDING
suggests That Exchange Of Students
and Professors Would Help in
Exchange Of Ideas and Ideals
Of the Nations.
New Orleans

New Orleans
An informal reception by the Stuart
Clan at the Grunewald Hotel re,
Gently at which each member of
the British University Commission
made short address, ended the visit
to Louisiana of the distinguished edu-
Cational representatives of the Eng
fish government, who are guests in
this country by invitation of the
American government.
In speaking of the close relations
which they point out should exist be-
tween the English speaking nations,
the visitors are confident the best
way to promote better feelings is by
an exchange of students and profess
sors, and by this method an exchange
of ideas and ideals will, they believed,
easily be accomplished. "A League
of Understanding" is what the visi-
tors term this closer relationship. and
1t Is based on the theory that wars
are caused by misunderstanding
Hence it liz believed by them that il
this league is formed to help nations
better understand each other there
Will be no more wars.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13
RED GROSS SHIP
REACHES PORT
HEROES WHO PAID
PRICE OF GREAT VICTORY
LAND AT HOME.
LITTLE DISPLAY BY PUBLIC
No Pomp and Ceremony oecause Of
Seriously Wounded-Most of the
Patients Are Able To HobbIe
About.

New York.-The men how helped
to pay the inevitable price of victory
in the great war are coming home,
but there will be no parades Tor them
no march down Fifth avenue or any
other avenue between lanes of cheer
ing hero wOrshippers.
The hospital ship Northern Pacific
locked at Hoboken with LOO wound
ed soldiers and marines on board. IT,
Guiding 40 officers. She steamed slow
ly through the Narrows after dark,
hours late because of heavy head
winds.
For the returning heroes there was
none Of the martial pomp which sent
them away. A few Of the walking
wounded" lined the rail as the vessel
came abreast of the Statue of Liberty
and there was a feeble cheer as Bar
tholdi's emblem of freedom welcomed
them to the harbor. In the way in
they passed the giant Mauretania, at
anchor in Gravesend bay, crowded
with the troops returning from train
ing camps in England.
Five hundred of those aboard the
Northern Pacific are badly wounded,
but most of the others were able to
hobble about the ship on the voyage
across.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13
NAME DELEGATES
TO CONFERENCE
SEC. LANSING, COL. HOUSE, HEN
~ WHITE AND GEN. BLISS
ON PEACE MISSION.
PRESIDENT WILSON At HEAD
Off'cial Announcement Explains Delay
In Making Public Names of En-
voys-Number Was Under
Discussion.

Washington. President Wilson
personally heads the American delega-
ton to the peace conference. This
was announced officially at the White
House.
The other members of the delega-
ton will be:
Robert Lansing, secretary Of state.
Col. E. M. House.
Henry White, former ambassador to
France and Italy.
Gen. Tasker H. Bliss, former chief
of stan of the army and now Ameri-
can military representative on the
supreme war council at Versailles.
The White House announcements
follows:
1T was announced at the executive
Offices that the representatives Of the
United States at the peace confer
ences would be:
THE president himself, the secre-
taiy of state, the Hon. Henry White.
recently ambassador to France; Ed
ward M. House and Gen. Tasker II.
Bliss.
1T was explained that it had not
been possible to announce these APP
pointments before because the number
OF representatives each of the chief
belligerents was to send had until y
day or two ago. been under discus
sfon."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13
Traffic in Chinese Canals.

The craft utilized on the canal in
Shantung. China. for transportation
are of Is varieties. For instance. a
boat that loads fish carries nothing
Else; similarly with coal, etc. There
are mt present $3.50 boats, with a tom
mage of $4,000. plying on the canal.
The boats have either sails or are
dragged along not by mules, but by
four, five or six native coolies. and
the loads are enormous. When the
canal is improved. the Chinese will
undoubtedly take to motor boats for
towing their native "junks' and for
passenger traffic.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13

The Jennings. La, cavalry troop
formerly the First Separate troop Of
the Louisiana National Guard IL on
German soil. This is the first and
so far the only organization Of Louis
lana men on enemy territory. Wash
ington Artillery, designated 141st
Field Artillery, and the troops that
formerly composed the First regi-
ment, Louisiana National Guard
(l56th Infantry are other distinctly
Louisiana organizations. Both are be-
lieved here to have been in France
finishing their training when the AZ
mistice came.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13

The pay Of the school teachers Of
the state in the school which were
closed by the health authorities on
account Of the influenza, is question
Of importance in Louisiana at this
time. Various contentious are held
en- the subject, some claiming that to
pay teachers in full for the time lost
in their enforced idleness is nothing
but right and just. while others hold
that the patrons and children of the
various communities have lost the
teachers services for a month through
a great public calamity.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13
U. s. Contracts in Confusion.

Washington. - The governments
maturing programme for cancelling
big war orders with the minimum dis
turbance to business condition was
thrown into confusion by a decision
'of Comptroller Warwick of the treas
uray that thousands of, orders placed
by telegram, telephone or mail are
not legally binding and that conse-
Guently they may not be recognized
through the negotiation of terminal.
ing contracts without special legisla.
ton by Congress.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13

To replace the aprons used by bar
bers an Australian has invented a
cone-shaped device to be placed around
the shoulders Of a person whose hair
is being cut. the hair falling down
1t into a circular trough.
Argentina offers an excellent mar
ket for the sale of imported house
furniture. OF the $2.5O0.OOO worth Of
furniture imported into, Argentina in
1913 at least $1.75O.O00, worth con-
sisted OF house furniture. However,
a very small part of this amount was
credited to American manufacturers.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13
INTERESTING BITS

A Norwegian experimenter has per
fected a new combined electrOlytic and
evaporation process for obtaining salt
from sea water and the government
will foster the establishment Of plants
In that country.
Heating efficiency as well as the usu-
al cheerfulness is claimed for a new
fireplace into which Ii built heavy
cast iron fire pot. abqve which II =
sheet iron drum to divert the hot gases
to Its outer ends
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13
BRIEFLY RELATED.

Notwithstanding the dry summer in
Natchitoches parish. which ruined
vegetable gardens. fifty-seven canning
club girls in this parish put up 6.5SS
cans OF vegetables and fruit. and four
teen women home demonstrators, g.
DIG cans. Much fruit was dried and
cottage cheese made. Fifty poultry
club members report the raising of L.
lib chickens. The work done by the
various canning. poultry and pig clubs
will do much to prevent food short
age.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13
eeooar,s Latest Exeusa.

Gould you let me have a diner"
asked the beggar.
Il suppose sneered the man, you
have wife and ten children at home"
mo. mister" replied the begenr. II
am trying to raise money to pay the
installment on my Liberty bond.'
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13

Paris.-The American naval estab-
lishment IN European ports and wa
tiers is being reduced rapidly since
the armisiice. It Is intended to or
der home soon all small craft, de-
stroyers and submarines used princi-
pally as conveys. except for limited
number for patrol and escort duty.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13

With the American forces Of Occu-
pation.-Prussian officers continue to
contend that they are returning home
with the hope Of being able to bring
about the reinstatement of the FORM
err emperor to power.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13
Army To Use Four Ports.

Washington. - Boston, New York,
Newport News, Va, and Charleston 8.
c., are the ports the War Department
now plans to use for the army from
overseas. Even with this wide distri-
button Of the strain on port facilities
and transportation, however, and WITH
German ships now idle in German har-
bors employed on the task, careful es-
Inmates show that the last of the army
could not possibly reach the United
States in less than eight months.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13
Paw Porto RIcans For Time.

San Juan, p R.-The American War
Department has ordered the distribu-
ton of $4,000 among 2,5C0 Porto RI
can workers as wages for time spent
in going to and returning from south
ern United States ports after the sign
ing of the armistice.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13
Must Continue To Buy Stamps.

Washington. - Continued practice
of thrift through purchase Of War
Savings and Thrift stamps is neces-
sary to the government to meet the
expenses of the war. provide the
means of supporting the army in Eu-
rope and of bringing it back to Amer.
lean soil. said Director General Nc
Adoo in message sent to all region
al directors of railroads.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13

Washington. - About 100000 wom-
en- railroad employees who were adj
ed to the pay rolls on account Of the
war, mainly g clerks and stenograph-
ers, probably will be retained perma-
nently. Specific action will be left to
Individual railroads.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13
To Bring Home Former Prisoners.

To Bring Home Former Prisoners.
Tours.-An American liner will sail
from a French port in few days for
Rotterdam. where it will take on board
8 American officers and $4,000 men
who have been prisoners of war in
Germany. They will be brought to
France before being taken to America.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13
Moore Evidence Against ce

Moore Evidence Against Germany.
London. Publication of official
reports from the Bavarian minister at
Lerlin to his home government con-
firm evidence already in the hands OF
The entente that Germany and Austria
conspired to bring about the war.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13
Labor Men Loss Fare Case.

New Orleans. = Judge Cage of tho
civil district court. denied the appli-
cation of organized labor leaders here
for an Injunction to restrain the New
Orleans Railway and Light Company
from charging cent street car fares.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13
Only One Turkey Served.

American Army Of Occupation. -
Only one turkey Was served on
Thanksgiving Day in the entire Amer
lean army Of occupation. This was
at the mess of Is far-sighted officers
of the bureau of operations at tho
headquarters of the Third Division at
Remich.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13

London At demonstration Of
10000 persons in the Hyde Park a
resolution was adopted favoring an
economic boycott of the Germans for
their cruel behavior toward prisoners.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13
Creeks Visit Postponed.

New York. - The projected visit of
Eleutherioos venizoles. premier Of
Greece, to this country has been post
poned "in view Of the immenent ar
rival of President Wilson in Europe"
said a recent cablegram.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13
X C.. schools ciosed.

Kansas CITY, Mo. = All public
schools of this city again were order
ed closed until further notice on. &C
count of an increase In the number
Of influenza cases here.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13
Americans Are French cuest..

Paris. - Every family In Nice had
an American soldier as its guest for
dinner Thanksgiving Day. A religious
ceremony at the American church at
Nice was arranged by the Rev. Mr..
Burgess.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13
Austria's and oermany's Losses.

London.-Austria-H Hungary lost four
million killed and wounded during the
war, according to an Exchange Tele-
graph dispatch from Copenhagen.
Eight hundred thousand men were
killed, including 1900 officers. The
German losses were placed at $780,
600 by the socialist Vorwaerts of Ber-
lin on November 20.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13

London.-Statistics published rela-
tive to the work Of the independent
air forces show that during the IL
months preceding the armistice the
astonishing number Of ZOE bombing
raids were made by British aviators
over German territory.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13
Arrv plane. For Mai, Service

Now York = Captain Benjamin Z.
Iipsner, director of the United States
Aerial Mail Service, announced hero
that the War Department has turned
over to the use of the mail service
hundreds of airplanes."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13
officer Says German NAVY Ruined.

OFFICER Says German Navy Ruined.
Firth of Forth. Scotland. - Ger
many's navy has been ruined for all
time. in the opinion Of a German lieu
tenant on one Of the warships sur
rendered to the allies. He said: Now
we have only a dishonorable record.
lJo one will want to serve In a dis
graced service"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13

England and France Want Kaiser.
London.-It is reported that the
question Of the extradition Of the for
mer German emperor is being consid-
cred by British law officers Of the
crown, who are working in close Co
operation with the French authori-
ties.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13

Approximately 100000 acres Of cut
over pine land. situated in Tangipa-
hoa. St Helena and Livingston par
ishes. which has been offered to the
federal government for use in provid-
ing farm homes for returning soldiers
and sailors. was inspected and clas-
sified by Paul d. Perkins of Lake
Charles. La. representing the u led
States Reclamation Service.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13

Every teacher and every principal
in New Orleans public schools. with
the exception of those receiving spe-
cial salaries, will get an increase of
SO a month in pay this year. All
janitors and other school employees
will receive from S. TO $40 more than
last year. The wage increases are eff
fective from the beginning of the
school year, September 16, the teach
ers and employees receiving back pay
from that date.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13

One consignment just received By
the American Red Cross In FRINGE
from volunteer workers In America
contained 100000 pajamas and $500
dozen bed sheetA
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13

English To Be Peace Language.
Paris. = The question of conducting
the proceedings Of the peace congress
in English is being discussed with
some prospect that his innovation will
be brought about
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13

Plans are being discussed for the
organization of lower Lafourche i'm
provement association. which will
nave for its purpose the promotion Of
good roads and other needed rubiic
improvements.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13
viii Resist WAGE Reduction.

Washington. - Reduction Of pres
ent wage scales in the United States
will be opposed by the workers.
Frank Morrison. secretary of the
American Federation Of Labor. said
in statement dealing with recon-
struction as it affects labor. Any de-
crease in wages will mean a lower
ing Of living standards. he said, and
this workmen will resist.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13
Give War Prisoners Piece Of Bread.

Give War Prisoners Piece OF Bread.
New York. = Famished and half
naked, $500 prisoners of war freed
by the Germans have come stumbling
into Baccarat, Nancy and Luneville in
the past few days and have been
cared for by the Y. M. c. A. workers
on the Lorraine front. according TO
caglegram from Paris. The Germans
had brought the prisoners to the Dor
der, give each a piece of bread and
turned them loose.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13

Shipbuilding at New Orleans took a
stride forward when the first steel
was laid on the initial 96O0-ton freight
er, the Elvan. to be built for the Unit
ed Safes Government by the Doullut
& williams Shipbuilding Company at
its Lake oPntchartrain plant.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13

The sweet potato crop in Natchi-
toches parish is a total failure. Pota-
toes which sell at fifty and seventy
five cents per bushel in normal times
are being sold for two dollars.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13

Monroe Rotarians decided at their
luncheon to be Good Fellows" to
every child in Monroe who would 9TH
erwise be neglected during the holt
day season.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13

With the war over and the restric-
lions on materials removed by the
War Industries Board, work on the
Jefferson Highway, which links Win
nipeg. Canada, with New Orleans. is
being pushed in the state of Louis
lana.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13

A twenty-pound opossum was killed
in front of the First National Bank at
Lake Charles by man and dog. 1t
was the largest opossum ever seen
here.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13

At a recent meeting Of the police
Jury of Caldwell parish a budget OF
expenses for the year Of 1919 was
adopted which totals $4,000. This Is
less by $10,500 than the budget for
the present year Of 1918.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13

From two acres of cane, Giles
Granger, farmer near Lake Charles.
sold $1,000 worth of syrup
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13

Dedication ceremonies of the new
mosque of the local Jerusalem Tenn
pic. Mobiles of Mystic Shrine, Decem-
Der 81 to 20, will bring the greatest
gathering of Shriners to New Orleans
since the convention held here in
1910, Potentate Charles Weinberger
said Saturday.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13

Good roads and the automobile have
brought Delta Farm to within three
hours of New Orleans. With the con-
struction in 1919. of a hard road along
Bayou Lafourche from Raceland to
Delta Farms and Cutoff the distance
will be lessened by half an hour.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13

The Eighteenth Judicial District
Court, Judge William Campbell OF
Lafayette presiding. was given over
to memorial services in the courr
room, in remembrance Of Allen Percy
Holt. deceased member Of the bar.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13

"The Mississippi river is coming
back into its own This is the en-
thusiastic report Of the Mississippi
River Commission which. headed by
Brigadier General w. H. Bixby, ar
rived in New Orleans on the steamer
Mississippi. after thirteen-day trip
down the river from st. Louis.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13

Undaunted by rain, mud and a nip
of wintry weather, more than two
thousand racing fans welcomed the
Inauguration of the winter racing sea-
son at Jefferson Park. Considering
the unusually disagreeable weather. 1t
was a large crowd.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13

In the United War Work Campaign
Just closed in the district composed If
the parishes 81 ouachita. Union. Jack
son. Caldwell and Lincoln went over
the top with total Of $79.400. The
quota for the district was sea. 900. OF
this amount, Ouachita contributed
$4,000.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13

Effective Immediately. all restric-
ticns heretofore in force on construc-
ton projects of every kind have been
removed by the War Industries Board.
announces a telegram received from
that board by the State Council Of De-
tense.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13

Rev. A. J. Coburn has resigned as
chairman OF the executive committee
of the East Feliciana Red Cross chap
ter. d. G. Lunsford, superintendent
of parish public schools, was elected
to succeed him.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13

Work Of resurfacing and grading
the ten-mile gravel road from Match
itoches to Campti has begun.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13

The State Council of Defense aided
by the parish and community coun-
ellis is lending military authorities ev-
cry possible assistance in the appre-
hension and return to their respec-
tive camps of deserters reported to II.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13

The end of the war in Europe has
been followed in Louisiana by the
launching of movement in state
Politics to bring Frank p. Stubbs col
oonel of the 156th Infantry formerly
the First Louisiana RegimenU in,o
the race for governor next year.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13

James Harper has brought in good
oil we'll on the Miers fifteen-acre tract
in the southwest part of the Mamon
oil field, near here. Crude oil Is
bringing $40 a barrel and there Is
much activity in the field.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-12-13

Lightless nights in Louisiana were
abolished when John G. O'Kelley.
state fuel administrator, issued an or
der setting aside all restrictions IN
the use of electric lights.