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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-07-20

The Jeanerette Mayoralty
election case had another inning
before the District Court last
Tuesday as a result Of a recent
decision Of the Supreme Court of
the State remanding it back for
trial. Both Messrs. Gainnie and
Druilhet commended through their
attorneys E. T. Weeks and Edwin
Broussard that their clients were
duly elected and should be seated.
It win be remembered the Com
missioners declared Mr.. Druilhet
elected by three ballots. This re-
suited in injunction proceedings
being filed by Mr.. Weeks on be-
half Of Gainnie and the case came
up for trial and was decided in
favor Of Druilhet. Gainnie then
appealed to the Supreme Court
and a new trial was granted. This
resulted in His Honor James ST.
mon handing down a decision
throwing out one vote which nee
essarily made Of it a tie, and the
Commissioners Of Election Of DEAN
erette were instructed to call
another election at some near fu-
ture time. Mr.. Weeks on behalf
Of his client has again appealed
the case to the higher judiciary
claiming that another vote should
also have been declared illegal,
and that his client, who is now
holding over should be seated.
This piece Of litigation has at
tracted much attention owing to
the nature Of the contest. Wheth-
er it will again be remanded for
trial again in the District Court
Is problematical. If otherwise,
Jeanerette will soon be thrown
into another exciting election. At
the time the contest was run on
it. viii be remembered the voting
population was exceedingly small.
This was due to the fact that q
larger number Of the population
had not registered Democratic
and Of course did not present
themselves at the polls. Now the
conditions are different since all
are now affiliated with one party.
IN the meantime there is not more
chan six months more before the
term will be over and still another
election is confronting the citizens
of our sister town.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-07-20
y. s. FOOD ADMINISTRATION

New Orleans, July Ii, 1918.
To all Parish Food Administra-
tors:
Notify all merchants that sugar
for preserving takes precedence
over all other consumers de-
mands, and that they will honor
the certificates issued by you or
from this office for preserving in
preference to any other demand
from the consumer. Have the
will then issue them an allotment
to cover the amount used in pre-
serving.
We are not in q position at this
time to definitely say that we can
do this, but we do repeat that re-
quests for preserving and canning
must be honored by the retailer in
preference to all other sugar sales,
as it is the purpose and desire Of
the Government to have all food
products that can be saved by
preserving and canning so con-
served.
Please notify promptly all your
deputies, and, through them, the
merchants in your parish.
Yours very truly.
mo M PARKER
Food Administrator for Louisiana
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-07-20
THIRD BACKING HALL.
SHERIFF PECOT SAYS.

Franklin, La, July 13.-S Sheriff
Charles Pecot, one Of the leaders
in st. Mary parish, has given out
the following statement in regard
to the entrance Of Representative
Gay in the United States senator
ial race:
Governor Hall has been very
generally accepted by the Third
District as its candidate for Uni
ted States senator. As far as st.
Mary is concerned. think it safe
to say that Governor Hall will
get 80 per cent Of the vote. In
fact, as far as / can learn, he IS
practically the unanimous choice.
AS to Mr.. Gays candidacy it
appears that he is rather the
choice Of Colonel Ewing and Mr..
L. e. Thomas. I do not contend
that any section Of the state has
q fixed right to the senatorship,
but it has been so generally adj
mitted by the press that the Third
District should be favored. or
highly considered. But the. cam
didacy Of Mr.. Gay certainly does
mot come from that section Of the
district with which / am ac-
quainted, and for this reason !
am confident that Governor Hall
| will carry the district overwhelm-
[ingly. He is regarded a. . man
|of experience and. considerable
ability; besides he made hard
fight for the cane farmers Of my
section, and they appreciate it,
| and win undoubtedly show their
appreciation now that they have
| = chance. The anything to beat
Hall sentiment for purely politi-
Ical reasons, will help Hall more
| than one would imagine, for there
can be no other objection to I man
| 81 his fine ability and courage.
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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-07-20

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High quality guaranteed. Straight
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MARKETING HOGS

beats busying them. Steve Hoover, MT.
Pleasant, lows, writes. Commenced
feeding my herd Of about 100 hogs B. A.
Thomas' Hog Powder over two months
ago. Fifty wsfe sick and of feed. Near
By herds had cholera. ! did not lose one
they are well and growing fast" o.
Ksnoudst
(Adyertisement.)
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-07-20

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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-07-20
DESIRE MIGUES ACQUITTED
OF MURDER.


the trial of young Desire Migues
for the murder Of Whitney Veazey
which occurred at Jeanerette on
the evening Of February 18th OF
this year. The jury composed
of Messrs. Adolphe Darby. Lee
Reynaud, Adonis Derouen, Ara
neal Segura, Gus BONN, Jr,
Leonard Theriot. Polica Segura,
Laodis Myers, E. E. Calm, John
Landry. George Winters and Jos.
Gajan was completed by noon
after which recess Of one hour
was given by Judge James Simon
and Court re-conyened again at
two o'clock to begin collecting. the
evidence. Messrs. Edwin 5.
Broussard and Porteus K. Burke
represented the defense and the
prosecution was in charge OF Dis
trict Attorney Vuillemot. After
AN of the evidence adduced was
brought before the jury, the plead
ings began and the Court House
was packed to overhowing listen
ing to the arguments being made
by the interested attorneys. At
about eight O'Clock when Judge
Simon finished his charge, the
Jurors were required to repair to
the Jury room to bring in a YER
dict and the Court then adjourned
tosawait a decision. After about
am hours deliberation call was
made for Sheriff Landry and they
reported a verdict had been
reached. Judge Simon was then
sent for and Court reopened and
Clerk Decuir then read the de-
cision Of mot guilty" which was
signed by Gus BONN, Jr. as fore
man. f.N;s,.
Several friends Of the accused
then walked up to him and ex-
tended their congratulations and
the man left the Court room with
his father. The subjoined report
Of the trial was sent in to the
Times icayune which we append
in full:
Mrs. Migues, the woman over
whom the killing occurred, is a
rather frail wisp of woman
She is q woman Of about 30 years,
the mother Of three small boys
ranging from 2 to 10 years of age
| AS the mother sat awaiting the
ordeal which win decide her hus.
bands fate the three youngsters
chung closely to their mother.
As their father. the accused
was brought into the courtroom
and took his seat in the prisoner s
dock the faces Of the youngsters
frightened and thew ran over and
all three climbed into his lap.
When Migues was called to the
stand he stated that he had killed
Veazey and the reasons leading to
the act. were as follows:
Several times bfeore the killing
Mieues, who had always been
friendly with Veazey, heard thai
his wife had had improper rela
tons with Veazey who, for severa
weeks prior to the killing, hae
been away in Texas. A few day.
before Veazey's return to Jeane
rette Migues learned that his wife
had received q telegram from
Iveazey. Mrs. Migues denied thl'
upon being questioned, and there
upon Migues went to the tele
'l4raph office asking if q Telegram
had come for his wife. The ope
Traitor replied in the affirmative and
i showed him the telegram, whicl
read as follows:
4 blanche Migues. Jeanerette
j La: Don't move until you Sc
y my letter. Unable to get rooms
Il Whitney Vea0ey. "
When veazey returned to Jean
erette Migues went in search Q
him and upon finding him aelDe'
him II he had made improper re
~-x Me- M:mn1nn - I
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-07-20
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Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-03
TRAFFIC COP
: Motorists Up in Air
On Rules of Traffic.
IS MADE GOAT

Autoists are up in the, air over va
rious rulings of the traffic cop sand
wonder what the rules of the road
really are.
Chief of Police Dempsey says the
rules are vague and you cannot blame
poor policeman if he does not know
them" He says he is going to asS
the city commissioners to make them
more specific.
One point not covered in the rules
at all is the question of the rightof-
way. For years it has been the un-
written law that cars headed east,
have the right-of-way. That is the
rule for street cars and applies be-
cause cars headed east are going to
the depots and are not to be delayed.
But some of the traffic police are
applying the law of intersections in
another way. They hold that the car
to the right has the right-of-way.
That rule, if enforced, would knock
out the old rule Of cars headed :ast
having the right of way.
The ordinance also says that ~; o,
lists must have txO laJngs Egetad sS1er
sunset. Some are violating tiiis u
save fuel
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-03
STEAMER CELTIC,
'T0RPED0ED, SAFE
IN BRITISH PORT

New York, April 1.-THE big White
Star line steamship Celtic, which was
torpedoed a day or two ago while on
voyage to the United States, is re-
ported to have reached British port
safely. i \
Information that. the Celtic had
been a victim of Submarine attack
was received here yesterday, but no
details were sent other than that efs
forts were being ,made~ to save her
from sinking. That these efforts were
successful was welcome news as it
meant that one of the biggest trans
ports in allied service was still avail
able. The Celtic is vessel of more
than 10000 tons, and its destruction
would have been equivalent to the loss
of half dozen vessels such as ordi-
narily fall victim to the German sub
marines.
While lacking knowledge Of the ex-
tent of the damage sustained by the
Celtic, officers of the White Star line
here felt confident it soon would be
in commission again.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-03
RAMAND SNOW
OVER THE STATE
COME ON ORDER

( Rain and snow began falling in
Omaha early last night, the spring
storm from the west Teaching this
section by 7 o'clock. The temperature
dropped 20 degrees during the day, all
as predicted BY the weather forecaster.
The reserve forces of old man win
ter, who was supposed to have been
put out of action several weeks ago,
are speeding toward Omaha with all
possible haste.
In some parts Of Nebraska, accord
ing to reports received at Omaha
headquarters of the railroads, the
snow which fell Monday night is
from two to six inches deep. In the
Black Hills and In Colorado, Wyo-
ming and Montana heavy snowfalls
have occurred. Temperatures in
western Nebraska Tuesday morning
ranged generally from 18 to % de-
grees aboye zero.
That the rain and snow will be of
short duration is indicated in railroad
reports, which say the weather is be-
ginning to clear in the snow-covered
areas.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-03
OMAHA FEDERAL
LAND BANK LOANS
REACH NEW Level,

The Federal Land bank of Omaha
loaned $3,248,050 during the month of
March, breaking all previous records.
February of this year was the previ-
Gus high month for, this bank, when
$3,025,000 was loaned.
'The Omaha Federal Land bank is
doing the biggest business of the II
federal land hanks in the country"
said President D. P. Hogan. Our
February figures were far ahead of
those of any of the other banks and
I have no doubt that our March rec
ord will also show the Omaha bank
far in the lead.
"Our total loans up to April l are
50, $4,000, of which $3,576,250 was
loaned in Iowa, $3,374,340 in, Ne
braska. $2,35l,o00 in South Dakota
and $223,600 in Wyoming"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-03
TROOPSIN j. s
RUSHED ACROSS
TO BACK ALLIES
American Army Units Brigaded
With British and French
Units; Thrust Aside Ma
tionaI Pride.

Washington, April 2.-The an
nouncement from London that Amer
ican army units are to be brigaded
with British and French organizations
was interpreted by army officers here
today as indicating that the United
States. government is ready to thrust
aside all question of national pride in
placing American man power at the
immediate disposal of the allies.
The plan was decided on at con-
ferences between Secretary Baker and
Generals Bliss and Pershing and Brit
ish and French officials.
Details of the method to be fol-
lowed are not available and presuma-
bly, will be arranged by General
Pershing. There was every indica-
tion, however, that American troops
now in training hereNare to be rushed
across regardless of their proficiency.
The British statement says the ma
tional aspect, of General Pershing's
army is not to be impaired. The
building up of that purely American
war machine will proceed as rapidly
as possible.
Whatever efforts may be- made to
keep a purely American unit in
veteran division of one of the other
armies, officers say, the exigencies of
conflict and the problem of replacing
losses will lead to the creation ulti-
mately of composite battalions,
rather than of divisions, composed of
French and American or British and
American units. A complete merging
of the men is as certain, it is believed,
as is the merging of regular army,
national army and national guard
units in the American army. There
is no practical way to avoid it, Off
GERS say, without impairing the eff
fciency of the entire force.
There are many officers who be-
lieve, this to be the only practical
solution of the transportation and
supply problems, if American mill
tary power is to be made Immediately
available to repet the German on
slaught.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-03
CHARGE DAMAGED
GAS MASKS WORK
OF GERMAN SPIES
Senator Thomas Declares Small
Perforations Made by Per-
sons in Factory Render,
J Articles Useless.

Washington, April 2,-Charges that
German spies are interfering with the
manufacture of gas masks intended
for use in France were made in the
senate today by Senator Thomas of
Colorado, who declared that in one
factory 1900 out Of 5000 masks were
found defective. -
Even after~the defective ones had
been discarded a number later were
found packed with those that had
passed inspection, he said.
Senator Thomas declared the masks
had been damaged by small perfora-
tions and asserted the work was done
by persons in the factory.
Senator Thomas declared the
United States now faced a serious Sit
uation. The German drive, he de-
clared, has not ended.
as there any significance in the
fact that these labor conditions exist
now, or is it only a coincidence?"
the Colorado senator asked, referring
to the reports of strikes in various
parts of the country. He added he
believed them to be part of German
propaganda. II contend that the man
who incites strikes at this time is an
enemy of the United States and
should be treated as SUCH" Senator
Thomas continued. THAT is equally
true of our profiteers."
Fl, declaring that union labor is re-
sponsible for the Kansas City labor
trouble, Senator Reed of Missouri
said it will be "a very dark day for
organized labor" if it interfered with
war industry.
Denouncing the Industrial Workers
of the World, Senator Pomerene OF
Ohio said they were fertile field''
for professional agitators.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-03
LENR0OT HOLDS
SMALL LEAD. IN
WISCONSIN VOTE
Loyalty Candidate Polls Large
Number in Doubtful Districts;
Pro-German Section Goes e
Democratic.

Milwaukee, April First scattered
returns from today's special senatorial
election, while insufficient to form the
basis of convincing prediction
brought JOY t othe republican leaders.
For United States senator they
showed for IS counties:
lrvineL. Lenroot, republican, 4,078.
Joseph E. Davies, democrat, 3,670.
Victor L. Berger, socialist, 1866.
Harry G. Hogan of the Lenroot
forces asserted that the increase in
the Lenroot vote in the democratic
counties indicated a landslide for
Lenroot. He predicted the election
of Lenroot by 10000.
Pro-German Vote.
A feature of the early returns came
from Port Washington, in Ozaukee
county, German community and
normally a democratic stronghold.
From returns in the recent primaries,
1t was evident that the democrats of
the county had gone solidly for
Thompson, the La Toilette republican
candidate, as against Lenroot, known
as the loyalty candidate. Today Port
Washington complete gave Davies,
democrat, 344, Lenroot, lS0, and
Berger, socialist, so.
State Claims Loyalty.
This was taken by republicans as an
indication that the socialist hpe that
disgruntled La Fllette partisans would
swing over to the socialist candidate
was not to be realized. a.
-As Davies and Lenroot in their
campaign pledged support of the war
administration of President Wilson.
Wisconsin expects the rest Of the
country to accept their combined vote
as the loyalty vote of the state, leav-
ing to Berger the onus of polling the
disloyal vote. His platform calls for
immediate abandonment, of the war,
and for this reason is labeled disloyal
by patriotic Germans of the state in
common with their brethren of other
ancestry.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-03
Omaha Uni Students to Present
;, Benefit Play for Hospital Unit

Isabel Pearsall will play one of the
important roles in "The Dream That
Came True" a play which will be
presented by the dramatic club of the
University of Omaha at Jacobs hall,
Twenty-fourth and Pratt streets, next
Saturday night. .,.
: Proceeds from the play will go to
the Nebraska base hospital unit, now
in training at Fort Des Moines. Sew
eral University of Omaha students
are members of the unit.
Others who have important roles
in the play are: Esther Knapp, Mar
garet Powell. Irma Tucker and Helen
More.
An elaborate set of scenery has
been obtained for the production, the
college press agent promises. The
play was written especially for the
students.
Omaha business houses will loan
settings and electrical effects.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-03
Former Cars Brother
Imprisoned by Workmer

London, April 2.-Former Grand
Duke Michael Alexandrovitch, broth
er of the former emperor, has been
arrested and imprisoned at Perm, by
order of the Perm council of work
mefs and soldiers delegates, says an
Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Petrograd. 4
Rear Admiral Sablin has been
elected commander in chief of the
Black sea fleet.
General Payoff, who has been ap-
pointed commander of the Moscow
military district, says a Reuter- dis.
patch, has announced that he expects
to form an army of 100000 men
within two months.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-03
ARMENIANS IN
FIERCE BATTLE
AGAINST Turks
Caucasus Arms for Defense
|. Against invaders Who En-
ter Under Terms Of Brest-
Litovsk Treaty. =

Petrograd, Monday April L.
Fierce fighting has started in the dis
tricts of Batoun, Kars and Ardaham,
in the Caucasus.
The Armenians and Georgians
have formed a large army for the de-
Tense of the territory against the
Turks, who have begun military oc-
cupation of the three districts by vir-
tue of the Brest-Litovsk treaty.
The Georgians have seized most
of the Russian warships in harbor OF
Batoum and have taken them into the
Black Sea. The entire population of
Georgia has been modified to oppose
the invaders.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-03

, FOE BOMBARDS PARIS.
The eighth .long-range lombard
ment of Paris, began at 1910 o'clock
today when projectile exploded in
the region of the, city.
AM air raid warning was sounded
at 3;l5 o'clock this morning. Anti
aircraft guns began to fire immediate.
ly and continuous curtain of FIRE
was placed around the capital. At
AIS it was announced that all danger
was over.
The night was calm and the moon
cleaned fitfully through the light and
heecy clouds, amidst which, glided the
twinkling light of the French air.
planes defending Paris.
BRITISH BAG PRISONERS.
London, April I'm the sector be-
tween the Avre and Luce rivers yes
terday the British took 50 prisoners,
the war Office announces Thirteen
machine guns were captured.
Near Hebuterne the British made
a successful stand capturing machine
guns and prisoners. A German coun-
! ter-attack was repulsed.
The statement says:
In the course of the fighting yes
terday in the area between the Avre'
and the Luce rivers we captured SO
prisoners and IS machine guns. A
large number Of German dead were
found and two counter-attzcks at
tempted by the enemy later in the
day were broken up with heavy losses
by our artillery.
| "a successful local enterprise car
| ried out by>us in the neighborhood
of Hebuterne resulted in the capture
of 73 prisoners and three machine
guns. Many Germans were killed in>
this operation also and a hostile
cdunter-attack during the Afternoon
was completely repulsed."
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-03

MASSED ATTACKS FAIL.
In the days ~of desperate and SAN
culinary fighting since they launched
their attacks on the line before Cam
brai, St. Quentin and LaFere, the Ger
man command apparently has learned
that massed infantry attacks without
great artillery preparation are fruit
less and most costly.
The German artillery fire is report
ed to be weak, indicating that the
enemy has not yet been able to move
his big guns across the barren region
between St. Quentin and Albert.
Seventy-seven German divisions are
on the battle line waiting for the guns
before attempting another gigantic ef-
fort to reach Amiens. North<of the
Somme there are 40 divisions, while
~ divisions are on the line between
he Somme and Chauny. .
Meanwhile the allied armies under
General Foch are making ready, not
only to counter any German blow
which the enemy must make or con-
cede defeat, but probably also for a
counter-offensive American troops
probably will participate in the APP
Iproaching renewal Of heavy 7hghtlng
along most of the line, as more than
100000 are moving toward the battle
lines. Some unseasoned American
units will be placed side by side with
hardened British and French veter-
ans, according to a decision an
nounced in London.
Allies Reclaim Ground.
The Germans are reported to be
massing troops bfore Albert, where
their attacks were beaten back by
the British Monday. The British
look for heavy German efforts north
of the Somme, where there has been
no marked activity since the repulse
at Arras Thursday. -,
Except for the activity at Albert,
the fighting has been confined to the
line between the Somme and Mont
didier. The allied troops have re-
claimed some ground between the
Somme and Demuin, while between
Hangard and Moreuil heavy Ger
man attacks were beaten Oft with
hoss. German attempts against
Grivesnes, northwest of Montdidier'
were repulsed by the French.
Artillery exchanges continue on the
rest of the front in France, including
the American sector near Toul, and
on the Italian front. The Austroo-
, German artillery fire against the ltal-
ian lines is moderate and there are
vet no indications that the enemy is
ready to launch his attack with the
many thousands Of troops reported
to have been brought from the east
ern theater.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-04-03
Stop Rail Solicitation.

Toronto, Ont, April2.-Solicitation
of business Ly American railways in
Canada has stopped, following the
practice introduced in the United
States, and hereafter only the. pas.
senger and freight business offered to
the various roads fromits present con-
nections will be accepted