Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-08-08


PROHIBITION ALMOST CERTAIN
TT is EXPECTED that the special session of the Legs-
latlre now in session at Baton Rouge, will ratfy the
Federal amendment placing Louisiana in the list OF dry
states. William j. Bryan appeared at the capitol and
is advocating the passage of the act Gov Sanders is
also hand to do all in his power to have the amend
ent ratified and Senator Delos R. Johnson is leading the
fight in the Senate Mr. Johnson put up the greatest fight
ever known in Baton Rouge at the last session for raca
ton and indications that he is going to have victory
ment does not mean understand It, that Louisiana
will 60 dry until after majority of the states of the
Union do likewise, and if the Legislature passes the
amendment which appears certain, Louisiana will be the
= fourteenth state to do So
yEVERY CITIZEN OF BOGALUSA should read the
IL proposed ordinance which is recommended by the
Louisiana State Fire Prevention Bureau which will ap-
pear in next weeks issue of The Enterprise To get the
fire insurance rates down to where they belong such
ordinance is necessary, but the Commission Council be-
ieves that there features Of the ordinance which
will prove Objectionable to those who property and
those who may to build later After you read the
proposed ondnance carefully do not fail to express your
views to the City Fathers.
IF YOU HAVE NOT REGISTERED you are not going to
be able to participate in the State primary on Sept
10TH unless you register on or before next Saturday for
after that time the registration books will be closed This
does not that you will necessarily not get to vote in
the city election as the registration books will probably
be opened here for two three days before the time
eapses for registration in the city primary. Unless you
have registered at least thirty daps before the primary you
will not be permitted to vote.
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THE SUCCESS OF THE AMERICAN ARMY against
the picked men of the Kaiser should be evidence
enough for the Hun to know that just as few
thousands of American troops arrive in France and
get into action that will be impossible for the Germans
to avert disaster. American citizens should not be
alarmed the casualty list as the u S. forces have
been in the thckest of the fighting and in day cap
tured 8,40O Huns
THE FACT that the telephone at the Enterprise was
not in working condition from Sunday afternoon until
the and uansactng the business of the Enterprise
Office With the linotype down and the telephone out Of
commission, newspaper offices these days in bad
condition.
THE AUTOMOBILE SPEEDERS in Bogausa are going
to face Judge OFT within few days and is expected
there will be wholesale arrests special officers have
been detailed to be the lookout and arrest every speed
err The speed limit in Bogalusa is Is miles per hour with
10-mie limit on the bridges
ME NOTICE. that in casting his vote at Baton Rouge
w Tuesday night Chas NJ Schwing, who says he is for
prohibition voted against the federal amendment How
can man be in favor of prohibition and vote against it
Is more than we can understand
REPORTS from various parts of this section to the
effect that little damage was done to crops except war
gardens in Boaqusa as result Of the storm Sunday Lit
cor no damage reported from the Great Southern
woods