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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-11-02
Text of Austrian Appeal.
Legation If Switzerland,
a>hington. Oct. 90, 1918.
Department of AuStrO-
HUNGARIAN Interests.

| hungarian interests.
| Excellence:
Bv ord r of m: government | have
| the honor to i'eg you to transmit tC
the President the following communi
cation from the Imperial and Royal
Government Of AustriaHungary:
In reply to the note OF the Prcsi.
dent. Mr.. Wilson. to the AustrO-H Hun
garian government. dated October IS,
of this year. and about the decision
OF the President to take up with Aus
tria Hungary separately the tuestion
Of armistice and peace. the Austro-
Hungarian government has the honor
to declare that it adheres both to the
previous declarations of the President
and his opinion of the rights of peo-
piles Of Austria Hungary, nOta bly,
those Of the Czecho-Slovacs and the
JugO.Slavs cOnta ined in his last note.
Austria Hungary having thereby &C.
cepted all the conditions which the
President had put upon entering into
negotiations on the subject of armis-
tice and peace. nothing, 10 the opinion
Of the stro-Hungarian government.
longer stands in the way of beginning
those Negotiations The AustrO-Hun.
garian government therefore declares
itself ready to euter. without waiting
for the outcome of other negotiations,
into Negotiations for peace between
Austria Hungary and the entente
states for an immediate armistice on
all the fronts Of Austria. Hungary,
and begs the President, Mr.. Wilson,
to take the necessary measures to that
effect
BE pleased to accept. Excellency,
The as urances Of my high c0nsidera-
ton.
w. A. F. EKENGREN.
His Excel,e ICY
Robert Lansing.
Secretary of state of the United
States. Washington, ID. G.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-11-02
UNITED WAR WORK
CAMPAIGN, NOV. Ills.
Church and Open Air Meet.
ings Allowed.

The following statement has
been cent to the health officers and
the press Throughout. the State by
the State Board of Health:
''On account of the general improve
ment ia the influenza situation and
with the desire to work as little hard
ship on thu public as possible after q
conference it has been decided that
the proclamation of October 8 will be
modified to the extent of allowing
open air meetings on and after No
vember l, 1918, provided. there is no
over crowding; that beginning Sun
day morning, November 3rd, the
churches may be opened. provided
ushers will prevent over crowdiug and
that the churches are we'll ventilated
and shall have been opened at least
TWO hours before services begia; that
when the church is comfortably filled
the ushers will turn away late ar
rivals. 1t is requested that sermons
be as short as possible. La this con-
nection the public is again urgently
requested to avoid crowded street cars
10 getting to church or to open air
meetings. that whenever possible pri-
vate cooveyances shall be used in or
der to lessen congestion.
Municipal and Parish Health o.
hcers are urged to exercise due pre-
cautions in communities where the
disease still prevails"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-11-02
UNITED WAR WORK
CAMPAIGN, NOV. ll.l8.
Defense Council Aids in
Catching Deserters.

The Council of National Defense
has offered through the medium
Of Its state councils to assist In the
apprehension of soldiers % sent
without leave and In desertion. 1t
10 the desire Of the secretary OF
var that this assistance be utilized
to its fullest extent.
To this end Z bi.weekly report
viii be submitted to the state
councils concerned, containing the
f.llowing data:
Full name, rank aud orgauiEa.
lon of the soldier.
Soldiers hume address.
Status of the colder. I. e.. alb.
sent without Lave or absent ia
oeeertfon
A list Of soldiers previou sly re-.
ported who have been spprehend.
ID
/ I,is believed that by co.opera.
Ion with etate cou 6 IL which
nav. branches reschtog to all
Z manu- ittes in the. state, the ap.
prehentton of deaertefs will be
.n1ch facilitated. Ia THE connec.
ton Il ts 4 erred saat the payment
of the sv.hori1 d rewards OF ex.
penses be expedited Ia every pos.
slble way.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-11-02

1t you really want to An1 out
about the 7. NJ C. A, war work,
ask the boys overseas. , Here Is an
extract from a letter written to hi =
0other by Sergeant James q.
EaEan. OF Baton Rouge. 14ist F.
A Headquarters Co., 4. s. F.
"The boys over here never %.
ish their cong OF praise Tor the 7.
N. G, A. We think It ts the finest
thing Ia the American Army. We
oan get anything We want from
the ny" men and they never tire
In their work. It 10 Z wonderful
thing. and We want those q. home
who contribute to its support to
know how much We appreciate It,
and the men who have teen cent
here 70 carly ont its work: also
the ladies who are hsre 10 the
same work They make a wonder
full impression on our men, and
they never mi.s an opportunity 81
fsntnding a. to write home q
l0NalNh...
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-11-02
PROCLAMATION.
By the Governor.

1.-THE nations annual FIRE loss o
approxim stely Two Hundred anc
Fifty Million Dollars is nearly
equivalent to the interest upor
Six Billion Dollars worth Of Lib
er,y Bonds 1t impairs America'.
I'm ancial resources q. q tima when
war conditi ,ns call FIR the utmos,
retrenchment and thrift
Fir. cauaee enormous direct
destruction of grain aud othe,
foodstuff- in storage. a. well a. OF
cotton. lumber aud q variety c1
othrr war 81 oplies ...
"Fire cripplfs productive indus.
Try engaged upon war orders to =
far great. ex'ent than /. general.
ly realiz d While eau .ine q v .st
i'm pairment 10 America'e fighting
efficiency, Gre los IL. 10 the main
unnecesssry. Through the adop.
ion Of proper pr, v"a,ive measures
and particularly through the cul.
tivstion of habits of carefulness,
It could be greatly decreased Fire
prevention. therefore, bee nmes tn.
patriotic du'y Of every citizen.
1.-THE corporation of newspa.
pers. churches, civic bodies, and
particularly of school systema.
will contribute powerfully to this
end. At many points. FIRE proven.
ton education has become q we'll
recognised feature In school work
'sConsidering the foregoing
isots. and the universal custom
throughout the United States of
fixing an Annual Fire Prevention
Day. l. r q. Pleasant. Governor
Of the State Of Louisiana, do here.
bv nsme Saturday. Novem Der 2ud,
1918. % Fire Prevention Day H.
the State Of Louisiana. and cali
upon eli interested organizations
and citix os to observe came.
"In faith whereof. I hereunto
Get my hand and c.use to be A.
61ed the Seal of the State Of
louisiana. at the Capitol. 10 the
rity Of Baton Rouge. o. this. the
2ad day Of October. 1918. A. D.
r @. PLEASANT.
BY the Governor:
JOHN MARSHALL,
Secretary to the Governor"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-11-02
State Wide Campaign for
Food Production,

A food production campaign
that il exp c,ed to reach every
nook and corner Of the State will
be launched next January by the
Extension Divi loo of the Loui-i.
ana State University. This will
be part of q nation wide effort to
produce next year the largest food
and feed crops the country has
ever known. The nee essity f,r
producing every ounce of food
possible ts more apparent every
day, and nothing will be left un.
done to get q maximum acreage
planted and N ,ximum increase
in live stock. Ev-ry sgency that
can be vi iz>d will be put TO work
informing the people of the greA,
need for g'o~ing more food The
press. the ru pit. the orator, the
schools, the motion pictures. the
banker and the merchant will be
called upon. Between now and
January ev ~ parish will be or.
ganix d for the camp,ign. All
the factors that sff Q; food produc
ton will be taken in consideration
and solved as far a. p 1ssi ole. I'm
proved machinery IL expected to
very largely OF. et ths labo
shortage. While the meu are be.
log urged to produeA. the women
will be urged to con.erve. Fso,.
and figures will b. presented tn II
will leave no shadow Of d ub,i1
the mind of anyone ~ to the ne.
cessity for his getting busy 10 the
interest of himself and humanity.
Your services will be need d. L
S. u. Press Bulletin.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-11-02
Three Million Tons of Meat
Wanted for Victory.

Uncle Sam needs q mass of food
for the greet drive that will inieh
the kaieer and the war and will
free the world of war forev,r. The
nation il making direct requisite on
upon the people, and all Ameri.
cans must d. their share.
Each and every American must
contribute one third Vt q pound of
meat and fit each and every day
for the next six months to make
up the tremendous total needed.
II IL produce OF reduce
It must be saved out Of con.
sumption.
1t must be raised by the farmers
and by the pig clubs.
One or the other must be done.
Tor the war must be won. The
quicker the victory the lese the
cost in lives more precious because
OF their willingness to fight and
die for our freedom. We cannot
be disloyal to them or the Allies
lighting with them for "a.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-11-02
Many Selectmen Called Next
Month.

Baton Rouge. L.. Oct. % -Ad.
tutant General McCrcry received
from Provost Marahal General
Crowder the following calls:
For 600 white men and 1887 ne.
croes to 60 to campo from Louisi.
ana a. part Of the provisional call
for II BAT men made spainst THE
state few daye ago from the Sep.
tcmber IL registration
November II to 16. 600 white
general military service men to
Camp Sewer, Greenville. S. e.
November 10 to 81. $40 white
general military service men to
Camp Sewer.
November IL to IS, $50 negro
general military service men to
Camp Beauregard. Alexandra.
La.
November 10 to 81. 1887 negro
general military service men to
Camp Funston. Fort Riley, Kan.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-11-02
War Board Announces Sllox
Classification.


Washington, Oct. sl-The
war industries hoard an.
nOuncsd today that shoes
will be classified in the price
2xing programmes recently
decided upon, in four divi.
'e6oDs instead of three. The
~dditiopal class will include
m hose: selling III less than
- = pr. The other three
Claes 6vjGSonR are: Class A:
- - ~ daes 3, 4s.to 6:g6,
~ On 9. % u fs,a5.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-11-02
Publicity Still Necessary.

The need for continued effort on
the part Of the home demonstra.
ton agent to keep before the PEG.
pie the purpose and results OF her
WORK wac emphasized one day
when IN agent told . woman che
met Ia her county that che was q
tome denomination agent. At
once the lady replied, "Why,
that's my work, toos Il demon.
stfate csrse.e IL the home. What
|ta Jew llSln
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-11-02
Lei The Home Follow the
Flag.


ence Of the American HON,
has had to stop at the sol
dier's front gate. All tina,
made life comfortable and
happy for him deserted him
there when he kissed his fam.
: lily good'bye."
How can, and what can, OF
who can. make tho American
home follow the flag to En-.
rope for the comfort and the
pleasure of every American
boy who has left his home in
An srica2
HERE n THE ANSWER:
Young Mems Christian
Association. Young Women's
Christian Association, Ma
tional Catholic War Council,
K. Of c., Jewish Welfare
Boasd. War Camp Communi-
t. Service, American Library
Association and the Saliva.
ton Army.
In other words, the united
war work campaign by the
above named organizations
will do the work, and do it
we'll.
These organizations fur.
nieh the soldiers church, col
lego, theatre, movie, store,
. we'll az a splendid snbsti-
tute for the fireside left on
this side. It is for the boy
lover there All Of our al.
lies asked for the help of
these organizations.
Nothing il nearer the
American e0ldier's heart
while away from home fight
ing in france-than 1.-THE
Hut" and this united war
work campaign will carry
that hut to your boy; it will
help make baseball follow
the flag, and if there il any
sport the American hoy likes
it is baseball.e 90 help to give
It to him; there is nothing
TO good for him.
Yes the American home
will foitoW the flag wherever
the Tag leads the American
boy-to France, Belgium,
Italy or Russia.
What arr we, here in
Franklin and st. Mary, to dol
We arc to get into the war
work campaign, beginning
on November 18th and run.
to the 18th, and do
not our bit but our best: we
no to subscribe to the big
millions necessary to build
Whist the soldier hoy says:
"1is = happy utsie hut
Whege shey do not % e or strut,
And Ne door h never shut.'
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-11-02
Terms Suggested by Paris
For Armistice Asked BY
The Germans.

Paris, Oct. 3l-In an edi.
torial discussing arm:stice
terms. Information sug.
gests the following coudi.
tons:
Observation-Disclosures Of
the Bosphorus and tho DAT.
danelles.
The occupation Of enemy
ports on the Adriatic.
'rhe surrender of Aus.
TRAN war<hips.
The right to use Austro.
Hungarian railway lines.
The evacuation of Alsace.
Lorraine and territories
wrong y occupied in the east
and west.
The surrender Of arms,
munitions and submarines.
The occupation Of fort.
resses and bridges along tho
Rhine aud of Luxembourg
and Essen.
1.-The occupation Of Kiel
and Hamburg.
The removal Of mines
from territorial waters.
The delivery, as a prvlim'
mary compensation for dam
ages, Of part of the enem!
merchant marine.
The Cessation of manu-
featuring for war purposes.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-11-02

Agreeing that the Genital Powers
1ust BE democratic II peace is te
endure, It lie hard to . Juc Give al Z
democratic q ohenxollefA.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-11-02

No wonder ene "~ti highest" ia
troubled with vertigo. He has
oeeo tooking over the edge aud
observing how far he has to DROP.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-11-02

r. RIM LOANS. Que to ten
yearss email. annual p4ymrot-
Represen lag Bankers LOAN 4
SECURIrlRs 20 Inc New o..
leaAa, WI QR h, KRAalsx,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-11-02

Why worry. oxf wheat crop will
amount to nearly 4 billion bush.
els aud this yeats Tobacco, crop
witt be the largest ev r klowa,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-11-02

A 8och- who surrendered or
the west front exp asned that h,
waited 10 get back to Coa~y Ia
lard where tie u ed to be a waiter
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-11-02

Autocracy IL unable to "diR Il.
self In" anywhere any N IRE.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-11-02
REGISTERED VOTE

The following report to the registered vote of
Mary for the election Novembe5 1918 has he. rash
Secretary IT State by the Registrar Voters: made n
POLLING PRECINCT NATIVES FOREIGN npxo.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-01
Suth Pulled Wrong
Leg; Was Seeking
The Time OF Night"

New York. Aug Benjamin Suth
got his signal crossed during the early
hours OF a recent morning. Suth
boards with Mr.. and Mrs Benjamin
Farkas. OF East 1920 street. He is en-
amored Of Mrs. Farkas, who, he be
Eeved, reciprocated his affection.
Mr.. Farkas was awakened by a
gentle pull on his right leg. He. felt
a hand clutch his ankle and sway the
limb caressingly. Mrs Farkas was
sleeping soundly beside him Farkas
tried 10 jerk his leg free and shouted
for Suth TO come TO the rescue He
woke I'd his two babies IN the next
room and half the tenants Of the
house before the grip on his ankle
was relaxed. Patrolman Freeley
dragged the boarder from under the
bed and restored a semblance OF or
der as Suth explained:
I Just came in 10 see what time IL
was" said Suth.
Just how he could conduct his
chronological Investigation under the
circumstances and he bed clothes,
unless Farlzas wore an ankle watch
with a radium dial was not clear to
the policeman
she said she'd elope with me"
finally admitted the bOarder. accord
ing TO the patrolman, and 7 wanted
20 wake her Up. but maybe 1 caught
the wrong leg"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-01
TOLLS co To INCREASE WAGES
UNCLE SAN NOW STREET CAR MEN
Labor Board in Favor of
Executive Agency to
Settle Disputes.

washington. d. c.. Aug. THE
national war labor board today an
nounced awards TO street railway
trainmen employed in several cities.
Of wages ranging from IS TO so cents
an hour Among the awards was one
OF 3S to Al cents an hour for trainmen
OF the Omaha & Council Bluffs Rail-
way CO.. retroactive to July Il.
In some cases controversies be-
tween the men and companies which
had threatened TO tie up street rail-
ways were adjusted by the awards.
Other street railway men Altered in
clude motormen and conductors in
Chicago. Detroit. Cleveland. Pitts
burg. New Orleans. Schenectady,
Rochester. Buffalo. Newark. Trenton
Scranton and East St Louis
The board announced that il had
recommended to the president that
special legislation be enacted by con-
gress TO enable some executive agency
OF the federal government to consider
the financial condition Of the street
railways Of the country and raise
fares where necessary.
Question Of Fares Involved.
we believe IL TO be a war neces-
sity justifying federal interference"
declared the board.
IA04AA TINS NE AEEllAEA AAlNhAH
however. we urge upon the local au-
thorities and the people Of the To-
cality. the pressing need for such an
increase adequate TO meet the added
cost Of operation.
This IS not a question turning on
the history OF sthe relations between
the local street railways and the mu-
inequalities in which they operate. The
just claim for an increase in fares
does not rest upon any right to divi-
dend upon capital long invested in
the enterprise.
THE Increase in fare must be given
because Of the immediate pressure for
money receipts now to keep she street
railroads running so that they may
meet the local and national demand
for their service
Overhead capitalization. corrupt
methods. exorhitant dividends fin the
past. are not relevant to the question
Of policy in the 7 esent exigency- In
Justice the public should nay an ade-
ouate war compensation for a service
which cannot be reduced except for
war prices.
Ucnd Floating Credit Gone.
The credit Of these companies in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-01
MOUNTED WATCHMEN IN
IMMIGRATION SERVICE WANTED

The United States civil service COM
mission announces an open competi-
Z tive examination for mounted watch
man, for men only, on August 3.
/ Twenty six vacancies in the immigra-
[ tiOn service at 500 a month. with an
allowance Of $50 a month for main
tenance Of mount. and vacancies in
positions requiring similar qualifica-
tions at this or higher or lower sala-
ries. will be filled from the register
established from this examination.
unless il is found in the interest OF
the service TO fiji any vacancy by
reinstatement. transfer or promotion.
The positions 10 be filled follow:
Two at Columbus. y NJ. three at
Douglas. Ariz.: three at Naco. Ariz.;
two at Duquesne. Ariz.: four at No
gales. Ariz.: two at Ajo. Ariz.; four
at CaleXico, Calf: two at Campo.
Calf. four at Tia Juana, Calf.
Appointees to these positions will
be required to do guard duty along
the Mexican border for the purpose
of detecting and preventing the lille
gal entry OF aliens into the United
States. Appointees viii be required TO
furnish mounts for their own use
Applicants should at once apply for
forms 1871 and 1873. stating the title
OF the examination desired. TO the
secretary of the 18th civil service
district. postoffice building. san Fran
cisco. or TO the secretary Of the United
States civil service board at any Of
. the places where there are such
boards in California Arizona or New
Mexico.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-01
TEXAS COTTON PROSPECTS
ARE CUT 100000 BALES

Austin. Tex. Aug. Cotton crop
prospects in Texas are 1000. 600 bales
less than IL was 80 or 80 DAYS ago. in
the opinion OF ". B. Yearly. cotton
marketing specialist Of the state de-
partment OF agriculture. who has just
returned from an investigation Of
cotton conditions throughout the
state. He stated that that portion OF
the state which suffered so severely
from drouth last year. is. as a whole
in as bad shape as 70 was this time
last year. Practically AL Of north
and east Texas where bumper crops
were made last year. is now badly in
need Of rain. Only soaking rains in
the near future can prevent as short
or shorter crop than last year in
Texas. he said
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-01
Telegraph and Telephone
Companies Here Expect
No Personnel Changes.

About 1900 telephone subscribers
in FL Paso. Juarez and this valley be-
gan paying into Uncle Sans treas
ury. instead Of to the American CBeI)
Telephone & Telegraph Co, and news
paper reports came over wires con-
troled by Uncle sam Thursday. There
had been no change of management
locally and none was anticipated. FL
.Paso managers said Traffic went on
as usual. all wires being under con-
troll Of the postmaster general
Following is an extract from a
telegram received late Wednesday
night from Theodore y. Vail. presi-
dent Of the Bell company, by c. T.
Stratton. general manager Of the Tri-
State Telephone company, which sets
forth the wishes Of the government
with respect to employees:
The postmaster general was EN-
phatic in the statement Of his desire
to conserve the service and properties
Of the companies with a view OF re-
turning them. when called upon so 10
do. to the owners. i'm as good coudi-
ton as received. It was his earnest
desire that the owners should re-
ceive just compensation in the full
sense for their use.
No Changes at Present.
The postmaster general, until
other instructions are issued. desires
the conduct Of operations shall con-
tinue as heretofore and also states
that no changes will be made until
after consultation and fun and care
full consideration. To all OF you who
are identified with the Bell compa-
mics who have shown your fine sense
OF obligation and your loyalty and IL
deity to the country. to the public
service and 70 the property fin the
past. and 10 whom the credit is due
for the prestige and position OF the
companies in the public eye, Il is
asked. and * is not too much TO ask
you, that the same loyalty. fidelity
and devotion be given to the service
under the new order OF things. To do
ones full duty in each position is the
greatest obligation resting upon ev-
cry person and Is also the greatest
opening to future preferment."
No Change in Telegraph.
Managers T. A. Darling and r. II.
CornweIl Of the Western Union and
Postal Telegraph companies. respec-
lively. said Thursday morning they
had no instructions from their head
quarters regarding the government
control. which they understood was
effective