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The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-26

A' ~ - ASCiIAop was q UuSllcSS
/ visitor to Napoleonville Thursday.
Mrs. ]. X. Schwing has returned
home after spending several weeks
with her daughter, Mrs. H. H. Wall,
in Baton Rouge.
Miss Olivia Giroir of Morgan City
was called here to the bedside of
her mother, Mrs. T. Giroir, who is
very i'll with the flu.
Messrs. A. H. Rentrop Jr. and
August Clement motored to Morgan
City Thursday.
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Messrs. Noah Landry, Lovelace
Blanco and Earl Barrilleaux were in
Morgan City Friday.
Mr.. Deslotte and Misses Rosa Rem
top and Ella Leblanc spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Rentrop Jr.
Mr.. Stately Alleman was the Sum
Gay guest of Miss Edna Aucoin.
TWIN SISTERS"
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-26
Amelia Notes

Mr.. w. H. Rentrop was a bushes.
visitor to Napoleonville Thursday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11
CHANNEL NOT
WHOLLY CLOSED
Ostend Is Still Open to Sub
marines and Partly to
Destroyers
SUNKEN CRUISER
LIES AT AN ANGLE
German Shipping Will Be
Greatly Hampered by
the Obstacle

London, May lit is declared on un-
questionable authority that the sunken
cruiser Vindictive lies in the neck of the
channel at the entrance to Ostend harbor
at an angle of about 40 degrees. 1t is
obvious that a vessel 300 feet long at
this angle does not effectively block a
channel some 800 feet wide, but a very
useful purpose has been served.
A partial and very serious blockade
has been achieved and under the condi-
tions of the tide rapidly prevailing on
the Belgian coast the obstruction will
certainly tend TO increase. 1t is not
claimed that the sunken cruiser will pre-
vent the egress of submarines or even
entirely stop that of destroyers. How
ever, it will materially hamper both, and
that is important. German light craft
will not be able, when pursued by British
forces, to rush full speed into the harbor,
as they have done heretofore.
Vindictive Was Sunk Amid Terrific Ere.
London, May 1.-THE old cruiser Vim
dictive went to her last berth, l50 to 200
yards within the piers forming the en-
trance to the harbor of 0stend. one of
the German submarine bases on the Bel
gian coast, under a terrific fire from the
German naval guns and machine guns
on the shore, according to the Central
News
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11
Were Cheered by Premier
Lloyd George and 9th
er Officials
FIVE TRAINLOADS
WERE UNLOADED
King George Will Review
the Contingent Later
in the Day

London, May ll.-Five trains loaded
with American troops arrived in London
this morning. They were marshaled al
the Wellington barracks for their march
through the streets of London. The
troops will be reviewed by Ambassador
Page at the American embassy and later
by King George at Buckingham palace.
The American troops came through the
archway of the Horse Guards parade into
Whitehall to begin the march through
the west.end streets and thence to the
embassy and Buckingham palace. Mem
bers of the war cabinet, including Pre-
mier Lloyd George, Chancellor Bonar
Law, Viscount Miner, and J. Austen
Chamberlain, came out on the balcony
at the war office and watched the scene
with interest.
The premier, hands in pockets, looked
down intently until the last American
was out of sight. When the American
flag was carried past Mr.. Lloyd George
led in the cheers which were taken up
by other members of the war cabinet
and by the people in the streets.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11
READS ABOUT WAR
ON I0IST BIRTHDAY
Mrs. Maria V. Duke Of Plainfield Keeps
Quite Well and Retains Her Faculties
to Remarkable Extent.

Plainfeld, May ll.-On her l0lst
birthday to-day Mrs. Maria V. Duke of
this village took as much interest in the
progress of the war and of matters of
current interest as those of the younger
generations She remains in quite good
health apd retains her faculties remark
ABLY well for one so advanced in years,
being able to read newspapers and do
fancy work. as well as many other
things
Mrs. Dukes interest in the war is
heightened by the fact that she has a
grandson fighting with the American
forces in France and a great grandson
who is with the United States forces now
in the southern part of this country.
The aged woman resides with her
daughter, Mrs. Michael Kelly, where she
is given every attention and where she
entertains many visitors from day to
day. She has a son, K. V. Duke, who
lives in Plainfield and another son who
resides in Canada.
Mrs. Duke was born in Woodbury. and
she passed her early life in that town,
being married on Jan, 26, lS44, to Levi
Duke of Montpelier. They lived in
Montpelier some years, afterwards going
to Woodbury.. OF late years Mrs. Duke
has made her home in Plainfeld.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11
STORM WAS DAMAGING.
Wind in Uarticular Was Destructive
About Barre.

Wind and rain lashed this section OF
central Vermont in a damaging storm
which came late yesterday afternoon
and continued with varying degrees OF
violence for upward of an hour. 1t wa'
tn wind theat overmastered obstacles
which stood in the path Of a torrential
rain. and while there were thunder and
| lightning, the damage may be largely
charged to the gal. While the pyroteci-
mics were at their height il seemd as
though the storm had centered its fury
on Barre alone, but after tn wind sub
sided and the rain ceased it developed
that pretty much the entire countryside
herabouts was in the path of the wind.
1t had been brewing all day, but when it
broke many were not prepared for its
harsh antics.
Here in the city a number of fine
shade trees were disnnntled. A stately
elm in City park sacrificed one of its
proudest limbs to the yoracity of the
storm, and elsewher the wind picked off
limbs and scattered them over the high
ways. No one was badly injured as a
result of the storm. but an accident
which may deprive Robert Stewart of
the use of his right arm may be traced
back to the big wind. While returning
from Montpelier around midnight, a car
laden with Washington street passen-
gers ran into the track of falling sup
port near the Hill street intersection
The support, used in bracing the trolley
wires, crashed into the side of the car,
striking Mr.. Stewart on the arm and
narrowly missing one of his fellow pas
sengers. Mr.. Stewart, who is chief of
Clan Gordon, was taken to the office of
DR.. w. ID. Reid for treatment.
Fifty lines were out of commission
when employees of the New England Tel.
& Tel. Co. began to undo the work of the
storm last night. Both wind and light
ming put most of the lines out of com
mission. 1t was a busy night and an
other busy day for the linemen. Two
power hines of the NJ & B. l.. & P. Co.
wre badly affected by the storm, and one
or two stonesheds in Burnham's mead
Ow had to suspend work this morning
while repair were under way. Hill
streets here in the city were consid |
erably gouged, but damage in this re-
spect was trivial.
At South Barre roofs were started by |
he wind. big pine tree succumbed
% the storm, topping over INTO the 'front.'
yard OF Mrs. j. NJ Wards premiss and
glass in the windows. A
wagon shed near the Ward ice houses at
he south end was blown over and an
II section of a small house on the Web
terville road was leveled. Over in Cab
1t the storm seemed to travel in swaths
Nearly on hundred trees were blown
'ver barn collapsed, and another
left its moorings and trav-
led syeral feet in front of the wind. 1t
vas big blow wherever one went, and it
anne with tremendous force.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11
HIS FATHER IN REVOLUTION"
William c. Wheeler of So. Woodbury. Is a
Real Son of the American Revolution.

By his appearance and firm step ON tiC
streets of Barre yesterday William Cor
slant Wheeler, well known South
Woodbury. man, palpably traversed the
statement, which is going the rounds OF
the press, that Nelson Moore, who died
recently in Omaha, Neb, at the age OF
81, was the last real son of the Amer
lean revolution Although he has not
yet reached his S0th milestone, Mr..
Wheeler, nevertheless, is real "son,
His father Comfort Wheeler, fought gal
lantly in the war for independence, even
as his son was under arms in the strug-
gle for the preservation of the union.
Mr.. Wheeler's activities belle his years,
and it is probable that for some years to
come he will be able to claim recognition
as one of few, if not only surviving
son of side who offered his life blood
for the cause of American independence.
The newspaper item crediting the late
Mr.. Moore of Omaha with the honor of
being the last surviving son." says that
his father, at the age of 10, was with
Washington's command at Valley Forge.
Comfort Wheeler, father of the South
Woodbury. man who visited Barre yes-
terday, was born in Rehoboth, Mass,
March -, 1866. He enlisted under Capt.
Duel in Shongum, n Y, in April, 1850,
and was discharged in the following De-
cember, only to re-enlist under Capt.
Keith in May, l7sl. He re enlisted again
for one year in December, l7sl, and wcs
detailed as orderly to Gen. Greene
Comfort Wheeler married in 1888 at the
age of IL. He married his third wife IN
Woodbury. July 4, ls4O, and William
Constant Wheeler, one of two children
proceeding from this union. was born
Dec. 4, ls47. making him 60 years younger
than a half-brother born to the first
union in l7s4. If il is true that the
Woodbury. man is not the only surviving
son of the Revolution, even though the
Omaha son" is dead, there can be little
doubt that he Is the youngest son of the
war, Mr.. Wheeler enlisted MAY 27,
1868, in Co. |, of the llth Vermont in
fantry. At the time of his enlistment
the late Frank l. Batchelder Of South
Woodbury., a grandson of James Wheeler, /
was but two years younger than his
great uncle, William Constant Wheeler,
and was in the same company. Not many
years ago one Of the oldest residents Of
Woodbury. is credited with the statement 1
that ". c. Wheeler. while not a. robust I
and strong ss his father. closely re-
sembled him in features, figure. voice, 1
military bearing and patriotic spirit.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11
WILLIAMSTOWN

A short time ago quilt was made anC
donated to the Red Cross by Mrs. V. ID
McAllister, and from its sale $40 result
ed, which has been paid to the treasurer
of the Red Cross.
Jason E. Martin, who has been EN-
ployed in New Haven, Conn, for some
time, has been at home for the past few
days.
Among those attending the Orange
county convention of Congregationalists
at East Brookfeld ON May 5 were Rev.
John Irons, Mrs. Edwin c. Smith, Mrs.
Mary j. Staples, Mrs. Warren Grearson,
Mr.. and Mrs George H. Goodrich and
daughter, Edith, w. b. Simons, George l..
Simons and DIR. Carl +. Robinson.
John B. Goodrich and son, George, of
South Royalton, were in town on bust
ness with George T. Colby May Q.
DR. and Mrs. j. p. Clifford of Randolph
passed through here on their way TO
Montpelier yesterday, leaving Madam
Celia Clifford for few hours for a visit
to her sister. Mrs. Fanny \. Wilber.
1t is reported that John Geake, jr., who
recently sold out his interest in the Will
son farm in Barre, has purchased his fa-
Tiers farm in town, formerly known as
the Calvin Flint farm.
Among the business visitors in Barre
May Q were George F. Martin and wife.
William b. Jones, Mrs. C. u. Siywright
and Mrs. Frank A Brockway.
Mrs. Harry NJ. Lasell and son. Harry
James. and daughter. Rens. made call
on her parents. Mr. and Mrs Isaac Re
cor, on the road from Barre 20 East
Barre, yesterday.
The nigh wind Of yesterday afternoon
blew of the roof from henhouse on the
LeBarron farm, Just south Of the village
and broke Of the entire top of a large
Elm tree on Mrs T. {. Waldo's place. !
a1E tenauted bY Jesse Griffith
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11
COUNTY W. c. T. u. OFFICERS.
Mrs. E. Mead Denny of Montpelier Chos-
en- President.

The 35th annual meeting of the Wash
ington county Woman's Christian TEN
perance union took place in the Bethany
church chapel, Montpelier, Friday after
noon and evening In the afternoon
some % members attended the conven.
tion. The following officers were elect.
ed: County president, Mrs. E. Mead Den
ny, Montpelier; vice presidents, Mrs. c.
S, Richmond, Northfield Mrs Jennie Nc
lntosh, Montpelier; treasurer, Mrs. Ber-
tha kellogg, Plaintield; secretary, Miss
Martha Watson, Montpelier; auditor,
Mrs. Ellen Colby Montpelier. The fol-
lowing superintendents were elected for
the coming year: Evangelistic and Sun
day school, Miss Nettie Lane. Plainfield; /;
mercy, Mrs. F. NJ. j. Guernsey; social
and red letter days, Mrs. Grace Water
man, Barre S. T. l., Mrs. Bertha Cham
berlain Kellogg. Plainfeld; temperance
literature, Mrs G. n Welch. Northfeld;
prison and jail, Mrs. Frank II. Tracy,
Montpelier; anti-narcotics, Mrs George
H. Guernsey. Montpelier; soldiers and
sailors. Mrs. Fred ID. Beckley. Barre;
hygiene and heredity, Martha $ Watson,
flower mission, Mrs. Denny
Densmore, Barre: legislation, Mrs. +. M.
DenfN. Monlpcileii ifdncnlse. mis-. - >.
Northfeld: moral education,
Mrs. Frank Rogers. Waterbury; rescue
work, Mrs. F. w Powers, Waterbury;
quarrymen, Mrs Fannie Cooney, East
Barre; press work, Mrs A. J. Stone,
Christian citizenship, Kate
Sargent, East Barre; medical temper
ance, Mrs Abbie D. Wiley.
The session was opened with prayer by
Rev. S +. Bloomfield, followed by singing. /
A welcome was given by Mrs. o. II. Rich |
srdson. and Mrs. Richmond responded. /
The reports OF the secretaries showed I
yood work in the last year as well as
hose Of the different departments. Mrs. 4
Minnie l. Pearson of Orleans. state presi- 4
lent, spoke in the evening, giving an in 4
erestine address upon the work of the 4
ociety-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11
HEAVY ARTILLERY FIGHTING
CONTINUES ON AMIENS FRONT
FRENCH ADVANCE
ON SOUTH SIDE
OF PICARDY
Near 0rvillers Sorel, Southeast of Mont
didier, They Continued to Press Into
Side of the German Lines
Before Amieus.

Paris, May ll.-Heavy artillery fight
ing on the front below Amiens, in the re-
gion of Grivesnes and Mailly Raineval
is reported in to-day's official communi-
cation.
The French gained ground on the
southern side of the Picardy battle front,
near 0rvillers Sorel, southeast of Mont
didier
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11
ODD FELLOWS COME MONDAY.
State Convention of That Order and Of
the Rebekahs Meet in Barre.

Odd Fellows and Rebekahs of the stat
grand lodge and assembly will gathe
in numbers in Barre next week for Tn
annual convention Of the |. o. o. II. an'
associate organizations. Arrangement
for the entertainment of grand officer
and delegates are in charge OF commit
tees elected by Hiawatha lodge and thu
Rebekah auxiliary. Odd Fellows weel
has its official beginning Monday even
! ing, when Canton Vinton, No. q, +. NJ.
keeps open house at the canton head
quarters in the Gordon building. TIL,
Canton rooms, otherwise known as Odd
Fellows hall, will be a rallying place fol
those OF the grand lodge officers aud
delegates who arrive early in anticipa-
ton of the business days that are TO fol
low.
Doubtless il will be found that the war
has stripped uniformed fraternal organ
izations of much of the pomp and pano,
ply which have hitherto characterized
large gatherings of this kind, but the
patriotism of the Odd Fellows and asso
ciate societies has not been found want
ing in the past, and while some of the
more spectacular features of the conven-
tion week may be missing, good deal of
time will be given over TO business. The
annual banquet of the past grand Off
GERS association Is to be omitted Hotels
in town are swamped with reservations
and many private homes are to be open
for the accommodation of visitors. Alex
ander Duncan is chairman Of the local
entertainment committee. The program
for the five days is as follows;
Monday, May l3-In the evening Can
ton Vinton keeps open house at the eau
ton headquarters.
Tuesday, May l4-l0 a. m, twenty
third annual session of the department
council, Patriarch Militant, Col. w. f.
Frost, commander, in Rowland hall, .
p. M, parade of the first regiment, p. NJ,
3 p. NJ, dress parade and
of Vermont; grand officers and guests in
prize drill; 1880 p. m, conferring of the
decoration of chivalry a. m, dance in
Howlsnd hall.
Wednesday, May l5-9 a. m, forty
eighth annual session of the grand en-
L. f. Jenne, grand patriarch,
in Rowland hall p. m, annual meetlnp
Of past grand officers association and
post prandial exercises and remarks by
Henry V. Brost, deputy grand sire.
Thursday, May 100 a. m, seventy
second annual session of the grand lodge,
Z. A. Spear grand master, in Rowland
hall. There will be an auto ride for the
visiting ladies in the forenoon; reception
o members of the Rebekah degree at Ho-
.el Barre, 3 to 5 p. m; p. m, exempli- |
ication of the Rebekah degree by Ivy |
odge, No. "a, of Montpelier, Howland |
lall.
Friday. May 10 a. m, thirty-third |
.nnual session of the Rebekah assem- |
v, Mrs Emma s. Rand, president, in |
Rowland hall; p. m, Odd Fellows a1d |
Iebekahs keep open house at Rowland |
all.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11
BALTIC TERMINAL BURNED.
First Report of Incendiarism Is Not Sub
stantiated.

New York, May ll.-Fire to-day de-
stroyed the New York Dock company g
one ne-story brick building, known as the
Baltic terminal, on the Brooklyn water
front, with loss of war supplies esti-
mated worth $4,000.
A cargo of foodstuffs, cotton and gen
eral merchandise valued at twice that
amount was saved from the flames Early
reports of incendiarism were declared to
be baseless, investigators expressing the
opinion that the fire was caused by spon-
taneous combustion in the cotton
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11
BRITISH RAIDS
WERE EXECUTED
WITH SUCCESS
West of Merville They Went Out Last
Night and Brought Back Few Pris-
oners and Machine Guns-They
Also Stopped German Raid.

London, May ll.--French troops ad'
vanced their line slightly yesterday even
ing east of Locre, on the Flanders front,
the war office announces.
The statement follows:
French troops advanced their line
slightly yesterday evening east of Locre
and captured several prisoners. We ear
ried out successful raids during the night
west of Merville and brought back few
prisoners and machine guns. A raid at
tempted by the enemy east of Ypres was
stopped by our fire."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11
COUNTY MEN CALLED.
Names of the 16i Will Be Announced on
Monday.

NJ. II. Kelley of Barre has signed mp as
a brakeman under the cali received this
week for 10 trainmen from Vermont.
Henry Chambo. who was called from
Montpelier in the last contingent that
left Washington county. has returned
home. having been rejected at the camp.
The local board has completed the call
ing Of the l6l men from Washington
county who viii go TO Camp Deyens May
-. Their notices were mailed to them
to-day and il ) expected that the publi-
cation will take place Monday. This
board wants 70 have the young man get
his call before public announcement j.
made There were but few claims for
agricultural pursuits and under the reru-
lations none ran b. made after the call is
sent Lke Resistant.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11
PRIVATE l.. F. FOY
OF RUTLAND is
AMONG INJURED
To-day's Casualty List Gives Him as One
of Those Slightly Wounded-There
Are 90 Names on the List.

Washington, d. c., May 1.-THE cas-
ualty list to-day contained SO names, di-
vided as follows:
Killed in action, s; died of wounds, 4;
died of accident, Z; died of disease, Al;
died of other causes, 8; wounded severe
ly, 4 wounded slightly, "a; prisoners
previously reported missingl, 5.
Among the slightly wounded was the
name of Private Leonard F. Foy of 33
Madison street, Rutland, VT.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11
Sunday Closing Hours Changed.

States Attorney +. r. Davis to-day
announced that Sunday closing hours for
stores which have been allowed to keep
open during certain hours on Sundays
will be from II noon to P. m. and from
to s p. m. The new regulations viii go
into effect tomorrow.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11

Raymond Parks, who has been en-
ployed as a clerk at the Smith & Cum
ings store during the past year, com
pleted his duties there this forenoon.
Mr.. Parks left this afternoon for his
home in Plainfeld, where he viii spend
a few days. expecting to receive call
to report for duty at Camp Devens this
month in the next quota from Washing
ten county.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11

Thomas Tonguay and James DFumgold
Yesterday enlisted in the merchant ma
rins. registering at the Red Cross Phar-
mack station.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11

lContinued On eighth page
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-11

to resume his vocation as a money mak-
 CT, pure and simple, but to be of assist
 ance in composing as early as possible a wise and satisfactory readjustment of the industrial life of the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-11
APPROVAL GIVEN
 BANKHEAD ROUTE
Southern Commercial Con- gress Asks Government to
 Build Big Highway

Washington, December 10.-(Special.) ) The Southern Commercial congress in session at Baltimore, put the stamp of approval today on the Bankhead national highway to be constructed from Wash ington through the southern states to California.
 Senator Bankhead who after address, ing the congress on proposed amend ments to his existing federal aid bill, returned to Washington tonight, ex- pressed satisfaction in that the action of the congress was unanimous and taken with great enthusiasm.
 The resolution offered by J. A. Roun- tree of Birmingham, follows: Resolved, that the plan of the postoffice depart ment for larger use of motor trucks in the transportation of farm products be heartily indorsed and it's recommends tions to Congress be speedily inacted into low.
 Resolved second, that every encour- agement be given to the proposition to construct the Bankhead national high way from Washington through the south to southern California, and that the at. tention of the federal government be called to the opportunity afforded by climatic conditions to utilize the engin- eering forces, road building machinery released in France and to provide em- ployment at once for released men from the army in the speedy construction this winter of this and other proposed great highways"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-11
FORT PAYNE

Fort Payne, December 10.-(Special} This morning while unloading bale of cotton at a gin here, T. S. Stewart. an old citizen of this place, fell from. the wagon and struck the back of his head against a heavy piece of timber, crush ing his skull and rendering him un- conscious. The doctors have no hope of his recovery, as the entire back Of his skull was so badly crushed that it is impossible for him to recover, and doubtful if he ever regains con- sciousness again.
 He is about 65 years of age and is quiet and unassuming citizen; a good Christian man. He has no children, but has an invalid wife, who has been seriously sick for sometime.
 Yesterday on Sand mountain near here occurred a burial which is sell dom seen-that of three being buried in one grave. John S. Hardaman, wife and one son died Saturday with influ- enza, and were all three buried in one grave at the same time. There are two other members of the family at the point of death, and they were not told of the death of their parents and brother.