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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-20
CHAPTER H.

We were once more aroused at
eleven o'clock that night. and with the
utmost haste made ready to resume
our march. The night was pitch dark
and the rein continued. At daybfeak
we passed the city of st. Menehould.
This had NOT been harmed. From here
we turned to the east. closely pressed
by the French and in the afternoon we
reached Clermont-en-Argonne. Once
more we managed TO get a rest of sew
eraI hours. Toward evening we pro-
ceeded again and maintained d forced
march through the whole night. We
were now more exhausted than ever
yet could not halt.
The rain had stopped before ten
o'clock In the morning at which hour
we left the read and made camp.
There was a general sigh of relief. for
this Iong-continned. wearing retreat
had brought u troops into a state
now become uncomfortable. We began
to dig ourselves In. Before
trenches were even half completed a
literal hailstorm Of shrapnel fell
among us. Our losses we're so great
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-20
NOTICE or DISSOLUTION

6&@
BY virtue of a notarial act Of dis
solution duly signed by all the stock
holders and officers OF the Eunice Cot
ion Seed and Product Warehouse
Company, Inc, the same having been
executed before Alfred Chas. Hammer,
a Notary Public in and for the Parish
of Orleans, on the Sd day Of June,
1918. and duly recorded in Miscella-
neous Book Isl, page , of the
Recorders Office of the Parish Of st.
Landry; and, by virtue OF q certifi-
cate of registry OF the said notarfa1
act in the office of the Secretary Of
State, issued by Jas. ], Bailey, Secre-
tary of State, June 10, 1918, all in con
formity with the second paragraph Of
Section % OF Act 267 of the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana
for the year 1914, ! hereby notify the
public that the Charter Of tho said
Eunice Cotton Seed and Product
Warehouse Company, Inc, has been
duly surrendered and cancelled. the
said corporation dissolved and its az
fairs finally liquidated and settled.
ADOLPH STEINHARDT.
President Eunice Cotton Seed and
Products Warehouse Company, Inc.
Attest-PHILLTP HICKY, Secretary.
j~une25-5t
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were twenty men racing for 1t. Toward
evening long provision trains arrived,
as well as fresh troops. They went
to the front in long columns and re-
lieved the exhausted men.
Soon the whole village was crowded
with soldiers. After a rest Of two days
the regular nightly pioneer service was
resumed. Every night we were sent
to the front-line trenches to build wire
obstacles. The French found us out
by the noise required to set up the
posts, so that we had fresh losses
almost every night. We completed the
task of setting up barbed wire entan-
clements in the sector assigned to US
in about fourteen days. During this
period we rested by day, but at night
we went out regularly. But cur rest
had many Interruptions, for the enemy
artillery bombarded the village regu-
larly. This always happened ut GER
tain hours, for instance, In tie begin
ming, every noon from twelve to two
o'clock, fifty to eighty shells fell in the
village. Sometimes they were shrap-
mel, sent over by the field artillery. We
soon grew accustomed to this, despite
the fact that soldiers of other detach-
ments were killed or wounded dairy.
Once or twice during this noon bonn
bardment a shrapnel shell fell into our
Q and burst without doing much
damage. The room would be filed
with dust and smoke, yet no one would
think Of leaving. This firing was re
peated daily with ever-increaslng vio-
lence.
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cHAPTER TX.

/ must confess that most of us be-
lieved in this at the time, that we
would soon be in Paris. Other bodies
Of troops arrived from all sides. We
had marched several hours when news
came to us that Vitry had been re-
taken by the French and that they had
seized a tremendous amount of mill
tary stores. captured the hospitals, to-
gether with their medical units and pa
ticnts, and that the sanitary coInpa.
MES also had been made prisoners. At
about two O'Clock in the afternoon we
arrived at the heights which had been
pointed out to us early in the march
by our captain.
We now began to understand that
something had gone wrong. Streets
were filed with troops from all
branches of service. trying to $ the
road along which we were marching.
Being outnumbered. we were crowded
backward. Empty munition columns
raced by us in no order whatever.
They were followed by canteen and
other supply wagons. The greatest
confusion reigned everywhere. Every
minute added to the congestion until
finally there was a dead halt. The
drivers of some wagons left the road
and tried to pass around the eongested
portions by traversing the fields, which
had been soaked by heavy rains. Sew
eraI wagons turned over and others
haaora fn,bnslIntI IN the rl111 The
horses were unhitehed from these and
the G left behind. The wagoners
mounted these horses and drove on.
forgetting everything in n wild
panic-stricken race for safety.
An officer rode up and handed an or
der to our captain. We were halted
at a field close to the road. There we
were permitted to stack Jul guns and
rest. As we lay at this point we
watched the passing columns, field
kitchens, munition trains. sanitary col
and field postal wagons racing
by I'm n grand carnival of confusion.
Every wagon carried wounded men.
Their faces indicated clearly what tor
they were enduring as they were
bumped along over the ~unspeakahle
roads upon heavy trucks. Still they
anxious to 60 ahead at whatever
cost. They feared the fate which
would befall them should they fall into
the hands of their meEciless enemy.
which would show them the same con-
ideration which they themselves had
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reason behind the preparations for the
night attack which had now been
called OF.
Headquarters apparently had de-
cided otherwise. Perhaps 1t RAJ known
there that nothing could be accom-
pIished by attacking and the order was
given to begin the retreat which was
put Into effect the next morning at six
o'clock. We did not realize then that
this was to be our last night In Vitry.
We were sheltered in a shed for the
night. AS we were very tired, we soon
were fast asleep. We were aroused at
four o'clock In the morning. everyone
was given a loaf of bread and ordered
to fill his canteen with water, after
which the march began. Although we
were ignorant Of our destination, the
inhabitants of Vitry seemed to under
stand where we were going and they
stood on the streets throwing us sig
nifeant glances.
Everywhere the feverish movement
was on. We stopped In front Of the
town hall. Here the captain told us
that because of difficulty in the terrain
u troops had to vacate their posi-
tons and retire to nearby heights and
occupy new defenses. With that he
turned around and pointed to a ridge
on the horizon.
There we shall make a stand and
wait for the enemy" he said. mo
re-enforcements will arrive today and
in a few days we may send picture
postal cards to your homes from
Paris
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that It became impossible to remain
We received orders to retire it once
We marched over the fields until dark
when we began once more to dig in
We were now near the village of Ger
nay-en-Dormois. 1t was pitch dark anC
a heavy fog lay over everything. Oh
the enemy we knew nothing. With the
utmost silence and speed we dug our,
selves in deeply, stopping frequently
to listen as hostile raiG.lg parties ap-
preached. only to disappear quickly.
Here we received our first re
endorsements. They arrived In long
columns in the darkness. All were
fresh troops-most of them reserves.
The majority wore blue uniforms. This
as well as the nature of their equip
ment, indicated to us that they had
been hastily fitted out and transported.
None of them had ever heard the
whistle of a bullet and many asked
a~nxfously whether 1t was dangerous
here. They brought numerous ma
chine guns, and in an instant we had
everything prepared for defense.
At daylight the French began the at
tack. They made several onslaughts
throughout the day but without sue
cess. for Jul re-enforcements were
large.
No n realized at this stage of the
battle that it was the beginning Of a
murderous, ~exhausting struggle for po-
sitions.
We were to fight here from the same
trench, month after month, without
gaining territory. The wounded, who
lay in No Mans Land between the
trenches. We're left to perish.
The French tried to rescue them IN
der the protection of the Geneva flag.
the emblem of the Red Cross, but we
only sneered at them and shot it to
bits. The impulse to shoot down the
enemy surpassed every human feeling,
The Red Cross f1ag had lost all its
value for us when it was raised by the
French. Mistrust was nurtured among
lis. We were told that the enemy mis-
used the flag and that VIZ must shoot
down the men that bore it.
We repulsed all attacks until they
gradually ceased. We were 0 able
to fortify III position, which we did
with the greatest care, making 1t as
strong as possible. Half the men re-
manned on guard while the other half
deepened and widened the trenches. A
lively fire was maintained continuous
~ by both sides. The losses were very
large. Most OF the men killed were
shot through the head, the trench pro-
tecting the remainder Of their bodies.
Firing increased in intensity as
night fell. Although nothing could be
seen we continued firing all the time
because we thought this would prevent
the enemy from making any attacks.
Through the nights munitions and ma
terial were brought up and new men
arrived. Great quantities of sandbags
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were sent us, which were filed and
used as a protection against bullets.
The pioneers were relieved toward
morning and gathered in a farmyard
behind the firing line. The farm had
been spared by the mo and even
all the stock remained. This booty
was soon to be consumed. Several
hundred soldiers came and a wild hunt
ensued for ducks, chickens, geese. pig
con etc. About FIVE hundred of these
were caught, after which everybody
began cooking. Not far away so cows
and heffers were seized and turned
over to the field kitchens. Hay and
grain were carried away, wen the
strawstacks and barns were torn down
and the Amber used for firewood. In
a few hours q beautiful farm had be-
come a ruin and the proprietor a beg
gar. / had seen the owner in the
morning. but he had suddenly disap-
peared with his wife and children. and
nobody knew where he was.
The next night We were sent into
the trenches again. Ihere was little
to do, so we talked with the men who
had REINFORCED us from the interior
of Germany. They knew absolutely
nothing Of our retreat from the Marine
and were astonished when we pictured
to them the events Of the last few,
days.
The following morning we left the
trench before daybreak and went into
quarters at Cernay-en-Dormois. We
were biIleted in the middle of the vii
lage In an abandoned house. Our field
kitchens failed to arrive, so we pre-
pared ourselves a meal of fowl and
whatever else We discovered. When
ever anyone espied q chicken there
=SF
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taken SO that we would not shoot at
n another In the darkness.
We stood and waited urtn eleven
O'Clock, when the order suddenly am
to go into quarters. We did not know
what to make OF this after all the
preparations. We could tell from the
drum fire and the red glare in the sky
that the battle had not lessened in
violence. The sky glowed, illumined
by the burning villages and farms.
On the way to our quarters we heard
the officers saying among themselves
that a final trial had been intended to
defeat the French. This had been the
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-20
CHAPTER XII.

After a march OF Is kilometer$ We
reached the town Of Janetz. Here
everything YES offered rs By the in.
habftants. We were treated with eof-
fee, milk and meat. w went on early
the next morning and in the eyaning
arrived at Damyillers. where we heard
Ncontinued Next Week.
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as large hostile columns approached.
We retired some distance without FIR
ing a shot. The artillery took a posi-
ton behind a village and began she'll
ing the approaching enemy. A cavalry
patrol galloped across al open field.
rhe horses covered with foam. We
heard the commander OF the patrol tell
a cavalry officer that the enemy were
approaching from all sides. We quick
IL left the village. The artillery e
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-20
CHAPTER x.

The enemy's Smelling to reduce our
position gradually grew stronger, but
without effect. Some houses caught
fire. Enemy cavalry patrols in strong
force appeared and disappeared again.
Everything became quiet. Within ten
minutes matters again became lively.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-20
Lame shoulders
90

This ailnent is usually caused by
rheumatism OF the muscles. All that
is needed is absolute e and a few
applications Of Chamberlain's Lini-
ment. Try 1t adv
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-20
''Gets-If''2 Drops
Then to The Dance !
Goodnight to Corn Pains-Corns
Peel OF With "Gets-Its

"Say, girls, you can laugh at
tight shoes, or damp. corn-puIiing
weather, big bumpy corns, ca1luses
on the soles Of your feet. corns be-
tween the toes. hard and soft cOrnss
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-20

TIA All Of Wikk This Fierce Ceea Move
'Gaes-k h Maaic.1
if you win just touch the CoFM pr
callus with q few drops Of sGtets-It.s
What a blessed relief it gives to
corn pains! You won't limp any
more. you can enjoy the dance
every minute. Then to see how
hat corn or callus Will come right
on complete, like a banana peel and
without the least pain. Is just wou-
derfuI. 'Gets-IE' In the biggest seller
among cor o. in the world
today. simply because it is SO wcn-
derfully simple and always works.
Be sure you get 'Getg-It.'@
Gets-It." the guaranteed, money.
back corn-remover, the only sure way.
costs but a trt1e at any drug store.
Mf'db by d. Lawrence &Co., Chicago. Ill.
Sold In Opelousas and recommended
as the worlds best corn remedy by the
Opelousas Drug Store.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-03-01
TWO ARRESTED FOR
FAILURE TO REGISTER
DEPUTY U. S. MARSHAL {. L
DAVIDSON RETURNS FROM
OFFICIAL TOUR.

Tw men were arrested for failure
to register and "bootlegging trunk
was seized by Deputy United States
Marshall e. l.. Davidson on his round
last week to Wartrace, She,byviIle
and TullahOma.
Bruce Burkman was arrested at
Fairfield in Bedford county on q
charge of failure to register. He plead
not guilty and claimed that he was
several months under the maximum
age and he was bound over to the
federal grand jury under $4,000 bond.
Daniel Ashley was arrested at Shell
byrille on a charge Of failure to regis
ter and his case was continued by
Commissioner w H. Crowell until
next Wednesday.
A large trunk containing a tank of
whiskey was seized at the Tullahoma
railroad station and arrests will fol
low.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-03-01
RIVERSIDE UNIT DOING
A GREAT WAR WORK
ORGANIZED LESS THAN MONTH,
HAS COMPLETED SIXTY
GARMENTS.

Organized January Goth of this year
with a membership of twenty enthu-
siastic ladies. the Riverside unit OF
the Red Cross has grown to mem
bership of forty-six at the present
time. and these forty six ladies are
doing splendid work. The chairman
OF the unit reported to Mrs. W. S.
Fleming, Jr.. the chairman of the ex-
tension board of the county, that they
had completed the following garments
for the soldiers over there:
Thirty-nine pair of paiamas.
Ten sweaters.
Eight pair OF sex.
Two helmets.
One pair of wristlets. and have a
number of other articles almost com
pieted. This unit has completed sincs
its organization sixty garments which
is a splendid record. Less than one
month since the unit was taken into
the work. It win be hard for any
similar organization TO even equal this
record. much less beat it.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-03-01

that the farmers Of the nation as a
whole are not bearing their share OF
the burden OF war. In the war say.
ings and Libarty Loan campaigns the
government is not taking the money
away from the people but is asking
them to lend 1t and win pay them for
the use OF II.
The great difficulty OF the war saw
ings movement is that few people
realize the Importance OF the little
% cents that is asked for thrift
stamp. He said that a group OF sol.
diers in camp made an investigation
CT the money they spend uselessly
and found that il every young man in
the nation would save as much as
each of them wasted the total would
be more than enough to cover both
OF the liberty loans, and all that has
been contributed to the Red Cross
and the Y. M. G. A.
he said that Tennessee has led all
Southern states in the Liberty Loan,
Red Cross and Y. NJ. G. A. campaigns,
but that she must do better than she
has done to take the lead In the war
savings movement.
Following Mr.. McGilrs address, Mr..
Fulton clinched the argument for
Marry county by referring to the
fact that the farmers had made
million dollars more last year than
they expected to make, and said that
he believed this county would do as
well as any other in the state. He
asked everyone to hold up his hand
who would pledge to save and buy
war savings stamps and to carry the
message to others. Practically every
one in the audience responded.
America was sung again as the clos
ing song with the c. M. A. cadet corps,
who attended in body, adding to
the yolumn of the inspiring music
d.. B. ID. Bulla, OF Nashville, opened
and closed the meeting with prayer.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-03-01
HIGHLAND PARK RED
CROSS AUXILIARY WORK
COMPLETE PACKAGE OF KNIT.
TED ARTICLES AND DELIVER
TO LOCAL HEADQUARTERS.

The Highland Park auxiliary of the
Maury county chapter of the Red
Cross has delivered another package
of articles to the local headquarters
consisting of IL suits of pajamas. IL
pairs OF socks, and sweaters.
This auxiliary was organized Jan.
nary 10 with membership OF Is. The
membership has been increased to "a
and the interest and enthusiasm is
growing with the membership. The
auxiliary hopes to gain more members
during the spring and to do as much
work as possible. Miss Elise Ewing
is chairman OF the auxiliary and Miss
Pauline Journey, secretary.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-03-01
A Bigby Creek Farm Bargain

OUR FARM NO. eight miles from Columbia
miles from Mt Pleasant two miles from
$40 acres all rich level to gently rolling No h
lies glade 2so
lawn with scattered timber Best Of water
ing Seyentye wheat the bring
purchaser $4,000 by July Beautiful eight
newly apered and pained
$4,000 $4,000 balance paments
$4,000 The IS wheat should
$500 due January 1st besides
other crops, a part of this is rich creekbottom land
business realizes the oportun
i of getting prices farm products
should certainly investigate this farm
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-03-01
License Required
To Purchase Flour
In Large Quantity
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Feb. Estate Fed
eral Food Administrator H. A. Morgan
today warned all dealers in flour that
they must Under no circumstances
sell flour to any person subject to a
federal food license unless such Gus
toner has first obtained a license. No
order to any person subject to license
can hereafter be filled unless the or
der shall have on it the number of the
license of the person ordering the
flour.
Manufacturers Of all commercial
paste are especially warned that this
rule must be observed or their sup
plies will BE cut off. The order ap-
plies to the purchasing of flour by all
bakers. hotels. public eating places.
merchants. etc. who ara subject to
federal license.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-03-01
Williamson County Farm Bargain

OUR FARM NO. miles from Franklin
fronting pike cuiyaton3o in
ing at open
Balance under plow Rich rolling splendid
pair One tenant house, dwelling repair
complete sewerage Gravity
in house also fine well
with beautiful shaded fronting pike
repair Also sio we'll fine
rye Price. s225oo $4,000 cash. balance easy
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-03-01
Two Hog and Hominy Farm Bargains

OUR FARM NO osf-A beautiful county
home rich land Ninety perfectly level bottom
land,
full blue fronting
highway Residence is splendid eightoom house. three halls
three closets
Running
stock barns; tenant buildings
Buildings newyainted fine Rich
fruit Price $4,000 Terms $1,000 balance $1,000
until paid for Immediate possession il
% clover for Is ground
will that rs this land will yield
per
splenddy
raising Has good barn. residence old style good
located about mile off pike. TWO miles McCans,
Price $4,000 Terms $1,000
balance $1,000 Immediate possession with all
If you $1,000 this will for itself
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-03-01


Last Call for the Farmer Who Wants
To Make a Crop for 1918
The world such unprecedented demand
high prices for farm products you have been wait
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Immediate Possession
Of the farms described below If make trade before
March IS Whether you large farmer small farmer
we think be pleased in or these farms Read
our guarantee on this Hog and Hominy farm.
n r
corn % 81 natony woudbe
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a. otto land viii produce PEI aeth
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more to 60 con he
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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-12
COMMITTEE WORKS ON
AGE OF CONSENT LAW

Atlanta, Ga, July 12-After having
failed for several years to pass a sat
isfactory bill to raise the age of con.
sent in Georgia. and with the refusal
of the Senate at this session to concur
in AMENDMENTS to its bill by the house
stripping the bill of its effectiveness,
a special conference committee of the
Senate and house has been appointed
to consider the matter.
This committee will undertake to
draft bill that will satisfy both the
house and senate and that will be of
constructive value to the state. The
members of the committee from the
Senate are r. A. Denny, of the Forty
Second District; W. p Andrews, of
the Thirty Fifth; and Alonzo Field,
of the Thirty Fourth.
The members from the house are
Jone Bale, Nathan CuIpepper and DR.
J. c, White.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-07-12
SALARY INCREASES NOT
POPULAR IN LEGISLATURE

Atlanta, July 1.-TWO bills are now
before the penitentiary committee of
of the Georgia legislature providing
for an Increase of salaries of prison
officials. One is general bill Gov
ering the salaries of all the officials
and employees, includn the members
of the prison commission. and the
other is a bill which provides that the
salaries of members of the Prison
Commission shall be raised to $500
a year
The latter bill was unanimously killed
in the committee, and in all proba-
blity there will be fight on the gen
eral salary Increase bill, at least on
the part of providing for the increased
salary OF prison commissioners.