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Boil Weevils May Survive.
). L. Press Bulletin.1

l.. 5. L. Press Bulletin
Louisiana farmers who are planning
to increase their cotton acreage in the
belief that the boil weevils were all
killed by the severe freezes Of the
winter are reminded that, as far as
the boil weevilS are concerned. no reli-
able prediction can he made on the
E;isis Of what happened during the
winter
Frequently, seasons in which very
few weevilS passed the winter have
been followed by great injury to the
crop by the weevil This has been due
to the fact that heavy rains during the
early part of the growing season have
made the condition SO favorable for
the weevil that they have more than
overcome their losses during the win
ter. 1t is altogether likely that in
specially sheltered situations. IL few
weevils have been able to survive.
Whether they multiply to such an ex-
tent as to reduce the crop materially
will depend OH subsequent conditions.
which cannot be foretold. Therefore
the planter who increases his cotton
acreage can by no means tell that his
crop will not suffer greatly from the
boil weevil attack. but he is utilizing
his land in Il way which does not best
serve the interests of the country.
At the present time what Is most
urgently needed is the increased pro-
duction Of food and feed crops. There
is every indication that the normal
acreage i'll cotton will give supply of
the staple sufficient for all purposes.
1t is therefore clearly Il matter Of
patriotism as well as sound Judgment
for the planters to increase the acre
age in food crops rather than in cotton.
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LOCAL AND Personal.

Tuesday, March 5.-Early planted
gardens are growing finely.
Fruit trees and all early shrubbery
are now in nearly full bloom.
Plain Dealing is fast coming to the
front in many things. especially in
those having matrimonial Intentions
as witness this: Mr.. l.. T. Ray. of Bel
cher. and Miss Maud Seward. of the
Oak Hill community, were married
here Sunday by Justice r. H. Allen.
The happy pair received the congratu-
latiOnS of their numerous friends And
this Is only one of quite Il number of
couples who have recently been we'd
ded here
DIR. Bradford Knapp. chief of farm
demonstration work in the South. ad-
dressed Il large audience Of farmers
and business men at the Shreveport
City Hall Sunday. He WAS introduced
by Mr.. $. Il. Hicks. Food .Administra-
tor for the Fourth Congressional Dis
trict.
The speaker began by saying that
he had no apologies to offer for max
ing his address on Sunday; that all
we have is in the balance: that our
religious rights-One of the deepest
concerns we have-are threatened :;
that this is the darkest and most criti-
Cal hour i'll the history of our country
and of the human race. One of the
things specially stressed was that we
have no time to consider whether we
ought to he in the fight or not: that
time has passed. We must look ahead
to what we can accomplish most at
toward winning the war. and if any
body comes around and tries to argue
about why we are in it we ought to
give him IL backward kick" The above
utterance was given the heartiest ap-
probation by the immense audience.
The speaker said he heard Il great
many talking of food conservation
which is Il very necessary thing-hut
the situation was like the one referred
to by the negro woman who told the
housewife that there couldn't be any
conservation until there was food in
the house: that this country and Can
ada are left to supply the world with
food. If the South this year should
deliberately plan it's agricultural bust
ness so as to reduce the food produc-
ton. it could only get food by going to
the North. and this. he explained,
would add Il serious burden to the ma
ton. for that surplus is needed to take
care of the fighting forces and the
civil population of the Allies; that if
we deliberately decide i'll. order to
make more money. and reduce the food
supply, we inperil the nation. The
speaker said that there are a few
sore spots in the South that aren't
American. but that when the country
gets through with this war it is going
to he more American: that he was
getting mighty blamed tired of a for
eigner coming over here and laying
out fertile spot and selfishly operat-
ing. with no thought for or desire to
aid the Government. If people can't
come here and love the flag. the
churches. and America. we
don't want them: that he had his eyes
Oh the communities referred to. and
they were going to be closely watched:
that he didn't believe the people of
Louisiana would willingly
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A Bit Of Financial History.

Bureau Of Publicity, Treasury Department
The credit Of the United States was
so high and unIuestionable that III
1900. two years after the Spanish War
: per cent bonds were offered ut par
and oversul,scribed. This is Il financial
performance no other nation has ever
euualed.
United States per cent bonds iii
1SSS sold as high as 100 and iii 1901
brought 1875 on the stock market.
The United States has never de-
faulted on any Of it's bonds. Not one
Of its bondholders has ever lost cent
Of principal or interest except those
who voluntarily have taken losses by
selling their bonds during a period Of
temporary price depression. Olie hun
dred cents on the dollar. principal and
interest. has the United States always
paid.
Back Of the x25O.OOO.OOO.OOO to $780,
WU.OW.OO Of our national resources
stands the rugged honesty Of America.
Liberty Loan Bonds are the safest
security in the world.
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No Need for ATTORNEYS.
Ontributctl.l 81.


The Secretary of the Treasury has
announced that neither the soldiers,
sailors. nor their dependents or any
beneficiarieS under the soldier and
sailor insurance law need employ at
torieys or claim agents to collect the
insurance; that the employment of
such Intermediates is unnecessary and
inadviS;.ble and i, needless expense.
The procedure for the presentation
ana collection of insurance claims is
very simple and the proper blanks can
he secured from the Bureau of War
Risk Insurance in Washington. The
name of the person in the service who
was killed or injured and the relation
ship which he bore to the person max
ing the claim should he given. If fur
ther information or assistance is re-
Iuired by the claimant the Bureau Of
War Risk Insurance will gladly fur
niSh it.
Circulars have been sent out BIZ
claim agents and attorneys Offering TO
assist persons entitled to the benefits
OF this Insurance in collecting their
claims. The pension sharks who
once thrived and fattened under our
pension laws, are still rank memory
in this country.
1t was hoped that when they were
legiSlated out of existence we would
never see their like again. But their
SUCCESSORS seem to survive, and the nc
ton of Secretary McAdoo in giving
prompt warming against these would
he profiteers under the Insurance law
will be commended by all.
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Plain Dealing Department

put an extra burden OH the nation by
deliberately refusing to grow their own
food i'll order to help win the war;
One Of the outburStS of DIR. Knapp's
addresS-one that was heartily cheer
ed-was that he was against an i'll
conclusive peace-one that wouldn't
settle anything-that the war would
have to he fought over again in the
future; that we should have sand and
grit enough to assume the RESPONSE
hility and settle it for all time.
The above is only Il very faint out
line OF the Doctors magnificent adj
dress, and if it could have been heard
by every BOssier Parish farmer it
would have had an instant response,
as it undoubtedly will have by those
who were so fortunate as to lie pres
ent Sunday.
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cused for not taking his share of the

cused for not taking his share of the
responsibility.
My whole life has been spent in
the South. l know the Southern farm
er. He will do his duty as he sees it.
| am appealing to every man in the
South to make known these facts-to
consider it his business to make them
known-and | shall have no doubt of
the results. If they are not made
known in way to impress the crisis
that cOnfronts us, there may be hunger
in this bounteous land or hunger over
yonder in Europe. where it will spell
ruin for all that is worth while in
America
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February %, 1918. [apr
TUTORS SALE

IMfOrxhip Of the Minors jamie aud Hanifer
Bailey. No. 80. In Second District Court.
Bossier Parish, Louisiana
BY virtue Of an order OF sale to me d.
rcctcd from the Honorable District Court
In and for the Parish of Bossier. Louisiana.
! will, on Saturday, March 30. 1918, at the
Court House, In the town Of Benton, La,
within the legal hours for sales, proceed to
sell at public auction, to the last and
highest bidder, the following described
property. tO-wit:
An undivided one-fifth interest in and to
lot IL of block % of the town Of Plain
Dealing Louisiana,
Terms of Sale-Cash. and for not less
than 800. ]. +. EDWARDS,
Sheriff and er-o0icio 1Auctioneer.
Benton, La, Feb II, 1918. mar 2SI
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STRAY SALE.

Estrayed before Il. II. Allen, Justice of
the Peace, Ward Three. Bossier Parish.
Louisiana. by William Taylor. on the 18th
day Of January, 1918. a Brown Mare MULE,
about II years old, no marks or brands ;
appraised at $50.
The owner Is requested to come forward.
prove property and pay costs, or said ami.
nal will be sold according to law, in Plain
Dealing. la, within the legal hours for
sales, on Saturday, March 8, 1918.
r. II. ALLEN, Justice Of Peace.
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
HOMESTEAD ENTRY No. os. oo1.

Department of the Interior,
Q. =. Land Office ut Baton Rouge. La.
January - 1918.
Notice Is hereby given that Henry Kane,
of Benton, La, r. +. d. No. 3. who. on No
vember ID, 1912, made Homestead Entry.
NO. O6.OO1. for lots and 3, or fractional
north half of northeast quarter OF section
=. township ID, north, range II, west,
Louisiana Meridian, has filed notice Of in
tentfon to make threc-ycar proof. to cstab-
fish claim to the land above described be-
Tore Jas. NJ. Henderson. Clerk Of Court, Mt
bcnton, La, on the 18th day of March. 1918.
Claimant names as witnesses: ]. \. Bum
gardner, jr. J. J.. Jones. Chas. I. Crouch
and Wash Miles. all OF Benton, La, r. +.
p. No 3.
Il. u. CHAMELEON, Register.
January 81, 1918. Imar7l
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Save the Hens.
COntributed.]


Every laying hen sold from the
farms before the LIST Of May means a
loss Of about thirty eggs to the food
supply Of the nation. These eggs are
valuable food, manufactured largely
from insects. weeds and grass. garbage
and waste. The eggs. therefore. are
almost wholly net gain in human
food. Moreover. the hen is just as
good meat after she has laid these eggs
as before.
''Sare the hens is the message that
the United States Department Of Agri-
culture is sending broadcast through
press notices and posters. and through
Its county agents. especially in the
Southern poultry-raising sections
-- WSS
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HOMESTEAD ENTRY No. o7a4s.

Department of the Interior,
Z. 5. Land Office Mt Baton Rouge La.
February %, 1918.
Notice Is hereby given that Elmer Ran
dolph. OF Plain Dealing. La, who, on Sep
tcmber .. 1914. made Homestead Entry.
No. O1,24S. for the south half of south half
Of section "a. township %. north, range II,
west. Louisiana Meridian, has filed notice
OF intention to make threc-y year proof, to
establish claim to the land above described
before Jas. NJ. Henderson Clerk of Court
ut Benton, La, on the 10th day Of April,
1918.
Claimant names as witnesses vassar
Windsor. Shelly y. Wise. J. f. Hudson and
:. NJ. Matlock, all Of Plain Dealing. Ia
Il. +. ID. No. l.
f. u. GIANELLONI, Register
February %, 1913. [apr Al
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STRAY SALE.

Estrayed before Fl. G. Deputy. Justice OF
the Peace. Ward Six. Bossier Parish, Lou
fsiana. by W. NJ. Finuf, smooth mouth
white MULE, about IA hands high, weight
about $50 pounds, and came to his home
about January 90 1918.
Appraised at $40.
The owner Is requested to come forward
prove property, and pay costs, or said ami.
NAL will be sold according to law. mt the
residence Of Mr.. Finuf, near Adner, La, on
Saturday. March 16, 1918, at 10 O'Clock
am. 81 +. +. VIcKERs, Constable.
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Wednesday,.

Last Friday night a Mr.. Stanlpley.
| who resides at Bradley, Ark. had Il
horse saddle and bride stolen from d
hitch-rack at that place. Taking up
the trail Travelled by the thief. the pur-
suing party came on to Plain Dealing
Saturday. arriving here just before the
thief with lbs BOOTY. Il young white
man about eighteen years of age He
gives his name as Tom Andrews. Of
Magnolia. Ark. He came in riding the
horse. and was promptly placed under
arrest. and later taken lack to the
scene of his crime
Thursday Of last week it was OBJ
served that two strangers were can
Eassins here, principally among the
negroes, and the fact was commented
on. Friday closer watch was kept,
and Il conversation was overheard that
led to an Investigation. and resulted in
one of the men being placed under ar
rest to await further inquiries. The
man arrested gave his nslne as J. Il.
Mcbride. claiming to represent "A bal
N
was sent to the Chief of Police ut BAL
las to investigate hut thus far no
answer has been received.
The strange part about the case is
that no such publication has ever been
seen here, and even the receipt given
bears no name of any publication. Fol
lowing his arrest the accused DESTROYED
the stubs from his receipt book, SO
that it would have been well nigh inn
possible for conviction to result.
though all could see that it was an
arrant swindle. His liberation then
followed, evidence against him having
been lost. On one of his receipt books
there was a memorandum calling for
a sum of money to he paid at the
school house, Temple. Texas, as the en-
velope was directed from Dallas to
that POINT.
1t would he hard to estimate the
amount of money collected for lust
such fake publications. by rascs,lly
agents. This past fall Il stranger. rep
reSenting himself as all agent for the
Memphis Commercial appeal and the
Southern RWulisf. 10th well known
and reputable papers. victimized not a
few by offering those two publications.
i'll a club. giving Il blue-l,ack speller as
i; premium. III every case they got the
speller and sonle good experience
If the reputablespapers throughout
the country would get together these
subscription thieves could be put out
OF business. One good plan is never to
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The American flag is at half mast
for the brave boys who went down
with the Tuscania. But American an
ger Is at white heat and American
courage at 100 per cent efficiency, and
when the day of reckoning comes the
tnli price will lie cxacted.- .ibberilic
Progress.
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Plain Dealing. Louisiana

pay money to Il stranger unless you
can be assured by some one YOU know
that he has authority to represent the
publication.
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.Ee,1nia y.;,,d's Contract

according to The original contract
which Barnum mado with Jenny Lind,
she contracted TO sing $50 concerts IN
the united States and Havana for
$1,000 a concert, tho contract provid-
ing, however, that = Ba1num made =
clear profit of $4,000 from the first
sevcnty-fve concerts Miss Lind should
for the remaining seventy-five concerts
receive in addition to $1,000 concert
one-ffth of the profits, but that, on
the other hand, if the first fifty con-
certs fell short of Barnum's expecta-
tions she should have half of the gross
receipts from the remaining 100 con-
certs
Before the concerts tegan, however
that contract was, at Barnum's in
stance, rascindcd and a new contract
made, winch resulted in Miss Linds
receiving in profits from the concerts
which she gave under it almost twice
as much as she would hayc received
Under the original contract--Bostor
Globe.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-04
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BulIetproof Ar1nor Now

The Germans are fighting their rear
guard actions mainly with the machine
gun, and it is probable that by far
the larger part of the casualties are
cue to machine gun bullets. The sug-
gestion has frequently been made that
losses of this kind could be largely re-
duced by providing the attacking
troops with some form Of body armor.
The Germans, indeed, have already
nade use of it; complete sets of steel
plate armor having been found which
are stated to weigh about forty pounds
each.
An American bullctproof vest has
been invented. which is very much
lighter than the German armor. and
yet il is stated to offer sufficient re-
sistance to stop the bullets from re-
volvers or shrapncl. 1t is said to be
proof also against the bayonet and the
fragments Of the hand grenade. Its
weight IS only four and q half pounds,
ard official tests have shown that Il
viii completely resist shrapnel at 200
feet q second velocity, and that it is
proof at any range against revolver
or pistol bullets, including the German
80 bore Mauser automatic pistol, using
German bullets with solid conical
heads The composition of the shield
is not stated.-Scientifc American.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-04
American Army
Nearing Coblenz
On Way to Rhine
U. S. Troops Pass First Night
in Ccrmany-Will Form
Arc Sixty Miles in Length
Beyond Historic Stream

AMERICAN ARMY OF OCCUPA-
TION, Dec. Q (By The Associated
Press) After their first nights sleep
in Germany, the American troops OF
the Army of Occupation were ready at
4N 4 this morning to resume their
march toward the Rhine. In advanc-
irg toward Coblenz. the American
forces are moving ahead astridc the
Moselle, travelling in a northcasterly
direction.
Across the Rhine, the American
army will take up a line little over
sixty miles in length. 1t will describe
an arc, having Coblenz as its centre
and with a radius eighteen and SIX
tenths miles IN length.
This alc, pivoting upon Coblenz, IS
the bridgehead which the Germans
conceded in the armisticc. The line
leaves the Rhine ut point northwest
OF Coblenz, swings eastward through
Rahms and Obcrlahr and turns to the
south lust beyond Rossbach. 1t con-
tinues through Woelferlingen. Mols-
berg, Diez, Schonbron, katzenelnbogcn
and Welteroth and reaches the Rhine
again at Caub.
Along the Rhine, the Americans will
occupy II line about fortythrce miles
in length. The front Will extend a few
miles beyond either end of the semi
circle described above, thus overlap
ping in places the lines of the British
on the left, and the French, on The
right.
During the advance toward Coblcnz
the American lines extend about TWEEN
ty-one miles on each side Of the
Mosellc.
The Americans expect to travel from
seven to nine miles each marching day
with day or two Of rest at intervals
The rest days will be decided upor
by the commanders as the advance
continues. Much will depend on how
the men and animals stand the tril
and the way the supply service keeps
up with the troops.
New-York tribune., 1918-12-04

of food from the Hungarians at ex-
travagant prices, paying $4,000 for
carload Of 10000 pounds, or $3.50
pound. The wholesale prices of other
products are in proportion.
All Money Seized at Border
In order to obtain coal and oil, in ad
dition to running the risk Of them
being taken by the governments of one
of the neighboring states, the Austrians
are forced to provide compensation III
the form of natural gas, coke and
clothing at peace prices.
For moro than a month each republic
has been trying to gain possession of
the railway rolling stock of the other
republics. The same situation applies
to paper money, each government being
unwilling for any other government to
get it.
At every frontier the passengers and
their baggage are searched. If large
sums Of money arc found in the pos
session Of the passengers, it is taken
and receipt given for it. An officer
who left Vienna to-day was searched
and two million crowns were taken
from him at the railway station. A
sergeant was searched and one million
crowns were found in his haversack
New-York tribune., 1918-12-04
If Berlin Had w on

If Germany had won the war the
terms she would have imposed on the
Allies would have gone the limit in
extortion. There was no official state
ment of what they would be except tie
assurances given out by the German
financial authorities that the full cost
of the war would be imposed on the
conquered nations, which would have
to drag the leaden weight" through
generations to come But there were
plenty of intimations as to terms. We
have it on the authority of the Allied
representatives to Rumania that when
the Rumanian government protested
against the severity of the terms I'M
posed by Germany the German dele
gates replied that the terms were mod
crate in comparison with those that
would be imposed on the Western pow
ers. Influential men and newspapers
in Germany insisted that Belgium
would be retained and a portion OF
Northern France annexed to include
the French iron and coal fields, that
Germany would take colonies and coal
ing stations from England. as we'll as
the British fleet and that heavy in
demnity would be imposed on all the
conquered belligerents. The official
offer to Mexico and Japan Of part of
the United States is an indication of
the lengths Germany was prepared to
go. The eXactions already made on
Russia and Rumania are proof that no
moral feeling would have restrained
the German lust for conquest. The
Allies cannot afford to put themselves
on the same savage level. There will
be no seizure of German territory, no
attempt to subject a German popula-
tion to alien rule as Germany did with
Alsace-Lorraine The severest terms
that can be imagined would be mild in
comparison with those the world had
ample reason to expect from a victori-
Gus Germany. But every considera-
ton of morality demands that such
punishment be imposed as shall bring
the German people to realize the
enormity Of their crimes in the eyes
Of the world. Germany has been cor