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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-27

SO many extra sessions of the legis-
lature and other items of admintstra-
ton, fell entirely within the PROV
ince of the governor and not the gen
eral assembly. The legislature had
nothing to do with Governor Halls
selling the state bonds at q discount
Of $424, 100000 which with the inter
est thereon, amounted to loss of
nearly $1,000, O0O.0O 70 r the people
of this state, and permitted the
banks and trust companies to scoop
up humid sds of thousands of dollars
profit, Without putting up a single
dollar. / aknow that during the last
two years d Governor Halls admin
istration ashe was using every effort
to checkmate and defeat my friend
Governor Pleasant in his aspiration
and that the constitutional conyen-
ton which he tried to- put on the
people in 1915 had that among other
things as n OF It's underlying mo-
tives. have known Governor
Pleasant from childhood and was
supporting him for over a year be-
fore the New Orleans organization
ever gave him their endorsement.
AS a matter OF fact, Governor Hall
formed a coalition with the New
Orleans organization on the call for
a constitutional convention which
the people overwhelmingly defeated.
| have no apology to make for my
course, having done what my con-
science approved and what ! believe
conducive to the best interest of the
people Of this state. An invitation
was extended for the discussion of
he candidates and il Governor
Halls administration cannot be laid
bare before the public eye, then
certainly it must be of such a char
acter as not to commend itself to
the favorable consideration of the
voters. Let truth and not error
triumph.
L. E. THOMAS.
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UNITED STATES STUDENT
NURSE RESERVE CAMPAIGN


The Woman's Committee of the
Council of National Defense in coop
Grafton with the Nursing Committee
OF the Council, the American Red
Cross, the Surgeon General of the
Army, and the Surgeon General Of
the Public Health Service will have
charge of a campaign, during the
fortnight beginning July 20, to en-
roll twenty-five thousand young
women between the ages Of nineteen
and thirty-five in what is to be call
ed the United States Student Nurse
Reserve.
The enrolment will be conducted
througout the country by the State
Divisions and local units Of the
Woman's Committee, who have al
ready been given their preliminary
directions from Washington. A copy
of the bulletin to the Woman's Com
mittee is enclosed for you informa-
ton.
The national Importance of this
campaign is clear in the following
statement in the general appeal
signed by Doctor Anna Howard
| Shaw, Chairman of the Woman's
Committee; by Surgeon General
Rupert Blue Of the Public Health
Service; by Chairman H. P. David
son of the War Council of the Amer
lean Cross; and by Doctor Franklin
Martin OF the General Medical Board
of the Council of National Defense:
There exists now an extreme
need for at least $4,000 women Of
character, intelligence and educa-
ton to fill the gaps in our hospital
stats caused by the calling of many
thousands of skilled nurses to the
fighting front.
There is only one way to fill
these gaps; by keeping u hospital
training schools supplied with stu
dents, who are not only preparing
for service abroad and at home at
the end of their course and at the
same time are equipping themselves
to earn their living in one of the
noblest professions, but from the
very outset of their course are sery-
ing their country as we'll as learning.
'Those who register in this yolun-
teer body will engage to hold them
selves in readiness until April l,
1919, to be assigned to training
schools in civilian hospitals or to
the Army Nursing School and begin
their course of study and active
student nursing.
"The service which we are asking
calls for the best that the woman
hood of America can offer in courage,
devotion. and resourcefulness. We
cannot go forward to victory oversee
if the wives and families OF our
fighters are not sustained in health
and health, ii we cannot protect our
workers against the hazards of war
industries, II we cannot defeat acct
dent and dease, our enemies at
home. Upon the health Of the Amer
lean people will depend the spirit OF
their forces in the field"
We ask you to assist your State
Division of the Woman's Committee
in any way possible to make this
campaign successful. In particular
we ask Q to bring its Importance
at once to the attention Of Parish
and Community Councils throughout
the State in order that everywhere
the fullest cooperation ma be rem
dered.
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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-07-27

Cost Of militia in Jeffer-
son parish, at least. 100000
Discount IN refunding
bonds ......... 49,. 424,ooo,OO
Interest on same, average
rs years q IL per cent477 100000
Deficit on debt, VS.. gem
eral fund, approx
mately ..... ~. 400, 100000
Debts accumulated by
penitentiary board. 65G,OOO.0o
1t is true that | supported Sanders
in 1908, because of long utilization
with Governor Foster, Governor
Heard and others. 1t is true / did
not approve of game wardens and
many other offices and promiscuous
increases of salaries effected during
his administration, and that / oppos-
ed him vigorously together with the
organization lined up behind him.
It is true that / assisted in organic
ing the Good Government League to-
gether with Col. T. H. Lewis of your
parish and many other patriotic citi-
zens of this state. It is true that /
contributed over 100000 for that
campaign and assisted in raising
many thousands nor My recollec-
ton is that / contributed in a mod
est way for the purchase of The
Clarion at that time. We adopted
a platform and as speaker of the
house, | aided Loyalty in carrying out
that platform. / believe the legisla-
tion passed through the general as
sembly effected many reforms, cut
out a great many offices and saved
quite an amount for the people. I
know that | wrote a good many OF
the bills myself and likewise prepar-
ed bills re-arranging the revenues SO
that when the general assembly met
in 1914, there was a surplus of near
ly s300,OOO.0o in the general fund.
The loss to the state in refunding its
bonded Indebtedness and in calling
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office, also announcement in the
p~ostofflce lobby for other positions.
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Mr.. THOMAS "REPLIEs" 70
THE CLARION EDITORIAL

.E |@#E
Baton Rouge, La, July %, 1918.
Editor st. Landry Clarion, opelou-
sas, La.
Dear Sir-Tn your recent issue OF
last week, | notice that you do me
honor overmuch by ~devoting an en-
tire double column to a discussion CT
the position | have assumed In for
mer campaigns. However, you never
once touched a single statement that
| made concerning the bad manage
ment of public affairs given the peo-
pie by Governor Hall.
The facts that I stated are either
true or not true, and il true, what
concern is it of the people as to
the personality of the individual CIV
ing them the truth?
| stated that Governor Hall did
not vote in either the primary or
general election in 1916, and | might
further add that | don't believe he
voted for President Wilson in No
vember, 1916. 1t strikes me that
these facts alone ought to at least
disqualify him from entering into a
race for the highest office in the
gift of the democratic party.
| herewith furnish you the list of
items with the cost, showing the
loss to the people of over $4,000, 000.-
90 by his management and do not be-
lieve a single n of them can be dis
puted by any reliable evidence. /
trust you will at least be fair enough
to publish them for the information
Of the public. They are as follows:
Cost Of three extra SEES
sions ......$ 61.033.01
Constitutional convention 12.845.00
Probe commission s.. 100000
Election first eonstitu-
tional convention. 100,000.00
Primary and general cleo
ton. second constitu-
tional convention j. 159,0o0.0O
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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-27
Why matted milk was originated
because Of the impossibility Of obtaining
good milk at all times and in all places

(which are destroyed by ordinary
cooking) preserved intact.
To good rich milk HORL1CK
added the valuable extract of Matted
Barley and Wheat, containing all the
nutrition of these grains, and reduced
them to a powder form, with perma-
nent keeping qualities, and soluble in
water. It was found that by the
action of the Malt ferments on the
milk, it's digestibility was markedly
increased over ordinary milk, so as
to render it easily assimilated by the
weak stomach of the infant, the in
valid, and the aged.
This we'll balanced milk food was
thus perfected, which a third of a
century's experience has amply
proved capable in itself of supporting
infant and adult life.
This new milk food HORLICK
named Matted Milk; it has proved
boon to thousands upon thousands,
from infancy to old age, of every
race and cline, and is to be found in
every city in the civilized world.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-27

~ REv1OUs to 1883 it was neces-
sary to add milk to all prepared
i foods for the infant and invalid,
in order to make a properly balanced
diet. But it was difficult and often
impossible to obtain good milk in
cities and tropical climates.
The vital problem Of how to supply
a reliable milk for people Of all ages
in any climate that would be avail
able at all times, was finally solved
by HORLICK of Racine, Wis.,,
u. S. A., after years Of labor and ex-
pertinent.
HORL1CK discovered a process OF
reducing fresh milk by careful evapo-
ration in a vacuum to a powder form,
which contained all the valuable con-
stituents of fresh milk. would keep
indefinitely in any climate, and yet
be soluble in hot or cold water.
This was the first time in history
that milk was reduced to a powder
form, soluble in water, retaining its
natural qualities when dissolved, and
with all the valuable Vitamines
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-27

A blessing to the aged
Nutrition with digestibility
makes Horlick's Matted Milk the
ideal food for the aged. Maxi
mum nourishment with q mini
mum tax on the digestion
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-27

To the North and South Poles
"Horlick's Matted Milk" writes
Captain Peary, was always on
the firing line; no field party was
dispatched without. it, and it
never failed to make good prompt-
ly' and satisfactorily" Captain
Amundsen, discoverer Of the
South Pole, writes: Our way
to the pole is Uttered with boxes
stamped 'Horlick's,' giving full
evidence Of the liberal use made
Of your splendid Matted Milk"
Also taken by Steffansen and the
Scott polar expedition.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-12-27

The standard food for babies
Hundreds Of thousands Of in
fants, deprived of mother milk.
have been reared on Horlick's to
robust childhood. Thousands Of
photographs and testimonials
from all parts Of the world are
on file in our Offices. Sample
p-ackagemaledfree upoa request.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-07-11

which perhaps is sinking into the mud
til. holt couldn't be- ouenrd with a
team of horses IL f. 50 rusty-hut he
splits ON his sleeve and slowly poIishes
his bayonrt when this Is done he also
Is ready To argue with Fritz.
II is not necessary 10 mention the
coloniuls (he Canadians, Australians
and New Zealanders), the whole world
knows what they have done for Eng.
land.
The Australian and New Zealander
Is termed the "Anzac.' taking III"
n'lhi des'ghnii"n' Australian anu New
H'hiahu army corps.
Tommy divides the German army
INTO three classes according To their
hsh''hg antilles. They rank ms fol
lows fruSsinns' Ba'arlans and Sax
"hs,
"heh up against u PrusN'an rrSi-
h'hl u II cas-. OF Keep your napier
"io" IN" farap't ana duck. y bang
m'"E n'' 'ie '''le anu war Il on me
''' ',,'" ''' '"'''s e'o" S.'''s "''u "I'
H''''"S ''V",''''",'s :" o','n'' Us sen
."'"'" "''' '""S :, ny "u' sou '""
' ""' VI '''', ''''''"s'
.'' ''s l"'"' '" '"' ''"' 'n' '''h'"'S
~ ""'u' 'n'i,H'',' s'.sN nP"'''
F"' No'"''N ""' ',''''' ""' III ''', 1t vas
ny menus "','n'' sue V"u'" s"e''
-" '"''' ','"'',''o .,',D' 'u' , ,'''
-, 80" "''p ~ '''''' WV" '''
''i'''''l''' III ''''''s nv
In these trenches when up against
me rfuSSlahs ana itaNafh'hS' Ioil'ny
h''u NOT ''ihe ui IT, Oui Wilth th' SAY
"hs TOOK over u was plchl'; they
"ouiu yen across 'hnl Tue! We're sax
"is ana "ouiu h'' hre' BON sizes
"ouiu SIT on 'he parapel ahd carry on
conversation ms srh'f"ii| CONSIST
ca oi tommy 'r''''R 'hrni no" mu'h
ne 'o'eu 'Ie HaiS'r' "hile inc >"AohS
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SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-Fired by tho news OF me
sinking Of the Lusitania by n Germa u
submarine. Arthur Guy Empey. an Ameri.
csa, leaves his Office In Jersey city and
Eoea 20 England where he enlists In the
Drstihh army.
CHAPTER 1I-Aftcr a period Of train.
ing. Empey volunteers for Immediate serv-
he and soon nnds himself In rest biliets
somewhere in France" where he FIRST
makes The acquaintance OF tbs ever-pres-
CHAPTER Itf-Emney attends his mrs,
church services at tho front while Ger
man Fokker circles over the congregation.
CHAPTER iV-Empey's command goes
into the front-line trenches and n. under
Gre for the first time
CHAPTER v-Empey learns 20 adopt
the motto ~ the British Tommy, III you
are going 10 get u. you'll get g. NO never
worry"
CHAPTER vI-Back In rest biiiets Elm.
pry gets his frst experience as mess
orderly
CHATTER vII-Empey learns how the
British soldiers are fed.
CHAPTER vIiI-Bsck In the front-iins
trench. Empey sees his ntst friend of the
trenches go West"
CHAPTER IN-Empcy makes his nrst
visit 10 dugOut In "Suicid. Ditch"
CHAPTER X-Empey learns what CON
etitutes a days work" In the front-lins
trench
fHAfT ER Nl-fnpey goes over tne
top for the first time In charge on the
German trenches and Is wounded by a
bayonet thrust
CHAPTER NtI-Erpey Joins the "sui-
eide club" as the bombing squad Ii called.
CHAPTER NIIi-Each Tommy gets an
official bath.
CHAPTER NIv-Empey helps dig an
advanced trench under German nre.
CHAPTER xv-on listening post In
No Mans Land
CHAPTER xvI-Two artiilerymen put
one over on Old Pepper. their regimeniai
commander.
CHAPTER XvIi-Empey has narrow es-
cape while on patrol duty in No Mans
Land
CHAPTER xvIu-Back in rest biiiets
Empey wires ami stages a farce comedy.
CHAPTER NIN-Soiiers have many
ways 20 aniuse themselves while "on their
own"
CHAPTER NN-Empey volunteers for
machine gun service and goes back Into
the front-llne trenches.
CHAPTER XNI-E mpey again goes
cover the top" In charge which cost his
company u KILLED and 81 wounded.
CHAPTER NNIi-Trick with a machine
gun silences one bothersome Fritz
CHAPTER NNIIi-German attack. pre-
,edei by gas wave. Is repulsed
CHAPTER XXIv-Empey Is forced to
take part In an execution as member
Of the rring squad
CHAPTER NNN-Bri;ish prepare for
III. BiF Push-the battle OF the sommc.
CHAPTER NNVI-In trench raid.
pTet eiiag the Big Push. Empey u dea-
perately wounded and lies UNCONSCIOUS IN
No Mans Land for % hours
CHAPTER NNVII-After four months
n a british hospital. Empey Is discharged
as physically unnt for further var s'rN-
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prayer. hoping that one Of his strays
will get some poor unsuspecting Fritz
In the napper hundreds ~ yards be-
hind the lines. II generally does that's
the reason the Bochcs hate the man
from Erin's Isle.
The SaxonS. though better than the
PrussIans AMI Bavarians, have u nasty
trait ~ trenchcry In their makeup.
N one point Of the line where the
trenches ere very close, n stake was
driven into the ground midway be-
tween the hostile lines. ~ uight when
II WIS his turn, Tommy would crawl
to this take and attach some London
papers 10 II. while NJ the foot he would
place tins u bully beet, flags, sweets,
and other dellcncies that he had re-
cclved from Bllghty In the ever looked
for parcel Later on Fritz would come
out and get these luxuricS.
The next night Tommy would 20 out
~ SEQ what Fritz put into his stocking.
The donation generally consisted Of Il
paper from Berlin, telling who was
winning the war. some timed snusages.
cigars. and occasionally n little beer.
hut funny thing. Tommy never re-
turned with the beer unless II was in
side If him. His platoon got whlff Of
his breath one night and the offending
Tommy lost his job.
One night u young English sergeant
crawlcd to the stake and as he tried to
dciach the German paper bomb ey-
ploded and mangled him horribly. Fritz
had sci n trap and gained another vie
tim which was only one more black
mark against him in the book Of this
war. From that time on diplomatic re-
latiOns We're severed.
Returning to Tommy. think his
spirit Is best shown in the questions he
asks. II Is never "who Is going Ia win"
hut always ''how long will il take?"
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twenty OF w. were sent ON n trench
raid. only two of US returning. but
will tell this story later on.
said II was biz happy family, and
sn II Is. but us In all happy families.
there ARE servants. 81 In the British
army there ARE also servants. officers
servants. or -. -" as they are termed.
III the American army the common
name for them Is dog robbers" From
n controversy In the English papers.
Winston Churchill made the state
mrnt. as far rs | can remember. that
the officers servants Ia the British
forces totalrd nearly two hundred
thousand. lie claimed that this re-
moved two hundred Thousand cXcrIi-
tionally good aud well.trnln-d fighters
from the actual firing line. claiming
that the officers, when selecting u man
for servants duty. generally picked the
man Who had been out the longest and
knew the ropes.
But from my observation | lind thnt
large percentage of the servants du
90 over the top. but behind the lines
they very seldom engage In dig n.
parties. futlgurs. parades or drills.
This work il ~ necessary rs actually
engaging In an attack. therefore ! think
II would be- safe Ia say that t.p all
round work OF the two hundred thou
sand Il about equal lo hfty thousand
men who are un straight military du'
tics. Ia numerous instances. officers
servants hold the rank of lauce-corpo-
rails and they assume the same duties
and authority of u butler, the one
stripe giving lin precedence over the
other servants.
There are lots Of amusing stories
todd OF 80. :"
pnr day one Of our ma ors went into
the servants billet and commenced
"hllnding' nj them, saying that his
horse had no straw and that he per-
sunally knew that straw had been is
sued for this purpose. He called the
lance corporal 10 account. The cor
poral answered, "Blime me, sir. the
straw was issued, but there wasn't
enough left over from the servants
beds In fact, We had To USE some OF
the 'ay TO 'elp out, sir"
II Is needless to say that the serv-
ants dispensed with their soft beds
that particular night.
Nevertheless II Is not the fault Of
the Individual officer. II Is just the sur
yival of u quaint old English custom.
You know nn Englishman cannot be
changed In u day.
But the average English officer Is a
good sport. He will sit ON u fire step
aud listen respectfully TO Private
Jones' theory of the way the war
should be conducted. This war; Is
gradually crumbling the once insur-
pountable wall OF caste.
You would be convinced OF this II
you could see King George go among
his men on an inspecting tour under
IRE. or pause before 4 little wooden
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I spent a week trying 20 teach some

spent n week trying 20 teach some
Of the TommIes how TO play poker, hut
because ! won thlrty-five francs they
declared that they didn't "fawncy" the
game.
Tommy plays few card games: the
general run never heard Of poker. Gu
chrc. seven up, or pinochle. They have
II game similar to pinochlc called
Royal Bezique." hui cw know how to
play H.
Generally there are two decks Of
cards In section. aud Ia II short time
they nre ~ dog-carrd and greasy. you
"un hardly tell the nee of spades from
the ace of hearts. The owners of these
decks sometimes cundrsccnd to lend
them after much cOaxing.
So you see. Mr.. Atkins has his fun
| mixed Ia with his hardship~ and. con
trury to popular belief. the rank md
iilr of the British army In the trenches
g. one big hnppy family. Now Ia Nir-
giniu. ut school. / was fed un old Me
Guny's primary reader. which gave me
uu opinion Of nm Englishman nhnut
equal Ia 10 Minute Mans backed up
by u Stun Feinrr's. But | found Tom.
nay tU be- the best Of mates and n gen
tlrnnn through and through. lie never
thinks of knocking his officers. II one
makes n costly mistake and Tommy
pays with his blood, there Is no gen
eral condemnation uf the officer. lie
Is Just piti-'l. II il exactly the same
A. II was with the Light Brigade at
Balacluyts To- say nothing 1T Gullipo'l.
Neuve Chapellr and Loos. Personally
I remember IA little Incident where
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cross IN some sheli-tossed field with
tears In his eyes as he reads the In
scription. And little later perhaps
bend over wounded man ON n stretch
er, patting him on the head.
More than once In u hospltni ! have
seen u titled Rcd Cross nurse fetching
and carrying for wounded soldier.
perhaps the one who In civil life de
lly,rrd the coal at her back door. go
Hay she does not shrink from lightiu'
his fug or even washing his grirI
body.
Tommy ndmircs Albert OF Belgium be-
cause he rs not pusher Of riCn; h
leads them. with him it's Rot u est
of take that trench" II Is "comc on
aud We will take H."
II Is amusing 10 notice the different
churIctcgislic- of the Irish, Scotch aud
English soldiers. The Irish mud Scotch
are very impetuous. especially when II
comes TO baynnet fighting. while The
Englishunu. though trio" slower.
thoroughly does his bit: be- IS mrrr
methodicHl aud has the grip of bull.
dog on captured position. II" Il
slower to think that Is the reason why
he never knows when he Is licked.
Twenty minutes before going over
the top the Enslish Tommy will sit on
the fire step and thoroughly examine
the mechanism of his rifle ~ see that II
Is IN working order and will fire prop
crly. After this examination lac IL sat
isiicd aud ready tn meet tn" liochrs.
Eut the lrlshman or Scutchman sits
on the fire step. his rifle with bayonet
fixed between his knees. the butt Of