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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06
Americans Victorious.

With the American Army in Lour-
afne-The Americans captured the
village of Frapelle and eradicated a
considerable German salient in the
allied lines.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06
Ferdinand Near Death.

Geneva. - The health Of King Fer
dinand of Bulgaria, who is at Maui
helm. suddenly has become worse, &C
cording to a dispatch received here
from Munich. His condition now is
considered critical.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06
Russian Official Slain,

Washington. - An official dispatch
from Switzerland quotes the Stress.
burg Post as reporting the president
of the District of Wenden, in Livonia,
assassinated.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06
Believe Spies Are Busy.

Augusta, Maine.-The opinion that
enemy spies are operating in this
state in connection with German sub
marine activities was expressed by
the Maine committee on public
safety.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06
Sub Bases Bombed.

London.-The American navy's air
campaign against German submarine
bases in Flanders began August 10
with the bombing of Ostend.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06
For Elourless Loaf.

Amsterdam. - Experiments to per-
feet a fourless loaf to take the place
of bread have been recently conduct
ed in Germany, according to word re-
seiyed In Amsterdam.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06
Passed the Summit of War.

Paris. I'VE have passed the
summit of the mountain as regards
the war;" said Franklin d. Roosevelt.
assistant secretary of the United
States navy, at a reception given By
the French press.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06
BRIEFLY RELATED.

The registration Of all voters of
Tangipahoa parish shows a total reg
istration of 2,474. This is about six
hundred less than the usual number.
1t is estimated that there will only
be about 1,5OO voters, and hundreds Of
those registering since January 1,
1917, have left the parish, many in
the service of their country and many
to seek employment elsewhere.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06
Women Motor Drivers.

Washington. - Women motor driv.
ers for overseas service to the num-
Der of 300 will be sent to France
during the next six months by the
American Red Cross.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06
To Return All Profjts-

Detroit.--Henry Ford announced
that he will return to the government
all the profits he personally makes on
war contract work.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06
Bio Crops in EnoIand.

London. - England's grain crop
this year will be the biggest since
1868. Sir Charles Fielding. director
general Of feed production, informa
the Daily Mail
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06

Chandler & Bice. merchants at Har-
gis, last week bought the first two
bales of cotton ginned in Grant par
ish this year. The cotton belonged
to c. p Pindle and f. F. Reaves, the
bales weighing 555 and 455 pounds re-
spectively, for which they were paid
thirty cents a pound.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06
The LAFAYETTE Division

Camp Meade, Md.-The new 18th
Division, just organized with Mai.
Gen. ]. Mel. Carter as commander
has been named the Lafayette Divi-
sion.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06
100 600 Prjsonera.

Paris. - The allied armies have
taken more than 100000 prisoners
since July IS. says Marcel Hutin in
the Echo de Paris.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06

Governor Pleasant has sent to
Washington the official notification
that the Louisiana Legislature had
ratified the national prohibition
amendment and also the resolution in
troduced by Representative J. y.
Stewart of Lake Charles, memorable
ing Congress to reject the proposed
Susan d. Anthony woman suffrage
amendment
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06
Can Shape Own Destiny.

Nothing is more certain. humanity
speaking, than this. that what a man
wills himself to be. that he will be-
Jacob A. RiiA
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06

The Extension Division of the
Louisiana State University. cooperat-
ing with the Bureau Of Markets, Is
encouraging sweet potato growers
throughout the state to store their
product.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06

Denial by the capital issues COM
mittee of authority for Monroe to sell
bonds for municipal improvements
other than as health preserving
emergency will not interfere, it is as
serted. with plans for water filtera-
ton plant. it being regarded there as
a health preserving project.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06

The old city market, one of fe v
structures left standing after the bom-
bardment of DOnaldsonville during the
Civil, war. and considered unsafe by
the commission council, has been
sold to junk dealer and is being de-
molished and removed.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06

The Hammond City Court is to be
established at Hammond in accord
ance with recent legislative enact
ment. within very short time. At
torney A. Wood Spiller will be ap-
pointed to serve as judge until the
November election when the office
will be elective.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06

The farmers around Pearl River
have begun picking their cotton. The
II. j. Willis farms have several bales
ready for the gin.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06

| promises a splendid harvest Ideal
weather has promoted a luxuriart
growth. Many improvements are
being added to the factories which
will facilitate the production.
The Extension Division of the
Louisiana State University. co-operat-
| ing with the Bureau of Markets, Is
encouraging sweet potato growers
throughout the state to store their
product.
The first rice sold this season at
Elton was purchased by the Standard
Rice Milling Company. which bought
Of F. E. Landry a lot of $50 bags OF
Early Prolific, purchased at 81 a
barrel.
The Elks of Lake Charles will not
attempt to rebuild their recreation
hall, which was wrecked by the storm.
At the present time their lodge rooms
were very little damaged.
The extraordinary high prices Of
building material and mechanics does
not interfere with the number Of
buildings and other improvements go
! ing on at Crowley.
Several mills in the rice belt will
add to their output rice -four as a
substitute. While it may be used as a
substitute the price will be about the
same as flour.
The management of the Pearl Ric-
er Civic League has called a special
meeting to discuss the building of a
modern school house.
White schools will open at Donald
sonville September 16. those for ne
groes October IA.
The Evangeline parish school board
adopted budget for 1888, appoint
ed teachers and transacted other bus
mess. The parish institute will open
September %, and schools September
| 80
The Masonic Temple at Lake
Charles, which was badly wrecked
in the storm, will be temporarily re-
paired for immediate use pending
plans for a complete reconstruction.
Troop No. l of the Boy Scouts are
encamped at Breckwaldt's, six miles
east of Hammond on the Tangipahoa
river, where they remain until the
opening of school in September.
A Red Cross benefit under the man.
agement of Misses Carmen VOORHEES,
and Leah Sandoz netted good sum
which was turned over to the Ope-
lousas Red Cross treasurer.
The lumber mill of Weaver Brothers
and Looney at Couchwood. fifteen
miles north Of Minden, was destroyed
by fire recently. The origin of the
blaze was not ascertained.
The first two bales Of cotton for
Rapides parish Of this seasons crop
have been ginned and sold, one was
sold to Clint Hawerth. merchant of
Lamothe, for Twenty-Five cents per
pound and brought s19775.
The first bale of cotton was ginned
this year by the Picard and Geismar
gin at Gonzales.
Plentiful rains are proving bene-
fetal to the sugar cane crop around
Lockport.
The first sorghum syrup reported
this season is from the farm Of FOst-
Ell Degenhart. of Tickfaw. who has
been grinding all the week.
Police jury accepted the new REIN
forced concrete bridge built by the
Scruggs Construction Company ove::
Bayou Desard, near Monroe.
The erection of a $4,000 Catholic
Church at Gonzales is progressing
and is expected to be ready for use
by January.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06

The town of Independence, ten
miles north of Hammond. has ap-
pointed the Louisiana Sun the official
organ OF the town.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06

The cane crop around Franklin
promises a splendid harvest Ideal
weather has promoted a luxuriart
growth. Many improvements are
being added to the factories which
will facilitate the production.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06

Among interesting exhibits to be
made at the Tangipahoa parish fair
in October will be steam automobiles,
trucks and tractors by the Richard
Carter Company, Incorporated. which
is being organized at Hammond with
DR.. A. R. Carter as the chief promo
ter
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06

The first rice sold this season at
Elton was purchased by the Standard
Rice Milling Company. which bought
of F. E. Landry lot of $50 bags OF
Early Prolific, purchased at 81 a
barrel.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06

Resigning as home demonstration
agent for. Tangipahoa parish. Miss
Lois Chaplin will be become principal
of the Scanlon school and her place
will be filed by Miss Lettie Ensign,
formerly of Roseland, who has been
demonstration agent in Iberville par
ish for the past two years.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06

Cutover lands have proved Of value
for sheep grazing.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06

After filing all calls, Louisiana will
have left 10.41O men in Glass One ex-
elusive of 1919 Glass One registrants,
according to figures compiled by Adj
jutant General McCrory. These Class
One men are composed Of 5,l33 white
men and 5,277 negroes,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06

The Elks of Lake Charles will not
attempt to rebuild their recreation
hall, which was wrecked by the storm.
At the present time their lodge rooms
were very little damaged.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06

A hard windstorm struck the north
ern part of Monroe recently and par
TALLY unroofed the building of the
Country Club.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06

White schools will open at Donald
sonville September Is, those for ne
groes October IA.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06

The management of the Pearl Ric-
er Civic League has called a special
meeting to discuss the building of a
modern school house.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06

The erection of S12, 1000 Catholic
Church at Gonzales is progressing
and is expected to be ready for use
by January.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06

The extraordinary high prices Of
building material and mechanics does
not interfere with the number Of
buildings and other improvements so
ing on at Crowley.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06

Police jury accepted the new rein
forced concrete bridge built by the
Scruggs Construction Company ove::
Bayou Desard, near Monroe.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06

A Red Cross benefit under the man.
agement of Misses Carmen VOORHEES,
and Leah Sandoz netted a good sun
which was turned over to the Ope-
lousas Red Cross treasurer.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06

The Evangeline parish school board
adopted budget for 1888. appoint
ed teachers and transacted other bus
mess. The parish institute will open
September %, and schools September
30.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06

Several mills in the rice belt will
add to their output rice -four as a
substitute. While it may be used as a
substitute the price will be about the
same as flour.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06

The Masonic Temple at Lake
Charles. which was badly wrecked
in the storm. will be temporarily re-
paired for immediate use pending
plans for a complete reconstruction.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06

tlllS litNt
Governor Pleasant has appointed
thirteen LOuisianians to represent
this state at the meeting Of the lii
ternational Association of Game and
Fish Commissioners. in New York
city, September II and Is. NJ. l..
Alexander, conservation commission
er Of Louisiana, is president of this
organization.
BRIEFLY RELATED.
The registration Of all voters of
Tangipahoa parish shows a total reg
istration Of 2,474. This is about six
hundred less than the usual number.
II is estimated that there will only
be about 1,50O voters, and hundreds Of
those registering since January 1,
1917, have left the parish, many in
the service of their country and many
to seek employment elsewhere.
Governor Pleasant has sent to
Washington the official notification
that the Louisiana Legislature had
ratified the national prohibition
amendment and also the resolution in
troduced by Representative J. y.
Stewart of Lake Charles, memorable
ing Congress to reject the proposed
Susan Is. Anthony woman suffrage
amendment.
Denial by the capital issues COM
mittee of authority for Monroe to sell
bonds for municipal improvements
other than as a health preserving
emergency will not interfere, it is as
serted. with plans for a water filtera-
ton plant. it being regarded there as
a health preserving project.
Resigning as home demonstration
agent for. Tangipahoa parish. Miss
Lois Chaplin will be become principal
of the Scanlon school and her place
formerly of Roseland, who has been
demonstration agent in Iberville par
ish for the past two years.
The old city market, one of a fe v
structures left standing after the bonn
bardment of DOnaldsonville during the
Civil, war, and considered unsafe by
the commission council, has been
sold to junk dealer and is being de-
mOlished and removed.
The farmers around Pearl River
have begun picking their cotton. The
II. J. Willis farms have several bales
ready for the gin.
The town of Independence, ten
miles north of Hammond. has ap-
pointed the Louisiana Sun the official
organ Of the town.
A hard windstorm struck the north
ern part of Monroe recently and par
TALLY unroofed the building of the
Country Club.
The Monroe city school parish
school and West Monroe school will
open for the fall terms September 8.
Rice mills start early this fall with
the American Rice Mill at Crowley
the first to operate.
The city school will open at Lake
Charles Septembr Is instead of Sep
TENDER ., this ha;ing been decided
upon at a meeting of the school
board.
Crowley is not SO good and the corn,
although large in acreage. will av-
erage only a so per cent crop.
In St landry 3,5c9 Democrats have
been regis erred to vote in the coming
lection.
Monroe merchants have agreed TO
confine their deliveries 10 one a dav,
beginning September ,. in conformity
with the request of the War ConSer-
walton board.
The Home Service Section of the
Red Cross at Franklin has served
TWENTY-FIVE families during the month
OF July.
The Opelousas Red Cross made a
large shipment of supplies recently.
The workers here are busy every day.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06

Troop No. of the Boy Scouts are
encamped at Breckwaldt's. six miles
east of Hammond on the Tangipahoa
river. where they remain until the
opening of school in September.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06

The Opelousas Red Cross made a
large shipment of supplies recently.
L, The workers here are busy every day.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06

The Monroe city school parish
school and West Monroe school will
open for the fall terms September 8.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06

The lumber mill of Weaver Brothers
and Looney at CouchwOod, fifteen
miles north Of Minden, was destroyed
by fire recently. The origin of the
blaze was not ascertained.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06

The first sorghum syrup reported
this season is from the farm of Fost-
Ell Degenhart, Of Tickfaw. who has
been grinding all the week.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06

Since 1915 United States exports to
Uruguay have increased 142 per cent.
and the imports from Uruguay over
1000 per cent. In 1915 the value OF
Uruguay imports was S1.S6O.OOO; In
1917 it had grown to $S3.175I361.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06

Rice mills start early this fall with
the American Rice Mill at Crowley
the first to operate.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06

Plentiful rains are proving benc-
fetal to the sugar cane crop around
Lockport.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06

The Home Service Section of the
Red Cross at Franklin has served
twenty-five families during the month
OF July.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06

The first bale of cotton was ginned
this year by the Picard and Geismar
yin at Gonzales.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-09-06

The city school will open at Lake
Charles Septembr Is instead of Sep
TENDER ., this ha5ing been decided
upon at a meeting of the school
hoard
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-06
80 MILLIONS FOR WAR
WORK Is X. OF c. PLAN
Philadelphian Tells New York
Meeting of Sll,569,529
Raised in Year

New York. Aug 5.--More than 1000
Knights Of Columbus from all pays OF
the United States and its territories and
Insuiar possessions assembled here today
vfor the annual convention Of the order.
Mt which the first general accounting OF
Y its Stewardship of Catholic war aCtivi-
ties was made public
= The fraternal gathering. which will
crntinue today and tomorrow at the
Waldorf-Astoria, was preceded by high
Imass at ST. Patrick's Cathedral, where
Mgr Lavelle. representing Cardinal Far
ley. who Is Ill. occupied the throne. and
Ithe Rt. Rev William T Russell, Bishop
Of Charleston. S. C. delivered a patriotic
sermon.
James A Flaherty, of Philadelphia
supreme knight. informally opening the
convention. said s1l,569,529 had been
contributed and pledged to the X. Of c.
war fund in the last year.
He described the main purpose of the
convention that Of planning the cam
paign to- raise $50, 900, 900 to carry on
the Knights OF Columbus war service.
Let our leaders, Ecclesiastical and
civil. speak for US" he said. president
Wilson, In letter to a Brooklyn brother
declared that the generous work in
augurated by the Knights of Columbus
IA SO instinct with the best purposes and
already is so rich In accomplishment
that 1t should be heartily supported.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-06
General Crowder Explains
Industrial Fabric Will
Not Be Dislocated
PLAN TO CONSERVE MEN
Withdrawals Of Those Beyond
80 for Military Service Will
Not Be Unduly Large

washington, aug. D.
Broader provisions for exemptions
have been written into the new man
power bill. now before Congress. so that
the nations war industrial fabric may
not be upset by unduly large with
drawals of men more than thirty-two
years Of age for military service
Provost Marshall General Crowder,
appearing today before the Senate
military committee. explained that he
had deemed It advisable to substitute
the words occupations and employ
ments" for the word industries" used
In the existing law. in the section af-
fecting industrial exemptions. This
would make possible more liberal in
depreciation of the law and prevent the
iniuction into the army Of many men
performing esse ntal work at home and
yet not actually in industrial occupa-
tons.
The Provost Marshal General said
that the date Of registration suggested
September 5. was only tentative and
that the department may change this
1t was planned. Crowder told committee
members. to make the registrations and
the drawing fall on the same day.
Chairman Chamberlain announced,
after todays meeting. that the COM
mittee had decided to ask Secretary
Baker and General March to make
statements. Secretary Baker is out of
The city. but General March Is eX-
pected to appear tomorrow morning,
The committee desires to ascertaih."
said Chamberlain. why they (the War
Department officials) are in such a hurry
now to have this draft bill passed. when
before they said there was no hurry"
When the question of extending the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-06
NEW REGISTRATION
IN POLLING PLACES
W ar Department Orders
Boards to Arrange for Pro.
posed Is to As Draft

Immediate Drepn rat ions for the regis
ration Of men within the draft age limits
proposed in the bills now before Con-
sresH have been ordered by the War De
parment IN kilograms sent to State draft
headquarters.
Arrangements will be made for the
establishment of registration place
IN each of the voting precincts in Penn
sylvania. September has been tenta-
lively named as the registration day
The telegram received at the State
headquarters at Harrisburg today is to
be sent in substance to local boards. so
they can begin their preparations, and
the State authorities will get in touch
with such authorities whose cooperation
will be required,
The date for registration wiz depend
upon the progress OF the bin CAn local
draft boards have been called upon to
telegraph the number of white and
negro men remaining in class, after calls
to he filled by August Is are com
pleted.
Pennsylvania has sent approxima ely
l6s,575 men into military service either
through general or special calls made
under the draft, in a little more than
a year.