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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-10-12
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| chimney factory, to cost $4,000.
J. A. Frazier, Shreveport, resi-
dence to cost $4,000.
J. E. Johnston, Jr., Shreveport, a
number Of houses, cost not given.
Applications Approved.
w. H. Sullivan, Bogalusa, con-
crete sidewalks for the city, to take
the place Of wooden sidewalks torn
up.
Interstate Cooperage Company
Mer Rouge, La, 10000 common
building brick to finish plant, greater
part of which has already been COM
pleted.
Jackson Brewing Co., New Orleans,
$4,000 for converting the present
structure into q plant for dehydrat-
ing vegetables, etc., the manufacture
Of alcohol and syrup, endorsed by
the U. S. Department of Agriculture.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-10-12
Liberty LOAN and
SAVING STAMPS now
F.: UNDER one HEAD

Atlanta, Ga--Joasph A. McCord.
governor Of the federal Reserve Bank
at tho Sixth District, has been ap-
pointed general chairman Of both Lib.
erty Loan and War Savings Stamps
committees for the district. The OBJ
,ject is to bring about moro thorough
eo-oporation and coordination Of tho
two big government revenue-produc-
Ing movements.
The two organisations will keep
their separate individually, and the
campaigns Will be conducted separate
b, a. In the past, and the present Of
aosrs and chairmen will retain their
no0to.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1918-08-10

The members of the party, which left town today are really a party of naturalists seeking specimens for a new wing which is being added to the museum to be almost entirely devoted to Alaskan game.
 On their return they willthen proceed to Wrlngell to hunt deer.
 And will also collect specimen fish, So that in the Denver Museum of Natu ral History wo can show our children and our children and our children's chil, dren what manner of game in- habited this country in it's orig inal state.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1918-08-10

It is worth a lot to the people of Alaska to know theJ Delegate Sulz IT Is still at Washington working for the interests of the Territory as there representa- tive there.
 If he should consult his own interests, business or politacal he would be here in the Terri tory, but with him 2. public office is a command to serve, and he is serving the people.
 Juneau Empire.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1918-08-10

In bestowing credit for the landing of the first million A merican soldiers in France, do not forget that British ships carried more than one third of them
The McCarthy weekly news., 1918-08-10

No trouble to 1uy - cIeap onVenient, re J lngestlle46 - Wa" $ wings S51n5s.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1918-08-10

How is the knitting progress ing? Have you made a sock this week /?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-21
BOMBARDING AT THREE POINTS.
Greatest Activity of Enemy Guns Is
on Fifty-Mile Front
BY WILLIAM PHILIP sIMMs.

BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS.
With the British Armies in France
March 21.-The Germans began a
heavy mbardment at o'clock this
morning, from a point just south of
the Scarpe river to the right flank of
the British armies, south of st. Quen-
tin. tThis is a distance of about fifty
miles in an air line and comprises
nearly seventy-five miles of front.)
, From the same hour on, consider
able firing was reported in the Mes
sines sector (Messines is in Belgium
six miles south of Ypres and about
thirty-five miles north of the Scarpe.)
At o'clock this morning the enemy
began bombarding with gas shells the
Fleurbaix and Armentieres sectors
(Armentieres is six miles south of
Messines and F'leurbaix is four miles
south of Armentieres.)
This bombardment was still under
way at o'clock.
Thus, along almost the whole of the
British front cannonading began to
rumble and speed up, but at the early
hour of cabling no further details
were available.
For the past two weeks the front
has been growing more feverish. Over
one hundred raids have been carried
out by both sides. while the battle in
the air has never ceased. The Ger
mans have made particularly frenzied
attempts to prevent the allies from
flying over their lines, meanwhile
making the most desperate efforts to
reconnoiter whenever the British Of
fer an opportunity.
This has resulted in amazing clashes
in cloudland- AS I conclude this dis
patch, the guns are still belching
fame and steel
This. the first day of spring. IS
slightly foggy but promises fine
Austria Hungarian Troops There.
Berlin, via London, March 21.-Ar-
tillerying has been renewed in full
force on broad sectors of the west
front, the German war office reported
today. Austro- Hungarian forces are
participating.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-21
EASY FOR RAILROADS
More Daylight Plan Will Not Necessi
tate Change in Time Tables.

Philadelphia, March 21.-There will
be no change of time tables on any
portion of the Pennsylvania railroad
system either east or vest of Pitts
burg, in connection with the inaugu-
ration of the daylight saving plan by
the federal government, it was an
nounced today. Alteration of sched-
ules will not be necessary, as the
hands of the clock will be simply
turned ahead one hour on the morning
of March 81 and the existing train
schedules will automatically apply to
the new standard time.
Trains on the road when the clocks
are changed will be marked up one
hour late.
New York, March 2O-The New,
York, New Haven & Hartford rail-
way and the New York Central will
not change their schedules when the
daylight saving law goes into effect.
The hands of the clock will simply be
turned ahead and trains will run as
usual, 'by the clock"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-21

the men in France who have given up
their comfortable home life for the
trenches"
Standing on the plateau among the
generals after the review, Bakers in
evitable pipe appeared a tin tobacco
box flashed from his pocket and he
lighted up.
Visits Joan of Arcs Birthplace.
Baker then called on a French gem
eral, who complimented the American
troops on their appearance
Later, the secretary and Pershlng
visited Joan of Arcs birthplace, pass
ing from room to room in tow of an
aged French woman. who acquainted
them with the intimate history of the
place.
Earlier in the day. Baker had been
photographed with Carlisle Babcock, a
private in the marines. In civil life,
back in Cleveland, the Babcocks and
Bakers are great friends.
The days events terminated Bak-
er's visit to the war section. He de-
parted to complete other phases of
his trim.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-21
AMERICANS IN
HAND-T0-HAND
FIGHT With HUN
Make Successful Raid on Foes
Trenches at Luneville.
Preceded by Intense Artillery
Fire by Both Sides.
SINK FOUR GERMAN SHIPS
Two DestrOyers, Two Torpedo
Boats Sent to Bottom.
German Crafts Intercepted
While Smelling Dunkirk.
Make Successful Raid on Foes
Trenches at Luneville.
Preceded by Intense Artillery
Fire by Both Sides.
SINK FOUR GERMAN SHIPS
Two DestrOyers, Two Torpedo
Boats Sent to Bottom.

With the American Army in France,
March 20.-American troops in the
seo@o- east of Luneville participated
tonight in a raid Oh German trenches,
pe.,e trating the enemy lines for some
cist nee. Hand to hand fighting
ensued.
The raiders returned to the Ameri-
can lines after about forty minutes
Further details are unavailable at
tbs hour Go p. mo-. The RAID was
carried out ii. conjunction with
French troops after brief but m
ateG with a heavy fire of gas and
high explosive shells on the American
batteries.
Defeat Huns in Sea Battle.
London. March 21.-Two enemy
Gestroyers and two torpedo boats
were sunk in action off Dunkirk, the
British admiralty announced today
The German warships were bonn
harding Dunkirk this morning when
they were attacked by French and
British naval forces.
No allies vessels were sunk, altho
a British destroyer was damaged. 1t
was brought safely into harbor-
Dunkirk is on the French coast.
about twenty miles west of the point
where the west front lines touch the
North sea and about thirty miles west
of Ostend, the German naval base in
Belgium.
Two British and three French de-
stroyers participated in the engage
ment.
Launch Attack on British.
London, March 21.-The Germans
shortly before dawn this morning be-
gan a heavy bombardment over a wide
section of the British front, it is an
nounced officially.
The statement follows:
"A heavy bombardment was opened
by the enemy shortly before dawn
this morning against our whole front
from the neighborhood of Vendeuil
south of St. Quentin to the River
Scarpe.
"A successful raid was carried out
by US last night in the neighborhood
of st. Quentin. Thirteen prisoners and
three machine guns were brought
back by our troops Prisoners also
were taken by us in patrol encoun-
tiers southeast of Messines and in an
other successful raid carried out by US
south of Holtholst forest.
"A raid undertaken by the enemy
in the neighborhood of Armentieres
was repulsed."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-21
MERCURY TO GO DOWN

CONTINUED from page One,
ing ten miles an hour from the north
at O'Clock this afternoon.
This is spring. and it has been since
5 O'Clock this morning. Another one
of the signs of spring in these days
has become increasingly apparent in
the evenings, too. Ever notice how,
whenever the evenings begin to get
warm and comfortable, all the cars
in town are out? In the long process
sion of lights of automobiles that can
be seen on the streets at this time of
the year one notices the CLEAN of the
electrics s-on the monster twelve and
eight cylinder machines and closely
following them the sickly light sent
old rattletrap of the early days of the
auto.
The lowest temperature in Topeka
Wednesday night was So degrees at
O'Clock this morning-19 degrees
above the normal night temperature
for the date. The mercury is expect
ed to touch the 7o mark this after
noon, a drop to possibly 40 degrees to-
night and tomorrow up again to may
be so degrees. The lowest tempera-
ture ever recorded in Topeka on this
date was IL degrees in 1913, and the
highest was 81 in 1907. The wind was
blowing ten miles an hour from the
west this morning.
Oklahoma City reported tempera-
ture of go degrees this morning in
dicating that Doniphan is somewhat
warmer than Topeka. Cloudy skies
and some showers were expected at
Doniphan today.
The official forecast says partly
showers in south portion; cooler to-
night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-21
LENROOT AHEAD!
LOyaliSt Candidate Maintains
Lead in Wis. Vote.
Vote Today Gives Him 2,32t
Over La FOIlette's Man.

Milwaukee, Wis, March 21.-Unof-
fetal return. complete from twenty
two counties and practically com
plete from the remainder of the state
showed today that Representative
Irvine L. Lenroot was maintaining his
lead over James Thompson for the
Republican senatorial nomination.
The vote when the count was re-
suned today stood: Lenroot. 6S,532;
Thompson, 66,206.
Further gains for Joseph Davies,
Democratic nominee, brought his to-
tai at the same time to 54,173.
Charles Mccarthy. whom he defeated,
had counted 1922.
Denies He'll Withdraw.
Victor Berger, Socialist, had polled
36,645.
Leaders of both Republican fac
tions expected little change would be
made in the relative standing of their
candidates by the later tabulations.
Lenroot, at Marinette, Wis, denied
today that he had authorized a state
ment that he would withdraw in
favor of Davies if he is nominated.
He said that he was making every
preparation to fight for the senator
ship.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-21
R. R. BILL SIGNED,
President Places Signature on
Federal Control Measure.
Keeps Lines Under Government
81 Months After War.

Washington, March 21.-President
Wilson today signed the bill bringing
railroads under government operation
and control until twenty-one months
after the end of the war, completing
the plan for the greatest undertaking
in government control of privately
owned public utilities the war has
brought to America.
Early in August, 1916, the war cloud
was growing ominous. so an act was
passed empowering the president,
thru the secretary of war. to take con-
troll of and utilize all systems OF trans
portation in a. national emergency.
President Wilson employed this au-
thority on December IS, 1917. taking
possession of the lines and appointing
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo, d.
rector general of railroads.
At the request of the president con-
gress then set about to enact law
to carry on the step taken as an emer-
gency under the law of 1916.
In substantial accord with President
Wilson's recommendation, the law
provided that the compensation esti-
mated at S945, 100000 annually, shall
be predicated on average net earnings
for the three-year period ending June
80, 1917. The amounts will be ascer-
tanned by the interstate commerce
ident. who will negotiate with the
roads for their acceptance. Ordinary
taxes, such as national or state. shall
be paid out of operating revenues. but
war taxes must be paid by the COM
panieS out of their own funds or
charged against the standard return.
In that way, the roads will bear their
proportional share Of the war burden.
So that the properties may be re-
turned to their owners in condition as
good as when taken over. provision
was made for their maintenance and
for protection against unusual de-
terioration.
In the absence of a complete federal
valuation of railroads, the exact rate
of return to be made by the govern
ment cannot be stated accurately but
it is estimated that the companies will
obtain an amount representing nearly
B Is per cent.
In event that the president finds
that an equitable return cannot be
computed for some roads on the three
year pre-war basis because of abnor-
NAL operating conditions during that
period, he is authorized to fix an
amount as he shall believe reasonable
One section of the act provides the
president may advance the rate of
earnings for any road increasing its
resources in order to handle better the
wartime value of traffic.
The companies are authorized to
continue the regular payment of div
idends but extra dividends shall NOT
be voted without the approval of the
government.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-21

Wall St. New York. March 21.-STOCKS
Seizure of Dutch shipping and news of
land and naval engagement diverted the
attention of traders during the morning
and accounted for the markets -eactionary
tone. General Motors. Central Leather,
American Telephone and Cuba Cane prefer
red yielded l to points. Offsetting fea-
lures included Texas Company, California
Petroleum preferred American Car. Corn
Products, Central Foundry, common and
preferred and Pittsburg Coal at gains of l
to points. Liberty bonds displayed fur
Their strength, the rs selling at 9S to $3.50
first As at $3.50 to 97.62 and second As at
96.SS to 91.44.
ant stocks accompanied the irregular open
ing of todays market. the usual leaders
recording only slight changes. The few
exceptions to this tendency were Industrial
Alcohol. Mating preferred and Distillers'
Securities, allied issues in which gains of
point were established Rails were fea-
tureless aside from Canadian Pacific's loss
Of point and a gain Of IL points for
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and st.
Louis. Liberty bonds were strong.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-21
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS
GET CAR SEATS BY
A PATRIOTIC RUSE

Kansas City, Mo-, March 21.-Eight
soldiers sat in a toWn-bound Troost
street car.
AS the car passed the high school a
crowd of boys and girls boarded it.
There were no vacant seats. so the
students held whispered conference
in the aisle.
Then, at a signal from a youth who
used his arm as baton, they started,
"Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn's
early light" they sang.
Eight soldiers rose and stood stiffly
at attention.
Eight high school girls took the
seats they had vacated, and the song
broke off abruptly in the middle of
a sentence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-21
TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago. March 21.-CORN-Continued
falling off il receipts here put fresh
strength today into the corn market 1t
was generally accepted that favorable con-
restrict the crop movement. Buying how
ever was only of scattered character
after opening unchanged with May 81 25L
the market scored substantial advance
Reactions which ensued were not of a
striking character. restrictions on the
quantities that can be traded in prevent
ing any conspicuous buying or selling
Prices closed unsettled. &c to &c net
higher. with March S1.T% and May 81 2515
OATS-Active demand from exporters
carried the oats market up grade. The pit
was bare of offerings Opening prices.
which ranged from &c off to 15c advance
with May SsAc to S5ssc. were followed by
decided general gains.
ROvISIONS-Proyisions averaged high
er owing to siren eth in the hog market.
Most of the buying wast of lard
Buying on the part Of packers helped
later to uphold prices.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-21
BANDITS LOOT TRAIN
Villa Followers Dynamite 1t. Killing
Two Passengers, Injuring Ten.

FL Paoo Tex, Harch 21.-Villa fol-
lowers under Epifanio Holguin, dyna-
nited and robbed a Mexico North
western mixed passenger and freight
train this morning at Santa Sofia, ITO
miles southwest of Juarez. killing two
passengers and wounding ten, ac-
cordine to messages received here to-
day and confirmed by the Mexican
genera, consulate.
The train was wrecked. the track
destroyed and three cars of merchan-
disc looted and carried off.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-21

Kansas City, March 21.-HOGS-Receipts
6.OO0. Market &c 20 Zoe higher. Bulk OF
sales, 16.SOQ1750; heavy S16SOd17 10:
packers and butchers. s169Odi1. so; light
ST 300 80; pigs, s12.JO@16.OO.
CATTLE-Receipts 1900. Market steady.
Prime fed steers. $13. 00d 60; dressed beef
steers S10.50@ .25; western steers. $1,000
13.15: southern steers. S9.00@11. 90: cows,
and feeders. $s.0OG12.6O; bulls, s7.JOG 1000
calves 81 .5001325.
SHEEP-Receipts 1000. Market steady.
Lambs. $1700G1S.40; yearlings S14.00M
1880; wethers, $13.00114.O0: ewes. s12.5Od1
400; stockers and feeders. Ss.O0@1T.10.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-21
Chicago Live stock Market,

Chicago, March 21.-HOGS-Receipts S.
600. Market slow. sc higher. Bulk of sales
s17-20@17.9o; light, 81; 4o@1s:1o; mixed
$16.9o@1s.05; heavy, s16.40a17.65; rough
SIG. 400 1860; pigs. S1350017.15.
CATTLE+Receipts 10000. Market weak
Native steers 80 50@14.50: stockers and
@12.I0; calves, S1050d16 1850.
SHEEP-Receipts 12.000 Market strong
err. Sheep, 5110o@1500; lambs, S14.J01
1916.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-21
Morning Grain Gossip.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Board of Trade

New York, March 21.-FinanciaI News
Bulletin: Stocks-A bull trading market
subject to narrow superficial changes. ac-
cording to professional whims seems to be
on the program for the present. Sentiment
is drifting owing to the half a dozen or
more uncertainties which are pending but
which may be removed in next few DAYS so
1t is noted that the buying is of good quail
ity in standard issues during recessions
but that on rallies some REIMBURSEMENT Iiqui-
dation appears in connection with the liber-
ty loan flotation now approaching Pool
channels continue to bull bethlehem Steel
Erie first preferred and National Lea.
Chicago, March 1.-THE Herald says:
Grain-Sentiment of the oat trade was more
mixed last night Many bulls expect the
been a factor of late will continue in liberal
volume and with casa premiums holding
they look for an irregularly advancing mar
ket. few close observers say the advance
in cash premiums has been on speculative
buying and that number of the cash
houses are specializing in cash oats rather
than in futures. 1t was said that should
might be looked for Winnipeg was good
seller of May oats here yesterday which
helped to make the late break. A lighter
movement of cash corn from the country is
expected next week Cash corn sold down
to % cents for one ear very poor here
yesterday. A car brought 10 cents. one sold
at As cents and several went at 30 cents
One car of the best sold at 81 20 and only
cars sold at 81 and above Shipments of
ducing sections to terminal market during
the five weeks ending March 16 were around
62 million compared with % million for
the same period last year
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-21
BLACKHANDER TO PEN
Confesses He Demanded $4,000 From
Henry Ford in Death Threat.

Detroit, Mich, March 21.-John
Slusarski, an Austrian. who threat
ened Henry Ford and his son Edsel,
was sentenced to five years at Leay-
enworth prison by Judge futile here
today.
Slusarski pleaded guilty to the
charge of writing Ford a letter threat
ening him with death unless he paid
him $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-21
LIQUOR WAR TAX is IS
MILLION OVER ESTIMATE

Washington, March 21-War
taxes on alcoholic beverages for
1917 tota1ed S110, 1000, 000-an ex-
cess of $35.0OO.O00 over estimates,
the internal revenue bureau an
nounced today.
More than five thousand evasions
were reported, and penalties of
about 100000 levied.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-21
DRIVE is ON!


CONTINUED from Page One,
German prisoner stated recently that
an enemy offensive was to begin March
20 or 81. Numerous other dates also
have been given.
For several days it has been indi-
Gated that the Germans have COM
pleted all their plans and are ready to
begin operations, if this be within the
scope of their program.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-21
NEW SPAIN CABINET
Former Premier Maura Directed to
Organize Body at Once.

Madrid, March 21.-Former Pre-
mier Maura. recognized as the leader
of pro-ally sympathiZers in Spain. has
been directed to form a new cabinet
it was announced here today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-21

New York. March 21-BUTTER-Mark
barely steady. Creamery higher than ex-
tras. III d42c: extra (92 score), 401a@41c
firsts. 1914 a 40Hc
CHEESE-Market weak. State whole
milk. flats, held specials, 25@2514c-
EGGS-Market unsettled Fresh gather
ed extras. 401@@41c; extra firsts, 39@391ac
firsts 3SM39c.
POULTRY-Alive. strong: Long Island
broilers, 40c; young ROSTERS. SIC; old
ditto, &c; turkeys, Soc. Dressed, quiet
and unchanged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-21
POPE In NEW PLEA
He Asks Austria to Open Negotiation.
to Save Non-Combatants,

Rome, March 21.-The pope has
asked Emperor Karl of Austria
whether he will initiate negotiations
for an agreement among all beIliger-
ents to abstain from bombing open
towns far from the zone of military
operations, the newspaper Idea Ma
zionale declared today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-21

OF the second liberty loan subscribers
the highest percentages of over-subscrip-
ton were ~ per cent by New York City,
and 6S per cent by Richmond; the lowest
per cent by Dallas. Texas. with the .next
lowest 10 per cent by Atlanta Ca
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-21
BELl:ANS
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. Druggists
refund money if it fails. 25c
Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas City Produce Market.
Kansas City, March 21.-CORN-Cash ::
Market steady to &c higher. No. mixed,
S1.6301.75; No. 5. 1.5311.62; No. white.
S1.SO01.S5; No. ). nominal; No. yellow,
$1.7201.S0: No. 3. nominal.
OATS-Market 1a@1c higher. No.
white. S919@92c: No. . mixed, ss1A@ s914c.
RYE$2. 75M 80.
KAFIR AND MILO MAIZE-$3S2Q4.0 90.
HAY-Market unchanged
SHORTS-$1 .9002OO.
BRAN-SI6561 50.
WHEAT-Receipts Q cars.
BUTTER-Market unchanged.
EGGS-Market unchanged.
POULTRY-Market unchanged.
CORN-Close: May. S1.26la to S1.265s.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-21
Only One "BROMo QUININE.

To get the genuine. call for full name
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets
Look for signature of E W. GROVE Cures
a Cold in One day 30c.-Adv.