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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-02
RUSSIA'S CASE IS HOPELESS.
LENINE SAYS HUNS HAVE KNEES
ON SLAVS' CHEST AND
THEY CAN'T MOVE.
Urges Peace as Respite and Says
When PrOlctariat of World Assist
Then Will Russia Renew Fight.

Petrograd, Feb. 24.-"Their knees
are on our chest and our position is
hopeless declared Nikolai Lenine,
the Bolsheviki premier, in the course
of his long speech to the central ex-
ecutive committee of the All-Russian
Council of Workmen's and Soldiers
delegates, in which he urged the ac-
ceptance of the German -Austro peace
terms, however oppressive and un-
fortunate they may appear.
This peace must be accepted as a
respite" he continued, enabling us
to prepare decisive resistance to the
Bourgeoise and imperalists. The
proletariat of the whole world will
come to ur aid. Then we shall re-
new the fight"
M. Martoff contended that the pro-
posed peace meant the end of Russia
SO far as her political independence
was concerned and that the day after
the signing of the peace the soldiers
and workmen's government would
he in bondage to Germany.
M. Zinovieff. supporting Lenine, in
sisted that the sovereign authority
was too firmly established throughout
the country to perish.
1t is announced by the Bolsheviki
that their troops have entered Rostov-
on-the-Don and that fighting is pro-
ceeding in the streets.
Leon Trotzky, Bolsheviki foreign
minister, will not go to Brest- -Litovsk
to sign the new peace terms, nor will
any of the other members of the Rus
sian delegation which conducted the
earlier negotiations there, with the
exception of M. Karakhan, secretary
Of the former delegation. The Work
mems and Soldiers Delegates today
close for the new delegation M.
Zinovieff, president of the Petrogiad
council of Workmen's and Soldiers
Delegates; NJ. Aleyxieff, acting COM
missioner Of agriculture, and M.
Sokolkohoff. This delegation, ac-
companied by naval and military rep
resentatives, will leave tonight for
Rrest-Litovsk
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-02
NOT TO FIX PRICES.
HOOVER SAYS THE FOOD AD-
MINISTRATION is NOT A
PRICE-FIXING
BODY.
Had to Take Charge of Wheat and
Sugar.

Washington, Feb. 25.-General
price-fixing on agricultural products
is not part of the policy of the food
administration and will not be at
tempted, Food Administrator Hoover
said tonight in a statement designed
to reassure farmers apprehensive that
the government might set maximum
prices on what they have to sell.
There appears to be a great deal
Of misinformation circulated amongst
the agricultural communities as tC
the policy and scope of the food ad-
ministratiOn with relation to price
fixing" said Mr.. Hoover II wish to
say at once and emphatically that
the food administration is not price
fixing body except with regard to GER
tain commodities which are today
dominated by wholly abnormal over
seas commercial relations, and the
surrounding factors with regard tc
which are such as to promote great
dangers both against the farming
community and at the same time the
consuming community.
The two commodities under regu-
lation are sugar and wheat. With the
further exception of cases in which
it has intervened purely as a friendl,
intermediary between organized pro.
| ducers and consumers the food ad
| ministratiOn has no authority and nc
desire to fix prices on the products
agriculture.
I'm wheat we are faced with sin.
gle purchasing agency whose proper
tionate purchases to the whole were
such as to dominate the price. An.
relationship with this agency by ou.
officials in limiting their operation
thus becomes absolute .price-fixins
and it becomes a question as to wheth
er 1T would be done openly and frank
ly with our producing community O,
done secretly at the will of govern
ment officials.
I'm the matter of sugar it has beei
common business prudence to joir
with the allies in a definite contrac
with the Cuban authorities as te
price rather than leave it to fluctua
tions which would arise from shor
supplies and irregular shipping facili
ties.
"The food administration has beer
actively engaged in the elimination O
profiteering and speculation in tn.
distributing trades by regulating tn,
profits on pre-war basis.
| "A still greater duty has been tht
maintenance of an even course O
food distribution in these times O
greatest dislocation."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-02
RAIDER SANK MANY SHIPS.
herman Auxiliary Cruiser Wolf Gets
BACK Home With Rich Booty and
400 Prisoners.

Berlin, via London, Feb. 25.-An
official communication issued today
says:
THE auxiliary cruiser Wolf has re-
turned home after fifteen months in
the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific
oceans.
The Kaiser has tclegraphed his
welcome to the commander and CON
lerred the order Pour Le Merite, TO-
sether with number of iron
crosses on the officers and crew.
The Wolf was commanded ny
rigate Capt. Merger and inflicted the
greatest damage upon the enemy's
shlpping by the destruction of cargo
space and cargo. She brought home
more than 40O members of crews of
sunken ships of various nationalities,
especially numerous colored and
white British soldiers besides several
guns captured from armored steam
ers and great quantities of valuable
raw materials
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-02
WILSON SIGNS ORDER.
water Power Dam First SteD i'm
Great Development at Muscle

Washington, Feb 25.-President
Wilson late today signed an order au-
thorizing the construction Of water
power dam at Muscle Shoals. Ala as
part of the s6O,OOO,OOO project for a
government plant there for the fixa-
ton Of atmospheric nitrogen for use
in the manufacture of munitions and
fertilizer
The dam site has been offered to
the government without cost by the
Alabama Power Company, which also
has agreed to transfer an option on
about rs per cent. of the land which
would be affected by the overflow
from the dams.
Announcement that the governmen.
would spend approximately 100000
600 at Muscle Shoals, which is on the
Tennessee River, was made Sunday
but details Of the projects were with
held.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-02
PACKERS ON INSIDE.
KNEW THAT HOOVER WAS TO
BE APPOINTED.
icncy Makes Chargc-Spcciai Coun-
sci Tor Trade Commission Reads
Letters Into Record of Inquiry.

Chicago, Feb. 25.-That Chicago
packers had advanced information on
the appointment of Herbert c..
Hoover as food administrator and
that they used their influence in
Washington to obtain places for en-
ployees and friends" on the food ad-
ministratiOn was charged today before
Joseph Edwards, chairman of the
federal trade commission, in the gov
ernment's investigation of the packing
industry.
TO substantiate the charges, Fran
,is j. Heney, special counsel for the
commission, read into the records a
collection of private letters to and
from Louis f. Swift, head of Swift &
Company, Arthur Meeker of Armour
&: Company, Thomas e. Wilson of
Wilson & Company and other big
packers. The letters were secured in
The raid on the correspondence files
of the packers directed by Mr.. Heney.
Mr.. Heney said that the letters
proved that the packers knew of the
appointment Of Mr.. Hoover before the
public did; that they had inside" in
tormatiOn that Joseph p Cotton, a
New York attorney, would be APP
pointed head of the meat and live
;tock section of the food administra-
ion bureau even before official Wash
ingtOn was advised of it, and that
/ hey had confidential information OF
he attitude of the food administra-
ion before it was announced to the
public and acted accordingly.
The packers were informed, accord
ng to the letter, of Hoover's appoint
nent four days before the announce
nent was made public The packers
Information was contained in a let
ter from Thomas F. Logan OF Wash
ngton, on May IS. The letter writ
ZEN to Louis F. Swift conveying the
! Information that Hoover would be ap.
pointed read in part:
| Complete control of the distribu.
| ton Of food supplies will be turned
| over to Herbert G. Hoover in a few
| days. This will be done directly b,
! President Wilson, although Secretar,
| Houston, who has been opposing the
move, is not yet aware that the presi
lent has asked Mr.. Hoover to gt
lhead. Hoover was with the presiden
several hours last night and the pres
ident approved all his plans. Hoover
was preparing to quit Washington
| when the president told him to gt
ahead on his own lines"
| Thomas e. Wilson of Wilson &
Company. sent confidential telegram
I over the private wire of Wilson &
| Company, to V. d. Shipworth, vic,
president of the company, on Octobe
9 that Cotton would be appointed
The message was sent from New
York
! II had luncheon with him today,
was line in Wilson's telegram.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-02
NEGRO SOLDIERS IN RIOT.
Twcnty-six In Guardhouse mt Camn
Pike.

Little Rock. Feb. 26.-Twenty-si>
negro soldiers of the 512th enginee,
service battalion are in the guart
house at Camp Pike awaiting court
martial as a result Of riot in a mes.
hall at the camp today. A white non.
commissioned officer suffered a pain
full, but not serious scalp wound
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-02

French Grand Headquarters. Mon
day. Feb. 2s.-Trench raids along the
French front have increased In in
tensity during the past month 10 such
an extent that they have become In
sSmo instances real battles in which
tnousands OF men have been engaged
and hundreds OF prisoners taken. The
artillery is throwing unheard OF quan.
titles OF shells.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-02

Paris Feb. 27.-After a heavy
bombardment Germn troons J., A.,
champagne region last night at
tempted to recapture the positions re-
Gently taken by the French at Ru,,o
ou MesniL Today's official renort
says the Germans were halted by the
French fire.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-02

Speaking of the justly famous
Spartan spirit, Massa achusetts Wo-
man sent her son back to the army
after he had escaped from a guard
house.-Birmingham Age-Herald.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-04-13
New iberia Foundry & Machine Shop

enjoined Of the privilege Of ope-
rating on said road.
On motion of Mr.. Romero, Sec
onded by Mr.. Derouen and car
ried the District Attorney is here
by instructed to draw valid
vagrancy ordinance to be adopted
at the next special meeting and
the Secretary is hereby instructed
to include the passage of this ordi-
nance in the call for said special
meeting.
Mr.. E. Vuillemot read a cor
respondence exchanged between
himself and Mr.. A. B. Romero ~
regard to the strip Of land re-.
Gently purchased by the Parish
from Mr.. Leo Conrad and do
mated by the Parish to the United
States Demonstration Farm. On
motion of Mr.. Romero, seconded
by Mr.. Gonsoulin and carried,
the Secretary is hereby instructed
to communicate with Messrs.
Broussard and Burke in regard to
the above matter and report at
the next meeting.
The Secretary is hereby re-
quested to notify Mr.. Rene Della
houssaye and inform this gentle
man that he has not complied
with the demand of Mr.. Romero
in regard to a wagon. being the
property Of the Parish. The
Secretary is further instructed to
notify Leonard Bros. of the
dangerous condition of their rice
f1ume across the Model Road
leading to Jeanerette and must
repair same at once otherwise
their bond shall be forfeited.
A notice to remove the dirt ac-
:umulated along side of the Pub
lie Road is ordered to be mailed
to Mr.. c. V. Rigg. New Iberia.
Mr.. Hamilton Derouen is here
by appointed a committee of one
to investigate the demand of M.
Adonis Delcambre in regard of q
bridge in the 5th Ward and re-
port at the next meeting.
A communication of Mr.. Wal
ter Burke on the subject of double
assessment ON a certain piece Of
referred to the District
Attorney for consideration.
The following bills were ap-
proved and vouchers ordered is
sued for same:
General Roads.
Bernard Wagon Works -. 1915
Roads.
LIST Ward N. Boutte $1,000
"a Ward Renoudet Lum Co. 1900
"a Ward Planters Lum. Co. 1925
4th Ward. Lazard King 1915
9th Ward, Renoudet Co. 1855
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uniform thickness and width.
Every bid will be accompanied by
a certified cheque of the bidder i'll
an amount equal to five per cent.
Of the bid, which cheque shall be
forfeited to the Road District
should the bidder to whom such
contract is awarded fail to enter
the contract required within ten
days after notice to do so from
the governing authority award
ing the work.
All bids will be addressed to
the Police Jury Of the Parish of
Iberia. New Iberia, Louisiana,
with a statement on the envelope
that it contains bid for the con-
struction of roads in Road Dis
trict No. Z of the Parish of Ibe-
ria, and the said bids will be
opened on Tuesday, May 18th,
1918, at ten o'clock A. M. at New
liberia, Louisiana. The Police
Jury reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
Specifications on file with Sec
rotary of the Police Jury.
A. A. THEREOF,
President of Police Jury.
PAUL BASSIN.
Secretary Treasurer Pro Tenn.
The Police Jury of the Parish
Of Iberia adjourned as governing
authority of Road District No. :
of the Parish of Iberia, La. and
re-convened in regular session as
Police Jurors, with the same men,
bers present.
Mr.. Smith of the Southwestern
Traction Co. of New iberia, La,
reported that the Southwestern
Traction Co. was unable to COM
ply with the request Of the Police
jury in furnishing twenty cars of
gravel to repair the Model Road
leading to Jeanerette, but that
it was the sense Of the Company
to meet part of the expenses il
repairing the New Iberia-Jeane-
rette Model Road on that portion
Of the road On which the Com
pany operate it's cars.
The District Attorney, on mo-
ton of Mr.. Gonsoulin, seconded
by Mr.. Moresi and carried is
hereby authorized to examine the
records of the Parish and ascer-
tain what rights the Southwest
ern Traction Co. has over the
Public Roads of the Parish and
report in writing to the Secre
tary Of the Police Jury and order
a special meeting to be held for
the purpose of taking the nee
essary steps in order to compel
the Southwestern Traction Co to
repair its part Of the Road or Re
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-04-13
You Can't Rub 1t Away;
Rheumatism Is in the Rlood

.lsm until you cleanse your blood Of
tne germs that cause the disease.
s ?; ;; ;. has never had an equal as a
blood purifier and scores of sufferers
say that it has cleansed their blood Of
hneumatism, and removed all trace
OF the disease from their system.
Get . bottle Of s. s. S. at YOUR
arug store, and get on the right
s;eatment to-day. II you want spe-
S.sl meolca! advice, you can obtain il
Is ~ aodressing Medical Director.
= aWaM Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-04-13
Proceedings of the Police Jury.

stakes. or anything representing
money or any article Of value. OF
any equivalent of money that Is
or may be redeemable in money
Or consideration whatever shall
be deemed guilty Of a misde
meanor.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained,
that it shall be the duty Of the
Sheriff of the Parish of Iberia.
La, and his deputies, and the
Justices of the Peace and the
Constables, or any Public Officer,
to arrest and take into custody
any person or persons playing
cards, dice or any other game or
device in any hotel. saloon, or
any public place, or place of bus
mess, or in any private residence,
club or building or elsewhere IN
the Parish of iberia. La, or any
person aiding or assisting IL
keeping the same, together with
all the tables, money, or repre-
sentative of money, implements
and other paraphernalia which
may be used in such games or
gambling devices or playing with
cards and take and cause them
to be taken before any committing
magistrate who shall commit such
person or persons for trial, if
upon hearing there be sufficient
cause therefor; it shall be the
duty Of the officer or officers COM
hitting such offender or often
doris, to take an inventory Of all
the money, or it's representatives.
tables or other paraphernalia that
may be seized and brought before
him. all of which shall on convic-
ton. be forfeited for the use Of
inc Parish Of Iberia, La.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained,
that all prosecutions for the vio-
lation of this ordinance shall be
conducted in the same manner
and before the Courts that are
now established for the trial Of
of the other ordinances
of this Parish. or as shall here
after be erected.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained
that all persons violating Sections
One, Two, Three and -Four Of this
ordinance shall on conviction be
fined not less then Twenty Five
($25.OO) Dollars nor more than
Fifty Dollars ($50.0O) or by i'm
prisonment in the Parish Jail for
not less than ten (10) days no
more than thirty (3O) days or
both at the discretion Of the
Court.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordained
hat all ordinances in conflict
With or contrary to the provisions
If this ordinance, be and the same
ire hereby repealed.
The above ordinance presented
" the District Attorney Mr.. E.
Villlemot, was adopted in regu-
ar session of the Police Jury of
- Parish of Iberia, La. by the
oilowing yeas and nays votes to-
Wit:
Yeas-Messrs. Gary, Romero,
)ecuir, Gonsoulin, Derouen,
Dietlein. Erath and Mi
,uez.
Nays-None.
Approved, April 4th, 1918.
A. A. THEREOF,
resident Police Jury. Iberia
Parish, La.
PAUL BASSIN,
Secretary Police Jury. Iberia
Parish, La.
DR.. Guilfoyle, United States In
pector reported to the Police
Jury the fact that in some Cattle
district adjoining the woods it
BECOMES a necessity to have a
ange Inspector whose duty will
onsist Of rounding up cattles for
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-04-13
Y|N0L MAKES
STRONG
And Invigorates Old People

Any doctor will tell you that the
ingredients of Vinol as printed below
contain the elements needed to i'm
prove the health of delicate children
and restore strength to old people.
r Cod Liver and Beef Peptones. Iron
- and Manganese Peptonates, Iron and
Ammonium Citrate, Lime and Soda
Glycerophosphases, cascarin.
Those who have puny, ailing or
rundown children or aged parents
may prove this at our expense.
Besides the good it does children
and the aged there is nothing like
Vinol to restore strength and vitality
to weak, nervous women and over
worked, rundown men.
Try it. If you are not entirely sat
isfed, we will return your money
without question; that proves our
fairness and your protection. Mil
lions of people have been convinced
this way.
Yohn r : avlor D-uvgiSt New iberia. L.
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New Iberia, La, Apr. 4th, is.
Morning Session.

MOT lng OeSSlOu.
The Police Jury of the Parish
of Iberia, La. convened this day
in regular session with Mr.. A. A.
Theriot, Presiding and the' fol-
lowing members present to-wit ::
Messrs. Gary, Romero, Deculr,
Gonsoulin, Derouen. Dietlein,
Erath and Miguel.
Absent-Messrs. Moresi and
McGowen.
On motion of Mr.. Gary, sec
onded by Mr.. Romero and car
ried the reading of the minutes
of the previous meeting is hereby
postponed until the most i'm
portant matters be disposed of.
Mr.. Estorge, of New Iberia,
very appropriately impressed
upon every member of the Police
Jury the necessity Of lending
their cooperative and individual
support to the Third Liberty Bond
Drive, which is soon to be inaug-
urated. His remarks were fol-
lowed by an intelligent talk on
the subject by Mr.. Dietlein and
Mr.. Slayton and Immediately
resolution was unanimously
adopted and ordered spread on
the minutes Of the Police Jury,
to-wit:
Resolution.
Whereas, the United States has
called On all citizens Of the Uni
ted States to purchase Liberty
Bonds and has called on the citi-
zens of the Parish of Iberia to
take up 100000, of this issue
and
Whereas, the Parish Of Iberia
has a large number of men serv-
ing in the United States Army, in
the United States and in France,
and,
Whereas it is necessary to
raise the necessary funds to main
tain the conduct Of this war, to
bring it to successful termination.
and to an everlasting peace,
Therefore. Be 1t Resolved, that
the Police Jury Of the Parish of
Iberia, La, respectfully ask that
all citizens of this Parish sub
scribe as much as their means per-
NIT to the issue of Liberty Bonds
now being offered.
The following ordinance pro-
hibiting the playing of any game
with playing cards throughout
the Parish of Iberia, La. was
unanimously adopted, as follows:
An Ordinance.
Prohibiting the playing Of
any game with cards, or to gamble
with cards, dice or any other
game or devise, in any saloon,
hotel, public place or place of bus
mess or in any chartered club. or
building, private residence. orI
elsewhere. in the Parish Of 1be-
ria, Louisiana, for money. stakes.
prizes or its equivalents.
Sec. l. Be it ordained by the
Police Jury of the Parish Of Ibe
ria, La, that from and after the
adoption and PRONUNCIATION Of
this ordinance, it shall be unlaw-
full for any person or persons to
play any game with playingl
cards, dice or any other game or
device, in any private residence.
club or building, or elsewhere. in
the Parish of iberia, La. for
that is or may be redeem
Idle in money.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained.
that any owner. lessee or occu-
pant Of any building who shall .
permit in, on or about the same,
or on the premises connected
Herewith, the playing of cards /
dice. or gambling with any game I
or device, either for money or
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-04-13
Liniments Will Never Cure

If you are afflicted with Rheuma.
tism, why waste time with liniments.
lotions and other local applications
that never did cure Rheumatism. and
never will?
Do not try to rub the pain away.
Tor you will never succeed. Try the
sensible plan Of finding the cause Of
the pain. and 60 after that. Remove
the cause. and there can be no pain.
You will never be rid Of Rhsuma-
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-04-13

In accordance with an ordi-
nance of the Police Jury, acting
as the governing authority ofRoad
District No. 7 of the Parish of
Iberia. the Police Jury will re-
ceive sealed proposals for the
construction of gravels roads in
Road District No. Z of the Parish
of neris, said rosds to be Of :