St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-06-01
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UNCLE SAM UNLIMBERs HIS STRENGTH

Practically unprepared for entry into a big war a year ago,
within ten months this nation has taken military steps surprising
and surprising. Even the kaiser and his bunch Of junkers, once dis
posed to sact rdiule on this countrys entry into the war, have be-
gun to awaken to a realization that the American troops are going
across in increasing numbers despite the submarines.
Secretary of War Baker the other day announced that there
were now more than a half-milion American soldiers in France.
1t is not difficult to guess that the number is nearer a million when
in the next breath he stated that by midsummer we would have a
million and a half across. Two million patriotic Americans are now
under arms, many of whom are in active training, and with the ma
chInery OF the draft law moving smoothly and without an apparent
hitch, and with the prospect of registering nearly a million more
young men on June s. it gives the military preparations of this coun-
try an impetus which even the superciIious kaiser and his autocrat-
ic gang something to think Of during the coming months.
1t required forty years for Germany to prepare for this world
struggle. In ten years Of that time, we might venture to assert,
the Teutons accomplished no more than America has accomplished
this last year. Give this country twenty years to prepare, with no
other fixed purpose ahead but to assemble a mighty military and
naval machine, and at the end of that time it could whip the entire
world. Germany lost the war when it failed to smash the Allies
at the Marine. 1t failed again at the weLstaged drive in Picardy
1t has failed in all It's detectives except the corrupting Of Russia
and the putting it out of the war. On the western front their
mighty drives are held in hand by the heroic French, the tenacious
British and the remnants of King Alberts wonderful Belgians.
Uncle SAM forces lover there are now increasing so rapidly
that within a brief time the effect of their presence will be felt,
and when the tide begins to roll the allied flags will be across the
Rhine and a democratic peace will be dictated in Berlin itself.
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The soaring price of oil has stirred the stumps of the prospect
ofs and producers and validating is going on in innumerable places
"a Louisiana and other states. When the greasy fluid was below a
dollar a barrel there wasn't much incentive to bringing in new wells
pr locating new fields. Now, however, when the oil is fetching con
siderably over $3.50 there is a wild scramble to find in d hurry all
that can be found.
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With two legislative sessions, two contests for United States
senator, an uncartnly "rookus1 over the prohibition amendment
and innunfrable candidates for governor and other officers in the
making, grooming themselves for the coming race, not to remark
anything about the number of selectmen who are due for the train
ing camp. the summer of 1918 promises to be a lively one in the old
Pelican State.
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Recently an option was taken on a tWohundred acre farm i
several miles from this city at over a hundred dollars a acre. tt
would seem that the end of high price land in this parish is not
yet in sight and if the pace keeps up wen have Iowa and Illinois
skinned a ctp block before they know it.
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There hasnt been any howl in Opelousas about the quality
Of swar bread nor the high price Of meat. The bread is ueom-I
monty good and lots Of garden Sass has made the people mod /
err FegetaHans and independent Of the butcher and meat packer.