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New-York tribune., 1918-05-03
Brooklyn Aviator
Wins Duel in Air
With Boche Filler
fBy The Associated Press]


WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, May 2.-An American aviator
has brought down the fourth German
airplane along the American front
northwest of Toul. Lieutenant James
A. Meissner. whose home is in Brooklyn
after a thrilling aerial battle at a
height of about $4,000 feet, shot down
an Albatross scout, which fell in
flames
Lieutenant Meissner, is twenty-one
years old and is graduate Of Cornell.
He came to France a few months ago
and qualified as pilot.
While he was protecting a photo
graphing plane German machine
came in view. The day was brilliant
for the German, but Meissner, who was
flying high nearby in a speedy Nieu-
port chaser, made a dive for the Ger
mans tail. When within range he
opened fire with his machine gun, and
the German started spiral nose dive,
but after few seconds Strengthened
out and started back for Germany.
Meissner followed so closely when
the German Strengthened out that the
latter's wind tore both of the under
wings of Meissner's machine, but, at
the same time, the young American
poured deadly stream of bullets into
the enemy plane, which started smok-
ing. Meissner kept up the FIRE until
the German machine burst into flames
and then crashed to the earth
The American pilot landed safely on
his own side of the lines, but the Ger
man fell about mile inside the Ger
man lines to the south of Thiaucourt.
The American infantry men in the
front lines watched the engagement
from start to finish and cheered loudly
another American air victory.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-03
Bakers New
Army Bill To
Be 13B Billion
War Secretary Asks Blan-
ket Powers for Wilson;
Doubles Demands
Bx c. w. Gilbert

WASHINGTON, May 2.-Secretary
Baker appeared before the Military
Affairs Committee of the House of
Representatives to-day and asked for
blanket authority to the President to
create an army of whatever size was
necessary to prosecute the war
He will go before the committee to-
morrow with his department estimates,
which make total Of about S13,000,-
100000. This is about double the origi-
nal estimates for 1918-'19.
The appropriation of this amount
will apparently provide for an army of
3,000,000, which is as large an army as
it is believed can be transported to the
other side with the shipping that is in
prospect. If the President uses his
power under the legislation asked to
raise more than 100000 men before
July 1, 1919, he will have to ask Con-
gress for deficiency appropriations.
A greatly enlarged artillery pro-
gramme is included in the plans, Of
which Mr.. Baker will submit details to
the House committee tomorrow. About
one-half of the $13,oOOO0O,00o will be
spent by the ordnance department of
the army.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-03
Barrage Breaks
Eneny's Charge
Both Sides Continue
Intense Preparations
for Renewing Battle;
Lull at Ypres

Sharp local actions and tremen.
dous artillery exchanges marked
the fighting on the West front
yesterday.
But both sides continued intense
preparations during the lengthen-
ing lull for a renewal of the hat.
tie on great scale.
The, more important actions were
two advances by the French on
the front east Of Amiens. Paris
announced that Baune Wood. near
Mailly-Raineval, northwest of
Mondidier, had been taken and
the line had been moved forward
IN Hangard Wood, between tn.
Luce and Somme rivers.
Between the Luce and the Somme
near Themes, the Germans tried
to attack, but their assauIting
bodies were broken up by the
French barrage before they could
reach the Allied trenches.
Americans are stationed near all
the points mentioned.
On the Ypres front the situation
was markedly quiet. Field Mar.
shall Haig did not even mention
this as sector where the artil.
lery fire was heavy. A corrc-
spondent reports that the British
on Wednesday advanced on half
mile front to depth of nearly a
quarter of a mile south of the
Ancre, but this operation is not
mentioned officially.
Eighteen thousand Rumanian sneak
ing subjects Of Austria-Hungary,
captured in Italy, have now been
taken into the Italian army at
their own request and are fight.
ing side by side with the other
Allied soldiers. This news fol-
lows the revelation that many
Bohemians who have deserted in
Italy are also battling in Italian
uniforms for the cause of free
dom.
While the great actions in the field
are temporarily suspended, the
German peace drive, probably in
tended as an auxiliary to their
military offensive, seems about to
be started with great vigor. The
enemy, all commentators concur,
plans to take advantage of Allied
war WEAKNESS and accomplish by
guile what he cannot put through
by force.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-03
Germans Capture
Sebastopol, Big
Russian Sea Base

LONDON, May 2.-Sebastopol, prin-
cipal Russian naval base on the Black
Sea, has been captured by German
troops, it was officially announced in
Berlin to-day. The city was taken
without fighting on Wednesday, the
statement said.
Sebastopol lies on fine harbor in
the southwestern part Of the Crimea.
1t is heavily fortified with series Of
great redoubts.
The siege of Sebastopol in the
Crimean War takes It's place in the
memorable military annals of modern
times. In October, 1864, the English
and French besieged the place, but it
was not until September 8, 1856, that it
surrendered. There were $4,000 men
killed during the siege.
The fate of the Russian Black Sea
feet is exciting lively curiosity here.
There has been accounts recently of
the flight of some of the vessels from
Sebastopol, but it is believed certain
the feet, sooner or later, will fall into
German or Turkish hands.
The Turkish feet, thus reinforced,
would become quite formidable and the
Allies would have to detach important
forces to watch it,
New-York tribune., 1918-05-03
DR.. l.. p. Brown
Suspended by
DR.. Copeland
Health Bureau Chief Is Ac,
cused of Neglect, Inem-
cheney and Favoritism

DR.. Lucius Polk Brown, chief Of
the Bureau of Foods and Drugs anc
one of the special targets in Mayor
Hy!an's drive against the Board oi
Health, was suspended yesterday by
Health Commissioner Royal S. Cope
land. pending hearing on charges te
be formulated.
Dr.. Browns suspension, according
to DR.. ]. Lewis Amster, who resigned
as Health Commissioner Monday, was
demanded of him by Mayor Hylan g
week ago and refused on the advice OF
Assistant District Attorney John T
Dooling. who held that Brown was toe
useful in cleaning up the graft cases
in his department.
Acted on His Own Initiative, He Says
DR.. Copeland, however, insists that
the Mayor gave him neither instruc-
tions nor advice and that he acted en-
tirely on his own judgment, but not
until Mr.. Hylan had been advised of
his intentions.
'Then," he said, "the Mayor, placing
his hand on my shoulder, said to me:
Use your OWu JuOSIHcue. nave Hotil
ing to say to you on the conduct OF
your department. have no advice nor
orders to give"
The fact that for a week past it has
been o matter Of common gossip that
DIR. Browns suspension would follow
action by the grand jury against sub
ordinates in his bureau and that his
suspension closely synchronized with
the Indictment Of messenger and two
inspectors on graft charges DR.. Cope
land described as "a mere coincidence" F"
According to DR.. Copeland, the sus,
pension of DR.. Brown was precipitated
by his making public answer to the
charges Of neglect, favoritism and gem
eral inefficicncy made against him in
tho letter published BY James E. Mac
Bride, who conducted the recent star
chamber inquiry into Board OF. Health
affairs. 1t had been his previous in
tention, he said, to await the receipt of
the evidence on which MacBride based
his charges before taking any action.
This evidence has yet to be typed
DR.. Copeland announced the suspen-
sion of DR.. Brown after he had inti-
New-York tribune., 1918-05-03
British Advance
South of the Ancre;
Airs7,ey1 Rake Foe

BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, May 2.-Early this morning
the Germans heavily bombarded with
gas shells and high explosives the AL
lied positions west of Merris and the
area around Villers- Bretonneux. There
was no infantry action.
The Allies have been profifing by
the lull to prepare 70 meet any fresh
enemy effort
During Wednesday the British car
ried out successful enterprise sousn
OF the Ancre, advancing the front ovsv
width of nearly half mile to
depth Of 400 yards.
The weather has improved and the
airmen are doing deadly work over
enemy positions.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-03
Good for the Boy"
Meissner's Father Sovs

Good for the boy" said Charles A.
Meissner, father of First Lieutenant
James A. Meissner. The father was
seen at his home, as Lenox Road, Flat
bush, last night and was keen to learn
all the details Of the boys work.
"The last we heard from the boy was
on April 8. He wrote at that time
that he expected soon to get into action.
He told of having been up with Lieu
tenant Lufberry and hoped soon he
would go after the Germans alone,''
said the proud father.
Young Meissner is twenty-one years
old. He was attending Cornell Uni
versity, but had another year to 20
before graduation when he, with nine
others, volunteered for aviation duty.
He went to France in July and received
his commission as first lieutenant in
January.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-03
[Aies Make Gains; Apaif Nelp German Dripe
Allied War Council Unanimous on
Plans to Defeat Driue on West Front

PARIS May 2The Council met to-day
Abbev with Premier presiding Those present included
Premier Lloyd Itay
british Secretary of State
chief of the Allied armies Frances
lasker H. Bliss American councils Bn
OF the Versailles comtee Major Henry Wilson, British chief
staff Field Marshal Haig Pehng Petan
Admiral Wemyss British De Bon
of the NavalS
During the which session all
military and settled in full
New-York tribune., 1918-05-03
Shipping Available
Is Greatly Increased

The British within the last few days
have considerably increased the ship
ping which they have made available
for transporting American troops to
France. so that our men will soon go
over even more rapidly than they have
been going for the last month, which
was about twice as fast as before the
German offensive began.
The shipping problem is relieved by
the brigading of American troops in
French and British armies. as under
this system the British and French feed
and arm the American soldiers. About
one-fifth as much shipping is required
to send over merely infantrymen to be
absorbed into the existing Allied or
CARNATIONS as would be required to or
ganize, maintain and equip an inde-
pendent American force.
These are the outstanding facts in
to-day's developments with regard to
the Administrations plan to meet the
great German effort to hammer out a
victory on the West front this sum-
mer,
New-York tribune., 1918-05-03
Foe Must Go On or
Confess Defeat

No one doubts here that that effort
will go on. 1t has to go on. For Ger
many to turn back now is to confess
defeat to her people at home, who have
been taught to expect victory as a re-
suit of the terrible sacrifices now
being demanded of them. TO turn
back, moreover, is to throw away the
great advantage in man power which
Germany possesses, for there is the
best authority for the statement that
German troops on the West front
greatly outnumber the Allied forces,
and that Germany is still bringing men
from the East to the West.
In some of the recent fighting in
Flanders. according to representa-
tive of one of the Allies, the Allied
forces have been outnumbered between
three and four to on.
The imperative need of man power
has caused England to study all over
again her shipping situation, and she
has found means by doing without this
and without that article which she at
first thought indispensable to add con-
siderably to the shipping that she at
first made available for transporting
American troops when, in response to
Lloyd Georges plea, the President con-
sented to the brigading Of Americans
in the Allied armies.
And the same imperative need of
man power has caused the Administra-
tion to revise its plans for the fiscal
year 191819 upward, SO that the origi-
nal estimates of $500, 100000 go up to
New-York tribune., 1918-05-03

Read 'rrhe Sister OF q Certain Soldier" ]"
New FORKS best Book Stands, 25c.--
Adyt.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-03
German Losses
In Present Battle
Placed at $50. 600

FRENCH ARMY HEADQUARTERS.
May 2.-under the German blows. tho
Allied armies seem to be welded as
never before There is now no newt
OF junction at which the German -,
thrust. The process Of Welding Ia.
gether the two armies is compIete. h,,s
IT will not stop there. Franco British
divisions wiz be moved about on {
New-York tribune., 1918-05-03
Red Flag of Russia
Still Flies in RerIir,

AMSTERDAM, May 2.-The German
government, according to a dispatch
from Berlin, says it is unable to de-
mand the removal of the red flag from
the Russian Embassy at Berlin as Il
has been recognized as the color Of the
Russian Republic.
The government made this announce
ment in reply to protests Of Conaerya-
tive members of the Reichstag who
considered the flying Of red flag in
Germany provocative.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1918-02-23
A Play On Easter Sunday.
All Americans Can Serve

Every man, woman, and child in
this country, who wants to serve
the country, can serve it and serve
it in very simple and effective
way, Secretary McAdoo a y s.
That service is to lend your money
to the Government. Every Is cents
loaned to the Government is help
at this time and practically every
man, woman, and child by making
some trifling sacrifice, some denial
of a pleasure, or giving up some
indulgence, can render the Gov
eminent that support.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1918-02-23
500 REWARD Sioo

The readers of this paper will be pl ease
to learn that there is ut least one dread
cd disease that science has been able to
cure in all its stages and that IL catarrh.
Catarrh being greatly Influenced by
constitutional conditions requires COLI
stitutiOnal treatment. Halls Catarrh
Medicine Is taken internally and acts
thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
OF the System thereby destroying the
foundation Of the disease. giving tho
patient strength BY building up the
constitution and assisting nature in do
ing it's work. The propristors have 90
much faith In its curative powers of
Halls Catarrh Medicine that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any case that
1t fails to cure. Send for list Of tssti-.
mOnials. Address F.J. CHENEY s. co.
Toledo. Ohio. Sold by all Druggist. Toe
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1918-02-23
DOES YOUR farm
PAY A Profit?

An concede that it Is absolutely nec
sssary for lawyers, teachers, and phy.
sicians 10 keep up a course of readine
and study IN order to do their best
woff. II you were told that your fam.
lily physician or dentist never read
any magazines or papers published for
the betterment Of his profession and
that he knew nothing about new rem.
edies and improved methods OF treat
Ing diseases, would you continue to
patrouize him when n would cost no
more to have the service of a skilled
physician fully posted in regard to all
recent discoveries in medical science {?
If you find that there is something
wrong with your farming and that you
are not making any money, don't you
think it would pay you to investigate
carefully and learn where the leaks
are on your farm? OF course, you can
learn many things by experimenting,
but experience is often a dear school
If many other farmers have already
learned at considerable cost many Of
the things that you want to learn. why
not profit by their experience and save
your energy, time and money for some
thing else?
The specialists at the Experiment
Station of the Louisiana State Univer.
sity are employed to save you this
trouble and waste of time.
II you are not getting satisfactory
results from your farming operations
write to the Supervisor Farm and
Home Study Clubs. Louisiana State
University and describe your prob
lens. II you desire it, a course Of
reading will be outlined for you that
may enable you to make your farm
pay more.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1918-02-23
TO THE FARMER.

hyou have anything to sell pertaining
to agriculture. horticulture livestock.
dairying. ETC.. write the Commissioner
OF agriculture, Baton Rouge. La. aud he
will use every effort to dispose Of any
thing grown on the farm in Louisiana.
The Commissioner has inargurated a
Bureau Of Markets and wants to aid YOU
in every way possible.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1918-02-23
TO THE PUBLIC.

Ii you want to buy anything in the
way Of agriculture. horticulture. live
stock. or anything grown on the farm,
write your wants TO the Commissioner
OF Agriculture. Baton Rouge, La. The
commissioner has a Market Bureau. or
Swappsrs Department., and can find
what you want.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1918-02-23
SHERIFFS SALE.
Aspasie Martin
jean Domec ct ais
No. 1903

19ta Judicial District Court
Parish OF st. Martin. State of Louisiana,
By virtue of a writ of Fieri-Facias
issued out of the 18th Judicial District
Court. in and for the Parish of st. Mar
tin. State of Louisiana. in the above en-
titled and numbered suit, dated this
18th day Of Jan. 1918.
L have seized and will proceed to sell
at public auction to the last and high.
est bidder at the front door of the Court
House. between the legal sale hours IN
a. M. to 4p. III. in the Town of st. Mar
tinvillS La. On
Saturday March 9, 1918.
the following mentioned and described
property, tOwit:
The undivided one third of that GER
tain tract Of land situated in the 5th
ward OF the Parish of st. Martin. Lon.
isiana. with all the improvements there
on. and thereto belonging, containing
in all sixty three (63) arpents in SUPER
fetal area. bounded North by land Of
August Boudreaux. South by that of K.
Begnaud. East by Bayou Teche. and
West by land Of Auguste Boudreaux.
Also that certain tract of land mea.
surfing ten aud one-half arpsnts 10 su-
perfcial area. with all the improve
ments thereon. situated in the 9th ward
OF the Parish of st. Martin, La. West of
Teche. bounded North bv lands of then
Domec aud Potter. South by land of An.
gellna Bernard, Mrs. Lormand, East bv
Bayou Teche and West by land of A. A.
Ransonet. 1t being the upper ten and
one-half arpents of lot (0 of Partition
executed between Angelina Bernard ct
ais Recorded March 4th 1913. in Book
%. folio l73, No. 36S4O.
Seized to satisfy above writ.
Terms and conditions-cash.
Sherlff's office this 2yth day of Jan,
A. ID. 1918.
WADE o. MARTIN. Sheriff.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1918-02-23
NOTICE.
DEMAND OF ADMINISTRATION.
In the matter of the Estate of
Andrew Bonhomme


Probate Docket No. 1862
18th Judicial District Court.
state OF Louisiana. Parish Of st. Martin
Whereas, Felicie Bonhomme of St. Mar.
tin Parish. Louisiana has filed her nett.
tion in this office appling to be appoint
cd ADMINISTRATIVE Of said above mention.
cd and entitled succession.
Now. Therefore Public Notice ia here
by given to all parties interested to
show cause. if any they have in writing
within ten days from this publ alton.
why said application should not be
granted and said appointment made as
prayed for.
Witness the Hon. James Simon. Judge
OF said Court. st. Martinvillc. La. this
18th day OF Feb. A. d. 1918.
III. DUCREST,
by. Clerk of Court. st. Martin Parish. La.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1918-02-23
NOTICE.

i
DEMAND OF ADMINISTRATION.
In the matter Of
Estate of Louis BrOussard
Probate Docket No. 1868.
18th Judicial District Court.
State of Louisiana, Parish of st. Martin
Whereas, NOelie Olivier of the Parish
of St. Martin. Louisiana, has filed her
petition in this Office applying to be ap-
pointed administrative Of said above
mentioned and entitled succession.
Now Therefore Public Notice ia hereby
given to all parties interested to show
cause, If any they have in writing. with
in ten days from this publication. why
said application should not be granted
and said appointment made as prayed
for.
Witness the Hon. James Simon, Judge
of said Court, st. Martinville, La, this
18th day Of Feb. A. d. 1918.
nj. DUCREST.
by. Clerk Of Court. st. Martin Parish. La
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1918-02-23
FOR SALE OR RENT

The property Of Mr.. Jules Dslahous-
save next to Dnchamp Hardware Co., on
Main street, residence and store. For
particulars see Laizaire Bisnvsnu
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1918-02-23

THIS OFFICE is the place to
have your PRINTING done, no
matter what kind it may be.
& Try Us On Job Printing
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1918-02-23
Common Sense

In Large Stock of General Merchandise
need home You won't find anything
can't sell that But will find Goods
Another thing will find that every
We ask goods nv
other house and will cheerly by your finding
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-28
WATCH OUT FOR
THIS GERMAN SPY
Two Men Thought To Be In
Guthrie Are Wanted BY Fed
eral Officers At Topeka
Description Is Given

Is there German spy in Guthrie?
Sheriff Sherwood received a tele-
gram today giving description of
Daniel O'Keefe, alleged confidence
man and SPY for Germany, wanted in
Topeka Kansas, on felony charge.
OKeefe, it is said, pretends to be
a scientist and has been associated
with one "Moho." The men were
trailed to the Tulsa hotel Tulsa, and
It is thought they may have come to
Guthrie.
The men always sop at good hotels,
Larimer says and retire early in the
evening but are up early in the morn
ing. O'Keefe Is described as being 60
years old, 5 feet II inches tall and
weighing about 1SO pounds. He is
red faced, wears spectacles and a
short. close cropped mustache.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-01-28
CARTER HAS BEGUN HIS
BIGGEST ANNUAL JOB
County Assessor Is Taking Tax
Renditions and Will Also
Make a Patriotic Census
of Logan

Enoch Carter county assessor, and
his deputies are up to tceir necks, so
TO speak, in work, and there seems to
be little chance Of let up in the rush
for some days to come They began
the assessing OF Logan county prop
erty last week The first work is be-
ing done in Guthrie Later the actiy-
ity will spread to all parts of the
county
All personal property and new inn
provements are being listed, property
owners being required to call and list
their properly, The county assessor
or one Of his deputies will appear in
every district in the county during the
time the work Of assessing Is being
carried on, days when property own
ers in each district can call and list
their property.
Mr. Carter said today he intended
getting all assessment work complet-
ed not later than March is. Then will
begin the work of compiling the as
SCISSORS annual report which will be
submitted to the state equalization
board early in May.
! This year the assessor and MS den
uties will have extra duties to per.
form, the taking of a patriotic census
lof the county, ordered by the state
council Of defense In this part of the
work the name of every farmer, his
place Of residence, whether an owner
OF tenant the number of acres in each
farm, the number OF acres 10 be culti-
waited this year, the kind of crops to
be planted and the acreage of each
crop and other information will be In
cluded In the census. Farmers are
asked TO aid the enumerators In every
way possible. AS these census enum-
orators are to work without pay, the
county council of defense has been
asked to delegate members of the
council of defense to assist in the
work, as the county assessor and HIS
deputies have about all 1.-THE work they
can handle. SO Mr. Carter has sent
out call for volunteers.