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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-06-01
ALICE NOTES

Corporal f. Il splIlman returned Ia
camp Wednesday His brother. Cor
roraI n 4 spEllman. is expected HON,
on q farlough Friday.
An Informal dance vas given at the
home of Ar and Mrs. II \. splllman
Saturday night.
Misses Jessie May and Dewey Spill.
maH and Mr. Aubrey spIllmau accnU.
panied their brothers Llewrllyn aud
Leslie. to Bayuu sara on Tuesday to
be- with them until they LETT faF camp
the next day
Mrs NJ Smith and Phillip noherty
wprr gursts of Mrs Howard Thumy
Oh SATURDAY The latter came to tell
her good hYe before leaving for the
army.
Nj r ] THoma aud NJ ". u.
Campbell have cote 20 Hammond for
rbe district SUNDAY School convention
Miss Stella Thoms aud lee Thoms
were SUNDAY guests of Miss Hazel
H"iaut of TurnhuIl Miss
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-06-01
All, nj Friends

News has been received here of the
safe arrival lu France Of John + Grit.
fin Of the fourth ward Of this parish
It e. youngest son Of Mr. and Mrs
Ruftn Barrow of Baton Rouge. fell
into a vessel Of boiling water last
week. aud was very badly sealded
Mr. aud Mrs ]. Bob Daniel have
received a card from Lieut. John NJ
Parker Jr announcing his arrival in
France. John vas greatly delayed on
hl .rtpovef aud It Is thought be- might
have been a passenger on the troop
ship that vas torpedoed
J s Butler. vho is stationed Of ihe
Tulane Training School &cv Orleans
has hoeU made q corporal
Sergeant Henry NJ Brandon. of the
Dixie Machine Gun Company has been
appointed to the ofJlccrs training camp
at Camp Boaurcgard
INNER lmIl has betu made IA ser
Eeau At Camp Boaarog1rd lie has
been Iu The army uuly = months
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-06-01
WAYS TO PREPARE
POTATOES

suggestions for helping 20 make use
OF this rouHlrya big potato crop are
contained in a menu issued b. the
dining car department of an Eastern
fa'if"ah' "'''h o's'"'S giving "s
method OF pr paf'hs potatoes IA -
ways q"'''S 'h' prices At "a''n mes
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hatahaRt Potatoes Cold b"iIed p"ia
toes eat Ia squares. sanie with minced
sh1!lal and chopped parsley
Potato Croqusiies Steamed pola
toas. dry mashed. sali. butter. raw
yolks egg added, form In cork shape
Dreaded aud fried
p,t,to u,itrr dstfoteI Raw not,.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-06-01

How much money could sou raIse
by economy hg sacrifice hy borrow
ing 10 save gom home from passing
into other hauds' llou much maneg
could you raise Ia bring back tu
health BHd save Ihp life IT auma
ir.eboned mpmbor OF your famlls
Consider uUR that y0nr country rs la
danger il needs yuur help. ash your
self hos much money yuu can spafe
to hUd it Ia b. Invested Ia Wsr
Savings stamps
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-06-01
NOTICE or REGISTRATION
or VOTERS

Public notice ia hereby given that
the Registration Books of the Parish
Of West folielana. La, viii be- open AZ
the following named places, and on
thu dates get opposite thereof. to.Wlt
st Iiayou Sara ou Monday, June z,
IigIs.
At 81 Frahcisyllle on Tuesday. June
IA. 1918.
AZ Star lIul N. O. Daniels Store.
ON Wednesday. June &, 1915
Al haius Ncutress a taRrasou'a
store ou Thursday. June &. 1918
At Laurel nlill Max nampfs Store.
on Friday June z 1918
A. Grange Hail RoRiilloylle p. q.
uu Saturday jane :. 1918
At WAY side. Wayslde = o.. on Mon.
day june TO- 1918.
A Cat Island. ". u Davidson
place. on Tuesday June n. 1918
10 Wlhalm Wilhelm Lumber Con
pans Office "Wednesday. June a. 1918
A Angola r. Il Davis store. uu
Thursday June ~, 1918
AZ Neyauokr. I. q Woods. store
on Friday June II. 1918
AZ Ninth Ward " S. Narymans
store. uu saturday june l5. 1918
At Tenth Ward Solitude = a. on
Monday. June II. 1918
r. T. MUSE,
NnrLalr-sr nl A.t.ra
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-06-01

The TuH fsmocrai hes received e
patriotic letter from H. " Hlolslau
pastor of "a colafed church at TuHIpa
announcing the fact that thr Woman
Ilome Mission Society Of The Little
Star + Is Church has bought . Gffy
dollar Liberty Bond Same IT lhp
leading gentlemen af The community
did good work during the recent drive
and this subscription IL attributable "a
their efforts
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-06-01

IN. American Government expects
every American 80 ahoa that bis heart
b Ia tbr right pIaga Il can b. done by
eHlhg g #ag Savings stamp pledge
Thor l# aa human beIuH iH America
ga poor sn loag 'bai be- cauuul frfaa
n hg az least opo Thrift stamp
aorh Turn patriotism into actmh
make ibe sacrifice pIldH, yourself "a
hHg Savings staups
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-06-01
NOTICE

The East Louisiana Hospital for the
iasano "a Jackson. La. Is uua buying
otttl oa hoof IN" authorized buyer
"a .lI b. ~ lhe Farm COLONY slaughter
Hons each THasdar rhafaday and
SATURDAY Those aba haze beef cattle
fuF sale raa communicate direct with
htm tslgHedi
EAST LOUISIANA HOSPITAL
FOR THE INSANE
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-06-01

Judge klbnurnn has dreided the
Caso of Matt Gilmore ys J II rlaek
Tax collector. a ais IN favor of the
and dissolved the temper
airy Injunction granted some time ago
against the collection Of certain taxes
against plaintiff
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-06-01
Registrar of Voters

lleaeIlyu splllman. itonad i.esHr
SptIlmau u " Buokier and kles.
audrr Rae four at the felccimen ahn
left for Camp RrsureRard. "Wednesday
were REJECTED at the Camp. for ph,ai
cal reasons and returned home Thur
dat morning
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-06-01

= F I#r.eau fmnorlr q resident OF
Bayou Sara brat for the last six years
engaged ia lHa mercantile business At
Angola died tH a Baton llouga sam
tartum Thursday night Nothing is
known krrH concerning hla relatives
and hf Wn IlknIg hr buried ia the
Catholic Cemetery az Baton Rouge. 10.
dag Iie was q member of the local
trlte OF Rid Men oH ahose behalf the
Red Mes of Baton Rouge aarn yers
attentive ta him iu hIs last tIuaas
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-06-01

The True Democrat appreciates IN.
yiiations to high school commence.
meut from Divide Robert Leonard and
Misses VIVIAN Mann. Edith Leake
aud Zuleika Williams
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-06-01

THv centenary 81 General q Z
B"ggrrEafd aas celebrated ia lhs cot
yrutiuu hall twelfth aonr Grsneea1d
liotol 81 the rkeHing Of Tuesday May
3. 1918
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-06-01
Personal But Polite


Miss Louise Butler has returned
from stay Of some week. Ia New
Orleans
Miss Cleo Vaughan has aeturuea
from MerryytIIo where she has been
Tracking
'ho +. Irvine WAS IA haion Rongn
THURSDAY
Ut JAMES htioournr Was th Clinton.
""' a',,
cum ~" "'a '''''h'' nome
'"., "''''
a..., h. IT,. ~.
"a. t.. ,,...,....... .......-
h.., ..,..,.. 10. -.
Mr. and Mr. ! @ Perkins ,psgt last
ea.k.rnd ,r x.a ar.,ns
Mira ioufs,. gttb,urns IA. r.,uru.4
fran, ...... a.. tt,t.s p.an.
A & sRssgm,r has r.u, fa g,tag
Raups tu v,l st ha gt.aJsrl nu
" o.. .'' '.'f'F"fH WV
plant
M8 Margaret Collins uT thr star
ltiIl school leave. Satufda, for the
state Normal
Mra SauunI Carter uf Monroe at
rived Thursday lu lIuH her sister.
Mrs & t. NuHsoH
Mrs & T. Thlh1dauK and little VIZ
Tuia narruw visited IN Halou Rouge.
Sunday and Monday
Judge Charles ktlhuufue came over
from Clinton "Wednesday. and held
sosston of civil court
Miss Hannah Town left "Wednesday
Tor Washington where shr has g,nr
To- visit her relatives
Nagor j II Logan OF Ragor Sara t#|
IA Ration Hnugo seeking Legislative aid
inr the hayou sara lryce
Nssrs Melauto Gaina and bertha
iataha Were guests of Miss Jessie
f"'h'E. wednesday night
"'r } ". Mcqueen sill visit her
iaaFhi"I Mt NiHuue3 IH East Ration
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-06-01
Church Notices
GRACE CHURCH

Rev ALVIN W. skardon Rector.
First Sunday after Trinity
Holy Communion. : so q. ~.
Church School. 80 a. On.
Holy Communion and Sermon.
II ucloei
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-06-01

Born "Wednesday, May 30 10 Mr. and
Mrs M q Osborne. daughter
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1918-06-01

& : Muse has purchased a Maxwell
car from l.. r. Gayden Of Gurley
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-30
TyTT =. .A~p-s~A.----.-.S-,,.,.s .
CHATEAU THIERRY SOLDIER
RETURNS TO BROOKSyHE

James H. Sharer arrived in Brooks
vile Monday evening last from New
port News, Va, where he has been
In the hospital for several months.
having returned from France, where
he was in several battles. Mr.. Sharer
was in the battle of Chateau Thierry
and was wounded severely, returning
to the States several months ago for
treatment. His story Of the battle
and what has been going on in France
is very interesting. He has many
friends through the county who will
be glad to know that he has returned
to be among his friends for while.
Mr.. Sharer has not been given a dis,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-30

tory Jubilee" The executive commit.
tee has not settled the question OF
races, but Manager B. K. Hama,
fourde's suggestion for a speed (?l
event with mules to harness sounded
good to the members present at a
meeting with President W. G. Bror~
elm, Friday.
1t was decided that only celebrities
would be allowed to enter, If such a
race was put on, and that each coun-
ty or municipality should enter fa-
vorite son. The mule and the vehicle,
whether farm wagon or suIky, would
properly be left to the drivers choice.
Plant City, without question, might
enter George Wilder, speaker of the
House of Representatives, and even
lay odds that the east Hillsborough
rig would finish-and probably finish
first.
AL Lang, of st. Petersburg, might
be induced to run--he's an old hand
at races. And all the balance Of Pi-
nellas county would root for Willis
Powell, IL he would substitute q hard
tail for a gas-buggy. According to
some of Powell's fables, he's got more
mileage out Of a benzine cart with
mulish proclivities than any manufac-
turer would guarantee-so, why notg
Punta Gorda might find a better
representative than Ex-Gov. Gilchrist
but II he handled reins and switch.
he would have many hackers.
Ed Scott, of Arcadia, would be an
other good starter. He is good
roads enthusiast. and Henry Snow.
who is director of grounds, could
promise him all he would like in the
way of a smooth roadway--and with
out state or federal aid, at that.
Then there is Clay Carson, of Kis-
simmee; Sheriff Logan, Of Barlow:
oscar Eaton, Of Lakeland; ) Walker
Pope, OF winter Haven; John Camp
bell, OF Bradentown; j 3. Edwards,
of Sarasota; Harvey Heitman, of Fort
Myers: NJ. L. Dawson, Of Brooks
vile; John Cheyney, Of Tarpon
Springs; Dewitt Grifin. of ocala; Gil
bert Leach. of Lessburg; Bob Holly,
Of Sanford, and host Of others
Tampa's entries? Well, they are
dark horses" for the present-but
Tampa will match the other Florida
cities II a mule race Is staged.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-30

Capt. H. D. Mendenhall, who is in
Bordeaux, France, has written the
following very interesting letter to his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. D. MendeE-
hail.
Well, we have just passed through
what is perhaps the greatest expert
ence in history-the rejoicing of the
French people over the Armistice
Naturally they look on 1t as peace.
and have celebrated accordingly. The
demonstrations so far with a few ex.
ceptions, have been purely spontan-
eous and unofficial, and so are corre-
spondingly more interesting. The off,
cial celebrations and demonstration
will occur after the official conclusion
of the peace terms and will no doubt
be more gorgeous, but less spontan-
eous and from the hearts of the peo.
pie. suppose the best way to de-
scribe what has happened would be to
describe what I have seen myself,
and it will perhaps be typical Of what
has happened all over France.
What happened up to the morning
OF Nov. II Is more or less a matter OF
official record, and though interesting,
unnecessary to repeat. But all Mon.
day morning the whole atmosphere
was charged with suppressed excite
ment. Everyone know pretty we'll how
the cat would Jump, but, still, after
four years of suppression, no one
wanted to let 90 until the news was
absolutely positive. Everywhere could
be seen men, women and children
with bundles of flags and draperies,
but always rolled up and lily con-
ceaied. AS you know, the armistice
was actually signed at 5:45 a. m but
with the customary eye to the pictur-
esque, the French officials withheld
the news until the predetermined hour
of II so that everybody would be set
for the outburst. AS we are about six
hours ahead of you, you got the news
ut correspondingly earlier hour OF
the day. At the psychological mo-
ment, the newspapers and bulletins
almost in one movement displayed the
official telegrams that bostiiitites had
ceased, and France exploded. ! was
standing in front Of the Office OF the
Petite Gironde" at the time, and came
near never getting away. As II by
magic the whole world seemed to be
come a mass OF waving iags' and
shouting, dancing. JOYOUS Frenchmen
As II by premedItated plan, they made
for every American soldier or officer
In sight, and messed them up aonsid.
erably with kisses and hugs. may
be wrong In saying Il was the first
but in any event the second utteranct
Of nearly every Frenchman was "vive
rAmerique. (" Spontaneously, II nc:
oficiaily, they sll seemed TO think thai
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-30

important feature will be the auction
sale on afternoon of 7th of Sc reg.
istered hogs representing equally the
Berkshire, Duroc, Hampshire and Po-
land China breeds, consigned by men,
bers of the Association.
Among the subjects on program are !.
Best age to market hogs; Benefits OF
organization; Obligation of breeders
to purchaser and vice versa: The
value of good hogs; Winter feeds and
better breeding stock.
The seventh annual meeting of the
Florida State Live Stock Association
Will be held in Kissimmee on Janu-
ary IA, Is and 16.
DR.. George M. Rommel will outline
the result of his investigation as to
needs for Restocking the war devas-
lated countries with breeding stock.
One session will be devoted to re i.
ports on what women are doing in
Florida, by some of the women who
lave made success in handling live
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-30

1t up. Silence would reign for a few
bars. and then twenty thousand voices
would statrt up singing the song It,
self. II you are familiar with the air,
you know how rousing II is under any
circumstances, so you may imagine
what 1t meant when sung from the
hearts Of multitude such as that
It was inspiring beyond all words.
Then our band would strike up some
livel yair, and everybody who could
would start dancing. BY the time
arrived, great lunches of American
soldiers had also come into town from
the outlying camps, and at the begin
ming of every tune, the little French
girls would break for a soldier TO
dance with him. OF in a little open
space / saw Poilu doing the High
land Fling, all by himself, purely from
exurberance Of spirits. One poor
serving girl at Clara's and my side
was weeping as IL her heart would
break. Clara spoke to her Oh IL to
soothe her and she replied "Mais
quelle joie, madame"-(But what Joy,
madam. Another though, also cry
ing, could not be soothed, as she had
lost her husband and brother at the
front. Wherever a French or Ameri-
can flag appeared there Immediately
procession would form, usually with
couple OF Poilus and two or three
Americans at its head, followed by as
many civilians or Poilus as could see
the flag. Each group would have some
rythmic chant to march by rs ION
les a" (literally, I'VE have them"), or
"A-van-ve" ("Advance") or some sim
liar sentence, while several groups
were heard saying Wilson, Wilson,
Wilson," at each step.
Down in the streets, away from the
music, pandemonium reigned.. Pro-
cessions, with American flags and ia
panese lanterns were everywhere, and
at not infrequent intervals, we could
hear the penetrating "Y-e-e-o-w wow
of some wild American who couldn't
contain himself any longer, Always
the Americans loomed big against the
little Frenchmen of the crowd and the
crowd was always ready to follow
them. l saw one American sailor
with an old fiddle saving out some
savage tune at the head of lsng pro.
cession. By his side was . little
French soldier carrying an American
flag. Nearly everyone Of these pro-
cessIons would pass before the Y. M.
Continued on Rege 81
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-30
IMPORTANT LIVE
STOCK MEETINGS

The live stock industry in Florida
has developed so rapidly within the
past few months that it has been
deemed advisable to devote parts OF
two weeks for meetings to discuss the
various matters of pressing import
ance, and cordial invitation is ex>
tended to every person interested in
live stock production to attend these
meetings.
The Florida State Swine Growers
Association has been assigned Jan.
6, and for their second annual
meeting, to be held in Orlando. An
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-30
RUSSIAN WORKING CLASSES
OPPOSED TO BoLsHEvIKisM
BY Associated Press.)

London, Dec. 28.-Russian work
men and peasants are by no means
united in movement to perpetuate
a dictatorship of the proletariat, ac-
cording to a traveller who recently ar
rived here from Russia. Pretense
that such is the situation in Russia is
one of the efforts of the Bolshevik
propagandists.
For many months, he says, the
Moscow government has been almost
wholly without peasant support for
the peasants have learned that Bol.
shevism in theory and Bolshevism in
practice are as unlike as day and
night. The people of the Russian
villages and country districts are de-
clared to be SO bitter against the
Bolsheviki that workmen who are
forced to return to their native vii
lagos for food dare not voice Bolshe-
vik doctrine for fear of being killed
by their relatives or former friends.
To the countrymen In Russia Boil
shevism now means nothing but food
requisitions. To him a Bolshevik Is
an outsider, armed with q rife, who
takes grain at prices far below the
market rate.
The peasants ear is no longer
open to Maximalist theories. He
cares nothing for skillful Maximalist
arguments setting forth beautiful So
cial and economic doctrines. He has
tried Bolshevism for a year. He has
had much OF his grain and other
foodstuffs wrested from him by Boil
shevik grain crusaders. He knows
that the only remaining peasant
Bolsheviki are shiftless ne'er-do-wells
and will have nothing TO do with
them.
AS the peasants make up So per
cent of Russia's population their at.
titude eventually may shape Russian
policy, says the informant. They
control food production, and bread Is
the basis OF the present struggle.
From its inception the Bolsheyik
government depended upon travelling
commlssars who were shipped all
over the Republic in special trains,
and provided with armed forces
which dubbed city and village gov.
ernments into line. When commits
sars fell under local influence and
became less drastic in their methods
the Bolshevik authorities at Smolny
Institute withdrew them and sent
others who would be more brutal in
their methods.
These methods worked for time.
but decreased in effectiveness in d.
rect proportion to the distance from
Moscow. When the disbanded army
Ireturned to the villages carrying
arms and ammunition the peasants
began to initiate Bolshevfk methods.
They resisted with tnachine-guns ana
Insugurated the movement which has
limited sovist Jurisdiction to less
than one-tenth Of the old Russian en-.
pire.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-30

Washington County: The value Of
vaccination for the prevention Of hog
cholera was never illustrated better
than on the farm of ]. r. Moody In
this county. Last spring Mr.. Moody
vaccinated his herd of about 150
head of hogs. This fall cholera
broke out on the same range used by
Mr.. Moody's hogs, and while others
have lost nearly their entire herd not
one of his have been affected. Mr..
Moody is more than pleased with the
result, and in the future will keep his
herd cholera immune.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-30
fmenceau Reelected
Associated Press.)

Pee. 30. In addressing the
y Deputies last night, Pre-
|enceau made plain that 1t
Fention to ask Great Britain
fagotiations for freedom of
|eclaring his attitude in this
be approved by President
nier told the Chamber that
Pc time to change pilots but
Fea gave him a vote of con-
a vote of $50 to 1874. The
pied his conversations with
Wilson were profitable al
audec, they were net al
reement on all points. He
pressed the belief in the
y the old system Of al
led the balance Of power, "
% that ne was not opposed
of Nations.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-30
Capt. II. D. Mendenhall
Writes Interestingly
OF How French
Celebrated Peace

1t was America that won the war.
laborously made my way to the
"Alees de Tourny," wide esplande
through the main portion of the town,
and there found equally gratifying
demonstrations. French officers ana
soldiers would encircle group of
Americans, join hands in "a huge
"rondo" and dance round and round,
shouting, laughing, crying, and finally
break up with everybody kissing ev-
erybody else. American sailors would
meet French sailors, grab each other
in their arms, whirl round and round,
shouting and kissing, and then who
ever happened to be in the majority
would hoist the others on their shoul-
ders. and head miniature parade un.
til something stopped them. Where
all the people came from don't know,
but in Is minutes after II o'clock, the
"Alees de Tourny" was packed with
people-all Of the same notion. You
may know what that means il I add
that the area covered would approx
mately correspond to a space as wide
as the Lakeland City Park from Ken
lucky to Tennessee avenues, and ex-
tending from the depot to Lake Nor
ton.
In the afternoon I had TO be in the
office all the time, and so didn't see
the sights. although they continued
unabated. But at Q o'clock, when l
came out, the whole world seemed a
mass Of people. The continuous
shouts Of lie Guerre est fini," "vive
Foch," "viye Wilson," "Vive Ia
France" was almost deafening on all
sides. Walking up the Rue st. Cathe-
rine l saw an old white-headed peas
ant woman holding on to the hand Of
an American soldier, walking along,
talking as hard as She could in
French naturally, totally oblivIous to
the fact that the soldier could not un-
derstand word of It. walked be-
bind a few steps and listened, and
heard her say that her two sons had
been killed in the war but grace a
les Americaines" France was saved /.
Old men and women on all sides
stopped US at almost every step to
shake hands, and talk, II we indlcat'
ed willingness to listen.
At the, Y. NJ. G. A., which is at
the head OF the Alees de Tourney
the crowd was thicker than ever. Il
possible. An American band had beer
playing all the afternoon, and anoth.
er, relieving It at 6 o'clock, was con.
tinuing when l arrived. From tht
second story porch, or terrace as II
is called, where the band was located
we could see the entire esplanade. and
J ! stood and watched the crowd from
there. Every third or fourth piece
the crowd would shout for Ga Mar
ss'ia'se" ard the bard would STRIKE