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The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1918-04-11
What Has Bee, :, Accomplished.

Thus far sl'nc e the great war
started the 5 aviation army has
the following record:
One hun bred and ninety. six
huts for re 'ligious and social work
and for dispensing comforts TO
soldiers and sailors.
THREE. hundred thousand SOL
diers and sailors attend Salvation
Army buildings daily. Many
thousands have protested con.
version.
One hundred and seven build
ings Of Salvation Army in United
States placed at disposal of gov
eminent for war relief purposes,
Forty-eight motor ambulances
manned by Salvationists under
direction of the British Red Cross.
Three hundred rest rooms equip
ped with papers, magazines, etc.,
in charge OF Salvation officers.
Seven hundred and twenty SAL
walton Army officers devote their
entire time to religious and social
work among soldiers and sailors.
Fifty thousand members of Sal.
walton Army fighting with allies
armies.
Four thousand beds provided in
forty.seven hotels close to rail.
way stations and landing points
in seaport cities for soldiers tt
and from the front.
Twelve ambulances placed a
the disposal of the United States
Government as a first consien.
msnt; others are in preparation.
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Lost.

A certain promissory note made
payable to T. B. Erwin & Son,
Ltd, Franklinton, La, dated
January 2, 1918, due October 1,
1918, for the sum of One Hundred
Forty.Four and 87.100 @l44.87)
Dollars, with s per cent per an.
mum interest from date until paid,
and 10 per cent attorneys fees
Signed by T. j. Manning. The
public is hereby warned not tt
negotiate for same.
T, B. Erwin & Son, Ltd.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1918-04-11
Tbe Gra=gea0et:.
FranklInton, La, April II, 1915
Red Cross Training Course.

The Home Service Institute
given under the auspices of the
Gulf Division of the American
Red Cross is to be held in Birm-
ingham, Alabama, beginning
April Is and extending for six
weeks.
This Institute will offer 10 Home
Service workers an opportunity
to take an extensive training
course in Red Cross methods of
caring for soldiers families which
Is the duty of the Home Service
Section of every Red Gross Chap
ter.
This course will in reality be a
training camp for war service at
home, and is given by the Red
Coss in the hope OF securing a
TRAINED personnel just as the army
used Officers Training Camps for
the same purpose. pp'lications
should be sent to Emmet. t W. White
Director of Civilian Fielief, Post
Office Building, View Orleans
La.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1918-04-11
Beauregard Leads in
Money Sent Home,

Camp Beauregard soldiers send
more money home by United
States money orders than any
other camp or cantonment in the
country in proportion to the num-
Der of men, statistics on the bust
ness conducted by camp post
offices and published by TIT Post
Office Department at Washin yton
show. The only other camp
which sends more money out is
Camb Upton, where there are al
most twice as many soldiers as
are here. The figures show that
Beauregard sent over $4,000 in
the month of January.
In addition to the money orders
the boys send home much more
money by express orders bought
| In the Y. M. G. A. huts.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1918-04-11
Sheriff Sale.-No. 3057.
T. J. Hand
vs..
Lear L. Green.

Notice is hereby given that by VII
tue of an order of seizure and sag
issued out of the Goth Judicial
District Court of La, in and for Wash
ington Parish, in above entitled cause,
and to me directed, ] will proceed 70
sell at public auction to the last ana
highest bidder, on
Saturday. April 20, 1918
at the principal front door of the court
house at Franklinton, La, between
the legal sale hours for judicial saies'
the following described property, Do
ing and situated in Washington Paf
ish, Louisiana, to-wit:
Lot No. seven (7) of block NO.
twenty three (23) of the Stephen b.
Richardson addition to Bogalusa, %
per plat of said addition on file In tns
Clerks office of this Parish and Sta1e
at Franklnton, La, and being now
incorporated into the City OF Boga
lusa, La.
Terms of sale-.Cash without benen'
Of appraisement.
This the 18th day Of March, 1918.
J.E. Batemsn, Sheriff.
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Sheriff Sale-No, BOAT.
Geo. w. Smith
W.

Heirs of Irene Smith, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that by vir.
tue of commission of sale, issued out
of the 26th Judicial District Court Of
Louisiana, in and for Washington Par.
ish in the above entitled and numbered
cause, to me directed ana delivered
for execution, I will proceed to sell
at public auction to the last and high
est bidder on
Saturday, April 10, 1918
at the principal front door of the court
house at Franklinton, La, between
the legal sale hours for judicial sales,
the following described property, be.
ing and situated in Washington Par
ish, Louisiana, to- wit:
1928 acres of land, more or less, in
the Nobel Butler headlight No. 30,
Township south, Range 10 east, St.
Helena Meridian. and lying in the
southern part of the said headlight,
and being bound on the north by lands
of Geo. T. Bankston and Benton
Smith, east by Bogue Chitto river,
and south and west by the headlight
line.
To be sold for the purpose of effect
ing partition.
Terms of sale-Cash without benefit
Of appraisement.
This the 4th day of March, 1918.
j. E. Bateman, Sheriff.
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Notice..

The next examination for tea
chers' certificates will be held
April Is, 16, II (white) and
April 1S, 10 20 (negro).
D. H. Springfield, Supt.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1918-04-11

First Ward Justice Court of the Parish
of Washington, State of
Louisiana.
L. NJ. Harper
VS..
Tom Roberts.
Notice is hereby given that by vir'
tue of writ of fieri facias issued by
N. V. Jones, Justice of the Peace Of
the First Ward of the Parish of Wash
lngton, Louisiana, in favor of L. M
Harper and against Tom Roberts and
to me directed, will at II o'clock a
M, on
Saturday, April q, 1918
at L. M. Harper's mill in the First
Ward in said Parish offer for sale at
public auction the following described
property, to.wit:
1 shot gun.
2 bedsteads.
1 cot.
wash pot.
i cook stove.
box dishes.
1 bureau.
draaser.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1918-04-11

Two inillion dollars already
spent by Salvation Army in it's
war acti vities.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1918-04-11
One Years War Cost
America Nine Billion

Washington. April Anime bill
lion dollars is the approximate
cost to the United States Of one
year of war.
More than one-half has gone in
loans to allies and will be repaid
eventually: over one. third has
been spent for the army and mill
tary establishments; one tenth
for the navy, and one-ffteenth
for shipbuilding.
Just one sixth of this big war
cost has been raised by taxation
and other ordinary sources of
revenue, and the balance has
come from sale of Liberty Bonds
and certificates of Indebtedness.
Enormous as these expenditures
may seem to II country whose gov
ernment in peace times cost be-.
tween 100000, 900 and $s00,000,-
900 they are less than Great Brit
aims and are only thirds of
estimates made by officials less
than a year ago. Slow progress
Of the ship building program and
the retarding of the outpouring of
war supplies are regarded by off,
cials as the chief reasons why ex-
penses did not equal estimates.
| Government expenses are now
running about a billion dollars a
month, with somewhat less than
half going to Allies, who spent
the greater part of their loans TO,
war supplies in this country.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1918-04-11

[ nearby certify that the above
and foregoingis a true and cor
rect list of Grand Jurors drawn
for service at May term Of the
26th judicial District Court of
Louisiana for Washington Parish
and according to law. This Mar
ch Both, 1918.
(SeaD M. A. Thigpen,
Clerk of Court,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-25

Charles Bleuer, 1888 Seventeenth
street, having received word. He
was in training at Camp Shelby,
Miss. while in this country and is
a member of the One Hundred and
Fifty second infantry.
DR.. and Mrs. A. r McBurney,
I7OS Twenty ninth street, have re-
ceived notice that their son Lester
has arrived overseas. This is the
second son of DR.. and Mrs. NC
Burney to reach foreign soil with
the expeditionary forces.
Mrs. H. p. Bergen left yesterday
for Washington. d. c., after visiting
five weeks with her mother, Mrs. I.
Allsbrow. 1923 Third avenue.
Mrs. Louise Hildebrandt, 537
Thirty-ninth street, received word
| today that her son, Private William
! Hildebrandt, has arrived overseas.
Private Hildebrandt was with the
/ One Hundred and Thirty-ninth held
artillery, stationed at Camp Shelby
Hattiesburg, Miss.
| Carl Ed, formerly member oil
the Rock Island Argus staff as
sporting editor and news writer,
arrived in Rock Island today TO
spend a short visit. He is now en-
| pioyed as a cartoonist on the Chi
/ cago American staff.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-25
CAS- CATCHES A
LOCAL SOLDIER
Private John Joseph Doyle, Men,
Der of the Canadian Forces,
Stricken Oct. Is.

Private John Joseph Doyle, son
of Eugene Doyle. 1905 Fourth ave
nue., is the first Rock Island soldier
known to have been victim of
German gas.
Word from the Canadian war au-
thorities received by the father IS
to the effect that Private Doyle hau
been shell gassed on Oct. ID, while
serving with the Canadian forces
al the front He is Low in hospl-
tai in England.
Private Doyle enlisted in the
Canadian army more than a year
ago after having been rejected by
the United States army authorities,
He wanted to go to war the worst
way and when the United States
turned him down, he succeeded in
getting into the Canadian branch,
his brother said today.
A telegram has been sent to the
Canadian war officials in an at
tempt to learn more of Private
Doyle's present condition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-25
MADE
NUuS' PRISONER
Let .er From Comrade Says Captain
Daniel Strickland Is Ger
man Captive.

Definite news has been received
in thts city Of the first Rock Island
m-a 10 De taken prisoner by the
Ii rs
e According TO, a letter written 10
hi mother E- . Comrade. Captain
D.5Cl strickland, age IS years.
b. Ec- OF Thomas J. Strickland.
Z r-te.l street and Twenty-third
aN -l-o, is in q bOChe prison camp
At St-ai gcwC. Germany. his right
forearm shattered by German steel.
Captain Strickland IS a son Of
Il and Mrs. Silas Strickland, now
OF New Haven. Conn, but formerly
Of Rock Island. He was born in
NJv Haven. hut at the age Of 3
years came with his parents to this
Ci,-. where Tor many years his faith
er filed . prominent position at
Rock Island arsenal
About SIX years ago the family
rcr 0vei to New Haven. where Cap
tan Strickland for q number OF
years acted as night superinteGd-
el- With the Winchester Repeating
Arms company.
Captain Strickland was a mem
he OF Company a. Sixth regiment,
at The time Of his departure from
III city. He effected . transfer
to 4 New Haven company, in which
he served throughout the Mexican
trouble under General Pershing.
s brother. the late Lieutenant
Paul Strickland. was with him on
the boCCe- and together the broth
ers were among the first American
troops TO Sbe thrown against the
German h6-des a. Chateau Thierry.
i was in this battle, on July %.
III the brothers, fighting desper-
ats5y on the same front, three miles
apart. met their fate.
Paul was severely wounded. Due
to . weakened condition caused by
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-25

serious illness while on service on
the Mexican border, his injuries
proved fatal. He was 25 years of
age Word OF his death was re-
ceiyed soon after by his parents
On the same day, July %, while
leading his men in a gallant conn
ter attack. Dan fell wounded.
Prussian guards, flower of the Ger
man army. launched a fierce coun-
ter, forcing the Yanks TO give
ground. leaving their wounded be
hind them. Not to be permanently
held back, however, the Americans
once more surged forward. recap
turing the position. The Yauk
wounded were carried away by the
Huns, however, and among them
was Captain Strickland
Parents in Suspense.
1t was first reported TO the par.
ents that their son had both limbs
shot away, and until recently il
was unknown to his parents wheth
er he was dead or alive He is one
Of three living survivors of his New
Haven company. who fought and
died for democracy in the turning
battle of the war at Chateau
Thierry.
The report of his being shot
through both limbs and listed
among the missing was received BY
his parents Aug. / On Oct IA
however, a letter from a comradt
who had lost a leg and had thus beer
sent back to the American force;
in an exchange of prisoners, reach
ed Mrs. Strickland It informed
/ her that her son is German pris
+ oner, and although wounded in the
( forearm, is convaleScing nicely IN.
der excellent care by Russian doc
tors and nurses in a German bass
hospital. The letter states that ht
T is receiving plenty of good, sub,
! stantial food and that thus far ht
! has been treated with the utmost
/ consideration.
/ When the lieutenant left him, hi
/ had established communications
with the American Red Cross il
Berne, Switzerland, and conse.
Quenly began to receive many lit
[ tie comforts through that organ
/ izatfon. The letter stated tina
Captain Strickland had been remov
| ed to Camp Stralkowo, Germany
July 81, from an emergency hospi
/ tai near the front lines.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-25

being blown open by burglars last
night The thieves were success
full in obtaining minor loot.
A number of stamps were taken
and about $3.50 in cash. Entrance
was gained by breaking one of the
office windows. The night watch
man appeared on the scene shortly
after midnight and, noticing the
broken window. made an investiga-
ton He found burglars had been
busy and had evidently been
frightened away by the sound of
his approach The safe was tilted
over in a position whereby it could
be worked upon with better chances
of success in forcing the door open.
The matter has been reported to
the police. who, however. have no
clue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-25
PERSONAL POINTS

Mr.. and Mrs. William Marvin,
2705 Ninth avenue, have received
word that their son, William ?.
Marvin, is safe overseas.
Word has been received of the
arrival overseas of Walter Noel
hinny, who was in training at Camp
Shelby, Miss, before entraining for
duty abroad.
Mrs. Robert Nelson, 1902 Eigh-
teenth avenue, has received word
of the safe arrival overseas of her
brother, Private Henry ]. OtZen.
who is with Company 113, motor
supply, Thirty-eighth division
Corporal Arthur R Bleuer has
arrived overseas, his mother, Mrs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-25
WATCHMAN PUTS
THIEVES ON RUN
Timely Appearance Is Responsible
for Saving Contents of
Factory Safe.

Timely appearance Of the night
Waterman of the Phelps Motor com
pany, First street and Sixth avenue,
at the office of the concern in which
the company's safe is kept, with
out doubt prevented the safe from
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-25
SELECTIVES SEE
GREAT MOVIE ON
VICES OF TODAY
FIT TO Fight"

Fit to Fight
II 500 selectiyes who assembled
in the Augustana auditorium last
night oDey what the government
asks of each soldier. Rock Island
will furnish some Of the best fight
ers that the country has. A NOV
ing picture. produced by David
Griffith, under the auspices Of the
Fosdick commission in training
camp activities and the war depart
ment, with the foregoing title was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-25
GtB110E5

Phone RI. 285. Trefz Express O.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
Besco Motor Oil. Beardsley's.
R 1. Clean Towel Service. Phone
R l. 4476
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-25
MATHERVILLE

According to word received here
by Mrs Thomas Hughes, her son,
william Johnson, has arrived safely
overseas.
Maurice Kaufman has closed his
blacksmith shop and has gone to Chi
cago Mr. Kaufman Will enter the
service
Herman Zude has gone to Ellis
vile, where he has secured a posi-
ton in the mine there as mine fore
m2n-
Besco Waffle Syrup, Beardsley's 8.
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-25
The store that
| keeps the
cost of living
down.
IN Last Saturdays Dis
patch We Announced !:
patch We Announced

Any young lady over
16, who cares to do so is
invited to submit to us,
in not over 200 words,
her ideas on these
points:
1. In which department. of our
store do you think The goods are
best displayed most invitingly,
mos likely 10 sell? Why?
= what did you think were
the best bargains on display as
sou walked through the store?
Sa-Ie them.
). DID you see anything that
sou Iiaed SO much that you bought
It. although not intending to buy
refc-e you came into the store?
What was It?
4 II you were managing the
store. what would you do to make
# mere attractive to customers?
For the bestrepltes we
promised TO glue eight
prizes, ranging from $40
TO 81. SO each.
Below is the reply tDhich
The committee adjudged
90 Be the best.
The goods in almost every de
nartucut are displayed 50 artist
cauy and beautifully that it is DIFF
cuff t. determine which one is the
best / think the Dress Goods"
are tie best displayed They are
50 eo-zcouzly arranged that any
person wishing to buy some goods
suud easily choose at glance
silks. g5rrhams. sorGos. in fact,
anything desired can be obtained
aad observed before Gc clerk gets
to you.
II.
think the best l2r- a=. as l
walked through the store, were
found in the Shoe Department,
Underwear. Beady-to Wear (espe-
riaHy in chi!dren's cIothingl, Lace
and Dress Goods.
III
Yes. ] saw q pretty little coin
purse which / liked ut first glance.
1t vas red in color and stylish in
aprea rance. as everything Is in the
Fisk & Loosely store. could not
resist in making the purchase.
"
II is hard to say what could be
done tHat would make the store
more attractive Possibly n more
ap-to-tats toilet room could be OBJ
taiacd, thus making IT larger in
space and more sanitary A style
sLow would display the various
ready made clothing and would
represent the store, This would
interest the people who would
purchase many things which they
would probably not otherwise have
procured.
II the young lady tUho
cCrote tie above uUiu call
and ask for our Gd-
cgrtter she r0iU be giUen
IN order good anywhere
n the store except gro
cerics) for 5000.
The replies r0hich t0on
second and third prizes
l0iH be published in our
adj space in Saturdays
Dispatch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-25

Steei-cut, ready ground coffee,
pound pkg. SOC.
Winesap and Jonathan apples.
; lbs. for 25c.
Fresh rutabagas, &c III.
Quality brand macaroni,
pkgs. for CSC.
Tomato catsup, i5c bottle.
Compressed figs. 15c pkg.
"CrispO" caramel sugar lunch
bars, sc pkg.
Spice bar cookies, 25e ID.
CHeeda Biscuit. pkgs. for CSC
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-25
BUT ONE BID ON
CITY SEWER JOR

The city has received but ons
hid for the putting In Of water main
and sewer on Thirtieth street H..
tween Eighteenth and Nineteentb
avenues T.. f. Trenkenschuh had
submitted a bid Of S&575.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-25

shown in its entirety before H..
Rock Island selectlves
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-25

As ordered by the State Board of Health all
stores piU close at clock Saturday; they 1DiH
not be open Saturday e1ening.
Oar store tOM be open from, a. m. to S o. m. |
Goods sold after II o'clock Saturday uOiH Be |
| deiiUered Monday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-25

Another lot women's winter
hats, salesman's sample line of
stylish pattern hats, models
worth up to $3.50: choice one
third off.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-25
Groceries, Saturday:
Creamery butter, pound prints, with other 9
ceries; one to each for 49c
Fresh stDeet potatoes, H. for 2Tc.

Best sugar-cured bacon, sliced,
soc lb.
Dried beef, sliced thin and even.
half pound 3Sc.
Sandwich meat, sliced. 45c Ii.
Cooked corned beef. SOC Ib.
BOneless picnic hams. average 8
lbs. SIC.
LonghOru cheese, soc Ih.
Peanut butter, 81 &c lii.
Canpbeirs baked beans, 20c can.
Shredded Goldfish. I71zc can.
DIN pickles. zoe dozen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-25

I think the best lar- a=. as
walked through the store. were
found in the Shoe Department,
Underwear. Ready-to Wear (espe-
eiafIy in chi!dren's ciotbingl, Lace
and Dress Goods.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-25

Yes. saw a pretty little coin
purse which liked at first glance.
1t vls red in color and stylish in
Appearance as everything is in the
Fisk & Loosely store. could not
resist ID making the purchase.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-25
DEPARTMENT STORE

Coats velvet velour plain and fancy striped sizes
to g. in brown, navy, Copen. green, Burgundy, etc.
choice $1,000, $3.50 and $3.50.
Army coats for the boys, heavy. wool khaki
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-22
MAHANY WILL PROBE
kEYMEN COMPLAINTS
Secretary OF Labor Wilson Names
New York Man to Conduct
Inquiry.
wALkouT NOW THREATENS
Agents of Department Investigate
Claims OF Telegraph Operators
That They liaye Been Discrimi-
mated Against Because Of Unions.

WASHINGTON, April ci.--Sccretary
Wilson. OF the Department OF Labor.
has named Rowland Mahany. OF New
Work., to investigate tho compla int ot
tho Commcrciai Photographers Union OF
..ncrica thet their efforts toward con-
c.iatinc their differences have been
spurned by the two principal COM
Daulcs.
AGENTS OF the Department OF Labor
nave been Investigating complaints OF
telegraph operators that they have
been Disseminated against because
they were members Of union. II is
believed by many OF the officials Of
the department OF Labor that the union
operators viii not walk out on April
3. which they have set a. 'orsanlza-
tiun day
The country would he hard hit IL
telegraph communications were broken
of at this time" said a prominent Of
it'iai tonight. Every means viii bc
taken by the Department os Labor TO
bring the two parties 10 an Under
standing. We have bccn Investigating
complaints at Atlanta. and Jackson
N.!!". and in several instances we have
advised the telegraph companies TO re-
instaic mcn vino have been suspended"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-22
German Emperor as
Sim Knew Him

In this issue The Times -Dispnt ci
prints the opening instnllmcnt of u
war serial by }. y. Slim. amateur
English champion athlete, who spent
eighteen months in Totsdnn, Palace.
where he taughi boxing and other
physical exercises to Prince oscar
and Prince Joachim, two sons Of the
kniScr.
lie has n most remarkable series
OF articles, giving frst-hand cNpcrI-
cnccs, and his narrative throws >at-
uab!c Hsht upon the character; and
dispositions of the various member,
OF the royal family.
If you would know :hc daily life
md manners OF tho :iohcnzo.icrns,
against whom ihr whole civilized
wnria now is lighting the bnttlc Of
life aud death, you cannot AFFORD to
miss tho beginning or this intensely
intSrcstin. story.