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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-06-14

Daughter of Jesus Christ for you the
toll is ended,
The heat and burden of the day
of time is done,
The golden chariots of our God have
now descended,
For you the crown is won.
Mother, your children shall be all
about you,
You led them close to Christ and
taught them how to pray,
And so the glory there will find
them not without you
In that most blessed day.
Companion of the one who walked
beside you,
You two whose love was linked in
love divine,
Shall meet AGAIN, there is path, and
one to guide you,
The shepherd Christ benign.
Sister, the loved ones who have
played together,
In childhood's happy land so long
ago,
Shall pluck the fadeless flowers be-
yond the barren weather,
For God has willed it so.
Neighbors and friends we say "Good
by" but not forever,
A few more storms shall beat and
! years shall roll,
! Then we shall meet in that fair land
where naught can sever,
The home land of the soul.
And so beneath the sea that now d.
vides US,
The pilots hand is on the helm the
the foam,
Rolls deep the love of God beneath
one who guides us,
Will bring US safely home.
W. Lomax Childress.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-06-14

Those in need of Belts for any
purpose should see Armstrong; their
stock is complete.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-06-14

burden bearing there was to be
done, Her devotion to her family
was very touching and beautiful
along with her faithful husband she
early in their lives led her children
TO Jesus Christ and taught them to
nrav she was indeed the mother of
q christian home consecrated to the
glory of the great guest, and made
precious by prayer, Those who come
after her following in the footsteps
of this Cody woman will find that
thew end at the throne. 1t can be
truly said of her in the golden words
of God "She hath done what she
could" To the writer the outgoing
of this good friend was like a per-
sonal bereavement, for we have
shared the hospitality Of her home,
we have heard her kindly words, we
have had the inspiration of her at
tendance and attention in the house
of God, and the friendship Of that
home of which she was the mother
and wife, has been godly gift more
valuable than very much gold or
many precious stones. She loved
her home, she loved her husband and
children, loved her neighbors, she
loved her country, she loved God,
and because Life is ever lord OF
death, and love can never lose Its
own. therefore the neighbors and
friends who are met here this after
noon. with her sweet children and de-
voted husband and all of the loved
members of her family circle shall
come together at last in the great
house of God not made with hands,
and peace shall bind her golden
chain about our happy hearts for
ever and forever. This friend who
sleeps now suffered some, but in pa
thence, and meekness she murmured
not, good soldier of the living God,
handmaiden of Jesus Christ, devoted
wife and mother, and daughter, and
sister, and friend and neighbor, the
sunshine for you is greater than the
shadow, and where you linger in that
fair land there is no sunset nor
evening star"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-06-14

WIS. 6.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-02-14
BIG BATTLE PENDING
ON WESTERN FRONT
Germans Concentrating Troops
Before the British Lines
THE BRITISH UNDIsMAYED
Austrians Fail in Attack on Ital-
ian Front.-Improved Weather
Conditions Cause Increase in
Raids.-Americans Doing Their
Bit

On the western front where Ger
many is massing her forces to
crush the Entente, there are signs
of growing alertness, portending
the battles to come.
The weather has improved and
on some parts of the British front
the ground is in condition for mil
itary operations on a larger scale
than for several months.
German troops and guns are
still pouring into France opposite
the British lines, but the British
are reported confident the pre-
Iponderance of men and guns re-
mains with them. Raids are in
creasing in intensity and are be-
coming more important along va
riouS sectors.
In an attack in Cauriers' wood,
northeast Of Verdun the French
repulScd the Germans with loss.
On the Italian front the Aus
trians have failed in attacks "a
gainst the positions of the Italians
on the Brenta. captured recently
by them.
An associated Press despatch
from the correspondent with the
American forces in France, dated
Monday, says:
1t Was bright and clear today
and numerous machines were O.
verhead. German machines were
busy taking photographs and
making observations and numer~
GUS air fights occurred. One
of enemy planes flew SO
low that they became targets for
anti-aircraft and machine guns
and were driven off. The artil-
lery continued active on both
sides. The enemy droped shells
into a number of villages behind
the American line and American
artillerymen answered Only one
man was reported injured in the
past "a hours. He was wounded
by a bursting shell in a village be-
hind the lines.
Several American patrols reach
ed the enemy entanglements last
night without encountering any
Germans.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-02-14
The Profit In Sugar Cane

| quote from the Louisiana
Planter and Sugar Manufacturer,
Louisiana Sugar Notes." Jan
uary 26, among others are follow
ing results of this season s output
"The production Of sugar at the
Morbihan factory of the New l.
IBERIA Sugar Company, near New
Iberia, La, in the crop year just
over, totalled 100000 pounds of
clarifieds and about 100000
pounds of raws. The cane ground
amounted to something like Al, 900
tons. The molasses output at Nor
bihan approximated 328,000 gal
Ions.
"The Shirley factory Of Levert
& Martinez in Rapides Parish
made about 2,S98,0O0 pounds of
clarifieds in the season just ended.
They ground $1,000 tons of cane
and made about 157, 500 gallons of
molasses.
"The Centerville Company,
which is cooperative sugar con-
Germ, being owned by the cane
farmers who supply it with cane,
has just given out it's report on
the 1917 season. The cane raisers
were paid $3.50 a ton which is the
highest cane price paid anywhere
in the state, and besides the sugar
house made a profit of twenty-five
cents per ton, which also went to
the owners" "
The Morbihan and Shirley cen
tral factories together made 1885,
900 pounds Of Louisiana planta-
ton sugar, quoted on the same
date in New Orleans at 7 cents a
pound, or $552,S30; with 477000
gallons of molasses at II cents, or
$41 ,090, a total of $594,020s
The total tonnage was $1,000
tons OF cane, yield gross return
OF $9.65 per ton. On the basis of
twenty ton per acre, the yield per
acre was 1893 paying one-half the
value of the sugar per ton to cane
would yield the growers $96.50
per acre.
The Centerville Company, a CO.
operative concern, paid farmers
$3.50 per ton for their cane and a
factory profit of twenty-five cents
per ton, after deducting the cost
of manufacture. Assuming a
yield Of twenty tons per acre, the
farmer obtained $175 per acre for
his season s work.
R. E. ROSE, State Chemist in
Tampa Tribune.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-02-14

Burmese breed were placed in the
herd, and the result is already
manifest beautiful "white
faces" stocky doddies," " smooth
barrelled "shorthorns" and the
large, rough, shelly "buffalo" are
now everywhere to be seen.
To fortify against the time of
lean grass, II silos were built of
100 ton capacity each, and corn,
sorghum, velvet beans and cow
peas were grown to such extent
and perfection that surprised even
the growers, and proved beyond a
doubt that Silage can be raised
cheaper and is a better forage
than the vamted alfalfa of the
western cattle states. In one di-
vision of the ranch, where careful
tab was kept on costs, the silage
cost 1852 a ton. This included
cultivation, fertilizer and harvest
ing, and this ton was of greater
feed value than any ton of alfalfa
costing about $50.
Another year when at the Gas
parilla prizes offered for car lots
the fire test of stock-grow pros
perity-the car lot that takes the
blue ribbon from "Meadowsweet !"
will have to be a good one, even if
it does come from beyond the
Missouri river.-Tampa Times.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-02-14

and lack of accommodation on the
boat, but they soon found they
had worse experiences to put up
with. Immediately on disembark-
ing, we were marched to the train
yards and there stacked arms and
took off our packs, and then, as
we had several hours to wait be-
fore leaving, we were taken for
short sightseeing march through
the town, in order to give us
chance to stretch our legs.
The rest of our journey / will
tell you about some other time,
and give you my impressions of
France and our work as far as /
have really formed any idea of it.
SO, for the present, | will close
with best regards to yourself and
family and all the good folks of
Punta Gorda, and with very best
wishes to all for the New Years.
Believe me,
Ever yours sincerely,
WIN. E. VECQUERAY Co.
c., 9th U. s. Engrs., A. E. F.,
France.-B. H. L. (Censor's in
itials)
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-02-14

Another cooperative store has
been organized in st. Johns coun-
ty, this one by potato growers at
Elkton. They will do a general
mercantile business, selling CO.
operatively to farmers. Next
spring they will handle fertilizer,
seed potatoes, farm machinery and
other farm supplies.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-02-14

War savings certificates are ex-
empt, both as to principal and in
terest, from all taxation imposed
either by the United States or any
political unit thereof.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-02-14

Red Cross appropriations for
work in Italy from November 1,
1917, to May 1, 1918, total $4,771,-
900.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-19
French Typist "Recruit'
Had Large knowledge
of English Language

Lewis E. Kinley, son Of Mrs. Mary
Kinley, National road east, in let
ter to his mother tells of his exper-
fences while teaching shorthand and
typewriting in Paris. Kinley is in the
qua rtermaster corps and has been in
France for several months. He
teaches the English language and
shorthand and typewriting. The fol
lowing is an application that one of
his pupils sent to him.
Paris, July. 1918.
l learn that you recruit type
writer, and l permit me of propose to
you my services.
am since five years shorthand
writer at the secretary's office of
honorable bank of market.
l have twenty five years and reside
with my parents. So that you can
judge I've any knowledges Of the
English language.
l am at your complete disposition
for more larges informations.
Awaiting an favorable answer,
l am, Sirs, Yaurs truly,
MARCELLE.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-19
FRECKLES AND TAN
SOON FADE AWAY

A freckle Is merely a discolored,
rusty" spot lodged in the skin itself.
Some skins are peculiarly sensitive
to the effect of sun and wind. If your
skin is of that kind, here's good news
for you.
A chemist, whose freckles used to
embarrass him quite bit, one day
found out that danthol tetrate was a
simple and pleasant way of treating
this trouble. The skin seems to alb
sorb it quite promptly, and the way it
gets after those rusty freckle spots is
really wonderful.
Get an ounce of danthol tetrate from
any we'll known druggist, and apply it
with the finger tips twice day for
a few days and notice the result. This
is also an excellent way Of removing
tan and similar discolorations Of the
skin. 1t costs very little and is not
a bit unpleasant to use.-Adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-19
RICHMOND SAILOR
VISITS LONDON
ON SHORE Leave

Preston B. Fisher, who Is stationed
on U. s. S. Wyoming has written Of
his experiences in London to his faith
err and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. c. A.
Fisher, 524 North Sixteenth street.
Fisher enlisted in the navy ten days
after the United States entered the
war and has been in foreign waters for
the last ten months.
The letter says:
Just back from seven days
leave. | spent my leave in London
and certainly had fine time. 1t was
our first liberty in six months and be-
lieve me it was good to walk on the
street again even If it was not in the
good old U. S. A. Saw several inter
esting things, the London tower. ST.
Paul cathedral, Westminster Abbey
and also went through the kings
stables.
Il did not get to see King George, l
wanted to see him, too. We saw the
kings coach. Sure was fine looking
too. All gold and silver trimmings.
and it measures 104 feet from the ton
que to the back. I'd like to breeze
into some place in the U. S. with that
outfit
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-19
RICHMOND SOLDIER
DESCRIBES HEAVY
STORM AT CAMP

Clarence Brinkley has written his
parents the following letter concern
ing his experiences during a hard
storm which recently hit Gernster
Aviation field:
81 have just finished washing my
hands and face. This is the first
time l have washed my face since
last Tuesday morning and this is
Thursday evening. l washed my
hands few times in mud hole. but
| would not put it on my face. They
had to haul the water Is miles from
Lake Charles for us to drink. but they
would not spare enough to even wash
our mess kits in. l either poured
what coffe that l had left over mine
or bathed the pans off in mud hole.
The wires were all down and we
had no power to operate pumps. l
suppose you have seen accounts Of it
in the papers. Here is my story:
81 was on guard Monday night and
Tuesday. 1t began to rain about s
a. m. l went on duty from 10 to IL
and l never saw it rain ha rder in my
life, and the wind was awful I came
back to the barracks for dinner, which
was about a mile from the guard
house l had the wind at my back
coming down so got along all right.
But it took three Of us an hour to get
back to the guard house. The wind
was blowing harder all the time and
some of the buildings were beginning
to go to pieces. 1t was about 3 o'clock
and the buildings were beginning to
go in all directions when the fire
house went up in the air and came
down on the guard house, and Of
course, that caused a little excite
ment.
Orders were given for guards and
prisoners to run for their lives and
we did. got about ten feet from the
guard house when I went down.
did not count the number of times
rolled over but when I stopped I was
up against the side of the bake shop,
but as that was a very dangerous
place. I started out again and the
next time l stopped l was in a big
ditch about six feet deep, which runs
alongside of the camp, and was almost
full Of water. | do not know how
would have gotten out Of that ditch
If it had not been for smaller one
| climbed into the smaller one and
up the bank and got behind a pile
OF dirt which had been thrown out
OF the ditch Stayed there about Is
or 20 minutes, when the wind made
a change and the rubbish began COM
ing that way. Then / started for the
machine gun range which is about
a mile out in field where a bank
800 feet long and 20 feet deep had
been built / walked when l could
and crawled the rest of the way. but
| got there. About one hundred other
fellows were out there, too. The wind
ceased about 5 o'clock and we came
back to camp. the prisoners and all
glad to be alive. My shoes were
full of water from 10 a. m. to p. m.
I was wet all over but | was entirely
all right, and mighty glad Of it.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-19
103 men FROM
WEST VIRGINIA
FOR LOCAL CAMP
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19-Eighteen
states were called upon by the pro-
voist marshal general today to fur
nish 500 white draft registrants Of
grammar school education, fit for gen
eral military service. The men will
entrain September. Voluntary en-
listments will be accepted until Aug
ust &C.
West Virginia will send 1913 to
Richmond, Indiana. and Indiana will
send SIS to indianapolis and 772 to
Purdue for special training.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-19
WILLIAM YODER
INJURED IN ACTION

William Albert Yoder, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry r. Yoder, 312 South
Eighth street. has written his parents
that he Is now in base hospital No. s,
recovering from wounds received in
action. Yoder was shot in the hands.
He is serving In France with an in
fantry company.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-19
Men rs Years Old May
Enlist in Army Service

Army Recruiter Wright Monday
morning made public the fact that the
army will accept men who have passed
their forty sixth birthday for duty in
the Quartermaster corps and in the
Ordnance department. The men must
be physically fit for the work and tble
to do the work in the department in
which they seek enlistment. For
further information apply to the Army
Recruiting station.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-19
WITH THOSE IN
ARMY and Navy

This column. containing news OF
Richmond and Wayne county SOL
diers and sailors, will appear daily
In the Palladium. Contributions
will be welcomed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-19

If you are too old for the army I'M
der the advanced draft ages, you are
not too old for the War Savings army.
Enlist now.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-19

AS an aid to poultrymen a Massa-
chusetts man has invented a machine
that at regular intervals delivers wa
ter to trough and scatters measured
feed broadcast.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-19

Clean up your War Savings Stamps
quotas. Clear the way for the Fourth
Liberty Loan.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-19

The following men applied for en-
tisment in the Navy Saturday: Hen
cry Zeit, Oren B. Hale, J. A. Reynolds,
Harry Foley, ]. NJ. King, Homer
Wichterman, c. L. Cloyd, f. II. Hiatt.
II. d. Mcpherson, d. II. Cofield. Her
man r. Shaffer. r. b. Boyer made ap-
plication Monday.
Private J. c. Werts, who is sta
toned at Desois, Mont, is visiting
Mrs. w. NJ. Mather of 227 North
Eighth street.
Mrs. Clara Dilks of South Sixteenth
street has len informed that her son,
Harold. has arrived safely in France
He is with an engineers corps.
The following men applied for en-
lstment in the Navy Friday: Her
bert Glen Gunckel. Greensboro, Ind:
Mark Thomas Golden, 313 North
Ninth street; Clarence Claude Hale,
233 South Twelfth street; James Ray
Lonster, 112 Boyer street; Howard
Robert Swisher. 1919 South Eighth
street
Raymond r.. Jones, vi SdIup bedu-
regard, La, is home on ten-days
furlough with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. James f. Jones Of South Twenty
first street
Sergeant Holston Tom, Of Camp
TAYLOR has been in the city visiting
his wife and parents. Mrs. Tom ac-
companied her husband to lndianap-
oils on his way back to camp.
Walter Stanley has sent word to
Mrs. Nellie Ellinger, his sister. that
he has reached France safely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Westendors
32S South Fifth street have received
a letter from their son, Herbert l..
Westendors, saying that he has
reached France safely.
Mrs. II. II. Goldfinger received word
Saturday morning that her son, Fred
Polletz. has arrived safely overseas.
Polletz is in the engineers corps and
was in training at Indianapolis be-
fore going overseas.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-19

Don't let your motor run idle. Save
the gas and put the money into War
Savings Stamps.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-19

Are you saving Systematically?
War Savings Stamps.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-19

Thirty-four million Americans are
in the War Savers Army. Are you
one?
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-19

32S South Fifth street have received
a letter from their son, Herbert l..
Westendors, saying that he has
reached France safely.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-19

A LINE TO MOTHER FROM THE FRONT.
boxes Of its
These make ready
thinks
just
in an
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-19

Walter Stanley has sent word to
Mrs. Nellie Ellinger, his sister. that
he has reached France safely.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-19

Sergeant Holston Tom. of Camp
Taylor has been in the city visiting
his wife and parents. Mrs. Tom &C
companied her husband to Indianap-
oils on his way back to camp.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-19

Mrs. Clara Dilks of South Sixteenth
street has len informed that her son,
Harold, has arrived safely In France
He is with an engineers corps.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-19

Private J. c. Werts, who is sta
toned at Desois, Mont, is visiting
Mrs. w. NJ Mather of 227 North
Eighth street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-19

Raymond f. Jones, Of Camp Beau
regard, La, is home on ten-days'
furlough with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. James +. Jones of South Twenty
first street.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-11

Draft men placed in class of the selective army will not be given com missions in the non- combatant arms of the service, under a resolution adopted by the war council and approved by Secretary Baker.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-11
coNTRIBUToRY CAUSES |
 OF COAL SHORTAGE
Disregard of Regular Channels of Dis- tribution and Low Prices Fixed.

Washington, Jan. 10.-New York wholesale coal dealers testifying be- fore the senate investigating commit tee today attributed much of the coal shortage in New York and other plac- es to disregard of regular channels of distribution by the fuel admiristra- tion in it's efforts to get fuel to certain committees.
 w. A. Marshall was on the stand most of the day. His diagnosis was concurred in by c. G. Harris. Both discussed the situation generally and touched only lightly upon the acute shortage in their own territory.
 MT. Marshall spoke of the labor problem as factor in production shortage and predicted a shortage of coal for several years. He praised the work of J. J. Storrow; New England fuel administrator, saying Mir. Storrow had raised the devil'' for others but had made good for New England.
 Prices fixed by the government for coal at the mines was too low in many instances, the witness thought, and had resulted in reduced production, notwithstanding statistics showing an increase this year. His business, he said, had been reduced this winter to about one-third of normal because he could not get coal. Mr. Harris said he believed his firm did not receive more than ten per cent. of it's normal supply.