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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-19

Willie Davis, John C. Francis. S. D.
Bennett, Ulysses Lewis, Ventriss v.
Buckner, James Chambers, Willie
Mayfield, Henry. E. Glockner. Ran
dolph Bradley. Lee Phillips, Parker
Wallace. Dan Bentley, Fred Ander-
son, Warren Newman, Willie Pierce,
Hazard Wright. Pete Cutrer, Andrew
Wills, Alec Robertson, James Louis
varnado, Tod Lemzy, John Miles,
Robt. Smith. Dorethia Hendricks.
Applewhite Odo, Dempsil Smith.
Marion B. Knight. John >Sumran,
Ellie Wheeler, Leo Harper, Frank
Anderson. Albert Robertson, Ben An
thony, Paulet Chavers. Carl Johnson,
Louis Young, Pete Jones, Wiley Ra-
pom, Si,ae Brown, VIM. Hardy. John
Williams, C.. Bronds, Herman Pierce,
Elijah o. Chapman, Burke Ankton.
Wilson B. Harvey, General Parker,
Nick Whalem, Harvey Cannon. Jos.
Young, Walter Henderson. Pink El-
zie. Jake Emerson, j. Willis Jones.
Isaac Jackson, Leon Joansen. AufTy
l6axhsvs, ". ]. Oellisr.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-17
RED CROSS CANTEENS;
JUST WHAT THEY ARE
American Woman Tells Vividy Of Her Canteen-The
Cayes, Brightest Little Room One Ever Saw.
NEVER SO PROUD OF ANYTHING IN HER LIFE

of being put in straits as we are now
in to feed so many men with only six
gas burners in long row. We make
the coffee, soup, cocoa, and ragout or
sometimes regular Irish stew on our
stoves and the roasts are cooked for
US gratuitously at the bakers. All
food except coffee, meat, cocoa and
sugar Is cheap down here. 1t is the
garden district Of France. All the men
are so pleased and grateful and we
get such post cards and thanks. We
have stewed apples, stewed dates and
figs for deserts and tell you it keeps
us hopping to keep things going.
Sometimes we run out Of meat and
then we fry eggs for them and they
love them. The dOrmitOries are won
derful. l never was so proud Of any,
thing before. Two Hundred canvas
stretchers for beds. We never used
them before, but we can keep them
clean and put them outside If there
Is any vermin.
Model Of Cleanliness.
We have a splendid fumigating plant
and an incinerator, and the place is
model of cleanliness. All the men
take off their wet and dirty boots. We
have good felt slippers for them, two
wooden blankets for each bed two big
stoves and an orderly that wakes
them for their trains, good shower
baths and wash rooms and altogether,
when the big room is finished, it will
be n model Of everything it should be,
ber Last year the men slept in the
road. We have adopted the Auberge
sabots as the only sensible footwear
as the roads and our floors are always
wet.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-17
George Washington
Was Not Mentioned
Youthful French Orator Seemed to Think Lafayette Was
Really the Father of This Country
By DIR. ESTHER LOVEJOY.

Lafayette is inseparately associated In
the mind of young France with the
United States and all 1t stands for.
George Washington wasn't mentioned.
According to the juvenile French
version, Lafayette saved America
This was the most glorious achieve
ment in the history Of the world. Sin
gle handed and alone Lafayette sowed
the seeds of liberty in the United
States that has spread from the At
lantic to the Pacific and fired the souls
of a hundred million people. When the
American colonies were In a death
struggle with the Hanoverian monster
on the throne of England the Hohen-
zollerns and Hessians and Hindenburg-
ers and all the HIS representing He'll
on Earth In that day and generation
Lafayette crossed the ocean on slow
sailing ship-so slow, SO slow for so
swift q soul-and saved America. And
now, after 140 years, the hosts of
America, a million strong, are return
Ing that historic visit for the purpose
of repaying the debt of gratitude.
To say that the audience followed
the speaker would be undertaking the
case. They all seemed familiar with
the speech, and their applause fire.
quently anticipated its cllmaxes. Good
feeling was rampant. We shook hands
with all the youngsters within reach,
and as we turned the corner we looked
back, and they gave us final "Vive
rAmerlquew ~
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-17

Just what Red Cross canteen is,
how it is outfitted, and the hundred
problems the American women have
to meet in feeding the French, Eng
lish and American soldiers Is well
shown In this letter from an American
Red Cross worker:
We have really wonderful place
1t was given to us so rough and plain
and ugly. l had a coat of plaster put
on the walls, painted bright blue
wainscot three feet high with a stem
Gil of flowers of red, white and blue
above, white walls and ceiling, doors
and windows outlined with light green
and stencils of bright colors between
the windows of trumpets, and over
the five doors delicious little paintings
by Miss Kirkpatrick and Miss Beckett
Of soldiers and canteeners in the most
clever and attractive wey.
Brightest Little Room.
At the end Of the room we have two
girls, one American and one French,
holding French and American flags
We have red and white oilcloth on the
tables, red glass carafes and red tur-
key window curtains, and always flow
ers on the counters. 1t is the gayest
brightest little room you ever saw.
However, it only holds about 12O men
seated at the tables and it is to be
used as recreation room and even
movies Our big room is to have a
huge kitchen and seats for 1000 men
or over, and will open right on to the
platform. 1t is to be decorated by an
artist from the Beaux Art, as Miss
Beckett has gone and Miss Kirkpat-
rick is too busy.
1t will really be splendid big place
and we can work in comfort instead
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-17

What IS the attitude of the French
people toward the Americans? The
French are very polite people, and,
no matter what their inmost thoughts
may be, they are not likely to express
an opinion to an American other than
complimentary. But the children of
all the world are guileless. They can
be depended upon to express In public
the private opinions of their parents.
The children of France are crazy about
Americans in uniform, SO we guess
what their parents feel for US.
On one occasion I was passing pub
lie school with another Red Cross wo-
man physician in uniform and a
French visiting nurse. The school had
just been dismissed, and group of
young boys came trooping out. In
stantly we were surrounded, and after
a seconds parley a young Mirabeau of
about twelve years, the spokesman of
the group, stepped forward, bowed
formally and delivered an address on
Lafayette and America, which was
punctuated by the applause Of his ad-
miring compatriots. The American
Eaglet could not possibly have scream
ed louder In the United States on the
Fourth of July than 1t did on that back
street of munition town in France.
Washington Not Mentioned.
There seems to be some difference
of opinion on the relative Importance
of certain historic characters connect
ed with the American Revolution
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-17

useful life alleviate hundred nights OF pam, you would
grant him the money. You would not feel that you had
lost but gained.
This is what the Red Cross says to you GIVE OF your
safe and secure substance and will sooh pain will gather
UP heroes who have been shot to the earh and housing
recompense My reward my conscience My applause is
restoring man to his family.
Hearing these words and feeling that they are true,
would you hesitate to open your whose contents
gathered in times of peace .
The Red Cross appeals to you personally. 10 you 1t
opens its me1cful heart and begs you for assistance The
cutting down of luxury day would mean soothing
tenderness on the red fields of France
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-17
CalebR0gersD0es
ABit of Figgerin'
BY JOSEPH c. LINCOLN
OF the Vioijantea

Red Cross women with hot coffee and
sandwiches, a-makin' him comfortable,
doin' the little kind things you and his
mother are just longin' to do this min
ute.
when Christmas come who saw
that the bundles from home got to
him? Who gave him things-candy
and smokes and such-On its own ac-
count? The Red Cross, that's who
And when he had the bad cold and
fever who supplied the nurse that did
more than anybody else to fight the
pneumonia off? The Red Cross, Dan;
nobody else.
"And when he's on the ship goin'
across, when he's marchin' through
France on his way to them trenches
we read so much about, when at last
he's in those trenches-whos lookin
out for him every minute of the time?
Who's motherin' and fatherin' him,
same as you and your wife would give
| all this wide world to be able to do?
Why, the Red Cross, just the Red Cross.
"And when he goes over the top to
| gang of pirates, suppose he gets bull
let through him somewheres. 1t can
| Just as likely be him or my Sam as
anybody elses boy, remember that.
| He's lyin' out there In No Mans Land,
and it's night and cold and wet, and
! he's in pain, awful pain, and
Mr.. Griggs interrupted.
For mercy sakes, don't, Caleb" he
pleaded. 81 can't bear to think of It."
"Then you ought to. Twill do you
good to think just little. For pretty
soon who comes crawlin' along through
the hell fire to him and gives him wa
ter-and morphine If he needs it-and
binds up his wounds and carries him
back to the place where the doctors
are? And whose doctors are they that
gives him the very best treatment
that's possible, and whose hospital
does he go to afterwards, and whose
doctors and nurses take such good
care Of him there? Putin 1t all to-
gether, who makes Jim Griggs a well
man again and makes 1t possible fol
his father and mother and sisters tt
lay eyes on him once more? Nobody
on this earth but the Red Cross. Ant
God bless II, say!
What Is Your Son Worth to Your
"And now you wonder why man nc
richer than / am is givin' hundred
dollars to a society that's dOin' all thai
and a million times more for my boy
Look here, Dan GrIggs. How much Il
your son worth to you? If you coult
save his life by doin' it wouldn't vol
sell the farm and the stock and YOU
house and the last shirt on your back
Wouldn't you give him the last cen
you had If he needed 1t to save himself
from torture and death2 Well, tn,
Red Cross is doin' everything human!
can do to save him from those things
and it's warmin' him and comfortin
him and keepin' him well and happ!
besides. And what it's doin' for hin
, It's doin' for every one Of the soldiers
in the fields or the trainin' camps, tn,
hospitals-even In the German pris
, ons. And it needs money-and 70,
| grudge givin' it,
| Mr.. Griggs shook his head.
, mo, don't" he said II guess
, can spare a hundred, too-for tn,
3 boys sake"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-17
SOME STRINGS ON
RED CROSS GIFTS
Eighteen Dollars Given for Relief
of the Chinese in
France.

One of the least known phases Of
the Red Cross Is the accounting.
In talk recently given at Red
Cross luncheon by the Deputy Comp
troller, most interesting phase of
this branch of Red Cross work was
brought out in the story Of the re-
stricted gifts.
The fact that person makes re-
stricted gift to the great Red Cross in
dicates that that person is particularly
anxious to know that his or her money
reaches definite piece Of work in this
war relief.
Every penny that comes into the Red
Cross has to be balanced ON an edge
to see into just which of the more
than five hundred accounts it shall
drop. When that penny comes in it
must be spent in just the way the
donor wishes.
On the very day the Comptroller
spoke, there had come in a restricted
gift from a little Sunday school in q
small California town-$18 to be spent
for relief of Chinese in France-not
$18 to be spent for relief of Chinese,
which could have been easily arranged
with the general work now being car
ried on in the flooded districts in Chi
ma. Not that, but $18, given possibly
in little penny and five-cent contribu-
tions by Sunday school children who
had learned somewhere that there
We're Chinese In France who needed
help. That money will be spent for
the relief of Chinese In France. The
restriction of the donors will be OBJ
served.
The same morning came SIS for re-
lief Of Belgian soldiers in Paris-not
Belgian soldiers who might be In Os-
tend or Belgian prisoners In Brussels
or Germany, but $15 to go toward the
relief of Belgian soldiers in the city of
Parls-and this restriction will be OBJ
served and the $15 will find its right
place.
You may get an idea Of the amount
OF business conducted with the Red
Cross funds in this unofficial work Of
Mercy when you learn that the clear
ance of the Red Cross for the month
of February was greater than the
clearance of the largest Washington
bank
Can any one doubt the care in the
expenditures Of the American peoples
millions when he learns that each
penny is carefully considered to see
where 1t must be charged, and that
every item of receipt and expense is
carefully scanned, not only by compe-
tent officials of high business standing,
but also by our own Government
War Department.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-17
TOOYOUNCT NCT0KEEP
GAS MASKS ON
The Myriad Things the Red Cross
Does, That Government
Can Not Do.

Many people say: "Why doesn't the
government do the work of the Red
Cross?" There is no better reply to
this question than to cite some OF the
activities Of the American Red Cross.
Last August the American Red Cross
issued an order for an automobile to
be given to French hospital for chill
dren Of Toul, near Nancy. A lot OF
chintzes for the bedrooms were sent
down to brighten them up, lot of toys
for the children-French children
brought in from the war zone, too
young to keep on their gas masks. To-
day ten Red Cross automobiles are
hauling to Red Cross hospitals in
France French children whose parents,
held in slavery in Germany, are now
being dumped every day at Evian, on
the Franco-Swiss border.
Fancy our government doing that for
French children. Yet 1t must be done
IL the French morale behind the lines
is to be kept up. These deeds Of the
American Red Cross are just as much
part of our military policy in France
and Italy as though they were done un
der articles Of war.
Hired knitters7 No!
The government could, of course
hire knitters; 1t could, of course, issue
pensions for soldiers families in Amer
lea. 1t could buy ether and bandage:
and hire nurses. But these things arr
so small a part of the Red Cross worl
that with them alone our cause woult
fail. Every man or woman who out O
his own heart here at home gives tt
support the Red Cross In helping Ou
cause from an angle Of attack that il
new in modern war. 1t Is the angle o
brotherhood. 1t stiffens the courage
of civilians. It puts heart into ou
soldier allies by the comforting knowl
edge that their home affairs are gOini
we'll. And every dollar put into tn,
Red Cross makes not only for victor.
in this war, but for everlasting peac,
between the great nations now fghtin;
together in this war. England ant
France have been our benefciaries, no
merely with the blood Of our soldiers
But England and France and Ital,
have seen how freely and how well w
spend our love of humanity upon thei
people at home, how truly and effec
lively we are friends In need, brother
In democracy. That is the Red Cros
job--to make enduring the peace gain
ed by our guns.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-17

CaleD ROSerS was seated dl tle iil'lc
desk behind the counter Of his gen
eral store" at Rogers Corners. His
check book was open before him, and
he was tapping his front teeth with
the end Of a penholder and apparently
considering deeply. Daniel Griggs,
who owns the big farm half mile up
the road, entered the store and stood
for a moment regarding its proprietor
with an amused smile.
"Well, Caleb" he observed, you
look and act more like 6 Rockefeller
every day you live. I presume likely
you're figgerin' whether you'll invest
this months income in more Standard
lie or use it to buy your wife another
diamond collar?'
Mr.. Rogers smiled also, but he was
serious enough moment later.
"Dan," he said, II tell you what l
was fggerin'. l was figgerln whether
/ hadn't better make the check | was
goin' to give the Red Cross folks a
hundred instead of fifty"
Griggs mouth opened In astonlsh-
ment.
What About Jim Griggs?
"You give a hundred dollars to the
Red Cross, Caleb Rogers " he demand
ed. "You! Are you crazy? You sar-
tainly amt worth any more money
than | am, and | was calculatin' to give
about ten-not mOren fifteen anyway
| The Red Cross is q mighty fine thing
| | know that well enough. But If you'll
tell me why folks no richer than you
and me should give
Caleb's foot, which had been resting
over one corner of the desk, came tC
the floor with bang. He straighten
ed. leaned forward and shook his fore
finger earnestly at his visitor.
"Tell youf" he repeated. "Yes, Dar
Griggs, will tell you. I'll tell you be
cause you've got boy, same as have
up here at the big camp, and it won
be many weeks, or even days, afort
| they're both over on t'other side of tht
big pond tlghtin' the most cussed
cruel, unscrupulous gang of thieve!
and murderers that ever rigged up il
uniforms and killed women and babe!
for fun. Oh, of course you know al
that, you'll say. You know your sol
has enlisted and Is gOin' to war; t.
battle, to run his chance along will
| the rest of bein' killed or wounded o.
taken prisoner. You know 1t, yes, In ;
general way you do. Such things, til,
woundln' and all that, happen to othe
boys every day, but It's amazin' how
slow fellers like you and me are to re
alize that they're just as likely to hap
pen to that one boy we set so mucl
store by. It's what I've just been try
in to realize, Dan. I've been sittin
here thinkin' it out.
"Take my own boy-or take yours
TO fetch it right home-take your jim
Jim left here and he went off to CAM
to be trained. And it was colder thai
the northeast corner of an ice chest VI
in that camp, and he no sooner lande,
thar than he realized he hadn't got tn
heavy sweater he'd ought to have
| His mother would have knit 1t, bu
'twould have taken time, and he'd hav
pretty nigh froze waitin'. So the Re
Cross gave 1t to him, along wit
wristers and a comfort kit. On tn
way up to camp wherever that troo
train he was on stopped there wa
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-17
SAVIOURS
By ANGELA MORGAN

Yours is the daring skill to tread
The waters Of world at war;
Yours is the miracle to shed
Where rocking seas of hatred are,
Courage and comfort, like star.
You cry unto an earth dismayed,
And God is thrilling in your tone:
Brothers, the ship is not alone;
Be not afraid"
Ye are the Christs of this black hour,
The Great Physician come again,
Within your sacred hands the power
To heal the race of men.
Ye hold the hurt world to your breast;
Ye bind her bruised and broken soul;
The sick, the manned and the oppressed
Yours is the gift to make them whole.
And where the stricken miles unroll
Ye sound the resurrection morn;
Above the bier where Justice lies,
With visions Of an age new born,
Ye bid the dead arise!
o World that walkest now in tears
Where Truth again is crucifed
After the thousand, thousand years
See yet that Christ is not denied!
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-17
YOUR HUNDRED
MILLION DOLLARS
WAR FUND committee
TELLS HOW IT WAS
SPENT.
No Part of 1t, Says John D. Ryan,
Went for Any Expenses of
the Organization.

John d. Ryan, vice chairman Of the
War Council, recently discussed the
disbursements of the first $10O,000,OO
American Red Cross fund and spoke
Of the necessity for further funds.
He announced that the week set apart
for the drive is May 20 to 27.
1--WE have collected $105,OOO,OOO,"
said Mr.. Ryan. 1--WE have allowed
refunds to chapters-as you know,
chapters are entitled to retain 25 per
cent. of the collections covered by the
chapter. They have not In all cases
availed themselves of the Is per cent,
but we have allowed $17008,121 on
this account. We have appropriated
to date $77,72191 and we have avail
able for appropriation ON March 1
$10,3T1,2l7, with the addition of $3,-
100000 we know to be perfectly good
when called upon.
"The appropriations have been
made to the different countries as fol-
lows: France, $30,936103; Belgium,
$2,OSG131 Italy, S3,5S8,826; Russia,
81 ,243, ,S45; Rumania, $2,876,368; Ser
via, S875,1S0; Great Britain, $685.
$50, including S1,00O,0O0 that was ap-
propriated by the War Council to the
British War Relief, and for other for
eign relief work, $3,576,300.
"For relief work for prisoners we
have expended s343,3O4, and this
work Is only beginning. These appro-
! priations have been made to care for
the prisoners that we feared might be
taken. We also spent for equipment
and expenses of Red Cross personnel
sent abroad $113,SO0; for army base
hospitals in the United States, $54,-
900; for navy base hospitals In the
United States, $4,000; for medical
and hospital work in the United
States, $531 600; for sanitary service
in camps in this country, $403, 900; for
camp service in the United States,
$6,451 ,150, and miscellaneous In the
United States, $1,11S,74S. We have
funds restricted as to use by the
donors amounting to $3.50, 400, and
we have as working capital for the
purchase of supplies for resale to
chapters or for shipment to France
Of $15,000O00. We have working cash
advances for France and the United
States of $4,2S6,OOO.
people say we use 60 cents tc
spend a dollar. The expenses of the
Red Cross today are well within the
amount of money provided by mem
bershlp fees. No part of the $1O5, 900,
900 that we got is spent for carrying
on the work"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-17
THE HEROISM OF MERCY
By OPIE READ

There is no greater heroism than the
heroism of mercy. There is no truer
bravery than the bravery of tenderness.
Out of the crash of nation against nation
arises a Christ-like sympathy, and the
insignia of its tenderness is the cross of
red 1t is the only remaining glow of a
Christian hope. 1t is religion under
shell fire. 1t is sigh set to the music
of sympathetic action. If a man who
speaks truth should say to you, with
the use of five dollars you can save
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-17
/ rant to san to Uou that

Udnt to say to you that no ,
other organization since the
rorld began has euer done such ,
great constructive 1oork toith the ,
efficiency, dispatch and under-
standing, often under adverse
circumstances, that has been ,
done BY the American Red Cross ,
IN France.-GeneraI Pershin0.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-03-29
WASTING His Time.

Wasting His Time.
IT have here" said the shabby call
,er, "a book containing one hundred
money-making secrets"
"What is the price?"
twenty-five cents"
"How many sales have you made
today?"
"Only three or four"
"Umph If that book contains as
many money-maEing secrets as you
say it does. why don't you take day
off and read it."
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-03-29
GETTING Monotonous.

Hold on minute. You'll never be
able to sell me anything by pounding
on my desk"
II was merely trying to drive my
arguments home, sir"
swell, just for the sake of variety,
and while remove my ink well from
the danger zone, make few passes in
the air."
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-03-29
4 PLIGHT Far Worse.

Governor" said the whining tramp,
"give a dime ter q poor unfortunate
what leads hand-ter-mouth exist
ence."
'Beat 1t, my friend" said the hard
hearted citizen. Leading a hand-to-
mouth existence is no great hardship.
It's the fellow who takes his nourish-
ment through tube that I'm sorry
for"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-03-29
Cold Comfort.

81 was arguing with fellow about
politics the other day and I'm blest If
he didn't advise me to consult an alien
fist I" exclaimed the contentious man.
"Well! Well !"
II suppose he thought that fine
piece Of sarcasm?"
"Oh, don't know. Maybe he meant
#"