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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-03-09
city Council Proceedings
Opelousas. La, March 9Th. 1911

WNlgN MNtEAFM
Opelousas, La March 9Th, 1918.
The Board OF Aldermen met this
day In regular session. Present: e.
~ Loeb, Mayor, Presiding; Alder.
men Gosselin, Fields, Daniel, Sicily
and HolIier. Absent: None.
Upon motion, duly seconded and
carried, the reading Of the minutes
q the previous meeting was dis
pensed with.
Report for Electric Light and Wa
er Works for February, 1918.
Revenues:
From electric ser.
vice .$1099.5S
From water ser.
vice 1924 $1554.52
Expenses:
Pay roll .,... 64s.OO
Fuel oil used. $50 bar.
rels ot $3.50 $4,000
sh0rlcaLton and In
ctdentals $4,000 1880
PROFIT, ...$ 1852
Public Service not includ-
ed above .....$ 500 Ga
Respectfully submitted,
SEQ A. &. JONES, supt.
I'm motion, duly seconded and car.
kded the above report OF the Super.
Intendent was received as read and
ordered filed.
0pelousas, La, March 9Th, 1918.
lion Mayor and Board, city.
GeHtlemens-I beg to report that II
have worked 1876 squares Of streets
hauled 81 wagon loads Of dirt on
streets hauled 3 wagon loads of
gravel on streets; buried / horse: I'll
hes and 5 OOPS; put in 8 wooden
street bridges patched a number Of
bridges: swept paved streets ; times
per week The approximate cost Of
work done In each ward for Feb
rF1agv iii rs fnT1nwrs
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-03-09
], ]. PERRoDIN, city Clerk.

The above Ordinance, after having
been read section by section and
adopted in a like manner, was adopt
ed as a whole by the following vote:
Yeas: Gosselin, Fields, Daniel,
Sicily and HolIier. Nays: None.
Adopted March 9th, 1918.
The Nevada County picayune., 1918-09-19
LIGHTING SYS. ITEMS FOR
 FARMS

We have procured the distribution of the Lally Farm Lighting Plants for this County and will have a demonstrating plant in a few days.
 Let us tell you how to light your home and farm houses at a small cost with Electric Lights.
 Also how you can run by electricity fans, churns, feed grinders, washing machines and hundreds of other ne. cessities about the farm.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-09-12
How's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case OF Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Halls Catarrh Cure has been taken
by catarrh sufferers for the past
thirty-five years, and has become
known as the most reliable remedy for
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure acts thru
the Blood on the Mucous surfaces. ex-
pelling the Poison from the Blood and
healing the diseased portions.
After you have taken Halls Catarrh
Cure for a short time you will see Il
great Improvement in your general
health. Start taking Halls Catarrh
Cure at once and get rid of catarrh.
Send for testimonials, free.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-09-12
RHINE zprdvy.

Mnohym lidem jenz must zacha-
yeti s gasolinem, Dude k prospe.
chu kdyz zvedi, Re gallon gasolinu
pfemeneny We vtbusne plny ma ST
lu jake IS liber dynamitu. Case
lin v tekutem stavu pouze hofi,
ale vfpary 2 nej, Gill plyny mali
strasnou v5busnou silu. Pet gallo
nj gasolfnu vyda 5000 krychlo-
v5ch stfevfcd vtbusnfch plynG,
ktere kdyz Sc zapali roztahnou
4000-krat. Gasolin Sc stale yypa-
fuie i v ZINE, a to jej Gini nebez-
pecnym.
Yankton, 11-Dr. H. S., Matt
hews, kravo a kobylo a vepfo L.
kaf byl odsouzen pred nekolika
dny ma 60 dnf do vezenf a k zapla-
cent $500 pokuty, Re prodaval pitt
vo Sotva Re byl odveden do basy
odpfisahla ma nej Aalobu 81. Eliza.
beth Uedling, ienz jest zamestna-
ma v blazinci, re prS j chtel tento
vStecnfk znasilniti 81 srpna. Cht9
la pry jeti ma navstevu k rodicGm
WAL, Neb., a telefonovala ma je
no zavod povoznickS ably n9kdo
pro nj pfijel do spitalu a pfivezl j
do Yankton. Doktor Matthews
pfijel sam, a ma mfsto zavezenf j
do mesta, zavezl il ma osamotnelou
farmu, kde chtel provesti omen Gin
Device jenz je pouze II let stare
pax to udalo matrone We spitale.
Wagner, 11-Emil Koenig 2
Tyndall Sc zde dostal do bryndy
ma Labor Day. Pfiyezl sem v au-
tomobilu sest lahvf palenky, KITE
rou prf chtel pocastovati pfatele.
Vypomocny spolkovf marsal
Woods Smith Sc to doGuchal a mi
leho Emilia zatknul. Emil jest ny
nj pod $1,000 zaruky.
Vafenf piva pc l prosinci Dude
pc celem Soustati zakazano. Toto
rozhodnutf bylo dosahnuto pres.
Wilsonem phi porade S represent
tanty cd %potravin, komise zelez-
niGnf administrace a yaleGneho W.
boru.
Obdrzeli isme v Gtery oznamenf
cd State Council of Defense (stat.
nj obrannS vybor) re registrace
mnz1 cd 46 do IS let Sc We etvrtek
II nebude odbtvati. Tfden pred
tim jsme cd v5boru obdrzeli latku
ma oznamenf teto registrace, ale
pax zmenili 1mysl. Registrace
vsak Sc odbyvati Dude pozdeji. coz
Dude oznameno. Vybor pfisel k
tomu nahledu, Re IA ten den bu-
dou registrovati vsichnf muzi cd
Is do As let pro vojenskou sluzbu,
a Re tato druha registrace by vo-
jenskou zdrzovala.
Violin, 11-John Feeke byl Eat
Cen ma obzalobu Re prepaid a Una
silnil pr. Carlsonovu v jejim obyd-
Ii kdyz byla sama. Feeke tam
pfijel v automobile a mel pres OBJ.
licej Skrabosku. Pr. Carlsovova
vsak dovedla popsati jakS oblek a
jaky AUTOMOBILE mel a lotras byl
poznan We Violin. Primal Sc k vi
ne a prosil ably Sc mohl S nj vypo-
fadati p~enezite.
Prime Sc devce CO klerkyne V
mem zavodu. Vaclav Klouda,
Tyndall. Adv. 9 12f.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-09-12
Watch Your imprints.

A child's mind Is plastic. The i'm.
pressions received while young are
lasting. When cement is in the process
Of making, it is soft and pliable; but
once 1t is dry, it becomes so hard that
a workman can hardly break it with a
hammer. But, while 1t was soft, a
child laid its hand on the material; in
q few minutes the cement hardened,
and the imprint made by tie child's
band was still there.-Ernest NJ. Glenn
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-09-12
Awake. to Sensel

How many people think the world
IL drab-colored and life a failure, and
80 have done or said something they
regret all their lives. when a vegetable
pill or a brisk walk would have chang
ed their vision completely!
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-09-12
Wives Evidently His Hobby.

Probably the modern worlds marry.
ing record for men was created by
George Witzoff, the bigamist, whose
marriages have v~ariously been estimat-
ed at from 200 to 800. 1t was report.
ed that in the space Of a single week
he went through marriage ceremonies
with ten women.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-09-12
Eve Guard for Eye Workers.

An eye guard valuable for machin'
lists who work where there is danger
to the eyes from steel or other par
ticles consists Of a steel frame and a
piece of plate glass covered by iron
wire netting Of large mesh. Tho guard
Is said to be easily adjusted and more
convenient THAI goggles.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-09-12
Made Matrimony a Business.

In a bigamy case in Russia In 1910
the prisoner, a beautiful young woman
of SOME thirty summers, admitted that
she had been married t. sixteen hus-
bands, running away from each in turn
and taking all their portable property
with her.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-09-12
Egyptians Fond Of Pigeons.

Certain Egyptians carry on to a re-
markable degree the business Of rails
ing pigeons. On n estate the IA pig
con towers, each composed Of about
1900 clay Jars, set n upon another.
Each jar forms a comfortable house for
the family Of pigeons occupying II.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-09-12
Intelliuence.

An Intelligent person Is supposed to
be n Of cultivated understanding; a
person who has acquired a large store
Of knowledge, but not necessarily in
the schools or colleges, for many high
ly intelligent persons have been self.
educated men and women. Intelli-
gence is a characteristic of the mind
rather than of action or manners.
There are highly intelligent people
who are socially impossible because Of
s~elf-conceit or hoorish manners.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-09-12
FHipinos Play Flute with Moss.

1t is not an uncommon spectacle to
see a negro play q harmonica with his
nostrlls, Among the Filipinos a flute
is never played in any other way, and
1t would create much surprise in that
country to see a nan play a flute with
the mouth. These nose-flutists can
play the ordinary music with ease, but
fast ragtime is too much for them.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-09-12

County Of Bon Homme IS. Z
I. Robt. Vauk, cashier of the above
named bank. do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
ROBT. VAUK, Cashier.
Correct Attest: Chas. Vauk,
]. A. Ptak directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th
day Of Sept, 1918
(SeaD j.. A. Dvorak. Notary Public.
My commission expires May 10. 1918.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-09-12

I, Thos. j. Wagner, Cashier Of the above
named bank do solemnly swear that the above
statement is true to the best of my knowledge
and belief. Thos. J. Wagner, Cashier.
corroo. A.,.s.. Jos. v. Wagner.
j.. A. Wagner.
Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th
day Of Sept. 1918.
J. A. Dvorak. Notary Public, ..
(SeaD My commission expires May 10. 1919.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-22
3s,732
GREEDY GROCERS.

EINES Of ten dollar, seem slight enough punishment
for James B. Davis and Rufus c, Myers, Oklahoma
City grocers charged with ignoring the regulations Of the
food administration but it may serve as warning to
others disposed similar laxy defiance Most of the
sroces like of the general public, disposed to
duct their business in a to help the government
conserve food Of winning the war and those
who negligent of such duty should be penazed Per-
haps certain leniency warranted where first offenses
might be charged to ignorance careessness. but
ample should be made of those who deliberately defy the
food administration, rulings When people in many lands
starving the conservation of food becomes serious
business and rules tending in that direction should be
closely followed
This Is also true OF the of profiteeng; of charg
ing higher prices than those fixed by the food admnstra
ton its fair price committee The prices thus promul
gated high enough to afford profit and they
certainly high the of the people afford TO
pay The grocer who goes above those figures, and there
have been reports of ofenses of that kind this city, is
selfish and unpatrotc, matter how vigorously ha may
ave the flag occasion This is poor time for the in
dvidaa who puts self above country and eckons
in term of unwarranted profits The only entitled
to much consideration at this time has to do with the
main job OF winning the
People Should remember that the food administration
busy and energetic it s can't do everything In
forcing these regulations operation is needed The
proper authorities will be prompt take action
plants, and it is Up the individual help some toward
protecting his interests If knows of overcharges
OF dodgng in the matter of selling substitutes or of any
other oitense against the food regulations he should be
of his facts and then file his complaint where it is
likely attain results either in the punishment or ref
ormaton of the offender both The action against the
two grocers here although the penalties slight is ey
denee that the food administration means business
And every citizen should famiarire himself with the
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-22

is likely to be abandoned Immediately
as far east as Charteves.
The enemy still holds longer face on
the Marne than before reverse overlook
him, for he maintains the gain from
Verneuil to Venteuil, ten miles, made as
he plowed up the Marne toward Eper-
nay, in the rear OF Rheims.
Foch Is striking with British and
Italian, as well as French units, on the
plug between Rheims and Chatillon, the
remaining morsel left to the Hun as the
only positive evidence west of Rheims
of the fifth phase of the 1918 campaign
The fighting was intense in this sector
yesterday. Evidently the purpose is 10
at least drive the foe back to his old
lines and free Rheims OF the menacA to
its rear.
Three British divisions, battered in
the battle OF Picardy, were caught in
repose on the extreme right flank OF the
German drive on the Asne in May
They were replaced by Italians and sent
well back These units probably have
uNNll lNNl ullVu anu lNpdHNu lbl hS"
fighting. do not think it likely that
the British units mentioned In the Of
ficial communication Sunday morning
came from Haig's main area.
From Fontenoy, west and north OF
scissors, to Belleu on the southeast, a
ten-mile sector, the allies have gained
nothing deep since Friday. The resist
ance seems to have been very stubborn
holding the allies out OF Scissors when
they have been within two miles Of the
center OF the city since Thursday night
Between BelIeau and Hartennes, another
five miles down the line. only slight
additional gains have been registered
From the region of Hartenncs to the
Marne the greatest allied pressure
seems to have been exerted Saturday
and Sunday, and the greatest gains
chronicled as indicated approximately
by the line Of crosses on, the supporting
map.
The allie, have actually reversed the
conditions Of the Rheims salient for the
Germans in the Marine salient. Our ad-
vance between SCISSORS and the Marine
compares to the wedge thrust out be-
hind Rheims. We have not yet got to
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-22
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&C A LIED reinforcements are pour
~ ing in to overcome any deter
mined resistance the Germans
may attempt"
That statement from the Associated
Press coupled with the new, that the
German heavy artillery was very weak
Sunday between the Oureq river and
the Marine leads one to the assumption
that allied high command ha. no nten-
ton Of stopping until all has been
gaiped by General Fochs first attack
| thk can be won. Also that the high
command believes the Hun is preparing
to abandon the tip OF the Marine wedge.
Presumably the big guns OF the Germans
would be in action to the limit II they
were in their emplacements. II they are
not on their positions, they are being
moved back to avoid capture when the
line is forced to recede.
No indication has yet appeared in the
dispatches promising the immediate
participation OF General Haig's great
British army The spasm OF successful
nipping which followed the Anglo
French attack between Amiens and the
sea naturally keeps Rupprecht on the
alert for a British attack in force and
such activity would tend to halt any
movement Of divisions into the area to
the south. II Haig can keep Rupprecht
marking time while the generalissimo
exploits his success on the Paris front,
the way is kept clear for maximum ac-
compllshment.
As ] see il, the two most important
developments of Sunday were the ad-
vance OF the French up the Ourcu to
Oulchy-le- Chateau and the establish
ment OF the French in Chateau Thierry
and Braslcs, north OF the Marne.
we are approaching Ouchy," the
French communique said. That may
mean half mile, or two miles away.
In either case, it is an advance OF at
least four miles from the French posi-
tions Friday west of Rozel and il is a
gain ups the important Ourcq valley.
The occupation of Oulchy will force the
Germans to straighten their line out i'm
mcdiately from a point east OF Brasles,
ten miles straight mp the front, parallel
to, and in the rear OF the Sossons-
Chateau Thierry highway This rectfi-
cation would clip off chunk OF the enc
my's farthest advanced area toward
Paris and it seems inevitable. Further
progress up the Ourcq will be disas-
trous to the whole German force in the
tip of the wedge below the Ourcq river
The position is shown distinctly on the
map. The Ourcq is the first defensible
position which the Hun can get back TO-
The penetration of his rear along this
line would throw him into confusion.
Friday and Saturday the enemy
backed out from the territory south OF
the Marine, under heavy pressure. The
Hun was unable to prevent the Franco
Americans from establishing firm
bridgehead on the north bank of the
Marine yesterday between Chateau
Thierry half of which place is on either
bank OF the stream, and Brasles The
bridgchead, at last reports, was not
more than three miles wide. But the
coniiguratons of the Marine are such
and the allied pressure on the west from
Monthiers is so insistent. that the bank
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-22
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the point where the whole area between
Scissors and Rheims is sacked and the
string tied. As long as the Hun
thwarts Foch on the Scissors half OF
the western leg of the position, the ma
jor possibility Of the action is far away.
The continuation OF the Ourcq success
will force decided correction In the
German line on front that means
much for Paris, but we should not al
low the successes to completely run
away with our judgment.
SO far we have taken 5000 prisoners.
500 guns and altogether created the best
atmosphere that has existed since the
battle of the Somme. Every body be-
lieves now that we have the Huns num-
bcr But il is premature to think that
Ludendorff has not another bullet in his
system or that we will keep up the of
fensive until victory is won in the fall
campaign OF 1918.
Our enemy is not routed He has
shown us before that he knows how to
retreat--W. NJ. Fl.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-22

regulations and abide by those which for the guidance
Of the consumer we'll as for the grocer and there are
consumers who don't do that The restaurant patron who
buys extra sugar supply at the grocery. that he may
add to the restaurant allowance Is as poor patriot
the grocer who fixes his prices above the approved stand
ard Team work Is needed 10 win the war and 1t Is
needed here at home we'll among the soldiers who
are trained 20 work togetheS
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-22

Classifying baseball as non-essental occupation
doesn't perturb us greatly but it to in this
necon that rus Raymond Cobb affords more and better
entertainment than ham actor and that baseball star
in his chosen field is quite essential old Bill Hart
who seems so eager to fght-with blank cartridges
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-22
Fashion Nnte

V'rom the Haskell News)
When the selectlve service. or draft
bill became a law, there were thousands
Of married men who tried to hide behind
petticoats but noting the STYLES this year
in petticoats the News editor ventures
the opinion thnt evidently II is n mighty
small man who would be able to hide be
hind pettlcoat. In fact all patriotic
women are said To have ceased wearing
petticoats. at least for the duration OF
the war. We don't know-but hone 10
find ont about this IT'S importqnt-to
us. We never could see the whv and
wherefore OF pettcoats. They seem to
he useless appendages, and grossly In the
way.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-22

Nurses wNo qualified TO enter the training school
for public health here should take advantage Of this
opportunity to render great public service With
scarce account of war; they should strive to do the
greatest good for the greatest number
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-22

Belaed that Huerta tried to start between
the United States and Mexico reminds that Huerta
wasn't the only
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-22

Shoes and hosiery apt to be taxed by the new
measure, which helps to understand why the
barefoot boy is such care-free creature.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-22

BY this time the Huns have learned that fighting with
Americans isn't anything like joint debate with the
bolshevih
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-22

Chasing pro-German out of town, was done here
recently doesn't hardly fair to the of the coun
try Still travel is great educator, and may teach HIM
enough to make him careful what he says.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-22

America may send help of some kind to Russia but very
little of visible supply of sympathy will be billed in
that direction
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-22

Renewed activity on the Albanian front Is also proving
quite a strain on the linotype machines
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-22

From until the first of September we shouldn't
mind trying to get far north old Doc Cook said he
went
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-22

Well they killed the again Saturday, but Nicholas
should be getting used that sort Of thing by this time
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-22

You may have observed that re-
ports Of straw votes usually indi-
cate a safe lead for the candidate
favored by the man making the re-
port.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-22

Our soldiers making such progress in France that
even Golfers Weekly is no longer downhearted
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-22

H. H Frarco the Boston baseball magnate selected
fine way TO make his team unpopular
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-22

PERHAPS you also recall when a Ger
'ain celebrated brand of smoking tobac-
co sold at two ounces for nickel?
Quite so indicating that you are also
Growing old
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-22

That wild Indian who entertained the police here Sat
urday should quit buying booze current price, If he
hopes purchase 5000 worth of Liberty bonds of the next
issue as he announced.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-22

With everyone agreed the war, and not talking
much of anything else 1t must be difficult to find political
issue this year
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-22

This /, also the Of the year when candidates
perience difficulty acting a. confident as they talk
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-22

I8YJGcorge {. Perkins was ap.
0oined United States senator from Cal.
ifornia.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-22

The British embassy in Paris Is tho
best paid Diplomatic position in the
world. the official salary amounting to
SS,000 a year.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-07-22
Seventy-Five Years Ago
my Years AGO Today.

i868-Lord Napier OF Msgdala fa-
nous soldier, presented with the free
dom OF the city OF London.