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Evening star., 1918-07-28

conturing trick. and there below them
Schieswig-Holstein lay spread out like
map. 1t was striped with railways
ana Giimmering with a great canal.
But It was the Kaiser Wilhelm canal
that held the eye. 1t was lit like
street with sizzling arcs; it was busy
with thousand activities. 1t was not
q mere waterway between towns. 1t
was the main artery of one colossal
city. Launches and passenger boats
did traffic on its surface; the abound
ing Industries Of war hummed on it's
oanks; and in the sidings, moored
fore and aft to the great bollards on
the banks, lay the tragic items of the
second Largest Fleet in all the World
IN ingforious safety-all the kinds of
vessels. in fact. that go to make a
naVys complement. except subma-
rines-and. given engine power, the
novering Zeppelin could have de-
ssroyed one after another as though
they had been ships of straw. so long
as her supply of bombs held aut
whist as 1t is" said Carnforth bit
teriy. we are just as helpless and
harmless as cabinet minister with
a mouthful of words. We're running
paIs paranei 70 the canal at as accurate a
naf-mile distance as II we were
geared to rail- A mans cursed
Creation for less"
Yes. SIR" agreed Capt. Kettle ITS
annoying I've been looking toward
that Rhine tour more than rve fold
you. and l am beginning to fear the
chances for 1t are fading out" The
Zeppelin gave sudden jump upward.
by James. who's throwing out INV
ballast? BY James, sir, that Internal
Miss Brown has let go one of your
bombs!"
And it's falling beautifully. Look
there! Straight as a die, now those
vanes have got their grip. Kettle. IL
I'd the British air craft bomb buyer
here. that would be worth a quarter
of million to me-"
The bomb touched earth. and a vol
cano spouted. The eye saw it first as
a splendid pyrotechnic picture Later
came the din of the explosion and an
air wave that set the Zeppelin a-rock
like a cork in a flooded gutter. And
almost as soon searchlights spat out
from all the countryside, exploring
the zenith. and from that down and
round, the first quivered on to the air.
ship and settled there in twelve sec
onds from its start, and ten others
promptly followed suit.
The great Zepplin hung there in the
wind. lit like a stage. with hundred
gun muzzles swinging on to her, help
lelss as Montgolfier's first balloon.
by james," said Kettle. this beats
me, Why don't they fire? Haven't
they anti-aircraft guns?"
II should say the place was stiff
Evening star., 1918-07-28

wife. II he's married and has been
talking with his own better half he
probably leaves that booth with such
orders as. Bring two yards Of ge-
pound of butter and a gallon of
mango cure rumbling around in
his dome. His brow is knitted and
he is scared half to death thinking
-what an awful mess his purchases
would make IL they were mixed up In
his arms like they are in his head"
The Observer mans ged to say that
the operators life must be very in
teresting, but he said no more. Kitty
was bound down hill with the clutch
thrown to the winds.
'Say." she rambled on, you talk
about controlling US. tell you a
juggler amt nothing on us girls
when 1t comes to figuring things fast
and always landing on our feet. right
side up. Why, a cat is slow compar-
ed with us really efficient operators.
Let me tell you about a little in
cident that took place here the other
day. A woman. that strongly sus-
in here some time te1ephoning some
guy out northwest. and I came to
know her. Well. she bounds in the
other day. gives me her number. and
something tells me to put her in far
booth. and I did. not. getting her
number the meanwhile.
e.-.-f. 80 ss Il s's.t is,s-ss G-
'She scarcely had got into the booth
when guy that I suspects is her
husband rushes in and inquired II l
had seen q woman with a green bird
on her hat asking for slippery Elm
4s0.. 1t was the very number she was
calling. but I told him no. and began
to stall. It's funny he says, I
thought I saw her-ceme In here
Evening star., 1918-07-28

ernment taking over the iines?" the
Observer asked.
on. no.. Kitty replied. IT guess it's
all right; Uncle Sam is good nav
But. as an afterthought. she added:
hope to the dickens that il they
put US in uniforms they don't try to
hide our Adams apples, like they do
the soldlers- Them high collars must
be hot-especiany when you.re ali
harnessed up about the ears. any
now THE OBSERfER
Evening star., 1918-07-28

cutting OF at least twelve years
Well, that isn't SO. as l can tell
by your forty-five-year-old voice."
she responded. "but even If you were
only thirty-three your ignorance
could not be excused
See here, young woman" / said.
getting somewhat huffy, "be careful
what you say to me. I'm a subscriber
to this company's service. and. be-
sides. my brother-in-law. Trot Smith.
is a telephone lineman in Racine.
Tut. tut tut. t old old man. man. She She responded:
well have enough subscribers to go
around. The point / am making is
that you don't know anything about
men. Now, see here
@ ~ -.
Wheeling about and utterly disre-
garding several frantic buzzings on
the board. she nus advised me:
Married men don't call up their
wives and sift the oil into their ears.
calls his number with
out consulting book or the back Of
an envelope. leaves the door of the
booth well ajar and says: Hello.
I'll be home soon Good-bye,~that
in here. rushing around like mad.
surveying the whole place and the
street for two blocks either way.
bumps his head against the side of
a booth going in and coming out, and
hands out a lot of guff about DO
you know who this is. dearie? p and all
that, he amt talking to his own wife.
Not any. II he Is married at all, he
is talking to somebody else's wife.
probably. or. at least. to some one
who isn't his own unpaid cook. And.
furthermore. when he leaves happy
like he hasn't been talking with his
Evening star., 1918-07-28

phone girls. / know
You ask me why. Marguerite. give
You my answer.
Kitty, the telephone gal at the pub
lie booth down on Umpty-Ump street.
told me so. And she knows. oh, yes,
indeedy. Kitty, you see, is an expert,
and that is why l take her word for
the statement She has been "cen-
trail for ever so many years--so long,
in fact. that she has a calloused ring
ON each ear like father used to have
on the martingales back home. Re-
member them? Well. that's just the
kind of a ring Kitty has. right and
left. And what she doesn't know
about the business of centraling is
not worth knowing. and certainly it
is not in any Ready Guide for Oper-
makes expert operators out Of gals
just out of school and still in long
dresses. so to speak:
"Yes. SIR said Kitty, tossing a
wicked wad of gum from left to right
check, there amt no government on
tho face of this earth can regulate
telephone operators activities, and
there is a reason. Why. do you know
that we have to think faster on job
like this than most anybody. tele-
BEdpHCI5 olEcCN SptCiCAo D. lohy PdAASAS Ss
post office clerks and every one en-
gagged in any Of these catch-as-catch-
gan employments. By that l mean
the kind of Jobs where you have to
use both your head and your hands
at the same time.
Its positively fright the way we
have to think sometimes. In fact. 1t
~ok. ~ tSraaarna sorne daya that lust
naturally goes home and tells my
friend, Min. that 1 hope 1 never has
to think again as long as I live. But
after a quiet evening with some
young man with q khaki-colored
civilian suit. or somebody like that
who amt in the service. I'm wonder
fully rested from thinking. and can
go right back to the grind again.
And do, too. the very next day. But
I can't get rest enough In one night
to last me two days. Oh. no! Regard
less Of what kind of swell. easy
time / may have one evening. the
next night. after a day at the board.
thinking and thinking, I'm tired
again"
A thin man, wearing a ready-set
necktie and worried look. in addi-
ton to several other things. sprang
through tue uOOi way CdoL I"O QutCh
gIances behind him. and then said to
Kitty:
Kitty wasn't more than thirty sec
onds at the most in getting his num-
her. but he was terribly fused dur
In. the long period of waiting. He
stepped cautiously to the door sew
.eral times. looked up and down the
6,treet. and then dashed back to urge
Kitty TO quicker action. When he got
his number he leaped nurriediy into q
booth and began to pour a stream of
velvet covered words into some
,.ame's ear. Eventually he left the
booth smiling. paid the cents with
some degree of evident pleasure and
sailed. forth into the street at peace
with the world. apparently.
at must be lovely to make a mar
rfed man like that happy. by letting
him talk with his wife. l suggested.
Kitty stripped her headgear for
action.
show long have you been on earth.
!:Th,rty-three years. said. giibly
Evening star., 1918-07-28
The Observer Says Uncle Won't Telephone Gals

He government decided to as
sumo control of the tele-
phone wires the other day,
but no one ever is going to
be able to control the tele-
Dh0na 0irI1 l-1.,
Evening star., 1918-07-28

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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-05-30
Living in Washington City.

Those having in mind going to Wash
ington to fill clerical positions. etc,
would do well to first make inquiry
into the cost of living there. House
rent is from $40 to 800 per month. and
even upward of that, and the rates for
table board at the hotels and restau-
rants are prorOrtionately high. The
scale of prices is, in fact, fairly ruin
GUS. Recently Congressman ]. T. Wat
kins wrote the Banner and urged that
we review the proceedings in the
Congressional Record of certain date.
From this source we have cleaned the
information given.
The last paragraph in the Judges
letter reads: Washington has always
been regarded as most expensive
place III which to live. and since the
war hogan prices have doubled and
trebled. and as | am constantly receiv-
ing communications from those who
are seeking government positions.
feel they should know the expense In
cident to living here"
His interest in the matter, as is to
he seen. is toward the protection Of his
friends here at home who may be CON
tenplating seeking employment iii
Washington.
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Something About Wheat.

\ leatlet coming to the Banner from
the office of the State Food Admins
traitor contains information about
wheat which should be in the hands Of
ALL 1t says:
A kernel of wheat has three parts:
/. The outer corering, or bran, made
ND of several layers. from which is OBJ
tanned the bran, shorts and middlings.
This is rich in important mineral salts,
but is largely cellulose.
, The germ. the small part Of the
seed from which the new plant devel-
ops. This is where the greatest amount
of fat is stored.
3 The cnd0spcrm. the largest part
of the kernel. 1t contains nourishment
used by the plant as it begins to de-
velOp This is mostly starch with pro-
tein and some mineral salts and a lit
tie fat.
Graham -four is made from the en-
tire wheat kernel without removing
any part. This process gives Il dark
-four.
" UOtt " Htut yOUJ IL lAouA tAC
wheat kernel with only small portion
of the coarsest bran removed. This
also gives Il dark flour.
White -four is made of wheat by a
process OF grinding and sitting. which
removes the outer covering and germ.
The resultant -four permits of longer
storage than fiourS from which the
outer covering and germ are not re-
moved
The terms Graham and rhOle Rhcdf
-four are often used INTERCHANGEABLE.
Graham -four as now milled under the
rules of the United States Food Ad-
ministration contains n per cent white
-four and rs per cent of bran, shorts
and niddlings.
The white flour now on sale is what
is known as 100 per cent milling of "A
Per cent extraction" that is. "a per
cent of the wheat kernel is extracted
and such extraction is then all used to
make -four. This flour contains most
OF the endosperm and practically none
! of either the outer covering or the
germ. Thus "a per cent of the wheat
kernel is made into Il straight -four,
which is the standard grade of the
Food Administration.
| Before the war, in some cases. white
-four was made by Il 10 per cent milling
of Il 20 Per cent extraction. that is, ~
per cent of the wheat kernel was ex.
tracted and was then milled SO that
only 20 per cent of such extraction was
! left for what is known as Il patent
-four \ patent -four presents the
whitest portion of the endoSperm mill
! cd to an even and extreme fineness
BY that process only about 80 per cent
of the wheat kernel was made into the
particular kind Of patent flour desired
The !:alance of tAe 10 Ter cent extrac.
ton Of the whef4 her1el was used to
make dower grades of -four, and br;lns
shorts and middlings-
The following preparations contain
wheat: Macaroni, noodles. spaghetti
and the many wheat breakfast foods
sold under various names
SAGE Wheat,
Fat other cereals.
Eat pOtatOcs!'
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-05-30

Without farm machinery America
could not even feed herself" says IA
liner in an exchange. True. and it may
well he added that the day of ma
chincry on the farm is just really
dawninS here in the South. Man power
is expensive. and it is scarce. As the
nation is now at war it is well that we
are looking to machinery to do the
work. and that tendency should. and
will, become more general Let the
arm of iron and the blade of steel, set
in motion by the gasoline engine. do
the work for you.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-05-30

The leading article OH the next page
will with many readers of the Banner
refresh memories of those dark days
Of the los. 1t has most to do with the
CouShatta Riot and the indignities and
mlSrule that We're for time thrust
upon the South. Those days are gone,
hut they are not forgotten-either in
North or South. As for Dick Coleman.
SO handy with his Henry carbine in an
hour OF need. why not send on con-
trihution of Il dollar or so?
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Pay Cash at
and Carry From
CRESCENT CASH and
CARRY STORES
1t Pays

When charge with and
afford
body That somebody When order groceries and
them will smashed
Somebody has all Of this That
YOU. The
and take half hour clerks
foolish everything finally
d WORTH valuable time that could
marking goods
thats
anything Crescent
We have clerks
We make 10 deliveries
We Everybody waits themselves.
Everybody
profit is charged every
don't offer groceries awaywhout induce
selecting groceries,
price
something don't
groceries
full
wait yourself
yea help fathers salary make
a
Thrift Bonds
aid something
more than willing to help
STORES We
al in them. Ask nesil'or about
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TUTORS SALE.

THf0rship Of the Minor Alma Gijekfik
No. "a. In Second District Court, 49,
Parish, Louisiana.
by virtue of an order of sale to = q
rected from the Honorable District CT
In and for the Parish Of Bossier, Loui1tu
! will, on Saturday, June 8, 1918, q II
Court House, in the. town Of Bentm, ~
within the legal hours for sales. pressed 4
sell ut public auction. to the last r.
highest bidder, the following desel10
property. to-wit:
Lot Is Of block OF the Cumberland 1&
division, Bossier City, Bossier PARISH r.
isiana.
Terms of Sale-For not less than 41e02
Of which sum 1926 shall be paid n 60
and the balance to be represented BY ~
mortgage notes for equal amounts, d. r.
payable at one, two, three and four -
after date, STIMULATING 8 per cent pr -
mum interest, 10 per cent attorneys -
II not paid mt maturity, and secured
vendors lien upon the property sold g.
stipulating the usual clauses relative l.
confession Of Judgment, benefit Of ayr
ment, etc. j. +. EDwARBe
Sheriff and eT-O6Tcio AuctfOneE
Benton, La, May 2, 1918. Ijune 81
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STRAY SALE.

Estrayed before =. NJ. ElstOn. Justice Of
Peace. Ward Six, BOssier Parish, Louisiana,
by Henry Edwards, who lives five miles
south of Koran. La. the following describ-
ed animal, which came to his place about
four months ago:
4 pale red cow. with a few large white
spots. marked underslQpe in right ear and
figure in left ear; 10 years old !; now has
calf two months old.
The owner Is requested to come forward,
prove property, pay charges, etc. or same
will be sold. according to law, during the
legal hours Of sale, on Saturday, July 9,
1918. ut flaHghtOn, La. J. W. ONEAL,
t22SibSa, Constable Ward Six.
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. sHEEIEErS SALE

Title Guaranty and Security C0mpdat =!
L0wisiana Land and Immigration c.
p0ny. No. 7iSs. In Second District csuf8
B0ssier Parish, Louisiana.
BY virtue Of writ of seizure and -
issued In the above entitled suit, and to =
directed, have seized, and will pr0cesd
sell ut public auction. to the last and -
est bidder, at the front door Of the cee2H
House, In the town Of Benton. La, with
the legal hours of sale. on Saturday. y
%. 1918. the following described prupsssH
to-wit:
The southeast quarter If northcast ~
ter Of section q and northeast quarter =
northwest quarter Of section \, township a
range II, Bossfer Parish, Louisiana. g.
tanning In all 80 acres, more or less. !.
Terms OF Sale-t'ash. without I've -
Of appraisement, to pay and satiSy y
sum Of $500. with 3 per cent per nnnNU ~ ~
tcrest thereon from August y. 1919, ~
paid. and all costs OF suit. Including ~ *
cent on said sum and interest rs attofnfy
fees. j. i. EDWARDS,
Sheriff BOssier Parish. IOaln
Benton. La, May %. 1918. Jun al
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REGISTRATION,

Notice Is hereby given that TIM 49,.
ton books of Bossier Parish win s. -,
ut the following named places on H. ~
shown. from . o'clock am. until o,e,ss
pm. for the purpose of reHsteyin. n
voters Of the parish in accordance Nm \
acts Of the General Assembly for ~ ~
1915. and preparatory to elections 4
held throughout the parish during IL ~.
part Of 1918. All who wish to partisIsS
In these said elections should come ~,
and register. Below are shown ~ ~;
cincts and dates provided for reRistrrti@
Wednesday. June 5th-curtix.
Thursday. June tith-Atkins.
Friday, June 7th-TayIort0wn.
Monday. June 1Oth--Koran.
Tuesday. June 11th-Haughton.
Wednesday. June 12th-.Adncr.
Thursday. June 13th-BeIleyue.
Friday. June 14th-Linton.
Saturday. June 15th-Bossier CITY. 81
Monday, June 17th-Ivan.
Tuesday. June 1Sth-Rocky Mount.
Thursday, June 2Oth--Mot.
Friday. June 21st-carteryiIle.
Saturday. June 22d-Plain Dealine,
Monday. June 24th-Vanceville.
Tuesday. June o5th-Alden BriSse,
Given under my official signature, u =
the 23d day of May. 1918.
JAS. NJ. HEyDEsa0x s
Clerk Bossier District Court +
Il er-o1fciO Register.
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STRAY SALE.

Estrayed before F. NJ Elston, Justice Of
the Peace, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, by
r. X. Hicks. OF near Adncr. small light
bay horse MULE and small black MARE,
about 10 years old. and cut with wire on
breast.
The owner Is requested to come forward
prove property. pay charges, etc. or said
animal will be sold Mt Haughton, La, with
In the legal hours of sale on Saturday, the
I'D day OF June, 1913. j.. ". UsEAL.
Constable Ward Six.
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STRAY SALE.

Estrayed before T. NJ. Elston, Justice OF
the Peace, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, by
Milton Smith, of Sligo. La. dark bay
MARE. 10 years old. branded OBJ ON left
hip and left jaw, four white feet. shod In
front. weight about $50 pounds, star in
face.
The owner is requested to come forward
prove property, pay charges, ETC.. or said
animal will be sold ut HaughtOn, La, with
In the legal hours of sale on Saturday, the
I'D day of June, 1918. ]. W. ONEAL,
Constable Ward Six
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STRAY SALE.

Estrayed before J. 4. chiIders, Justice of
the Peace, Ward Three, Bossicr Parish,
Louisiana, by George W, Nattin, ON May
II, 1913. and will be sold Mt Coliinsburg,
La, on the 10Th day Of June, 1918, the fol-
lowing described animals. to-wit:
A bay MARE, Il: hands high. about eight
years old, white spot in face, wire cut
across breast; appraised Mt <75.
\ black horse COLT, branded D on right
Jaw. about one year old appraised at $40
\ mouse-colored horse MULE, branded o
on right jaw, about Is months old ap-
praised mt $50.
The owner II requested to come forward,
prove property, pay charges, ETC.. or the
same will be sold as aboye set forth, within
the legal hours OF sale.
g.. r. STRAYHAa,
l21-Gl Constable Ward Three.
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SUCCESSION NOTICE.

SHccessi0H " Henderson Darts and LeeSsss
Daris, deceased. No. IlC. In SceDNA y
fricf Court, Bossicr Parish, Lcstssess.
Whereas, Jas. NJ. Henderson, clert
trict Court Bossier Parish. Louisiana. ~
petitfOned the Court to be appointed
mfnistrator of the succession OF iteh0 IA.
Davis and Lucinda Davis. deceased. -
Is hereby given to all whom II may g ~
to show cause. within seven days, rA n
prayer of the said petitioner should - e
granted and why the description ana
tiOn of the said estate should NOT
proved and homologatcd. -
Description of the property: Inc
west quarter of northwest quaftss -
north half of southwest quarter q -
west quarter Of section 3fi. townsn
range l.. containing 80 afrcs, more e
situated in Bossier Parish, I.ouisas -
valued ut 500. -,
Given under my hand and seal os ...ss
on this, the I'D day Of May, =. y. -
A. ID. ScAxlANps ~.
Deputy Clerk District Court.
Parish. Louisiana. l2l-2l
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STRAY SALE.

Estrayed before NJ. Smith. Justice Of the
Peace, Ward Five, Bossier Parish, Louisia.
ma, on May Q, 1918. by Il. r. Merritt, who
resides about one mile west Of Linton, La
the following described animal: A bay
MARE. white spot In forehead, branded
KIT IN above the ~ on right jaw.
The owner is requested to come forward
prove property, and pay costs, or the said
animal will be sold according to law, dur
ing the legal hours of sale. on Saturday
June Is, 1918. N. l.. MCKINNEY,
t19-61 Constable, Ward Five.
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Farmers. do not wait until the last
moment to place your ordsr for farm
machinery. for then it may he too late
You should place your order early for
Hay Presses, Cane Mills, Peanut Dig
gers, Thresllers, Farm Engines, Feed
cutters. Feed Mills. Grist Mills. Corn
Shelters Silos, Silo Filters. Wood
saws. Shihyle Mills. Saw Mills. Corn
Huskers. Peanut Planters, etc.-Wil-
lians Mill Mfg. Co.. Texarkana. Ark.
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War. accursed war. war of murder,
is being made against us. and we must
fight to live.
We must fight Germany and pro-
Gernanism in whatever form they APP
pear and utterly destroy their power
for evil now in evidence throughout
our country. Our beloved boys from
over there call us to heroic work
here to stand behind them and destroy
those who are stabiting in the back
from vantage points in America.