Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-07-19

WHAT HAS TRANSFERRED THIS
WEEK THE WORLD OVER.
AT THE MTl0M CAPITAL
Short Mentioning 81 distressing Hap
penings From Day % Day Through
ouk the World,


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WASHINGTON NEWS.
Washington. King Albert Of Bel
gium has bestowed the dignity of
grand officer In ths order Of the crown
upon former United States Senator
James Hamilton Lewis Of Illinois in
appreciation Of Mr. Lewis, devotion
to the cause q Belgium.
Washington. It Is thought that this
session Of congress viii see enacted
into law the free port policy Of the
United States tariff efmmissi0n, bong
ago recommended to congress and
now before that body in bills intro
,duced By Senator Sheppard Of Texas
and Representative sanders Of Louis
lana and Senator Jones' Of Washing
ton. Hearings win be held during the
summer by congressional committees.
Washington = Congratulations of
the United States navy upon the sue
cessfuI first trans Atlantic flight Of
the British diEIgible R-s4 were sent
to Major ]. r. Scott commander Of
the airship, and members of the R-34's
crew by Secretary Daniels immediate
Iy upon reeeipt Of adViCes that the
craft had landed safely at Mfneola.
Naval officers here had Ra7ESwed the
histOry-making flight Of the dirigible
closely and made M attempt to con-
.sceal their great satisfaction that the
Representatives of the service which
recently honOred Lieutenant Comman-
der A C. Read and members of the
crew OF the INCA we're able to effect
the first crossing of the Atlantic by
lighter-than-air craft
The pOstoffice department at Wash
ingtOn has contracted for the erection
Of three high-POwsE radio stations, the
first OF a chain 0e wireless communi-
eating centars in various cities, to be
used primarily for the direction of
mail-caFrytng airplanes handicapped
by fog. It was announced here today
by Emil J. SimGn, manufacturer of
radio apparatus Tor the war and navy
departments.
Return Of world peace WIS the DOM
mating spirit Of WaahinEROn's celebra-
ton Of undergraduates Day Friday. Pa
geantry, n which he calls Of indus
try and Otiaa civilian occupations to
returning soldiers and sailors were
displayed ana q parade ii which all
Of the nati6ns arTaEed against Ger
many and Austria were represented,
were the features Of the observance
The French losses in killed and
missing on land and sea. as officially
established up to Now II, 1918,
amounted to 1ssssy2s5-
The shortage Of farm labor in Texas
and other states bordering on Mexico
would be relieved under a joint reso-
luton Tuesday presented by Senator
Sheppard suspending for one year
from Oct. a provision OF the immi-
grafton law which would admit Mexi-
cans to engage in agricultural pur-
suits.
Reports Of two additional robberies
in the Tampie0 oil fields were receiv-
ed this week at the state department
They said that on June % the pay
master Of the Gulf Refining Company
was robbed Of $4,000 gold which he
was taking to pay off employees, and
that on June % the camp OF the Ma
tional on Company was raided by
men in the uniforms OF Mexican fed
eral troops and all the employees
robbed.
The department o. Justice will take
no action pending decision in present
litigation against persons manufacture
ing or selling beer OF wines containing
az per cent or less alcoholic con
tent. This announcement was made
Monday By Attorney General Palmer
STATE AND DOMESTIC NEWS.
An arrest Of a white man, vender
OF soft drinks at a picnic held at Mid
way Park, west Of Temple, was made
Saturday. the charge being the sale
of cider containing TX Per cent alco-
hol. The man did a thriving business
while the opportunity lasted, dispos-
ing Of fifty gallons Of the fluid as
fast as it could be disposed Of AnaIy-
sis Of the liquid showed the presence
OF alcohol in prohibited proportion.
The body q Captain FFyatt, exc
scutsd IN 1916 by the Germans for
attempting to ram a submarine, was
brought to Dover aboard a British de-
stroyer. escorted BY vessels OF the
Dover patrol.
Maydelle. a small town ca the Texas
State Railroad = few miles east Of
Palestine. Texas. win ship forty cars
Of tomatoes thfs season
Francisco VIVA ordered an Ameri-