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Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1919-01-16
Says She Killed
toSave Daughter

Mineola, N. Y, Jan. IA moth
er's determination to protect her 15-
year-old daughter from an "insane"
father was declared here by coun-
sci for Mrs. Jacques Lebaudy, now
in Jail, to be the reason she killed
her husband, the rmilionaire emperor
of the Sahara" in their home at
Westbury, L. l., last Saturday night.
The lawyer, Harry w. Moore, said
Mrs. Lebaudy had told him her hus-
band had tired of her and had mem
aced the happiness of Jacqueline,
their daughter. To protect herself
and the girl, the widow said, she had
had heavy chain locks placed on the
doors of her own and her daughters
rooms
Lebaudy had made repeated
threats to kill her, she told the at
torney, because she refused to con
sent to his attentions to their daugh-
I6FJ WHICH liz JOlu HSI hSIS IuSlo-
mary in some oriental countries" 7
Twice during the week prior to
the shooting Lebaudy had tried to kill
her with hunting knife, she said.
On the day of the tragedy, the ''em-
peror" had furiously telephoned her
from New York city that he was COM
ing home to Finish" her.
When he arrived he created a great
commotion downstairs, opened all the
windows and emptied blazing Goals
from the fireplace out upon the lawn.
Later, Lebaudy, who was armed,
came upstairs and attacked her, and
in the struggle which followed she
shot him and she fell dead at the foot
of the stairs"
There were no eyewitnesses of
the occurrence" said Attorney Moore,
4 hut plenty of evidence as to Le-
bjgudy's intentions to both his wife
and daughter
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1919-01-16
EUROPEANS WILL
COME TO AMERICA

Washington, Jan. 14-Thousands
of Italian and Austrian war prison
efs are planning to come to America
as soon as possible, John 3. Den
more, director of the Federal En-
Payment Service, told the House
committee today at a hearing on bills
to prohibit immigration.
A Red Cross worker who visited
the prison camps informed him, Mr.
Densemore said. that 100000 Aus
TRANS were in Italy, most of whom
expected to "drift to the United
States as fast as they cam" along
with thousands of Italian prisoners in
Silesia.
Mr.. Densemore said a canvass OF
several leading cities showed big
percentage of alien residents were
planning to return to their native
countries, and in some cities this
ran as high as 80 or 90 per cent.
Mr.. Densemore declined to say
whether immigration should be pro
hibited for two or four years, as pro
posed by bills before the committee
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1919-01-16
Bumper Strawberry Crop
Outlook About Hammond

Hammond, La, Jan. 14.-The
present indications are for bumper
strawberry crop in this section, and
with no setbacks the yield is expected
to double that of last year. While
this years acreage has been reduced,
on account of farmers diversifying
their crops, the earlier planting, COM
bined with weather conditions, prom
Use of good fruit and plenty of it.
The recent rains were conducive of
growing conditions and the freezing
weather following hardeaed stile
plants and nipped off all the prema-
ture blossoms.
The average yield to the acre last
year was from forty-five to fifty
crates per acre and this season ex-
perienced growers anticipate double
this yield to be harvested. The two
local box factories, as well as those
at Ponchatoula, independence and
Roseand, are kept busy supplying
the crate demand in anticipation Of
the crop.
Truckers have not yet been able to
make much Roadway towards getting
their spring vegetables planted, but it
is expected that by the end of this
month these will be well under way.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1919-01-16
DECENTRALIZATION SLOW

Washington, Jan. 14.-Speaking in
the Senate today, Senator Mcclellan
of Tennessee declared the demobiii-
cation of the army is only proceeding
about one-third as fast as the depart
ment estimated it would at the time
of the signing of the armistice. He
urged the War Department to speed
up the rehabilitation, with particu-
lar reference to those soldiers having
positions ready for them as soon as
they are discharged.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1919-01-16
MIGRATORY BIRD
LAW is IN FORCE

Reports of the annulment of the
federal migratory bird act by the
United States Supreme Court last
week have caused more or less con-
fusion among Louisiana hunters" Nj.
L. Alexander, state conservation COM
missioner, said Tuesday. "We have
received many inquiries from over
the state about the status of the pres
ent law.
'tWhen it was decided in 1912 to
have a federal law for the protection
of birds that migrate from one state
to another, law was passed by Con-
gress which was entitled the 'Migra-
tory Bird Law and was put into
operation at that time. Soon after
Congress passed this law the federal
authorities made an arrest in Arkan-
sas and it was taken before the fed
eral district judge, who declared the
law unconstitutional. The United
States authorities Immediately car
ried the case to the United States Su-
preme Court for decision. Soon
after this matter was put into the
highest tribunal in the land, certain
defects in the law were recognized
by those who supported it. So that
the birds that not only migrate from
state to state, but principally from
the nesting grounds in the Dominion
of Canada, it, was decided that a
treaty should be entered into by this
country and Canada, and to this end
the President and the King of Great
Britain signed treaty that would
give both the United States and the
Dominion of Canada the right TO
make suitable and necessary laws for
a uniform protection to the birds that
nest in one part of. the North Ameri-
can continent and winter in the
other.
at is under a provision of this
treaty that law called the Enabling
Act was passed by Congress in July
of 1918, and it is under this act that
the present federal regulations are
now being enforced, and these regu-
lations must not be confused with
the regulations issued unde rthe mi
gratory bird act of 1918, which the
Supreme Court declared unconstitu-
tionaI few days ago.
''In other words, the law that was
held invalid has not been observed
for the past two years, but the treaty
act under which migratory birds are
being protected at this time has not
been brought before the courts and
at present there is no question before
the courts as to its constitutionality.
This means that at the present time
Louisiana is observing the regulations
-'of the federal migratory bird law un-
der the terms of the treaty, and any
one breaking any of the regulations
of the present migratory bird law IS
liable to prosecution in the United
States District Courts"
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1919-01-16
i,azsd Man Kills
Red River Sheriff

...t.. La, Jan. Twin
ID brothers standing nearby
e'ss y him. Clover Scott, 80 years
p.sDs s.flv interdicted, took PTS
% I. Sheriff P. M. Britain Of Red
u0n .;gb and shot and killed him
n.sl sIs . the parish jail here Mon
Il. erazed man was Overpowened
n Z. brothers and Deputy Sheriff
Ms not before he had fired
R'ss, .s i. from the sheriff's revolv-
s n tbree bullets taking effect.
"a y Who has wife and two chill
Fv;r0 near here, was victim
asa ansnza last November, and his
2 H. -. deranged as a result of the
90 80. He was taken in custody
Co. 80. uronounced insane and OF
"a sent to the louisiana nospiIai
= -, ~ Insane at Pineyille.,
y 4 o'clock Monday evening
~ Jas asked to go into his cell
a. -, being allowed to walk up and
~ -. ne corridors. He refused and
w. wore made to corerce him
aI n mothers and Sheriff Britain.
w..n Scott persisted. Sheriff
80. stsnped into the cell to reas-
- ths insane man. AS he did,
~ ~. leaned upon him, took the pis-
:. ~ tr5m the sheriff's pocket and be-
can firing.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1919-01-16

Jan. 2-9-16-23-SO
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1919-01-16
CREAM FOR CATARRH
OPENS UP NOSIRLS
Tsrls How To Get Quick Relief
from Head-COlds. It's Splendid!

n one minute your clogged nostrils
Vii Cpen, the air passages of your head
Vii clear and you can breathe freely.
10 more hawking, snufling, blowing,
headache, dryness. No struggling for
brslh At night; your cold, or catarrh
viii Be gone.
C4 4 small bottle Of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist now. Apply
little Of this fragrant, antiseptic,
laling cream in your nostrils. It PEN
alales through every air passage of the
hssa. scothes the inhamed or swollen
ruesus membrane and relief comes in
ssally.
Ips lust fne. Don't stay stuffed-up
VIII 4 cold or nasty catarrh-Relief
Nales % quickly.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1919-01-16
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

Bogalusa, La, Dec. rs, 1918.
There will be a meetink Of the
stockholders Of the Columbia Road
Land Company on Monday, Februarg
8rd, 1919. at 10 o'clock a, m.' for the
purpose of electing directors for the
ensuing year.
]. A. SPEKENHIER,
Secretary.
Jan. 2-9-16-23-3O
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1919-01-16

FOR SALE-One y ton Republic
Truck, in first-class order. Bogalusa
Scrap Company.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-06-22
Sc PIDIO Ell DESAFUERO
DE UN DIPUTADO POR Ell
A DE PUEBLA
Ell Gobernador de Tamaulipas
sigue siendo acusado de
graves cargos

MEXICO, D. F., JUNO 20.-En Ia
session que celebro aver la Co
mission Permanerte de la Camara de
Diputados e. principal asunto que Sc
trato fue Ell relative q la enorme
cartidad de cargos que &c hacen en-
contra de Andres Osuna, Gobernado,
del Estado de Tamanlipas, quien Sc
mega a TODD trance a para
elecciones Ell vi:tud de que no posee
deseos dc desprenderse del gobierro
del Estado
Tambien Ia Secretaria de ID Co.
mission Permanente do cuenta de u~
telegrama de numeroSos vecinos de.
Estado de Puebla, en- ell que solicitan
ell dcsafuero del d~iputado Y general
Rafael r. Rojas, electo por ell quin-
to distrito de aquel Estado, por e
gurar los m~encionados Neclnos que
esea en- conzivencia con los rebe!des
f~elicistas de aqueIlos sitios.
Sc nombraron dos comisiones Ia
primcra compuesta por los d~iPutados
Gildardo Gomez. Francisco Cesar Mo
rales Marquee Gaiindo Y Senador Sc
c~retario Jimenez, con el objeto de
que Sc acerquen al ~presidente y lie
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-06-22
OCHENTA MIL PESOS
FUERON ~CAPTURADOS
Por los rebeldes que ataca-
caron ell tren de Mexi-
co a Puebla

PUEBLA. JUNO 20.-Fueron pues-
tos en- libertad por 0rdenes de las au-
t~oridades correspondence, los en-
pleados del express del tncn de pasaje-
ros que fue asaltado ultirnamente en-
Ba-ranca Honda.
Las declaraciones de estos emplea-
dos coincidieron con las que dieron
los ~farrocarriles. por 10 que no es po-
sible sundar ninguna sospecha en-
su contra. Sc ha hecho un caiculo a.
proxiniado de las perdidas que Sc ex-
perimentaron en- ell referiGo a~salto, o.
pinando muchos que llega a ochenta
mil pesos 10 que sc perdio con Ia des-
trucci0n de los carros quemados. Por
So parte la empreaa ma eXperimentado
una perdida de gran consideration y
ha pueSto en- serricio los unicos ca
rios de p~asa;eres que q1edan, que son
unos de tipo antiquisimo Y carentes
en- 10 absolute de comodidades.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-06-22
Como entiende CarrQnzQ
Ia libertad de la prensa

! Tai Sc desprende. por 10 menos,
eel hecho noticiado hoy pOr la
primera vez.
Durante cinco amos, el publico
lie Mexico no pudo e%nterarse de una
sola opinion deSapasionada e I'M
| parcial sObrc las coSas suyaS. So
brc Su situacion Y suS peligros,
sobrc 10 que debia Y podia espe-
rar. sobre 10 que podrian hacer dc
el los que 1eniau su vida en- sus
manOS.
RcspectO de las rclacioncS inter
n~acionaieS del pals. no pudo Saber
Sino 10 que cl 'gobierno del Senior
Carranza QuiSo que supiera. La
mayor injuria pudo haber side
hecha a Mexico, cl mayor peligro
haberSe cernido Sobrc la Macdonald
dad, ' la cataStrofc Y la vcrguen.
I'll 10 lutheran encontradO EN- plcna
ignorancia Y en- confianZa plena-
En- momcntos de grave d~ificultad
interior. en- dIaS de crisis aguda, Ell
horas dcfinitivaS para Ia vida de
uu regimen o de una nacion, el 60
bierno puedc e~jerccr, como n me-
dida cXtrema, CenSura ScmeJantc
Sobre la prenSa nacional V sobrc
la eXtranjera; pero'eS 81 hccho que
tai medida eXtrema era aplicada
en- Mexico. p~reciSamcntc cuando ell
gobicrno aScguraha que la situa-
ci6n no podia ser mejor, que el pals
iba firmemente Sobrc eli carril dc
10 normal. que la paz reinaba en-
todas parties Y que cl triunfo de la
libertad era IN hccho en- toda la
extension de la RepubliCa- en- la
que el afan del trabajo fecundo.
hibia SuStituido al dolor de Ia ron
tienda contra la tirania.
La sofa prohibition arbitraria
SoStcnida durantc cinco amos. con.
ira Ia prenSa cX~tranjera. mucStra
a las claras la mcntira dc tales
~ascrtos.
FL gobierno Sc juzga hoy scgu,
TO, fuertc ante la opinion n~acional.
aln orientads por la ajena opinion.
Y permite que los periodicos OK,
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-06-22

tranjeros-los americanos podria
decirse, porque son los que mayor
circulation tienen en- nuestro pals
-vayan a manoS dc sus ~lectores en-
Mexico, "aun cuando censuren los
actos del g%obierno."
.ASi pues, los americanoS &c Nc
yico, Y un redu:do nUmero lie me
Ncanos, podran sdber la verlad tie
muchos successes, noticiados en- for
ma distinta de la official. La gran
colectividad nacionai no sabrl. por
no saber ingles, sino 10 que el 60
bierno del Sr. CarranZa permita
que diean los periodicos del pals.
La franquicia del ST. Carranza
no llega a los peri0dicos ~escritos en-
espanol, por mexicanos en- exile
voluntario O forzozo, que juzgan las
coSas de Mexico con Ell intcres que
ell las cosas propias ha de poner-
sc, que descan de todas veras el
bicn de la patria, Y que, en- el cx-
tranjcro, hacen labor franco Y sin
ccramente nacionaliSta.
Para La PRENSA, por ciemplo,
seguiran cerradas las pucrtas de
Mexico.
LA PRENSA. V como La PREM
SA los periodicos mezicanos dc Es-
tados UnidoS que, escritos lejoS de
Ia hcguera dc paSionrS V dc la ba
lumba de in~tcrescs que ALA norma
las Opinioncs V genera las acciones,
no ven. en- 10 que 4 la R~epabli"a
atanc. Sino el intcreS nacional. 81
nc 81 bien collective, no podrin ir d
Mexico, a manOs dc Ia muchedum
hrr que no lee inclcs III frances.
porQue la administration carran-
cista no Quiere en- la opinion me1i-
cana mas sello que el que ella i'm
ponga.
Admite que cl publico sc de
cuenta de la vision que ~nucstro
pueblo V ~nueStros actualeS successes
dan a los hombres dc otros PASSES:
pcrc de los meNcanos no admite
mas que el clogio rastrcro. o la
contradiction Cobarde o i~nteresa-
da para el gran engano nacional.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-06-22
.TODOS Los PERIODlCOS EN-
TRANJEROS. FUERON PUES-
TOS AVER EN- CIRCU-
LAGOON.

| Cumplicndo con 81 acuerdo que
di0 Ell Senior PreSidentc de la Repu-
blica. para que no fuera detenida Id
circulation de los periodicoS ex-
tranjeroS, aun Cuando cStoS cenSu-
raran los actoS del gobicrno, la Di-
| reccion General de Correos mando
hacer aver la entrega de todos los
ejemplareS que Sc cncontraban de
tcnidoS en- las oficinaS poStales.
ESta medida ha causado e~Xcelente
impression en- cl publico, pues exis-
ten numeroSOs suScriptores dc di,
chas publicacioues."
HaSta aQui la nota dc lei Uni
vcrSal." FL comento del mcnoS avi.
Sado dc los IectoreS. dcbe haber lido
mucha mas ALA del limite que le
demarcaba la brevedad de la mott
cia.
Por ella. ri publico Sc entcraba.
no dc que dc la Administration dc
CorreoS dc Mexico. dc Ia de cada
una de las Ciudades ' cada uno dc
los pucbloS dc la Rcpublica. iban
a Salir Il la Gale millarcS de pa
quotes de periOdicoS vlcJOS, que du-
rante largoS diaS Serian la peSadi-
LA de los carteros, Y que maldita
la novedad que habrian de tener
para los Suscriptores privados de
ellos por tanto tempo: Sino de que
durantc los cinco amos largoS de
gobicrno revolucionario. durante 81
lustro dc la administration carran-
CiSta. que iba q conStituir para
, Mexico 81 principle dc SUI nueva era
de libcrtad Y dc felicidad. 81 pue.
bio no pudo Saber dc los aSuntoS
del pals nj dc las cueStiones mum
dialeS-tan intcreSanteS duranIe
csc lapse dc tempo. como no 10
volveran a ser IN n ccnturia-
sino por 10 que cl Senior Carranza
permitio que dijcran los period
COS que en- Mexico Sc publicaban.
bajo la conStantc preston Y la
muda amenaza de las autoridadcS.
Habia algo, hubO algo durante
esos cinco amos que el pueblo de
| Mexico no debiG Saber, que el 60
bierno de la RcpubIica tuvo empe-
no en- ocultar a la gran colectiyi-
dad nacional; 81 gobierno neccSito
mentir a la gran %poblaci0n meXi-
cana. SObrc aSuntoS de traScenden-
tai importdncia, aSuntOS de vida o
muerte. Y Sc puso en- guardia con
ira quien pudiera deSmentirlo.
Por clio las publications. ex-
tranjeras. las que ne eStaban. por,
que no podian eStarlo. nj hajo Ia
vigilancia Official del carranciSmo.
nj ante la amenaZa del poder pu,
blico. fueron amontonandoSc en-
las oficinas p~ostalcs de TODD cl
pals. sin que un solo rjemplar lie,
CARA d manoS de los lectoreS.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-06-22

piden Ia ampliacion de Ia c~onvocato-
ria para sesiones extraordinarias a
fin de que incluyan en- las d~iscusio-
mes que Sc tienen actualmente Ia de
Ia ley de immigration.
La segunda comision con Vito Agu
RE a la cabeza, tambien para que
yea a Carranza Y lie pida ayude o
diez mil pesos a los habitantes de
Guadalupe Y Calvo, cabecera del
Distrito de Nina, Chihuahua, por ell
incendio en- aqueila poblacion que
Ia dejo convertida EN- %ruinas. A esta
segunda peticion, Carranza contesto
que va daba sus ordenes a Ia Teso-
reria de la Nacion para que rueran
administrators los referidos fondos.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-06-22
CARRERAS DE CABALLOS
EN- PIEDRAS NEGRAS
Sc conuertird esa poblacion
en- 0tr0 centr0 como E..
Judrez y Tijuana

EAGLE PASS, Texas, JUNO 21.-
Sc habla aqui con %insistencia de que
la vecina plaza de Piedras Negras
quiza Sc convierta muy pronto en- un
gran centre de carreras de caballos,
como 10 fueran hasta hace POGO tt
juana y Ciu6ad Juarez.
Ell entuSiasmo despertado por una
magnffica carrera de caballos que Sc
verified Ell jueves pasado en- Ia veci-
ma ciudad m~eXicaaa, Ia hecho que
varios hombres de negocios hayan
considerable ell proyecto de estable-
GER en- dicha ciudad IN gran hipodro-
mo, pues Sc cree que tai esnectaculo
podria sostenere por medic de fire.
cuentes excursiones del interior de Te-
xas. Y de Mexico.
Las carreras que sc efectuaron el
iueves pasado, fueron muy s~ensacio-
males Y estu;ieron organizadas per-
fectamente, habiendo estado suma-
mente concurridas, por publico me-
xicano V americana. Ell exito del es-
~pectaculo fue tai que los empresarios
decidieron %organizar una nueva serle
de carreras y va Sc hacen los prepa-
rativos para ell c~fecto,> esperandose
que esta veg la fiesta Sc YEA mas con-
currida aun, pues es probable que
Sc organizer eXcurslones de San An
tonic, Houston, FL Paso, Y Dallas.
La dcnticion en- los ninos siemprc atravie
sa por I'm duro periodic espccialnentc GUAM
DO empieza en- cl tempo caluroso. No So
lamcnte sutrcn por los objetos dc hule Que
SC les dan a masticar para calmar liz irri-
tacion. sino que su m e intestinos
atravicsan por las 2eores condolences. Ell
mcior remedio que listed rue6e dar al pc
queno pacicntc. es el McGEE'S BABY ELL
XIR. Corrige los desordencs estonacalcs
~rcfresca y caIma Ia irritacion de los intes-
Gnos. al mismo tempo que ayrda a IA
digestion. De venta por Ia Botiea San Pc
dro dc r. Cohn & Co.. San Antonio. Texas.
ADV
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-06-22
NO Sc RESUELVE 10 DEL
EMBARGO

CIUDAD DE MENICG. JUNO IT,
AunGue la mayoria de los ccmcrcian-
ties de esta capital tienen Ia Seguri-
dad, o Ia ccnfianza. Der 10 nN2nos, de
Que con Ia Intervention del jefc de-
Executive Sc arreg.e satisfactoriamen-
te 10 del ~enlSargo dictado por Ia En-
preSa del Ferrocarril MeXicano. oe-
lebraron. sin embargo. ina junta con
objetc de yer la forn?a de zanzibar de
ruta a suS mercanciaS, t~raye7doiss
por Monterrey o San Luis. en- case de
que e. concrete Sc reSuelva a orde-
mar que sus cargamentoS vengan a
Mexico por e. citado puerto de Tam
pico.
En- Julio sera la exposition de ~plantas
La Secretaria de Agriculture ha
orGenado Sc telegrafie II los goberna-
dores de los EStados Y en- general q
todas ias autoriGade:, dandoles cuen-
ia de que ia exposition de plantas,
flores V de mas productos, no Sc atr!-
"a sino hast. ell dia trece del entranJc
mes de Julio. en- vista de algunas ra-
zones habidas Fara diferir Ia aper-
tura.
Son elias las que los agricuttores
mismos han expueSto. indicando que
Ia exposition no tendria la importan-
cha deoida. en- atencion a Que d eau
Sa de Ia Sequia sus prod1ctos no es-
tan en- las eXcelentes condolences
cue debieran en- case de haber con-
tado con aqua suficiente.
Como las lluvias han lhegado V pa
recen formalizarSe. los agricultores
Green estar liStos para IA fecha in
GicadS
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-06-22

lei Universal" uno de los dia
rios mexicanos de mayor significa
ci0u, amigo del gobierno, aun
cuando sin Subvenci0n nj consigna.
Segun su propio decir, publica en-
Su edici0n del Domingo proximo
pasado. breve nota informant
Va en- la que aparecc una noticia
escueta. sin comentario alguno, en-
la que cl redactor trato de hacer
economic dc palabraS. como 81 ell
hecho al cual Sc c~oucreta no fucsc
mereccdor nj aun de eSa hreviSima
mcncion.
He aqui, teStual, Ell parrafo del
diario metropolitanO:
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-12-10

that it costs more to get freight from
ship to shore than to transport it
ON New York to Constantinople. All
available dock space has been taken
up by the entente powers and Ameri-
cans and citizens OF other countrits,
who are shut out, are paying $35 a
ton to get goods from ship through
the customs. Every species Of Levan-
tine thicvery has been turned loose.
modest hotel room costs from $5 to
IS day, with food in proportion, al
though the markets are full Of pro-
duce.
Food prices have increased 1900
per cent over those prevailing before
the war, while house rent has incraS-
cd fifteen fold. The city nightly is
full Of fighting soldiers and sailors of
all nationalities, shooting off firearms.
The gambling houses are in full swing
for all classes, with the merchants,
when losers, making up their losses
by raising prices, although the ware
houses are Overstocked.
The streets swarm with pickpock-
cts, with the Turkish police claim
ing to be helpless because Of the in
ter-allied control. The Turkish gov
ernment claims it is helpless to con-.
duct the affairs for the same reason
that it has too many bosses.
The Turkish officials say that they
are afraid Of the ultimate attitude Of
Great Britain although recent speech
es in the British House Of Commons
have Teawakened their hopes that
Turkey will not be pal titioned. Mean
while, capitalists Of all nations are 60
ing ahead buying up private conccs-
sions for exploitation when peace is
signed. However, the Turkish govern
mcnt has forbidden the sale of new
concessions since July.