Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-02-08

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Southern weather spent great part of the winter in the
North this year
The former Kaiser appears to be living up to the old
adags-''Say nothing and wood.''
When the Germans lose the nickname of Boches and
Huns it will be sign of a regenerated Germany.
Our who assaulted and peppered in France
anxious be mustered and become seasoned
The price of butter and the price eggs seeing which
roll down hill faserand the spectators applaudng
the stunt.
Germany still seems to have ssge supply of propaganda
IN hand yet she has not been at economical Of it for the
past few years
mask is something that ae can gladly spare from
oeautifdl becoming.
The Germans polite farewell to Belgium consisted in the
blowing up to twenty steel mills They altogether
too handy with eplosives
If you somebody bearing dh upon you with the all
and aspect of general he is probably second Lieutenant
who has not had his commission yer! long.
A man who holds Liberty bonds would not usually b,
pointed bloated bondhoder In fact he has usually
gronw rather thin in his eOrts to pay for the bonds
During the the price of food increased 83' and tn;
price of clothing $3.50. How proud should be that
abilities sufficient both to cohe and feed during the
time.
Our soldiers while in this country had probably hearI
something about the of French dresses and millinery
This may have something to do with the fact that few
them have married French girls.
Having been Begiums guest so long, Germany after hel
to her But hye yet to Lear that such document has
been received at Brussels.
Never hit man when he is against a wall You NIGH
miss the wall and hit hm-ore likely you would miss hin
and hit the wall But you intend get into the righteous
ness the other se why not prepare to hit the wall also
The women of the British Empire requested to max
offering Of pearls to the Red Cross The request was sen
nut last March, with the expectation that necklace OF val
liable pearls might possibly be obtained Nearly four thou
sand pearls hand ready be sold for the bene
O the Red Cross They aggregate foryone ropes and eac
pearl means individual sacrifice and act OF love-
Since the Germans have else fight. they seem
reve in fighting among themselves Let hope that they ge
enough of this poor idea of theirs that nation is not III th
megh popular unless has constantly before its fac
the sword of hatred The only question that seem REASONABLE
is the that asks why they did start private war
the first place and leave the rest of the world out OF It,
would have been better for all nations concerned and for til
reputation of Germany-if she has such thing,
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- to so miles mide and $50 miles long, within whose limit
are to befOund neither houses barns shrubbey soc
Of any kind grass arabic land The ground has been
plowed up by Shells and and tons OF steel ar
buried in it, Its aspect might well be described as til
determination of desolation' Yet it is to this hopeless
tract that refugees in thousands will come back 1t is all tina
is left to them of home If the peace conference does 1t
duty it will require the nation which desolaed this land
it. The great shells be removed from the ground
earth and fertilizer brought in make the land NOR
productive homes and barnes constructed seed and agrcu
ural machinery supplied Germany the aggressor and dc
lyaNatpr, mnst become the restorer