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no longer exists in such urgent degree
he thinks the people along Canal Street
are entitled to rest.
Sebe Smith pleaded guilty to failing
to dip his cattle ut Natchitoches Tues
day and was fined $50 and given thirty
days in Jail.
At the annual meeting of the Shreye
port District Conference of the Meth
otlist Church. held in Many Tuesday,
the story was told how two local
preachers hewed railroad crossties to
earn an assessment of So for the Rus
ton Orphanage Asylum.
All Sunday work, except necessary
train work. in the Missouri Pacific
Railroad shops ut Monroe was discon-
tinued beginning OH the 10Th The new
order relieved about twenty men from
Sunday work. The shops are now op-
| Grating Oh an eight-hour. six-day basis.
The State Laundry Owners Club
convened in Monroe last week and held
it's principal business sessions on the
steam launch Of its president. 9. Il.
| Cooley. Of Monroe. who entertained the
/ twenty-five members by taking them
/ up and down the river to points of in
! terest.
Workmen boring a deep well at Gihs-
land for the Petty Stave Company
found oil and gas at depth of $50
feet. according to a press dispatch Of
the 2Oth. Great .lobules of oil came
up with the gas in such quantities that
experts who have visited the spot state
that there are oil strata close by.
Gov Pleasant will call another cot
con convention, to meet in New Or
leans May 14th. 18th and 10th. The
object Of the meeting is to continue
the work Of organizing the cotton ex-
port corporation. begun at the Menl-
phis meeting. and to take further steps
toward cotton acreage reduction.
The largest class in the history of
Masonry i'm Louisiana WAS advanced
in the mysteries in Shreveport this
week. The Seventeenth Scottish Kite
Reunion convened in that city Monday
and will adjourn tomorrow. after five
days spent in IA reunion that drew hun
dreds Of Masons from all parts Of the
state.
Parish and city authorities i'll Mon-
roe are trying to locate G. i. Mayo,
who disappeared from that city last
Friday. He was proprietor of Local
plumbing shop and treasurer for the
Moose lodge. His business was appar
Il emily prosperous. and he left Il young
wife. to whom he had been married fol
less than IL year. His friends believe
that his absence is involuntary.
!, The movement to build the Homer
Minden Railroad received fresh impe
tuS in Minden last week. when Il com
nittee Of five was appointed to nesoti
I ate with the owners Of the proposed
III right0fway and rOadbed with Il view
> of acquiring the title to same. Follow
ing an address to the business men
j. Minden by \. +. Mayo, railroad con
III tractor and promoter. the foilowihi
$ named gentlemen We're appointed o.
n the committee herein above referre
'e to: Thomas Crichton, j. +, DepnS
u,
|. fCosIINUED ON NL&I PAaE.l
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Foreign

\ party of fifty American officers
and $50 enlisted men. all former news
PAPER men, are touring various points
III the occupied territory In Germany.
Hugo HuaSe. former German Secre'
tary of Foreign Affairs IN Il statement
issued ut Berlin. says that there Is no
belief anywhere In the world of Ger
many's change Of heart. aud to con-
vince the world of Gerniany's aincerity
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Shreveport.

Thomas Jordan. of Shreveport. is be-
automobile, which he left standing out
side of the baseball park in that city
Tuesday afternoon while he witnessed
the opening game of the season. The
license number was 1O.772, and he will
he pleased to have the car returned.
Police Desk Sergeant Il. l.. Whit
man. of Shreveport, is engaged in pre-
pairing an >5-page pamphlet which will
show the numbers Of all of the 1000
automobiles of CaddO Parish, together
with the names of their owners. The
pamphlet will he ready for free dis
tributi0n to all residents within two or
three weeks.
George w. Caruthers, Confederate
veteran. aged eighty-three years, died
in Shreveport last Saturday at the
home of his daughter. Mrs. Leona Mar
tin The remains were inferred ut Cot
ton Valley. Webster Parish. Deceased
served with Gen. Forrest. the great
| cavalry leader. during the war and
has since been Il farmer.
Rev. John G.. KilgO. Bishop Of the
Methodist Episcopal District Of Louis
lana. spoke III Shreveport Sunday of
his eight years of missionary work i'll
China, Korea and Japan. He said that
Christian converts among the heather
peoples could readily he distinguished
by him in the crowds of their fellow
countrymen by the hope that shone III
their faces.
The Shreveport delegation to the
Mississippi Valley Waterways ASsocia
ton returned last week from the meet
ing in st. Louis in hopes that, with III
act Of Congress III accordance with ,
resolution passed by the association
traffic hy steamers on Red River vii
be restored ut no distant day. Shreve
Fort is already Obligated to spent
100000 for terminal facilities In sncl
an event as boats being placed on Re-
River by the Government or throug
tie cooperation or encouragement q
the Government.
Chief Of Police ID. d. Brazer, q
Shreveport. returned last Thursda
from attending the Interstate COnvel
ton of Chiefs ut New Orleans. II
says that there We're read ut the NEE
In: several papers upon Bolshevisl'
the l. w. W. and the increase of erin
among women. There was much di
cussion as to the providing Of a bette
;. class of men for the police force at az
vanced salaries. The Chief said til;
the conference among the heads of IL
forces promoted cooperation In fisll
ing crime and the exchange of ideas ;
to improved methods.
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HEM IS THE Real
PRIZE b9ME-Mll STORY

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500 Reward. 800

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pirhHef lf lan-r hna shert y a. l"ns'
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BUT SHE MS NOT sNlaI
ENOUGH TO VOTE BALLOT

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VI. me- 49,, rumehnr t-r-- -
ta1iuwise ~ g p srelnrl a r-4vslinc
sl1asm1n az 1.puisvi.'e. rs '9r ne
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irr WIS rz1nat rs nv order rfst aant
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:. B-ssn. ~ nsnsh snAt Aasts -hni
= xss up,m this lnmocra I'm me
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ar i--itahis 1nf 1HnE Ending dis
nnsitinr t. utlar ruusef ls linieesiinL
a mn v-iEt rRnd ciresriur and hnv'eis
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IS IN INTELLIGENT JAP
EDITOR SEES US

gnmnpsr iuusrAlisz xh9 has
mnat 1nu- n rlhs Iililer Sth1es.
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SUGAR IS GENERALLY
PRoHIE[RED SAYS PALMER

IL trr-ncs seus "a Palrns- y cer-
r. r. shf-t Aas htss rsne-si praFiissr-
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WHERE g0UelIG HIS
BECOME lEEHCE

ACCORDING 10 NV Surs ndx,rcs.
b. surface has haze.x hesn ss'ras Sf-
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she cornt'v
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Tse merits ~ Cha-nA.s'aR.rs cniic
sna sisr.Aoes Z sfnens s-+ wen s-,esn
sr1 aprcerisi-f. Mr. ut.Fys is ccca-
ssssas gsr n1nsn wha s1e ~ scuuaans-
anre Win lhem G.A s1rs13f res6 NE
asuxins hy y Il osar. hmea NAN
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Nsuges sAa1 have s1nce recmumrrt-
y Il IA ms tistnus r
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THE
Pollard
MONDAY. 1lsSgS- -
c.orxtanu< -slnau1s


HY daT she WIS . NM ,curisa--r-
a4-.h1 - Was 1 snrifIx eisl II oaaelh-
res a. one 81 sbt eesi famlies N 1ef
nisv re sEiG h. ksf no nse ser .
v'umHn Who vnrla sea, ~ lis ant t1h'
NJ woman cpuf1 ess fm 70 slo,e VIZ
her Shs naade fer change MS mind
Vans - know how she did n
1-iDrd cpmt'cs.
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MsnnHr n England Arf hrvinf hti'
evn snr-ms a 1hHlr rv'r -1'usa ant
ga~asr snanps In -nfhnf cnnsln.unns
numbers. Tins f ar nurrune rf dha
-anHndnus writ dfsns ~ wumrn en-
M lnnt tau,'lnr Rhs wasr
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Tn Sau.h Kals Miners Feasrs-
a.or hns IDsnbrrs1a II uTt- lea.-
ore.
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Charles Sss
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ms sshBrH ef siDaS az or theaasr y
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IT'S Ssn. IN vhiyh Hlgzz sgerlIs Hf-
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aieam az 3ae-na1Aa tn1lntnnt and
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rnp drantl8r ef nng ftnries
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assR-a1H Isaeest
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THE al4rres@ Earnasr II ahn x'u-af
Wiz ne ipuih near Esfr@hanatan = VI
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a mtnrsnr -nE 70 EEprrlnls ers-
un-rr Fn- 9lw ONE -ntnr

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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-16
| u. S. FOREIGN TRADE
FOR YEAR OF 1919 IS
GREATEST ON RECORD
Exceeds EIcren Billion Dollars
Value. Nearly Three Times
That Of 1914.
fRv Associated Press. ,

NEW YORK. Dee. 15.-The foreis n
trade OF the United States In: 1912,
the first year following the wa; will
probably exceed Sll.000,000,0 900 as
compared with s4.529,o00, 600 TO. the
fiscal year OF 1914. all OF which pre-
cedcd the war, according to app"oNi-
mate figures complied by the National
City Bank and made public today.
Despite this great gain. which Is
partly due 10 Increased p:iccs. Great
Britain still realms the leadership IN
world trade. according TO the bank s
statistics, with total for l9l? thai
will probably exceed that Of the
United States, possibly reaching the
$4,000, 100000 mark.
Exports form two-thirds of the
United states trade. while imports at
tain the same ratio in Great Britain's
figures. American exports approNi-
mate more than S1.0o0,000. 0.0O0 as
against $2.3G5. 100000 for the 1874 fiscal
year, and imports $3,so0.oo0,o 900 against
81 slS94.00O.000.
The International trade Of the world
has advanced TO $4,000, 100000 gain
of $50 100000 over the year pre-
ccding the war. and $4,000. 900. 900
over 1918. AS these figures include
exports and imports OF all countries.
thus counting all merchandise twice,
the 1919 total represents s35,000, 000,-
600 worth OF merchandise
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-16
TELLS TALE OF MASSACRE
BRITISH OFFICER ORDERED
SLAUGHTER OF CIVILIANS
Gives Details of "BInrkcst Crime"
on Witness Stnnd Before In
yestiEntinE Body.
BY Forbes w. FAIRnAIRN.

LONDON. Dec. 15.-The British gov
crnmcnt is terribly silent about the
most horrible massacre by Western
troops in modern times. the slaughter
OF Indian civilians in Ar,nitsar, India
by troops under command of General
Dyer, in which 500 were killed and
500 wounded.
For. fully eight months all news of
the affair had been carefully and sue
cessiuliy suppressed by the British
.iEht iWo days ago. when reports Of
the proceedings OF the British com
mission inquirinG into IT were re-
ccived by "a London newspaper
The government has not published
one word OF condemnation of tho
atrocity: nor have the British au,hori-
ties in India denounced IL. but on tho
contrary. the Invest tiEation showed that
tho British licutenant- governor at
Lahore. Sir Michael o'DwScr. has ,cle-
Eraphcd General Dyer his approval.
Called "Blnckcst story,
The British public was hardly able
TO realize the cnormity OF the thing
nut op,n:9n Is crystallizins and harden
hiacKs7t and foulest, story evcr, told"
Investigation show that after his
troops had fred into the crowd OF
5000 civilians until ammunition had
tire. leaving the victims dead or dying
unattrnded in their agony.
'IcneraI oyer Was asked: After the
firing had ceased. did You take any
measures in behalf OF the wounded 80
NO, certainly not. That wasn't my
job.' rcnlicd the general. and then
added: The hospitals were open; they
could have gone there"
All Hritmin AiShnst.
All Britain stands aEhast az the
brutality OF tho supprcssive methods
used by the British military author!-
ties In India. and already there is a
vocifcrous demand for tho most search
inG Investigation bv Parliament, and
the government will be forced to cx-
Premier LLOYD George and War
Minister Churchill arc silent in the
face OF the anxious inquiries of tho
press. But II is virtually certain that
INC Premier Will he personally asked
10 give an exclamation Tho Labor
mrrmhsrs Of Parliament will lead in
massacre. made not The slightest at
tempt 10 condo0c the act when oups-
toned on the witness stand hv the in
things:
II had two armorcd cars fitted out
with machine guns, I was unable 70
take them inside. the passages being
too narrow. IF they had been sui.
mcicntlv wide. I would have opened
ire with the machine guns"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-16
TRANSPORT BEAUFORT
WILL CONVEY RUSSIAN
REDS BACK TO EUROPE
NeW York Radicals Plan Pro-
TEST Parade TO BE Held
Christmas Day.
INV Associated Press.l

NEW YORK. Dec. 1.-THE United
States army transpor. Beaufort, now
,oad:.!e supplies in Brooklyn, is to be
the ark 20 carry back to Russia the
Ellis Island -ddical colony consisting
OF Emma Goldman, Alexander BcrKmam
ana Some eighty other Russians await
ing deportation. according to reports
current here tonight. The vessel is
scheduled TO leave this week, with Il
Norwegian port its first call.
Men and women, with hands man.
acled and wearing shoulder bands bear
ing appeals for the release of all "po-
litical prisoners" will march up Eifth
Avenue sinGly on Christmas morning in
silent protest demonstration, accord
ing TO plans announced today by d Sew
York radical organization.
volunteer groups of Sympathizcrs
will also. picket the churches and re-
new their, appeals for the liberation
OF political prisoners as the conErcg ga
lions leave their places of worship.
Tracy G. Mygatt, secretary ot the
organization. in Il statement tonight,
declared that 1000 men and women
political prisoners" will spend Christ
mas day. and perhaps many other days,
behind prison bars. because they have
been too sincere and spoke too hon
cstly for good will TO men.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-16
SUGAR IS RELEASED HERE
MORE THAN 100000 POUNDS
GOES ON SALE AT ID CENTS
VAST Stock Turned Over to Retail
Dcaicrs for Dihtribufion Among
individual Consumers.

Following the receipt of a release
order from the Sugar Equalization
Board in New York, 100000 pounds OF
sugar were turned over to Richmond
Wholesale sroccrs yesterday for dis
trihution to retailers. This means the
END OF the sugar shortage which has
long held the city in it's grip.
~ the 100000 pounds released. about
nait is Utah beet sugar. declared !. Il
Bethcl. chairman os tho fair profit s
committee. yesterday afternoon. His
committee mas set II cents pound as
Inc price at which it must be sold by
the retailer. Any merchant selling it
Tor more than this will be prosecuted
as Frohtecr under the provisions OF
learned.
All of the sugar released to retail
srs ss Is packed in !0o-pound bags, and
nas been stored in Warehouses here
Tor more than 4 week awaiting the
receipt OF r release order from the
cGGalizatio board.
IN case an unexpected shortage
should develop in spite OF the release
OF the sugar Mrs. Stuart MichauX will
act AS chairman OF Il committee 10
secure sugar for babies and sick folk.
She is now considering the personnrl
or her committee. Application should
be made TO her only in emergency
cases, she declared yesterday.