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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-10-04
NEW Army PLAN
Is CONSIDERED
WOULD ReoRGANIzE ON skeLE.
TON sASIS-coMMTITEE is
EXAMINING PLAN.

washington. A new pJan for ra
organization of the regular army OF
'he oasis of a skeleton army corps IL
e&ch military department, with the
department commander also acting
as commander Of the corps has bee,
laid before Secretary Baker and Gen
March. chief of staff. 1t is now being
examined by, a special COMMITTEES Of
officers on duty here.
Officers who evolved the pIan cav
1t would provide a means for rand
mobilization Of six army corps, or Of
Ten II the insular departments were
lncinded. In the EVENT OF war re-
seEyes dawn from the universal
Training system would be called Sort
20 fill up the units to fighting
strength. All troops within a de.
lartment would be placed under tho
department commander. to be organ.
ICED into such provisional divisions
or brigades as their numbers war.
ranted.
The project is an alternative for
The present War Department propc-
sal TO hold enough divisions intact 10
form field army, but to organize
'he corps only when an emergency
arose.
congressional opposition to one
man control Of the army deyeIoped
IN the House military committee A.
ter Maj. Cen William G. Haan. CHIEF
OF the war plans division, general
slan, had urged that a free hand b,
given the president, Congress fixing
only the size of the army.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-10-04
LOUISIANA FACES
A CAR SHORTAGE
esIl ROAD ISSUES STATEMENT
WARMING SHIPPERS OF STATE
OF IMPENDING DANGER.
Urge CLOSE COOPERATION
wstchfulness, Efficiency and a High
Appreciation OF the Seriousness
Will Do Much To Relieve
Situation.

Baton Rouge. - A statement upon
,be car shortage situation has been
ssnt to the shippers throughout the
s,ste by the Railroad Commission Of
louisiana, it was decided at a meet
inc Of the commission. The statement
,dcrr ID urges the close cooperation
Wit. the managers of the railroads
N matters OF ear conservation. The
,tstement. addressed to the shippers
Of louisiana, reads:
THE statistics and information
ecming to this commission from the
car service section Of the United
States Railroad Administration AMI
fgures complied from other services
b this commission indicate that the
rnited States will liz all probability
hes during the coming winter one of
the most severe car shortages ever
lpown to the transportation history
Of the United States.
Activity. watchfulness. efficiency
and high appreciation Of the Sc
rioasness OF the situation during the
period Of the war did much to con-
serve the car supply in the United
States.
The present situation. as indicat-
& by Information coming to this COM
mission. calls for the same vigilance
q has been used during the past two
-esrs.
The Railroad Commission Of
L0uis.ana therefore calls upon the |
shippers and users Of freight equi,-
nenf OF louisiana to exert every ef- !
hrt to handle promptly while IN
her possession all cars by prompt /
loaling and unloading, and by load
ie al cars to their full capacity.
-0ose cooperation with the mana
'swH the railroads. in this matter OF
car conservation is urged upon the
people Of louisiana"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-10-04
OMAHA NEBRASKA
SCENE OF R|OT|NG
OFFICERS AND MOB FIGHT FOR
HOURS TO SECURE POSSES
SION OF NEGRO.
MAYOR SMITH INJURED, DIES
Was Roughly Handled by mob-Ncw
Jail and Court House Partially
Destroyed by Fire-Negro
Is lynched.

Omaha, Neb.-A lynching which de
veloped many characteristics of race
riot held this city terrorized for nine
hours.
Mayor Smith died as a result OF
abuse received at the hands of the
mob which lynched negro and which
The mayor sought to dissuade from it's
purpose.
The riot centered about the magnif-
Icent new court house building. which
was set on fire in the efforts to reach
William Brown, a negro, charged with
:rlminally attacking Agnes Lobeck, a
white girl, few days ago.
With the flames mounting steadily
from floor to floor, Sheriff Mike Clark
and his deputies fought battle of
hours to save Brown, but with the cries
Of 100 or more prisoners on the ton
floor-the jail floor-ringing in his
ears, he was compelled TO surrender
the prisoner.
The negro was hurried to an cleo
trio light pole and hanged.
Inc negro was pulled out on the
south side of the court house. giving
the fremen an opportunity to work
on the north side, where the fire
started.
The fire, however. had already de-
valuable records which can
never be replaced.
Flremen were already on the ground.
out members of the mob upon whom
lney had turned streams of waite. had
,ut the hose and it was useless. Other
ire companies brought more hose, but
l was similarly rendered useless.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-10-04
Lay Cornerstone Of Monune,,

st. Mihiel. - The cornerstone q,
the Franco-Americsn monument COM
mcmorating the victory Of the Amer.
can Expeditionary Forces in captu--
ing the st. Mihiel salient a year ago
was laid here. President Poincare
speaking at the exercises, eulogized
the achievement of the American sol.
eiers and officers and of their corr.
mander in chief. General Pershing. in
this first purely American major ope-
ration OF the war.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-10-04
s2a5 600 Fire a, ,cr..rv,,,. r

Greenville. Tex. - After q sinh.
born fight. firemen checked a serious
fre in the business district here. If
ter 1t had destroyed two buildings oc-
cupied by the Hudspeth Dry Goods
Company, together with the complers
stock, entailing a loss estimated It
1926, 900.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-10-04
I. w. w. Men Must stand T,;,

Wichita. Kan. - Judge Pollock
overruied the, demurrer filed by the
Sc alleged members Of the I. w W.
who are under Indictment for alley-
ed conspiracy against the government
in its war making operations and con-
spiracy. 10 overthrow the government
ard held that the men must go to
trial. @
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-10-04
Il G. Is Still Risinn

Washington. - Retail prices Of
FOODS increased one per cent in Au-
gust as compared with July AMI
reached the highest point in the ma
tion's history. despite the govern
ment's campaign to reduce the cost
of living.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-10-04
Germans Started For uon.

New York.-rhree special trains
guarded by soldiers arrived at Hobok-
en- with 1.431 prisoners OF war and
interned enemy aliens. They started
back to their native lands on the
steamship Pocahontas. bound for Rot
terdam, The majority were Germans.
They came from Forts Mcpherson
and Oglethorpe, Ga. and Douglas.
Utah.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-10-04
Germans Execute soartaean.

Munich. - Fitz Zeidl. the former
Spartacan leader, and FIVE of his as
sociates, who recently were sentenc-
ed to pay the death penalty, having
been found guilty of the murder Of
hostages during the soviet regime.
we're executed.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-10-04
Shipping Back German Prisoners.

Atlanta. Ga. - approximately L.
200 German war prisoners. confined
in the prison barracks at Fort Nc
Fherson, near here. since the out
break of the war, left in three spe-
cial trains for HoDoken. ". J..
whence they will be shipped to Ger
many.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-10-04
Ad Men Favor Ieaoue

New Orleans. = A resolution
p'edging faith in the peace treaty.
and League of Nations covenant AMI
urging their speedy ratification in the
Senate, without amendment or re.
servation." was adopted by delegates
to the convention of the Associated
Advertising Clubs of the World.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-10-04
Oklahoma Bank Is Robbed

Enid. Okla. - Forcing an entrance
through a brick wall of the vault by
means Of tools stolen from the sec
ton house. robbers entered the Bank
Of Kremlin. II miles north of Enid,
securing $4,000 worth of Liberty
bonds and a blank money order book.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-10-04
FOR HURRIED READERS.

Nenroe.-More than two hundred
No nifty visitors from churches u
swfheast louisiana attended the all
w session at the First Baptist
nsrch here in the interest of the
'aeeo,nos campaign at which DR.
n cntcher, state director, pic
idst
Aeoevale. - The stock raisers of
'amillion parish are engaged with
N Woperation OF the United States
sprtment OF Agriculture and Parish
rnonstration Agent Casanova. in a
Nseuent to form a Pure Bred Stock
|aA A
afeEepsrt. - Shreveport Baptist
1s'ers do not approve Of the
"seneVs Strike" advocated by
,es A. NcAlpine of New York. a
~ Baptist preacher, a member Of
al Commission OF Northern
H-aymen, in an address in
- York day or two ago.
or'eans.-Sugar. stocks are 50
Red In New Orleans that a nun,
u Wholesalers announced thev
eatiFeay out According 10 sugar
me shortage is one of the
scute The city has faced and
me strictest economy should be
E1ksd
cad. - At the Tapgipahoa
Fsr u is anticipated that conf
10 the Boys Corn and Pig
be very keen and will bring
exceptional exhibits. In ad
x /" tne regular prizes, silver
aps are offered for compen-
nd.-As result OF the Flor |
sns Summer Normal held in
sa during June and July
certificates have been issued ]
SsoT students. eight fir, .
sixteen seconds and twenty |
Vernon parish Agricui
~ viii open October Is Ex.
are being urged to prepare
oits and have them ready
and in coed condition. Judges
sent by the Department of
aSure at Baton Rouge.
e. = Farmers report a
eet potato crop. Sweet pota-
~ = selling on the streets here
,i'9o per busheL The pecan
nfee in this section ana will
npe enough TO gather.
& la. - The Lafourche
~, Is a new charter organi-
appears upon the records
nisnoase here. The company
20 make its first quest for
''es In the vicinity of Lock
- favorable indications are
- There is every I;t,;-
1s.on Rorse being included
s,ana State League of base
4 the capital is given a
e win be dropped. as the
v more accessible.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-10-04
eompers Defines str;k. Situate,

Washington. The issue IN the
nationwide steel strike was define 4
by Samuel Gompers. president of the
American Federation Of Labor. as
recognition OF the right of employees
ITO be heard, to organize and to have
some voice in determining conditions
under which they labor"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-10-04
Scvie'e Now Want Peace

Coperha gen - Via London.-The
city soviet Of Petrograd has empow-
cred the peoples commissioners 70
begin peace negotiations with the IL
lies IN the basis of conditions fixed
nv the allied powers. according TO re-
Orts received here from Petrograd.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-10-04
Execute Anti -Bojsheviks

London. - A Bolshevik wireless
dispatch reports the discovery of an
snti-Bolshevik plot with ramifcations
throughout Russia. which led 10 the
capture and execution of 6s men OIL
charges of conspiracy. The plot is
said 10 have originated in Moscow.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-10-04
Electricians Favor Plumb pIa,

New Orleans. - Resolutions re
.uuestins President Wilson to use bis
Influence for the Irish republic and
fayoring the Plumb railroad plan
ere adopted by the international
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
il annual session here.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-10-04
Commission Power co,+iru..

hineton.-Witbout formal
vote the House passed the Senate
conference bill granting authority 10
the Interstate Commerce Commission
to regulate rates with the same power
It exercised. prior to government con-
troll
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-10-04
Says Valuable Presents Brought Back

washington. - Senator Penrose,
Republican of PENNSYLVANIA. declared
In the Senate that President Wilson
end his party brought back from the
Paris peace conference jewels AMI
other gifts from crowned heads which
he had been told were worth more
than one million dollars.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-10-04
viseouunt ut STsYATiyes.

: New YORK - TfisinJ aboard the
steamship Mauretania to- assume h;s
new post as British ambassador 10
the United States. Viscount Edward
Grey. deplored his poor eyesight
winch compelled him TO withdraw for
three years from public life and
WINCH he said. would make his mif.
sion in this country, Comparatively
short"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-10-04
Want Allies To Take Fiur1e

London. = The Italian governmen
tas appealed to the allied powers r.
send an allied force, exclusive of Ital
ians, TO drive d'Annunzio cut oi
Fiume. according n report mere
which is considered reliable.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-10-04
Bryan Believes Senate Will Ra,ifx

Chattanooga, Tenn. The United
States Senate will ratify the League
Of Nations without any important re-
servations, in the opinion of William
j. Bryan. expressed in statement
given out here.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-10-04
New Rockefeller Gift Announce,

New York. - A gift of $40 ,OO0, 900
from John d. Rockefeller for the i'm.
provement. Of medical education IN
the United States was announced by
the General education Board.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-10-04
one KILLED in Riotino.

Pittsburg, Pa = One. man 1wcs
killed and several others wounded ia
rioting at Farrell, Pa, according TO
Q local news bureau report here.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-10-04
china Declares War At End.

Peking.--A mandate issued By
President Hsu Shih Chang formally
declares the state of war between
China and Germany at an end.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-10-04
Consider Using AirpIanes To evar.I

Cleveland. - Al aerial patrol ser
vice to protect steel mill propertie
against possible trouble in the stee
strike, was being seriously conside.
ed BY steel company officials.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-10-04
Steamer Carried 400 PASSENGER,

z Cadiz.-The Spanish steamer Val.
baneray wrecked or Key West, car.
ried a, crew OF So persons and 400
passengers.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-10-04
lndria. Determination n,

Alexandria. - Determination of
The values OF cotton seed for Louisi-
ana. based on the present values of
PRODUCTS obtainable by the oil mills
and the starting Of an investigation
to find out why there is such a wide
difference between the prices Of re-.
Tined oil and the prices the oil mills
are able tc obtain for crude oil were
The chief subjects Considered by the
control committee of the cotton seed
industry at its meeting here.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-10-04

Wlnnfield-A sensational report
was filed by the Winn parish grand
jury which has just adjourned in
which the parish coroner and clerk of
court are censured for acts of coi1-
mission and omission. The report SAYS
the clerk of the court has not record
&c an indictment returned by grand
Juries for the last seventeen years nor
Kept record Of inquests held by the
parish coroner in that time.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-10-23

First Pub. Oct. 2. 1910.
KFNOSHA COUNTY COURT - IN PRO-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-10-23

First Publication Oct. O 1918.
NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION FOR
CONVEYANCE.
State OF Wisconsin. in County Court -
Kenosha County.
In the Matter of the Estate of Sebastian
Rinelli, Deceased.
Notice is Hereby Given. That at the
regular term of the County Court to he
held in and for said Kenosha County at the
court house in the city Of Kenosha in said
county. on the first Tuesday being the
4th day of November. A. D. 1919. the fol-
lowing matter will be heard, considered
examined and adjusted:
The application Of Eugenio Lamacchia
for a conveyance to him of certain real
estate By the administrators of the estate
If Sebastian RinelI. deceased. pursuant
to land contract dated September 1, 1916
made by said decedent in his lifetime to
one Giuseppe Meeozzi, and by the latter
assigned to said Fuganio Lamacchia. as
-et forth in the petition now pending in
said court.
Dated at Kenosha. Wisconsin, this 9Th
day Of October, A. D., 1919.
BY the Court:
Geo w Taylor,
W22 Gnuntz TszA<-~.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-10-23
FIRST Prh,ication Sept. %. 1919.

First Publication Sept. %. 1919.
KFNOSHA COUNTY COURT - IN PRO
BATE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the matter Of the Estate OF Margaret
J. T. Watkins. deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims
and demands Of al persons against Mar
raret J. 7. watkins. deceased late Of the
City of Kenosha, in said County OF ke-
nosha. will be examined and adjusted by
the County Court of Kenosha County at
the regular terms of said Court to be
holden at the County Court room In the
City of Kenosha, in and for said County.
on the first Tuesday of November. A. p.
1919 and on the first Tuesday Of Of A tbnad
days: also that the time until and in
Gliding the first Tuesday Of March A. d.
1920 creditors of said Margaret ]. J. Wat
kins, deceased, TO present their claims for
examinations and allowance.
Dated at Kenosha. the tenth day OF
September, A. D. 1919
GEO W TAYLOR,
Walter NJ Burke. county Jndge.
Attorney for Estate. VIZ
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-10-23

First Publication Oct. Q. 1919.
KFNOSHA COUNTY COURT ~ IN PRO
BATE.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the matter of the estate of Joseph
Stake deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims
and demands Of all persons against Josenh
Stake. deceased, late Of the CITY of Chico
co. Cook County, State of Illinois, will be
examined and adjusted by the County
Court Of Kenosha County. at the regular
terms of said Court to be holden at the
County Court room, in the City Of Ke-
nosha, in and for said County, on the
first Tuesday of December. A. D. 1919.
and on the first Tuesday Of April, A. d.
1920 at ten O'Clock A. M. of those DAYS:
"lso that the time until and including
the first Tuesday of March. A. D. 1920. is
the time allowed and limited for creditors
Of said joseph Stake, deceased, to pre-
sont their claims for examination and al
lowance.
Dated. at Keepneosha, the 7th day of oc-
By the Court
GEO. w TAYLOR,
VIZ County Judge
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-10-23

First Publication Oct. 9, 1919.
KENOSHA COUNTY COURT = IN PRO-
BATE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the matter of the Estate of Herman
Kruger, deceased
Notice is hereby given that the claims
and demands of all persons against Her
man Kruger, deceased, late of the town
of Bristol. in said County Of Kenosha, will
be examined and adjusted by the County
Court of Kenosha County, at the regular
terms OF said Court to be holden at the
County Court room, in the City Of Keno
sha, in and for said County, on the first
Tuesday of December, A. D. 1919, and on
the first Tuesday of April. A. D. 1920 at
ten o'clock A. NJ of those days; also that
the time until and including the first
Tuesday of March, A. d. 1920 is the time
allowed and limited for creditors of said
Herman Kruger, deceased, to present
their claims for examination and allow
ance.
Dated at Kenosha, the 7th day Of Octo-
Der, A. D. 1919.
By the Court,
GEO. w TAYLOR,
W29 County Judge
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-10-23

First Publication Sept. II, 1910.
STATE OF WISCONSIN IN CIRCUIT
COURT FOR KENOSHA COUNTY.
: NOTICE OF SALE ON EXECUTION.
Charles l.. Rockwell, Plaintiff.
vs.
Louis Balzer, Defendant.
BY virtue of an execution issued out of,
and under seal of the Circuit Court. in and
for the County of Kenosha, and State of
Wisconsin, upon a Judgment rendered and
docketed in said Court on the oath day of
August 1918 in an action wherein Charles
Il. Rockwell appears as plaintiff and Louis
BaIzer as defendant in favor of said plain
tiff and against said defendant for the
sum of Ninety Two Dollars Eighty-two
Cents ($92 S2), which execution was direct
ed and delivered to me as Sheriff in and for
the said County of Kenosha, have levied
upon all the right. title and interest of
the said defendant Louis Balzer in and to
the following described real estate:
"Lot number twenty co., in Block five
(5) of Pugh's Subdivision, of part Of the
North East Quarter (NEA) of the South
East Quarter (SEA) of Section one ~,
Town One "a North. of Range twenty
two (22) East according to a plat1thereof
now on file and of record in the Office of
the Register Of Deeds for Kenosha Coun-
ty Wis"
Notice is hereby given that l, the under
signed Sheriff, as aforesaid, will sell the
above described real estate to the high
est bidder for cash. at public auction, at
The front door of the Court House, in the
City of Kenosha, County of Kenosha, and
State of Wisconsin, on the oath day of
October 1870 at ten (10) o'clock A. NJ.
of that day to satisfy the said execution
together with interests and ali costs there
on.
Dated September sth, A. D. 1919.
JOSEPH NJ. MEYER.
WIZ Sheriff of Kenosha County.
D-gvi)ac1S
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-10-23

KFNosHA COUNTY COURT = IN PRO
BATE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN the matter of the Estate OF John Kos
ter. deceased.
Notice is hereby gwen that the claims
and demands Of all persons against John
Roster, deceased, late of the city of Ke-
nosha, in said County Of Kenosha, will be
examined and adjusted by the County
Court of Kenosha County at the regular
terms Of said Court to be holden at the
County Court room in the City of Ke-
oosha. in and for said County, on the first
Tuesday Of November, A. p. 1919 and on
the first Tuesday of March A. D. 1920 at
ten O'Clock A. NJ of those days; also that
the time until and including the first
Tuesday of February A. D. 1920 is the
time allowed and limited for creditors of
said John Roster, deceased, to present
their claims for examination and allow
ance
Dated at Kenosha, the oath day Of
September, A. D. 1919.
BY the Court,
GEO. w TAYLOR,
Walter NJ Burke. County Judge.
Attorney fort Estate. WIS
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,irst Publication Sept. 25. 1919.

First Publication Sept. %, 1919.
KENOsHA COUNTY COURT - IN PRO
BATE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the matter of the estate Of the late
Alexander Fletcher, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims
and demands of all persons against Alex
ander Fletcher, deceased late of the City
of Kenosha, in said County of Kenosha,
will be examined and adjusted by the
County Court of Kenosha County at the
regular terms of said Court to be holden
at the County Court room in the City of
Kenosha, in and for said County on the
first Tuesday of November. A. D. 1919. and
on the first Tuesday of March, A. D. 1920
at ten o'clock A. M. Of those days: also
that the time until and including the first
Tuesday of February A. D. 1920. is the
time allowed and limited for creditors of
said Alexander Fletcher, deceased, to pre-
sent their claims for examination and al
lowance
Dated at Kenosha the goth day of Sep
TENDER, A. p. 1919
By the Court,
GEO. w. TAYLOR.
VIZ GountV Judra