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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-11-01
rhe columhlan concert.

The Columbians will invite the
Chautauqua-goers to the gay and the
serious in melody and in hamony.
These four girls have embraced their
art with fervor, and rollicking quail
ty will be discovered in their Two
programs.
Miss Bertha Muzzy, the director Of
this attractive quartet, besides lend
ing her contralto voice to the vocal
ensembles, is reader of distinctive
ability, and her selections should give
her an opportunity to reveal the
charm of her personality. Miss Fheda
Dwiggins, who contributes the lyric
soprano quality to the vocal numbers,
has dramatic gifts to contribute in
monolog form, of which humor is
feature
Miss Jennie Belle Perry, the mezzo-
soprano of the quartet, is pianist OF
more than usual excellence. Both in
technique and in feeling her work is
expected to prove a delightful sur
prise to her auditors, In Miss Watson
the brilliant organization has a dra-
EldbG SOpI uhO'
Besides their individual solo and
their quartet ensembles in vocal offer.
ings, The Columbians will impress
their nimble fingers into service as
Istringed instrument devotees. Miss
Perry will make the mandolin vibrate
Miss Watson is mistress Of the auto
harp. Miss Muzzy gets primitive must
cal strains from the banjo and Miss
Dwiggins induces the ukelele to sing
its plaintive melodies. The program
has been arranged for both afternoon
and night performances with view
both to the entertainment and the
educational value.
The programs so far rendered have
been of the highest order, instructive
and entertaining, and the citizens are
coming more each year to realize the
inestimable value of the chautauqua
as a builder of community ideals.
Weather conditions and belated
harvest are detracting from the at
tendance, but in spite of these draw
backs it is presumed that the Chau-
Itauqua will pay its expenses.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-11-01

Harry Hutchins arrived in Welsh
last Saturday for visit with relatives
and friends, Harry is one of the mem
bers of the famous Rainbow Division
which took such prominent part in
the big scrap across the pond. He be-
longs to the regulars, his command
being at present stationed at FIT. Jack
son, Ky, and is enjoying short fur
Tough, expecting to be discharged next
March, Among other emblems of the
big conflict, including numerous battle
scars, Harry wears sharp shooters
medal. He was Joined here Monday
by his brother, Orphie Cd. d. To-
gether they will travel west, paying
visits to relatives in San Antonio and
to another brother, ]. j., in California.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-11-01
Methodist Episcopal Church.

9:45 a. m.-Sunday School. Temper
ance lesson.
HOO a. m.-Communion Service.
The message of this hour will be:
Communion Meditations." The Holy
Sacrament. will be observed.
800 p. m,-Junior League. Misses
Olive Scoggins and Annette Weldon
will be in charge.
$50 p. m-Epworth League. Frank
Harris, leader.
1880 p. m-Gospel Meeting. Good
musical program. Sermon by the
pastor on How Shall Treat my Very
young people and good advice for all
will be given.
Worship with us.
R. l.. Weldon, Pastor.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-11-01
THE COMMUNITY CENTER

So little has been said about the
Community Center during the past
few days that some may have thought
the project abandoned. This however
would be the farthest from the cor
rect Interpretation, as is evidenced
by late developments at the Masonic
Hall, where Thursday contractor L.
A. Giggar and son were busily en-
gagged in erecting the partition that
is to devide the two departments of
the center. The furniture and equip
ment is expected to be placed within
a short while.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-11-01
DAVIS PARISH PIGS
COP STATE FAIR HONORS.
Jennings Grown Jersey is Awarded
the Championship.

At the State Fair at Shreveport last
week members of the Jefferson Davis
Parish Pig Club, with their entries,
carried off some important awards.
Jack Ingenfritz, of jennings, was
awarded first prize and Grand Cham
pion in the Duroc Jersey class, and
Kenneth Streater, of Lake Arthur Sec
Ond prize in the Poland China class.
Jefferson Davis parish has some OF
the best pigs, and other live stock too,
in the state.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-11-01
NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS.

- The tax roll of the Town of
Welsh for the year 1919 is now
open at the Town Hall, and taxes
can be paid at any time.
Interest at the rate of 10 per
cent twill be charged on all taxes
delinquent after January LIST, 1920.
F. G.. SEWARD,
Clerk and Ex-officio Tax Collector.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-11-01

Rev and Mrs. Henry Guidry (color-
cd former residents of Welsh, now
Of New Orleans, were here the first of
The week paying a visit to relatives
and friends. Parson Guidry is now in
the empleye of the government ware
housing department in New Orleans
He and his good wife are of the type
Of colOred people who are missed
when they leave the community. They
have staunch friends among the white
as we'll as the colored people.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-11-01

Henry E. Estorge of Opelousas was
here Thursday introducing his can
didacy for the office of State Treas
urer. He is opposed in the race by
Howell Morgan of Baton Rouge.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-11-01

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. Bower have re-
turned to Welsh after spending the
past three months in Kansas. They
report having had a very pleasant
time. The advent of the first cold
wave. however, seems to have sug-
gested to them a return to their Loui-
siana home,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-11-01

Mrs. Elizabeth Irons, Mrs. R. S.
Greer and Miss lone Robinson motor
ed to Lake Charles Tuesday where
they were the guests of Mrs. W. B.
Gabbert.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-11-01

Mrs. ]. F. Grosh, who sustained
severe injury to one of her limbs,
from a fall, has been confined to he
bed for several days. Her friends will
be glad to learn that she is improving
and resting easier.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-11-01

IT'D Proteus Brand Ground Coffee
and chicory for 35c is bargain, at
KimhaIIs. 80. .....
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-11-01

Official organ of the Po-
lice Jury of the Parish of
Jefferson Davis and of the
Board of Trustees Of the
Town of Welsh.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-04
ANNUAL REPORT OF
HIGHWAY COMMISSION

The annual report OF Philip J. Deer
in, of Portland. William NJ. Aver of
Oakland and Frank A. Peabody Of
lIoulton, members of the State High.
way Commission, which has been filed
with the Governor and Council, says
that highway work, in common with
NIL other construction work, suffered
daring the past year for want of suf-
iicicnt labor. This fact, added to
regulations prescribed by the federal
government. in connection with the
purchase and shipping Of materials
necessary for the construction OF
roads and bridges, has made the con-
Guct of the work of this department
extremely difficult.
Notwithstanding difficulties, we
have pursued construction work dur
ing the year with as much vigor as
possible and we have been Eratified to
learn that we have accomplished more
construction work in comparison with
the amount of work done in ordinary
years than any other Of the New
England states" say the commission
cr3 In the report.
Seven and forty-six one hun
dredths miles OF bituminous macadam
road and 27.19 miles Of gravel road
begun in 1917. were finished during
the past year as were 21.54 miles Of
hituminous macadam and 22.10 miles
If graval road, making total Of 1929
miles Of road for the year. The work
undertaken in 1918 is substantially so
per cent completed.
We have been able to accomplish
this amount Of work largely because
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-04
BIBLE FOR THE PEACE
CONFERENCE TABLE

President Wilson has consented to
receive a specially bound Bible from
the American Bible Society for use
at the Peace Conference table as op-
portunity afforded. Accordingly, one
Of the Society's Small Plea, Royal
Octave Bibles was hound in white
morocco. with a gold cross on the
cover. fooled simply on the inner
edges of the cover.
\ red morocco slip-covcr had the
seal Of the society in gold on the inner
flap. The Bible in this cover was
boxed in a handsome blue morocco
covered case, with blue silk padded
lining. The front cover of the case
had the seal Of the society in gold on
the center. The Bible was sent to
Washington and forwarded in the Of
fetal mail to President Wilson by
Secretary Tumulty. 1t has gone with
the earnest hope and expectation that
the spirit and teachings of Christ. as
revealed in the Book. will prevail in
the Peace Councils.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-04

the Improvement of many important
feeder lines under the provisions Of
this law.
Equalization Fund.
The 18th Legislature provided that
there might be established from the
State aid appropriation a fund OF
1000 to be called the Equalization
Fund. this fund to be under the
jurisdiction Of the State Highway
Commission and to be used in assist
ing towns in the Improvement OF
their principal thoroughfares. Due to
the fact that the applications for State
aid were SO large no equalization fund
was available, SO that nothing was
done under that provision during the
past year
Maintenance.
Patrol maintenance was extended
during the past year. We employed
total Of $50 patrolmen in the care
of 1880 miles of road. This patrolled
road covers substantially all of the
S tie highway system. improved and
unimproved. We believe that had it
not been for this system of caring for
| our main arteries of travel many of
| these roads would have fallen into a
bad state of disrepair on account of
! the shortage of labor. AS noted above,
in many towns we were unable to Sc
| cure labor to do State aid work. and
| the same condition has made it i'm
| possible for many of the towns to
| carry on the ordinary maintenance
work as completely as they would
! liked to have done.
: Expenditures for maintenance
have amounted. in round numbers. to
! $500, 600. 900 Of which the towns and
cities have furnished, in round num-
bcrs, 100000.
| Automobile Fees.
! prior to 1917 the net income from
! fees received for the registration of
| automobiles and Tic licensing of driv-
| ers of motor vehicles We're used for
the payment OF interest on highway
| bonds and the balance was TO be used
| for the maintenance of State and
State aid highways. The 18th legis-
laturc amended this section Of the
law so that fees may now be used for
other purposes. The law as it now
stands appears to be ambiguous and
we suggest that this section should
be simplified so that these fees may be
used as intended in the State high
way law passed in 1913. We are add
Ing so much improved mileage to our
system each year, and the traffic is
increasing 50 rapidly, that main
tenanco expenses are Increasing and
will soon be such an amount that in
our judgment all of the motor vehicle
fees, except that portion needed for
the payment of interest and the re-
tirement of highway bonds will he in
sufficient to meet the maintenance
expenditures.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-04
OUR BOYS
OUR COUNTRY'S SERVICE

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Blake OF Fair
lowing letter from their sons Walter
and William Blake who are in the
service in France:
My dear Mother and Father and the
reSt:-This leaves both Walter and
myself feeling fine. | saw him for (,
few minutes the other day. Tumor-
row l am going to try and get away
to see him. We will both be home
soon now anyway. but cont know
just when we are going to start. We
are liable to get orders at any minute
to roll our packs and get ready to
move out. l wish they would send Us
either TO Germany or the old L. S. O!
America. l don't like this staying in
one town so long. We have now been
here in this place going on two weeks
and it has rained most OF the time
and the mud is something fierce. But
that doesn't make any difference to a
United States soldier after he has
been once "over the top" he can stand
anything after that. We hiked AL The
y
Nerdun and Metz. II is about $50
miles. We did it IN ten days with
heavy packs on our backs, and it
raincd most oil the time. We were
billetted in a French town every
night. Our captain would most al
ways get us straw or hay to sleep on
if it was at all possible to get it. All
the boys are anXiously waiting the
word that We are going home. Now
that the war is over we want 70 be
back home, but we never thought of
going back as long as the fight was
on as we had our minds made Up to
stay until the finish and I tel! you
what the boys that when over the top
and came out alive have got scmc-
thing to remember. ] am writing this
in the Y. NJ. G. a. and the cigar smoke
is so thick l can hardly breathe.
This is the last sheet of paper that
they have got and unless l can bum
Il few sheets I will have to let this go
until Sunday, that is tomorrow.
The day we went over the top was
the 9th Of November. After we had
left the mountains we had a long hike
and a little ride in some box cars and
reached this place where we went
lover the top" on the ninth between
Nerdun and Metz. They woke Us up
and told US that we would have to be
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-04
New CORPORATIONS

The following new corporations, or
ganized under the laws of Maine, have
had their articles Of incorpora-
torney general:
Biddeford Waist Company, or
ganized Jan. 80 at Biddeford. Capt.
tai stock, $1,000; all common; nothing
paid in; par value, SO; shares sub
Scribed, 8. President and clerk. Leon
Y. Walker, Biddeford; treasurer, NJ
u. Griffin, Biddeford: directors, Leon
V. Walker, NJ. d. Griffin and L. V.
Mann, all of Biddeford. Purposes, a
general business in wearing apparel.
Approved Jan. 81.
Dicksons Garage Inc. organized
Jan. % at Portland. Capital stock.
10000; all common: nothing paid in !;
par value, 500: shares subscribed, 8.
President, Frederick n. Dixon, Port
land; treasurer, Alva a. Swift, Port
land; clerk, Jacob II. herman. Port
land; directors. Frederick X. Dickson,
| Alva a. Swift. and G. H. Fellows. all
of Portland. Purposes, a General au-
tomobile business. Approved Feb. /
st. Clair & Allen, organized Jan. %
at Rockland. Capital stock, $4,000;
all common, nothing paid in, pa!
! value. 500. shares subscribed, 8
! President, Asa =. St. Clair. Rockiand
! treasurer, George L. st. Clair. Rock
land: clerk. Charles 7. Smalley
! Rockland: directors. Asa l.. st. Clair
: Nathan Is. Allen and George l.. St
Clair, all Of Rockland. Purposes. the
manufacture Of and dealing It retail
and wholesale in confectionery and
! food stuffs. Approved Feb. l.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-04

ready to start for the front lines at
40 as we were going to make Crlve.
Well, we had n hike Of about five
miles before we came to No Mans
Land and then the fun began. We
had to so across an open field tfor
about 4 quarter Of mile and that
field was a solid mass of barb wire.
When We got about haif way this
was at $50 o'clock on the ninth OF
November, the Germans opened fire
o.; us while We were all tangled up
in this barb wire. The artille
laycd down n heavy barrage on US.
The shells were bursting all around
thick and fast. I don't see how we
ever reached tho woods without all
being killed but we got to the GODS
at last. then we had the German
snipers, German machine guns and
their artillery all against us at one
time. Well, VIC kept pushing through
and shooting all the time ourselves.
Tie limbs of the bushes and trees
We're being cut off with bullets all
around me and overhead, but still we
pushed on driving the Germans ahead
were full Of dugouts and regular net
of barb wire. They had clear tar.
gets Of US while trying to get through
ell this wire and those hid in the dug
outs and trenches were shooting all
the time at us. The German snipers
were up in trees shooting down and
picking off the leaders and the high
officers. Anybody giving commands
they would pick off if they could.
although they knew it was death for
them. Tat is good courage. but
foolish courage. just throwing their
lives away to get a crack at an Of
ticcr. Well. we had that artillery fire
to dodge all the time. When I heard
a shell | would jump into the first
shell hole or any other kind of a hole,
on behind d tree to try and get away
from the explosion and flying sh,ap-
the land was soft and swampy. When
shell struck the ground it would go
pretty deep and throw the shrapnel
more in the air than along the ground.
The shell when it burst would make
q hole large enough W two men to
get into out of sight. They We're
from some OF the artillery guns that
the Germans had just back of their
lines. They threw j lot Of shells
from Metz onto us and I tell you
what, they were some shells. They
would make a hole in the ground
large enough for hundred mon to
set into--out of sight. The dirt
would fly for a long distance. The
shells would burst close enough to
me sometimes that they would throw
me right off my feet with the jar and
would be picking myself up out Of
the mud and water pretty often. They
would lay a fellow down pretty hard
too. believe me. l had piece Of
shrapnel strike my gun. tear off the
upper band and almost throw IL out
Of my hand. When a shell from a
heavy cannon was coming a fellow
could hear it a few seconds before it
struck as it made whistling sound.
Sometimes it sounded like grease
burning in the frying pan. Then was
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-04
WOOLWICH

Mrs. 3. G. Potter is very III. He.
daughter, Mrs. Leroy Morse. is with he,
and a doctor from Bath attends her.
Mr.. Macintosh OF Richmond has
bought the Marble farm. so called, of
A. b. Thwing and will move here in the
spring.
Mrs. corinna Prescott and Margaret
Brown. who live here. are both i'll vita
influenza.
Many OF our farmers are busy putting
ice i'll their houses for next summer
use.
Mrs. Sarah +. L. JIatEorne has beer
confined to the house this week with a
bad cold and asthma.
Mrs. Thomas Savage went smelling
the other day and caught IS lbs. whica
encouraged her to try it again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ina Toothaker and chill
the winter with her mother, Mrs. Dan
iel Rice.
Gilbert and Eleanor Hathorne are
able to sit up after a severe attack o.:
influenza, but their mother is still con
lined to her bed.
MRS kate Trott is on the sick list AMI
is attended by DR.. Bailey of Wiscasset
"hen. oh. when shall we have a doc.
Tor OF our own" This town has posi-
lively suffered since the war took ou-
beloved DR.. Stott from US. 1t is seldom.
a Bath physician can como. there has
oeen SO much sickness there. and
though the Wiscasset doctors arc very
opiie'ng. their p::ce is prohibitivc to the
snort OF cash One woman suffered and
dieu as it was too late when one cou,l
pc found to come. There Is n la-.e
praclice here. covering this large town.
also Arro~sic and q part or George.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-04
Maine Is to Get Gov
eminent Supplies

Portions of the huge supplies gath
cred by the United States officials WILL
in all probability. be distributed for use
to the State and State-aid institutions
OF Maine.
This very desirable situation will not
be brought about without expense to
the State, but it will be consummated. It
is hoped, at cost much less than the
State would ordinarily be forced to pay
by buying goods in the open market.
The United States department of
commerce has now taken over the
waste-reclamation from the War In
dustries Board. In charge OF this
service is IN immense quantity OF mac
tive supplies Of the army and material
awaiting renovation. all OF which is to
be sold to the institutions Of the vari-
Gus states that may need it. The ma
, terial constitutes the chief articles of
equipment of the mobile army. Cloth
ing. shoes and other equipment which
has been reno"ated. repaired and
stocked for issue will be released in this
way. In addition, there will be tent
age, harness. horse-drawn " ,'ics,
mess equipment, cots. !n''''.>S"s'
sheets and other material "il'n VIII
find n ready use in the AVERAGE III! .itu-
ton. Machinery which has Iten pro-
cured BUT not set UP will be released
together with such machinery which
has been IN use bu. is now surplus due
to the disseminating OF the activities of
:, number of depots, camps and posts.
Governor Carl f. Milliken has felt
that the institutions of Maine might
we'll benefit from the great supply Of
material held by the United States gov
crnment and has. accordingly asked the
treasurer Of every state and State-aid
institution, outside OF the schools. to
furnish a statement as to what articles
could be used from the Federal stock.
These lists are being ccllated and as
soon as it is determined just how much
the State can use. competent purchasing
officers will be sent to Washington TO
examine the supplies on hand. inquire
into the prices wanted by the Govern.
r,ent and see what arrangements may
be made for speedy shipment OF the
goods II the State buys them.
Already the replies bein. received
from the state Institutions show that
the treasurers would be only TO Glad