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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-04
Tickets for Trip Now on Sale in
London.
Use Bombing Machines for Passengers
Until New Designs Are
Produced.

Iondon.-Tickets are now being sold
q, SIS each for journey-by-airplane to
paris. passenger service starting as
soon as circumstances permit. The
journey by air will be done in two and
one.half hours, the distance being 24O
niles Holt Thomas, of the Aircraft
manufacturing company. is backing
the enterprise. which is expected to
ind favor among tourists and business
neople. During the war many public
otticials have flown from London to
Paris. Bonar Law prefers to go that
way. Allowing half hour p either
end of the journey to get to ana IRON
the airdromes. the entire journey VII
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-04
GEN ERAL.

The pope is making efforts to have
the new peace declaration made per-
manent, and to that end would like
representative at the conference.
Robert A Brown, United States avi-
ator, killed himself on the Mormon
Temple grounds at Salt Lake City.
Posses are searching the Arizona
Mexican border for four convicts who
fled the state prison and took a girl
along with them.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw of New York
requests the Philadelphia authorities
to keep Harry Thaw in that city, as
she fears him.
Milwaukee police are after Dominick
Costerello, charged with dynamiting
the station and killing 10 people some
time ago.
Explorer Stefanssen favors trip to
the Arctics by submarine rather thar
an airplane.
A fur store at Atlantic City, N. ].
was robbed of goods valued at 100000
last week.
Fifty more U-boats, some of II
largest types, have been surrendere
Dy the Teutons to the British.
German leaders declare that if tn
nation is to pay any indemnity quic
peace is needed, so they can get
work.
The total of German dead in the W;
is officially placed at $4,000. The Fl
, ures of France and Britain place L
number higher.
Milo Piper, Muskegon (Mich) ihs'
ance man, charged with numbering
gypsy bride, committed suicide inv
y cell.
4 The United States health cdn',d
r sioner declares influenza invade &
country through the port of Bosl
J. German representatives carriedv
s95, 100000 in gold to Belgium, VI
had been taken from various bank
l. A patient at a hospital in Knoxv
r. Tenn, whose temperature was BID
taken swallowed the thermometer.
will recover.
n English soldiers are now
"A Watch on the Rhine" for they
keeping it.
N Mrs. Christiana Ellebracht, IS, v
~ the Tooth victim of automobiles xii
in st. Louis during 1918.
Fuel Man Garfield declares that
o. fuel regulations are still in full TO
al and effect.
The Christian Scientists of st. Lo
80 have sent 500 dolls to the orphans
,d Belgium.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-04
Captured Hun Says He Never
Saw Such a Perfect
Barrage.
,RISHMEN SAVED The DAY
Famous New York Infantry Res'men'
Did Great Work at Champagne
Took Terrible Toll of Death
From Enemy.

Now York,-Over the rail OF the
hospital transport Sierra as 1t came
I'm one day recently leaned Roy DasiS
of Chicago. He was a soldier OF tne
One Hundred and Forty-ninth artii-
lery. formerly the First Illinois, III
command of III. j. Reilly. de yeiieu
down to those on the police boat:
"Tell the people of New York the
old Sixty-ninth Ga famous Irish infan-
try regiment in the New York Natioh,
al Guard. now the One Hundred anu
S,xtv-fifth. a part of the Rainbow oil
yision) saved the day at the Chahi'
pagne. The people of France are
wildly enthusiastic over the One Hun
dred and Sixty-fifth, and, believe me
they have reason to be.
1--WE followed the Sixty-ninth up 81
the hattie of Champagne, laying do~r
their barrage for them. 1t got hot a'
belJ behind those boys and then not
ter and it was just as bad In front
The Poilus started to go back ant
yelled to the One Hundred and Sixty
fifth to turn and follow tnein.
"To hell with that! yelled bac
the Sixty-ninth. We're going rign
on And, believe me, they went rign
on and saved the day.
Exacted Terrible Cost.
"The gray-green uniforms strewe
the ground in front of the Irish pos
! tions. One walked on carpet
: dead bodies after the attack wa
hurled back. The Sixty-ninth was G.
J up. but they exacted terrible co
+ from the Boche."
! II was of the One Hundred and Fe
I ty-ninth field artillery that captur'
German said:
LET me see those men who are Z
hind those guns. l never saw such
: perfect barrage in all my life"
. One of the most popular officers
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-04
FOREIGN.

Twelve officers of the Russian army |
were taken out at Omsk and executed
by the Bolsheviks.
The first general elections in Ger
many show the defeat of the Bolshe-
viks by the bourgeoise.
London's reception of President Will
son was as enthusiastic and riotous as
his reception in Paris.
Montenegro and Serbia have decided
there are one too many Balkan king
doms and consolidated.
Dispatches from Paris indicate that
Germany is to make strenuous efforts
to regain control of her colonies.
British officials are considering &
ceding of Gibraltar to Spain. So e
monetary concession is probable.
Reports from Vienna declare that
thousands are out of work and that
children are starving by the hundred.
Word comes from Germany that Rus
sian money was used to ioment the
revolution. Tit for tat.
Italy has released a large amount OF
Austrian shipping, but will exercise
due watchfulness over the cargoes car
ried.
Vessels flying the United States flat
|, are now doing patrol duty along thu
stored Rhine.
Textile experts from over the worl'
| | are gathered at Leicester, England, t
: ! confer in regard to the restoring O
!. the trade.
Z Fourteen thousand tons Of food hav
/ just been shipped to Finland by til
q United States government.
Forty Irish cities and towns cell
, brated what they termed Wilson
l. Day and asked the president to chan
e pion their cause.
Word comes from the turmoil
s. Russia that the Bolsheviks are esta
e fishing a semblance OF order.
5. One of Great Britain's newest WI
II boats is a submarine which can maj
n IS knots per hour. with unlimit'
cruising radius.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-04
:. ROYALTY
-; 1|uETs WILSON
LETTER AND WIFE MEET O.
VIZ M MANY COUNTRIES
WMzxlNeHAM PALACE
&c ESCORTS MRS wIlSoS
'e1 ,'aa'.,,i.s OF chych of Enslano
ere..rt-ufyfsities Also
w.l represented.
.hSThe environment OF Pres.
bulF d. - l., L.nUl a m

sbip.The environment Of rres,
,Ison's second day in England
oyeter than that of the first da".
only ceremonial event was
re baadaet in Buckingham paiSce'
which e. notable not only as a spec
tacle stsh as probably no otner coal'
n Europe can provide the setting iof'
NOW that the throne Of Russia. Ger
many and Austria have disappeared
hut from the representative charac-
Ter Of the men summoned to meet
the head of the American govern
ment.
Resides the members Of the royai
emily the official world was repre-
tented by the foreign ambassadors 10
the court of St. james, the heads OF
the government, present and past
chiefs of the army and navy. colonial
officials and members of the royal
household. There also were presen'
diruitaries OF the Church of England
representatives of universities, mer
high in the worlds literature. art anc
Journalism -
President Wilson escorted Queer
Mary into the banquet hall, while
King George gave lbs arm to Mrs
Wilson.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-04
DOM EsTIc.

Boston authorities are experiment
ing with a serum for the cure of influ-
enza. 1t is manufactured from the
blood of one who has recovered from
the disease.
Administrator McAdoo says that
8,70O, 900 troops were moved by the
railroads in the last 10 months.
The interstate commerce commits
sion has granted the Illinois Traction
Co. the right to charge cents per
mile.
There is considerable feeling among
returning soldiers that snap judgment
has been taken in passing SO much dry
legislation. They would like vote on
the subject
One American soldier, just back
from France, declares that the Amer
leans had hardly warmed up when the
big war stopped.
Gen. Pershing has suggested the
names of % generals who are to re
ceive medals of honor from the United
States.
Red Cross is disappointed with thu
roll call, but will continue the worl
until 10000, 900 are on the list.
A ruling of the judge advocate a
Washington wipes out the state guard
and puts all of them on civilian basis
BY reason of the increased cost @
living in New York the womans min
mum wage has been increased froI
50 to s14.62.
One effect of the war will be abs
U Lutte abolition Of the doctrine OF col
scription by all the nations of th
e world.
Influenza and pneumonia have eau
ed the deahts of los, 297 persons in II
United States in the last two month
The Red Cross Christmas roll ca
resulted In 1l.oo0.000 Americans joi
ing he body
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-04
WATCH FOR LOANSTO HUNS

by having a conspicuous sign placed
over their doors, Dealer in German
Goods
Americans have not forgotten the
infamous atrocities of the Germans
and. what is more. their entirely I'M
moral and ruthless aim for world do
minion, which Germany's enforced
surrender has in nowise altered
Every aid given by the allied coun'
tries toward building up Germany
brings nearer the day of Germany's
next war upon the world"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-04
Money in Picking spuds.

Houlton. Me.-Women and girls in
the potato-growing sections of
Aroostook county earned So to $3.50
a day picking up potatoes at the rate
of Is cents a barrel. Some Of the
girls worked by the day for from $3.50
and IS and board.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-04
S75 RY AIR TO PARIS

require but three and one-half hours.
Until new designs are produced
bombing machines which can carry a
load of $3.50 pounds, travel 12S miles
an hour and climb 5000 feet in five
minutes will be used. Experiments
have shown that by covering the
fuselage with glass passengers can con-
verse readily, the roar of the engines
being minimized. Thomas hopes to re
duce the one-;way fare to $25 within g
few months.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-04

close observation on the other shore.
whether they were friends or foes
Bear was exposed to the machine-gun
fire of the enemy while swimming, but
he carried through his mission sue
cessfully, found that the French uni
forms were but DISCUSSES, and so per-
mitted the fire from the American side
TO be conferred upon the enemy posi-
lions. For this he won the cross.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-04
More 1roop. RETURN Home.

New York. The United States
,ransport Cedric arrived from Liver
pool. carrying American troops. The
Cedric was folloyed by the George
washington. the ship that conveyed
President Wilson to France. also
bringing home American troops.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-04
Two Senators Live in
Same Street in Topeka

Topeka, Kan.-Topeka claims
70 be the only city in the country
which boasts Of two United
states senators living In the
same street. They are Senator
Charles G. Curtis. now repre-
senting the state. and Senator
elect Arthur Capper.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-04
Find Potash in Georgia.

Gainesville, Ga.-Vast deposits of
high potash states in this district and
high potash schist in Pickens county
have lust been located. This new
found supply of potash. it is said. will
make Georgia and nearby territory in
dependent of the rest of the world in
the matter of fertilizer manufacture.
now III such a precarious condition
because of the failing supply of pot
ash.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-04
psrshina Visits Germany.

American Army Of Occupation
Gen. John ]. Pershing has made his
frst visit to the Rhineland. He ar
rived in a private car. 1t is doubt
full II one per cent Of the inhabitants
nj the place knew that the command
IN chief of the American forces was
In their midst.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-04
ain increase In Mineral.

= washington. - Under the spur OF
war. mineral production in the oni-.
cd states reached the unprecedented
value of s5.O1o.s4s,ooo in 1917, ex-
ceeding 43 per cent the previous rec
ord made in 1916. the Geological Sur
yey announced in its final report Tor
the year.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-04
News From Evli ' ':a': here
Condensed Items FiS All
Over the World
TRAGEDIES and Comedies OF Lie
Assembled for Busy Readers
MISCELLANEOUS.

DISPATCHES from the South Pacilic
state that several island groups nave
been depopulated by FLU"
Since August, 1914. the British nav
added SIT ships to their navy moS''s
destroyers and mine sweepers.
The French are planning to holo 'ie
greatest trade fair eveS organized at
Paris.
The kaiserin is said to be near death
at the palace in Holland where 'ne
kaiser is being detained.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-04
LABOR.

A member of the federal wage board
is advocating high salaries, for ne ue-
cIares "the higher the wage the better
the health and output.
The car strike at Kansas City is De
coming so serious that the state HI
litia may be called out.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-04
Almost Entire Family
Wiped Out by War

Leavenworth, Kan. Almost
the entire family of Sergt. VII
liam c. Baldwin, Company c, OF
the Sti6;ers' home near here. mas
been offered up on the altar OF
America. Recently a letter was
received by him stating that MS
third son had died from pneu-
monia at Camp Funston. Two
other sons died in action In
France.
Two daughters are now over
seas, serving as Red Cross
nurses. One of them has been
wounded by a bomb.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-04
Eormer Ambassador Dead.

Pinehurst, N. c. - Waller Hines
Page. former American ambassador
10 Great Britain, died here after an
illness of many weeks. DR.. Pages
health began to fail nearly year
ago and ne gave up his post as
American representative at the court
AZ 81 James late in the summer.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-04
Mar Who Never Worries.

Davton. O.-This city has been en-
tertaining a man who never worried
ohout "a single, solitary thing He
:. Raw ID. LIllibridge Of New York.
In,hridge says he never worries be-
canse he lives every day by card
,ndex system" His walking. sleep.
ing eating and everything else he does
20 governed by the card index. and
he is probably the most systematic
man in the world. -
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-04
avail Russian. sea, sol.heylk.

Washington. - Defeat OF the Boil
,hevik army on the Ekaterinourg
front in decisive battle by an army
Of loyal Russians, was reported in an
official dispatch to the Russian en-
hassy from the Omsk government.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-04
FIRES.

The custom house and postoffice at
Nogales, Ariz, were burned. Twenty
four pouches Of registered mail were
lost in the fire.
Fire in Bloomington, ILL.,, destroyed
a large business block and entaiied
losses of 100000.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-04
s,r..t Car Plant Burns.

Texarkana.-The Southwestern Gas
ana Electric Company sustained
heavy loss when its street car barns
and shops on Rose Hin were destroy
ed by IRE, together. with about half
- rolling stock and equipment.
selye electric cars were a total
loss.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-04
n.,.. pr..ldsnt Fakes Oath.

Prag>,, Bohemia.-Prof. T. G. Ma
saryk. president Of the SzechofSlovak
republic, took the oath of office as
president of the Diet building.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-04
c.rman Generals Remain.

Basel-An agreement has been
reached between the Berlin govern
ment and the German General Staff by
which Field Marshal Won Hindenourg
and General Groener, the chief quarter
master general. retain their offices'
avs the Lokal Anzeiger OF Berlin.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-04
Red Cross Roll Call.

washington. = An enrolment Oh
nearly II, OOO, 900 was shown by reports
from the American Red Cross Christ
mas roll call received at national mead
quarters here. Officials believe the ui-
innate total will exceed 2o.ooO,ooo'
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-04
METEOROLOGICAL

DR.. James NJ. Scott, 90. the Oldest
practicing physician in st. Louis, is
dead at his home in that city.
T. E. Merritt, for "a years member
of the Illinois legislature, is dead at
his home in Salem, at the age of 81.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-04
n.d eros. Man To Russia.

at. Louis. - Major George W. SIM
mons. manager of the Southwestern
division Of the American Red Cross
viIl depart for Siberia early In Janu
ary to determine the work OF inc OF.
',v.nixation there. He viii remain In
seria six months.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-04
FINANCIAL.

Canadian railways show a huge
deficit in operations for the period of
the war, the shortage running as high
as $50 ,000,0 900.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-04
Russia's War Losses.

Copenhagen. = Russia's war cas-
ualties are 9,150,000 men. according
TO telegram received here from re,
trograd. OF this number. l,7oo'ooo
were killed.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-04
ACCIDENTS.

Henry Dunning and wife OF Tamms,
ILL.,, were instantly killed when tram
hit their automobile.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-04
co,JeT PROCEEDINGS.

Eva Lewis, sister of the noted criml-
nails. was convicted in Colorado
Springs court of robbing and sent up
for five years.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-04
,.oov.r aefuses To Meet Germans.

washington. Food Administra-
tor Hoover, In Europe arranging re-
lief for the peoples Of the war-devas-
tated territories, has refused in EN-
phatic terms to discuss German food
conditions with Baron Won Der Ian
iehen and DR.. Reth, who sought q
meeting with Mr.. Hoover.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-04

Alreport, from Washington declares
that food prices increased Is per cent
on the average last year.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-04

r,s censure of those ., ih ssa.n me
posed. to US, i, = the s,y e,s' us.-sl e
uond.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-04

There were about 200 separate and
distinct kinds Of shells fired from Ger.
man guns.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-01-04

Women ars.being employed in the
.nauufacture bricks at Aimintown-
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-08-09

an applicant must be a citizen of the
United States, must actually reside
within the delivery of the office and
have SO resided at the time the pres
ent vacancy occurred.
Applicants must have reached
their twenty-first but not their sixty
fifth birthday ON the date of the ex-
animation.
Application Form 2241 and full in
formation concerning the require
ments of the examination may be Sc
cured from the postmaster at the
place of vacancy or from the Civil
Service Commission, Washington, D.
G. Applications should be properly
executed and filed with the Commits
sion at Washington, D. c., in time to
arrange for the examination of the ap-
plicant."
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-08-09
Postmaster Examination
For Eunice Po~stoffice
Competitive Examination VIII Be Held
In opeIousas On September "a
For Eunice Postmaster

There will be held at Opelousas
postoffice, an examination on Septem.
Der "a, 1919, for a postmaster in Eu.
nice, The annual compensation OF
that office is $1,000 per year. The
following notice was given out by the
Postmaster General of the United
States Civil Service:
AT the request of the Postmaster
General the United States Civil Ser
vice Commission has announced an
examination to be held at 0pelousas,
La, on September "a, 1919, for the
position of postmaster at Eunice, La.
This office has an annual compensa.
ton of $4,000.
ITO be eligible for this examination
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-08-09

Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Vidrine and Miss
| Helen vidrine of Viii Platte visited
here on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Gardiner from
Bristol are the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Kelly Andrus on Saturday even
ing.
Sidney Fontenot, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ariel Fontenot working in Or
ange, Texas, visited his parents on
Sunday.
Mary o. Littell accompanied her
sister Altha to New Orleans last week
to visit friends.
George M. Brown, left this week for
Welsh where he will take up his du-
ties as cashier of the Gulf Coast Rice
mill at that place for the coming rice
season.
= +. =
Jas. A. Going and. Bernard Reed of
Washington were visitors in Opelou-
a Tuesday. u
= y
Miss Myrtle Durio, lately connected
with the Bennett Store as stenograph-
er has accepted a like POSITION in the
office Superintendent Prescott of the
school board.
i :
Miss Louise Ballard left Wednes-
day for a visit of several days in New
Orleans.
Nick Lahaye of Port Barre was in
town Monday mingling with his many
friends.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1919-08-09
CARD or THANKS

To the Citizen of Opelousas, La.
We the family of the late Aug. W.
Frazee do hereby tender to the citi-
zens of Opelousas the deepest thanks
and appreciation for the genuine sym
pathy demonstrated in behalf Of the
family and the courtly tribute render
ed to heroism in the presentation in
the watch to Mr.. Freeman of Monro
in behalf of the young life given in
service to humanity.
With undying appreciation and graf
itude for the kindness Of the heart,
esteem of the noble spirit-of the Cit
zen of Opelousas.
We are, the relatives as a body of
the late, Aug. Won Wackerhagen Fra
zee, of Opelousas, La.
For the vets there remain a cup
-