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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-06-21
United States Mining Expert In
vestigates Coal and Iron
Mines in France.
ARE SET BACK MANY YEARS
Frank n. Probert Gives First-Hano
Story of Unbelievable Atrocities OF
Huns in Destroying Industrial
Life of France and Belgium.

Washington. Frank II. ProDert,
consulting engineer of the bureau vi
mines, department of the interior, anu
dean of the College of Mining. Uni
versity of California, member or L
special commission to investigate the
damage done by the Germans during
the war to the coal and iron mines
and the steel works of France and
Belgium, after personal investlga-
ton, has just returned to Washington
with a first-hand story of the almost
unbelievable atrocities of the Huns IN
the destruction and wreckage OF tne
industrial life of France and Belgium.
So systematic and diabOlical has been
this destruction in one great coal
mining region, Mr.. Probert says. that
it will take at least five years to re-
habilitatc this district and it will be
twelve to fifteen years before 1t gets
back to normal, pre-war output. lie
predicts that with the indOmitable
spirit Of France. in spite of the fearful
destruction to her steel works. with
the return Of Alsace and Lorraine to
the mother land, France will eventual
" become the dominant factor IN the
future steel industry of Europe.
Exploited by Invaders.
In a preliminary report to Van II
Manning. director of the bureau OF
mines, Mr.. PrObert says In part
"Early in the war the German hordes
swept southwark through the iror
basins of French Alsace and Lorraine
and for nearly four years this re
nowned mining area was held and OK
nloited by the invaders. Many Of TIT
EMPLOYEES were made captives ant
compelled to work in the mines unde
German direction. The internationa
boundary between France and Ger
many was drawn in 1871. to give IN
victor of the Franco-Prussian war con
troll of the iron fields. but since ina
time scientific development. guide'
by better understanding of the loca
geology, exposed for France 4 srea'
or ore reserve at lower horizons tha
that of the Lorraine anneXee.
"The, actual physical damage to IN
iron mines is comparatively sma
when compared to the destruction
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-06-21
Tells OF Ruin
Wrought By Huns

the coal fields Of northern France,
which is as reprehensible as it Is COM
plete. Only in few cases, where pill
lars have been robbed in the mines, Is
there any collapse Of underground
workings, but the equipment, both
surface and underground, has been
misused, and where ore has been
mined, the lack of development Will
defer realization on capital until the
exploratory work Is sufficiently adj
vanced to admit Of daily output ap-
proximating pre-war conditions. The
mines are not seriously crippled, but
what of the steel plants in which the
iron ores are smelted? In my opinion
no such atrocity was ever perpetrated
against the industrial life Of any
country. Magnificent plants, compar-
ing favorably with anything we have
in the United States, are now but a
tangled, twisted mass of structural
steel and broken stone. The willful
demolition was scientifically planned
and Systematically carried out. This
after the removal of all such mechan
zeal and electrical power units as
could be used by Germany. The ma
liciousness and efficiency with which
this crime against French industry
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-06-21

Thedford's Black Draught, Say,
Kentucky Lady, Is Excellent
For Breaking Up a
Cold.

Elgin, Ky.-Mrs. Albert Albright, who
has lived here many years, says: y
use Black Draught as a laxative. It IL
splendid for breaking UP colds. l have
used it for a bad cold and tightness in
the chest. One cup Of good warm tea
made from Black-Draught found most
helpful. 1t makes the liver act and
gives almost instant relief.
This spring my little daughter began
having chills, the hard, shaking kind.
After the chills her fever would rise
and her head would ache. We are q
good ways from the doctor, SO l just
began giving her good doses Of Black
Draught and it cured her. She Is in
good health, has good color, and her
appetite is all right. So of course we
consider Black Draught as unsurpassed
for family medicine"
Don't wait until you have headache,
sick stomach, indigestion, or other dis
agreeable symptoms, but take an occa-
sional dose of Black-Draught to help
keep your system free from poison,
your body in good health.
Made from purely vegetable ingredi'
ents. Black-Draught acts In a gentle,
natural way, and has no bad after
effects. It may be safely taken BY
young and old.
Try Thedford's Black-Draught.-A
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-06-21

was carried out IS almost unbeliev-
able.
"In the coal districts Of Pas de
Calais and Nord, sector fought over
from the beginning to the end of the
war, changing hands frequently, bonn
barded all the time, all surface struc-
lures whether Of town, village or min
ing enterprise have been RACED. Ar
ras, Doual Bethune, Bapaume, Lens,
LOos, Courriere, centers Of cOal-min-
ing activity but few years ago and
the mainspringS of French industrial
life are gone, but the indOmitable
sDirit of France survives and already
plnns are laid for the future. Bruay,
Mt the western edge Of the known coal
field, was not in the fighting zone and
its output has been steadily main
tained, but going eastward the fright
fitness is more and more appalling,
for the hate of the Hun left its mark
on the mines during his forced retreat
| The coal measures are Overlain by
wster-bearing strata, neceSsitatind
special methods Of shaft sinking and
| support to keep the mines dry. Thf
steel lining of the shafts was dynal
mited, letting in the quicksands ami
flooding the underground workings fG9
miles around. In the entire Pas d
Calais region it is estimated that 124
600 900 cubic meters Of water must
pumped before mining operations NJ
resumed. Having flooded the Minis
the head frames and surface equik
ment were Systematically dynamite
the twisted debris in many cases
ing I'D the demolished shafts.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-06-21
Rushed Up to the Girls Desk.

hard. 1 thinks to myself. That's one
of those friendly guys. He saw mo
get my roll and he wants to help
spend it.
A Friend From DunnviIle.
$50 when he came up and slapped
me on the back and says, Hello, John
Corcoran; come and have a drink
said, Nothing doing, stranger Then
he tells me who he is-an old friend
from Dunnville that l hadn't seen
since l left. He says, ''Spose you're
down here to see your children.
The friend then told the excited Cor
coran that his two daughters were liv-
ing right there In town. The fnvOrite
daughter hadn't died had only been
dangerously Ill.
"She thought 1t was kind Of funny"
Corcoran said in telling of the reunion.
81 broke right into the place, rushed
up to the girls desk and said. Hello,
Ella, I'm your daddy"
This daughter Is Mrs. ]. H. Bieden-
veg. The other daughter, whom the
father next discovered. is Miss Mary
Corcoran. nurse in the general hos
pital Mt Niagara Falls. He also found
his son, John Corcoran. grown to man.
hood.
st took a long time to find them.
and I'd just about given 1t up" the
father said. 'but luck came my way
at last, and now I'm never going to
lose them again. It's pretty small
world, after all"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-06-21
Machine-Gun Method of Warfare
Being Tried in Santo
Domingo.
LATEST STUNT OF MARINES
Distinct Surprise to Wacoris Gang OF
400 Outlaws Hiding in inaccessible
Parts Of acknowledgement
Bush Fighting.

New York.-Hunting bandits with
machine guns in airplanes is the latest
stunt of the United States marine
corps. It is said to be distinct sur
nrise TO the Macoris gang Of 400 out
laws hiding in inaccessible parts OF
the San Pedro Macoris district OF San
to Domingo.
News of the adoption Of this up-to-
tbe-minute method of discouraging rev.
olution and piliage in the turbulent re-
public came in private advlces from
Porto Rico, where, it is said, the out
laws obtained their arms and amlnu-
milton. At marine headquarters here
there is no knowledge OF how effective
well-directed gunfire from the soaring
nlanes has been, but report from
Colonel Breckenridge, in command OF
one of the companies on the island, IN
dicates that the latest crop OF jungle
buccaneers will soon be harvested. lie
wrote to thank the originator OF the
idea, which, he said, was proving IN
valuable, and added: "Send down
some more airplanes.
There are now IL flying machines
with the marine corps In Santo fDo'
mingo and Hayti. These forces con
sist of the First brigade, Of 1000 men
unGer General Catlin. at Port au
Prince, and the Second brigade, OF
1900 men, under General Fuller, al
San Domingo City. Attached to these
forces is the Fourth aviation squadron
under Captain NIimms, Of 800 men. d.
] yided into two divisions.
i Frequent Bush Fighting.
i The one in Hayti has seven hydro
nlanes and the other in Santo Domin
90 has six machines. In both coun
tries there is very bad situation. witt
constant outbreaks Of revolution ant
outlawry. No regular battle has takel
Mace since the arrival Of the marines
hut there has been frequent bush fight
inc with the marines the first and tn
last to fight.
An idea Of what the marines ar
facing and how thoroughly they ar
preparing to do their job is given Ii
an article in the Times of San Juar
Porto Rico, Of recent date, under tn
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-06-21
FINDS CHIl.DR.:::Dl
AFTER LONE; HUNT
Fathers 22-Year Search Is
Ended by a Chance Meeting
With Old Friend.
MAI is HAPPY AT LAST
For Sore CT Years He Wandered
oW Country Looking for Children
fom Whom He Parted When
Wife Died.

CFago--JOha Corcoran is the
hapFst man In the United States
He p found his folks. For - years
ne Rfs wandered over the United
Stat and Canada looking for his
chiEcn, from whom he parted when
thel mother died and they were little.
Noshe has met them again and they
wei glad to see him. He found them
gron to be fine young people. such
as hy father would be proud of. and
Jot is all smiles.
Twas this way:
genty-twO years ago John Corco4
RAJ then q young man, packed his
treling bag and shook from his feet
thdust of Dunnville, Ont. where he
hi been happy. He could no longer
beappy there. Dunnville had become
hful to him because in Dunnville
h young wife had died, and with
b gone life meant little to him.
| Told Favorfte Child Was Dead.
Fhe children, Ella Loretta. tod
Of 2; Mary, aged 6, and John
ederick, 4, were to be cared for by
COrcoran's stepsister, with whom
had some legal difficulties over the
ftlement Of his fathers Will. Ac.
riding to his story, after he had
len away some months this stepsis-
r died and when he received the
fws q friend told him his youngest
Rughter had also died.
Il don't mind telling you she was
" favOrite," he said, "and when I
card she was dead it kind of upset
e. l lost track of the others then,
though l knew that they were being
lred fer up In Canada somewhere by
lotter sister. She moved away, and
hen I went to look for her she was
me. So for nearly twenty-five years
heard nothing from them.
1.-THE other day l was up in Ruff
up there from Chicago
l business. Went into a bank to
Ssh check. Just as l came away
saw stranger looking at me pretty -
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-06-21
Use Airplanes
To Fight Bandit

headline, "Airplanes to Smash
Band of Bandits" 1t says:
According to reliable reports
latest band Of bandits In Santo
mlngo numbers about 400 young
active men. and they are we'll a
and have plenty Of ammunition.
haunt Of the gang is in the San l
Macoris district, and while they ,
the old profession of being revolt
lists they are proving to be rs
for murder and pillage as thei1
tOtypes who are gone. There has
nothing like pitched battle viii
outlaws as yet, but marine officer
ing commands in the district al
pecting serious trouble ut any Il [
has been authenticity stated {
squadron of five or six airplane@
force of 80 trained pilots an
chanics has recently been land
the island and is being mobilil
the COnSuelO sugar estate in
Pedro MacOris district, where
cleared area and level plains md
ground ideal for the building u
tlromes and the maneuvering
machines.
Expected to Check l-awles4
although no official informat
been given out, it is currentlyk
ed that the airplaEes, when
proper shape, will be armed
chine guns and will play a
Gus part In the hunting OUT
bandits lurking In the jungleR
properly cleaning them up.
leathernecks afoOt and the al e
'humming birds there does b
to be much hope for the wou D
men, and the fertile plains of b
mingo may soon be made safe J.
est men,"
News from other sources e
effect that several flights d IN
made over the territory to e
gang has been driven for co4 It,
with the result that concea hs
Immediately made doubly 81 he
tall grass and timber. to es IN
the rain of bullets from Is.
What execution was done Is Tn
here.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-06-21

obs, grows worse-the pain and dis
tress Is incessant and the truth
dawns that we have chronic stom-
ach trouble.
The case Of Mr.. Louis Young. EOS
Merrimac ST., Rochester, N. Y, Is
typical He writes: Il suffered for
thirty years with chronic bowel
trouble, stomach trouble and hem
orrhages Of the bowels. We bought
a bottle Of Peruna and took it
faithfully. began to feel better.
My wife persuaded me to continue
and I did for some time as directed.
Now am a well man." MI. Young's
experience is not unusual.
II you suffer from catarrh in any
form, whether Of the head, stomach.
bowels or any other part Of the
body, try Peruna. It may be just
what you need. Peruna comes IN
either liquid or tablet form and Is
sold everywhere. Your dealer has
It or will get It for you. Ask for
DR.. Hartman's World-Famous Pc
runa Tonic and insist upon having
It. II you want your health accept
nothing else.
All the sick and suffering are in
vited to write The Peruna Company.
Dept. 7S, Columbus, Ohio, for DR..
Hartman's Health Book The book
Is free and may help you. Ask your
dealer for q Peruna Almanac
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-06-21
PaIpabiy False

"Paw, here's new puzzle l heered
IN town." stated COonrOd, eldest son OF
Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge. "A
farmer said he had thirty dogs and
killed 'em all in five days, killing an
odd number each day. What's the an
swer?"
1.-THE farmer lied; that's ALL re-
turned his sire.
"Ah. how do you know? Somebody
must have told you"
81 don't need to be told. No farmer
that ever I knowed, if he had any
sense. would kill any dogs a-tall, any
time."-kanSas City Star.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-06-21
Yelled for Soap One Hour.

Cleveland. O.-Cleanliness may be
next to godliness. but the city does
not pay firemen to be godly. Director
Spresty Of the fire department. de-
clareS He has fined Richard Benin
min ten days vacation because Ben
jamin, he says, sat In bathtub in the
station and yelled for soap for a whole
hour one night. He doesn't say
whether Benjamin got the soap or had
20 be content with a latherless scrub
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-06-21
KAISER IS NOW ERNESEs
Hammond Man Unable to he
JIbes Of Frlends CHI
His Name.

Hammond, Ind.-Having ln-
patriotic name and unabl nre
the jests OF friends, Err ser
filed a petition in the Han pe-
rior court before the ar vas
signed to have his name 10
Hayes. Recently the c4ted
the request and Ernest will
now sig nhis name Ernes
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-06-21
Hero Who Faced Barrage
Tries to EscaPe D. S. c.

Philadelphia.-Uncle Sam fin
ally forced a Distinguished Serv-
ice cross upon First Lieut.. Sam
uel T. Smith. He was compelled
to receive it with all possible
ceremony on Franklin field, at
the University of Pennsylvania.
This action was taken by Lieut..
Col. Joseph M. Heller because
Smith had escaped from him
twice in the Philadelphia hos
pital when he tried to make the
presentation in the wcrd.
Lieutenant Smith Is twenty
six. He comes from Arkansas,
He received bullet in his chest
at Fleville, France. last October
4 while serving with the Sixth
field artillery.
His citation reads: when his
entire platoon had been cut on
by an enemy barrage and ali OF
his cannoneers but two had been
killed. Lieutenant Smith made
repeated trips into the sheiled
area and removed his wounded
comrades to places OF safety.
He refused to accept surgical
treatment for four wounds he
I had received until ali OF his
wounded men had received
treatment"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-06-21
SAVED BY A
FAITHFUL Wife
Suffered Thirty Years With stom"
aeh Trouble and Hemorrhages
of the Bowels.
Tho Story Of q Wonderful Recovery

There Is hardly
any one who does
not experie n G Q
some trouble with
the stomach. It Is
so common that we
frequently pay lit
tie or no attention
to It. Yet, the
stomach Is very
easily upset, and
catarrhal indam-
nation Of the mu-
oo,,o lining doVo1e
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-06-21

A buzz saw can teach an inQuisitive
man more in a minute than the best
instructors can teach him in life
time.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-06-21

The successful man is always busy,
whether he feels like it or not. ANY
clan can work when he feels like 1t.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-06-21

The woman who fails to say "be
cause" has some other excuse.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1919-06-21

You will not do enough If you d.
not try to do more than enough.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-29
Not Until Threats Had Been Made by
The Italian Delegates Did the Presi-
dent Issue His Paper, Which Had
Met Withthe Sanction of Both French
and British Delegates.
To Submit to No Compromise in Order to Secure
Peace Is Substance of Interview With Official
Representing United States at Conference.

Paris, April 2SNot only three days but full fortn ht
prior to the issuance of his statement the Fume question:
President Wilson read it to Premlers Lloyd George and
Clemenceau and both absolutely approved it.
This flat assertion made to respondent late
today BY of the highest placed American peace officials
who is close in the presidents confidence.
Frank indignation expressed in American official
quarters the continued efforts the part the British
and French convince the world that Cemenceau and Lloyd
George surprised by President Wilson'S Adriac state
ment.
My informant declared that unless these efforts are
promptly checked president will officially the facts
before the whole world The official continued:
Presiden Wilson withheld the issuance Of his statement
until the Italians issued threat through their authorized
spokesman that they intended withdrawing from the peace
conference and make a separate peace
Iou cannot too emphaticaly declare that the president
viii not submit to compromises in order to peace
agreement.
Nheher agreement is reached Or is hardly tia
question Instead it is whether America will maintain
nsued the noble principles for which Americans gladly died
on the battlefelds Of France.
'When the present negotiations concluded-whetha
successfully or notthe president will make complete
port of his stewardship to the American people,
This is by far the rankest and possibly the sign
statement given by American peace official since the
peace congress convened.
The situation at the present moment is most critical Pres.
iden Wilson heretofore has adopted conciaorv attitude.
However in view Of the fact that Sir George Riddle Lloyd
Georges here, insisting that the British
docs smpathzc with tAe presidents position regards
the rights of tho smaller nations the possibility of the presi
dents hand being forced looms large.
In that Mr. Wilson will tell the world all the facts,
regardless of consequences and will let the people
Judge for themselves.
The next few days will tell the tale.
Last nights conference between President Wilson and
General Perng is shrouded by mystery 1t is understood
Marshal Foch recommendations regarding deemed
raton the hands of Germany discussed the
ference from the American viewpoint.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-29
CHAlONER COMPETENT
SAYS NEW YORK JUDGE

New York april 2S,--Fcderal Judge
Frank s, Dietrich today declared John
Armstrong Chaloper competent for
the purpose of bringing suit in fed
ersl court in New York.
Chaloner is suing newspaper which
asked that the action he thrown out
because the Ilaintif had been ad-
Judged mentally unsound in this state
A nice question of law was said TO be
involved. Judge Dietrich settled the
matter by declaring that Chaloner
was competent to bring suit. mas
much as the Virginia decree esta olish-
ing hts competency was issued sub
eeouent New York decree declaring
him incompetent.
The Virginia decree OF Novem Der
Is. 1900. is controlling here" Judge
Dietrich said. Part OF the decision
read:
I'VE recognize this later judicial
declaration as competent evidence of
the plaintiffs mental state and as
neutralizing the probative effect of the
New York decree"
Judge Dietrich added that the Wiz
einia decision opens the way for any
citizen OF any state 10 sue Chaloner
in Virginia and that Chaloncr's men
tai competency could not be chal-
lenged
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-29
29TH Tn SAIL FROM ..
FRANCE BEFORE BOTH
Telegram From Comm andinE OFFICER Of
Grayx' Battalion Indicates Ar
rival May is.

Contrary to all previous announce
nents and limitations of the war de-
partment the Twenty ninth division,
which includes all the Virginia national
guard units, with the exception of the
coast artillery companies. will reach
home before the Eightieth division.
More than 1000 men OF the Hath in
fantry sailed from France on April "a,
for Newport News. on the transport
Madawaska. The transport.is scheduled
to reach por, on May s. The l14th
regiment is composed OF New Jersey
national guard
Major Lawrence T. Price. chairman
OF the publicity committee for the
homecoming celebration received q
cablesram yesterday from Major VIII
A. Stack, recently promoted to the COM
mand of the Grays' battalion, stating
that he would sail on May ). 1t is
probab BILE that a large portion of the
1l6th regiment will sail on the trans
port bringing Major Stack back 10
America This regiment is composed
of the old First, Second and Fourth Nir-
Ginia regiments with the exception Of
the band and maehine-gun company Of
the First and the headquarters com
pany, machine gun company and Com
panies d. and NJ, Of the Fourth.