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MORGAN CITY, LA., i-RIDAY, MAY 11, 1917.
No. 233
Tremendous Artillery
Preparatory To
Great Drive
Action
Another
flünese Parliament Refuses To Declare War On Germany
Contrary To Popular Demand
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Russian Provisional Government Renews
Declaration of Faith With Entente Allies
. (By Associated Press)
Along the entire Macedonian
front, from Monastir to Lake Doir
an, an distance of a hundred miles,
•he Entente hare opened a great of
fensive. Artillery is roaring con
stantly. Indications point to an at
ftsasptod advance to bo made.
Bitter fighting continues in the
head of the Corna River and in the
neighborhood of Vorder. The dead
lock continues of Vorder. The dead
front, but behind the fighting lines
the Allies are massing men and guns
for another tremendous blow
agonist the Gormans. General Maur
ice, director of British
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military
sperations, declared that the com
lag driva will ha mightier than the
Arras and Somme drives.
The news from Russia is increas
ingly gloomy and it is questioned if
Iks provisional government will be
able to weathar the storm. It seems |
aalikely of effective military action j
by Russia.
For a long time renewed reports!
have been coming from Austria of j
that government's desire to break \
the shackles imposed by Germany, j
An Austrian Commission is reported ,
auront# for Switxerland with the j
ahjact of opening negotiations with
Franco for separate peace.
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System, but many of them know little about it or how
it operates.
To tell our community how the system benefits
tiiem and how they can contribate directly to its sup
port, we have prepared a short pamphlet.
If you haven't seen it we shall be glad either
to mail it to yon or give it to
you if you will call.
MEM-,..-«
'federal reserve
.SYSTEM,
The First National Bank of Morgan City
Capital and Surplus, $1(K),00(>.
Send for Booklet, "How Does It Benefit Me?"
GUS DREWS,
''resident
E.
W, DREIBHOLZ,
Vice-Presdt
The Bank oi Morgan City
FIRST ON THE ROLL OF HONOR
FACTS IN A NUT-SHELL
These are days of co-operation,
organization, team-work.
Man can no longer succeed all
alone unhelped and unhelying—nor
does he wish to.
Real success now means Increased
Usefulness. A bank account will
make you more useful.
BANK OF MORGAN CITY
A HIGH MARK
Capital $25,000.08 Sarplas
lesoarcei $360,000.01
$52,moo
D. WINCHESTER,
Cashier
A. B. O'BRIEN,
Asst. Cashier
CHINESE PARLIAMENT
SES TO DECLARE
AGAINST GERMANY.
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(By Associated Press)
Pekin, China, May 11.—After a
riotous secret session which lasted
throughout Thursday night, the
Chinese House of Representative
refused to pass a resolution declar
ing war against Germany. The par
liament house was surrounded by a
mob demanding war and threaten
ing violence. Under the Premier's
orders, troops dispersed the mob.
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The Chinese Premier urged j
the declaration of war against Ger
RUSSIANS
TION OF
LIES.
GIVE DEMONSTRa
LOYALTY TO AL
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(By Associated Press)
Petrograd, May 11.—Thursday
being the anniversary of the first
Duma, an extraordinary session of
delegates and ex-delegates .held
Tauride Palace. Prolonged applause
greeted President Rozianko when he
repudiated any idea of separate
many. He was denounced by the j
members of the Chinese Parliament, j
The Chinese Press is opposing the j
War party ' j
j
peace with Germany. A demonstra
tion. followed later when he pro
claimed Russia's loyalty to the Al
i lies. The meeting cheered the En
tente ambassadors.
ENGLISH AIRPLANES AND TOR
PEDO BOATS VISIT ZEE
BRUGGE AND BELGIAN
COAST.
(By Associated Press)
I Amsterdam, May 11.—English
I airplanes bombarded Zeebrugge this
; morning. Simultaneously, a flotilla
of British torpedo boats were obser
ved from Flushing carrying on a
bombardment of the Belgian coast.
GERMAN STATEMENT
(By Associated Press)
Berlin, May 11.—The German
statement'today is as follows: "Mu
tual artillery engagement of great
CS * v *°^ ence prevailed along the eji
j tire Arras font yesterday. Eighteen
! British airplanes were brought
j down yesterday.
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BERLIN DENIES PROPOSALS TO
RUSSIA.
(By Associated Press)
Berlin, May 11.—Socialists here
disclaim knowledge of ank authori
zation of instruction to the Dannish
socialists, Borgbjerg, to carry peace
proposals to »he Russian socialists.
I German newspapers have published
j news of Borgbjerg's errand.
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j FRENCH GAIN AT CHEVREAUX
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j (By Associated Press)
j Paris, May 11.—The French last
j night captured a German position
in the region of Chevreaux. German
attacks were repulsed. Four fresh
divisions of Germans troops have
been observed on the Aisne front
since May 7th.
DEDICATION
The dedication of the Tombstone
of the late Miss Albertine Lehmann
will take place Sunday the 13th, at
3:30 p. m. at the Morgan City
Cemetery. Friends and acquaint
ances are invited to attend. vt
SALTS A CURATIVE
FOR TUBERCULOSIS
Cincinnati, Ohio, May 11.—
Salts of gold are being tested as a
possible curative agent for tubercu
; losis, according to Dr. Lydia M. De
Witt, of the University of Chicago.
In an address before the Pathologi
cal Section of the annual meeting
of the National Association for the
Study and Prevention of tubercu
losis, Dr. De Witt said today that
she did not find the results conclu
sive.
In a series of experiments tried
by her on guinea pigs infected with
tuberculosis she reported, she found
that ont only pigs were not cured
but that those given the treatment
died earlier than those not so treat
ed. She said that it is inadvisable,
therefore, to try this treatment on
human patients until some modifi
cation of the treatment is discover
ed that will do away with its dan
gerous features.
Cincinnati, Ohio, May 10.—Pro
tective care for the infants of the
tuberculosis persons was urged by
Dr. Alfred F. Hess, of New York,
in an address he delivered here to
day before the clinieaf section of
the annual meeting of the National
Association for the Study and Pre
vention of Tuberculosis.
"A tuberculosis mother," he said,
"gives birth to a normal, healthy
baby and promptly, within the next
few months, infects it with tuber
culosis so that its chances of reach
ing the age of childhood are slight.
If we are to progress in our fight
against tuberculosis, these infants
must be looked after. The most
practical way would seen to be to
remove them during the first few
days of life from the source of in
fection —from contact with their
tuberculosis mothers."
For the past two years, he said,
provisions has been made at Farm
ingdale, N. J., for infants of this
description. The work .has been
found to be eminently practicable.
He suggested that similar institu
tions be established for the babies
of other municipalities.
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BRITISH REPULSE GERMANS
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(By Associated Press)
London, May 11.—The British
repulse.d all German attacks last
night east of Arleaux and south of
the Souchex River.
WAR DEPARTMENT FINDS
NEED OF MORE TRAINING
CAMPS.
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The great patriotism manifested
throughout the country has led to a
flood of applications for admit
tance to the training camps open
ing May 15th, for training reserve
officers.
The^ War Department designated
two camps for the Southern Depart
ment; one to be held at Fort Logan
H. Roots, near Little Rock, Arkan-!
sas, and the other at Leon Springs, !
near San Antonio, Texas.
In order to give everyone who :
to do so, an opportunity to make
application to attend one of these!
camps, publicity was given to their !
organization through the public !
press.
War Department instructions I
governing the organization of these j
camps fixed the maximum limit of j
2500 for each. Of this number 150 j
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are reserved for men who will be
specially trained as reserve officers
: Morgan City, La.
lwk.
of the Engineers Corups, thus leav
ing 2330 to be trained for Infantry,
Cavalry, Field Artillery and Coast
Artillery.
War Department instructions fur
ther provided that officers should be
designated to examine those who
desired to enter the camps, the pur
pose being only to insure that those
were admitted, who gave evidence
of possessing the necessary quali
fications, and for the further pur
pose of making selections from the
above; those best qualified beim
given preference.
The rush of applications to ap
pear before the examining officers
has been so great that it was found
impossible to check the enlistment
just at the point when the authori
zed number' had been secured. It
has, therefore, been necessary to
eliminate from these first camps
those who were passed by the exam
ining officers.
A great many applications are
still being received at the Depart
ment Headquarters from men who
are keenly anxious to enter the ser
vice. So great has been the rush of
applications that it has been found
impossible to reply to many, as the
organizing the camps must have
preference.'
The War Department stated that
other camps are to follow, and it is
believed that all those who are dis
appointed by not being admitted to
■those commencing May 15th will
wait patiently for the organization
of the next ones. Lists will be kept
of those whom it has been necessary
to exclude from the present camps
and preference will be given to
them in considering applications for
succeeding camps.
Respectfully submitted,
H. N. LANBACH,
CITY GARDEN COMMITTEES TO
MEET SATURDAY AFTER
NOON.
The committees appointed by the
City Council, the Civic League and
the Chamber of Commerce of Mor
gan City and Berwick for the pur
pose of discussing ways and means
of utilizing for gardens and food
conservation all the available lands
in the community will meet at the
City Hall Saturday, May 12th at 2
o'clock in the afternoon. The fol
lowing are named on the commit
tees:
City Council: Mr. C. E. Jones,
Mr. R. A. Squires and Mr. F. J.
Price; Civic League Committee:
Mrs. A. F. Storm, Mrs. E. A. Pharr,
Mrs. Thomas Shannon, Mrs. W. B.
Reed, Mrs. H. Jolley, Mrs. A. M.
Cotten, Mrs. J. M. Dyer, Miss Lena
Stanard, Mrs. J. E. Bass, Mrs. R.
Loeb, Mrs. H. Williams, Mrs. E. An
geljoz and Mrs. Hy Loeb; Chamber
of Commerce Committee: Mr. M. P.
Palmer, Mr. A. M. Toernor and
Mr. Jos. Loeb.
WANTED—Pull boat Engineer—
none bat first-class man nood apply,
and must furnish reference in very
first letter. Address P. O. Box 26,
United States Has
Agreement Not
Separate Peace
Made No
To Make
Probably War Commission To Travel To Russia Has
Been Selected
Italy Claims Thirteen Austrian Submarines
Sunk Recently By Patrols
who :
make SECRETARY
these!
their !
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of j
LANSING SAYS U.
S. HAS MADE NO -PROMS1ES
TO ALLIES PRECLUDING SE
PARATE PEACE WITH GER
MANY.
(By Associated Press)
Washington, D. C., May
11 .
150 j Secretary Lansing has made denial
1 1
be of the published reports that
United States has
fur
be
who
the
ap
It
to
are
of
the
is
to
to
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the
an agreement
with the Allies not to make separate
peace with Germany. The State Sec
retary refused to say where the
subject under discussion is effect
ed by the government's interest in
the announcement that the German
chancellor, Von Bethmann-Hollweg,
is soon to make another peace of
fer.
U. S.
WAR COMMISSION
RUSSIA. »
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(By Associated Press)
Washington, D. C., May 11.
The State Department has announ- j
'ced the personnel of the American I
War Commission to Russia as fol- i
lows: Senator Root, Chairman; |
Charles R. Crane of Chicago, Sam
uel R. B enofrtoNre
uel R. Bertron of New York; James !
Duncan, vice-president of thê^Amer
ican Federation of Labor; Charles
E. Russel, socialist-author; General '
Hugh Scott; Rear-Admiral James
Glennon; Lieut.-Colonel John R
Mott Secretary of the International !
Committee of the Y. M. C. A., 1
Cyrus McCormick, president of the
Harvester Company. !
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ITALIANS REPORT THIRTEEN ^
SUBS SUNK. I
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(By Associated Press) ;
Washington, D. C., May 11.—
Advices from the Italian Embassy
say that thirteen Austrian submar
ines were sunk in the Adriatic sea 1
by Italian patrols in the last few
wee ks
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RUSSIAN PEACE COMMITTEE
TO CONVENE IN NEUTRAL
COUNTRY.
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(By Associated Press)
A Petrograd dispatch says: "The«
executive committee of Russian
workmen, soldiers and delegatesation
have decided to convene in a neu
tral country in an internatioal so
cialist conference to discuss peace."
HUNG JURY IN PIERSON-TIMES
PICAYUNE SUIT.
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(By Associated Press)
New Orleans, May 11.—The jury
trying the suit in which Dr. Clar
ence Pierson, superintendent of the
Louisiana Insane Hospital claimed
one hundred thousand dollars dam
age from the Times-Picayune, al
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U.
leging libel in articles describing al
leged conditions at the asylum, dis
agreed. A mis-trial was ordered.
ARMY BILL TO BE PRESENTED
TO HOUSE AGAIN TOMOR
ROW.
in
(By Associated t'ress)
Washington, D. C. May 11.—By
conference agreement the Army
bill as agreed upon will again
be presented to the House tomor
row. The bill is now expected to re
ceive final action in both House
and Senate.
HOUSE PROHIBITION COM1MT
TEE TO REPORT FORM OF
LEGISLATION FOR PRESENT
SESSION.
(By Associated Press)
Washington, D. C., May 11._
The House prohibitionists have
j af?reec * 0n a committee to consider
I f nt * re P° rt forms of prohibition leg
i * s ^ at ' on to *> e presented to the pres
| ent session of Congress.
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THOSE WHO MAY BE EXEMPT
! FROM CONSCRIPTION.
Washington, D. C., May 11 .—
According to the terms of the Se
' ! ec ^ ve Draft ConscriptSon Blil,
which has been returned by the
Conferees for adoption: the list of
! exemp . tions from such service were
1 left virtuall y> »s originally suggest
et ^ by ^ be g enera l staff. Those ab
! sol'^ely exempt include officers of
the U. S. and any state or territory,
' j ministers, students or recognized
^ divinity of theological schools and
I members of any "well organized
religious sect or organization creed
; that forbids participation in war."
Also the president would have pow-
er to exclude or discharge from
draft, country and municipal offl-
1 cers, customhouse clerks, postal em-
ployees, workmen in navy yards or
arsenals, or armories and others in
the federal government employ
whom the president may designate,
pilots and marines actually em-
ployed in sea service, persons en-
gaged in industries, including that
of agriculture, found to be neces
sary'to the maintenance of military
establishment or the effective oper
of military forces, or the
maintenance of national interest
during the emergency, those hav-
ing dependents upon them Tor sup-
port and those found, to be physi-
cally or morally deficient. Tribu-
nals to hear pleas for exemption,
are provided for civil, not military
hearings, such tribunals, are pro
posed to be established in each
country of each state or in cities
one for each 30,000 inhabitants.
There are to be three persons ap
pointed in each board by the Presi
dent.