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MORGAN CITY, LA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1917,
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Everything Quiet On
The Western Front
British Are Making Prépar
ante To Take The Re
Although on both the British and
French fronts the peroid of virtual
inaction continues, except for minor
trench raiding operations by the
British and artillery duels of vio
lence between the French and Ger
ms, it is expected that thse condi
' tions will not prevail long.
The offensive of the British on
the Arras front cannot be deemed
to have ended until Field Marshall
big's men once more have thrown
their strength against the 2000 yards
of the Hindenburg line still held by
the Germans west of Bullecourt
and straightened out their line for
the heavy Mows that are to come
gainst the Droeourt-Queant switch
Une, en which the Germans are plac
ing dependence to ward 'off an ad
vance by their enemies eastward.
SOLDIERS PAID TODAY
The aoldiera of Company "C",
now in quarters at Lawrence Park,
wiB bo paid today. TMb pay has been
delayed for some time and is pro
bably very welcome to the newly en
fehd men. Captain C. 8. Frank of
Da Quartermaster Corps of the U. 8.
Army Is at t ending to Do paying of
Company "C".
Captain Frank arrived in Morgan
City Tuesda y evening via automobile
Dem Neer Orleans. Mm Frank ac
companied <the Captain and they are
gncats at the Costello Hotel
Naval Officers and
-* driUau hsnrs amvsd safety fa New
York enrcate to Washfagtoa D C.,
«a a ifteial arfmic '1
Atlanta, Ga. was devastated by fire
ftftoaa hundred and fifty-three
houses were destroyed sad the dam
ages gamut to over three million
Jmars. A large number of people
•re homeless hot are taken care by
Dsse more fortunate who escaped
De conflagration.
LIBERTY LOAN
This bank will be pleased to receive !
Oubscriptions to De S 1-2. per cent j
Liberty Loan, up to Juno 15, at no
expense to De subscriber. j
tf BANK OF MORGAN CITY
"SAFETY FIRST*
Wo take pleasure to
aa expert, repr esenting the Moder Sal
now Mosler Deposit Bex System, whit
THE YALE LOCK AND KEY. This is
to oar Meads that Mr. Beauawre,
Safe Co. is with as installing De
which has a prominent feature in
notaa
"Ordinary Safety Permit Bos'*
Let Mr. Beaumers toll yon mom of Dorn.
Peoples Stmt« ffik Savings Bank
MORGAN CITY, LA.
On Busy Railroad Avenue
Ope n Saturday's mtB • p. a.
GUS DREWS,
President
E. W, DREIBHOLZ,
Vice-Prcsct
The Bank oi Morgan Gty
FIRST ON THE ROLL Or HONOR
YOUNG COUPLE
Remember that saving money is
a duty you owe the old couple you
will some day be.
Insum Deir comfort and inde
pendence by opening a bank ac
count now.
BANK OP MORGAN CITP *
A HIGH MARK
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P. D. WINCHESTER,
Cashier
A. B. O'BRIEN,
Asst. Cashier
Italian Mission Toll.S.j
Headed By Royal Prince
Arrived Safely Somewhere In
This Country anil Includes
Marconi the Inventor
Washington, ay 22. —Italy's war
mission, including some of the
kingdom's foremost political and
commercial figures, will reach Wash
ington tomorrow for discussion with
American officials along the general
lines of war co-operation already
laid down in the conferences with
De British and French envoys.
Headed by His Royal Highenss
Ferrinando di Savoja, Prince Udine,
and a member of the Italian reigning
house, the mission's personal out
ranks that of either Great Britain or
France. Secretary Lansing and rank
ing officials of the State Department
will meet the visitors at De railroad
station and they will be escorted to
Deir headquarters by military and
naval officers and two troops of cav
alry.
Besides Prince Udine De mission
includes Enrico Arlotta. minister of
transportation, and Guglielmo Mar
coni, De inventor.
WINIPEE-DAVIS
An out of town wedding of more
than usual interest to the younger
set of Dis city will be that of Miss
Winnie Davis Thornton to Mr. Law
rence Edward Wiaipee of Attalla,
«iw»
Mies Domton is the third daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Thorton,
formerly of Morgan City, where her
early girlhood days were spent, her
father being Collector of Customs
for this Port for many years.
Mtas Thornton has s vride circle of
friends here and was an exceptional
ly popular member of the younger
set during her visits to her stete*
Mrs. Cass E. Jolley.
The marriage will be celebrated
De latter part of June at the home
of the bride's parents in McDonogh
vflle.
The young couple will make Deir
home in Youngstown, Ohio.
AUTOMOBILE TO HIRE
DAY f ANIf NIGHT SERVICE
Charge for trips wiDin City limits
125c for one passenger. For party of
two of more 15c each. *
PImm 31 or 328. A. CUTRERA
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Enthusiastic Meeting Of Chamber
Of Commerce Tuesday Night
Important Committees Appointed And Future
Of Organization Grows Brighter
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For De Dird time during De |
month of May, De Chamber of Com- \
merce of Morgan City and Berwick
met at De City Hall Tuesday night.
The growing attendance and De
growing interest manifested in De
I work being carried on by this I
j "husky infant'' promises great com- j
mercial development and harmony i
of action along lines of progress in
De local communities and in all De j
surrounding territory. Discussion of,
De economic interests of Dis sec-j
tion touched on topics of immense t
importance. Committees were ap- ;
pointed* to make certain investiga- j
tions. which will probably eventuate
into far reaching developments and !
tepd to huri Dis territory into a j
commercial and civil prominence be- [
yond De dreams of De moat vision
ary. New members are rapidly af
filiating Demaelves wiD this pro
gressive body of workers and it is
believed that De entire citizenship
of De local communities will soon
identify itself wiD De Chamber of
Commerce. i
In De absence of President E. E. 1
Ditch, De meeting of Tuesday night
was presided over by lot Vice-pre- I
sident J. D. Ehrlich. The routine '
business of minutes, bilk, etc., was
presented by Secretary Palmer and
official action taken by De meeting
Dereon. The Committee ou Site for
a permanent home for De Chamber
of Commerce reported that De in- '
vestigatien had shown that De
Msyor and City Council would fav
orably consider a proposition from
De Chamber of Commerce to erect
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<£«™r^"ThT«nid crowtiTof the !
Commerce. The rapid growD of **
an onate building on a site on
Front Street. The Committee on
Sites was dismissed and a Commit
tee on Plans composed of Messrs.
Reed, Thorgeson and Pettigrew was
appointed. This committee is to pre
sent building plans and specifica
tions to De Chamber of Commerce at
De next meeting wihch has been set
for Tuesday night, May 29D.
A committee composed of Mr. E.
A. Pharr, Mr. J. D. Ehrlich, Dr. C. C.
deGravelles, Mr. C. E. Jones and Mr.
A. L. Boudreaux was appointed to
devise ways and means of raking
De money for the erection of a per
manent home for the Chamber of j
Chamber of Commerce and De ap
proaching industrial expansion of
the two cities has made it teem wise
for De original building plans to be
enlarged upon and Dc idea of a
building to cost $1500 was present
ed to De meeting. Plans of raising
the money by limited subscription
were discussed. The committee on
building finances expressed them
selves as wanting suggestions from
De citizens in Dc matter of handl
ing thk work. It wai suggested in
De meeting that De amount be cak
ed by any number of citsens repre
senting a multiple of 1500, as for
instance, ten corporations, institu
tions or individuate who might be
willing to give $150.00 each as De
donors of De building; or - Dirty j
such who might give $50.00 as Dej
sole donors, or sixty who might give |
$25.00, etc. No plan of action was
decided upon definitely but it is be-1
lieved that De committee appointed.
will find De best solution. :
The Secretary was instructed by
De mentnig to take De necessary
steps toward an amendment to tire |
by-laws which would permit of cer
tain necessary standing committees.
A committee of Mr. J. L. Fisher, '
Mr. Will Cotton, Mr. Gus , Thorge- '
son, Mr. Williard Ditch an0 Mr. W. |
J. Lowrance was appointed as a.
Committee on Committees to sug
gest necessary committees and to!
reccommend names of members to !
serve on such committees.
The matter of increasing the
shipping facilities wiD a view to
making a port of De two cities was
discussed at lengD and a Railroad
Committee composed of Mr. A. F. ■
Storm, Mr. W. J. Castel Mr.
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Williard Ditch, Mr. W. J. Lowrance
and Mr. C. E. King was appointed !
and instructed to make certain in
i
vestigations.
A resolution was passed by the
meeting instructing the secretary to
issue an official invitation to De
President and Secretary of the New
Orleans Chamber of Commerce' to
visit Morgan City and Berwick and
address the local business organiza- ;
tion. J
A motion was passed authorizing J
the secretary to have membership ]
placards and membership buttons
*»* d « to be used by members in fur
ther promoting De intereste of De
Chamber of Commerce,
The Chamber of Commerce unan
»raously went on record as favoring
* resolution of thanks to be extend -1
«d to Messrs. Harry Squires, Tom
Soffbrd and Leon Sellers for Deir |
activities in helping to secure a site.
* or * Dipyard. Discussion brought
out -hat these three gentlemen were
responsible in placing at De
disposal of interested parties one of
**»? » ite * recently contracted for by |
diip builders. j
Appreciation was expressed byt
the Chamber of Commerce for the J
P ublic Waited manner in which cer- ]
** ,n property owners on boD sides
of Berwick Bay had made it possible
* or Dipbuilding companies to se
c>re De rites wanted. .
AJmbi of thanks was extended to
D. W. J. Castel of New Orleans, a
»ember of Dis Chamber of Com
nie f c ®» * or D interest and for hia
* cti °n in interesting in Dis section
One of De kigeshipbuilding con
cems which .has decided to locate
here. Mr. Caltel's New Orleans Office
is considered by De members as a
New Orleans branch of De Morgan
City and Berwick Chamber of Com
m#ree ' ^
A motion to adjourn was carried,
alDough De meeting conveyed De
impression that it had but fairly
started on its way. In order to facili-,
täte De work now being carried for
ward, De taotion to adjourn includ
ed the call of a meeting for Tues
day, May 29D, at 7:30 p. m. This
motion was carried, |
In discussing some of De astounfi
in * eventa of P"* few *•
Chamber of commerce warmly j
commended De splendid work al
ready accomplished by Secretary!
Palmer and the assistance given by
if- A t ftnnf I
Th^rtfltae^imw
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wiDin and without the Chamber of.
Commerce; AH citizens are now be
ginning to look forward to De time
when the entiqp citizenship of De
two communities will be working in
mighty united effort to bring
about a bigger, busier, better com
munity condition.
BERWICK NEWS
Mr. John Wahalen was taken to
Charity Hospital yesterday after- i
noon. i i
Mrs. Jas. Gasha who has been ill j
for several weeks was taken to New (
Orleans Dk morning to be under
[treatment at Charity Hospital. !
Mr. Willie Hanson will leave dor,
New Orleans tomorrow to enlist in '
De U. S. Navy. j
Miss Juida Byrom left yesterday j
for Port Arthur, Texas, where she
intends making her future home,
Mrs. N. M. Harleck who has been
under treatment at St. Mary's Sani- !
tarium is reported better,
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Take care of the gardens now. It
will take care of you later on.
AUTO FOR HIRE—Night and
day service. Moderate prices—Ring
Dragna's Residence. Prone 290 or
Dhniclli's saloon Phone 69. Gus
jDragna, Prop. lwk.
President Ur § es Cen
'!" Nalk *
Thinks Most Papers Will Be
Patriotic—Senate Is Opposed
To Censorship Provision
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j Washington, May 22.—Decisions
of House Republicans in causus to
! da y to oppose any newspaper cen
sorship provision in the pending e6
pionage bill was followed by a letter
from President Wilson to Chairman
Webb, of the judiciary committee,
reiterating that it was imperative
that Congress grant censorship pow
ers to deal with De few persons who
cannot be relied upon to observe "a
Election Carries
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ForSchoolBonds
Tuesday To Increase
School Facilities
; patriotic reticence about everything
J whose publication could be of injury.
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election, a majority of the property
taxpayers and a majority of De pro
petty valuation voted Tuesday to is
sue bonds for f60,000 for De pur
chase of a site or rites and De erec
tion of a building or buildings for
school purposes in De Morgan City
Sdreol District The votes as finally
counted by De election officials
showed 82 votes favoring De issue
and 26 votes opposed. The favorable
votes carried a property valuation
of $130,839.65, the votes against De
issue carried a valuation of $41,920,
00.
Thirty-nine votes were Drown out
of De ballot as being illegally
drawn. * However, had the entire
number of such ballots been voted
against- De proposed bond issue De
result would have been unchanged
as they represented but $83,180.00.
Further steps will probably be
taken at once by De proper officials
:to afford at the earliest possible
date De needed relief in De present
overcrowded school facilities,
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^ St M«*»»*'* Daughter» will
• ntauA P icnic for *»
School children of - De Sacred
1533 TJZ
ta hont of tk. ckarck U ».'dock.
All
In accordance wiD De notice of
of the dick are invited
to cease and bring Deir little ones.
A. T. Vitteman,
Pres. St Margaret's Daughters.
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How Does It Benefit Me?
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Business men believe in the Federal Reserve
System, but many of them know little about it or how jp
it operates.
To tell our community how the system benefits
them 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.
The First National Bank of Morgan City
Capital and Surplus, $1(0,000.
Send for Booklet, "How Does It Benefit Me?''
Wilson Reaffirms Stand
Of The United States
Stating That The Quarrel Of
Nation is With Autocracy
And not the German People
Washington, May 22.—No nation
that respected itself or De rights of
humanity longer could have borne
the overwhelming wrongs that Ger
many inflicted upon the United
States, President Wilson declared in
a letter restating the reasons for
Dis nation's entrance into the war
written to Representative Heflin, of
Alabama, and made public today at
the White House.
Mr. Heflin wrote to the President,
saying some of the recent utterances
on De war apparently had caused
confusion over the issue wiD Ger
many. In restating his position, the
President again made it clear that
De United States had no quarrel
wiD De German people, but wiD an
autocracy "which acta upon purposes
to which De German people have
never consented."
CAPTAIN MORSE. PRESIDENT OF
THE MORGAN CITY BRANCH
GULF COAST TRAINING ASSO
CIATION CALLS MEETN1G FOR
THURSDAY NIGHT.
On his return from New Orleans
Tuesday, Captain T. L. Morse, presi
dent of De Gulf Coast Training As
sociation, issued a call for a meet
Ung of De association to be held af
the City Hall at 8 o'clock Thursday
night, May 24D. The president
urges that De full membership be
present
At De meeting Thursday night,
De members already signed up to
take part in De coast defense will
be given membership papers to com
plete, also De information commit
tees and the governing board will
have in hand ail De necessary blanks
for De assembling of De data re-»
quired. Captain Morse as president
of De local branch of Dk Gulf
coast defense organization k
familiarizing .himself wiD all the
details of De work to be carried on
and De citizens of Dis territory
feel that De leadership of a move
ment of Dis nature could not have
been placed in better hnds. Having
a wonderful knowledge of thé
waterways, tnansportation facilities,
ship tonnage and adaptibflitiea and
De general geography of Dk section
of the coast the elected chairauur
can bring Deae things into orderly
relation for defense purposes in r
more systematic and effective man
ner than any citizen who might hat»
been selected. The work which Cap
tain Mono k leading k creating aA
opportunity for the patriotic serviced
of all those who Would servo their
country in its defease plan» and
pkns of aggrotohro warfare who afo
not oDcrwiae qualified for the ar»ty
or navy or wire are net subject to
conscription. ;