The Morgan City daily review., July 28, 1917, Image 1

About The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920

Image provided by: Louisiana State University; Baton Rouge, LA

                
WEATHER FORECAST—Tonight and Sunday fair.
THE
Änrgmt (Kily latin
/el 2
MORGAN CITY. LA.. SATURDAY* JULY 2», 1917.
No 297
£pthargo On 19 Rail
roads Forced By
Dedned Mediation By Federal
Beard And Insist On The
Deaand s
Chicago, July 27.—The nineteen
Chicago railroads threatened with
• strike tomorrow of 2500 switch
men belonging to the Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen tonight be
_h gending out notices of an em
bergo on lira stock aod perishable
freight to and through Chicago.
Thia announcement was made by
Ftank Hasler manager.
Mr. Halser said the embargo no
tices would be sent as soon as pos
sible. The embargo, he said, would
-be'for the duration of the strike,
e ndin g automatically as soon as the
peace agreement was signed.
The railroads also appealed to
Mayor William H. Thompson, the
eberiff and chief of police for pro
tection.
WORTHY OF MEDITATION
Haye you ever hestitated long
enough to' draw a picture of the
world's greatest conflict that is now
being staged in Eurape. Have you
«tally an idea of # i£s immensity. It
has been «aid that the Civil war was
the greatest ^conflict in modem
ages, but do you know that
more
than twice as many have been killed
Jg this 3 years of battle, then were
______arms in the Civil war. Dur
Mg the later struggle there were at
wo. time more than 1,300,000 men
and there 'were more
$uMhat number killed in the first
ytar of the German war. .
The following !* a list of those
in warfare against Ger
Montenegro
Fronce
Great Britain
_____ % Portugal
Ruf Marino Rumania
JpMoo United States
tauil Cuba
N|Ms Bolivia
Grseee Italy
Arabia
•détient severed with Germany:
China Siberia
CeMmaala Nicaragua
Wmimum Haiti
V* pud total expenditure has
hath eetimated at about -334.000.
*M00. Ia the third year of the
GÛH DREWS,
Preeleeui
E. 07, DREI B HOLZ,
Viee-Preedt
The Bank ot Morgan City
rwsr ON THC3KOLL or HONOR
How You Can Help Your Country
PRODUCE-AD You Cm '
WASTE—Nothing
' LEND----What You Cm
PRODUCE FpOD—STOP ALL WASTE
IaM tone of your money to the United States by 4n
Vtattaf in a Ljberty bond, end help oar country win
'*• **r. This bank will be pleased to handle your
•abecription. You can invest in a $50.00 or $100,00
>tad, and we will assist yon in case you. can 'not pay
•Heath.
topM I2MM.II
Svptas MIAMI
D. WINCHESTER,
Cashier
A. B. O'BRIFN,
Asst. Cashier
AND UK WORLD.WASÏES VITO TOO
SAVE AND YOU CAN GO IT ALONE.
, P* Ywr {tarings In This Bank 8 1-2 Percent Ititoreet Raid
,_ On Your Saving Deposits. '
*11118 IS TRULY THE PEOPLES BANK.*
•afeardar Until 8 Pit To 8srrs Oar HYieufe
*0*
on; la.
Canadians Supreme On
Hie Vest Front
Their Counter-Battery Work
Is Too Muck For The
Canadian Army Headquarters in
France, July 27.—Our guns have at
last definitely secured the upper
hand on the western part of the
front. The artilltry actions by
which this has been done have been
in progress several days.
With the object of challenging
our ascendancy in guns the enemy
recently brought up a battery of ar
tillery attached to a Prussian guard
division. These additional gunners
were given practically unlimited
supplies of ammunition, which they
used for the bombardment of our
heavy artillery positions. They were
good men and a duel took place be
tween their guns and ours in the
Loos and Avion sector. It has ceased
now. The counter battery work of
the British and Canadian gunners
proved too much even for the highly
trained artillerymen of the Prussian
guard and their activity is now sub
normal.
A mob of several thousand whites
renewed the race rioting in Chester,
Pa., and knocked a negro insensible.
I
The government increased its in
surance rates for vessels and car
! goes to Europe and Mediterranean
( p 0r ts one an j one-half per cent.
Notice of an embargo on live
stock and perishable freight were
sent out by the' nineteen railroads
at Chicago threatened with a svntch
men ' 8 strike.
An order that more open top
freight car would be obtainable for
service in ninety days was issued to
railroads of the state by the Louis
iana Railroad Cimmission.
Secretary McAdoo submitted es
timates to Congress for the new
war budget. The first year of the
war promised to cost $10,735,807,
000, and with loans to the Allies
$ 15,000,000,000, nuking it' neces
sary to raise $7,000,000,000 addi
tional revenue.
Gov. Jaaaee É. Ferguson, of Tex
as, was indicted oa nine chargee of
felony in vo l v in g public fund#; other
offleials wots alse indicted.
UNCLE SAM AN EASY MARKT
The Enemy Alien Talks to Robert
J. Wildhack of the Vigilantes.
I ran acrou him oa a bench in tka
Park this morning. Ha remembered
that I had liatanad In him attentive
Ijr before, sa ha bagan to talk. Per
haps ha thought ha could convert
ma to pro-Germaniani, or parhaps ha
just wautad to show ma that ha
did'nt cara a coatiaental whether I
thought him a spy or not. I didn't
report him. I made a data with him
instead. I want him to pour out
some more of the sedition that
*eems to be boiling inside of him.)
Do you think that we Germans
are afraid of Uncjp Sam? Nojt much,
we are not. But it is better that we
should keep a little quiet and kid
him along until the proper time.
You don't believe it or not, just
as you choose, but you remember
that this year was predicted by Ger
man army officers 15 years in ad
vance and they knew nobody would
,
j believe an< l nobody did. I can tell
I
you now that the reason you don't
j |* ear about things being blown up
1 * n country and all kind of
j trouble, is not because, somebody
sa ^ "Obey the law and keep your
mouth shut." We don't get scared so
easy, junker.
The advance of the Russian
armies and the astonishing victories
which marked their efforts rejoiced,,
the allies. But one sees now that it
would have been better if that for
ward movement had not begun.
Standing passive but threatening,
the Russian armies w'ere a depress
ing influence on the minds of the
Germans. They had about abandon
ed hope of a separate peace with
Russia, and it was the loss of that
hope which contributed consider
ably to cause the political distru
bance that resulted in a change of
chancellors. What has since happen
ed does not justify the belief that
Germany can make a separate pea^
with Russia, but it will revive thS.
languishing hope, and thus work to
the advantage of the junkers who
are for continuing the war until
they can dictate a "German peace/'
Thus the early event which so elat
ed the allies has had a denouement
which must equally deject them;
for the moral efforts of the Russian
collapse must be hightly stimula
tive to the German people. It will
renew faith in the promises of vic
tory which the junkers have been
quieting the discontent of the Ger
man people. TJie day for liquidation
has been set further in the future.
We found out something in Eng
land and -we know something about
this country too. The reason we are
laying low is because we don't want
the people to get excited in a hurry.
We gotta have a little time. We got
our orders, alright.
This country has said it is in the
war since nearly four months al
ready and everything goee along
slow and nice for us. Congress talks,
talks, like all you bluffers sad gets
nothing done, much, and the Paci
fists they make trouble and hold
you bask. Nobody gets excited.
Everything ia nice and sweet and
peaceable. - •
If some German forgot hia orders
or went crazy or something and kill
ed a lot of people with dynamite,
then I'm afraid that Unde Sam
would get upon his hind legs and
raise hell. Well, we don't want that.
So we keep quiet.
If Unde Sam was German and he
wanted to get the country excited
he would, dynamite^ jt lot of people
and blame it on the enemy, but he
ain't got so much sense. I^is too
soft hearted to make war.'
All I got to my is tala. Remem
her how the German ship* were dis
abled by their crews on the day be
font* Von Bernstroff was sent home
und just be sure that when it seems
to be the proper time and will hurt '
the most, there will be hell popping
in aw many plaças at once that you
«pent know which way to tun.
I suppose nobody bolievea tant
"Obey the law and keep your mouth
■hat." Feo h p oo h !
mt-à
con f er e e « en
hm
I ta Ml
m
AN APPEAL TO COUNTRYSIDE
jPS now its leisure to war work; be
By Kate Douglas Wiggin of the
Vigilantes
(T h— who aro awako So the 4e
■sands of the war- -to tho obligation
upon every loyal American to d*.
Vota his oaorgios to tho cal! of his
country—aro ovor on tho alert for
tho epportunity to pat tho will ta
sorvo into performance. Kate
Douglas Wiggin, the famous author
whoso "Tho Bird's Christmas Carol,"
and "Rebsoca of Sunnybroofc Farm"
are household Looks a'* over Amer
ica, off in the depths of rural
Maine, is inspired by tho sight of
quiet, sleepy hamlets into pondering
upon tho possibilities of service for
their inhabitants who withdrawn
from the turmoil of a larger world,
also miss its inspiration. She issu*s
through the Vigilantes her call to
tho lonely ones who may be seeking
a path to service.)
Oyez! Oyez! All you little villages
and small towns along the country
side of America!
Oyez! All you scattered hamlets.
You lonely farm houses up on the
hillside, you unneighbored dwellings
far from railways! Are you awake
to your country's neèds, keeping,
vigil lest you be found wanting in
some unexpected hour of danger?
Because you have no millionaire?
among you, no leisure class sacrifie
cause the day's tasks both for men
and men, placed as you are, already
hard and long; because your in
comes are none too large and the
mouths to feed are many,—do not
think for a moment that there isn't
something beautiful and honorable
still left for you to do for your
country. We human being are made
in the Divine image. Perhaps the
likeness has grown fainter and
fainter since we came from God
"trailing our clouds of glory" with
us; but so long as it still is there wé
can never be wholly bankrupt in our
power of giving; never utterly help
less in a good cause.
The man who is tried with his
day's sowing and reaping can al
ways plant twenty square feet more
for his country. The woman who is
weary with her daily round of
housework can always give an hour
now and then to the Red Cross
Branch jn her section and get the
inspiration that comas from working
with other women. Labor done side
by side for a common cause has
more joy than weariness in it, for a
certain magic is always set free
when there is co-operative work,
done under the inspiration of
common ideal.
For the invalid, the cripple, there
is still the blessed task of knittng
wristlets or socks or mufflers or hel
mets.. The stitches made by frail old
fingen, or by hands stricken with
many pains, will carry double com
fort and healing to those who are
suffering un-dreamed of tortures on
the battlefield or in the trenches.
Every man, woman and child has
a gift, however wall, for the coun
try that gave him birth. To hold it
back is gross disloyalty; to be indif
ferent or indolent in service is
nothing short in crime.
Forget all about the splendid
gifts that you see printed in the
newspapers. Ten million dollars
from one man is no better, no, nor
half so good as ten million dollars
from ten million men. America can
not do without her small villages,
her almost unknown hamlets! Per
haps you are not, known on the map.
Never mind! Take in the villages all
around you and make a unit of pow
er and service and "patriotism that
will put you on the map. You jhave
already prepared if you have done
community work of any sort, and if
you have not, that is what has kept
you off the map. No man or wo
»un can toil for church, Sunday
school, district school, library,
grange, better roads, better ' sing
ing better cooking, without every
thing, without being prepared by
life for life. When so prepared, the
vision of privilege, of responsibility,
grows, and we are ready for the
huger duty that has loomed before
ue all ae su d den ly.
No, America cun never de with
out her humble keeper«, for the
M urda ri ee would bo tta**kot to
tog you taut It is uot they, tat the
River Crossing Yielded
By Russians
They Make A Staad At Tar
nopol But Retreating Still
Farther
The Russian retirement in East
ern Galicia continues. There has
been a noticeable slackening in the
advance north in the Dniester,
where the Russians now are offer
ing more spirited resistance, but
south of the river to the Carpathians
the Teutonic forces are moving for
ward almost unimpeded.
Around Tamopol the Austro
Germans have met stubborn resis
tance from the Russians, but Prince
Leopold's soldiers were able to en
large recent gains on the eastern
bank of the Serth. Between Trem
bowla and Skoromoeze, south of
Tamopol, the Russians were forced
to yield the crossing on a front of
about eight miles, according to Ber
lin. Southeast of Tarnopol, Petro
grad reports the Austro-German at
tacks were repulsed.
The Russians have retired to new
positions southeast of Trembowla,
but whether they also surrendered
the crossings of the Serth there,
Pertograd does not say. Between
Czortkov and the Dniester, Russian
cavalry has repelled Teutonic
saults and drîven the attackers
northwestward toward Monasterzys
ka.
AMERICAN AVIATOR CAN EARN
$1000 BY BOMBING BERLIN
No. Ill West 78th street, New
York, July 24, 1917.
To the Editor of The Times-Picay
une:
».
Now that we are to have an
American aviator corps, I will pre
sent a $1000 Liberty bond to the
firat American aviator who will drop
bombs overBerlin. ^
Remembrance of the Americans
lost on the Lusitania prompts me to
make this offer. Yours very truly,
SIGMOND SAXE.
A War Industries Board and a
Priority Board have been created
to supervise war purchases hy the
Defense Council.
Nnine thousand persons checre l
men of Company G, First Regiment,
Louisiana Infantry on their arrival
at Bogalusa, their home station,
where they spent the day.
Keeping Bones « a Level
Would it be any satisfaction to you in these
times if you could put some of your money into the
great national fund held by the Federal Reserve Bank
ing System which is standing bacf of and steadying
the business interests of the country?
You can do it by depositing your money with
us, as we in turn keep part of it on deposit with our
Federal reserve bank, where it will be ready for you
when needed.
In this way. without coat, you can
»strengthen the system and secure
for yourself its protection.
Hie|First|Nitiinai Bank of Motpi City
Capital and Surplus, $100,000. *
SKj Send for Booklet, ' HowjDoes It Benefit Me?" J
Far Your Cleaning And Pressing Call
A. ) GLASER TAILOR
.PHONE 273
Work Called For And Delivered,
Everything in tailomg full Line of LOI 4k Winter Sample«.
A.I. GLASER
Until End Sought Is Gai
ned Allies Resolve
Fighting
Troops Will Be Withdraw
From Greece, Which Has
Entered The War
Paris, July 27.—The Allied Pow
ers yesterday ended their confer
ence after announcing a decision to
continue the war until the object
for which they are fighting is at
tained. Their declaration, which was
made unanimously before separa
ting, reads:
"The Allied powers, more closely
united than ever for the defense of
the peoples rights, particularly in
the Balkan peninsula, are resolved
not to lay down arms until they have
attained the end which in their eyes
dominates all others—to render im
possible a return as that whereof
the Centray empires bear the re
sponsibility."
There was unanimous agreement
! on decisions reached. The minis
ters of departments affected will
meet in London to draw up the ex
clusive measures.
The Entente powers decided to
withdraw their troops as soon as
possible from ancient Greece,
Thessaly and Epirus.
The following announcement re
specting the decision of the Allies
concerning Greece territory was
published today. .
"France, Great Britain and Italy
simultaneously and as soon as pos
sible will end the occupation they
have been obliged to make in anci
ent Greece, Thessaly and Epirus.
Military occupstopn of the triangle
formed by..;the ahntiquaranta road
and the Epirus frontier will be
maintained provisionally as a mea
sure of security. Italy and Greece to
agree as regards re-establishment of
the civil administration under a
commissioner appointed by Greece,
France, Great Britain and Italy
will reserve during the war a naval
and military base on* the Island of
Corfu, the island remaining under
the sovereignty of Greece.
That the courts will decide op the
right of J. R. Brunson to hold hia
plaqg as Red River Atçhafalaya
Levee Board member sine« the Sen
ate failed to confirm his appoint
ment by Governor Pleasant was indi
cated.