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ABBEVILL PROGRESS AND VE Consolidated. VOLUME NINE. A WIDE AWAKE HOME PUBLISHED EVERY SA -OTED TO THE IN OF AEBEVILLE AND PARISH. (filial 11 ,1 ALBEVILLE, VERMILION RDAY, MAY 19, 1917. A-.

SHOULD AMERICAN IERS GO TO FRANCE EVERY SATURDAY THEY WILL FIND THINGS JUST AS YOU tHEM IN THESE REAL PICTURES OF THE With Pathe News EVERY SATURDAY and Educational New Pietures THESE PICTURES YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO OBTAIN A DE OF THE AWUL HORRORS OF THIS GREAT WITH AN ACCJIRACY THAT CAN ONLY BE DUPLICATED ACTUAL PRESENCE ON THE BATTLE FIELD. Admission: 10c and 20c PROFITS GO TO -AR RELIEF FUND. A. O. Manager.

COMING: Every Sunday: "THE GIRL" and CHARLIE 0 NEW SUIT' FILED. 4 () 4 o4 4 (I n(I The following i 1l luri the month of 1917: -El, ila ringt', Alvin I. Smith, et nawillhnt lJaim R. Kitl. II, n4it 'rue'.

3 i-- Einan'il of 'i. 5022- vs. ('lri' 'h: gois, et 1te, Jame R. chell, Tn, v.v. Brousard, et )partition in kin Br4ou44anrl inl)son, attorneyvs.

5024---Loniar, Broiusarl vs. IT. LeIPlane, tutor, emancipation. Edlwar, 5025-Preston J. Greene, dist attx vs Robert Minor, inter-liction.

5026i--Edise vs. Elitha Thih, deaux, divorce. Edwards anl attorneys. 5027-James Minor vs. Simonet Blanc, clerk and recorder, rle f.r call cellation.

Minos T. lordly, attorney. 5028-Lula Smodes vs. Joseph Smele divorce. Minos T.

Gordv, attorney. 5029-Peoples Bank Trust Co. wv F. W. Keller, note, $95.00.

John Nu gier, attorney. 5030--J. Immergluck vs. Duclas L.an dry, note, $79.00. John Nugier, attorney 5031-fate of Louisiana, Ex.

rel, A V. Coco, attorney general, vs. Inland Canal Company, recovery of penalties 5032-Elismann Toups vs. Raphael J. LaBauve, curator ad hoe.

Edwards rat, a. divore, John Nugier, attorney. 6035-Adolph Katz vs. Aleide Hebert, executory process, $1500.00. Jos.

A. Breaux, attorney. 5036-Emma Blanehard, wife, vs.Jean Robert, husband, separation of property. James Kitehell, attorney. 5037-Peoples National Bank vs.

Aleide Hebert, et note $135.00. John Nugier, attorney. 5038-C. C. Broussard vs Leonee Boudreaux, note $107.00.

Walter B. Gordy, attorney. 5039--Henry C. Ewing vs. Peoples Su gar Company, damages, $433.00.

Walter B. Gordy, attorney. 6040-Azetille Hehert vs. Clovis He bert, divorce. John Nugier.

attorney. 5041-H. T. Cottain Co. vs.

Jules Perrin, notes, $900.00. John Nugier, at torney. 5042-Chapman Pierce, 't als, vs Delma Ilehert, note, $172.50. Edwarlds Greene, attorneys. Landry vs.

Paul Dangereaux, emancipation. John Nugier, attorney. 5044-Peoples Bank Trust vs Vinceat Claverq Co, note $126.00. JohNugier, attorney. Clear Your Skin in Spring.

Spring House elenniu'g means clegr.ing inside and outside. Dull pimply skin is an of winter inactivitv. Flush your intestines with a mill laxative and clean not the a el wastes, easy to take, they do nt grie. Dr. King's New Life Pills will clear your complexion and hrightein your eye.

Try Dr. King's New Life Pills t'ni-ht! and thlrow off ti slu.g winter shell. At druggists, GAS WELL AT WELSH. A gas well developed near Welsh Sunday when a charge of was set off in a six-inch well which had proven nitlure as an oil wcl. The well wr.s drilled by the Oil Company on the Walter hld farmi, and as it had failed the operators dc ide to save the pipe, and when the dynamite erxloled the gas developed, shoot.

ing high into the air. As there is no strainer on the well, rock, sand and water were spouting out at a terridlc rate. GOE 48,000 YARDS GRAVEL. 1he tipervinsors of Rnoad District No. fat Donaldsanville, have purchased trom the J.

W. Thomlpsoon Gravel Cornmpay 40,000 cubic yards of washed gravel, to be used in the construction of approimately twenty-eight miles of 'hard tarfaed highway. Other road distriets of that eomnumalty have also purt gravel for the same pnrpose. Nuupm's eam Seias Na'ls lervea Mi pene.r Morgans, son oft J. P.

has joined the aval reserve as wL Saturday Was Sentence Day itk on TI6, ftllo in were, im I tur. Iv jr at ti he n' court hby William W. it. Si lri-k, a niiul bat ar h. alh, or i30 lays.

L. I ly enrrYillng renic alel Remnick Sunnier, carrying wnpon, or 90 dlays and costs Trim, assault anl battery 1.1.,0 or 30 days and keits. Vigenaux, Leopold t'uil Mareeaux, refusing rand duty ach $5.00 and and in default of of fine and costs, ten days in jail. aMrs. Maxile, assault and a) osts of :10 lays.

Thomas csault and or 10 ldays and Rene Eu-al, wife beating, 10 in iail. Herbert Wilson, carrying enneealed weapon, $100.00 and costs or 90 Herbert Wilson, assault and battery, $10.00 and costs or30days. Ben Broussaard, appearing drunk at publie "15.00, and tat 20 days in jail. Rene Dominguez and Renoudet Brous sard, appearing drunk at public gathering, $10.00 and costs or 20 days. Ovey Choate, assault and battery, $15.00 and costs or thirty days.

Alfred White and Sam Hardin, assault with dangerous weapon, $25.00 and costs or 30 days. Rene Belair, selling game D. C. 8., $5.00 and costs or 10 days. Laurent Gary, petty larceny, ,0 days TI in jail.

its a Mrs. Placide LeBlane, slander, $10-00 nciel and costs or 30 days. Jos. Horace, shooting a dog, and costs or 30 days. gran Gustave Lange, obtaining mneyr un- dere der false pretense, 30 days in jail.

dc'a Philbert Suir, embez7lement, not less ty a than 18 months nor more than 2 years. TI Claude Lege, petty larceny, 30 days hbe in jail. our Jack Hunley, larceny, 90 days in jail shi-n Orpheus Trahan, using loud anl inode anli cent language, $5.00 and costs and 10 nigh in default of payment. Mouton, I icteot of TI -'ikirc. with Idaniger.ms weanon with in to 'et to kill.

Sentence to be at the. State penitentiary at hard labhr eh for nit less than five months nor more Hi than fl months, to date from the time Schi of his incarceration. Mosr Arthur Dartez, slander, 235.00 and costs and 15 in jail, and in of P' payment of tine 15 days alllitional in ftat jail. Rhert assault with dlnngeru forec weapon, $30.00 and costs or 43 days. Cel Frank Cheson, assault and battery, e.io $10.00 or 30 days.

first Rene Dimongues, assault hbattery, ly at $10.00 and costs or 30 in jail. at 8 lic a Had a Ver.y Bad Cough. This letter should everx reader: winter I had a very hban.i Gr I used but the" did third me no good. I took one bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar and it curcedl me. V.

IteKeuster, Amherg. WUi," No as subhtitute is as good as reley's and Tar for coughs, cron! and Th whooping cough. Sold G-ea Adv. SHIPS DEIBTIOYED. to Paevcntetn French mnerchantmen were in or sunk b.

German during the months of February, March and Arril. ed according to an official statement iost di 1' i.sued. the samnt it nine French vessels were attacked by under water craft but made their es- derst cape. No armed merchantmen have leinij fallen prey to the U-boats. SISHOP BESSUMg 00 G.

Thb Word has been that BRisho'p din, Davis Sesmums, Bishop of Louisiauna, will be her on May tion 27th andt will hold servies at the Meth- by a o-ist church. Purther particulars will of th peobaMbly be gives gat wegs AmI ul te equ84 uirk PRO ME HIGH SCHOOL Victor Theatre Night, May 23 and Wanda Broussard. Quest of the Pink Primary and First Grades. "Polka de Concert' '-Sherwood Irene Brasseux. "The Minuet' '-A Colonial Dance Second Grades.

"Timid Little Maidens from Japan" Grades. Galop Militaire Braseenu and Wanda Broussard. MOTION SONGS: (zi "The Littlo Trades-Ladies" "The Soldiers and the urth, Fifth and Sixth Grades. Regular pichures will be givsm thee ictmresstrt at 7 p. m.

a4 3, Commencement I Exercises 3., MAY 23 AND 24. The Abbeville High School will hold its annual commencement exereis-c next I on Welnesda'- at Victor Theatre Thursday at the Triangle. 7he pro gram on Wednesday night will he ren n- dared by the primary- and elomentar: departments and on account of its varie Sty will he very initerosting. The entertainment on the whole will le he on a par with past performances oi our local schools and this fact alone tl I shu-ld warrant a large I -recintive th allience. A full program of the first ai t0 night's cntertainment will be found A el where in this issue.

of The second night will he given overr to the commnicement proper at which time the following seniors will awarded diplomas: at Hilda IHebert, Mattie Corrodi, O'ga A oSchilling, Sophie Mcllenry, Lula Mae wl Moss, Annie Hoffpanir, Ira Harrington a'd udolph Holiier. en Prof R. I. ilimes, of the Louisiana oi state will deliver the em th address. Mr.

Ilimes is a very th I forceful speaker and will give a practi- sh cil: talk which 'loult will be hy the.Ahll eville The sit first night's program will begin proumptt at o'cl', and the second night da at 8:30. The and g'neral pub- lic are cordially invited to attend, of. 7 "ITIAN GETS ADVANCE. SGreat Britain Monday received a third installment of of the which the States has agreed to lend them to meet British all pur'hases-in this country during May. a 1 This hrings the amount advanced to pa SGeat Britain thun far up to 0-0) andl the total to all the Allies, ex- th of the 753.O0,n000 to be loaned thi to Belgium for feeding the fet in oecupic'l areas, up to "he other 00 has been divid-' st I.

ed between France and Ttaly. C'unt bo? di ('ellere, the Italian nmhas ador, eall. e-l npoen Secretary McAdoo to introduce italian commissioners, and it is un- 5, i. derstood that another loan to Italy is being considered. plc 1SSe ER, BSI UN K.

grri The British passenger steaiship dina, of 12,350 tons, by the Pef ndi Oriental Steam and Naviga. YI tion was torpedoed and sank by a German submtrine on April 1 of the eoast of Plsaouth, aeeordag to Ameriana psseaers arriviag Picture es Enlist for Cross mid Mary Miles in Making Cext Comfort pro. Mary Miles captivating a ren little star plavin ll American-Mutual eC SStar P'roductious, i ain to enlist for the American' oss the services tre of girls of her i iroughout the States, tten scores of ti will letters already wi gnd in view. iss Minter advice that tne these handy litt Ii of needles, al thread, buttons necessities ec rnt are more likely useful to the und American soldi- aetual warfare, ol ethan any other that little girls ct -erf America mig 4 their time in te per manufacturing. la will Miss Minter wi on the scree: bi at the Triangle eon Welnesday, at April 23, in the role in tine which she has 'ast.

The title, ed ton ''The Innocence was chos- til en by Miss and bears fla out the conten directors 3f ed the American- mdios that if pl crr unhampered by adult notions, ti she is perfectly earrying out Th' el'r own ideas episode and th rhe situation. Owing to the on the same git day as that ihool com-e ub mencement trst showing of "The will er E. c' Ca a Coming: Life." si thr the of tes The proper may ish all wrong for should an av. a lopt a diet and occupaton. ThoU stomach aeed to be should me 3, eat slowly food lo ex- that mi jed theyv eep When they beeoq theye feel dull uad they hould take to id.

stren th the nt bowels. Sad av i -leasant in i veryell ar un- 5,000 on is 96W More o. 101 ployal: de Pe. ork nk agr by 'Uf 1C Bluejackets on Paris Streets 3 Groups of American bluejackets were seen along the boulevard in Paris last 9 Mondjy for the first during the war, mingling with the French and Eng. lish sailors and soldiers in the capital.

I and everywhere being accorded a wel1 come of the heartiest kind. The Americans comprised the first contingent from the gunboat Scorpion, which they left at Constantinople upon the declaration of a state of war between the United States and Germany. Commander Morton, of the Scorpion, also is due to arrive there, he having escaped internment with the Scorpion at Constantinople. Two other American officers and all the remainder of the crew, about twenty men, remained interned at the Ottoman capital. These last men tried to board outgoilg trains, but were taken by Turkish gen'larmes and placed in an internment eamp.

The sailors say the Germans thbm to many hardships and ilrlignities at Nish, Serbia. The Americans were detained two weeks under an armed guard and with insufficient food-a plate of noodles daily-the men In Austria, the sailors observed a marked change, the Australians giving them proper food and good accommodations during the two weeks' detention. WOULD DRIVE LOAFERS TO WORK Declaring that "idleness in this crisis" is unpatriotic, Govern'r J.C Cornwell i a to a special sesi sion of the West Virginia that just convened for the consideration of problems arising from the war with Germany, urged that appropriate measarea be passed dealing with the problem of idleness and that "public sentiment should be invoked to drive the loafer to the field, the factory or the mine. OCAPTURB BY ALLIES IEAVY. According to authorative figures now available, the French and British armies between April 9 and May 12 canttared 40,379 Germans, including 976 oficers, 444 heavy and field cannons, 943 machine guns and 386 trench can-.

a Weal Make Paper Public Utility. News print paper would be declared a public utility and the Federal Trade Coamlmsion would be authorized to fix its maximum price by a bill intredaced by SOetor Boblason of Arkansas, who i desred the print paper industry trust-" Sid. "Ualess some relief is ob- a tL--ramns publishers will be 1: 0 of he 4" 1 1 Prizes Sent to Rally Winners mh1 have all tht. first in. in the It 'r ents anhl I the of se, Th wiiners of the cvv 'were as foll," FIRST PIVIrTON.

Spelling, mlhnes, P'rry, an-! sMay Go dain, tiedl f.r An. nir Hie ry. :r.l. IIat tie beville 4th, Primeax, Erath 5th. Thrall, Abhe ille 1st, Iouis Boureque, Spring Hill 2uIl, Michel, Erath Sophie Lenmaire, lelecambre 4th, Willie LeBoeuf, Perry 5th.

Declamation-Marjorie Broussard.Ah lelille 1st, Charlie Fletcher, Perry Henry Gueylan, Gucylan 3rd, Delcambre 4th, Vernon Harring ton, Erath 5th. Composition-Vivian Monies, CGueyelan 1st, Beatrice Gooch, Abbeville 2nd, Hilda Raguers, Perry 3rd, Miriam Foote, Kaplan 4th; Sophie Lemaire, Delcambre 5th. SECOND DIVISION. Spelling-Olive Bourque, Abbeville let; Luva Hofpauir, Indian Bayou 2nd; Espy Bart, Henry 3rd; Anna Bimaon, Oeeiaad 4th; AAu Ls.ady, for 5th. Deelamation-Evelyn Rowe, Gueydan lst; Belle LeBlane, Abbeville 2nd; Maxine Jones, Kaplan 3rd; Sadie Fletcher, Perry 4th; Luella Simineaux, Cosinade 5th.

Composition-Ens Bares, Abbeville list: Nannie Rhinehart, 2nd, Gueydan: -Beatrice Hayes, Indian Bayou 3rd; NelIa Landry, Delcambre 4th; Irene Rose coe, Kaplan 5th. THIRD DIVISION. Sr pelling-Pauline Hubert, Abbeville 1st; Cihrl Rmiley, Spring Hill 2nd; Rosa Perry 3rd; Lucille Moss, lIenry 4th; Anite Guidr-y, Kaplan 5th Ciphering-Trene Heard, Gueydan Ist Lonyd Dore, Abbeville 2nd; Marley le bert, Delcambre 3rd; Ozard Broussard. Erath 4th; Andrew Broussard, Kaplan 5th. LeBlane, Ah hevillo let; Mattie l'atterson, Guevdan 2nd; J.

A. Landry, Deltambre 3rd: Elise Foote, Kaplan 4th; Ozard Brous sard, Erath 5th. ti Composition -Cornelia Smiley, Apri HTill 1st; Gussise Burt, lHe-ry 2nd, HIilbl HTebert, Ahbbeville 3rd; Josephine Snoddy, Gueydan 4th; Eunice Delcambre. Delcambre 5th. a( Road to oappiness.

Be amiable, cheerful and good natur- to e(d rnd you are nuch ire likely to he You will find this difficult, if not im')ossiible, however, when you are e-rstantly troubled with constipation Take ('hanmberlainl's Tablets and get rid A of that and it will be easy. These tnhab of lets not only move the bowels, but improve the appetite andl strengthen the dligstion. Everywhere. Ad iS ABSORBS LAFAYETTE GAZETTE. TI Thle Lafayette Gazette, one of the oldest newspapers of Lafayette, L.a..jr I by the late Homer J.

Mon to-, was Monday absorbed by the Pres PutBlishing Company, of which Charles A. Jeannard is president and O. A tri Tnrner manager. The paper will hr c-ntinued as a semi-weekly and daily et under the name of the Lafayette Ga co zette. The Gazette has changed hands times, but more recently was Ju owned and publlished by A.

A. McBrite WANTS PBAO. vi Numerous reports have been current ai of late of Turkev's efforts in the direc. tion of peace. Turkish agents, accordinht of oficial information reaching Londlon 8, recently, are at work in Switzerland with the object of assuring the continu- ed existence of Turkey.

It has beer said that Turkey, provided she is permitted to hold Constantinorle, is willin- to allow complete ircedom of the Dar danlles. PLORIDA PAE-IgSEI SOLD. The Florida Parishes, one of the oldest R'' weekly newspapers published in the section of Amite City, was sold at pub- lie iletion last and purehased by the 7 Og Ta MARRIAGE LICENSES Il h', to1 "luna. "Esthir, to I ha Trahan, cf I r. Jan.

ir tge lI atiIsotn, an, io Lillie t'I lc ln, of Guey lan, rt d. lBerton Smith, to o'nra Perry. Jan. C'lark, of Sulphur, re to LT.unt, of Albcville. Jan.

Frank De t'arlo, of Abbeville le to Rally Guarino, of Abbeville. 1, Jan. LeBlane, of Delcam. bre, to Gillis Broussard, of Vermilion Parish. Jan.

Marrenux, of Kap. lan, to Eva Adam, of Kaplan. 1 Jan. lelcrt to Elina Miguez, both of Vermilion Parish. Jan.

Adam, of to of Kaplan. Jan. Adair, of Liberty, Tex. 1 to MIanna I.ester, of Abbeville. Jan.

Choate, of Esther, to Adleliade Trahan, of Esther. Jan. Harrington, of Perry, to Pauline Broussard, of Cow Island. le Jan. Woods, of Gueydaa, to Mabel Wood, of Gueydan.

Jan. Menud, ef Ow SIsland, to Bernaaette Rin.aaewnst, el Cow limdu to Julialui1las, of ored. Jan. Adams, of to Bettie MeCaughn, of uneol le Jan. Broussard, of Abbe.

ville, to Rosa Guidry, of Abbeville. le Jan. Broussard, of Manu rice, to Valerie Trahan, of Maurice. Jan. Brousuard, of Erath to Eda Sonnier, of Delcambre.

Jan. Trahan, of Kap. Ian, to Enita Hebert, of Kaplan. Jan. Thibodeaux, of Erath to Laurence Sovoie, of Abbeville.

Jan. Domingue, of Del. "ambre, to Aline Daucet, of Erath. Jan. Hargrave, of Abbeville to Melina Touchet, of Abbeville.

Jan. Broussard to Ida Tra. han, both of Vermilion. Jan. Suir to Olite Richard, both of Erath.

Jan. Weober, of Scott, to Ella Bouillon, of Kaplan. Jan. Harde to Erma Cur. tie, both of Jan.

Melancon to Enez Le. Blane, both of Indian Bayou. Jan. Coleman to Bertha Rogers, both of Baneker, colored. Jan.

Perry to Anonci. ado Gaspard, both of Indlian Bayou. Jan. Landry, of Erath, to Marie Adrliade Bernard, of Erath. Jan.

('arlo to Josephine Davidson, both of Abbeville. Jan. 8idney Lyons, of Abbeville, to Ethel Carmelite Dumisnel, of Crowley. The following marriage licenses were ise'l dlruing the month of February: Feb. dia Lelenx to Aimee Thibodeanx, both of Leleux.

Feb. Weekly, of Delcam. Ire, to Noli. Manceaux, of Abbeville. Feb.

-Elvar Hulin to Zulma Pomumier, both Erath. Feb. Wilton Theriot to Dora Bertrail, both of Gueylan. Feb. Breaux, of Lafay.

ette, to Eldora Gage, of Vermilion, colored. Feb. J. Robichaux to Julia M. Dullin, both of Abbeville.

Feb. B. Hebert, of to Emertile Trahan, of Abbe. ville. Feb.

Ruppert, of Eu. nice, to Mary Joeehine Forest, of Evnngeline parish. Feb. Meers to Susaie i lrassoux, both of Erath. Feb.

Bernard, of Guev. dan, to Rozalie Maxille, of Vermilion, Feb. Guidry to Vira raml hboll, both of Esther. Willis to lat. Elwards, both of Lemonville, Tex.

Feb. Minor to Rosina TRiggs, both of Abbeville, colored. Srmething to sell? Let the publie know of it through our columna. fe tmes a 4 PsQm.