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The sun., 1914-09-18
4 German sedan.

On the left OF the allies. where fight
ng has been terrific for hvc days, the
purpose is obviously to turn the flank
II Gen. Won kluck's army, drive Won
liluck back upon Won Buelow and then
herd the dcmoralized Germans into and
through the forests OF the Ardcnnes.
II this could be accomplished the Ger
mans would md themselves in an I'M
possible position since they would be
driven into a great valley and at the
mercy Of French artillery from heights
on all sides. It would he Sedan on
a vastly greater scale, but a victorious
Sedan.
7, appears that the strategy OF the al
los has succeeded in preventing the
junction of the army Of the Grand Duke
Of wuerttemburg with that OF the
Crown Prince and in keeping this army
virtually inactive, II the Germans repel
attacks and are able to resume their
tactics OF trying to smash the French
centre this army may play an i'm
portant part in the new German often
sivc movement.
There are mysterious rumors here OF
new Anglo French army which Is
said to be operating northwest of
Amiens for the purpose of striking at
the German flank.
OF the Crown Princes situation the
.udnn says:
THE Crown Princes flight is another
confession that the hour was badl.
chosen, and shows Germany and thu
world that the heir to the throne places
care for his own safety above ever,
consideration
II is considered here that the battle
of the Aisne must have a decisive rcsul
within a few days at most and the opln
ion IL maintained here that the outcom
most likely will be a second retreat o
The Germans with rear guard actions
that will flow over the German and Bel
gisn frontiers.
The issue OF the whole battle may de
pend upon the ability of the Grown
Prince to make a stand this side OF Lux
cmberg and prevent the allies from
turning the German left. The report
nave been that the Grown Princes arm,
.ucked ammunition and that II wa
hort of provisions.
The sun., 1914-09-18

The battle OF the Aisnc Is the third
great stage OF the war. Having COM
PEELED the Germans to stand along the
Inc of the Aisne the allies are en-
dcavoring TO accomplish two grea, pur-
poscs--to drive the armies Of Won kluck
and Won Buelow into vast cup formed
ny The heights of the Ardennes. there
20 annhilate or surround them, and
10 Isolate the Crown Princes army
The conflict at the east of the battle
line may decide the whole battle. The
Crown Prince has been admittedly In a
hazardous situation. The rapid advance
of the French right wing prevented
him from falling back upon the forth
iications of Metz. The forest Of the
Arsonne cut him OFF from the army OF
Duke Albrecht OF wuerttemberg. lie
was forced to take the line of retreat
IT the River Meuse toward Luxembourg.
lie made a stand at Narennes, but
was forced yesterday TO retreat.
II. as has been hinted. there is a
French army striving TO swing to the
eastward of the Crown Princes forces
while another French army endeavors
10 insert wedge at his right there is
a possibility that he may be surrounded
and captured.
The complete secrecy maintained as
to the operations on the French righ,
: sufficient indication OF the impor-
lance of the effort to overwhelm the
army of the Crown Prince.
The sun., 1914-09-18
French Expert Keeps Hope.

Lieut.. Col. Rousset. military expert Of
the Petit Pdrisien, is firmly optimistic.
lie says:
THE eneny's army Is in "A singular
position. which is unexamplcd in the
history Of war. II is fighting at an enor-
nous distance from lts base Of opera
tons to which 1t Is bound by a single
line of communication which is not even
direct. our fortified frontier rigidly
bars his left. a valiant nation, over
excited by a legitimate war and pos
scsslng splendid forces, harries its trains
in the rear. cuts up its chosen troops
and damages the railroads which are 80
necessary"
The sun., 1914-09-18
ISSUE STILL IN DOUBT AFTER S DAYS FIGHTING
ennd men. The German army corps
which went to their succor are re-
treating"

ennd men. The German army corps
which went to their succor are re-
treating"
There is some reason to believe that
he Germans. although bringing to bear
svcry resource to save their diminishing
prestige, are preparing to evacuate
french territory and to stand on the
defensive on tho line of their great for
tiflcations.
Dispatches from London assert that
The fortifications OF Cologne. Duessel-
dorf, wesel and Duisburg are being
~trengthencd TO resist possible ad-
,ance Of the allies and that desperate
haste 10 being shown. These forts form
a line to the northwest of Cologne.
The silence OF the Government to-
night as regards the progress OF the
battle of the Aisnc is not disquieting TO
the people. II is taken to mean merely
that the situation is again critical. But
the most conservative of French mill
tary experts hold that the chances
crcatly favor the allies and that the
next day or two is practically certain to
produce definite news of victory.
1nclcment weather is more likely to
afiict the Germans than the allies. Cold
rains are falling heavily to-day and
these will make the use of artillery diff
hcult. II will hamper the movements Of
supply trains and increase the labors OF
,arinp fnr wounded
Sharp County record., 1914-01-30
Edwards
Nero. 60.
Live Local News Items

A daughter was born Saturday to
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Cochran.
The tax collector will be in Even
ing Shade until after the February
circuit court is over.
John r. Metcalf and G. L. Coger
we're at Cave City Saturday attend
ing the district meeting Of Odd Eel
lows.
Judge Boen Phillips, late editor Of
the News at Williford, has announc-
ed himself a candidate for road over
seer of Hardy township.
Frank Holt, a good citizen of
Davidson township, was looking
after some business matters in
Evening Shade a few days ago,
Sheriff W. W. Bristow went to
Hardy the first part of the week to
attend to his duties in the term of
county court, which convened there
Monday
W. N, Metcalf, cashier of the
Bank of Evening Shade, went to
Franklin Saturday, being called
there as a witness in the prelimin-
ary hearing Of John Brown, accused
Of forgery,
Judge W. F. Kirby, Associate
Justice Of the Supreme Court, can
didate for United States Senator,
will address the people at Evening
Shade today (Friday) at o'clock,
Come out and hear him.
Rev. Samuel Adams Of Hickory
Valley preached at the Methodist
church Sunday night, and announe-
ed that hereafter he would preach
there on the fourth Sunday night in
each month. Rev, Adams is a
Methodist Protestant minister, and
this was his first appearance here
He delivered a strong sermon,
Our subscribers down the Bates.
vile route, below Cave City, did not
receive their papers on time last
week, through no fault of this office
however, All the lists left the post.
Sharp County record., 1914-01-30
ACQUITTED OF FORGERY
John Brown OF This Section Comes Clear Before
Jury At Franklin Saturday

John Brown, a young man who
lives several miles west of Evening
Shade, in lizard county, was acquitt-
ed on the charge Of forgery before a
justice of the peace at Franklin
Saturday in a preliminary hearing
Several weeks ago a young fellow
presented q check for $55 at the
Bank of Franklin. The check was
signed by Joe Qualls of that com
munity and drawn to A, G. Brown,
The check was paid, but when the
attention Of Mr., Qualls was brought
to the fact It was found that a for
eery had been committed, Mr. Qualls
having issued no such check,
John Brown was placed under
arrest, but at the day Of the trial
was able to prove, as we learn, by
parties who were in his company on
the day on which the forgery was
committed that he could not have
been the guilty party; that at the
hour the check was cashed he was
not In the town
Capt +, M, llanley Of Melbourne
represented the prosecution, while
Henry w. Brown Of Batesville, uncle
of the accused, appeared for the de-
fense,
Sharp County record., 1914-01-30

office here as usual Friday morning,
but came back Friday night, and
took a new start Saturday morning,
1t is rather annoying to work like
the mischief, some times at night
in crowded times, to get your paper
out on time and then have it fail to
reach your subscribers because of
simple carelessness in some post
office. But then we cannot afford
to criticise too heavily about such
things, because who among us does
not make mistakesY
Sharp County record., 1914-01-30
WEEKLY LETTER
Of J. H. PAGE
Good Letter From The States
Efficient Commissioner Of
Agriculture.

A good many farmers have been
breaking land during the good
weather of the last two weeks.
Early breaking is good. Of course
it is far better to break the land in
the fall, and break it deep, but win
ter and early spring breaking is next
in Importance. Do not break as
deep in the spring as you would in
the fall, but be sure to break the
land as deep as it was broken last
year.
Set apart your oat patch now and
prepare to SOW early. Get the
ground in good condition. Remem-
Der that an oat crop is not cultivat-
ed, and good preparation of the land
before planting is essential TO good
crop of oats. Select your oat land
with a view to following with a crop
of COW peas. Thus you get two
crops from the same land in one
season, and you keep the land in
better condition. Buy your pea
seed early, because peas are scarce
and hard to get. The farmers
should raise more COW peas They
are easy to raise, and threshers and
hullers are available and do not
cost much.
The price of COW peas is always
good, They are worth $3.50 to
$500 per bushel now. And speak
ing of COW peas reminds me that |
have a letter from a firm in Balti-
more wanting the names Of farmers
who grow COW peas and have them
for sale. So there is a market at
home and abroad for the COW pea,
and besides it is one Of the best soil
builders we have in this country
outside Of alfalfa.
hope the farmers of Arkansas
will plant more soy beans this year,
The soy bean is about the best food
obtainable for the hog, They will
yield abundantly and will make hay
as well as the bean. The hay is
good and the bean is rich in protein.
The soy bean is equal to or better
than the COW pea in building up soil.
In planning your farm work for
this year, try to reduce your cotton
acreage. Better still II you can
avoid cotton altogether.
Plant a good garden and help
your wife to work 1t, Grow plenty
of corn and hay to feed all the
stock all the year. Keep some
good pasture for the cattle and
hogs, and have a small pasture for
the work stock to run on at night,
John H. Page,
Commissioner Of Agriculture,
Sharp County record., 1914-01-30
The Year
4 ON

During the year 1914 this
store wishes to extend every
accommodation to its GUS
toners and friends that is
consistent with safe and
reasonable business methods.
However, this is the wrong
season Of year to expect us
to extend long credit. We
are not. in position to do it.
We must ask that all goods
be paid for at time of
purchase or arrangements
made to settle bills at the
end 30 days.
Sharp County record., 1914-01-30
IN NORTH ARKANSAS

Prestonia is new postoffice in
Baxter county.
Virgil C. Erwin has been reap
pointed postmaster at Strawberry.
F. B. Adams has been placed at
the head of the Batesville Business
College.
Joseph M. Nickens, pioneer cit
izen of Newport, died last week,
aged 69 years.
M. C. McSpadden is the seventh
candidate to announce for sheriff in
independence county.
The four candidates for circuit
Judge are making a canvass of
Randolph county this week,
Fire, which originated from a de-
fective chimney, destroyed the
home of Newt Pratt at Pocahontas
last week.
Here is a very calculating item
from the pen of the Bandy's Chapel
correspondent to the Newport In
dependent: "Ab Wrinkles house
burned"
Elder W. D. Jennings of Noun
tain Home celebrated his 69th
birthday few days ago. On that
day he went to the woods and made
$40 rails.
The democratic county central
committee of Independence county
met last week and ordered a pri-
mary election for all officers on
March Is.
Ir the circuit court of Randolph
county last week Jesse Baker was
convicted of the crime Of perjury
and sentenced to serve a year in
the penitentiary
At Ravenden Springs a few NV
ago the 10-year-old son Of Mr., ant
Mrs. r. T. Cram was kicked by {
mule, the blow producing an injury
that killed the child.
The city council of Batesvillt
has elected N. M. Alexander to fl
the vacancy in the office Of mayo]
in that town, caused by the recent
death Of Mayor Chas. Coffin,
While chopping wood one da!
last week Shelby Kelley, who lives
near Newark, made an awkward
stroke with the axe and cut a easl
several inches long in his right
thigh.
AT Newport one night last week
Jake White, a negro, engaged in q
quarrel with his wife with disas.
trous results to himself. The irate
woman shot him twice with a pis-
tol, once in the thigh and once just
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Sharp County record., 1914-01-30

above the knee.
AT dance at Norfolk one night
last week George Hudson shot and
seriously wounded Harvey Ray
mond during the progress of a quar-
rel. The bullet went through Ray
mond's left shoulder, passing just
above the heart.
Thornsberry Gray of Hickory
Valley will be 43 years of age on
the 25th day of next March. He is
a candidate for prosecuting attorney
in the Third circuit. That office
would make him a very handsome
birthday present.
Public spirited citizens of New
ark and community are spending
the W hole six days of the
present week at work on the public
road from Newark to Oil Trough
More than 5000 in money and labor
was subscribed for this work.
Another outbreak of spinal men-
ingitis, similar to that of last winter,
is feared at Newport. One death
from that disease has already oc-
Cured, man named Reagan, who
lived on a houseboat opposite Jack
sonport, being the victim few days
since
Joe Kennard of Batesville, candi-
date for county clerk, bought a fine
saddle horse, intending that the an
imal should carry him through the
campaign. But the horse died,
and Kennard declares that this bad
start in the race insures a good
ending.
Charles Hickman of Mountain
Home owns powderhorn which
has been in the Hickman family
eipceJ the Revolutionary war. 1t
has been carried in three wars-the
Revolutionary war, the Mexican
and Civil wars-by members of
that family.
The supreme court last week de-
cided that Homer O'Neal, a young
man of Newport, must serve a term
in the penitentiary, to which he was
sentenced by the Jackson circuit
court for the murder of a negro
named Wilks, The killing occurred
in the saloon operated by young
O'Neal's father at Newport The
only defense offered was insanity.
Testimony was introduced that
the young man had been a habitual
drunkard since he was ID years Of
age, and that he Is not criminally
responsible. However, the court
found no justification for the plea
of insanity,
Sharp County record., 1914-01-30

letters. John Page is doing his
best for the farmers, and his efforts
are appreciated by them.
600
We regard a man as possessed of
good common sense when he sees
questions as we do, and votes the
same way.-Stuttgart Arkansawyer.
Sure; and all others are reprobates
and cranks.
Sharp County record., 1914-01-30

4
When Judge Eugene Landlord
quit the race for congress he made
a great display of devotion to his
present duties as circuit judge and
patriotism in general, all of which
was freely aired by many newspa-
pers Of the district. But as these
lines are written we have evidence
before us, furnished by Judge Lank-
ford himself, which would convince
any man who can read and under
stand writing that something else
besides patriotism induced him to
withdraw from the race for cong
ress. In our mind we can see
Judge Landlord kicking himself"
for having gotten out of the race so
quickly when he learned there had
been another withdrawal. Judge
Landlord is a good man, so far as
we know. But we notice that he
plays the game of politics real we'll
for patriot.
The next time you hear somebody
talking about giving the right to
vote to women for the purpose of
purifying politics, putting the saloon
out of business, ETC., you won't have
to point to some other state, where
women do vote, to refute the argu-
ment. Just point him to Arkansas.
If the adult women of Arkansas
had kept their names off of saloon
petitions the state would have been
as dry as powder house today.
Understand, we are not laying all
the responsibility of opening saloons
on the women, but the above state
ment is true. If the men had kept
their names off the petitions the
state would have had no saloons.
But a whole lot Of people expected
better of the women, and they have
a right to be disappointed in many
of them.
According to a statement just is
sued by the national department of
public roads, there are at present
$4,000 miles of sand clay road in
the United States, mainly in the
Southern States. Previous to 1894
this sort of road was unknown. 1t
is constructed by the simple mixing
Of sand and clay, and the depart
lnent at Washington furnishes val
liable information as to how the
work should be done. 1t is said
there is no better road, Perhaps
the southern part of Sharp county
Is missing its best opportunity in
not building sand-clay road
600
Bill 0ldfeld makes us an excel
lent congressman. Only a few days
ago he sent US copious package of
garden seeds, and we have every
reason to expect that another one
will come our way before planting
time. Our experience with the
SeedS sent out Dy our worthy con-
gresham is that they come up and
produce GOOD stuff abundantly,
Therefore we are constrained to re-
mark that Mr.. 0ldfeld's record In
congress is high and dry above
criticism or reproach.
900
John H. Page, Commissioner of
Agriculture, announces that thous-
ands Of Arkansas farmers are send
ine to him for free alfalfa seed, as
per the offer In one of his weekly
The Parker post., 1914-03-21
DEMAND U. S. TROOPS.

SAN DIEGO, March 1.-THE citi-
zens of Tecate and other settlements
within a radius of ten miles of the
place where the Mexican bandits
crossed the line and burned the Uni
ted States postoffice and killed Frank
V. Johnson tonight held a mass
meeting adopting resolutions demand
ing that the United States troops pa
troll the border for period of six
months. Every man attending the
meeting was heavily armed and ready
to shoot at a moments notice.
The residents of the section are
bitter in the attitude assumed to-
ward the Mexicans Local officials
say it would take little to send them
across the border to avenge the raid.
Fear is entertained for the safety of
the women and children. There is a
general feeling of restlessness and
a belief that the raid may be dupli-
Gated at some other border point at
any time
The Parker post., 1914-03-21
HIS REASON FOR HAPPINESS
Very Much Like Man, But Not at All
Complimentary to the
Bride.

There's no accounting for tastes"
said Simeon Ford, the New York hui
mOrist. There's no accounting for
tastes in happiness, or hotels. or poll
tics
Two men sat in the lobby of my no
tel the other night, arguing vociferous-
ly, while third man smoked long
and costly cigar, and listened to the
argument with a calm comfortable, Sc
rene air.
The argument was about happiness
The men claimed, for different reasons,
that it was impossible to be perfectly
happy-or. as one of them put it:
No fallible human being is capable
Of so forgetting life's trials and tribu-
lations, of 50 withdrawing, SO to say,
from his defective mortal entity, as to
become completely possessed, even for
a moment, with a sense of perfect hap
piness
''The speaker turned to the man who
was smoking the long, expensive cigar
so comfortably.
Don't you agree to that. sir?' he
asked
The other f1icked off his ashes with
a chuckle
Gentlemen he said, I am perfect.
ly happy now
What cried the first speaker.
You mean to say you are perfectly
happy-enrapt in the present moment
--oblivious of all the troubles of the
universe? Perfectly happy-come.
now
Perfectly happy said the stran.
ger, firmly Perfectly, absolutely hap.
py.'
He blew a half-doZen rings up into
the air and, as he watched them dis
solve he said:
Happy, perfectly happy. You see.
gentlemen, / have been on my honey
moon for six days. Six days on my
honeymoon-and this is the first time
I've managed to get off to have
smoke.
The Parker post., 1914-03-21
INCONSISTENCY or A WOMAN
Young Man Who FooIishIy Asked
Girl for Kiss and Then Stole 1t
Is Finally Set Straight.

FOolishly he asked her for a kiss;
naturally she said no." bravely he
took it, anyway; angrily she put him
away; scOrnfully she told him what
she thought of such action, and meek
ly he stood for the same old bluff.
Il am surprised and mad at you!"
she said, and she looked every bit of
it. Il don't think a gentleman would
do such a thing and now, if you are
going to stay here this evening,
don't want you even to touch me. but
let us sit here and talk like sensible
people" .
Thoroughly cowed he agreed
Seeing, however, that she had car
ried her little bluff too far and he was
taking her seriously, she made use of
bright idea
"Will you promise to be good now"
she asked
Yes"
well, let's shake on it."
Solemnly they shook hands
Now" she said, with a cunning and
meaning little twinkle in her eye
you have touched me already and
broken your promise. So, being as
you have gone that far, you might as
we'll go ahead and break the rest of
your agreement"
Curtain Judge
The Parker post., 1914-03-21
IRRIGATORS
CONFERENCE
GOVERNOR HUNT APPOINTS REP
RESENTATIVES FOR DENVER
CONFERENCE WITH SECRE-
TARY LANE EARLY IN APRIL.

Governor Hunt Wednesday appoint
ed a list of delegates from Arizona
to represent the irrigated areas OF
Arizona at the conference that has
been called by Secretary OF the IN
terror Lane to meet at Denver with
the secretary and the heads of the
reclamation service. Matters of great
importance to the irrigated sections
of the country, especially those Sec
tions where the United States has
erected or has in the course OF con-
struction some great reclamation pro
ject, will be discussed.
Before appointing these delegates,
the governor corresponded with every
section of the state asking for infor-
nation as to the best possible dele
gate timber and as a result num-
Der of practical irrigatOrs have been
chosen and many will likely attend.
The list is as follows: From the
Salt River valley: Hon. B. A. Fow-
Ter, Hon. John P Orme,, Senator c..
B. Wood, all of Phoenix and M. }.
Daugherty of Mesa, and George P.
Brown of Buckeye. From Yuma F.
u LrJI;ot+ oLairp,aD of tho boa rd pf
supervisors; George Nicholson, bank
er and land owner; DR.. J. A. Ketch-
erside, and w. E. Marvin; Hon: An
drew Kimball, chairman of Arl-
zona Agricultural commission of
Thatcher; A c. Sieboth of Flor
ence, Charles F. Bennett Of Casa
Grande, J. B. Flanagan, president OF
the Parker board of trade; Hon. Null
ford Winsor, chairman of the state
land commission, and Hon. W. A.
Moody, member of the state land
commission
1t is not unlikely that the sessions
of the irrigators will be attended by
a number of the governors of the
western states as the conference OF
those governors will be held in Den
yer on the two days Immediately pre-
ceding the date given above. Cover
nor Hunt is not sure that he will be
able to attend the governors confer
ence but will go if he can make the
necessary arrangements.
The Parker post., 1914-03-21
Best Material for Bows.

Having made bows for the, last
twenty years, during which he has
supplied archers in many parts OF the
world, a Civil war veteran who Is
nov living on the coast declares that
the yew tree of Oregon furnishes the
best bow material in the world He
obtains his yews in the Cascades al
an elevation of not less than 5000
feet, selecting young trees from eight
10 ten inches thick, which he cuts
into three and a half foot lenghths
splits into quarters, cuts out anc
throws away the heart wood anC
brings the sticks out on pack horses
With one of these bows deer was
killed at a distance of 62 yards. Near
ly 500 of his bows are now in the
hands of archery enthusiasts o.
America and Europe.