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Sharp County record., 1914-04-24
tn. Square Deal

After a candidate has made a
clean, honest campaign for an office
having spent his money and his
time in an actice canvass for it, he
should be accorded an honest,
square deal in the election and
given his just dues, otherwise the
party who would knowingly or will
inely deprive him of them should
be treated as the thief who would
rob him of his purse, for ne is
equally guilty of robbing in the
sight of God and should be in that
of man. Let condien punishment
be meted out to those miscreants
by the courts. Let every candidate
so outraged prosecute the guilty
parties to the full extent of the law
-Batesville Guard.
Sharp County record., 1914-04-24
SOL 7. HIM, SIDNEY ARk.

ton would be planted in them and
below the level of the larger ridges
or beds. Then as the season ad-
vances the larger one between the
rows can be worked down with har-
rows and small tools, and eventual
ly result in leveline the whole later
in the season after the standing
water has disappeared.
If the crop can be planted level
the harrow or weeder can be run
cross-wise of the rows when the
corn or cotton gets up, and the
weeds and grass be cleaned out.
Some of the corn or cotton will
thus be torn up by the roofs, but
there will be ample for good stand
By cultivating young cotton this
way the first and second time it
will require much less work to do
with the hoe, and when it comes to
choppine the cotton the task will be
a much lighter one. Then follow
with shallow cultivation with side
harrows, and you will find that one
man can cultivate about half as
much more and do the work quite
as we'll
A farmer from Oklahoma west OF
Mena wrote sometime ago that he
followed these and other suggestions
contained in the weekly letters last
year, and that he made a better
crop than any of his neighbors who
refused to do so and followed the
/ old methods,
In using fertilizer or manure be
sure to thoroughly mix it in the
ground The roots will find it anc
Get II If you do so,
Do not forget the hay crop,
John H. Page,
Commissioner of Agriculture
Sharp County record., 1914-04-24
The Official Vote

The democratic state central
committee, which met last week at
Little Rock, made the following re-
turns of the vote cast in the pri-
mary election for offices for which
there was more than one candidate
For U. s. Senator-James 2,
Clarke 68,OlO, W, F, Kirby 67797,
Majority for Clarke, 2l3.
For Secretary Of State--Earle W,
Hodges 96,272, T. Henry Downing
37,433. Majority for HODGES 3d.
$780,
For Auditor-L. L. Coffman TO-
SIS, H. C. Mccain 6i,825. Major
ity for Confman, $3.50.
For Superintendent of Public In
struction-Geo. B, Cook 69,48l
D. T. Rogers 83,S54, Majority for
Cook 5627.
Sharp County record., 1914-04-24
WEEKLY LETTER
OF J. H. PAGE
Commissioner Advises Level
And Shallow Cultivation
For Good Crops.

AS the spring opens and t h e
planting season comes upon us we
are reminded that after all and not
withstandine the fact that Arkansas
has special advantages for the grow
ing of various profitable crops and
grasses and incidentally in raising
stock, the fact remains that Arkan-
sas crops will again this year as
heretofore, consist mainly of cotton
and corn. Consequently we should
give attention to the things that
will produce the best results in the
growing of the main crops. Much
has been said and written about
seed selection and land preparation,
drainage, deep fall plowine, etc,
Now comes the matter Of planting
and cultivation.
1t is far better in planting cotton
and corn to adopt the flat method,
to be followed by level and shall
low cultivation. Some land Is so
level and so poorly drained as to
render this method more or less
impractical. In such cases 1t will
be necessary to bed the land, but
the old-time high ridges should be
abandoned and where the land will
premit, bed wide enough for two OF
three rows made, with water fur
rows between. A good plan would
be to throw up small beds between
larger ones, so that the corn or cot
Sharp County record., 1914-04-24
Don't Sleep Well
No Good Reason
Just Can't Sleep

Some people can't sleep. There
seems 70 be no special reason. They
have no disease OF the nervous sys.
TEN. Digestion In fairly good Their
habits are pretty good, They may
smoke little or drink q little, yet
their habits are fair, Still they can't
bleep well,
Just q little unbalanced In the nerve
eenters, THAT Ia all, They should
have q little Fighting up"
A tonic will generally do this, The
right sort OF tonic, Pcrunn In cx-
netly the tonic Digestion In hurried
by peruna Tho stomach IN empty
and ready TO rest for the night, The
circulation ID eduaiBed, The brain
Ia relieved Of oil eongestiohs and irfi-
tatlons
The Peruna acts on every blood
vessel In the system, II acts Oh all
Of the nerve eentorg ono begins 70
sleep and hardly knows why,
Take q teaBpoonful TO one table.
spoonful Of Peruna before each meal,
Sometimes another tablespoonful nj
bedtime II necessary, where tho sleep-
leaeness ID very pronounced,
Just try II, nelshbor You will be
glad II You do, one bottle will con-
vince you, peruna Ia no sleep medi-
cine, II ID not nervine, 1t contains
no narcotics, II Ia nothing OF that
sort II In simply n rogulatlve tonic
Every home should be provided
with the last edition OF the "ills Of
Life" sent free by the Ptrune Co,
NninmhMH Ohm
Sharp County record., 1914-04-24
OEEICIHL

Congressional
Member Of Congress End District
W. A, OLDrlELD.
Judicial.
Judge Of the 10th judicial CIR
cult j, W. MEERs,
Pros, Atty,-H, A. Northcutt
Judge of the Chancery CoOrb
g. 7 llumphries.
Senatorial.
Member State Senate, Se1ona
Distriot--G. B, Ferguson,
County.
liepresentative-aE, W, Goodwin
County Judge-ALLEN GAY
Clerk-JAs. N. SIMPSON.
Sheriff-W, W, BRlsTow,
Treasurer j, W, THOMPSON
Aeaeosor=T, II, MeCaleb,
Surveyor=C, .. PRICE.
Sharp County record., 1914-04-24
HECOURTS

Circuit Court, Northern Dis.
trict-First Monday in January
and Second Monday in July,
Southern District-Second Mon.
day in February and August.
County Court-Third Monday
in January, April, July and Oc.
tober. Northern istrict.--4,h
Monday in January, April, July
and October.
Probate Court-Northern Dis.
trict--Third Monday in March,
June, September and December,
Southern District-Second Mon.
day in March, June, September
and December.
Chancery Court Southern Dis
trict-First Monday in May and
November, Northern District
Second Monday in March and
September.
Sharp County record., 1914-04-24
CHURCHES

CHURCHES
CHRISTIAN-Services every
Sunday morning. No regular
pastor.
METHODIST-Preachi as
follows: Second Sunday in the
month, morning and night, the
third Sunday night, the fourth
Sunday morning. Rev. G. J,
Wade, Pastor.
Rev, Sam Adams, ethodist
Protestant, breaches at the
Methodist church on the fourth
Sunday night in each month.
SUNDAY SCHOOL-At The
Methodist church every Sunday
morning at 10 o'clock. Every
body invited to attend. o. c
Shaver, Superintendent.
Sharp County record., 1914-04-24

The saddle animal eh years od 10 hd!GS
high weighs 4l0 and made smooth and plump as pony ne
goes saddle ea and the fastest oxtoter in the country he
was sired by Old he White Hoe he by Old Bill late and ne
by Old Gray Gan Tennessee horse es mother was ne oood
bay mare sadder Therefore f colts are bays and
dark iron eys and aders You will find better work stock the
country Make inquiry and be convinced
TERMS $500 straight $500 for horse colt $1,000 for fley
colt Mention your choice when you breed.
Premium Offer of $40 for the best horse colt and SIS for
the best fley colt Colt show September l. 1915.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17
PILOT KILLED,
GERMAN AVIATOR
CONTROLS AIRSHIP
French Wound and Capture
Scout When Gust of Wind
Turns Machine Over.

BERLIN, Sept. II tBy courier from Rot
terdam to New York;
How a German aviator gained control
of a falling aeroplane after his companion
had been killed is described in thrilling
letter received by his father here today.
1t reads:
Dear father: am lying here in a
beautiful Belgian castle slowly recover
ing from wounds which I thought would
kill me. On August % I made a flight
with Lieutenant j., splendid aviator.
and established the fact that tn enemy
was advancing toward US In the region
of BertriX We came into heavy rain
clouds and had TO descend TO 5000 feet. AS
we came through the clouds We were
seen and an entire French division began
shooting at US. Lieutenant J. was hit IN
the abdomen. Our motor was put out OF
commission. We were trying to VoIoplane
across forest in the neighboThood when
suddenly I felt the machine give a jump
l turned round, as I was sitting in front.
and found that second bullet had MT
Lieutenant J. in the head and killed him
Il leaned over the back Of the seat and
managed 10 reach the steering apparatus
and headed down. a hail of shots whis-
tied about me. I felt something hit me IN
the forehead. Blood ran into my eyes.
] was faint. But determination prevailed
and l retained consciousness. Just as We
were near the ground a gust of wind hit
the plane and turned my machine over
! fell in the midst of the enemy, with
my dead companion. The red trousers.
We're coming from all directions and l
drew my pistol and shot three French
soldiers. ! felt bayOnet at my breast
and gave myself up for dead, when an
officer shouted:
Let him live! He is a brave soldier
81 was taken to the commanding cen-
srul nf the 18th French Army Corps, who
questioned me, but, of course, got no In
formation, He said / would later bo sent
10 Paris, but as l was weak from loss
Of blood and seriously wounded l was
taken into the field hospital and cared
for The officers We're very nice 10 me-
and when the French fell back TOOK
advantage Of the confusion to crawl un-
der a bush, where ! remained until our
troops came"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17
PTTTSBURGHER PAYS
$1OO TO SEE BATTLE,
GETS MONEYS WORTH
French Captain Said to Hav.
Personally Conducted
Sightseeing Party-Spec.
tacle Worth the Price"

NEW YORK, Sept. 17-James A. wo,.
field, of Pittsburgh, who arrived bs,.
yesterday from London by the A,Isnu.
Transport steamship Menominee e.
part of the battle of Mons. It cos, NJ.
800; lasted eight hours, and the siv,,
he said, was worth the money.
Mr.. Wakefield was in Valenelen,..
when the Germans began to throw ,h.,
heaviest forces against the French A.,
Belgians, and the longer he staved ,u.-
from the line of battle the more h.
longed to see it. On August 81 he ma,
a captain of French artillery and ~
pressed his desire to see a real ba,u.
The captain, whose name was Anto,,
said he thought 1t could be arrsro.,
but that 1t would cost about 800 ~
party of a dozen could be proc,,.,
Mr.. Wakefield told this to some n, N.
friends, and later informed CAPTAIN A,
tord that a party of eight was ready
The money was subscribed, and AT
p. IN. on August "a Mr.. Wakefield an,
seven other Americans were broueh, .,
place within three miles OF the ha,r.
of Mons. They were carried in two snrr,
wagons, and, having the necessary nas..,
through the lines, were not molested \,
their journey.
I'VE could not see great deal" said
Mr.. Wakefield. but we could hear pentv
of firing. We stayed on the scene untp
l a. m. on August 26, when firing began i,
the rear, and we decided to go back W.
saw $50 wounded and 80 dead soldier,
brought out of the fight In British auto.
mobiles. The cars were stripped of th.i,
bodies and boards were built out over
the chassis so that each car could carry
II men. All were taken to Amlens"
II. C. Bell, of Brunswick, Me-, said b,
had collected a number of French and
German bullets on the way from Baden.
Baden to Paris, and asserted that th,
French missiles were the more humane.
THE Germans have accused the French
of shooting poisoned bullets" he said
"but this is not so. They contended that
blue bands around the bullets wen
poison bands. The French bullets are COP
per jaclketed, are well balanced, and when
they hit a man they make clean, small
wound.
"German bullets are steel jacketed, and
are SO balanced that when they hit they
turn up perpendicularly and cause biz
and bad wound"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17
PILOTS DEATH GRIP
GUIDES AEROPLANE
SAFELY TO EARTH
Queen Alexandra Hears
Story of Fight in France
Between English and Ger
man Aviators.

LONDON, Sept. : Cby mail 10 New York;.
Calling at the London hospta! 10 visit
the wounded soldiers brought from the
front. Queen Alexandra listened with the
closest attention to the stoFy o., a thrill
ing battle in the air. told TO her by
wounded private Of the Roya. Engineers.
The fight was between a German aero
plane and French and English air craft,
which sailed away TO give battle 10 the
invader, and ended their pursuit only
when the German machine fuuered down
To earth.
The wounded private said he was rest
ing on the ground after hard fsht When
a German aerop.ane suddenly appeared
directly over the British troops. Imme-
dlately from the rear French and British
aviators took 70 the air The troops
lay still. watching silently the death
struggle above them. First the British
and French airmen eHdeavored 70 out
maneuver the German and cut off his
retreat. But the German began to climb
higher in the air and the British aero
plane was seen to be mounting steadily,
trying To get above the foe ard IN a
better position to shoot,
The 1whlr OF the motors could he heard
by the troops below as the machines rose
higher and higher, each striving to get
above the other. Then it could be seen
that the EagIishmau w5s above his foe,
The aeroplanes appeared as mere specks
in the sky. From far above came the
sound of a shot and Immediately the Ger
man machine began 70 descend. Grace
fully Il volplaned toward the earth under
perfect control II landed safely within
tbe British lines, ran a short distance
along the ground and stopped,
The British soldiers rushed forward, in
tending to make the aviator a prisoner
but stopped as they drew nearer, The
aviator was dead He had been sho
through the head. But before death he
had set his planes for a descent and. witf
his dead hands gripping the controls, tbs
craft had sailed to earth.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17
AIR SCOUTS SAVE
SERB ARMY FROM
TRAP OF AUSTRIANS
Servian Crown Prince With
draws From Proposed In
vasion of Slavonia-March
Into Bosnia Continues.
NISH. servia. Sept. II.

NISH. Servia, Sept. II.
That the Servian armies under the
Crown Prince have found it impossible
successfully to invad. Slavonia was ad-
mitted here today.
1t was stated that the army had been
recalled for important strategic reasons.
1t is understood, however, that the real
reason is that the Austrians, in over
whelming force. had planned trap dis
covered in time by the Servian air scouts,
whose work has been responsible for
many of the successes Of the present war.
The advance of the combined Servian-
Montenegrin armies into Bosnia contn-
ues. The invading forces have overcome
strong opposition and are now moving
against SerajevO and also through the
passes of the Lipeta mountains in an at
tempt 10 take the valley Of the Verbs
River and the important town of Jaitza.
The Austrans have been repulsed in
every effort to check the advance.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17
WOUNDED SOLDIERS
LIKE HAPPY BOYS
ON FIRST PICNIC
Battle-wom Tommy Atkins
Transfers Amiens Railway
Station Into Scene of
Gaiety.

DUBLIN, Sept Il.
II seems rather paradox to describe
the arrival of trainload of wounded
soldiers at railway station as a scene
of revelry, yet such is the account given
by the special correspondent of the Free.
mans Journal at Amens under yester.
days date. He writes:.-
"A train of twenty carriages came in
loaded with COO Tommles sixty Of them
were wounded, sent down from the fierce
front between Mons and Chartered These
were not serious cases-sufflcient only to
put our men out OF the battle line for
speli-bullet wounds and cuts on the legs
chiefly, swathed hands and splntered
fingers, and gashes and rips in arms and
shoulders. Not one had a face wound
and every one of these boys was clam
orous. to get back again in the thick Of
the business. The station was hushed
and auiet-un4l the fateful train came in
And what happened? Why nothing more
or less than n gala performance in khaki
Instead of a dismal cortege this incoming
troop train presented scene Of sheer
revelry.
every carriage window was full Of
brown. jolly, dirty, shaggy faces-faces
with week ID boards to them, but alight
With quick. keen cheerful eyes. Hats
were waved, songs were sung, and from
the first carria ge door which was flung
open a Highlander hoped out to the
astonishment of the waiting crowd, and
did a fing-a fling with limp to it it is
=. F,r al hat
and most entertaining to the crowd. They
would say very little OF the fighting save
that II was fighting and no mistake,
continuous roar of flame and fury, hard
hot, thirsty work. Plenty to eat, though.
everything splendidly managed. and not
a single man Jack OF them caring lot
The clamorous demand of all these
gay wounded was for a fag. Their com
missariat had been excellent, their grub
prime and coffee, but somehow in this
great world shatterins war which was
Just beginning and ringing its grim tale
of devastation and death down the ages,
somehow there had been a most deplor-
able shortage of cigarettes. Wood
bine.' Nobody through the entire length
and breadth of the Amiens long arrival
platform had ever heard OF 'Woodoine
but when after much gesticuation and
dumb show, Tommy had made his mean
ing plain. there are showers Of black
pungent French cigarettes in the yellow
wrappers at his disposal.
The fraternizing was splendid, i'm
rnensely Jolly A Blackburn Tommy,
after having shed his last possible button,
produced a mouth organ from somewhere
inside of him, and played with the eHecu-
ton Of a master at this revelrous husi-
81. ness that familiar ditty. we Won't Go
Home TIL Morning There was speedy
and hilarious settng-to, partners boWing
and scraping Din spite of limps and
rwingesl. and in a brace of shakes the
British soldier and his brother across the
water were dancing a jiE with all the
abandon in IT of Hampstead Heath on
Bank Holiday"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17
BATTLE ALONG AISNE
TERRIFIC, REPORTS
SOISSONS OBSERVER
Conflict Wages Desperately
-Four Days Before Allies
Realize Advantage Over
Slowly Yielding Germans.
LONDON. Sept. II.

LONDON, Sept. II.
Describing the battle of Aisne from
scissors, under date of September Is In
the afternoon. the correspondent of the
Chronicle says:
Inc unending. terrific struggle lasted
tour days and only now may one say that
victory Is turning in favor of the allies.
Inc town OF Scissors cannot vet be
entered, for 1t is still raked by artillery
ana rifle fire. while rear columns of smoke
mark several points where houses are
burning in the centre of the fighting
lines where the allied pontoon corps have
been trying to keep the bridges they sue
ceeded in constructing
Men from the front tell me that the
combat has been vertable slaughter
and that the unceasing fire of the last
four days puts any previous warfare
completely in the shade.
Several crossings were effected Sum
Day but the German guns got the range
ana compelled the forces to withdraw.
Last night. however, the allies brought
up heavier guns and these changed the
prospect. The British got a battery
across the river and the Germans were
unable to reach it. The Germans there
fore moved to another position from
which they compelled the British to re-
tire and leave six guns behind German
batteries hitherto not discernible were
revealed. but under the protection of a
heavy bombardment two British batteries
got over and. planted at the bridge head.
very soon recovered the six guns and the
two German batteries were captured.
"On the western side the French sue
ceeded In getting over three batteries and
a regiment of infantry. About 1900 pris-
oners have been taken today.
II can clearly trace the abandonment
during the last three hours. of a number
OF German positions by the smoke of
their guns moving further over the hills.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17
AFRICAN TROOPERS
ACCUSED OF SAVAGE
PRACTICES IN WAR
Berlin Is Told That French
Officers Are Powerless to
Stop Alleged Barbarities
of Southern Allies.
BERLIN cby way of Amsterdam. Ser

BERLIN Cby way of Amsterdam, Sep
tember 16,
Wounded German officers who were
brought here today accuse the Algerian
troops fighting with the allies in France
with terrible atrocities.
They charge that the French officers
are unable to tame the wild natures of
these African fighters, who delight in
torturlng the wounded and mutilating the
dead upon the battlefield.
One of the wounded German officers,
Lieutenant Won Lenz, declares that Ger
many should make formal protest against
the use OF these savage Africans.
'They have been guilty of the most
aggravated crualtes, some of which l
Witnessed" declared the German officer.
I'm other instances l have learned from
the lips of witnesses how barbarously
these Algerians act. one wounded Ger
man soldier had his eyes gouged out by
a Turco, who used MS spurs Tor the
cruel operation.
after one fight in which they had
participated the Turcos went around
with their sabres cutting and slashing
the dead and wounded.
"There have been numerous instances
where headless German soldiers have
been found The Turcos had decapitated
them, carrying of the heads as trophies
OF battle.
"Credlt must be given to these Africans
as fighters though. They have no regard
for human life and have not the slightest
conception of fear. But their traits are
the traits of sayages and their chief de-
light is to inflict cruelty. God pity the
countryside upon which these wild
creatures are turned loose without re-
straint."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17
UNCONSCIOUS ON SIDEWALK
Man Either Fell or Was Thrown
From Window-Woman Arrested.

May Allen, % years old SIG North Sew
enth street today was held without bail
by Magistrate Belcher after Charles Rich
2j years old. 515 North Seventh street
had either fallen or been thrown from
a third-story window OF the house. Rich
IS in the Hahnemann Hospital with
broken ribs, a fractured skull and internal
injuries.
A telephone call to the Tenth and But
tonwood streets police station early today
sent Special Patrolmen Barry and Clark
10 the Seventh street house, They found
Rich. scantily clad, unconscious on the
sidewalk Later May Allen was arrested
She protested, saying she knew nothing
of Rich's injuries, and told the police
Rich had given her drugged whisky The
police believe she knows more than she
has told Of the accident
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17
40 VETERANS AT REUNION
Survivors Of 1s2d Pennsylvania Vol
untaers Meet at Antietam Field.

HAGERsTOWN. Nd. Sept. ll.-Forty
survivors OF the l32d Pennsylvania Vol
untsers. which lost 1852 men in the hght-
ing at Bloody Lane. held reunion here
today. the SID anniversary Of the Antie-
tam battle. Exercises were held at the
old Dunkard Church. one Of the land
marks of the field. yA
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17

WAR MAY RECONCILE
CHURCH AND THE STATE
Heroic Work Of French Nuns and
Monks Recognized.

PARIS, Sept. H.-war may reunite
church and state In France.
Hundreds OF nuns have been recalled
from Belgium, to which country they
we're expelled when the religious orders
were dissolved. and are working as hos
ritel nurses.
Moreover there are 22,OOo monks on tho
battlefelds. 1t is thought impossible that
the heroic work of both nuns and monks
should be lost on public which is ever
quick to recognize devotion to duty.
Probably the Concordat in France will
never be seen again, but under new
Pope It is believed that the war will in
duce a better understanding between
church and Government. Churches still
will remain the property of the state
There will at least be an era in which
not only national monuments. like Notre
Dame, but all churches will be MAIN
tanned and repaired at public expense.