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The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-06-11

Mrs. Chas. Raith and children
aud Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mack ant
children spent Saturday on the St
Francis river fishing and enjoying
days outing.
Deputy Sheriff J. F. Peterson has
returned from Delaplaine and 9th
er points in the west end of the
county where he went on official
business.
Miss Vera Crews of Piggott
daughter of Sheriff Geo. Crews OF
Clay county, was a visitor in the
city this morning. Miss Crews was
on her way to Corning.
Frank Yantis returned yesterday
to Scott City, Kan, after having
spent several days here. Mr.. Yam
tbs was called to Para gould by the
death of his father, DR.. w. A. Yam
tits
Misses Alene Spence, Opal Pot
ter, Edith Moore, Joe Brissenden
and Lucille Besure of Piggott, spent
Saturday and Saturday night here
the guests of Miss Alberta Ware,
returning home Sunday morning.
]. C. Jarrett left today for Pom
tiac, Mich, the home of the Oak
land automobile works, for the
purpose of inspecting the new six
cylinder car the factory is putting
out. Mr.. Jarrett has the local
agency for the Oakland.
o. O. Whitman, wife and children
of FIT. Worth, Texas, are here on a
visit to Mrs. Whitman's parents,
Rev. and Mrs. G. w. Lloyd, OF
Bethel. c. H. Lloyd, a son of Rev.
and Mrs. Lloyd, is expected to ar
rive tomorrow from Kenneth, Mo-,
on a visit to his parents.
The Paragould Wholesale Gro
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-06-11
On next Monday a large delega-

On next Monday a large delega-
ton of Paragould Masons will go
to Poplar Bluff to participate in
grand rally of Masonic bodies Of
Southeast Missouri. Thirty-six
lodges, in addition to the Para
gould lodge, have accepted invita-
tions to be present. The Masters
degree will be conferred upon eight
Missouri Candidates and one Par
agould candidate The local Ma
sons have chartered a special car
that will be taken to Knobel on
the noon train and picked up at
that place by the fast train on the
main line, reaching Poplar Bluff
about one O'Clock in the afternoon.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-06-11
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
Continued from page seven)

Rector were visitors in the city yes
terday.
]. r. Rhyme, the we'll known civil
engineer of Corning, was in the
city this morning enroute to Pig
gott on business.
Huse Bone left this morning for
his old home at Lebanon, Ohio, to
spend the remainder of the month
visiting friends and relatives.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-06-11

(From Tuesdays Daily Press.) }
Rev. J. w. Seay of Walcott, was
a visitor in the city this morning.
Mesdames ]. W. Light w. c.
Willcockson, Geo. H. Rogers, Les
ter Edwards and w. w. Majors of
Walcott, spent last night in the
city attending a social function
given at the A. o. U. w. hall by
the Women Circle and the Degree
of Honor.
Ben Crowley spent yesterday in
Cache bottoms looking over his
farm. He says he never saw crops
in better condition. Wheat, oats,
and corn, in particular, give prom
Use of a bumper yield. The cotton
crop, while in healthy condition, is
not growing very fast on account
of the cool weather. However, the
crops are we'll worked out and with
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-06-11

are improving under the treatment
he is now receiving.
Prosecuting Attorney M. P. Hud-
dleston went to Corning this morn
ing to attend circuit court. The
term at Corning, which lasts two
weeks, is the last court that will
be held until next August when a
special term will be held at Pig
gott for the purpose of completing
the docket for the eastern district
of Clay county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-05
R0BS Girl BANKER
Youth Gets Cash From Fair
Cashier i'm X. C.. Suburb.
Thief, Overhauled by Posse,
Gets 20 Years i'm Pen.

Kansas City. Mo, June 5.-After he
had held up and robbed Martha Self,
Is years old, assistant cashier of the
Peoples State bank of Dodson, and
forced her to give him 1904 of the
banks money, a man giving his name
aS Luther Alton, 10, of Merrick, Ok,
was captured near here today.
The girl was alone in the bank.
which is in a suburb of Kansas City,
when the young man entered. He
pointed a revolver at her and ordered
her to give him money. AT first Miss
Self laughed at him and then handed
him a double handful of silver dol
lars. These ne refused.
The girl parleyed with him a mo-
ment to gain time, and then complied
with his demand for currency.
AS the robber reached the door the
girl screamed for help.
Immediately a number of citizens,
armed with weapons ranging from
shotguns to pickaxes, gathered and
pursued the robber, finally catching
him in a chicken yard.
An hour later Alton pleaded guilty
in the criminal court to robbery in
the first degree and was sentenced to
Swenty years in the penitentiary.
The same bank was robbed eight
months ago, the robber escaping with
more than $1,000 in gold, silver and
currency, after locking the former as
SiStant cashier in a vault
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-05
ANSWER YES OR NO
Wilson Note Leaves No Room
for Halfway Reply.
President Puts the Finishing
Touches on InflexibIe Paper.

Washington, June 5.-President
Wilson was today putting the finish
ing touches on his latest note to Ger
many concerning the sinking of the
Lusitania. 1t already had been ap-
proved in principle by the cabinet
All that was needed today to start
the communication on it's way to Ber-
lin was the making of minor changes
in phraseology.
While the main principles of the
note We're approved at the cabinet ses-
sion yesterday, the president today had
not completed its exact phraseology.
Officials generally, therefore, did not
know how emphatic its terms would
be- but the general impression in
executive quarters was that it was
phrased in such a way as to admit
only of an affirmative or negative an
swer to the query of the United States
as to Germanys intention to exercise
the right of visit and search when
encountering unarmed merchantmen
on the high seas.
Secretary Bryan would only say that
when the note actually goes forward
to Berlin, the fact would be made
public. When the note itself would
be published, he said he did not know.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-05
DAILY LEAGUE HERE.
Newspaper Men of Kansas Dailies
Hold Session in Topeka Today.

Fifteen newspaper men, represent
ing the Daily League of Kansas News
papers, are in Topeka today, in a
meeting called to discuss problems of
interest to the organization.
The league is meeting with Merle
Thorpe, dean of the school of jour
nalism of Kansas university, to hear a
report of his eastern investigation con-
cerning foreign advertising. The
newspaper men are talking over, also,
the provisions of the law concerning
statewide industrial and commercial
surveys, passed by the 1915 1egisla-
ture.
Several of the well known Kansas
editors are in attendance, including
Charles F. Scott, ex-congressman, of
the lola Register.
Those early today for the meeting:
Merle Thorpe, K U. department of
Journalism; Roy Bailey, Sa1ina Jour
nal; John Mack, Newton Republican;
w. Y. Morgan, Hutchinson News;
Harry Montgomery. Junction City
Union: Herbert Cavaness, Chanute
Tribune; Charles F. Scott, lola Regis
ter; A NJ. Clapp, Fort Scott Tribune;
George Marble, Fort Scott Tribune;
Doc Moore, Pittsburg Headlight; Del
Deputy, Manhattan Nationalist
The newspaper men met in the
grey room of the State journal
building. They were the guests of
Frank P. MacLennan for luncheon at
the Topeka Commercial club quarters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-05
Bandit Leader Sends Envoy to
Old Chiefs Agent.
ON REPUBLICS HORIZON
Unofficial Messages Say Car
rama Takes Appeal Kindly.
Promised Friendly Reply Gives
Washington Hope.

Ell Paso, Tex, June 5.-The
possibility that President Will
sons recent note to Mexican
leaders might result in rap
prochement between General
Carranza and General Villa was
being discussed in Mexican cir
cles here today.
1t was stated authoritatively
that at the suggestion of a high
Villa official on the border, re-
quest has gone to Elisio Aredon-
do, the Carranza representative
at Washington, to outline some
basis for an understanding.
Carranza Is Friendly.
Washington, June 5.-UnofficiaI
advices received here from Vera Cruz
saying that General CarranZa would
reply favorably to President Wilson's
statement calling upon the heads OF
the warning factions in Mexico to re-
store peace in the southern republic
gave renewed hope to administration
officials today of ultimate solution of
the problem.
More than 10000 hungry Mexicans
already have been fed at Monterey.
from supplies arriving from. the
United States. More than 1000 Starv-
ing persons were supplied with corn
yesterday at the American hospital
alone.
Generals Davila, Zertuche and
Santos have expressed to Consul Cen
era1 Hanna, thanks to President Will
son, the American Red Cross and the
American people for assistance. The
consul general made another appeal
today for corn, beans and rice. ito
save the lives of people, most of
whom are not responsible for 'the
most awful conditions"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-05
Heavy Rains Are General Over
the State.
Railway Traffic Is Delayed at
Many Points.

Rains in the last orty-eight hours
have caused rivers and streams to
overflow bridges to wash out and have
delayed railway traffic. All govern
ment stations reported from trace
of moisture to 1.2S inches at Anthony
with the exception of Manhattan,
Scott City and Wichita, where there
was no precipitation at all.
Rivers and streams in southern
Kansas Friday night and this morning
were raging torrents. Residents of
towns along the Arkansas river south
of Wichita prepared to vacate their
homes.
This morning the stage of the Solo
mon at Beloit was 23S feet. Bank full
stage is 6 feet.
The Republican river at Clay Cen
of a foot since Friday. Bank full
stage is Is feet. The Blue at Blue
Rapids today was 81 feet, a "A foot
fall since Friday. There the bank
at Abilene was 81 feet which is little
change over Friday. Bank full stage
is % feet.
There is no chance of the Kaw
rivers rising at Topeka to a marked
degree. The stage today at Wamego
was 10 feet, which was a rise of but
one-tenth of a foot since Friday. The
Kaw at Topeka was twelve feet even
today as against 12.4 feet at 5 O'Clock
Friday evening.
1t was reported today that eight
persons were injured in a tornado
which swept Barton, Russell and Os-
borne counties Friday. Much prop
erty damage was done and the wind
was followed by heavy fall of rain,
which in some localities reached al
most cloudbursts proportions.
Cloudy and cooler weather is sched-
u1ed for tonight and Sunday
The temperature Friday night was
the highest in more than ten nights.
The minimum at o'clock this morn
ing was 65 or four degrees above nor
NAL for this date. The weather was
sultry today.
The weather in Kansas today was
good for the corn. The temperature
was three degrees above normal at
Topeka This afternoon the wind was
fourteen miles an hour from the
south.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-05

Delano, deputy preSident-ge general This
association will constitute national
reserve corps of aviators and in times
of war will volunteer for service un-
der Uncle Sam.
Branches of the association will be
cities of the country. 1t is believed
that $4,000 aviators will join in a
month. Fifteen hundred service sta
tions will be arranged and a systematic
organization will be perfected that
undoub ubtedly will be of great aid to
the nation in case the Bryan peace
bubble bursts.
Volunteer If Needed.
Phil Billiard was asked this morn
join the association. Il have been
asked to join,' he said, but have not
had time to look into the matter thor
oughly."
Mr.. Longren made the statement
that he probably would not become
connected with the association, but
would volunteer in active service if
needed.
Longren is today testing out his new
machine. which he will use in exhibi-
ton flights and which is doubIy in
teresting in that these flights will
demonstrate bomb dropping. Fur
thermore, Longren will fly over To-
peka and drop imitation bombs to
show what the people of Europe are
getting used to.
The new machine is equipped with
7-cylfnder French Gnome motor
Several new features have also been
added. The oil tank, holding Is gall
Ions, is located beneath the planes.
1t is a lighter craft than the old Lon
gren aeroplane and is almost a coun-
terpart, in many respects, of some of
the french war vessels of the Skies
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-05
FAKE RACE GANG?
Police Say They Got Leaders of
Wire Tapping Syndicate.
Operations i'm Excelsior Springs
Extend to Many Cities.

Kansas City. June 5.-Through the
arrest of seven persons in various
parts of the county, the police of KAN
sas City today announced they be-
ieved they have discovered the leaders
of syndicate which has been swim
ding numbers of persons in the large
cities of the country by means of a
fraudulent racing and wire tapping
scheme.
Woman in Quarry.
Three men, arrested here, gave the
names of Walter Harrison, Omaha,
Neb.: Harry Stanhope. Philadelphia,
and L. V. Obrien, Meriden, Miss.
The local police say two men and
woman are being held in connec-
ton with the syndicate by the Denver
police, and one man in Philadelphia.
In the pockets of the men arrested
here, the police say they found racing
forms and tickets. rolls of imitation
money, and newspaper clipping tell
ing of enormous winnings on race
tracks.
Operate in Larger Cities.
1t is asserted the band has main
tained headquarters in Excelsior
Springs, with connections in the larger
cities.
The arrests were made on COM
plant of J. w. klinkerman of Las
Animas, Colo, who asserts he lost
$4,000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-05
BIC BATTLE is ON
Italian AIpinists Advancing on
Fortress ReveretO.
Second Roman Army Pushes
Up Adige to City,.

Rome. June 5.-The battle of Re
vereto has begun. Italian Alpinists
and BerSogliere are advancing on the
Austrian fortress town from the south
and southeast. Austrian guns, cap
tured when the Italians took Monte
Zugno by assault, have begun bonn
harding the city from a great height
A second Italian army is operating
with the forces that pushed rapidly
up the Adige to the attack upon
Revereto. 1t is making its way along
the mountain path overlooking Val
Arsa. The advance guard of this
second force is less than eight miles
from Revereto.
Elsewhere the fiercest fighting is
taking place upon the slopes of Monte
Terno, and official report from
General Cardona today said the bat
tie for the ridge continues with the
losses both sides heavier than in
any other action. The Italians are
making progress, but the character of
the enemy's defenses make il neces-
sary to sacrifice lives
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-05

London, June 5.-Official an
nouncement has just been made that a
German spy named Muller had been
sentenced to death.
The trial of the two alleged spies,
Muller and Hahn, was held in camera
at Old Bailey, before the Lord Chief
Justice and Justices Avory and Lush.
The jury found both prisoners guilty.
Prisoner Muller was sentenced to
death by shooting and is to be hand
ed over to a competent military au-
thority for execution, subject to his
right to appeal to the court of GRIM
inal appeals. Prisoner Hahn was sem
fenced to seven years penal servitude.
Muller and Hahn were arrested with
Anton Kuepferle, who committed sui
eide in Brixton prison, London. All
were accused of sending information
to Germany by means of invisible ink.
Kuepferle, who once lived in Brook
lyn, claimed American citizenship,
and Muller professed to be a natural
lied Englishman. Hahn admitted he
was a German.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-05
AMERICANS IN LONDON ARE
WARNED TO FLEE THE CITY

London, June 5.-SeveraI Amer
lean residents of London today in
formed Robert p. Skinner, the
American consul general here, that
last night they received anonymous
telephone calls warning them to
get out of London with their fam
lilies at once. Among those thus
notified was NJ. X. Shaler, a men,
ber of the American Belgian relief
commission, who was told by an
unknown voice over the telephone
not to stir from his home during
the night and furthermore to fill
the bathtubS i'm his house with wa
ter.
For several days reports have
been in circulation i'm London that
all American women here had been
warned to leave England by June
5. According to this report the
American embassy had been re-
quested by Berlin to issue a warm
ing of this nature. Investigation
brought the information that the
ambassador had received no such
request.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-05

this year, Kansas will establish the
best system of dirt roads in the Unit
ed States. That is the opinion of J. T.
Botkin, secretary of state, who de-
clares that the state will turn into the
county treasures $270.000 from the
fund at the close of the year ending
June so. This S270,00O will be avail
able in it's entirety for road building
purposes.
The money realized by the state
from its automobile license fund goes
directly into the counties where the
machines are owned after deducting
the small expense for handling the
work in the secretary of states office.
Seventy-five cents from each automo-
bile license is deducted to meet office
expense, postage and purchase of tags.
Fifty cents is deducted from the mo-
tocycle license, leaving $4.25 to be re-
turned to the county in which the au-
tomobile is located and $1.5O from
each motorcycle license. 1t is after
deducting the expense of handling the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-05

M. Amster of Boston, a director, who
headed a committee which sought to
elect an opposition ticket of directors,
questioned J. Horace Harding, a New
York broker, who organized the win
ming ticket.
Untermeyer wanted to show Hard
ing was acting for w. H. Moore and
Daniel G. Reid.
Acted in Public's Behalf.
Harding insisted he had acted in
behalf of the public interest and the
fact that Moore and Reid were large
clients of his was a, mere coincidence.
Commissioner Clements asked Hard
ing if the receivership could have
been avoided if the Rock Island had
not been compelled since 1902 to pay
S45,000,0OO as dividends on the stocks
and bonds of the holding company.
Harding's opinion was that it was
CONTINUED on Page Ski
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-05
U. S. BOYS TO War
Washington Probes Recruiting
of American Youth.
Britain Suspected of Violating
Shipping Agreement.

Boston, Mass, June 5.-Alleged re-
cruiting of American young men for
the military forces of Great Britain,
is the subject of an investigation be-
gun by federaIs officials here
According to a cablegram from the
United States consul general at Lon
don, which was included in message
sent by Secretary Bryan to Congress
man Peter F. Tague of this city, at
least fifteen youths have been enlisted
in violation of an agreement with the
British board of trade, regarding the
United States shipping laws.
These and other cases are being in
quired into, it is understood.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-05
Land, Sea and Air Drives to In
fIuence Balkan NeutralS.
POWERFUL ASSAULT ON YPRES
MackenZen Tries to Batter Russ
Out of Galicia.
Won Tirpitz SedulOusly Combs
Waters of ssWar ZOne."

London, June with every re-
source at his command, the kaiser is
now striking his mightiest blows
against the ring of enemies encircling
his empire.
A powerful German offensive
has been launched against the
British at Ypres. From the re-
gion of Hooge, the TeutOns have
renewed their bOmbardment of
the old Flanders town prepara-
tory to grand assault and at
tempt to break the British front.
German submarines are comb
ing the waters of the Xon Tirpitz
war zone" They have sunk at
least seventeen vessels. four of
them neutraIs, in the last 4S
hours.
In GaIicia. General Macl1enzen
is pressing on in desperate at
tempt to crush the Russians and
drive them out of Galicia' by rap
id hammering strokes
In Russian COurland, in south
eastern Poland, north of ArraS
and at several other sectors of
their battle front, the Germans
are driving hard against enemy
positions.
The greatest activity is report
cd around German air bases.
Both London and Paris have
made ready to meet concentrated
attacks from the skies. They ex-
pect the Zeppeiins before the end
of another week.
Some think that an attempt to in
fluence the Balkan neutrals is back
of this gigantic air, land and sea Of
feEsive. 1t is the unanimous belief
here that Germany has seized upon
the present momaL as the most al
vanta geous for a SUCCESSION of light
ming strokes.
Gigantic Assault at Ypres.
Dispatches from Amsterdam and
The Hague, and official communica-
(Continued ON Page 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-05
T0PEKANS TO FLY
In Case of War Local AviatOrs
Plan to Enlist.
Phil Billiard and A. X. LOngren
With Aerial Corps.
BOTH CLEVER And DARING
Have Made Scores of Flights
Throughout State.
LOngren Will Try Bomb Drop
ping in New Machine.
BOTH CLEVER and DARING

In case the United States engages in
war with either Germany or Mexico.
Topeka will be well represented in the
aviation corps. Phil Billiard is plan
ming to join the Aero Military Service
federation, which is being organized
rapidly all over the United States. A.
K. Longren will not join the associa-
ton, as his time is taken up exclusive
ly with exhibition flights, but if war is
declared he will be on duty with his
bomb dropping craft
The Aero Military Service federation
was organized in New York City few
days ago. August Belmont was elect
ed presid ent- general and Mortimer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-05
WAR ODDITIES.

London-The story is told how
a certain Sister Susie" in London
knitted socks for soldiers at the
front. In the toe of one she placed
a note and the first soldier that
read 1T was her brother.
London-A favorite color for
women's hats the coming season
will be Belgian red" the miIliners
say.
London-King George has ac-
cepted as a gift a German bomb
dropped from a Zeppelin in North
Cumberland, the donor being the
man whom it narrowly missed
Capetown = Women of .|outb
Africa have been called upon by
the war office to make wells for
the soldiers to protect therl from
disease carrying insects. Thin silk
is the material.
London-An artilleryman writes
from northern France, Spring is
here. We have planted rose bushes
and flowers about our guns and
they give the place a more honey
appearance"
London-Queen Alexandra has
left London on brief vacation for
the first time since the war began
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-05
RAID ON BRITAIN
Hostile Airships Attack East
and Southeast Coasts.
Little Damage; Casualties Be-
lieyed To Be Few.

London, June 5.-Hostile airships
dropped bombs on the east and south
east coasts of England last night. Lit
tie damage was done and the casual
ties were few.
The bombs were thrown down at a
number of different places which have
not as yet been enumerated.
This information is contained in an
official statement given out here to-
day.
Official announcer was made to-
night that in the previous Zeppelin
raid over London, last Monday night,
six persons were killed. An official
statement on the day following Mon
day gave the number of deaths as
four.