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PrIse Court WIN Decide.

The German note announces that all
ouestions in the Frye case must he
passed on by the prize court sitting in
Hamburg. The court VIII consider the
amount OF compensation due the owners
II The ship
The answer by the German Govern
ment is expected TO prove acceptable to
'"- United States Government. The
gate department was not prepared to
accep, all that the German Government
oilers IN Justification of the claim that
the cargo OF wheat on the Frye was
.ctl. band OF war, but in view of the
diuc. considerations involved. particu-
larly the fact that the United States
has now No interest in the cargo IL is
Ir.. expected that there III be any diff
rnty about this phase of the case.
Tn United states not. RETAINED from
making any argument In the Frye case.
thus placing ON Germany the burden
Of proof wnich she has now accepted.
tn. text of the note transmitted by
Foreign Minister Won Jagow 10 Amhas-
,adOr Gerard. at Berlin. * as follows:
The undersigned has the honor to
make reply to the note of his Excel
'eu,y Nj. James w. Gerard. Ambas-
sidOr Of the United states of America.
dated the Sd inst. Foreign Office
numner -,So-, re-ative 10 claims for
damages Tor the SINKING or the Ameri-
can merchant vessel william T.. Frye
b! the German auxiliary cruiser Prnz
Eitrl Friedrich.
According TO the reports which have
reached the German Government the
commander of the Prnz Eitel Friedrich
stopped the William l.. Frye on the high
&as January 20. 1915, and searched her.
H. found on board a cargo of wheat
consigned to Queenstown. Falmouth or
Plymouth TO order. After he had first
tired TO remove the cargo he took the
SHIPS papers and her crew on board and
sank ship.
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PAU ACCLAIMED IN ROME.
Crowd ShOuts "LOnH Live France! -
when General Arrives.
Special Cable Despatch to The srs

Special Cable Despatch 10 THE Sus.
ROME. April s.-Gen Pau arrived hero
this afternoon and was met at the
station by the French Ambassador and
Gen. Garibaldi. with n crowd of Ma
t.onalists who cheered the French Gen
eral and shouted Long live France ."
lie was wildly acclaimed by the crowds
In the streets. when Increased as he
proceeded to his hotel,
There the people gathered outside and
continued to cheer until Gen. Pau APP
peared on a balcony and bowed his
Acknowledgements to the enthusiasm Of
the crowd.
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GERMAN TROOPS FLED.
West side Of User Free of Them
say BelEians.

LoNpoN, April s--The Belgian Lega.
ton has received the following tele'
gram from the Belgian War Minister
dated yesterday;
The western side OF the User
Canal. in the direction OF Drei
Grachten. has been completely freed
of the enemy by Belgian troops
The Germans fed in disorder. leav-
ing behind them machine guns and
ammunition
To-day passed on quietly. The hos
tile artillery showed very little ac-
tivity.
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Mayor Mitchell. Admiral Peary and
Raymond ptmars curator ~ the
Geological Gardens. were the speakers
last night ~ a complimentary dinner 70
James Chaplin. just returned from eight
years work in Asia and Africa for tho
Smithsonian Institution and the American
Museum OF Natural History. The hosts
we're eighty members of the Hunters
Fraternity OF America, the dinner being
held In the studio Of \. \. Anderson, so
West FortiCth street
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MORE BRITISH LOSSES.
3S0 Names Added 20 Death List At
Neuve ChapeIle.

LONDON, April s.--A list OF 3&6 men
killed and 1893 wounded was added to-
day to the list of losses to the rank
and file announced yesterday az a re-
suit OF the lighting at Neuve Cha
pello.
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uHron de Bode Victim of War.

NA-uINGroN, April s.--Col. Baron de
Boo formerly Russian military attache
hers has I'D of wounds received while
conn audins regiment on the south.
western front The news was received
al the Russian Embassy to-day.
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GREETINGS FROM L. S.
President Wilson sends N~.sage to
KIM of the BeIgians.

WAsHiNGToS. April S.-Germano-
phobes who saw occasion for irdigna-
ton at President Wilson's telegram to
Emperor William on his recent birth
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FRENCH CUT 40
SQUARE MILES
FROM WEDGE
German Losses Reported to
BE Enormous in Four
Days Fighting.
1000 DEAD COUNTED
AT LES EPARGES
special cable Despatch TO Tug sus.


PARIS. April S-The French War
'H'ce mas announced important gains
along the entire line from the Verdun
district to 81. Mhiel and Pont n Nous.
son. There is no word in the announce
ment OF the cost in lives TO the French
FORCES. but the death toll among the
oeiending Germans Is said to have been
terrible.
Inc French offensive at this part Of
the front. which is generally referred
10 as the German wedge at ST. Mihiel
mas developed during the last twenty
TOUR hours into what seems to be a
general assault on the German trenches.
II is being delivered with greater fury
than any other lighting in the western
theatre since the winter set In and
both sides sought protection in their
trenches
An advance at Les Eparges. which IL
southeast OF Nerdun. was made in the
race OF rerce German resistance. Three
times the Germans tried TO regain the
ground lost here but in each attempt
they failed TO dislodge their enemy.
The fighting in tho Morvllle wood.
slightly south OF Les Eparges. was car
ried on by infantry. Here the Are OF
the French gunners was so terrific that
a German company was annihila ted.
| When the French troops advanced over
the ground that the company had oc-
cupied II was found that only ten men
remained alive.
AT ALLY wood. southwest of st. Mihiel.
the French troops charged into line
OF German trenches, ousted the German
forces and held the position against two
desperate counter attacks delivered one
after the other.
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Moselle in their entirety. while at
The same time We are proceeding
TO make further progress.
In the Brule Forest we captured
German trench. at the same time
taking a large number OF prisoners
on this section OF the front This
Was reported last night.
The rains of the last few days
have soaked through the clay soil
of the Woevre 10 a great depth, rem
deriuR difficult the movements OF
artillery and preventing the eNplO-
sion OF shells Our troops have con-
solldated the progress made on the
previous day We maintained all
our advance IN spite of counter
attacks of extraordinary violence
Al Les Eparges. especially, the
last German couiter attack was
carried out By "A regiment and a
half and was completely repulsed.
The enemy sustained enormous
losses. Bodies OF their men covered
the field. Three hundred men who
momentarily were able TO advance
from the German position were
moved down by our machine guns.
Not one of them escaped.
The War Onice at Berlin said yes
terday that all attacks east and soutt
east Of Nerdun had been repulsed. !
the Combres hills, where the Frenc
report the capture Of a strategic pla
teau. II was said that enemy fore.
which had gained q slight foothold weT
and driven back. The nigl
attacks by the French In lie Pret'
forest were said to have failed. Tt
same was held TO he true Of the fichtiu
north ~ Flirey, where the French Claii
the occupation OF part of the enem!
defence organizations.
The Berlin War Orice said that III
French losses I'm all of this fightin
have been immense,
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A Sale Beginning Today
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In resume of the fighting between
the Meuse ana the Moselle since April
the War Office ar nounces gains on two
fronts which amount to a total gain Of
forty square miles OF the ground held
BY the enemy in the 81; Mihiel wedge.
In addition TO occupying the plateau
dominating Combres. the French have
made an important gain north of Flirey,
where the infantry charged into the en-.
emys defensive organization and drove
the Germans out Here as elsewhere
in the case of French gains the Ger
mans made desperate attempt 10 Sc
gain the ground lost. but were unsuc-
cessful.
II is In this region where the south
side OF the German wedge lies that the
French gains of to-day seem To- be great
est. The advance has brought the French
forces into easy range OF Pannes, an
important road centre held by The Ger
mans. And here the effectiveness Of the
French artillery fire was rather oddly
shown by a shell severing the cable
holding a German captive balloon
Despite the desperate character OF the
German defensive in all this lighting the
French have In no instance been driven
from ground once gained, and Il Is not
the least of imp rtdnt developments that
forces seems to have been so strong that
the Germans have not been able to col
&c; sufficient strength TO do more than
parry their blows.
The night communicate In as follows
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Fresh Gains Made.

In spite of the bad weather We
continued To make gains be-
tween the Meuse and the Mosells
last night and to-day. At les
EpargeS, AS result OF a night
attack, We made fresh advance.
We have maintained our gains In
spite of three violent counter at
tachs. We have already counted
on the field more than 1000 German
dead
Further to the south. in the Nor
Vile wood. in a lively Infantry
action We annihilated German
company, only ten of the enemy's
force remaining alive and these
wer. made prisoners by US.
In the Ably wood we took more
trenches and repulsed two counter
attacks. In the Nortmare wood
north OF Flirey) we have advanced
into the defensive organizations of
he enemy and We have maintained
our hold there In spite OF the efforts
which he made to recapture the
ground At paun"s. northwest Of this
wood, the cable holding captive
German balloon was cut by one Of
our shells and the balloon drifted
over our lines toward the south
east
\ resume OF the offensive recon
naissauCcs and the attacks which We
have delivered since April he
tween the Meuse and the MOselle
gives the following results;
F'irst--On the fronts northeast
and east of Verdun We have gained
on a front twenty kilometers long
ground 10 a depth of from one 10
three kilometers. occupied the
heights which command the course
of the Orne and captured the viii
lagos of GussainNille and Fromezey
Second.-On the heights of the
Meuse--At Les Eparges We have
occupied almost entirely the strong
position held by the enemy on the
plateau which commands Combres
and maintained the gain In spite OF
many extremely violent counter at
tacks.
Thrd-Further to the south near
ST. Mlhiel we have occupied the
entire southwest part of the ALLY
wood. where the Germans were
strongly established and which they
have not been able TO reoccupy in
spite OF repeated counter attacks.
t'ourth--In the southern part of
the WOevre between Mortmare
wood and lie Prctre wood we have
occupied ground to depth of three
kilometers on from of seven to
eight h.ometers and we have taken
from the enemy the villages of
Fey-en-Haye and Itegnieyille. Al
All these points the Germans have
suffered enormous losses, the inn
portance of which may be appre-
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Rains In the WOevre.

The afternoon communicate. which
was optimistic, told Il heavy rains in
the Woeyre district and said that
counter attacks Of the Germans at Les
Charges, which were especially des-
nernte, were successfully repulsed, The
communicate said;
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III ttTETV'Tf F'TF WV! WIN HI"Thc"
By artillery engagements.
In the valley of the Aisne and
the district east of Rheims our ef-
forts. in spite of the abnormally bad
weather, continued with great ac-
tiyity, and we have maintained our
gains between the Meuse and the
The weekly soliphone., 1915-11-19
Accepts a Road Position.

Ambus Hardin of Bertig's shoe
department, has rendered his resign
alton with that institution to take
effect the first of the year, having
accepted a situation as travelling
salesman for the Mishawaka Wool
en- Manufacturing Company of
Mishawaka, Indiana. He will enter
upon his new services right after
the first of January, his territory
being the southeast section of Ar
kansas and the middle west of Mis-
sissippi.
Mr.. Hardin has been identified
with the Bertig department store
for a period of more than six years
and is a valued salesman in the
shoe section of that establishment.
His close application to the line and
his acquaintance with the footwear
business generally equips him we'll
for his new line of activity, The
company he is to represent manu-
features one of the largest lines of
felt goods and rubber footwear in
The weekly soliphone., 1915-11-19

Our good friend w. j. has been
right OH so many important matters
of democratic government that we
feel an awkward hesitancy in criti-
cising him because he doesn't want
to put a six-shooter and a pair of
brass knucks in his hip pocket and
go bout making faces at foreign
ers. At the same time a policy of
self-preservation compels most of
us to agree with the president in his
preparedness program. Under such
circumstances it is possible merely
to extend to Col. Bryan a vote of
confidence and to President Wilson
our political and personal support.
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APPOINTMENTS, ETC.

And Pa he taken a look around
about him, saw the silver shekels
gravitatine into other pockets, re-
membered his pressing need" for
coin of the realm as general fam
lily utility. took a sharp stick to
slip along the spine of his fellow
townsman and private secretary and
prodded that excellent gentleman
from the executive office to the
more congenial surroundings incl
dent to Sonny Generals official
headquarters and promoted Grady.
his own offspring, to the position Of
chief clerk to the governor. Least
wise. it is accepted as capitol gospel
that these changes will be made.
Hon. Mr.. Dinner, a blood-tied friend,
Of Uncle Gawge, has already been
showed along from door-tender to
pie-taker, creating a vacancy" AMI,
following his well-established habit
of Camden and kindred appoint
ments, the governor will now take
under his owr protecting wing a
new salary--which, of course, goes
to his son as necessary pin money
for gasoline purposes. Yes, Gawge,
is after ell, a really good family
man.
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CENTRAL COUNCIL
FOR THE ALLIES

Paris, Nov. Especial to The
Press. British and French armies,
heretofore allied, but fighting as
separate units, are henceforth to be
one army as the result of confer
ences held in Paris today between
Premier Asquith, minister of NUM-
lions, Lloyd George, Admiralty Lord
Balfour, Foreign Secretary Edward
Grey, of England, and Premier Bri-
and, War Minister Gallien, Minis
ter of Marine LaCaze and Gen. Jof-
fire., of France. In the future all
operations of the allies will be di-
rected by an inter-council of the
allies. Russia and Italy will join
the council as soon as possible. No
statement has been issued, but the
fact is known that objects of the
meeting have been accomplished.
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MAJORITY CONGRESS
FOR PREPAREDNESS

New York, Nov. 16.-Recognizing
proposals of President Wilson, the
New York World has undertaken to
ascertain the sentiment of senator's
and representatives in congress to-
ward preparedness" and especial
Nv in reference to the naval program
outlined
The World yesterday printed the
result of it's efforts selecting FOR
publication replies rejecting argu-
ments against as well as for the
presidents measures.
The replies received by the
World indicate that the presidents
measures will receive "a per cent
! of the vote of the democratic sena-
tors and rs per cent of the votes of
the republicans, or twenty-nine more
than a majority.
The World says:
con this basis the naval and army
plans should receive AZ democratic
votes, 20 republican and l progress
sive-a total of II votes. This does
not include i 8 per cent of the dem
ocratic senators and 25 per cent of
the republican senators who, in
their replies, did not care to eX-
press themselves either in favor or
against the plan.
MANY of those placed in the non
commital class have always favored
naval and military increases and
undoubtedly will support the pro-
posals of Secretaries Daniels and
Garrison.
Senators Clapp of Minnesota and
Page of Vermont, who are carried IN
the noncommital column, are friend
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sengers. remained unoccupied.

sengers, remained unoccupied.
After a period of fifty minutes
and as another steamer was ap-
preaching, the submarine submerg-
ed and torpedoed the Ancona, which
sank after an additional forty-five
minutes
eff any of the passengers lost
their lives, this was due to the fault
of the crew, because the steamer
tried to escape, after it had received
orders, to stop, and then the crew
only saved themselves and left the
passengers.
Reports published in the foreign
press that the submarine fired on
the Ancona's lifeboats are menda-
cious inventions. When the steam
er stopped, the submarine ceased
firing"
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Notice.

NOLlCc.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN,
That by virtue of a judgment and,
order of sale rendered in the CourA
of Common Pleas in Greene County,
Arkansas, in a cause wherein East
Arkansas Lumber Co. is plaintiff
and j. j. and Anna Field are de-
PENDANTS, at the October Term,
1915, l will, on
Saturday. December II. 1915.
IN front OF the south door of the
Court House in the City of Para
gould, Arkansas, sell at public ven
due the following described property
attached as the property of Anna
Field:.4
The w 1-2 of Lot 6, Lots 7, s and
8, Block 2, McHaney's Addition to
the City of Paragould, Greene
County, Arkansas,
To the highest bidder on a cred
it of three months, the purchaser
being required to give note with ap-
proved security for said purchase
price, and a lien to be retained on
said property for the payment Of
the purchase price Said sale shall
be made to satisfy a judgment in
favor of plaintiff for $2S4.34, with
accrued interest, and the costs of
said suit.
WITNESS my hand this 18th day
of November, 1915.
j. A. GROOMS,
Sheriff of Greene County, Arkansas.
(277) By r. B. Maxwell, D. S.
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incidentally let the fact be re-
membered that it is not necessary
for any Of us to worry over the
political grave Col. Bryan is digging
for himself. That gentleman has
ways like Lazarus, and comes forth
from the tomb with mechanical pre-
cision once each four years. The
fact that his appearance is coinci-
dent with democratic convention
merely means that the mechanism
is working we'll.
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AMBASSADOR SAYS
232 SURVIVE ANCONA

Washington, Nov. 15.-(Special
to The Press) With an announce
ment reaching the state department
today to the effect that Austria &C
cepts the responsibility for the sink
ing of the Italian liner Ancona, the
only question now left open is
whether or not the vessel was warn
ed by the submarine, and If warned
if 1t made an attempt to escape.
The administration is seeking au-
thoritative information on this point
because there is variance between
the statements issued by the Italian
and Austrian administrations.
q The state department may have to
wait some time before the disputed
question is settled. 1t will rely
largely upon information sent by
Page at Rome, and
Penfield at Vienna.
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Woods Chanel.

A box social will be given at our
school house next Wednesday eve
ming, Thanksgiving eve. All come
and help us with the library fund.
We will give missionary pro-
gram Sunday night at the church,
All are invited.
Our school opened Monday with
81 pupils. Mr.. Stewart of Para
gould is our teacher.
Mr.. Farrell of this place opened
The weekly soliphone., 1915-11-19
Campers Organize.

j. B. McNatt and a large ~ NJ
Der of friends, both old and young,
have organized a camping party
with the intention of spending
short vacation each year in the
Cache bottoms hunting game and
enjoying the pleasures of outdoor
life. This year the members of the
party had a most Successful outing.
The members of the organization
are as follows:
J. B. McNatt, hike master; Elmer
Burns. vice hike master; May ia
cobs, Fannie Alexander, Mabel OF
ey, Elsie Lecornu, Tula end Zula
Burton and Eva Stimson, committee
on commissary affairs; Boone Nc
Matt, Tom Valentine and Elmer
Burns, transportation committee;
Arthur Alexander, express depart
ment; Fred and Billie Ruff, fur
and carbide committee; Boone Nc
Matt, entertainment committee; r.
c. Mccullough, judicial department:
j. Robert Jones. legal department
Other members of the party are
Lawrence Quinn, Grover Root, Fred
Ruff and Robert Blair.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
For Circuit Judge.

nUDLEY-The Soliphone is au-
thorized to announce that Hon.
Robt. II. Dudley of Piggott,
CLAW county, is a candidate for
the democratic nomination for cir
cult judge Of this judicial district,
to succeed Judge j. F.. GautneA
aPPLEGATE-Th Soliphone is au
u thorized to announce H. w.
Apologize Of Jonesboro. a
candidate for the democratic noleh
nation for circuit judge of this ~
dicial district. subject to the will
of the democratic voters.
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Crew Blamed for Lives
Lost on the Ancona.

Berlin, Nov. 14.-The Austrian
Hungarian admiralty officially an
nounced that the Italian steamship
Ancona attempted to escape at full
speed after a warning shot had
been fired across her bow, and that
the vessel only stopped after being
shelled several times by an Austrian
submarine, says the Overseas News
Agency.
The submarine commander, it is
further asserted, allowed the An
,cona's passengers and crew forty
five minutes to abandon the ship,
after which the vessel was torpe-
doed, sinking three-quarters of an
hour later. The report that the sub
marine fired on the lifeboats is de-
MED.
The statement issued by the Aus
iclaring that the foreign press had
spread false rumors regarding the
Ancona incident says the sinking
took place as follows:
Steamer Fled at
Full Speed.
THE submarine fired one shot in
front of the Ancona's PROV, where
upon the steamer fled at full speed,
in accordance with the order issued
by the Italian authorities, which in
structs ship commanders to flee or
to sink the submarine. The sub
marine pursued the steamer aud
continued firing, but the vessel stop
ped only after being hit several
times.
1.-The submarine allowed forty-five
minutes for the passengers and crew
to abandon the steamer, but only a
small number of boats were lowered
and these were occupied principally
by the crew.
"A great number of boats, prob
ably sufficient to save all the pas
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Nine of Ten Americans
On Ancona Perished.

Rome, Nov. 14.-Of ten Ameri-
cans who were on board the Italian
steamship Acona when she was sunk
by submarine off the Tunisian
coast, only one was saved, accord
ing to a statement issued today by
the Italian emigration office.
The statement also says that out
of 507 passengers and crew of the
Ancona only 299 were saved.