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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-11-26

Temptation does not make a man
bad. 1t merely shows him what he d.
Thomas a Kempis.
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-18
STREAMS FALLING
 BACK IN MOUNTAINS
THEIR RESISTANCE HAS BEEN so STRONG BuIGARlANS HAD
 TO CALL FOR ASSISTANCE.
BRITISH HAS SOME SUCCESS
Along Stry River Austro- Germans By Counter Stroke Have Pierced Russian Lines and Captured
 1.500 Prisoners.

London.=The Servians are falling back from mountain range to noun tain range before the Austro-Germans. whose official reports enumerate the capture of a thousand or more pris- oners daily, a few guns and quantities of stores. The Servians, however, are intiieting considerable loss on their pursuers.
 Along the eastern front the Serv- ians appear to be holding their own against the Bulgarians and are mak- ing a stand on the western bank of the Moraya River. Their resistance has been so stubborn the Bulgarians have had to call for assistance from the Austro-German artillery in their effort to drive the defenders out of Katchanik Pass. Thus far they have been unsuccessful
 The British and French troops, which are receiving re-enforcements, are meeting with some success, and besides repulsing Bulgarian attacks have undertaken small offensives with good results.
 For the moment the political situa- tion is graver than the military. The central powers again have protested to Greece against the landing of al lied troops at Saloniki. King Con- stantine is reported to have replied that as Saloniki is an open port there has been no infringement of Greek rights in the landing and that Greece will remain neutral until one of the belligerents has transgressed against those rights. France and Italy, who has joined her allies by sending a warship to Saloniki, are particularly anxious as to the attitude of Greece.
 The Russians have repelled def, nitely Von Hindenburg's drive toward Riga and Dvinsk and along the Dvina River and have taken the of fensive, but apparently, owing to the state of the ground, have made only slow progress in the marsh region west of Riga.
 Along the Styr River, in the south. the Austro-Germans. by counter stroke, have pierced the Russian lines and captured 1,500 prisoners. accord ing to Berlin. These strokes are about all that can be expected on the eastern front while the soft weather continues.
 On the western front there have been no events of importance.
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-18
MANY VICTIMS OF
 A KANSAS TORNADO
GREAT BEND AND HOISlNGToN SWEPT INTO A HEAP-12
 KNOWN DEAD.

Great Bend, kan.-TwelVe persons were killed and more than 100 in- 5ured, many of them seriously in q cyclone which swept through the resi- dence section Of Great Bend
 The property loss is estimated at a half million dollars. The city water plant, laundry, three Touring miIls. were demolished Sante Fe passen- ger train No. 5 narrowly escaped the path of the twister which swept through the southern part of the city
 Several thousand sheep were killed by being hurled into the air. The city is in total darkness and without water supply.
 Every available man is tearing through the debris in an effort to re- lease many imprisoned.
 Great damage was done to the coun- try southwest of here from which di- rection the cyclone approached with out warning.
 Many of those injured were caught in their homes which were picked up from their foundations and twisted and crushed into a mass of debris
 At late hour list of those killed and injured was not available. due to the confusion.
 Three Mexican section hands are re- ported killed, two injured and proper ty valued at about $450.000 destroyed by tornado which struck Derby, a small town II miles south of Wichita The tornado travelled along the banks of the Arkansas river.
 Hoisington. 10 miles north of Great Bend, also was swept by the tornado, according to reports. Many buildings there are reported to have been de- molished.
 Clafin, 22 miles northeast of Great Bend, was reported to have been in the path of the storm. No reports from that pla were available here
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-18

five or six days campaign cover Ing six counties between Little Rock and Fort Smith is being planned for December by J. H Miller, dean Of the Extension division of the College of Agriculture of the University Of AT. kansas The weeks work probably will close the better farming campaign now in progress fn Arkansas.
 Dean Miller's plan is to unite the forces of the state and government now in the field and with the assist ance of the agricultural forces of the Iron Mountain railroad and members of the Arkansas Profitable Farming Committee to meet in Little Rock either December 6 or December 13 Two forces of men now conducting campaigns, one south and the other southeast of Little Rock, will finish their work about December l.
 The first stop. If the campaign is put on, will be at Conway, from which point teams will be sent in all drec- tions so that practically all Faulkner county may be covered in a day. The following day Morrilton, in Conway county. will be covered. and so on un- til Pope, Johnson. Franklin and Se- bastian counties each have had from E to % meetings.
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-18
WILL INVESTIGATE
 GORICAR'S CHARGES
INVOLVES GERMAN AMBASSADOR COUNT VoN sERNSToRFF IN
 MUNITIONS PLOT.

Washington.=Th United States Department of Justice is investigating charges. preferred by Dr. Joseph Cor fear, former Austro-I1ungarian consul at San Francisco, that Count Johann yon Bernstorff, German ambassador to the United States, and Consul General von Nuber of Austria have been in. vestigating strikes of workers at American factories manufacturing mu- nitions of war for the entente allies.
 Dr. Goricar declares that Von Berns- torff and Won Nuber directed the Aus trian consult at Cleveland, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, St. Paul, Philadelphia and Chicago to try to cause walkouts of foreign workmen at munitions facto, ries
 Dr. Goricar says he resigned after 15 years of service because he declined to perform the work of spy. He charges that while he was consul at San Francisco, MaXlmilian Burstyn Austrian naval attache at Washington. ordered him to secure plans of the for tiAtdtlOiio Ol betll T oiNiSIO DOl along the Pacific coast and especially to get details of the work at the Brem. erton navy yard. When he refused Goricar said, he was transferred to Berlin and after five months there was ordered to Vienna. He feared to do so. he said, and fled to Rome, from where he rendered his resignation
 The Austrian embassy issued a statement denying pr. Goriear's state. ments and declaring that an attempt will be made to prosecute him, because he left his post on leave of absence and failed to return.
 Dr. Goricar first came to the United States in 1909, and was consul at Pitts burgh. Denver and San Francisco. He was stationed at the latter city three years.
 The Austrian embassy's statement said it had been learned that Dr Gori- car was secretly in close relations with Russian and Serbian agents. It charges that Dr. Goricar agreed to return to the United States and use his information to stir up German and Austrian immigrants against their na- tive countries.
 The statement says 1t is believed that Dr. Goriear aided in inducing many Slavs from the southern part Of Austro-Hungary to join the Serbian and Russian armies, and adds that all these, if captured, will be executed as traitors.
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-18
PROSPERITY WAVE
 SWEEPING STATE
ARKANSAS BANKERS DECLARE BUSINESS CONDITIONS BEST
 IN HISTORY OF STATE.
BANNER FEED CROP GROWN
Claims Farmers Are in Best Condition in Their History Owing to Econ omy and Efficience in Manage
 ment and Diversifeation.
Little Rock.

Little Rock Bankers and business men of Lit tie Rock are very optimistic over in dustrial conditions hereabouts. In re- sponse to a request from New York financial journal the bankers of Little Rock gave out interesting state ments showing the great improve ment of conditions of business in this state over last year Some of them went so far as to say that business is better this year than at any pre-. vious time in the history Of the state. Geo. W. Rogers, former president of the Arkansas Bankers Association, and vice president of the Bank of Commerce, the third largest banking institution in Arkansas, voiced the sentiment of other bankers, in the following statement:
 The condition Of business Tn the State of Arkansas is the best in the history of the state.
 The bank deposits have increased about 40 per cent. Banks have very few rediscounts at the present tune, and are looking for good loans.
 The farmers are in the best eondi ton in their history, owing to econo- my and efficiency in management, and diversification of their crops.
 More feed crops have been grown this year than in any year in the his tory of tho state.
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-18

Farmers living along the Prescott and Northwestern railroad have found the raising of three crops this year highly profitable, according to a let ter received by John H. Page, com missioner of mines, manufactures and agriculture, from l.. A. Markham, az. rieultural commissioner for the road. formerly employed in MT. Pages office. From crop of early radishes, MT. Markham said, several farmers netted S100 per acre. A crop of cantaloupes followed, netting an average of S65 per acre in August. \ crop of fall beans, planted after the cantaloupes were gathered. now being marketed. is netting $40 per acre. The total per acre for the three crops was s205. Many farmers who did not raise rad lshes raised the ether two crops. Several carloads of beans, bringing from s1.50 to S225 per bushel, have been shipped to New Orleans and St. Louis the last few days, MT Mark ham said in the letter.
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-18
FIND NATURAL GAS
 NEAR VAN BUREN
PRESSURE so STRONG WORK MEN ARE UNABLE TO CON-
 TROL IT.
CAUSED GREAT EXCITEMENT
Flow at Depth of More Than 2,3oo Feet-located on kibler Farm, Eight Miles East of Van
 suren.
Van Buren,


 Drillers at work on well No. 1 for the Clear Creek Gas and Oil Company developed a flow of gas so strong that they were unable to control it. The news, spreading rapidly, caused great excitement throughout that sec tion where the company has a large number of leases. The flow was at a depth of more than 1900 feet.
 Scott Robinson of Fort Smith, one of the largest stockholders and an of ficer of the company, and number of other stockholders, were informed Of the big strike and asked to come at once. They hastened to the scene of the drilling as fast as their ca~a could carry them over the muddy roads between Van Buren and Klb- Ter The well is located on the old Kibler farm, about eight miles east of Van Buren.
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-18
Suoar Caruo Set Afjre.

New York.-Fire of supposedly in. cendiary origin was discovered in the cargo of sugar on the British steamer Enterpe at her dock. The damage to the sugar, which was consigned to the British government, was about S25.000 and the vessel $1,000.
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-18

The tax assessment on acreage property in Arkansas vary greatly, and that there is room for general equali- zation, is evident from figures com piled by the State Tax Commission, which show that in one county the rate is as low as 169 cents on the dollar, while in other counties it is more than 70 cents on the dollar. The average assessment. perhaps, is about 45 cents on the dollar
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-18

The supreme court reversed the con yietion of Sam Bell. the Conway Coun- ty cattleman convicted of killing sev eral of his wife's relatives, and re- handed the case Tor another hearing In citing several reasons why Bell should be given another trial the court declared that the law enacted by the last Legislature making it op- tional with juries to assess eleetrocu- tion or life Imprisonment for eonvic- tions in cases where heretofore the on- ly punishment was death. did not abol ish capital punishment. Attorneys for Bell contended that the wording of the new law in reality abolished capi- tai punishment, making life imprison- ment the only alternative in such con- victions.
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-18

Efforts of residents of Fort Smith to have the Iron Mountain and all other railroads entering Fort Smith use the Kansas City Southern depot as union passenger station will be un- successful, it was announced by the commission. The commission denied a petition asking for such acton. The Frisco railroad, which threatened several months ago to withdraw from the use of the station, has agreed to continue using it. Receivers of the road recently withdrew petition pending in the United States Circuit Court of Appeals asking that it's 99- year contract for the use of the sta tion be annulled.
 The Midland Valley and Iron Noun tain railroads are using separate pas senger depots. When the Frisco threatened to withdraw from the use of the kansas City Southern depot petition asking that the action be prevented was sent to the comm1s- sion. When the Frisco abandoned it's intention residents who opposed it's withdrawal asked that the commits sion issue an order requiring all roads to use the Kansas City Southern de- pot as a union passenger station.
 An investigation at Fort Smith, ac- cording to Commissioner T. E. Wood, showed that 15 minutes to one hour longer would be required for trains oh other roads to reach the Kansas City Southern depot than to reach their own depots. MT. Wood and J. Sam Rowland opposed the ordering of all roads to use one depot W. F. Mcknight favored granting the pe- tition.
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-18
Transport Is Attacked.

London.-Twenty-th men were killed and 50 injured in an attack by guntire from a submarine on the Brit ish transport Mercian in the Mediter- ranean. The Mercian escaped and reached port.
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-18

The State Department Of Education has announced the appointment of two members of the textbook boards in the counties which recently voted for uni formity in textbooks. The appoint ments follow: Baxter county. C. k. Evans of Cotter and Joe George of Mountain Home; Cleburne county, T. N Norwood of Quitman and Miss Edith Spel!man of Heber Springs; Crittenden county, Miss Clara Street of Marion and Miss Pearl Simmons of Earle; Fulton county, Willard Smith of Elizabeth and George F. Garrett of Mammoth Spring; Hampstead county, J. J. Roberts of Hope and B. B. Bailey of Columbus; Jefferson county, w. K. Keith and t. H. Diel of Pine Bluff; Newton county, K. C. Arbaugh of Jasper and Miss Dairy Ellis of Bass; Sebastian county, A. c. Braley of Lavaca and Miss Penny Watson of Huntington.
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-18

The dissenting opinion Of Justices Frank Smith and J. c. Hart in the de- cision of the Supreme Court in Agri- cultural Commissioner Pages suit to test Governor Hays vetoes was filed in the Supreme Court. The opinion was written ny Justice Smith and con- cured in by Justice Hart. The Su- preme Court held on October Is that the Vetoes of items totaling approxi- mately S600,O0O were valid, although the governor did not file in the office of the secretary of state proclama- tions setting forth his reasons.
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-18
Physicians Reach U. S.

Naco, Ariz-H. R. Thigpen and James Miller, American doctors, and two chauffeurs, A L. Wilson and J. D. Plyant. who were reported by Gen eral Villa to have been shot, arrived here from Villaverde, 22 miles south, in Sonora.
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-18
Put on Annual Rohherx.

Oswego, N. Y.-The tenth robbery of the postotfice at Leeona, Tear here, in as many years, occurred when rob bers blew open the safe and escaped in an automobile with $2,OO0 worth of stamps.
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-18

Governor Hays issued a proclama- ton relieving Harry Rosenberg of Pine Bluff from paying S200 bond forfeited by Sam Solmson, a Pine Bluff travelling man. It was announc- ed from the governors office that a petition had been received stating that Solmson was placed on bond after be- ing indicted for gaming and was in St. Louis in connection with his busi- ness when his case came up.
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-18
Memphis Officials Suspended

Memphis.-As a result of their "le, gal admission" of the charges made in the custer suit against them, Mayor E. II. Crump, R. A. Utley, vice mayor and w. NJ. stanton, police judge, were suspended from office by decree of Chancellors Fentress and Heiskell.
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-18
Dutch Intern a u Boat

London.-The Amsterdam corre- spondent of the Exchange Telegraph Company says a German submarine, which stranded near erschelnng. has been interned with its crew by the Dutch government
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-18
More Shells For Britain.

Minneapolis, Minn. The Mime has a S1,500.000 contract to manufac- ture six-inch shell castings for the British government.
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-18
BRIEFLY RELATED.

That the fight against hog cholera that is being waged in Arkansas by the extension division of the Univer- sity of Arkansas and the United States Department of Agriculture, CO operating. is becoming more effective every day and that it has resulted in the saving of thousands of dollars for the Arkansas farmers and stockmen, is shown in a recent statement of Dr. J. E. Gibson, veterinary field agent Of the federal bureau of animal industry. who has just completed his first year of work in the great cru. sade against hog cholera in this state.
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-18
Denies Villas Request.

Washington. - General Villas re- quest for permission to move his wounded from Naco to Juarez over American territory, waSdenied by the State Department.
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-18
Initiative Act Not Final.

Pierre, S. D-The South Dakota Supreme Court decided that the legis- lature had the power to set aside tie primary election law initiated by the people which has been in effect four years.
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-18

Hugh R. Carter, state highway en. gineer, will send surveying crew 10 McGehee, Desha county, to make pre- liminary survey of a road to be built from the town four miles west. MT. Carter received a petition from Win chester, Drew county. asking for a survey of eight miles of road.
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-18
Teuton's Gas Plant Wrecked.

Geneya.-The poisonous gas factory at Dornach, Alsace, which was at tackled by French aviators, was vir- tually destroyed, according to a report from Basel.
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-18
A s2. GOO. 900 Shell Order

Sharon, Pa.-An ordnance company here began work on an order for six inch shells for foreign government said to involve s2.000.000.
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-18

The monthly report at the office Of Internal Revenue Collector Jack Walker in Little Rock shows that $1s,- 276.79 in revenue taxes was collected in Arkansas during October, 1915. This is Sl2,97o.S1 more than was collected in October, 1914, when the receipts were s6,3ol4S.
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-18
Italy May Send Army.

Rome.-Reports that Italy will take hand in the conflict in the Balkans by landing an expedition in Albania are not denied officially
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-18
Headino Of Sneculatinns.

London.-Hereafter no individual or firm will be permitted to send more than $500 weekly to any one person or firm in the United States.
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-18

On account of ( decision of the Supreme Court at Little Rock. pro posed road improvement in Miller county will probably be indefinitely postponed. After the enactment by the legislature of the Jcsephs bill pro- viding for the construction of road and bridge. the commissioners of the district decided to build the road and not the bridge. The ruling of the Su- preme Court is that both the bridge and the road must be built, otherwise the procedure will be illegal.
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-18

Clarence Mitchell of Fort Smith was fined S200 in Police Court on a charge of procuring intoxicating li- quor in prohibition territory This IS the second time m two years that this charge has been preferred by the police in liquor violation case The first conviction was obtained during the dry period last year
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-18

Fines collected from convictions of violations of the state game and fish law passed by the last legislature have amounted to only sS37S, accord ing to records in the office of the state treasurer
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-18

Matthew E. Gormly, statistical ex pert of the United States Department formation on the operation on labor laws in Arkansas. left for Fort Smith to secure additional data He has been securing information from the office of J. c. Clary, commissioner of labor. The data is to be used in re- port to be published by the depart, ment on the operation of labor laws in the states having them
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-18

The bonds of the special district comprising the town of Dardanelle, Amounting to s3O,Oo0, have been sold at par. 'lhe proceeds are to be used in retiring old waterworks bonds and the indebtedness on the plant and to make importan. extensions and lm- provements.
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-18

Mayor Charles E. Taylor signed the ordinance passed by the City Council providing for the annexation of Pulas- Xii Heights to Little Rock.
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-18

The Texarkana Board Of Trade will present petition to the Bowie Coun- ty tTeXasl Commissioners Court, asking that an election be ordered in the county on the question of a bond issue of S50,00O for the building of more good roads and the extension of some of those already built. If thought necessary, a committee of 50 from the Board of Trade will appear in person before the court and urge that the proposed election be ordered.
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-18

Validity of water works improve ment district in Texarkana was up- held by the Supreme court when it re- versed the verdict of the Miller Coun. ty Circuit Court.
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-18

The construction of lake which will impound between 5,000.000 and 6,00O,000 gallons of water at the State Reform School, northwest of Little Rock, is practically complete, and other extensive improvements are under way, or are contemplated, to be completed by early spring.
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-18

Star City is now receiving water supply from Atkins Spring, which is about two miles northwest of the town. No pumping station is neces- sary, as the spring is higher than the town.
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-18

Capt. George Chase, operating the Morning Star mine at Rush, has in- stalled a sawmill in connection with the mine and is running the mill from mill.
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-18

The Synod of Arkansas. composed Of representatives of all the Southern Presbyterian churches in Arkansas, in annual session at Fayetteville, de- cided on Fordyce as the next meeting place.
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-18

John H. Page, commissioner of mines, manufactures and agriculture, will make a series of addresses be. fore farmers meetings.
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-18

Fort Smithians to the number of 12,304 are church members and 51O more have no church preference, ac- cording to figures given out on the church census taken in this city.
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-18

The Cedar Hill farm near Batesville. which has been cultivated for I5 years and is one of the oldest farms in Independence county. recently dis, played at Batesville 21 different prod ucts grown on the place this year, and in these products were not included II different varieties of apples grown there. The fertility of the farm is kept up by scientific planting and cul- tivaton.
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-18

Adolph Furrer. 22, white, charged with first degree murder, waived pre- liminary examination and was held to the Grand Jury without bail. He is alleged to have assisted Georgia Armistead. negress, to kill her hus- band, Jim Armistead. Georgia Armi- stead is under sentence of life im- prisonment.
The Monticellonian., 1915-11-18

R. E. L. Wilson Of Wilson, Ark, shipped to Memphis seven carloads of corn raised on his plantation. Three cars of the shipment graded No. 1. This was the largest consignment of No. l corn ever received at Memphis. Grain experts say the amount of No. l corn grown in the United States is so small as to be negligible.