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Twenty faig Scotch lassies ranging in age from IS to 30 years and every one of them an expert fish splitter, left Seattle sor southeastern Alaska, 10 join the forces of the Alaska Her ring and Sardine Company's plant at Port Walter. The young women will be employed in the sardine depart ment of the plant.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-12-28
MORE MONEY VOTED
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
SECRETARIES OF REPRESENTA-.
TiVES INCLUDED IN THE
HOUSE BILL.

shington.-Salary or wage in
creases of from ; TO 10 per cent for
about 5000 government employees re-
ceiviHg less than $500 year and OF
$500 year for each representatives
secretary were provided for IN the
Legislative. executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill passed by the House
without record vote. The secre.
taries nov get $500 a year An at
tempt To provide each representative
with an extra stenographer at So
month during the session failed
Discussion or the measure which
carries appropriations aggregating
about S39.000000. was productive OF
much debate over the financial cond-
ton OF the country. Chairman Fitz-
gerald Of the appropriations commit
tee and Representative Rainey of the
ways and means committee protested
against the proposed increase on the
ground that the government already
faced huge deficit Representative
Raney declared the next budget would
country was confronted with the pos.
sibility of attempting TO collect $780,.
600. 000 more in new taxes.
How are you going TO raise it," he
asked Restore the Payne Aldrien
bill? That Is the proposal some Of
you make. yet TO save your lives YOU
cannot frame tarifl bill which will
yield over $3.50. 600 year
Mr. Rainey also asserted that the
limit in revenue had been reached
from income taxes. the present rate
being tho highest in the world and
that nationwide prohibition soon
would make II necessary To raise s25I.-
100000 from some new source.
Republican Leader Mann favored
higher salaries for employees. declar-
Ing they should share in the general
periencing as result Of the European
war The bill carried appropriations
for all OF the nine suhtreasuries In the
country Representative Sisson OF
Mississippi made an unsuccessful fight
TO have them abolished on the ground
that the federal reserve banks had
made them useless Secretary Nc
Adoo advised Congress in letter that
suhtreasuries were needed. although
further experience might dempnstrate
that the functions OF some OF them
might be transferred TO Washington
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-12-28
MulIInix.Twist Case Reversed.

The Supreme Court reversed the de-
cision of the Crittenden County Cir
cult Court in the damage suit of j..
w Mullinix against Ira F. Twist and
others of Earle.
That the verdict was not in har-
mony with the preponderance of the
evidence was the decision of the high
er court. W 'ch remanded the case for
a new tri.
Mullinix formerly was employed by
Twist as a plantation manager. After
his discharge by Twist, Mullinix was
charged with embezzling 5000. Two ac-
tons. one civil and one criminal were
brought against Mullinix by Twist.
The civil suit was decided in Multi
nix's favor and the criminal charge
was dismissed
Mullenix then sued for damages FOR
an alleged malicious prosecution and
obtained verdict of $4,000. The cir
cult judge reduced the amount to SIS
600 and the appeal by Twist resulted
in the decision by the Supreme Court.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-12-28
Seek Mobilization Site.

Lands suitable for permanent mobi,
lization, training and drilling Of the
Arkansas guard. with facilities fer a
supply station. are being sought in Ar
kansas by the secretary OF war, it was
learned when request for informa-
ton was received by the Military De
partment from Gen. Frederick Fun
ston commanding the Southern Divi.
sion. The government Is seeking do
nation of the land. but Will enlarge tho
tract by purchase if necessary OH
Gals in the Military Department say
that Fort Logan H. Roots is entirely
inadequate to accommodate the guard,
especially with the increases planned
by the War Department, and level
tract of not less than so acres. with
healthful location, good water supply
and railroad facilities will be needed
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-12-28
VILLA PLANNING AN
ATTACK ON T0RRE0N
FIVE AMERICANS AND ONE FOR
HE WAS Ar JiMiNEZ.
ATTACK FROM TWO SIDES
German Vice Consul at Parr'l Was
Robbed Of $5o,ooo-8andits Spread
Terror IN Whole Torreon District
Agents Receive Report.

FL Paso. Tex.-Five Americans and
one other foreigner. who arrived here
from Parral by way OF Torreon, re
ported that Torreon was about to be
attacked BY Villa forces.
The refugees said villa was at Jimi.
me- when they left ToFfeon three days
ago. \ large force of villa forces was
expected to approach Torreon from the
south al the same time Villa moved
on Torreoa from the north.
The Americans also confirmed the
death OF Howard Gray, or Weeks. at
Parrsl lie was the only American
killed. they said, The Americans in
the party included Or Thomas flanna-
gan, Jacob Myers, Adam Schaefer, w.
{. Palmer Julio Sinner. \ Swiss citi-
zen also came to the border with the
party They left Parral ten days ago.
They said everyone in Parral was ex-
pecting Villa attack and many refu-
gees were leaving for the border. All
of the Americans who were In Parral
at the time villa occupied the town on
for. four having come to the border
by way of Culiacan. Sinaloa.
Edgar Koch. acting German vice
consul at Parral. also accompanied tho
Americans He was robbed OF $50. 900
worth OF silver bullion at Santa Ro-
salia by Villa followers on October 81.
he said.
Carranza troops were preparing 10
eyacuate Parral when the refugees
left there for the border on December
Is. one OF the Americans in the party
SAID The Villa force under Jacinto
Hernandez lad left the town about De
cemher 3. he said. but was expected
10 re-enter the town soon after the
refugees left for the border
At Jimiuez the 6arranza troops
were at the railroad station preparing
TO leave for the south and cvacuate
the town To the Villa forces. when
were near. the refugees said
Government agents received re-
person and was preparing 10 move on
Torreon at once With his northern
command. cooperating with rebels
cooperating in the Laguna district
near Torreon.
The Carranza garrison in Torreon
WAS said by these government agents
to number less than 1000 while Villa
had several times that number of men.
il was said This information was
forwarded to Washington.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-12-28
STATE YOUR TERMS
ANSWER TO KAISER
GUARANTEES FOR PEACE OF EU.
ROPE NEEDED, SAYS PREMIER
PREPARATION PARAMOUNT.
London.-"Tell us your terms,


Give Us guarantees for the peace OF
Europe from the swashbuekling II
Prussan militarism guarantees surer
than those YOU have broken,
Then. and not until then. Will the
allies treat With you with regard TO
ending the war"
Reduced To its sum and substance.
that Is the answer OF Great Britain and
her allies 10 the central powers pro
posal to enter into negotiations for
peace. II WAS given by Lloyd George
in the House OF Commons.
As for the allies terms-the only
terms on which they will give peace
negotiations thought-the premier
SET them down thus:
Without reparation peace Is impos.
sihle. The allies insist that the only
end of tn, war must be complete guar.
antee against Prussian militarsm dis
turbing the peace Of Europe"
And with a ringing note of bitter
irony he added:
All the outraces on land and sea
cannot be lquidated by few pious
phrases about humanity"
Al the pinnacle OF hts political ca
reer. in his debut before the House OF
Parliament as premier and virtual war
dictator OF Great Britain. Lloyd George
delivered his long-eSpeeted address be-
fore house thronged To it's capacity
and amid deep, almost roverential 81
ush oh
peatedly by thunderous cheering
The substance of his declaration, he
announced, would be sent TO Germany
within few days II was not only
England's answer. the prime minister
emphasized Il was England's clean
and definite" support 10 the Identical
statements already given by Russia
and France.
II was not n fiatfooted. defiant re.
lection or peace. this remarkable
speech by England's strongest man."
which the world had waited breath.
iessly for eight anxious DAYS.
II was an unqualified. seornful al
most eontemptuous rejection OF tho
central powers prefer as IL now
stands. For this prefer In It's present
shape. Is nose. with the ropes end
in Germany's hands"-,hus Lloyd.
George described it-and the allies do
not propose to put their heads into IL"
Newspaper presses were still rolling
on extra editions containing the pre-.
mier's Specch-a new edition for eoch
succeeding paragraph-when the
cables brought from Paris the news
that Aristide BRAND. the French pre-.
mier had announced in the Senate
that the entente would send "A Joint
reply 10 the central powers. making
II known that 1T is impossible TO take
their request for peace seriously
Earlier the word had come from
PetreFrad that the council OF the Rus.
sian Empire had decided unanimously
To favor categorical refusal OF tho
allies 10 enter peace negotiations with
Germany
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-12-28
WHITE PLAGUE HAS
THE MOST VICTIMS
CAUSES 3,112 DEATHS IN TWO
YEARS SAYS STATE HEALTH
OFFICER.
NEGROES MORE SUSCEPTIBLE
Declares That 665 Deaths Have Been
Reported From Child Bed Fever Is
Indicative That More Stringent
Laws Are Needed.
Little Rock

Little ttOCk-=-
Pulmonary tuberculosis led in caus-
ing deaths in the state in 1914 and
1915. according to the biennial report
of DR.. C. W. Garrison, state health Of
fcer. Figures for 1916 will not be
compiled until after the end OF the
wear. DR. Garrison estimates that not
more than so per cent OF the death
from diseases were reported 10 the
Bureau of Vital statistics, through the
inadequaev of the laws governing the
reports and the failure OF county
Judges to cooperate. but SAYS the fig
ures come from all parts of the state
and undoubtedly show the correct
proportion Of causes of deaths from
the chief diseases prevalent in Ar.
kansas
1T will be seen from the figures,
the report says, that negroes are
more susceptible to tuberculosis than
whites. The fact is especially appaf-
ent when il is remembered that the
white population of the state is esu-
mated at 1,240 600 and the negro popu=
lation at ASS, 900 While there were
more deaths from pneumonia than
from malaria it will be seen that the
need OF malaria control is great when
It is considered that the mortality
rate on pneumonia cases NJ 10 per
cent while that OF malaria is about
one-half Of one per cent.
THE need of anti-typhoid work Is
also emphasized The mortality rate
of typhoid is from eight to 10 per cent.
Thus there are approximately 5000
cases annually in the state That Is
far to high The fact that 665 deaths
have been reported from child bed
fever Is indicative that more stringent
laws are needed to control midwife
practice Investigation has shown
that in large per cent of the cases
where death from child bed fever re
suited. the patient had been attended
by midwiyes with 70 medical attain
ments or knowledge At present there
Is no law regulating This practice BY
all means one should be passed
The report says the State Board Of
Health has been handicapped in its
work by legal teehnicalitjes which OPP
Grated to seriously hinder the work Of
the Bureau Of Vital Statistics through
the failure of the board to enforce
counties to pay fees to registrars.
The board has also been handicapped,
the report says, by the prejudice OF
the general public against It's opera
lions and by inadequate appropra-
tons for maintenance, which has pre-
vented real constructive public
health work
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-12-28
The horseIess STAGE,

Washington Completion OF long
talkedof plans for substituting auto
mobiles for the picturesque horse-drawu
stages in Yellowstone National Park
was announced by Secretary Lane
Next summer there will be big l0pas-
senger motor cars 10 speed visitors
through the long stretches of lodge
pole forest, giving them time TO linger
at points of special interest The pass.
ing OF the horse is a feature of gen
eral reorganization of living and trans
portation facilities in the park. in
which better hotel and camp service Is
promised
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-12-28
z. g. Commission Report.

The Arkansas Railroad Commission
Will ask the next Legislature for 1928
900 for its maintenance during the next
two years. according to its budget re-
port. filed with State Auditor NJ F
Dickinson. The items are; $4,000
for salaries of the three commission
ers at 81, 500 each for the two years;
$500 for the salary OF a rate expert
FOR the next two years $4,000 for the
salary OF the secretary; $4,000 for the
salary of stenographer: $1,000 for
postage; s66S fer telephone rent and
telegraph and telephone tolls; 81 800
for priting of maps. tariffs and re-
ports; and $1,000 for travelling and
contingent expenses.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-12-28
Governor Pardons.

A pardon for Jim Reed. convicted in
Jefferson county in March. this year.
of assault to kill and sentenced to nine
years. was issued from the Office of the
governor.
Mrs. s. Vandamme. of Saline coun-
~, was relieved of a s25 fine for Sab
bath breaking. Papers in her case
were to the effect that she had been
fined on the testimony OF boys who
alleged that they had bought wine
from her on Sunday. but that she had
sold them grape juice, and the sale
was made on Saturday.
Thomas Thornton of Garland coun-
ty. sentenced to two years. and Fred
Woodland of Crawford, sentenced to
one year for grand larceny, were
pardoned.
Tom Fatillo. under three years SEN
tence imposed by the Dallas Circuit
Court for burglary. and Paul Curtis OF
Independence county. sentenced to
two years for grand larency.
A 5000 fine against Tex Williams
of Miller county for aggravated as
sault was reduced to $50
Mack Shuttlesworth of Johnson
county, nned 800 for violation of the
fish and game law was relieved of
fine of $95 letter filed in his be
half showed that his wife was suffer
ing from tuberculosis, and that he is
poor man.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-12-28
Liner in a Collision.

Norfolk. Na.-The Merchants and
Miners liner Powhatan. outward
bound from Norfolk. for Baltimore,
with II passengers. was beached in
r. feet OF water on Thimhle Shoal.
lower Chesapeake Ray, after COLI.
sion with an unidentified vessel Wire
less reports said the passengers and
crew, including several injured. had
been transferred To other vessels.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-12-28
Spirit Dealers Object.

Paris The governments intention
TO prohibit the consumption OF alcohol
ton among the large wine and spirit
dealers The syndicate of the whole
sale merchants nj Bordeaux is send.
ing deputation 10 Paris to remon-
strate with Premier BRAND As in the
case OF the absinthe prohibited in 1915
demands are To be made for indemni.
ties If the new measure goes into eff
feet
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-12-28

Washington.-Use of the eountry's
schools for all branches OF community
work was urged by Miss Margaret vii.
son, the presidents daughter, before
the annual convention of the American
Civic Association. The school princi.
pal, she said. should not be hampered
by restriction to irksome school du.
ties, but should have a free hand for
work along broader lines.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-12-28
To Paw Final Dividends

The State Bank Department an
nounced that final settlement of the
assets of the defunct Bank Of Tim.
Arkansas county, will be made.
Checks for Gag per cent Of deposits
al the time the bank failed Will be
mailed TO depositors. This will make
the total paid 80 per cent. The bank
failed in August. 1914. shortly after
robbers had secured $4,000 from its
vaults. The deposits aggregated
$4,000.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-12-28
MACkENSEN DRIVES
ENEMY BEFORE HIM
lSAkTchA TAKEN AND MATcHIs,
BRiDGEHEAD ATTACKED ="
TUCTCHA is EVACUATED.
RUSSIAN LINES HOLDING
Attempts BY Austro-German Troops to
Recapture Heights Occupied BY the
Russians North Of Uzul Valley
Were Repuised.

Berlin-Field Marshal Won Macken-
sens Dobrudja army. after capturing
Isaktcha on the Danube. has begun
an attack on the bridgehead' of Match
in. in the northwestern corner OK
Dohrudia province. to which the Rus
o-Roumanian forces have retreated.
army HEADQUARTERS announced
Across the Danube in Eastern Wal
lachia there has been n renewal OK
activity and engagements are now In
progress. On the eastern Transyiva-
nian front. Austro-German troops re-
pulsed two Russian attacks in tho
Oitus Valley. The statement follows:
Front of Arkduke Joseph: Near
Cimbroslava our patrols dominating
the advance ground repulsed several
Russian detachments.
North OF Sosmeoce in the Oitus
Valley our fire pushed back the Rus
eans who twice attacked.
Army group OF Field Marshal Won
Mackensen: In Great Wallachia, new
engagements are in progress.
"Our Dobrudja army has captured
Isakt cha and is now attacking tho
hridgehead of Matchin.
Western front: There was an ar
tillery duel of temporary severity in
the Wyschaete sector. With the re-
naming armies the activity did not
pass the usual measure The night in
most sectors was calm.
Front OF Prince Leopold of Bava-
ria: Austro Hungarian outposts re
pulsed several Russian attacks near
Lysiets. southwest of Stanislau tGar'
licia)."
OF the Macedonian front operations
the statement says:
There wero no incidents Of import
ance''
The official statement from general
headquarters issued this evening
reads
No large actions are reported from
tho west or east fronts.
"In Roumania progress continues.
ION the Macedonian front there
have been no incidents of import
ance."
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-12-28
t19 Have Denendants.

There are lis Arkansas National
Guardsmen who would be affected by
the appropriation asked by Secretary
Of War Baker for. $500 coo for the
support of dependent relatives OF the
guardsmen. according e the adiutant
generals office. The information WAS
secured through the company com
manders recently at the request Of
Mrs Jessamine s. Fishback of Fort
Smith. an officer OF the National Pa,
triotic Relief Society.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-12-28

Pctrograd-Renewed heavy lighting
IL in progress in Eastern Wallachia.
war office statement announces. The
Roumanians were forced 10 yield
ground al some points and the Rus
SLAMS lost height north Of the Bu-
Ecu Rimnik Road. but repulsed all
other attacks
Attempts by Austro- German troops
to recapture heights occupied by the
Russians north of the Uzul Vale -
were repulsed sanguinarily. the Rus
slams capturing two guns and more
than 200 prisoners
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-12-28
Banks Seeking Charters.

The State Banking Department is
flooded with applications for charters
for new banks, several of which have
been granted in the last two weeks
according to j.. D Covey. deputy com
missioner, who returned from two
applications.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-12-28
GovernorEIect srouoh Chartered

gagged suite of rooms at the Hotel
Marion for himself and Mrs. Brough
which they will occupy during the com
ing session of the Legislature At the
close OF the legislative session they
will go 10 housekeeping in the south
ern part Of the city.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-12-28
To Recruit State Guards.

Recruiting offices will be opened Inn
mediately at Rogers, Russellville,
Hope. Camden, Dermott and Newport
for the Arkansas National Guard. un.
der supervision of Capt. y NJ. Cart
nell. Z, s. \, retired. according OF
official announcement.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-12-28
Population OF the u. s. A.

Washington-The population ot
continental United States on January
l. 1917. Will be l02 500. 500. and. with
lis outlying possessions. ll3.3o9.3s
the Census Bureau estimates. upop
the increase as shown by the federn
census OF 1900 and 1910.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-12-28
Cashiers Body Found

S,rashurg. Colo The body Of J. T.
Hardin. aged 50, cashier Of the State
Bank of Strasbure, was found on va
cant lot here with two bullet wounds
in the head MIR, HGrdn went 10 the
bank as usual and found a sign over
the door. reading: Closed by order
of the state banking commissioner"
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-12-28
Make School Bows Work.

London-A Reuter- dispatch from
Copenhagen says that the government
of Schleswig. Prussia. has proclaimed
civil conseription of schoclboys. They
Will be used particularly for railroad
work and the loading and unloading Of
trucks. OF which labor there Is .
shortage
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-12-28
Sf7.OOO.0OO For Canal

New Nork.--An added expenditure
OF sl7000,000 is required for the
maintenance, construction and com.
pletion of the Panama canal" accord
Ing to Col. Chester Harding. L. s A..
governor of the canal zone, who ar.
rived here Culehra Cut has been
cleared Of slides and the depth Of the
canal averages from 35 TO 40 feet.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-12-28
S125.NOO Ere ose

Columbia. Miss-Fire DESTROYED
two large dry goods stores. drug
store and a hardware establishment in
this city's principal business block be-
fore it was gotten under control. The
loss is estimated at more than s125..
600, partly covered by insurance.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-12-28

Judgment by consent for $500 was
granted in the Circuit Court to Martha
Ellen Reid of Greenwood administra.
trix of the estate of John A. Reid
against the Greenwood Coal Company
Reid was fatally burned in an explo
sion on Octoha~ Ia
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-12-28
No Money To Make Money.

MISUNDERSTANDING McAdoo no
tilted Congress that he is faced with
the necessity OF suspendlng operations
at the Philadelphia mint for a lack OF
funds and asked for n deficiency ap-
preparation before the holidays To
keep the plant going.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-12-28
Must Go To the Rorder

Oklahoma City. okla.-One hundred
and thirty.five members OF the Okla,
homa National Guard who failed to IN
with the Oklahoma Infantry TO the Dor
der must report at once. according To
orders from Col. r. A. Brown OF Fort
Sam Houston. The government In
tends 10 prosecute them as deserter,
IL they do not respand.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-12-28
A large number of men are at work
at Buena Vista. boring for oil.

Creditors of the Benton County Ap-
pie Brandy Company will soon dispose
of the distllery and grounds of the
company. This is the end of plant
once famous as the largest apple bran
dy plant in the world
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-12-28
EXPORTS Still Climb

New York,-EXports OF domestic
merchandise, including war munitions
of all kinds. shipped eit OF this pory
in November. totaled s232. sS5s7k
against Sfsi.s77 SOC in the correspond-
ing month OF 1915
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-12-28
Is the Prrsidrnt In

Washington. President wflsonx
presence In Washington hereafter wiH
be denoted by the flag of the prexS-
dent OF the UniteS States floating
over the White House.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-12-28
For Families of Guard

Washington Secretary Baker ask.
ed Congress 10 appropriate for imme.
date use ss,50o,0OO required by tho
War Department for the suppor, Of
dependent families Of enlisted men OF
the army and the National Guard
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-12-28
Warrants Are Redeemed.

Warrants outstanding against the
to $S3.3S01S. A year ago the same
date there was 1901. S3659 outstand-
ing.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-12-28
500 Toward Deficit

Observation-Disclosures Wilson has
sent check for $4,000 to Treasurer
Marsh of the Democratic National
Committee. as his contribution toward
meeting the deficit in the commi,tees
campaign fund
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1916-12-28
STATE HAPPENINGS.

f.. C. Rule. formerly member OF
the staff of the Lonoke County News.
has Joined the ministry and has been
ordained minister of the Methodist
church.