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The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-29
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- ty, was relieved of 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 Patillo, 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 Iareney.
 A $20O fine against Tex Williams of Miller county for aggravated as sault was reduced to $50.
 Mack Shuttlesworth of Johnson county, fined $100 for violation of the fish and game law was relieved of a fine of s95. A letter filed in his be- half showed that his wife was suffer. ing from tuberculosis, and that he is a poor man.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-29

atnarisfn-guArk., orders ,.,s.e....,.. F s d have broken! '"s
 "Tne4., not until then, will the allies tres-oNith you with regard to ending the war!"
 Reduced to it's sum and substance that is the answer of Great Britain and her allies to the central powers pro posal to enter into negotiations for peace It 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 a thought-the premier set them down thus:
 "Without reparation peace is impos- sible. The allies insist that the only end of the war must be complete guar antee against Prussian militarism dis turbing the peace of Europe
 And with a ringing note of bitter irony he added:
 "All the outrages on land and sea cannot be liquidated by a few pious phrases about humanity"
 At the pinnacle of his 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-expected address be- fore house thronged to it's capacity and amid deep, almost reverential ST. fence, which was, however, broken re- peatedly by thunderous cheering
 The substance of his declaration, he announced, would be sent to Germany within few days. It was not only England's answer, the prime minister emphasized It was England's "clean and definite" support to the identical statements already given by Russia and France.
 It was not fiat-footed, defiant re- lection of peace, this remarkable speech by England's strongest man" which the world had waited breath lessly for eight anxious days.
 It was an unqualified, scornful, al- most contemptuous rejection of the central powers proffer as it now stands. For this proffer, in it's present shape, is nose, with the ropes end in Germany's hands"-thus Lloyd George described it-and the allies do not propose to put their heads into it. ]"
 Newspaper presses were still rolling off extra editions containing the pre- mlers speech-a new edition for each succeeding paragraph-when the cables brought from Paris the news that Aristide Briand, the French pre- mier, had announced in the Senate that the entente would send a joint reply to the central powers, making it known that 'it is impossible to take their request for peace seriously"
 Earlier the word had come from Petrograd that the council of the Rus sian Empire had decided unanimously to favor a categorial refusal of the allies to enter peace negotiations with Germany.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-29
R. R. Commission Report.

The Arkansas Railroad Commission will ask the next Legislature for s23,- 900 for its maintenance during the next two years, according to it's budget re- port, filed with State Auditor M, F. Dickinson. The items are: $15,000 for salaries of the three commission CTS at S2,500 each for the two years; s3, 600 for the salary of a rate export for the next two years; S3,000 for the salary of the secretary; S2.000 for the salary of a stenographer; S1,000 for postage: $668 for telephone rent and telegraph and telephone tolls; S1,500 for priting of maps, tariffs and re- ports and s1,000 for travelling and contingent expenses.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-29
|Es AGAINST 50.
 |LLED STOCK LAW
h oE ELECTION COMMIS. LERs HAD CERTIFIED LAW HAD BEEN ADOPTED.
VOTES IN ITS FAVOR
eId Under the Law 1t Requires |ority of All Electors Voting at LElection Must Vote For Law
 .sore 1t Could Be Certified.
Fort Smith

FOTL Sm1Ln.- se-called stock law adopted by I3 Legislature and referred to ters of Sebastian county at the general election, was not adopt ,age Paul Little decided in the Court at Fort Smith. The
 of election commissioners had ,d the law had been adopted, on hounds that it obtained a major the vote cast fer it. Judge Lit kheld the contentious raised in a lied by w. T. Quinley and Peter hlan of Midland, who asserted it heessary for the act to secure a ity of all votes cast in the cleo he November election 2,824 votes cast for and 2,172 against the i, majority of 652 in it's favor, or kl of 4,996, compared with 5,687 | for governor, which is accepted e total number of qualified cleo |nrticipating in the election.
 passing upon the case Jndge found: Under the lew it re- |s that a majority of all the eaec- roting at said election must vote De stock law before same could be lied as having carried by the con- Iuers, and said stock law not hay eceived a majority of all the quai electors voting at such election, aid stock law failed to carry and not legally adopted at such etsc- and the certificate made by the ndents that it had carried and ldopted at said election is illegal old, and should be Quashed."
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-29
GovernorEIect Brouqh Chartered.

Governorelect c. H. Brough has en- 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 to housekeeping in the south ern part of the city.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-29
Mullinix-T~ist Case Reversed.

muitIhI&- WiSI vase RSNSfseas
 The Supreme Court reversed the de- cision of the Crittenden County Clr- 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 CT court, which remanded the case for a new trial
 Mullinix formerly was employed by Twist as plantation manager After his. discharge by Twist, Mullinix was charged with embedding $20o. Two ae' tions, one civil and one criminal, were brought against Mullinix by Twist. The civil suit was decided in Multi nixs favor and the criminal charge was dismissed.
 Mullenix then sued for damages for an alleged malicious prosecution and obtained verdict of $20000. The cir cult judge reduced the amount to $5,- 900 and the appeal by Twist resulted in the decision by the Supreme Court.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-29
fave Dependants.

There are 118 Arkansas National Guardsmen who would be affected by the appropriation asked by Secretary of War Baker for S3,500,000 for the support of dependent relatives of ths guardsmen, according to the adjutant generals office. The information was secured through the company com manders recently at the request of Mrs. Jessamtne S. Fishback of Fort Smith, an officer of the National Pa triotic Relief Society.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-29
Must Go To the Border

Oklahoma City, Okla-One hundred and thirty-five members of the Okla homa National Guard who failed to go with the Oklahoma Infantry to the bor. der must report at once, according to orders from Col. R. A. Brown of Fort Sam Houston. The government in- tends to prosecute them as deserters if they do not respond.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-29
Spirit Dealers Object.

Paris.-The governments intention to prohibit the consumption of alcohol in France has aroused strong opposi- tion among the large wine and spirit dealers. The syndicate of the whole sale merchants at Bordeaux is send ing a. deputation to Paris to remon- strate with Premier Briand. 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 Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-29
Cashiers Body Found.

strasburg, Colo.-The body of J. P. Hardin, aged 50, cashier of the State Bank of Strasburg, was found on va cant lot here with two bullet wounds in the head. MT. Hardin went to the bank as usual and found sign over the dgor, reading: Closed by order of ths state banking commissioner"
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-29
Seek Mobilization Site.

Lands suitable for permanent mobi- lization, training and drilling of the Arkansas guard, with facilities for a supply station, are being sought in Ar kansas by the secretary of war, it was learned when a request for informa- tion 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 the tract by purchase if necessary. Off ciaIs 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 50 acres, with healthful location, good water supply and railroad facilities will be needed.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-29
To Pay Final Dividends.

The State Bank Department an. nounced that final settlement of the assets of the defunct Bank of Ulm, Arkansas county, will be made. Checks for 6.39 per cent of deposits at the time the bank failed will be mailed to depositors. This will make the total paid 39 per cent. The bank failed in August, 1914, shortly after robbers had secured $3,500 from it's vaults. The deposits aggregated s12,000.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-29
Population of the U. S. A.

Washington.-Th population of continental United States on January 1, 1917, will be 102, ,S26,3O9, and, with its outlying possessions, 113,309,2S5, the Census Bureau estimates, upon the increase as shown by the federal census of 1900 and 1910.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-29
No Money To Make Monev

Washington.-Sec McAdoo no- tiffed Congress that he is faced with the necessity of suspending operations at the Philadelphia mint for lack of funds and asked for a deficiency ap- propriation before the holidays to keep the plant going.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-29
To Recruit State Guards.

Recruiting offices will be opened i'm mediately at Rogers, Russellville, Hope, Camden, Dermott and Newport for the Arkansas National Guard, un- der supervision of Capt. N NJ Cart mell, U. S. A, retired, according ot official announcement
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-29
Make School Bows Work.

London.-A Reuter- dispatch from Copenhagen says that the government of Schleswig, Prussia has proclaimed civil conscription of schoolboys. They will be used particularly for railroad work and the loading and unloading of trucks, of which labor there is shortage.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-29
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 distillery and grounds of tho company. This is the end of a plant once famous as the largest apple bran. dy plant in the world.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-29
The Wilson's celehrate

Washington.-The president and Mrs. Wilson celebrated their first we'd ding anniversary with motor ride. a family dinner party and visit to the moving pictures.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-29
$2,5OO Toward Deficit.

ngton.-President Wilson has sent a check for $2,500 to Treasurer Marsh of the Democratic National Committee, as his contribution toward meeting the deficit in the committees campaign fund.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-29
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 con- missioner, who returned from a two weeks trip over the state examining applications
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-29
STATE HAPPENINGS.

B. c. Rule, formerly a member of the staff of the Lonoke County News, has joined the ministry and has been ordained minister of the Methodist church.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-29

Judgment by consent for $500 was granted in the Circuit Court to Martha Ellen Reid of Greenwood, adminfstra- trix of the estate of John A. Reid against the Greenwood Coal Company. Reid was fatally burned in an explo. sion on October IS.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-29
Incorporation Matters.


 Articles of incorporation were filed by the Mena Cattle Association of Mena, which will engage in the cattle business, and will also bore for oil and gas It is capitalized at s100,000, of which $500 is paid in. c. c. Mills is president.
 Other corporation matters filed were a notice of the withdrawal of the De- sha Lumber Company of South Bend, Ind, and a surrender of it's Arkansas charter, and notice of the dissolution of the Yarbro Cooperage Company of Yarbro.
 A certificate of dissolution was filed by the Planters Gin Company of Marmaduke.
 The Bradford Fruit Company oc
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-29
Exports Still Climb.

New York-Exports of domestic merchandise, including war munitions of all kinds, shipped out of this port in November, totaled $232, ,2S5,875 against $1S4,S77, SOP in the correspond ing month of 1915.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-29
ARKANSAS EPITOME.

Bank of Ravenden, Ark, Nas 'ed by two masked men. Two omers were in the bank at the
 Both were backed up against the the cashier being held at the time. The robbers got away
 s1,800. They had been seen nd town for two days. There are lues and the chances are favora, or their escape.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-29
Is the President In?

Washington. = President Wilson's presence in Washington hereafter will be denoted by the flag of the presi- dent of the Unite~ States floating over the White House.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-29
For Families of Guard

Washington.-Secretary Baker ask. ed Congress to appropriate for imme. diate use $S,5O0,OOo required by the War Department for the support of dependent families of enlisted men of the army and the National Guard.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-29

Miss Marie Kammerman caught a large chicken hawk with her hands at her home near Paltaka. The hawk was in clump of rose bushes trying to catch one of Miss Kammerman's chickens, and she grabbed the sky pi- rate before 1t could make it's escape. It clawed her, but she held to it and carried it across the yard to wood- pile, where she chopped it's head of with an ax.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-29

Dr. R. L. Smith has raised fund of $50 to be used in stimulating in terest among the pupils of tho Russell vile agricultural school in increasing the attendance. The student who brings the largest number of pupils when he returns January 2 for the second term is to receive a prize of $25. The one bringing the next larg- est number of pupils is to receive BIO, and the one bringing the third largest number $10. .5=s.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-29
Warrants Are Redeemed.

Warrants outstanding against the state general revenue fund amounted to sS3, ,3S0.18. A year ago the same date there was $301,S3659 outstand. ing
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-29

train on the White River division of the Iron Mountain ran into flock of 25 turkeys and killed all but four of them The birds had sought pro, lection from the weather under a steep bluff at curve.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-29

R unsophfsflcated lad from the (ry tied his horse to the rear of ntomobile which was standing on lrest City street. The curtains of
 car were down and when the car
 IT started the machine he did not
 e the horse hitched behind. The was unable to keep up with the He gait of the car and the harness stripped f.om the animal.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-29

The taste of two modern concrete roads has created in Phillips County an appetite for additional standard highways, and, accordingly, a petition has just gone forward to Hon. Wm. B. Owen, state highway commissioner, requesting that survey be made of 147 miles of trunk roads running north and south through the county.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-29
Austrian Cabinet Quits.

!ondon.-The Austrian government has resigned. This is reported in a Renter dispatch from Amsterdam.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-29

The commissioners of drainage dis. trict No. 2, comprising about S,00G acres of land between Humphrey ard Wabbaseka, have sold a $25,000 bond issue to Francis Bros. & Go. of St. Louis, for a fraction less than 101, wiih accrued interest.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-29

The short courses to be given tAss winter by the College Of Agriculture of the Unavorsity oe Arkansas are ax. ranged in what iS believed tp be . be% ter way than anything thaS Aas here. tofere been sttSmYAed ia tAs saAtA. First comes faxHaev1 wesA which epsns January ! a0A cps,tAsses 1va days. The subject matter viii ts both techn4eal and practical The{s will also be lectures by prominsDt Aasn on subjects not purely agricultural, but of vital interest to men engaged in agricultural pursuits. ~
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-29

he public schools of Philadelphia
 organized bank and scores of funts have been started. The bank nder the direction of Superintend- H A. Woodward and 12 student ctors. The officials are elected an. Ny by the directors.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-29

The various women's clubs of Corn ing have started movement to raise $500 to be used in the Identification of the town. The Iron Mountain rail way will park the station grounds and the right of way through Corning and will plant trees and shrubs.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-29

etrograd.-Renewed heavy fighting Is in progress in Eastern Wallachia, war office statement announces. The Roumanians were forced to yield ground at some points and the Rus sians lost a height north of the Blu zeu-Rimnik Road, but repulsed all other attacks.
 Attempts by Austro-German troops to recapture heights occupied by the Russians north of the Uzul Valley were repulsed sanguinarily, the Rus sians capturing two guns and more than 200 prisoners.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-29
MACKENSEN DRIVES
 ENEMY BEFORE HIM
lSAkTCHA TAKEN AND MATCHIN eRiDGEHEAD ATTACKED
 TULTcHA 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 von Macken-

Berlin.-Field Marshal von Macken. sens Dobrudja army, after capturing Isaktcha on the Danube, has begun an attack on tke bridgehead of Match in, in the northwestern corner of Dobrudja province, to which the Rus so-Roumanian forces have retreated, army headquarters announced.
 Across the Danube in Eastern Wal 1achia there has been a renewal of activity and engagements are now in progress. On the eastern Transylva- nian front, Austro-German troops re- pulsed two Russian attacks in the Oitus Valley. The statement follows: ::
 Front of Arkduke Joseph: Near Cimbroslava our patrols dominating the advance ground repulsed several Russian attachments.
 North of Sosmeoce in the Oitus Valley our fire pushed back the Rus sians who twice attacked.
 Army group of Field Marshal von Mackensen: In Great Wallachia, new engagements are in progress.
 "Our Dobrudja army has captured Isaktcha and is now attacking the bridgehead of Matchin.
 Western front: There was an ar tillery duel of temporary severity in the Wyschaete sector With the re- maining 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 Ga licia)."
 Of the Macedonian front operations the statement says:
 There were no incidents of import. psacs. " "z-esv--se>.--. s-.e e-<-----
 The official statement from general headquarters issued this evening reads:
 "No large actions are reported from the west or east fronts.
 'In Roumania progress continues.
 "On the Macedonian front there have been no incidents of import ance."
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-29

County Judge Oslin of Hamburg has issued notice calling in Ashley coun- ty road warrants for reissue. The old road districts of the county have been abolished and the present outstanding warrants will be apportioned among the three present districts.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-29

ne First Christian church of Bald will erect a new brick church, 7wh1ch a part of the funds has al " been raised. The Rev. J. c. Ma Of Dallas, Tex, has been called to pastorate of the church and is con- ring the invitation.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-29

Moorhead Wright, of Little Roa.s president of the Arkansas Bankers Association, announced that Bradford Knapp, director for the South of the extension work of the United Statea Department of Agriculture. and Clar- eence ousley of College Station. Texas, director of the extension work of the College of Agriculture of the University of Texas, will be the prin- eipal speakers Of the 22-day cam paign Of Arkansas to be conducted in January by the profitable farming bu- reeu of the Board of Commerce of Little Rock.
 The appearance of these two in Ar kansas is part of the speaking tour of the South arranged by the conference Of the Cotton States Bankers Associa- ton, of which organization MT. Wright Is secretary. These men will be heard in similar campaigns in Texas. Okla homa, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana. Their subjects, how ever, will be different, for there is a different problem in each state which has been solved by these experts.
 The two men will open the cam pa1gn, 1t is probable, at a meeting 10 be held in Little Rock on the night Of January 8. There will be other speakers on the program, who will speak also at meetings throughout Pu- laski county. MT. Knapp and MT. Ousley will be routed SO as to be the principal speakers at all the larger meetings and the larger cities in Ar. ansas. It is probable that they will speak at Fort Smith, Texarkana, Pine Bluff, Helena and other cities.
 Other speakers, as follows, will par ticipate in the campaign:
 J. A. Evans of Washington, in charge of the boil weevil campaign in the South; W. c. Lassetter, acting di- rector of the Arkansas division; J. c. Barnett, district agent; Harry F. Kapp, district agent; W. J. Jernisan, state agent in charge Of club work; H. K. Sanders, specialist in pig club work; Dr. Fl. F. Gibson, specialist in charge of hog cholera work; J. H. Mo Cloud, specialist in chaxgs Of ftve- stock; J. s. Knox, specialist in charge Of horticulture; Dr. R. M Cow, state veterinarian; Prof J. Lee Hewitt, pldn pathesegist of the University of Arkan. sas; Fl. w. Hicks, herticulturist.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-29
ttFhatJgn large per cent~x
 who're death from child bed l.

1 whd Ire death from child bed lev.
 suit ted. the patient had been atte by nlidwives with no medical al ments or knowledge. At present therN 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 it's work by legal technicalities which op- erated 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 tions and by inadequate appropria- tions for maintenance, which has pre- vented "real constructive public health work"
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-12-29

Plans for a systematic prosecution of the campaign to raise s500,000 ad- ditional endowment for Hendrix Col lege are being matuped. Work will be formally begun on> December 31.