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The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27
GERMANS ATTACK
 ON BRITISH COAST
ONE PERSON KILLED AND SIX IN. JURED-oNE AERoPLANE CON.
 QUOTED FIRST RAID.
lkCENDIARY FIRES STARTED
Raid Was Made on the East Coast of Ensland-First Attack Was Made Shortly After Midnight and Sec
 ond in the Afternoon.

London.-The east eoast of Kent was raided twice by hostile aero planes, which dropped bombs. One person was killed and six injured One aeroplane conducted the first raid
 A second attack. this time by two hostile aeroplanes, was made. No casualties have been reported. The raiders escaped.
 An official account of the raid fol lows:
 The war office announces that. talk ing advantage of the bright moonlight, a hostile aeroplane visited the east coast of Kent After dropping nine bombs in rapid succession It made off seaward.
 No naval or military damage was done. but there was some damage to private property.
 ''IncenGiary bombs caused fires, which were extinguished
 "The following casualties occurred: One man killed, two men, one woman and three children slightly injured
 The war office announcement con corning the second attack says:
 Following the aerial attack on the east coast of Kent, two hostile aero planes made a second attack upon the same locality
 After coming under a heavy fire. the raiders disappeared. pursued by our naval and military machines.
 The enemy effected no damage and no casualties have been reported
 The County of Kent is in the south eastern portion of England, south of the Thames In includes part of the City of London, but the official state ment indicates that the aeroplane did not reach the city The point nearest London on the eastern coast of Kent is 50 miles from the city.
 A point of interest is the statement that the raid was made by an aero plan. Heretofore Germany has re- lied principally on Zepelins for aerial attacks on England. Of late, however, there has been much discussion m England of a new type of German aeroplane, the Fokker, which has been said to excel the allied aircraft. Eng fish newspapers stated that the Brit ish air machines were empowered and outengined.
 Harold J. Tennant, parliamentary undersecretary for war, replied to this criticism in the House of Commons, asserting that the Fokker was well adapted to defensive operations, but was incapable of long flights.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27
MURDER A PART
 OF REBEL PLOT
DEATH TO AMERICANS AND DE SEDUCTION OF PROPERTY
 SLOGAN OF CONVENTION.

Washington.-Death to Americans in Mexico and destruction of their property, as well as war to finish against Carranza. was decided upon. Il became known, at q convention Of Mexican revolutionary leaders held in November at ranch near Cordos ba. Representatives of Villa Zapata Argumedo, Higenio Aguilar. the Ge. dillo brothers and many lesser chief. tains signed the agreement.
 Meager reports of this gathering came to the State Department long ago, but they were not made public
 The recent massacre at Santa Ysa- bel. attributed to bandits led by Villa officers, is believed to have been the result of the rebel convention. 0ffi- cials believe the long period before the murder was to allow suborGinstes to report to their commanders apd the fact that news of the convention s decision had to be carried to subordi. nate military commanders by courier Cordoba is on the railroad between Vera Cruz and Mexico City and some 1000 miles from Santa Ysabel
 The Carran2a authorities have been advised of the movements of the reb- els snd have been depended upon by the Washington government to take every precaution to prevent the threats being carried out. They are believed to have the situation fairly we'll in hand, although the chiefs whose dele, gates met at Cordoba still are in the
 Soon after Carranza was recognized the State Departmen, withdrew it's consular officers from northern Mexi- co and repeated it. warning to Amer jeans to leave The Cordoba conven. tion lasted for several days. Appar- ently the call for the meeting was sent out a soon as It became certain that the United States would recog- nize CarranZa, although it was month after recognition had been accorded before the delegates got together. At that time large attachments of Villa and Zapata forces were operating In the neighborhoed of the railroad nAsr Mexico City and if was possible tor the convention to assemble and do it's work with comparative safety from interruption.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27
VILLA DECLARED
 MEXICAN OUTLAW
SIX BANDITS BELIEVED TO BE MEXlCANS ATTACKED BY
 U. S. SOLDIERS.

Fl Paso.-Gen. Garranza telegraph. ed the Mexican embassy that he had formally proclaimed Francisco Villa an outlaw and authorized his eXecu- ton by any citizen of the republic who might encounter him.
 Six bandits. believed 10 be Mexi- cans, were attacked and pursued by United States cavalrymen stationed at Doyles Wells. II miles south of Hachita.
 In brief skirmish one cavalry horse was killed. but no one was hurt, according to report brought to Ha. ehita by a man named Lee and re ceived here.
 Three soldiers and a number Of min, ing men, residents at Doyle's Wells, are said to have participated in the skirmfsh The bandits, according 10 Lee, retreated into Mexico.
 The Parra1 camp of the Alvarado Mining Company was raided by Villa bandits, who killed the Chinese cook, wounded the watchman, who was said to be an American. and footed the company store. according to reports received by mining company officials here.
 Fifteen foreigners remained in Par. ral, according to refugees who arriv- ed here a day or two ago, but the ad- vices received by the Alvarado Com pany officials did not indicate that any of these had been molested.
 Three of the richest mining camps in the State of Chihuahua are in the vicinity of the region where the band it's are now active Santa Barbara the camp of the American Smelling and Refining Company, is 14 miles from the Alvarado company's proper ty in Parral. Twelve miles west are the properties of the Mines Com pany of America When the bandits left Parral they went in the direction of Santa Barbara, it was said. Fifty five miles west of Parral is a great dam which supplies 65,000 horsepower to ths various mining companies.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27
NEW ROAD LAW
 WINS IN GRANT
PRIMARY WINS VICTORY FOR HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS
 UNDER PoSEY ACT.
TWO TICKETS WERE IN FIELD
Road District Is Seven Miles Long and Crosses County-Bonds of $165,ooo We're Issued and Right
 of Way Has Been Cut.
Sheridan

Sheridan According to complete returns, the candidates for county offices who fa- yor the Posey road law won in the recent primary.
 The Posey act. passed by the last legislature, creating road improve ment district for the county. was the issue of the campaign. There were two tickets in the field, one for and one against the repeal of the law
 The road district is seven miles wide and crosses the county Bonds of $165,000 were issued and the right of way has already been cut The de feated candidates wanted the work stopped and the affairs of the district thrown into the hands of a receiver. F. T. Lewis. cashier of local bank has the following to say:
 Grant county has just had the most heated political contest of it's history, with complete victory for progress over q caucused faction. styling themselves 'anti-roadists. They lost every candidate. down to the township officers
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27

Governor Hays appointed E. w Clancy of Tip Woodruff county, to succeed J. L. Connor of Augusta, who was removed from the Board of Trus- tees of the First district agricultural school at Jonesboro. MT. Connor was removed because he has not been in Arkansas for several months and cannot attend board meetings because of i'll health. MT. Clancy was en- dorsed by the Executive Committee of the Arkansas Farmers Union.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27

Malaria IS the most prevalent dis. ease in Arkansas, exclusive of minor diseases, according to reports for last year received by Dr. c. ". Garrison. state health officer. There were G.. 07I cases of malaria among white per, sons and 2,154 among negroes. Pella- sra was second with 725 among whites and GAY among negroes.
 The records show that cultures from the threats of f.462 school chil. dren were made to determine whether they were diphtheria carriers and that 457 were found to be carriers. There were 419 cases of diphtheria report cd among whites and 19 cases among negroes.
 The report of major diseases for 1915 follows:
 White Negro Disease. Cases. Cases.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27
Cotton Men Ask Help.

Washington.-H. N. Pope, presi- dent of the Texas Farmers Union, ac- companied by Senator Sheppard, told President Wilson of the unions plan for sending 1,000,000 bales of cotton to Germany by way of Rotterdam, In American ships, and asked for assur- ances of protection against British seizure. Senator Sheppard said the president promised to do all he could.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27
Left s2. .e3o .5e7 Estate.

New York-The estate of Benjamin Guggenheim. who perished in the Ti- tanic disaster, is valued at S2,639,597. Mrs. Florette Guggenheim. widow of MT. Guggenheim, received s783, ,199, three daughters received s400,000 each, and educational and benevolent societies more than s100,000.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27

The Mena Star recently asked Polk county candidates to state their posi-. tion on law which would require the registration of unpaid county war rants and require the payment ot such warrants as registered C. A. Zweng. candidate for the Senate. had announced himself in favor of such a law. Ernest Hatley and Edward J. Doyle, candidates for representative. have now announced themselves as favoring it.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27
Asks S5.ooo.ooo Damaces.

Buffalo-Suit for 5000 900 damages was begun against Glenn H. Curtiss and his associates in the manufacture of aeroplanes, by Augustus NJ. Her ring, who says he was a partner of Curtiss in the early days. Herring says he furnished virtually all plans and ideas embodied in the aeroplanes now being built by the Curtiss Com pany.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27
Leooinos For 1o,ooo.oOO.

Tulsa, Okla.-Ten million pairs of leggings have been ordered by the French government from the Army Leggings Company of Sand Springs, a suburb of Tulsa. Six hundred leath- CT workers will be brought to Okla homa from New York on a special train to Ell the big contract.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27
Suuar Act Held Invalid.

New Orleans-An interloeutory in- junction was granted by the federal District Court to the American Sugar Refining Company, restraining the Louisiana state officials from enforc- ing the act to regulate the business of sugar refining and prohibit certain ir- regularities in that business.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27
BRIEFLY RELATED.

Less than an hour after a large crowd went home from graduating ex- ereises at the Morrilton primary school. the building, @ large brick structure, was discovered in flames. The origin of the fire, which com pletely wrecked the structure. was not determined.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27
Memphis Loses Again.

Memphis-No litigation can be started in the federal court hero against directors and officers of the St. Francis Leyee Board, according to an opinion handed down by Judge Mo- Call of the Federal District Court.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27
To Open Canal to Traffic,

New York-The Panama canal will be opened to the largest ships on February 15. according to Col. E. r Glenn, U. S. A, who arrived here from Colon The channel is now 20 feet deep at all points where the slides occurred.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27

T. E. Wood chairman of the Arkan. sas Railroad Commission. announced that the commission. acting for the State, would file an intervention with the Missouri Public Utilities Commis- sion, protesting against the Frisco railroads proposed reorganization plan. whereby the railroad would be given chartered valuation of ap- proximately $100,000 per mile for it's entire system.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27
Balance For the Frisco

Chicago.-Jacob NJ. Dickinson. re- ceiver for the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad, filed his NoveTn- Der, 1915, report to Federal Judge George A. Carpenter. The amount of operating income was S6,372, ,426.ei. The operating expenses were s4552.- 106.11.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27
Announce New Viceroy.

London.-Baron Chelmsford, form CT governor of Queensland and of New South Wales, has been appointed vi- ceroy and governor general of India, in succession to Baron Hardinge.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27
Free Menace Publishers.

Joplin, Mo.-A verdict of not guilty was returned by the jury in the case of the Menace Publishing Company of Aurora, Mo, and four of its off cials, charged with misuse of the mails.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27
To Retry Five Directors.

Washington Attorney General Gregory formally announced that the government will retry the five form CT New Haven directors, over whose guilt or innocence the federal Grand Jury in New York disagreed.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27

Work has been started on the new railroad from Melville to the Rush mining camp, in Marion county, The road will be known as the Yellville. Rush and Mineral Belt Railway Com pany.
 The promoters expect to have the road in operation by July l, equipped to handle the tonnage of the mines, which will be exceedingly large by that time. It VIII connect with the Iron Mountain railroad at Yellville
 It is now thought certain that the Missouri and North Arkansas Rail road will build d branch line from Gilbert, Searcy- county. to the mining regions of Searcy and Marion counties not reached by tho other road.
 A survey 10 determine what kind of grade could be obtained was recent ly made by General Manager E. NJ. Wise and engineers. They report that from Gilbert down the Buffalo river an excellent grade could be had.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27
Liner Torpedoed.

New York.-The new Leyland liner Huronian, from Galveston, was tor pedoed on December 20 off the Irish coast, according to reports current in shipping circles.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27

If there had been any doubt as to the sincerity of the promoters who de- sire to erect q sanitarium in this city to cost S12.000 it was removed when telegram came from E. N Roth, chair man of the committee, who is in Chi. cago, saying that he has had a confer ence with men interested in this prof ect and that the money for the pur. chase of the ten acres is ready to be deposited in local banks.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27

Frank Parsons. well known in Brad. ley county. where his father. q Metho- dist minister, was stationed, and where his mother was reared. has been arrested in California and returned 10 Texas. On March ?. 49le, an explo- sion wrecked the railroad station at Lufkin. Texas. Fire followed and the station. witE other property, was de- stroyed Tn the fire the bones of a man were found and these bones were supposed to be those of arson. who disappeared apparently while the lire was under way Collection of life Tn. suranee on Parsons life was contest. ed by some companies. Parsons ar rest is the result of investigation by detectives employed by the insurance companies.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27

The child of MT. and Mrs. George s. Reeder, who are visiting in St. Louis, swallowed an open safety pin, according to message received at Rogers. and physicians had to oper- ate to save her life. The pin was To- cated in the childs stomach with an X-ray.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27

The Centerton Cooperative Oil Company. with capital stock of $100, GOO, has been organized at Cen terton and will begin prospecting for oil within a short time. The company has incorporated and the charter has arrived. Considerable stock has been paid in.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27

About two years ago a stranger in. duced a resident of Mena to loan him sS and gave him an overcoat as secur- ity. The stranger disappeared, and the Mena man wore the coat last win ter. A few days ago he stepped into the ofrice of a friend. and the friend recognized the coat as one that had been stolen from him. The man who loaned the $S bought a new coat
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27

A. E. Ferguson, new farm demon strator and experimentor for Clark County. has laid plans for organizing corn and live stock clubs, and Miss Mamie Weaver. canning club expert. is mapping out the work among the girls of the county.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27

Roy Miller, employed in levee camp near Arkansas City, was bitten by mad dog recently. He was sent to Memphis for treatment
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27
Arkansas Rice at Top.

Beaumont, Tex.-Arkansas Hon duras rice topped the seasons market here when it sold for S1.50.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27

Extra girl and women clerks re- tained by department stores of Little Rock and other towns and cities of the State during the holiday season and not paid the minimum wages specified in the minimum wage act must be reimbursed or their employ CTS will be prosecuted. according to an edict issued by the Minimum Wage Commission, at it's meeting.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27

Ticket sales at the Rock Island of flee at Forrest City showed an in crease of 3315 per cent during Deeem- Der over the preceding December.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27

N. B. McClain, teacher of the Bunch school, which is located about seven miles east of Wicks, Polk eoun- ty, shot himself in the left arm while hunting few days ago. It was nee. essary to amputate the injured arm.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27

L. F. Maynard has sold the Rector Newsboy to George W. Ray Of Per- nie. Mo. MT. Ray has taken charge of the paper as editor and publisher.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27

Miss Elizabeth Parham and W. H. Mims were married near Harrisburg The bride is 59 years old and the groom is 15. MT. Mims served four years in the Confederate army.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27

Construction has been commenced on the Rogers Slave Company's plant. The machinery has just arrived.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27

The long buried scare that the Ouachita River may change it's course, leaving the City of Camden high and dry on a big muddy bayou in the shape of a horseshoe with the pres ent wharf as it's Dase, has been re- vived, and this time seriously. by Of. ficers in charge of the government snagboat Joseph E. Ransdell.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27

The City Council has agreed with Mayor Simon Bloom that Pine Bluff can get along without passing an oc- cupation tax to raise additional reve. nue. A proposed ordinance, which was submitted to the City Council. was tabled by unanimous vote as soon as the ordinance was read the first time.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27

John Werschky has 5000 bushels of peanuts in his wareroom at Webb City. He finds the Spanish peanut brings the best price in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas, while the large white variety brings the best price east of the Mississippi.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27

Henry Owens, negro. who was said to be 105 years old, died at Pine Bluff recently. He was a gunner in the United States navy during the Civil war, and had lived on farm here since the war. His pension record shows that he was born in 1S11.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27

w. L. and Guy A. Clay have sold the Franklin County News. published at Branch, to Taylor R. Bishop.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27

Since the beginning of the Euro- pean war more than 100000 feet of walnut timber has been shipped from Marshall.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27

The Prairie Oil and Gas Company Island railroad between Little Rock and Memphis to supply gas from the western Arkansas fields.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27

J. E. Purkins of Little Rock, who has been running the North Arkan- sas Herald at Harrison until recently, has arrived in Hope with his plant and proposes to publish a daily paper there. It has been several years since Hope has had a daily.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27

The Bigelow school building was de- stroyed by fire. It was a large frame building, and when flames were found in the roof there was no hope of saw ing 1t. Only the piano was taken out. The loss is about s14,000, with insur- eance of s7,000 School will be carried on in another building pending re- building.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27

Dr. F. A. Gray is setting pecan trees on 15 acres of land near Batesville.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27

Three hundred and twenty-four mar riage licenses were issued in White county in 1915, producing revenue of sS10.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27

Aunt Bettie May. an old-time negro nanny, well known to the people of Dardanelle and beloved by many of them, whom she nursed when they were children, died recently.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27

MT. and Mrs. Harvey Larkin of Old Reyno died within few hours of each other and were buried in the same grave Mir Larkin was 24 years of age and Mrs Larkin was 20.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27

The charter of the Conway Straw berry Company, organized four years ago, will be surrendered. The com pany was organized to cultivate a tract of fifty acres in strawberries, but the project never proved profit able
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27

Governor Hays issued a proclama- ton fixing January 27 as Relief Day for Jewish war sufferers. Arkansans are asked on that day to contribute to the relief of the 9,000,000 Jews in the countries at war. President Will son recently set apart the same day for the purpose all over the United States.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27
n the Pulaski County Grand

the Pulaski County Grand Jury made its report. Judge R. J. Lea .cf the First Division, Circuit Court, .s Hded to the instructions given when jury convened last fall. charge Investigate all violations of the wide prohibition law and to en-
 fthe law to the letter. Judge Lea he wished to add this charge be- .ense the prohibition law has gone ,nto effect since the last report by the Grand Jury
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27

James Crabtree Of Miller county filed in the supreme court suit to test the game and fish protection law. passed by the last Legislature. Crab tree was fined $10 for selling three ducks at 9 cents each, violation of the provisions of the law. He ap- pealed the case, it is thought, to test the provision prohibiting the sale of game in the state.
The Monticellonian., 1916-01-27

Paul Mock, formerly of Prairie Grove. was run over by a mule at Oklahoma City and 30 badly injured that he died within short time.