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The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-29

field artillery, good; infantry, fair
and very good by companies.
kansas-Medical department. very
good; field artillery. fair; infantry.
very good and good by companies.
Kentucky - Medical department,
fair; infantry, fair and good to ex-
eellent by companies.
Louisiana - Medical department,
very good cavalry. good; field artil-
lery. fair; infantry, good. fair and
poor by companies.
Maine-Medical department. fair
coast artillery corps, fair and good; in
fantry, good.
Maryland-Medical department. very
good infantry, very good and fair by
companies.
Massachusetts-M Medical department.
excellent; cavalry, very good field ar
tillery, excellent; coast artillery. good
and very good; infantry. good and
very good by companies.
Michigan Medical department,
poor; engineers corps, fair; signal
corps, good; cavalry. good; field artil-
lery, poor; infantry. good and very
good
Minnesota - Medical department,
fair; field artillery, very good in
fantry, good and very good by com
panies.
Mississippi - Medical department,
poor; infantry, fair and poor by
companies.
Missouri-Medical department, good :
cavalry, very good; artillery. excel
lent; infantry. very good and fair by
companies.
Northumberland department very
good; infantry, excellent and good.
Nebraska-Medical department very
good infantry, excellent, good and fair
by companies.
New Hampshire-Medical depart
ment, fair; cavalry fair; field artil-
lery, good; coast artillery. poor; in
fantry, excellent and very good.
New Jersey-Medical department.
very good; cavalry, good; artillery.
very good infantry. fair to good
New MeXico-Medical department,
good; artillery, excellent; infantry,
very good and good.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-29
Condition OF the National
Guard in the Various
States.

According to the latest war depart
ment records, the condition of the Ma
tional Guard is us follows:
Alabama-Medical department. good:
field artillery, poor; infantry, fair and
good.
Arizona-Medical department, good
infantry, fair and good
Arkansas-Ffrst Infantry Companies
B, d, f and X. poor; others good or
very good. Second Infantry Compa-
MES G and X, poor; others good or
fair
California - Medical department.
good; cavalry, fair; field artillery, very
good; coast artillery. good and fair;
infantry, fair or poor by company.
Colorado-Medical department, good;
corps of engineers, fair; cavalry, good;
field artillery, poor; infantry, good and
poor by companies.
Connecticut = Medical department,
very good cavalry, good and excel
lent; field artillery. very good; coast
artillery, good and very good by COM
panies; infantry. excellent and very
good.
District of Columbia-Medica de-
partment. excellent; signal corps, fair;
infantry, fair, good and excellent by
companies.
Georgia-Medical department. fair;
infantry, fair and poor by companies;
cavalry. good; field artillery, very
good; coast artillery. good and poor
by companies.
Idaho-Infantry very good and good.
Illinois-Medcal d 1rtment, very
good; engineer corps. fair; cavalry, ex
cellent and very good; field artillery,
very good and good; infantry, very
good and fair by companies; Seventh
and Eighth infantry, Chicago, excellent
and very good.
Indiana-Medieal department. fair;
field artillery fair; infantry, good and
very good by companies.
Iowa-Medical department, fair;
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-29
Attack Warden's Boats.

Activities of state game wardens in
enforcing the new law against fshing
with illegal nets is meeting with Sc
rious opposition in eastern Arkansas,
according to reports received by Lee
Miles secretary of the State Game and
Fish Commission. A gasoline launch
used by George Rison of Little Rock
along the White river. near Clarendon,
disappeared when Warden Rison left
1t for a short time Another launch
used on Cache river was shot full of
holes Another disappeared on the
upper White river and the engine of
another has been damaged.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-29
FAVORS STATE ROADS
BUILT BY CONVICTS
REPRESENTATIVE 10 JOHNSON
PLANS LEGISLATION FOR
1917 SESSION.
SAYS SMALL TAX NECESSARY
Bill Would Provide For Building of a
Road With Convicts and Surplus
Funds From the Sale of Au-
tomobile Tags.

Little Boek.-
Plans for legislation that will be of
great Importance to good roads work
in Arkansas are being made BY Repre-
sentative 10 Johnson of Fort Smith
and other members Of the Legisla-
ture. Mr. Johnson consulted with ".
b. Owen, chairman of the State High
ways Commission, and Hugh K. Carter,
state highway engineer.
Mr. Johnsons plan is to provide for
working state eonviets on roads under
a system similar to that which has
been successful in Colorado and Illi-
nois. The bill would provide for
building OF state road with eonyiets
and the surplus funds from the sale
of automobile licenses. The road
would be built jointly by the state
and the property owners in the com
munities through which II passes. The
law would not provide for the road
being built in any certain direction.
The route would traverse the route
where the most local cooperation
could be secured
The bill would provide for the for
nation of special road improvement
district along the entire route of the
road A small tax would be levied on
adjacent land Mr. Johnson believes
the first part of the road will be built
from Little Rock to Fort Smith. Agf.
tation is beginning along this route,
he said, and by the time the Legisla-
ture meets 1t is probable some definite
proposal will be made
The automobile tax next year. it is
estimated, will amount To more than
$4,000.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-29
Governor Pardons.

George Bridgeforth OF Jefferson
county, sentenced in the fall term OF
1915 to one year for grand larceny. A
pardon was granted also to jim Pitt
grew of Washington county, sentenced
in the spring term Of 1916 to one ye0
for grand larceny.
Joe Thomas of Yell county. convict
ed of burglary in September. 1914, and
sentenced to two years.
Thomas did not enter the peniteu-
tiary for nearly d year after his con-
yiction because Of an appeal.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-29

Or the SO brgades, on paper, max
ing up these divisions only 2S have
their headquarters organized Due to
the troops of many of the brigades
and most of the divisions being from
different states. and the war depart
ment having no regular officers to
spare there Is no one available for
these staffs.
For the 127 regiments Of infantry
and cavalry there should be 635 ma
chine guns. At last reports few
weeks ago there were but 172 in the
possession of the various regiments.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-29

". c. Johnson of Heber Springs.
special deputy bank commissioner APP
pointed to liquidate the Bank of Hig.
dep. will ask the Cleburne Chancery
Court for authority to make a final
settlement of the banks affairs. The
last dividend to depositors will be
paid soon Dividends aggregating 20
per cent were paid previously The
last dividend Will leave the amount
paid less than half the deposits, it Is
believed. The exact amount of this
dividend has not been determined.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-29
Militia Below Peace Strength.

Records of the division of militia
affairs of the war department show
that the National Guard Of the coun-
try lacks $4,000 men of the number re-
CURED to bring it up TO its supposed
peace strength of $4,000, 1t is short
by 10000 men of its full war strength
of $4,000.
OF the l. divisions existing on pa
per, only two, the Sixth New York and
the Seventh Pennsylvania, have divi-
sional headquarters organized.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-29
Awards MIX Contract.

The Board of Control OF the STATE
Charitable Institutions has contracted
with milk buyers at Hazen TO furnish
$50 gallons Of milk per day to the
state Hospital for Nervous Diseases.
The milk is to test four per cent but,
ter fat. and the average price is to be
2l1a cents per gallon. Previously the
milk supplied the institution came
from Pulaski county dairies and cost
22la cents per gallon This milk test
ed three per cent butter fat. accord
ing to the board.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-29
Anthrax Quarantine.

Governor Hays issued a proclama.
ton authorizing II. II. Mitchell, depu-
ty state veterinarian to establish a
quarantine in Chicot county. The pro-
elamation was issued on the advice
of County Judge Harry l.. Cook. who
telegraphed the governor that quar-
antine will be necessary to stop the
spread of the disease.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-29
Events Leading to
Mexican Crisis in
Brief Chronology

The following brief chronology con.
stitutes the highlights in the poiti-
cal history of Mexico, starting with
the Madefe revolution against Presi-
den Portirio Diaz. November 10, 1910
eliminating In the present crisis as
follows:
1910.
NOV. 23-Franeisco l. Madero pro
claims himself provisional president,
and two days later Diaz resigns,
sailing with his family for Europe
May 81
OCT I6-Seeond revolution started I'M
der General Felix Diaz. Two weeks
later he Is captured by federal
troops and uprising apparently
crushed.
FEB. 2f-Third revolution takes place
and Vietoriano Huerta proclaimed
provisional president. Gustavo Ma
dero executed.
FEB. 2I-Fourth revolution, this time
against Huerta, started by Garran-
"a, governor of Goahuila.
OCT. 14-Huerta proclaims himself
dictator and abrogates constitution.
1914.
APRIL 9-Paymaster and seven sailors
arrested In Tampico by Mexican sol
diers. Though released a few hours
later. Rear Admiral Mayo demanded
an apology. punishment of the Mex
lean officer in charge and n salute
of twenty-one guns. This was the
APRIL 21-united States marines oc-
eHpy eustomheuse at Vera Cruz
and take charge of city.
JUNE 24-Peace protocol signed by
"A b e. mediators at Niagara Falls.
Ontario
JULY 15-General Huerta resigns as
provisional president.
AUG. 14-Garranza. by agreement with
General 0bregon and General Itur-
bide. named provisional president
to succeed Francesca Carbajal, who
held office one month after Huertas
resignation.
NOV. 1.-THE outbreak of hostilities
between Carranza and villa takes
place.
1915.
JAN. ) to MARCH sporadic fight
ing between Villa and Carranza
forces
Oct. f9-United States formally rec
ognizes Garranza de facto govern
ment. Wild jabilation In Mexico
City.
1916.
JAN. Villa atrocities against Amer
leans become daily.
JAN. 13-Fifty Americans massacred
by Nllistas near Chihuahua City
JAN. 15-Fieht between American
troops and Mexican soldiers near
Fort Hancock. tifty-three miles east
of FL Paso.
JAN. 17-Villa orders his troops to
shoot all Americans on sight.
JAN. 23-Eight Americans hanged by
Villas orders at Carnejutla, Mexico.
FEB. 1S-Otficial report made to Sec
rotary of State Lansing disclosed
that total American murders In Mex
leo numbered 146 in three years
MARCH sporadic raids by Villistas
across border become almost daily.
MARCH columbus raid by 1900
Mexican rebels under Villa. Seven
teen Americans slain.
MARCH 19-American troops under
command Of Colonel Dodd enter Mex
leo as vanguard of General Per-
ShinpfS pnpitiva pxna6itipD
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-29
Silent After Conference.

Members of the Board of Trustees
OF the University OF Arkansas ana or
the Arkansas Profitable Farming Com
mittee met at the capitol TO discuss
complaints that have been made con.
corning ]. II Miller dean of the Agri-
cultural Extension Division Of the
university At the conclusion OF the
meeting. ii was announced that 10
had been agreed to give out no state-
ment at this time.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-29
Davis AGAIN honored.

John NJ Davis. state bank commits
sioner. was reelected secretary q the
National Association of Supervisors Of
State Banks at Louisville Ky. Mr..
Davis ]. d. Covey and w 7. Maxwell.
deputy commissioners. and A ]. Reap
state bank examiner, returned from
the meeting
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-29
Road Gets More lime.

The State Board of Railway Ineor-
poration granted TO the Fort Smith,
Subiaco and Eastern railroad an ex-
tension of three years for the com
pletion of its line from Scranton to
Bardanelle. Henry Stroupe Of Paris.
president of the road, asked for the
extension.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-29

The ordnance department had only II
available. There We're GO others in
the sea-coast defenses, but they were
needed there.
Transportation is of the utmost i'm
portance in any field operation and
this will be particularly true in Mexi-
co. Yet the Sixth New York division
is the only one with complete regi-
mental and divisional wagon trains.
The Seventh Pennsylvania has com
plete regimental trains but needs 115
wagons to complete the divisional
trains.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-29
IN MEXICO.

These men are stretched along
front of $50 miles. This makes the
line average 4s men to the mile.
AGAINST THIS FORCE cARRANzA
HAS.
In Sonora under Gales. 10000
In Chihuahua facing Pershing 10000
At other points along border. -. 5000
Total .....................e 81 900
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-29

The State Highways Commission
sent an engineering crew to Woodruff
county to survey Ia miles of road east
of Augusta to be built by district
formed under the Alexander law. An
other crew will go to Monticello, Drew
county. to survey 35 miles around
Monticello, Tillar and Winchester.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-29
Europe Has shrunk.

An extremely interesting map OF
Europe, during the third interglacial
age, shows land extending far into the
Atlantic, with rivers where are now
the English and Irish channels, the
Shannon river beginning a little out
to sea from it's present mouth and the
Rhine flowing into the Arctic ocean
at a point twice as far from its pres
ent mouth as the modern river is long
What these river would be in the good
wear 1916 was not one of the things
that bothered the doughty piltdown
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-29
Sentence Withheld.

Governor HAYS held in allegiance un-
til December l, a one-year sentence
imposed on w. D. Bell of Hot Springs
on plea of guilty to the charge of
illegal sale of liquor Nine other.
cases of similar nature are in process
of appeal to the Supreme Court and
Gov. Hays said he granted the stay
pending the courts action on the ap
meals
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-29
Returns Home From institute.

]. L. Bond, state supervisor of ru-
raj schools, returned from attending
the Cleveland county institute at Ri
son, and the teachers institute being
conducted at the Third district agri-
cultural school at Monticello. The
latter will continue three weeks.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-29
Goes 10 Aero School.

Corporal Charles T Robbins OF Com
pany E. Second Infantry A. y. G..
stationed at Little Rock, left for ltha-
ca. N Y. to enter the Thomas AVA,
ton School Tile Aero Club of Amer
lea advanced $3.50 toward his expenses
and officers of the guard will raise by
subscription the remainder, about
$3.50
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-29

Reorganization of the Arkansas Ma
tional Guard under the new army bill
is proceeding, and it is expected will
be completed by July /. The chief
change is the administration OF new
oaths Of enlistment.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-29
ARKANSAS IN BRIEF.

DR.. d. B. Forester OF the United
States Bureau of Animal Husbandry.
has called a meeting of breeders of
Aberdeen Angus cattle to meet at
Jonesboro July 10 TO organize Breed
ers' Association OF northeast Arkan-
sas.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-29
mr. Garrison at crossett.

DR. c. w Garrison, state health Of
fieer. is at Crossett with Dr. r. II.
Won Ezdorf of the United States Pub
lie Health Service, inspecting the ma
iaria eradication work at that place.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-29
Grocer and Butcher.

81 never worry over other peoples
troubles.
4 do. There are a couple of men
down the street whose troubles give
me lot of worry"
What are their troubles?'
MY debts. Boston Evening Tran
script
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-29
PAYS In $1,131.e4.

Sheriff E. L. Purifoy of Ouachita
county paid into the general revenue
funu $1,131.94 in warrants on general
revenue taxes.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-29

The entire crop OF the Star peach
orchard, near Bellefonte. and the
Scott orchard, near Batavia, has been
sold at a good price TO the Verholen
& Co. of Chicago.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-29

man. Eeanthropus Dawsoni, who
scampered about Britain at that time.
estimated at 100000 to 100000 years
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-29

The fve-year-old child of w. P.
Morgan at Bay City was burned to
death while playing with matches.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-29

Three thousand head of cattle were
dipped last week in Pittsburg town
ship, Johnson county.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-29
FORCES OF UNITED STATES
AND MEXICO NOW IN FIELD
ALONG BORDER.

These men are stretched along a
front of 1900 miles This makes the
line average 10 men to the mile.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-29
WILSON'S ULTlMATUM
DEMANDING RELEASE OF
AMERICAN PRISONERS.

AMERICAN PRISONERS.
Washington.-The text of the
note to the Mexican defacto gov
eminent, transmitted to James
Linn Rodgers, special representa-
tive of the American government
: in Mexico City, says:
Mr. Arredondo delivered to this
government the following commu-
nication:
Il am directed by my govern
ment to inform your excellency,
with reference to the Carrizal in
cident. that the chief executive -
through the Mexican War Depart
= ment, gave orders to Gen. Jacin-
to B. Trevino not to permit Amer
lean forces from Gen Pershing's
= column to advance further south.
nor to move either east or west
= from the points where they are To-
Gated, and to oppose new incur
sions of American soldiers into
Mexican territory These orders
were brought by Gen. Trevino TO
= the attention of Gen. Pershing,
who acknowledged the receipt OF
the communication relative there
to-
On the 22d instant, as your
excellency knows. an American
force moved eastward quite far
from its base. notwithstanding the
above orders, and was engaged by
Mexican troops at Carrizal, State I"
of Chihuahua. As a result of the
encounter several men on both =
sides were killed and wounded x
and Il American soldiers were
made prisoners .
you are hereby instructed to
hand 10 the minister of foreign re-
= lations of the defacto government
the following: ="
The government of the United
States can put no other construc-
ton upon the communication
handed TO the secretary of state
of the United States on the oath
of June by Mr.. Arredondo, under
instructions of your government,
than that it is intended as a form
al avowal of deliberately hostile
action against the forces of the
United States now in Mexico. and
of the purpose to attack them
without proyoeation whenever
they move from their present po-
sition in pursuance of the objects
for which they were sent there,
Notwithstanding the fact that
those objects not only involve no
unfriendly intention towards the
government and people OF Mexico,
but are, on the contrary, intended
only TO assist that government In
protecting itself and the territory
and people of the United States
against ponsible and insurg-
ent bands of rebel marauders
Il 4 am instructed therefore, by
my government to demand the i'm
mediate release of the prisoners
taken in the encounter at Carrizal,
together with any property of the
= United States taken with them,
and to inform you that the gov
eminent of the United States ex-
: poets an early statement from
your government as to the course
of action it wishes the govern
ment of the United States to I'M
derstand it has determined upon.
and that il also expects that this
= statement be made through the
usual diplomatic channels, and not
through subordinate military com
manders :"
: ~-# s. = y = -
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-29

Farm Demonstration Meredith, Louis
Winton and David Fellman brought to
Piggott two carloads of registered cat
lie. Herefords, Shorthorn Durhams,
Holsteins and Aberdeens. Most Of
this stock has been sold to the farm
ers. Clay county farmers are waking
up to the importance of raising the
best stock.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-29
Will Send Militia as Mustered.

There was a constant stream of
contractors, railroad officials and
others passing through the offices of
Brig.-Gen. William Sharp quartermas-
ter general of the army. and Col.
Chauncey Baker. his assistant. who
has charge of arranging railroad trans
portation for militia organizations
Steps were taken TO speed up arrange
ments to place transports at the dis
posal of commanding generals of all
the departments. so that militia may
entrain Immediately for the border.
Gen, Mills, chief of the militia divi,
sion, informed Secretary Baker that
late kilograms said the militia of Mis-
souri,, Iowa, Kansas and Wisconsin
are being mustered into the United
States service 1t is believed militia
organizations in practically all the
states will begin muster ar once.
The War Department viii not wait
till the full organizations are muster
ed, but if Gen. Funston orders it, units
will be sent to the border as fast as
muster is completed
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-29

in constant communication with Mai
Gen. Hugh L. Scott, chief of staff;
Maj-Gen. Tasker II. Bliss. assistant
chief of staff: Brig Gen Albert L.
Mills, chief of the division of militia
affairs; Rrig-Gen William Crozier.
chief of the bureau of ordnance, and
officers of the adiutant- generals de-
partment
Lieut.-Gen. Nelson A. Miles. u. s.
A.. retired. who was commanding gen
eral of the army during the Spanish
American War. was in conference with
Secretary Baker and staff officers dur
ing the afternoon.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-29

A 12-fsot walnut log less than three
feet in diameter was sold at Decatur
recently for S132. 1t was curly-grain-
ed walnut.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-29

Rev. L. d. Williams of Keo has sew.
cred his connection with the Metho.
dists and Joined the Baptists. He has
been elected to the Baptist ministry.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-29

Suit filed two weeks ago, claiming
$4,000 back taxes from the Fort
Smith Lumber Company, was dis
missed in Chancery Court upon mo-
ton of the state.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-29

w. c. Harris of Mulberry has pur.
chased the Mulberry Democrat from
Frank Anderson Of Van Buren,.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-29

TIE following brief chronology con
stitutes the highlights in the politi-
cal history Of Mexico. starting with
the Madefo revolution against Presi-
den Portirio Diaz November 10, 1910,
eliminating In the present crisis. as
follows: