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The Monticellonian., 1916-07-20


To wait until the second crop would
be TOO late and the crop would be
ruined
In company with Sergeant Buster
Powell, Eugene Johnson and Leslie
Drake, privates in Company I. First
Arkansas Regiment. who deserted sew
eral days ago. left Texarkana TO re
turn to Fort Logan II. Roots at Little
Rock Sergeant Powell said they
would not be court =martialed.
The crop conditions in craighead
county have never before been better.
As a result of the work being done by
the state agricultural school faculty
and students and the diversified farm
ing campaign, the farmers are raising
varied crops and also have paid much
attention to live stock.
The first carload of spelter ever
shipped out of Arkansas was loaded
at the Arkansas Zinc and Spelter
Company's plant at Van Buren, The
ear was billed to Buffalo. y. Y. II
contained % tons of spelter.
The sequel to a horse trade a year
ago occurred in the courtyard at
Greenwood when John Reynolds. 10
years old shot at a horse trader. The
shot went Wild Reynolds was arrest
ed and placed in Jail.
Material and tools for construction
work on the Fort Smith, Subiaco and
Eastern Railway are being unloaded at
Darsanelle and work will begin soen
under the direction OF w L. Rhuie,
chief construction engineer
+ An ordinance introduced at the
Batesyille City Council meeting. pro-
viding for tax on all kinds of bust
ness, brought forth such a storm of
protest from business men that It
was tabled
The Arkansas Angus Breeders As
ISOLATION was organized at Jonesbero,
there being present about 100 men
who are breeders. and those interested
| in the raising of pure bred Angus
cattle.
The Jonesboro School Board author,
lied the fiotation of a $4,000 bond is
sue to liquidate an old debt of $4,000
/ on school property and 10 build new
+ high school building.
The riveyal conducted at Nettleton
by the Rev. w c. Swope of Charles,
ton. Mo. resulted in III conversions
and reelamations and 70 additions to
the churches
Surveyors o. the State Highway De-
partment are engaged in surveying a
road to be built in Sharp county from
Wirth TO Cave City. passing through
Hardy. Ash Flat and Cave City.
Beginning July the Monticello
postoffiee was advanced to the list OF
second class Offices. Last years re-
ceipts were more than the necessary
$4,000.
All of the "a companies OF the Ar
kansas National Guard are now mus.
tered into the service of the govern
ment. The remaining companies have
been mustered in. Quite number
were rejected for failure TO pass the
physical examination.
Interesting results are being on.
tanned on the plantation of A. p Nc
Combs. near Hamburg, where diversi-
fed and scientific farming is being
practieed, says County Agent Ben F.
rearing.
Six pure bred year-old Here.
ford heifers have been received at
Warren recently by Messrs Meek.
Brummett and Powers The average
cost was 5000
The twelfth annual Baptist summer
assembly came 70 an end otter a very
successful session held at Arkade.
phia.
The Monticellonian., 1916-07-20

Three new dipping watts have been
placed in the last week in Lincoln
county. says John H. Phillips. county
agricultural agent All crops in this
county are looking fine
w e Ross and H. p. Brown. State
Highway Department engineers. have
begun the survey of proposed road
from Marshall to the Van Buren, coun-
ty line, via Leslie.
An epidemic of hog cholera has
killed more than 500 hogs in st Fran
els county in the last three weeks. ac-
eording to H. T. Pollard, county dem,
onstration agent.
Ten Bentonville children who have
high scores in the fiy-swatting contest
being conducted by the civic League
have killed more than 10000 flies
since May s.
Thursday and Friday. July 90 and
81 have been designated by County
Judge Hammock and readoyerseers
as road working days in Gleburne
county.
A deed of trust. the property OF S
D. Wright OF Judsonia, which disap
peared during the tornado there last
month. has been found at Maynard.
on y,1tiac from
Track laying ON the Yellville- Bush
railroad has been delayed by the lack
of steel. Five miles of track have
been laid The road is in the market
for 10 miles of rails.
A revival at Roe conducted by the
Rev F. NJ. Carter, a Baptist minister,
has closed There were % conversions
and II additions to the church.
Magnesia and graphite mines near
Washitu, in Montgomery county. are
being developed by the Prospective
Mining Company.
The Crooked Greek Mining Com
pany is opening mp one of the richest
ore beds in the district three miles
from Yellyille.
Many hogs are dying with cholera
In the vicinity of Bay Village in Pom
sett county and across the line in
Cross county
Three hundred and twenty-eight
cars of strawberries were shipped out
of Crawford county this year Van
Buren, shipped 141. Alma 50, Dyer -.
Mulberry %. Rudy 80. Mountainberg
%. The growers averaged $3.50 per
crate
Miss Lenora Fox of Forrest city,
who recently received a diploma from
the Home Economics Department of
the University OF Arkansas. has been
appointed home demonstration agent
for St Francis county.
Explorations in Gustafson cave, six
miles south of Calico Rock. have de.
veloped the fact that some of the
walls are decorated with pictures
The Monticellonian., 1916-07-20

'Once each day we submerged as
practice drill" he said land besides
we submerged, as I remember, five
times in the North sea, six in the Eng
lish channel, and three or four in the
open water.
Yes" laughing heartily, yes, each
time there was a reason.
THE longest we actually stayed un-
der was that ten hours in the English
channel. but we could stay four days.
At the end of that time our batteries
would be exhausted. and we would
have to rise and recharge them. Dur
ing the entire trip we travelled "a total
of ninety miles under water.
LAS far as the physical effect on the
ships company is concerned, we could
remain forever. We can submerge fifty
fathoms-three hundred feet-but as
matter of fact we never went nearly
that deep, and probably never shall.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-15
BRITAIN ASKS FOR
ARMY OF 1900, 900
New Estimates Provide for Dailv Ex-
penditure of $4,000, ,00o-Air De-
fences Extended.

LONDON, March 15.-Harold T Ten.
nant, under secretary for war. introduced
the army estimates bill in the house of
commons yesterday The measure calls
for an army of 100000 men, at an ex-
pense, including munitions, of f3. 600 O0o
(S1J. .000) daily
Mr.. Tenant said that it was not in tbe
public interest to give the number of men
now serving in the army or in training
He paid tribute to the wonderful disci-
pline of the men, considering their short
training period, and said that the success
OF the recruiting scheme was an augury of
victory
The government and the minister of
munitions, he said were considering the
question of single men entering the muni
ton factories to escape military service
1t was impossible, he said, to undertake
that every single man in the munition fac
tories should be taken before any married
man.
Energetic steps are being TAKEN Mr.
Tenant said, ''to revise the lists of those
IN reserved occupations The lists of
those IN starred and reserved occupations
are being revised and the governments
pledge will be faithfully carried out. Lord
Derby Will not let married men down.
Othcers would be selected from the ranks
Before they are gazetted they will receive
tour months training in a spcial corps.
During the present financial year. he
said, 100000 army garments and
100000 goat skins had been prepared
for the men in the trenches
Mr.. Tenant read message from Sir
Douglas Haig, commander in chief of the
British army in France, testifying to the
excellent provision made for the army,
Sir Douglas Haig added
All are in good health and good heart
and are confident of victory"
The under secretary for war proposed to
apply the scale of air defnse agreed upon
for London to the whole country. Great
Britain, he said, was now producing month
ly as many qualified air pilots as she was
able to mobilize from all her resources in
August, 1914. The supply of aeroplanes.
he said, was now satisfactory and was
ahead OF the supply of engines and pilots.
Noel Pemberton Billing, the former
member of the Royal Flying Service who
won election TO parliament on an ''air de-
fence platform. made his maiden speech
IN the course OF the estimates debate. He
urged more aggressive air policy and ar
gued that the admiralty should order that
all existing material be employed in raid
ing German territory.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-15
VICTIM OF MEAN TRICK.
c. H. Anderson Called Out Into Cold
Storm on Useless Errand.

c. H. Anderson of Williams street
has decided that the next time he is
asked by anyone to help out a public
service corporation he viii decline.
Last evening as he was about to 20
to bed he received a telephone message
asking if he would be kind enough to
turn out the electric lights on Williams
street. 1t was storming, clustering and
cold but Mr.. Anderson was obiginC
and, borrowing ladder, climbed pole
after pole and unscrewed the lamps.
After removing several of them he
decided to telephone the Twin State
Gas and Electric company to learn Just
how many they wished extinguished.
He was astonished and somewhat pro
voked to learn that the company not
only did not want the lights out but
desired them replaced at once Mr..
Anderson hastened to comply with the
desires of the company and would like
now TO meet the man who first tele-
phoned to him.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-15
Early Calls on Married Men
to Enter Army Causes
i satisfaction
GERMANS CLAIM GAINS
IN VERDUN REGION
But Paris War Office Says French Re
captured Trenches and Night Passed
With Relative Quiet-Austria at Wal
with Portugal.

LONDON, March 15.-Aecording to an
official statement made in Berlin all rt.
mors regarding the cancellation or post
ponement of an intensified submarine cam.
paign against armed Merchantmen, as an.
nounced in the German memorandum to
neutrals last month, are untrue. There
has been no postponement, and abandon
ment of the campaign was never consid.
cred On the contrary, the statement says,
it is now in full swing
The unexpectedly early calls on married
men to enter the army have created such
grave dissatisfaction through the country
that the government is considering a
change of policy Lord Kitchener and the
Earl of Derby viii speak in the house OF
commons today and probably will make
important statements.
A Reuter- despatch from Geneva saws
that Austria has recalled her minister at
Lisbon and has handed passports to the
Portuguese minister at Vienna.
A despatch to the Exchange Telegraph
Company from Rome says that Austria has
declared war on Portugual
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-15
Rearing Station to Be Es-
tablished on F. III.
Newton Farm
PERMANENTHATCHERY
MAY BE DEVELOPED
south Vernon Site Chosen as Result of
Article Published Recently in Re-
former-Fifty-two Rearing Troughs
to Be Shipped at Once.

As the result of an article published in
Ihe Reformer about the requirements of
trout rearing station in Windhan coun-
", State Fish and Game Commissioner
John w. Iitcomb has ordered work To be
started on an experimental plant on the
farm OF Frank H. Newton in South Yer
non. Numerous letters calling attention
10 possible sites in this county were re-
celved by the commissioner as result of
the publication OF the article in The Re
former, and a preliminary SURVEY of the
situation was made by E S Cassehnan
OF Dorset. Later two Of the most prom
lsing sites were visited by Mr.. Titcomb.
VINO was especially pleased with the site
on the Newton farm.
Flfty-two rearing troughs will be shipped
to South Vernon Immediately and ii is
expected that the plant will be ready for
business and stocked with fry within the
next two weeks. Mr. Casselman. who ;s 4,
fsh culturist of wide experience. will have
charge of the plants installation. At a
moro favorable season of the year other
sites IN Windham county will be investi-
gated If brought to Mr. Titcomb's atten-
ton
The original site on Cold brook in Yer
non was rejected by the state fish and
game authorities for fear that il would be
affected by high water from the Connect
cut river in the spring However. the new
site Is considered in some respects fully as
favorable, and If the water supply proves
TO be suitable there is little reason TO
doubt that permanent hatchery and rear
ing station viii be developed there
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-15
SLEIGHRIDE, SUPPER
AND DRAMATIC PLAY
Putney Women Serve Chicken-Pie and
Dramatic Club Gives Performance
for Brattleboro Party.

About 30 persons, in two four-horse
loads, went to Putney on the Conpreoa-
tIonal sleighride yesterday afternoon, leav-
ing the Centre church house about ,
O'Clock. Snow which fell throughout the
trip made the members of the party look
like ghosts, but the temperature was right
and the snow was not minded A delicious
ehcken-pie supper was served in the
church vestry by the women of the Put
ney society, which was patronized also by
Putney people
After supper the company adjourned to
the town hall, where the Putney Dramatic
club, new organization of young people.
presented the three-act comedy drama.
Country Folks, with the following cast |:
Josiah Dean, an old farmer. Hollis Cobb.
Jr.; Martha Dean, his wife, Ruth Fifeld !:
Nathaniel Dean and Polly Dean. their
children, Raymond Fifeld and Eunice
Pond; Lorna Lane, seamstress, Emma
Lord; Ozlas Schuyler, postmaster, Lewis
Burdltt; Prudence Schuyler, his daughter.
katherine Williams; Peter Patch. chore
boy, Floyd Fuller; Horatio Finch, coun.
try lawyer, Roger Aiken; Alvena Berry. a
neighbor, Charlotte Eaton; Jake Diemer.
village barber, Merwin Pond.
The play was put on in a thoroughly
delightful way, the characters showing
uIdilallc aDlllty unusual In town the
size OF Putney. Between the acts Miss
Bessie Braley gave a monologue. Hollis
Cobb, n, rendered vocal selection and
a recitation, and Miss Jennie Anderson
gave piano selections. The audience mani
tested its pleasure with both the play and
specialties by enthusiastic applause
At the close of the play the Brattleboro
people returned to the church for their
wraps and began the homeward trim. arriy-
ing here shortly after midnight
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-15
WITHIN REASONABLE TIME.

The public service commission of
Vermont on Sept. is, 1915, made the
following order relative to the
equipment of the local trolley road:
1t is ordered that the use of the
two closed cars now operated by the
Brattleboro Street Railway company
known as Nos. 5 and be discon-
tinued in the regular service and ex-
cepting as emergency requires their
use, and that said Brattleboro
Street Railway company place in
operation the new car above men
toned (No. 81 and within a reason
able time procure and place in oper-
alton another new closed car, in
place of said cars Nos. S and 81
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-15
NO STATE AID FOR
BOSTON & MAINE ROAD
Legislative Committee Against It-Re-
peal of Reorganization Measure
Also Refused.

BOSTON, March 10. - The Legisla.
ture will grant no state aid to the
Boston and Maine, and will refuse to
repeal last year S organization act, If
the railroad s committee s report, filed
yesterday, is accepted. These are the
two important bills the minority
stockholders association has been
pleading for ever since the legislative
session opened.
The state-aid bill would have en-
abled the Boston and Maine to fund
the road S unfunded debt of $13, 500,
600 on the states credit, the com
monwealth taking a mortgage. The
minority men felt that the reorgani
zation act now in effect can result in
nothing but receivership, hence the
petition for its repeal.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-15
LINE NOT ABANDONED.
President Smith Says Southern New
England Road viii Be Completed.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., March To-
President i. G. Smith of the Central
Vermont railway and the Southern
New England railway testified at the
interstate commerce commission hear
ing here yesterday that there never
had been any intention of abandoning
the construction of the Southern New
England line to Providence, r. T., and
that it would be completed as soon as
possible. The statement of President
Smith was made during the rebuttal
testimony on the application of the
Central Vermont railroad for the re-
tention of its line of steamboats, be-
tween New London and New York,
and for permission to operate two of
them out of Providence, in eonnec-
tion with the Southern New England
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-15
OFFICERS APPEAL
FOR ENLISTMENTS
Twenty five More Men Between Is and
40 Needed in Company I - VIII
Mean Its Continuance in Town.

Capt. E. W. Gibson of Company /. V
\. g., has issued the following appeal
for enlistments in the company repre.
senting Brattleboro:
WANTED AT ONCE.
Twenty-Five intelligent, morally and
physically fit men, between the ages of
Is and 40, for service in Company |
Uniform and equipment furnished, paw
for time muster and drills. free use OF
Armory, good reading room, shower
bath, and good associations. 1t is the
aim of the company officers to make
the members better citipens in every re-
spect. The membership includes some
of the cleanest young men of the town
Enlistments received Monday, Wednes.
day, Thursday and Saturday evenings
By enlisting you will render your town
a real service.
E. w. GIBSON, Captain.
WALTER r. SPAULDING,
I'd Lieut.. and Recruiting Officer
1t is important that more enlistments
be received, as it will mean the con
tinuance of the company here.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-15
GUILFORD CREAMERY
SITE rs ACCEPTED
G. Kenneth Farnum Delegated to Sc
sure Contractor to Erect Building
Disposition of Shares Begun.

In meeting of the Guilford Coop
erative Creamery association, IneoI-
porated, last evening an offer from
Daniel Lyon of a site for creamery
building near the Weatherhead Hollow
bridge was accepted. C. Kenneth Far
mum was delegated to secure a con
tractor TO erect the building which viii
De "a by 40 feet with boiler room
additional
The work of disposing of the shares
to raise money to pay for the build
will be begun immediately. The shares
will be SO each, and as the capital
stock of the corporation is 81, 900 there
viii be 200 shares, a number of which
already have been subscribed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-15
100000 DAMAGE TO
VESSEL AND CARGO
Stern Compartment of Ship Flooded at
Portland-Probably Will
Be Floated.

PORTLAND, Me-, March 15.-In order
to eXtinguish a fire which broke out last
night IN her hold the Metropolitan line
steamer Heman Winter was turned n
the south side of the channel early TODAY
and her stern compartment flooded. The
damage to the vessel and cargo was esti.
mated at 100000 The Winter arrived
here Sunday from New York, but was un-
able to discharge her cargo because of a
strike of 100 freight handlers. The fire
IS believed to have been due to spontane-
Gus combustion, as the matches had not
been removed since her arrival The yes
sci rests on mud and probably will be
pumped out and fioated.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-15

Ell PASO, Texas, March 15.-Reports
that the American military force at CO.
lumbus had broken camp could not be con-
firmed today.
Messages from Columbus are coming
through the military censor into Ell Paso,
but they make no mention of troops move
ments.
The point chosen for the entrance of
the punitive expedition to Mexico is at
the verge of a dreary, isolated plain inhab-
tied principally by coyotes and prairie
dogs, swept by sand storms and devoid of
vegetation except cactus.
United States troops, with camps brok-
en-, were under marching equipment along
the Mexican border west Of here at day
light today in at least two positions Mill
tary censors prohibited the transmission
Of any information OF actual movements
throughout the first half Of the day
Gen. Cavira, commandant at Juarez
said he had received information that
American troops had not yet crossed
the border and that they were awaiting
permission from Carranza before doing
so. Cavira said he believed Carranza Is
reply would be favorable.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-15
ASSISTANT WAR SECRETARY.
President Considering Appointment o;
Col. Tyson Of Tennessee.

WASHINGTON, March l5.-Presi.
dent Wilson is considering the appoint
ment of Col. L. d. Tyson of Knoxville
Tenn, as assistant secretary of war 10
succeed Henry Breckenridge Col. Ty-
son has the support of the congression-
al delegation from Tennessee.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-15

PARIS, March 15,-The Germans last
night made no further aggressive move
ment to the west of the river Meuse. ac-
cordlng to an announcement made this
afternoon by the French war Office.
French counter attacks between Beth.
incourt and Cumieres resulted in the re-
occupation OF certain trenches captured
by the Germans yesterday
French troops still hold the heights OF
Mort Homme
The artillery exchanges have been ac-
tive between Bethincourt and CuInieres,
but elsewhere the night passed with rela-
tive quiet.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-15
Justice Tompkins Orders In
dictment Against Osborne
Dismissed
UNLAWFUL ACTION
IN INVESTIGATION

onarge was Based Upon Alleged Deni-
al of Knowledge of Certain Cases of
immortality in the Prison at Sing
Sing.
WHITE PLAINS, n. Y, March IL.
supreme Court Justice Tomkins to.
day dismissed the Indictment charging
perjury against Thomas Mott Osborne.
former warden of Sing Sing prison.
Justice Tomkins ordered the Jury trv-
ing the case to acquit the defendant
and the jury was then discharged.
The indictment was dismissed on the
motion of George Gordon Battle. at
ttorney for Osborne, who contended that
Or. Rudolph Diedling, state prison
commissioner, was not authorized to
conduct the Sing Sing investigation at
which Osborne was alleged to have
testified untruthfully regarding immor-
allty cases. The perjury charge
against Osborne is based upon his al
legged denial during this inquiry of
of knowledge of certain cases of i'm
morality at the prison.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-15
United States Troops Under
Marching Equipment
West of Ell PasO
STRICT CENSORSHIP
FROM COLUMBUS, NM.
Dodd's Troops Ready for a Quick
Dash from Hachita-Withdrawa of
United States Consul at Torreon
Puzzles Officials.

HACHITA, New Mexico, March 10
The Second Cavalry brigade under com
mand of Col. George A. Dodd, completed
today preparations to move forward from
Culberson ranch on the border south of
here into Mexico. A quick movement was
expected. During the last few days supply
trains, aided by wagons and trucks of
ranchers, have been forwarding large sup
plies to the camp.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-15
ONE HUNDRED FLED.
Occupants of Apartment Driven Out
by Early Morning Fire.

BOSTON, March 15.-More than a
hundred occupants of apartments in
Beverly hall in Commonwealth avenue
in the Back Bay district were forced
to leave hurriedly when fire starting in
the basement spread to the upper
floors early today. No one was in
lured. The damage was estimated at
$25, 900.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-15
First Baptist Church

The regular meeting of the Chris
tian Endeavor society will be held in
the chapel this evening at 7.30. Sub
jeet, The Causes of Failures in Life.
Prov. 10: 32. Leader, c. Warner
Hopkins. All young people are in
Vited
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-15

MARIA, Texas, March 15-The re-
ported death of Col. Roias, Carranza com
mander of Ojinaga, at the hands of his
own men who attempted to mutiny last
night, was confirmed by telephone advices
here today.
RoJas was trying to control his men,
who were drinking and threatening to in
wade the United States, when he was shot
from the crowd, according to the report.