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The Brunswick news., 1917-05-26
Owner of Lands at BrOokman
Will Have a Beautiful
Mansion.
TO SPEND WINTERS HERE
An Italian Garden Will be One
OF the Unique and Interesting
Things to Make the Place
Beautiful.

Competed plans, with all working
details, have been perfected by the
architects for a winter residence to
be erected on what is known as the
College lands in GIynn county 10y
Mrs Marion f. Broekman, Of New
York 4.
LII addition sto the house plans,
there are details for landscape ar.
rangements covering a proposed park
Of two hundred acres, 60 60 s.:Ssia out in
drives and walks. with an Italian gar
den on ono side. sa
The plans Of the house call for a
structure three stories high, OF the
Louis period covering 62xl12 feet
with porteoehere 1Sx22 feet. All
the interior is to be Louis XIV and
XVI periods, with furniture To match.
The entrance hall is IA feet wide. run
ming back to a grand han 40x4O with
double fluted Corinthian columns and
pilasters supporting the upper bal
eony. Flanking the entrance hall are
two cabinets and small reception
rooms of Louis XIV pFsiod next on
the left lis the library, which is to
be finished in Italian renaissance with
the walls hung in silk. In the center
rooms the griaad salon with eight
. large easement kash and correspond
ing indentation& The hardware for
this room alone will cost upwards
of $4,000, and will be furnished by
Bricard, of Paris. Bricard will also
furnish all the hardware for the
French rooms. To the right will be
the dining room 40X34 feet, with five
easement sash and a massive mantle.
all of stone.
The second floor will consist of six
master rooms and four bath rooms
The master rooms are to be paneled
and the floors are to be herringbone
oak. The halls throughout the ground
and first floors are to be of stone.
The staircase is to have bronze
handrail of Marie Antoinette pattern
similar to the one in the Peter Tri-
anon, and the hall will be lighted by
large bronze lantern
There will be sixteen servant rooms
and four baths.
The house is to be stucco with
waterproof cellar and boiler room.
and will be heated by hot water
throughout The height of the ground
floor will be IA feet while the sec.
ond will be IL feet In addition, there
will be a gardner's cottage and a
garage to accommodate several auto
mobiles.
The Italian garden is to be sur
rounded by balustrade "a inches
high made from Indiana limestone
and will cover some five acres. A
complete system of drainage is to be
installed.
The Brunswick news., 1917-05-26
GERMAN SUBS TO
SEE THE FINISH
LLOYD-GEoRGE THINKS A DEBT
OF GRATITUDE is DUE THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE.

London. May 25.Premier Lloyd
George today told the house of com
mons that recent Successes against
e submarines had resulted in dis
net improvement in the food situa
on. He asserted that more effec
we blows had been dealt the subma
Il mes in the last three weeks than
bring any corresponding period OF
he war
That there is no danger OF starva
on and the submarine menace need
(huse no fear of the war being lost
pr the reason was one OF his state
bents.
We owe debt of gratitude to the
treat American people for the assist
|nce they have rendered and the
raft they have placed at our dis
DOsal," he declared.
The Brunswick news., 1917-05-26
ANOTHER SLOW DAY
IN SUPERIOR COUR

A will case contested, is alwa
generally long -winded. and this ri
by common usage was not brok'
yesterday. The case read PrisciI
Thomas. propounder, VS. Catheril
Wright and Elliot p. Wright, cava
tors, appeal 1t was hard fought aS
resulted in a verdict for the apJ
cant.
Isham Gay, well known Gly
county farmer, sued the South
railroad for 500 for killing a q
The jury rendered verdict
5000. The case was tried in Jul
COurvoisier's court some time
and this justice gave Mr. Gay
dict for nearly $50 but he was
satisfied and appealed the case to
superior court.
The Brunswick news., 1917-05-26
SOUTH s VETS MAY
CAMP At CAPITAL
EVERY EFFORT is BEING MADE
TO STATION OLD SOLDIERS
ON PLAZA AeoVE DEPOT.

Washington. May 25.-The national
capital may be thrilled early next
month by the picturesque sight of
| nearly 1000 Confederate soldiers, at
dark, encircled about score of army
tents under the stars shining above
the plaza of the Union station, unless
efforts on the part of certain mem
bers OF the reunion committee TO
house the veterans elsewhere shall
predominant
Members of the committee have
felt deeply over the decision of the
war department that they could not
furnish the veterans with the quota
of tents. cots and blankets which
they had anticipated. SO dismal has
been the outlook that they reluctantly
were about TO abandon the idea OF
federal aid from this quarter until an.
nouncement was made at the war de.
partment that a liberal quantity OF
cots and blankets would be furnished
Encouraged by this belated offer
Robert n iiarper, Chairman of the
reunion committee. visited the wal
department in high hopes that he
would be able to secure the tents SO
essential to the complete success oi
the first Confederate reunion ever
held in the national capital
Mr.. Harper has closed deal for
,, 900 meals for the veterans, and
this, with what the people of Wash
ington will furnish, means that the
old men in gray will fare well while
| in the nations capital. Citizens OF
| this city, members of congress and
| others. are going the limit to make
! the veterans feel at home while they
are in Washington
Southern congressman. in making
an effort to have an appropriation
| in addition To what will otherwise be
| raised. voted to meet part of the ex
penses and there is reason to believe
| that they will be successful
The Brunswick news., 1917-05-26
4 MODIFIED BILL.
FOR CENSORSHIP
coNFEREEs ALSO AGREE TO EM-
POWER THE PRESIDENT TO
DECLARE EMBARGO.

Washington, May 5.-Conferences
on the espionage bill today agreed to
a modified censorship section, which
will be submitted to congress tomor-
row with the influence of the admin
istration behind it. The wording OF
the new section prohibited publica-
tion exclusively to military informa-
ton and retains a provision that a
jury shall decide whether published
information is useful to the enemy.
Conferees also agreed to the sen'
ate amendment to empower the presiI
dent to declare an export embargo.
The Brunswick news., 1917-05-26
BRITISH MISSION
NOW IN CANADA
LEFT WASHINGTON SECRETLY
AND CROSSED THE 6oRDEi,
YESTERDAY.

Washington. May 25.~-It was Off
clally announced by the state depart
ment today that the British mission
left Washington last night for Can
ada on a special train They CROSSED
the Canadian border this morning.
Their departure was withheld from
publication at the request Of the gov
ernment, for considerations of safety
AS in the case of the departure OF
the French mission, the newspapers
acting under voluntary censorship
co-operated with the government
The Brunswick news., 1917-05-26
FOUR SWEDISH SHIPS
CAPTURED BY SUBMARINE

Petrograd, May 25.-Four Swedish
steamers with cargoes of varied char
acter, bound for Russia, have been
captured by a German submarine in
the Gulf of Bothnia, the Official
News Agency announces
Owing to the presence of subma-
rines, it is added, tn traffic between
Finnishsan Swedish ports has been
suspended.
A Copenhagen dispatch on May 90
carried report from Stockholm that
three Swedish steamers had been
light house and taken to a German
port.
The Brunswick news., 1917-05-26
Urges Gifts Be Generously Made
During Week Ending
June Is.
GIVE PATRIOTIC SACRIFICE
Presidents Proclamation Calls
on the People of the Nation
10 Literally Support This Or
ganizati0n.

Washington, May 25.--In a procla-
nation to the American people, Presi-
dent Wilson today designated the
week ending June .25 as Red Cross
Week and urged that during the pc
riod generous gifts be made to assist
the organization in properly caring
for the armed forces of the nation
and the administration of relief.
The proclamation points out that
every man, woman and child in the
United States may do their respective
s"bitss by giving, in spirit of patri-
sotic sacrifice, for the maintenance OF
Red Cross work, while small pro
portion OF the population is serving
the nation on the fields of battle.
The text of the proclamation fol-
lows
'lnasmuch as our thoughts as a
nation are now turned in united pur.
pose towards the performance to the
utmost of the services and duties
which we have assumed in the GAUSS
OF justice and liberty;
'Inasmuch. as but small propor-
tion OF our people can have the op-
portnnity to serve upon the actual
field Of battle, but all men, women
and children alike may serve and
serve effectively by making it posi-
BILE to care properly for those who
do serve under arms at home and
abroad;
And inasmuch as the American
Red Cross is the official recognized
The Brunswick news., 1917-05-26
Men Are Thoroughly Drilled
and Represent American
Colleges.
STARS AND STRIPES FLYING
French Commander Commends
Troops on Fine Showing, and
Predicts Success for Ameri-
can Soldiers.

Headquarters of the French Army
in France. May 25-The first Ameri-
can combatant corps went to the
front today under Captain f.. |. Tink-
ham and Lieut.. Scully. of Princeton
Capt. Tinkham won the war cross at
Verdun.
1t was a proud moment when the
first detachment OF the American
field service, consisting mainly of
Cornell undergraduates, departed for
the Aisne battlefield. They were
armed with Carbiues. attired in khaki
uniforms and drove American five-ton
motor cars. AS they left, the stars
and stripes floating over the canton
ment in an historic French forest.
spread. out in the breeze and other
contingents cheered them on their
way. Clarence Mackay presented the
camp with the American flag which
now flies beside the Tri-Color.
Many watched the American sec
tions drilling in preparation for ac-
tive participation in the fighting
Among them were detachments from
Andover. Dartmouth, Harvard. Johns
Hopkins, Yale, Chicago and Williams
colleges. while large body from
Princeton was awaiting organization
Lieut., DAILY, captain of the Yale foot
ball team of 1910, and Lieut.. William
Taylor of New York, were busy put.
ting one section into shape, while
Lieut., Kennedy superintended an.
other
French officer viii "Tip" Our Troops
French officers and Lieut.. J. w.
Ostheimer, of Philadelphia, who won
his rank in the French army, in which
he enlisted at the outbreak of the
war, have been appointed instructors
OF the Americans at the central train
ing school. Some sections are drilled
according to the French method and
others according to the American.
All officers attached to the corps
express the utmost satisfaction with
the men, who diplay readiness to per.
form any task. They are all strong
men, many of them civil engineers
and they show an adaptability to
meet any circumstances. Most of
them intended to serve with the
American ambulance, but selected
the fighting corps after the United
States decided to enter the war They
have already been undergoing some
OF the hardships OF campaigning,
sleeping in tents in the forest eli.
campment. but they know that this
war is no parade and entails the
hardest and most trying work day
and night with many privations.
Military Fashion Of Meals Changed.
The military fashion of taking
meals in France has been somewhat
changed to meet the requirements OF
the Americans. Breakfast, which Ii
scanty for the Frenchmen, has been
augmented and the hours OF other
repasts have been modified. A
French officer Of high grade told the
correspondent that the arrival Of the
Americans was greatly appreciated
and that he was confident they would
render an immense service to the al
; lies.
The Brunswick news., 1917-05-26
BROWNS WIFE BECAUSE
he LOVED ANOTHER

Dubuque, Iowa, May 25.-Follow-
ing the discovery of the bodies Of his
wife and infant in a water-flled mine
near Benton, Wis, Fl. S. Campbell
confessed to the police here that he
threw them to their death because
OF his love for another woman. Off
cials announced today. Campbell has
been removed to the county Jail at
Darlington, Wis.
The Brunswick news., 1917-05-26
. 1---@~--------------~
|. @. O. F. TO MEET NEXT
YEAR IN TH0MASV!I

Atlanta, May 25.-The Grand Id
of Odd Fellows convention adjou1
yesterday 1t will meet in Thor
vile in 1918.
The Rebekah assembly elected
following officers today:
Mrs. Myrtice Beattie, Atlanta,
ident; Mrs. Sarah Lee Tice Augu
vice president; Mrs. Alma just
Fitzgerald, warden; Mrs. NJ. c. Str
land, Atlanta, secretary; Mrs /
Henderson, Savannah, treasurer;
L. P. Wilson, Atlanta. marshal: M
Alberta Evans, Griffin. conducto
Mrs Sarah Lee McGinnis, Rom
chaplain; Mrs. Della Anderson, A
lanta, inside guardian. and Mrs. s.
Edge. Americas, outside guardian.
The appointive officers named
the Odd Fellows are: r. B. Bonne
Lavonia, grand marshal; ]. w Mar
ham, Macon, grand conductor; NJ.
Strickland, Atlanta, grand guardia
and r. l.. ]. Smith, Commerce. graz
herald. w b. Sloth, Gainesville. w
elected as the second grand repr
sentative to accompany Homer
McClatchey Of Rome.
The Brunswick news., 1917-05-26
SEIZE GERMAN SHIPS
IN BRAZILIAN PORTS

Rio Janelro, May 25.-- II is stated
in official circles that parliament will
ships in Brazilian ports as soon as
the official report Of the inquiry into
the torpedoing OF the Brazilian steam
er Tijunca, made at Bordeaux, is ro-
cefyed Parliament then will decree
the revocation Of Brazils declaration
NJ neutrality
The Brunswick news., 1917-05-26
NO DANGER OF LOSING
ARMENIA, SAYS KERENSKY

Petrograd, May 25. Minister OF
War Kerensky, speaking at Hel.ing-
fors before starting on his tour Of
the front, referred to the military
situation in Asia Minor, Of which the
official news agency quotes him as
saying:
There is danger not only OF losing
Armenia. but possibly part OF the
Caucasus.
The Brunswick news., 1917-05-26
BRAZILIAN FLEET WILL
POLICE SOUTH ATLANTIC

Rio Janeiro. May 25.-According to
he journal do Commerce., it was
kecided at a mass meeting Of parlia-
hentary and diplomatic commissions
Falled yesterday by the foreign min
lster, to adopt the principle of the
resolution on Brazilian neutrality in
|he war between the United States
md Germany, and to police the South
Atlantic with the Brazilian fleet.
The Brunswick news., 1917-05-26
NO GERMAN WOULD
PURCHASE PEACE ON
TERMS INDICATED

Copenhagen. May 25.-The Berlin
Voerwarts declares that no German.
after the horrors Of three years Of
war, could think Of purchasing peace
on the terms indicated in the speech
OF Premier Ribolt. Of France. The
socialist organ says Germans would
rather perish than that this war
should last for another three years.
The Brunswick news., 1917-05-26
WILL REDUCE REVENUE
BILL AND USE BONDS

Washington, May 25.-Sentiment
IN the senate finance committee, con
3idering the war revenue bill, is said
o favor reducing the total amount
rom one billion eight hundred mil
ion to a billion and two hundred and
fifty million, raising the difference
BY short term bonds.
The Brunswick news., 1917-05-26
BRITISH GET MORE
MONEY FROM u. S.

Washington, May 25. -- Another
loan Of $4,000, 900 was made today
to Great Britain. bringing the total
advanced TO that nation to 100000
900 and the total to all allies thus
far s745, ,O00, 900
The Brunswick news., 1917-05-26
pRESBYTERIANS FAVOR
WOMAN SUFFRAGE

pallas, May 25.-By large major
ity, the general assembly of the Pres
byerian Church in the United States
OF America adopted resolution de.
claring for woman suffrage
The Brunswick news., 1917-05-26
CLAIM ART|CALS
FROM AMERICA
GERMAN PAPERS CONTAIN SOME
SLURRiNG REFERENCES TO
UNITED STATED.

Berne, Switzerland. May "a. Ger
man newspapers received here today
contain slurring and even abusive ref
erences to news dispatches in regard
to the recent events in America,
which have been published in the
Swiss press in the last few days, It
having been discovered that these ar
ticles emanated from the American
legation.
Even the Frankfurter Zeitung
abandons its usually dignified atti.
tude to assail this propaganda" al.
though its correspondent ignores the
fact that the German propaganda, as
differentiated from news, has become
so burdensome to Swiss neutrality a
number OF genuinely Swiss-German
language newspapers have protested
vigorously
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-08-18
STATE OUT or DEBT
Outstanding Indebtedness Of State Is
Almost Wiped Cat.

Little Rock Aug. 14.-The oltstand-
ing indebtedness Of the state o. Ar
kansas has reached the vanishing
point. It has been rapidly dwinding
since the sheriifs began setting in Ju-
~, and there viii be considerable
money in the treasury after payday
September l. soon thereafter the
proceeds from the note issue will lie
paid into tie State Treasury by tae
Union Trust Co, amounting to $T5o.-
CPS, Including the premium. That Will
give the state a sufficient amount OF
money, With the franchise tax ana
other revenues being received to keep
it on cash basis for all time to come.
unless some untoward conditions
should arise. The state will pay 3-4
per cent on the notes, and the act
authorizing the issue provides for a
sinking fund that will eventually wipe
out the debt The increment in state
taxes, due to increasing values ana
new sources OF taxation, should keep
pace with the increasing demands thai
are to be made on the state, if the pro
per economy is practiced in the max
ing of appropriations. All indications
point to this as one of the most con-
sltructive measures of the administra-
tion and that it will place the states
credit upon a more substantial basis
than it has ever been since the gen.
eral tax levy was reduced from q to
l 3-4 mills during the Davis admins
tration. !, ~. -. - -, {. :
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-08-18
OAN HILL NEWS

Cutie number of people from over
Inc county attended the singing at Oak
It'll, Sunday.
Henry Chauncey came in Saturday
rom Beaumont Texas, to visit his
parents, Mr. and Mrs H. G. Chauncey.
He joined the Navy at Beaumont. He
oft the 18th to so to the training
camp.
Mr.. Foster Of Foreman has been
visiting his daughter, Mrs. ". N. Burt,
but he returned home Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Chauncey arc
visiting in Foreman this week They
will also take in the two days picnic
while there.
Mr.. and Mrs VIII Tyson and family
are visiting friends in Winthrop this
week
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-08-18
MALICIOUS STORY
,enOrted Government. VIII COnfiscate
All Canned Food Products.

Little Rock, Aug. ia report is
icing given widespread circulation
throughout the rural districts of Ar
.ansas that the government intends
70 confiscate all canned and preserved
God products according to reports
chat have been received by w. c.
,.asseter, director of the Agricultural
extension Division of the University
Of Arkansas and of the United States
of Agriculture.
THE persistence with which these
reports have been circulated, and in
counties widely separated. indicates
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-08-18
FIRST GUARDS
jOGOIOFRANCE;
goose Men From 2G States iaciudel. III
Organization OF Di;iSi0n-
None Are From
ARKANSAS.

Washington, Aug. 14.-?IaGs ior
sending the first National Guard
troops to France have been perfected
by the War Department with the or
ganization of a division which Viii i'll
cluGe troops from rs states and the
District of Coiumbia. lie sites are:
Louisiana, Pennsylvania Ms ;onlin,
New lolK, ONO. Georgia, A.abana,
iowa, II1lnois. Indiana, Minnesota,
Maryland, South Carolina, California,
Kansas, Missouri, Virginia, North Car
ollna, Texas, Michigan. .seW jersey,
Tennessee OklaAoma, Nebraska, Colo
raGo, Oregon. The others are from
tAe Eistrio, o. Columbia.
Gen. ". \. MAnH il Command.
The commanding officer o. the d.
vision viii be 3rig. Gel y. \. Mann,
o. che regular amy, HGa chief 81 tAe
division OF militia affairs of inc War
Department.
discussion OF the time and place OF
mobilization OF tile division Or o. its
departure for France are nos permits
sitIo amer the voluntary censorship.
The structure OF the division, as given
in the official statement, shows it viii!
CONFORM to the reduced trench war
fare divisional organization recon-
mended by Major General persAing,
which would give it total strength,
with auxiliary troops CT approximate
~ 10000 men.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-08-18
TO FIT. ROOTS SU0N
Telegram Indicates Early Mobilization
OF Second and Third Regiments.

Little Rock, August 16,-That an
order for the mobilization of the Sec
ond and Third Arkansas 'Regiments at
Fort Roots may be expected at any
time was indicated by a telegram re-
ceiyed at the adjutant generals office
from Col f d. Fagans, adjutant gen
eral Of the Southeastern Department,
yesterday,
Colonel Evans asked for immediate
DATA OF the status o. the equipment
OF the t%o regiments, adding thai it Is
desired that the troops be conccn-
trat5d at Fort Roots as soon as they
saoCld be properly equipped.
T1o Second Regiment IS almos-
completely equipped, and some o.
the equipment Of the Third Regimen
hos been received and invoices foi
the balance are in the hands OF Capt
j. 2. Quinn of the supply company
Cots ana blankets for the regimen
wore received Saturday.
Tho number Of officers and men o
the Second and Third Regiments, to
gether with the divisional ammuni
ton train and other units, will ag
gregate about 5000.
Officers at Camp Brough believe tina
/ the members of the various Orgalliza
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-08-18
BILLIONS MORE is NEEDED
Staggering Sum Tor iYar and Leans to
Allies Must Be Raised.

Washington Aug. li.-COngressi CA-
81 leaders were informed ~ Secretary
,lcAdoo taouay that it would be neces-
Safy for then to authorize ~ lbs anI
G;1!Hlal $9,000,6OO,00G Tor war eX-
penditure3, including further loans to
the allies to June 80, 1913. Five bill
lions in bonds have been authorized
and a $4,000 100000 war tax bill is
pending in the Senate.
Within an hour after the secretary
had conferred with Representative
Kitchin, chairman OF the House Ways
and Means Committee, plans were
Gader way for raising the money. a
meeting OF the Ways and Me&na
Committee was called for August %
and arrangements made or the
House, now taking three-day recesses
to resume it's regular meetings on An
gust q in order to eHped!ate fin&n-
cial legislation.
Issuance o. between $1,000 100000,
and $4,O00,0 100000 in bonds to nee
new allied loans and authorization o
an additional $500, 100000 i'm taxes t.
be added to the bill before the Sen
ate. probably will be proposed by th'
committee and agreed to by tn,
! House. The plan is to nave the re
mainder of the So eco, 200 600 author
lied at the next session of Congress
! beginning in December.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-08-18
i Systematic Effort.

"IIoWeyer, l consider the matter
systematic effort is being made 70 en-
bitter the people OF Arkansas its5Hins,
the government. some people nay,
believed the reports. IN 1onie Case
the work OF the county canning ciut
agents has been handicapped because
people believed that il they should
can fruits or vegetables the govern
ment would come along and take
these things away from them abso-
lute.y without pay.
I'VE first heard o. the circulation
OF these reports during the series OF
picnic chautauGuas that the EXte:l-
sion Division held in Conway county
week ta.ore last. Then later We re-
ceiVed reports that similar reports
had been circulated IN Saline and in
Pope counties. 1t is possible that
the same report has been circulated
IN other counties"
Mr.. Lasseter has reported the mat
ter to the United States Department
of Agriculture. which has promised to
make an investigation. In the mean
time Mr.. Lasseter requests that any
person in Arkansas to whom this re-
port is told shall at once write to him
giving him the name and address o.
the person who told him. Mr.. Lasse-
ter should be addressed at the Ole
5tatehOuse in Little Rock.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-08-18
LOST MULE.

Slack horse mule, weight
~Fou5 900, no marks or brand.
Poy reasonable price for re-
IN Of mule, or notify w. C.
Wilson, Richmond, Ark. =