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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-06
TROOPS ARRIVE TO FIND
So ENTIRE PRISON THREATENED

The threatening attitude OF tho con-
victs caused III" warden 10 ask for
state troops Tho troops in Joliet are
III Federal service. aud order had
10 be obtained from army headquarters
in Chicago. Ry the time the soldiers
arrived. fires had been set in several
piace+S threatening tho entire prison
The outbreak OF unruly prisoners
then became so threatening that Cap
tain Hamlet =. Ridr way ordered the
soldiers to drive tho men back with
hxcd baNonc,s, While the fire depart
ment fought tn. flames AZ the sharp
points Of tn" steel penetrated the
clothing Of tho front ranks Of the con.
victs. they WINGED and nnally broke
into run that carried All tho outlaws
TO the prison walls.
There the mon were told that they
must return to the dollhouse. With
the flames cracking near them the
men refused 10 yield. apparently hop.
ing that the ire would release all TO
the open nclds. As the flames began
TO 'qucnch, many revoitcrs gave up.
All but about ZOO OF the convicts we're
thus placed under lock and key The
remainder Sulienly stood their ground
and the officers decided not to tire on
TIT Mfn, except as "a last resort.
Rain began to fall in torrents on the
prtIplGrs. and they surrendered To gain
sheher from the elements All were
quickly placed in the steel barred cells
ana~tsss riot WAS over. In the mean
time. Major j. Y. Clinnon arrived with
a second detachment of troops. and
guards' were thrown around every part
OF the pcn!tcntiary. Captain Ridgway
w4g.UEtailcd 10 stay on duty AT the
prtsoHtuntil all danger should be pass
cd>..s~s
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-06
SLUMbER OUT RACED?

Arc YOU compelled to arise from
Your slumber, once. twice or more. be-
cause of pain. irritation and abnormal
condition of kidneys ana bladder
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-06

what conceive TO be a plain and man.y
datory provision OF the statute law OF!
Virginia" -.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-06
The leather
,Turnished by L. ). Weather bureau


II noon temperature. ............ 80
, +. NJ. temperature. .............. 81
Maximum tciupcraturc TO r. Nj. 81
Minimum temperature to r. NJ. 59
Mean tcmpcrtture Observation-Disclosures. 20
Normal temperature for this date. IJ
Deficiency in temperature ........ .
Deficiency IN temperature since
March l..-.............. ........ III
AIRY i.'.>........ ...~.'..'.'.'.>.'.,...-. !41
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-06
MINIATUUE ALMANAC.

all our blood. If need be. to show that
we we're not accommodating that wealth
seihShly. but were accommodating it for
the service OF mankind.
Men all over the world have thought
OF the United States AS a trading and
money getting people. whereas we who
have lived at home know the ideals
with which the hearts OF this people
have thrilled; we know the sober con-
Ntctions which have lain at the basis
Of our life all the time. and we know
the power and devotion which can he
spent III heroic wisdom for the service
OF those Ideals that we have treasured.
OUR STRENGTH TO PROVE
JNsELFISHNESS OF PURPOSE
I'VE have been allowed to become
strong IN the Providence OF God that
our strength might he used to prove.
not our selfshness, but our greatness.
and If there is any ground for thank
fulness in day like this, I am thank
full for the privilege OF self sacrifice.
which is the only privilege that lends
dignity to the human spirit
And so il seems to me that we MAY
regard this as very happy day he
cause day of reunion. a day of noble
memories, day OF dedication a day
of the renewal of the spirit which has
made America great among the PEG.
pies Of the world"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-06

Local Observations nj y. VI.
Temperature. -: hum idity. IS. wind.
direction. south. wind. velocity. 10.
state OF weather. CLOUDY.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-06
To-Day and Tonight
in Richmond

Lonn, speakers. DIR. Douglas free
man md John VI. MILLER. Jr; Jcftcr-
son auditorium. - o'clock.
tcndrmy-tOmir Opera Players.
In "Thc Red MIIl." S:3O.
Lyric Vaudeville; matinee. .;
night. 5:30 and %.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-06

tionS nj - y. VI

Rainfall - hours ending J.. NJ Trace
EXCESS In rainfall since March /. 3.nl
Excess IN rainfall since January |. lib
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-06
USE:4ROOPs TO Down
":::33:MEET|NC OF CONV|CTs
Thousand Joliet Prisoners Fire Peni.
tenuary Buildings and Stubburnly
Meet Guardsmen's Bay0ncts.
STORM CAUSES SURRENDER
Torrents of Rain Bring Collapse OF
Riot, in Which One Is Killed and
Eight Severely Hurt-Troops Con-
tinue OH Guard.

'i'"' juno AFTER one
prisoner had been killed. eight severely
iuture,f and .c,or,I ,,ho. t, H.,
duri,,.,h,.o r;,,
~ wv
"'' i''soh Wy thousand cohvicts. Il
rninstorm drove the last 200 of the mu-
tipccrs TO tho r.u. housc .,I,bo,rb ,b.,.
h,d s,,,,,
'''''' ~ "'''c 'e'''e
INC "oHoncts OF National Guardsncn
h.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-06
nEGISTRATION or YOUTH
SIGNAL TO ENTIRE vOutr

These solemn lines of young men
gong to-day all over the Union TO
the places of registration ought to be
Il signal TO the world. to those WHO
dare hout the dignity and honor and
rights OF the United States, that all her
manhood will flock to that standard
under which we all delight to serve.
ana that he who challenges the rights
and principles OF the United States
challenges the united strength and de.
votion Of a nation
There are not many things that one
desires about war. my fellow citizens,
nut you nave come through war. you
KNOW how you have been chastened bv
1t. and there comes time when II is
good for nation to know that il must
sacrifice If need be everything that II
mas 10 indicate the principles which
1t processes. We have prospcrcd with
ii sort of needless and irresponsible
prosperity. Now we are going to Law
all our wealth. il necessary. and spend
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-06

Whatever financial difficulty the
Underwater and Western MAJ have had
for years past and the losses sds-
tanned by its owners and bondholder
is NOT necessary for me to discuss now.
II may he that the rcccivership WAS
haStened by our nonaction. At all
events. take IL. in proper case. the
The weekly soliphone., 1917-05-03

With the French Armies, May 2.-The French to- day engaged in the most destructive artillery fire engaged in during the present in attempt to ad- vance over the Moronvers Gibraltar into the Cham pagne plains. The great battle began last Sunday and extends over front of eight miles, The artillery firing constitutes unprecedented inferno of smoke, noise and detonations Shells timed to explode not only in the Teutonc trenches but also in front and be- hind
The weekly soliphone., 1917-05-03
MORE SURVIVORS FROM THE VACUUM
Second Boatload Is Reported to Have Been Safely Landed
 Three Gunners Still Missing.

London, May 2.-The second boat load of survivors of the American tanker Vacuum, recently sunk by a German submarine, is reported to have been landed. Additional sur vivors include Capt. Harris, the third mate, boatswain, four Ameri- can bluejackets and a number of gunners. Capt Harris told the American consul general that Lieut.. Thomas, in command of the gun crew, reports that three naval gun ners are still missing.
 George Wilson, one of the sur- vivors to arrive in Liverpool, gave a graphic story of the disaster The submarine fired, then submerged, he said. Then she reappeared and dis charged her guns. completing the work of sinking the Vacuum. Two boats, sheled while they were be- ing lowered, were destroyed and their occupants drowned or killed by fragments of the shells. While the consul's report records four gunners as having arrived today, gunners as having arrived today, officials of the Vacuum claim ar rival of six.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-05-03
SCHOOL PROGRAM
 COMES TO CLOSE
Events Incident to Commencement Exercises Completed at Baptist
 Church Last Night.

The final event of the closing exercises of the Paragould High school at the First Baptist church last night was the most largely at i tended and highly enjoyed occasion of the series of entertainments of the week. The program consisted of essays, speeches by the stu dents, and an address by w. F. Kirsch who consented at the last moment during the evening to fill the engagement announced for State Superintendent J. L. Bond. MT. Bond was delayed by a late train. Mr. Kirsch spoke for forty-five minutes.
 The exercises of the evening were opened by Rev. I, c. Perkins. The High school chorus class rem dered "The Clang of the Forge. v
 The salutatory address was de- livered by Miss Gay Inman.
 Miss Mima Hopkins read the class prophecy.
 OrYllle walker rea0 dn oKCelleut paper on Preparedness.
 The "Springtime," chorus, was rendered by the High school class,
 Miss Irene Robinson read the class poem.
 An oration, "The Night Brings Forth the Stars" was delivered by Miss Lola Allen.
 Miss Mabel Mahuron read the class history.
 Miss Nina Hopkins sang q solo, i"In a Year"
 The High school chorus class Isang Southern Dream" one of the sweetest selections given by the class during the evening.
 The valedictory address was made by Miss Orene Thompson.
 Superintendent J. w. Ramsey pre- sented diplomas to the members of the class, and the gold medal for general excellence was awarded to Miss Orine Thompson.
 Rev. T. Y. Ramsey pastor of the First Methodist church, pronounced the benediction.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-05-03

Washington, May 2.-Three major propositions commanded attention of the Franco -Brtsh-American war conference today First, speculation to what Germanys peace moves in the reichstag tomorrow will amount to- Second, detailed offers covering American shipping to protect the Allied food supplies and organ zaon of speedingp program with reference to ship building Third, agreement with the United States objections advanced by important college heads covering the sending of troops to European battle fronts at Regarding the first proposition French British and American commissioners today exceedingly skepca with reference to the submission by Germany of any sincere peace move however seemingly attrac tive it may be made to appear by Imperial Chancellor von Bethmann-H Hollweg.
 The suggestion that Col. Theodore Roosevelt be permitted to raise voluntary army divisions vas again the most interesting, if not the most mpor ant question before the house and senate conferees vho working the army bill All other differences is expected will be speedily settled. Opponents of the Roosevelt plan 1t is declared holding out against the suggestion for fear it will be influential in destroying the popular favor with which conscrpon is about to be received Many proponents of the Roose- vet plan declare President Wilson will yet in line
The weekly soliphone., 1917-05-03
CCNSCRIPTION IN
 GREENE COUNTY
Sheriff Elmore Receives Instructions To Immediately Form Registra-
 tion Committee for Army.

The task of registering. the young men of Greene county, preliminary to the carrying out of the federal army draft measure, will be entered upon within the next few days. In structions to this effect were wired the sheriff yesterday afternoon by Governor Brough of Little Rock in the following telegram:
 Little Rock, Ark, May ?. 1917. R. l.. Elmore. Paragould, Ark.
 When the selective draft bill has been approved by the president, yourself, the county clerk, and the county health officers will have charge of the registration for your county of those eligible for draft. Your committee will supervise and be held responsible to federal au- thority for correct registration in accordance with proclamation of the president. Voting precincts of last general election will be used as places of registration. Should any change be advisable notify ad- iutant general of this city. You will select as registrar or registrars for each voting precinct individuals of high character, whose handwrit- ing is neat and legible.
 Please convene the board upon receipt of this and complete ar engagements for conducting regis tration and report by telegraph to the adjutant general of the state when the arrangements have been completed. Blanks and additional instructions will be mailed from Washington direct to sheriff as soon as bill is signed by the presi- dent.
 You are authorized to accept the services of any who volunteer for this work Federal government will pay any necessary expenses for this work. It is desired to com plete, if practicable, the registra- tion within ten days after the proc lamation of the president It is therefore of highest importance that your board complete it's plans and report that it has done so to the adjutant general at as early date as possible.
 c. H. BROUGH,
 Governor of Arkansas.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-05-03
KELLER GETS A
 S50,O0O OFFER
Linotype Operator Invents Patent Gear Shift for Automobiles
 And Makes Fortune.

D. J. Keller of Maiden, Mo, who for the past two months has been linotype operator for The Daily Press, left this morning for St. Louis in response to message from the Studebaker Automobile Co.,, offering him royalties of $5U,- 900 annually for a patented clutch and gear shift. The apparatus was invented by Mr. Keller several months ago. 1t was taken to St. Louis and applied to Stakeholder car. The demonstration proved successful to the extent that the su- perintendent of the Studebaker fac tories at Detroit went to St. Louis to pass final judgment. Last night Mr. Keller received a tele- phone message, making the offer of fifty thousand dollars annually for the patent. He stated this that before closing a deal with the StudeDaker people he would go to Detroit and show work ing models of the contrivance to other automobile concerns in an effort to have the bid increased.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-05-03

real crops; that they require more
 labor, which is scarce; that they
 are not suited for the wholesale
 feeding of armies, so that the pro- duction has not been forced; and,
 finally, it is the stock raising, dairy farming and market-garden re- gions that have been wasted by war The effect of the war has, therefore, been to throw a far greater burden than normally on the cereal crops-wheat, corn, bar ley, rye and oats. In addition, MT.
 Bellows states that twenty or more million men under arms in Europe are eating more and bet ter food than ever before, and that both belligerent and neutral governments are creating vast re- serve stocks for unforeseen emerg- far above the average; in 1916 far below. If 1917 is like 1916, and the war continues, "the world may actually have not quite enough to eat" Real danger lies in the fact that reserves are low. The govern ment's first crop estimate for 1917, for winter wheat sown last autumn, shows the poorest condition on rec ord. Our grain exports during the past three years have been twice as large as those in the preceding three years-an increase of five million tons yarly. The United States, however, produces more than it can possibly eat. Exports of meats and dairy products, however, have made appreciable inroads on our supply. In view of the findings of MT. Bellows, it is useless to argue that manipulation and hoard ing are responsible to any great extent for high prices.)
The weekly soliphone., 1917-05-03
GERMAN LOSSES
 ARE STAGGERING
Dr. Frederick Naumann Estimates Number Actually Killed at Ap-
 proximately 1,600,000.

Amsterdam, May 2.-To date Ger many has lost one million, three hundred thousand men killed in va rious engagements, according to statistics compiled by Dr. Frederick Naumann and announced in a re- cent lecture in Berlin, according to advices received here today. It is also estimated that decreases in German birth rates, together with the staggering number killed, has reduced the population of Germany a total of three million, eight hun dred thousand.
 The same authority calculates that the preponderance of female residents over males in Germany is between eight hundred thousand and two million.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-05-03
GOV. BROUCH FOR
 N'TL. DRY CODE
Arkansas Governor Wires President Wilson, Urging Passage of
 Prohibition Bill.

Little Rock, May 2.-Governor Brough has sent the following tele- gram to President Wilson:
 'I most heartily favor the move during the continuance of the war, believing strongly as I do that it would conserve the nations food grain and would enhance the mor- ality and efficiency of our troops. believe this statement voices over whelmingly the sentiment of the state of Arkansas
The weekly soliphone., 1917-05-03
LITTLE ROCK TO
 BE ARMED CAMP
(By Clio Harper)

Little Rock, May 2.-Little Rock
 or at least, it's Big Rock environs,
 will soon assume the proportions and appearance of an armed camp. Already there are great many lkhaki-clad boys on the streets, but only the First regiment of the Ar kansas national guard is here. Next week it is estimated that there will | be 7,500 men encamped at Fort Roots and in cantonments north of the present camps. This will be the reserve officers training camp, and it will continue for three months. There are rumors that it may be increased to division, in which case there will be at least 25,000 troops here under training awaiting call. This number would be greatly augmented by the men to be selected under the selective draft system which President Will son has been urging upon congress.
 Fort Logan H. Roots, which, a few years ago seemed to have been slated for abandonment, has assumed a. new importance in view of the world-war in which Amreica has become involved. It will be- come recognized as one of the gateways to the southwest, where troops may be mobilized to be dis patched to the border in case there should be an actual menace from that direction. From a battalion post, occasionally tenanted, it is expected that Fort Logan H. Roots will emerge from this strife as a regimental and possibly divis- ional post The commercial inter ests of the city are working on the proposition with hopes of success.
 The school bank has become a very. considerable factor in the training of children in Little Rock. central bank is maintained at the office of the superintendent, with branches in each school. The system has been in vogue several years, and is doing much to pro mote thrift and economy, as well as to teach business principles. The banker is maintained by the school board and the various banks, which contribute toward the fund as a part of the thrift campaign which is expected to add greatly to the bank deposits of the future, when the present generation arrives at the age of business sense and re- sponsibility.
 There is more than $7,000 on de- posit in the school banks of Little Rock. The accounts range all the way from a few cents, to more than $100. The children are taught how to make deposits and draw checks, compute interest and do other business in connection with banking. This entails a tremen- dous amount of work on the part
The weekly soliphone., 1917-05-03
MAY DAY QUIET
 FOR THE SLAVS
Was Preceded, However, by Period of Bomb-Throwing and General
 Street Rioting.

Petrograd, May May Day passed peacefully in Russia. It followed a day of small-sized riot ing at the capital, characterized by bomb-throwing. as a result of which several shots were fired and la number of citizens arrested. Maj. Gen. Kashtalinski fell a victim to assassin bullets.
 of the banker Drafts and checks are drawn for from a few cents to several dollars. Interest is paid the depositors, and this must be calculated to a nicety on account of the small sums involved.
 Hundreds of young men employ led in Little Rock stores and fac tories are not waiting for the se- lective draft for military service, but are responding to the call to the wy, reserve officers, hospital. and other branches of the service. For the most part they are being en- couraged by their employers to en- list. Should they actually be called
 later into service, their places would be filled temporarily by older men and women, and their positions held open for them upon their return. In some cases, the employers are providing that the employe shall
 lose nothing in pecuniary sense by reason of his enlistment. For instance, the Gus Blass Go. of this city has made the proposition to the 100 or more young men in it's employ, that it will pay them the difference between their salary and the amount of pay and food and clothing they receive from the gov ernment while they are in the ser vice. Already four of their boys have enlisted in the army.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-05-03
Trace This On Your Map.

Bluefields is the name of a sea port town, the capital of the form CT Mosquito Indian reservation
 now the department of Zelaya Nicaragua, on the coast of the Car. ibbean sea, near the mouth of the Bluefelds river. There is also a town named Bluefields on the west ern coast of the Island of Jamaica
The weekly soliphone., 1917-05-03

EDITORIAL NOTE.-Mr Lee is very much in error regarding many of his facts. No one knows what the wheat crop for this year will be. Last years crop was slightly below normal while our exports were two or three times greater than in former years! The acreage planted in winter wheat is slight ly greater than in 1916, but part |of it has been winter-killed, and whether the season will cause a large, medium or small yield per acre no one knows. International reports indicate shortage in wheat in practically every wheat-g growing country. Late in March Argenti- ma, following the steps of all the belligerents and most of the neu- trals, prohibited the export of wheat. The shortage of meat is a really serious one and is due almost entirely to the law of sup ply and demand. J. Ogden Armour
 one of the worlds greatest packers and dealers in foods of various kinds, has suggested to the Ameri- can people two or three meatless days a week Some of the larger milling companies have proposed to the government that federal au- thorities take over their properties and run them during the war per- iod. Henry Adams Bellows, manag- ing editor of the Northwestern
 Miller, published at Minneapolis, has made a painstaking survey of agricultural conditions in the Unit ed States and Europe. He finds that in three years of war the food supply has been distinctly, though not alarmingly, curtailed. Perish able crops and live stocks have suf- fered out of all proportions to ce-
The weekly soliphone., 1917-05-03
FRENCH, BRITISH, AMERICAN COMMISSIONERS WORK OVER
 DETAILS INCIDENT TO WAR

Much Interest Centers In Peace 0vertures, Which, According to Amsterdam Dis patches Quoting Berlin, Will Be Suggest ed By Imperial Chancellor Won Beth man-Hollweg in German Reichstag To- morrow-T Have Little Con- fidence In Sincerity of Movement Roosevelt's Plans Bob Up In House and Senate.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-05-03

to volunteer, or become hilariously enthuiastic over the call for coun- try saviors.
 If given the assurance that food could be bought at price within the reach of the ordinary citizen, men would respond to the call of the country, and eagerly rush for ward to repel hated foreign enc my from our shores.
 J. H. LEE.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-05-03
FRENCH ARTILLERY ENGAGED
 IN TASK OF BLASTING ROAD
 THROUGH TEUT0NIC TRENCHES

Most Destructive Artillery Fire Experienced Since War Began Is Turned Toward Ger man Lines At Moronvilliers In Effort to Push Advance Into Champagne Plains Shells Are Timed to Fall In Front and to The Rear of Lines In Order to Prevent Bringing Up of Reserves-Inferno of Smoke, Noise and Detonations.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-05-03
Tax System Proves Meritorious.

The Somers system of taxation, which has been in effect in Angus ta, Ga, since January 1, 1913. has proved it's worth. and in the opin- ion of the city assessor is equally valuable to assessors, real estate dealers, property owners and the public.