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The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-05-05
l1luDEnDljRG LINZ
BADLY BATTERED
3CRdan War Office Declares One Set
or Was Broken by Terrific
Di'iye-FrisonerS ana
Cams Taken.

London, Nay 3.-"In the face of OBJ
stiHate resistance troops this morn
ing penetrated sector of the HinGen-
burg line west of Queant and have
maintained themselves there all day
against constant and powerful coun-
ter-attacks, the war Office announced.
The British beat off fierce German
counter-attacks made by large forces,
the war Office announced.
y night statement from the German
var Office claims the repulses Of
resh British attempts to break
through the Arras front,
iIaif an hour after the men had gone
down, Sir Douglas Haigs infantry
leaped forth from their trenches and
over the parapets this morning and
smashed ahead on twelve mile front
between the region south of Lens and
CrOiselles-in the most crushing drive
recorded this year. The Canadians in
the fore, they broke through that wall
of flesh and steel that has been named
after the idol of the Teutons and upon
the firmness of which all Germany had
pinned its faith in victory
a network of formidable trenches
field works, Mills and dugouts fell to
the onslaught and late this evening the
Canadians were firmly established in
the village of Fresnoy to the southeast
of Lens and a mile beyond ArleuX
where the last British thrust had been
checked. The British thus pushed the
pistol point of their advance mile
closer to the Lens-Douai railroad, the
capture of which would spell disaster
to the Teutons.
At the same time the adjoining con-
battle pressed forward to the village
of Cherisy, stormed across the Hinden-
burg line and headed for Reincourt.
The village of Bullcourt also is report
ed taken as this Dispatch IS written
The Berlin War Office contented it.
self with announcing today in its regu,
lar bulletin saying that British at
ta2ks on wide front were repulsed. "
Prisoners began to pour in soon
after the British left their trenches
fer the resumption of the big push"
Mere German guns We're taken too
\ small army OF headquarters attaches
was still engaged in tabulat!ng tie
booty this evening.
To say that the powerful Teuton de-
fense wall crumbled like an eggshell
would be belitt!ing the suceesses
which the British scored today. 1t
was the very nature of the Teutons'
resistance that gave the victory the
stamp of the utmost Importance. On
the German side human life counted
for nothing. THE line must be held
was Hindenburg's' order. Grimly his
troops stuck to their ground until their
fallen forms were piled high.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-05-05

The Merchants Cafe has moved to
the Garrett building on Front Street.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-05-05
LOCAL OFFICIALS
GET WAR ORDER
All Maie Citizens OF Military Age Must
Register Within Ten Days
After Bill Is
Signed.

Sheriff w. D. Waldrop, Clerk C. H..
Park and DR.. P. H. Phillips, county
health officer, received kilograms
| Wednesday, the following which is a
copy, instructing them that they con-
stituted the county registering board
under the draft act They will get the
township officers ready so that the
registration will be completed With:
| ten days after the bill is signed by the
president. 1t is expected that the biz
will be signed this week. Only a few
of those who register. and who are
found qualified for military duty, will
be selected in the first draft of hall
million men, possibly one out of
twenty. There will be four calls in
two years. The first call under the
draft plan will only get "a men out of
Texarkana The draft will be baseG
on population, and while the number
to be taken from Little River county
is net yet made known, the number
will not be large. This is one of the
beauties of the selectiye draft plan,
the equal distribution and home Or
ganization will be least affected. It
has been intimated that the men select
ed will not be required to report for
training probably before August 1st.
The governor message follows:
Little Rock, May ., 1917
w. D. Waldrop, Sheriff.
When the selective draft bill has
been approved BY the president, your
self. the county clerk and the county
health officer will have charge OF the
registration Of your county of those
eligible for dra,.t Your committee
will support and be held responsible
to federal authority for correct regis
tration in accordance with proclama-
ton of president. Voting precincts of
last general election Will be used as
places of registration. Should any
changes be advisable notify adjutant
general Of this city. You will select
as registrators for each voting pre-
cinct individuals Of high character
whose handwriting is neat and legible.
Please convene the board on receipt OF
this and complete arrangements for
conducting registration and report by
telegraph to the adjutaEt general Of
the state when the arrangements have
t2cn completed. Blanks and addition
al instructions will be mailed from
Washington direct to sheriff as soon
IS bill is signed by president You
are authorized to accept the service
Of any VINO volunteer for this work
FeGteral government will pay any
necessary expense for this work. 1t
is desired to complete, if possible, the
registration within ten days after the
proclamation Of the president. 1t is
therefore Of highest Importance that
your board complete its plans and re
port that it has been done to the ad-
iutant general as early as possible
Chas. II. Brough, Governor of Arkan-
sas.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-05-05
AGhdOwn Business Men Hold En-
thusiaStic Meeting With
Negroes.

Thursday night party of Ashdown
business men went to the negro church
near Peytonville, where they address
ed q crowded house on food product
ion. Those who were in the party, all
of whom spoke, We're: A. Goldsmith
C.I.. Briant S. l. MidlebrcolIs, E. c.
Payne, II. B Wilson and O. M. Oliver
Another meeting will be held at Black
Jack on the Pine Prairie road Sunday.
The negroes are enthusiastic and seem
wi und eager to do their bit.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-05-05

Edward Freeman, Miller Johnson
and Sid Phillips We're at Little Rock
and Hot Springs the first of the week
to make application in the officers
training camp. Sid was not admitted
on account of his youth. Edward
and Miller We're taken under consider
alton and will be accepted. Van Coats
went up Thursday, but has not been
heard from.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-05-05
TOWNSHIP REGISTRARS
List of Registrars for the Various YOt-
ing Precints for Little River
County.

Arden township-R. S. Davis, Jr.
Arkinda township. P. Wright
Burke township-G. G. Leonard
Caney township-R. B. Kirk Cerro
Gordo, G. F. Arnet. Pauley School
House.
CleYeland township-A Kennon.
Franklin township-R. A. Davis.
Jackson township-Thelma BowlesL
P. B. Williams.
jefferson townships L. Jones, j.
H. Williams.
jeff Davis township-B. F. Erwin.
Johnson township-W. w. Winkler,
Lick Creek township. L. Mccall.
Little River township-R. T. Ses-
sions, DR.. J. L. Peavy.
Red River township-Prof. T. 7. C.
Anderson, M. w. Locke.
Richland township. L. DeLoney,
w. w. Ellis
White Cliffs township-J. F. Schir-
mer.
The necessary blanks and instruc-
tions will be forwarded to the above
named registrars as soon as they ar
rive.
w. d. WALDROP, Sheriff.
CHAS. H. PARK, Clerk.
r. H. PHILLIPS, NJ d.
County Health Officer.
Official County Registration Com.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-05-05
HENDRIE TERM CURTAiLED
War >,;irstinn Causes HismiS;ii Three
Weeks Ahead of Schedule.

Conway, May 2.-Hendrix College
will be dismissed May 19, three weeks
earlier than originally planned. No
final examinations will be held, the
students daily and monthly test
grades being substituted. Commence
ment exercises will be curtailed.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-05-05
CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Preaching morning and evening next
Sunday. VIII be glad to have al the
church present, We cordially invite
strangers in the city.
J. H. McWHIRTER4
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-03

were lying half hurled in the snow on
the edge of a woods in a pasture be-
longing to the Sprague farm. II Is a
portion of the farm not often visited in
winter and consequently the moose
have lain there undiscovered all this
time.
AS soon as the men reported their
md to Mr.. Sprague he communicated
with Warden Skidmore who called
Game Warden Neal on the case.
Some one Shot them, but who is A
question to be solved and il il under
stood that thorough investigation will
be made. The moose were evidently
LETT where they fell when shot, the Gull
prlt probably becoming frightened.
Last fall there was an almost tame
moose seen in that vicinity for many
weeks and hundreds of people motored
out from Belfast to look at II. Soma
days it would be in one locality and tho
next, mile or two away and nearly AL
ways in a pasture with cows IL is be-
HeVed that neither Of these moose is
that one, however.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-03
SELTZER HELD IN $4,000
BAIL ON ARSON CHARGE

Lewiston, Me. Feb 2-As result Of
three fires in the bakery of samucl
Goldberg on the afternoon and evening
Of Dec %, Isadore Settler, proprietor
Of the building, was arrested Wednes-
day night by Officer Legendre OF An
burn and officer Lamontangue OF Lew
iston. He was to be given a hearing in
the Auburn municipal court THURSDAY
morning on the charge Of arson. IN,
this was continued one week ana Mi
fixed at $1,000. 1t is understood tba,
Erastus J. Carter. State Fire Insura,oo
Commissioners, has been at work ON ,tis
case since the fires last December go
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-03
CONVICTED FORGER SENT
TO STATE PRISON

Perley H. Cromwell of Harmony
aged SO convicted Of forgery was SEN
fenced Friday afternoon by Judge
Cornish to serve no less than one wear
nor more than three years at the state
prison, sentence of two years being
recommended. Cromwell, rather ne
culiar in appearance. partially broke
down at the bar and said he wished
ne could De with his wife and children.
Inc forgery consisted of revamping a
check of IS into $50.
Mrs. Alphonsine La Fond of Mad,-
son, found guilty on the charge of
Illegal possession. was given an indie
terminate sentence in the reformatory
for women and was taken Friday eve
ming to that institution.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-03
Simple LaxatiUe Remedy
Best for Constipation
Or. Caldwelrs Syrup Pepsin
Gave Satisfaction When
Nothing Else Would

Nearly every one. at ono time or an
other. suffers from constipation. or In
aotiye bowels. and one Of the few con-
cusions upon which the doctors agree
n that regularity Of the bowels Is an
essential 20 good health.
In the family medicine chest OF most
wsIi-ordered households will be found
one or more Of the various remedies
recommended for the relief OF consti-
nation. In the majority of homes today
the combination Of simple laxative
herbs with pepsin known as Dr. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin is recognized as
the standard laxative. Druggists
everywhere report constantly increas-
inw demand Tor this splendid remedy
which r. sold for fifty cents bottle.
Mr.. James Ash. l02 Green St, cum
bertrand, Md, wrote 10 DR.. Calo"eii
that he found DR.. Caldwelfs syrup
Pep.in the most effective remedy Tor
constipation he had ever used and that
he always keeps bottle OF II on mana
for use when necessary.
DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Is
mild laxative. and does not grippe or
strain, but acts gently and brings re-
lief in an easy. natural manner. lts
freedom from opiates or narcotic
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-03
Dover and Foxcroft
Gripped by Thrills
of Postoffice Play

wouldn't have been more surprised II a
German submarine had come up the
Piscatauuis river and attempted to tor
pedo the Foxcroft bridge or shelled
"Lige" Norton's fox farm on the side
hills Of Pine street.
While the battle has waged long and
f1ercely across in Dover 1t shifted to the
north side of the river this morning.
Though startled and taken entirely by
surprise the major generals, generals,
majors, lieutenants and privateS began
at once to dig trenches around the Fox
croft post office Perhaps they will
mine the river in their eagerness to
prevent any such catastrophy as Post
master General Burleson proposes.
Dover Sees the Joke.
Naturally the idea was the sole topic
in Foxcroft this morning. Converse
ton was heated to the extreme and
even the smallest quotation from any
of the towns respectable citizens
wouldn't sound nice in a family news
paper. The new scheme took some of
the heat out of the air in Dover and
many Doverites were enjoying their
first real laughs in months.
The advices from Washington convey
the LfldL the post ClllC6 du-
thoritieS have discovered that there's
a law against the adjustment of an Of
flee in shire town. This probably is
the only thing that prevents them from
abolishing both offices and sending peo-
pie up to Lows bridge or down to East
Dover for their mail.
This being the case they propose to
! abolish the Foxcroft office which is of
the second class and under civil service
rules. Dover is q third class office and
its postmaster receives a much smaller
salary. The consolidation Of the two
offices would probably result in a sub
stantial increase in Postmaster Ander-
sons salary. Besides this he, would
get a nice fat rental for his building
1t looks as If he'd be a winner anyway.
He is a good Democrat and of course
this cuts some ice down in Washington
1t is needless to say that Foxcroft
people will not consent to the abolish
ment of their postoffice which is the
largest and most important office in the
county. made SO largely because of the
enormous shipments of dyes from the
Gushing dye factory. From all appear
ances it now looks as If Dover and
Foxcroft would be allies" as far as tn.
post Office war is concerned and it will
be the first time in the history of the
towns that they have ever agreed on
any one thing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-03

Gus transfers OF line headquarters from
centers or population to small OUTLYING
districts where, theoretically, there will
Dc more convenient exchange or
transfer point. New York, Philadel-
phia, Baltimore. st. Louis, Chicago.
Cincinnati. Cleveland, st. PauI. Mil
/ waukee. New Orleans, Atlanta Mem
phis, Kansas City, Denver. Seattle and
San Francisco are Just as liable to he
treated to this sort of thing as not
Ahe oroers also mean that reduced
mai car crews will be compelled to
oecine additional mail at intermediate
points on given mail line if they hap
pen 10 have sufficient mail on their
hands to keep them busy. This refusa,
10 accept mail IS already approaching
chronic stage in the service.
The general scheme of the orders ha c
been undergoing trying out" process
In spots Throughout the country
Wherever this trying out" process has
been inaugurated, the business nuhIic
has suffered and in some instances suf-
fered severely. It has resulted IN an
additional complaint against the nres-
ent postal regime
The bigger Surplus-every-yea nolicy
OF the postmaster general is too we'll
known to suggest further comment. An
additional reason for these last revis-
Ion orders-the rural service and the
postal clerks have already gone
through them with resultant incon-
venience to the public-is the detarmin-
alton to make good on the space basis
on which to calculate compensation to
be paid railroads for carrying the
mails. 1t will be remembered that Mr..
Burleson partially won HIS fight before
Congress last year to have the space
basis substituted for the old system of
paying by weight. The two systems
are now being tried out under the eyes
OF the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. This body will determine which
system is preferab BILE. Piles Of filed
mail sacks do not occupy many cubic
feet. Railway mail clerks must have
a little more than elbow room to do
their work. How long must the mail
receiving public suffer for the sake of
theories and records?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-03
Confidential Orders bv
Burleson Are Disclosed

Washington. d. c.. Feb. 1.-The ex-
istence OF confidential orders for a re-
vision OF tho railway mail service, is
sued az Postmaster General Burleson's
dictum. was recently established by
tho Senate postoffice committee. Sem
stor Hardwick OF Georgia, member
OF the committee. said he had heard
rumors" OF their existence at a recent
committee meeting. When the op-
portunity presented itself. a few days
ngo, at committee hearing on the
pending post-office appropriation bill
he made several pertinent inquiries.
The Department was Immediately
asked TO submit copy for the COM
mittee's Information. The aftermath is
that the orders are soon to appear as
part Of the committees printed records.
Incidentally the cat Is out Of the
bag. Everything surrounding these
orders indicates that the department
wanted TO put them into effect minus
the public clamor and kicks which ac-
companied previous revisions.
The chief function OF the railway
mail service IS 10 expedite delivery and
dispatch Of maIi-distribution in trans
ito the utmost. This is the idea on
which the service was established and
never before in the so odd years Of its
existence has its remarkable capacity
for handling the country's mail been
SO seriously threatened.
IF the Burlescn orders go into effect.
crews on all mall trains generally will
be reduced to a minimum. Anything
like ordinarily heavy mails will see
prolonged delays for lack Of the human
material to work them. Quantities Of
matter will be sorted and placed in
sacks NJ terminals and delayed from
one to twelve hours-this is actually
happening daily now I'm different sec
tons Of the country-in the event 1T is
not ready to be placed on it's regularly
scheduled train. The next train out
IL the alternative. The terminal idea
Of working mails appears to be
net economy scheme. 1t does save
money. Railway mail clerks receiving
1900 and $500 year on trains are
placed In the terminals and given
1900. The orders will result in numer-
A. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-03
SKOWHEGAN NEWS
Iiouo Case in Cour-Dvorce HeangAn Important Busl'
ness Deal-A Spill Water tree-Fesval Chorus has IN
creased Attendance-More N Petitions OHered ou
preme Judicial Court to Clos Saturday

Desosone (name Stone in English) told
a wretched tale of abuse from her nus
band. Peter Derosche or Stone IN her
divorce proceedings. Minnie M. Gouio
of New Portland also sought dl-
vorce from her husband. VIM. L.
Gould. Grace Bicknell sought a separa-
tion from her husband on the grounds
nartiallv of cruel and abusive treat
ment. also maintained there was an
other woman in the case. Blanch May
Buzzell of st. Adams told OF the gross
and confirmed habits of lntoxlcatlon
of her husband, Eugene Buzzell' no"
located in Hartland. Carroli savage al
SO appeared as the libellant IN pro-
ceedings against his wife, Bessie Saw
age.
DR.. II. T. Bibber is back In his for
mer offices in the Wentworth DOCK,
after a stay Of several months IN Ca
naan, where he was previously located
prior to his removal here.
! Miss Eva NJ. Colway. matron OF the
rest room, has taken over the goods OF
the NJ. C. Swain Co., VINO nave re-
Gently closed out their business mere.
! Supreme judicial court Will without
doubt adjourn finally SATURDAY. AT IL
! A. NJ. there will occur memorlai SER
vice to members of the bar having dled
during the past year Yesterday spe-
cial attention was given to several
cases at the opening session. the fol-
lowing cases being among those dis
posed of: Samuel Green VS.. Frank
Padham, defaulted; Alfred Crocker VS..
Trans State Lumber Co., neither party
no further action. Two cases Frank
lin r. Chesley, Aplt.. from the decree
of judge of probate will be heard dur
i ing vacation, Feb. % having been as
signed for the later hearing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-03

drugs makes It the ideal family Taxa
tive.
To avoid limitations and ineffective
substitutes be sure you get DR.. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin. See that a fac
smile Of DR.. Caldwel's signature and
his portrait appear on the yellow car
ton in which the bottle is packed. A
trial bottle. free of charge, can be OBJ
tanned by writing to DR.. W. B. Cald-
well, 455 Washington St., Monticello
Illinois
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-03
DEXTER

local branch Of the United Dairy
mems Association was organized in
Dexter Thursday with the following Of
ficers; Dwaine Mower. president: Eu-
gene Swanton, secretary and treasurer.
Another meeting will be held soon when
other officers and committees will he
chosen. There will also be loca,
branches organized at Ripley and North
Dexter.
Decision day will be observed at the
Congregational church Sunday eveninS
by the Christian Endeavor Society ana
an Interesting Program has been ~.
ranged Inc leader will be Frank Raj.
lantyne. Inc public is cordially invit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-03
TWO DEAD COW MOOSE
FOUND ON WALDO FARM

Belfast, Me-. Feb. 2.(speciaD-Game
Warden Walter I Neal was called to
Waldo today by Warden Skidmore Of
Liberty. who was notified NV r
sprague Yesterday Of the finding on his
farm Of two dead COW moose ,e.
looking the moose over II was ,1a;,1,,
seen that both had been shot ana rrat,
ably some months ago. II pos 49,
ent that they had lain tbara e., Np pp.l.-
time for the ground under tban,
hardly frozen and thew wera W.
covered with snow. oinioS'
ne moose both cows, were discov-
erea d Jay or two ago by WIN Mardan
ana q party Of men out hunting. They
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-03

Dover, Me, Feb. 1.-(SpeciaD-"
sons Burlesque' or why have any
Postoffice at ail?" is the latest act In
the gripping. red-hot drama being
filmed IN the twin towns Of Dover and
Foxcrof,, with Postmaster General AL
bert s. Burleson as director. Postmas-
tar Bion r. Anderson of Dover, the CAM
era man, and the patrons of both the
Dover and FoNcroft postofces the NIL
inr" And 20 add 70 the plot II appears as
~ Postmaster Warren J. Eldridge was
to be the goat
According 20 one agitated mans
presentation OF the case: Postmaster
General Burleson aided by his half dog
en- assistant postmaster generals now
proposes 10 put the klbosh to the nice
little postoffice IN Foxcroft. He pro-
poses 10 put II out of existence and to
order all Foxcroft people to get their
mali over In Dover where Postmaster
Anderson will preside over the postal
business of the two towns In his here
tofore vacant creamery building down
on the Dexter road. sometimes called
south street. This will put Postmaster
Warren J. Eldridge OF Foxcroft out of
a Job which now carries with 1t about
$1,000 annually"
Guernsey Sends Bad News.
This IN the latest phase of the Dow
er" postoffce fight. II now looks as If
II would be Immediately Dover and
Foxcroft' Fight News OF this new
proposition OF Mr.. Burleson's came 70
the twin towns last night in messages
received from Congressman Frank f.
Guernsey and also from Robert +. Hail.
ESQ. OF Dover. who has been in Wash
ington IN an effort to convince the postal
officials that the Dover office should re.
main on Merrick square and not be
moved 20 the Dexter road.
The result was bombshell cast into
For weeks and weeks the good people of
Foxcroft have set back with SNUG
srina on their faces and have watched
the antics OF the poverites across the
piscataquis In their efforts TO prevent
Postmaster Anderson's scheme to move
the office into his building from going
into effect.
"Why wen have two Offices" said
tho comfortable feeling Foxcroft citi-
zens when tho Dover people pointed out
that the office In its new quarters would
be Within less than 90 yards of the
FoNcroft office. Now comes the latest
brilliant idea from the Washington
postofilce hatchery. Foxcroft people