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The Little River news., 1917-12-08
HALIFAX WRECKED WHEN
 MUNITIONS VESSEL BLOWS UP
Rammed by Belgian Relief Ship, French Munitions Steamer Takes Fire, Which is F0i-
 lowed by Explosion.

A ship of mercy, csrryi1g food for the Beleians crashed broadside into the French munition steamer Mont Blanc in the Canadian haroor of Hali- fax, N. S., about o'clock this morn ing. By the impact the greater part Of one thousand tons of ann unition that were stored on the Mont Blanc in New York was set wild.
 With a blast and a bomb that vas heard 61 miles away, myriads Of mi5- sels O. hot iron and steel, shell and shsrpnel shot into the sky, and sizzling down upon the harbor and city, snuffl- ed out at least 1900 lives. Halifax is a shamble tonight.
The Little River news., 1917-12-08
Recruiting Officer In the City.


 Young men here is your chance. The Coast Artillery needs red blooded men with heavy artillery. Wide awake men are needed to take instructions at the specialists school, which will qualify them as machinists, electric ians. engineers, gas engine operators, orators and other technical trades. Specially selected men will be sent to the Officers Training School, Fort Monroe, Va.
 Men are also wanted in the medi- cal corp, special inducement offered to pharmacist, drug clerks and men with good college education in this branch of the service.
 Men accepted in the aviation Corp, With any vocation
 We are accepting men for all branches for the service of the regular army except the cavalry branch, also accepting colored men for stevedore regiment Come on colored men of Ashdown and show your patriotism.
 Registered men, this is your last chance to volunteer and get what you want Volunteer enlistment will be clos ed for registered men Dec. 12.
 For further information see, P. s. Anders, Recruiting Officer at Post Office or Lambright Hotel.
The Little River news., 1917-12-08

is mercury and attacks your bones. Take dose of nasty calomel today and you will feel weak, sick and nauseated tomorrow. Don't lose days work. Take a spoonful of Dodson's Liver Tone instead and you will wake up feeling great. No more biliousness, constipation, slug gishness, headache, coated tongue or sour stomach. Your druggist says if you don't find Dodson's Liver Tone acts better than horrible calomel your money is waiting for you.
The Little River news., 1917-12-08
HONOR ROLL
Report of Ashdown Public for Third


Enrolment, 397.
 Average daily attendance, 303.
 Percentage of attendance, 83.9.
 No. Neither absent nor tardy, 110.
 This report shows low percentage of attendance, but is excellent consid- ering the epidemic of humps,
 D. P. HOLMES, Supt.
 Low Second-Angeline Embry, Mena Marie Kers ten, Jack Perry, Bee Wilkes, Willard Long.
 High Second-Jurdie Davis.
 Low Third-Mack Ganlmill, Phillip Martin, Hamilton Orton, Bruce Ray burn, Edgar Setliff, Judy Briant, Letha Embry, Marion Graves, Neva Gist, Rachel Herring, Martha Jones, Elsie Odell, Marguerite TolanG,
 High Third-Charlie Prewitt Luth> CT Setliff, Maxine Finley.
 Fourth Grade-Lacta Herring Sallie MODlcy, EAllliO SOA, dul Vdlu, iNuLh Collins, Anna Throckmorton.
 Low Fifth-Julia Bass, EOlia Phil lips, Dot Westbrooks, Matthew Cook, Harold Cummins, Irwin Joyner, Tisdall Smith.
 High Fifth-Loraine Wales. Eddie Mote.
 Sixth Grade-Charlie Cobb, Lon Jones, Orus Wilkes, Juliet Orton, Clar- inc Steel
 Seventh Grade--Madge Ceilings, Elf fife Marr Westbrook, Bertha Mae Phil lips, Ada Wimberly.
 Eighth Grade-Beth Bowling, Fife Draper. Irene Jester, Mary TolaDd, Jimmie Cummjns, Henry Smith. Izora Buster.
 Ninth Grade-Jocie Faulkner, Ethel Eyelena Martin.
 Tenth Grade-Lola DOnham. Dora Emil Kersten, Joe Freddy. Eleventh Grade-Dixie Cummins ola Turner.
 Twelfth Elizabeth Sander on, Eva Johnson, Mary Fawcett.
The Little River news., 1917-12-08
Ca|omel Users! Listen To Me! F Guarantee Dodson's Liver Tone Your druggist gives back your money if it doesn't iven your liver and bowels and straighten
 you up without making you sick.

There's no reason why a person should take sickening, salivating cal omel when few cents buys a large bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone-a perfect substitute for calomel.
 It is a pleasant, vegetable liquid which will start your liver just as surely as calomel, but it doesn't make you sick and can not salivate.
 Children and grown folks can take Dodson's Liver Tone, because it is perfectly harmless.
 Calomel is a dangerous drug. It
The Little River news., 1917-12-08
LIABILITY IS DIVIDED
Parents and School Board Must Aid in
 Enforcing Vaccination Law.

An ammendmcnt to Section 125 of the Rules and Regulfi ions of the State Board of Health, adopted yes terday places the liability for Failure to vaecinate schoo, children upon the members of inc school board and the parents or guardians of the children the same as upon the principal of the school and teacher in charge. Hither Q, only the teachers were held ac- countahle rut now the members of the beard and the parents will be equally blamed.
 The section SIS it originally read was as follows:
 No person shall be entered as teacher. employe or pupil in pub lie or private school in this state with out hsWing first presented to the prin cipal in charge or the proper authOri ties, certificate from a licensed ana competent physician of this state cer- tifying that the saiG teacher. employc or pupil has been successfully vacci- mated; or in lieu of Q certificate of successful vaccination, as certificate certifying q recent vaccination done in a proper manner by competent physician; or certificate showing immunity from having had smallpox ; The amendment follows:
 The responsibility fer the enforce mant Of this regulation shall rest equally on each and every member of the school bclrd, the supeTintoad- ent, principal or teacher in charge fnd the parents or guardians of the pupils and each af them shall De sep ar,tely and individually liable for per, hitting any violation Of this regula- tion. Ii. in tho discretion of the health officer having Jurisdiction, any person to whom this regulation ap- plies shall have physical disability which man coItraindicata vaccination. a certificate to that effect, issued by the said health officer, stating the centraindicatien may be aeceEted in lieu of a certificate of vaccination, pl ovided that the exemption shall not apply when such disability shall have been removed"
 Penalty.
 Every firm, person or corporation violating any of the provisions of this Act, or any of the orders, rules or regulations made and promulgated in pursuance hereof shall be deemed guilty of misdeameanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than 100 dollars, or by i'm prisonment not exceeding one month, or both.
 It now becomes the duty of the vari- ous school boards to adopt resolution requiring the superintendent, principal or teacher in charge to exact the cer- tfficate required.
 State Board of Health,
 By pr. P. H. Phillips,
 County Health Officer
The Little River news., 1917-12-08
PRESIDENT ASKS THAT WAR 2Bi::
 DECLARED Q'I AUSTRIA
AfI Talk of Pe.ee Get e t!ae Question Same Lesic, Hc said, Would Lead to Y,ar Hitg! sZ's.cy
 and Bulgaria.

l Washington, Dee A,-Immeji2te de- claration of war against Austria Hun gary was recommended to congress today by President Wilson. The pfesl- dent did not however, recommend a declaration of war agains, Turkey mad Bulgaria 5t this time.
 Bulgaria Eater.
 Immediate war against Austria. the president told congress, was necessary to meet the anomalous situation the United States faces in it's war with Germany. even dough Austria was not her own mistress and merely l vf3sal of Germany
 The same Io5ie, lie seid. would lead to war against Turkey aad Bulgaria, but they do no. yot, he said, stand in the path of the tnitea states in it's war against Prazsian autocIaey.
 No T;.4 ot t'e@ta,
 In ringing definite term, the pfesi- dent declared that nothing shall turn the United States aside until the w;' is won and Germany is beaten All talk of peace he pro o.ounceG out of the question.
 Peace, the president declared, could make it through rulers the world can trust; when they make reparation for the destruction their present rulers have wrought and when Germany re- ceies from all tie territory ;{tquiTed by armed conquest.
 How Congress Received It.
 A wild demonstration greeted tte presidents recommendation that war be declared against Austrizf=HunG2ry Senators and representatives alose and cheerel and ;lppiauded while visiting members of the diplomatic corps smii- ed and applauded.
 Senators LaFallette ant Gore, how ever. rem; ned in their sets and did not applaud.
 Another outbuIst of applause greet cd the presidents declaration thas re paration must be maj for tne damage done by the German army. Again the ass embled law makers jumped to their feet and anplaudeo vigorously for several seconds.
 Apparently to emphasize that Tur- key and Bulgaria should not at this time be male new belligerents, the regarding those nations. The diplo- matic corps exchanged whispers.
The Little River news., 1917-12-08
Ta Have Negro Division.

Thasn complaints are held by the secretary to be unWarranted Ill view of the fact that more than 626 grad mates of the negro officers training camps have been commissioned in the Medical Corps, and that a full fight ing division-the Ninety-second Ma tional Army diviaion--of. 30,000 ne> gro troops, is being organized "for duty in France under General Persh- ing
 Relations between men and555555oo negroes at the camps have been work, ed out on a satisfactory basis, ana little or no trouble seems likely to arise" MT. Baker finds.
 All of my reports he continues, indicate that the co.ored men are accepting this as an opportunity to serve and not an occasion for creat- ing discord or trouble, and white men and officers arc passing over the quesN ton of race difference in a helpful spirit. Whit We need in this ener- gency is the help of right thinking people in the cities and towns around the camps, and we are getting that cooperation so g. morally that oul course seems free from emb2rras- mant and German propa gandists who want to make discord by string up senitive feelings are simply not al lowed to do their work
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
Sunday Tribune
Features of SPECIAL Interest

The Russian Plan of Peace Wi,hou, Annexation by
Frank n. Simonds.
Tribune Justine, in 81 100000 Cimb.l Suit. Ayers Truth
Of Every Charge in Answer" to Libel Action.
Colorfu Narrative of Life the Pa,nburg Camp. Show
ins How We Go About Making Our Army. Also
number of Plat,burs Pictures.
New Armenia" by Isaac Don Levine. The Great
War Began with the Assassination Of Small Nation. II
VIII End with the Regeneration Of the World. Subusated
Minor Nations.
Why the Image OF Banlc.hp IN Union Square. Fact,
About the u s. s. Recruit" Which Will Never Sail
the Seas.
Democracy Made SAT-. for the World" by William j.
Black a Days Work with French Submarine. BY
Fred B. Pi,ney "A Fable for Everybody. BY George
Ade "A Field Commune alton from the Pie Zone
and other, JUS, good
New, Picture. Of the War and Current Events. Hills
Among u, Mor,.l" in the Dining Car. Charming
ashton Cravure, Two Page. Of Startling French Draw
ing, That Show How Germany Introduced "Kultur In,o
Belgium and France. Dressing the American Soldier
and other timely subjects
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
Germany Will Sink
Hospital Ships in
Whole Barred Zone
Announces That All Will Be Re'
sarded as War Vessels Save
Some from Salonica

London. May 26.-The intention OF
the German government to sink all En-
tente hospital ships in the entire barred
zone, with the exception OF certain
ships from salonica to Gibraltar Is
semi-officially announced in Berlin, &C.
cording to a Reuter- dispatch from Am.
sterdam. The German announcement
was made in reference to British de.
malls of the German allegations that
the British misused hospital ships; :.
It cited several instances which, II
was asserted, proved the correctness OF
the German accusation. The semi-om-
cial announcement read. in part:
"The German government will IN the
future prevent all traffic by hospltai
ships in the entire barred zone and IN
the Mediterranean, including the road
left open for Greece, and will regard
hospita, ships appearing therein as war
vessels and attack them Immediately.
Germany, the announcement adds.
will allow the transport OF the Ill and
wounded from Salonica on Greek rail-
WAYS to Kalamata harbor and thence on
hospital ships to Gibraltar, on the fol-
lowing conditions:
"Firstly-These hospital ships on the
road left open to Greek shipping must
proceed at rate of speed previously
reported to the German government.
'Secondly-That the name Of the ves-
sci and the time of arrival or departure
be communicated to the German gov
crnment six weeks in advance.
"Thirdly-That a representative OIL
the neutral government representing
Germany's interests in the particular
country in question shall certify be-
fore the departure of the hospital ship
that she carries only the i'll, wounded
and nurses, and no goods other than
materials for treating them"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
e7U. S. Sailors Held
In Germany Suffer
For Lack of Food
Americans Seized Before War
Are Starving, Red
Cross Learns

Geneva. May 26.-The Associated
Press is informed that the Geneva heu
Cross has received thus far the names
~ ninety-seven American prisoners IN
Germany. The list has been forwsroeo u
~ Washington. The majority OF .ne
American prisoners are sailors from
cantured ships who were taken Deioie
,be declaration Of a state oil war pc
,ween the United States and Germany,
and therefore, it is claimed, ACCORDING
90 20 international law, should De IT,
leased. ~ 90 retaining
them as hostages. The American pa,,d nd
oners are interned in two camps anu
ors treated under the same serrte
rie;me as are British prisoners. me
pyitish prisoners receive paree's
I'D from home, but the Amer,cans
av ayo suffering from hunger ana i,o'm
az ~ necessities. II is claimed .nry
n la.' ,yeated badly and arc contlnusny
saia az that the war would have ad ehaed
iong Ione ago IL it were not for the on''e'
States.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27

the Philadelphia committee learned
that conditions were no worse here
than they were in Boston and New
York. 1t was finally arranged that
public spirited citizens here would
quietly house the recruits in their
homes as far as possible so that the
scandal Of their exposure should not
become known.
Disease Spread in Fleet
New recruits kept coming in by the
hundreds and thousands. They pressed
fer quarters, and the fleet had to be
got ready in a hurry. and, owing to
this need and the shortage OF per-
sornel in the navy, these green re-
Cruits. unframed, and not even kept
lorg enough under observation to pre-
vent their carrying contagious dis
Eases aboard, had to be rushed on the
warships. Consequently there was an
unusual occurrence of disease in the
feet at Its base. Finally one OF the
batt'eships had 10 be detached and
sent into quarantine by itself.
II was this battleship which the two
dcstroyers Duncan and Allen were
convC ying when the collision took
place. She was being escorted to an
anchorage when the danger of spre ad-
ing contagion throughout the feet
would be lessened, and where it would
be easier to stamp out the disease
itself.
This involved a trip on which it
protectio against possible attack by
German submarines. The battleship
left at daylight, with one destroyer
guarding her. The officer of that de-
stroyer had no knowledge that there
would be another destroyer added to
tic guard. Proceeding at night, with
out lights. the battleship and one de-
stroyer were coming up the coast A
second destroyer had been ordered by
the department to add to the protec-
tion.
Pear in mind that the captain of the
first destroyer does not know that
Suddenly a second American destroyer
comes up and takes its assigned sta
tion, of course without lights. There
are no exchanges of signals from any
of the three vessels.
Reported as a U-Boat
The first destroyer sees a dark blur
on the sea, and the lookouts make out
the white foam at the bow. and, know
ing of no other craft in the neighbor-
hood, they report her as German sub
marine. The destroyer captain makes
up his mind that there is only one thing
to do, and that is to ram her. lie
swings out of his course and rams
what he thinks is a German submarine
from amidships. That is the accepted
version of what happened.
Another story leaves out the sub
marine and merely makes the Destroy
er. arriving at night without knowledge
that the battleship had already one es-
cort. come upon her sister ship TOO
late to avoid running her down. II
this was the case. the destroyer which
ran the other down was proceeding at
an unsafe and improper speed under
the circumstances.
The speed seems to bear out the de-
liberate ramming theory. At any rate.
each man responsible appears to have
taken il for granted that orders had
been issued by some one else covering
tho entire situation, and so one OF the
des,royers that might be hghting Ger.
many cut another almost IN two ana
had its own bow bent back like jack
knife. after which they came up here
and fell all over and msshed 'ne
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
An Interview with the
Dynamic English
Publicist, Lord North
iclife, Owner of The
London Time" The
Struggle, He Thinks,
Will Continue Longer
than Is Now Antici-
pated
rRr c,hl. % IN. Tfibunsl

LONDON, May 26.-Ther' Is no
p,;,on scho is a closer studcnt or a
t.;rer critic of America than Lord
yo,thclifc. His intimate L;no1oled9e
Of the country and his Keen interest
!. the american people and their
nat, qipe added sce;gh; TO his com
n,nt on the erist;ng situation in
a. United States. To-day l sub
r;..ed TO him a number Of questions
rouiring frank replies. This is
rhnt he told ms:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
By Lord Northciife

~ My American writers who
l have been at war seem
~ to understand the enormous
nower of the defensive in modern
trench warfare such as obtains at
present. General Pershing, of course,
will be the speediest means Of con-
y.ying to the widely spread Ameri-
can public the fact which | have en-
desvored to convey in my communi-
cstions to the people of the United
States in the last two and three-quar-
isrs years.
The killing of the Prussian cobra
slow task, but one essential
e the future happiness of the world.
The British and American public are
LOW getting the whole facts about
the war. People judge the facts ac-
wrding to their own individual tenn
xnments. Different editors will
h.a the same items hopefully or
aAgwise, agreeably to their own
urronceived notions of the war or
heir own individual feelings at the
z0ment.
| took a whole bunch of American
xwspapers to the country for a week
md, and was surprised to find that,
although their news supply is prac-
tcally the same as ours, their view
point is not dissimilar to that eX-
uessed here a couple of years ago,
when my newspapers were thrown
out Of clubs and hotel reading rooms
because of my alleged lack of pa
uiotism in expressing the gloomy
view Of a long war.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
Japanese Fought U-Boat
That Sank Pennsylvania

Toxic. May 26.-An announcement
nv the Admiralty to-day says the Brit,
ish troop ship Transylvania, torpedoed
in the Mediterranean May A, was ,,s es-
corted by japanese destroyers: Inc
destroyers engaged the submarine.
According to the announcement. tne e
Japanese rescued $500 out OF o'ooo
troops on the Trans,yivania' Winning
the praises of Japan's allies by their
L
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
rrussianism Nop Desperate

Al these things have been fully
SSnoed in American newspapers,
S'o yet they do not seem TO arouse
e Americans to the fact that peo-
rngnting for their lives as are the
russians become as full of resource
man endeavoring to avoid bank
ursy.
ny brother William" said the
wen Of Greece the other day, re-
sng to the Kaiser, sis fighting
na dynasty He has the full
ains Of all the powerful land
,.., s he has the somewhat shat
~. 49, backing Of the army and navy.
complete control of the news
ass. Which every day tell their
:. 'saders that if they only hold
ems =" months longer the war will
.s ~ The capture of Calais, the
oi the road TO Paris through
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
Six Illinois Towns
Swept by Cyclone;
100 Believed Dead
Half of Mattoon Destroyed
and Many Persons Are
Taken from Ruins

Chicago. May 26.-A tornado ploughed
it's way across south-central Illinois to-
day. causing loss of life that can hard
lv be less than 100 and may be much
more. II drove a furrow 100 miles
long straight from west to east, and
six towns are known to have suffered
severely. Because of fallen wires and
the disruption Of all communication, 1t
is impossible to give an accurate esti-
mate of the damage.
One town. Mattoon, is known to have
been hit hard. Reports from there say
that the storm has wiped out the busi-
ness section, killed at least fifty and
injured three hundred persons and
made two thousand homeless. Mattoon
is near the eastern end Of the tornado's
path.
The tempest hit Modesto, hundred
miles to the west, earlier in the alter
noon. 1t is said that there were many
casualties here, and tremendous prop
ertv damage. Westervelt. village
near Mattoon, is also said to nave
been badly damaged. Five are dead
there. Charleston. beyond Nation,
also suffered.
Half of Mattoon Destroyed
The storm destroyed practically the
entire northern half of Mattoon, leaV-
ing no building standing in a section
several blocks in width.
A lumber yard directly IN the pain
of the tornado contributed largely 10
the damage. Flying planks struck
number of pedestrians who had peeh
unable to find shelter, and other pieces
NJ timber were hurled for miles around
the countryside, one being discovered
sticking through the side OF a FARMER
house. o,.o
few through the air, damaging Duiiu-
ings entirely out of the path OF the
storm. A canning factory contributed
TO the loss in this way.
Rescue work was begun almost I'M
mediately. Within an hour every church
and public building standing was niied
with injured, many of whom were un-
able TO obtain adequate medical SER
vice. -.
Efforts to estimate the casualties
with accuracy were futile because OF
the confusion which followed the tor
nado. Hundreds of persons reported
members of families missing, but II was
believed many of these would be found
tomorrow.
Hail Hampers Rescue Work
A heavy hailstorm which followed
the wind hampered the work of rescue,
and late into the night persons were
being dug from the ruins of wrecked
buildings. .,,
CITY officials say there is possibil-
ity that the death list may be mate
rally increased when the full extent
OF the damage becomes known.
Few reports from the surrounding
farm country were available. but IL
was not believed that the damage any
where in this vicinity was as great as
in Mattoon.
Immediate assistance was rushed TO
,he stricken town. A relief train was
made up by the Illinois Central as
rapidly as possible and set out for
Mattoon. carrying all Champs gn's
force of physicians and nurses. The
Nsvor of Mattoon has asked that
trooys be sent to guard the town, and
a company OF the 4th Infantry, Ma
tionsl Guard. was dispatched at once
from Springfield.
From Alton similar rescue parties
were sent out TO the aid OF Modesto.
Here. again. the exact damage is not
known, as the wires are down.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
Cardinal Gibbons
Buys Liberty Bonds
Will Ask Clergy of Diocese to
Work for Loan
lBy Telegraph to The Tribunel

Baltimore, May 26.-Cardinal Glib
bons has purchased a block of the
Liberty Loan bonds as a personal in
vestment. and has authorized the cub
licntion of the fact to encourage other
rotertial buyers.
He eminence has expressed hearty
sympathy with the bodies which are
disseminating Liberty Loan publicity.
lie will soon address an open letter
TO the clergy Of the diocese urPing
them to work for the Liberty Loan
among their parishioners.