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they cc-ld always keep above me My efforts were now turned to avoidance of fire on the line of flight and re- gain the bunch or the lines. I did not succeed on account of the loss of my motor l landed 20 kilometers in the rear An adversary landed beside me and proved very correct and sympa- thetic My machine was hit thirty times in body. motor and windshield. Half the cables were cut, tire shot away and many holes in the wings.
 They took me to lunch and later to the rear. The treatment since con- tinues correct
 My chief distress has been my in- ability to tell you of my safety and further my exile from the front and the fighting.
 Am with splendid French officers. Am studying German, doing sketching and wood carving"
 The letter was three and a half months on the way
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Washington, Dec. 1.-Two Italian torpedo boats under Lieutenant Com mander Idz2o, composed the force which made the daring raid into the inner harbor at Trieste Sunday uight. December 9. and torpedoed two Aus trian battleShips, one of which was seen 10 sink. Further details of the exploit were given. in dispatches re- celved by the Italian embassy today.
 The raid was planned when it was learned that the Austrians were pre- pairing to send from Trieste two ships of the Monarch type, with their 24o milimeters guns, to lombard the Ital- ian coastal positions. A division of torpedo boats under Captain Pignatti was assigned to the task and the cap tain selected Lieutenant Commander Rizzo with two boats. to make the dash into the harbor while the re nlainder of the division kept outside in support.
 By slow and silent movements through a heavy fog, the little craft reached the extremity ot the Auggia pier Mine fields and other obstruc- tions were located and TWO hours were spent cutting eight large wire cahles stretched across the passage. Other uostructions were weighted and sunk sufficiently to permit the boats to pass over them.
 During all this Austrian outposts
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Washington, Dec l7.-Prospects Of a widespread and serious coal famine unless coal production is maintained drew from Fuel Administrator Gar field today request that operators and miners take only Christmas day as a holiday this season instead of the several days usually observed. Ihe custom has been to stop work for at least three days at both Christmas and New Years.
 Every day the country's mines are idle cuts production nearly two million tons. A prolonged holiday season, II observed. fuel administration officials said today would cause serious dls- tress in many states where fuel sup plies are low
 Householders throughout the nation will be taken care of first in coal dis tribution, even ahead of industries
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MISS VARNEY ACQUITTED

Dedham, Mass, Dec. 1S.-Miss liar riet Narney, a nurse of West Upton. was found not guilty" of the murder of Mrs. Pauline Reyes, the ten months bride of George II. Reyes, a Boston real estate man, by a jury in the superior court here early today The jury delibera'ed more than four hours.
 Miss Varney decided to spend the remainder of the night at the Jail where quarters were arraigned foi her. Tomorrow she will go to the home of her sister in West Upton.
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were Yery near end searChlghts were being played on the water. nu in spite Of this the torpedo boa.s sue ceeded in entering the inner port without being sighted.
 Two Austrian battleshirs were de s.royed at the anchor at the further end Of the harbor near Point Sa.Dba Cautiously, the Italian vessels ap- preached to ascertain whether there were any protecting nets or other ob- siructions then took mp positions for the attack.
 Finally, at 2:G0 am, Monday, the two torpedo boats simultaneously launched four torpedoes aimed at the hattleships. All four torpedoes ex- ploded Rizzo reported that the bat tleship Wien, nearest the attacking vessels, was observed to sink in five minutes while the other battleship. certainly was struck. though owing to the great distance, it vas impo siHe to discover the damage done.
 At the sound of he explosions. Austrian batteries opened fire and searchl'ghts swept over the waters. The lights located the attacking yes sels and the Austrian ms were brought to bear on them and fired, but the Italians escaped and returned safely 70 base with the supporting squadron.
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new plan for submission of constitu
 tional amendments was fayorably re- ported by the senate iudicary commit tee. 1t provides that all amendments shall be acted upon within eight years after submission and instead of action as at present by state Legislatures, that amendments shall be submitted th vote of the state electors. The prohibition amendment probably will be submitted before the Brandagee resolution passes and therefore will not be affected by il.
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Ottawa, Ont, Dec. 17.--Union government has been returned and conscriptIon confirmed by the Canadian domestic vote.
 Early returns received from all over Canada indicate that the gov. ernment has been elected to ad. minister Canadian affairs for an. other five years and that Sir Will. fred Laurier is as definitely de. feated as in the reciprocity cleo ton of 1911. Returns indicate that the French portion of Canada has gone heavily for Sir Wilfred Lau. rier and English constituencies have returned men who will sup. port the union government meas ures and maintain Premier 5or. den in office.
 Official returns announced shortly before midnight showed that with 16 districts to be heard from the Unionists had won 123 seats, and the opposition a7, with four seats deferred.
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Fire Destroys
 Rockefeller sHome

Cleveland, Dec. 17.-The home of John D. Rockefeller at Forest Hill in East Cleveland, suburb Of this city, took fire tonight. 1t is believed it will be destroyed
 The fire spread with such great rapidity through the four story building that it was thought to be of incendiary origin. 1t was i'm possible 10 save any of the fur nishings Of the house and many valuable paintings, bronzes and tapestries were destroyed. The home was exquisitely furnished throughout it's more than fifty rooms.
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RED CROSS TOUR OF
 STATE CLOSES TODAY

Little Rock, Ark, Dee. l7.--Arkan sas Red Cross campaign is already well under way A special train. travelling as the Allies Red Cross Special" is now on the last lap of a en-day tour of the state, during which speakers are appealing for members for the society Prominent and British army officers from Camp Pike are on the train.
 The tour will close tomorrow when the special arrives in Little Rock where a big massmeeting will be held All counties have been organized for a house to house canvass.
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SEEK ANOTHER INDICTMENT
 AGAINST GASTON MEANS

Chicago, Dec. 7-Tndictment of another charge of Gaston r. Means. who was acquitted in Corcord, N. C., of the charge of numbering Mrs. Maude King, will be sought in Cook county, Michael Sullivan, assistant states attorney, said today. He said an alleged attempt to pass a forged will of James c. King and the al- legged forging of the name of Mrs Robinson, the mother of Mrs. King, to get the trust funds left her by her daughter, will be investigated.
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German Destroyers Sink
 Nine Conveyed Ships
One of the British Destroyers is Also Sunk and Another Put Out of
 Commission.

London, Dec l1-Oue British and five neutral merchantmen, a British destroyer and four mine 8weepers have been sunk in the North Sea by German naval forces.
 The losses were the result of an attack on q convoy bound from Scot land to Norway, Sir Eric Geddes, first lord of the admiralty, announced 1o- day. The total tonnage of the lost merchantmen were 5000
 Faghty-eight Scandinavians. two of whom are women, and ten British
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Canadians Dote
 for Conservation

Ottawa, Ont, Dec. f8.-(Tues- day)'-The union government has won decisive victory at the polls. Early this morning vir- tuaily complete returns from the eastern provinces and results not quite so complete from west of the Great Lakes Indicate that, apart from the soldiers vote to be counted in January the govern ment will have majority of in excess of forty.
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ADMIRAL HARRIS RETIRES
 FROM SHIPPING BOARD

Washington, Lee. l7.-Rear Admiral Frederick Harris. recently appointed general manager of the shipping boards emergency fleet corporation, today asked to be relieved of that duty and returned to his post as chief of the nayy's bureau of yards and docks
 His request will be granted and Charles A. Piez, Chicago engineer, vice president of the emergency fleet corporation, will be named to succeed him
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Washington, Dec l7-Efforts of the food administration to bring out before the senate Investigating com mittee It's side of the Cuban sugar contracts were blocked today by an announcement that the state depart- ment deemed it inadvisable to discuss rurther the negotiations which re- suited in the contracts.
 This ruling of the committee. which followed conference with Counsellor Polk. of the state department. yir tnally ended an attempt by 0H. Curtis Hindley, counsel for the food admin istratter. tc question through u n oeTS Of he committee, Claus SprccH- els, who through three days on the witness st2nd had vigorously attacked the administration
 T1a committee toward the end of today's session had agreed to permit Mr Lindley to suggest questions, after ignoring earlier a request by Food Administrator Hoover that he be given an opportunity to make a state ment in reply to Mir. Spreckels' at tacks. When the committee. after an hours executive session, during which he waited in an anteroom. recalled Spreckels to the stand without an swering his request. Hoover left the building
 Tonight the food administrator went 10 the white house and laid the situa- tion before the president. He would not discuss the visit
 Mir. Lindley insisted that the ,om- mittee allow him to try to controvert statements of the witness. Finally. however he said, If We cannot ex- plain the contracts for the Cuban crop Ve are placed on a poIlory while try ing to solve a very difficult situation %
 MT. Spreckels, who is president of the Federal Sugar Refining company. charged that the California Hawaiian Sugar Refining compny. of which George M. Rolph, director of the food administration sugar division. is president, would gain s9.0o0,000 addi- tional revenue this year indirectly through the price fixed for the Cuban crop, which he declared was entirely too high
 Through questioning of Spreckels by l. E. Freeman, counsel for Earl A. Babst, president of the American Sugar Refining company. it was brought out that the Federal president did not object to the appointment of Henry c. Mott, buyer for the Ameri- can Sugar Refining company, as buyer for the International committee, which was to purchase all the raw sugar available and parcel it out to the refiners at the time the appoint ment was proposed
 "I agreed 10 the appointment" Mir. Spreckels said, "but after l found out that all of the employees of the com mittee. from watchman up. were to be of the American, and that Mott was to get $20.o0o a year, | strenu- ously protested"
 The Sprelkels statement that the fixing of a price of SIPS for granu- lated sugar at seaports worked a hardship on his company was attacked by Senator Jones. The witness said Saturday that his company manufae tured practically nothing but granu- lated and brown sugars, while his
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competitors put up many special ad- yertised brands which could be sold at prices regardless of that fixed. On questioning by Senator Jones he ad-
 mitted manufacturing five grades into fourteen forms of packages.
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were rescued by four British de- stroyers detached from cruiser sqCadfon, which hastened to the scene Other survivors reached Nor may in boats.
 The merchant vessels were being conveyed by the destroy CTS Partridge and Pelew. The Partridge was sunk and the Pelew was damaged.
 Sir Eric said the circumstances of the attack. so far as available. were
 CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE.
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SUGAR INVESTIGATING COMMIT. TEE REFUSES TO ALLOW HOOVER TO QUESTION
 SPRECkELS
HOOVER LAYS SITUATION
 BEFORE THE PRESIDENT

Senator Jones Takes spreckeis 10 Task for Statements That His Com. pany Manufactured Nothing but GranuIated and Brown Sugars When It Was Known He Put Out Fourteen Forms of Packages.
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APPEAL FOR RELIEF.

Washington, Dec Diplomatic dispatches to the state department from Teheran. Persia, contained an appeal for relic, of the famine suffer ing people in that region.
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PROHIBITION AMENDMENT
 IS ADOPTED
THE VOTE IN THE HOUSE WAS 2s2 FOR AND f2s AGAINST ITS
 ADOPTION
STATES HAVE SEVEN YEARS
 IN WEIGH ID RATIFY

Great Demonstration Followed the Announcement of the Vote by Champions of the Measure on the Floor and Prohibition Advocates in the Galleries.
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TWO AUSTRIAN BATTLFSHIPS
 SUNK IN TRIESTE HARBOR
 BY ITALIAN TORPEDO BOATS
Attack Was One of the Most Daring Executed Since the Beginning
 of the War.

In Making Their Way Into the Harbor it Was Necessary for the Torpedo Boats to Dodge Mine Fields and Cut Cables That Blocked the Mouth of the Harbor.
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A FOR REkI 40 WILL
 PENT THAT VACANT ROOM

People looking for rooms turn to the classified ads of the newspapers to see what is offered. An sd in the Sentnel-Record is almost sure to bring 8 customer.
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CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE.
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Forecast for Arkansas: Tuesday, unsettled and warmer; Wednesday, generally fair.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1917-01-25
Gull Out Old Hens and Increase Eco
Production Of Flock.

Experiments carried on at the Col.
lege of Agriculture. University OF Ar
kansas, under the direction OF Dean
Martin Nelson show that farmers too
often keep their old hens too long
and as result OF this practice. the
production of eggs decreases almost
In proportion TO the number OF old
birds retained However. enough
yearling OF old hens should be kept
TO produce eggs for Matching Chicks
Matched from yearling or old hens are
stronger and more vigorous than those
Matched from pullet eggs. Quite often
the pulhet eggs are infertile The
small eggs produce small chicks. the
size of the chick being almost in
proportion TO the size of the egg
hate he'd One should save about one
third of the best yeariing hens for
breeding stock and dispose of them
at the end of the second year, The
trap nest is the best means OF locating
the good individuals
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1917-01-25
GARDEN HINTS FOR FEBRUAR,

GARDEN HINTS FOR FEBRUARY.
The following garden hints for Feb
ruary are 10 be found In four page
circular ON The Home Garden" writ.
ten bv s Knox. horticultirist with
the Extension Division OF the Univer-
city Of rkansaAs, and recently publish
I'd 10 be distributed during the sec.
ond Safe Farming Campaign
Prepare the hot beds and SOW in
them early cabbage. lettuce. radishes
and onions. In the southern part OF
the state such crops as spinach kale.
early peas. lettuce. carrots and pars-
ley may be planted In the open. Early
potatoes may also be planted this
month, II the years seed supply
hasn't been ordered. get them AT
once Such roots as asparagus. rhu.
barb and horse-radish may be planted
at this time where the gardener uses
the roots for planting Set out cab
bsge and Strawberries
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1917-01-25

cash and Scholarships Are To ee
Given as Prizes For Best Pig
Club Members.

The State Boys Pig Club Show and
Contest will be held at Little Rock In
connection with the Livestock Meet
INK ana Sale on February 7, and y.
Three hundred and fifty dollars fur
nished by the Swine Breeders Record
Associations OF the country Will be
given in cash prizes and the state
Bankers Association offers Stoo.Oo
scholarship in any agricultural scAool
in the state TO the best pig club mem
Der The points to be taken into con
siderstion will be determined entirely
by the Judges. The bankers and bus
mess men who have been financing
the pig club members Will assist a
number of worthy boys by furnishing
the express charges on their pigs TO
Little Rock Mr. II X. Sanders, In
charge OF the pig club work or the
state. says that the county agents are
cooperating in every way 10 assure
the success OF the pig club contest
and that al least 30 good pure bred
pigs have already been pledged for
the Little Rock show.
Every boy who has a pure bred pig
which he wishes 10 enter in the con
test should get in touch with his coun-
~ agent as soon rs possible so that
there will be no difficulty or dsap-
pointments experienced by thes"
Young farmers at the last moment
Fathers are urged TO write 10 DR.. X.
a nf the rEaDGaS
Livestock Growers Association, who
has promised to take care of all pigs
after they reach Little Rock The
force with the State Serum Plant
have agreed to assist DR.. Cow in
bringing the pigs from the depot and
in seeing that they are cared for dur
ing the SHOW They have also agreed
TO vaccinate with serum alone any
exhibited hogs that have not been inn
munized from cholera. This leaves
only the express charges from the
county from which the pigs come to
be paid by the owner or by the inter
ested bankers and business men.
In speaking Of the contest, DR., Cow
SAYS: The first annual pig show and
contest in Little Rock should be of
interest and value TO all of the farm
ers OF the state We want at least
one good pure bred pig from each Of
the pure breeds represented in every
county In the state on exhibit We
Will not limit a single individual 10
one entry and anyone who has mor-
than one breed Of pigs can enter pig
for each breed of hogs owned The
exhibit of the pigs owned by the Pig
Club boys of tie state should not only
attrnct great deal of attention. but
these pigs along with the pigs ex.
hibited by adult hog breeders of the
state should furnish an excellent op-
portuntty for farmers who are inter
Gated in pure bred livestock to study
types and breeds at this time. 70 ask
questions concerning the care and
management OF pure bred pigs and
70 gather a fund Of information in
general which should prove very benc
hcial. :" In addition great many
pure bred cattle representing the An.
gus. Sh0rthorn and Hereford breeds
will be sold during the show: how
ever. these animals will be on exhibit
ton three days before the sale. con-
seQuently affording good opportun-
fty 70 Study heef cattla alao
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1917-01-25

Feed plenty OF charcoal as it is one
of the best things for keeping the
poultry healthy.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1917-01-25
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The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-07-12
FORTY MILES ON GALLON
OF GASOLINE CLAIMED BY
LIGHT MOTOR CAR DEALER

"A Maxwell automobile, absolutely
stock in every respect, and without
any tuning up, will go from twenty
eight to forty miles on single gallon
Of gasoline, said Harry A. Lord, Of
the Lord Motor Car Company.
"This fact was established as the
result of the great Maxwell Liberty
Bond Economy contest, which was
brought to close at late hour last
night. Full results are not yet COM
piled, and it will be at least two weeks
before the final results Of the great
nationwide contest are known, but
it has been proved beyond doubt that
the Maxwell records which have so
often been made by various dealers
cars in many parts of the country are
being duplicated each day by Maxwell
owners themselves. Whether the sem
sational record Of 49.5 miles on gall
Ion, made in the economy contest of
May %, has been broken or not, is
not yet known, but it is certain that
somewhere within the near future
somebody in a Maxwell touring car is
going to make the fifty-mile mark
q long coveted goal of Maxwell
owners"
One hundred and thirty-seyen Max
well cars were entered in the local
contest. These cars were divided into
groups and, led by the famous Max
well which beat the great locomotive
of the Lark seven times, they wound
Huntington Park and Downey to
Clearwater, and retraced this route
until the last drop Of their accurately
measured gallon of gasoline had been
consumed and the car stopped.
Then the speedometer was read and
the mileage figure rushed to Detroit,
where the results Of the entire 10000
cars entered in the contest are being
tabulated.
1.-THE final results will probably not
be ready for at~least two weeks, but
it is certain from the figures made in
Los Angeles and surrounding teri
tory that O good-sized bundle Of lie
bonds will be sent to California Man
well owners, said Mr.. Lord.
1T il known that a majority Of he
owners made we'll over twen1y-eight
miles to the gallon, while hundreds of
them made over thirty, and a very
large number drove more than forty
miles before the gallon was exhaust
ed. Local Maxwell owners were one
in their enthusiasm about the runs,
and a crowd gathered at the sales
room each night to witness the start
of the runs"
Mr.. Lord stated last night that the
entire contest was completely success
full and that the results made by the
Los Angeles Maxwell owners was con-.
vincing proof that the Maxwell cars
owned in the Southland are doing
their share TO uphold the reputation
enjoyed by the Maxwell for keeping
money in the pockets of the owners.
San Francisco Sunday Times.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-07-12
SPECIAL FOR THIS WEEK
One dollar and fifty cent admission
book for $1.00.
ELITE THEATER.

Lemons, ice cream salt, junket tab
let's and Jello ice cream powder at
Halls Cash Grocery.
See those pretty new wolfe, batiste
and lawn dresses for ladies. It's a
sample line and would sell in a regu-
lar way up to So. Choice, Friday and
Saturday this week, at 81. Supply
Company,
Big stock of Pictorial Review pat
terms carried here in our stock at all
times. The Pictorial Review people
will not allow us to take back or ex-
change these patterns after sold. Sup
ply Co.
Mrs. Dossey White and Miss Allie
White. Of Memphis, and their guest,
Miss Mary Collect, of Dallas, Tex,
came up from the former place this
morning on a visit to Mrs. H. B.
Shelton,
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-07-12
UNCLAIMED LETTERS

The following letters remain I'M
claimed in the post Office at Coving-
ton, Tenn, on July 9, 1917, and
III not called for in two weeks will be
sent to the dead letter Office at Wash
ington, D. G.:
Perlie Anthony
Mrs. Carrie Boyd
Mary Walker Clagett
Adie Huse
Carrie Manning (3)
Oliver McLin
r. Palmer
Idel Rose
Jno. Robinson
jim Robinson
Mont Stiles
Lena Smith
Mrs. Ollie Vaughn
Julia Walker
Henry Winn
Fl. r, Windrow
j. e. Watson
Willie Wilkins
Mrs. Ida Walton
Please mention "dead letters" when
calling for the above.
r. HI. GREEN, Postmaster
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-07-12

While there is no let-up in advancing prices
on all goods at the mills, we must'make room
for fall and winter goods which are being
shipped. We have on sale now lots Of cheap
lawns, cheap slippers, cheap hose, cheap
waists, cheap skirts, cheap dresses and many
other lines Of goods at much less than to-
days factory cost. Ask about our profit
sharing system; it is the best premium plan
ever handled in Covington, and we are go
ing to run it all this year. !
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-07-12
Real Cause for Worry.

Parker-"Whats wrong? You seem
very worried" Streeter-sT am. I
wrote two notes-one to my brother
asking him if he took me for a fool,
and the other to Miss Golding asking
her If she would be mine. While /
was out somebody telephoned. Yes
and for the life of me | don't know
which Of 'em it was"
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-07-12
SIX HOSE FOR LADIES

When you need Hosiery come to The Supply Co We have
splendid stock at 25 Soc 75c $780, and up in white black
and colored.