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The Prescott daily news., 1917-07-19
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
 ENGINEERS ARE BUSY

Little Rock, July 19.-The State Highway Department engineers are right now the busiest set of state em- ployes, they having the field work on about 425 miles of highway improve ment districts before them for map ping the route and completing the specifications. All is to be hard sur faced road, and when completed, will affect about twenty counties in the fourteen districts.
 The districts which will soon be sent out for the approval of the prop erty owners are: Arkansas county, fourteen miles east from Stuttgart, gravel; Phillips county, twelve miles from Marvel south to Turner, gray el; Lonoke county, fifteen miles con- meeting District No. 1 with White county; Poinsett county, from Harris burg north to Craighead county line, through Greenfield, 15 miles, gravel; Mississippi county, Osceola to French mans Bay, 10 miles, gravel; Newton county, Mt. Judea to Searcy county line, F miles and BoXley to Boone county line, 15 miles, both of native stone; Benton, Washington and Madi- son counties, the War Eagle road, about fifty miles, native stone and gravel; Montgomery county, Womble and Mt. Ida, and north and south roads through county, 50 miles, ma cadam; Perry county, Bigelo, through Houston to Sweet Home, 15 miles, stone; Sharp county, Strawberry riv- CT to Cave City, 15 miles. frayel; Pu- laski county, Chicot and Hillaro road, 10 miles, macadam; Clebmne county, Heber Springs to Rosebud, II miles, macadam; Van Buren, Stone, Izard, Conway, Fulton, Saline, Perry and
The Prescott daily news., 1917-07-19
BELGIAN COMMISSION IS
 STRONG ON PROPER DRESS

Little Rock, July 19.-There will be going out of Arkansas none of the stories concerning friction between citizens and the Belgian commission that has come from other states vis- tied. In one state the commission is reported to have requested that a high public official withdraw from the escorting committee because he was not properly attired. The Okla homa governor, according to press dispatches, is said to have declared that he will not be present unless he can extend the greeting when attired in a palm beach suit Gov. Trough is up on dress for state and other occa- sions, and he will uphold the dignity of Arkansas at this, as in all other times.
 The Belgian commissioners are ac- customed to the formalities of court life, and all courts go strong on the proper dress. Gov. Brough has a silk hat and will wear it, as will the entire reception committed =.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-07-19
GOV. APPROVES SENDING
 GUARD OUTSIDE OF STATE

Little Rock, July 19.-Gov. C. H. Trough will not follow the example of the governor of Wisconsin in protest i-g against the sending of the Nation
 Guard of that state to Texas for uaining. Gov. Brough, on the con- Iary, approves the sending of the Arkansas Guard outside the state, and has logical reasons for their going.
 Soldiers must be hardened to their york; state Gov. Brough, land get accustomed to a change of climate We have an ideal place to train the Arkansas regiments at Fort Logan H. Roots, but then the camp will prob ably be just as ideal at Alexandria, La., and the men will benefit by the change. There are some sections of France that are much like the section of Louisiana about Alexandria. One nj the best reasons for sending the men away from home is to get them 10 being used to being away from home, and they will not be so home sick when they do have to leave the country entirely. They can give all of their time to soldering, and get down to business.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-07-19

"Of course we would like to keep the boys at home, but then we have a division camp for the National Army, a training camp for the officers re- serve corps, remount station, and will probably get more, such as the location of a big hospital, or possibly an aviation school, and We cannot ex- pect it all. What we have gotten has been on merit, but we cannot over look the merits of other states en- tirely. We have no desire to hog it all"
The Prescott daily news., 1917-07-19
ARMY LOTTERY WILL
 BE HELD ON FRIDAY
Army of 1O,OOO,OOO Will Be Se- iected at Capital-Numbers Will Be Guarded Until After They Are Drawn.

Washington, July. 18.-The draft will be held Friday morning at 10 o'clock in the great capitol building here. One of the largest committee rooms will be the scene of the draw ing, which will determine those of America's manhood who first must go to the colors.
 The actual drawing hinges only upon reports from five states that their work of numbering registration cards has been completed. All have assured Provost rshal-General Crowder that they are working under high pressure to get their duty done before o'clock tomorrow.
 The War Department today rejected plan to hold the drawing in the chamber of the House of Representa- tives. Objection was made on two grounds-frst, that it would make a spectacle out of solemn occasion and, second, that the noise would be confusing to the tally clerk and might lead to regrettable errors, invalidat- ing the entire draft.
 Everything is ready, as far as the War Department is concerned.
 Printed pamphlets explaining the system to be employed in the drawing were distributed to all the local boards today and given to the press in confidence, to be released when Secretary of War Baker shall permit They probably will be made public Friday morning, just before the draw ing. Not a word is to be made public until all the states have reported themselves ready, as a precaution against tampering with the serial numbers. ..
The Prescott daily news., 1917-07-19
RIOT, IN PETROGRAD
 ARE STOPPED BY RAIN
Fighting Again Takes Place in the Main Street Machine Guns Strapped to Saddles of Horses.

Petrograd, July 18.-Another mani festation of armed sailors and soldiers and workingmen and women, in which shots were fired, took place along the Nevsky Prospect yesterday. The extent of the casualties is unknown.
 Yesterdays disturbances were repetition of those of the day before, except that they occurred at o'clock in the afternoon, while the first out break occurred around midnight.
 The manfestants were grouped along the same part of the Nevsky Prospect. A number of stray shots were heard, followed by the firing of rifles against upper windows and roof tops at a seemingly imaginary foe.
 For the first time since the revo- lution Cossacks appeared and patrolled the streets. Companies here and there carried machine guns strapped to their saddles, the men leading their horses.
 The council of the new body of sol diers, workmen and peasants of all Russia, the extremists abstraining from participation, passed a resolu- ton today, after an all-night session, rejecting with indignation all at tempts to influence" the attitude of that body.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-07-19
British Aid Russians.

Washington, July 1S-British ar mored motor detachments are taking part in the Russian offensive in Cali cia, according to semi-official informa- tion received today from Petrograd by the Russian embassy here. This first mention of the presence of Bris- ish forces in Russia says the armored cars are cooperating effectively with Belgian detachments sent there soon after the war began.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-07-19
TEUTONS ATTACKING
 ON RUSSIAN FRONT
Occupy Height Near NOvica But Are Later Driven Off-Brit- ish Armed Motor Cars Used in Fight in Galicia,

London, July 1S.-FOurteen British ships of over 1,600 tons were sunk by submarine or mine in the last week, according to the official report tonight. Four British vessels under 1.60O tons and eight fishing vessels were sunk.
 Petrograd, July 18.-Heavy fight ing is continuing in the region of No- vica and Kalusz, in Eastern Galicia, the war office announced today. The Russians were driven from a height in this region by a strong attack, but afterwards, by a counter thrust, re- occupied the eminence.
 The Austro-Ger guns have op- ened a heavy fire along the front south of Brzezany and in the region of Halicz. The official statement reads:
 "Western front: There has been intense artillery fighting on the part of the enemy in the region of the vil- lage of Poturtory, south of Brzezany, and in the neighborhood of Halicz.
 South of the village of Novica, to the south of Kalusz, enemy detach- ments after strong artillery prepara- tion, attacked and occupied one of the heights. Our attachments slowly re- tired on the line of the River Renez- nica.
 An hour later the enemy renewed the attack from the deriction of the village of Novica, but as the result of a valiant counter attack by our in- fantry and cavalry the enemy was thrown back and We reoccupied the above mentioned height.
 "There has been no material change in the situation on the Roumanian and Caucasian fronts"
The Prescott daily news., 1917-07-19
ARKANSA JOURNALIST
 RECOVERING FROM OPERATION

Little Rock, July 19.-John T. Gin occhio, dean of Arkansas journalism and for two decades Arkansas cor respondent of the Commercial-Appeal of Memphis, was operated on at St.. Vincent's Infirmary Wednesday after noon and is doing well. He came out from under the anesthetic without serious illness and has evere since continued to grow stronger.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-07-19

Electrically operated dreges are used in the Klondike country to re- cover gold from the frozen gravel of the creek beds.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-07-19
CRAWFORD APPOINTED SPE-
 CAL ASSOCIATE JUSTICE

Little Rock, July 19.-T. Dwight Crawford. for many years reporter for the Supreme Court of Arkansas, now a practicing attorney in Little Rock, has been appointed special as sociate justice to relieve Associate Justice T. H. Humphrey in cases where Justice Humphrey is disquali- fled. Justice Humphrey was formerly judge of the Eleventh Chancery Dis trict, and as such passed upon a num- Der of cases which are now pending before the Supreme Court on appeal.
 The recovery of wounded Europ can soldiers is hastened by eletrical treatment.
  Garland counties, 210 miles of Nam moth and Hot Springs highway, ma cadam.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-13
GEORGIA LEADS SOUTH
IN PRODUCTION OF HOGS

Atlanta, Ga, April 12.-Statistics
just gathered by the Southern Bell
Telephone company, which is taking
an active part in the campaign for di-
versihed farming, shows that Geor-
gia is the greatest hog producing
state in the South, and that Georgia
and Mississippi and Alabama are the
leading producers of cattle in this
section.
The facts CLEANED by the company
through its far-reaching facilities for
making complete census are of par
ticular interest at this juncture in con-
nection with the United States gov
ernment's special effort to secure the
production Of vastly increased food
crops on account of the war.
Not only has the hog and cattle
raising industry made almost amaz-
ing strides in Georgia and other
Southeastern states in recent years,
but the movement has just begun,
and the future just ahead of us will
probably usher in the day when the
South has ceased to be an importer
of food and has become entirely self
sustaining, with her great staple crop
OF cotton as strictly a cash surplus.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-13
TAX RECEIVERS NOTICE OF
LAST ROUND

| will be in my office at the Court
house on the following days April 7,
9, 10, II, H. IS, IA, 20, 2f.
%, "a, 20, 27, % and 3Oth and at
Ashton Monday morning, April 10,
10 to II A. M.
Dickson's Mill Monday evening,
April 10th, to 3 P. NJ.
Bowers Mill Tuesday evening,
April 18th, II to 2 P. NJ.
Vaughn's Wednesday morning,
April 18th, 9 to 10 A. M.
Williamson's Mill Wednesday eve
ming, April 18th, to 3 P. M.
l will be at the above stated places
on the dates mentioned on my third
and last round for the purpose of re-
ceiving state and county tax returns
for the year 1917.
E. D. PAULK.
4t' Tax Receiver.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-13
STARS AND STRIPES
ON BRITISH BAYONET

Ottawa, April 1.-THE stars and
stripes went into battle for the first
time during the world war during the
recent entente storming of the Vimy
ridge in France, according to an I'M
official dispatch received here today
from Canadian army headquarters in
Europe.
TO young Texan who came to
Ontario to enlist and who is now w.
ing wounded in the hospital" the dis
patch reads. belongs the honor of
first carrying the American flag into
battle in the European war, into
which the United States, as a belli-
gerent, has just entered. He went up
to the assault at Thelus carrying the
Stars and Stripes on his bayonet and
fell thus"
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-13
ARGENTINA APPROVES
UNCLE SANS ACTION

Washington D, c., April 11-With-
out formally announcing abandon
ment of their neutrality, two more
Latin-American republics, Argentina
and Costa RIGA, have given assurances
of their moral support for the United
States in the war against Germany.
Argentina has notified the State
Department that she recognizes the
justice" of this country's stand
against German aggression. The
communication contains no intima-
ton however that the Argentine au-
thorities contemplate an actual
break with Germany. Little Costa
RIGA, just emerging from the throes
of a revolution, sent word to her dip
lomatic representative here today that
she Endorsed the course of President
Wilson and was ready to prove it.
if necessary"
1t is recognized that in defining her
position so frankly Argentina has as
sumed the grave risk of having Ger
many break relations with her and bv
some diplomats bSr attitude is regard
ed as little less than an invitation to
Germany to regard her as unfriendly.
Her outspoken approval of the course
OF the United States may go far, in
the opinion of many here, toward in
fiuencing some of the smaller Latin
American nations.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-13
Winter Cover Crops Help
TO MAKE COTTON FRUIT BETTER
J. c. Pridmore. Aaronomist


mquily-"My cotton produces plen.
ty of weed, but fruits poorly. What
fertilizer would correct this?
From the knowledge of plant nutri-
ton as 1t is understood at the pres
ent time, it appears that you have a
soil containing fairly good supply
Of nitrogen. but deficient in phosphoric
acid and potash The element nitro
gen is considered largely with the de-
velopment of vegetative parts of the
plants. such as the stalk, stems and
leaves. The phosphoric acid is respon-
slble to a large extent for the develop
ment OF the fruit, and the fastening OF
the maturity of the plant. Potash gives
general tone and vigor TO the plant
and improves the quality Of the fruit.
The use of fertilizer will supply these
plant food elements, and enable one
to overcome these apparent soil def
ciencies.
A material analysing from l per
cent to 2 per cent nitrogen. 10 per
cent to II per cent phosphoric acid.
and l per cent to per cent potash.
could be used profitably in such cases.
Apply at the rate of three or four
hundred pounds per acre before the
crop is planted, so that the plant can
get full benefit of the material early
IN its growth, especially under boil
weevii conditions.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-13
NAVY CALLS IN VAIN
FOR 1000 FERRETS

Kansas City, April 11.-Anyone
with 1000 ferrets to sell should wire
Secretary of the Navy Daniels. The
Navy Department ordered that many
ferrets from local tancler to chase
rats on warships. He couldn't fill the
bill.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-13
LET THE LEADER-ENTERPRISF
FIGURE WITH YOU ON YOUR
NEXT JOB WORK.
Automobile Insurance

| am now prepared to write insur-
ance on Automobiles, Fords and
Trucks covering Fire, Theft, Public
Liability, Employees Liability, Prop
erty Damage and Collision. Cover
ing applies any where in United
States, Canada and Mexico.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-13
TRY 1T! SUBSTITUTE
FOR NASTY GALOMEL
Starts your liver without making Won
sick and can not salivate.

Every druggist in town-your drug
glst and everybody's druggist has no
ticed a great falling off in the sale of
calomel. They all give the same rea-
son, Dodson's Liver Tone is taking
its place.
"Calomel is dangerous and people
know it, while Dodsons Liver Tone
is perfectly safe and gives better re-
suits" said prominent local DRUGGIST
Dodson's Liver Tone is personally
guaranteed by every druggist who
sells it. A large bottle costs so cents
and if it fails to give easy relief in ev-
cry case of liver sluggishness and CON
stipation, you have only to ask for
your money back.
Dodson's Liver Tone is a pleasant
tasting, purely vegetable remedvharm
less to both children and adults Tale
a spoonful at night and wake TN feel
ing fine; no biliousness, sick headache
acid stomach, or constipated bowels
It dosen't grippe, or cause inconven
renee all the next day like violent cal
omel today and tomorrow Won will
feel weak, sick and nauseated Don't
lose days work! Take Dodson,e
Liver Tone instead and feel fine FIJI
a'u aiiioi1ion. adv
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-13
BROADWAY WILL SEE NO
MORE OF DIAMOND JIM

New York, April 2.-Broadway is
never again to see the resplendant
figure of "Diamond jim Brady.
The man who for years has enjoy
ed the reputation of being the most
bcJeweled on earth has tangoed his
last tango and partaken of his last
supper in the Times Square district.
Diamond jim" according to word
received by his friends, is critically
III at Atlantic City, and his physicians
hold no hope of his recovery.
His huge bulk and iron frame have
at last given way to the strain of his
persistent effort to crowd thirty
hours into twenty-four hour dav.
Long Picturesque Figure.
James Bushanan Brady, to give
him his full name, has long been one
OF New ~Yorks most picturesque fig
ures, He is a man who made a bust
ness of spending. He is credited with
having been Americas greatest sales
man.
His visiting card was a 500 bill
He used to cut the bill in half and
place one half in an envelope with
note saying that the other half was
outside and wanted to see the man.
Brady's success in business was a
sensation and his income enormous.
In the course of time he became pres
ident of big car company. vice pres
ident of the largest railway supply
house in the world and director in
many corporations
Jewels Celebrated World Over
His jewels that have given to him
his Broadway name. are celebrated
the world over, Mr. Brady collected
not diamonds alone He had a pas
sion for all sorts OF precious stones.
One night he would wear studs.
cuff buttons and waistcoat buttons
OF diamonds. Another night he would
disG'av ruhies. Perhaps the next
night he would be a-glitter with
splendid cmeralds He buttoned his
shirts with diamonds and his sus-
pender buckles glittered with the fin
est white Slopes.
Queer as it may seem Mr.. Brady
has always been next door to tee
totaler. Only on rarer occasions was
he known to take drink, and he new
er was known to smoke. As an eater.
however, he went to the limit of the
game, and it is his lifelong habit. of
overlooking that is held responsible
by his physicians for his breakdown.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-13
WILSON PICKS COCKTAILS
TO BUILD 1000 VESSELS

Washington. April 1l-Major Cen
eral George Goethals, builder of the
Panama canal, was formally request
cd by President Wilson today to take
charge of the 1000 wooden ships for
foreign commerce.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-13

National Chero-Cola Day, you viii note, is an
educational feature Of our advertising campaign.
We want the public to know what CEfERO-
COLA is We want the public to know why it is
served only III bottles. We want you to visit
our plant and see for yourse!f-at the same time
receive booklets telling the whole story Don't
fail to come-ApriI 18th
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-13

-S.~AAAot' may De locked up
at plants can not get at it. To
ailable plant food must be in
form; that is, it must dissolve
SOIL water and change into lust
m that the plant can use for
Wth, says Professor Harper.
"a tacts he continues, "a chemical
iysis may show that soil has lit
total rood content, but that little
nay often have plant food in a more
NallaDle form than the richer soil
q, as a consequence, will produce
eater yields,
Most of the soils of the South hava
formed from granite rocks which
decayed or crumbled into parti.
Soils derived from GRANTEES con
tam lsiderable sand Such soils
are foSssu very extensively in the re-
sion east OF the Mississippi river.
! Gan these sandy loan soils of the
crops? '''"'
Inc answer is Yes Proof is pro.
vided from the experience of thou.
sands Of farmers. They won through
proper farm management and fertiI.
zatlon Many farmers of the South are
49, oSNNAhS Udit Oh cotton TO the
lRxe where they once got only one.
srd Of a bale. They are producing
rom 90 to rs bushels of corn on the
Fame land which few years ago bro.
ced only Is to 20 bushels.
4 What Is the secret of their sue.
Is It in the change in the methods
~ cultivation There has been con.
era bic lpsproy 9inent in this respect.
zen due TO deeper blowing?
IN help.
e to crop rotation? The
of rotation is beneficial.
then is tho great reason? It.
ne plants have been fed bet
they have responded with bet
Is. In other words, it came
rough proper fertilization.
lccessful. Southern farmer,
writer knows well, is now
bale OF cotton to the acre
lich twenty-five years ago
lg only 0ne-third of a bale
stantly grown cotton on
e. IN spite Of this. he has
Alds.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-13

"In recent years
soil fertility has
come to be look
ed upon in a new
light. Soils are
no longer spoken
of as being rich
simply because
chemical analysis
shows ihat they
contain a b un d
an ce Of plant
food. Much OF
this plant food
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-13
10 A. M. TO 5 p. M.

The purity and wholesomeness ofbotiled CHERO-
COLA has rapidly gained favor with the con-
Stunning public. As -CIERO-COLA
has reached volume in its development greater
than has ever been reached by any other bot
tied carbonated beverage for the same period Of
time,-a record we proud of and a fact
worthy Of your consideration.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-13
Better Farming in the South
Permanent Influence OF Fertilizers On Southern
Feeding the Plant Developing the Resources
Soil Secondary

How has he done it," was asked
1T has been the practice of this
farmer to put on his land the amount
OF fertilizer that he could purchase
with the proceeds of the sale of his
cotton seed from this same land. OF
course, this farmer could have grown
his cotton more economically had he
grown 1t in rotation with other crops
Loss Through Leaching
SANDY soils naturally erode and
leach readily. Phosphcric acid does
not leach away but remains in the
top twelve inches of soil till it is used
by the plant. Potash will wash out
OF sandy soils to a limited extent, but
with clay soils it is practically all
available. The nitrates, on the other
hand. cannot long be retained by the
SOIL. 1t is soluble in water and thefe-
fore teaches out with every heavy
rain.
Winter Cover Crops Help
When a field is left bare through
the winter months, sometimes more
than 40 pounds of nitrogen is leached
from an acre. 1t will take 600 pounds
of cottonseed meal per acre to replace
this loss of nitrogen. If the farmer
plants a cover crop such as rye, Grim
son clover or bur clover, the greater
portion of this nitrogen will be re-
tanned and become available for the
succeeding crop"