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The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-15
Aeed Minister Killed.

Hope, Feb. 8.-The Rev. Horace Jewell, S4 years old, was run down and killed by Iron Mountain mail train No. here yesterday after noon about o'clock. Dr. Jewell had been taking his daily walk about town and was returning to his home when he was struck as he crossed the track on grade crossing on North Hervey street.
 Dr. Jewell was a native of Co., lumbus, Ky, and had been engaged in the Methodist ministry for more than 60 years in Arkansas. He served as chaplain through the four years of the Civil war, and was the author of the Army Church, " in which members of all denomina- tions affiliated while away from their home churches during the war. Dr. Jewell had served all the high est charges in the Little Rock con ference of his church and was recognized as one of it's strongest ministers. He was chaplain of the house of representatives in Arkan- sas a number of times.
 For a man of his age he was re- markably active, frequently preach ing twice in one day. He had resid- ed in Hope for the past ten years. He is survived by five daughters and two sons.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-15
Old Time Spelling
 Match February 22

To The Editor:
 There will be an all-day celebra- tion of Washington's birthday al the Coffman school house on the 22d inst. The program will be as follows:
 l. Spelling from Webster's old blue-back speller beginning or Horseback, that we make time beginning at 10 a. m. and ending with a basket dinner on the prem ises.
 Our new county examiner will pronounce from book containing the finger-prints of the Father of Iour Country.
 Bring your baskets full to over flowing and spread with ours.
 Remember, there will be a prize in money paid to the best speller and the amount of five dollars is already pledged the competitor who wins in this contest, but he or she must be thirty years of age or more The subscription is still growing and will reach ten dollars or more by the 22nd.
 After dinner the exercises will consist of singing from Songs oi School Life; patriotic songs, comic songs, religious songs, etc. An ad- dress by the Hon. J. L. Bond, su- perintendent of public instruction Little Rock, who is personal friend of the old school teacher.
 The pupils will entertain with drills, recitations, dialogues, march es. etc. All teachers wearing gray hairs, all schooi officers with their best pupils, have special invitations
 Come, ye gray-haired, veteran pedagogues and while we have not the sympathy from the public that we think we deserve as benefac- tors and philanthropists, we can shed a tear of sympathy with each other.
 Prof. Johns of Gainesville will deliver an address on the Virtues of Washington. "Dick" Poole, w K. Kelley and other veterans will be present, life size.
 Come and let us organize that Veteran Teachers Association which we so long have yearned for.
 c. D. THRELKELD,
 Teacher.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-15
Mob at Proctor
 Lynches a Negro

Forrest Ciyt, Feb. 9.-Upon re- ceipt of information from Proctor to the effect that the negro, Smith, who killed Fred H. Hicks, well known and highly esteemed white citizen at that point last Monday, had been
 located at a negro shack on Black fish Lake, Deputy Sheriff John Tan kersley hurried to the scene at an early hour yesterday morning, only to find upon his arrival the lifeless body of the negro, Smith, hanging to a telegraph pole a short distance west of Proctor.
 Deputy Tankersley reported that a posse of citizens of Proctor had been keeping a sharp lookout for the fu- gitive negro since Monday and that it was this posse who discovered him Wednesday night hiding in the shack on Blackfish Lake. It is also reported that Smith 'got wind" of coming for him and ran hurriedly into the cabin, leaving his shoes be- hind.
 Members of the posse found the shoes and, presumably giving up the search, left the house, while some of the members went for more men, others of the posse surrounded the house and guarded the approaches to the bridge across Blackfish Lake, when, it is said, shortly before day light yesterday morning, the negro, Smith, was nabbed by the white men who lay in waiting as he was sneaking out of the swamps, and hurried to the nearest telegraph pole, where short shift was made of him.
 Deputy Tankersley states that he believes the negro who was lynched was Roy Anderson, who killed a plantation manager by the name of Wolfe near Benoit, Miss, few months ago, and for the capture of whom the state of Mississippi and citizens of Benoit had jointly offer ed reward of $S50.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-15
RELIEF WORK IN
 BELGIUM TO STOP
Teuton Civil Governor Rules U. s Citizens Cannot Remain in
 Occupied Territory.

London, Feb. 13-The American commission for relief in Belgium has Officially notified the German au- thorities that the Americans will
 withdraw from participation in the relief work in Belgium and North ern France.
 This step was taken in reply tC
 an order from the German authori- ties that Americans must withdraw from the provinces of Belgium and Northern France, leaving only a few of their representatives, headed by Brand Whitlock, American min ister to Belgium, in Brussels. The action of the commission is explain ed in the following statement
 which was given to the Associated
 Press yesterday by directors of the
 commission in London:
 "We were advised Feb. 12 by
 Director Warren O. Gregory from
 Brussels that Baron von Der Lanck- en (civil governor of Brussels) had notified him that American citizens could no longer occupy positions in connection with the commission in the occupied territories of France
 and Belgium, but that few Amer jeans, among them Brand Whitlock might reside in Brussels and exer- else general supervision over the work. Mr Whitlock, however, was to have no diplomatic standing Further, automobiles and other means of communication would be
 denied Americans.
 After earnest consideration with Ambassador Page, the directors of the commission in London, acting in accord with Herbert c. Hoover chairman of the commission, in structed Gregory to inform the Ger man authorities that in view oi
 their order that the Americans
 could no longer exercise their func- tions in the occupied territories and that as under these conditions the American members of the commis-
 sion could no longer carry out their responsibilities and undertakings tC other Interested governments anC fulfill their duties toward the peo-
 pies of Belgium and Northern France, the Americans would of ficially withdraw from participa. tion in the ework of relief in the
 occupied districts.
 Gregory was advised to arrange | for all his men. to leave Belgium i'm mediately, except few who are tt close the commissions affairs an( | take steps to see that theree be nc Interruption in the service pending the reorganization of the work"
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-15
KIRBY OPPOSED TO
 ENDORSING WILSON


 Washington, Feb. S.-Two demo- cratic senators, Vardaman of. Mis- sissippi and Kirby of Arkansas. voted against the adoption of the senate resolution offered by Sena- tor Stone, chairman of the commit tee on foreign relations, indorsing the action of President Wilson in breaking off diplomatic relations with Germany. Every other demo- cratic senator and every republican senator with the exception of Works ,of California, LaFollette of Wiscon. sin and Gronna of North DakotA voted to uphold the presidents hands in this crisis. The negative vote cast by Senator Vardaman was consistent, although local surprise was expressed at his antagonism to the presidents attitude in this in- Istance. Save on the one propOst- tion to create worldwide peace league the Mississippi senator has not been in sympathy with the president in his handling of the problem growing out of the Euro- pean war.
 Senator Vardaman is pacifist of the advanced Bryan school for the propagation of peace. He does not believe the United States should interfere in European affairs until after the war now raging has sub- sided. He does not believe that this government should spermit the exportatfon of any article of cOm- merce that will tend to prolong the war. He does not believe that any American citizen should take pass age on a steamer belonging to one of the belligerent nations, and thereby assume risk that might result in embarrassment to his gOv- ernment. In a speech in the senate yesterday afternoon Senator Varda. man apotheosized peace.
 Senator Kirby announced to the senate that he would vote against indorsing President Wilson's action in breaking off diplomatic relations with Germany. because he construed the Stone resolution as equivalent to a declaration of war. He also stated that while he had positive views as to the responsibility of the war now devastating Europe and how it will eventually end, he would refrain from expressing those views. He considered the president within his constitutional rights when he broke off relations with Germany, but did not see sufficient provocation for step that meant war for the United Statse.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-15
Many Ships Escape
 German Submarines

New York, Feb. 12.-More than 100 vessels arrived at or sailed from United Kingdom ports during the first nine days of Germany s unrestricted submarine warfare in British waters, it was said here yes terday by persons in touch with British admiralty officials.
 Seven hundred vessels entered United Kingdom ports safely and 40 departed, it is said. Admiralty officials are said to be convinced that Germany's renewed undersea activity is a failure if it is hoped to bring about starvation of the peo- pie of the British Isles. Other figures said to have been received from admiralty sources GOV ering the U-boat operations from Feb. to Feb. 9 show that 16 ships escaped after being attacked. The total number of vessels destroyed within the period, it is said, was 89. Of these 21 were trawlers and smacks.
 The summary classifies these losses as follows: Torpedoed: Brit ish steamship, 25; entente steam ships, other than British, 13; neu- tral steamships, 21; trawlers and |smacks, 21. Sunk by mines: Nine vessels, class and nationality not stated.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-15
Lock Bank Cashier
 In Vault, Get $2,000

Conway, Feb. 13.-Taking all of the banks available cash and leav- ling Cashier R. E. Kent locked in the vault two robbers yesterday morning completed daring holdup of the Bank of Fl PasO, at El Paso, |1S miles east of here, and escaped before an alarm was given. A team standing hitched in front of the
 building was used in the getaway to a car waiting just outside of town.
 Parties searching in several direc- tions late yesterday had not met with success.
 Kent left in the vault, extricated himself within a few minutes and gave the alarm. He then came here,
 from where warnings were sent out in all directions. In Rents opinion the smen travelled north ward, with this direction as the second probable one.
 A gun thrust into his face and a commnad to "give over your money were the first intimations of danger given Kent, in the bank alone. be- fore the robbery. At the point of the younger mans gun he took S2,- 900 in silver and currency from the cash drawers and vault. He was then back into the vault and the door slammed.
 A posse was organized and in pursuit within 30 minutes after the occurrence. Other parties are on the watch at Heber Springs, Searcy and Beebe.
 The Bank of El Paso is capital ized at $10,000 and has k. F. Har- vey as chief officer, It's loss from
 yesterdays robbery will be fully met by insurance.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-15
Scientists Doubt Value
 Of Ford's New U-Boat

inches and this amount of air is drawn into the sylinders in order to assist combustion every two rev Iolutions of the engine, and the en- zine turns at least 1 900 times a minute. That is to say, the engine needs SS,350 cubic inches of air ey- cry minute. Now, suppose the boat is running submerged for an hour; that means that the engine alone, apart from the needs of the man ill charge, will require 4.509,600 cubic inches of air.
 Ut is, of course, possible to ear- Try a considerable amount of air iii compressed form in steel bottles, which can be charged before the boat leaves it's base; but such air and bottles would be very heavy for such a small boat, and would take up considerable amount of the available space. Also the man in charge would have enough | to do looking after the engine, steering the boat and operating the
 torpedo bombs without having to
 attend to the air supply mechan- ism.
 "I note that Mr. Ford thinks of
 carrying fuel as ballast, by which | I presume that when the fuel is
 nearly all used the ballast effect l interesting to know what would
 happen then, and whether the boat
 would roll round and round, turn
 ing the mand and engine over and
 over"
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-15
Caraway Gets An
 Old Claim Paid

Washington, Feb. 10.-Congress- man Caraway's bill appropriating $7,500 to reimburse Henry P.
 Grant, postmaster at Helena during |Clevelands first administration for sums demanded in settlement with
 the postoffice department in con
 nection with embezzlements by his assistant, was passed by the house Thursday night. This claim has
 been pending in congress for more than 20 years.
 Two bills authorizing the con
 struction of bridges across the St. Francis river, one near Lake City, in Craighead county, and the other near Parkin in Cross county, were passed by the house.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-15

New York, Feb. 12.-Henry
 Fords proposed new style one-man
 pill on a pole" submarine, with
 which he hopes to bring world
 peace by driving from the seas all other war craft, was vigorously bombarded yesterday by the sub marine killers of marine engineer ing science.
 Many a shell was exploded below the ideas water line, and it was made clear that the U-boat would
 have to face many troubles. Air bubbles, for instance. How about telltale air bubbles, MT. Ford was asked. How are you going to get l45,000 cubic inches of air, was another.
 One of those who question the value of MT. Ford's one-man sub
 marine was Thomas Orchard Lisle, a member of the American Institute of Marine Engineers. He express
 ed his views thus:
 "Mr. Ford may be able to build his submarine all right, for good engineer can build anything for which he has drawings; but oper- ating such a boat is another mat ter. Mr. Ford proposes to drive this submarine with the same en- zine that is used in the automo- piles, of which, l believe, the max imum horse power is 40 miles, un- der best conditions. This would give a small boat, say 20 feet long submerged speed of not more than eight knots; that is, if, an in ternal combustion engine could run when the boat is submerged. Sc imagine chasing a 30-knot battle cruiser with an eight-knot subma- rine. It would interest me to know how Mr. Ford is going to supply air to the engine when the boat is running submerged, unless he is going to have big air pipe raised above the surface of the water which will of course, reveal his presence to the enemy.
 Now, the cylinder capacity of the Ford engine is 176 34 cubic
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-15
.3,O00,O0O GERMANS
 STAND BY WILSON

| Philadelphia, Feb. S.-Resolu- tions indorsing the action of Presi- dent Wilson in severing diplomatic relations with Germany and pledg- ing it's loyalty to the United States were adopted by the German-Amer- ican National Alliance at a meet ing which continude in session here until early today.
 It also was decided, in case of hostilities, to form regiments of German Americans and to turn over Ito the American Red Cross funds which the alliance has been collect ing for German war relief.
 The meeting was attended by delegates from twenty-eight states, hastily called by Dr. Charles J. Hexamer, the president The al liance is said to have a member ship of 3,000,000.
 PLEDGE SERVICE TO U. s.
 At the conclusion of the session today, Dr. Hexamer issued the fol- lowing statement:
 "The German-American Nation al Alliance, representing 3,000,0O0 constituents, has adopted a resolu- tion backing up President Woodrow Wilson in handing passports to Am Ambassador James w. Gerard from Berlin.
 we have also adopted resolutions pledging our services to the gov ernment of the United States in case of war. We will fight under the command of President Wilson as our commander in chief as loy- ally as Communications fought under Commander in Chief Abra- ham Lincoln in the Civil war for the preservation of the Union.
 "We will organize German-Am- erican regiments and in case of call for volunteers, we mean to show the American people with what readiness and patriotism we will answer a call to arms for the defense of the flag and the coun- try.
 RELIEF FUNDS HELD BACK.
 "We have been collecting funds for the German Red Cross and for the German widows and orphans. In view of the present break of relations between the United States and Germany, we have resolved to deposit all moneys received for these funds in bank. In case of war, we will at once turn over all the mon eys we have raised for the German Red Cross and German widows and orphans to the American Red Cross and for the benefit of widows and orphans of our boys who have to give their lives to defend our coun- try against Germany.
 Our delegates feel that we have been greatly misunderstood and un- justly criticised during the war, but if it comes to war with Germany, our actions will not be susceptible to any further misunderstanding for we will back up our American government with our lives and our means. If the present troubles can be settled without war and in a few months everything looks like peace, we may determine again to send our funds for Red Cross and widows and orphans as we have been doing in the past"
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-15
SPANIARD DISMISSED FROM AMERICA NOW
 REPRESENTING U. S.

Washington, Feb. 10,-Nineteen years ago next April a messenger from Secretary of State John Sher- man handed to Senor Polo de Barnabe, acting minister of Spain to the United States, his passports and he was thrust out of the Unit ed States.
 Today, Senor Barnabe, Spanish ambassador at the court of the Kaiser, is diplomatic representative of the United States in Germany. He has assumed those duties by di- rection of his government.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-15
Sharp.

When the train stopped at the little Southern station the tourist from the north sauntered out and gazed curiously at a lean animal with scraggy bristles, which was rubbing itself against a scrub oak.
 What do you call that?" he asked curiously, of a native.
 "Razorback hawg, suh."
 What is he doing rubbing him. self against that tree?"
 Hes stropping hisself, sur, just stropping hisself. ."-Ladies' Home Journal.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-15
Labor Saving.

Northern Visitor Gin Georgia} = see you raise hogs almost exciu- sively about here. Do you find they
 Native (solwly) y)-Well, no; but you see, stranger, hogs don't need hoeing g.-Christian Register.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-15
Appropriate Suggestion.

At the automobile show in Chica- go they showed tube which car ried 200 punctures without deflat- ing the tire. We wonder why they don't name it William Jennings Bryan Rochester Herald.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-15

Whatever wool is sent to Eng land from Australia or New Zea- land this year can not be offered or sold except to the director of army contracts.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-15

A United States battleship will use 27,500 electrical horse power, enough to furnish heat, light and power to city of 100000 popu- lation.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-15

Peeved by the gentle habit Cleveland street cars have of neg lecting to stop, Joseph Jomesko threw his bucket through the third offender. He actually got seat in the police patrol.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-15

The French lebel is the longest rifle. The tube magazine under The bullet used in it weighs 19S grains.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-15

In an effort to beat the high Kansas City, amateur poultry rafs- CT, bought half dozen hens. For five months he fed them, but got no eggs. An expert poultry raiser now tells him the hens are capons.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-15
A Mistake.

The other night I went to the theater With a lOwbrow friend And the orchestra played Little Borwn Jug" And he thought it was The national anthem And stood up, And I did, too, Darn him! -. c. T. Davis
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-15

Part of new wireless equipment designed for airplanes is contained in a helmet that is intended to bar other sounds from an aviator's ears.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-15

The German mauser can fire fast CT than any other rifle used in the war. The magazine holds five cart ridges, packed in chargers.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-15

The manufacture of fans was es- tablished as an industry in Eng land during the Stnarts' rule.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-15
ARKANSAS NOTES.

A mule belonging to Ben N. Yates fell over a 15-foot bluff at Williford, Sharp county, and then rolled another 1 , feet after strik- ing two stone cars loaded with stone when he fell, and the cars fell with him. The cars were badly damaged, but the mule was unhurt.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-15

T. Lunn, aged so years, a Con- federate veteran and father of 26 children, died recently at Mammoth Spring.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-15

After the people of New Hope neighbOrhood in Mississippi county had been warned by phone calls to search for fiveyear-old Andy Bevell, who had disappeared from his par ents' home. and after the search had been continued for three hours the child was found aselep in a buggy in his fathers barn.
 Negro farmers of Madison. St. Francis county, have organized un- der the leadership of Scott Bond, a prominent and wealthy negro merchant and planter of Madison, to work for better farming, greater diversification, better fertilization and general upbuilding of the farming interests of the negro farm CTS of that section.
The weekly soliphone., 1917-02-15

Owing to a mammoth eddy off the Garfield bank in the Mississippi river the steamer John Lee, which is the regular packet for that port, is unable to land there.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-11-27
Harpers Ferry and Bolivia .

Two million men are now serving in
the army and navy, most Of the regular
army is now ia France.
The W. C. T. y. send scrap books to
Camp Lee every month to the W est
Virginia soldiers. Edward Earle Hen
kle familarly called sam" aeknow-
ledged one sent him with a touc ing
letter.
MIR. end Mrs. Boyce with Mr. and
Mrs. Sheppe motored in their car to
this place from Washington City. They
were charmed with scenery around
Harpers Ferry.
Mr.. RUFUS Barker. of WASHINGTON.
and his wife, find the climate so con
ducise to their health that they stay al
their recently built home in Bolivar
most of the time, motoring from here
to Washington City.
Mrs. Lewis Bailey, Of ChiIico he,
Ohio. Is visiting her step father. M.
William Sites and sisters Mrs. Shugs r,,
Mrs. Winters and Mrs. Foszett.
Miss Elizabeth Wager is nvalescent
from pneumonia. She lives in the Har-
per House where her aunt Miss Sally
Ann Wager was married to Justice
Noah Swsyne Of the U s Supreme
Court. her father, the late Bond
Wager, her mother and others, are
buried IN Harper Cemetery. The re-
cent death Of her sister Miss Lucy
Wager leaves her the nearest surviving
relative