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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-04
WHO KILLED COCK ROBIN?
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During the last campaign the re-
publican candidates for governor and
attorney general both declared that IN
the event OF their election that they
would enforce all laws and the people
placed them in office by the largest
plurality ever accorded candidates in
Iowa.
Governor Harding, in his inaugural
address, reiterated this pre- election
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-04
The storm Lake Pilot Tribune says

The Storm Lake Pilot Tribune says
There is nothing sordid in applying
the measure Of the pocketbook to guage
the strength Of ones patriotism. 1t is
doing violence TO no sentiment to say
that unless man is willing to sacri-
flee money. for his country he cannot
be called patriot. -.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-04

nut too many bloomin' sergeants In the
News.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-04

at may not move you to be told that
every liberty bond sold is bullet aim
ed at the heart of Prussian militarism.
But does it leave you just as cold to
hear that every band sold is shield
erected between the enemy and your
own sons, your own homer inquiries
the Muscatine Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-04
Conversation o, wise.

u Conversation Of Wise.
Do you ask to be the companion OF
bObles7 Make yourself noble, and you
hall be. Do you long for the conyersa-
lion Of the wise? Learn to understand
III and you shall hear it.-Ruskin.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-04

The government seems to have de-
cided to take the short cut with agi-
tators Of treason and half treason.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-04

THE money spent for liberty bonds
will hardly leave US before the oats
harvest will be here and bring back
four times as much as we subscribe"
says the Sibley Tribune.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-04

The council of defense won't have
to stay up very many nights with the
work they have to do in Clay county
promises the Spencer News Herald.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-04

The Winterset Madisionian puts it
thus: You are either loyal or disloyal,
and disloyal and traitor are synony-
nous terms"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-06-04

"Red cars on the road. putting choo-
choos on the rail, the rich on the run
and the poor in jaii," shrieks the Ana
mosa Eureka. Pleasures for those
with plenty. excitement for the wealthy
boor contempt for the lowly and cold
piety for the poor"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-14

her. and they are noisy together" Thd
laugh was repeated IN "A low. ~ liable tont
aud terminated In an odd murmurj
Grace" called Mrs. FairfaI.
/ really did no, expect any Grace ID
answer. for the laugh was as tragic Il
pretcrnRturaI as any laugh could he. hui
the door opened and "A servant came o>s(
a stout. rugged woman between thlrtJ
and forty. with hard. plain face that
had nothing ghostly about II. TOO muctl
noise, GraGI" said Mrs. FairfaI; "rs3
member directions Grace courtesie/
and went back into the room hut I wa
not convinced. There was mystery, q
u ghost, in Thornf-ld Hall.
ITO be continued tomorrow
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-14
was curious laugh; distinct formles.,

was = curious laugh; distinct. formlcss
mlrthlcss.
an instant. II began again louder, For
at first. though distinct. II had been very
low II passed off IN clamorous peal
that seemed Ia wake an echo In every
lonely chamber. though It originated In
but One-and I could have pointed out
the door whence II issued.
'Mrs Fairfax" criled. did you hear
that laugh Who is IT," Some one ~
the servants. very likely PorhHIA GrBcc
Pool" Did you hear IT, Yes. very
plainly. | often hear Grace laugh. She
fews In ono OF the rooms back there
Sometimes Leah. the housemaid, Is with
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-14

80 to children; poverty for some was
synonymous with degradation. No |
answered slowly. II should not Ike to
hflOng to poor people" Not even II
they were Kind to your" I shook my
head, could not comprehend how poor
people could have the means TO be KIND
To anyone The idea OF industrouS
worFlng. respectable poverty was ncom-
prehensihlg TO one brought up as | had
heen-ii lis incomprehensihle to most chill
dren' Then, after the visit OF Mr.. LLOYD.
came the Reverend Mr., BroCklehurst and
my tRnsfercuCc TO the Lowood school
for young ladies
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-14

mos, say that II there are ghosts In
Thornneid Hail this would ho their
haunt" so think You have no
ghost then" None that ever heard
of. returned Mrs. Fairfax. smiling Nor
any traditions OF one?' 81 believe not.
Vet II In said that the Rochostcrs have
been rather violent family In their
time"
We ascended 10 the roof ~ the Hall
and from II obtained n most beautiful
ing country. | had just descended to the
nttic and Mrs Fairfax was stopping he
hind TO lock the trsp-aoor when-'he last
sound expected - henr IN that stlll and
remote plgce-a laugh struck my ear. II
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-14

Unpaid telephone bills for the month
ui Ma, are past due Ii not paid by
. 5 .. m OF the 18th service will be dis
/ continued Pioneer TEL & Tel CO.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-05-14

my only complaints, hut it is predicted
worse effects will be felt tomorrow
Rapid Fire Affair.
The examination itself was a rapid
iirc affair We were stripped, put
through series ot fast calisthcnics to
determine whether We had stiff Joints,
and then taken before the chief cXamln-
ing officer who examined head, heart
lungs, icct. and In fact every portion ot
the body. ali the while shooting ques
ton, at us. ot which Have YOU ever
been in iail and Did you ever have
tits are ltlr samples
Some oi the boys were temporarily
rejected by this officer because OF heart
trouble flat feet and other defects
However all finished the tests as no
announcements have vet hcch made re-
gardiug final reflections. Weight, height
and lung expansion tests followed. then
sight and hearing 'got by' every
thing except weight. and hope de-
i.cicny Of several pounds will not pre-
Vc jr;l,,J ,nr ~ nc,rIy W., % m,n hor,s ,b,.
,,,rn;,. " w. .nr,l m ,",n,,,on. T,mno.
,,,. "ii,,c,s Wv, th' ,n,rn,ny have Lrcr
r,,,cd frn,, ,,,,ng ,bnsc ,,,h orcy,,u.
m,l;,,ry t,,,o,ro
camp h''e D'"gsS'
This evening We were iuicd tor our
Uniforms, and officers express hopes
that We will have them by noon Saiur
day Unless We have. it - announced
sc will not hc permitted 10 go down
town, despite the fact that We are at
/ ! ne Officers, might say, are therefore
mot the only ones who hope We will get
the uniforms, Camp life even these two
New Britain herald., 1917-10-09

| is very pleasing, and many look for
ward to the visit of the young lady
who truly brings sunshine with her.
We have regular visitors who do
a good and faithful work in inspect
| ing the hospitals and cheering the
sick at stated intervals, but perhaps
it would be well for each one of us
to sometim es go and minister to those
who are in need of help The sick
ness and suffering which we must see
would surely make us feel willing and
glad to do our part in helping on the
good work done there.
During the year we have had many
contributions of money from friends
of the hospital and many gifts of all
kinds. Quite recently a medical
library was given by Mrs. E. P. Swa-
sey and the books are much used by
doctors and nurses.
In the month of February we were
pledged as usual to render financial
aid to the Executive board, and this
year we made a change in our man
ner of contributing. 1t was our Gus
tom annually to give a card party,
but this year circumstances arose
which made it necessary to arrange
some other form of entertainment. 1t
was finally decided il. to give a Thes
Dansant at the Y. w. c.. A. gymnas-
tum and to interest as many people
as possible in the undertaking. This
Thes Dansant was held on the after
noon of February seventeenth and
was a most successful and enjoyable
affair. The decorations, were most
pleasing and the various committees
spent much time and thought in de-
Wis CT
were costume dances, aesthetic dances
and general dancing. The total
amount received was one thou
sand and forty-one dollars and forty
one cents, the largest sum ever taken
in at an afternoon entertainme A
letter of thanks was sent from the
treasurer of the executive board to
our board for the substantial gift.
We must now make mention of our
many funds. AS you will remember
the Citizens Free Bed fund was COM
pleted last year, and we have not
started a fund for a second bed al
though Mrs. Bassett assures us that
such a fund is needed. We have,
however, started q free bed for chill
dren in the Children's House, the
expense of maintaining such a bed is
exactly the same as for an adult
Much interest is felt in children
and contributions towards the fund
will be one Of the many ways in
which we can do something for our
local hospital. About ten thousand
dollars is needed to use such a bed
each day in the year and already we
have SLOTS toward the required
amount We feel confident that this
sum will increase so that needy chill
dren may be helped through our Chill
dren's Free Bed fund.- We have at
present a small ambulance fund.
Many people feel that we should have
a private ambulance in which to carry
patients to and from the hospital to
be used for hospital purposes only.
The first cost of an ambulance is not
New Britain herald., 1917-10-09
APPLES, ORANGES,
FIGS AND PRUNES
Are The -Four Fruits Used in
Making "Fruit-a-tiVeS

RUIT-A-TIVES' is the onIv
medicine in the world that is made
from the juices of fresh ripe fruits.
Thus, it is manifestly unfair to say, 81
won't take Fruit a-tives because have
tried other remedies and they did me
no good". On the other hand, the fact
that "Fruit-a-tives'' is entirety different
from any other PREPARATION TN the zuoyld,
is just why you should give it fair trial,
in any trouble of the Stomach, Liver,
Bowels, Kidneys or Skin. 'Fruit-a-
tives', is composed oftAe act,ve principle
of/1ruit and the greatest ney0e tonic ever
a1Scovered. SOC. a box, 6 for $3.50, trial
'i~~, sc Ata!l dealers or sent by Fruit.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-09

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The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-04-13
TO DEEPEN THE MERRIMAc.
Will Lower Cost of Coal In Great Tex
tile Centers.

The excessive cost of coal, plus In
ability to get 1t In satisfactory quaint.
ties at any price in time Of freight en-
bargoes. has given impetus to a gener-
alton old movement to make the Merri.
mac river navigable from Its mouth to
Lowell Mass. Army engineers have
approved plans for an eighteen foot
channel to the Spindle City. conditional
on the state paying one-half OF the est.
mated STO00O00 cost
Representative Augustus =. Gardner,
John J Rogers and Michael +. Phelan.
through whose districts the river runs.
have asked the legislature to vote the
necessary appropriation that they may
have a lever to use on the committee
on rivers and harbors.
The Merrimac flows through one Of
the most congested sections of the
United States From its mouth to
Hayerhill there is seven foot chan.
mel, enabling Haverhill to get its coal
at 81 less a ton than the larger places
further inland
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-04-13

Tell 'em you saw IT In the Argus
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-04-13
RAINBOW HUED SHOES
COMING, DEALERS SAY
Leather Is So Scarce Cloth viii
Be Used More, With Greater
Color Variety.

The all leather shoe will soon be al
most extinct, according to an announce
ment of the executive committee Of the
National Retail Shoe Dealers associa-
ton In New York. Cloth Is to be sub
stituted, but as cloth is plentiful the
shoe top will henceforth creep two
inches higher above milady's ankle and
will appear in colors heretofore taboo
In the shoe trade.
In view Of the embarrassment which
may follow this departure the associa-
ton will appoint a committee to In
struct buyers throughout the country
relative to the proper combinations Of
colors, it being presumed that many
small retailers would not know wheth-
er red and pink, for instance, would
be popular In their particular cities.
An official said: To-day we can pro-
cure hides only from Russia and In
dia, and this is done only after great
difficulty. We have sufficient leather
to meet the demand, but 1t will be nee
essary to substitute cloth for leather In
shoe tops In the majority Of cases.
Shoes will not, however, increase ma
terially in price. During the past year
shoe prices have increased about 10 per
cent. but the price Of leather has IN
creased about 100 per cent.
by next fall, should say, shoe
costing S. today will sell for about SO
or $3.50. They will not get cheaper,
but tho crest Of tho waya of high shoe
prices has almost been reached"
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-04-13
OUR FLAG
"n ESOLvED, That the flag of

"n ESOLvED, That the flag of
the thirteen United States
be thirteen stripes. alter
nate red and white; that the I'M
ion be thirteen stars, white in a
blue field. representing new con-
stellation." These words brought
the flag into official being-a res
olution of congress, adopted in
Philadelphia on June IA, l777.
Yet whole year earlier there
had been a flag, the one sewed
by the devoted fingers of Betsy
Ross, the young Philadelphia wo-
man who had made 1t at the sug-
gestion of a committee from con-
gress, accompanied by General
Washington, from whose coat of
arms the design was borrowed.
The flag went into battle for
the first time at Brandywine.
Sept. II, 1777, and on Feb. IA.
1T7S. received the first salute
from foreign power when the
Ranger, commanded by John Paul
Jones, was saluted by the French
in Quiberon bay, France. At
length came Vermont and Ken
lucky into the Union, and two
more stripes and two more stars
were added to our banner on
May 1, 1895. So it continued for
twenty-three years, by which
time five more states had entered
the galaxy Of commonwealths.
And then on April 4, 1918, the
flag was fixed at thirteen stripes
again, but with twenty stars, one
to be added on July 4 for each
new state thereafter. And Hi
nois, admitted in December Of
the same year, was the first to
set a new star in the blue field
where today are forty-eight.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-04-13
"THE NAVY NEEDS Your
Call to Enlist Replaces "Stand by the
President"

President"
stand by the president" has given
way to the slogan. The navy needs
you-America first
A large electric sign topping one of
the business buildings in a prominent
spot on Pennsylvania avenue. Wash.
igton. called upon the people to stand
by the president" 1t attracted much
attention especially during the inau-
guration period. when thousands of
strangers were in town.
This slogan. however, has been dis.
placed with the call TO join the navy
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-04-13
Names of Farms Around
Brinkley


and every one as it is named.
Kindly send in the name of your
farm and those of your friends
that it may he added to this list,
Fair Haven Farm, owned
by A. N. Gibbs.
THE P. &. L. Ranch, owned
by Penrod and Prouty and
managed by Henry Loewer.
THE Eden Plantation" own
ed by VIM. TAFT.
1.-The Oaks, - owned by
O. H. Cooper,
1.-The Davy Crockett Farm, "
owned by j. s. Crockett.
"Westview," owned by Gus
Simpson.
Sunny Slope Farm owned
by Woodie Cooper.
The Oaks" owned by Ed
Briar.
Fair View Farm" owned by
Alex Oelschlager.
'Chicheto icesFarm, " owned
by A. N. Gibbs, mile east of
Gent.
''Elim Farm, - owned by P. F
Elledge.
"Gustavus Farm" owned by
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Elledge and
managed by P...F. Elledge.
Oak Ridge Farm" owned
by Forth Bros.
The Cozy Corner Farm" on
Pea Ridge, owned and controlled
by Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Gray.
1.-The Rosedale Farm" owned
by Mr.. and Mrs. Dan 0. Camp
bell, of Keevil.
Lone Star Ranch, y owned
by Travis and Greenlee and
managed by 0. O. Travis, Mon
roe, Ark.
"Tippecanoe Farm owned
by Harshbarger and Staley and
managed by ]. M. Dickson.
"Fairview Stock Farm" W.
Hinton, Proprietor.
Pleasant Ridge Rice Planta-
ton, "3h miles east of Gent, own
ed by w, B. Decker. of Fair
bury, iii. and managed by J. I.
Wilson, of Fairbury. Ill.
"Edgewood," rice farm south
west of Hunter, owned by Albert
Francis and family.
'Endwell stock and rice farm"
one mile east of Hunter owned
by H. L. Baker.
The Herbel Rice Ranch, "
T. J. Herbel. Mgr. Brinkley.
"Clark's Stock Farm" Jno. G.
Clark, Mgr, Brinkley.
"Oak Lawn Farm" owned by
Mrs. C. F. Greenlee, southeast
Of BrinkIey.
20. K. Farm" owned by Mrs.
J. c. Moshier.
70 Oaks Farm" owned by
Henry Cobb.
Weatherby Ranch. 8 miles
South of Wheatley, ID. H. Smith,
Manager.
Ark. Rice Co., Ranch. Nv. J.
Penrose, Mgr. Hunter. Ark.
Prairie View r. & l.. Co."
w. P. Dawson and Jas. Engle
Props, Hunter, Ark.
The White Farm" owned by
l.. 0 Walker, % miles South
west of Brinkley.
Hill Acres Farm" owned by
Mrs. ]. B. Dunlap and son.
Vine Glen, z mile west of
Brinkley, on R. l.. G. P.
Stephens. Owner.
Altamont Rice & Stock Farm,
Geo. Hillemann. Owner. and
F. H. Cole, Mgr, Hilleman,
Ark.
Long View Farm, Felix
Whitfield, Prop, 3 miles north of
Wheatley.
Pleasant Valley Farm" 7
miles southeast of of Brinkley
owned by w. H. Moye.
Lone Pine Ranch" C. J.
Harding, Prop, Hunter, Ark.
Forrest Grove Farm" J. H.
Waldrop, Prop, Brinkley.
THE China Farm" 21s miles
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-04-13
BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC

Mine eyes have seen the glory of the
coming of the Lord;
He is tramping out the vintage where
the grapes OF wrath are stored;
He hath loosed the fateful lightning OF
his terrible, quick sword,
His truth Is marching on.
| have seen him in the watchfires OF
hundred circling camps;
They have builded him an altar In the
evening dews and damps;
have read his righteous sentence by
the dim and faring lamps
His day Is marching on.
have read a fiery gospel. writ in bur-
nished rows OF steel.
"As ye deal with my contemners, so
with you my grace shall DEAL
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-04-13
To Cure a cdId iaMe Day

Take LAXATIVE BRoMo, gnhine. 1t stops the
Cough and Headache add FORKS off the Cold.
Druggists refund money N it fails to cure
+. W. GROVES signatuf op each box. 2sc
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-04-13

Let the hero. born of woman. crush
the serpent with his heel.
Since God is marching on.
He has sounded forth the trumpet that
shall never call retreat;
He is sitting out the hearts of men
before his judgment seat.
oh. be swift. my soul, to answer him!
Be jubilant. my feet.
Our God is marching on.
In the beauty OF the lilies Christ was
born across tho sea,
With a glory in his bosom that trans
figures you and me;
AS he died to make men holy let us
die TO make men free,
While God is marching on.
Julia Ward Howe.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-27
ALLIED CONFERENCE
MUST DECIDE UPON
CHOICE OF DICTATOR
One Man May Be Placed at
Head of All Allied Military
Operations
BY Lowell Mellett

| Omitted rPess Staff Correspondent
/ Paris, Nov. 27.-The allies confer
enee will be called upon to decide
whether the nations fighting for democ
racy shall establish single military
dictator, or create military oligarchy
to fight the German military aristoc'
racy. America IS vote may be the decid
ing factor.
Representatives Of democracy here to-
day for the inter-allied conference are
of single mind as to unification of the
allies efforts. But their ideas are di-
vergent.
! The French favor the creation of one
supreme generalissimo, as against the
British idea for supreme war coun-
ell in the role of an advisory commit
tee.
The British, inherently individuaiistic
sforsees possibilities Of trouble at home
if the British armies cease to be con
trolled by the home government. They
are not disposed to coneede complete
transferenee of authority, particularly
since the prevailing idea is apparently
that the generalissimo be a Frenchman.
Not that there is any distrust of a
French generalship- the contrary.
there was some disposition today to re-
gard it as inevitable if such supreme
war chief were created that the man
named would be French commander.
The British, however, recognize there
is necessity that they preserve their
own remarkable unity and keep the
British people IS confidence in the army
at its present high mark.
The italian viewpoint on the two
plans was not available today. AS for
the Americans who will participate and
whose votes may actually decide the
mat, they are keeping close counsel,
listening doing some hard thinking and
hard working.
The spirit dominating all the allies
representatives assures that no impasse
is possible and that there will be a
smooth working out of the scheme be-
fore the present conference gives way
to the supreme war council-thls lat
ter body to have the duty of operating
whatever system is devised.
Viewed from the outside today, the
situation seemed to warrant the predlc-
tion that the conferees would reach a
compromise solution-the same sort OF
compromise that sometimes takes
place in American business organlza-
tions. Possibly this would mean the
naming Of an executive officer for the
supreme war council. Such an official
would greatly facilitate coordination,
making the council mobile, decisive
organization and yet he would be con
siderably less than supreme command
err.
Sessions of the conferences will prob
ably be held at the foreign office.
Today Colonel House of the American
mission had individual conference with
M. Tardeau, Albert Thomas, Clementel
and other high French officials.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-11-27
Attorney General
Passes On Status of
UnOrganized Militia

Attorney General Brown at the re-
quest of Acting Adjutant General Will
liams, has given out an opinion as to
the power of the governor to call out
the unorganized militia, answering in
the affirmative. General William asked
three questions: "Can the governor
call into service of the state during
the continuance of the present war any
part of the unorganized miitia9"
"If such cali is made for any part of
such unorganized militia, will the
organization have any standing under
the laws of congress?"
eff a portion of the unorganized
militia is called into service by the
state by the governor, can the general
staff use any of the appropriation
made for the National Guard of the
state in organizing, equipping and
maintaining such militia "
The attorney general answers the
first question in the affirmative.
To the second he says az am clearly
of the opinion that the unorganized
militia if called into service of the
state during the present emergency
would be recognized and authorized by
laws of the United States for purpose
of securing arms and equipment and
for all other purposes for which militia
may be called into service by the gov
ernor
The third question he answers in the
affirmative.