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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-07
HIGHWAY Commission
TO make TRAFFIC CENSUS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del, June 7-At a meet
ing OF the State Highway Commission
here yesterday, c. w. Upham, the
engineer. and George w. Francis. sec
tary. we're sworn in and assumed
their Offices. The commission direct.
ed Mr.. Upham with the secretary. to
prepare a map OF the State with a
view Of securing a traffic census OF
the State. Permission will be asked
OF the state librarian by the commits
sion to use the State Senate cham.
Der until its permanent headquarters
are fitted up in the Kent county Levy
Court building.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-07
Government declares 400.
DELAWAREANS SLACEERS

Although ample time Is being al
lowed those who far various reasons
failed 70 register on Tuesday, Gov
ernment representatives here are be-
ginning 10 take the necessary meas
ures 70 round up all slackers It
was estimated by one government
official here today that at least four
hundred Delawareans have failed 10
register.
According TO the registration fig
ures, ISL men between the ages OF 21
and 81 years, we're registered from
the New Castle county Workhouss,
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-07
THIRTY MORE KILLED Br TORNADOEs.

BY Tho United Press,
CHICAGO June 7-Thirty-'vO persons were known dead
today and 200 injured Of ornadoes sweeping four
states In he last for-eieht hours The property damage
vas estimated At ;2oOoooo to ssoooooo In Michigan three
y.ops we're halra ana thirty injured Five were
leen killed and score injured at Bevier KY
series Of Missouri and Kansas TOOK toll OF
aneen lives.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-07
Rr The United Press.

UN Tic IHITtU TTN7'f
PARIS, June 7.-Sixty shots we're
exchanged by the American steamer
silver Shell and German SUBJ
marine in the Mediterranean. May 80,
the Minister OF Marine announced to-
day. The submarine suddenly dis
appeared.
The sixty shots we're fred in a run
ming Sight according to Captain j
Charlton's report The Silver shell
had greater speed than the Z boat.
What caused the sudden disappear
ance OF the submarine was not c1
planned.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-07
eAss MnlgD ~ rrrRoeRAD EXPLOSION.

tASs KILLED ~ PErRoGRAD EXPLOSION
by The United Press
LONDON June IA great explosion and hre as result
the harbor occurred Perogad Tuesday
according Exchange Telegraph dispatch today from
Copenhagen quantity Of explosives recently
received from England suddenly up. Many were
reported killed
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-07
POSTPONE MISSIONARY MEETING,

The meeting OF the Hanover Church
Missionary Society, scheduled for to-
morrow afternoon, has been post
poned until some later date in June.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-07
gSHiaER JUPITER SAFE.

By The United Press
WASHINGTON June The eioctrieaIy-driven collier
rpr aen with lo5oo tons OF wheat commodities
arrived in French waters it was oncisIly announced
today
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-07

By The United Press.
WASHINGTON. June 7-The Amer
lean steamer Silver Shell is the first
vessel under the United states flag
Officially reported as probable victor
In a fight with a German submarine.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-07
TEMPERATURES TODAY.

lAt The Evening journal Ofiice.l
500 A. NJ ..... GS 1901 p NJ. "A
1000 A. NJ. .... 20 l.3O p NJ. u
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-07
WEATHER

Showers tonight and Fri
day; cooler tonight with
southeasterly winds.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-07

The silver Shell Is a steel screw
steamer OF 5S36 tons. owned by the
Shell OH Company OF California, ana
registered NJ Wilmington this state
Continued on Page Thirteen.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-01-31
POLETECA MENUDA
SECCICN DEL PUBLICO.

Ignorante.-.Si senior; es muy cier-
to que hace d.ls tuvo lugar una ba-
l4cerita cuAlqEieya en- nue5tra inca
divisoria, entire amcricanos Y manu-
misores: pero la cosa no fue de I'M
pOItlnci2. Todo Sc redujo i que al
gunoS apostoles de nuestraS liberia
dc:, qUeYiIn emanc!par = an %ruPO
de rescs. bien educad2s "a, qUitan-
doles cl yugo y n coyunda q&e me-
tcrialmentc las a.TuinaU@n y que i'm
gedian que Is muy inocentes cuYic-
I'll &lE1 &c nuestro ade!anto ) eje."
cier22 su l:1ic a.Dedrio en agosta-
dcroa md. ge::Gi,&lea. Pego ment!rI
c. $50 de lu"ar 4 que no --!@an ="
am"r.c.nos. Fl freaidcaic Wi!aoG
49, py.tc,l4ms.:t@ qde "a nc2otro2
,stamc5 muy bieH b&IHiLadito@ para
cualQuicr achaquc social, ' C. &egu-
10 qu2 va este como 10 que 6, CO.
mo una cscenita vig.haaa. pastoral
como ella ola, ma .:igna dc una
ce.oga que dc una nota diplomatic
ca. Oigo!, S; Is que cl Prcsidcnte vii
sen tienc, como cs de cspcrarse sen
:imientos pocticos...
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-01-31

cl Official con VOC cn Qcc vibraba ii
indignation.
-Seducido., Eo-protest6 Lerouy
tratando de defenGe-se.-No no IA
hicc mia por Ia ~fucrza...
-Pero listed cngant l esq yoven
que tenia coniianZa aa listed, por!uc
haLia sabidc insn"arl& ar.o. ocult:in
dola que era ustol casado, dejandola
Greer que Sc enecntr"ba listed librc Y
aun promc:iCnGola casarse el dia en
que fuera listed rombrado ayudan-
tie. mo Sc llama-eso seducir?
listed era casado Y tom6 una querl-
da, sin emhargo~-aEadi6 ei official
v:endo que Leroux no rcspond;a,-y
esa joven es madrc de los hijos de
listed.
ESQ =. 10 Sc s2be n1nca.
Il se6or lie Notice no Guiso escu-
cha: s:quiera aque!!a incamia.
Continue repvochando a LerouE los
hcchcS de Qlc era culpablc Y te:rli-
70 haciGndolc saber cue IN cl infor-
ne que lIevaria al Consajo dc Cue
IRA, los ha1ia ccnztar como Ia eau
cue origin Ia justa c6lera del
mlarinerc Gallo, Y los jucces ante quie
mes este habia de compareccr, sabrian
apreciar.
Una vez acab6 de hablar, despidi6
miserable, que hubiera tratado aun
de protcstar, dici&ndolc s~ecamente:
-;rucde listed r~e.irarSe!
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-01-31

~Rccordando, deSputs dc rcpone.se
dc 81 cn:ociGn. habia -cconoc;Go en-
e. mariao que intcnt0 estrangularie,
no solo eI rostr2, sino n voz De aquel,
: esto eX?licaba la s~a,vajc aggression
DC csc individuc que Ie hubiera ma
tado. como PHONETIC, a no ser por
los dos cabos de ~tiradores que tan
4 tempo llegaron.
Con n. declaration, Leroux esta-
5a SECURE lie 10 que ocurriria q Ga
llo.
Cuando acab0 de hablar, el senior
lie Notice, que VIC claramente ell odio
que ic animaba, tomo Ia libreta de
Antonio Gallo Y recorri6 u estados
&c secvicio Y pregunt6:
-jCuando ocUrrieron esos hecnos
tie segun listed sen Ia consequences
del atentado de que Sc ha hecho cul-
9a6le Antonio Gallo?
-Fu& el ano pasado.. en- Ell MES
&c MARIO. 81 nal no recuerdo-rcs-
pondio Leroux.
-Debo recordar 4 listed que ha
prestado ~juramento de decir Ia yer
dad-dijo gravementc ell oficial.--Esa
l~mputaci6D, que listed hace por vcz
prlmcra agrava not2blemente la in
.culpacl0n, pues Sc t~rataria, en- tai ca
so, de Was de hecho cometidas con
OCCASION del servicio, de I'm acto de
venganza que caeria bajo Ia aplica-
cior del articulo 222 del C6digo de
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-01-31

pues hubic~a Qucrido ycn"ar.
iNo!-RcpIiCo el oficial.-Hay TN
motive de orden difcrente, en- csc ac-
TO-. La j"usticia necesitaba saber-
10 Y 70 creo nabcrlo d"scubierto.
LerouX no Sc movie siquiera. ST.
frente ir1pcrturbable no palide2io al
comprendcr que Gallo o su hcrmanu
habrian hablado.
POGO lie impcrtaba que TODD sc su-
p!era, pUes no por clio dcjaria d" ser
castigado Antonio. Fl C6digo de JUS
tic:a Militar ccndcna ineXorablemer-
tie los atertados contra IN superior.
aun fuera de les actos del scrvicio
e. senior lie Notice continue:
listed no conocia 4 Antonio Ga
10 antes del da en- que lie ~encontr6
a listed en- .Argel, en- Ia plaza q Char
tres. ies cierto?
ST no formata parte del gr:po
de marinos que armaban cscandaio en-
la taberra evldentemcnte NJ le conc
cia--rcspcrdi6 LcrouX,-pero e debia
corocerme.
--iCorocia listed a su hermana
Antonio Gallo, que viria en- Argel:
Era impossible mentir.
La conocia... en- efecto-dijo
con voZ t~ranquila.
Ella fue querida de listed o, me-
jor dicho, listed la sedujo.... he leido
las notas references q listed, que re-
su antique regimientc .-dijo
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-01-31

Jrsticia MiIitar, que llcva consi2o
Ia pena dc mucrtc.
Aquella adycrtcncia no conmovio al
~impostor.
10 que digo es vcrdad-persis-
tio.-Fuedo ~jurarlo.
Su odio y SUI sed de vcnganza le &C.
gaban.
Habia calculado Que su affirmation
no podria ser d~esmcntida.
como le probarian que no habia
side insultado por marineros a Quie-
res r~eprendia por el escandaIo publ
co que ocasionaban?
FL senior lie Notice, sin fiarse dc
las afirmaciones de LcrouX nj de ST.
juramento, busc6 en- los papeles que
tenia delante los cstadoS dc ~servicio
de Antonio Gallo. los examine dcte-
nidamente Y Ievantardo Ia ca5eza d.
10 q LerouX:
-Veo aqui en- los estados de ser
vicio uel marinero Gallo, que en- la
Gpoca a que listed Sc refiere era i'm
possible que sc encontrasc d Ia tripu-
lacl6n del Vauban, que formaba par
te de la division del Pacifico, Y no
ia vcnido a Frar:ia y, por consi-
guieate, a Argclia, hace tres amos.
Lercux no Sc apur5 por clio Y
mantuvo su inlpostura, dicienGo que
81 Ell marino cue lie insult6 no era
Antonio Gallo, bien pudo haper sido
uno de sus camlaradas 2 quien des-
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-01-31

RcIi.i5 Ia aggression de que haj.a
siao o,i-53 yor 9afle dc aqueI mari
nero. aumen,aado los hechos con TO-
de- los detal,es "grava&tes que SUI
pe.vcrs& imagination le sugiri6, Y Il
5aJ;cndo. con entonaci5n dramitica,
rur hubiera perecido Z names de i
oue} turioso sin Ia intervention de
dos cabos de tiradores que a]cudicron
tn 81 auxilio.
Djio despues Que. 81 bien en- IN
nlinc;D;o 10 pudo comp-erlrr Ia eau
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-01-31

ruropeo-Esfa ustod on dr,Go en-
hrr c,;I sor5 81 final de n gucrra
curop,a? Pues cy listed IN mcn.eca.
to. La guerra curopca ticnc Que &C.
b"r d, una rancra muv sencila: to-
dos acuollos puobIjto: uue So mao.,-
,au con tanro rcyvor = nuc So rom
pen q tau,i2n. con II mavo~ trag-
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-01-31
Laroux esLaha comn!etaElcnt2 ii

LarouX cstaba completanlrntc f@-io
so.
FL odio que contra los dos he..,a-
nos sentia, Sc ~e%asperG al yer que So
le cs"apaha Ia odiosa venmanza quG
81 imp3stura les habia ~prcpa.ado. o.
Todo 4 su alrcdcdor Sc dcrrumba-
ba, bicn 10 vcia.
Femicndo ahcra h session del Cen
sejo dc Guerra, por cl giro que los
arontecimientos habian tornado, ncn-
saba en- e. mcdo de sustraersc a ella,
Y al cfecto imagine fingirsc ~nnferGo
para cue 10 cnviaran al hospital! V
?~crnlanccer ALI todo 81 tempo que le
iIera pcsiblc, cb:cnIcndo despu6s per
MISC de convalecencia.
Pero Ia mayor preocupaci6n de L.
rc-x era Ia de 81 divorcio. Veia que
$ SUI mujer !e perdoncba, 81 desis-
t~i!Aiento ~produci-ia bucra impression.
t2rto en- : jcfes como en- les jueces
Gel Consejo de Guerra.
DecidioSe a cscribir a 81 mujer Y
prepare e. borrador de una carta don
de con falaz hipoc-esia acumulaba So
bre IA pobre Aftonia ia culpa de Guam
to kabia pasado, protestando que So
10 habia sido en- FL I'M ciego impulse
dc momento, Y hacienda grandes PRO-
mesas dc vida ejempl2r para 10 su-
ccsivo. Con dram&ticas frascs im-
ploraba ell perd5n de Germana, invo-
carda ST ~paternidad sobra cl hiio
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-01-31

dencia real ha sido oficialmente a
firmada. ' ESQ. cor~el consentlmiento
formal del rey de Holanda. que 4 a
saxon 10 era Guillermo II.
Por aquellos dias, la municipall-
dad de Delft, do Ia orden d. trans
po1tar a otro lugar los reStCs De Ma
undorff, en- virtud de que 81 cemen-
terio donde yacian, estaba muy des-
truido Y Sc trataba de transform&rlo
en- jardin publco. A nombre de les
descendientes del misterioso difunto,
N. Otto F~riedrichs. en- Paris. do 10
pasos necesarios a fin dc que csc So
pulcro Sc c~onservara q titulo de mo
numento hist6rico.
Ia municipalidad de Delft cons.a-
ito en- clio, bajo Ia condici6n de que
fuera restaurado.
E. nuevo sepulcro, que 10 rodea
una reja de f~!erro, sostiene en- =
cuatro angulos las armas d. Ia casa
~, s,,aanI;Ia mo c,,.ons ,r.r de
F,anria.
D;cho sepulcro fu& Solemnemente
inaueurado en- estos ,!ias. y Ia cu.io-
;" ce[e.no'ia cue 'u' 'US"'' "''"J'
." P'''>' ,
AL Cor.a;o ,,,,;.;,,I r.. Darr, ~,
chos miembros de Ia Soc,cGad .sGip-
tia"he". de IL haya; Protcsores :
oIctFu!os &c IL cue F"'lleeA.c" &c
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-01-31
SECCION EDITORIAL
En- vlsDeras de una solucion

L. guerra civil "a : rean2darse la tEsgua habda dsspess de Ia cap
ta de To5-ei- 10 g Prolongasa va por mpcho tempo Villa en los me
nc y = Pcrhing. Dcscnba-2zada ai de los dos factories prncIFaies SF
:,..1 f,i-ra, Z, i re-secucjar 4 raz del atentado &c Columbus. ibre de
.-suiros sn rafag,ar6ia : c dorin;q corpIeto de Ia zcna evaeuada por los
sot5,Ios ~pu.uivos" ousda evreGto para innia- IL avance d Norte : Sur
49, 40 5ohIerar Il Ultima rySt,,e9cia que lie o2ondran las troPas del 20
.jc-7o de faua" en- Ia plaza i. chihuahua. 81 en- e&a ewpsesa tene eHto
l. ~ituaci5n he Ce-rau=l se han - eE~emo jhrSi. In Ch2"'h@' -
ruerna 81 nue. niirar mas .uysteL * qur dr9oae q Primer Ife Ese
nasa fr iae sraJo mediart~ eaa cmi9do-a ~eleccfa que Sc hWo ea'f'
las r.Iad.s or fg5nan Il cIsrcro de Ia "prrcGHsthucUn' - K dUV
..E,n.,, 4. r,o. Lr -I-ae,.5s de gacrra OUT IL eraa nec~AHos para
4r.trazs7 4 Villa y para recup,car c tenitorr, iHvadidc por Per>hiag. Dos
zr-... -. ,t,r,l,,r-t aen,n3,ban una ccg2niz2cIn mihtar compile
- = ,r;r--, ,qcasa como ba rraclsado VI IN ia Segunda, 81 st
~.+. Co.. :.,,,.,r. mr.. defender Chihuahua como inpotente st ha
.a1 ,~ lamar posasi5r del t,rrcno eracuadc pr los "puniivOS"
- 100. raI,, q, r,s,s C-,nj.s entonus. ira, de caer Chihuahua "a
~ ~ ,,hg, roru:n S,riGo = Monterrey : cr elias ell dominic de! sis
~ -uu--n, u. ,~, /, fr,,,era . 81 &c les yacimicntos carbonferoS
,-o;r.-,. ms rrr-v.ne e sEte-aa.
' Ps%o"s5o que I rs 10 Emt. $50 b,bri becbo dcsigral ' eli sobrrno de
l. ..5,5 ~ ieil Fl car-o1ciSm0 tedra que haCCr
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-01-31
TIR0S Al BLANCO
VISTA In CASA.

SegtE en- letra- cn0rmeS
10 ha noticiado Ia prensa
de don Venus, viene a Mexico
81 genial Salvador Rueda,
poeta de los mejores,
cantor de glorias eEcelsaS,
que pulsa Ira de orc
de maravillosas cuerdas.
Desembarcar& en- Tampico,
Y ALI, en- cuanto pise TERRA,
caera en- braZOs de los "genios'
carranclanes cue lie esperan;
ALI Espinosa Nirelcs,
de levita V de chislera,
lie dara Ia bienvcmiGa
de SECURE, al gran poeta;
luego, Gustayo Solaac,
filibustero de cuenta,
ucrDetrator de atentados
hechos en- letras de imprenta,
gacetillero !nfumable.
disparatador ..ctcetera.
Gira treinta Y dos sonetos
Ctodos De cinco cuart"tas1
escritos con los taioncs
V Gedicados Z Rueda.
(Seis parejas dc gcntarmes
habra. por 10 que pudiera
suceder, como desmayos,
yaptos de locura, etctter@)
s. desputs de tai lectura
algunos con vida qurdan,
todos marcharan unidos
en- scis carros de primera,
rumbc a Ia sin par SaltjIlo,
Ia yenustianica TERRA,
dorde = cuerpo dc n.onarca
scra recibido Rl:eta.
Naturalmente, en- Saltillo
guerra cl !aureado poeta
cspanol. cue le presenter
a las tiguraS cXcelSas
de nues;ra literature.
Que q sabe DOT refvrencias
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-01-31

CASA Il Ia Ga. pIana. cot. 5a.)
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(oTonei.

(oronei.
Enrique FlLLATADlERNA.
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CIIANTECLER.
The Little River news., 1917-02-03
BIRD SEASON ENDS
fott0niails and Squirrels .bout All That Remains Open 50 Ilan, IFS.
 Propose New Law.

Wednesday tlcsed the open season for bunting quail and wild ducks in trkauaas and but little shooting re- h.a!ns for the hunters unless they wish to bag rabbits and squirrels.
 Senate Bill No g. introduced at the instance Of the State Game and Fish
 commission. provides for state regu- aiion on wild ducks to conform with the Tint ations on shooting season imposed hy the federal law. The pre- cent state law prohibi;s only the sale If wild ducks and shooting of them before sunrise and after sunset.
 The proposed measure provides for an open season on quail from Novem- Der 24 to March l. The present sea- son Is during the months of December gnd January. A provision for the pro- tection of squirrels from February l e May IS is included in the proposed Legislation.
The Little River news., 1917-02-03
BUYS GOOD CATTLE COLD WAVE IS AA
H. Il. OrtOn and J. c. Sanders0n Buy Herd of Registered Hereford
 Bulls.

As a result of the efforts and in- ducements put forth earlier in the winter by the First National Bank tcl induce falmers tC buy registered cattle the first car load was received this week. They were purchased by Ii. II. Orton and J. G. Sanderson The en- tire herd is Of the thoroughbred Here ford breed, 9 bulls and cows. A part cf the bulls ere months old, some 10 mon hs, and 1 year old, The champion of the entire herd is a five year old bull weighing 2100 pounds The young bulls cost $200 e3.h, while t2c grown one cost $400. Messrs. Or ten and Sanderson may sell two of three of them, but the others will be &sad to grade their own cattle. They ION have some 400 or 800 head of cattle on pasture at Pine Prairie, a few miles south Of this place
 It is as easy to raise blooded cattle as the o'her kind, and much more prcr ftable. The bsrge bull is sold for beef t the present market prize would bring $210 on foo, figuring beef at 10 cents per pound and his weight at g. 100
The Little River news., 1917-02-03
VOTE FOR \ STRIKE
Kansas City Southern Employees Vote
 For Strike

Kansas City, Mo, Jan. 31.-Count of the strike vote of members of the blctherhoods employed by the Kansas City Southern railway, which ended las. night. showed that the men favor 9 S rike by a great majority, according to E. P. Curtis, chairman of the griev., ance committee. The figures of the count would not be made public, Cur tis said. A conference with J. A. Ed son, president of the road will be held tomorrow morning at 9:30, the broth- olhcod members announced las night.
 No further stors would be taken. tie committee said. until after the meet Ing with the railway head.
The Little River news., 1917-02-03
TEXARkANA NOT BONE DRY
iie Thirsty Get Theirs at Express
 fee Gn Texas Side, -

TeXarkana, Jan. 30.-In spite of bone dry" law occasional drinks COL tinue in Texarkana. Ark
 The Wells Fargo Express Company local office is on the Texas side ans under laws sf that state there is noth- iEg to hinder any one from ordering Whiskey from other states and re ceiving it through the express off It is a question, however, whether a Arkansas man receiving a package 0 liquor from the Texas office would b V, lating the Arkansas prohibition law if he took the liquor across th line to his home in Arkansas. general opinion is that such N,ly constitute a violation. It is
 that no man could act as r'
 or agent and take his neigh
 uor from the express office a.
 it to him in Arkansas.
The Little River news., 1917-02-03
VAR SECRETARY MAY COME
Heads Committee Expected to Visit
 s,la to See Nitrate Plant Site.

Hot Springs, Jan. 30.-The Business Mems League has received letter ft-m Secretary of War Baker, in re- ply to an inquiry for information rela- i've to the committee appointed to look over a site for the proppsed $20,- @40 Uc0 nitrate plant. The secretary wrote the itinerary has not been ar ranged. but when completed the off c'als of the government would come
 a see the proposed location.
 This committee cons sts of Secretary ef War Baker, Secre ary of the Inte- yio: Lane and Secretary of Agricul- ture Houston. The Ouachita river site
 as been called to the attention of the War Department, which has an exhau- stlve survey made by government en- sluoers ceyeral years ago.
The Little River news., 1917-02-03
feffnS DOWN WITH i CRASH
fl Ci0se of teTerish Session Prices
 lie Fl to 25i Points Down.

Sew York Feb. 1.-The snnounce~ meut of the German blockade caused the biggest break in the history of the eeltca trade at the opening Of the CO., ton market here his morning. May contracts sold off to 12 soc, a new lew recorG for the season, and more than S25 per bale under the closing price of last night. before the call WIS com pleted. Almost as sudden rally tol- lowed Co 1725e. for that delivery, but sentiment was evidently demoralizeo and later fluctuations were violent May clsse3 at 15.I4c lt-le better than midway Be.ween the extremes oi the morning end tle general list clos ed feyerish at a net decline of 211 ts 254 D. ints.
The Little River news., 1917-02-03
SEES BONE DRY AMERICA
Governor Patterson of Tennessee Pre-
 diets Dry America in Five Years.

TeXarkana. Jan. 30.-Before an au- dienee which filled the Miller county courthouse. former Governor Malcolm R. Pat-ers2n of Tennessee last night predicted 2 bone dry America within the next five years. Although the son of Confederate soldier and Demo- crat he declared himself in favor of a strong central government, as neces- sary to meet present conditions. He was also in favor of giving the ballot to women. The address was made un- der the auspicies of the Anti-Saloon league in the interest of the present nationwide campaign against liquor. The speech was greeted with applause.
The Little River news., 1917-02-03
SHORTY" OUT AGAIN
Shorty" Defts and Lee BI0unt Oyers
 power Guard and Escape.

Little Rock, Feb. 1.-"Shorty'' DefIs and Lee Blount, two noted criminals, attacked Jack Van Dinner, trusty guard at the state farm at T's~'sye about 9 o'clock yesterday m s took his automatic revolver frol1. St and escaped, after sending | through leg of his trousers.
 Van Dinner was in charge of tre gang of 12 convicts cutting and hauling wood from a field. He was standing near the wagon when Blount and Defts,, who had gotten on either side of him, rushed him and overpowered him.
 The other convicts made no effort to escape, but none helped Van psy n Another guard, in charge of a convicts several hundred yarl hurried to assist Van Diver. b and Defts ran, disappearing woods. AS they started for they turned and fired on Dinner, the bullet passing
The Little River news., 1917-02-03
4 WIRE FENCE
 BIL[, I'LICkERS
Representative Phillips, of Little River Explains in Letter to tine News: Red River Bridge Bill Is q Law:
 To Bridge Red River.

From letter received from Repre- sentative W. l.. Phillips today it up- pears that the four wire fence law for Little River county has gone glim- mcring. MT. Phillips states that Sen atof Cabiness and Gov. Brough are receiving many protests against the bill, and that the governor had just tCid him that notice that such a bill would be introduced in the legislature would have to be published in the county paper for 90 days in advance of it's introduction and passage. or else referred back to the people by a pro- visisn in the bill to be voted on at the neXs generl election. MT. Phillips states that it is now tco late to have the bill published for 30 days anG then get it passed. He desired that the News let the people know what he was up against in not being able to get the bill passed
 Bridge Bill Passed.
 Mir. Phillips stated that it was the Red River bridge bill that became a law last week instead of a drainage bill as reported The br>.ge provides for bridge at Index, and the format- ion of Little River county and the north hlf of Miller into an improve ment district for the purpose Of pay ing for it by a special tax.
 Mr. Phillips stae es that he is using all his time in informing himself or state measures that he may be able to act fer the best interest of all.