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The Springdale news., 1917-10-05
Springdale Ark. Friday. Oct 1917
TIMELY WARNING.

Following is copy of circular letter recently sent out by a large manufacturing concern to the trade throughout the country, and the sug- gestions made are worthy of the care ful consideration of all:
 To Our Customers: We wish to bring to your attention matter of vital interest to everyone whose busi- ness is affected by the movement of freight. We anticipate that, not withstandng the utmost efforts of the railroads, this fall and winter will witness the worst freight tie-Gp the country has ever known.
 Great armies will be transported to and from widely-separate training camps; enormous quantities of mili tary supplies must be kept constantly moving to these armies, at home and abroad. and will necessarily have the right of way. Cold weather ineyita bly, reduces the effectiveness of motive power and, therefore, railroad hauling capacity Last winter, with no mili- tary movements, the freight conges- ton was serious This winter, with the country engaged in a great war, t promises to be worse.
 At present the railroad situation IS not congested, but even before the coming of cold weather the increasing movements of troops and military sup plies will end this condition.
 It is the duty. therefore, of all busi- ness men, citizens and shippers gen. orally, to order at once all necessaries that must come by rail and to ship all freight without delay, anticipating deliveries wherever possible.
 Manifestly, this is the only way the people can help to relieve the impend- ing situation. Since any severe and continued freight tie-up cannot help affecting the welfare of the individual as we'll as the country, this is the course of business prudence as well as of patriotism.
 You can personally help meet this situation not only by ordering and shipping quickly, but by impressing on your customers, the farmers, the seriousness of the approaching condi ton to them and the necessity for prompt action on their part.
 Your customers generally do not come in contact with traffic problems as soon or as intimately as you do. The farmer probably will not realize what this freight tie-up means until he seeks cars for his corn, hogs and ether products, and can get none, or until he comts-t to town for coal or other supplies and finds the local marked empty because Of the traffic congas- ton Then he will be too late, both he and the public he feeds must sui feI You will serve your customers, yourself and your country by show ine all you caE reach what is cor,ing and inducing them to act accordingly
The Springdale news., 1917-10-05

bill to abolish the forest reserve he= was instrumental in getting aa ex- ccutive order opening foNhomestea8
 -ousands or acres Of this reserve. F.. is a member of four standing commit tees. and has aided in preparing many important measures HaW on tte statute books
 He was one of the few original HiI- son men of this section. assisted U organizing the first Wilson club q Fayetteville in=1ai2, and has been fH substantial accord with sbe president in all his policies, al tte#zzsse tia1s maintaining the rugged #HaH.t.e=- s=.se characteristic 9fhim, diffs5=zz a.. =s5 to details and methods
 Last fall Judge Tillmaa Ma many friends ia Kentucky an 0H3 ahoma. where he was sent by He Na,.ane Committee to campaign for prss5aeEt Wilson Chairman J CFza es Kentucky wrote nm as tata4S T beg to assure that th4 Democrat ic organization of Ken,4e.y deeply appreciates the spleadid 8aeE which you have done in our bel5a1z Yaae speeches were very effeazl1e. and many compliments to yoa asee come into our headquarters from 5he points which you visited" The Maskoeee Oklahoma, Times said Of hlm He is one of the biggest men shat las visited Muskcgee in tins eamnaigp# He is a bright. original orator. a ur. que polit.cal eampaiener Haare-ee6s the achievements of the #i.55r aa- ministration in most convincing way. His speeches are original. uni que and pleasing, and are entirely dif ferent from the ordinary political talk The Tahlequah paper said of his speech at that place. We consid- CT 1t the best speech made in the city during the campaign.
 Congressman Tillman has been "on the job" constantly, rarely, if ever, missing a roll call He has answered every card, call or letter from his constituents, and probably excells any of his colleagues in supplying docu- ments, bulletins and pamphlets.
 As Governor Cookery of Missouri. now Third Assistant Postmaster General, said to Erwin Funk of the 1 Rogers Democrat, when in Washinp- ton recently, the Third Arkansas Dis trlct has been fortunate in the kind Of men 1t has sent to Congress- and now that we are at war with Germanv Knowing that Congressman Tillman k familiar with legislation passed and proposed-klowing that biz proh- lems confront the nation now. and knowing that big problems will co, front us when the war is aver-tbis paper thinks it is no time to dismiss this faithful public \servant Or as great American saiN during the war between the states AIt k unsafe to swap horses while crosAina ; s-.a. ,,, :,
The Springdale news., 1917-10-05
CONGRESSMAN JOHN N. PULLMAN

The formaI announcement of Con gressmar J. \. Tillman for reelection ;n this issue Of The News. He has served less than three years, and ls entitled to be returned without oppos tion ard no dou6t will be.
 The editor of this paper lives few miles from the farm where Con- eressmar Tfilman greW.to manhood. With full knowledge ef his early struggles, knowing asd= =aFpreciating his hlEk character ard abundant en- efess=e supported him for Congress la lis first race, predicted that.he 9azl# nar.e good, and its gratizf yi1Ig to know tkat even his enemies admit that T. has more than done 90. He has rsea rom q farm hasd to Con @ae==5 ana k.s friends. o4erwhelniae- she Ia 5ority h tfis, his home county gre proud If inn and the rec oeHi he las made.
 Esf aaaeE fifty years the people of tni= district have shown the good ..legmen- to=keep their representa- tixe# 2. congress for period of not less thar tel years, and We believe theE ars more incl.red now to extend than to shorten this tenure In any event, Judge Tillman, who has shown rare capacity and exceptional ability in Kis new position, will have no seri- ous race dQrlng the ten year period. There is Ha man in the district at this time ,a well equipped to serve us
 jddee TiIiman became national character hefore he had been n con eres5 three months. Commerce and Finance, If New York City, publish ed h.s speech on his cotton tax res titution DiIl in the interests of Con- federate soldiers and their widows, saying: We express no opinion on the merits of his bill, but print his speech for the pleasure of our read CTS who will find delight in the oratory of another generation, and who can appreciate a really charming ap0stro- phe to the land of sunshine" The great southern daily newspapers pub lished this speech, and in lengthy edi- torials commended it.
 We doubt if any Arkanaas man ever had greater triumph than Con- gressman Tillman haG at Richmond, Va, where, according to the Rich mond Times-Dispatch, ''he spoke to five thousand people, who accorded him a great ovation" Similar to this was the reception his speeches receiv- ed at Birmingham, Ala, Manassas, Va, and at the national Confederate reunion last June at Washington
 Mr Tillman is the author of many bills of national importance, good road measures, rural credits, bill for industrial schools for noun tain children, and he has secured the passage of numerous bills local to this district After introducing a
The Springdale news., 1917-10-05

Mr. Greenup will be remembered by many Springdale people, the family having resided here for number of years. Mrs Greenup is daughter of Mrs. A Campbell residing southwest of town. The many friends of the family here will regret to learn of the afflietion that has come to them
The Springdale news., 1917-10-05
M ACLIN.

Fred w Maelin died at 2:55 Friday morning at his home just west of the city limits, aged 59, five months and 24 days. Funeral services were held at Robinson Saturday afternoon. with burial at that place.. Mr Maelin had lived practically all his life in that section, moving to this city from the river two years ago. He is survived by his wife, three sons and one daughter.-Siloam Springs Advertiser
The Springdale news., 1917-10-05
Whenever You Need Iokeoersi Too;,.
 Take Qroye,A "'s

I'll The old Old Standard Grov les rasteless Cnnera1 Sn.m aoIto Tor;s is equally valuable as well tnow,, t,,n tn,,;o oeeause 1t Sontains the "e1i ana 1poM 1poS p 'oIie n properties {fQUININE ont @ NIa1ar;o % II Ea acts on the liver, Drives Rui1ds nn inc yf1,,aiaes yghdi the Blood and '1''o' 1' 'ne whole system 60 cents.
 If it happened it's in Tl7a Naws !"
The Springdale news., 1917-10-05

Mr. Maelin was well known to many people in Springdale He formerly resided near Whitener before locatiH 7 out on Ilionis
The Springdale news., 1917-10-05

Many man has worked himself to death through having nothing to do.
The Springdale news., 1917-10-05

If you undertake to watch a hypo- crite give Up all other tasks.
The Springdale news., 1917-10-05
To Cure a Cold in One Day.

Take LAXATIVE PROMO Qunine. It stops the Cough and Headache and works of the Cold
 Druggists refund money if it fails to cure
 F. ". GROVE Signature On each box. BOG
The Springdale news., 1917-10-05

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The Springdale news., 1917-10-05

Published and mailed every Thurs day afternoon at Springdale, Wash ington County, Arkansas.
The Springdale news., 1917-10-05

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The Springdale news., 1917-10-05

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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-16
DEEPEST WELL IN COUNTRY
After Five Years Labor and an Eek.
penditure Of $4,000 II Reaches
7,214 peet.

Mcdonald, Pa.-After FIVE years In.
Dor and an expenditure OF owe $780,
600, the deepest we'll in the United
States today still lacks Il few feet OF
equaling the depth of the worlds deep
est we'll In Roumania. During 1916
the bit probing the heart of the earth
advanced but "a feet, making the pres
ent depth of the Geary well heal here
7,214 feet. The Roumanian we'll is
800 feet in depth.
Work will be continued by the COM
pany drilling the Genry well. It is I'M
derstood the company has the backing
Of the United States geological survey,
careful records being kept Of tie strata
encountered. At Il great depth a strata
OF rock salt over 100 feet in thickness
was discovered.
The wire cable used In the work of
drilling is at present 10000 feet IN
length, tapering in diameter from ono
and one-qunrter inches 10 seven,
eighths of an inch.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-16
Many Regulars Abroad.

or the regular army today probably
only $1,000 officers and men are in the
United States proper ~including the
Pershing eNpedition). while the other
forces Of the regular army are dis
perSed the geographical distribution
on June 80. 1916. the last date for
which definite figures have been made
public, are given here:
United States and Mexico. 71,03S;
Alaska, 192: Philippines (regulars),
1l.SS4; ~(scouts), 5.7s3: China, 1874;
Porto Rico, ia: Hawaii. s,445: Canal
Zone. 1000; miscellaneous, Clio. Total,
lO1. GA.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-16
Educators Opinion.

rever take the place Of brains; that
Males first duty In preparing American
citizens. whether for peace or war, Is
To adhere to rigid standards of dfSci-
pine ard scholarship and w~ell-devel-
opcd sense of proportionnte values.
If students have these things as
a basis, the mor they prepare them
selves for the possible requirement Of
military service the better. Without
them the spirit of preparedness may
Iecome Il danger; with them it is a
safeguard and a Observation-Disclosures
Hndley of Yale University.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-16
Training Camps Offer $4,000 Men.

The Military Training Camps ASSOC
citation. composed Of $4,000 men
trimmed ut the federal camps, has Of
fered the president. through its execu-
tive committee, the active cO-Opera-
tion Of our national machinery and or
ranizatiOn for such use as you may
direct assuring him loyal support
for any measures he might deem best
ito uphold the honor and interest Of
the nation"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-16

hardly see a soul. Behind the lines
there are crowds at work on various
jobs. They have TO keep above
ground and take their chances with
the shells. But this monstrous ac-
emulation Of heavy guns has turned
the habits Of men into those of rab-
bits. The fighters are all below the
surface. The huge devastated front
is merely Il nass of she'll holes look
ing like a photograph of the moon.
c~raters, smudgeS, of what We're once
villages ana woods and serried with
white or gray lines which mark the
trenches. Except when the infantry
crawl from their trenches to tax
over the enemy's line the battlefield re-
semhies q ruined waste still smoller-
ing from some giant fire, absolutely
deserted and l~ifelesS.
The science of di-ging-in has
reached its zenith. There are I'm
derground places 80 feet below the
surface, many rooms, several exits, hot
and cold water, and electric lights.
There are tunnels almost AS wide as
the Tube connecting one line OF
trenches with another. Every device
that can give some protection against
the shells is being utilized.
The Germans have beer working like
ants on their d~efenses this winter.
They declare they are 50 strong that
we shall never break through. Our
generals think otherwise. and the
French are Supremacy confident. Dig
ging-in can be overdone. Very often
the more elaborate the defenses the
more easily they are taken by assault.
For this reason, during those terrible
commandments which precede an as
sault the infantry have to keep below,
other wise they would be annihilated.
1t is only human nature to remain
under cover under such conditions.
Thus when the assault its wave
passes over the top before the de-
tenders IAN come out. Many are re-
luctant tx leave cover. The brave
alone die at their machine gun posts.
Thus in our last attack. north of the
Ancre and in the two French assaults
ut Nerdun, thousands of prisoners
We're taken before they could fire a
shot. In one instance two British
brigades passed over a position and
occupied the enemy'S second line be-
fore the defenders of the first line came
out from their underground lahy-
rinths and commenced to fight. Thus
the heaviest losses fell on our Third
brigade. which had TO retake the first
line and deal with these elaborate I'M
derground works.
1t is not the actual defenders of a
position who can check the first ave
of an attack. 1t is the barrage fire
which the enemy guns concentrate on
our trenches the moment our infantry
are cen to leave cover. 1t is this
which inflicts such heavy losses. The
Germans call this Il drum fire" the
waves Of shells falling simultaneously
in lines like the beats on Il giant drum.
Their drum fire collapsed last summer
and autumn under that of our counter
batteries, or. at least. it was spaSmod-
ic and irregular and ill-aimed. because
they had lost control of the air and
their heavy artillery was firing blind"
This winter they have been bringing
up more heavy guns and accommodating
vast supplies Of ammunition. They
say their drum fire. this spring and
summer will crash our attacks. But
will ito
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-16
Husbands Disposed or.

They We're seatmntes in Il traction
car headed for the port of Terre
Haute. The seats are rather narrow,
and OF course there had to be apollo
.ies based or sitting snugly.
Marrow seats" he said.
I'll say they are" she said.
That started them toward more in
innate conversation. And before the
car reached Gainesville she had con-
fessed that she was q wfdow-twice.
Had two husbands" he queried.
yep, two Of EN-" she confessed.
"Sodded one of 'em, and the court toOk
the other one
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-16
TROUT FIRST AID
TO ICE CUTTERS

WinStci, Conn.-LeItoy Mil
lard has Il small pond on his es-
tate in the north end that is lit
orally alive with trout OF all
sizes.
THE trout are so thick In
the pond" said Mr.. Willard.
that when we cut ice there this +.
week the mass of fish raised the
cakes Of ice as fast rs they were
sawed six inches or more, thus
accelerating the work Of getting
the ice out. The water con-
gealed SO fast this winter that
many Of the trout were caught
unaware In the more shallow
parts OF the pond and frozen in.
| now have trout In ice stor-
age, and when the law is Off
We'll have Il trout dinner"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-16
To Be Exact.

what is meant by Gods acre?'
asked the teacher. referring to the ex-
preston In the reading lesson.
1T means one hundred and sixty
square rods said Herbert, fresh from
the arithmetic class.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-16
When Love Was Exhausted,

They had just become engaged. He
had kissed her long and necessarily
and when finally he stopped, the tears
came into her eyes. and she said:
"Oh, dearest, you have ceased to
love me-
mo, l haven't" he replied. II just
stopped to get my BREATH"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-16
Horse Meat Shop Is Opened.

New York.--A butcher shop In
which horsemeat is sold exclusively
has been opened in Harlem, with the
inst become known. A sign over the
shop reads: "Horseflesh Tor sale
here"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-16
Vast Unorganized Forces.

While the present organized forces
are minute, the reserve man power Of
the United States Is more vast than
that Of any White nation except Rus
sia.
According to the census Of 1910
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-16

An English scientist has discovered
that Eskimos have two more ribs than
any other human race.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-16

Women are fond of telling their imag-
mary troubles. but not their real ones.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-16
army SMALL BUT
RESOURCES VAST
Reserve Man Power of United
States Greatest Of White
Nations, Except Russia.
INDUSTRIAL CAPACITY GREAT
With Lees Than One-Tenth Of Worlds
Population, United States Makes
Nearly One-Third Of All
Things Produced.

Available organized land forces Of
the United States today amount.
roughly, to 265.ON officers and men.
made NJ of l25.ooO regulars and no.
600 National Guardsmen (%incluiing
h"th those still in the federal service
ana those under state c%ontrol).
The exact figures today are known
only to the war department at Wash
3h%tun, but recent reports give a close
idea of what the organization repre-
sent in fighting strength.
III his last annual report, Secretary
OF Wan Baker stated that the actual
strength of the regular army on June
80, 1916 G%ncludin. the Philippine
s%coutsl, was 101 .G4l officers and men.
In the year beginning July ] last, by
the National Defense act Of June 3.
1916. the army was 10 be increased to
l3s.s9l officers and men, divided as
follows:
Infantry. IS regiments ............ 1924
cavalry. Il regiments ................ 1857
fleld artillery, ) acknowledgements. 1851
Engineers, ) regiments and ! mount
ed company . 1913
cast artillery corps ................ q .a23
STAN corps ana observation-disclosures. 1924
iHllpplne Scouts ). 131
-AlsGei!aiedus - ,SoI
Total enlisted strength Gncluding
medical department. .13S. S91
Exceptional difficulties have been
found in carrying out this program for
increasing the army. On account az
the remarkable industrial activity Of
the country, recruiting has been, since
the Increase was authorized. at a very
low ebh. 1t is therefore probable that
the estimate of 125,0O as the strength
of the regular army errs on the side
OF optimism. and 10000 may be closer
the true figure.
National Guard.
The strength of the National Guard
in Federal service on September 80
last was l43, 704 officers and men, d.
yided rs follows:
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-16

Paymaster General Samuel Meow
an of the navy, is one of the five rear
admiralS nominated recent: by the
president. His new rank is the high
est ever held by an officer in the pay
master corps. MCGOWAN is i bachelor,
and probably the most popular one in
the capital, where the state Of bachel-
orhood reaches its highest develop
ment. He is q native Of South Caro-
lima.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-16
Total enlisted strength G~neluding
medical Gepartmenn 12S
National Guard.

The strength of the National Guard
in Federal service on September 80
last was l43, 7o4 officers and men, di-
vided as follows:
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-02-16
HOW OUR ARMY COMPARES WITH OTHERS


a comparison of the land forces Of the United States as they are
rlnaf land establishments of other large nations:
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-16
CAR SHORTAGE HOLDS
|. UP WORK ON NEW ROAD
Twenty Loads of Gravel Re.
CURED to Finish New
Beebe Highway.

Work on the new Beebe gravel
road. which is being constructed at
a cost of $1s.4OO, in being held u.
on account of a lack of 20 cars to
haul gravel from Milford, Ind. When
these arrive the job will be COM
pleted IN four days. The road starts
one mile south Of Mishawaka, and
runs three miles east from Austin's
corners. Messrs. II. w. Reed and
Sons. Mishawaka, are the contractors
for the work which was commenced
last fall. At the present time 20
men are employed. but more will
be put 70 work as soon as the re-
quired amount of gravel to finish
the road arrives.
When the contractors took hold
Of the work the road was in a de-
plorable condition. and when COM
pleted will be an immense boon 10
the farmers living along that terri
tory, and 10 automobiles.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-16
CAVALRY TROOP is
READY FOR MUSTER

ELKHART. May 16.-Lieut. Her
bert A Huffman of the local troop
Of the first Indiana cavalry, states
that the troop is now recruited up
TO the maximum strength and that
the examining and mastering officer
is expected to arrive in this city in
the next few days and then the troop
Will become a component part of the
Indiana national guard. Lieut.. Huff
man also states that he has no def
mite orders to the effect that all cav
airy Is to be transferred TO the ar
tillery branch Of the service and he
expects that if the troop is mustered
as cavalry that they Will serve as
such. The total enlistments in the
troop TO date munger about 125. but
il is possible that a few will be turn
ed down by the examining officer
and there is still a chance for a
few more 70 enroll as members of
the Elkhart troop.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-16
DELEGATION TO ATTEND
MEET AT SOUTH BEND

News Time. Special Service
ELKHART. Nav I6.-Pursuaut 20
a call issued Yesterday about 50 rep
resentauve coal dealers and those
interested ina the consumption Of
coal gathered az the council cham
her Tuesday night and discussed the
coal situation and matters 10 be
brought before the coal commission
that VIII meet i'm south Bend Wed
nesday. Nearly every person pres
ent expressed the desire 90 attend
the meeting. and free discussion
OF the coal situation. both regards
the hish prices and the inability %
get cars 10 move the coal was made
and IL Is probable from the ideae
expressed ar the meeting that com
missioner Lewis viii hear a great
many things that viii draw his par
ticular attention 10 The Elkhart del
egaUon. Those who expect 20 20
will leave on the o'clock car Wed
nesday and will attend the session
OF the commission in the afternoon