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Washington telegraph., 1917-06-08
SPRING HILL ITEMS

DpIlhE NM Juile O. INcu
River is rising.
See Herman Wray of Guern-
sey cradle the oats.
Foodstuffs and groceries con.
tinue to soar upward.
Bill" Yocom and Homan Wray
of Guernsey were Sunday Wis.
itors to Bermuda Hill.
Trenton Keel. Harry Prather
and Elgin Moses spent Sunday
afternoon with Fred Yocom.
Tom and Fred Yocom made a
business trip to John Ovens of
the Gray mill Monday.
Ben Bolt, wife and little
daughter were Sunday after.
noon guests at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Yocom.
A very fine sermon was
preached by Rev. E. B. Jones of
Shower Springs at the Baptist
church here Sunday morning
and evening.
We had a real nice rain here
last Friday and Saturday, which
was badly needed and greatly
appreciated by the good old
farmers.
Build concrete bridges and
culverts: they will cost more,
but they will do away with any
necessity of replacing them
later.
Lat Moses and Prof. Harry
Webbswere seen at the Grand
play house in Hope Saturday
evening, making sleeps eyes at
the Young ladies'.
Boys don't kill the little birds
just for fun; they eat insects
from the vegetables, and are
therefore valuable. ',..
Some folks are like COW bells.
They have lots of brass, lots of
tongue and lots of fuss, but the
brains that rattle them are in
anothers head.
We are having the latest and
coldest spring that we have had
in quite a while and corn and
cotton is uusually late on account
of same.
When you start to town Sat
urday. boys, take a wagon load
of brick bats and rocks and
dump them off into the largest
holes in the read and then they
will be better to travel over.
Who will be the first?
Can a Baptist church or any
other church be true and retain
drunkards, whoremongers and
liars in it? The church knowing
of these conditions should with.
draw fellowship from such mem
bers.
Uncle George.
Washington telegraph., 1917-06-08
THE OLD WAY.

II see a course in teaching chill
dren TO walk up and down stairs
properly has been introduced in the
District of Columbia public Schools
said the prim young lady.
"What next?" exclaimed Aunt
Ss'a "When | was youngster the
banistr was good enough for COM
ing dOE'stairs."
Washington telegraph., 1917-06-08

for any considerable length of
time it takes a great deal of work,
costs more to get them in condi-
ton and the work done is not
near as satisfactory as when the
road is kept up from the start.
Washington telegraph., 1917-06-08

After the rains that have fallen
in the last few days, there will be
a good chance to drag the roads
and get them in some sort of
shape again. Why not give it a
trial? Where roads are neglected
Washington telegraph., 1917-06-08

LOST-Somewhere in Washing
ton, a black coat with white pin
stripes; has my name on inside
coat pocket. Finder will please
return to me and receive re-
ward. G.. w. Garner.
Washington telegraph., 1917-06-08

If Russia is going to strike, it
looks as if now was the opportune
time, while the British d
French are furnishing entertain.
ment for the Crown Prince and
all the men he can muster
Washington telegraph., 1917-06-08

The Actress-Gracious, but it's
an awful hot night.
The Stage Manager-What of
thatp
The Actress-I don't see how I
can possibly go through that snow
storm scene.
Washington telegraph., 1917-06-08

Buy a Liberty Bond if you can,
and do everything else you can
to help your Uncle Samuel at this
time.
Washington telegraph., 1917-06-08
MUTUAL.

Professor-Give an instance of
the fact that action and reaction are
always equal.
Pretty SOPHIA woman calling al
ways hopes the hostess will be out,
just as hard as tn. hostess hopes the
woman won't call.-Lite.
Washington telegraph., 1917-06-08

Remember the election for del.
egates to the constitutional con-
vention will be held June Goth.
Every voter should feel enough
interest to turn out and vote.
Washington telegraph., 1917-06-08

There are millions of men in
this country who would give half
their lives if they could go to the
front, and those who can should
count themselves fortunate.
Washington telegraph., 1917-06-08

For instructions in music, both
piano and violin, apply to Edna
and Georgia Tyus, at the resi-.
dence of Prof. G. L. Tyus. Terms
reasonable.
Washington telegraph., 1917-06-08

An American inventor is re.
sponsible for the U-boat, and
some ingenious American will
likely devise way to rid the seas
of the menace.
Washington telegraph., 1917-06-08

There will be plenty of work
for those who do not have to go
to the front in this war, and those
who do go expect the men left at
home to do their part.
Washington telegraph., 1917-06-08

When h e gets on the battle
front, the American soldier will
soon drop into the ways of trench
warfare and give an account of
himself.
Washington telegraph., 1917-06-08
The United States expects ev
cry man to do his duty.

Do what you can for the coun-
try until some patriotic duty is
assigned.
Washington telegraph., 1917-06-08

People have begun to realize
that there is a war in which we
have a part.
Washington telegraph., 1917-06-08

teaday.
Presley Moore of Stamps visited
homefolks here Tuesday.
Herman Webb and Lamont City
of Ozan visited friends here Sun
day.
Miss Alva Aubrey of Dubach,
La, is visiting her uncle, l. l..
Pilkinton.
Mrs. Alb Hervey of Garland City
spent Monday night with Hrs. T.
Y. Williams.
Miss Lula Smith will leave Sum
day for Little Rock, where she will
visit relatives.
Mrs. Laura Smith returned last
Saturday from Little Rock, where
she visited relatives.
Misses Ella Monroe. Selma Beck
and Birdie Jones are attending the
institute at Hope this week.
Miss Ethel Beck commenced her
summer school here last Monday
with a very good enrolment.
Mrs. Zach Horton of Camden ar.
rived Thursday for a visit to her
mother, Mrs. Alice Monroe.
We bought our mowers and rakes
before the advance See us for pri-
ces. Washington Hdw. &urn. Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Lawlis and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
VanRiper spent Sunday in Fulton.
Fulton and Jolly Amonette of
Yancy spent several days last week
visiting the family of E. F. Turner.
Chas. H. Goodlett, Representing
the Four States Grocery Co., was
interviewing our merchants Tues
day.
Mrs. Wilton City will arrive
from Texarkana Saturday to spend
a month with her mother, Mrs. A.
ID. Monroe.
Mrs. Alice Monroe returned last
Friday from a weeks visit to her
daughter, Mrs. Wilton City, at
Texarkana.
D. B. Mitchell, one of the pros
porous farmers of Columbus, was
transacting business in Washing
ton Tueseay. 'e
Rev. J. H. Gold will preach at
the Methodist church Sunday at
II O'Clock a. m. Rey B. E. Mullins
will preach Sp. m.
Mrs. j. w. Phillips passed thru
here last week enroute to Saratoga
from Arkadelphia, where she visit
ed her niece, Mrs. Chas. Clark.
Mrs. G.. b. Jones of Dubach. La,
returned to her home Tuesday
morning after spending several
days with her brother, |. L. Pilkin-
ton.
The local cemetery association
has Just had the Presbyterian Gem
etery cleaned off nicely, under the
superintendency of Mayor 7. Y.
Williams.
Miss Helen Hardness of Fulton is
the guest of her aunt, Mrs. L. Y.
Williams each night during the
teachers institute, which is in ses.
sion at Hope.
A Social will be given next
Tuesday evening at the home of
Mrs. NJ. W. Wilson for the bene-
fit of the Baptist Ladies' Aid. Ev'
cry body invited.
Misses Pearl and Ruby Conway
of Hope passed through Tuesday
enroute home from Ozan, where
they visited Miss lnez Goodlett,
who is quite sick.
The Washington friends of Mr..
Steve Carrigan Sr. of Hope, were
very much shocked and panied at
the news of his death by accident
Tuesday morning.
Washington telegraph., 1917-06-08

The war situation is improving
somewhat.
Washington telegraph., 1917-06-08

Plant peas and late crops; this
is patriotic.
Washington telegraph., 1917-06-08

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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-07
PREDICT SETTLEMENT OF NEW
DEPOT SCRAP

Settlement of the scrap between F.,
the Building Trades Council and the
Union Station Co., which has held up.
work on the new $5OOOOOOO depot
since last July, was predicted today
as a result of the conference called ~
for 2:30 this afternoon between .
union officials and railroad heads.
Trouble started in July because the
union heads claimed that union labor
was not employed exclusively as
agreed
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-07
BUZZING BEE" CABARET SCENE
OF BUZZING BULLETS

The "Buzzing Bee" cabaret at 35th
TIC Indiana av., long a hang-out for
-t-h8, was the scene of a wild gun
.aCdt early this morning. Two wOm-
n are said to have been among those
tit by bullets. The police seem
strangely quiet regarding the prin-
cipals in the revolver battle.
All that the Stanton av police Off
Gals knew, according to their early
morning statements, was that three
patrOlmen, standing in front of the
place at l a. m. today, heard num-
Der Of shots. When they rushed into
the cabaret, however, they saw only
one gun and that was in the hands
of Thomas Kelly, the bartender.
But a story drifting around the
neighborhood is to the effect that
there we're at least a dozen revOlv-
ers splitting fire at the height Of the
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-07

Gene Geary and James Shea, pro-
pTietOrs of the place, were taken to 3.
the station along with the battling
bartender, Kelly. They were silent.
1890
ROB'T MARCY'S NAME DRAGGEDN
INTO BIG GRAFT STORY
The name of Rob't Marcy, a MEM
Der of the Illinois state legislature, "a
was dragged into the Costello graft
story, according to a statement is
sued from the states attorneys
Office yesterday. According to Asst I
States Atty Michael Sullivan, who
has charge of the Office in HOyne's
absence, Marcy is the mysterious
major" named in Police Lieut..
Whites green book of graft. ..
Marcy today declared his inno-
cence of connection with the vice
ring and said he was a good friend
of States Atty HOyne.
eff Hoyne had any charges against
me I'm sure he would call me in, be-
cause we have been good friends for
many years." declared Marcy. 'T q
know Lieut. White, but our relations
were only of the cleanest sort"
Meyer COssman and George Wall
ker were questioned about 18th ward b..
graft last week, it became known
yesterday.
The vice. situation in this ward is
the first matter put before the March .,
grand jury. At least fifty indictments
are expected.
$1,000
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-07

BRITISH APPROACH BAGDAD-
GERMAN DROP IS AIRPLANES
London.-British troops have APP
preached almost within range of
Bagdad. Monday British cavalry en-
gagged Turkish rear guard at Laii,
nine miles southeast. ofCtesiphon.
Paris.-Trench raids and sapping
activity gained many German pris-
oners, while German attempts to
penetrate to French trenches were
checked with heavy losses.
Berlin, via SayVilIe Wireless
From March 1 to reports of sub
marines have arrived indicating ships
totaling 100000 gross tons have
been sunk, official press bureau an
nOunced.
Fifteen hostile aeroplanes were
shot down by German forces on the
western front. On the Scarpe, both
sides of the Ancre, on the SOmme,
on the east bank of the Mouse and
in Champaign there was lively artil-
cry activity yesterday.
Berlin, via Tuckerton Wireless
Russian aTmOred cruiser Rurik, 49,
900 tons, struck mine in Finland bay
and was greatly damaged, official
press bureau declared.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-07

fight, which started when
of patrons, weIl-known in tn
world, Kissed the singer.
Gene Geary and James 81
pTietors of the place, were
the station along with the
bartender, Kelly. They wei
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-12
THE U. s. SIZES
 GERMAN VESSELS
Steps Follows Quickly After Declar- atiOn That War Exists-Ninety- One Are in Port With Tonnage
 of 600,000.

New York, April 6.-The seizure of German merchant vessels that took refuge in Atlantic ports at the be- ginning of the war, began this morn ing almost immediately after Con- gress had passed the resolution de- claring that state of war exists between the United States and Ger many.
 The collector of port of Boston was the first to act, and the federal officers at New London, Conn.,, Bal timore, New York and other ports followed quickly.
 The German vessels now in the various American ports number ninety-one, with a gross tonnage of about 600,000
 The port officers acted under in- structions issued by the secretary of the treasury.
 1t is understood that the move does not involve the confiscation of the vessels, and the ships are merely to be held, for the present as a measure of safety.
 There has not as yet been any an- Inouncement made by the officials as to whether or not the government will take over the ships for it's own use and pay for them after the war is ended.
 Deputy marshals from the office Of the collector of port here this morning began the seizure of the 1 tWenty-seven German vessels here The German ships now in American waters include two which have been i tinterned.
 ] The ships lying at the Hamburg American and North German Lloyd docks at New York and Hoboken include some of the flower of the German merchant marine. The Vaterland, one of the largest vessels in the world, is by far the most val uable.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-12
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. ii TO
 HAVE DAY IN COURT

The case of School District No. A vs. Rural Special School District No. 10, which has been pending in the Supreme Court for some time, and was an appeal from the Polk Circuit court was reversed and re- handed by the Supreme Court at the session held last Monday. The case was appealed by Judge Wright Prickett as attorney for School Dis trict No. fl. In January, 1916, the directors of Rural Special School District No. 10, which is the Egger school district, together with cer- tain legal voters in territory to be petitioned the County court to detach certain territory
 hQm School District No. 4i and an neNNit to Rural Special District No. 10. The prayer Of the petition was granted bE. the County court and from this action an appeal was talk en to the Circuit court, on the ground that District No. A. had not had it's day in court. The appeal was dismissed on the motion of Rural Special District No. 10, and from this order of the Circuit court, the appeal was taken to the Su- preme court. With the reversal of the Circuit Court, the case will now come up for hearing on it's merits.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-12
NATIONAL GUARD
 BENEFITS CITIES
Produces Better Citizens and Means Distribution of $iO,09O to S15,OOO Year Where Full Companies
 Are Maintained.

Mayor J. H. Hamilton recently re- ceived a communication from Brig adler General Lloyd England of the Arkansas National Guard, in which are set forth the requirement. as to officers, armories and numerical strength required for companies. The communication gives the bene- fits to be derived, which are given under three heads: moral, financial (g0vernment), and financial (state).
 Under the moral influence it is stated that it will produce a better class of citizens, teaching self-reli- ance, respect for law and order, and ineulcates love for State and coun- try.
 Under the financial benefits it is pointed out that under the Nation al defense act, a captain receives $500 per annum, a first lieutenant IS2i0, a second lieutenant s200, and |all men receive one fourth of the regular army pay of their respee- tive grades for participation in forty-eight drills per year, of at least i1a hours duration each.
 When attending camps of in- struction, officers and men are paid full pay, and it is suggested that this means from Si0,000 to Si5,000 from the federal government to each town maintaining full company
 The financial benefits coming from the state are given as $500 for ar mory rent when a full company is maintained and full armory facili- ties are maintained. The State will also make allowances for taking care of armories. and furnishes steel lockers to armories where the re- Muirements are met.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-12
WILSON INSISTS
 ON DRAFT SYSTEM
President Tells an Opponent That Nations Safety Hangs on Action of Congress-Trying Co Head or
 Opposition.

Washington, April i0.-president Wilson threw the weight of his per- sonal influence into the scales yes terday in an effort to overcome op- position in Congress to the admin istration army plans based on a draft system. Summoning Repre- sentative Dent, chairman of the House military committee. now con- sidering the bill, to the White House, the President made it clear that he believes the safety of the Nation hangs on the action of Congress in this regard. He will make similar exposition of the military situation to Representative Anthony of Kan sas, who has led opposition to the draft plan among Republican mem- bers of the military committee.
 Tries to Head or Opposition.
 In the war address Mir. Wilson formally told Congress that in his judgment the United States must face her enemy with certain weap- on III the form or an army raised by application of the principle of uni- yersal service as a duty of citizen ship. Supplementing that, he issued recently statement approving i'll every detail the department plans which have the unanimous approval of the army general stalf
 In his action, however, the Pres ident recognized the fact that there may develop strong feeling in Congress in favor of adhering to the old volunteer system and sought te bring home to Mr Dent, one oi those who hold that view, the les sons to be drawn from the great war into which the United States now has been plunged and which all point, military advisers of the gov ernment declare, to the absolute ne- cessity of facing the issue squarely and summoning the men to the col ors by draft.
 There is no indication that com promise would he accepted by the President.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-12
WILL IMPROVE CONTEST RULES.
County Superintendent and Others
 See Reforms That Can He Made.

The County School Contests held in Mena last Friday night and Satur- day were eminently successful, and yet it was demonstrated that in or der to be more generally satisfac- tory it will be necessary another year to modify the rules and regu- lations.
 County Superintendent W. Homer pigg, President c. Nj. Woods, of the County Teachers Association and other members of the contest com mittee have already taken under ad- visement some of these changes. Indeed, even this year the committee had in contemplation some of these rules which will doubtless govern the contests next year.
 Among other things, it is proposed fn sectionalize the contest. making perhaps three sections or divisions, placing all High schools in one class, then, perhaps, the small town schools in another class, and the rural schools still in another. The COnItSl tillS year SHUWtu tlldJ tue pupils of the schools of Mena have an advantage over the rural and small town schools in the contests in reading, deelamation and music by reason of the better opportunities afforded for training and practice. On the other hand, the spelling con- test demonstrated that the rural schools excel along this line. Again ii was found that it was a hard prop osition for the young men and women of the High schools to go up against the pupils from the grades who are particularly adept in read ing and declamation
 Guided by the experience of this year, the committee may he trusted to work out rules for the next con- lest that will cure all the defects that were encountered this year so that the greatest possible good may come Co the educational interests of the county with least possible fric- ton.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-12
Swing Better Times Polk County Her People
HINDENBURG READY TO HlTg
German Military Critics Look for a
 Drive on West Front.

Copenhagen, April 9-There are various indications from Germany that Field Marshal Won Hindenburg is now completing his new strategic and that the extensive of troops for. the spring operations, which were somewhat delayed by the long continued cold weather, are now nearing an end.
 The current articles of the Ger man military critics are based on the assumption that the first de- yelopments from the troop move ments will come from the Western front.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-12
senate CIinas to OId Idea.

Washington, April 10.--In the Sen ate, debate on conscription occupied much time during discussion of the regular Army Appropriation Bill yesterday The question is not dealt with in the bill, but in the de- bate Senator Kirby offered an amendment which would authorize the President to call volunteers in lots of half a million each. The amendment is subject to a point of order and probably will be disposed of that way without debate.
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-12
RICHARD OLNEY IS DEAD.
Was Secretary of State Under Pres
 ident Cleveland.

Boston, April 9-Richard Olney, secretary of state under President Grover Cleveland's administration, died at his home in this city last night.
 Richard Olney served successiyely as attorney general and secretary of state during the administration of President Cleveland, and altho at the head of the State Department for a short period of one year and nine months only, he won reputation as a statesman of commanding ability and force. His great triumph was successful insistence upon arbitra- ton of the boundary dispute be- tween Great Britain and Venezuela
The Mena weekly star., 1917-04-12
ENGLISH PRESS
 WELCOMES U. s.
Germany Made Terrible Mistake in Forcing the United States to Take action, Says Evening Standard
 No Limited Liability in War.

London, April 3.-Under the head ing Brothers in Arms" the Pail Mall Gazette says Tuesday of Presi- dent Wilson's speech:
 The president frames the issue in setting calculated to stir the deepest emotions of the American people. The Russian revolution en- ables him to commend it to them as conflict between the virtues of democracy and the crimes of autoc- racy. ''+
 American enters the war without reservations. Her action will be welcomed both for the substantial aid which she will bring and for the community of spirit which she will further among the free nations of the world. It is a great satisfaction to be joined thus with the nation carrying so much Of our blood in a crusade worthy of it's best traditions and ours"
 The Globe says:
 German statemen have scornfully affected to regard the entrance of the United Sites as negligible. We can safely leave them to find out their mistake In the meantime we are content to stand shoulder to shoulder with the land of the free in the greatest battle for freedom the world has ever seen"
 In long editorial the Evening Standard says
 The German government has done a very mad thing in forcing the United States into the ranks of it's enemies"
 It argues that until yesterday Ger many could have obtained peace by abandoning submarine warfare
 The Standard then says that Ger many bringing the crushing mater ial and moral force of the great re- public against her was acting on only two possible theories First, that Germany contemplates sur- render and that her pride demands that she surrende. only to the whole world; second, that it means a des- perate stalking of all on the chance Of starving England by her subma- rine campaign.
 The Westminster Gazette says:
 "The stirring words with which the presidents address closes should remove all hope on the enemy's part. and all fear on the part of the allies that America. having made her choice. will pursue half-heartedly. Itis no limited liability warfare she offers
 Declaring that Prussian militar- ism had taught the world in this war the lesson that it was impossi- ble to live with such a neiehbor as Germany. the Gazette says that America "has come to this conclus- ion at the fortunate moment when the Russian revolution had tomplet- ed the circles of self governing na- tions, and made them one in form and system as we'll as in the ordin- ary and ideals. Let 'us in answer say, that. we who are sick of the fight, take the message that comes to us from across the Atlantic as an immense addition of strength and encouragement"