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The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-12-19
1o,s49,000 Bales FINAL FORECAST
Early Frost Causes United States to
Cut Estimate Over 1,00O,-
GG3 Bales,

W2shington, Dec. 11-Reduction of
more than 100000 bales in the cotton
crop of the country from the last
estima of production issued today
by the Department of Agriculture.
Co.,on production is estimated at
10 949 600 equivalent 500-pound bales
The average weight per running bale
IS estimated at 5015 pounds gross.
A killing frost before the middle OF
October, several weeks earlier than
usual, was the cause of the decrease
department forecast a crop of 12,047,-
90 bales.
This frost caught far more than
the average IMMATURE bolls," says the
report, doing damage amounting to
approximately l 600 900 bales, and
lowering the grades on much more of
the crop.
"Fortunete1y the killing frost was
followed by clear weather, and many
OF the frost-bitten hollis popped open
sufficiently to be gathered. But there
were left may immature bolls which
were got sufficiently large to open.
II northern Texas, Oklahoma, in
parts of Arkansas, Missouri and Ten
ne g lhc5e bolls are being more or
less gathered, and will add materially
10 +fa Weld in those sections with
tie Ginning machinery prepared to
handle them, but in other states few
of tae immature bolls will be gather
ed g there is little machinery in
stalled for handling them"
P,.ndnetinn by states follow
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-12-19

The City Council of Lake Village
will make a contract with the Inter
national Health Commission for an
anti-malaria campaign in Lake Viii
large. The work will be about $4,000,
of which Lake Village will pay one
half and the commission the other
half.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-12-19
Here and There in
Arkansas.

Bearden is to have flour mill and
the Bearden Courier is urging tanners
to plant wheat.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-12-19

Charles Fleming of Round Pond has
received 26 cents per pound for cot
ton ginned from cracked and frost-bit-
ten bolis
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-12-19

A farmer near Yarbro recently sold
a vearling calf to a neighbor for $12.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-12-19

What is said to be the largest single
cotton transaction in the history OF
Des Arc was consummated a few
days ago, when the Newberger Cotton
Company of Forrest City bought 400
bales from A. l.. Erwin for $4,000.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-12-19

A batch of fry from government
fish hatchery. thought to be bass
was planted in Tomahawk and Tur-
Key creeks, in Baxter county, some
time ago. 1t develops that instead OF
bass they were speckled trout. They
seem to be doing as we'll in the Baxter
county streams as they do in Rocky
Mountain streams,
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-12-19

An automobile equipped with tanks
for carrying whiskey was captured
near Blytheville, Mississippi county,
some time ago The bootleggers in
charge had loaded the automobile
with wfiskey in Missouri and were
making their way to Memphis. They
were arrested and fined. After law
suit the car has been turned over to
a. Memphis concern, from which it
was bought by one of the bootleggers,
who has disappeared. The car had not
been paid for.
The Dickinson press., 1917-09-08
THE DICKINSON PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER s, 1917.s

E fFE-eE~-&s N.s $50 Lf.+htA e. -
After being barred from the state
Of Minnesota by Governor A. A. Burn
quist, the Peoples Council Of
America was last week accorded per-
mission by Governor Frazier of North
Dakota to, hold it's national peace
meeting, which was to have been held
in Minneapolis September 1, in North
Dakota. This action on the part of
the chief executive of the state, at
this critical time in the affairs of the
nation, is hardly commendable to say
the least. A number Of the leaders of
this supposed peace organization
literally chased out Of Fargo and the
meeting broken up by the Home
Guards, which, the governor says, he
will use to protect them. Since that
time governors of other states have
put meetings of this kind under the
ban and the Peace Council is up
against it for a meeting place. A.
though guaranteed protection by the
governor, leaders of the organization
evidently understood, from numerous
press comments, that North Dakota
could not be used as a fermenting
ground for disloyal discussion and
that it offers no forum for seditious
oratory, no asylum for pro-kaiserism,
no opportunity for the expression of
sentiment calculated in any way to
interfere with the governments war
program. and policy.
The Dickinson press., 1917-09-08
THE ONLY WAY,

The crime%of Germany in beginning
the war would be matched only by the
crime of which the Allies would be
guilty should they consent to sheathe
the sword before what Mr.. Lansing
calls "the baneful forcers of absolu-
tism" have been defeated and broken.
There can be no peace on earth, no
safety, save on the terms the allies
have repeatedly proclaimed; the COM
plete destruction of the Prussian abso-
lutist and militarist spirit. The i'm
perial chancellor advances it as re-
proach against Great Britain that she
"does not desire peace by agreement
and understandings" Why should any
power desire peace by agreement and
understanding with Germany of to-
day-the Germany of the last is
years, that acknowledges no binding
force in the compacts of civilization,
that recognizes no nations rights of
liberty and the pursuit of happiness
if they chance to stand in the way of
German ambitions? Germany can
have peace at once if she will put
aside the sword, divest herself of that
military power which is too great a
menace for the world to put up with,
and do away with her constituencies
autocracy, thus by a single step adj
vancing 100 years in political de-
velopment and ranging herself with
other countries where liberty and civil
lization have long held sway.
The Dickinson press., 1917-09-08
MAY BUY LINE STOCK.

The government is increasing it's
powers of purchase and control of
certain necessities of life, with a view
of saving much food from the usual
channels of consumption in this
country for the allies across the ocean,.
Not only will wheat be bought at a
fixed price and the surplus in this
country sold to the governments
abroad, but it is now proposed to take
over the meat industry, and conserve
supplies of meat for both home and
foreign countries. In localities where
feed is short and farmers will have to
sell their stock for lack of food to
keep it, the government, through a
commission, proposes to buy the cat
tie, sheep and hogs outright, and ship
them to some other part Of the
country where feed is more abundant.
In order to furnish the Allies with an
increasing amount of meat as the war
progresses, there must be a reduction
in the American consumption as well
as an increased production.
1t is reported that in many localities
in North Dakota there is not enough
feed for wintering stock, and farmers
r expecting to selr&what they can
not carry over within the next few
weeks To what extent this situation
prevails has yet to be determined.
The Dickinson press., 1917-09-08

treacherous way in it's supreme effort
of carrying the war to a successful
and speedy end. It appears that the
honor of our country and our flag
needs protection with the bayonet
and the Lewis machine gun quite as
much at home as abroad. Is there
a single reason why disloyal citizens
should not at least be interned during
the war or be deported to help their
beloved kaiser? All seditious sheets
should be numerically squelched.
Every man or woman who talks or
writes at this time of non-support and
obstruction of the duly elected and
sworn officials of this government is
aiding, giving comfort and encourag-
ing the enemy. The more talk of this
sort, the longer will Germany hold
out, and hence, the more of our boys
who will be killed and wounded in
battle: Therefore, those expressing
anti-American views are murderers
by every law of heaven or earth. The
chiefest of these are traitors like Ben
tall, Van Lear and Pfaender-who
when justice is done, will be intro
duced to a stone wall and a firing
squad. I am speaking as a loyal
American conscript awaiting Uncle
Sans call to duty on the battle fields
of France, and for all the boys there
now, and soon to be there While life
is very sweet to each one of u.s., es-
pecially when we think of our fathers
and mothers, and our wives and sweet
hearts, we are not afraid to suffer
and if need be. to die for the cause
which is so just, so dear to hearts Of
all liberty-loving people-the cause of
decency, of honor, of democracy. The
principles Of Christianity and of civil
l@ization are at stake, and will be
saved for posterity only by our sacri-
flee. Before we go across the Allan
tic, we would like to know whether
Or not all American citizens are 60
ing to give us a fair fighting chance
for our lives? Are you going to
stand back of us? We can take care
of the front, but for Gods sake, we
plead, keep the copperheads and
hyenas from knitting US in the rear.
AN AMERICAN CONSCRIPT.
Winsted, MINI.
The Dickinson press., 1917-09-08

Neb.
She with her husband moved from
Kentucky to Labette county, Kansas,
in 1881, living there until 1888, when
they moved to Jasper county, Mo-,
thence to various locations in the
state of Missouri, due to changes; of
~pastorates of her husband, finally NOV
ing to Gladstone, N. D., in 1900, where
the family resided until the death of
her husband, P. A. Willard, Septem-
Der 18th, 1907. In 1909, with her
minor children she moved to Mound
Valley, Kan, where she resided until
her death.
She united with the Christian
church in early youth at Kirkville,
KY, and had lived a faithful, conse-
Grated christian life until death.
There was not a more faithful, patient
worker in the church than she, eve
ready to do and sacrifice in the cause
of Christ. None will be nor greatly
missed'in the church and community
than will Sister Willard. After pas
sing through all the trials and tribu-
lations attendant upon a true Chris
tan character, approaching the hour
of her departure she was able to ex-
claim, triumphantly, "the end is near
The Dickinson press., 1917-09-08

Colonel Frank White of Valley City
has rendered his resignation to Cover
nor Lynn J. Frazier as a member of
the state board of regents. Upon the
acceptance of Colonel Whites resig-
nation, Governor Frazier announced
the appointment of Rev. c. E. Ver-
milya, Valley City, to fill the unex-
pired term of Colonel White, which
expires on July l., 1919.
Colonel White resigns to take COM
mand of the North Dakota second
regiment to. which he was commits
stoned by Governor Frazier. The sec:
ond regiment and it's officers have al
ready been mustered into the federal
service and is, expecting a call at any
time to move to- the concentration
camp. Colonel White was appointed
a member of the board of regents on
July 1, 1915.
The Dickinson press., 1917-09-08
KNITTING US FROM BEHIND.

The following communication from
one Of the conscripted men appeared
in a recent issue Of the St. Paul Dis
patch, and presents, better than any
thing we have seen, the reasons why
we who are left at home should be
loyal to the country-why we should
stand soliily back Of the boys who
arc ready to bleed and die for us in
the trenches Of France. The boys at
the front, and those who are on the
way this week to the various con-
centration camps Of the United States
need our moral support. 1t is the
least we can do for them. He must
be a poor specimen Of humanity in
deed who will give aid or comfort
to the enemy when our boys are fac
ing that enemy with all his cruel
death-dcaling devices and barbarous
methods Of warfare. We are in the
fight and must 60 through with it,
and anyone who hampers the govern
ment-by insidious talk no less than
by deeds-in making ready for this
gigantic undertaking, is not only dis
loyal to our government but disloyal
to our home boys. He is as truly as
sisting the enemy as if he were shoot
ing poison gas from the enemy trench
es. The communication follows:
The United States of America is at
war with the German government for
the express purpose of thrashing hell
out of the kaiser and the Krupp gun
works, to help make the world a fit
place for human beings to live in.
Unrestricted freedom of speech is
rapidly promoting the rankest of Sc
dition. Liberty has degenerated into
license. The work of German propa-
gandists is VIGOROUSLY evident
throughout the land. Under the guise
of Socialism, or of draft meetings, or
of the peace council, certain men are
openly spreading anti-American doc
trines. Such agitation is we'll calcu-
lated to breed Niscontent, and hinder
our government in every insidious and
The Dickinson press., 1917-09-08
DEATH OF FORMER
GLADSTONE RESIDENT

The following obituary of Mrs. P.
A: Willard appeared in a recent issue
Of the Mound Valley (Kansas) Journ-
al, where deceased had resided since
moving from Gladstone in 1907:
Maggie Martha Moberly was born
November Z, 1852, near Richmond,
KY, and passed to her reward Aug
ust 16, 1917, at 2:2O a. M, age "a
years, 9 months, 81 days. She was
united in marriage to P. A. Willard
September LIST, 1874, at Madison, Ky.
To this union was born twelve chill
dren, eight sons and four daughters;
of these two children died in infancy,
and n son, Marshall Jay Willard, is
years of age, died September 9th,
1911: The surviving children are
Or. S. T. Willard, Topeka, Kan, John
A. Millard, Antiock, Neb., Jennie M.
Turner, Gladstone, N. D., Sallie H.
schnebly, Mott, N. D., B. J. Willard,
Chicago, ILL.,, D. E. Willard, Minneapo-
Lis, JMinn., Willie Millard, who lived
with her mother, Paul A. Willard,
Redfeld, Ia, Iris B. Willard, Antiock,
The Dickinson press., 1917-09-08
HIGH COST OF LIVING REDUCED.

All necessities, groceries, paints,
oils and stock foods at wholesale
prices. Statesmen, go into a good
sound legitimate money-making busi-
ness of your own. No capital re-
quired. Build home and bank ac-
counts as hundreds Of our men are
now doing. Our goods and house
nationally known. Ask your banker.
Establish a regular trade in your
home territory. No collections or
losses. Experience not necessary with
our simple but effective selling plan.
Exclusive protected territory. Write
today for more information. John
Sexton & CO., Wholesale Grocers,
Lake, Franklin SITS, Chicago, Ell.
adv 1n
The Dickinson press., 1917-09-08

and I am ready to go now" She was
a true and faithful companion, a low
ing and tender mother, whose life was
devoted to her children, her church
and her God, and was beloved by all
who knew her. It was a self con-
strained duty to visit the sick, cheer
the faint, comfort the sorrowful and
to administer to all in need.
She leaves to mourn her loss nine
children, eighteen grandchildren, three
sisters, four brothers, many distant.
relatives and a host Of friends.
The funeral services were held at:
the Christian church at II a. m.,-
Sunday, August 9, conducted by Rev.
J.. l.. Masters and Rev. w. B. Nc
Kinney. The remains were laid to-
rest in the Mound Valley cemetery.
Threatening weather prevented many
from attending to pay their last re-
spects to the deceased.
The Dickinson press., 1917-09-08

Miss Sommers, in addition to teach
ing her second grade, is also teach
ing writing in five or six grades
other than her own.
The high school enrolment, includ-
ing special students and also the few
that go up from the eighth grade for
subjects, at the opening was 145, or
Is NOR than at any previous begin
ming. The attendance in the grades
on the north side. was an even 500.
An extra music period has been
added toothe high school program,
prolonging the afternoon session to
AGO. For those not in the music
class, this will be, a period of super
vised study, many of the students 60
ing to the various recitation rooms to
receive aid from the teachers j n
charge. In the grades the school day
has been heightened Is minutes, dis
missal being at 4 o'clock. .
The teachers this year are located
as follows: Miss Cain and MI. Gray
at Mrs. Alice Poland's; Miss Goepfert
James S%oules'; Misses Kyle and
Wright, R. T. Crawford's; Misses
Grant, :Harris, Turk, Shank and
Power, C. D. Litch's; Miss Thompson,
Harry Beidler's; Miss Mason, A. Ding
mans; Misses Sommers, Dunlevy,
Winslow and Schlabach, j. A. Beld-
ems; Misses Gaines and Bagemeil, W.
A. McClure's; Miss Nepstad, Mrs.
Viola Homer's; Misses Danielson and
Lindgren, Miss Elizabeth Rapp's;
Misses Lingstead and Best and Mr..
Huntington. at T. H.. Pugh;s; Misses
Hanson and Oxton1 n. L. Dickinson's.
Over 81 of the teachers are boarding
at Belden's:
School athletics here this year will
suffer a relapse, no interscholastic
games being predicted. An effort was
made to get a physical training super
visor but with little success, as most
of the men of this type are serving
their country at the front. Messrs.
Gray and Huntington, who both have
an interest in games and sports, will
devote as much time as they.possibly
can to gymnasium work. Mr.. Berg
believes in physical training for all,
He states that in spending so much
time and money on just a few, who
usually need the work least, we have
a wrong conception of the purpose OF
school athletics. All being given ar
equal amount of attention, this year
is probably the first step toward the
the realization Of Mr.. Berg's ambition
The usual amount of difficulty was
experienced the past week in arra9g.
ing the high school program. A very
perceptible growth is noted in al
classes, some, ordinarily reciting In
single classes, now being so large thai
they were necessarily divided into two
sections. The number in the physiol.
ogy class, especially, is surprising, St
being enrolled. The unanticipated di.
vision of this class, together with mod.
ern history, economics and Cicero, the
three new subjects offered, helped tc
complicate matters. Following arr
the subjects under each instructor;
lSvpt. Berg-psychology; Miss Grant
Latin I, II and III, English "; Miss
Dickson-English I, II and III; Miss
Goepfert-English I, German !, II anc
III, physiology; Miss Cain-Algebra
advanced algebra, English 1, geom-
etry; Miss Kyle-U. S. history, mod
|erm history, economics, ancient history;
Mr.. Gray-chemistry, physics; Miss
Thompson-typewriting, shorthand
bookkeeping, senior grammar.
The Dickinson press., 1917-09-08

North Dakota has a population, &C
cording to the latest census, of 1867
319 and has 54,319 automobiles. This
means that we have an auto for every
IA people. But few states in the
union can show more autos per capita
than North Dakota, and whether or
not we are to be commended or con-
demned, in the face of the returns
from 1917 crop, is a matter that each
Individual auto owner can easily fig
ure out for himself.
The Dickinson press., 1917-09-08
REPLY TO THE POPE.

Outside of those who are deluded
by the idea that the paciist agitators,
most of them of pro-German proclivi-
ties, and therefore essentially disloyal
in spirit at this time, the entire ma
ton knew what would be the tenor
of any reply President Wilson would
make to the Pope's appeal for an in
ternational arrangement with the
Central Powers. This means, of
course Germany, and in the last an
alysis the Hohenzollern rule. But no
n perhaps could have forecast the
naked strength and %clearness, within
a comparatively short formula Of
words, with which that reply stands
out to the mental vision. It is a
masterpiece of diction, a faultless-
word picture of the heart and soul of
a great nations embodiment of unde-
Waiting resolve to stand for free and
democratic rule. In clear and unmis-
taxable terms the reply depicts utter
futility of making peace with a nation
whose rulers have systematically vio-
lated or overthrowm every convention
of international agreement and pledge,
and set at naught every consideration
except it's own arrogant will. AS the
president says in cold but scathing
phrase: ,
eve cannot take the word of the
present rulers of Germany as a guar
anty of anything that is to endure
unless supported by sue conclusive
evidence of the will and purpose of
the German people themselves as the
other people of the world would be
justified in accepting"
This expresses the thought of four
ffths of the world today-that the
German government stands forsworn
and unworthy of faith in any promise
it may make. bitter experience has
shown this. What folly then to treat
with such a party when lasting peace
is what is sought.
Inflexible determination therefore is
uSSloACu IAIdI III pSdCS pIOpOSdlS
from that quarter will be needed
This f~oreshadows the passing of the
Hohenzollen as a ruling force, if il
shall require the full force of an Or
ganized world opposition. And that is
practically what exists today.
Here are two comprehensive para
graphs:
"The object of this war is to. de-
liver the free peoples of the world
from the menace and the actual power
Of q vast military establishment, cor
trolled by an irresponsible govern
ment, which, having secretly planned
to dominate the world, proceeded to
carry out the plan without regard
either to the sacred obligations of
treaty or the long-established prac-
tees and long cherished principles of
international action and honor;
which chose it's own time for the
war; delivered it's blow fercely and
suddenly; stopped at no barrier eithe,
of law OF of mercy; swept a whole
continent within the tide Of .blood-not
the blood Of soldiers only, but the
blood Of innocent women and children
also and Of the helpless poor, and now;
stands baked, but not defeated, the
The Dickinson press., 1917-09-08

A traitor is a man who is guilty of
reasonable conduct towards his
country. Treason consists in the do
ing of an overt act, which means in
so conducting himself as to bringhim-
self I'M armed opposition to the gov
eminent. When you call somebody
else a: traitor be sure you know what
you are talking about.
The Dickinson press., 1917-09-08
nemy of four-ffths of the world.

enemy of four-ffths Of the world.
"This power is not the German
1t is the ruthless masters of
the German people. 1t is no business
of ours how that great people came
under it's control or submitted with
temporary zest to the domination of
it's purpose; but it is our business to
see to it that the history of the world
is no longer left to it's handling"
The Dickinson press., 1917-09-08

The number of men who know ex-
actly what the government should do
and what the duties of each Individual
citizen, are, seems to increase as the
war goes on. No real concern need
be felt, however, so long as they leave
the fighting to be done by those who
have undertaken to attend to it.
The Dickinson press., 1917-09-08
METHODIST CHURCH.

Services at the high school auditor
ium both morning and evening at
1880 and 500 o'clock respectively.
Bible school at IL O'Clock. Special
singing at both services. r. H. Craig,
pastor. . ....G j.,
The Dickinson press., 1917-09-08

Keep your little silver hammer in
your pocket. The world doesn't care
even to see what it looks like,
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-10-18
Nova L. p. O'Connor'a, r]eprczentan.
tn Irlandi.

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wodniczacego zebrania, jake do Pa
ma przewodniczacego", ami tytulowac
go ME bede ,,Ignacym Janem Pade-
rewskim" - ale zwroce sic do ME-
go poprostu, jake do ,,Paderewskie-
co., DO So niekt0re nazwiska tax
wielkie, re ME potrzeba do mich doda
wac ami aadnych Union, ami przydom-
k6w. - PrzyznaG musze, re znalem
Paderewskiego dotychczas, jake MI
strza ton6w - dzisiaj przekonaiem
sic, re jest On Mistrzem Wymowy,
Czynu / Silly.
,,Wielka godzina wybila ola Polski
dzisiaj - godzina odzyskania wolno-
sci Iniepodlegiosci niepodiegiosci
zupelnei, ME opartej ma sile | popar-
ciu oraz przemocy zadnego innego
mocarstwa, ale ma sile wlasnej. Ale
wy, Polacy / Polki, odniesiecie jesz-
cze inne, wieksze stokrotnie zwyciest
wo cd odzyskania waszej niepodle-
giosci!
,,Dzisiaj So ma swiecie tylko diva
sposoby rzadzenia narodami, dwie te-