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The Sentinel=record., 1917-04-07

Washington, April 6-Nearly 100 German merchant vessels in Ameri- can ports which were taken over to- 1 day by the treasury department pro0- ably will be utilized in the govern ment service, but whether they will i-bU confiscdjed or paid for after the war had not been announced tonight. Anxious to observe treaty obh-a- | tions strictly and move ill accordance
 with international law, officials will examine precedents carefully before
 deciding. A decision on the exact steps 10 be taken is expected within a few days.
 Officials made it clear tonight that 1 in taking charge of the vessels the government had acted with the pri- mary purpose of preventing their crews froh@ destroying or further dis abling them. Having come under the ! protection of the American govern ment, however, they now occupy d status which injects new features into the problem of their disposition ! This problem officials regard as largely one of policy. It is held that the government has absolute treaty rights to make use of the ships [ though it is uncertain whether they can be taken over without reimburs- | ing the German owners.
 In some quarters the position is
 taken that ships of equal value to that of American vessels sunk by German submarines should be confiscated out right, but that it would be best to pay for the others
 The vessels laid in American l harbors for safety at the outbreak of the war in Europe were seized i'm mediately after the houses passage ot l the war resolution. Tehir crews will ] be removed to the immigration deten- 1 ticn stations. there to be treated as aliens admissible 40 the country. if 1 able 10 pass the ordinary immigration tests. The fact that many are naval reservists will not serve to bar them. There were indications today that
 damage done to the ships by their
 crews when relations between the
 United States and Germany were
 broken will be repaired as early as
 possible and the ships put into the transatlantic trade to transport sup. plies to the allies
 The total tonnage of the vessels seized amounts to 629000 gross tons. That tonnage could not he built iii American yards in less than a year, and some of the larger ships notably
 the Naderland, could not be produced
 in the United States in several wears, 1 All of the ships will have to be drydocked before they can be made
 seaworthy. Bureau Of navigation of l ficials pointed today to practical diff
 faculties that will delay repairs in l that the ships will fill the country s dry docks for some time to come. The | great Naderland, with p tonnage of 1 54.000, is too large to lenter any of
 the American dry docks and will have to be towed to Baloba u, be docked.
 The earliest time estip ,ated to put
 any of the vessels into service is three months Many of alem cannot
 be repaired that soon
 1 A final decision IS the dsposl. ton of the ships S2
The Sentinel=record., 1917-04-07

Washington, April 6.--The arrest Of sixty alleged ringleaders in German plots, conspiracies and machinations III the United States was ordered to. day by Attorney General Gregory i'm mediately after President Wilson had signed the war resolution
 Every man whose arrest was or dered Is German citizen, is known by the department of justice. it was authoritatiyely stated, to have par ucipated actively in German ihtrigues in this country and is regarded as 1 dangerous person to be at large. Bail will be refused in each case, it was said, and the entire group will be locked up, unles~ there is d change in present laws, for the duration of the war
 Indications are that number of other arrests will be ordered within the next few days.
 The men are placed in three groups:
 Those who have been convicted cf violation Of American neutrality in furthering German plots of various sorts and are at liberty under bond awaiting the action of higher courts: those who have been indicted by fed eral grand juries for similar offenses and are at liberty under bond wait. ing trial, and persons neither indicted nor convicted but whose activities have been under long surveillance by the secret service or the departments bureau of investigation.
 For the first time in more than q century arrests of alien enemies un- der the attorney generals order will be made without reference to the courts or obtaining warrants. The president is empowered to adopt this course in time of war under an act of congress passed in 179S and not in- voked since the war with Great Britain in 1872.
 The department has under strict surveillance thousands of German C. serves resident in the United tSates who are suspected of having been connected with plots already brought to light with plots abandoned before perfection, or who have been active in German propaganda or because of their accentuated Jennings toward be German government are regarded As likely 10 work against the interests of the United States during the war
 How many German reservists are residents of the United States. q high official said tonight. has never been accurately determined and is largely a matter of conjecture, This officials belief was that the number ranged between l50.000 and 100000. The great majority. it was said. are men
 in middle life or beyond. or men who have been in this country for so many years that their sympathies in the present struggle gre consid- cred virtually as having been trans. planted to the United States There is. however. 1t was said. an army of between l5,000 and IS GOO young German reservists in this coun- try in the prime of life who have been here so short time-not more than from 2 to , yoars-that they may be properly regarded as potential sources of trouble. Upon this army the secret service and the bureau of inVAstga- tion have concentrated much of hheir energy
 For obvious reasons the department of justice withheld the names of Dez sons ordered apprehended todeC
The Sentinel=record., 1917-04-07

made within a few days A brief statement issued by the treasury de- partment today said they were being taken in charge for the purpose of protecting them and other property. Officials said an intelligent use" would be made of the vessels and that they either could be used as naval auXiliaries or as merchant ships. Most of them would make excellent troop transports. Fourteen of the largest and swittest could carry 40,- GOO troops, which is twice as many as could be transported by the entire available Ameriean merchant fleet
 Some officials said today that the ships could not be taken over by the United States formally and put into service without an act of congress. They said also that there was a strong likelihood that if put into ser ice. they would be operated by the ghip. ping boa-g1 1Shich under the law is ant,~ fFE barter and operate .JT STDD Afd Il
The Sentinel=record., 1917-04-07
President Wilson Signed
 the Declaration Without
 Ceremony and Only His Family Was Present.

By Proclamation the President An nounced the State of War, Called Upon All Citizens to Manifest Their Loyalty and Assured All Germans in This Country They Would Be Un- molested as Long as They Behaved Themselves.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-04-07
GOVERNMENT
 SEIzES ALL GERMAN SHIPS
OFFICERS AND CREWS WILL BE REMOVED TO THE lMMlGRA-
 TON HEADQUARTERS.
WILL BE UTILIZED
 BY TIE G0Y ERNMERT

Total Tonnage of the Vessels seiz. ed Amounts to More. Than Could Be Constructed in All the Ship Build. ing Yards of the United States in a Year.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-04-07
RINGLEADERS IN GERMAN
 PLOTS AND CONSPIRACIES
 ARE ID BE INCARCERATED
Government Has Sixty on the List That Are to Be Taken Into Custody
 at Once.

There Are Between 15, 900 and 18,0O0 German Reservists in This Country That the Secret Service and the Bureau of Investigation Have Concentrated Much of Their Energy.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-04-07
MEASURES
 FOR ACTIVE
 POSSIBILITIES
PLAN OF THE MOBILIZATION OF FIGHTING STRENGTH OF THE
 NATION IS TAKEN UP.
SOME DOUBT RAISED ON
 DRAF TING OF SOLDIERS

However, the Government Will Re. oruit to Full Strength at Once All the Forces Necessary for the Pro- tection of the Country and Other Duty Outlined.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-09-19
at a lot of them will be there next

that lot Of them will be there next
Sunday.
The Nashville and Ashdown boys
had their first chance to drill together
this morning.
The boys all like their new corporals
though a good many Of the Ashdown
boys are under Nashville corporals and
and the Nashville boys are under the
Ashdown corporals.
Sergt Guice lost the key to his hoX
and proceeded to ask everybody III
the company about it, but when he
could find no one that had the key he
broke open the box and found the key
inside. The question is whether Sergt
Guice or private Snyder left the key
inside the box.
Company Is sick are getting better
and are getting right into all the drills.
Everyone of the boys of Company
like the bull dog which Nashville had,
giving the Nashville boys and Old
Sport seem to like the AshdoWn boys
about as we'll for he plays with all Of
them alike.
Company is faring fine but we are
still in want CT a pay day. They don't
doubt but what Uncle Sam is alright
but some think him rather slow at
times. They seem to forget that Uncle
Sam has his hands full right now.
Il AM WISE"
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-09-19
RIFLES AND UNIFORMS ARE LACKING
Rifles and Uniforms Are Lacking for
Drafted Men; Will Probably BE
Equipped by Christmas.

Washington, Sept. 17.-There are
no rifles for the draft army Ihou-
sands of men will have to go for
weeks without uniforms.
None of the troops can be moved
to France for more than year be-
cause of lack of field and heavy ar
tillery.
These things were admitted today
nv Secretary of War Baker, who, at
the same time refused to discuss
statements that the air fleet program
would not be complete for two years.
Against these admissions, Mr.. Ba-
Ler made the following statements:
1.-The rifle shortage will be filled by
Christmas, according to present indl-
cations. The uniform shortage is
purely temporary lack of transport
tation facilities being principally re-
sponsible.
There will be no more delays
from the present prOspects-in the mo-
bilization of the drafted men.
There will be sufficient field artil-
lery for training purposes at the mo-
aii!zation camps, but not for field SER
vice When this difficulty will be over
come he would not estimate.
Both the Rock Island and Spring
field arsenals are working day and
night producing Springfield rifles for
the Regular Army and the National
Guard. But less than two weeks
have elapsed since work was begun
on rifles for the National Army
There will be no Springfields for the
drafted men. The rifles with which
they are to be equipped will all be
Enfields, rechambered to fire Spring
field ammunition.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-09-19
COMPANY | NOTES

Fl. Logan H. Roots Sept, 1.-THE
boys of Company l have done without
fresh meat now for the last three
meals because Mess Sergeant Phillips
Didn't stay on the job last Saturday
evening.
Quite number of the boys spent
Sunday evening in Little Rock and
tonight until 10 p. m.
One boy in Compony said if Uncle
Sam would give him an honorable dis
charge that he would get married the
next day and settle down, II his gin
was willing. Wonder who it was?
Several of the Company ! boys were
seen at the Y. M. c. A. at preaching
last Sunday evening and it is hoped
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-09-19
FROM FORT LOGAN II. ROOTS
Fl Logan H. Roots, Sept. 10

Fl. Logan H. Roots, Sept. 10
Little River News:
We met our second platoon at Hope
and had a nice ride over the Iron
Mountain to Little Rock. Our captain
and two lieutenants got off at the
union station to get orders as to our
movement, and while they were gone
switch engine came and carried us
off and left them in Little Rock. We
we're carried out to the foot OF the nil
at Ft. Roots and the sergeant TOOK
charge of the company, unloaded the
baggage and suit cases and formed
the company. There We're trucks
there to haul our baggage. We march
cd into our barracks about $50 p. M.
We were then divided up into small
details and went to the quarter mas
| ter's department for our cots, blan-
kets and bed sacks and for our 1000
supplies for our breakfast We were
at once put under quarantine for the
humps and are still under it.
We had ropes put around us for
stop line and had to put out some OF
the boys on guard duty and have them
out all day. No one is allowed to
leave our particular barracks and no
outside soldiers or civilians are allow
ed to visit our barracks. Our eating
is good and all the boys are well sat
isfied if they were only our from I'M
der their quarantine. The complete
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-09-19

been made all over again. I'm moi
consLipated Ike l was. am no longer
nervous, and feel stronger than l have
in years. l am now able to work in
the field from sunrise to sunset. l &c
to bed early and sleep good all night
and wake up next morning feeling like
siXteen-year-old I've taken four bot
ties of the medicine.
"Tanlac has made a real farmer of
me again, and you don't know how
happy l am. l just feel like telling
everyone l see what wonderful thing
it is
Tanlac is sold by the Boyer Drug
Store in Ashdown; Foreman Drug Co.,
Foreman; Winthrop Drug Co, Win
throp; Roy Budd, Ogden; and W. NJ.
Sykes, Richmond. adyt
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-09-19
NO BIG MOVEMENT ON WAR FROM!
Russian Army in Riga Section Scores
New Advance; No Big Movement
Oh Any War Front.

New, York, Sept 16.-Military &C
tivitiesr on most of the fronts seem az
a minimum for this season. when &C
tive operations are still possible
practically everywhere in the field o!
hostilities.
Romes official statement VIII lie
reporting ractification OF the Ital-
ian lines on the BainsiZza plateau
does not mention particularly the
fight for Monte San Gabrielle, which
height on Friday was reported in
diplomatic dispatches to Washington
to have been captured.
On the Franco Belgian front the on
ly actions were minor affairs except
at Verdun where Paris reports the
French successful in regain!ng mos
of the trenches, which the Germans
penetrated on Friday.
Russians Now Fighting.
The Russian army. on the Rigi
'front.', continues to display tightins
spirit and has scored new advances
Three additional towns have beer
occupied by the Russians. One of thu
occupations followed the defeat o
the Germans on the road to Pask
Off
The heavy attack made by the Ger
mans north of Caurieries wood, OF
the Verdun front yesterday nettet
them little advantage Paris reports
that they were elected last nigh
from the greater part of the trenche
they had occupied. Two surprise at
tacks launched by the troops Of tn
crown prince in the Champagne me
with repulse.
On the Flanders front the British
last night advanced their lines slight
ly by attacks east of Westhock. The
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-09-19
G1'ChULEY SAYS Ne
HAS GAINED IS POUNDS
"Tanlac Has Made il Real Farmer OF
Ne Once MOre,' He
Says.

II suffered with stomach trouble for
twenty years, but l tell you, young
man, this Tanlac medicine has about
ended my trouble and what's more
than that. I've gained fifteen pounds
since l began taking it." said ]. H.
McCauley. a well-known and highly re-
spected farmer of Dale county, Georgia
in talking to the Tanlac representative
pany. Chattanooga, few days ago.
Just think of a farmer having to
live on raw eggs and the like Farm
ng is hard work, and a man ought to
have plenty of good substantial food
to keep going. But raw eggs was just
about all could eat, for my stomach
was in such bad shape it couldn't
stand much of anything If l did eat
much l would have to pay for it aft
onward The pit of my stomach was
as sore as boil and at times l would
almost choke with gas on my stom-
ach got so weak I could hardly
stand on my feet-much less work.
was constipated most of the time and
had dreadful dizzy spells. I've always
aid farm life was the happiest life
of all but tell you. man in the shape
I was in couldn't get much enjoyment
out of it.
81 tried one kind of medicine after
another but none of it did me any
good until l got hold of Tanlac l be-
gan taking it and felt better from the
first three or four doses. My appetite
picked up and l began to eat things
| hadn't touched in months, and every
thing tasted good and agreed with me.
when I began taking Tanlac l
weighed 1877 pounds but I've been gain
ing steadily ever since and now I
weigh 1872 pounds, which is gain Of
10 pounds l am not bothered with
pains in my stomach any longer and l
feel good in every way-just like l had
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
company took their first shot of Paro
typhoid serum this afternoon.
Lots of letters are going home and
want lots of answers. We would ap-
preciate the Little River News every
| week.
We think company l the best COM
pany in the regiment.
We have bull dog which the Nash
Vile boys brought for our mascot.
We have not had pay day yet, al
though we will get our clothes soon.
Il AM WISE"
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-09-19
Sewer Pensioners Receiving Warrants

DeQueen, Sept. 14-Csunty Clerk
Wardlaw this week received warrants
for the Confederate pensioners of this
county from the State auditor. There
are 50 pensioners in Sewer county.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-09-19
HORATIO REVIVAL CLOSES
Meeting Closed Thursday Night Wit.
So Conversions,

Horatio, Sept. 15-A union revival
conducted at Horatio by the Rev. A.C.
Holder, evangelist of Shreveport, La,
closed Thursday night There had
been So conversions and reclamations.
The Rev. j. E. Cooper Of Malvern had
charge of the singing.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-09-19

held the ground gained during the day
near by in the face of a German
counter blow.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-09-19

We handle the Canova Coffee. It is the
puIest, and free from the poison that 9TH
er coffee contains: all the bad taste is tax
en- out of the coffee before it is canned.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-07

Nov Mr.. Wickman, you're a
man. of extreme temper, saren't
your" asked the attorney for Mrs.
Louise Wickman, during the trial
of the husbands divorce suit in
Judge Chapman's court Wednes-
day.
Whats that?" asked Anton.
II say, you're q man of violent
temper, aren't your" the attorney
repeated.
..No indeed" protested Anton.
I'm always cold blooded."-
Il thought So" commended Mr..
Lawyer, and put it down as one
point won for the defense.
Anton claimed his wife packed
I'M and deserted him. He said
she was too cranky" to live with
anyway.
She claimed he put her out of
the house, bag and baggage.
= She livened things up by a Wig
orous cross complaint, In which
she claimed he was stingy,
wouldn't buy any supplies to get
the meals with, made her work in
the hop fields near Orting where
they lived, and kept all the money.
She said their first trouble be-
gan when he engageda p reache
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-07
LIGHT PATH
INTO TACOMA

Visitors to Tacoma who come to
the city by the main highway
across the flats will soon be greet
ed by an electric sign 10 feet high
containing the word TACOMA"
This sign will be built at once on
the east end of the 18th street
bride which will now be the main
portal to the city when the new
eastern highway is completed.
Three other big signs are also
to be constructed by Gronen. One
will be the. full width of Pacific
ave. at 18th street. 1t will con-
tain the word TACOMA" in AZ
inch letters, with q second line
beneath 1t, Municipal dock" and
q third line, Boats to All Sound
Ports"
An illuminated arrow will point
to the municipal dock. A large
electric sign will be erected on the
west counterweight Of the 18th
street bridge, with the words,
municipal Light and Power" A
fourth sign will extend over the
A street entrance to the munici-
pal dock.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-07
WHEAT'S
HARDER
TO QUIT

Wheatless day Wednesday Is
proving more of a problem to
housewives and restaurant pro-
prietors than did meatless day,
Tuesday.
II is comparatively easy to re-
place wheat bread and rolls by
corn, rye or graham bread and
mullins; but wheat enters into SO
many other things besides bread,
that chefs are puzzled at every
turn.
Its all right to eat meat to-
day." they say, but how are
we going to thicken our gravies
without flour?
And If we substitute maca-
roni for meat yesterday, didn't we
consume enough extra wheat in
SO doing, to make up for our
saving today?
And are dumplings outside the
law? And how about PASTRY"
All Eager to Comply.
In spite of these unsettled
points, however, wheatless day is
being observed with much loyalty
in Tacoma. Each restaurant had
its own Interpretation of the or
der, but each was trying to COM
ply with it.
Practically no white bread was
seen at the principal houses.
Sandwiches were made ION rye"
Griddle cakes were of buckwheat
or graham flour.
Bakers report a falling-off in
sales of white bread. Matthaei's
bakery sold large quality of
war bread" which is made most
ly of a mixture of oats, harley,
corn and rice.
Business at the meat markets
was very quiet Tuesday, 1t was
reported. Markets in the resi-
dence districts particularly no.
ticed the reduction in demand
for meat.
At the cooking class at the
Stadium Wednesday evening at
7:30, special attention will be
given to instruction in making
oat bread, oatmeal pudding and
cooking oatmeal cereals. U. s.
government recipes will be used.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-07
CARLINE
ALREADY
is TAXED

With a sharp congestion already
felt on the new municipal tide
flats line because of lack of street
cars, Commissioner Atkins au-
nounced Wednesday that he was
preparing to start construction at
once of three more trailers.
He is obtaining estimates OH
the relative cost of letting con-
tractors build the cars or having
them built by city workmen.
G. ID. Murdoch, superintendent
of city streets, is a car builder Of
experience, and may be given the
task of constructing the cars IN
the city barns.
The city has four passenger
coaches and four trailers.
Because of the great increase of
workmen on the flats, these cars
have been forced to pass up as
many as 100 men at the Milwau-
kee shops station on the evening
trips to the city.
Wit hthe extra cars, Atkins
plans to operate four trains of
three cars each and a fifth train
of four cars, hauled by the
freight motor.
Double track for part of the
line will be constructed at once,
to relieve the congrestSon, and
plans are being drawn for a loop
on A street, to turn thru Totem
Pole park and swing back on the
18th street bridge by an overhead
trestle on Cliff ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-07
UNITED Press Leased Wire.)

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. T.
Following closely the first casual
: ty list in trench fighting, the navy
department early today made pub
lie list of one officer and 20 men
missing from the American patrol
boat Alcedo, summarized Monday.
Struck squarely by torpedo,
she sank in four minutes.
OF the 80 men aboard, II were
saved, indicating the greatest cool
ness by officers and crew after the
torpedo struck.
Naval officers consider it likely
that many of these were killed
outright by the violence of the tor
pedos explosion and that others
were stunned or too badly hurt to
receive help.
Whether the trim little yacht
the first U. S. warship to be lost
in the war-had chance to battle
for its life, or was struck without
warning is not yet known.
According to reports, nearby
vessels began work of rescue al
>. most Immediately after the Alcedo
was hit.
The Alcedo, formerly a yacht
owned by G. w. Childs Drexel, a
Philadelphia capitalist, was sold to
the government and reconstructed
last spring.
The Missing.
The navy departments list of
missing follows:
Lieut.. (junior grade) John 7.
NMelvfn, Selma, Ala.