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The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-06-21
(1RAS MAY
BE- CALLED OFF
Nsy United Press Associationsb
Unless War Ends In Few Months
Crescent City's Festival Will
Not Be Held.

New Orleans, June 20,-lt is
stated upon good authority here
that unless the world war comes tc
an end within a few months the an
nual Mardi Gras will be called of
next winter.
The city's entire interest is be-
ing centered in the advancement
and prosecution Of the nations part
in the international conflict and il
is not desired to divide this inter
est with the energies incident tc
Mardi Gras preparations.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-06-21
LITTLE LE ROCKS Big
MILITARY CAMPS
Represent Expenditure of From Two
To Three Million Dollars
Per Month.
Little Rock, Jane 20 Especial,

Little Rock Jane 20.--(speciaD
Mars rules.
There is no doubt about it, :Ev-
erything is subordinated to the god
of war, which in this instanc>- is
tho God of righteousness, of dem
ocracy and of humanity
The establishment of one of the
cantonment camps adjacent to Lit
tie Rock is one of the greatest
achievements in the history of this
city and is already bringing about
conditions of greater prosperity, 1t
means the expenditure Of between
two and three million dollars a
month here when the camps are
established next fall.
In the meantime there is a great
task confronting the quartermas-
tors department. a city must be
built to house the army, and it is
to be built of wood with a reason
able degree of permauence, since it
is to be used after the war in tho
training of soldiers under the uni
versal training laws that are sure
to come.
There are to be 1850 buildings,
two stories high, each capable of
sheltoring a company. They are to be
ready for occupancy by Sept. I,
complete in all respects, with water,
light and heat, There is a city
plannor here from the East to SUI
pervise the planning of the military
city, and there is a government eX-
pert here to see that there are 10
mosquitoes in the place. 1t is to
be made malaria proof.
Here are some random statistics
about the camp and other military
matters in the state that will prove
of interest: ::
One division consists of 28,235
men, and its equipment costs So
100000. Little Rock will probably
get two divisions.
The monthly pay roll for a di-
vision, including supplies, is ST.
100000.
The Army Post Development
Company, organized by Little Rock
citizens, has capital stock OF
100000.
Ten thousand workmen will be
used in the construction of the
camp.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-06-21

"The reasons for Americas
strange lethargy in the face of real
national danger are twofold," he
said.
"First, the Allies policy of close
censorship has resulted in keeping
the full flow of war facts and a
reasonable understanding of the
wars developments from reaching
the people.
Second, the attitude which un-
fortunately was taken by leaders OF
public opinion during the earlier
stages of the war; that it was nc
concern of this country.
"This attitude unquestionably
served to create a sense of entire
Indifference to the war issues in
the mind Of the American people
generally"
For remedy, Burton urged that
the British censorship disclose the
horror of German atrocities in Bel
gium and elsewhere; and that the
American government put an eff
cieEt war press agent at work or
every city, town and village in the
Hand.
"If there could be radical re
vision of the French and British
censorship rules" said Burton
permitting much freer flow of all
sorts of war facts and war develop
ments from the fighting areas. tho
effect, | feel sure, would be enor-
mously beneficial to the Allied
cause,
"Would it not be the height ol
wisdom to reverse the policy which
even yet withholds from the worlf
the full truth about the incredible
atrocities in Belgium atroctie:
which, if possible. have been out
done in Roumania?
"All Of them would serve t
show the people here what the,
might expect in the event of /
German invasion of the UniteC
States; what sort Of an enemy, il
fact, we are fighting.
"Why not expose the fiendisl
deviltry which caused thousands o
poisoned candies to be dropped from
German aeroplanes for Roumanial
children to pick up and eat?
"WhV not tell the tragic StOr'
of how the Queens little boy he
youngest, picked up one of thes
poisoned sweets in her garden, at
!. it, sicKened almost at once, hover
oil between life and death for week
and finally died in her arms?
This story was written by TIN
Queens own pen and sent to a la
dy who has recently returned t
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-06-21
MEXICO MAY JOIN
Side OF ALLIES,
A Mexican Newspaper at San An
tonia Publishes Semi-0ffi-
cial Information.
tBy United Press Associationsi

San Antonio, Texas, June 20
Mexico may enter the world wal
on the side of the Entente Allies
according to semi-official state
ment appearing in LaRaxa, a Mex
lean newspaper, published here. The
decision of the CarranZa govern
ment to take this step is largely
due, it is asserted in the paper, tC
the action of the French govern
ment in granting loan of twenty
million pesos to the Mexican gov
ernment.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-06-21

New York and who has the letter
with her now.
"Why not the shocking story
of how brutal German soldiers
forced gentle Roumania women to
disrobe in public and then drove
them in groups through the streets?
"Why not, in another category,
those stories of thrilling heroism so
persistently concealed?
81 firmly believe the response
would be electrical. The American
people would rouse as one man to
their task, fired with patriotic ferv-
or born of full and true under
standing of what this war means TO
them and their future
After declaring that great mass
es of the population throughout
the country are dangerously apa-
thetic and oblivious to the acute
peril which threatens them" Bur-
ton outlined what the government
can do to overcome that:
. "As for the censorship in Amefi-
ca, establish a censorship board of
five newspapermen, with consulting
military and naval odvisers, and
proceed upon that broad and simple
basis and there will be an end to
all this foolish censorship discus
sion.
"This situation demands far moro
than complete frankness with the
people 1t demands nationwide
campaign of information deliberate
ly designed to bring the people
quickly to thorough understand
ing of all phases of the war.
."Organize and project, under
government direction, a great cam
paign of information to reach the
ly use the advertising and news
columns, of every useful publication
in the country. Use the movies, the
billboards, postoffices, public build
ings, railway stations, public con-
veyances, school rooms, lecture
halls, churches, libraries, city halls,
public squares and make every pub
| lie place in the United States re-
sound with the voices of America s
greatest and most forceful speak
ers, telling the people the full truth
about this war.
"These things, it seems to me,
are of paramount Importance IN
view of circumstances which exist
today clearly indicating that as
this country organizes for war
quickly. or slowly, well or badly.
earnestly or haltingly will this
end of the war be soon or long in
! coming"
membership to his society" bear
ing such expressions as ~. S.
/ lshanghied into war"
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-06-21
CE:RMANS ARRESTED
IN NEW ORLEANS ms
Two Of the Kaiser's Agents Had
Trunks Full Of Bombs
Plans Revealed.

New Orleans, June 20.-Twc
German spies have been arrested in
this city, being captured this
morning by federal officers. 1t is
believed they were planning tc
blow up one of the city's biggest
buildings, according to details re
vealed by the effects discovered il
possession Of the two men.
The federal officers found trunks
filled with dynamite bombs in their
possession, according to information
given out.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-06-21

Atlanta Ca. June 20.-Amerca must awaken and
organize for an enormous scale, or face long
period of ghasty fighting and worldwide suffering.
This was the message brought before the Interna-
tional Rotary Convention here today by Pomeroy Burton,
manager and director Of the London Daily Mail and 9TH
er British papers.
"By a long period mean from five to twenty years
or MORE" said Burton"
Burton predicted that if America doesn't wake up
and strike hard and quick, our own shores will be
menaced.
"Why does the average American citizen fail to
grasp the vital fact that if Germany should destroy the
British fleet overthrow the massed forces of the Allies
On the western 'front.' the result would be quick national
death for this greatest of all the worlds repubics? he
cl-o1
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-06-21
VAST RED CROSS FUND

Washington, June 90
(SpeciaD-The national Red
Gross fund is growing by
leaps and bounds, its success
surprising all expectations. It
is estimated in Washington
this afternoon that the fund
for the nation will reach fifty
million dollars by night one
half the amount originally set
as the total, for the weeks
. campaign to end Monday. 1t
is generally predicted that the
country will donate two hun
dred million dollars by the
time the campaign is finished.
The money is literally pouring
in. But the society can use
to a magnificent advantage
every dollar that may be con-
tributed.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-06-21
THE RED CROSS FUND

San Francisco, June 90
The West, from the Mississip-
pi to the Pacific, has prom
ised to raise a sum greater
than the fifteen million asked
of it by the Red Gross War
Council. Every state has re-
sponded TO the appeal, and
many of them have delighted
the Western committee by Of
fering to increase the amounts
apportioned them.
California leads the list
with $3,250,000. Texas is
next with $2,5OO,000. Kansas
follows with $1,6o0,0o0. Four
big states have promised a
million each Washington,
Colorado, Oklahoma and Ne
braska. Another million will
be raised by North and South
Dakota together. Iowa, with
the exception Of three big
cities, will raise g million.
And Missouri, with the excep-
ton of two cities, will do the
same.
Oregon has set the mark at
100000. Idaho guarantees
100000. Montana is down
for $3oo,000. Arizona and
Utah will each raise quarter
Of a million. New Mexico and
Arkansas have promised $780,
900 apiece, and Nevada and
Wyoming say they are good
fer 100000 each.
The total is $15,850,000-
nearly a million more than
the West was asked to give.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-06-21
County Councils of Defense

Little Rock, June (SpeciaD
County councils of defense are
being organized and have been call
ed upon to send representatives to
a state meeting in Little Rock,
Thursday, June %, at p. m. A
joint meeting will be held with the
state council on that day.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-06-21
u. S. EESTROYERS
RESCUE SURVIVORS
Arrived At Base Bearing Eighty
Persons From Ships Tor
pedoed.

With American Destroyer Flotil-
la, June 20.-Two American Ge-
stroyers have arrived at their base
bearing eighty Survivors from two
merchant ships that were torpedoel
and sunk by German submarines.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-06-21
German Peace Bird Arrested.

Chicago, June So Especial -
Daniel Wallace, organizer of the
League of Humanity" German
propagandist society-wa placed
under arrest this morning, He had
in his possession cards soliciting
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-06-21
AMERICA MUST SPEED HER
EFFORTS IN THE WORLDS
STRUGGLE FOR HUMANITY

London Editor in Address in Atlanta Por-
trays the AWfulness of the Conflict We
Are Now In--Shocking Episodes .of the
German Army-Hellish System Of Cen
tral Empires Must Be Crushed-America
Called Upon to Arouse Her People From
Lethargy-Address Delivered Today.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-06-21

The Boer War
The Boer war began in October,
1899, and ended in May, 1902.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-06-21

membership to his society" hear
ing such expressions as ~. S.
shanghied into war
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-01

north side of the city than '9Tony"
Pitts. He was son of the late Anton
Pitts, one of the pioneer residents of
that section of the city and he was
born in June of 1861. He was edu-
Gated in the schools of st. George con
gregation and later in the public
schools of the city. Early in life he
learned the trade of a carpenter and
he was rated as one Of the best car
penters in the city. For many years
he had made his home with the family
of William Schmitz on Orange street.
He had many close personal friends in
the city and to these his sudden death
came as a great shock.
He is survived by two sisters, Mrs.
n. J. Wagner and Mrs. Benjamin DUR,
both of Chicago, and three brothers,
John, Matt and Joseph A. Pitts, all
of Kenosha.
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company.
BIGGEST OF BIG FILMS TO BE
SHOWN HERE BY LYMAN
H. HOWE

1t is no exaggeration to say that no
film ever presented has elected such
warm and spontaneous praise than that
which Lyman H. Howe will present at
the Rhode next Monday and Tuesday
nights and special after-school matinee
on Tuesday. The most noted scientists
have hailed it as the most vital achieve
ment in the history of motion photogra-
ply. Critics on the most influential
newspapers eerywhere declare it to be
beyond comparison with anything of
the kind ever shown. Here are just a
few OF hundreds which show with what
enthusiasm this production is received
The reviewer OF the New York Times:
This living record of Sir Douglas
Mawson s journey has more entertainA
ment in it than a hundred ordinary
photoplays, and each individual pengu-
in is more amusing even than those
gymnastic movie comedies wherein ev-
eryone Of the actors falls down at least
seven times
The critic of the Washington ID. CO.
Post goes on record thus: "No other
hunt, polar, exploration or marine pic
lures. can approach these astonishing
representations of marine and animal
life. The story is a tale of dauntless
heroism.''
The reviewer of the New York Mail
finds in them rich and rare humor for
he states they are "Screaminly Fun
ny. The penguins are supreme comedi-
ans. Now we know where Charley
Chaplin got his walk. -
That the public shares these enthu.
siastic encomiums is proven by the fact
that u-dreds of patrons, not satisfied
with witnessing the film but once, have
found it so fascinating and absorbing
that they have attended again and
again. It is the biggest and most vital
feature Mr.. Howe has ever exhibited
and that guarantee in itself should
suffice to insure capacity attendances
at every performance here as it does
practically everywhere.
The enhancing beauties of Yosemite
National Park will also be revealed in
delightful ride over winding trails,
right through Giant Sequoias and past
tremendous precipices over which crys.
tai rivers tumble and swirl, and leap
from cliff to cliff until they become
great clouds of snowy whiteness. M,
merous other features will be presented
as well as a series of those clever ami
mated cartoons that contribute so much
;, the merriment of the program
throughout. adv DIV
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-01
KIWANIs BRAVES VISIT RACINE.
Members of New Kenosha Organization
are Guests of Racine Indians
at Dinner on Monday.

A bunch of Kenosha redskins, mem
beers of the Kiwanis Club, were guests
yesterday noon of the Racine KiWanis
Club at their regular pow-wow and
feed in the Hotel Racine. Among
those who went over were Big Chief
Charles H. Ernst, Thomas H. Lockhart,
Secretary Otis L. Trenary, N. G. VAIL
berg, Thomas A. Sullivan and Hal P.
Denton. Wahlberg took them over IN
new seven passenger, six-cylinder
automobile, got them there in plenty of
time and never sweat a hair. The Ke-
nosha guests were accorded genuine
Kiwanis welcome by tbs Racine club,
and felicitous speeches were made by
members of both organizations. Presi-
dent Kisow of the Racine club, came
in for special congratulations on the
fact that he had just become the proud
parent of bouncing boy. The second
meeting of the Kenosha Kiwanis Club
will be held in the private dining room
in the haywood Hotel Wednesday at
Ills D. m. sharp. Otis L. Trenary of
the College of. Commerce, is scheduled
as the oral booster for the day, and he
will talk on "The Importance of a
Commercial Education
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-01
What Were ssIts Obiects?''

Secretary Baker declares of Perish
ing's column that "from its entrance
into Mexico its work has been charac-
terized by efficiency in the pursuit of
its Objects" It's pursuit of Villa, how
ever, was never undertaken Hamper
ed by the ineficiency of the depart
nent at home, thwarted by Carranza Is
orders, deserted by the administration
Pershing and his men settled down at
Colonia Dublan and gave temporary
security to the people of that region
who had suffered much from the ban
dts and who feared more from them
Maybe this was the object for which
Pershing was sent down there. IF so
it does not comport with the orders
that were at first given to him nor with
the false impression which was pro
claimed of those orders.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-01
"seIf, Pelf, and Company"

Chow little the average person re-
allies the wonderful change that has
come about in the last few years in the
occurrence of contagious disease" said
q prominent upstate physician while
ne was in a reminiscent mood.
"Why, when I started practice, about
twenty years ago, in the town / now
live in, 1 used to call on as many as
fifteen to twenty typhoid eases in a
single day Now I don t see that many
in the entire year. The cases simply do
not exist in any numbers any more.
"Tbe changed conditions in our
town were brought about by the in
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-01
COURT TAKES
LITTLE JOHNNIE
Johnnie Gul and His Sister Helen Are
Declared Neglected Children and
Find Hone II Kenosha.

Little Johnnie Gul, the three-year old
who waded into the water up to his
krees in an e'eort to take drunken
father home is not going to be submit
ted to this sort of treatment again as in
the Municipal court on Thursday after
noon Little Johnnie was declared 4 neg
leeted and dependent child and the Gus
tody of him was taken away from his
father, George Gul, and placed in the
hands of the court. The same order
provided that the court take the custody
of Helen Gul, not vet fourteen, who had
acted as the tfittle mother" at the
Gul home and today the two children
are entering new world in a we'll
regulated home in Kenosha. Their ia
Their was directed to pay six dollars into
the court weeklySt to provide for the sup
port of the two little children who stood
by him so Loyalty and he has been in
structed to show the court that he can
play the part of a father to them. Gul
protested in vain against the children
being taken over by the court but he
was advised that if he could show the
court that he was suitable person TO
have the custody of the children that
the order might be amended after six
months. The children appeared to be
heart-broken over the fact that they
were to lose the "care of a fathero but
the court is convinced that their welfare
demanded the change in their home con-
ditions.
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stallation of a suitable filter plant for
our water system. Incidentally, it is
significant fact that the installation Of
that filter was secured by the insistent
agitation of one OF the local physi-
clans. The public WASH t particularly
interested in the effort being made by
the doctor to work out their salvation.
Indeed, / don It believe that anybody,
then or since, ever showed any appre-
citation whatever Of the spirit which
animated him, or Of gratitude for the
saving of lives which he accomplished.
IF he had merely been selfish, he could
have gone on for years collecting
hundreds Of dollars annually for
visiting typhoid patients.
"Of course the public didn't realize
their dangerous position. The Doctors
work required him to see the cases in
sufficient numbers to make it impossi-
BILE for him to ignore the situation.
| IN not claiming undue credit for him.
He would have had to be an inhuman
monster to have thought of fees first.
1T does seem, however, that he was en-
titled to some respect, at the time and
some honor afterward, from the think
ing part Of the population. Instead, he
lost some patients as 4 result of his
agitation. Some thought it was i'm
proper for doctor to take an interest
in political affairs Others resented his
activities because thew were calculated
to increase taxes. However, the his
tory of the eradication Of contagious
disease has been one Of thankless
sacrifice of personal interests on the
part of some doctor or other
! never heard Of even a monument
being erected to the memory of men
who died of diseases they conquered.
Oh. well, the fellow who said that
"virtue is it's own ieward' probably
was misquoted. Perhaps he said
"only" instead of Gown"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-01
STRICKEN With ApopLExY
Had Long Been a Carpenter and Builder
Tn the City and Was Member of
One of the Oldest Pioneer
Families of the City.

Anton Pitts, aged fifty-six years and
a life long resident of the north side
of the city where he had worked as a
carpenter and builder since he attain
ed his majority, died very suddenly at
the Bee Hive saloon at the corner of
Milwaukee avenue and Middle street,
just after half past nine O'Clock
Monday night. He was stricken with
apoplexy. Mr.. Pitts had been suffer
ing from an infected finger and he had
visited the office of surgeon who had
advised him to battle the finger in hot
water. Only few minutes before the
final summons came he had entered the
saloon and had asked for little warm
water. He sat down on a chair near
the stove and was smoking his pipe and
bathing the injured finger. He had
shown some interest in a game of cards
which number of his friends were
playing near by. Without any warn
ing his pipe dropped from his mouth
and he fell over to the floor off the
chair Men hurried to his side, but
when they reached him he was dead.
Physicians called to attend the
stricken man, declared that he had
died from heart attack. Coroner
n. A. Millager was called to make an
investigation into the case and he de-
cided that it would not be necessary to
hold an inquest over the remains. They
were removed to the Mischler morgue.
Few men were better known on the
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-01
DEATH CLAIMS
HAPPY LITTLE JOE
Boy Who Suffered from Tuberculal
Spine Died on Sunday After
Illness of Several Years.

Joseph Dworak, aged eighteen years.
better known to Kenosha people as
"Little Joe, the happy little crippled
boy, who dispersed good cheer at the
Willowbrook Sanatovium regardless of
the fact that he was sick unto death,
died on Sunday afternoon at the home
of his father, John Dworak, go Racine
avenue. Little Joe had left the sana-
forum week ago last Thursday. He
felt that death was approaching and
desired to be with his parents when the
end came and he was tenderly taken
to the Racine avenue home. Little Joe
was born in Pennsylvania, but he had
lived IN Kenosha for many years
Much of his life he had been an in
valid. He suffered from tuberculaI
spine and every treatment known tt
science had been tried in an effort t.
save his life. His happy disposition
regardless of the fact that he faced
gloomy path in life, made him
favorite with the patients at the sana
forum. The story of his patient suf
fering touched the hearts of many PEG
pie in Kenosha who had seen to it thai
his life, devoid of health, was rot de.
void of those things which go ts
make the widest possible happiness
The funeral viii be held from the
Polish church at ten O'Clock Tues.
day morning with interment at the
family plot at st. George cemetery,