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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-05
bBERLIN PRESS BITTER
IN ASSAILING WILSON
BERLIN, April 5.

btRLlN, ApTli D.
Bitter criticism Of what was termed
President Wilson's bad faith" charges
that England Commanded" the indictment
Of the Kaiser's dynasty, and insistence
that there is no cause for war between
Germany and America Ieaeured Berlin
newspapers comment today on the Amer
lean Executives speech. just received.
Particularly violent antagonsm was ex-
pressed against the Presidents separation
Of the German Government from the Ger
man people.
The semi-offlcial Lokal Anzeiger asserted:
President Wilson has previously fre-
euently asserted that it was his highest
duty to refrain from participation in the
war unless under the utmost emergency.
Therefore his speech contradicts his prin-
ciples-because America is not fighting Tor
American lives and interests.
Can Wilson give a reasonable answed to
the question of why he surrendered to
England's prohibition of American trade
He is unable to- Therefore this war is with
out reasonable cause.
History will condemn this deed of a
stubborn fanatic in worse degree than the
italian or the Rumanian breach. President
Wilson's assertion that the war is not
against the German people. but the German
Government, will not lessen German anger,
because 1t is untrue and dishonest, and Will
son knows It.
History records no war like this, Of a
whole people fighting for their existence In
. . war created by the hatred and grudge
OF the whole world"
Those who formerly doubted President
WILSON'S bad faith know better now," de-
cared the Berlin Vossische Zeitung. His
enorts to disassociate the German Govern
ment from the people are perfdious.
=, His statement that the Kaiser started
the war for. dynastic reasons apparently
was made at England's command"
answering President Wilson's remarks as
70 the difference between the German Gov
sinment and the people," the Berliner Tage-
olatt commented:
We cite the fact that hundreds Of thou
sands Of critics of the German regime are
nsnting In the trenche--Aoing their duty
Tor the Fatherland. W
we trust the Amerit an people will dis
Sern Wilson'S error and that this unjust
quarrel between America and Germany will
0e settled before all Others"
AMsTERDAM, April 5.-"America can
s0t harm Germany any more as an enem!
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RTBOT WELCOMES
AMERICA AS ALLY
Paris Newspapers Warmly
Greet New Champion
(, of Democracy
cARLE SENT ROOSEVELT

PARIS. April 5.-Formal salutation to
49,. Irrited states now entering the war
-" rsad in q declaration by Premier
v,hot in opening the Chamber of Deputies
today. .,., th. autumn NJ 1917
-, s.e limited States soldiers fighting on
wsh VII soiI for the first time in history
FLsa strong here today In every circle
p,s.a..,ons of cordiality for the United
Ssptes and laudatory words for President
s,,,,son are heard. From the highest officials
~ the government to the peasantry ths
spirit exists. s,oa 20 +. .xn.o,od
..,nan troops. His face lighted up as he
sxclain,ed with emphasis:
"Jva shall be glad to see the Stars and
s,-,nes alongside the tricolor We will
o..,come with all our hearts any assistance
shat the United States gives us.
paul Deschanel, President of the Senate,
"I am indeed happy to see America join
Allies and help us fight the cause of
Sarocracy and enlightenment. President
T;ison,s words have moved France pro-
foundy'
national demonstration to celebrate the
.rtry of the United States into the war is
being planned ,-
Aako
n.nartment at Washington that their serv-
49, are at the disposal of the United States.
paris newspapers Dug up their biggest
.,,ne their most jubilant makeup" TO
.Ynress general rejoicing throughout the
yaenublic over Americas entrance into the
war. ,
<ovful and appreciative. Americans are
Soyed with a new fellowship. The greatest
interest is expressed in the possibility of
an American expeditonary force soon on
the western front-and particularly of a
Rooseyelt division. Genevieve NiX, a
nonular Paris singer, today cabled the
at Oyster Bay, pleading that he
accept an American flag stitched by the
Uomen of France to be carried as the stand
Ard of the first battalion raised under his
command
LIE Journal displayed big cartoon de-
pictng a wounded German tiger struggline
with an American gladiator.
The Petit Parisien displayed a big Ameri.
can flag, with the streaming headline
'United States at War With Germany"
Every editorial acclaimed the Presidents
speech as mastery exposition and laudet
the United States for its determination
finally to enter the wa.
president Wilson's message has changed
the face of the war;" declared lie Matin
'He has extended it to the new world"
America enters the struggle to defend
the rights of humanity" asserted the Pet
Parisien. Her recognized and sure dis
interestedness accentuates and clarifies tn,
the world hereafter are to be associated II
making war upon Imperialism and despot
ISM"
Americas entry comes at the bes
moment with the greatest sum OF advan
tage to ALL" declared lie Figaro.
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LONDON PAPERS URGE
u. S. TO SEND SOLDIERS
LONDON. April 8.

LONDON, April 8.
The United States Is already being hailed
In Britain as one Of the Allies
News that the American Senate had
passed the resolution declaring a state Of
war exists between the United States and
Germany was received today and intensi-
fled the rejoicing
1t requires only a patriotic reference to
America or President Wilson in the House
of Commons to bring forth cheers.
Lord Northcliffe, owner Of the Times and
the Daily Mail, and one of the most power
full figures In private life in Great Britain,
has Joined with the Express in urging the
United states to begin sending troops to
Europe as soon as the President has signed
the state Of war resolution" in order to
show the unity of all the nations that are
fighting the German Allies.
The newspapers take occasion to amplify
their praise Of the action taken in the
United States Congress- the evening editions
devoting much space to laudatory articles
on the overwhelming vote by which the
state of war resolution" passed the United
States Senate.
The Chronicle Ga morning paper). in COM
menting further upon the entry of the
United States into ,ne conflict, says that
democracy Is now the watchword of the
war and adds that the revolution in Russia
made the Intervention of the United States
| easier The Chronicle article, in part,
reads:
The democracies fight now uncompro-
missed. Their hands are free to assert
without reserve the claims of human free
| dom, and their great Russian ally fights
now with its eyes on the same goal as
| theirs.
That this has made 1t easier for the
United states to join us is in the very ma
ture of its democratic action, for a people
like the Americans can only put out its full
| effort in cause whose ideals can fully
| ana unreservedly square with its own"
| The Westminster Gazette reports that a
| mission will soon go to the United States
| TO discuss cooperation with the Entente ma,
| lions IN the war. 1t is understood that the
| scope OF this mission will be broad and that
IL Will discuss financial, economic and po-
| ntlcai matters as well as military affairs.
The entry of America In the war is maxi
| ing It's influence felt in many directions
| Certain elements of the pacifist faction are
hoping that it will induce Germany to con-
sent to peace. Many war experts predict
| mat 1t will shorten the war and make VIC
| tory for the Allies absolutely certain
| writers on naval affairs say that the addi-
tion of the American Navy may make II
| possible for the British and United States
| feets to force the German high seas fleet
out into the open for decisive battle. Bus
| ness interests believe that the wealth and
| resources of America will greatly benefit
| the credit and finances of the allied
| countries Some writers on political topics
see in the action of the United States q
move for world democracy.
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than she has as a neutral declared Count
Won Reventlow in editorial comment in the
Berlin Tageszeitung, received here today.
president Wilson," explained the Berlin
Morgenpost, has decided to enter the war
simply because Entente is ruined by the
conflict and II would be unable to pay
debts which 1t has contracted in America"
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Elks Pledge Support to President

Camden Lodge of Elks last night installed
its newly elected officers. The installation
was made by Morris Odell grand esteemed
leading knight. Resolutions were adopted
pledging the President of the United States
moral, physical and financial support
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Mayor Meals's Foot Amputated

HARRISBURG. April 4.-The left foot
of Mayor S. e. Meals, of Harrisburg, has
been amputated. Because of the weak con-
dition of his heart the "twilight-sleep' an
aesthetic was administered. The opera
ton was performed because of gangrene.
Sharp County record., 1917-07-20
is cut before the pollen ripens and
begins to fly, the annual attack can
be prevented"
Remarks Of Prominent People

There can be no half and half at.
titude in this war-Theo. Roose.
welt.
America is not 50 much a place
to live in as a place in which to
hope,-New York Stats Zeitune
German paper.
We not only desired the entrance
of the United States into the war,
but we solicited it.-Premier Lloyd
George, England.
America Is In the war to lend
moral, material and financial help
toward the establishment Of peace,
Major General Pershine,
II a boy of mine refused to regis.
ter for military duty Id shoot him
on the main street in the town and
make a public holiday of it,-John
G. Allen of Kentucky,
We notice with regret that the
British and French still insist on
war aims which are simply impos-
sible without defeating Germany
Berlin Vorwarts, German paper.
The patriotism Of the business
men of the country is of the same
self.denyine stuff as the patriotism
Of the men dead and manned on
the fields of France, or 1t Is no pat
riotism at all, Let us never speak,
then, Of profits ard patriotism in
the same sentence, President VIII
son.
Sharp County record., 1917-07-20
A JUST COMPLAINT
Says the Mt Zion correspondent
Of the Batesville Record.

Says the Mt, Zion correspondent
Of the Batesville Record.
howl Of plant more stuff
10 seeing Its finish now. Some of
our neiehbors hauled potatoes to
town and couldn't sell them, and
understand some have taken onions
to town and were offered only one
cent per pound, while last winter
the merchants sold them at 10 and
10 cents per pound, Now see the
difference, They even sold onion
eets to the farmers as high as rs
cents per gallon, | call that some
lnducement to get farmers to raise
more stuff, Everything goes high
when 1t gets out of the farmers
hands. Wheat, according to mar.
ket quotations, went as high as
&4O per bushel, but now threshing
time is here 1t Is only So a busheL
lhere was a continual howl all
Spring to raise more ioodstutf, but
they never did say We're ready to
take 1t of the farmers hands at a
tair price when they get 1t ready
Sharp County record., 1917-07-20
In The Good Old Way

A negro nanny had a family of
boys so we'll behaved that one day
her mistress asked;
Sally, how did you raise your
boys so wellY"
"Ah'll tell you, missus," answered
Sally, "Ah raises dem boys wifi a
barrel stave, and Alb raises em
frequent. Life.
Sharp County record., 1917-07-20
Cut The Rag Weeds

Cut rag weeds now. This advice
Is gwen by Dr. G. W, Garrison, head
Of the state board Of health, and Ia
to be followed up by him In q cam
paisn against rag weeds in Arkan-
saS,
Rag weed Is the cause Of 90 per
cent Of hay fever In this state" !"
says Dr.. Garrison, "and II the weed
Sharp County record., 1917-07-20
WHAT SHALL WE DO?

The whole of the Western Dis
trict of Lawrence county has been
created into a special district for
the purpose of making roads. This
was done by vote of the people
in a special election, at which the
majority in favor of the creation of
The district was very heavy, only
two townships voting against the
PROPOSITION. 1t is a fact worthy of
note here that both real and person.
al property will be taxed in that
district to support the bonds for
road making.
The Western District of Lawrence
county is Immediately on the east
Of us.
# A proposed state highway comes
up from Little Rock, through Bates.
\ Vile, Melbourne and Salem, and on
10 Missouri.
8 This road will pass Immediately
y to the west of us.
Z Now, then, what is this strip of
country in between these two good
road sections going to do about it?
2 When there are good roads on
sides of us, it is not unreason-
able to expect this section to be-
come anything except practically
abandoned territory so far as travel
and traffic is concerned, unless we
build good roads also.
Do you want thatY Do you want
your farms and homes worth much
less than farms and homes located
only few miles away, simply be-
cause our roads are worse? Do
you want to suffer the inconyen-
iiences, difficulties aud hardships
Imposed by miserable roads all the
days Of your life? Are our public
roads the height Of our ambition,
and do they represent fairly our
Intelligence and citizenship
1t is time the property owners Of
this country we're waking up. They
are getting their affairs in a bad
plight as sure as the world.
The march Of progress is certain.
II we don't march with it we Get
run over; that's certain, too.
Sharp County record., 1917-07-20
for market" "

This correspondent has struck at
the root of very big evil. This
country must have the shabbiest
marketing system in the world,
as far as the interests of the pro-
ducers are concerned. This CORES
pondent states the simple truth
when he says Everything goes
high when it gets out Of the farm
er'S hands" Every observant cit.
izen has noticed that the big profit
on farm products goes to somebody
higher up" while the producer
/ gets the small end of the deal every
time. Of course there is a cause
for this.
We have become so used to the
operations of combinations and Or
eanized capital that we scarcely
seem to notice them any more.
IL does seem now that nothing is
good enough to sell from the stores
except such stuff as has been cor.
nered by capitalists, been shipped
out of the country and then back
again. Thus the man who has on
ly a small surplus of onions or DO
tatoeS must see his surplus perish
Or dispose of it among his neiehbors
at whatever he can get for it, for
the reason that the time has not
arrived for the price Of onions and
potatoes to climb the trees.
The reason that the farmers
produce goes high after it leaves
his possession is that his products
must yield profit to all who ham
die them, and the fact that he is
unable to sell his stuff directly to
the consumer This country has
certainly developed a system by
which the products of the farm
must pass through different hands
before they are available for mar
ket. Every grocery store in the
country will be selling onions next
winter at five cents a pound or
more, but you probably could do
little better than give your onions
to the grocer now. The price of
potatoes next winter, when the po-
tato crop is cornered, will be enough
to make the consumer gnash his
teeth. So 1t is with wheat and
other farm products. That is the
system that prevails In this coun-
try, and goes on its way from year
to year, unmolested by those who
might correct the evil if they were
so inclined.
In the late winter and early
spring there was a great demand
for an increase of foodstuffs. Men
traversed the country urging greater
production and hundreds of reams
of paper were used urging the grow
ing Of more foodstuffs. The in
creased production is here, but the
small producer is left with the bag
to hold by the very folks who were
a little earlier calling on him to
save the country. The man with a
small surplus has no market, The
real market Of this country is very
far from this section, and Is not in
the habit Of monkeyine with small
lots.
All those who have made their
living at home" have done we'll,
and we should judge that most
people have done that. Those well
acquainted with conditions knew
that was as far as last springs ad-
vice should have gone, so far as
that advice related to the average
foodstuffs.
Sharp County record., 1917-07-20
NORTH ARKANSAS NEWS PARAGRAPHS

hC loWi Vi lLlOOhSiA llltiNS
contribution Of $436 50 to the Red
Cross fund.
w, T. Hess of O'Neai grew a cab
bage this season 80 inches around
and weighing 8 IA pounds.
AT mass meeting held at
Mountain View one day last week
$500 was raised for the Red Cross
fund within fifteen minutes.
The Batesville Guard says Inde-
pendence county has just harvested
probably the largest oat and wheat
crops ever grown in the county.
The Woodmen of the World of
Pocahontas have organized a brass
band. New instruments have been
received.
The Confederate pension board
of lizard county met at Melbourne
last week and placed the names of
three new pensioners on the rolls.
Citizens of Grubbs have decided to
give a big barbecue on August 3.4.
Governor Broueh will be invited to
make an address on one of these
days.
Great improvement is noted in
the crop prospects in this section
of the country, and our good farm
ers are wearing a broad smile.-Im-
boden Journal.
An attempt was made one night
last week to burelarize the Smith
drug store at Tuckerman, but the
thief was frightened away by some
small boys that happened to be
near.
The Cooper's Creek Zinc Company
has spent something like $4,000
on their mining property near
Smithville, and prospects are said
to be good for ore in paying guam
titles.
j. W, Argo of Pocahontas made
a record onion crop this. season.
On each 16 square feet of ground
that he planted he raised one-half
bushel of onions, which figured 1861
bushels to the acre.
A company of Webb City, Mo-,
citizens have leased a tract of land
at Guion on which there is a de-
post of glass sand and will open
up a glass factory. The company
will install a plant to cost $4,000
Tom Lawrence Of Melbourne,
who had been in the State hospital
for nervous diseases for two months,
was returned to his home last week,
the state of his health being such
that it is feared that he cannot re-
cover.
Here is q sample of the work OF
the Bexar correspondent of the
Viola News: Lester Sanders, Andy
Fountain and family, and quite n
No, Of our young people attended
the singing Convention at Oxford
SUM-"
, r. H. Russell, cashier of the bank
at Mountain Home, received a So
gold piece in the regular course Of
business a few days ago, The coin
was made In 1855, aud there are
only a few Of them in ex-
istence today,
Some Of our subscribers complain
about not getting the paper There !,
Is one Of two things that Is nec-
essary In this case. We must learn
to write or the postmasters must
learn to read, Mammoth Spring
Sun.
The past week girl arrived at
the home of Troy and Mrs, Hall, a
eirl at the home Of George and Mrs,
Sims, a boy at the home Of Jesse
and Mrs. Neill This Is the catch"
of only one physician; the other
three have not reported,--Mel-
Sharp County record., 1917-07-20

rapid growth
This item comes from Newbure:
The recent rains have benefited
crops, Corn and cotton crops are
three weeks late, but with plenty of
rain later on will be an average
crop. Acreage of cotton is Is per
cent more than last year. There is
a good crop of Irish potatoes"
One day last week Hattie Stout,
Newport woman, was arrested as
she alighted from train at that
place. When searched she was
found to be carrying five bottles of
morphine, which she said she Sc
cured in Memphis. The woman
is being held, and an effort will be
made to have her tell who sold her
the drug.
Luthur Wayman and Charlie
Todd became involved in a difficult
ty one day last week near Newark. :
which resulted in fight, in which
Todd was slashed across the face
with knife. An ugly wound sew
eral inches long was cut in Todd's
face, and several stitches were re-
quired to close the wou ed.
Monday morning while cutting
oats with a cradle, Bill and Preetis
Reeves on Cave Creek, near Bates
vile, had battle with big dia-
mond rattler and after a fierce fight
killed the reptile. 1t measured A 1-2
feet and had ten rattles. 1t was
brought to town by Will Hiehtower
and attracted considerable int er-
est. 1t was the first snake of the
species seen in the county this year.
-Batesville Record.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Roach, who
live near Hamil, Randolph county,
have four sons, three Of whom are
more than 81 years Of age. Not
one of the boys has ever used to-
bacco or intoxicating liquor or ut
tered an oath. The paternal grand
father Of the boys was noted early
day Baptist minister and their ma
ternal grandfather was also a Bap-
list minister
The Mountain Home Baptist Col
|eee has received many gifts this
summer. Among them is a gift
Of $4,000, from the Home Mission
Board of Atlanta, Ca, and $1,000
rom the Arkansas Baptist Execu-
i've Board. Mrs. G. W. Botto toms
If Texarkana has given $1,000 to
he Girls Dormitory fund and the
,itizens Of Mountain Home have
lonated $500. Other friends have
,iven smaller sums.
What came near being a tragic
was narrowly averted at
Walnut Ridge one day last week
When Kline Mccormack, who was,
It work on the water and sewerage
'ystem came near meeting death by
being buried alive In a sewerage
Itch. Kline was down In the
Itch laying tiling when the side
began to cave in. He ran to a
)ost which was standing in the
itch andby holding to it so protec-
ed himself that his life was saved.
Another workman removed the
lirt from McCormack's head in
lbout a minute, but 1t was 35 min
ties before his body was extricated.
Four young girls wading In
White river just below Batesville
lad narrow escape from drowning
me day last week, The party, In
,luding Misses Monna lowell, Opal
Gins, Ruby Colon and Myrtle
3oyle, had been across the river
,ickine berries, On their retuln II
vas suggested that they so wadine.
they went Into the water, Joining
lands, and Miss lowell stepped off
nto water over her head. She
ightened her hold, as did the other
iris, and they were all swept into
he deep water, Jim Prentice and
Sharp County record., 1917-07-20
CHREFUL BUYING
Saves Money
~----- ---'--'

The careful purchaser knows that
money is saved by patronizing the store
that carries complete lines of goods to
select from
Our stock OF Clothing, Mems and
Ladies' Hats and Shoes Beautiful and
complete line of Ladies Dress Goods
Hosiery, Mems and Boys Shirts and
Ties in the latest Summer Styles offers
an opportunity for selection.
Also complete line of Staple and
Fancy Groceries.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-11

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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-11
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