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The Green Forest tribune., 1917-01-05

Leon Hill was guest during the week at the home of his brother, l. R.. Hill. MT. Hill is a travelling insur- ance writer.
 James Bata was called from his visit here during the holidays to attend the funeral of his mother at Dardanell.
 Joe Standee at Urbanette had the misfortune of losing his dwelling and almost all of its contents by fire Fri day night.
 J.H. Boyd, an aged and retired farmer who came here three months ago from Kansas and lived south of town, died Wednesday.
 Merchant c. A. Gorum did the right thing and handed us the price of an- other year to the Tribune
 Uncle John Howard is feeling better now days and ordered the Tribune Thursday morning in order to see who else is feeling better.
 For sale at bargain-A Groom dwelling and six acres of land. En- quire at once of Elmer Wise.
 Mrs. Clyde Walker and son, Wilson, are visiting friends in Green Forest. The wholesale grocery haylng sold out at Leslie means the Walker family is looking for a new location.
 c. L. Scott, the Osage lumberman, was in town first of the week and paid the Tribune office business and social , visit. He was returning from Carroll ! ton, Mo, where he had been to visit his brother, z. P. Scott. l Four new names enrolled on our sub scliption book the first day of the New Year were as welcome as the flowers ir May. The new subscribers are: Mrs W. NJ. Beeson, Murdock, Kans.; pr E. R. Gibson, Carl Junction, Mo-; G R. Shipley. Lusk, Wyo. Thanks anC may the fates ever deal with you kindly
 Prof. c. A. Watson of FayettevillJ 1 who, twenty or more years ago, taug school at Carrollton, was in Grd 1 Forest Monday on business. He is professor who taught the "three to oodles Of boys and girls of the '9q the eastern part of Carroll cof among whom were Mrs. Olive Ret
 and Len and Frank Reynolds,E
 known and respected citizens town. Them" was the good z
 that live only in memory.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-01-05
WE MUST COLLECT

l. cost money and time to 1 SGT out statements; thei h E adopted this plan to nof are indebted to either CoxS Coxsey & Son to come f make settlement at oncI the money justly due u9 i'm mediate payment. It some one something if VI settlement at once.
 In tl'l, connection V to 'hai the trading
 Forest iitl s.urroupdinf very liberal patronagd during the past yea1 and sincerely thank ca for this nahife tationI confidence in Us, andI all q happy and prospF we are, Your5
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-01-05
PhilIips.Hcpler

n Phillips of Green Forest was .d in marriage to Miss Lillie Hep Springdale on last Monday. ne groom is son of Frank Phillips he bride is a niece of E. w. Hep vly weds arrived in Green For
 " and after visit with the
 ents. will leave for their
 'n Kansas.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-01-05
Death of M
A telegram W.

A telegram wa relatives amour Mrs. Emmett F Okla. It was kno critical.
 Mir. Ramsey and Oklahoma for the r years and it is certs coming. MT. Ramse Mrs. Bert Snow, Poy sey, and has many o friends who sympat
 At the time we go unable to announce JUS the funeral, but the be to arrive in Green Fore train Thursday and wi to Rule for burial. A New Years Suggestit
 Managers Devise some way t stage of water in the coaches, other than plugging his big, dirty water.
 Stanton Johnson is b fathers farm in Washint
 Col. J. P. Fancher V the county seat We' colonel is just as busy ar he had just reached his
 The condition of Mrs. is again alarming, littl entertained for her reco'
 Attorneys here taking ! the Dr. G. W. Donaldso,
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-01-05
Local Paragraphs

 weren town Saturday. Mrs. Lllie McMorris closed six month term of school in the Bobo dis trct Friday.
 Granville Eldridge returnle led to Den tai College at Kansas City, Monday. Granville is going to ma Ike a good Qooking) dentist.
 George Grever is now owner of the Bob Grable building, Cn the north side of i the square.
 John Rhodes of the Rhodes Supply store, at Ypcum, was taking care of business Tuesday in Green Forest.
 For sale at bargain Two good mares. For particulars call at The Tribune office. Money to loan on farms nt per cent. -Chas. Harbert. When Tn need of Eye Glasses CT Spectscles call on Dr. Morrow, south west CoiIeI ol SQudIe. Troy Perkins left Wednesday night of last week for Deming, N. Mex, Uncie Sam.
 Roy Sawyer, wife and son, Jack, of St. Joe, Mo, have been guests of l. V. Sawyer, the Rawleigh Man, during the past week, coming for visit with Mir. Sawyer's sister, Mrs. w. F. Shades, who is visiting here from Churchill, Ida. Mrs. Shades left Thursday night for her home.
 Found-A pair of glasses. Ower can have same by identifying the glasses and paying for this ad.
 Just received-A carload of fdrni- ture. Prices right. .-Buell Hardware Go.
 H. G. Poynor is at Little Rock this week attending the annual meeting of the Insurance Federation of ArkanAas, of which he is director.
 Mrs. Sebe Bailey has been criticalNill for the past several days.
 Food for thotZThis question wRs asked one of our business men, "WAy wasn't you at the dance Monday nightly The reply was, "Why don't you come tp Sunday school?'
 Mrs Jessie Moore arrived f-em cA Louis first of the week, wy been on an extended visI with a nephew We aF Mrs. Moore home ag9
 J. N. Littrell and V Humbard and wife of O business visitors in town "
 Every one knowing themS indebted to the Green Fores&. and Elevator Go. will please ~ settle. We must have what Asa@ due us. We have ing which will be you call and setf Green Forest Mil
 Wyatt Hitson sue local and sol him even $200. and no time lo Osa White. the regeste1 faced Herfors Monday. Fri and sold for
 Kodak deY for 5c. FEY
 A dry. r lungs, off BALLAH is healj dcmagei Price q Sold byj
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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-04-14
WoMEN's SERVICE LEAGUE
ELECTS.

Mrs. Philip Werlich heads the re.
Gently organized Louisiana division Of
the National League for Women's
serylee The other officers elected are
Mrs Oscar Nixon, first vice president,
Mrs. j NJ Wooten, Of Alexandria.
second vice president; Mrs Erie Rob
lnson, ST. Ffaneisyille. third vice pres
ideat, Mrs. William Polk Flower. cor.
responding secretary Miss Lucy Smith.
recording sect'y, Mrs. Walter Flower,
financial secretary. and Mrs Lamar
Quintero, treasurer
The board OF directors will consist
OF the officers and the following. Misa
Schwartz, Mrs II Dickson Bruins. Mrs
Ed Greenlaw, Miss Jean Gordon. Miss
Fannie Wolfson, Miss Mary soui6, Mrs
John Dlbert, Miss Doriska 6autreaux,
and Miss Annie Kennedy.
Officers we're recommended by a
committee headed by Miss
Florence ifabefwald.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-04-14
LOUISIANA MUST FEED HERSELF

Louisiana must feed herself" says
Harry d, Wilson, commissioner OF az.
fleulture and immigration. Last year
the southern states bought s7o0.0oo. coo
worth OF food stuffs. despite their mild
climates. Louisiana may soon be cut
of from this outside supply. II will be
a cate of feed herself or go without. BY
going 10 work at once, our people will
not only save themselves but help the
nation as yell
Commissioners Wilson will soon en-.
ter upon speaking tour, Ia bis state.
vide effort to arouse the people TO the
dangers OF food -shortage that eonfronts
them, lie appeals to them 10 plant food
supply stufls and raise chickens, geese,
pigs aud live stock Of all kinds.
we should have an organized army
OF feed producers In Louisiana as q
part of the national mobilization. /"
SAYS the commissioner
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-04-14
FLAG ETIQUETTE.

Here are the correct ways TO display
the United States flag
The flag should be raised at sunrise.
or after never before.
The flag must be lowered Of sunset,
Il is q mark of disrespect 60 hy the
flag through the night
When the flag In hung against a wall.
the blue field should be In the upper
left hand corner II the stripes are
horizontal. or la the upper right hand
corner II the stripes are perpendicular
Bunting. for decorations, should BE-
placed ~iih the red at the top, white
below and blue al the bottom
4 flag used as a street banner should
bee hung across the street at an equal
distance between enfbs.
United States laws forbid the use Of
the flag In registered trademarks OF
iof advertising purposes
In no ease should the dag be- allowed
10 touch the ground.
A flag reversed. with The blue field
down. Is Sign of distress.
To display the flag at half mast, In
case or national mourning or other
calamity. the proper way is 60 raise it
TO the top then lower IL little. Before
II Is lowered, IL IL proper to raise the
flag flrst 10 the top.
On the death Of a president the flag
should be displayed only one day at
half mast, according TO regulation,
The aag Is at half mast only half
day on memorial day. Az midday, the
aag Is raised to the top Of the stan.
where II remains until sunset.
June IL, the anniversary of the adop.
ton of the fag, Ia flag day.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-04-14
HERE'S PLEDGE roR TRUE
AMERICANS.

i pledge allegiance 10 my Gag and
10 the Republic for which Il stands
Que Nation lndigisible, with liberty and
justice to all.
This Is the patriotic pledge advocated
by the Louisiana Division. National
Security League.
The league further advocates that
as the words TO my flag are uttered
each one extend his right hand. palm
upwards. towards the dag until the
end Of the pledge affirmation. This IL
especially desired because Flag Day
will occur on June A."
The Security League, of which St
Clair Adams Is chairman, will conduct
an extensive campaign to acquaint the
people With the pledge and to boost
flag day, making II a patriotic event.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-04-14
LIVE STOCK RANCHES ON
CuT.0vER LANDS.

There IN a growing tendency among
the owners and prospective purchasers
of catOyer lands In Louisiana 60 use
them for establishing cattle aud sheep
ranches, according to G.. T.. Nesam.
Live Stock Extension Service. l.. \. 4.
DIR Nesom says that while only few
acres Of such lands will he required
Tor each animal during the summer,
even an unlimited range in winter
would not suffice To keep the cattle In
condition to produce profit, lie
advises the owners 10 undertake the
Improvement of the pastures by plant,
Ing bermuda en the cleared up land or
In open strips in the fenced area which
could BE- cleared up easily, and SOW
lospodeza. white aud burr clover on
the bermuda sod, Lespedeza, paspa.
lum. and rescue grass seed may be-
sown on the native grass sod on the
NNAfNf ENf'iNfH W EHb tdHIt ESPECIALLY
along the branch bottoms and other
places where there Is an abundance OF
moisture throughout the year. and will
spread over the other lands by grazing
after they have produced seed As
the lands improve, the white and burr
closers slll spread In the same way.
Further Improvements In the use al
such land for ranehing purposes could
be- made by clearing from 10 to 20 per
cent aHd planting II In corn with COW
peas and velvet beans, sorghum and
SOY beans for siiage. lespedeza. COW
peas and crab grass for hay and har.
vesting par, of the velvet beans TO be-
ground on u feed mill To supply bean
meal feed, which IL good home grown
substitute for Gotten seed meal. Corn
and velvet beans make fine winter
feed for cattle, sheep and hogs II pas.
tured after frost Oats aud yetch sown
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-04-14
JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS REPLY

Referring TO Senator La Foilette's
statement that the United States has
nothlng 60 lose. no matter which side
wins Ia the European war. Senator
John Sharp Williams Of Mississippi
denounced the speech made by the
Wisconsin senator az mere worthy Of
Herr Won nethmann.FioiIweg than Of
our American senator. Continuing
Senator Williams said Let's see
Have ne no honor, no regard for the
future sovereignty of our country. no
regard for our flag? IL sentiment rot,
is patriotism rot, II there nothing pre-.
cious except money! I'm getting tired
of this talk that this Ia Wall Street
war That's q lie. Wall Street did not
sink the I.asltanit. the Arabic. the
Sussex and these other ships. I'm
tired Of lies like that, aud think II II
the duty Of The American Congress aud
people to brand them as lies.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-04-14
PLAY BALL

The Southern League baseball sea.
son opens IN New Orleans Friday. April
IL, and every effort Is being made by
the New Orleans club 10 make IL the
biggest opening ever known In the
South Although the pels have never
won the cup offered by the league for
the largest onanins dav crnwd there
seems 10 be q good chance Of their
doing so this year as fans In New
Orleans are very enthusiastic over the
team with which Manager Dobbs will
start the season
There IL little doubt that this years
team Is one Of the very best New Or.
leans has ever sent 10 the post rot
even excepting those fast aggregatIons
Of lso5, 1910, 1911 and 1915, which were
.alI pennant.WInnlng years In the Ores.
cent City The class of the new Pei.
leans has been demonstrated In their
fAaibiiiHH haisFT WEN wv Hak lfaARf
teams, Cleveland and Pittsburgh. A
Cleveland IL much stronger this year
than ever before, and In the best Of
condition, the pels defeated the Indians
only once, but they tied I'm another
thinning game. aud two or three times
they defeated the Pittsburgh Nationals
1t Ia very probable that either Roy
Walker. the Walter Johnson of the
minors. or Herbert Kelly. who was IN
both the National aud American leagues
last season. will pitch the opener at
New Orleans. Mobile is to be the
opposing team aud Manager Matty Nc.
intyre announces that he will have
ready the strongest team that has rep,
resented the Gulf City In a number OF
years.
New Orleans always makes big
event Of the baseball opening and this
year will be 40 exception, II Ia ex.
pectod that this seasons crowd will
break all Southern League records with
something like it,000 or lb,0e0
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-04-14
HOW We ENTER The WAR.
tNew Orleans States

tA9NN ptf'AHS sStAlSEsf
A western paper continents en ons
apparent lack Of emotlonallsm az we
enter the greatest war Of all times.
with It's grave possibilities II thinks
there Is something uneanDy in the tack
OF the theatre elements Of war which
capture the Imagination.
Yet the condition Is not surprising
England. France, Germany, Russia each
displayed some Of the emotionalism
the lack Of which here this newspaper
remarks. But II must be remembered
the war came to three of them with the
swiftness Of lightning Ia the midst OF
profound peace and II instantly We
had been projected into IL We should
perhaps have displayed the Same emo,
lions as England. France aud Russia
none of which expected nor wanted
nor was prepared for Il.
The war comes TO us not unexpect
eddy We have hoped and prayed not
TO be- drawn into II. We have sub
United To the most brutal and lntol.
cradle wrongs IN the effort TO keep ont
OF H. But deep down In the heart Of
every thinking American from the day
OF the l.usitanla tragedy there has
been a conviction that sooner or later
we should be at sas ourselves forced
into Il by German arrogance aud ambl-
ton II she ahould emerge triumphant
from the European struggle, sucked
into il By German desperation when.
ever she realized her cause was q
losing one.
More than two months ago, at the
end OF January when she suddenly
served notice that she meant 90 do the
lawless and murderous things which
We had told her she could only de- at
the expense OF war with us. every
American knew that destiny had de.
creed our entrance Into the struggle
and began TO steel himself against the
coming of the Inevitable.
Emotions don't win wars. Germany
was full Of emotions al the beginning
OF the struggle. but nov faces complete
disaster. A lack of emotions has
enabled England and France 10 de.
yelop resources that have given them
supremacy over Germany In the aeld
In which she was thought 30 be In.
viAclble.
There is neither enthusiasm nor ter.
ror In the United States At this time
But there IL, we think. q grim resolu-
ton not to shrink from any duty. how.
ever unpleasant. which the war may
impose upon the nation. Martial ardor
will come when the necessity arises
Meantime we shah 80 forward In a
methodical way. az England did, 30
raise and equip the armies which we
may require 10 meet any situation the
future may develop and gradually We
shall accommodate ourselves 10 The
Inconvenience which are bound TO be-
the consequences of condition OF var
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-04-14
u. 8, TO ISSUE 5000. ooo, 900 BONDS.

President Wilson's policy Of paying
Americas war BILL SO Ear as possible,
while the var ia being Naged, vas
reflected In a virtual decision by lead.
ers In the House and Senate TO raise
50 per cent of the llrst years expead-
lures by taxation.
Under this program Congress will be
called upon TO raise war revenue to the
eXtcht Of si,75o00D, 900 through nes
and Increased measures Of taxation
during the fiscal year ending June 30,
1918. This is exclusive Of the $4,000.
100000 bond Issue, authorization for
which will be sought of Congress this
week, The total demand upon the
financial resources OF the country dur.
ing the first year of the war under this
program would be $3.50, o00,OoO,
OF the s5,ooo, ooo, zoe TO be raised by
a bond Issue $4,000 .o0o.0oO would be
loaned TO the Entente allies. The entire
issue. House aud Senate leaders have
agreed. will bear interest at the rate
of II per cent, II Is proposed to make
the loan TO the Allies at this intereat
rate, which Ii lower by far than the
rate they have been compelled 10 pay
on their previous issues.
The plan is ,o hold the remaining
$4,000, GOA, ooo TO be applied. as neces-
sary. on the var expenses OF the United
States Indications are that with the
new war revenue measures In effect,
The full amount, s2ooo. oeo,o 900, would
not he entirely exhausted at the end
Of the FIRST year.
In requesting authorization for q sS,.
000. 000. 600 bend issue, administration
leaders have in mind the necessity OF
allowing for a slight margin Of safety
SO that the work Of the War and Navy
Departments would not be handicapped
by lack OF funds due 10 the possible
failure Of proposed tax measures to
raise the entire sum OF 50 per cent
desired.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-04-14
THEY Love 70 Dc CHEATED.
Brentwood Commercial

\ few weeks ago a slick CRATER blew
Into town and hurriodly called on the
business fellows" and took adyertls-
Ing 90 contracts TO the amount Of
twentyseven dollars, He ran up TO
the Commercial Office. got price on
the printing of the little card paid
Sc Ia for the job. and hit the trail for
other suckers, with s2i,25 Of Kent.
woods good money In his pocket, A
hotel register man Ia town this week
In conversation at this Office admitted
that that form Of advertising vas no
good. but told us he gathered up $500
for a couple of hours work, and In
few weeks. no doubt. some one else
will be around to clean up again, The
advertiser CO has no doubt said never
again" but he will Just laugh and hand
ii over
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-04-14
DECLARES AGAINST WIDOWS
DOVER.

No loan will be made by the New
Orleans land bank In any case where
the conditions OF the widows dowry
provision of the Louisiana law apply.
formal ruling to this effect has been
made by the Farm Loan Beard al the
request OF Gov Pleasant The eonolu.
sion was reached after every effort had
been made TO find some way by which
loans could be made without making
necessary change of the Louisiana
statute The matter was gone over
carefully by the solicitor OF the treas
ury department and by The individual
members of the board Special atten.
ton was given the matter by Judge
Charles +, Lobdell, one OF the members
Of the board He Is an attorney and
has bad long experience In legal mat.
ters surrounding agricultural loans.
The farm loan act provides that the
board shall satisfy itself that the laws
of state, as respects fret mortgages,
are such as TO assure the holder there.
Of adequate safeguards against loss IN
the event Of default on loans secured
b. any such mortgages
Since II is the opinion of the board
that the privileges created by the
widows dover provision are such az 60
threaten the security, seriously and un.
questionably. the board expresses It's
decision In the following unequiyocal
language:
The board, therefore, must with.
hold authority for the making Of loans
Ia any and all cases where such condi.
tons apply"
No information la the possession Of
the Farm Loan Board indicates that
there Is any further impeachment In the
law Of Louisiana which interferes with
the complete operation OF the farm
loan system In that state,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-04-14
LET TEDDY DO IT.

Teddy says the only way 20 make
the Kaiser quit his meannesR Ia 10
declare VAR with big w, and take a
bunch of red hot Americans and go
over to belgium and Fmiie the Kaiser
under the flfih rib before ne knows
ghat struck him.
All right We viii nominate Teddy
Roosevelt ia lead the expedition. with
orders to atop the Insurrection and
capture Emperor William and the other
bandit leaders aud bring them Ga
America Morchouse Enterprise.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-04-14
The WAR VOTE.

BY vote Of " to 6 In the Senate
and 373 to SO In the House. resolutions
declaring that state OF war exists
between the United States and Ger
many and authorizing the President to
use the military, naval aud other re.
sources Of the nation 10 prosecute II
have been adopted The vote was
about as expected.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-04-14

The Stars and Stripes are dying over
the headquarters OF the Lafayette fiy.
ing corps composed largely Of Amer
lean ayiators In France The placing
Of the corps under the American flag
70 symbolic the entry Of the unIted
States has been discussed for several
days.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-04-14

Nj civilian training camps previous.
~ announced have been cancelled and
single training school viii be held In
their stead al The leon Springs Mill
tafs Reservation, near Ft. Sam iious,
ton Texas, beginning about May !.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-04-14

in October viii furnish grazing through
the winter and spring.
Although Il IL not necessary to keep
cattle In full flesh over the winter II
they are to be- grazed the following
spring and summer, they should not
be allowed to get so thin as To impair
their health aud yigor before spring
grazing II available L. 8. 4. Press
bulletin.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1917-04-14

0ne hundred rhoctaw Indians In
Baldwin, Eseambia and Monroe eoun.
ties. Alabama, have volunteered their
services 60 the United States army.
Gilpin observer., 1917-11-01
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