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The Carlisle independent., 1917-11-01
JOFFRE REVIEWS
PFRSHING'S BOYS
WHOLE POPULATION OF VII
LACE NEAR CAMP TURNED OUT
TO MEET HERO OF MARINE.

American Field Headquarters in
France.-Marshal Joffre reviewed
Persbing's boys.
The whole population of the village
near the camp turned out to meet
the hero of the Marine. The marshal
was accompanied by Col. Jeon Fably
of the Chasseurs. who was With hin
on the recent trip TO America. Sew
eral organization of French troops
formed guard of honor before tie
door Of the missions headquarters.
They stood in rigid salute as Joffre
alighted amid blowing bugles and a
tremendous cheering from the huge
crowds.
The marshal heartily shook hands
with his acquaintance among the
officers and then was presented to
those whom he did not know Passing
along the lines OF soldiers he paused
frequently to speak to the PoiIus
Marshal Joffre spent a half hour at
the headquarters prepared for his
stay and then motored to Gen. Per
shing's residence where French and
American soldiers were drawn up.
AS the American commander-in-chief
emerged from the dusk there was 4
warm greeting between the two The
marshal dined with Gen. Pershing
and his staff. Early in the morning
he motored through several French
villages which We're gaily decorated
to the headquarters Of nesAmerican
group where he lunched with Gen.
Pershing and other American officers
The review took place in the after.
noon
The Carlisle independent., 1917-11-01
DEADLY FIRE IN
K. c. STOCK YARDS
SEVERAL THOUSAND CATTLE
ARE THOUGHT TO HAVE
BEEN BURNED.

Kansas City, Mo.-More than one-
half of the Kansas City stock yards.
the second largest in the country,
was destroyed by fire It was estt-
mated after the fire had been brought
under control. after raging for two
hours, that several thousand head of
cattle had been destroyed. Some esti-
mates ran as high as 10000. There
were II, 900 cattle in the yards at the
close OF business, it was said, and
while it was possible to liberate most
of them, so rapidly did the flames
gain Roadway that many We're caught
and burned.
Hundreds of cattle liberated from
the burning structures reached the
downtown sections of both Kansas
City. Mo. and Kansas City. Kan.
The blaze was discovered by two
policemen in Kansas City, Kan, put
before they could summon apparatus
the fire had become unmanageable.
Fire departments from both Kansas
Citys combatted the flames. The
origin of the fire was undetermined
No estimate of the financial loss was
available.
By o'clock the fire had been ex-
tinguished, after the firemen had been
fighting it with approximately 100
pieces of fire apparatus and with dy-
Mantle.
No definite estimates as to the loss
will he made until insurance adjust
ers have taken census of the num-
Der of cattle burned since the fire
was confined to the cattle pens, which
comprise the larger part of the yards.
The thousands of cattle which were
liberated from the pens are being cor
rallied. Owners are finding difficulty
in identifying their property, as a
large percentage of the stock is from
herds and carries no identifying
brands. The Kansas City stock yards
are owned and controlled by corpo-
ration, many of the officers of which
are Eastern men, and large amount
of the stock is held in the East.
Throughout the morning rifemen
and sledgehammer bearers, under d.
rection of humane society officers,
went about the stock yards killing dis
abled animals.
Very few swine were burned. The
hog pens were reached by the flames,
but most of the animals were liberat
ed Late in the morning the fire still
smouldered in scores of places.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-11-01
Why NEGROES ARE RELIGIOUS
SoIace Was Found in the Gospel
Brought to Them by Missionaries
or Taught by Masters.

The negro sought a channel for
artistic solace, into which he could
throw the symbolism of his racial long
ng. He found it in the religion
brought to him by missionaries or
taught him by his masters. Here
he was free to dream his dreams
and create his visions of future happi-
aess, for no master could punish him
for praising God. Thus he found re-
igion," and in religion he found no
mood of his simple soul unnourished.
It is. then. not so hard to under
stand why the negro's folksong is, in
It's superficial form, so predominantly
religious. The "spirituals'' of the camp
meeting show quite unecclesiastical
variety of style and mood, a variety.
N fact, co-extensive with the emotion
al range of simple peasant life. They
include lively dances, bitter laments,
paeans of joy and majestic, organlike
anthems In the Bible stories which
are retold in ballad form in some of
The spirituals the negro found express
sion for his buoyant. genial humor.
Nearly all the familiar moods of folk
song, from the gayest to the most pro-
foundly tragic are to be found under
the religious veil which permitted the
slave to live his own varied emotional
3fe without interference from his mas
ter-NeW Republic.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-11-01
AN EYE-oPENER FOR DIETlsT
Woefuiiy Discouraged When He Sees
Array of Eats Consumed in
"one-Arm" Lunch.

The man who reads all the good
health stories in the magazines and re-
CARDS himself as an adept amateur
dietist ate lunch recently in 4 zone
arm hash house" downtown, says the
Indianapolis News. Usually he eats at
home, and the experience was a novel
adventure for him.
Nearby. filing his own chair and
encroaching on the arm Of the chair
next him. sat a big man, hale and
hearty, consuming a piece of apple pie,
three douchnuts and a big cut of cake.
Opposite. galloping through q cut Of
roast beef mashed potatoes, a cheese
sandwich and stewed prunes, was
young fellow. bookkeeper's stoop
launching his shoulders and an indoor
pallor spread over his face.
Tall. Bony and aseeHc, the man in
the long. black ceat daBbled in a bowl
Of chicken broth aud a plate of waters,
while the plump little stenographer at
his elbow ate a plate of beans and a
French pastry with relish. The capable
office manager OF q woman's employ
ment bsreau who sat near the door,
f was carefully moSticating boiled hon.
+ my. q chicken sandwich, a lettuce salad
and a dish of fresh fruit while con-
versine Oh Office management with the
vice president Of an Insurance com
pany Who was getting away with raw
oysters. sausage and sauerkraut and
strong black coffee
Finishing his most carefully select
ed lunch, the amateur dietist left the
lunchroom with d baffled expression,
paused on the curb. shook himself to-
gether and muttered to himself:
'fWen, I'll be jiggered Irving Cobb
sure, said something when he wrote,
What is the moral of it all? You can
search mel"
The Carlisle independent., 1917-11-01
ARKANSAS is THIRD STATE IN
UNION TO RECEIVE MONEY
FOR HIGHWAY.
CHECK WAS FOR S5,813.75
Seven Proposed Roads Now Have
Been Approved For Federal Aid Un-
der the New LaW-Contract For
Roads Are Being Prepared.
Little Rock.

Little Bock.-
The State Highway Department at
Little Rock received a check for S.
S13.7e from the federal government.
This was the governments pro rata
of the first estimate of the cost of the
cantonment road. This is the first
check given to the Sixth district by
the government out of the federal aid
fund, and Arkansas is the third state
TO receive money for highways. The
government has agreed to pay so per
cent of the cost of construction of the
cantonment road
The State Highway Departments
statements on two roads in Miller
County Road District No. 1 and one
road each in Lawrence County Road
Districts Nos. l and have been ap-
proved by the government Seven
proposed roads now have been ap.
proved for federal aid under the new
law. Contracts for these roads are
being prepared. An agreement has
practically been reached on both Car
roll County Road District No. 1 and
Sewer County Road District No. /.
The commission sent out plans for
two roads, one a macadam road five
miles long in Poinsett county, to cost
$4,000, and the other a road in Con
way county from Morrilton to the
Van Buren, county line, distance of
80 miles, the estimated cost of which
is $4,000.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-11-01
PLANNING TO GO
AFTER RETAILERS
FOOD ADMINISTRATORS HOPES
RETAILERS WILL CO-OPE
RATE WITH FARMERS.
EVERYONE ELSE HELPING
Wheat and Flour Regulations Are
Helping Situation, Says Hoover
Bread Prices To Be Fixed soon
As the Cost is Determined

NashIngton-It is up to the retail
CT. If ne does not deliver the nation s
food at its several doors at d reason
able price, means will be found to-
make him do Sc.
This. summed UP, expresses the al
titude of Herbert C. Hoover, food ad-
ministrator, in announcing that, sub
ject to cooperation of the farmer and
the retailer, the corner has been
turned in high prices"
Most OF the essential commodities
should, one after another continue TO
show reductions between nov and tn
end of the year Mr.. Hoover 5a q ~
formal statement 'Ha- Is-4 sd.
ministration has 10 - Of eit.se1
the grower or his sgaa5zatioas, nor
of the great majority OF retailers.
THE distribution chain lying be
tween. that is, the warehouse. whole
salers, commission men and manufac-
turers of prime commodities, has re-
CURED a great deal of study and de
| yelopment for its proper regulation,
and these regulations are now com
! ing into force"
Mr.. Hoover said he had every hope
! that the retailers will cooperate as
the farmers and other food handlers
are cooperating in an effort to feed
the nation and the allies at reasona-
! BILE prices Everybody along the line
down to the retailer, he declared al
ready is helping. But the retailer
has yet to toe the mark. because re
tail prices do not by any means re-
fleet the wholesale prices, MI Hoov-
eT asserted.
Mr.. Hoover informally described
some of the trying situations through
which the food administration had
waded in its efforts to see that all
parts Of the country are supplied with
all kinds of foodstuffs. New York
City, for instance. was on the verge
of flour famine a few weeks ago,
! having only 35 hours supply available
when emergency shipments were
rushed to the dealers. Four hundred
! thousand barrels Of -four were requi-
sitioned to meet the shortage.
Wheat and -four regulations are
helping the situation Mr. Hoover
said. Asked when bread prices will
be set, he replied that the food ad-
ministration is awaiting a finding on
costs from the Federal Trade Com
mission.
In answer to a query why bread
and flour are cheaper in France and
England than here, he said both coun-
tries subsidize these commodities
Moreover. he said, in both countries
it is common to make bread of -four
from 25 TO 40 per cent meal or pota-
toes If the Americans want cheap
| bread of this kind, he added, they
can have it.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-11-01
Production Of bitnminous coal IN

Production of bituminous coal in
Arkansas and Oklahoma during the
week ending September %, was $50
per cent less than a full production,
according to a bulletin received from
the United States Geological Survey
at Fort Smith The production was
eight per cent less than the produc-
ton of the previous week The de-
crease is almost entirely due to mine
disability. The report shows this dis
ability increased nearly eight per
cent over the week ending Septem-
Der Is, when it contributed GA per
cent to the mine losses of that week.
In the following week it had increas-
ed to 143 per cent. Lack of mar
ket increased the loss from 80 per
cent for the week ending September
% The amount of loss contributed
during the week ending September
% by labor shortage and strike
amounted to six per cent. a decrease
of 81 per cent over the preceding
week The loss caused by car short
age was 10.1 per cent. the same as
the week ending September 10.
The production of Arkansas an
thracite coal for the week ending
September % was but 26.3 per cent
eff a full production. a loss of 1877 per
cent and an increase of 372 per cent
over the preceding week. OF this
loss car shortage contributed SCI per
cent, the report shows, and labor
shortage and strikes 14.6 per cent.
The acuteness of the car situation,
the report says. was due to the heavy
movement of troops.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-11-01
Learn to Listen.

Men like the girl who can chatter.
but they love the girl who can listen.
There are so few of Swho learn this
in early youth. But as we get older
we realize that people in general would
rather talk to a good listener than to
be entertained by the most brilliant
conversationalist in the world.
If you are not popular with men and
with women. make up your mind to
find ont why you are not. Study your
self and try to realize If you are dis
loyal, unsympsthetic, opinionated or
Helfish.--Exchaugt.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-11-01
Must Restore BELGIUM.

Copenhagen.-Th Berliner Lokal
Anzeiger has started a campaign
against Gustav Ador, head of the
Swiss political department. because
Of his remarks that as a condition for
just peace Belgium must be re
stored and compensated The Lokal
Anzeiger demands the retirement of
Ador and suggests that the ministers
of Berne propose that the Central
powers sever diplamotic relations
with the Swiss Political Department
untn he resigns.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-11-01
Ford Gives Impetus

Detroit, Mich-Detroit's Liberty
loan drive received powerful impetus
when it was announced that Henry
Ford had contributed 100000 and
that the Ford Motor Company had
made similar contribution. Ford's
subscription was accompanied by a
statement declaring that the United
States in making war on Germany
did the best thing that ever hap
pened for the world"
The Carlisle independent., 1917-11-01
Red Cross Is Assailed.

Washington.-Deci that efforts
to disparage the work of the Ameri-
can Red Cross are being made in va
rious sections of the country as part
of an anti-patriotic propaganda, Gen.
eral Manager Harvey D. Wilson tele-
graphed all Red Cross division mana
gers TO begin a nationwide campaign
TO trace the movement of its source
and combat it.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-11-01
Saw Poles Well Fed

Copenhagen.-The German admin
istration Of Warsaw has issued a de.
NAL of statements that famine con-
ditions prevail in Poland. 1t says
there is an abundance of food in tha
rural districts and that the people in
the cities are adequately nourished.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-11-01
Newspaper Advertising.

San Astonio, Tex.-Notice of $50 re-
ward for apprehension of men who
failed TO respond to the draft for the
National Army will be published in
the daily newspapers of Texas, Okla
homa, Arizona and New Mexico by the
Southern Department in order TO
stimulate ACTIVITY of civil authorities
in rounding up slackers.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-11-01
uruguay Sewers Relations.

Amsterdam. The Uruguayar
charge d'affaires in Berlin has notified
the German Foreign Office that rela-
tions between Uruguay and Germany
have been severed, according to a
Berlin dispatch. The dispatch adds
that the charge also requested his
passports.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-11-01
ELIMINATING Typhoid.

Washington.-Typ fever and
other communicable diseases practi-
cally have been eliminated from tire
navy by modern methods. Surgeon
General BREASTED reported to Secre-
tary Daniels. Despite the enormous
increase in the number of men in the
navy, fewer than 10 cases of typhoid
have been reported since the war be-
gan.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-11-01
Washes To Buy Bonds.

Waco, Textile soldiers at Camp
Macarthur have subscribed 1904, 450
for Liberty bonds. The goal has been
set at a half million. Paul Weslow-
ski, formerly a member of the police
force of Detroit. Mich, subscribed
800, money he earned washing
clothing for the soldiers since arriv-
ing at the camp.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-11-01
STATE HAPPENINGS.

The Stephens News and the Mag
noiia News are two of the many Ark
ansas weeklies that have announced
an increase in subscription price re-
Gently. The cost of the paper and
other material necessary to the max
ing of newspaper have advanced
enormously and newspapers have been
forced to advance prices in order TO
exist
The Carlisle independent., 1917-11-01
France Wants Wilson.

Paris.-The suggestion that Presi-
dent Wilson visit Europe is made by
the Information in its leading edi-
torial. 1t says the allies need the
presidents counsel, that his influence
would be powerful in establishing
unity in regard to democratic ideals
and that such visit would be of ad-
vantage also to America.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-11-01
Germany WOULD Trade.

Copenhag en.-Germany has offered
to supply certain quantity of pota-
toes to Denmark In exchange, how
ever, Germany will expect Denmark
to supply her with articles of which
she is in need
The Carlisle independent., 1917-11-01

Alex G. Black, director of the Ben
tonvile band, lost so many musicians
by the departure of the Second Regl-
ment band for mobilization at Fort
Roots that he has offered to take girls
into the band. Music and instruction
win be given free to applicants, both
boys and girls, until the so members
desired is secured
The Carlisle independent., 1917-11-01
Greeks Settino Ready

Petrograd.-Th Greek army is
rapidly being placed upon a fighting
basis by the energetic action of the
venizeios government, according to q
Sebastopol dispatch.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-11-01
Dissste in Failure.

San William G. Nc
Adoo, secretary of the treasury. warn
ed the nation that should the present
or any subsequent issue of bonds fail
during the war with Germany the
credit of this government would be
impaired with disastrous results.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-11-01
BUY Bonds For Indians.

Washington.-Secr Lane has
authorized Indian Commissioner
Sells to invest 100000 of the funds
of the five civilized tribes in four per
cent Liberty bonds.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-11-01
Kaiser To Visit Turkey.

London-Great preparations are
being made in Constantinople for the
reception there of Emperor William,
according to advices from CONSTANT
nople.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-11-01

Morris e. Montgomery of Wynne,
who was discharged from Camp Pike
recently on account of physical dis
abilities, has made an earnest effort
to serve Uncle Sam as soldier. He
was rejected three times before being
drafted. The army examiners find
he has not sufficient weight for his
height.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-11-01

More than 400 Batesvine school
children were placed on the honor
rolls of the city schools last month
They were to be neither absent nor
tardy during the entire month and had
an average of 80 per cent in daily
standing and 80 per cent in deport-
ment
The Carlisle independent., 1917-11-01

The commissioners of the Cache
River Drainage District. embracing
portions of Lawrence, Craighead and
Jackson counties, have fled their re-
port in the Craighead County Circuit
Court, with November as the day
set for hearing the assessments: This
district covers nearly $4,000 acres
along Willow Greek in the eastern
part of Glass and Bird townships.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-11-01

The Executive Committee of the
Arkansas Swine Breeders Associa-
ton, at melting decided to hold its
annual meeting in Little Rock Feb
ruary and 6. in conjunction with
the annual meetings of the Southern
Cattlemen's Association and the Ark
ansas Stock Growers Association,
both of which will be in session here
on those dates
The Carlisle independent., 1917-11-01

Miss Maud Crandall, one of the
grade teachers in the schools al
Earle, has resigned to accept a gov
eminent position in the Agricultural
Department at Washington. Miss
Irene Crouch will succeed her.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-11-01
Don Dickinson Dies,

Detroit.-Don NJ. Dickinson, post
mastergeneral under President Cleve
land. died pit 10 home in Trentos
The Carlisle independent., 1917-11-01

1t has been decided at Batesyilie
TO reorganize the home guard of indie
pendence county under the plan Of
the adjutant general An effort will
be made to get every able-bodied cit
izen in the county to enroll
The Carlisle independent., 1917-11-01

Satisfactory settlements have been
made on the insurance policies and
contracts have been awarded for the
immediate rebuilding of the Hendrix
heating plant at Conway recently de-
stroyed by fire.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-11-01

Mrs. G. w. Yaney of I'aroquet rails
ed this season on one and one-thirds
acres, $40 worth of onions with a
market value of 50 bushel This
crop was grown on land worth about
S35 per acre
The Carlisle independent., 1917-11-01

Lieut. Sol Samuel T. Ansell, acting
judge advocate general of the army, in
a recent interview declared that only Il
trials By coUrt-martial had been held
among the thousands of American
troops in France. For the most part
theae were fer triTialities. ut is a mat
ter in which the army does, and the
country would, were it fully advised,
take great pride that there Is an ever
decreasing necessity for resort to puni-
tive measures in the maintenance of
the highest military standards In our
says Colonel Ansell.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-11-01

W. T. Hicks of Quitman has a calf
which has hair growing on its eye
balls. The hair on the eyeballs is as
thick and long as elsewhere on the
calls head.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-11-01

woman ticket collector is en-
pioyed on the Pocahontas branch of
the Frisco. She wears a cap deco
rated with gold band, blue serge
suit and brass buttons.
w. H. Bryant and L. H. Layton,
Marion county stock men, have pur-
chased 100 pure bred Polled Angus
cattle in Oklahoma and shipped them
to Marion county
B. S. Beach of Rogers started with
a Duroc-Jersey sow in 1916. The in
crease since and her present value.
less the feed, has given a net profit
of $2e1.90.
Women members of the Missionary
Society of the First Methodist church
at Conway agreed to pick cotton at
the rate Of 81 per hundred pounds.
r. r Cantrell of Lead Hill and as.
sociates are starting deep we'll drilling
operations on what is known as the
! prairie near that place.
The big fall bean crop of the Hora-
Ito district is now moving. The beans
are netting the growers a little more
than 81 bushel.
Arrangements are progressing for
the carnival to be staged At Hot
Springs October 81 for the benefit of
the local Red Cross chapter. A ST.
Louis customer has agreed to come to
that city with full supply of cos
tunes, as it is proposed to give
parade on the afternoon of that date.
Wayne Moore, son of William
Moore Of the Valley planning mills at
Hot Springs left for Chicago, where
he Is a student in one of the gov
eynment aviation schools.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-11-01

Under auspices of the Texarxana
Chamber of Commerce, Texarkana
viii have a fair next month which
promises to be one of the largest
and best ever held here. The dates
are November 26, 81 and %.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-11-01

|. l.. Franks, editor of the Imboden
Journal, has been elected mayor to
fill the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation Of r. F. Kirkpatrick, who has
accepted position with mercantile
establishment at Marked Tree
The Carlisle independent., 1917-11-01

Forty-eight Shorthorn cattle were
sold at auction at Fayetteville by the
Northwest Arkansas Shoithorn
Breeders Association for a total of
$3.50. The highest price was $500
and the lowest S100
The Carlisle independent., 1917-11-01

J. H. Davis, formerly of England,
Lonoke county, has purchased from
Col. g. A. A. Deane of Little Rock
his summer home and 20 acres OF
land on Manitou mountain, five miles
west of Ozark
The Carlisle independent., 1917-11-01

That Ouachita county will be prac-
tically free of cattle ticks by Deem
Der is the prediction of ]. R. Done
gan of Stephens, who has charge of
the cattle dipping in several town.
ships of the county.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-11-01

The Arkansas Council of Defense is
sending out circular letters to all the
county councils of defense urging ac-
tive cooperation with the county
boards of health in enforcing the law
requiring vaccination in the public
schools.