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The Prescott daily news., 1917-05-04
TO ENTERTAIN ELABORATE
 LY ARKANSAS EDITORS

Little Rock, May 4.-SecretarY Earle W. Hodges has received from Ray Gill, secretary of the Business Mems Club of Fort Smith, informa- tion which leads him to believe that Fort Smith will entertain the edi- tors of Arkansas, who meet there May IA, more elaborately than they have been for some years. The edi- tors will be met in Van Buren, if they come from Iron Mountain points and a special escort will accompany those from Rock Island towns from Hartford to Fort Smith. Both night and day trains will be met by the re- ception committee.
 On Monday night the visiting edi- tors will be entertained with a re- ception at the home of Mir. Gill; Tues day afternoon the editors will be taken for sightseeing tour of the Border City, going to South Fort Smith, where are located large smel. ters, wheelbarrow and stove factories and one of the largest molasses plants in the United States. From there the editors will be driven in automobiles over miles of the fine Sebastian county bikes, and to the Crawford county gas fields and the Van Buren smelters. At night ban quet will be rendered the quill driv- CTS, with the feature being long dis tance telephone address by Gov. C.. H. Brough.
 Many editors have signifed their | intention of congregating in Little Rock on Sunday, May 13, and making the trip to Hartford on a Rock Is- land special, leaving Little Rock at 1:50 in the afternoon. The trip from Hartford will be made by Midland Valley and Iron Mountain railroads, passing through Greenwood en route
The Prescott daily news., 1917-05-04
NO ONE Is EXEMPT
 FROM REGISTRATION

Little Rock, May An response to a telegram from Gov. Brough regard ing the subject, Secretary of War Baker wired as follows:
 No one is exempt from registra- tion. The legislative, executive and judicial officers of the state are ex- empt from draft. The matter of eX- emption of city officials has not yet definitely been determined. As the bill now stands they are not exempt from draft unless the President should decide to exempt them under the authority vested in him. Negroes are to be registered under this law and kept in separate class.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-05-04
ADMINISTRATION ASKS
 CONTROL FOODSTUFFS
Sweeping Bill is Introduced in Lower HOuse-AlsO Includes Clothing, Fuel and OOther Ne ceSSitieS.

Washington, May 3.-Absolute au- thority to regulate in it's discretion the production, distribution and the prices of food and other necessities during the war was asked of Congress today by the administration.
 In sweeping bill introduced with administration approval by Chair man Lever of the House agriculture committee it is proposed to empower the president to take these measures whenever in his opinion the national emergency shall require:
 To fix maximum and minimum prices for food, clothing, fuel and other necessities, and the articles re- quired for their production.
 To prescribe regulations to govern the production of these commodities and if necessary to requisition the producing factories, mines or other establishments.
 To compel holders of necessities to bllSlh III difOulllS equitable distribution.
 To regulate exchanges in such way as to eliminate market manipu- lation.
 To compel railroads to give prefer ence to the movement of necessities.
 To levy such importation duties as he finds necessary to prevent exces- sive "dsmping" of foreign products.
 To impose limitations or prohibi- tions upon the use of grain in the manufacture of liquor.
 In addition the secretary of agri- culture would be empowered to es- tablish standard food grades, to li- cense and control the manufacture, storage and distribution of foods, to prescribe the percentage of flour to be milled from wheat and to regulate the mixing of wheat flour with other flour in the making of bread and other food.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-05-04
HINDENBURG LINE IS PIERCED AT 2 POINTS
 AY BRITISH FORCEN
Village of FresnOy Captured by Canadian Troops Reported That Garrison of the Town Has Surrendered.

London, May 3.-The British have pierced the Hindenburg line at two points.
 Half an hour after the moon had gone down, Sir Douglas Haig's in- fantry legions leaped forth from their trenches and over the parapets this morning and smashed ahead on a 12- mile front between the region south of Lens and Croiselles-in the most crushing drive recorded this year The Canadians in the fore, they broke through that wall of flesh and steel that has been named after the idol of the Teutons and upon the firmness of which all Germany had pinned it's faith in victory.
 A network of formidable trenches, field works, hills and dugouts, fell to their onslaught and late today the Canadians were firmly established in the village of Fresnoy, to the south east of Lens, and mile beyond Ar leux, where the last British onslaught had been checked. The British thus pushed the "pistol point" of their advance a mile closer to the Lens Douai railroad, the capture of which would spell disaster to the Teutons.
 At the same time the adjoining contingents after a bitter hand to hand battle pressed forward to the village of Cherisy, stormed across the Hindenburg line and headed for Reincourt. The village of Bullcourt also is reported taken.
 Fighting of terrible intensity ragged throughout the day at the main points of the British attack, says the Reuters correspondent. aer.1
The Prescott daily news., 1917-05-04

innate our customers will probably want ten thousand additional. We will cheerfully receive subscriptions and cooperate with Federal Reserve Bank" and now wish to confirm it and to reassure you that we will be very glad to do anything in our power to aid in securing subscribers to this loan.
 Very truly,
 THOS. c. McRAE,
 President.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-05-04
lOCAI. BANK AS.
 sDTs LIBERTY LOAN
p,nt of Prescott Subscribes for p1 E;fteeu Thousand Dollars will Also Receive Subscrip- lions From Customers.

4. evidence of their true patriotic n;r;t the Bank of Prescott has just .trIorrapbed w. G. McAdoo, secretary ~f tbe treasury, that they will sub s,r;be s15,OO0 to the two billion dol ,.x Iiberty Loan and that their GUS .omers will probably want ten thous- and dollars; furthermore, that the hank will handle these loans for the customers free of charge, thereby CO., ororating with the Federal Reserve Bank.
 The Liberty Loan of two billion dol lars will be used by the Allies in the pufchasing of food, ammunition and other war supplies and practically oil of it will be spent in this country, with out people and of course will re- turn to the hands from whence it ,came. Although the rate of interest maid by the government for the mon ev is far below the regular rate, this is one way for the banks and indi- viduals to help win the war. Mir. Me Rae states that the bonds can be bo It in blocks as low as $100 which .1ll be in reach of almost anyone who has an average bank account. Fol lowing is Secretary McAdoo's tele- gram to the Bank of Prescott and the banks reply;
 Washington, D. C., May 3, 1917. Bank of Prescott,
 Prescott, Ark.
 Government will receive subscrip- tions until June 18th for two billion dollars three and one half per cent Liberty Loan. You can render in- valuable service to your country by receiving subscriptions and cooper ating with Federal reserve bank of your district. Will you kindly do this and telegraph me, government ex- pense, as soon as practicable, rough estimate amount of bonds you think will be subscribed by you and your customers. w. G. McADOO,
 Secretary of the Treasury Hon " (. McAdoo,
 Secretary of Treasury,
 Washington, D. c.
 My Dear Sir; In reply to your telegram of yesterday, received after business hours, We will state that at a meeting of our board of directors this morning. we voted to subscribe Tor fifteen thousand dollars of the Liberty Loan, which is ten per cent or our capital and surplus. We wired you as follows:
 We will subscribe for fifteen thous- and dollars of Liberty Loan. We es-
The Prescott daily news., 1917-05-04
FORMER BANK CASHIER
 ARRESTED IN NEW YORK

Little Rock, May 4.-Deputy Sher- ifs Rison and High left last night for New York with acquisition, issued by Acting Governor Moncrief, for A. L. Moore, who is in custody there Moore was formerly an assistant cashier of the Twin City Bank, Ar genta. He left last September, about the same time that Jesse Stewart, a negro porter, left. He was located in March, after the return of Stewart, who wired to one J. F. Morton in New York. Following up the clues, Moore was arrested, under the alias of Nor ton, on the charge of passing a worthless check for $70 in New York. He is under indictment for embezzle- ment here in five counts, for amounts ranging from $20 to S130.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-05-04

The Senate couldn't have passed the war loan act with greater dispatch and unanimity if it had been pork barrel postoffice bill.-Boston Trans cript
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-09-07
SylIables Are Clipped.

But the American does love to save
his words 1t was in the elevator Of
a sllyscraper the other day that the
newest device for clipping syllables
was noticed. The lift had just passed
the tenth floor when a morose looking
man spoke to it's conductor. "Three,"
said he, meaning, Of course the thir-
teenth. When he had been left at the
floor the bearded man grunted out
five" and the chap next him said
hurriedly 'seven." SO they were de-
posted at the fifteenth aud seven
teenth floors, respectively, and then
the elevator boy spoke to the remain
ing passenger. whats yours?" he
asked. Nineteen" returned that
gentleman. Great smoke, lit has been
so long since I've heard a teen that l
hardly understand what you mean,"
said the elevator boy, but he stopped
at nineteen all right.-ETchange
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-09-07
CHAPTER V-(contlnued.)

"You aren't letting your thoughts
dwell upon that wOman?"
81 have thought about her some
times" John answered, almost defiant
ly. "Whats the harm? I'm still here,
am l nOtT"
Stephen crossed the room. From the
drawer of the old mahogany sideboard
he produced an Illustrated paper. He
turned back the frontlsplece tiercely
and held II up.
"DO you see that, John"
"Tve seen II already"
Stephen threw the paper upon the
table.
"She's going to act I'm another of
those cOnfounded French plays" he
said; "translatlOns with all the wit
taken out and all the vulgarity left
in."
"We knew nothing of her art" John
declared cOldly. 1--WE shouldn't under
stand it, even If we saw her act. There
fore it isn't right for us to judge her.
The world has found her n great ac-
tress. She is not responsible for the
plays she acts in"
Stephen turned away and lit his
pipe anew. He smoked for n minute or
two furiously. His thick eyebrows
came closer and closer together. He
seemed to be turning some thought
over In his mind.
"John," he asked, "ls it this cursed
money that is making you restless"
81 never think of it except when
someone comes begging. promised
thousand pounds to the inhrmary to-
day"
'Then what's wrong with you?"
John stretched himself out, splen-
did figure of healthy manhood. His
cheeks were sun-tanned, his eyes clear
and bright.
"The matter? There's nothing on
earth the matter with me-" he de-
clared.
at isn't your health l mean. There
are other things, as you well know.
You do your days work and you take
your pleasure, and you go through both
as If your feet were on treadmill."
"Your fancy, Stephen"
"God grant 1t! I've had an unwel-
come visitor in your absence"
John turned swiftly around.
"a visltor?" he repeated. "Who was
it?"
Stephen glowered at him for a mo-
ment.
st was the prince" he said; "the
prince of Seyre, as he calls himself,
though he has the right to style him
self Master of Raynh" n. It's only his
foreign blood whicl makes him choose
what regard as The ser title. Yes,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-09-07

your value as companion In these
days. You are the only person wis
can see the truth. Eyes and tastes
blurred with custom perceive so little.
You are quite right when you say that
these women are like mAniklns; that
their bodies and faces are lost; but
one does not notice II until II Is point
ed out"
1--WE will revert" Louise decided, -to
n more primitive life. You and will
lnaugurate missionary enterprise.
MFR. S;rangewey. We will Judge the
world afresh. We will reclothe and re-
hnbllltate It,"
The prince flicked the ash from the
end OF his cigarette.
Morally as well as sartoriallyT he
asked.
There was a moments rather queer
silence. The music rose above the
hubbub Of voices and died away again.
Louise rose TO her feet. The prince,
with a sklllful maneuver. made his
way 10 her side as they left the res
taurnnt.
Tomorrow afternoon, think you
sald2" he repeated quietly. "You will
be In town then?"
"Yes, l think so,"
"You have changed your mind, then,
about"
IN. Gralllot will not listen to my
leaving London" she interrupted rap
idly. "He declares that 1t is too near
the production Of the play. My own
part may be perfect, but he needs me
for the sake Of the others. He puts
1t like Frenchman, of course"
They had reached the outer door,
which was being held open for them
by bowling commisslonnaire. John
and Sophy were waiting upon the pave
ment. The prince drew a little back.
81 understand" he murmured.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-09-07
(To BE CONTINUED
IALUE OF PETROLEUM SHOWN
War Develops Multitude Of Uses for
What Were Formerly Regarded as
Merely Its By-Products.

at has required this war to awaken
England to the Importance Of the pc
troleum industry to any and every civ
illzed country" declared Prof. Charles
Greenway, president of the Institution
Of Petroleum TeChnOlOgists in Lon
don.
"The Importance of the petroleum
industry to the civilized world develops
with the course Of years, but in this
country it is so far only in its infancy.
It is only now, as lesson of this terri
BILE war, that we are awakening to the
fact that petroleum, and the securing
of our own sources of supply of this
valuable commodity, are a national ne
cessity, not only for the great econOm-
ic struggle which will certainly take
place between the chief commercial
nations after the conclusion Of this
war, but as a safeguard against this
country ever again being drawn into
such a barbarOus and destructive con-
flict as that in which we are now en-
gagged.
Cull NlIlll lle ldSl lew years pc
trOleum was only regarded as being Of
value for the production of artificial
light, lubricating oils and wax, but
later developments have shown that
its greater value lies in what were for
merly regarded as merely its by-prod-
ucts-benzine and fuel for motive pow
er, solvents for host of chemical and
allied processes, dyestuffs in various
manufactures, unguents in pharmacy,
iellies and aromatic hydrocarbons for
high explosives. 1t is, think no ex-
aggeration to say that the demand for
these so-called by-products, and the
uses to which they will be put as time
goes on, are practically illimitable."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-09-07
The Squirrel pon.

There is no accounting for that un-
canny faculty that enables homcly,
long-legged, sad-eyed pup to go un-
errlngly to lofty oak tree in whose
higher branches bit Of animated
brown fur is secreted. Another dog
of the same or more prepossessing ap-
pearance and of a better breed might
trot unconcernedly past that same oak
tree without so much as casual sniE.
But not so with the real squirrel dog"
He'd pick out the right tree In the
densest grove hunter ever penetrat-
ed. And If that squirrel started leap
ing from tree to tree, that dog would
follow 1t over square mile Of TIM
Der.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-09-07

he called to nsk you to shoot and stay
at the castle, If you would, from the
sixteenth to the twentieth of next
month"
"N hat answer did you give himY
81 told him that you were your own
master. You must send word tomor-
row"
"lIe did not mention the names of
any OF his other guests, suppose?
He mentioned no names at ALL"
John was silent for a moment. A
bcwilderng thought had taken hold of
him. Supposlpg she we're to be there?
Stephen. watching him, read his
thoughts, and for moment lost con-
troll of himself.
"Were you thinking about that wom-
unT' he asked sternly.
"What woman?"
'The woman whom we sheltered
here, the woman whose shameless pic
eure Is Nn the cover of that book"
John swung round on his heel.
"St0p that, Stepl.en" he said men,
Gcingly.
"Why should I2' the older man re-
t0rled. "Take up that paper, If you
want to read sketch of the life of
Louise Maurel. See the play she made
Aer hame ln--'La GiocOnda'l"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-09-07

illins. Their dresses and their hats
overshadow their faces. They seem
all the time to be wanting to show, not
themselves, but what they have on"
They all laughed. Even the princes
lips were parted by the flicker of a
smile. Sophy leaned across the table
with sigh.
Louise" she pleaded, ''you will lend
him to me sometimes, won't you? You
won't keep him altogether to yourself?
There are such lot of places to take
him toI"
81 was never greedy" Louise re-
marked, with an air of self-satisfac-
ton. "If you succeed in making a
favorable impression upon him, l
promise you your share"
''Tell us some more of your impress
slons, Mr.. Strangewey," Sophy begged.
"You want to laugh at me-" John
protested good-humoredly.
"On the contrary" the prince as
sured him, as he fitted a cigarette into
a long amber tube, "they want to
laugh with you. You ought to realize
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-09-07

about 10 engage. And now another
world had him In It's grip. He ilicked
the mare with his whip, turned away
from the inn, and galloped up to the
station, keeping pace with the train
whose whistle he had heard. Standing
outside was local horse dealer of his
acquaintance.
Take the mare back for me to Peak
Hall, will you, Jenkins, or send one Of
your ladsp he begged. II want TO
catch this train"
The man assented with pleasure-it
paid to do kindness for Strange
wey. John passed through the ticket
office to the platform, where the train
was waiting, threw open the door Of
carriage, and flung himself into
corner seat. The whistle sounded. The
adventure of his life had begun at last.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-09-07

company carefully selected to the bes
of my judgment, think you may ven
ture to anticipate even that"
The dramatist bowed hurriedly tt
Louise.
"YOu recall to me a fact" he sait
gallantly, (which almost reconciles me
to this diabolical travesty of some Of
my lines. Proceed, then-proceed!
will be as patient as possible"
The stage manager shouted out some
directions from his box. A gentleman
in faultless morning clothes, who
seemed to have been thoroughly enjoy.
ing the interlude, suddenly adopted the
puppetlike walk of a fOotman. Other
actors, who had been whispering to-
gether in the wings, came back to their
places. Louise advanced alone, little
languidly, to the front of the stage. At
the first sound Of her voice M. Grail
lot, nodding his head vigorously, was
soothed.
Her speech was a long one. 1t
GU IliLll liuu pCCl
before company of her relatives, as
sembled to comment upon her mis-
deeds. She wound up with a passion
ate appeal to her husband, Mr.. Miles
Faraday, who had made an unexpected
appearance. M. Graillot's face, as she
concluded, was wreathed in smiles.
"Ah!" he cried. "You have lifted us
all up! Now feel once more the in
spiration. Mademoiselle, l kiss your
hand" he went on. ut is you who still
redeem my play. You bring back the
spirit of it to me. In you 1 see the en-
bodiment Of my Therese."
Louise made no movement. Her
eyes were fixed upon certain
shadOwy corner of the wings. Over
wrought as she had seemed, with the
excitement of her long
speech, there was now new and curl
Gus expression upon her face. She was
looking at tall, hesitating figure that
stood just off the stage. She forgot the
existence of the famous dramatist who
hung upon her words. Her feet no
longer trOd the dusty boards of the
Eheater. She was almost painfully
of the perfume of apple bios
som.
"You!" she exclaimed, stretching out
ler hands. "Why do you not come and
speak to me? am herew
John came out upon the stage. The
French dramatist, with his hands be-
lind his back, made swift mental notes
If an interesting situation. He saw
he coming of a man who stood like
yiant among them, sunburnt, buoyant
With health, his eyes bright with the |
Wonder Of his unexpected surround
ngs man in whose presence every
me else seemed to represent an effete
md pallid type of humanity.
Those first few sentences, spoken in
he midst of a curious little crowd of
trangers, seemed to John, when he
hought of his long waiting, almost pit
ously inadequate. Louise, recogniz-
ng the difficulty of the situation, swift
Y recovered her composure. She was
9th tactful and gracious.
"Mr. Faraday" she said appealingly,
Mr.. Strangewey comes from the cOun-
ry--he is, in fact, the most complete
l have ever met in my
fe. He comes from Cumberland, and
e Once-well, very nearly saved my
fe. He knows nothing about the
ters, and he hasn't the least idea of
he Importance Of rehearsal. You
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-09-07
CHAPTER vi.

The great French dramatist, dark,
pple-faced and cOrpulent, stood upon
the extreme edge Of the stage, bran
dlshing his manuscript in his hand. He
banged the palm of his left hand with
the rOlled-up manuscript and looked at
them all furlOusly.
"The only success / care for" he
thundered, "is an artistic success 20
with Miss MaUrel playing your
leading part, NJ. Graillot," the actor
manager declared, mot to speak of
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-09-07
Reliability Auto Tour.

Buffalo will witness the start and
finish of the intercity reliability auto
mobile tour. A run extending over two
nights will bring together well-known
amateur drivers representing various
cities. Each contestant will be per.
mitted to enter five to ten cars.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-09-07
Kitchen Cars Built for Troop Trains.

Kitchen cars that are individually
of sufficient capacity to meet the needs
of fair-sized hotel are being carried
with the long troop trains operated on
one Of the Canadian railways between
military training camps and the sea-
board. They have been constructed
to facilitate the dining service so that
meals can be prepared for several hun
dred men and served without cOnfu-
sion or delay, says the Popular Me-
chanics Magazine. Each Of these mo-
bile kitchens occupies an entire car,
is equipped with a 10-fOot range,
Steam--coOking apparatus, Il spacious
refrigerator and other necessary par.
aphernalia. This is all installed on
one side and inclOsed by a long table
extending the full length of the car.
A passageway is provided between this
counter and unobstructed wall, so that
walters can enter and leave the kitch-
en- without dlsorganizing the work Of
the eight cooks and helpers.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-09-07

synopss-On trip through the English Cumberland country
Louise
night at the farm home Of
Stranewy discovers that
hating ecuses morning she discovers younger
brother recently fortune
and disturbed by
principles she is friend Of the prince
and dlsrepuabe nehbor Three months
the girl memory, John to London
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-09-07
New Gymnasium Wanted

The University Of Minnesota wants
new gymnasium and additional
ground for a intercollegiate and intra-
mural sports.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-09-07

John finds himself In the midst
of new city adventures, and he
succeeds In captivating more
than one handsome woman Of
the stage world.