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Of Liberty bonds, but they have not
responded with the unselfsh patriotism
expected OF them.
With only few days remaining be-
fore the close of the issue II Is made
apparent in reports submitted 10 the
Liberty Loan Committee that New York
State probably will be behind In its
QUOTA With the collaboration OF the
editors in the towns and cities a COM
prehensive survey has been made. The
larger cities are working hard to meet
their share and probably will do so with
out exception. hut as the population fig-
ures descend there Is noticeable also n
reduced activity. The rural sections In
some cases display utter ignorance of or
Indifference 10 the loan.
Practically all the kilograms make IL
manifest that the farmer has done little
toward taking up the bonds. This. Of
course. 10 readily explained because OF
the additional expenses that have been
put upon the farmers this year. They
have devoted themselves to an increase
of cultivation that averages about 80 per
cent above last year. Furthermore. they
have to pay prices far in excess of last
year for their help, fertilizer and i'm
plements. However. they also have more
credit available at the present time than
hitherto has been vouchsafed to them.
For the time allowed IT is physical
impossibility to reach all the rural sec
tions. They have been aimed at through
the daily and weekly newspapers. The
agricultural journals and trade period
lcals are carrying appeals to their read
ers. The drive Is OIL. From the pres
ent indications IL will have to be of
the most vigorous character in every
corner of the State to bring the allot
ment to its full figure.
Following Is the amount allotted and
the subscription thus far received from
the principal cities and towns of the
Second Federal Reserve District:
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$1,000. 900 FOR SERBIA.
First Loan 10 Balkan Nation Win
ne for Railr0nds

WAsHiNGTo%, June 9.-Loans OF So
100000 TO Serbia and s75.OOO.OO0 to
Great Britain were made to-day 10y the
Treasury The total advanced the AL
lies now is 1928 600. 900
The Serbian loan. the first to he made
20 that Government IS payable in three
equal monthly instalments. II will be
utilized mainly IN improving railway
lines constituting military communica-
lions Of the serbian army some @, J.,
may go for relief OF the distressed popu-
lation of Serbia. the department an
nounced. provided satisfactory organ.-
cations. such, for example. as the Red
Cross organization, can be established
to administer the distribution OF relief"
The credit of $4,000. 900 to Great
Britain is the first to be made 10 that
Government in June and viii he applied
not only on purchases made for Great
Britain but on outstanding contracts for
Russia placed here by Great Britain he
fore this country entered the war.
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JOINS CREW TO STUDY SEAMEN
Harold Du BOis, 4. H.. shin. nj.
Common sailor

To get hrst hand information Of now
an ~ h" is treated AT sea Harold I'm
BoS ship visitor of the American Sea
mans Friend Society, rs Wall street.
shipped on an American steamship YES
terday as common sailor for a South
American port,
Du Bois during the year ended MAY Is
visited $1,000 men on ships in this mort
He is making his first trip before the
mast with the view Of better under
standing the sailors point Of view and
further cduinping himself .or welfare
work among sailors
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CONNECTICUT FAIRFIELD cor N.ry
$I76, 900, 900 LACKING.
New England >ubscriptious
amount 10 OnI, t.a,OOO.OOO

HosroN. June 9.-New England sub
rrip''oNs - tn" l.lhcrty Loan Amounted
to sl2i.ooo, ooo AZ the close Of business
Friday, oui of total quota expected OF
S3""."oo," according 10 tie figure
announced by the Fedora Reserve Bank
to-night. This sum came + ON 1903 .oou
subscribers
An appca' FOR subscriptions il now be-
lng sent throughout this distric; by the
fl"uH, Grain and Allied Trades under
the caption Lend your moneN or give
your life"
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tIon.i o.nL .nn a.
| n .s t....'''' 900, -. wv"
COMPANY .....:.....,........"......: 600
n. ssursnr company! NATIONAL 49, =.
Amcr,c. so,nmer" .,.....,.' ',..,.,,,,.; w."
American American, Manufacturing Company. :.
Ns"ons. bshk oi commerce 80. 'l,oW,W
Duke' HHtonsl bhnk or Com' .
........: 600 q
'sm"s W, Ellsworth, National HANK .
tommerc .................., 5000
r'haicott. aohnson Co, National Bank
~" .nuncrcr .....-.t..,........... 900.
hauNenic Llfc Assurance Society, Ma
=, uonsi bshk OF ommercc. ...... 80. 1000, V
h"rhoio~er weeks, National Bank
." commerce .,,........... .......... 1000
u !. hudson a TO-. National Bank Of
commerce .,................... 3l6.n
jesup Lamont National Bank Of
commerce ....-...,......,..... ........... 500 u
Michigan AlkBli COMPANY. National
Bank Of Commerce. e...................... 5c0 0,
Mutual Life Insurance Company. Ma
tionai Bank Of Commerce. .,............. q. 900 "
Prudential Insurance Company, Ma
scovill Manufacturing Company. Ma
u"nui Dhnk VI commerce. .......s....s
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Helped ny Publicity.

big step forward has been taken in
the Liberty Loan campaign through the
announcement by Secretary McAdoo Of
the total figures collected. according to
Guy Emerson. secretary of the local
publicity committee. 1T is almost a
universal rule" said MIR. Emerson "in
dealing with the American public that
no harm is done by putting the cards on
the table. The totals are now known
and every section of the country will
understand just what its share IL and
Just how much money IL must raise be-
tween now and June Is.
This has been one of the most diffi-
cult campaigns OF education ever under
taken in the world. The America n
people are not bond buying people,
They have been asked to take $1,000
600. 900 In bonds in little over thirty
days. 1t has been necessary to teach
them what a bond is. In addition to
this, we have had to sell bonds to the
public not yet awake to the realities OF
the war. The fighting is 5000 miles
away. Our men are not yet in the
trenches. There have been no Zeppelins
or casualty lists to loosen the purse
strings Of the public
'Tn the early stages OF the campaign
1t was necessary. so far as possible. to
withhold large subscriptions. Too much
American people. the fact that the
United States is worth $3.50. .O0O, ,OO0, 900.
accentuated by the prosperity of the last
few years. made II necessary to Impress
on the average man and woman that his
or her $50 bond would really help the
result. Consequently. In our educational
campaign emphasis has been laid on the
small subscriber and on Aumbers of sub
scriptions rather than totals.
Only Five Days Left.
But now only Ave working days are
left. The Treasury has wisely deter
mined that the time has come to publish
the facts. and we are therefore giving
out the total expected from each city la
this district and the total subscribed to
date The announcements will be made
daily in the future. The committee has
no doubt that every community will put
its shoulder TO the wheel and raise the
amount allotted to II no matter how
hard this task may prove 10 be, We
are at war. The raising of this loan Is
our nrst act OF war. We have got to
do II and 1t must be done by the people
and not by the banks" O..
A survey of the country made by the
Liberty Loan committee OF this district
has revealed that although the United
States is fully alive to the meaning Of
the loan. the. results are far from "A It's
factory. Tho inquiry has developed that
the education OF the people IL complete I:
they are talking and thinking In terms
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-07-12
LITTLE INTEREST
IN CONVENTION
Constitutional Body May Meet and
Postpone Deliberations
Till Later.

Little Rock, July IL Especially
Little interest is now being dis
played in the constitutional conven-
ton, and even those who some
months ago were so strongly in its
favor, are now more engrOssed in
war conditions. What is still more
remarkable is the apathy of the
candidates for clerical positions in
the convention.
1t is thought by many who are
in close touch with things political
in Arkansas, that the convention
will meet and organize, and then
adjourn to "a certain date. There is
no provision in the act calling the
convention to prevent adjournment
for stated periods, and in this man
ner holding the convention over for
an indefinite period without action
being taken. During these periods
of absence, the members viii draw
nothing, and the only intent in
such a program would be to hold
the convention over, to more aus
picious time without requiring an
other convention to be called.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-07-12
CARNEGIE MEDAL
FOR HEROIC DEED
Coach Repairer at Little Rock
Flirted With Death in Saw
ing Two Boys,

Little Rock, July CSpeciaD
Officials of the Missouri Pacific
have started a movement to secure
a Carnegie medal for coach re-
pairer in the employ of the rail
road, who a few weeks ago went
into a sewer tunnel beneath the
Union station, into which two boys
had yonturcd, bringing them out Of
the steam, when others declined to
so to their assistance.
The boys went into the open
tunnel, ana were cut off by eX-
haust steam from the station boil
ers. one was scaldod so he soon
died, and the other was seriously
injured The tunnel was filled
with steam. and the employe took
his life in his hands when he went
after the boys. He declined to
heed warnings, saying he could not
remain on the outside as long as he
Anew the boys were in the tunnel.
He first brought out the fatally
scalded boy, and then returned aft
er his brother.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-07-12

Pctrograd, July 11.-Anoher day records continued
success the gigantic drive Of the Russians Lemberg
The city OF alcz, considered the key to the fortfca
protecting Lcmborg has fallen into the hands OF
the Russian and the fighting today is progressing with
urabaed fury beyond that point and in the direction OF
the coveted goal Of the Galician capital.
The reports reaching the department this morn
ing from the army headquarters at the battle front In
CaIica are of encouraging nature There is no let
up in the fighting and diminishing Of the furious on
ward sweep by the Russian forces. In the fall OF iialicz
Two thousand prisoners were taken along with
thirty-aeycn guns
The Russian forces under the efficient leadership of
General Kornloff have driven farther into the split e
fected in the Austrian line, producing deep wedge
pcicraon south of the city of Lembcrg This piece OF
strategy completely separated the armies OF Gen Won
Bothncr, commanding the German forces, and Gen hT-
hoch at the head Of the Austrians.
The official report says "our drive against Le1berg
is continuing successfully"
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-07-12
VOTE ON FOOD BILL
SET FOR JULY q
Speeches VIII Be Shortened as De
bate Closes-Protest Over
Prohibition.

Washington, July 11.-An agree
ment was reached yesterday to dis
pose of the food bill by July 81.
Senator Chamberlain withdrew the
big stick of cloture which he held
over the head of the senate. And
at last the end of the long debate
is at least in sight.
Following the criticisms of Mon
day that his amendment was uncon-
stitutional, Senator Smoot of Utah
prepared to draft another which
would leave the courts the task OF
fixing the price OF commandeered
liquors Senator Gore of Oklahoma
offered such an amendment included
in a substitute for the entire food
bill. Many senator's, however, held
that any attempt to meddle again
with prohibition legislation would
be q violation of the unanimous
agreement reached last Saturday.
Senator Norris of Nebraska sent
in a harmless looking amendment
which would actually make prohihi
tion permanent With 10 days ot
debate still open, there seems little
doubt that the provisions fixing
prices of wheat, cotton, metals, etc,
will be eliminated There is great
objection to these. 1t appears like
ly that the only control exercised
will be over foods and fuel.
Both the agricultural committee
of the senate and the steering com
mittee had prepared to cut other
necessities than food and fuel from
the bill yesterday. They feared
that the measure would never sue
ceed and it was overloaded. The
securing of an agreement obviated
this necessity. The agricultural
committee held a meeting late yes
terday. There was only a general
discussion. 1t is said the changes
twill be made, not in the committee,
but on the floor of the senate.
The vote will be on July Fl at
I2:30 p. m. From II a. m, on the
preceding Thursday no senator shall
speak more than 10 minutes on the
bill or amendments, and no amend
ments will be offered after 2 p. IN
on Friday. July 20.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-07-12
Ginners Must Pay License.

Little Rock, July Especially
Practically every ginner in the
state of Arkansas must pay license
fee to operate his gin, under the
warehouse act of the 1917 legsla-
ture. The act requires all public
ginncrs TO secure state license,
and the question as to who were
private ginners was placed before
Attorney General Arbucllle Tues
day by Commissioner j. II. Page.
Attorney General Arbuckle on
Wednesday rendered an opinion for
the Commissioner of Agriculture in
which he holds that a private gin
nor is one who gins only his own
cotton If the gin is on a planta-
tion where the work is done by
the day, then it is a private gin.
If the crop is raised on the shares,
or for cash rent, even though it be
ginned by the owner of the land, it
is public gin, according to the
decision.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-07-12
WAR ELEClBLES
ARE INCREASED
Change in Height of Regulation
Will Add Many Thousands
To the Draft:

Washington, July 11.-By o
change in the regulation relative to
the height of soldiers many thou
sand young men have been made
eligible to military service, as was
announced by the war department
this afternoon.
According to this new ruling men
must now be at least five feet anC
one inch and not more than siA
feet and six inches in height.
At noon today twenty states hae
wired Provost General Crowder thai
every local exemption board within
those states had organized and
was ready for the draft machinery
to be set in operation.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-07-12
DRAFT LOTTERY
READY TO BEGIN
Waiting Only for Organization Of
Last Exemption Board to
Report

Washington. July 1.-THE draft
lottery is ready to be conducted
the delay being due to some of the
exemption boards that have not re.
ported their organizations. Within
twenty-four hours after the last
board sends in it's report the draft
lottery will take place. Even one
tagging board will hold up the en-
tire machinery.
It was announced this morning
that more than three thousand
boards have reported ready and
have their registration slips serial
ly numbered and on file in General
Crowder's office.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-07-12
AMERICAN LINER
ATTACKED BY Sub
Experienced Narrow Escape Or
Way 0ver-Torpedo Missed
BY Ten Feet.

An Atlantic Port. July 1l.-An
American liner reaching port today
brought the announcement that it
narrowly escaped destruction by a
submarine on its way across the
Atlantic. The attack on the vessel
by a German U-boat was made on
June 90, and a torpedo escaped
striking the merchantmen by only
40 feet, passing astern. Gunners
on the American vessel fired three
shots at the enemy craft, but no
hits were observed.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-07-12
NAVY AVIATION.

U. S. N. Recruiting Station,
Jonesboro, Ark, July 10,
1917.
To The Editor Of The Para
gould Daily Press;
Sir: | received an order to
the effect that young men
with a fairly good education,
and knowledge of gasoline and
electrical motors, and physi-
cally sound, arc eligible for
enlistment into the u. S. Navy
Aviation Corps; as Landsman
for ouartelmaster, U. S. Navy
Aviation Corps, or as Lands
man for Machinist's Mate, U.
S. Navy Aviation Corps; all
these men that will pass the
required examination will be
sent to the u. S. Navy Avia-
ton School at Pensacola, Fla,
Immediately for further in
struction in aviation. For
further information see U. S.
Navy Recruiting Officer, at
the U. S. Navy Recruiting Sta
ton, Jonesboro, Postoffice.
Hoping you will kindly pub
Iish this in your paper if you
can find the space, thanking
you in advance, / remain
yours very respectfully
M. BINN0CK, U. S. NJ,
Recruiting Officer
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-07-12
PATRIOTISM IN SCHOOLS.

The American School Board
Journal for July contains some
notable steps towards putting
into the schools of the country
what has been shown by re-
cent events to be the great
est need of the American
people.
Love Of country and devo-
ton to Its institutions and
flag seem to have about per-
ished from the land. Loyalty
to the government had be-
come dangerously rare among
the people. The gravest dan
ger to the republic is the dis
loyalty of citizens.
It is an AKIN of education
that what is desired in the
people must first be put into
their schools. Acting on this
central truth, the boards of
education throughout the
country have decided that only
true and loyal Americans can
teach the youth of the coun-
try,
The school board of Colum-
bus, O., has adopted a rule
that hereafter "Unnaturalized
teachers must either take out
their citizenship papers, or
resign from the service"
The board of education Of
New York city has established
a rule that mo person who
is not a citizen of the United
States shall be eligible to
teach in the public schools
after the present year."
The school board of ST.
Joseph, Mo, requires teachers
to subscribe to the following;
Il declare my unqualified al
lcgiance to the government of
the United States Of America,
and I pledge myself by word
and example to teach and inn
press on the pupils the duty
of loyalty and obedience to
patriotic service as the high
est ideal Of American citi-
zenship."
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-07-12
"SON SAFE"
SPARKS THE CABLE,
Paragould Patriot Follows Old
Glory to the Battle Front
In France.
tFrom Wednesdays Daily Press

(From Wednesdays Daily Press)
Maurice Block has safely landed
on, the soil of France, to the intense
delight of his parents and hundreds
of Paragould and Greene county
friends. who had felt concerned for
his safety in Drawing the perils of
the submarines crossing the Allan
tic This good news was contained
in the two words son safe
that spanked in the cable office in
Boston this morning and immedi
atcly wired to j. d. Block of this
city.
Mr.. Block received intelligence
from the two branches of the Am
erican Field Service in New York
and Boston. The message from
the new York branch, pertaining
to the ship on which Maurice sail
ed, reads: ''La Touraine arrived
safely at Bordeaux, France" The
message from Boston conveyed the
cable message direct from the
French port.
Maurice took passage from New
York on June 30th. He has as
rociated himself with the American
Field Service in France, an organ
ization that was established i'll the
early months of the war by patriot
ic men of America who bear the
cntire expense of the huge enter
prise. Each member of that arm
of tic service is required to dcfray
all of his expenses for the period
of his identity with the organiza-
tion and it is purely voluntary.
The duties involved upon these
patriots are varied and hazardous,
the equal in every way to the ser
vice rendered right up on the fir
ing line They are in charge of
ambulances in the thick of the
fight, picking up wounded, convey
ing supplies to the soldiers and
transporting ammunition by motor
trucks.
Jack King. former resident of
service and j. d. Block has receiy-
ed many letters from him. When
the last one was written Jack was
on the scene of the famous battle
of the Marne when General Joffre
rallied the hosts of France and de
iivered blow that has caused the
spurs on the heels of the Kaiser's
boots to rattle till this very day.
Jack writes that he is having plen-
ty Of hard work to do, but he is
enthusiastic in the performance of
patriotic duties.
In a letter just received by Mr..
Block, Jack says: "The work is
very hard We start to drill at 6
in the morning and have half hour
for breakfast from till 1880. Work
and drill till 8, and the work is
very difficult. The scene of desti-
tuition that greets ones eyes is aw-
full. Three out of every five girls
and women are wearing mourning.
If you can guess whore the greatest
battle was fought in 1914, that is
where we are located"
The happiest thoughts and good
wishes from Paragould go in volume
to those two patriotic fellows who
have Offered their services in behalf
of Americas glorious cause in far
away France.
The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1917-07-12

Amsterdam, July 11.-Today's news from Berlin
tends verify the reports of yesterday in which the
designations of Foreign Secretary Zimmerman and Vice
Chancellor Hefferch would be acceptable to the
Kaiser The designations of these noted personages
will probably be accompanied by the retirement of five
other minister's along with Colonial Secretary
5oph who is charged with being in compromise with the
SOCIALIST referendum plan The complex situation is
hat looks extremely aggravatng from the German
point of view
FULL MEETING OF REICHSTAG POSTPONED.
Zurich, July 11-According to dispatches from Ber-
in full meeting of the rcchstag today has been post
ooned till tomorrow. Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg
in conference with the leaders of all factions endeav-
orng to clarity the situation The reports reaching Zu
ch this morning confirm the of five designations
4 state ministers The strong censorship that is being
applied to the of the developments in Berlin
makes it difficult to form intelligent conclusion of
he extent of the 'dsaffccton in political circles
BETHMANN-HOLLWEGM MAKES DECLARATIONS.
Zurich, July 11.-Dspatches from Berlin last night
stated that the German national liberty party formerly
he sanches supporter of the government, held
cutivc conference yesterday evening, at which it
ecided unanimously demand the resignation Of Chan
;cor Beshmann-Hollweg.
Bethmann-iioilweg regards the formula of peace
without anncxations n5~mnntes impossible and
dangerous" He stands pas ae his refusal to
:ermany's peace He lacks it with the asser-
ion:
Germany fight to the last gasp"
Brief Berlin official statements and dispatches quot
ng leading German newspapers furnished the first IN
light yesterday into the political turmoil raging in the
empire They contained brief but significant resumes of
he preliminary battles fought in the meetings of the
eichstags main committee Saturday and Monday They
lhowed that these battles ndecisive. Nothing
;embng even a provisional agreement was reached.
When the reichstag in full session yesterday the big
1artes seemed hopelessly divided and unequvocay op
sosed TO compromise.
Aside from fragmentary quotations from the chan
elors speech before the main committee, which is be-
ng suppressed by the German censor, the impor
ant bit of yesterdays revolved around Dr. Matthias
rzberger the centrist leader who unloosed the whole
term by his violent attack the and
On U-boat warfare in Saturdays session # the
main committee
The Catholic leader has repeated his utterances He
asserted the situation demanded immediate and decided
Action by the reichstag.
"If the government does not separate itself from
he Germanis he threatened, just before the full
echstag session. "the entire socialist party and others
will rally behind the opposition"
Slowly, bit by bit, detailed reports of what
happened in the main committees chamber sessions
are fltering through
NEW COALITION CABINET is PENDING.
Amsterdam, July 1l-According to the dispatches
reaching here this afternoon coalition cabinet in Ger
many is impending. German newspapers quoted as
stating that this movement is