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The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30
BOLSHEVIKI TRY Tl
 ARRANGE ARMISTICE
GEN. DUKHONIN HAS BEEN DIS. POSED OF FOR FAILING TO
 OFFER PACT.

Petrograd, via London. - British Admiralty, per Wireless Press. .)-Ni- kolai Lenine and Ensign N krylenko, commander in chief of the new Peo- ple's Commissaries of War, have is sued a proclamation to the army and navy The proclamation says:
 "On Tuesday General Dukhonin was ordered to offer an armistice to all nations, allied and hostile.
 ."The message was received at head quarters on Wednesday and General Dukhonin was instructed to keep the peoples commissaries continually in- formed as the progress of the pour pariers and only to sign an agreement for an armistice after sanction by the commissaries had been received. Hay ing received no answer from Dukhon- in, Dukhonin was asked the reason. He attempted to evade, giving an eX- planation and clear answer to or ders. When a categorical order was sent, instructing him to offer, imme- diately and formally, an armistice for lHe puIpoSe ol coiulieuCiuS pedtc pourparlers he refused.
 The proclamation urged the soldiers not to allow revolutionary generals to destroy the great work of peace. It says they must guard them well, so that lynch law cannot be used against them and so that the generals cannot evade imminent justice.
 The proclamation adds that the sol diers must observe the strongest rev olutionary and military discipline.
 The wife of Premier Kerensky is reported to have been arrested by members of the Red Guard while tear ing down Bolsheviki posters, in which Kerensky was referred to in uncom- plimentary terms.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30
BRITISH SMASH WAY
 THROUGH HUN FRONT
BLOW WAS STRUCK WITHOUT WARNING, NO ARTILLERY PRE-
 PARTITIONS PRECEDING IT.

The Hindenburg line has been brok. en to depth of four to five miles. the war office announces.
 The British troops stormed the first system of the Hindenburg line de lenses on the whole front between St. Quentin and the Scarpe river.
 The British infantry and tanks pressed on and captured the second system of defenses, over mile be- yond.
 The attack was begun by the third army. There was no artillery prepa- ration and the Germans were taken completely by surprise.
 The second system of German de- known as the Hindenburg support line. The British captured Benavis, Lemeau wood, La Vacquery, the de. lenses known as Welsh ridge, and Ribecourt village. Their operations are continuing.
 Several thousand prisoners have been taken
 The whole German line west of the Canal du Nord to the Bapaume- Cam brai road has been captured.
 The British also fought their way through Couillet wood. Lieutenant General Sir Julian Byng is in com. mand of the attacking army.
 The towns of Havrineourt, Marco | inc aff,p ,rt M 4 wood have been captured by the British.
 A large number of tanks moved for ward in advance of the infantry when the attack was opened. and broke through successive belts of German wire defenses, which were of great depth and strength.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30

The executive session of the Ma. tfonaI Farmers Union held at Jones' boro was practically consumed in the hearing of reports, and in some cases the arguments were heated, but all in the very best of feeling The report of the committee on resolutions in part was as follows:
 We pledge our utmost loyalty to cur government and to the boys wear ing our country's uniform in the great struggle in which the nation is now engaged, and we assure the govern ment and our soldiers that back of them in their service We food produc- CTS stand united for the prosecution of the war to a successful end"
 The report also said We are un- alterabiy opposed to large standing armies in time of peace" and that i've protest against any form of uniyer- sal military service" The report also urged that the farm boys in the camps in this country at the next harvest time be given fufiough 10 come home and help save the grain.
 The committee on rural credits said: We indorse the federal loan act and believe it is a start in the right diree- lion; but it is thought best to petition Congress to so amend the law that the landless and homeless man may bor- row as much as so per cent of the value of the lend he may buy for home up to a limit Of S10,000 and that the government issue it's bonds at three per cent and loan to the farmer at four''
 The committee on legislation re- ported: We believe that the burden of the war should not be placed upon the future generations by interest bearing bonds, only in so far as he is absolutely necessary to successfully prosecute it, but should be raised by general taxation so far as possible on congested incomes, war profits, inheri- tance tax and a graduated system of land taxation" It also urged the pas sage of Torrens law, under which the cost of perfecting titles will not be prohibitive, and when it becomes a law will in any state be accepted as sufficient guarantee of title for rural credit loans.
 The last work was the election of tho following officers:
 President. C. S. Barrett of Georgia; vice president, A V Swift of Oregon; secretary.treasurer A. c. Davis of Ar kansas.
 Board of directors: Morris Mcsul- life of Kansas, J. l.. Shepard Of Flori- da. Geo. II. Bowles of Virginia. o. F. Darnblazer of Texas, s. W. Records of South Dakota.
 The delegates were given an inform al smoker and reception at the New Warner House. The selection of the next meeting place was left to the na- tional board. It will likely be Denver or Des Moines.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30
HOUSTON FELICHATES
Praises Arkansas For Its Progress In
 Tick Eradication.

Governor Brough received long let. ter from David D. Houston, secretary Of agriculture, congratulating the people of Arkansas on the prog ress that has been made toward | tick eradication. He reported that territory to be released December
 comprises 13,305 square miles, or the following counties: Baxter, Colum. bia, Crawford, Independence, Izard, | Jackson, Lee, Lonoke, Monroe, Neya. | da, SOuachita, Phillips, Pope, Prairie, | St. Francis, Sebastian, Union, White and Yell and parts of Conway, Desha, | Faulkner Jefferson, Pulaski and Van
 Buren. This will make 60 per cent of
 Arkansas tick free.
 Secretary Houston said that this
 and the territory in other Southern ! states released from quarantine makes a total of 65,520 square miles. There | remain 20,952 miles in Arkansas to be released. and only 349,25 miles of In. tested area in the South
 Secretary Houston said that Missis- sippi,e through an active campaign, has freed itself from quarantine entirely,
 and has driven a wedge through the
 tick belt.
 Secretary Houston said:
 The enterprise of the people of
 the freed counties in providing dip ping vats, their persistence in dipping all of their animals regularly their determination to let nothing interfere
 with the eliminimation of the destruc-
 tive pest, have yielded this result-as ] importpt to the nation as to them selves. l trust that you will communi-
 cate to your state officials and the
 residents of the several counties the earnest congratulations Of the federal
 government"
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30
Study Utilities

The Public Service Commission ap- pointed by Governor Brough to inves- tigate the law relating to public ser vice corporations in other states and to report to the next legislature, held it's first meeting in the office of Atter hey General J. D. Arbuckle. The com mission elected Attorney General Ar buckle chairman and Roy Wood sec retary. The chairman and secretary were requested to confer with all other states having public service commissions and to secure copies of their laws. Governor Brough was in vited to outline his views regarding the commissions work. Those pres ent were: Attorney General Arbuckle. c. A. Buchner, %Millville: George ". Donaghey, Little Rock, and George D. Locke, Fayetteville. Judge Joseph NJ. Hill of Fort Smith, who is member, was unable to be present
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30
TOLD IN A FEW LINES.

RIce groWefs in the Vicinity Of Stuttgart have suffered serious losses from the depredations of wild ducks, which have flocked to the fields where rice is in the shock. Large numbers of hunters were in the fields during the daytime, but did not diminish the supply Of ducks to a noticeable de gree and in spite of the game laws which prohibit the killing of wild fowl at night. many men slew ducks at night in order to protect the grain. One rice grower estimates his loss from the depredations of ducks at several thousand dollars.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30
Plans a Health Survey.

Br. c. W. Garrison, state health of fcer, announced that if the sale of Red Cross seals by the Arkansas Pub lie Health Association, in cooperation with the State Board of Health, pro- duces sufficient funSs trained nurse will make an exteafiye health survey Of the state. This .Gurse will ascer- tain the number of cases of tubercu- losis in each county and the number of indigent cases. The association hopes to put rural help nurse in every county as soon as sentiment is aroused to the danger of tuberculosis.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30
Hold For HiQh Prices.

Commissioner John H. Page said that he believes that if the farmers will hold their cotton seed until the market opens up again, 1t will help to keep the price up. He said there is danger of the farmers accepting al most any price offered on a restricted market and thus assist in lowering the price. Few mills are buying seed because of the government regulations which forbid any mill to have more than 52-day supply on hand.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30
Guard Cotton Gins.

Possible activity of alien enemies Is indicated by the number of cotton gins, warehouses and congresses burned this season. Fire Marshal Bruce T. Bullion has become so con cerned by these disasters that he is sending out 22,000 circulars suggest ing that armed guards be employed and other methods taken as precau- ton against incendiarism.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30
To Assiqn lawyers.

After conference in the governors office, the board representing the American Bar Association announced that within few days list will be made up of members of the legal pro- fession in the state who will be asked to assist the draft boards. The con lrfence was called at the request of the president and attorney general to form county legal advisory boards to advise drafted men on their legal status under the seleetive service act. It was composed of Governor Trough, Attorney General j. D. Arbuckle, w. H. Arnold. T. c. MeRae, J. M. Stay ton and Ashley Cockrill.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30
Try To Wreck Steamer.

Manitowoe. Wis.-An attempt was made to wreck the steamer Warcas. tie, under construction at the yards of the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Com. pany. government yard for Norwe. gian interests. While the engines were being tested, the boat being held by two lines attached to the docks, one of the ropes was cut.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30
German ContraIto Sues.

New York.-Marguerite Ober, Ger man contralto, who was dismissed from the Metropolitan Opera Company "on account of existing conditions Of war;" filed a suit for S50,000 damages against the opera company for alleged breach of contract. She said her con- tract guaranteed a season of 40 nights at $400 night.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30
BRIEF NEWS AND NOTES.

Mrs. C. H. Williams of Joan, Clark county, has sold in the last few months $1O4 worth of honey and s14 worth of beeswax produced by the bees on her place Mrs. Williams attends to the bees herself and thinks the work pleasant as we'll as profitable.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30
To Address Lodge No. i of Elks.

Governor Brough has accepted an invitation to deliver the annual me- morial address before New York Lodge No. l, Benevolent and Protect i've Order of Elks, on December 2 This lodge was organized in 1867, and is the odest and largest in member ship in the United States.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30
0 Succeed I1Crahan1.

Washington.-Ma Benedict Crow ell of Cleveland, Ohio, an engineer of ficer now in charge of the Washington office of the Panama Canal, was ap. pointed assistant secretary of war to succeed William M. Ingraham. Mir h. graham was made surveyor of the port of Portland, Me.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30
Vaccination Protested.

Attorney General Arbuckle, who the compulsory vaccination law, stated that the statutes give the state board of health the power to make such reg ulations, and if case should ever reach the supreme court the court would simply have to pass upon whether the section was reasonable regulation"
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30
Northciiffe To Return,

London.-Lord Northeliffe says he will return to the United States as head of the British war mission after the allied conferences and a trip to the fronts. If the British govern ment desires, he would devote much of this time to the question of aircraft production in the United States.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30
Bank Robber To Penitentiary.

Sheriff Tom Stewart of Pike county telegraph.d Governor Brough asking permission to put Julius Garden, the wounded bank robber, in the peniten- tiary for safekeeping. The Peniten- tiary Commission agreed to take him if commitment papers are made out
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30
Produce Air Craft Fast.

Washingto ton.-Air craft production in American factories is developing so fast that it is said the present pro gram of 22,000 planes and 50,000 mo- tors by July l can be doubled in the last six months of next year, if army needs demand it.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30
A Division of Cavalry

Washington, D. C.-The United States army is to organize division of cavalry This announcement was made by Secretary of War Baker. He said plans for the organization had not yet been completed, but now are before the War College.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30
Painters of 1o To Xnte

London.-The House of Commons unanimously agreed to an amendment to the electoral reform bill giving the vote to sailors and soldiers 19 years of age, instead of 21 years. as fixed by the bill.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30
For Threatenino Ford.

Detroit, Mich.-Judge Huttle sen fenced Jacob Yellin to serve five years in Fort Leavenworth and to pay fine of S1,000 for attempting to extort S10,- 900 from Edsel Ford, son of Henry Ford, by threatening to kill the for mer's infant son.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30
Convention Postponed.

Governor Brough was notified that the fourteenth annual convention of the National Rivers and Harbors Con- gress, scheduled to meet in Washing ton on December g. and 2, has been postponed indefinitely.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30
Cannot Raise prices

Washington. = Coal iobbers and wholesalers were prohibited by Fuel Administrator Garfield from selling coal at prices subject to revision" ]" Hereafter all sales must be made at governmental prices, without any pro vision for revision.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30
U-Boat Reported Lost.

Paris.-A German submarine was destroyed at the time the French steamship Medic, with a cargo of mu- nitions, was torpedoed in the western Mediterranean on September 23, with loss of 250 lives. says a dispatch from Algiers to the Journal.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30

According to the Rogers Co-opera- tive Press, a grain buyer from Okla homa City got in bad at Alpena re. gently. It was reported to Alpena citizens that the buyer had said the grain he was buying was to be shipped to Mexico and that he would sink 1t in the river before he would let the United States get it. mob formed and the buyer was given minutes to leave Alpena. He left.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30
6urninu Board Meets.A

The Burning Board, ss9asisting of the governor, secretary Sf state and state auditor, began checking the re- deemed warrants for the Rtst quarter in the state treasurer's oni9e prepara- tory to burning them.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30
Daniel Willard Named

Washington.-Dani Willard was appointed by President Wilson as chairman of the War Industries Board to succeed Frank A. Scott who resign ed recently on account of i'll health.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30
Franchise Is Extended

London.-The House of Common. unanimously decided 10 extend the municipal franchise to women on the same terms as they now have the par liamentary franchise.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30
Germans On Army Eations.

Washington.-Repo that the Ger mans interned in camp at Hot Springs. N C., eat five meals a day and enjoy many extravagances of diet are de- nounced by the department of labor which has them in charge.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30
Incorporation Matters.

The City Market and Arcade Com pany of Little Rock, filed an amend ment to their charter reducing it's capital stock from $20O,ooO to s10O, GOO.
 The Taylor-Jenkins Tractor Con,- pany of Jonesboro filed articles of Incorporation.
 The Delta Mill Work Manufacturing Company of Dermott gave notice of surrender of its charter.
 Harwell Lumber Company. of Ten neesee also filed articles of incorpo- ra3ion.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30

The Cotton Belt has again placed an embargo against the shipment of cotton to the Texarkana compress. To- cated at TeXarkana. The embargo ap- plies to the company's lines from Pine Bluff to Texarkana, from Mt. Pleasant, Texas, to Texarkana, and from Lewis vile to Shreveport.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30
Harris Succeeds Dozier.

Gov. Brough has appointed s. Scott Harris of Gurdon as justice of the peace to succeed M. B. Dozier of Mis- souri township, who has resigned. Mir
 Harris is editor of the Gurdon Times.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30

The soliciting committee for the Y. M. C. A. war work fund raised s3,500 in Lonoke county
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30

Green Forest has had a raid by grasshoppers. It is supposed they were brought in from Kansas by a wind.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30

It is reported by some of the larg. est rice growers around Stuttgart that more than 20 per cent of the rice crop is yet to be threshed and the last few unfavorable days have retarded the threshing
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30

The Chickasha Lumber Company of Cincinnati, O., has puchased 4,S00 acres of timber land in the neighbor hood of Gillette and will at once be gin the erectiop of saw mills to cw the timber
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30

Arrangements are being made for the opening in Stuttgart of a modern hospital. It is said the Tranquilla Ho- tel will be taken over for this purpose.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30
Brazil Strike Settled

Buenos Aires.-The strike of rail- way men on the Western and state railways has been settled
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30

The volunteer fire department at Earle is reorganizing and arranging for new equipment. There will be a public subscription asked of S1.000 with which to buy new stuff. Five new fire plugs will be installed.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30

President Tabor of Sloan College has rendered his resignation as head of that institution account of i'll health. The resignation was accept ed and Dean Hamilton has been put in charge of the college.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30

Mrs. N E. Judkins, mother of Mrs. s. P. Goodwin of Pangburn. is knit ting socks for the Red Cross and is using the same needles she used in 1861 in knitting socks for the Con- federate soldiers.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30

A military company has been organ. ized at the high school at Harrison by J. o. Michell, a former lieutenant of the National Guard, composed of boys of the high school and junior high school.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30

William Mechanism of England has just been graduated from the gov ernment electrical school at Brooklyn, N. Y.. and is now petty officer in :he navy. There are 112 members of the naval contingent to which MT. Me Clanahan belongs and not one of them is under six feet in height or under 165 pounds in weight
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30

George Lee Blankinship. who lives two miles west of Newburg, while fighting forest fires. was so badly burned that 1t is believed he will lose his eyesight
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30

Five stores, with loss Of s30.000. were burned at Tinsman in the big gest fire ever occurring in Tinsman. The origin is unknown. Practically no insurance was carried by the firms suffering the heavi . losses.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30

Four sons of Mir. and Mrs. F. K Stratton of Blackton, Monroe county, are now serving their country with the colors.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30
l.. Vandervoort, member of

l.. l.. Vandervoort, member of the 4a committee on food conservation. l secured the consent of practically every hotel and restaurant proprietor in Paragould to serve no meat Tues. day and no wheat bread on Wednes. day.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30

Land in Arkansas is patriotic. The other day an ear of corn having red. white and blue grains was discovered in Poinsett county and now one with grains similarly colored has been brought to Green Forest in Carroll county.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30

representative of the Cotton Belt railway has installed straw com. press at Gillett for the baling of rice straw. Twenty-Five tons of compress. ed straw can be shipped in a medium car.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30

The state fuel administration open ed headquarters in Little Rock.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30

A home guard company has been organized at Tuekerman.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30

The Red Cross of Wilson has sent two boxes to the soldiers in France, a boy of comfort and box of cheer.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30

The Arkansas Light and Power Company of Marianna Is advertising for cord wood to be used instead of coal. They offer to pay s250 a cord and take all that is offered Every time we use two cords of wood we release one ton of coal to Uncle Sam, says the advertisement.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30
U. S. Loans To Farmers.

Washington.-Loans of s7,374, ,oOo were made to farmers in October un- der the federal farm loan system.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30

Judge Lon T. Jones has returned from Kansas City where he sold car of hogs which he raised on his farm near Ashdown. The car brought $500.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30

Furniture and fixtures for the new postoffice building at Philadelphia are being installed. Ali J. Stilz, eontrac- tor, says that the building will be ready for occupancy within two months.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30

Tom Blayloek of the Great Lakes naval training station is spending q part of his furlough in Glenwood with friends He says he likes the navy fine.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30

The Arkmo Lumber Company has bought three lots across the street from its property at Earle and is put ting in a modern woodworking plant to cost about SG,500.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30

Turkeys are being bought at Ozark for 20 cents pound, cheaper than pork, for butchers are selling pork at 30 cents pound Chickens are Is cents. butter 30 cents and eggs $ cents.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30

Alex Posey. postmaster at Dogwood, Grant county, has resigned and as no one seems 10 desire the job the post office there probably will he discon- tinued.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30

M L. Swihart has raised $500 bush- els of sweet potatoes on 20 acres of ground near Leachville. The potatoes are now selling at $100 per bushel.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30

Last Sunday morning resident of Searcy was preparing cheese dress ing for toast for breakfast. She tast- ed piece of cheese and discovered a gritty substance. Investigation proved the cheese contained quanti- ties of glass flakes.
The Monticellonian., 1917-11-30

Negro farmers of Darysaw. Grant county. are organizing to erect four mill. They will plant considerable acreage to wheat this year.