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The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-05-19
COmI)A ANY NEEDS
50 MORE MEN
Gut Of 60 Examined IS Pass Physical
!estS-Guard 0fticers
We're Here Two
Days,

The AshdoWn National Guard Com
paoy needs 30 more men to bring it
up to war strength. Boys and men OF
this and surrounding counties ere
asked % enlist in this company at once
and so with the boys from this part OF
tie state
Major ". G. OWHsbey and Lieuten-
ant walter Ebecle. OF the A A1Iiansas Ma
tional Guard, were here Thursday and
Friday examining the men and must
cling them into service. Lieut.. Eber-
le, TIC medical officer, conduc ed the
physical examination, which was most
rigid. Out Of 60 men examined only
80 stood tie test ana were accepted.
Something like 40 failed to come in
TIE officers VII return again later
and examine the o5aers. Some Sc
more mea will be neadea
Those who stood the tes IS and are
nov accepted are:
Isac Snyder l.. G. Guica Jack Bush,
Clyde Phillips. \ A. Simpson, Lee
Gorham, Curtis Horton, Earl Breed
love, Jake Cobb, Burl Keenan, T. H.
Freeman, Raincy Brown, Locke Love.
Hal Perkins. G. {. Harris. Walter
eau der, Henry Parker, Clarence Han
hins, Jesse Parker, William Reed, Ed
ward Holmes, Hugh IIedgeeocll, Viii
liam Cornish, Francis Patterson, Sid
ney Phillips, Lonnie Pugh. Jee Wilson
Jno. Hanna, Joe CaDshaw Ch"s Ste,
pt2ns, Geo. W. Ell, Keaie Waldrop,
Joe 3oll. Koss Cotb, \. p. Kirk.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-05-19
COTTON HAS BEEN RETARDED
Torn 4 so Set Bac:,, But Winter u neat
Generally Growing iYeH.

Washington. May 16.-More season.
able weather cond tions during de
week .ust ended caused crops to make
excellent progles i'll the Western half
Of the country, but in Eastern dis
tricts, extreme cold Was decidedly un-
favol able.
The national weather and crop bul e.
tin today said cotton and corn and
some garden truck were retarded and
considerably damaged by the contin-
ucl cold weather. The week Was more
favorable for farm Wark however, anG
scoi progress was made in ali sec
tions. There are many reports of iii
creased acreage OF food crops, al
though the necessity CT Ieplanting ana
the lack o. labor VIII reduce the in
tended increase somewhat.
Winter whea is making good growth
elcept in Ok ahoma. Corn is being
alanied on much of lhe abandoned VIM
ter wheat acreage in Nebraska. Spring
wheat is making excellent growth IN
tae Southern ana Central states of the
belt and on the Pacific coast. Cool
weather in cen3al and eastern d S
trirts vas uniavorable for corn and in
places much Will need to be replant-
ed.
In the Southern states, cotton was
unfavorably affected and corn made
slow growth. There are many reports
of increased acreage for potatoes
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-05-19
FARMERS FIGHT
Two Elmore Farmers Badly Cut and
Bruised hut viii Recover.

Emanuel Pounds and \. c. Stephens
two we'll known farmers living in the
Elmore neighborhood near here, en-
gagged in a difficulty Wednesday morn
inc. and as a result both men are pain
fully injured. stephens is bruised in
many places over the head, and Pounds
has Is knife wounds. Both men are
now out of bed. The trouble occurred
in the field of Stephens. The cause OF
thu trouble is not stated. "a,
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-05-19
SCHOOL PROGRAM
Primary and intermediate Departs
Had Good Program Thurs
day Night.

A large crowd heard tie program
Thursday night Al the school audi
torium, which was rendered by the
urinary and intermediate departments,
school entertainments in Ashdown
never fail to draw record crowds,
which indicates the interest among
the patrons is good. The program
was full of the patrio&c spirit, and was
carried out in the readings and drills.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-05-19
NEGROES PAyEi0TI(
viii Have Rig Flag Raising Day al
Richmond Sunday.

J. NJ. Harris, pastor Of the New Zion
Baptist church at Richmond, is adVef-
tising patrio .ic rally at that place
Sunday. There will be a business
mems league, flag raising and patriot
ic speaking. as listed on the circulars
A number of prominent speakers will
be present from Texarkana. People
both white and black are invited from
a. over the county.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-05-19
WARM WEATHER TO STAY
nited States Bureau Predicts No More
nseas0nable Temperatures.

Washington, May 15-The Weather
Bureau announced today THAI the APP
pearance "of the summer type of
pressure distribution indicated warm
er weather. There is no probability
of return to unseasonably low temp
eratures for some time to come, 1t
says. h1
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-05-19

graduated down to Sc additional
monthly for those receiving $40 or
more.
Prohibiting sale of liquor at, or near,
army training camps and otherwise
prohibiting morals Of the soldiers.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-05-19
Some Fine Wheat.

DR. Judd had some specimens o.
wheat in town Thursday, which was
grown on his farm. The stalks We're
feet 6inches high with heads 6 inches
long. He has ten acres which wilt
average 20 bushels per acre, He will
save the wheat for seed next year for
our farmers
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-05-19
C0N.2:CRIPIION
FINALLY PASSED


was taken By Congress- today on the
war army bill. The Senate. G5 TO s.
adopted the conference report accept
Cd yesterday by the House. Wee Plesi-
dent Marshall and Speaker GIalk viii
sign the bill tomorrow and send it to
the White House for President WI
so1s approval. /. plo1abiy VII be ,aw
before tomorrow night.
The bill provides Ter "a sing b. Sc
! lactiye con5eliption a War army in in
crements OF 100000 men from i to 30
years OF age It also authorizes. with
out directing, the president to raise
vo unt9ar forces which Colonel toose-
Jeia desires 10 take to France. ana
+ greatly increases the pay OF al esl s.
ed men.
Aext E6mes the BRA (.
Immediately after the president
signs tie bill, he Will. by proclamation,
designate the day for registration OF
the 19.o00,00o or more men Of tie pre-
sc.ihaa ages. Registration books are
in the hands eg state a4d losl au-
thoGitias. BIZ g2&iar General GTo#aer,
the provost marshal general expects
to have lis colaplc.e lists i'll Washing
ton within five Gays after reg!sHatins
begins.
Then viii como the task Of qaIactiHs-
III, first half million. exem1gting tie
nbvs3co1r, unfit those vftb danand-
~, . snd ,,an VIII, 80 neela4 ao tho
farms aud in industries. The process
o. ssIactiao rrobab'y will fa Fomr,ef.
od 1ano. teqora tho men 10 wanted
! Socrafa3s. RaIfer to4az.- -e,5d fi.at to-
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-05-19

Miss Idell Furlow returned Thurs
day from a visit at Nashville and Ami
ty. She was accompanied home by
Bessie and Dixie Nolan.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28

ments, the proceeds to So to a soldier
 athletic fund Peel wfffedoha4a ser vice tropRysto the winning teams. ! The associationpshes satd. hes seat
 more than 800 socers featballs to var iouss cantonmentssz Ther game Is rap-s dlyegroWtng in the arm1.a as4s:. sssys
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28
. VIOLATES ANOTHER PROMISE.

London, Dec. 28-4Another proof of the German disregard of promises and agreements has been furnished in the British advance toward Cambrai
 Some lime ago Germany signed sol-
 e1nn.. e11ncLnn agreement with Great Britain providing that no prisoners Of war would be employed within 19 miles of the front line. But two Russian pris-
 oners were f;found blythe British in
 German dugouts at Anneux, which was barely four miles from the lines as they lay at 'the opening off the ,Cambraf attack. '74 Moreover; these Russians had seen a party of Sap' to 400 British prisoners at work near Cambrai, about eight miles from the old front lines, s''- '''' ! f The Russians told pitiful story Of Ill treatment and suffering They bad to subsist Under German. regula-
 tions, on half a pound of bread and
 some grass soup. daily. As punish
 ment for minor offenses they. were
 strung up to poles with their feet
 just touching the ground. Men were
 baYonetted or shot for. refusal or in
 ability to work. until, from one cause
 or another, only 260 men remained
 cut of a. camp of 500 prisoners.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28
CHILDERMAS.

NJ This is Childernas Day, on, in the calendar of the Roman Catholic church.. the Festival if the Holy In- nocents, comme,norating the nassa- ere of the children of Bethlehem by the forever infamous King Herod. A pleasant custom long connected with the observance of the day was that of arousing the youngsters of the household on Childermas morning by the application of stick. or ~. lash where it would be most effective. This was expected to impress upon the youthful mind the great good fortune of living in a day and century where the worst that could befall youngsters was a sound whacking, whereas the unhappy children of Bethlehem lost their lives, This custom, owing to the rising intelligence and power of children, died out more than cen- tury ago. It is fortunate that this is so, for the youngsters of this day and country would never stand for it.,' In the words of Mr. Ruggies, Tt would never do with us."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28

think for moment that tive thought
 that life held nothing for, us than
 the earthly body we, posses, we would
 fight with such a, confidence and .eag- erness? We would. not be able to-. be- cause we would do everything in our power to preserve this life. of ours. Butaaseeing men die as I have seen them know better. than to-, disbe- neYe in future life. And because we have no fear of death, every one of US fling ourselves over the, bags and on to the Huns with a fierce, al
 most savage joy. We are almost Jap anese in our -fatalism, and because that spirit is sw coping among our men we are going to win this ewar.sWe don't believe it possible that men who go into battle, knowing that they $are fighting for, righteous cause, and unafraid of death, can be beaten back forever. Some day, at some point, the enemy must weaken, and then we will sweep over the tops and nothing win hold us back: We know 1t just as surely as we know the sun will rise tomorrow" u VI :.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28
FARMERS ARE
 SENSITIVE ON FOOD IMPORTS
Problem of Supplying World With Meat and Wheat Is
 Largely One of Money.

The development of food supplies in nearby countries is a point to be con- s1dered-. Our farmers are sensitive on this, as they feel already the conpe- tlf1on- of imported foods. But in tlaney or scarcity, the working popula- uens must be fed, even if a good deal has to be taken from outside.
 south America forms the most con- siderable nnutilized field of the worlds possible food supply, There are great spaces just across the Car ibbean Sea whose resources are scarcely touched. Vast domains of good farm and grazing land. lie idle because of lack of Transportation. Cat tic could be raised there as they used to be raised in our western states, Vast hordes of wild cattle now roam these plains. r
 The possibf1ftfe Of South Ame4fca wheat production are linaitlsss, Ar gentina is the only, country that now exports wheat. Even in Bolivia with all It's resources they have to import 26,seo tons of flour annually to feed theHEselves. The reason, why these resources are not helping to feed our people In this world crisis, fss the cost or getttng products to the market when they have to be transported over painless plains on the backs of mules. When rallroads are built, a great new supply of food will be produced.
 The Canadian wheat fields offer a large chance for expansion. Yet 1t is not good policy for American farmers to rush across the line. These lands can be had cheap but the settler has to pay fn other ways. Many of these Hands arc In a very rough state, and require costly working over,
 There Is land enough on our, side of the line to feed our people. It must
 be made possible for young and ambi-
 tfous men to hire money at low rates.
 Farmers should not be compelled to
 lead tAenaselves down with mortgages
 at 10 per cent. interest.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28

Farmer Want Ads. One cent Word
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28
Muphy-White Battle

Australian Billy Murphy and Tommy White fought a s2-round draw at San Francisco on Dec. 2S, 1892, Just 25 years ago today. Billy had won the worlds featherweigAt title about three years previously by landing his Mary Ann On Ike Welr, the Belfast Spider, but soon lost the honor, Whtte,a Chi. oago had, never held .. title, but he was better than lots of the boys who have been decorated with the belt. This was not the first meeting between Murphy and White, for the latter had been defeated by Murphy at Chicago in 1890. On another occasion White was in the ring with Murphy, but that time Tommy was referee of bout be- tween the Australian and Sig Hart in Sioux City. Billy had an idea that he was a great orator, and he always Insisted upon addressing the crowds before and after fight h the Sioux City fight Murphy put over his famous right wallop, and then, thinking his opponent was done for, began his ora ton Hart got up, and Murphy was that he didn't hear the ben ring. While be was spouting away, Tommy White counted him out
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28
TASHUA AND LONG HILL.

Drs and Mrs. >Charfs Gallup are gFandpsreEats to afdaHghteTs a born to 1EFs and Mrs. H. Edward James of hWe4hexshe1d.
 MSS C1az4ce B. Bray, who is, a stu N Y. b spending Christmas week in Loag Hfn wien her parents MT. and < 1GkR Frank Bray.
 1fn and 1Ers Hart are moving this week to Washington, Conn.
 .AsApec4aA meeting of thesboard of dNechors was held in the gymnasium WSaA AesdAsfs eVealA1s The following clnfEzsea were appoEnpeds Physical ] d ds1aetren&, Rev. MT. Potent edaca- tionaE 1Ers Richardson, religious, Mr. Leslie Whitney; social Howard Ran
 TnS engagenaent Of LeGEaade G. Beers of Long Htu to Miss Loretta Paae, daughter of MT, and Mrs. H. <Wg Page ofez9 Clifford street, is an- S6Nneed
 An erte4%aaanasn& win be given In the gSRnasfHM JaTs 1Ss
 GeoEge Jennings and Miss Dorothy of 1EFlfofd are guests of MT. and Mrs. CH6x7es Jennings.
 1kr. and Mrs Lynn Abbott are the pfohd parents of a daughter born Monday. f
 Eeveafy@Tve members were added to lfhe Red Cross drive in Long Hill ana Tashua- This Is considered 2 largen ulnDer as nearly half the peo- ple had already joined in Bridgeport sksec4uan Howard Randall was cam vazssr and his helpers were Cfar5ce Br1vs Eleanor Sherman and Ernest Sherxnan-
 The new Methodist church and the gyunas1m are wired for electricity.
 Mrs Charles Jennings .1s confined tosher. bed swith an attack of grip
 1Erz Charles Bradley of Bedding was a Christmas guest of her daugh- ter, Nrs Arthur Jones of Tasaua-
 Services were held Sunday morning in the new Methodast church for the first time and the bell was rung om- eisa1x Sunday evening, also for the Gxz
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28
WHY MEN IN THE TRENCHES
 BELTEVE IN THE FUTURE LIFE,

Harry Lauder tells in thes January American Magazine Of his experience in France, and he says:
 'I spent many days in the trenches: the rest camps, the hospitals, and in the surrounding towns, and the most definite impression I carried away was one concerning the spiritual at- mosphere which surrounds the French and English soldiers in France. I talked with some of the men for hours at time about their experiences in battle, about their thoughts of home, about their feeling toward the; enemy, but the one thing Iscame away with above all other impressions, was the conviction that every single one of these men, no matter what manner of lives they had lived before, now pos- sess a calm, clear conviction that if they fall in the thick of the fight; they will pass into the life beyond
 That's why we take such chances one man told me simply. Do you
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28
MEN AND BEARDs z,

War has always affected mems per sonal habits. Some say that men are are going to wear boards now It ap- pears that the French, and Italian sol Siers all have, them. The French of ficefs who have come to this country to give. instruction are setting the style to. many of our military men. .-, It will be, recalled hoy. quaint. the
 old Civil War pictures looked with all aaIlll the soldiers. wearing boards. The pic lures. of the French and Italians around the camp fires might have been taken back in ,61. s,-.-.sY.r .sr
 sr The English soldiers <sti1 shave their faces and regular exercise with the razor is q part, Of Tommy Atkins All 1r daily duties, He feels better for. 1t. The smooth face is popular with most American young men. Unless condi- tions get unexpectedly hard in the trenches. he will be apt to cling to his old habits. a a s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28
PRESIDENT WILSON, 61 TO-DAY, IS A TYPICAL "CAPRICORN MANI

President Wilson passes his. sixty first milestone today as a man upon whose decisions the fate of nations depends. Never in the history of the United States, and rarely in the his tory of the entire world, has mankind in general followed so eagerly the dic- tates of one man. Upon him, in a great measure, depends war and peace in the world today. : =
 Thomas Woodrow .Wilson-for that is the presidents full name-- was born at St Staunton, Va, Dec. 28, 1856, the son of clergyman. While few intel ligent people nowadays have any re- spect for asrology. it will be general ly' admitted that he iss a tEptcalt ,ex- ample of the '.Gapriconn man, ''&@ and possesses nearly. all of the good squai- ties attributed by astrologefs to men born under this sign Inspiration: and absorption, and devotion. to: duty are declared to be among the higher attri- 'butes of men born during the eaperiod ruled by Capricorn, the a-goat. They are described as high-minded, self confident, deep thinkers, 7sand z good teachers, and are likely to seek dis tinction in the political world. :: They are public spirited, independent. born leaders, with executive temperament, and hold high ideals" says one astrol- oger. eAThey are natural leaders of great moment They resent interfef- ence, and never 7meddle xwith the af- fairs of others. They are kindSheart4 ed but undemonstrative.5 loyal bntssez cretive They are often impatient4With details" 5...> .,5r;:r4 f s-a
 Judging by precedent, President Wilson's birth month was suspicious as three chief magistrates of there public have been born in December. The last three ands. the first four months of the year include, the, birtha days of all but three of@the Presidents of, the United States. s<TtWpSWeretborn in January, three in February, four, in March and four in April 4- May and June are apparently ,unlucV months for Americans. with high political ssnz bitions, as not one president hassbeen born in those months. July, August and September each include the birth day of one president October had four, November. four, and December three. The twenty-n1ntho Is. the most suspicious day of. the month, with three presidents born on that date. Two each were born ons the fifth, the fifteenth. the twentythird, the twen- ty-seventn and tAs vtwenty-eighthe days of the various months. t. Not a single president of the United Staees :, was ever born on. either, the first or the last day of the month. w A fourth of sall the presidents have been born on the twenty twenty-eig Or twenty ninth. ,-i,..c7.4f f as 4
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28

Mrs. Arthur Jones of Tashua is spending a few days in New York city,. .
 The Sunday school room of. the new Methodist church was opened Friday evening for the first tisne. A fine entertainment was given by a magician from Bridgeport.
 Paul Schmidt of Tashua IS i'll at home with the chicken-pox. a.s,
 Miss Edith Woodruff of New York spent Christmas at the home of MT. and Mrs. Harry Swauey,
 A Christmas entertalnment .+. was held at the Christ Episcopal church, Tashaa, Christmas eve A beautlfully decorated tree was much enjoyed by all.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28
SOCCER GAMES FOR ARMY ENCAMPMENTS

g Chicago, Dec. 2ss - Peter J. Peel president of the United States Foot ball association, yesterday announced plans for a championship series of
 soccer games between army canton
 ment teams. It is planned to play
 the contests in cities near the canton
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28
Today In Pugilistic Annals.

a1924-Jem4 Ward defeated Phil Sampson in 37 rounds at Stony Strat@ ford; England. $. - .a.-s-ssa4.sS F; '
 r1sS6-John L.; Sullivan and Duncan Mcdonald fought four-round draw at Denver. rc 3ys..s .s= =ss77.s s-e1ss ,.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28
COAL SHORTAGE TOTAL.

New York. Dec, Shortage of coal was given by the board of health today as one of the reasons for 7s deaths here by pneumonia within the last A hours, the highest record of deaths from this disease in one day in the last five years
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28

John T. Dempsey, who in 1900 was employed as a despatcher for the B. R. T., was made vice president of the company. .-7+
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28

: W. B. Colver; of the Federal Trade. Commission testified that the shortage
 of coal was due to apee1e1<ton last summer and slow traaE
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28

FUNERAL BOUQUET AND 5
 DESIGNS JOHN RECK & SON
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-03-23

u ARTS March Sa Correspondence of the Associated Pre)
continues and the pursuit of the French
British though ackenng slightly because of the difficulties
advance proceeds still pushing forward with
possible speed the heels of the fleeing foe Neither Of the
great Allied armies suffering much in the pursuit although the
mans making stand and fighting guard action wher
possible the ground permits Of imposing momenta
check upon the enemy .rb
The steady advance Of the French troops continues
reported that every pecauon is being taken avoid traps which
may have they reiterated 1t is known thai
they breaking down the bridges all the they
crossing they earward and devastating the country
they go *l
Fruit being destroyed and wells and springs polluted
destroyed that the French troops finding increasing diff
fcuy continuing their until their transport arrives
The has already reached within
half miles of Saint Quentin the key to the district and the mme-
date objective Of the French pursuit.
This city now reported to be strongly fortified by the Ger
and it Is possible that the pursuit may be held up
desperate eaguard action with the delaying
of the Allies and giving the Germans reach lines
of defense ~ 5sg$ r. yf< $3.50" .-5a. &
French little difficulty in advancing and
their losses in the actions which being fought
have been but slight They have crossed the Quentin
Tergner important railroad station which they occupied
and consolidated they proceeded and region
furtller and important progress reported
The British also pushing ahead rapidly according the
of Saint
attempted TO with machine infantry reported
equipped fighting this locality yesterday
Of the field variety m lines of ORDER the delight
The British have vicinity
reported the villages
also reported that X is reaching direction
Quentin the
while the French are but four and half miles from it the south