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The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15
BELIEVED l98 DIED
 IN BURNING MINE
FIFTY BODIES HAVE BEEN RICO 4 BRED, 14s MEN MlSslNG-REs-
 CUERS ABANDON HOPE.
MORE THAN 200 ESCAPED
Flames Broke Out in the Night, Start ing From Broken Power Gable That Carried lectricity-Warning
 Was Given Promptly.

Butte, Mont.-With 50 known dead and 14S others still missing, Butte wrestled with the worst mine disas- ter in it's history.
 Fifty bodies had been recovered from the Speculator and Granite Mountain properties of the North Butte Mining Company and hope of fiding alive the 14S missing men has virtually been abandoned
 Fire broke out in the lower levels of the mine, starting from a broken 1 power cable that carried electricity to the underground pumps. Lower levels of the mine quickly filled with smoke and gas.
 There were 415 men on the night shift. Of these 213 escaped through levels connecting with other mines. The gas spread to the Diamond Mine and, it was feared, took further toll of life in that property.
 Helmet men, mine rescue crews and safety first squads from all the mines in Butte undertook to penetrate the gas-flled workings of the Speculator, the Diamond and High Ore mines in the hope of rescuing other miners.
 The fire, which started on the 2,400- foot level, spread quickly, cutting off the escape of men on lower levels Dense smoke retarded rescue work.
 Miners from adjoining properties, ordered up from underground as T precaution, went to work as rescuing gangs aiding national guardsmen who had been called to the scene They were able to do little.
 Warning of their danger came soon enough to permit men on the level to escape. They immediately formed rescue parties and attempted to go down the shaft to the men believed entombed, but failed.
 Joseph Coffemetten and John Boyce, who were the first two men to be taken from the shaft alive, told how they cheated death by cutting the air hose and sucking the air by turns un- til the rescue party arrived. They were on the 700 foot level at the out break of the fire.
 According to miners who escaped from the shaft, the fire started from flames of carbide lamp.
 The men were ordered to report to the timekeeper as they emerged from the mine.
 Two men who were working on the 700 foot level reported that AS had perished on the level where they work ed, they alone being saved.
 All ambuIances in Butte and all physicians in the city were summon ed to the mine to cooperate with the rescue parties. Every safety-ffrst ax- pert in the district has also been sum moned
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15
Will Collect S3q.OCO.

Attorney General John D. Arbuckle left for Memphis to collect a $39,00( judgment against the Union Sand ant Gravel Company, representing an ac. cumulation of taxes and charges due the state for sand and gravel taken from Arkansas streams. A charge oi , cents per cubic foot for sand and gravel taken from it's streams was made by the state at the time the debt of the company accrued. Judg, ment for $39,000 was obtained in the Desha County Circuit. Court last fall on proof that the company had been taking sand and travel from the Ark. ansas side of the Mississippi river The company contended that the Ark. ansas law is unconstitutional, but the conStitutionality of the law and the judgment given by the lower court were sustained by the Arkansas Su, preme Court a few months ago. Appeal to the United States Supreme Court was denied by the Arkansas Supreme Court, and a petition for writ of cer- tioraHi also was denied by the United States Supreme Court.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15
GENERAL WOOD ID
 VISIT FORT ROOTS
WILL MAKE INSPECTION OF FORT ABOUT JUNE 15-PUBL!C RE
 CEPTION PLANNED,
INCREASE IN RECRUITING
New Orders Issued Prohibits All Ref ference to Number of Men Rejected or Accepted For Eniistment-Ap-
 plies to All Military Bodies.
I Iitt1p Rock

llttle ROCK
 President w. B. Smith of the Little Rock Board of Commerce received a letter from Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood stating that he will be in Little Rock about June IS. The letter was in re- ply to an invitauon extended Gen. Wood several days ago,
 The Board of Commerce is arrang ing for a public reception to the gen eral during his inspection trip to Lit tie Rock K
 Orders Of great interest to all Ark ansas were issued at Fort Logan H. Roots. The order prohibits all refer ence to ehe. number of men rejected or accepted for enlistment and no com rarison can be made as to the percen- tage of men accepted or rejected.
 The orders provide that in case the regiment is ordered away, neither off cers nor men will be allowed to in- form their relatives. what point they will go to-. This order applies to all other military organizations as well as the First Arkansas. It was stated that there have been instances where information regarding the destination of troop movements have leaked out through telegrams from officers and men to their relatives. From now on. should orders be received to entrain for any point, the only information that can be given out will be that they are under ofders Relatives will be advised of their whereabout after they have reached their destination
 Saturday will be pay day for the en- listed men of the First Arkansas. Off. cers of the regiment were paid on the first of the month; and the quarter masters corps of officers has been working on the payrolls of the enlist cd men all during this week. All en- listed men will be paid in cash.
 Twenty recruits presented them selves to Lieut.. Old, recruiting officer at the camp, for enlistment with the regiment.
 Recruiting has greatly increased slnce. registration day
 Relative to the men 100 men who are to be sent to Fortress Monroe, Va, this month for service in the coast ar tillery, Lieut.. Herwig, adjutant, stat ed that no further orders have been received. As the instructions stand, the men are to be selected by board which will be guided in it's actions by the records made by the students in training and by the recommendation of their captains
 Maj: Carroll F. Armistead, former Arkansas citizen, who has been com mandant of the University of Arkan- sas for some time, passed through Lit tie Rock en route to Fort Oglethorpe to join his regiment, the Fifty-second Infantry.
 Gov. Brough recently appointed Mai Armistead colonel of the new Arkansas Third Infantry Regiment, but the War Department refused to relieve him from his regiment.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15
DRAIN FAVORITE
 FISHING GROUND
BIG DREDGE BOAT BEGINS DIG CLING DITCH THROUGH FAULK-
 NER'S LAKE.
TO WORK DAY AND NIGHT
Oredge Boat Will Do Most of the Heavy Work, But Some of the Lat eral Ditches Will Be Dug
 With Land Machines.
Little Rock

Little Rock
 The big dredge boat of the l.. T. Hahn Construction Company of l.i.- tie Rock has begun digging the man ditch of the system that will dram Faulkner lake, that favorite fishing and hunting ground east of =Argenta. The spot where the dredge has start ed operations is known as Ntemeyer's brake. It borders on the Galloway pike, about four miles east of Ar genta
 The boat, which starts operations on dry land. digs a hole which rapidly fills with water. Then the big boat is slid into the water and continues t1 dig it's own channel as it advances. In one day it had dug ditch 30 or 40 feet long, seven feet deep and 26 feet wide. Superintendent c. NJ. Young Hood who is in charge. said that men will be worked in three shifts, day and night, until the work is completed. The dredge boat will do most of the heavy work. but some of the lateral ditches will be dug with dry land ma chimes.
 It is an interesting sight to watch the great iron jaws reach out from the boat, seize a great mouthful of mud and slime and deposit it to one side of the ditch. The trees have been cut from the boats path, but the path is thickly studded with great stumps. For the most part the dredge pulls these out and losses them to one side as though they were matches stuck in the mud. Occasionally, however, a venerable old cypress stump offers stubborn resistance and it becomes necessary to blast it out.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15
Incorporation Matters.

Walker-Iines Lumber Company, PerryYille, capital $S,000, paid up S4,- 000; Will Walker president, c. lG Walker vice president, E. C.. Hines treasurer and. secretary.
 Epps Stove and Furniture Company, Little Rock, $10,00O capital. E. J. Epps president, J. M Epps vice presi- dent, Katie Bevalls secretary
 Southern Hardwood Lumber Com pany, of Plymouth, Ind.
 Peoples Auto Company of Little Rock.
 \ Arkansas Ore and Development Eompeny, Mena, $100,0OO capital, $700 aaij in; J. ". Dawson president, w.. a1. Downs secretary-t treasurer. The following corporations surrend- cred their. charters:
 Southern Produce Company, Texar- kama.
 Hindman Bros. Mill Company, Chi uester.a
 Little Rock Flour Mill Company Little Rock.
 L, C., owen & Co. of Keo filed cer- iificate' of change of name to The Cobb Co.,, s. c. Cobb president.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15
Need Harvest Hands.

Wv Sprague, manager of the State Free Employment Bureau of the Labor Commission, received a letter from O. W. Dawson, mayor of Great Bend, Kan, saying that the wheat crop in his section is practically a failure and that only limited num- Der of harvesters can secure employ ment. These will be paid S350 day. A letter from the commissioner of la Dor of Oklahoma says that the work in the wheat fields about Enid will begin June or 10, and that num- Der of men can be employed at $2 a day. No transportation will be fur nished
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15
BRIEF NEWS AND NOTES.

Suit for $1S,0O0, brought by Frank Pace, Little Rock attorney. against Y. G. Richardson and Willie A. Rich ardson of Batesville for fees he sad were due him. was dismissed in Chan eery Court by Chancellor Geo. F. Humphries, and the plaintiff was or dered to pay the costs of the suit.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15
Hopes To Settle Strike.

E. I. Mckinley, deputy state com missioner of labor, left for Fort Smith to attempt to settle strike at tho plant of the Fort Smith Spelter Com pany affecting POO men, who walked out Tuesday. union recently was formed by employees of the spelter company, and members of the union declared that the management was discriminating against them, although the manager of the plant told MT. Me Kinley that no question of their affil- iation entered into his action in dis charging men.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15
Bootlenner Pardoned.

Acting Governor Moncrief issued q pardon to Albert Weaver of LonoHe county, sentenced November Il to one year in. the penitentiarX for selling H. quor, and by proclamation granted pardons, restoring to citizenship Mar shall Eason of Arkansas county, who has served a sentence for petit lar oeny, and Louis J. Dumond of Ark ansas county, who has served one year for grand larceny. ..
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15
GENERAL PERSHING
 ARRIVES IN LONDON
AMERICAN GENERAL SAYS UNIT ED STATES TROOPS WILL SOON
 BE DOING THEIR PART.

< * * * * # * * * X Washington. - One hundred American aviators from the navy flying corps have arrived safely in France for any duty that may * present itself, according to * statement issued by Secretary Daniels. They are the first of the Amer ican fighting forces to reach < France. * @ * * * * * * * *
 London.-General Pershing and his party arrived at port in Great Britain. General Pershing arrived in London in the afternoon. He was well eomed by Walter Hines Page, the | American ambassador; Lord Derby, secretary of state for war; Viscount French, commanding the British home forces and other officers, including Lord Brooks, who will be attached to General Pershing's staff during his stay in England.
 General Pershing said to the Asso- ciated Press:
 "The trip has been delightful par ticularly the latter stages. when we were escorted through the danger zone by our own destroyers. Speak ing for myself and my staff, we are glad to be the standard bearers of America in this great war for civiliza- | tion. The opportunity of landing at a | British port and the welcome we re ceived are very significant and are deeply appreciated. We expect in inc course of very short time to be play ing our part which, I hope, will be a very big part on the western front E
 The expected arrival of General Pershing and his party had been kept fairly close secret from the Lon don public, but the many preparations for the visitors which had been going on in secrecy came into public view | Several floors of rooms in a hotel had been reserved for the American party and the hotel was completely trans formed by the placing of numerous | signboards, the installation of bureaus of information. etc, designed to make the most efficient possible use of the place as temporary American army headquarters. Leading Americans in London appeared on the scene with credentials as members of various | committees. General Pershing and the F officers of his senior staff are to be guests of the British government at the Savoy
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15
kiIlinq WaS Wanton.

Bondon=The mate of the Danish steamer Odense is quoted by the ES- change Telegraph Correspondent at Copenhagen as declaring that while fhe was en route to Denmark the steamer was halted by a German sub- marine, which, notwithstanding compliance with the order to stop, continued to fire, and killed two of the defenseless crew.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15
H. B. Umstead pardoned.

acting governor during the absence Of Governor Trough in Texas, granted pardon to Harry B. Umstead who was serving an eight year sentence for grand larceny, from Marion coun- ty. Umstead was sentenced to two years Imprisonment by the Union Circuit Court for embczzlement in December. 1913
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15
Governor Brouah Named.

Chicago.-Governor c. H. Brough CT Arkansas is named as one of q com mittee of five appointed by Edward Rightor, grand exalted ruler, to decide the disposition of a $1,000,0O0 chari- table contribution to be raised by the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks on account of the war.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15
For More Vegetables.

Washington.-An increased vege- table diet was urged on the American people by Herbert c. Hoover as a means of conserving the supply of staple foodstuffs. In an appeal to the country's housewives MT. Hoover em- phasized the allies needs of staples and the probable needs of this coun try next winter.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15
Benson May Resiqn.

Yonkers, N Y.-Allen J. Benson, who was candidate for president of the United States on the Socialist ticket at the last election, announced at his home here that he will resign from the party unless it repudiate.s the St. Louis convention, April T.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15
To Aid Road Projects.

Money for aid in six Tosd districts amounting to s5S,500, was set aside in the state treasury, and will be available upon the completion of T few technical clerical details in the districts for which the amounts were appropriated. The apportionment has been sanctioned by the State High way Commission, upon the recom- mendation of the Advisory Board of the commission.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15
To Withdraw Prisoners.

London.-Arrangements have been completed with the German govern ment for the withdrawal of all Brit ish war prisoners from the firing line, according to an official announce ment. The prisoners will be kept a minimum distance of IS 1-2 miles from the actual front
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15
E. H. Shinn Appointed.

E.. H: -Shinn of Russellvi1le was ap- pointed deputy Superintendent of pub lie instruction by Superintendent J.
 L. Bond succeeding J. q. Ferguson of Marshall, who has returned home in the interest of his candidacy for delegate to the constitutional conven- .ton from Searcy county. MT. Shinn is, a graduate of the University of Ark. ansas and has been the county exam Iner of Pope county for several years.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15
Iordan'e Son Enlis+s

Salt Lake City, Utah-l<night Starr Jordan, son of Dr. David Starr JCr- dan, the pacifst leader. has signed an application for the naval officers re serve corps. Jordan is 29 years old, married, and gave his residence as Provo, Utah.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15
Report On Insurance.

According to the annual report of the State Insurance Department, legal reserve. life insurance. companies col lected in premiums approximately $3,- 100000 more in Arkansas in 1916 tb-.n they paid out to .beneficaries. The companies include stock fire insur. ance companies and reinsurance con- panies. |-.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15
End Persecution of Jews.

Madrid.-The Spanish government has instructed it's representatives in Berlin, Vienna and ConstantinOple 70 present an urgent note demanding that there be an end to the persecu- tions, deportations and lootings prac- ticed against the Jews in Palestine.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15
Pnrfn Ricane Ia Sar,,s

New York.-Thirty young Porto Iii cans, all between the ages of 2l and 30 years, arrived here on a steamship from the West Indies to enlist in the army They say the war spirit In Porto Rico is strong.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15
Last Hour Recruitino

Washington.-Reg army re- cruiting established a neU daily rec ord when 4,201 men were obtained, as against an average daily figure of l.. 800 since April 1.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15
Commission in Ruccin

Vladivostok.-The United States Railroad Commission to the Russian government, headed by John Stevens. former chief engineer of the Panama Canal, has arrived here.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15
Offers Prison Factory.

McAlester, Okla.-S. l.. Morley, warden of the state penitentiary, has offered the. Red Cross the use of the equipment of the state prison clothing factory for the duration of the war.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15
u-Boat After MonooIis

Bondon.-The American steamship Mongolia fired four shots on June 1 at a German submarine, which dis charged torpedo at the liner. Neith- CT the Mongolia nor the submarine was damaged.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15
To Utilize s7.ooo,ooo.

San Francisco.-More than $7,000.- 900 impounded in local banks pending federal court decisions will be con- yerted into Liberty Loan bonds under orders received here from the Depart ment of Justice at Washington.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15

A fund is being raised to be used in spreading oil the city streets of Leslie. The citizens are responding 1iberally.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15

Red Cross was formed at Osceola with a membership of 221
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15
U. s. Enaineers in France.

Paris.-The United States commis- sion of engineers has arrived in Paris The party consists of Maj. William Barclay Parsons, Maj w J. Wilgus. W. A. Garrett and Capt, A. B. Barber
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15
AN ARKANSAS EPITOME.

Oil has been ordered for the streets of Earle. It is expected here in few days. A man has been employed to put it on the streets.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15
Tmn sites SeIented

Washington.-Columbia, & C., and Linda Vista, Cal. have been selected as sites for cantonments in which forces of the war army Will he trained.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15

Registration day at Pottsville re- vealed that Clarence Morphis and Miss Ollie Bowden of near here had been married for month and were keeping the fact a secret When registrars asked Morphis Are you married or single he was compelled to answer in the affirmative.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15

The Pine Bluff City Council has au- thorized the Board of Public Affairs to buy an auto fire truck and to buy an engine and chassis for the hook and ladder truck at the Centra. sta ton.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15

Four houses and six barns were blown down by a tornado which pass ed through the country two miles north of Harrison.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15

Robert Campbell, who lived near Salem, was accidentally killed when a tree was pulled over by wire stretcher which MT Campbell had at tached to it. A short limb of ths tree struck MT, Campbelrs head, crushing his skull and breaking his jaw.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15

The Rev. Burke Culpepper, an evan gelist, preached to an audience of l. 900 at Augusta.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15

Work has been started on the Lit tie Pock and BatesviIIe highway, the preininary survey having previously been made this far. The, engineer IS in charge are L. H. Mercer, A. I. Block and w. D. Carter.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15

The first car of oil for the streets of Dermott is being applied in the business district. About S1.200 has been raised in subscriptions to pay for the oil and the application The work is under the supervision Of Mayor j. A. Bennett and Marshal Abb Parrish.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15

Nearly 200 organized employees of the Fort Smith Spelter Company went on a strike because the company had discharged Oliver Wolff, president of the Shelter Workers Union.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15

Judge and Mrs. B. F. Greer, who live on Grindstone mountain, near Eureka Springs, lost 75 head of chick ems in one night recently through the depredations of a fox. The fox killed the chickens and piled them five CT. six to a pile.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15

The Rogers Post says there is a small number of disloyal people in Rogers and calls on the loyal people of the community to withhold sup port of all kind from the disloyal
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15

As an evidence of progress and pa triotism the business institutions and banks of Mariana will close every Thursday at noon until September l, in order that the employees may have a half holiday for work in gardens. military duty or wholesome recrea. tion.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15

A Bentonville man has hit upon d novel plan for ridding his premises of the English sparrow He nailed a number of mouse traps on fence posts around his place and baited them with grain. He caught 26 spar rows in one day.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15

Capt A. w Lane, U. s. A., will be at Harrison June to inspect the To- cal military company.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15

The Arkansas Ore and Development Company, which has been doing de velopment work for some months on Flowed Out Mountain, seven miles south of Mena. is loading a car of manganese here to be shipped to the Carnegie Steel Company with whom the company has contracted to fur nish large amount of the ore.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15

l.. T, Murphy is engaged in i'm porting Holstein yearlings from lIii- nois for the benefit of stock rafsers and farmers in Ashley county and families of Hamburg. The owners are enthusiastic over the calves.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15

Arrangements are being made for good roads meeting at Rogers June 1S. when the Ozark trails inspection party of six men will arrive A gov ernment expert from Washington is q member of the party
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15

A. R. Regard. of Earl, Ark, dug a. potato from his patch before May 26 which weighed 10 ounces. MT Bogdrd is in the employ of the Farmers Mer- canttle and Gin Company. This is another example of what can be done with early potatoes in the St. Francis basin.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15

A negro porter on the White River Railroad is in the Boone county jail in default of $1OO fine levied against him for violating the bone dry law. He was arrested by a special agent of the company and found with twelve pints of liquor in his possession. He is the only negro at present in the county
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15

An engineer corps completed the setting of grade stakes and establish ing the grades on the good road that is to be built from Texarkana to Gar land City, a distance of 20 miles.
The Green Forest tribune., 1917-06-15

Snyder buying lumber and arranging for the erection of a derrick at the oil well here, owned by the Louisiana Arkansas Oil and Development Com pany. He says drilling will begin July 1.