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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-27
ALL STATES SHARING
 IN FEDERAL ROAD AID
Government Appropriate> Millions of Dollars for Construction oi Roads
 and Highways.

Washington. D. C., Dec. 26.--AN the states of the Union have availed them selves of the opportunity of participat- ing in the benefits of the federal aid road act, which appropriated 75 mil lion dollars for the construction of post roads and 10 million dollars for foreSt roads, according to the report of the director of the office of public roads and rural engineering, United States Department of Agriculture. That the passage of the act has stim' ulated road building is shown by tue fact that in 1916 there were approxi- mately fl million dollars of state funds expended for all highway pur- poses. and it is estimated that ill the calendar year 1917 the aggregate cX- penditures of state funds for this pur- pose will be at least 60 millions. A number of the states have made specific appropriations to meet fed eral aid dollar for dollar. Among these are New York, Illinois. Michi- gan. Rhode Island. Nevada. Iowa, Florida and Vermont.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-27
FAMOUS HORSES AT AUCTION.

New York, Dec. 26.-Many cele- brated show horses are on the list to be sold at an auction sale which will be opened at Durland's Riding acad- emy tomorrow. The principal consgn- ment will be the Hamilton stable, owned by James Cox Brady, and whichNincludes many horses that were big winners at the recent Madison Square Garden show. The prominence of these horses 'has led to marked interest in the sale, and number of well known horsemen from various parts of the country arc expected to be present.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-27
CROZIER'S RECORD AGAINST
 HIM.

Mai. Gen. William Crozier as head of the ordnance department of the American government is a man wor- thy of attention. His position com mands respectful reconsideration. There may have been others connected with the American forces who would have made better ordnance chiefs, but the fact that the major general has held the position for many years indicates at least that there has been no lack of confidence in his judgment by the powers that be.
 Therefore, when Crozier testified to the senate military affairs committee regarding the lack of guns and am munition in France, his words ob- tained wide currency. The major gen eral pointedly blamed and criticised everybody but tho ordnance depart ment, including congress.
 The weakness of Crozier, however, was brought out clearly in the tcsti- mony of Col. Isaac Lewis, inventor of the famous machine gun bearing his name.
 Colonel Lewis, to be sure, is a biased witness regarding his own gun and it's high qualities. This We must overlook.
 But the facts between Crozier and Lewis are these: That Lewis invented machine gun that was credited with being a great advance over any ever deSised; that he offered it to the United States, and that Crozier, as ordnance chief, tlatly turned it down in favor of a machine gun that damned at Columbus. N. M, allowing most of the Villista raiders to escape, and which is credited with jamming regularly wherever used.
 Continuing the facts. they are these: That Lewis, turned down by Crozier took his gun abroad, where England bought the rights to make it; that France adopted it's principles; and so did Germany. Virtually all the machine guns being used in Germany today are based on the Lewis princi- ples.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-27
FARMERS WEEK AT PENN.

State College. Pa., Dec. 2G.-The annual Farmers Week." winter school for farmers and their wives at Pennsylvania State college, was open ed today and will continue through the remainder of the week. A special theme of the week will be co-opera- tion among the farmers flo rthe pro- motion of food production and con servation. Other wartime topics of particular interest to those engaged in agriculture will receive attention in the addresses and discussions by noted experts.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-27

This ought to be sufficient evidence that Crozier made huge blunder- and. the blunder wouldn't have been so bad if he had rectified it later, which he didn't do.
 Consequently, to an unbiased ob- server, it looks very much as if Cro- zier has been trying to unload some blame for conditions he may have had the leading part in causing to exist.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-27

Pine Bluff has responded gencr- ously to every appeal made in behalf of humanity. After giving money, food and clothing at different times in the past, yesterday it gave shoes. And the shoes, old though some of them arc, will afford as great relief, comparatively speaking, as any of the other gifts.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-27
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
......,....-......e ...
One Hupdred Years Ago Today.

One Hundred Years Ago Today. 1S17-nispersal of the forces of Baji
 Rao and end of the Manhatta
 rule in tle Dekhon.
 Seventy.fivc Years Ago Today. lSf2-Tle Spanish Government de
 clared the instruction at Bar.
 celona at an end.
 Fifty Years Ego Today. 1Se7--First meeting of the provincial
 legislature at Ontario.
 Twenty five Years Ago Today. 1S92-John r. Rcckefeller made a
 gift of s1.ooO,eoo to Chicago
 university.
 One year Ago Teday im the War. Dec. 27. 19l6--Eussians fell back on the Mcldavian frontier. E,!tish air men destroyed Chjkaldir .Eridga or Bagdad railways; Germans claim.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-27

Some interesting dope is at hand on the coming Fred Fulton-Billy Miskc bout, Recent records show that Miske was easily defeated by Kid" Nor folk. that the "Kid' was knocked cut in two rounds by Sam Langford, and that "Tar Baby Sam" was beaten all the way by Fulton.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-27
A College Education.

A story not new. but worth n,o.,,3 Ing, is once again going the ropnls lsis < hng,and' Two boctmakers, whose x establishments faced each other in A. ss village high street, were very dlsti,a, ly rivals. One of them had so, ;. coiiese and in the first week of hts VI, cation, there appeared in the shon ,yIn. dow the motto: Mems Conscia I,pcta, His rival oyer the way vas for sons tune a little nonplussed, !'nt within | few days he arose to the occasion ,na there appeared in his window n cati bearing the legend, "Men's aud Won. en's Conscia Rccti."-Christian Mo.l tor. al
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-27

Now, let's line up for the 1918 free, for-all and make it even a greater year for Pine Bluff than has been 1917.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-27

The South is making millions out of cotton, according to the financial writers, but judging from the amount of cotton in some of our wool clothes somebody else is not doing so badly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-27
PRESS COMMENT.

When the worst has happened Ger many may gladly find refuge in the declaration of the allies for the pro- tection of the rights of weak nations. News.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-27

Why not law providing that in case the accused is pretty she shall be dismissed and the state saved the cost of trying her for killing her hus- band ?-Terre Haute Star.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-27

If the Bolsheviki can take the Rus sian government to Berlin it need not surprise the world to sec it done.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-27

III He w will do it. The big drive i, :,
 and the farmer will be in s tbs is t,.'l M ranks F; of them that go over w 'lh tb. li,s N
 That is, every farmer who thint, nv " " reads and plans intelligentlv fns fos s. ssa oig task that is awaiting him will VII S Ss Agricultural VI <
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-27

The next time it is announced that Russia has staged a "blodless revolu- tion" we're going to wait for the of- ficial report before rendering con- Philadelphia Inquirer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-27

Thirty-six billions, Secretary Me Adoo's estimate of the cost lof the United States of war for two years, is an item hard to grasp, but democ- racy has no price that democrats can not pay.-Ncw York World.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-27
WORTH REMEMBERING.

The learning and knowledge that we have is at the most but little compared with that of which we are ignorant.
 Plato.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-27
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published here in.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-27

The average citizen will find that one of the easiest things he has been asked to do in order to help the war along is a faithful compliance with Secretary McAdoo's request. to re- strict the use of gold coin.-Philadcl- phia Inquirer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-27
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-27

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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-16
Mr.. Hummel Is Amused.

Eds. Freeman-Tribune: The writer
wants to say that he most certainly
respects and> appreciates Mrs. Bos-
senberger, just the same as he re-
spects and appreciates all good wo-
men. Mrs. Bossenberger has proven
herself to be a woman with very
strong womanly nature and thereby
subject to all the little weaknesses
of her sex. Her second reply was
very amusing to the writer, but, as
we said in our former article, we
must not forget that Mrs. Bossen-
berger is woman, and, true to
her womanly nature, she begins her
second reply to us with, May l
have just one word in reply to Mr..
Hunamel?'' Then she proceeds to
write nearly column and half.
But all this only amuses the writer
and he takes no offense. Mrs. Bos-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-16
M I17T % x 7'777f p 77f'77N
Good Positions.

The civil service commission have
previously announced an examina-
ton for clerk with knowledge Of
stenography and typewriting. They
are now announcing an examination
for stenography and typewriting for
both departmental and field service.
This examination will be held at the
local postoffice on October 25. These
various examinations lead to posi-
lions in Washington, D. c., or to
positions in the field service as one
may choose. Young people with this
knowledge are as much needed by
the government as are the young
men in khaki, and 1t should be re-
garded as patriotic duty by those
so qualified to enlist in the govern
ment service.
For more complete information
call at the postoffice.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-16
The varnish you want, any size
or anything, at Teed's. d-f-t-t
Walters arkhurst


Friends here have received cards
announcing the marriage of Mabel
Irene Walters and Fred R. Barkhurst
at st. Joe, Missouri. on the 9th inst.
Mr.. Barkhurst number of years ago
was postmaster at Stanhope and edi-
tor and publisher Of the Stanhope
Mail. He is writer Of more than Or
binary ability and tact and withal a
gentleman who is credit to the pro-
fession. He will be kindly remember
ed by many of the citizens of Hamil-
ton county as young man OF fine
character and sterling qualities. He
left Stanhope some sixteen or eighteen
years ago and as his acquaintance
expected has made good in the news
paper field, being at present editor OF
the st. Joseph Daily Gazette, one OF
the influential papers Of Missouri
The Freeman-Journal doesn't enjoy
an acquaintance with the bride, but
feels certain that she is a young lady
worthy of the man who has won her
heart. Success to Mr.. and Mrs. Bark
hurst, is the wish of the many Hamil-
ton county friends of the bridegroom
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-16
Attended Baptist Association.

Rev. H. E. Viets and N. McAninch
were in attendance at the annual
meeting of the Northern Baptist asso-
citation held in Bancroft several days
Of last week. Mrs. w. ]. Zitterell was
reelected to the Office of associational
director, an Office she has held for
several years. She did not attend the
meeting, however, being prevented
from doing SO because of illness in the
family. The meeting next year will
convene in Goldfield.
Mr.. McAninch went from the con-
vention town to Swea City and spent
day with relatives before returning
home.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-16
Ladies' Did Well.

The ladies of the October commit
tee of the Congregational church
were in charge of the program at the
Isis theater yesterday afternoon and
evening when Douglas Fairbanks ap-
peared in 1.-The Americana" The
affair was a benefit for the ladies'
aid society of the church and was a
success in every way-financially
and in the general satisfaction over
the fine film shown. The commit
tee will clear a neat sum, but as
all the bills are not yet in, it Is
impossible to make statement OF
the amount.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-16
SOC FIRST BASEMAN
PLAYED BASKETBALL HERE
Hassebrock Played Basketball Here
With Grundy Center.

Hassebrock, star first baseman
with the World Champion Chicago
White Sox, is quite we'll known per-
sonally in Webster City. He Is a
former Grundy Center young man
and some years ago was a member
of the high school basketball team
in that town. The Grundy Center
basketball five played in Webster
City with the high school team here
several times while Hassebrook was
a member.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-16
TRANSPORTATION Is Task.


Some idea of the magnitude of the
task of moving the great bodies OF
United States troops may be gained
from the following figures: e,229
cars are necessary to transport an
army of 10000 men. These cars would
be made up into 366 trains, with as
many locomotives. There would have
to be 2,115 passenger coaches, 3S5
baggage, LOSS box, 1899 stock and 775
fiat cars.
This quantity of equipment repre-
sents seven-tenths per cent of the
locomotives owned by the American
railroads, four and two-tenths per
cent of their passengers cars and two
tenths per cent of their full equip
ment.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-16
FIVE CHAPLAINS, AT
CODY; SHOOK UNATTACHED
34th Division Needs Thirteen Sky
Pilots.

Camp Cody, Deming, N. M, Oct. 16.
The Gath division here is SHY on
chaplains, there being only five in the
camp, who are attached to particular
military units. Two others, Lieuts.
Shook and Kline, are helping out in
the work of chaplains but as yet are
unattached. -
Mai. Clemens said all the chaplains
are energetic men, making themselves
useful to the men in numerous ways
not shirker among them. There will
be 13 chaplains in the division when
complete
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-16
Auto Collision.

Guy Bissell, while driving his car
Sunday, collided with Des Moines
automobile at the Buster Brown cor
ner. The impact bent an axel, fen
der and the bumper on the Des Moines
car. The Bissell car was also damag-
ed. Mr.. Bissell paid for the repairs
on the Des Moines auto.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-16
Eating Utensils.

Items included under "eating uten-
sils' are: food issued to each man to
be carried in his haversack during
field service, canteen and canteen COW
er, cup, knife, fork, spoon, meat can,
haversack, pack carrier, first-aid kit
and pouch to carry it, costing $7.73.
Items under fighting equipment"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-16
Government Gives Out Statement as
to Cost Of Equipping an Infan-
tryman in France For
Fighting.
1851 FOR EACH SOLDIER
Takes 366 Trains for 10000 Troops
and as Many locomotives :
Where Money Goes.

\ Maybe you've wondered why the
government is needing so much money
these days and why it is SO important
that the Liberty Loan he raised with
out delay.
According to a statement made pub
lie by the war department, it costs
$156.71 to equip an infantryman for
service in France. Clothing cost
$101.62; eating utensils, ETC., $773;
and fighting equipment, $47.36.
What Clothing Includes.
Items included under Clothing
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-16
Teachers Examination.

The regular examination for Ham
ilton county teachers will be held in
Webster City Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday, October "a, 25 and &c,
beginning at o'clock.
Only those who have had six
months teaching experience or
twelve weeks normal training are
eligible to this examination.
diff E. F. SNOW, Co. Supt.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-16

Sterling belts Tor gentlemen at
Teed & Teed's. d-f-t-tf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-10-16


Indianola Herald: Land prices
reached the peak here the other day
when the quarter section Of land
owned by Frank e. Keeney sold for
5000 per acre, the highest price ever
paid for Warren county farm OF
that size. Mr.. Keeney received
check for $4,000 for the farm.
Harry and John Piffer, who pur-
chased the farm, needed the land to
round out a ranch containing about
1900 acres located two miles north
of Indianola. The Keeney farm Is
on the State road to Des Moines.
The Piffers, less than month ago,
purchased $50 acres of land adjoin-
ing their ranch from Col. Silas Igo
for $3.50 per acre.
The Keeney farm was purchased
by Mr.. Keeney about twelve years
ago for something less than 500 per
acre, and wise men shook their
heads when he rad nerve enough to
purchase at thflt price. Since that
time farm prices here have been go
ing steadily upward, and within the
past year neatly all land within a
radius of two or three miles of In
dianola has teen sold at 5000 to
$3.50 per acre.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-17
OUTLINES PnINCIrLEs
OLE NEM cam NI.u

By Associated Press.
LONDON, March lG.-Thc provisional
government in Russia has issued an
appeal to the people. according to Rcu-
ter's Pctrograd correspondent, which
says:
: The new Cabinet will base it's pol
ley on the following principles:
FIRST. An immediate general am :
nesty for all political and religious Of
fcnses, including terrorist acts and
military and agrarian onenses.
Second. Liberty OF speech and OF the
press; freedom for allicnccs. unions and
!, strikes, with the extension of these
liberties to military officials within the
limits admitted by military require
mcnts.
Third. Abolition OF all social, re-
ligiOus and national restrictions.
Fourth. To proceed forthwith to the
preparation and convocation OF IA con
atitutional assembly. based on uni
versal suffrage. wh!ch will establish n
governmental regime.
Fifth. The substitution OF the po-
lice by Il national militia, with chiefs;
Ito he elected ana responsible To the
government.
sixth. Communal elections to be
based OH universal suffrage
Seventh. The troops which partici-
| pated in the revolutionary movement
will not be disarmcd, but will remain
in Petrograd.
Eighth. While maintaining strict
military discipline for troops Oh ac-
tive service it is dcsira BILE to abrosote
for soldiers all restrictions in the ell :
joyment of social rights accorded other
citizens.
THE sionar~governncnt desires
to add that it has no intention tn pront
by the circumstances OF the war TO
delay the realization OF the measures,
of reform above mentioned"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-17
.ediators Appointed
BY Defense Council
Meet Union Chiefs
Brotherhood Men Quit;
Others in Conference

NEW YORK. March i7.-Thc com
mittcc Of managers, headed by
l;lfshn Ice. Its chairman, was cnIIed
into the conference room mt I:iJ
o'clock.
Secretaries Lane nnd Wilson and
Daniel willard, the mcdIntors, were
still In conference with the brother
hood chiefs ind the rnfIrond mnn-
ayers AT :,t5 O'Clock.
Samuel Gompcrs, the fourth men,
ber of the Council of National de-
fcnse named mediator, hnd not
arrived, md no word had been re-
ceiv-d from him 80 fnr ms could be
learned.
Secretary I.nne sent word from
the conference room mt .:2N O'Clock
TINT the brotherhood men had left
hut that the medIatora were stIIl In
conference with the managers. lie
snid bO further statement would h.
nindc Tonight.
The brotherhood chiefs left the
hotel nj which the conference was
held through a rcnr exit n half
hour before MIR. Lime mnde his m
nounccment. Ii WINS snid. however
nt the hotel which they have made
their Headquarters thnt they had not
arrived there mt 2,3O O'Clock.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-17
NEW YORK is AFTER THAW
Deputy Attornry-GcHcraIt to Cooperate
In Effort TO HIVE Him Delivered
TO Stnte Authorities.
IBy Associated press.I

ALBANY. y. T., March i6.--The legal
action f"r the cXtradition of Harry X
Thaw from Pennsylvania to New York
To answer an Indictment charging as
sauN ON youth. was begun here to-
dhH. ~ the rUuu"S OF Governor
whitman Deputy Attorney General
Merton r.. Lewis des! Snatcd Alfred L.
Becker. also deputy Attorney-Gencral.
TO represent the State and to co.
operate with District Attorney Edward
Swami. Of New York. in The effort To
have Thaw delivered to the authorities
Of this state.
In 1915 Mr.. Becker represented the
state at the trial held to determine
Thaw's sanity. Mr.. Swami appealed TO
the Governor for aid In the effort to
bring Thaw into the New York juris-
diction after the slayer of Stanford
White had been declared insane by a
sanity commission in Pennsylvania.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-17
AUTOPSY on BODY
MAY DEVELOP SURPRISE
Especial to The Times-Dispateh1

Special to The Times Dispatch.l
BLACkSBuRG. VA. March l6-Ac-
companied by g. NJ. Camper. town SER
geant of Blacksburg and Professor c.
II. Miles, Charles Il. Vawtcr, charged
with the shooting of Stockton IIeth,
Jr.. on Tuesday morning went to
ChriStiansburg to-day. and before Judge
w. NJ. Pierce, bail commissioner, gave
bond for his appearance at the May
term of the Montgomery County Cir
cult Court in the sum Of $4,000. with
Colonel Sidney Sheltman and Charles
|. Wade. of Christiansburg. and G. T..
Miles. Of Blacksburg. as his bondsmcn.
Colonel Sheltman is one Of the best :
known men in the county Mr.. Wade
is vice-president of the Bank OF Chris
tiansburg and treasurer OF the college.
and Mr.. Miles is member Of the
faculty.
AZ o'clock this afternoon hairless
colhoun. of Christiansburg. and X.
l.. Jordan, OF Radford. counsel for Pro-
fessor Fawtcr, gave out their signed
statement
The funeral services Of stockton
Hcth will take place at 2:30 o'clock
Sunday afternoon from the family
home in Radford. and intcrmcnt will
be there.
The result OF All autopsy made yes
terday for the Montgomery County
authorities by Coroner Simmons is said
to have developed striking results
When asked for Il statement concern
Ing the autopsy, DIR. Simmons asserted
that az his report was the property Of
the Montgomery authorities, he could
not give the slightest information con-
cerning II. DR.. Simmonss report will
be committed to Commemorative At
torney Roop. who Is looking after the
various legal steps necessary for the
preparation Of the case for the State