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The Harrison times., 1917-08-18
To Open Camp Pike Bank.

A bank will be established at Camp
Pike by II Of the IA Little Rock banks,
according to an agreement reached at
meeting of the Little Rock Clearing
House Association, The bank will be
organized under a state charter. The
capital stock, to be determined later,
will be owned by the stockholders Of
the II banks interested.
The Harrison times., 1917-08-18
Judne's Son Amounted.

Richard MCCulloch Of Little Rock,
son of Chief Justice E. A, McCulloch,
was commissioned second lieutenant
OF the Arkansas National Guard by
Governor Brough, Lieutenant McCul-
loch was assigned to the supply com.
pany, Third Arkansas Infantry.
The Harrison times., 1917-08-18
lneo, poration Matters.

Little Rock Drug Company, capital
$4,000, ]. II. Vinson president, W. II.
Lusby vice president, ]. c. Conway
secretary-treasurer.
Harris & Weld Oil Company No. l,
Mariana, capital $4,000, ], B, Har.
ris president. w. |. Newbern vice pres
ident, w. p. Weld secretary'treasurer
Fort Smith Glass Products Company
OF Fort Smith, capital $4,000, Rober,
Malcolm president. George L. Ham
mons vice president, c, A. Friedrich
secretarytreasurer
The Harrison times., 1917-08-18
Complete Road Plans.

The State Highway Commission
completed plans for II miles of gravel
road in Lonoke county an extension
of District No 4. The road is to be
constructed north of Lonoke to tho
White county line at an estimated
cost Of S2.992
The Harrison times., 1917-08-18

The Argenta Daily Times. an eight
page, siX-column afternoon newspaper,
has made its appearance. The paper
is published by the Times Publishing
Company and John Pruniski is editor
For two years he was a reporter on
the Gazette. The Times is the only
daily published in Argenta. Modern
machinery, costing $4,000, has been
installed.
The Harrison times., 1917-08-18
Aviator To Infantry.

! Roy Wallace, a licensed aviator
from Charleston, S, c., enlisted in the
United States army at the local re-
oruiting station. going into the infan.
try. Previous to his enlistment Wal
lace made flight from Star City to
Pine Bluff in a Wright biplane. He
has participated in many balloon as.
tensions and airplane flights in differ
ent parts Of the country,
The Harrison times., 1917-08-18
STATE HAPPENINGS.

An automobile loaded with contra.
band whiskey was captured near De
catur recently, In addition to new
Buick car the officers captured the
man in charge and so half pints Of
red liquor
The Harrison times., 1917-08-18
AN ARKANSAS EPITOME.

Thomas Walkinshaw and Mrs.
Mary Hodges, each G2 years of age,
were married near Sheridan recently.
They were sweethearts 40 years age,
but drifted apart. Each married and
the helpmeet of each died some years
ago. Mr. Walkinshaw came to Sheri.
dan from Kansas a few days ago ard
learned that his old sweetheart was
living near there. He visited her and
the wedding was arranged.
The Harrison times., 1917-08-18

The FordyCe Lumber Company has
supplied practically 100000 feet Of
lumber for Camp Pike at Little Rock
and is running overtime in order to
be able to fill all orders.
The Harrison times., 1917-08-18
Names BIanus Successor.

Governor Brough telephoned from
Hot Springs authorizing the appoint
ment OF Jacob Frohlich OF DeValls
Bluff as representative in the lower
house OF the legislature to succeed w
". Bland. who died recently,
The Harrison times., 1917-08-18

Two large cannons, recently pre-.
sented to Franklin county by the gov
ernment, have been mounted on the
courthouse lawn at Ozark on four-foot
bases Of beautiful native stone with
concrete foundations. On each side
Of the cannons pyramids Of cannon
balls have been arranged. The can
mons weigh 1872 pounds each, and
were manufactured in 1864
The Harrison times., 1917-08-18

The Frisco railroad Office at Fort
Smith received an order not to en-
ploy men in capacities that can equal
ly as we'll be filled by women This
includes Office clerks. stenographerg,
yard clerks, check clerks on freight
platforms, and all but two of the ten
clerkships in the freight office.
The Harrison times., 1917-08-18

The Johnson county Elberta crop
has been exceedingly profitable 10
the growers. Two hundred cars have
gone to the markets already at an
average price Of 81 per bushel net.
ting the farmers $3.50 600 The total
shipments estimated for the season IS
400 cars
The Harrison times., 1917-08-18

Several Pine Bluff women have
banded themselves together and
adopted plan for bringing about a
cleanup there. The plan is for each
woman to see that her premises are
thoroughly and properly cleaned, aft
er which she is to urge her next
door neighbor to clean her premises
IN the same way.
The Harrison times., 1917-08-18

The Forrest City Cotton oil Mn IL
closing up the largest and most pros.
porous run in It's history The 1916.
II crush, which will be finished by the
middle OF next GEEK. will exceed 90.
600 tons OF seed.
The Harrison times., 1917-08-18

The Fayetteville University summer
school, which closed its session. has
been the most successful summer
school ever held in Arkansas. The at
tendance has been larger than last
year by % per cent, in spite Of the
decentralization Of school affairs due
TO the war
The Harrison times., 1917-08-18

Mr. Bright has just completed the
school enumeration for Walnut Ridge
school district and reports 1,065 chill
dren of school age, as against SS4 one
year ago. He places the population Of
Walnut Ridge at 2,S64
The Harrison times., 1917-08-18

Chas Hopper who has been editor
and publisher OF the Gillett Reporter,
has sold the plant to l.. F. Maynard
formerly OF the Kensett American Mr..
Maynard will take charge imme.
diately
The Harrison times., 1917-08-18

7. ~ Wilson reports an unusual
yield on spring oats on his farm
south OF Arkadelphia. From II acres
he has threshed 460 bushels of oats,
an average of AZ bushels to the acrs.
At prevailing wholesale prices this
amounts to S427, besides straw, which
Mr.. Wilson values at 500.
The Harrison times., 1917-08-18

More than 800 residents Of Yell
county representing SO school dis
tricts, met at Danyille to protest
against the rule of the Board Of
Health, compelling school children to
be vacCinated
The Harrison times., 1917-08-18

The trial of the 81 Faulkner coun-
ty farmers indicted for failing or re-
fusing to dip their cattle were Sc
for an adjourned term Of the Circuit
Court to be held Monday, October II.
Leniency was promised by Judge
Trimble to those who, from now on,
will dip their cattle
The Harrison times., 1917-08-18

The Marked Tree contingent sl.n.
ped one over Harrisburg in the couu-
ty seat contest when attorneys secur.
ed temporary Injunction agains. the
letting Of the contract 10 erect
courthouse at Harrisburg.
The Harrison times., 1917-08-18

The Rev. j. w. Smith of L'Anguille
township, one Of the bitterest Oppo-
nents Of the tick eradication move.
ment in St Francis county, was Civ.
en- the minimum fine of So and costs
by Justice S. l.. Hodges, after sub
mitting his cnse upon the charge Of
having refused to dip his cattle in
compliance with the law.
The Harrison times., 1917-08-18

The Garrison Avenue Bridge Board
OF Fort Smith announced that bids for
the half million dollar concrete struc-
ture to be built across the Arkansas
river at the foot of Garrison avenue
into SeQuoyah county, oklahoma
would probably be asked by Scptem.
Der !.
The Harrison times., 1917-08-18

The first carload shipment Of seed
grain ever made from Faulkner couu.
ty was consigned to Memphis seed
house by L. + Halter Of near Con.
way, wellknown diversifcaton far.
mer.
The Harrison times., 1917-08-18

Blytheville oyersubscrlbed her quo.
Ia Of $500 to the Y, NJ. G, A. war 70.
lief fund in few hours. The Little
Rock representative was much pleas.
ed with results.
The Harrison times., 1917-08-18

The Magazine Gazette will not
pass into the control OF Glen D. Ep-
sey, as was announced a few days ago,
but will continue under the manage.
ment OF Palmer Cravens.
The Harrison times., 1917-08-18

Moses Stern Of Camden has bought
q copper still from a farmer in Union
county The still is a curiosity here
The still has not been used for many
years but is well preserved. Several
persons have made Joking offers 70
buy II from Mr. Stern for home use
during the drouth.
The Harrison times., 1917-08-18

The 16.yearold son of James Rcy.
nolds of Lamar was bitten by a mule
a few days ago. Later il was discoy.
cred that the mule was suffering
with rabies. The lad has been given
the Pasteur treatment.
The Harrison times., 1917-08-18

Father F. J, McElhome OF Pine
Bluff said that the Building Commit.
tee OF ST. Joseph's Catholic church
would receive bids for completing the
new church that was begun several
wears avo
The Harrison times., 1917-08-18

Heavy shipments Of peaches and
cantaloupes from counties in south
Arkansas have caused practically all
northbound trains TO be late for the
past several weeks.
The Harrison times., 1917-08-18

To inspect the Conway Saltillo road,
which has been granted $4,000 state
and federal aid, District Engineer j.
D. Fauntleroy Of Fort Worth, Tex,
made a trip over the highway with
William ]. Drummer commissioner.
and John L. Phillips.
The Harrison times., 1917-08-18

The government is advertising for
bids for the new Rogers postof1ce, for
which $4,000 has been appropriated.
A site has been purchased at South
Second and Poplar streets.
The Harrison times., 1917-08-18

Twenty-Five cars Of peaches have
been shipped from Ozark Next week
it is estimated There viii be 80 cars
shipped The peaches are netting
the growers Sl75 a bushel.
The Harrison times., 1917-08-18
LAUNDERING THAT
WINS.
THAT is THE HARRISON SORT

We have built up from almost no
business to the largest Laundry here
abouts, and one OF the most upto
date in this country
Brains. the know how" and keep
at.iycness are responsible for those
results which good dressers prefer
You don't know just how good your
linen can be made to appear until
you've sent US a bundle.
Harrison Steam Laundry
Phone No
The Harrison times., 1917-08-18

Severe damage was done by hail
storm in the vicinity OF Magazine re,
Gently.
The Harrison times., 1917-08-18

State highway surveyors arrived at
Okolona to begin the preliminary
survey Of the proposed route from Ok.
olona to Hot Springs by way Of An.
tome.
The Harrison times., 1917-08-18

The Pine Blum, Sheridan and South.
ern Railway was sold at Sheridan, IN
pursuance OF an order Of the Grant
Chancery Court j. F. Mcintyre ot
Pine Bluff bid S5O,5OO which was the
highest bid received by Commissioner
o. /. Nall
The Harrison times., 1917-08-18

Former Senator s. c. Sims of Ha
zen, recently convicted on bribery
charges and sentenced TO one years
Imprisonment and fined $1,000, sp-
pealed his case to the Supreme Court
The Harrison times., 1917-08-18

Fire OF unknown origin swept Til.
lar resulting in about s25, 600 damage.
The Harrison times., 1917-08-18

THE cream shipments from Benton
county now average $4,000 per
month.
The Harrison times., 1917-08-18

A list Of prizes will be given to the
winners In the agricultural display at
the big picnic which will be held at
Mountain Home August and s.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-13
War Summary

In northern France the British
have made gains over the Ger
mans in the Ancre region, having
taken trenches extending over
front of three-quarters OF a mile.
On the Austro-Italian front in
the Gorizia region. the Austrians
are reported to have entered Ital-
Ian trenches, inflicted heavy cas-
ualties on the defenders and cap.
tured much war material.
In Mesopotamia the British
have occupied a new front of more
than 5000 yards. pushing the
Turks back for a depth of nearly
1000 yards.
Emperor William has called an
important conference at headquar-
ters. which will be attended by
the imperial chancellor and high
army and navy officers. The pos
sibility Of modifying Germany's
submarine warfare. so far as it ap-
plies to neutrals, will. it IS said,
be discussed
The British India liner Manitoba
with one American citizen aboard.
Earl Rice, ships surgeon, of Port
land. Ore. was torpedoed OFF the
Irish coast February s, Crew and
passengers, except seven Lascars,
were saved. -
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-13
CARRANZA SENDS
AMBASSADOR HERE
ONE OF DELEGATES TO RECENT
MEDIATION MEET TO REPRE-
SENT MEXICO.

Washington, D. Ct, Feb. 12.-Ignaci0
Bonfllas, one OF General Carranza's 8
representatives on the Mex1can-Amer-
ican joint commission, has been named
ambassador from Mexico to the United
States.
Ramon Denegri, who has been in
charge of the Mexican embassy since
the departure of Eliseo Arredondo. am
bassadOr designate, was informed to-
day of Mr.. Bonillas' appointment.
Mr.. Bonillas is now at Palm Beach,
Fla. 1t is expected he will come to
Washington this week to present his
credentials, at almost the same time
Henry P. Fletcher, the American am
bassador to Mexico is received by the
Mexican government.
After the failure Of the Mexican
American commission to effect an ad-
justment of the questions at issue be-
tween the two governments Mr. Are
dondo was called to Mexico. 1t was
understood at that time that Mr.. Bon
illas would be chosen as his successor,
although Mr. Arredondo insisted that
he would return to his post.
Mr.. Bonillas has been the minister
of communications in General Carran-
za's cabinet since the formation of his
government and Is one Of the few men
who is reputed to have the entire con-
fidence Of General Carranza.
He was educated at the Massachu-
sets Institute of Technology and mar
ried an American woman.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-13
REVENUE BILL TO
BE RECONSTRUCTED

Washington. D. c., Feb. 12-Work
Of redrafting the administration rove
nue. bill was begun today by democrats
Of the senate finance committee In &C
cordance with the decision Of yester-
days caucus Of democratic senators
who finally approved the measure as It
passed the house with slight changes.
New provisions to be written into
the bin would provide for:
Expiration automatically In four
years Of the excess profits tax; termin-
alton Of the present 12h per cent tax
on munition makers profits in SIX In.
stead Of twelve months after the war
ends, and deduction Of this tax before
assessment OF the excess profits tax;
exemption of mutual insurance com.
panies from the excess profits tax pro
viding their profits are distributed to
policy holders.
Senator Lewis proposal to incorpor
etc the Webb cooperative bill to the
revenue measure was rejected.
The new bill will be reported to the
senate within few days and pressed
for passage.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-13
U.S.. A. CITIZENS
HELD DPR|S0NERS
Germans Rescind Order t0
Liberate Sailors Taken
By Atlantic Raider

Berlin. Feb. II (By wireless to the
Associated Press, via Sayville) Feb. IL
Foreign Secretary Zimmerman today
had requested the Swiss government to
make enquiry in Washington regarding
the status Of the crews Of interned Ger
man ships in American ports.
Pending an answer, the seventy-two
Americans taken by the German raider
and brought in by the Yarrowdale,
whose release had been agreed to, are
being held in Germany, the foreign
secretary stated.
During the past week rumors have
reached Berlin by way of London in
which it was announced that the Unit
ed States government had sequestered
the German ships and interned their
crews. No definite official denial hav-
Ing been received the government was
prompted to ask the government Of
Switzerland to obtain specific informa-
tion.
"We could not consent to the release
of the Yarrowdale prisoners, which
was taken to be agreed to week ago"
said the foreign secretary.
"These men had been taken off an
armed merchantmen and their status
had been established. They will be lib
Grated just as soon as we learn the
fate of the German crews in American
ports
The release of the Yarrowdale pris-
oners was agreed to with Ambassador
Gerard on the eve of the break in re-
lations. but the possibility Of the Ger
man crews being interned in the Unit
ed. States prompted the admiralty to
rescind the orders.
Herr Zimmerman reafirmed his pre-
vious statement that the Americans
now in Germany will be permitted to
move about unmolested and be perfect
ly free to leave the country whenever
they desire, even If the break threat
ems to reach the ultimate stage.
These and similar considerations cal
culated to work out to mutual advan.
tage are said to be incorporated in
modernized draft Of the treaty of 1899
which is now awaiting the approval of
both governments.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-13
MARTIAL LAW AT
PANAMA CANAL

Washington, D. c., Feb. 12.-An ex-
ecutive order to exclude spies and 9TH
er undesirable persons from the Pana-
ma canal zone and give to the COVER
nor virtually unlimited authority to
regulate immigration there. has been
signed by President Wilson
The text of the document has not
been made public but 1t is understood
to contain drastic provisions to pre-
vent entry Of persons who, would be
a menace to the general welfare"
The order also contains comprehen.
sive provision for protection of the
waterway.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-13
HOTEL IS BURNED
Thirteen or More Believed to Have
Been Victims of Spectacular Blaze
In Minneapolis.

Minneapolis, Feb. 12--At least thir-
teen persons were known to be miss
ing and were believed to have lost
their lives in the spectacular fire which
destroyed the Kenwood hotel, Twelfth
street and Hennepin avenue, shortly
after midnight, according to police esti.
mates this morning.
In addition to the known missing,
there are eleven others unaccounted
for who may be in the ruins, accord
ing to E. d. Stalker. proprietor of the
place. One person is known to be
dead Mrs. Lucille Squire suffered a
fractured skull when she leaped from
a third story window. She died short
ly afterwards at the city hospital.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-13
GERARD IS SAFE
IN SWITZERLAND
Refuses Interviews Until He
Has Made Report to
the President

Zurich, Switzerland, Sunday, Feb
II, via Paris, Feb. 12.-Most of the
members of Ambassador Gerard's
large party gave genuine sigh Of re-
| lief this afternoon when the Swiss
border was reached, for the strain OF
the last few days had told more or less
on the majority OF the travellers. Am.
bassador Gerard met cordially the
horde of newspaper men who crowded
about him on his arrival at Zurich,
clamoring for interviews for papers all
over the civilized world. but he kept
rigidly to his determination not to
speak for publication until after he
has reported to President Wilson at
Washington.
The strain OF the situation for the
Americans in Berlin had been height
ened toward the end of the efforts of
the German authorities to induce Mr..
Gerard to open negotiations for an
amendment to the Prussian-American
treaty of 1893. At the same time Ger.
man newspapers were flooded with re.
ports of the seizure of German ships
by America and with stories of Difficult
ties and indignities encountered by
Count Won Bernstorff. Ambassador
Gerard was refused permission to COM
municate in cipher with Washington
and the authorities ignored all denials
of the stories printed in the German
newspapers until an official message
received through the Spanish embassy
made it clear that the stories were
false Prior to this Ambassador
Gerard's telephone wires were cut, his
mail and telegraphic privileges stop
ped--so that he could not even in
struct the American consuls-and he
was, in his own words prisoner.
The combined result was uncertain
ty and petty friction which was only
increased when the forefgn ONCE and
military authorities shifted the respon-
sibility for the delay in Gerard's de-
parture from one to another. No
American, least Of all Ambassador Ger
ard, could obtain any definite informa.
ton. It was pointed to the officials in
vain that their measures were only ap-
plicable to actual war and that the ad-
mirable self restraint and politeness
of the German people, with the result
ant good effect, was being jeopardized.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-13
VOYAGES HAVE THRILLS.

New York. Feb. 12.-The arrival to-
/ day Of the steamship New York
brought the number of American trans
Atlantic passenger ships at this port
up to four The New York sailed
from Liverpool on February and ac-
cording to wireless messages received
from her passengers, passed through
the submarine war zone without incl
dent.
The American liner Kroonland dock
ed here yesterday, and the St. Louis
and ST. Paul, of the same lines, are still
at their piers while their owners await
news from Washington in regard to
the policy recommended for American
shipping that would risk the dangers
OF the German blockade
The Kroonland left Liverpool on
January 81, the day before the Ger.
man declaration, and had an eventful
voyage. One day from port she wit
messed the destruction of Dutch
rine. The crew of the Dutch ship was
towed away by the submarine In life
boat.
On February s. a strange object that
looked like the funnel of steamship
partly submerged or the coming tow
er Of submarine was sighted about
two miles away. A few hours later
the oflicers of the Kroonland saw a
mysterious looking steamer which
they could not identify but which they
thought might have been German
raider acting as supply ship to one or
more U-boats. This impression was
strengthened by the fact that the
stranger did not return signals.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-13
GERMANS "kNock" GERARD.

Berlin, Sunday, Feb. II (Via Lon
dom Feb. IL. The Berlin press is con
flning itself to the most perfunctory
Ambassador Gerard and the American
embassy staff. The Lokal Anzeiger
the only newspaper printing editorial
comment says:
s'It can hardly be said that in the
person of the representative of the
United States who left yesterday pop
nlar figure disappears from Berlin. The
assertion that he was pronounced op-
ponent Of Germany is stretching the
case bit. yet he surely was no friend
OF Germany and 1t may be calmly set
down that the relations of the United
States and Germany would have reach
ed a far less deplorable stage If thu
great transatlantic republic had been
represented in Berlin in the person of
a man who possessed greater appre
citation of the difficulties and peculiar.
tiles of orr position and who. further
had been inclined to keep his govern
ment correctly informed with respect
TO the campaign of lies and villifica-
tions to which we are daily exposed.
"Tf on the whole Mr. Gerard was no
out-spoken friend of Germany, he was
equally disinclined to share the blind
admiration for England and everything
English with which his countrymen
seemed obsessed. From the beginning
of the war he expressed his inability
to see how the entente could ever be
victorious over the central powers and
this opinion he never surrendered"