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The Ozark spectator., 1917-07-14

With large bodies of troops being moved to and from the oflicers' train ing school at Fort Logan H. Roots. the establishment and equipment of the cavalry remount station and tho preliminary work on the construction of the city being built to house the men gathered here under the selec~ tive draft, the whole part of Pulaski county around the fort is rapidly being transformed into a military sec. tion. Activity is most marked around the site of the cantonment for the Twelfth divisional area. where a force of 200 men is laying a spur track from the Missouri Pacific at Levy to the site for the quicker transporta- tion of supplies needed for the con struction of buildings, and still anoth- CT force is at work on the buildings themselves. The cavalry remount station will be second only to the cantonment in point of size and i'm portance. The Arkansas guards have quarters here, while in Little Rock re- cruiting offices for the army. navy and Arkansas guards are being main tained and applications are being sought for candidates for the second training camp for officers, to be open ed at the fort in August. For the whole county the civilian is being overshadowed by the military.
 At the officers training school the seventh week of the 90-day period closed, and barely one month remains before the present camp will make way for the second school, scheduled for opening on August 27 The school personnel remains at approximately 1,500 men, the transfer of detach- ments of students to other posts being offset by the arrival of regulars from the army to aid in the instruction. A change i'll plans will permit students of the artillery branch of service to remain here for the completion of their instruction with the aid of the First Iowa battalion of artillery. The battalion. which arrived here during the week is composed of 546 men and carries an equipment of 12 field pieces and 100 horses. It is under the command of Maj. Jacob Brandt, Capt. l.. s. Brooks and Capt. Edward Mo Coy Battery B; Capt. Otto Null, Bat tery c, and Capt. James L. Oakes, the battalion adjutant.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-07-14

Hamp Williams of Hot Springs has returned from Nashville, Howard county, where he attended good roads meeting. The object of the meeting was to get a turnpike from Texarkana into Hot Springs.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-07-14

Many of us feel most keenly the emptiness of things here below asSbu, dinner time. s&
The Ozark spectator., 1917-07-14

Several farmers in the vicinity of England have raised more than enough wheat this year to supply their needs. CarlLee Bros. will ship carload of wheat from England soon.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-07-14

care at this time to prosecute the pe- tition filed here. was assigned by MT. Adams as the reason.
 The petitions asked for an emer- gencN increase of l5 per cent with installation later of scale of rates based on the interstate commissions first order in the Memphis rate case, which would have added an addition al i5 per cent.
 BRIEF NEWS AND NOTES.
 The highest cotton price ever re- corded at Conway was paid when F. U. Halter sold to Frauenthal X Schwarz Il bales of 1916 cotton at 26 cents a pound. The II bales net ted SEAS, an average of s122.55 per bale.
 Hamp Williams of Hot Springs has returned from Nashville, Howard county, where he attended good roads meeting. The object of the meeting was to get a turnpike from Texarkana into Hot Springs.
 A telegram was sent to United States Senators Robinson and Kirby, signed by about 20 Hope business men, protesting against including cot ton in the food control bill now pend ing before Congress.
 O,, ha of I,,1xr Ia q COW belonging to E. E. Smith, of Stephens, gave birth to twin calves. On the Fourth this year, a daughter of this COW also gave birth to twin calves.
 Oil prospectors are showing in- creasing activity in Ashley county. A well in the southern part of the county is now down 2,600 feet, while derricks for drilling are being erect ed at Pine Prairie and at Synder.
 Crop conditions in Randolph coun- ty are more favorable than for sev- eral years past at this season.
 T. A. Hill has resigned as mayor of Hartford and c. L. Dodd, city re- corder, is now acting mayor.
 Henry Staus, Black Rock pearl buyer, purchased a 35-grain pearl from M S. Gill of Ravenden.
 Alb rnSf mo yNnt hp Trail Blazer, published at Leslie by w. N. Lacy.
 Carload shipments of onions are being made from Ogden.
 terrell Davidson, 13-year-old daugh- ter of MT. and Mrs. J. H. Davidson, of Eureka Springs, has won town lot in Atlantic City. Md, in a puzzle conducted by a development com pany.
 Most of the farmers of Grant coun- ty have the blues on account of the dry weather Corn and nearly all vegetation is burning up for the past week and no indications of rain.
 The little town of McRae shipped S7 whole cars of strawberries con- taining 43,417 crates during the sea son just closed. The berries brought e107,66S.S4.
 Mammoth Spring has contributed l2 men 10 different branches of the army and navy since May 1. The auto truck company has 34 men ac- cepted.
 T. M. Martin, who lives at Martin Springs, near Norfolk, found a 12 grain pearl. It is perfectly round. and is one of the best ever found there.
 Wheat threshing Is now in full blast at Knobel. J. B. High has just < finished IS acres that yielded 450 bushels and tested 62 pounds from the machine and sold for $2.05 per bushel. Most of it will be used for seed.
 Fl0rine Hopkins, the three-year-old daughter of a produce merchant at Waldron, fell into a swollen creek last week and would have drowned had not Otis Harris, II years old, plunged in and rescued her.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-07-14

Mrs. NJ. T. Alman, wno lives mile north of Gossville. is suffering from blood poisoning in her right hand caused from the peck of setting hen. Physicians says she will re cover.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-07-14

A telegram was sent to United States Senators Robinson and Kirby, signed by about 20 Hope business men, protesting against including cot ton in the food control bill now pend ing before Congress.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-07-14

change i'll plans will permit students of the artillery branch of service to remain here for the completion of their instruction with the aid of the First Iowa battalion of artillery. The battalion, which arrived here during the week is composed of 546 men and carries an equipment of F field pieces and 100 horses. It is under the command of Maj Jacob Brandt, Capt l.. s. Brooks and Capt. Edward Mo Coy, Battery B; Capt. Otto Null, Bat tery c, and Capt. James L. Oakes, the battalion adjutant.
 Mrs. NJ. T. Alman, wno lives mile north of Gossville, is suffering from blood poisoning in her right hand, caused from the peck of setting hen. Physicians says she will re- cover
 Several farmers in the vicinity of England have raised more than enough wheat this year to supply their needs. CarlLee Bros. will ship a carload of wheat from England soon.
 ]. E. CritZ, Critttenden county farm demonstrator, is asking the people of Earle to establish a home market so that the farmers and gardeners may dispose of produce.
 The commissioners of St Francis County Road Improvement Districts Nos. 1 and ? are offering about $400,. 900 in bonds for sale to raise funds for building roads
 Two young daughters of MT. and Mrs. Henry Finley of near Cerro Gordo were struck by lightning and instantly killed during a severe cleo trical storm.
 Work on the Malvern water and sewer system is progressing rapidly. More than 1000 feet of sewer pipe have already been placed on the grounds.
 Peek Bros. & McGaugh of Decatur have produced 29,000 crates of straw berries on 10 acres in the past two years. The berries were sold for $6,- 700.
 The Mena City Council has passed an ordinance providing for a little less than two miles of paving. and forming an improvement district.
 Two teams were drowned in Short Mountain creek near Bonneville last week. The creek rose rapidly after hard rain. Joseph Willman, accom- panied by his family, drove into the creek at the ford northwest of Paris and his team and wagon were swept away. He saved himself and family and later was able to save the har- ness from his dead team. The fol- lowing day Sid Eoff attempted to cross the creek at Sykes ford and lost his team, a fine span of mules.
 Lieuts. Gerald Folbre and Thomas Delayney of Forrest City received their commission from Adjt. Gen. England's office in Little Rock. These Forrest City officers will command the two motor truck companies raised here which will be called into service about August 5.
 The Prescott City Council has adopted resolution providing that all employees of the city who volun. teer their services to the United States or who are drafted during the war, upon their return will be ten dered their present positions.
 Arthur Lavasque, who has been foreman of the composing room of the Morrilton Headlight, has leased that paper from V. A. Beeson, editor and owner, who has been given 8 commits sion as captain in the Third Arkan. sas.
 Fire, believed to have been started by lightning. caused loss estimated at from S15,000 to s20,000 at the Fort Smith Cotton Compress plant No cot. ton was destroyed. A shed 4,000 feet
The Ozark spectator., 1917-07-14

Fl0rine Hopkins, the three-year-old daughter of produce merchant at Waldron. fell into swollen creek last week and would have drowned had not Otis Harris, II years old, plunged in and rescued her.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-07-14

Arthur Lavasque, who has been foreman of the composing room of the Morrilton Headlight has leased that paper from V. A. Beeson. editor and owner, who has been given commits sion as captain in the Third Arkan. sas.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-07-14

]. E. Critz, Critttenden county farm demonstrator, is asking the people of Earle to establish home market so that the farmers and gardeners may dispose of produce.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-07-14

The commissioners of St Francis County Road Improvement Districts Nos. 1 and ? are offering about $400- 900 in bonds for sale to raise funds for building roads.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-07-14

Henry Staus, Black Rock pearl buyer, purchased a 35-grain pearl from M. s. Gill of Ravenden.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-07-14

Two young daughters of MT. and Mrs Henry Finley of near Cerro Gordo were struck by lightning and instantly killed during a severe cleo trical storm.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-07-14

On the Fourth of July last year 8 COW belonging to E. E. Smith, of Stephens, gave birth to twin calves. On the Fourth this year, daughter of this COW also gave birth to twin calves
The Ozark spectator., 1917-07-14

T. A. Hill has resigned as mayor of Hartford and c. L. Dodd, city re- corder, is now acting mayor.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-07-14

Arkansas newest newspaper is the Trail Blazer, published at Leslie by w. N. Lacy.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-07-14

Carload shipments of onions are being made from Ogden.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-07-14

Crop conditions in Randolph coun- ty are more favorable than for sev- eral years past at this season.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-07-14

Work on the Malvern water and sewer system is progressing rapidly, More than 1000 feet of sewer pipe have already been placed on the grounds.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-07-14

Oil prospectors are showing in- creasing activity in Ashley county. A well in the southern part of the county is now down 2,600 feet, while derricks for drilling are being erect ed at Pine Prairie and at Synder.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-07-14

terrell Davidson, 13-year-old daugh- ter of MT and Mrs. J. H. Davidson, of Eureka Springs, has won town lot in Atlantic City, Md, in a puzzle conducted by a development com pany.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-07-14

Peek Bros. & McGaugh of Decatur have produced 29,0O0 crates of straw berries on 10 acres in the past two years. The berries were sold for S6.- 700.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-07-14

The Prescott City Council Ina: adopted a resolution providing tha all employees of the city who volun teer their services to the United States or who are drafted during tn. war, upon their return will be ten dered their present positions.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-07-14

Wheat threshing Is now in full blast at Knobel. J. E. High has just finished IS acres that yielded 450 bushels and tested 62 pounds from the machine and sold for $205 per bushel. Most of it will be used for seed.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-07-14

T. M Martin, who lives at Martin Springs, near Norfolk, found a 12- grain pearl. It is perfectly round. and is one of the best ever found there.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-07-14

Most of the farmers of Grant coun- ty have the blues on account of the dry weather Corn and nearly all vegetation is burning up for the past week and no indications of rain.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-08
CUBAN SUGAR CROP
ESTlMATESAREL0W
Producers Of Island Succeed In
Securing Reduction In Taxes
This Year tst
ASSOCIATED Press BY U. s. Naval Com
munication Service)

NEW YORK, June S-Net profits of
Cuban sugar producers will be reduced
to three dollars a bag by war taxes
imposed by the government of the Gu
ban republic according to statement
yesterday by the Republic News Blu.
reau.
Two million eight hundred thousand
tons of raw sugar is set as the official
estimate of the 1917 crop. Since the
beginning of the recent rebellion in
Cuba, the estimate of the present sugar
crop has been a mooted subject among
experts. II was generally agreed that
O great reduction in the estimate would
have TO be made on account of the
amount of cane burned by the rebels,
I, the driving of the laborers from the
fields and the closing down of many
centrah at the height of the grinding
senson. a.'
From a preliminary estimate of 3D.
100000 long tons the figures were cut
by successive reductions during the
height of the rebellion TO estimates as
flow as 2,750,000 tons. During last
month, however, reports were generally
accepted here that the loss. of the 1917
Cuban sugar crop by reason of the re-
i,bellion would not be as much as ex-
pected and on the strength of estimates
OF 100000 tons the price of raw sugar
in this market weakened consid erably.
Yesterday official estimate of the
Cuban crop for this season means that
the net profits to sugar producers ON
the Island win stand for the year at
about So, 900 if the war taxes are
applied on the total production for
| 1917. r.. ~. $50
The taxes imposed on the sugar inter.
ests Of Cuba by the government of the
republic to support its share of the
world war against German militarism
will reduce the net profit of the sugar
I, producers to approximately a cent a
pound, #s,. ..... ...#
II had been confidently expected here
and in Havana that the government
would leave to the sugar interests net
| profits of three times this amount. The
| earlier forecasts of the Cuban war
| taxes resulted in estimates that the SUI
gar producers would be left with net
| profits for the year of nine dollars a
bag, or about three cents pound.
I With the present official estimate OF
4 the 1917 crop there are about 100000
| tons of sugar yet to be produced to end
/ the season. Up to the end of May ap.
proximately 100000 tons had been
produced with about I30 centrals still
grinding. The factories which had com.
tpleted their crops at that time showed
"a thirty per cent deficit from the origi
nal estimate of Cuban experts of 5000,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-08
Stock Of Brewery.
Loses Third In 49,.
Last Twelve Months

Influenced by the growing sentiment
against liquor, the tendency towards
prohibition and the conditions arising
from the, United States entering the
great war, stock of the Honolulu Brew.
ing and Mating Company, Ltd, has lost
one, third of the price at which it sold
last August. Then it sold at 2lk and
yesterday il sold ut 1873 on the Homo
lulu Stock and Bond Exchange
(" In January, 1916, the stock of the
brewing company, ranged in price from
l62 to 1874; in February from l7M to
Is; in August il reached 2l% and held
around 20 until in December, when, in
the face of possible or probable pro
hibition legislation, it fell as low as $40
a share. When II became apparent that
there would be no immediate prohibi
ton legislation at Washington, there
was some recovery shown, but when a
possibility Of territorial legislation APP
peafed, IL again weakened and again
scored partial recovery.
Further marking down of brewery
stock on the exchange followed action
blythe liquor license commission for an
earlier closing of the saloons, and since
then it has been quoted between $l4
and $l5 until yesterday, when it fell be-
low $l4, about 81. share less than it
was selling one year ago, when in June
u sold at $2l. During the year it led
any other miscellaneous stock in mum
Der OF shares changing hands, dealings
in II being IA $50 shares.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-08
FORCES
TOREACH2, 100000
While Registration Is Somewhat
Below Estimate Present Army
ant, Navy SweIls Number
associated Press By U, 8 Naval Com
munication Service)

WASHINGTON, June s-Though
partial returns Of the national registra
tion for military service under the sell
ectiye draft show slight falling OF
from the original estimates, the results
will total the hoped for ten million men
as an available fighting force for the
United States.
Incomplete returns from registration
bureaus throughout the country last
night indicated that the total number
of those answering the seleetive draft
will drop about 100000 below the orig.
inal estimate Of the census bureau Of
the number Of eligibles. This estimate
was ten million men.
However, the slight deficiency from
the stimated total is less than the total
number of men now in the army, navy,
national guards and 0tlAr military or.
carnations now numbered among the
nation 8 fighting forces. These forces
had not been taken into confederation
in the estimate of ten million. &
Reports yesterday of opposition TO
CONSUMPTION were few. From Chicago
adviees were received that one hundred
and sixty anti -conscriptionists had
been jailed in three different Hi.
nois towns during the work Of regis
tration. Etsit
"A despatch from Red Lodge, Mon.
tana, stated that seventy-four Films re.
fused to answer the nation g call and
register under the selective draft. They
were promptly arrested and Jailed.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-08
FOOD COMMISSION
AGENT TO VISIT MAUI

w. w. O. Moir, the Territorial Food
Commissions agent for East Hawaii,
has gone to Maui, where he will con
suit with II. a.. Krauss, of the fedrrnl
experiment station at Haiku, and then
proceed to Hilo Saturday night Krauss
is expected at Honolulu Friday or SUIT
urday to confer with the food commits
sion, and i is possible he will be np
pointed its Maui agent. DIR. A. T.. Dean,
the commission 8 executive officer,
probably win leave IN few days for
n tour of the Island OF Hawaii, making
a. personal inspection of the agrrultur
al and livestock situation. Hc ma, be-
gone week or ten days.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-08
PERRY OKLAHOMA,
SWEPT..DY TORNADO
ASSOCIATED Press By U. s. Naval Com
munication Service)

...f. AuuAAACdJAOu ooANACoI ftI-..t rHs
PERRY, Oklahoma, June Wreck
ed and unroofed houses and barns, up
rooted trees and a mass of debris and
wreckage mark the path of tornado
which passed over this part of Okla.
homa yesterday. A black cloud was
spied on the horizon some minutes be-
fore the storm arrived. Higher and
higher the cloud rose and brought
darkness with it, It's closer approach
was heralded by Wild, roaring sound
and then il swept over the town.
Roofs, houses and sheds, flying timi
bers and the limbs Of broken trees GIL,
ed the air and were hurled on high.
In a few minutes 1t had passed.
I 80 far as reports have come in about
fifty buildings were demolished and
many others damaged to less extent.
No estimate of the money loss on
buildings and crops has been made. 4
Although there were a number of
people injured, some of them very
severely there are no fatalities an.
nounced nor are any of the injuries
believed to be fatal. s.. ,,. B.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-08
ANTHRAX UNDER CONTROL

Though new cases of anthrax are re-
ported as having broken out on Kauai,
&mong calves born since the original
outbreak, the local situation, through
the prompt and efficient action, is pro.
nounced well in hand, no new cases
having developed. Antonio Comes Pes.
tana who was infected early in the
against the dread disease is
recovering rapidly under the serum
treatment. a.. Fax.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-08
nations
ASKED TO CONFER
Failure Of Replies Worries Argen-
tine Government
associated Press BY U. s, Naval Com
munication Service) I

BUENoS AIRES, June S--Reticence
or failure to reply on the part Of the
other nations Of the American continent
to the proposed conference of neutral
governments is proving a source of per.
plexity TO the Argentine government.
Argentine has proposed conference
.or congress Of the nations that still re-
main neutral, in order to obtain uni
form expression Of opinion as to what
should constitute war strength and to
study the various economic problems
which have arisen, brought on by the
war. '# s.. 20 YIN
The actions Of Brazil, Bolivia and
Cuba have tended to greatly modify the
original intent, but Argentine is still
seeking the conference with the remain.
der of the nations. ~, Ia
Government leaders, while advocating
and urging the proposed congress, indi-
cate it as their belief that Argentine
will not be able to remain neutral.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-08
LOCAL BOARD WILL
DECIDE EXEMPTIONS
ASSOCIATED Press By o, s Naval Com
munication Service) 2.

WASHINGTON, June 7--AnhOunce.
ment was made at the war Department
todny that local boards, one for each
10000 population, will pass on exemp-
tions from military service under the
new army law. The men best qualified
ut the trimming camps win be officers,
according to the needs of the service,
and the rrmninder win become reserve
officers to be used in training the new
army.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-08
SENATE FIXES TAX
|ON SUGAR, TEA,
COCOA AND COFFEE
Associated Press BY U. s. Naval Com
VI nunication Service)

WASHINGTON, june S-The finance
committee of the senate yesterday def.
nitely set the consumption taxes on
teas, eoffces, cocoa and sugar. The tax
on sugar remains as at first, one half
a cent per pound, but the tax on cocoa
was raised to five cents a pound and
that on tea and coffee to three cents.
No decision was reached regarding the
protest made by the sugar refneries on
the proposed repeal of the so-called
I" draw back allowance.
The committee also decided 20 Inn
pose tax of two cents on bank checks
and drafts in excess of FIVE dollars in
amount. Il