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The Harrison times., 1917-04-28

Austria, it now develops, not only
fears Germany, but distrusts her ally.
tpstro-Hungary is torn with internal
dissensions and rioting, and would wei
cJme peace, provided i. guaranteed
the integrity Of the lual mOalrchy,
bu, the Imperial German government
is driving Austro-Hung ~ Emperor
William is a hard master and the
fir5, signs of weakening of the dual
monarchy will be the signal for ra.
pine and ruin of the country by the
German army.
Approaching the southeast coas. Of
England on the 10Th the American
Steamship Mongolia sighted suhmG
Steamship Mongolia sighted subma-
opened fire sinking it with the lii st
shot.
The Harrison times., 1917-04-28
PROGRAM AT THE LYRIC
THEATRE FOR NEyr WEEK

Monday Night-Paramount presents
Miss Blanche Sweet in Unprotected. -
Tuesday Night-Fifteenth Chapter
of "Glorias Romance" featuring Billy
Burke. Also a two reel Universal.
Wednesday Night-Blue Bird pre-
sents "Gloriana," featuring Zee Rae,
the child actress.
Thursday Nigh'-Paramount pre-
sents "a Son of Erin featuring Mr..
Dustin Farnum.
Friday Night-Grace Cunard and
Francis Ford in "The Purple Mask No
2. Also "Musty Suffer"
Saturday Night-Last Chapter OF
Liberty" Beginning a new comedy
serial, Timothy Dobbs."
The Harrison times., 1917-04-28
>NsW BUSINESS BUILDING.

J. B. Holt will begin the construc,
ltion next Monday of a concrete build.
ing just off the southeast corner of
the square for his feed store The
building will be one story, S5x60 feet
of fire proof construction, and will
cost $2,5OO.
The building will occupy the south
part of the Holt block, and will face
\the street running south from the
square. w. G. Daily is the contractor
Mr. Holt will carry an $4,000 stock
of flour and feed of all kinds and will
then be able to fully meet the de
mands of his trade.
The Harrison times., 1917-04-28
THE VOLUNTEER
MILITARY SYSTEM
A Policy That is Inefficient, Undemo-
cratic and Generally Undesirable
Under Present Conditions.

1t is not our desire to badger con
gress at this time of national danger
We prefer to support the government
in every possible way, for in support,
ing the government we are demon.
strating our loyalty to our country and
our earnest desire to aid.
But we can not refrain from OppOs,
ing the congressional policy OF Let
ting George do it," 1t is a failure and
will result in disaster to our country
if pursued for any length of time
Here's a sample of the results OBJ
tanned by letting George do it" in the
matter of obtaining recruits for the
army.
Captain Franklin r. Jenney is ad-
mitedly the finest recruiting officer
the United States Army has ever
known He is located in Chicago, but
his fame is national in its scope.
Yet Captain Kenney, with all of his
vast experience and remarkable inge-
nuity, can not secure one quarter of
the results that are to be expected
when our nation is at war.
True, he is succeeding to a reas.
enable degree where many others are
meeting with Indifferent success, but it
is due mainly to his remarkable abil-
ity and revolutionary methods of cam
paigning for recruits.
The fault is entirely in the system
The people do not believe in letting a
patriotic few do the work of the
whole Many thousands Of young men
all over the country are ready to en-
list as soon as congress imposes the
same obligation on ALL YOUNG MEN
OF MILITARY AGE who are physi-
cally fit, but they do not feel inclined
to be the goat that pulls other peo-
pies chestnuts from the fire.
Mothers and fathers are willing to
send THEIR boys to the front as soon
as they are assured that THEIR
NEIGHBORS BOYS will be sent. But
they are not imbued with the idea of
having their sons face the cannOn's
In of nttNy
while other sons of the community re-
main safely at home.
rhe volunteer system penalties pat
riotism and puts a premium on slack
ing, for the patriot goes to war for SIS
a month while the Stacker remains at
home and earns from $50 to 500 a
month.
The congress should Immediately
enact into law the presidents recon-
mendations for compulsory service
The congressman or senator who can
not publicly defend the Stacker should
not in turn be a congressional Stacker
himself
Let congress once pass a universal
service law and you will find an in
stant change in the sentiment of the
young men of this country. There will
be an enthusiastic rush to the colors
that will surprise even the president
himself, for each young enthusiast
will have the satisfaction of knowing
that he is not being asked to take his
life IN his hand to defend a neighbor
who slaCks at home.
The Harrison times., 1917-04-28
WAR PROBLEMS OF THE WEST.

In a private letter to the editor,
w. f. Saffel, formerly of Harrison,
but now of Los Angeles, California,
tells of conditions in the west which
have no parallel here. 1t will be a
matter of congratulatfen to our peo-
pie to realize that, no matter how
other sections are harrassed, we Of
North Arkansas have no coast or bor-
der menace to reckon with, Mr. Saffel
says:
THE developments of the great
war and the food problems are exceed
ingly important to us all, ! am sure,
And the Pacific coast is no exception.
The naval authorities have warned all
shipping to be on the alert for any
submersibles. Two have already been
sighted off our coast. Then there is
the more serious food problem. I'm
perial county, which is the richest ag-
ricultural county in the world, ac-
cording to the U. S. Agricultural Bu-
reau, produced S15,O00,OO0 dollars
worth of foodstuffs for the year end.
ing 1916. This county borders on
Mexico, and all of the laborers, who
were Mexicans, left the ranches and
railroads to join the Carranza govern.
ment to fight against Uncle Sam
This certainly looks bad for us,
with no laborers to tend the crops and
no men to work on the railroads. This
situation is constantly growing more
serious. A hostile army backed up by
Germany, must be met by few mi.
litiamen, and believe me they are not
much because | belonged to the mi.
litia and know. Plots against the gov.
ernment are also common out here
because of the large foreign popula.
ton"
The Harrison times., 1917-04-28
NEW FIRE TRUCK TO LOWER
HARRISON INSURANCE RATES

Harrison's fire department with L.
G. Coker as chief, has been practising
this week and are now able to handle
the apparatus satisfactorily,
The truck carries one large chemical
extinguisher with 200 feet Of small
hose connection, two smaller extin.
guishers to be carried by the firemen,
and 1000 feet of large hose.
The insurance actuary Is expected
here today to re.map the city and
lower the rate perhaps one.third
The Harrison times., 1917-04-28
GERMAN DEFEATS
STILL CONTINUE
GENERAL MISFORTUNE TO GER
MANS SEEMS TO INDICATE ALL
HOPE is DISAPPEARING AND
THE END is NEARING.

Since March 18th the Germans have
been compelled to evacuate over a
thousand square miles of French ter
ritory, and are still retreating.
Since Monday over three thousand
ish forces which are giving the Ger
mans no rest.
Stories of the German cOunter-at-
Cacks-theTe have been eight separate
attempts to capture Gavrelle since
Monday even1ng-tell of almost in
credible tactics used by the Germans
in sending forward troops in mass
formation giving the British artillery
the greatest opportunity for open tar
get shooting it has had in the last two
years, Several thousand gray-clad
Germans were advancing late Tuesday
when the British curtain of fire shut
down in front of them.
Still other guns fired straight
through the curtain on the advancing
men, Not a man passed beyond that
curtain and when its Obscuring smoke
lifted there was not moving Ger
man ir sight Nothing was to be seen
but ploughed ground Uttered with
sprawling dead.
The British army continues to drive
and defeat the Turks in MesopOtamia
and has captured vast quantities of
arms and stores furnished by the
Germans.
Both the French and English Com
missions are in conference with U. s..
authorities at Washington arranging
for Americas cooperation in the war
A loan of $2OO,OOO,0OO to England has
already been arranged and similar fl
nancial assistance is being considered
for France. Former Secretary of
State Elihu Root will go to Russia as
chairman of the commission to ar
range cooperation with that country
The French idea of an American
expedition calls for a fighting force
supported by auxiliary services, such
as railway staffs, railway material,
base repair shops, telegraph and teie
phone lines, automobile transports and
a strong aviation section. The French
government is ready to offer whatever
may be considered necessary to assist
in sea operations, including the use
for naval purposes of any or all Ports
in France. The ministry of marine
has worked out for submission to TIE
American government a cOmprehen-
sive plan for overseas transports for
both army mad navy purposes and FOR
the provisioning of the civil popdla-
tiOn.
A report published in Spanish pei
per says that at recent meeting u
the Hohenzollern family one member
bolder that the rest, intimated that
the emperor might save the situation
by following the example of Emperor
Nicholas. The German monarch is re-
ported to have turned pale and after
observing that the general opinion
was against him, left the room NUT
tering, I'VE shall see"
The Harrison times., 1917-04-28
TO RUssELLVILLE VIA MT. JUDEA
Mount Judea, Ark, April 10, 1871
Business Mems League,
Harrison, Arkansas.

Mount Judea, Ark, April 10, 1917,
Business Mems League,
Harrison, Arkansas.
Dear Sirs:-
am writing to see if the people of
your city would take an active inter
est IN building a great highway that
could be made one of the greatest in
the state. have in view that a high
way could be built from Springfield,
Mo, TO Hot Springs, Ark, by way of
Harrison. Western Grove, Mount Ju.
dea and Russellyille.
The route | have in my mind,
think is the only practical route across
the DostOn Mountains from Harrison
to Russellville. You will note by ref
erence to the map that it would be a
direct line from Springfield, Mo, to
Hot Springs, Ark, and you will fur
ther see this could be made the pass
way from this section to Russellville,
Little Rock, Hot Springs and many
other points south of the Boston Noun
tains. By building this road by West
ern Grove and across the new steel
bridge across Buffalo river at the
mouth of Big creek then by way of
Mount Judea we can reach Russell
vile by crossing one stream one time,
and that is Big creek, between Mount
Judea and the new steel bridge, and
Big creek could be bridged very easy
and by bridging, it would be a dry
route from your city to Russellville.
By taking the mountain near Mount
Judea, a road can be built to the top
of the Boston Mountains on an easy
grade. This road would pass through
the Ozark National Forest and prob
ably the government would help OF
build the road through the forest
If the people Of Harrison are ia,
vorabe for a road of this kiuC
would like for you to take the mat
ter up with Springfield, Mo, and Rus
selyille and Hot Springs or in any
way that you think best. A road can
be Quilt from Jasper to intersect this
road at or near Mount Judea, and the
road from Jasper can be made with
out crossing any waters, and the road
can be built through gravel bills
without much grade, Now, as | see it
this road would benefit all this por
ton of North Arkansas, and as | said
before | believe it to be the only praC
tical way across the Boston Mountain
| am not in a position to do much
but | will use every effort | can tC
help in any way, that | am able to do
toward the building of the highway
| have outlined. Would like to heal
what Harrison thinks about this road
and if there is any other information
wanted about the road in this sc'tior
let me know.
AS soon as the bridge is completed
across the Buffalo river we are plan
ming the building of a good road ny
way of Western Grove to connect us
with Harrison, and would like to see
it extended from here on to Russell
vile, to the south.
Respectfully,
J. TOM GREENIIAW.
The Harrison times., 1917-04-28

What would be more attractive in
the front yard than a growing bed Of
lettuce Of onions, or tomatoes or beets,
or any one of dozen articles Of food?
It would be such symbol of patriot
ism as the world has never before
seen. And the odd moments would
do It.
The Harrison times., 1917-04-28

No Mr.. President, our soldiers
will not lack for food. Every loyal
American will do his or her duty, and
that spirit of production will be in dai.
ly evidence right here in this town and
this community. We never follow
we lead.
The Harrison times., 1917-04-28

Mr.. Townsman, plow up the back
yard and let the women and children
handle it while you go after a vacant
lot. Every little helps, and ten or
twenty million Titles will make a
whale of a big one.
The Harrison times., 1917-04-28
LEADS IN THE BUTTER CONTEST

Mrs. W. A. Bower, of Harrison, led
in the State Butter Contest for the
month of March with a score Of &C.
This makes the fourth month she has
held the highest score, leading the list
in the months of September and DS
cember with a score of 95. u
Gold may not be able to win love
but 1t makes it slide along a whole lot
smoother How's your sub?
The Harrison times., 1917-04-28
THE COMING cHAUTAUoUA.
The Program Has Been Definitely
Announced and Accepted as
Highly Satisfactory.

Harrison's ChautauQua Committee
consisting of l.. b. Bell, John p Davis
j. r. Newman, c. NJ Cooke, T. l.. Jack
son, viii Henry, J. l.. Russell, +. X
Gibson, Claude Crumpler and John
Lynn, met at the court house Thurs
day afternoon to arrange preliminaries
for the coming ChautauQua. John p
Davis was elected chairman, and J. r
Newman, secretary
Messrs. Gibson, Lynn and CrumpleI
were appointed as a committee to con
fer with the officers of the Formers
and Merchants Association with a
view to the arrangement of morning
programs for each day of the Chau
tauqua. A number of matters of detail
were looked after and the program
passed on as satisfactory.
PROGRAM:
FIRST DAY-JUNE %.
Afternoon CastellucCis Milano
Serenaders-an opening program by
six musicians and entertainers of ex.
CeptiOnal versatility
Night-CastellucCi's Milano Sere
naders-a popular concert prelude by
the same. Ernest j. POwell-on the
opening night, Community Building
address-"The Home Town"
SECOND DAY-JUNE 26.
AfternoOn-Th Potter-DePew Con
cert Trio-A concert entertainment OF
readings, vocal and instrumental mu
sic, impersonations and sketches.
Night-The POtter-DePew Concert
Trio-The same favOrites again for a
shorter program. Hon. Alf Taylor OF
nnessee-Beloved orator of the
Southland, to give the address of the
evening.
THIRD DAY-JUNE 81.
AftfernOOn-The Hungarian Ladies
Qua 'tette-Operatic classic and pOpu
lar music by noted singing organiza
ton. Dr. David Taylor Robertson
Eloquent author-lecturer in address
"The Mutations Of a Dollar"
Night-The Hungarian Ladies Quar-
tette-Masterpieces of classic and pop
ular melody. DR.. H. V. Adams-A
lecture of inspiration and helpfulness
Grapes of Gold"
FOURTH DAY-JUNE rs.
AftfernOOn-The Berkley SeXtette-
Six charming young ladies in q
sprightly program of orchestra num-
bers, songs, costume sketches and
readings.
Night-The Berkley Sextette-The
same talented entertainment-orches
in different program. Miss Pear
O'Neil-A reader and entertainer
from Canada, who is different
FIFTH DAY-JUNE 20.
Afternoon-The Berkley SeXtette-
Kilties Banda great popular con
cert, featuring, Murdoch J. MacDon
aid, ripe major; Jamie Muir, Scottish
entertainer and James Pearse, soloist
Night-The World Famous Kilties
Band-The Chautauqua will close with
full grand concert by this supcrl
band. A fitting climax to a great
Chautauqua.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-11
ASKED To PUSH
LIBERTY LOAN

Detroit banks and others that are
members OF the Investment Bankers
association in the seventh district
which takes in Detroit. received tel
egrams Thursday morning from as
ISOLATION headquarters in Chicago
asking that each member name one
or more persons who could serve
on committee that Is To push the
campaign for subscriptions 10 the
Liberty loan % $1,000. 0OO 600,
Aitho Detroit banks are accredited
in dispatches from Washington with
having subscribed more than $1,000
600 TO the Liberty loan. IL is stated
that there is no active subscribing
here and will not be until more
definite terms are received from
Secretary McAdoo, OF the treasury,
concerning the bonds and where the
money is to be deposited
One prominent banker stated that
the local banks stand ready 20 sub
scribe between s10.00OO0o and sl2,.
COO eco when this information IS re-.
ceived
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-11
ADS WILL PUSH
WAR BOND SALE
Greatest Publicity Campaign
In History to Help Float
New Loan

WASHINGTON. May 1.-THE
most extensive advertising campaign
in history will herald the floating
OF the second installment OF The
g. eee eee eee Liberty loan Ess- bend
issue. beginning probably in June
Uncle Sans spot cash needs
and how pressing they are will be
borne home 10 every inhsbiant OF
the land IN graphic fashion.
Hundreds OF thousands OF posters
viii carry the appeal from metropo-
lis 70 cross roads Newspapers.
street car cards and bin posters will
be used
shop windows thruout the land
from tho big business house 10 the
corner grocery viii display govern
ment posters. distributed by the
United states chamber ~ commerce
and subsidlar, bodies
Hotels viii lend their Hobbies
thru the National Hotel Mems asso-
Citations
Artists photographers. printers,
rhymers and advertising experts
donating their services are labor
ing on the gigantic campaign
Here are some OF The ways
The government will appeal TO
You thru posters 10 Buy your
bond
Remember the Lusitanis and buy
a Liberty bond
Your first patriotic duty Buy a
Liberty bond. now
Liberty loan. 1917
For your country Buy bond q"
TITS rightly called the U-boat.
For il puts IL mp to u
Gods free ocean Buy your
bond
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-11
DENY GUILT IN
SCHREIBER CASE

Pleas OF not guilty were entered
10 a charge % homicide by Walter
Godfrey. 27 Henry Fen, 20 Charles
Myers. 25. and William Saunders. Sc.
Thursday morning before Police jus
tice Heston. The quartet rs accused
OF shaving Max Schreiber. saloon
keeper. Saturday in tho doorway ~
the saloon o; his son, Nathan. az
No. 57s Hastings e.
Similar pleas were made by the
four 10 two charges Of robbery
while armed preferred By Henry
Fisher. a ssloonkeeper az No. 922
East Lafayette.ave, and Morris
Knoppfer. manager OF the C., F..
Smith grocery store AT No. 1909
Grand River ave. who were held M
and robbed OF s1S7. Godfrey has
admitted his part In the robberies,
but has refused to reveal the iden
thy Of his companions.
In both cases examination was
waived and the prisoners held for
the recorders court for trial. Bond
on The robbery charges WAS fixed
AZ $4,000. With TWO surcties. The
men. however. will have - await
trial in jail, as the law does not per.
NIT bail TO be set in homicide cases.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-11
The Confessions of a Wife
Man Is Master In Love.

When took tho Job with Con
gresham Smith. moved out OF the
rooms With Alma said Paula. con
tinuing her most interesting story.
Il was so busy for the first few
DAYS that I did not see her AZ all
One day. however. I was going down
Pennsylvania ave and heard some
one call Looking up | saw Alma
and JET
For A moment had n slight and
very human tinge OF Jealousy. Mar
gle. and hen thought how very
catfish II was. Perhaps had better
call ia dog n he-manger feeling
instead OF catfish one, for ceI
tainly / did not want Jen myself
then why should feel badly when
be was nice 20 Alma
They made me get into the car
and Immediately Alma asked
Where have YOU been all this
week.
Mostly writing letter. 10 con
sutuents OF Congressman Smith
when was not shopping Tor his
foolish little wife said
Hear tho woman talk laughed
LEI. You don't like her. do you.
Paula And n the truth were
known you don't like women very
we'll anyway isn't that So.
"Jen that remark Is Just Why I
don't like you. answered When
woman says anything about suoth.
er woman that s not o. he mos
fattering nature any man who over
hears her observes How these
women love each other and inn
AGNES be has made a brilliantly c,n
icsl common on Tho SOS
Goodness Paula e1ei1-med a.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-11

God bless tho tender heart no seek
To make refuge Tor tht oak.
Sammy Jay followed Farmer
Browns BOY from tho old Orchard
TO the Green Forest. from the Green
Forest TO the Green Meadows. and
from the Green Meadows 10 the Old
Pasture In each place Farmer
Browns BOY put up one OF those
boards ith the queer black marks
on IL. which YOU know and know
were signs sammy Inspected each
one carefully and all the time his
shrewd little brain was trying 10
puzzle out What they meant II
Sammy could only have read them
be might have had the finest bit OF
news 10 toll that ever he had stun
hled across But, OF course he
couldn't read. 40 finally he gave up,
very much puzzled but right down
in his heart sure that they meant
something good
And those signs did mean some
thing good They meant something
splendid This is what Farmer
Browns Boy had printed on each
sign
THIS FARM IS A BIRD
SANCTUARY
Hunting on This Land Is For
hidden 80 Gunners nor Hunte~s
for Nest and Eggs Allowed on
This Property
FARMER BROWNS Roy.
Sanctuary is biz word. but it's
meaning is even bigger 7; means
place OF safety Il means place
20 which those in danger can go and
know that there they will be safe
and need no longer worry SO bird
sanctuary Is simply place Of safety
for the birds That is what Farmer
Browns Boy had made Of The farm
where ne lives by putting up those
signs
You see. II Is like this. he eK-
planned 90 Farmer Brown Birds
know n whole lot OF course they
cant read those signs, but il won't
take them long 20 find out that when
they are on our land they won't
haye anything TO fear from men and
hoys Thcyll just move right over
here 20 build their nests That IL,
those who are not living here now
Will And those passing this way
on their way south in the fall and
on their way back north IN The
sprine viii stop over here THEY'LL
know after awhile that they are
safe hore And more than that
they will know that they can get
plenty 10 cat here, because I am
going 20 sec that there is always
food for them I've put up hosses
for the birds that like houses, and
/ am going 70 make and put up lot
more I'm going 10 keep fresh.
water always where the birds can
&C. q In the Old Orchard I'm 20
ing 10 make this old farm the Jim
dandiest place for birds that ever
was" &&E
Farmer Brown Boys eyes were
shining Farmer Brown laughed and
IL was good 10 hear. was that laugh.
at seems 10 me that this is going
to cost YOU a lot Of work" said he
What do you expect 10 get in re
turn
II WAS Farmer Browns Boys turn
to laugh -rvVcct 10 get paid for
paid in pleasure the pleasure OF
k,,rt,- The birds sfnr and call and