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The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-08-04
Exemptions isIN 3}!a;l.

The percentage OF eXemp len
claims. because Of Dependency or in
GGstrial causes in some districts is
luaa rg as hieh as so per cent OF
those found physically fit These O.
course, are extreme figures, the aver
ago ranging from fifty to SIXTY rar
cent,
Officials of the provost marshal
generals Office at Washington, While
without official figures. estimates On
unofficial reports reaching there that
one man in five will be accepted fo~
military service
1t is unoficially estimated by Con
CroWder's experts that fifty per cent
OF the rejections Will be Oh physical
grounds and from fifty to sixty Per
cent will be on dependency grounds
The figures given there do not in
clude Industrial grounds.
The opinion was expressed here to-
day that this may be an overesti-
mate and that later figures when the
boards get into full working order
Will lower the percentages
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-08-04
SENATE; | 7; ADOPTS
DRY MEASURE, Gz;3
Would Submit TO the States il Nation.
Wide Prohibition amendment
Now Goes to the
House.

Washington. August IA resolution
for submission to the states OF a pro
hibition amendment to tko CaUed
States constitution Was adopted ate
today by the Senate. The soto was
50 to 20, o'aht more than the necessary
tWo-thirds. The resolution provides
that tie states must te asked to ratify
the amendment within SIX years. The
House now must act ca lha resolution
Say House is Dry.
Prohibition leaders CT tie House
now claim enough votes to insure
submission OF an Amendment to the
states. When the resolution can ho
considered in the House IS uncart2in
but its friends viii seek early @fs-
eussion.
The Senate's acton to-day came
after three days debate. Al efforts
TO amend the resolution .ailed except
Senator EiarQiag's amendments fixing
the six years limit within vii Ell three
fourths of the states must rat;fg tie
amendment to make ie effective.
This vas approved 56 to 23
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-08-04
W:a:hGcF-t :!,'icatt.

Miss Viola MatTey ana Mr.. Oscar
Caliicott a woli known and prominent
young couple OF 5tallace were quiet
y married last Svaday afternoon at
TIC home Of the br.2 mother. ESQ.
b c Phi lips, performed the core-
MOEE
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-08-04
Plan Aerial 0liense.

Eumors of a plan for a great aeri41
hombardment of the submarine bases
at Ostend, Bruges and ZeobrugGe in
connection with the infantry offensive
are heard Warships available for in
shore fighting, monitors, torpedo boats,
destroyers and other light vessels also
are said to be massed tor an attack in
an effort to turn the German wing
along the sea,
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-08-04
SOME DECREASE IN SHIP LOSSES
Is British Vessels Of Over 1890 Tons
Sunk During Week.

London, August 1.-some falling off
in the loss OF British merchantmen
by submarines is noted in tho Official
summary issued this evening. Eigh-
teen British vessels of more than l.
600 tons were sunk by submarines or
mines last week. Three vessels under
1000 tons were sunk, while no fish
ing vessels were lost.
According to the Admiralty re ort
of the previous week the losses were
21 British vessels of more than 1000
tons each, three Of less than 1900
tons and one fishing vessel. II
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-08-04
ALLIES ENTER
DECISIVEBATTIEE {
Extreme Seriousness OF Flanders Bios
to ihe rcnlrai Powers Was
Indicated III Has{y council
Mi!itnry-SasaI Chiefs.

London, August ON tie bait .
now in progress in Flanders depends
possible peace. This was the impress
sion which gained ground tonight:
from all quarters came reports OF i'm
portant developments which make tie
new allied drive stand Out as the NEST
vital of the war.
Their first objectiyes attained on the
greater part Of the front. the British
and French are DoW awaiting tie
clearing OF the skies before launching
another blow.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-08-04
E:a.ti!9 Bo Eh%@'s;ge.

The battle will lie decisive That s
agreed upon in all the capitals Of El-
rope. 1t vi result either in the
heaviest possible blow to the German
submarine warfare by the vipinS oct
OF the J-hoa5 bases oa tae Halgian
coas5. ard il this result is alta ned, q
land blow of tremendous proportions
IS vel. Or It sill confirm the sta e.
mem on the western front ana laaye
tie way open to no other settlement
of the var than negotiation.
The peace talk row teiag heard in
several capitals, notably Vienna, must
wait, it is be ieved hc"e, Oh the Gac,a-
ion il Flanders. Then, Vila 9yvr re-
sult is attained that titnc aill BE ripe
for Epace
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-08-04
Mobilize to ,Tcat Bio1Y.

The Germans are mobiliztng to meet
that blow. y great var council pre-
sided over by tae kaizer and attended
by Field Marshal Won H,ndeHburg, is
bein= held behind the German front
Tie tremendous importance attach,
ed to tha battle by the Germans is at
tested by this hurriedly called confer
ence Of the high command Maanwhi {
the British and French leaders are
plotting the next ssroke.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-08-04

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Ereocb and Rrit.sb troc, -tl.a
Frenchmen holding the inc rorth OF
Boesiushe ana the British between
that town and Warnetou- gained all
that tie entente plans had sought
Tonight he Frenchmen hold two
lines Of captured German trenches
and Field Marshal Ilaig's men three
line4. in addition to u o. more towns
aaa Vi lages and more than a.5ua prs
one,s.
German. Wp,o y,reo,c3
El,bo,.,h tho rnntone had r,assoa
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The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-08-04

ne to Six :. is :. Estimated :. NGm19I
Qualifying iol service ;nder
Neutrality-suspicious.
Run iiigh.

New York, August 2,-Figures OBJ
tained tonight by the International
News Service from all sections Of tie
country in which the draft machinery
has begun operation SHOWS that only
one man out OF every six exam ned
is qualifying or military service.
IN many ci, os tne lG5a1 boarG8 are
OILY beginning work and tbs percent
age la&y not hold up When the fgl
Quotas are examined II it doe j,
,ne.,u7 tbat it vii ha n :sssary =
call up 4,1z2,000 of the approximate
y 10,000,60o men reg storod in 81
der to obtain the first national array
OF G&7 eco men.
Extend ..gc Limit.
Il seems further that il tee goy-
oGnment proposes to abide by the
hinted intention OF calling up new
quotas of 100000 every four months.
a new draft, extending the age limit
VIII te necessary withiu SIX months
The percentage Of exemptions for
I Ays cal disqua ilcatioas Is running
IN Tie neighhorhood OF 80 per cent.
showing to the mines Of officials 4
surprising race Geterio1@ton among
tie American rooplo.
The greater percentage OF physical
nt +
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-08-04
Mark German i.cfeai,

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spcb COMA 70 nass - ,.;,I ,,a,, ,.Y,',l 49,,
virt,a1 dofoat Of cor,aaa, - ,,..1, =,
monstrate that she ;a 1oqiaq laT .sr;,.
and, taken in conjunction v,h rho -n-
ternal devclopme9ts w6fcb vo9.a ol-
low defeat Of her armi54 a,,a.f,
would be plainly beaten for an ,bo
world to see,
The al les 90 into tbo hattie vim
two vital advantages, as has Eaen dem
onstrated from the fighting so far.
They have complete control ef the
air; they have prcponderanae g. ar
tillery.
IT g to mnat t1ceo a.1,,,.,+,o,.. ,,,1
If possible, Offset them that the Ger
man war council tonight is pu2zliaq
It's brains, according to Holland Gis-
patches, based on Information fl torin2
over the frontier.
Have Control eJ Seas,
In addition to these the allies tain
another vital strip which Germany can
not loosea and which is slowly strang-
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1917-08-04


OF the War-a military operation des-
tined to last prelab ' uHt.I late an
teH.n and TIE dgst main blow to be
struck against the German submarine
y Sir Toa&las Haig is continuing his
pounding OF the German lines pfeilmi-
nary to q fresh burst over the top.
TIE fEaaeo=Rritish lires ara at
points tAree miles hegead their loca-
ton before the opening O. TIE Dive
Yesterday morning Mere than o.oo7#
German prisoners have been captured
and all the Ieutoh counter attacks
stoPpeu.
H"i''''s t2f heA' rash
ile oPsosiHs 1siles 'f tense lHssA' Il
ior tae HeAt crash i Ne Germans nave
laasSeu d l tne reserves al li'elr com
manu- -oi d oesP"faie slsi3ipt TO re-
tam tIleiF grip OIL 'ile helsi"" coast
anu an II means 10 lhem III lheir ull-
aeSea campaign,
As''iiiSt tileSe armies '''e brush ana
IIe'ie" LOT more INA" liliee weeks
.'''e N7e'! i''"S9iI's e'ieo''NeS loI "
oioN. 10 l"as NiiicA, t8o months ago.
eaiIleu 'i'eih FORWARD more ''ah 10
ii.iIes l." ioi 1Iieti E ''i'ce To the ne"
ilIiiG-iiputs Iiie'
an reports from th' ifo-l tof1Sh1 III
o.e'te ti1"t the German IiaeS are lAe
S.lIoiisse7s Il Is fo5sto'e 'e Gems lFaet'
i'S rea'lze li1a1 mere Is 'A2 vital sec
tef oI lae western front ana they nave
neglected no pfecaatIoh TO make taelr
sFlp on l3e bel2lnm IoWIaAdS as tgAt
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-20

Of a pledge. II it has that effect the
race will be improved"
For years this man has been active
in campaigns for subscriptions to
funds of various sorts. He has found
that many men who sign the pledges
do not redeem them. He has learned
that the condition is not peculiar to
Ottumwa but exists in every city.
He has learned that in campaign
like the one now in progress to raise
money for the Y. M. c. A. work, it is
necessary to discount the total amount
of subscriptions because some of the
men who pledge money fail to pay it,
He has learned that when the first
Liberty Loan campaign was carried
to success in Wapello county, the
actual purchases did not balance the
subscriptions by several thousands Of
dollars. Many men signed pledges
which bound them to buy bonds, paid
the first instal1ment Of 2 per cent and
failed to pay the remainder.
A subscription pledge is solemn
obligation. It should be made for an
amount which the subscriber knows
he is able to pay, and once signed it
never should be permitted to lapse.
Your autograph will not add much to
the Joy Of the soldiers in the trenches,
but your money may do wonders.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-20

milton until the war crisis shall have
been passed. Such waiver would
go far toward insuring ultimate recog'
milton because it would be an earnest
of labor's patriotism.
Labor holds the key to the war sit.
uation in America. On the test OF
labor's patriotism depends In large
measure the outcome of the war. The
employer who fails to recognize this
fact and meet his employers half way
is lacking in patriotism no less than
the worker who takes advantage of
the nations crisis to engage in a
strike.
Much as a plain statement of these
facts from the highest authoritative
source is needed, it is but little more
important than the demand which the
present crisis makes for creation Of a
national war council with absolute
authority conferred by the president.
Perhaps. as some well informed per-
sons seem to believe, this can be
brought about without a reorganiza.
ton Of the cabinet such as The Cour-
Ter, among other observers, has fav.
ored for some time. In any event, it
should take place without more un-
necessary delay, and the men appointed
should give particular attention to Sc
curing an agreement between workers
and their employers in the essential
productive industries which would
prevent the selhshness Of either side
from overriding loyalty.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-20
MR.. FoRD,s loyalty.


Although he figured as the worlds
most insistent pacifist only a couple
Of years ago. Henry Ford Is keeping
step with the very front rank of war.
ring Americans now. Not only has lie
contributed with extreme liberality TO
numerous funds for advancing the ma.
tons cause, but he has offered his
factories and his time to the country
in a patriotic endeavor to bring about
peace by destroying the autocrac y
which, should 1t remain extant,
would make peace a mockery.
Yesterday Mr.. Ford accepted ap.
pointment as one of the supervising
officials Of the shipping board and
will work without salary to organize
the work Of building merchant ships
with sufficient rapidity to make the
submarine ineffective.
Compare his record Of loyalty with
that Of some of the men who were his
guests on the famous peace ship and
who are now identified with the OBJ
structionist peace council, Mr.. Loeb
ner, for example, who was rebuked so
soundly for his lack of loyalty by
Harry c. Evans of Des Moines. Mr..
Evans was member of the Ford par
ty, too, but he, like Mr.. Ford. realizes
that the only way to obtain lasting
peace in the world is to fight for it.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-20
WARS "ExIGENclEs.r

Blood-drenched Poland is passing
through another of its periods Of
tragic oppression and wrong at the
hands Of its Teutonic masters. The
revelation in the dispatches which
The Courier published yesterday of
the traffic in men and girls brought a
new shock of revu1sion to public
already aghast at the Teuton mon
ster's capacity for barbarity and out
rage.
The anarchy which is sweeping
Russia is chargeable in large part to
German propaganda. Although disor-
ganization was the inevitable outcome
of the silly effort to make socialism
practical, there might have been
some semblance of sanity to temper
the collapse had it not been for the
prompting and subsidy which Ger
many gave to the criminal anarchists.
People of France, Belgium, Servia,
Rumania and Alsace-Lorraine have
been enslaved by Germany as have
the Poles. And now that denial of
the fact has become 80 useless in the
fact OF incontrovertible evidence. the
kaiser and the Germans are frank in
their admissions.
Truly that phrase. "exigencies Of
war; obtains free and brutal
translation in German.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-20
WHY NOT?

Socialism's frank espousal Of athe.
ism, a feature which escapes casual
notice when disloyalty and anarchy
are so prominently displayed as stats
for the red flags Haunting, is exem-
plified in the dispatch which came to
The Courier yesterday from Copen-
hagen, referring to the Bavarian gov.
ernments decision, to transfer the
Sabbath holiday to some other day in
the week, as measure in the interest
Of coal and water power conserva'
ton.
"The Catholic clergy protested
most vigorously. supported by the
Protestants," says the dispatch
Catholic labor unions have held q
big meeting of protest. Only the so
cialists acquiesce."
To be sure Why not, indeed? What
does Sunday mean in the life of an
atheist? And besides, the change
would help the kaiser in his war to
set up an autocracy for all the world.
Socialism is losing no opportunity,
either in America or in Europe, to
serve the kaiser. To be sure the so
cialists would agree to this proposal.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-20
SAVE THE COAL.

For once. at least. common sense
and statistics agree.
Last August The Courier began
urging it's readers to supply them
selves with coal for household use
during the winter, and pointed to
what seemed certain signs OF short
age of production and supply as COM
pared with demand.
The governments fuel administra-
ton began in September to deal with
the coal industry. The series OF
strikes and conferences and contro-
yersies which followed was inevitable
under the circumstances. They have
given the fuel administration at least
part of the knowledge of the coal
situation that it should have pos
sessed at the outset. In addition they
have crystallized in general price in
creases over the presidents tentative
figures which prevailed when The
Courier first offered its advice to the
coal users.
And now. after nearly three months.
government statisticians and investi-
gators have announced that their re-
searches convince them the demand
mas lnCTGdScu lOv pei SCul oNCi AeoS
year while the production has in
creased only so per cent.
America has inaugurated a cam
paign of coal economy by reducing
the expenditure of electric current for
signs and elaborate street illumina-
ton. The conservation must be ex-
tended to homes and factories. and
we will be fortunate indeed il the win
ter passes without witnessing extern
siye suffering in many parts of the
country and Gripping Of industries
of vital importance in the prosecu-
ton OF tr.- wa:.
The condition is not cited rs 4 cr;ti-
cism of the fuel administration. Dr..
Garfield, when he found what his task
was, met it in a businesslike and
thoroughly admirable manner. What
The Courier desires is to impress on
Iowa coal miners. operators and con-
sumers the patriotic necessity for
maximum production and economy OF
coal, and on the whole public the iln-
portance of demanding that the fuel
administration take steps during the
winter to insure continued produc-
ton throughout next summer Of coal
for the succeeding winter
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-20
JOHN r. MOTT HEARS
FROM NATIVE TOWN

Postville, Nov. 17.-John R. Mott. In
ternstional secretary Of the Y. NJ. c,
A. sent the following telegram from
New York City to the mayor Of thiD
town:
Have received telegram signed W
war fund committee indicating that
Postville town and township have al
ready subscribed $500 toward ma
tional war fund Of the Y. NJ. C. A.
and that this patriotic canvass is ne
ing continued Am greatly gratifed by
splendid generosity and public spirit
of my home town. Sen me name OF
local treasurer as I wish to make CON
tribution Of one hundred dollars"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-20
THE PRESENT NEED.

In the presence of the crisis which
confronts America at this time there
is need for an authoritative statement
from the government to both labor
and capital. Perhaps those who say
President Wilson should have made
such a declaration in his speech be-
fore the American Federation OF
Labor at Buffalo are wrong, but the
fact remains that the effective co.
operation which is so essential II the
nation is to hope for better victory,
must be brought about between work
ers and employers by some one speak
ing with all the authority of the presi.
dent himself.
Because of the political powers Of
capital and the voting strength Of
labor, politicians for years have avoid
ed the necessity of speaking to both
elements at one time and in the same
tone. It is not surprising that this
timidity has continued to influence
the politician after he becomes pub.
lie official. In ordinary times the
makeshift arrangement has sufficed,
but these are not ordinary times.
According to Henry n. Hyde. a
member OF the staff Of the Chicago
Tribune writing from Washington, a
conference was called recently by an
official of the governments shipping
board, to which were invited the
owners of ore carrying vessels on the
great lakes and labor union officials
The discussions were carried on
through the medium OF the govern.
ment official The ship owners would
not recognize the trades unionists nor
their organizations. and one PROPOSE
ton was turned down fatty because
it involved recognition of the union.
This is where the government
firm hand should have been applied
The safety Of the country is of vastly
more Importance than the pride or
obstinacy Of any man. be he captain
of industry or lowly private in the
army of labor.
On the other hand. more than one
strike has been called since the coun-
try entered the war. interrupting 4
productive industry of vital import.
ance to the nations defense as a
unions method of forcing employers
to recognize it.
In ordinary times, such an attitude
on the part of labor and capital is
common and perhaps an unavoidable
circumstance in the progress Of solv-
ing economic problems. But when
the safety of the government and the
country depends on loyal cooperation
of all the hundred millions of Ameri-
can people, patriotism demands that
personal, factional and class differ.
ences be submerged.
Proper hours of employment. proper
working and housing conditions. prop
err wages, are the three great aims on
which the organized labor movement
is founded. When these are obtained
the union may we'll afford to waive
the question Of its own formal recog
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-20
DOLLARS, NOT AUTOGRAPHS.

IF had my way. the draft law
would include boys Of Is years and
older" said an Ottumwa business man
yesterday. II would not wish to see
these young fellows sent into the
trenches. but military training and
acquaintance with the great and SOL
emn facts of war would sober their
minds and put them in more serious
attitude than is shown by the men of
the present generation. This war. 1
believe, will have that effect on the
whole citizenship OF America. 1t will
tend to impress on men the solemnity
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-11-20
LUNG PUNCTURED
IN AUTO SMASHUP

Milton. Nov. 1I.-W. E Atkins, a
farmer living west Of here, is expected
TO die as the result of an auto accident
when he received puncturcd lung.
broken arm and ribs and internal in
juries.
Mr. Atkins was taking milk to Mil.
ton in his car at the time the accident
occurred. While trying to right fAil-
ing milk can ne lost control OF the auto
and was arown under it. DR.. Stephen
son ay Or. Armentrout of Keokuk
were c>-iled and are caring for the tn-
iured man.