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The Little River news., 1917-11-24
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 Hicks, Nov. 22.-(Spec!al.) )-School is progressing nicely under the man agement of Mir and Mrs. A. k. Smith. Three new pupils Eugene, Grace and Odene Phillips entered school Monday.
 The school board met Tuesday and made arrangements to procure new seats and black boards.
 Mrs. Smith was on the sick list Saturday and Sunday.
 J. H. Shaw was in Ashdown Tues day.
 County agents, G. M. Johnston and Miss Gladys Norwood and district agent, Bachot, visited the school here Wednesday and received g members for the clubs
 Uncle Dave Gill and sons, Earnest and Ed and Claud Welch went hunting Tuesday bringing in total of 13 squirrels.
 J. w. Quarrels was in Ashdown Wednesday.
 Several formers completed sowing wheat thS week.
 As. c. s. Wales will preach here Sunday at p m.
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Oak Hill. Nov. 22.-(Special.)-G. A. Earnest and son and II. S. Waller went to Little lRiver hunting Wednesday &nd Thursday.
 w. F. Simmons and wife went to Wilton shopping Wednesday,
 The box supper at Oak Hill Satur- day night was quite success consld- ering the rainy weather. The pro ceeds were $3015.
 Mrs. Henry Chambers and son are visiing her parents NIT. and Mrs. Il. G. Chauncey.
 Mrs. Willie Brown is visiting her mother, Mrs. G. D. Earnest this week.
 T. NJ. Mccall went to the Presby= teria as a delegate this week.
 Mrs. Tom Parrish went to AshdoWn shopping Thursday.
 H. c. Chauncey and N. F. Simmons went to Ashdown Thursday with cot ton.
The Little River news., 1917-11-24
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Camp Beauregard Nov. 20.-(Speci- al)-Silas R. James has an attack of acute Appendicitis.
 All Camp Beauregard is under quar- antine.
 The boys are always glad to get the News for there is always some thing of interest to them in it. Sid Phillips and Ross Cobb choosed sides to play football Monday, the 18th, The score was SEX to six.
 We have tennis court basket ball, foot ball and base ball ground. So the boys all have good time.
 We expect to be out Of quarantine in two weeks.
 Privates Burl Kennan anl Charles Grady are in the pest house with the humps. Well, we will close for this time,
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The Little River news., 1917-11-24

Mrs, J. W, Savage and Children
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 Richmond, Nov. 22.-(SpecialD- Mrs. Dove Cheever and Miss Lotta are spending a few days at Camp Pike, the guest of Lieut.. Ed II. Cheaver.
 James Mellard who has been quite i'll several days is, we are glad to re- port. improving.
 Little Alta E. McGraw has just re- covered from a siege of tons;litis. Mir. end Mrs. S. E. Vaughan and rank Forguhar, of LamaX, lll, arrived last week for visit with Mir. and Mrs. Ben Love, Jr.
 Mrs. w. w. Gardner has resigned as Post Master at th place. Her resiS- nation WIS not uneXpected as her health has been failing Tor the past year. Mrs. Gardner has served as DOS. s.master at this place nearly twelve years and has been a most painstak!nS and accommodating official.
 Miss Gusta Eaton is able to reenter school after a weeks illness.
 Miss Myrtle Lewis is teaching at Elmore this winter.
 Bailey Lewis, the little son of MT. and Mrs. Lloyd Lewis, is up again. The little fellow had quite a siege With a broken limb.
 Er. Biggs our efficient P. E. and
 Dr. Biggs, our efficient presiding elder. and Mrs. Buchanan Of Texar- kama will address. the Epworth League at the Methodist church next Sunday evening. Everyone invited to be present.
 Miss Mary Sykes visited in TeXar- kama the first of the week.
 N. C. McCrary is spending the week in Little Rock.
 Misss Willie Lewis will teach the winter term of school at Wades Chap ell
 Dr. G. NJ Eckel and s. F. Vaughan were in Ashdown Thursday.
The Little River news., 1917-11-24
HARDEST BLOW DEALT
 YET, OFFICIALS SAY
Daring British Offensive in France Stirs WaShingtan-BiO Will Be Great Help
 te Italy.

Washington, Nov 21.-OtIiciai Wash ington was deeply stirred tod2y as press bulletins began to unfold the scope of the smashing British victory or the western front
 While army officers were cautious in commenting on the significance ot the drive in the absence of official re- ports, they regard this as the great est blow dealt the Germans since the war started. They were especially 1n- spjred by the dash and power display ed by Field Marshal Haig's great war machine as the brief bulletins from the front pictured events from hour to hour.
 There were hints in some quarters of previous information indicating that a shortage of ammunition con tributed to the German defeat Ac- cordng to this view. the German vest ern line has been stripped Of ammunl- ton reserve and men from the stra- tegic reserves to build up the army which rolled back the Italian line.
 The German high command, it was said in this connection, had counted absolutely upon winter and French and British forces, withdrawn to sup port the shaken Italian lines, as mak- ing impossible any major offensive on the western at th's time.
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 Allene, Nov 22.-(Special.)- .)-H Pat ton was in Foreman Saturday.
 K. L. Johnson made trip to Ash down Wednesday,
 Miss Gertrude Ward and Walter Gray motored to Ashdown Sunday. c J. Click was here from Winthrop Wednesday.
 Miss Des sa Norwood was in Ash down Sunday.
 DT. and Mrs. A. B. B shop of Ash down visited, pr. McCrary Sunday. Miss Gertrude Ward visited at Hu- go this week.
 Francis Dollarhide was here from Fareman Sunday
 Luther Olive of Foreman was here Monday
 Miss Leona Scott is visiting her par ents this week at McNab.
 Mrs II. Patton is visiting at Laynes> port
 Mrs. II. Pendesgast returned home after d WeCNS VlSlt With her sister, Mrs. R. L. Johnson
 Roy Thompson Of Paraloma spent Saturday and Sunday here
 Mrs 3. L. Johnson is improving nicely.
 There will be box supper here at the school house Thanksgiving night. Everybody invited
 Dr. Clingan was at Ashdown We'd nesday.
 J. w. Baker was in Ashdown We'd nesday.
 Mir. ONeil of TeXarkana was here Thursday.
 Miss Gladys Norwood of Ashdown was here Wednesday.
 Mrs. Smith returned to her home in Shreveport Friday.
 Miss Hattie Belle Turner of Oak Hill spent Sunday here.
 Dr. Bishop of Ashdown was in All lene Thursday
The Little River news., 1917-11-24
Whenever You Need General Tonic
 Take Grove's.

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless chill Tonic is equally valuable as a Cen>ral Tonic because 1t contains the we'll known tonic properties ofQU1NlNE and IRON. It acts CT the Liver, Drives out Malaria, Enriches the Blood anc Builds ur the Whole Syster1. 60 cents
The Little River news., 1917-11-24
Card 0f Thanks.

We wish to thank our friends and neighbors for the many courtesies they extended us during the illenss and doath of our beloved husband and father, j. w. Savage,
 Mrs " Sava oo apd ChiJdrau
The Little River news., 1917-11-24
To Cure 9 Colo in Che Day.

Take LAXATIVE PROMO Quinine. r stops the
 Cough and Heaaaclie and works of the Cold. Druggists refund money If 1t faiis to cure. [. W. GROVES signature on each box 'oe-
The Little River news., 1917-11-24
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old, weight about 950, shod in front has scar on inside right foreleg at back of hoof, also scar on outs de left foreleg above knee which resembles brand. No brand. good condition. Mule wss purchased from Pullen < Alexand- CT but was unloaded at AshdoWn. SlO reward for delivery of mule or $2.50 for information leading to recovery Wesley Smith, Foreman, Ark, Box A. phone SC.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-22

of the city and since then the Germans have been sending in wave after wave of infantry in desperate counter-at- tacks.
 The Canadians have held strongly and the Germans have suffered very heavy casualties from the nature of their counter-thrusts, in which no thought is given to the cost of life.
 Germans Had Massed Troops.
 The striking feature or the battle lies in the fact that the Germans also had massed troops for a counter-at- tack at dawn against the newly -ac- quIred Canadian positions in the northwest enVirons of Lens and had actually started their advance when they were surprised by encountering the onrushfng Canadians in No Mans Land. Both offensives had begun at the same hour, but a heavy mist hung over the ground and the Germans were apparently unaware of the Canadian preparations until the Canadians were upon them with the bayonet
 Brief hut bitter fighting occurred in No Mans Land The German officers tried to rally their men against the Canadians. but the enemy infantry gradually fell back to the trench to which they had just left The Ca nadians followed and, leaping on the para pets, hurled masses of bombs which had been collected for the at tack The Germans tried to fee through the communication trenchss, out the Canadians Jumped among them. killing many.
 Whole Line a Soothing Caudron.
 On the southwest the Canadians were equally successful after very heavy fighting, in which the British artillery was brought into play The most strenuous fighting late in the day was proceeding in the center of the line west of Lens and on a little front near the left or the northwest positions but the whole line was a Seething cauldron
 The Canadians have achieved their immediate object by drawing their still closer about the heart of the city and their goal, unless the German cou1ter-attacks succeed By today's attack the Canadians have gained pos ments and colliery sdings which af- ford excellent positions for either of fensive or dsfensive operations
 On the northwest the Canadians and Germans clashed in No Mans Land From the start 1t was struggle with Canadians threw themselves upon the enemy with such ferceness that the Germans were forced to withdraw un- til the Canadians had penetrated their positions to depth of several hundred wards and taken up new posts which they are holding against bitter coun- ter thrusts.
 A circular line, around which the opposing forces are now fighting, is drawn close about the city proper where the Germans had fortified them selves in concrete cellars and dug outs.
 No estimate of casualties or prison CTS is yet possible but captured Ger mans were beginning to arrive back Of both fronts at an early hour.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-22
HOOKWORM PREVALENT
 AMONG THE RECRUITS
Especially Among Those From the
 Warmer Sections of Country.

Washington, Aug. 21.-DisCovery of hookworm infection in forty seven out of seventy five militia recruits recent caused public health service authori- ties to recommend prompt eXamina tion of all units of the National Guard and National Army at present organ ized, especially those from the warm CT portions of the country.
 Prevalence of hookworm was found by Dr. Wardell Stiles of the public health service, at a government res ervation where he was making exper- iments. Complaint by recruit of not feeling well after officers suspected him of trying to shirll his duty re- suited in medical examination Hook worm infection was found. Other ex aminations showed a high percentage of hookworm.
 Dr. Stiles has reported to the public health service that failure to treat hool<worm cases undoubtedly will ment of soldierse for offenses due to remedial conditions. Danger of wide spread epidemic of hookworm in Eu rope is pointed out if even light cases are sent to the trenches. Those dan gers can be prevented to very great extent, Dr. Stiles says, if all the re- cruits, or at least those from certain states, are systematically examined for intestinal parasites and either treated in the American training camps or discharged, as necessity in dicateS
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-22
Espionage Arrests
 in South Dakota
FIFTEEN GERMANS TAKEN INTO
 CUSTODY
EXACT CHARGE SECRET
It is Understood That They Signed a Petition to the County Treasurer Protesting Against the Draft.

Sioux Falls. S. D.. Aug. 21.-Fifteen Germans were arrested at Tripp, Hut crimson County, South Dakota. today, by federal ocers, charged with viola tion of the espionage act, according t0 advices received here late this after noon. The men were taken to Yank- ton, 5. D., and arraigned before Unit ed States Commissioner White, for preliminary hearing.
 Nature of Complaint Not Public.
 Officials refused to divulge the exact nature of the complaint filed against the men. However 1t is understood that they signed a petition 10 the coun Sy treasurer protesting against the draft.
 On August 14, fifteen other Germans, socialists, were arrested in Hutchin- son county by federal officers on similar onense. They were charged with having signed and circulated petition demanding a referendum on the draft and the war and attemptinS to intimidate county officials who were administering the draft IL was then intimated by officials that an organ ized propaganda was being carried on by Germans in the state 70 create dis affection among citizens of German birth over the draft and tho partici- patton of this country in the war with Germany.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-22
Operators Violated Eareenent.

The prices fixed range from 20 to B per cent. under the maximum price of $3 fixed by government officials and operators at a conference here more tha ma month ago. The s3 price agree ment, however. did not hold as many operators refused to abide by 1t after Secretary Baker as president of the council of national defense, repudiated it as too high Prices recently have ranged far above the S3 limit
 The fixing of price was the presi- dents second step in the direction of coal control ard was taken under au- thority given the executive in an amendment to the food control bill The first was taken yesterday when the president named Robert s. Iovett as director of transporta tion mad ap- proved an order issued by Mir Lovett directing that coal shipments to the northwest be given preference over other goods
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-22
VIOLENT RIOTING TAKING
 PLACE IN BARCELONA
Firing From Roofs of Houses is Co.,
 ing on Daily

Barcelona, Spain. Saturday. Aug. 1s -(By Courier to the French Frontier. Aug. 21. by The Associated Press). Violent rioting has been taking place in Barcelona and the neighboring towns since last Monday when a gen eral strike was proclaimed. Firing from the roofs of houses and from behind half-closed shutters has been going on daily. A considerable mum Der of persons have been killed and many have been wounded. though no reliable figures are available.
 Artillery was brought into action against some buildings which were strongly held by the rioters and three houses were destroyed by shell fire
 While these events were going on in Barcelona and in other Catalonion towns, reports are circulating by word of mouth of great disturbances in oth- CT parts of Spain, and of republic being proclaimed at Bilbao and Sara gossa. It is impossible 10 learn the truth regarding these rumors as a rigid censorship is exercised over the telephone andftelegraph lines and the newspa pers.
 All the Liberal daily newspapers have been suppressed. The only jour nals appearing in Barcelona are the Vanguardia, which prints only official and inaccurate reports, and the Dia- graf1cio, commonly believed to be sub sidized by the Germans
 The correspondent heard authori- tatively that an armed rising was be- ing prepared for the end of the year by promoters of the recent confer ence of Catalonion deputies in event of their demands being refused by the Madrid government but the pres ent outbreak does not appear to be supported by the Catalinion leaders, it being confined to discontented workingTnen. The movement seems certain to fall because of lack of or ganization. There is no indication that it is supported by any of the ar my. Order probably will be restored in a few days.
 The army reservists of 1914 and 1915 have been recalled to the colors.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-22
President Fixes
 Soft Coal Prices
FOR EVERY MINE IN THE UNITED
 STATES
AT ABOUT $2 AVERAGE
White House Announcement Says Next Step Will Be to Fix Prices of Mid dIemen and Retailers.

Washington, Aug. 21.-Bituninous coal prices were fixed by President Wilson tonight for every mine in the United States. The next step in coal said, would be to fix the prices to be charged by middlemen and retailers.
 Prices were set cost of production estimates furnished by the federal vided into 29 districts and every pro- ducer in a district will market his out put at the same price.
 To Appoint Administrator.
 The president named no agency to carry out the provisions of his order, administrator who will be given entire control of the coal industry. Rumor tonight named H. A. Garfield, presi- dent of Williams college, as the man. MT. Garfield now heads committee named by the president to fix a gov ernment price for wheat. His work will end before Sept. 1.
 The prices named for run of No. 1 mine coal in large producing districts average slightly more than s2. In a few districts they are below that figure and in the western territory they are higher. Washington state is highest with s3.25.
 Preside nt's Statement.
 The presidents statement said:
 The following scale of prices is pre- SCrlDeQ TOT DlLuInlnOuS coal al the mine in the several coal producing dis tricts. It is provisional only. It Is subject to reconsideration when the whole method of administering the fuel supplies of the country shall have been satisfactorily organized and put into operation. Subsequent measures will have as their object a fair and equita ble control of the distribution of the supply and prices not only at the mines but also in the hands of the middlemen and the retailers.
 Based Upon Actual Cost.
 The rrices provfsionally arrived at are fixed by me under the provisions of the recent act of congress regarding administering the food supply of the country. which also conferred upon the executive control of the fuel supply. They are based upon the actual cost of production and are deemed to be net only fair and just but liberal as well. Under them the industry should mo- where lack stimulation
 e Prices at Mines.
 The prices f. o. b. at mines are as follows:
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-22
MISTAKES
 MADE BY ENGLAND
In Letting Farming Go Down and of
 Drafting Farmers.

Waterbury, Conn, Aug. 21.-"Eng- land made the great mistake of any nation in modern times in letting farming go down." declared H. W. Collingwood, editor of the Rural New Yorker before 800 farmers and their families at the Mount Carmel field of the Connecticut Agricultural Experi- ment Station today. Another mis- take that England made, as she found out later. was in drafting farmers" he stated.
 The annual field meeting was at tended by farmers from all over the state and there were a few present from points as far off as Maine and the middle Atlantic states Director k. II. Jenkins told of the work done toward lncreas sing the food supply. By selection of suitable varieties the ex- pertinent station has brought the ave rage yield up, to 55 bushels per acre. The average for the state is A bush els. which is two bushels better than any other state in the Union.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-22
JEWELRY VALUED AT
 S1o,ooo STOLEN AT BOSTON.
Four Men FeIled the Lone Clerk in Q
 Pawnshop on Fremont Street.

Boston, Aug. 21.-Jewelry valued at approximately s1o,OOO was stolen to- day from the pawnshop of Saul Robin son on Fremont street by four men who feled the lone cler and rif1ed the open safe. The thieves esca ped with the booty and the robbery was dis covered only by chance. although com mitteed at the noon hour, when the sidewalk in front of the shop was crowded. The clerk, Israel Brest, was unconscious after the assault upon him and was taken to a hospital
 Robinson's store, much frequented by members of the theatrical profes- sion, was in the center of the thea tri- cal district
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-22
ANOTHER AMERICAN UNIT
 TO THE FRENCH FRONT
Field Ambulance 72, Joins Other Yan-
 kee Contingents.

Paris, Aug. 21.-A new section of the American field ambulance, No. 72, left for the front today under com mand of P. Westbrook of Ogdensburg, N. Y.
 Earl Osborn of Garrison, N. Y, Dominick Rich of New York and w Pearl of St. Johns, Mich, all belong ing to the American field service on the French front, who have just been wounded. are not in a serious condi- tion. Mir. Osborn was struck in the leg by a shell fragment. Mir. Pearl and Mir. Rich were wounded in the arm
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-22
GERMAN CHANCELLOR ON
 FATAL PEACE PROPOSAL
Declares 1t Was Not Issued at the
 Wish of the Central Powers.

Copenhagen, Aug. 21.-Dr. Michae- lis, the imperial German chancellor at the converting of the reichstag ma1n committee today in Berlin said the recent peace proposal of Pope Bene- dict had been issued spontaneously and not at the wish of the Central Powers.
 The committee was informed by the be answered only after the closest consideration with the reichstag
 The preliminary reports of the ses- sion of the reichstag committee iudi- cate that the parties are divided re- garding the pope's note on the same lines as on the reichstag's peace res- olution.
 The conservatives, national fiber als and Germantc groups are declared to be reserved in their opinion, while the socialists radicals and centrists are said to approve of the pope's ac- tion.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-22
IMPORTANT GAINS
 BY ENTENTE ALLIES
Canadians Fought Their Way Nearer to the Heart
 of the Town of Lens
MET ENEMY IN THE OPEN OF NO MANS LAND

With Bayonet and With Bombs the Canadians Did Great Executon-They Took 2,OOO Yards of Positions West and Northwest of the Coal Town-North of Verdun the French Have Captured Additional Points of Vantage In the Austro-Itaian Zone the Terrific Drive of the Italians Has Caused the Austrian Line Points-The Russians in Galicia and Bukowina Are Holding Their Own.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-22
15o HEAT REGISTRATIONS
 IN BOSTON YESTERDAY
During the Parade of the Grand Army
 of the Republic.

Boston, Aug. 21.-One hundred and fifty persons, many of them women, were prostrated by the heat during the parade Of the Grand Army of the Re public today. The veterans stood the march and the heat remarably well. in the list of those sent to hospitals. In the business district, where the crowds were most congested, ropes that held back the throngs often were broken ir the rush to remove women overcome by the heat.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-22
Barn Burned By Lightning.

Windsor, Conn, Aug. 21.-During an electrical storm here tonight a barn owned by G. Arthur DoomiS, of Wind sor Heights was struck by lightning and totally destroyed. Twenty tons of hay, many farm implements and one horse were also destroyed. The storm was very severe in this region and con- siderable damage to tobacco is re- ported.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-22
POISON FOUND IN
 BEANS IN MONTANA
Tons Shipped Into State Condemned
 by Health Board.

Helena, Mont, Aug. 21. - Burma beans, found on analysis by the Stat.n Laboratory at Bozeman to contain poi son, were ordered destroyed today by the state board of health. Tons of the beans had been shipped into this state and sold to innocent dealers. ac- Cording to the authorities
 Agencies opposed to the govern ment are suspected by department of justice officials of carrying on the traffic in the poisoned beans.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-22
BRITISH NAVAL FORCES
 DESTROYED A ZEPPELIN
There Were No Survivors From the
 Crew of the Arship.

London, Aug. 21.-British light na- val forces destroyed a Zeppelin air ship this morning off the Jutland, Denmark, coast, says an official com inunica tion issued this evening. The communication adds that there were no survivors from the crew of the air ch