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The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25
ARMIES PREPARING
 FOR GREAT BATTLE
WITHOUT lNTERMlSSiON SINCE MARCH 21, THERE COMES WHAT
 APPEARS TO BE A LULU.
WEATHER IS MISERABLE
Correspondents at the Front Say Weather Is FearfuI-CoId, Rain and Sleet-Germans Are Inactive
 Italian Troops To Aid.

New York. = Over the battlefields of France and Flanders, where ter rife struggles have been waged al most without intermission since March 21 there has come what appears to be lull
 conditions. They say that the situa- tion is unchanged, which may indicate that both sides are exhausted, or that they are bringing up artillery and fresh troops to renew the struggle.
 Correspondents at the front tell of miserable weather-cold and rain and sleet-to add to the bad condition of the roads which are practically quag- mires, through which men and mater ials can be moved only with diff culty.
 The opposing armies have been fighting flat, marshy country since April g and this ground, difficult enough under normal conditions, has been made still more nearly impassa- ble by rains and the tempest of high explosive shells that has blasted roads and fields.
 It appears, however, that the Ger mans have not repeated their thrust along the line running north of Be thune, where they met with bloody repulse Wednesday and Thursday. They employed about 75,000 men along line variously reported to be from six to ten miles in length, but gained little or no ground. The La Bassee canal front is still in British hands and bridges flung across it by the Teutons have been swept away by artillery fire.
 A dispatch tells of the moving of Italian troops to France. This would point to one of two developments. Either the Italian front is in no par ticular danger at present or General F'och is calling every available man to swell the army that he will hurl at the foe. It is probable, however, that the force of Italians en route to the French front is comparatively small.
 Italian regiments already are in France and form the right wing of the allied armies, the Italian embas- sy in Washington announced.
 In explanation of the apparent anomaly involved in sending Italian troops to the. French front while French and British troops are in Italy, Italian military experts say that Italy has a large number of soldiers availa- ble. if they can be armed, equipped and maintained. It is said that the French and British War Departments can furnish equipment and arms. It would be easily possible to send them back to Italy in time to aid in repell- ing an Austrian attack.
 It is said that probably the Italian army in France will be as numerous as General Pershing's forces, exclud- ing engineers and other noncombatant forces,
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25
ALLIES RETAKE
 ALL LOST GROUND
ALLIED LINE NORTH OF SEIcHE. PREY HAS BEEN COMPLETE
 " RE-ESTABLlSHED.
BATTLE RACED ALL NlGNT
Paris Says Americans RepuIsed Ger .man Attack-Attackers Were Caught By American Barraqe-
 Waves of Men MoWn Down.

Paris. = The French lines north Of Seicheprey, where the Germans inau- gurated heavy attack against French and Americans, have completely re-established, accordx to the war office announcement.
 German forces which attacked the American positions west of the Rem CTS forest, northewst of Foul, came across No Mans Land in three waves. They had been especially trained for this operation. The Americans, al- though greatly outnumbered, fought ground slowly and pouring a deadly machine gun, rife and automatic fire into the advancing enemy.
 The German barrage began just be- fore sunrise, after a heavy lombard ment on the American front and rear positions in the course of the night. In an attempt to put the American batteries out of action, the Germans used an unusually large number of gas shells, but the American artillery replied vigorously, hurling hundreds of shells across the Teuton lines.
 A counter barrage set down by the Americans caught the advancing Ger mans and killed number of them before they had opportunity to reach the American trenches.
 The Germans reached the she'll torn village of Seicheprey in the fore noon but only remained a short time. being driven out again by brilliant counter attack made by the American infantry. The commander of one unit holding an outpost reported at one stage of the attack that his men were slowly giving ground, but they were lighting every inch of the way"
 The text of the French statement reads:
 ~There was no infantry action, but both artilleries were active at various points on the Somme, the Avre and the Osie. as well as on the right bank of Mouse.
 North of Seicheprey our line has been entirely re-established.
 "The enemy bombarded Rheims, where several fires broke out.
 Eastern Theater.-On the left bank of the Struma the enemy violently bombarded villages which the British and Greek troops had occupied. There were artillery actions in the Doiran sector and on the Vardar Near Sborsko several Servian attachments in driving back enemy advanced posts caused movement of Bulgarian re- Inducements, which, caught under the fire of our artillery, suffered ap- preciable losses"
 The day statement reads: Artillery activity continued on the left bank of the Avre River and also between Montdidier and Noyan. "A German raid north of Rheims was repulsed.
 "The struggle continued throughout the night in the region of Seicheprey. French troops regained nearly all the terrain which had been lost to the Germans.
 American troops fighting in this region also repulsed determined German attack in the same sector.
 Several raids were made by French troops on the German posi- tions in Lorraine and in the Vosges. !"
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25
Will Have No Strikes.

St. Paul, Minn. = An agreement between organized labor and employ CTS in Minnesota to submit all dis putes to the State Board of Arbitra- tion and to be governed by it's deci- sions, was made public in an order adopted by the State Public Safety Commission.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25
Early Vote On Suffrage.

Washington. Woman suffrage advocates said an effort will be made 70 have the Senate vote next week on the woman suffrage constitutional amendment Recent deaths in the Senate, they said, gave them enough strength to obtain the necessary two thirds majority.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25
More German Taxation.

Amsterdam. - Ge.many's proposed new taxes, according to telegram from Berlin, are expected to yield total of s790,000,000. Of this sum s250, 100000 will be obtained by an exs tension of the tax on business tu< overs, while $212, BOG, ,000 will be del ed from the spirit monopoly. Persons leaving the country must pay personal taxes for five years.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25
 Oklahoma After Plant.

Washington. The Council of Ma tional Defense is considering the es- tablishment of government powder manufacturing plant at Fort Gibson, Okla., the head of navigation on the Arkansas river, it was brought out during the conference of Oklahoma business men with Chairman Bar1ch of the Councils Advisory Commission and other members of that body.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25

Governor Brough, Ad1utant General England and the State Bankers As sociation through Its president and others officers, are making arrange ments to guarantee the state against loss in the issuance of warrants drawn against the S25,000 to be ex- pended for the work of the State Council of Defense under a proclama- tion recently issued by Governor Brough.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25
Bohemians starvInu.

Washington. = Thousands of fam flies in Bohemia, especially at Prague and vicinity are starving, according to an official dispatch from France. which quoted the Leipziger Volks Zeitung Last week it was estimated that there was deficit of 100000 loaves of bread in Prague.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25
American Aid Sent.

New York-Fifty thousand dollars was cabled by the American Commit tee for Armenian and Syrian Relief for relief work in the Palestine sec tion, making total of more than $25O,000 sent to Palestine to date by the American committee.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25
French Youths Called.

Paris. = The 1919 contingent of the French Army (youths of 1S years). is just going to the barracks to begin training. Although called out a year before the usual time, these young men are in better condition physically than any of their predecessors.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25
To Compensate Allies.

Washington. = The Senate passed a War Department bill providing for reimbursement to citizens of France in American military operations The bill was passed by the House and now goes to the president.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25
 Germans Take Booty.

vasa, Finland. = Several thousand prisoners and a large amount of booty were taken by the German troops which captured Helsingfors, capital of Finland, according to a communica- tion issued from the headquarters of the German commander, Von der Goltz.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25

Twenty-three years after the act was passed by the legislature chang ing the boundary line between Clay and Greene counties, in which 36 square miles of territory from Greene county were given to Clay, the Ark ansas Supreme Court has been called on to determine the legality of the act
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25
 Aircraft Administration.

Washington Creation of the of flee of aircraft administrator at $7,500 a year, vice administrator at S5,000 and four assistants at $4,500 is propos- ed in a bill introduced by Representa- tive Gould of New York.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25
Allows Longevity Pay,

Washington. = The War Depart ment approved Senate bill propos- ing to extend longevity pay allow. ances to National Geard officers brought into service other than by draft. Officers of the latter class now receive the allowances.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25

With the approach of summer, Dr. c. W. Garrison, state health officer, will make vigorous statewide cam paign for a better and bigger supply of milk for babies and small children as one of the chief means of prevent ing the death rate from running high. which is the case every year in the summer months
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25
French Shin Lost.

Paris. = During the week ending April 13, German submarines did not succeed in sinking any French ships of more than 1,600 tons. One ship under that tonnage. however, was sunk.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25
Huns Pay Heavy Price.

Washington The heavy price the Germans are paying for their advance on the western front was told in dls- patches to the State Department say ing that 25 trains, loaded with wound ed, are passing through Aixe-la-Cha- belle every night.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25
Private Gets see, 900.

Fort Worth, Tex.-Roy Gilmore, private in the 101th Ammunition train at Camp Bowie, received a check for sec, 1000 from his wife at Pawnee, Okla. It was A payment on some oil land. Gilmore at once bought an auto. mobile.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25
A Surplus of Women.

London. The latest annual report on British vital statistics estimates the population of England and Wales at s4,50O, ,000--15, ,00O, ,O00 men and 1s,- 5O0,OO0 women.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25
Wheat crons Are Seized,

Bozeman, Mont.-Alfred Atkinson, state food administrator, said he had received blanket authority from the president to seize wheat crops, and fin several instances has exercised this authority.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25

Judge J. c. Stone of Poinsett eoun- ty tells the Harrisburg News that it has rained on him on the 9th day 0. every April since April 6, 1861. He remembers the rain of the April 6, 1861, because on that day he was in one of the big battles of the Civil war.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25

The food campaigns which have been waged in Lee county during the past two years have resulted in the organization of a company which has given a contract for the erection of q four mill at Rondo. The mill will have capacity of 50 barrels of flour day.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25

4 petition signed by 150 of the lead fng business and professional men of Forrest City was forwarded to the state superintendent Of public instruc- sIon. requesting that the teachi"g Of ehe German language in the ~ools of the state be abolished.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25
Missions Arrive.

A Canadian Atlantic Port.-Two British missions to the United States arried where and will proceed soon to New York.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25

The Bradley county Junior Red 'Cro@s is now 100 per cent in point of membership Every pupil now at tending school in the county is mem her This is the only county in the United States as far as known that can boast of this record.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25
STATE HAPPENINGS.

Charles Jones, negro, was arrested at Dumas for boarding food, on com piaint made by I. N. Moore, food ad- ministrator of Desha county. In his possession was found two barrels and three sacks of four of A pounds each
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25
Has Enough chaplalns.

Washington. The War Depart ment has enough chaplains for all present needs, and no more applica. tions will be accepted.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25
Camp To Be Reopened.

Washington. The army aviation training camp at Mineola. L. l. which has been closed for the winter, will be reopened.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25

The State Highway Department has received shipment of automobile tags numbered up to 10000, the total that is expected for the state this year. Already more than 30,000 tags have been issued, exceeding the total for last year by over 1000.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25

Dr. Borum. the new mayor of Earle, with his co-workers, has put the lid on cider joints The last one in town has been put out of business. There is said to be one just outside of town left for the county officials to at tend to.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25

The farmers around Earle have about finished planting corn and are now planting cotton. Almost every available spot has been planted in truck patches. It is believed that the county will raise enough potatoes to feed itself
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25

The Henry QueIImalz Company's miM at Brookings was entirely de- stroy by fire recently. Loss, s50,000. with small insurance. Fire broke out at I2 places, and in few minutes sfe entire plant was destroyed.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25
passes seeone Reaainn.

PaSseS SeC0HC RedCIft9. London.-The House of Lords pass ed the second reading of the govern ment's man-power bill.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25

The employees of the Rock Island shops and the trainmen of Fl Dorado have shown their patriotism. Every one has bought Liberty Bond.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25

Harrison schools have adopted a French orphan, Eugene Perrin.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25

The streets of Judsonia are to be oiled to abate the dust nuisance.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25

A food census of Mississippi coun- ty is to be taken, during which 96 men will comb the school districts Of the county and will have every far mer sign a pledge card showing what crops he has planted.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25

Sharpe county Road District No. has sold s45,00O worth of bonds to w. M. Elkius of Sheridan.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25

Fifteen buildings were destroyed by fire at Magazine in the most destruc- five fire Magazine has ever experience cd The total loss was probably $50, 0eo-
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25

The Waldo high school building was slightly damaged by fire.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25

Captain Franklin, an officer from Camp Pike, spoke at Leslie at the Acone theat< on the war and Liberty Bonds. At the close of the speaking an additional $5,150 was subscribed
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25

The Bentonville School Improve ment Association of Centerton realiz- ed s45 from a home-talent play given under the auspices of the association.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25

Gordon Huffmaster, inheritance tax attorney, paid into the state treasury s1S560 inheritance tax on the estate of Casper G. Scheiderer of Arkansas county.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25

A drive in War Savings stamps and Thrift stamps resulted in raising $1, 800 by the town of Ola and s150 by the school
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25

A man named Palmer. who has been at Earle for some time writing insur- ance among the negroes, was arrested for alleged pro-German talk. He was taken to Marion to await the arrival of government officer.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25

8sw- E. c. Bryant of Pleasant Yza1ns preached in Batesville recently aMA raised s70 for the preaching of Nhe gospel at Camp Beauregard.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25

Frank N. Henderson ofsEngland, Of the National Editorial Association, spent few hours in Batesville re- gently, making arrangements for the entertainment of that association on it's stop there next June in it's tour of the state.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25

Every steel bridge in Faulkner county will be treated with a new coat of paint, Judge E. L. Smith of Conway said.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25

Miss Florence G. Love, formerly teacher of domestic science of the Second District Agricultural School at Russellville, arrived in Helena to assume the duties of home demonstra- tion agent for Phillips county.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25

ScdI. AiIedus LhOIe Judn oO,VoV tdSo have been issued, exceeding the total for last year by over 1000. Dr. Borum. the new mayor of Earle, with his co-workers, has put the lid on cider joints. The last one in town has been put out of business. There is said to be one just outside of town left for the county officials to at tend to.
 The farmers around Earle have about finished planting corn and are now planting cotton. Almost every available spot has been planted in truck patches It is believed that the county will raise enough potatoes to feed itself
 A food census of Mississippi coun- ty is to be taken. during which 96 men will comb the school districts Of the county and will have every far mer sign a pledge card showing what crops he has planted.
 A man named Palmer. who has been at Earle for some time writing insur- ;.nce among the negroes. was arrested for alleged pro-German talk. He was taken to Marion to await the arrival of g government officer.
 Gordon Huffmaster, inheritance tax attorney, paid into the state treasury S1S5.60 inheritance tax on the estate of Casper G. Scheiderer of Arkansas county.
 Captain Franklin, an officer from Camp Pike, spoke at Leslie at the Aeone theat< on the war and Liberty Bonds. At the close of the speaking an additional $5,15o was subscribed.
 The Bentonville School Improve ment Association of Centerton realiZ- i ed s45 from a home-talent play given ! under the auspices of the association
 Every steel bridge in Faulkner | county will be treated with a new coat of paint, Judge E. L. Smith of Conway said.
 Sharpe county Road District No 1 has sold s45.000 worth of bonds to w. NJ. Elkius of Sheridan.
 The streets of Judsonia are to be oiled to abate the dust nuisance
 Harrison schools have adopted a French orphan, Eugene Perrin.
 The Waldo high school building was slightly damaged by fire.
 Frank N. Henderson ofsEngland, of the National Editorial Association, /! spent a few hours in Batesville re- gently. making arrangements for the entertainment of that association on it's stop there next June in it's tour of the state.
 Miss Florence G. Love. formerly teacher of domestic science of the ! Second District Agr1cultural Scnooi at Russellville, arrived in Helena to assume the duties of home demonstra- ton agent for Phillips county. ] A drive in War Savings stamps and Thrift stamps resulted in raising $1. 300 by the town of Ola and s150 by the school.
 The employees of the Rock Island shops and the trainmen of Fl Dorado have shown their patriotism. Every one has bought a Liberty Bond.
 The new s32,000 school building al Swifton will soon be completed. Ii is one of the finest buildings in tho county.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25

According to the report filed by Dr. C. w. Garrison, state health officer, 80 ysew cases of small pox were reported daring the week ending April 10.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25

That the legislature is without au- gTsority to empower any agency to mike a general law requiring com 2Hzsory vaccination of school children Uzs the decision by Circuit Judge T. q Tr1mble in Faulkner Circuit Court zt Conway.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25

Frost reported to have done great damage to the strawberry crops ncrth of Van Buren, particularly in Wash 7ngscn county, where, according to re- ports received at It. Smith. 60 per cent of the crop was killed.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25
The new $32,0oo school building al

Swifton will soon be completed. It is one of the finest buildings in the county.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-25

.ane sarvey for the Marshall Syla-
 uU zuad has been completed. The uunA rum seven miles through Bax- CT eounty, passing through Big Flat
The Cordova daily times., 1918-03-23

has known intimately for years and
as censor has known their views and
their desires. Wherefore he has been
in position to expedite matters for the
press And that he says he considers
one of the most important features OF
his job.
Just how important Sir Douglas con-
siders the needs of the press his secre-
tary indicated to me. The chief, the
secretary said, works three nights a
week till midnight In the first months
of the war he worked that late prac-
tically every night and often much
later.
l asked him about this. He dis
claimed an excess of zeal, reminding
ne that there is a war on and adding,
with some of these first lords the
best time to get at them is half past
one in the morning, and if they can
work that late, can"
Which puts a different light on the
stupidity of the censorship" I'll have
to think it over.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-03-23
GERMANS WANT To VOTE
BUT NOT TO ENLIST

LINCOLN, Neb., March 23.-Hun-
dreds of men in Nebraska who have
voted for years are claiming exemp-
ton from military service on the
ground that they are alien enemies.
Under a law to be initiated by the
state council of defense, Nebraska will
soon change her election laws SO
"alien enemies" or even just plain
"aliens" cannot vote and help make
the laws.
In Scottsbluff county, Nebraska, 736
registrants under the draft law, all of
whom have been voting under the
state law which gives them the ballot
on the strength of their first papers,
or declaration of intention, claimed
exemption.
In some school districts in this
state it has been discovered that the
German parochial schools entirely
crowded out the public schools, and
in some of these German schools every
bit of the instruction was in the Ger
man language.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-03-23
NEW SEPARATE SKIRTS
CORSETS

Madame Lyra and American Lady.