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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-04-20
The Spirit Of rs
rs Present III 1917

Franz sigel. the son Of General
Franz Sigel. famous as an exile from
autocratlc Germany In 1S48-49, and
as one Of the bravest Of the brave In
the Civil War, needs go Introductory
note. Mr.. Sigel ID now resident Of
New York City. and the following
article u an extract from the New
York Times:
! am : fcll-blooded German. Do.
scsndsd from German "yorty-sight.
srs." NY father. General Frans Sig
u. his brothsrs, ard my maternal
srandfathsr were driven from Ger
many on account q their pasticipA-
tien IN the rsvolutioA Of 1868 In
Germany. IA
NY forbsars had all sacrificsd the
homo Of their Birth in their devotion
% ~ cause Of liberty. Later they
scuGht Tor ths Union and the free
den oe the slaves. Only one. . ma
tsrAAl uncle. ever rsvisitsd Germany,
- ~. too. returned 70 fight on the
upien sjde. None even went back
~ Germany 70 live.
n April. 1851. my father snlistsd
In The same struggle. H q ire
qusntiy rsfsFfsd b ~ one Who did
much for the nation IN it, crisis Of
~; - y Il tines nsntiossd IN the
puzzle press - one whose example
might wen 10 smulatsA now By the
youeA of German descent. What dur
ing hlb lifs time was his attitude on
AmsrisAnlsm and German Ameri.
eAnisms" u W sons are 70 follow
vA1r6 he would havs LED. whore dosa
~ path lsadf
h Was An sducatsd man. had
been graduated from I rscognissd ca
det school In Carisruhe. Baden. be'
came trained soldier. and had beer
at Heidelberg. He knew and spoke
English before no came here. but
his German accept never left him
The language Of our home was Ger
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-04-20

immigrant Germans in defense Of
their new Fatherisnd. Shall this
blood have flowed N vain Shall we
now attack this america to which we
gave all we hsd to give? This coun-
try is our country; our interests are
It's interests; here We arc; here will
our descendants be; here we shall
stay. The Union. now and forever"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-04-20

Insurance regulations, Of wives and
children or other dependents should
men be disabled while in service; 1t
offers chance for adventure. = chance
to see the world. q chance to help
make tho world safe for him and his.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-04-20

Worms may be killed In Jars Of pot.
ted plants By taking dozen h0rss
chestnuts and psufins over them two
N1arss Of hot water writes Z. NJ. 7.
h the Mothers Nasaslne. Let stand
over night and witk Ms water thos.
oushly saturate the earth In the jars
It WIN not injure the plants. but the
wecms will b dead In lew hours.
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-02
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

Notice is hereby given that the un- dersigned. as collector of the rev. enues of Jackson county, Arkansas, will meet the people of the different townships at the following places and on the dates named, for the purpose of collecting the taxes of said county for the year 1917.
 Special attention is called to Section 10 of Act 279 of the acts of Arkansas, 1909: "If any collector shall fail to collect the drainage tax along with the other taxes, he shall be subject to penalty of $1OO for each instance in which he shall collect from an indi- vidual the other taxes and omit the drainage tax, unless the drainage tax has been enjoined by court of com potent jurisdiction to be recovered in suit brought by the commission CTS to the use of the district"
 Taxpayers are requested to bring their deeds or last years tax receipts to avoid mistakes.
 Grubbs Township, Stegall Post office, Monday, Feb. 4; Village Town ship, Greenhaw schoolhouse, Tuesday, Feb 5; Bird township, James Store, Wednesday, Feb. 6; Bird Township, Kenyon, Thursday, Feb. 2; Bird Town ship, Tuckerman, Friday and Satur- day, Feb. s-9; Union Township, Me Lain's office, E. Newport, Monday Feb. II; Union Township, Diaz, Tues day, Feb. 12; Breckenridge Township Auvergne, Wednesday, Feb. IS; Breck- enridge Township, Weldon, Thursday Feb. IA; Breckenridge, Tupelo, Friday and Saturday, 15-16; Union Township
 City Hall, Monday, Feb. IS; Union Township, At court house, until Apri
 10th, 1918.
 I J. M. IVY, ! Sheriff and Collector of Jackson I County, Arkansas.
 | Newport, Ark, Dec. 1, 1917.
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-02
F POLITICAL ANNOUNCE.
 MENTS.

The Independent is authoriz- e{} to announce the following .,ersons as candidates for public office, subject to the action of tlIe Democratic party: s Tor County Superintendent !. M. Balch.
 Garland B. Land. A. J. Garner. '. D. Barber z H. l. Thomas Tor Congress
 Vim. A. Hodges. M. D. Davenport.
 A. Oldfield Tor County Treasurer W. D. McLain. Charles K. Coe. IT County Judge: John A. Melville. F. Tyer.
 M. Tims. ". A. Mink. For Sheriff and Collector Terry Guin. N. Ivy. For Representative: R. II Simmons TIT County Clerk:
 \. Parish.
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-02
sT. PAUL's CHURCH.

hird and Hazel Streets, The Rev. A. E. Lyman Wheaton, Rector.
 Sesagesima Sunday (1st Sunday in month Holy Communion and ser mon at II. Subject: "How Best to 1laintnin Our Moral Supremacy in tke Present Struggle" A special offering is asked for war work of the church. $500,O00 is needed at once 2 E bring the ministry and sacraments n the church to every churchman in tho camps in France. Will you help :?
 Sunday school at 9:45 sharp.
 Friday, war prayer service at 4:3o '. n. The men and boys in the army aad navy need our prayers.
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-02
Former NeUp0n B0y Writes
 Letter From Stricken France

partment store and saw the toys for Christmastide. There were throng of kiddies around each booth but the sales were few, and the buyers seemed to think that everything they bought was sacrilege, if it caused any mirth. If the people at home spend only day in France and see what effect three years of war has on a nation, especially a nation that is naturally pleasure-loving, like the French, they would realize that to be an American is the greatest and most fortunate thing on earth. If the war should last another three years I hope that the misery which is here will be spared America. But even, as bad as it is here, it is necessarily orse in Germany. I don't think that any one is suffering from hunger in France, but in Germ; ny there is no doubt of it. My Christmas is as pleasant as I have any right to ex- pect, and I know that yours at home is also. In a few hours we will sit down to a regular army dinner: chicken, cold pork and all the regu- lar perquisites of the holiday. Last night there were two Christmas trees in the mess hall, and everyone got two packages of Bull Durham, 5 apples, sack of figs, and bowl of nuts. So you see that our hardships are mostly imaginary.
 There is some wonderful statuary in the museums here and as for paintings-the churches are full of them. Not copies, like we see in America, but the originals, painted hundreds of years ago. saw "The Crucifixion," by RubeLs, yesterday. If II can manage Pm going to bring home bust of Jeanne D'Arc." She is very popular here at present and all the sculps are sculping her.
 About the worst inconvenience we are put to over hero is the course system of meals. First comes soup, then fish, then meat, then salad, then cheese and nuts, and then coffee, and different plate for every course. A person must be willing to spend at least an Jour over his dinner If he enters a restaurant. The charges are about 60 cents for good dinner with bottle of wine. The wine over here i is about as strong as strawberry soda and that is all one has to drink
 at meals.
 If you could know how much l ap- /! preciate your letters you'd write of
 ten. Some of the boys have not re
 ceived any letters since they landed
 and no amount of Christmas cheer
 can make up for that absence. am
 still getting the Gazette forwarded from Pensacola. It is about 6 weeks
 old when it reaches me, but it bears
 "Arkansas" on the front, therefore 1t is doubly welcome.
 It is raining outside, just little
 drizzle but enough to make things
 vet. Pm going to warm my hands
 now and fall in for chow.
 With love to all, 1 am your son and
 brother, Leo Sellmeyer, 1 U. s. Naval Aero Service, 5-Place D Jena, Paris, France.
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-02

Leo Sellmeyer, son of MT. and Mrs. Joseph Sellmeyer, of Knobel, has written the following interesting let ter from Somewhere in France" to his folks at home. He formerly re- sided in Newport, being employed here with the Lesser Goldman Cotton Company:
 Christmas Morning, 1917.
 Somewher in France. Dear Father, Mother, Sister and
 Brothers:
 I am writing this in my bunk house with my suitcase on my knee, and find that although it is Christ mas I haven't any feelings different from any other day. I am very well contented, however, as your letters came in last night and in th-.t way l am supremely fortunate compared to some less lucky brethren.
 Last Sunday, that is, the 23rd, went to Mass in wonderful cathe- dral that was built almost thous- and years ago. The stone altar rail ing was worn down three inches in places where the communicants had been placing their arms for nine cen turies, and painting in front of a side altar was in that same spot when Louis XIV was king.
 The ceremony of mass, of course, is exactly the same, but there are no benches in church. Only canc-bot- tom chairs, and everyone stands in stead of kneeling, even at the eleva- tion. When the plate was passed for the collection a dignified parsonage with an immense scarlet sash and a three-cornere hat, carrying an enor- nous baton in his hand, walked in front of the collector and turned round and faced back down the aisle at every intersection. The ono thing that impressed me most in church was the number of soldiers. Almost half were in uniform, from the crip- ples back from the front, to the high officers in all their panoply of gold braid. And in every row there were sure to be a few women sobbing, and sometimes man also. There IS mass being said continually in ev- cry church from o'clock in the morning until noon and every one is crowded; mostly with persons who are praying for some one who has died in the war. Last night a mid night Mass was celebrated on every altar in France, but I was unable to attend any one of them, as my liber- ty expired Sunday evening. In the cathedral I referred to above, the Grand Opera Company will sing the midnight Mass. I would give anything to hear it but the regula- tions of wartime are unchangeable
 I saw woman in the city yester- day with both her hands chopped off at the wrists. I don't know how it happened but it was certainly pitiful but there is so much of that ir France that it doesn't attract much attention.
 also went through a large de
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-02
Members of the Associated Press.

Members of the Associated Press.
 The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper md also the local news published herein.
 All rights or republication of spe- cial dispatches herein are also re- served
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-02
VICTORY BREAD
 0N SUNDAY MENU
Food Controllers Plan to Enforce New "victory Bread" Order Through
 out State of Arkansas.
(Gazette.)

Residents of Little Rock will be eating 'sVictory Bread" for dinner next Sunday if the plans of J. P. Buchanan, chairman of the Bakers Cooperative Committee, which works in conjunction with the Food Admin istration, succeeds.
 MT. Buchanan last night said that the order from Washington came like a bombshell, and that Arkansas bakers were caught unprepared. How ever, he said carload of the substi- .tute flour, which contains five per cent corn meal or other wheat substi- ute, has been ordered to supply Lit tie Rock and North Little Rock, and will arrive within four or five days. The bakers will use the substitute in making the bread to be used Sunday.
 Bakers all over Arkansas are pleased with the provision that the per cent of substitute to be used is to be increased gradually, and not reach the maximum at once. The Cooperative Committee has called meeting of all bakers of the state to meet here Wednesday, February 6, but this meeting was called off by MT. Buchanan last night. He had planned to urge the adoption of a loaf that would contain 25 per cent of wheat substitute. This meeting will be replaced by one of local bak- CTS only.
 Housewives should add six pounds of the substitute to 24-pound sack of wheat flour to get good results" MT. Buchanan said. "They must make up their minds to use this war flour. It makes good bread and bis cults and will do nicely for use in making pastry. Everyone should strive to use one-third less wheat products this year than in 1917."
 The prices of bread and pastry will not be affected by the substitution other cereals for wheat, MT. Buch- anan said.
 A special meeting of hotel and res taurant men has been called by State Hotel Inspector E. R. Wiles at the Hotel Marion for the discussion of the new regulations. Hotel and res taurant men have been complying with all requests of the Food Admin istration so far, and although the new order means that many will have to provide facilities for baking corn bread, MT. Wiles expects they will all obey.
 "So far," said Mr. Wiles yesterday, restaurants are observing a wheat less meal and mcatless meal each day, besides one such day each, We'd nesdays and Tuesdays, and porkless Saturday. The meatless meal will continue to be breakfast, but the wheatless meal has been moved to supper time. So that between and 9 o'clock at night no hotel or restau- rant will sevre wheat or it's products"
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-02
NOTICE.

If you are a hustler, and really want to work, the Modern Woodmen hae an opening for you, either locally or in eight adjoining counties.
 Hubert A. Nicks,
 District Deputy. Temporary address, Batesville, Ar kansas; permanent address, Biggers, Arkansas 46w3t.
Newport daily independent., 1918-02-02
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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-22
DR.. MARSH Tells
STORY on GARFIELD
incidentally Predicts Tdat
His Coal Policy WIN
Work Out.

The laying and ha1ulsttrg and
okh4fRiae taTelfning OF Dr.. Harry Gar
field the National Fuel Administrator.
is such popular sport with no closed
season, that presume I am taxing q
good deal for granted In saying word
IN his defense and flying In the face
OF popular opinion said DR.. Harry A.
March, manager and owner OF the COM
any playing at the Grand this week
.''In the first place, the term DOCTOR
or the title, is only an honorary one
Mr.. Garfield IS lawyer and very
able one. come from Canton, Ohio,
which Is near Cleveland, where Mr..
Garfield was leader at the legal bar.
Ny acquaintance with him began IN
peculiar way which illustrates very
neatly the vide knowledge OF GARFIELD
He came down to Canton to represent
a railroad in a personal injury suit
brought by dentist named Davis, who
had been injured In the back by a cut
of cars striking him on an unllghted
street crossing at Minerva, Ohio. The
Doctor was very popular citizen and
a number Of very reputable physi-
clans were summoned to tell the jury
how serious were his injuries and OF
such permanent nature that he should
be well compensated by the railroad.
The case started right after dinner
and at the end Of the afternoon ses-
sion, Garfield had simply exercised
his right to cross-examine lay wit
nesses: At the end o. the session he
asked Judge Amber, presiding. to
suggest a young physician as his medi-
cal expert. The Judge suggested me
qualifying by saying that / would
give my testimony as found condi-
lions and not merely as a hired expert.
This suited Garfield who asked that
be sent for.
With the doctors for the prosecution
we went over the injured dentist
and then we all went to our several
homes. After supper, Garfield and ]
went into our next book on anatomy
for an hour and half-and then he
was ready for the experts. The next
day he put those doctors through the
greatest croGs-examination have ever
heard. They were so impressed with
his knowledge OF medical and, surgi-
cal terms that the Oldest OF the lot be
Iicved that he I1ad been educated for
the medical profession. He twisted
them and he united them and tied them
up again. When he was through, there
wasn't much left to the medical side
of the case-and this all as a result
of an hour and a halls study Of the
conditions and the book on the anat'
omy OF he back.
ut simply illustrates how quickly
Garfield learns a subject and will
prophesy right now-and / ana not
among those who think everything the
National administration is either right
or always judfcious-that next season
DR.. Garfield will be acclaimed as the
biggest single factor in the admins,
tration. He learns so quickly and so
thoroughly that am compelled to be
lievc this
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-22
PLAN TOURNAMENT
FOR THE BDULERS
Details Will be Worked Out
at Meeting to be Held
Tonight.

Again this year the annual bowling
tournament for members of the Y NJ.
C.. A. Commercial league Will be held.
efforts are now being made by those
in authority ct the Y. n. c. a. to be
gin the tournament next week. Only
a few more games are scheduled in the
second half OF the league.
It is more than likely that meet
ing OF the captains OF the various
teams will be held at Y. Al. c. A this
evening for the purpose OF working out
the details.
It is the present plan TO have tour.
nament OF singles and a tournament OF
doubles, charging a small admission
Zee which will be used in purchasing
loving cups for the winners
The bowling tournament is the big
event ending the bowling season at
the y. N. C. A. and is looked forward
to with much interes: on the part OF
the thirty or forty members OF the
league.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-22
TAX SGERS IRE
TO Be PROSECUTED
Better File Your Income
Tax Statement Before
: Time Expires.

PARKERsBuRG, March 22-S. A.
Hays, internal revenue collector FOR
west virginia yesterday made the fol
lowing statement:
-Tax sIackers VIII be prosecuted as
vigorously and relentless under the
war revenue act as draft slackers we're
prosecuted under the selectiye serv-
ice ACT. The aid OF alleged citizens
IS invoked in bring to justice the man
who deliberately seeks to evade his
Just share Of the war burden"
This was the statement today OF
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue
Daniel c. Roper. With only a few
days left to April / in which to Tile
income tax returns, he has practically
completed the Organization OF huge
drasnet for bringing into camp all
persons Ivbo fan TO file their returns
by April l. Revenue Officers in every
section OF the country are checking
up returns with view to beginning
prosecutions against tax dodgers The
xord has gone forth that such often
ders need expect no Ieniency.
Through its educational campaign
the Bureau of Internal Revenue has
endeavored to cover the field so thor
oughly that ignorance of the law con-
not be consistently offered as an ex-
cuse" said Commissioner Roper today.
eeThe press. the four minute men, the
State and County Councils OF National
defense, the field force OF the Depart
ment OF Agriculture and the govern
ment departments, banks, post Offices
and hundreds OF volunteer agencies
have co-operated in bringing home to
the taxpayer his duty.
1.-The man who failed to register I'M
der the se1ective service act was re-
garded b ythe War Department as a
Stacker and prosecuted as such. The
man who fails to file his income tax
viii be regarded as a money Stacker
and when discovered. as he viii be.
will be made to suffer full penalties
Of the law.
"To the credit OF the Nation it ray
be said that have gratifying and
conclusive evidence that these income
taxes will be paid by the great major
ity OF the American people cheecfully
and willingly. But the duty Of the
honest man does not end with the pay
men of his own tax. call upon him
to aid in bringing into camp the tax
dodger. A man SO nisgardIy as to
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-22

q rant 70 enlist You as I6luuteeEs
rnder the coIors 70 help the govern
nnenf Put the whole strength o. the IA;
ton behind our gallant lighting men
@om soldiers and sailors must have
countless eargoes OF FOOD and muni-
lions. They must haTe-& great deet
OF ships to cary these eaTsoeg across
the Atlantic
sTo perform this great task, costing
every day millions OF money and the
labor 81 millions Of men and women,
the Nation must have the help Of every
one Of you.
ct Is 4 splendid opportunity that
you have to do your part in winning
the war. Try each day to find some
usefuI thing to do-help at home N
stopping waste and saving food and
All the materials now SO sorely needed
-be Workers and Savers for the Ma
ton
.Whsn you receive money. If only
few pennies, lend it to the govern
ment by the purchase OF Thrift stamps
twenty-five cents week from every
one Of you will bring into the Treas
ury six million dollars a week.-Mrs.
hundred million dollars year-to buy
food and munitions and ships TO win
the war.
.wiH you all enlist in the Army Of
+ Workers and Savers2 America is
counting on you"
Through the work OF the National
War Savings committee, it is hoped
that the great majority OF the 22,o00t
/ 900 school children will become gov
eminent boadhoIders in the forthcom
! ing Liberty loan
The So War Savings stamps : the
Baby Liberty BonGs"-ha-e made
strong appeal to the rising generation
and many boys and girls are writing
! Secretary AIcAdoo to tell him they are
saving their pennies to buy these new
government securities
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-22

eEa(fe What his y Teprese ntNttveS IN
Congress have declared TO Be his just
share OF 4 tax sn2osed Tor the sup-
port Of Cur arms Is deserving Of no
consideration and wIl receive nons
congress has distributed this tax
Justly and equitably. The rate is fixed
so that the rich man and the men OF
moderate means are assessed, each
according to his income NO man can
offer the excuse that his neignbor es-
capes what he is made to pay. There
fore, it is incumbent upon all good cit
liens to aid In carving out the In
tent and spirit OF the law, which IS
that the burden Of the war tax be
evenly distributed and every man
compelled to pay bis just quota.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-22
Druggists Knew a Reliable
Kidney h6diG1lG

we have been handling DR.. Ktlmer's
swamp-Root for fifteen OK twenty
Years. We regard it as a thoroughly
reliable medicine in the treatment OF
kidney and kindred diseases.
We do not recall ever having heard
a word about Swamp-Root except in
nraise of il, therefore, whenever We
sell a customer bottle of this meG:-
cine We feel that we are giving him
one Of the very best for his purpose.
Yours very truly,
DR. F w. GROVE 6 II. r. MCKAY.
Druggists. Cor Main 6 Broad Sts-
April 9th. 1917 huray' va.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-22
Have Patriotic Names
But are Not Patriots

Fairmont's colored population is
made up of four presidents. including
two George Washinstons, William
Mckinley and James Monroe. There
is a Benjamin Franklin. also colored
in Eairmont.
They are all registered under the
local draft board and have all been
lust little deliqEent il answering
their draft obligations. One of the
George Washinstons cannot be found
anywhere. Benjamin Franklin Is in
the county jas: JAMES &cnFSe haS
been, delinquent IN returning CUES
tfonneire-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-22
Four Minute
Tea Saws RAYMOND

6ttlyf before returning to Wash:
Haymond requested friends
Tie Four Minute Men going
Sa ogelybody 70. boost the or.
Il5iltEiIea. H.. HGymend had been
a. st6e Four Minute 3Een for
t1issaad -had giyea & much Of
eft de city last eVening at 9:2s
o. .tTain a for Washington.
hsd goodbye At the station By
sisters and a.ErouR q int.