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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-06-27
Convincing Proof Of Failure.

Two thousand additional prisoners
are claimed by Vienna on the Piave
front-the most convincing indication
OF failure. since measured by the bold
plans OF the foe, such total for "a
hours Is a ridiculous handful. The
number of miles they have advanced,
too, can be counted on the fingers of
one hand
AS the situation stands both on the
face of Italian and Austrian accounts,
only a miracle can prevent this
gigantic Austrian drive from choking
in Austrian blood Only sudden col.
lapse of Italian army morale equal 10
that OF the Isonzo disaster could spell
a real success TO the drive-and that
would indeed be a miracle. for Italy's
men are fighting in this battle with a
fire and valor that make this catas-
trophe OF last fall hooking men,
DRY.
Behind them this time stands a
nation forged into iron unity on the
anvil OF suffering, resolved, having
once seen the door OF doom yawn
wide open. to keep 1t shut forever.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-06-27
10 TO As DRAFT LIMIT
FAVORED BY BAKER

Washington-The draft limits will
be extended probably from Is to
45. Secretary of War Baker has
been persuaded that this step is
necessary. He announced Tuesday
that he will approve any change in
the selective service act necessary
to raise an army of the required
size.
American and Allied military
leaders now are convinced that the
United States must place an army
of at least 5,000,0 900 men in the field,
If victory is to be won. This will
be possible with the proposed ex-
tension of the age limits.
Secretary Baker was won over to
the plan at conference with
Provost Marshal General Crowder.
The secretary's approval removes
the last obstacle in the path of the
army general Stairs move to bring
the proposal before congress at an
early date.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-06-27
ARREST OFFICER
IN GRAFT PLOT
LIEUTENANT JAMES c. STAlEY,
RESERVE ARMY OFFICER,
ARRESTED.
HUNDREDS OF OFFICES RAIDED
Ah Local Houses Were Visited by
Government Agents, But No Signs
Of Graft SO Far Have Resulted.

WAshington.-Trai of the govern.
nsnt's pursuit OF illegal profiteers on
war contracts led to the arrest in
New York of Lieutenant James c..
Staley, reserve army officer, on
charge of accepting money from the
Trueht Raincoat company. New York,
for a contract which he promised to
procure.
The secret agents arrested him
Immediately after he was said to
have received a sum OF money from
Joshua Rosenthal and Louis Wiener,
proprietors OF the plant. IL was
charged he had told them he would
expect more money as soon as they
got the contract they sought for
$4,000 raincoats, costing nearly
$250,O00.
After being arrested, Staley made
a complete confession Of his part in
the transactions to Department. Of
justice officers and gave much valua-
BILE information which may lead to
the detection OF other cases OF fraud.
He will be tried by a court martial.
Local Plants Visited.
So far as local department OF JUS
tice officials are able to see, the
raids" which were staged in Michi.
gan Monday, on manufacturers and
their agents, were not raids at all, but
merely a request by the department
for certain papers, which would be
of use in any investigation conducted
into the awarding Of contracts.
Samuel T. Klawans. chief Of bu-
reau OF investigation in Detroit, so
stated Tuesday. He said his depart
ment was ordered to call on certain
business houses at 4 o'clock Monday,
and ask for papers Of nature, outlined
in the orders.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-06-27
ARREST OFFICER
IN GRAFT PLOT
LIEUTENANT JAMES c. STALEY,
RESERVE ARMY OFFICER,
ARRESTED.
HUNDREDS OF OFFICES RAIDED
All Local Houses Were Visited by
Government Agents, But No Signs
Of Graft So Far Have Resulted.

Washington.-Trail of the govern
ment's pursuit of illegal profteers on
war contracts led to the arrest In
New York OF Lieutenant James G.
Staley, reserve army officer, on
charge of accepting money from the
Truefit Raincoat company, New York,
for a contract which he promised to
procure.
The secret agents arrested him
Immediately after he was said to
have received a sum of money from
Joshua Rosenthal and Louis Wiener,
proprietors OF the plant. 1t was
charged he had told them he would
expect more money as soon as they
got the contract they sought for
$4,000 raincoats, costing nearly
$3.50 900.
After being arrested, Staley made
a complete confession OF his part In
the transactions TO Department. OF
justice officers and gave much valua-
BILE information which may lead to
the detection of other cases OF fraud.
He will be tried by court martial
Local Plants Visited.
So far as local department of JUS
tice officials are able to see, the
raids" which were staged in Michi-
gan Monday, on manufacturers and
their agents, were not raids at all, but
merely a request by the department
for certain papers, which would be
of use in any investigation conducted
into the awarding Of contracts.
Samuel T. Klawans, chief OF bu-
reau Of investigation in Detroit, so
stated Tuesday. He said his depart
ment was ordered to call on certain
business houses at o'clock Monday,
and ask for papers OF nature, outlined
in the orders.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-06-27
500 MICH. MECHANICS CALLED
Men Selected for This Service VIII
Receive a Free Course Of Training.

Lansing.-Five hundred registrants
who are grammar school graduates
and have had some experience along
mechanical lines, will be sent from
Michigan to Valparaiso university,
Valparaiso. Ind, July Is. for instrnc-
ton as general mechanics.
Men selected for this service viii
receive a course OF training at gov
eminent expense fitting them for
service in army positions both az
the front and behind tho lines" said
Colonel Bersey.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-06-27
Would Let cities Build Houses.

A bill has been introduced In the
legislature at Albany, N. Y, permit
ting the larger cities of the state to
purchase land and construct houses,
the purpose being to relieve the great
shortage of homes that exists In many
cities. Massachusetts has been the
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-06-27
Shape Of This Tree Made Simple Task
to Construct Seat From Its Stump.

er branches. However, this at once
suggested a seat, which was very cas-
lily made. A piece of board was placed
on the large stump and a simple back
made of cross poles with vertical Stats
nailed to them, was fastened between
the two smaller limbs. With the bark
removed and the surface coated with
a dull green paint the seat harmonizes
with the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Sci
ence Monthly.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-06-27
cunard Liner Total Loss.

At Atlantic Port-Passengers and
crew of the Cunard liner Ascania,
wrecked by high seas after striking
reef OF the coast last Thursday,
were brought here Sunday on patrol
vessel. The crew reported that the
ship will be q total loss.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-06-27
Exchanges Prisoners With France.

Berne. Switzerland-The exchange
of 100000 prisoners of war between
France and Germany. in accordance
with the recent Berne agreement, is
beginning Special trains carrying from
600 to 1000 prisoners are moving In
each direction.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-06-27
EASILY MADE RUSTIC SEAT
verted Into Useful and Ornament
al Addition to Yard.

1t was merely as a matter of conven-
fence that the largest limb of tree
which was felled, was sawed off near
er the ground than were the two small
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-06-27

Paris.-Joseph Caillaux, ex-premier
OF France. was Intercepted June IS
for the forty-fourth time since he
was arrested, Jan. IA, on the charge
OF being connected with German pro-
paganda in France. II is expected the
preliminary investigation will soon be
concluded and that his case will go
TO trial in short time.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-06-27
AUSTRIAN OFFENSIVE ALONG EN-
TIRE FRONT HELD BACK
BY STRONG ALLIED
FORCE.
ACUTE WATCHfULNESS OF
ENEMY ALONG BRENTA RIVER
Each Day Will Bring New Efforts and
With New Efforts the Fighting
Will Be More Arduous
Along Piave River.

Italian Army Headquarters.-The
Allies, are successfully resisting the
Austrian onslaught and are counter
attacking vigorously everywhere.
In addition, there is acute watchful-
ness for all enemy movements in the
Brenta river area, the mountains or
toward the plains.
Whether the enemy effort upon
Montello plateau is an attempt to
move toward the rear of the famous
Monte Grappa key to Italian mountain
positions, or to menace the Venetian
plains and Venice, it is certain the
Austrians are fighting desperately to
hold what they have so far attained.
fThe Italian command feels that
while the first great attempt to ad-
vance has been blocked, each day
will bring new efforts and with each
effort the fighting will be more ardu-
GUS
Built IA Bridges Across Piave.
Unofficial advices are to the effect
the Austrians have thrown Ia bridges
across the Piave along a front Of
about IA IL miles between the Zen
son loop and the Conegliano railway
bridge, but the italians are heavily
engaging the enemy at all points and
have pontoons under their gunfire.
Infantry operations on the battle
front in France continue virtually at
a standstill, but the Allied and Ger
man guns are roaring on various
sectors and IL is not improbable
fighting on large scale will be re-
sumed somewhere shortly. Along the
Ancre, south of Albert and west OF
Serre, the British and Germans are
engaged in mighty artillery duels
while spirited activity is noticeable
along French sectors near Montdidier
and between Montdidier and the
Aisne.
The French continue daily to re-
gain ground taken from them in the
recent German offensive south OF the
Aisne and also to take prisoners IN
their enterprises.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1918-06-27

etIeS VIII DC mdue tnls season by the
federal Office of farm labor, located
here. I'VE are not making any special
appeal to women to enlist for work on
the farms, except in the fruit or.
chards," Director A B. Cook declared
but II there are women who would
nevertheless like to try their skill in
agricultural pursuits we will endeavor
to place them with willing employers. {"
Bay City-A large number of Bav
City Odd Fellows went to Caro- to par.
ticipate In the annual exer.
cises of the cantons of this
district. The program was carried out
in the Methodist church and was at
tended by uniform ranks from Bay
City, Saginaw. Flint, Alma, Fair Grove.
to the number of over 200. Prank
Hail. of Flint, and STAFF, and Major
Mentally, OF Saginaw, commanding Of
ficers, were in charge. About rs Re-
bekahs were in attendance.
Lansing-James c. Wood, OF Man.
istique, state senator for the past afr
years from the thirtieth district. has
announced his candidacy for the Re-
publican nomination for congress
from the Eleventh district OF Michi.
gan. The Eleventh is the largest dis
trict in the state. The upper
peninsulans now want the seat
and James c. Wood Is their can.
didate. Senator Wood, in his an.
nouncement, declares for unrenn,tt,r~
prosecution Of the war. for national
equal suffrage and for national pro
hibition.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-03-15
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR

Subject, "The Art of Living With Others"
 Song, "Is Your Life Channel of Blessing"
 Scripture lesson, 1 Peter 3:S-16. Sentence prayers.
 Song, Scatter Sunshine.
 What one thing is necessary to live tremendously with others? Miss Edith Akers.
 Reading of clippings
 Living the Beautitudes, Miss Rubie Newth.
 What lesson may be learn from broken friendships? Miss Mamie Ward.
 In what ways did Christ show Him. self model neighbor and friend? :? Mir. Blakely.
 Song, "Blest be the Tie That Binds"
 Leader, Mrs. Cleve Stivers.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-03-15
TAX COLLECTORS NOTICE

Beginning Monday, February 11th, 1918, l will meet the property owners of Nevada county at the various plac- es below noted for the purpose of collecting taxes for the year 1917. All tax payers are requested to bring their last tax receipt:
 Prescott, Missouri Twp, THHrsday. March to Saturday, April r.
 After April 18th the bon, will positively be closed. All tax payers who do not pay their taxes on or be- fore the above date will be compelled to pay the penalty as prescribed by law. SAM E. MUNN,
The Prescott daily news., 1918-03-15
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
Wick Salve at Guthrie's.

Wick Salve at Guthrie's. Friday evening, March 15, at 8 o'clock, Red Cross benefit. O. G. Wynn, manager of the Ferm- ers' Union Exchange, is in Chidester on a business mission.
 The Prescott Hardware Company closes the store in the evening at 6 o'clock sharp, except Saturdays. 14d3 | Perry Andrews of Emmet, who is with the national army stationed at Camp. Jackson, S. C., was in Prescott today.
 l Lee Gentry, member of the firm of Gentry Buchanan & Co.,, is con- fined to his home with case of measles.
 Bud Vases at Guthrie's. The United States Civil Service l petitive examination for railway mail clerk, for men only, on April 13, 1918, at Camden, Texarkana and Little Rock. Applicants must have reached their eighteenth but not their thirty fifth birthday on the date of the ex- animation, must measure at least 5 feet inches in height without boots or shoes, and must weigh at least 130 pounds in ordinary clothing. En- trance salary $90O year. Applicant should at once apply for Form BOA stating the title of the examination desired, to the Civil Service Commis- sion, Washington, D. C., or to the secretary of the United States Civil Service Boards at the places named above.
 Pocket books, bill folders and card cases in a good assortment at Guth- rie's.
 The W. c. T. U. will appreciate all orders for plants, roses, bulbs, etc. Confer with Mrs. A. H. Sykes or Mrs. John M. Pittman.
 The Prescott Hardware Company closes the store in the evening at 6 o'clock sharp, except Saturdays. Please take notice. 14d3
 The ten subscribers who were ninth to purchase registered War Savings Stamps are Leon Caring ton, Karl King, Jr., Mrs. Lucy E Roberts, Miss Daisy Pearl Newth, William J. Honea, Gale, Martin Gam Daniel, Otho James Stephenson, Ar thur w. Newth, Wat w. White, Ed w. Cloud. Save and Invest in the safest, simplest security on earth Buy a War Savings Stamp.
 Tuesday, meatless day, we will serve turkey dinner with cranberry sauce, delivered anywhere in town, 35c. Star Restaurant, Ed Greyson, prop. Phone 94. If | FOR SALE-19 acres in Gale, ad- joins high school, four room house, l fair condition, good barn, smoke house, chicken house, etc, family or chard, we'll of water, spring; 10 acres | in cultivation, 1-2 acres in bermuda; good garden, wire fence. See Autry & Ellis at Star Restaurant. d1wtf Justices of the peace can secure their blanks at this office. If you can't come after them. write us and we will mail them to you.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-03-15
NOTICE TO TIE PUBLIC

MT. Fred (Ox) Murrah has been designated by the City Council as "cow catcher" and all parties desir- ing stock placed in the pound pen will please notify Mir. Murrah.
 Randolph P. Hamby, Mayor.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-03-15
PUBLIC SPEAKING

Hon. Tilman B. Parks will speak at Sutton at 7:3O o'clock Saturday night. This will be the opening of MT. Parks campaign for Congress.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-03-15
Report of Condition of BANK OF PRESCOTT
Prescott. Nevada Co.,,

TTeSCOtt, INeNduh SO., Hh-, at the close of business March 4, 1918
 RESOURCES Loans and discounts. ...$ 443 ,542.24 Loans on Real Estate... 41,605.13 Loans on Cotton. 60,915.5O unsecured ........... 78S.49 U. S. Bonds. ........... 25,6O0.00 Bonds to secure Postal
 Savings ............. 100000 Other Bonds and Securl-
 ties, including War rants, County and City Scrip ............... 44,0io.Gi Furnitures and Fixtures 9,025.O0 Banking House ........ 100000 Items in transit on Sun- dry Banks .......... 760.00 Due from Banks not Re-
 serve Agents ....... 194,26O.17 Cash Items ........... 92O.55 Cash and due from Re-
 serve Banks ........ 176,31s.O9 Other Resources ....... 53,076.70 Total ........ ......$1 ,064 4,375.64
 LIABILITIES Capital Stock, paid ups 75,000.00 Surplus Fund, certified. 75,000.00 Undivided Profits, net. 25,766.10 Savings Ac-
 counts ...$157 ,954.94 Postal Saw ings De-
 posits .... 554.O3 Individual de posits in-
 clud'g pub
 lie funds. 642, ,402.88 Due to banks
 not reserve
 agents .... 25,992.54 Time Certifi-
 cates of de-
 posit ...... 57,1O5.94 Cash. checks 4,599.21 Total amount
 of all class
 es deposits as above
 shown .... S88, ,609.54 Net Deposits (after de-
 ducting amount on
 which more than 4 per cent is paid as shown
 above) ............ S88,609.54 Total .... .... .$1 ,064, ,375.64 State of Arkansas, County of Ne vada, ss.
 We, Thos c. McRae, President, and Thos. c. McRae, Jr., Cashier, of the above named Bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of our knowledge and belief.
 THOS. c. McRAE, President. THOS. c. McRAE, Jr., Cashier. 1 Attest;
 w. V. TOMPKINS,
 D. L. McRAE, E. l.. COX, l Directors. 1 Subscribed and sworn to before me this 12th day of March, 1918. My commission expires March 28, 1921. l (SEAL) WREN SCOTT, Notary Public.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-03-15

Bring your worn out shoes to Gree sons old office. I will make them new. K. A. Wvlie. 14m1
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-21
Efficient Road Drag.

dimensions exactly 4 feet back of the
front diagonal plank. Be sure to make
an opening in the runners on the left
side, Immediately in front of each
diagonal plank, the opening to be about
5 inches high and "a inches long. In
order to make the drag solid and well
braced run q 2 by II inch plank dag
Onally across the top, opposite the
planks which serve as a drag.
Have an iron shoe about one-quartef
inch thick and inches wide on the
front of the two dragging planks, the
bottom of the iron shoe to be one-half
inch below the runner on the right
side and exactly even with the runner
on the left side.
Large holes should be bored In
front ends of the runners in which
to attach the rope or chain to pull the
drag. 1t is well to hitch the horses as
close as possible. The total weight Of
the drag, under these specifications. is
about 200 pounds and an ordinary team
can pull it on a dirt road, with a heavy
man on, with less effort than any other
drag Of the same dimensions on the
market and it will be found that this
road leveler will do far better work
than a Split-log or metal drag.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-21
AMPLE EXERCISE FOR SWINE
Fattenina Hog Should Be Limited to
Run of Half an Acre to Keep
Appetite Sharp.

Fattening hogs make the greatest
gains when they have just enough ex-
ercise to keep their appetite sharp.
A fattening hog should be limited to
a run of half an acre, and % fattening
hogs kept on this area will do better
than a great number. The pigs should
be sorted to lots of even size and age,
and no matter how many are being fat
tened, not over % should be allowed
to run together. Brood sows should
not be kept with the fattening hogs.
The feeding should be done at regular
hours, two or three times a day-three
times is the better-and give only just
what they will eat up clean.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-21
PROFITS IN EGGS PRODUCTION
Experimental Results at Indiana Sta
ton Show That There Is Money
IN the Business

Considerable attention has been
given TO the present lack Of profit in
egg production But data gathered by
the Purdue Experiment station show
that there has been a good profit dur
ing the past year, despite the high
prices OF feeds.
Experimental results at that station
have shown that IL takes six pounds Of
mixed feeds to produce a dozen eggs
on the farm. On this basis, with local
grain prices, IL cost 90 cents for feed
TO produce a dozen eggs in 191415 (;
90 cents in 1876, and 15.7 cents in
1907. During the same periods the
average income per dozen eggs was
181 cents, 20-2 cents and 3O.4 cents re-
spectively. This means a profit over
feed cost OF 8.5 cents in the first-named
period; 1O.9 cents in the second, and
14!6 cents in the third, or during the
past year.
Doesn't it look like there's still a
profit In producing eggs on the farm?
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-21
Do You Want to Buy Cattle4
Washington Once Drafted.

Even Washington himself was once
drafted into the service Of his country.
It was in 1898, long after the revolu-
ton, and after Washington had been
president for two terms, and had gone
into a well-earned retirement at Mt.
Vernon. France had broken relations
with US, and war impended. Congress
appointed Washington commander of
Ne army, and the secretary of war,
carrying the commission to him, found
him in the harvest field. When Wash
ingtOn learned the errand on which his
visitor had come, he said: 81 am ready
for any service that 1 can give my
country. Companion.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-21
ROAD
BUILDING
SAFETY FACTOR IN CONCRETE
Aid Traveller at Night to Keep Road
and GIaring Reflections Of Sur
face Are Missing.

ANY hard road is good, any perma-
nent type-concrete brick, asphaltum
is better. Each individual advocate
has his own favorable argument, so
the concrete man says, with a good
deal of truth, that mot only do con-
crete roads harmonic with natural
surroundings, and blend with objects
In the landscape, but their light-cOlOred
surfaces aid the traveller at night to
keep to the road. Since the top of g
concrete pavement presents a sandy
and gritty surface, there are no glar-
ing reflections of sunlight nor mirror
like effects. as are found with many
other types of surfaces when worn
smooth or when wet.
"Dark-cOlored roads, merging into
the grass and foliage at the roadside
at night, are indistinct, and there is a
likelihood of accidents at curves,
whereas the light-colored surface is
distinct from the sides of the road.
Under motor traffic the concrete road
way offers an element of safety, as no
matter how dark the night the clean,
firm, light, nonskid surface is clearly
defined to view"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-21
ROAD DRAG MADE EFFECTIVE
Directions Given for Constructing I'm.
pIement Weighing About 200
Pounds for Dirt Road.

In response to a query as to the
construction Of a cheap, but effective
road drag the following directions are
given:
Take two planks each ten feet long,
two inches thick and twelve inches
wide, rounding both ends of one edge
in a manner similar TO the rum
ners in a sled. The two planks are
then placed on edge and connected on
the top by two planks six feet long,
thus making q sled ten feet long and
six feet wide.
The two runners are again connect
ed by two planks two inches thick and
twelve inches wide. These planks are
set on edge, the same as the runners,
and at an angle of about As degrees to
the runners, as follows:
On the right side of the drag start
the diagonal plank II inches back Of
the front, and connect with the OPP
pOsite runner (Which will be the left
side), 5 feet back of the front runner !;
then have another plank of the same
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-02-21
HOG is GOOD CORN HUsKER
Animals Make More Gain From Corn
When They Gather Ii Them
seIVes-Labor Is Saved.

The pigs are good corn huskers and
they will pay for being so too. Expert
ments have shown that pigs make
more pounds of gain from corn when
they gather it themselves than when
it is husked and fed to them. 1t takes
at least one day for a man and team
to husk an acre of corn, so that every
acre that the pigs take care of saves
that much labor. Squaw corn is very
satisfactory for hOgging down in North
Dakota. 1t ripens early, so the pigs
can start on it sooner than any other
variety. An acre of corn that will
yield 80 bushels will be sufficient for
feeding six spring pigs two months
Extension Department, North Dakota
Agricultural College.