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The Brinkley argus., 1918-12-27
From Innermost Being.

The things which come to us are not unrelated to us. but grow out from our innost being. .--Agncs Edwards.
The Brinkley argus., 1918-12-27
turn of animals. For reward phoe or write
 Patterson & Lambert,
 Holly Grove, Ark
$25 REWARD

Estrayed from my farm six miles southeast of Holly Grove about June 1st, six head of stock described as follows:
 Leader, roam mare. branded R E D on left hip, wearing small bell. Two 2-year-old iron gray mare mules. One 2-year-old red horse mule. One 1-year-old black horse mule. One 1-year- old light bay horse colt.
 Will pay reward of $25. % for return of stock to my farm, or information leading to their re- every.
 SAM ABLES,
 Holly Grove Ark.
The Brinkley argus., 1918-12-27
Cure for SeIfishness.

Cure for SeIfishness. Ec who thinks he cannot learn to love his peighbor as himself needs to learn 10 love himself less.-Youth's romps nion.
The Ordway new era., 1918-12-20
BOYS AWAIT BULLETIN
FOR NEWS FROM HOME

American soldiers In camps and hos
pitals In Great Britain are, now able ia
keep In touch with affairs At bome
through the medium Of a daily bulletin
service which has been established by
the American Red Cross.
Army officers say the service nils a
long-feit want, providing the men with
sporting and home news they cannot
hnd In the English newspapers.
The arrival Of the bulletin IL now
one Of the big daily events. In this
connection q Red Cross worker In
England sends the following message
to National Headquarters In WASH
ington:
after talking with the boys about
the daily news service l have been
told to notify you that II the bulletin
is discontinued you will be court-mar
tailed and shot"
The Ordway new era., 1918-12-20

with some sort OF hedge. Oxen are
used for horse power in some places.
and two-wheeled carts for wagons.
Automobiles are a luxury and are
not necessity with the people in
general as they are at home, but they
are learning fast now and Will take
on some OF our habits and customs.
They stand and watch the big en-
gines with the letters U. s. A. on
them. and watch them go thru pull
ing cars for six OF their type of en-
glnes.
And to think of it-the girls in
France, where fashions originate
are throwing away their clogs for
high heeled shoes. made in the United
States. ta
Now that the scrap Is over about
all we think about is when we are
going home again. Very few want
to stay. We hear rumors every day
and one fellow will try to go the
other fellow one better on parting
with a good rumor. but imagine 1t
will be some time yet before we are
on"
The Ordway new era., 1918-12-20
Soldier Tells
Of Argonne
Battle inOct.
Gives Description Of Bloody Fight
and How Men Stood By Their Guns
Thru sIanghter-Sieeping In Wa
ter Did Not Dishearten Them.

! thrilling account OF the battle
of Argonne as briefly written by Corp
Lawrence Woolhether, Co. A, 139th
Inf. as received by Miss Ruth Hen
derson, of Ordway. The letter was
dated October 22. and follows:
by Corp. WooIhether
I I haye a few minutes to write and
will tell of our drive at Argonne, and
will say that Germany is about whip
ped. They have caused US too much
trouble. Wednesday night. Sept. IS.
we started for the line with plenty
of shells and all light packs with
four boxes of hard-tack and two cans
of salmon. We stopped and regted
two hours. Then at daybreak under
heavy fog and dreadful roar of ar
tillery. Thursday morning, Sept. 26,
we began to advance. Prisoners be-
gan to come in and we pushed ahead
with very little resistance all day
Then we dug. in. l lay down in the
mud with only rain coat for a cover.
HE HC4t udy 1T udWH We SldTttu
again. but from then on we had to
fight for every inch of ground. All
day we were held up by artillery and
machine gun fire. The third battalion
fell back twice on account of the
cross-fire. Their major was killed.
Our major was wounded and the reRi-
mental adjutant killed. but they ral-
lied and came back. The tanks were
sent for hut failed to get thru. Our
artillery came up and helped us out
and at 4:30 p. m. we went thru.
1t kept up steady rain until about
three O'Clock that afternoon, but the
sun finally came out 1 lay all day
in ditch in six inches of water to
dodge the heaviest shell fire. Men
came by all day wounded. 1t was our
test of war. That night we slept un-
der the stars and cold. l shared my
raincoat with lad who had none, but
the next day Saturday we caught
hail Columbia" all day long Men
came in from all directions with
bloody heads, broken arms. legs.
shoulders, and gassed. Wounded help
ed wounded. Boche aeroplanes fought
US from above, their artillery and
machine guns wrought havoc upon
us. Our artillery could not keep up
and the big naval guns could not find
US. That night we slept in the rain
with soaked feet and nearly froze
Before dawn we prepared for a push.
Sunday. Sept. 30. was the climax
day I will never forget. AS soon
az It was light enough, and with
heavy fog we started for timber
mile away. We advanced fine. As
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SO did Red Cross men. Then / vol
unteered to help, and a 1t told me
to go ahead. 1 set my rife down and
from eleven O'Clock until three that
afternoon. helped put first aid on
mems arms. legs. heads, shoulders.
backs. and faces full OF shrapnel.
Gave them water and helped carry
them back to the edge of the woods
where we wrapped them in blankets
and raincoats and lay them down in
wet grass and mud ankle deep to be
taken away They lay for two or three
hundred yards. I pulled lids on of
first aid packets untir my fingers were
blistered. I was hit on the back with
stones and dirt from shells until I
could hardly lie on it. Was nearly
buried several times. / thought many
times that my time had come, but,
mother, / can say your prayers were
truly answered. I never got stratch.
Later that evening the Boche tried
to flank US. I was put to defend
machine gun That rs where got
my first Boche. 1 gave him steel
jacket right. We soon ran Jerry off.
At dark we retired with the help OF
French artillery and allied aero.
planes. We came back and that nigh.
/ slept with Billie Griffith in a shell
hole with three inches of water We
held the hill all next day and shiver-
ed in driving wind. The next morn
ing early we were retired-a tired,
glad. and happy bunch. We smashed
Hindenburg's famous line just the
same. Five days lived on hard
tack, water. and FIR .nch war bread
as strong as horseradish. Never was
washed or shaved and was plastered
with mud. / have served my coun-
try with honor
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we came upon hill in the open plain

we came upon hill in the open plain
the Boche discovered us and from
three different directions artillery
opened upon US. Men fell every
where. but the boys just came on.
We reached the woors at last. Then
all day German artillery ragged on us
while you folks were passing a quiet
Sunday at home. But not a man
whimpered but hung on like iron, dug
in, and hid from aeroplanes and ma
chine guns while artillery murdered
us off. l sure am proud am with
these boys; they played their part
Lille men. Missouri and Kansas can
never say or do enough for them. We
faced the Boche alone and kept them
back.
A shell hit a machine gun man and
blew part of his head OFF right whore
could almost touch MIN. picked
him up in my arms and carried him
out Of the way. while machine gun
bullets cut the leaves and bark on the
trees all around me-. He died in my
arms as did two others / carried away
also. My rain Goa, streamed with
blood. Litter bearers gave out and
The Ordway new era., 1918-12-20
Girls Take On
U.S.A. Styles
Says Bean
France Behind the Times But Is Not
Slow TO Take On American Ways
Autos Are Luxuries and Big En-
gines Novel.

Chas. Il. Bean. of the Ameri-
can forces In France has writ
ten his brother, w. F. Bean. OF
Ordway. under date of November
81. Chas. Is a member of A Co..
18th Reg. U. 8. Marines. Ex-
tracts from his letter follow:
~ have been on this side OF the
pond for about two months. find
everything so different from the Unit
ed States. Customs are as different
az are the languages and everything
in general. expected to find France
advanced in every way as the United
States is. but there isn't a country
anywhere over here which is up with
ours. When we came in sight of land
the first thing we saw was some moss
and vine covered stone houses. About
the next thing was some toy engines
which look to me like the pictures
OF the FIRST ones built in America.
The next thing we saw were the peo-
pie themselves. They were clogging
along in wooden shoes and the little
boys begging US for cigarettes.
''As for crops here In this part OF
France. the most important ia grapes.
80 there is lots Of wine. and women.
here on which TO spend fellows
money. but not much of my money
has been parted with. have seen
lots of pretty country here. in fact
some OF the most picturesque there
In to be found anywhere. The land
il laid of in square plots about the
size of those between the irrigating
bitches back there and is fenced I'm
The Ordway new era., 1918-12-20
CARL BARBER GETS A
LONG HOSPITAL STAY

Carl Barber, who is located at
Camp Lewis. Wash, states in letter
to his father. VIM. Barber. that he
had the Influenza and was in the hos
pital and by the time he got over
that he contracted the measles, so
with the two he had good siege of
It and was in the hospital about FIVE
weeks. Carl says that there is too
much rain in Washington to suit
him and he had rather be back in
sunny Colorado. His address is:
18th Inf. Co. G, Base Hosp.
Camp Lewis, Wash.
The Ordway new era., 1918-12-20
PFENNING TO MOVE

Louis Pfenning and family will
move to farm near Broomfeld. IN
the northern part of the state. within
the next few days. Mr.. Pfenning
bought farm of 160 acres there
last spring and as the land was rent
ed he remained here the past season
and farmed near O-ney Springs. He
had a public sale on Tuesday of this
week and sold off his personal prop
erty preparatory to making the
change.
The Ordway new era., 1918-12-20

er. the present incumbent was de-
feated by Miss Bernard at the recent
election. Miss Bernard had been a
homesteader in Lincoln county and
Walker claims that she had not been
a resident of Kiowe county long
enough to be eligible to the place.
The cause will come up there in the
county court
The Ordway new era., 1918-12-20
SELLS 800 ACRE FARM

Chas Trotter has sold 320 acre
farm in the Sand Arroyo district. Is
miles northeast of Sugar City. TO
John Metzick, of Boulder. The land
is Mrs. Trotter's homestead place.
and they retain Mr.. Trotter's land.
Mr.. Metzick is moving his family
there to reside.
The Ordway new era., 1918-12-20
CONTEST IN KIowA

There is a contest in Kiowa county
over the ONCE of county superinten-
dent. County Superintendent Walk
Newport daily independent., 1918-09-11

ESTRAYED-A pair of dark col ored mules. Left Johnstown last Monday. They generally run south of Newport. The weight of each is about 700 pounds. One of them has piece of rope around his neck, and has gray streak between her fore legs. Other has saddle mark. Both are mare mules Will pay liberal re- ward for information leading to re- covery of animals. Notify J. P. Sink, Johnstown, Ark. 22W2t
Newport daily independent., 1918-09-11

Mrs. Elizabeth Spitzer of Chicago, who is the Jackson county Red Cross nurse, for town and country, is busily engaged in her work already and is this week down on the river visit ing several families living on house. boats and in tents, many of them sick. The work is one of the best ever brought into our county, and much good can be accomplished in teach ing the people not only how to live to prevent sickness, but in caring for those who are sick. Mrs. Spitzer ex- poets to visit every public school in the county regularly, having the idea that children are good examples and the ones to begin on.
Newport daily independent., 1918-09-11

ed tomorrow on account of Registra- tion Day.
 Wanted Messenger Western Union Telegraph Co. l15d5t
 Railroad Attorney Troy Pace is up from Little Rock today looking after cases in court.
 Mrs. Paul Herndon and Mrs. Van Meter of Judsonia are guests of Mrs. w. N. Dunaway.
 Mrs. Morris German and little son went to Paragould this afternoon to visit Mrs. Morris Solomon for a week or two.
Newport daily independent., 1918-09-11

The American War Atlas contains sixteen pages of wonderful informa- tion about the progress of the pres ent great war. The Independent has the exclusive sales rights in Jackson county for them. Only 35 cents. Mail orders given prompt attention.
Newport daily independent., 1918-09-11

When you sit down with your daily paper to learn what the boys are do- ing at the front you should have with you an American War Atlas, in orr der that you may better understand the war news. The Independent sells them. Only 35 cents.
Newport daily independent., 1918-09-11
ATTENTION BAPTISTS!

A meeting is called for Wednesday night at 8 o'clock for the purpose of calling a pastor and holding teach ers' council.
 116d6t. w. 5. Hurley, Clerk.
Newport daily independent., 1918-09-11

Tn asking the people to Invest in War Savings and Thrift Stamps, the government is not asking them to CT paying basis.
Newport daily independent., 1918-09-11
HERE AND THERE

Knox mends shoes cneap. III Wal nut street. dtf.
 F. E. Fuller, with s. Heinemann, has returned from a business trip to St. Louis.
 Both the Rock Island and Iron Mountain freight depots will be clos
Newport daily independent., 1918-09-11

keep up with the war news as you should. Call at the office and get one. Only 35 Cents.
Newport daily independent., 1918-09-11

J. I. Hastings was up from Weldon today on a short business trip and meeting old friends.
 Dr. Ira H. Erwin, accompanied by | his nephew, Claude Erwin, IT,, spent | today in Little Rock.
 Miss Matilda Wilmans leaves to- morrow afternoon for Searcy to re- enter Galloway College.
 Drayage of all kinds handle' tromptly. Phone No. 10. Cheste' Robinson. 13-dt
 Dr. J. T. Matthewson of Heber Springs was in our city yesterday looking after business.
 Mrs. K. L. Marshal of Hazel street went to Tuckerman this morning to spend the day with her mother.
 J. D. Block, representing Rosenthal- Sloan Millinery Company of St. Louis, was here today calling on his millin- cry trade.
 New kraut, lettuce, celery, grapes, peaches and pears at Bowen's Cash Store. 118d3t For Rent-1 furnished room, elec- tric lights and bath, close in. Rates reasonable. Apply 123 Beech St. dtf For Sale or Trade-One first class butcher shop complete on Front St., good location. If interested call or see J. T. Craft. Odd 30t Miss Helen Mcdonald will leave this evening for Galway College, at Searcy, where she will study this winter.
 1 Mrs. J. A. O'Melia of Fort Smith arrived yesterday afternoon to visit her sister, Mrs. Will Robinson, for several days.
 1 Harry Littleton arrived home yes terday afternoon to spend several l days with his father He is stationed at Baton Rouge, La. Misses Minnie Frank Hays and Eleanor Hubby expect to leave this evening for Searcy to enter Galloway College for the winter. For Rent-2 rooms, close in, one | furnished other unfurnished, to cou- pie, or a nice quiet gentleman. Ap- nlv Independent office. 16dtf. Misses Margaret Beattie and Lela Beattie are expected home Saturday morning from spending the summer in Missouri and Nebraska. Miss Dove Erwin went to Tucker man this afternoon to make talk there this evening in the interest of 1 the girls industrial school. | E. w. Horne, a splendid gentleman l and business man of Little Rock, IS enjoying visit with his daughter,
 Mrs. R. G. Thomas, on Elm street. II Wanted-An experienced woman to
 cook and do general housework for
 family of four. Apply at 51O Main Street, Newport. l04d&wtf
 Mrs. Lacy Tilghman and little Car 1 olyn Moore, who have been guests of 1 Dr. and Mrs. O. k. Jones left yester- day afternoon for their home at Lit tie Rock.
 Rev. MT. Lyman-Wheaton, who has been on an extended vacation in the east will arrive home Saturday and occupy his pulpit at St. Paul's church Sunday.
 Corn for Sale at $2.00 per bushel at crib five miles west of Newport. Crib open only on Saturdays. See Mack Bros. 48dtf l0wtf.
Newport daily independent., 1918-09-11
WEATHER.

Tonight and Thursday fair; not much change in temperature.
Newport daily independent., 1918-09-11

The Independent has the exclusive sales rights for the American War Atlas, without which you cannot
Newport daily independent., 1918-09-11

Mrs. w. W. Kidd returned last ev- ening from Hot Springs, having ac- companied her daughter, Miss Jessie Kidd, to St. Joseph's hospital, which she entered for training as a nurse.
Newport daily independent., 1918-09-11

A. G. Stedman, game warden, IS expected home from Glenwood this afternoon. Mir. Stedman was a mem Der of big five-county wolf hunting party.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-02
COUNTY TO WAR
ON SOW THISTLE

Clay county will conduct a sys-
tematic campaign against the SOW
thistle with A. III. Larson, expert
anylist OF the state seed laboratory,
as county weed agent At the meet
ing of the board of county commits
sioners a petition for the appoint
ment of a county weed agent, signed
by over 500 farmers, was presented
by II. r. Roberts, president OF the
Clay County Farm bureau.
s. B. Cleland, assistant state lead
er of county agents; County Agent
A G. O'Banion and several farmers
spoke in support OF the movement,
and told of the menace of this weed
that reached Clay county last year
on it's way south from Canada. 1t
was explained that the department
Of agriculture through the seed Ia
boratory Of the state experiment
station would share the expense of
the weed agent.
Clay is the first county in the
state to appoint a weed agent I'M
der the provisions Of Chapter 1874 Of
the laws OF 1917. AS soon as the SOW
thistle made its appearance in the
northern tier of townships last sum-
mer the matter was taken up by
the Farm Bureau and plans were
vent the spread of the pest in the
county The work Of the weed agent
will be largely along educational
lines as this thistle is comparative
ly unknown In Clay county.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-02
OUR BLOOD BROTHERS.

As fought the Canadians at
Ypres, vimy ridge and Messines; as
the Canadian gunrors in their arm
ored cars fought in the present bat
tie. go will the Americans fight when
they get into IT.
With all due honor TO the heroic
Belgians, the brave French, and the
logged English Tommies, the record
of the Canadian forces has been I'M
surpassed in the present war. The
dispatches yesterday telling Of the
Canadian gunners who fought from
their armored car until their am
lnunition was gone, and then charged
a horde Of German infantrymen with
spare gun barrels, offered a record
of unsurpassed courage.
The Canadians are a little closer
than cousins. They are of the same
stock as Americans. There is moth
ing but an imaginary line separating
the two countries. They talk the
same language; use the same slang;
play the same games; transact bust
ness the same way; have the same
social customs. Americans may be
expected to equal the record the
Canadians have made as lighting
men, and If they do, the nation win
have every reason to be proud Of
them.
They are going into battle now,
mile after mile Of them, tramping
along the muddy roads OF Picardy.
Nobody knows their objective, but
that long flank Of the Germans from
La Fere to Montdidier is a tempting
target. If the Americans and French
broke through that flank they would
cut of perhaps half a million Ger
mans in the salient. Nothing is Of
less Importance in this war than Of
flee strategy, but If the Allied coun-
ter attack is about to be launched,
everything points to this salient be-
ing the spot chosen for 1t.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-02
HARDY WILL DIRECT
SALVATION Army DRIVE
Rally for Workers in Campaign ls
Called IN Commercial Club
Rooms for Thursday,

J. p. Hardy, secretary of the Fargo
Commercial club and chairman OF the
Fargo branch Of the American Red
Cross, who directed the Red Cross
budget and Y. M. G. A. war work
fund campaigns in Fargo, will direct
the Salvation Army war work fund
campaign for $4,000, which starts next
Monday morning, it was announced
today.
Acceptance of the dictatorship was
made by Mr.. Hardy to members az
Fargo assembly, Labor's LOYAL legion
and the Mail Carriers association
which have assumed responsibilitv
for the campaign, at a meeting In tha
Fargo Commercial club rooms Mon
day, and at which plans for the drive
were tentatively formulated.
Mr.. Hardy has districted the citx,
on the same plan as was used in tbe
two previous campaigns. and has
named district chairmen. who will
organize their respective districts
The names OF district chairmpn will
be announced as soon as Eli arr.n+
ceiVed.
A workers meeting has haan ..1,..z
to ne held in the Fargo CommerriaI
club rooms at 8 o'clock Thursdov
evening. Instructions for the con.
ouct or the campaign will be give11 : :
that time. ]. T. eastman. fieid sga,1t
OF the National Security learne s SiIS
be a speaker. VII
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-02

one dispatch received yesterday is
rather significant.
1t reported that the British had
advanced to a point 70 miles beyond
Anah on the river Euphrates, and
were about half way from Bagdad to
Aleppo.
Aleppo Is a very important mill
tary point for the Turkish forces in
Palestine. If the British forces in
Mesopotamia reached that city, they
would be in the rear of the Turkish
armies facing General Allenby north
Of Jerusalem, and would have pos
session Of the one railroad line over
which the Turkish supplies are for
warded. Unless the British advance
toward Aleppo is checked, the Turks
facing the British in Palestine and
those facing the Arabs in Arabia,
win be cut off entirely from all sup
plies, and will be between two hostile
armies. It win mean certain an
Inhalation or surrender. All of
Arabia, all Of Palestine, most OF
Syria and a generous slice of Turkey
in Asia would then be in British
hands.
Here again the detection Of Russia
is keenly felt. II the Russian armies
which took Trebizond and Erzerum
were still holding those cities, the
British could make a union with
them, and the allied forces would be
hammering at the back door OF
Constantinopls in two weeks from
that time.
Without the Russians to aid them,
the British may not be planning
further than the capture OF
Aleppo. 1t is nearly 500 miles from
AleppO to Constantinople and il the
British are able to reach that city,
cut off the Turkish army and de-
stroy it, they may be well content to
push their victory no further. 1T
would be a most substantial one,
both in territory won and from a
military standpoint.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-02
The Editors Mail Bag

To The Editor of The Forum:
am Enclosing a home guard song
written by a soldiers mother which
used at a patriotic meeting last
night with great success and / pass
1t along by consent OF authoress.
II 1t is deserving, we will be pleas
ed to see il In The Forum:
Yours truly.
w. P. BAILEY.
Home Guard Rally Soma.
(Tune Marching Through Georgia.
Come on my boys, wen guard our
homes from treason and
the Hun.
Wen guard them, IL the need SHAH
be, till God shall say well
done.
Wen rout the hosts Of German spies
unto the setting sun.
While they are fighting over yon-
der
Chorus.
Hurrah! Hurrah! We're in this war
to win,
Hurrahl Hurrah! We've got the
wheat and tin,
And IL you don't believe Ii, take a
look into our bin,
AA@AI sN@@ @A1 AhAAkAAA OVER @QW-
der.
Come on my boys with eagerness to
get into the fray.
To guard the wives and sweet
hearts Of the boys who'vs
gone away.
And earn their everlasting gratitude
from day 70 day,
While they are lighting over yon-
The only way to win this war. Is
stand by Uncle Sam,
And put your shoulder to the
wheel and push just all YOU
can.
And God will give ms victory. if we
stand man 10 man.
While they are fighting over yon-
aeF.
Come on my boys to victory, Old
Glory leads the way,
And Uncle Sam is beacontne. you
can not so astraV
The Lord u Hosts Is watching us to
see what part we play
While they are fighting over yOn-
Dedicated 10 the home guards by
MRS. SIDNEY SMITH
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