The Sentinel=record., 1918-04-02

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with one train Of over thirty cars
OF flour already assured and another
train of fifteen cars in preparation
Arkansas took the initiative and a
great lead in patriotic sacrifice and
gained country wide publicity as the
result Of this manifestation of sac
ritice.
Within a few days a special train
Of flour will be on its way east going
either to Washington or to some sea
port center. This train will consist
OF over thirty cars of flour. 1t repre-
sents the contribution OF the citizens
OF Jefferson county generally and res
idents of Pine Bluff in particular. II
is the biggest feature of its kind ever
announced by any county in the
United States and startled even
| Washington officials.
lHamp Williams, federal food adj
mintstrator for Arkansas. and Walter
NJ Ebel, director of publicity for the
iood administration, returned last
night from Pine Bluff. Mr.. Williams
mad been summoned there to take
over the flour that had been turned
backed gy job1ers, retailers and con-
sumerS Messrs Williams and E5tl
met yesterday with the Jefferson
County Council of Defense. That or
sanization Will have charge of collect
ing the -four in jefferson county and
seeing that it is properly loaded for
Shipment Franklin w Fort. specia,
representative for the food admins
tration. was also at the meeting. hav-
ing been summoned from Little Rock.
where he spoke yesterday.
Just as soon as Mr. Williams
learned of the amount OF flour that
would be ready for shipment he i'm
mediately communicated the fact to
Herbert q Hoover food administra
tor for the United States. asking that
Washington officials make arrange
pents. through Director McAdoo, for
the right OF way for this train MIR
Williams is determined that this
event shall not apss unnoticed and
without due credit being given the
people of Jefferson county.
Ii is the intention of the Jefferson
County Council of Defense to decor
ate and placard every one OF those
thirty or more cars containing the
flour, even IL they have to buy up all
the flags and bunting in the state for
that purpose. Mr. Williams proposes
the trip to be a daylight one, with
stops in the larger cities, where the
now famous Arkansas Corn Meal cir
cuiar viii be distributed An invi-
tation has been extended TO Governor
| Charles H. Brough to 30 on this trip.
as it is proposed 10 attach a Pullman
car TO that train. which will carry the
governor Mr. Williams, NJ. C. Hollis,
county food administrator for JEFF
ferson county, Franklin W Fort, of
the United States Food Administered
ton, and Walter NJ EbeI
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While in Pine Bluff Mr. Williams
received a telephone message from
Allen Kennedy. food administrator for
Sebastian county, with headquarters
in Fort Smith. stating there were IF
teen cars of flour in that city. which
had been returned by consumers. job
beers and retailers and that mere was
coming in He too, asked permission
for a special train to carry his -four
east Mr. Williams told him to 20 TO
it," and this viii be the second train
Of -four from the state.
"Thc return OF this flour and send
inc IL to The government" declared
Mr. Fort at the Pine Blur meeting
yesterday, "surpasses anything ever
attempted by any state In the union.
Not only Will the entire United states
! know what Arkansas is doing, but
we will see to it that the French and
the British also get to hear Of this.
and il is possible that we may find
way to acquaint Kaiser Bin with the
knowledge OF what he is mp against
and let him know that with America
in this fight there are ll0000.0 600 10y
a. patriots.
Mr Williams stated he realized a
great amount OF our was being re-
turned but that he had no idea Pine
Blum would turn over enough flour to
>. make "A specfaI train