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The Brinkley argus., 1918-05-10
MONROE COUNTIES QUOTA Is S443,4O6.OO
YW!S.S. | VAR SAVINGS STAMPS tssuED er rNH
 UNITED STATES
 GOVERNMENT
Jt MUST Come. Self Preservation De- mands Action. Business Men Get
 Behind It.

work AT ONCE. We of Monroe county MUST do it. Chas. Duff of the big heading plant, has the right idea. He has instructed their Cashier, R. IC. Mitchell, to buy a stamp book and GIVE to each and every employe, and they in turn are expected to periodically respond to this effort by adding new stamps at regular intervals. This is what the Government is ask ing of one and all.
 The Brinkley War Savings So- ciety, with L. E. Mann, as Pres, L. K. Brown, Vice-Pres, and l. Scholem, Sec'y and Treas, have solar had the following to volun- teer as regular authorized selling agents for Thrift and War Saw ing Stamps and you will see the Big Shield or Official Agents Sign at their places:
 Brinkley Mercantile Go.
 Jack Reid
 Henry Wolf Co.
 Warren Craven
 Palace Drug Store L. E. Mann
 Matthews Home Bakery
 Brown Shoe Store
 Brinkley Car Works
 Chas. Duff. Inc.
 Monroe County Bank | Bank of Brinkley I A. s. Bayne & Go. l c. F. Greenlee
 I. Scholem 6 Go.
 l.. J. Lineback
 Dr. T. J. Stout
 T. c. Simmons Dr. c. s. Throgmorton
 J. C.. Howard
 J. c. Fiddyment
 Y. M. B. Assn.
 Folsom Printery The society expects every other business man, factory man, farmer, etc, in this territory to "sign up" and get in line at once. Do your best.
The Brinkley argus., 1918-05-10

The only one of the many war activities that have not been talk len care of by the Monroe county |people is the Thrift and War Saving Stamps, and in view of 1.-the fact that of ALL the war claims, there is none so inviting land advantageous to the indi- |yidual and community as well, as is this, our failure is surpris- ing. but the work MUST GO, and every real patriotic citizen must take hold and help it GO. The War Saving Stamp meet ng held in the plaza in Brinkley Dn last Thursday evening result ed in the business men getting behind the Thrift and War Saw ngs movement in the north end bf the county.
 Prof. Baumgartner and the teachers of the Brinkley High School have their forces organiz- ed and are going to push the movement in every home.
 The Treasury Department ex- bects each and every factory, business corporation and School Director in the county to take up he work and push with all their night.
 THE GERMANS ADVANTAGE
 The adoption of this great Thrift and Post Office Saving Bank system by America is the pNE thing that America has Rken from the Germans which Fill do more to win the war and p meet the backward swing of be industrial and financial pen plum after the war is over, than gerything else. If every mer- pant, lawyer, doctor, factory Nner, farmer, mechanic, etc, Puld but take a moments time
 consider the wonderful scope
 this, the greatest move of the merlcan Government to save
 e individuals and the communi- Ps, every man, woman and
 lld would volunteer in this
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Sunday School and other duties there was not a large attendance. She is giving some very helpful demonstrations and it is to be hoped she will have the support of all the women of the commu- nity. She will be here again the 2,st of May.
The Brinkley argus., 1918-05-10
BRINkLEY BOY
 IN NEW ORLEANS
Writes Interestingly of
 Sights in the Gulf City.

Emmett Bayne. one of our. clever Brinkley boys. who is a student at Tulane University. New Orleans. writes as follows to the home folks:
 New Orleans. May 3, l91a
 Everything down here is war; war, and I suppose it is the same at every University center, [ see in the ARGUS where Albert Rusher who was home on a visit from the U. of A. is expecting to enter a soldier training school. etc.
 The British Government is holding a war exhibit in New Orleans at present time. There is every conceivable kind of a weapon you can think of includ- ed in it. They have 4.9 em. gun, taken from the famous German cruiser Emden, that was sunk by the British early in the war. It is surely some gun, There are mines there is a sea mine on exhibit that is higher than an ordinary man and weighs up in the tons captured German helmets with rifle holes in them, rifles. uniforms, trench mortars, hand grenades, light artillery that has been knocked to pieces by the British before they took it. high explosive shells, shells of different sizes for all kind of light and heavy artillery, tents. and all kinds of German equipment. etc, etc. 1t is really marvellous to see all of these trophies of the British. You should see it.
 Charlie Chaplin was here last week making speeches. in be- half of the Third Liberty Loan. He came out to Tulane and made little talk. He was anything but funny. Seriousness would be the better way to describe his attitude. Marguerite Clark was also here. and she is helping the Liberty Loan along considerably 1 think, by her efforts. In the downtown section, the city has set up bells-ordinary church bells, that are rung every quarter of an hour by soldiers to remind the, people of the necessity of buying Liberty Bonds. There are about thirty of them and and they are placed at the inter- section of every important street and 1 must say that a queer sen sation goes creeping down the back to hear all these bells sud- denly and simaltainously boom out loud and distinct against the noise and rush of the city's traffic. It sounds as though some national disaster or calamity had befallen the nation and these bells were rung as mourning. It certainly is sufficient to awake to action the spirit of '76" in the breast of every true American.
The Brinkley argus., 1918-05-10
$. I. A. Notes

There was no meeting of s. l. A. Tuesday afternoon as there were only three present. Miss Fortenberry held her cooking class Tuesday but owing to the
The Brinkley argus., 1918-05-10
Last Nights Fire at Cotton
 Plant

All Brinkley was excited last night by Iurid glare in the north and the report that Cotton Plant was burning.
 A score or more of people went over in cars.
 The fire originated in smoky row" and burned the Carter Livery Barn, the Moore Hotel, Bank of Cotton Plant, J. R. Boon and J. R. Shelton Stores and was stopped by fire wall at the Stevenson Drug Store. The loss was about $75. 900.
The Brinkley argus., 1918-05-10
A LITTLE SERMON FOR TO-DAY

Trust the good dlpeHi and Derfp thou shdh be fed--Ps 3.
 Build little fence of trust
 Around to-day;
 Fill the space with loving work,
 And therein stay;
 Look through the sheerng bars
 Upon tomorrow,
 God will help thee bear what comes,
 Of joy
 MARY FRANCES BUTTS. Y EFT us bow our souls and say, Behold the handmaid of the Lord!'' Let us lift up hearts and ask, - Lord, what wouldst thou have me to do?" Then light from the opened heaven shall stream daily task revealing the grains of gold where yesterday all seemed dust hand shall sustain and daily burden that smiling at yesterdays fears shall say 7his easy this is light every lion in the way up it. shall be chained and leave the gates of the Palace Beautiful and to feeble and uctuat ing ministries shall be assigned and through hands blessings shall be conveyed which the spirits of just made perfect might delight.
 ELIZABETH CHARLES.
Ripley County democrat., 1918-02-08
Rail Road Time Table.

Doniphan and Neelyville Branch,
No e62, accommodation, leaves. ...... ao5 am
No SOL, accom-. arrives. 80. ...,,... 1915 p.
Nd $50, accom-, leaves ............... 2;IOpm
No, sss, accom-, arrives..... ..,.o, $50 pm.
Train service Daily except Sunday, illo train
making us regular scheduled trips every other
sundsy Goes 70 the Bluft tho alternate Sum
days but docs not Carry passengers,
Tickets for all poin;s m sale.
Ripley County democrat., 1918-02-08
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

I Festus ]. Wade's statement that
there are 300 banks IN Missouri that
are not handling Thrift Stamps or
War Savings Certificates because they
are too stingy to give up cent Of
profit on any sort OF transaction is
surprising, but he Is In situation to
lnow the truth Of what he says.
The banks OF the state. operate un-
der special laws which give them GER
tain advantages. AS public instih.
tlons they ought to be public spirited,
and the men who own them ought to
see that their profits are bound up
with the prosperity and safety Of the
country.
Evidently this thrifty 400 lack the
capacity for taking large Views Of
their business, to say nothing OF a
capacity for patriotic self-sacrifice.
The way to deal with such men IL not
Ito argue with them. The dollar blinds
their eyes and seals their minds, but
rightly used. the dollar can be made
TO instruct them. II
The method is simple Ifthese men
have not patriotism enough to put
their country ahead OF their profits,
then patriotic business men should
see that the profits 60 only 10 patri.
otto banking Institutions Editorial
from 81 Louis Republle. January Is,
1s1s.
Ripley County democrat., 1918-02-08
W0MAN' s PART IN
State WAR SAVINGS
WELL QUALIFIED TO TEACH
THRIFT TO YOUTH OF
THE COUNTRY.
SCHOOLS THE BEST MEDIUM
Woman's Committee OF Council OF
National Defense Has Been
Enlisted In the Cause
ss Of Thrift.
SCHOOLS THE BEST MEDIUM

The woman's part In the Thrift and
War Savings plan throughout Missouri
will be conducted through the Wom-
ans Committee, Council Of Nationa
Defense.
Mrs, B. f. Bush, chairman for Mis-
souri, Of the Woman's Committee,
Council Of National Defense, has is
sued orders to each OF the 100 county
chairmen and the 1000 chairmen
throughout the state of Missouri to
assist Mrs. Theodore Benoist Of ST.
Louis, who has been appointed chair
man OF the Woman's division OF the
War Savings Committee of Missouri
by Frank A. Vanderlip. national direc-
tor Of the War Savings Committee.
In some OF the counties the county
chairmen appointed chairmen Of the
Woman's Division other than mem-
bers OF the Woman's Committee,
Council of National Defense. How
ever, the defense chairmen In these
counties are cooperating with the
chairmen appointed by such county
chairmen.
The Woman's Committee, Council Of
National Defense, 10 the only federal.
lied body OF women organized espe-
cially for war work. The committee
was organized by an act OF Congress-
last April for the purpose Of conserv-
ing the woman power and unifylng
and co-ordinating all women's war ac-
tivities. k fl
A number of the chairmen OF the
Wonan's committee in the Council Of
National Defense are county superin-
tendents of public schools. who are
doing effective work through the
schools OF their respective COUNTIES In
directing thrift propaganda. Among
them are: Miss Sallie Brown. Troy.
Mo. Superintendent Of Public Schools
OF Lincoln County; MISS iioxane
jones' Milan. Mo-. Superintendent OF
Public Schools Of Sullivan County;
Mrs. Margaret SQuires. Superintend.
ent of Public Schools OF Carroll Coun.
~. Other chairmen who report that
the work Is wen organized in their
counties are; Mrs. ]. Hal Lynch. ST.,
Louis County: Mrs. George q. Harrls.
New London, Rails County Mrs. Sam
,. Cook. Jefferson CITY; Mrs. Ernest
sipenson chzifH'an Qf Cote .Qeppkxi
Ripley County democrat., 1918-02-08

B "I'he Thrift Stamps are not made
Z redeemahle in cash" said Mr.. Wade,
"and ore not interest.bearing for the
reason that the Thrift Stamps are sim
ply Intended as convenient method
for the small wageearner and person
of limited means to accumulate
enough to purchase War Savings
Stamps which bear interest and are
redeemable In cash"
Tho housewife. boy or girl OF anyone
else may buy ascent Thrift Stamp
eech week until his Thrift Card Is
full, and then with 10 cents additional
purchase War Savings Stamp, which
Is redeemable in cash and bears In.
terest at the rate Of per cent II held
until maturity, January, 1923, or IL
through necessity the holder finds that
he must convert 1t into cash before
maturity II bears interest at the rate
Of 3 per cent per annum.
In addition. to provide for the re.
demption Of these Thrift Stamps would
involve such an amount Of detail &c.
counting, labor and expense as to i'm
pair the practicabllity Of their. use.
Ripley County democrat., 1918-02-08
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WAYS or HELPING AND HOW
I'd TO DO IT.
Following Simple Directions Will En-.
able Each Man, Woman and Child
to Help In Winning the War.


Q. ! want to begin to; save on the
war savings plan. What is the first
thing to do?
A. Take SAFE to'thu postoffice or a
bank or any other agent, buy a War
Savings Stamp and ask for War Sav.
1ings Certificate.
@. What is War Savings Certifi-
cate?s .,a4
I A. It, 'is a pocket-sized folder con.
tanning 20 spaces upon which to afflx
War Savings Stamps.
Q. Is the War Savings Certificate q
government obligation7
"A. It becomes an obligation as soon
as one or more War Savings Stamps
ARE affixed to 1t.
! Q. Can get a War Savings Certifi.
cate without buying Q stampi
| A. No.
q. Does the War Savings Certifi-
cate cost anythingf
7 A. No. The agent from whom you
purchase the stamps viii write your
name and address. on the certificate
and WIN furnish you an envelope In
which to keep II a
O. What do / do after that7
A.iAffix the War Sayings Stamp on
yourl certificate ip space No. / and
taketgood care Of T..
{ Q.5What do I do nextf
A. iYou have now become q war
saver. Continue to buy War Savings
Stamps every week or month and put
them on your certificate until you
have filled all Of the 20 spaces. When
this Is done you can buy another War
Savings Stamp and you win receive,
free Of cost, another certificate. to
which you can attach new stamps as
you buy them.
@. When have filled the 20 spaces
on my certificate what do do with Il?
A. Keep the certificate until Jan. /,
1898. and the government win pay you
$500 for Il. "
Q. How many War Savings certifi-
Gates can I fillf TIT n
A. Ten. Thesiaw allows each per
son to own $1,000 worth Of War Saw.
ings Certificates.
Ripley County democrat., 1918-02-08

Mrs. M. G. Horton. Potar Bluff, But.
Ter County; hrs. W. n. MatIack. Ka-
hoka, Clark County; Mrs. Edw.
Scharf, St. Malys, Ste, Gen eyievs
County; Mrs. Rose Ingles, Columbia,
Boone County. Mrs. Turner McHaine,
Chairman OF the Woman's Committee,
Council Of National Defense, is work
Ing with Mrs. Ingles to make Boone
County the banner county. Miss Juil-
nitr Pelegrin of Marshfield, Webster
County; Mrs. Robert Lamar Of Hous-
ton, Texas County; Mrs. r. q. Brown,
st. Joseph. Buchanan County; Mrs.
Charles Potts OF Warsaw, Benton
County; Mrs. ]. NJ. Mitchell Of Green
field, Dnde County; Mrs. N. A. Frank
lin of Unionville, Putnam County;
Mrs. Clara Graham Of Charleston, Mis-
sissippl County; Mrs. W. P. Cayce Of
Pennington; Miss Elizabeth Brainard.
Superintendent OF Public Schools OF
Grundy County; Mrs. James Gooldby
of Fulton, Galloway County; Mrs. H.
II. Hurst, TariIio; Miss Flora Born.
Savannah; Mrs. II. B. Grubhs. Mis-
souri, City; Mrs. W. c. Devol. Steel.
vile; Mrs. C. T. Ryland. Lexington;
Mrs. w. R. Haight. BrendsyllIe: Mrs,
+. W. Meriwether. Clarksyille. work
ing with Mrs. Frank Currie. secretary
of the Red Cross in local matters;
Mrs, Charles Arnold. Jam~port; Mrs.
D M. Shepard, Springfield; Mrs. r.
IL. Spring. Joplin; Mrs. p. ]. Antoint.
Doe Run. and Mrs J. Z. Powell,
Princeton. all express themselves as
doing all they can to help the, cause.
and appreciate the trust reposed In
4hes ~
Ripley County democrat., 1918-02-08
HOUSEWIVES OPPORTUNITY
Thrift Stamp Sale Gives Her Chance
to Do Two Bits for Her
Country

Virtually every housewife IN the
country is familiar with the trading
stamp orgift certificate which is giv.
en- BY many merchants and nanufao-
turers with merchandise, and has at
various times saved such stamps and
certificates until she had required
number, when she, presented the
stamps or certificates to the merchant
for redemption. receivingsan article Of
merchandise or cash, which Is ,equivar
lent to a discount.
Through the Thrift Stamp the Unit
ed States government offers every
housewife IN the country a rare oppor-
tunity Of doing ''her bit" for her coun-
try and at the same time creating a
savings account for her own security.
By saving the pennies. nickeis. and
dimes until she has accumulated Is
cents she can buy Thrift Stamp from
the postman at her door, or the rural
letter carrier. or at any postefflce or
bank or trust company. When she has
her thrift card fusl--18 Thrift Stamps
--she may take the card and with IL
cents additional during January-each
month thereafter an additional cent
must be added--secure q War Savings
Stamp. which in five years. january.
1928, brings her IS m cash. receiving
So cents interest on her investment Of
s4.ls ssTS
n addition to rendering her country
patriotic service by saving ana lending
the United States government her saw
iras. she tas made good investment
With gilt-sdgs security.
Ripley County democrat., 1918-02-08
ORGANIZED. LABOR
BEHIND THRIFT PLAN,
Leaders Unanimously Endorse Thrift
Plan as Benefit to Individual
and Service to Country.

The force Of organized labor was
put behind the thrift campaign and
war savings plan when the Labor Di.
vision of the War Savings Committee
OF st. Louis was organized Thursday
at the Planters Hotel.
Joseph u. Woracek. president Of the
Central Trades and Labor Union and
secretary OF the Boot and Shoe Wo.
ers District Council. was elected
chairman and Maurice ]. Cassidy, sec
rstary of the Building Trades Council.
secretary. The, various branches Of
industry aud organized labor. as rep
resented at this meeting through their
leaders. unanimously endorsed the
thrift plan and War Savings Stamps.
The Central. Trades and Labor News,
the official publication Of organised
labor in St. Louis, opened its columns
to the directors Of the st. Louis cam
palgn for publicity and advertising. It
was decided TO have the secretaries OF
the various locals become agents Of
the first class, purchasing stamps and
reselling them to members when they
pay dues or call ON other matters.
The Unions win also supply speakers
who will explain the movement.
\, The members Of the executive COM
mittee Of the Labor Division Of the
War Savings campaign are: Owen |
Miller. secretary and treasurer Of the
Musicianss Union; Charles ]. Lam.
bert, president Of the Building Trades
Council; P. J. Merrin. editor and man.
ager Of the Trades Council Union
News and. treasurer OF the Iron Work
ers' District Council; P. ]. Grimes,
past president Of the Central Trades
ana Labor Union, Thomas q, Coyne,
president of the Teamsters' District
Council; David Kreyling, secretary OF
the Central Trades and Labor Union;
John @. Warrington, secretary OF the
Allied Printing Trades Council. and ] |
W. Williams. secretary Of the Carsen.l
ters' District Council.
The executive committee OF the La,
bor Division Of the st. Louis War saw
ings Committee pledged itself to In
terest the labor organizations through
out the state In the thrift propaganda.
+ I
Ripley County democrat., 1918-02-08

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= Every Thrift Stamp buys five =
bullets for use against the Kaiser. =
80 %@%%*e%%%@x
New-York tribune., 1918-07-15
keeper I'm Battle
Blocks Jail Break

His skull fractured and his scalp
badly lacerated, Brony Kozlowski,
eighteen years old, but SO big and
powerful that he looks much older. is
in critical condition in Harlem
Hospital. Early yesterday morning, he
was caught trying to escape from the
House Of Refuge on Randall's Island
After a struggle in which Timothy
Fitzgerald, keeper who frustrated his
escape, was badly beaten, he was over
come.
kozlowski came to the House of
Refuge several months ago from
Kingston. Some time later he at
tempted to escape. He was caught.
Saturday night he worked on the bars
OF his cell with railroad tie pin and
a leg from his bed. About a o'clock
yesterday morning he succeeded in
opening the door of the cell. He darted
into short corridor. Armed with
brass fire nozzle he waited for the
keeper on his rounds.
When Fitzgerald approached Kozlow-
ski felled him. He continued to beat
the keeper, but Fitzgerald wrested the
nozzle and brought it down on Koz-
lowski's head. The latter sank un-
conscious. Kozlowski is charged with
felonious assault. Fitzgerald is suffer
ing from several scalp wounds.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-15
Newfoundland Fills
New Regiment
Conscription Works Success
fully and Fifteen Hundred
Men Enlist

ST. JOHNS, N. f., July 14.-New-
foundland's conscription law, which
went into effect six weeks ago, has
operated so effectively that to-day the
Newfoundland regiment is recruited to
full war strength. It is rot expected
that second draft call will be made
until autumn, at the close of the sea-
son for fishing, Newfoundland's vital
industry. Women have replaced men
On the farms, but as this is not posi-
BILE on the fishing boats. the man-power
for military service is limited.
The conscription law originally was
made effective May "a, Empire Day,
but was postponed a week because ice
foes on the north coast delayed the
distribution of registration papers In
the interval, nearly 1900 men volun-
tarily enlisted in the Newfoundland
regiment Twenty-Five hundred regis
tered under the law as ready for i'm
mediate service and 5000 claimed ex-
emption
Some resistance to the law was ex-
perenced, but the evaders we're
rounded up by military patrols. Nearly
all those forcibly taken accepted the
alternative of enlisting rather than go
to Jail for from two to five years, the
penalty for failure to register
New-York tribune., 1918-07-15
Henry Ford Named
u. s. Labor Arbiter
Detroit Manufacturer on Will
sons New Board to Umpire
Future Disputes

WASHINGTON. July 14.--President
Wilson, acting on recommendations Of
the War Labor Board, to-day nom-
mated ten men to act as umpires in
controversies which cannot be set
tied by agreement of the membership
Of the War Labor Board. They are:
Henry Ford, OF Detroit; Matthew
Hale, of Boston; James Harry Coving-
ton. of Washington, formerly Chief
Justice of the District of Columbia
Supreme Court: Charles Caldwell
McCord. of the Interstate Commerce
Commission; V. Everit Macy, of New
York; Judge Julian W. Mack, of Chi
cago; Henry Suzzallo. president of the
University of Washington: Former
Governor john Lind. Of Minnesota;
William r. Wilcox, of New York City.
former chairman of the Republican
national committee, and Walter Clark,
Raleigh. N. c.. chief justice Of the Su-
preme Court of Nort', Carolina.
The plan of calling upon one of the
ten umpires to decide controversy
viii be resorted to ONLY when the
members of the board are unable to
reach q unanimous decision. The UNI
pire will be chosen by unanimous vote
of the board members. In case the
vote is not unanimous the name will
be drawn by lot.
Thus far there has been no final de-
cision Of the board in which the en-
tire membership has not been in COM
plete agreement.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-15
Food Trouble Over,
English Are Told
Credit Given to America for
Relieving Shortage That
Menaced Country

LONDON. June Ia (by Mai). This
country will never again have to 90
through any period of such trial and
irritation as arose from the food short
age which caused the queues in tho
country last autumn and in February
and March, said John Robert Clynes.
acting food controller, in a statement
recently on the food situation.
Mr. Clynes told of the immense
change that has come over the coun-
try since a few months ago when he
and his chief, Viscount Rhondda, were
about to ration the people. So great
is the change that the talk of reyolu.
tion on food shortage has passed awav
and trade union conferences now end
without mentioning food. ~
Eve have to thank our bountiful
ally, America, for great food supplies y
said Mr.. Clynes. "She has had meat
less and wMheatless days in order to send
US more"