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The Home news. (McCrory, Ark.) 1915-1922, 1918-04-19
Your Bond May Bring
Him Home in Safety

The supreme tragedies of war are not euacted
the battlefield, but in the home.
Above the shouts of command and encourage
ment, the roar and shock of the great guns,
and all the swelling tumult of battle which
bear the husband and father to hero's grave
and a martyrs glory, there rise the weeping of
the bereaved wife and the cries of little children
deprived of fathers love and care
American fathers are now on the bactlehopts
of France. Many must fall; how many de-
ponds upon who remain safely at home.
A single Liberty Bond will help to save soldiers
life, your soldiers life, and bring him home
In safety to those who hold his life far
more precious than their own.
THIS SPACE PAID FOR AND CONTRIBUTED BY
FAKES NERO. co.
McCRORY, ARK.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-01-10
i;E MET THE NEW GENERAL
Canadian Officer Omitted Some of His Decorations, and Was Not Rec-
 oenized by Lieutenant.

Col R of the Canadian forces had just been promoted general and assigned to the command of brigade at the front His native modesty WAS not impaired by his new rank. He put on his cap an almost invisible little bronze ornament and pinned on his shoulders two crossed saberS, likewise bronze and almost invisible. In the press of business, relates a correspond- ent, he neglected to add the red band of the staff, the blue brassard, or the scarlet and gold fancies that properly adorn the collar of n general officer of his Britannic majesty's army. A cou- pie of weeks had passed and he hadn't yet found time to go to town and buy all the things that make one look like person of really high rank. And all the time he was living with Spartan simplicity in his dugout.
 One day into the dugout blew very yoHng lieutenant-a lieutenant of in- fantry, in spite of cavalier style of conversation.
 "Howdo," said the lieutenant. Dirty hole. what? Rotten sort of sewer you've got to live in. Staff's taken all the decent places. I suppose. l say, tell fellow a bit of news"
 (A lot of questions about the service Russia, difficulty of getting leave, the acceptance of the polite offer of cig- arette.)
 Well" said the lieutenant at last. "Im told you chaps have got new general. What sort is hep
 oh replied General R, "a pretty fair sort"
 You've got to show me" said the lieutenant, whose language showed traces of both American and insulnr British influence.
 "In that case" said General R.. smiling just look him over."
 The young lieutenant looked. He took stock of q tunic that didn't show q patch of red anywhere. Then he caught sight of the crossed sabers, and leaped to his feet. redder than the red dest of the proper ornaments of Brit ish staff officer.
 General R continued to smile sWeetly.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-01-10
When to Cut Trees.

Trees should be cut in winter, as timber dries more slowly at that time of year and there is little danger of damage from season checking. Logs can be handled most economically in the winter months as four times as many logs can be hauled on sleds as on wheels. If the logs or posts are cut in winter they become well seasoned before they are set, and proper season ing is the most economical preserva- tive treatment one can give to posts or poles. All the great industrial or ganizations, such as railroads. tele- graph and telephone companies, that pse enormous quantities of timber specify that~,it must be cut between October 1 and March 1. Experience has shown that best results have been obtained by cutting the trees at this time.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-01-10

money order at the post office. The Bank of Alaska patronizes us liberaIlv, and it has tor sale drafts on all parts of the world. The Wrangell hotel is one of the Sem tinel's most liberal patrons. And vet in order 10 save time We have occasionally been guilty of eating at d Japanese restaurant that does not advertise. Mrs. Bevier pat ronizes Us. but 70 far we have never spent a cent with her.
 Now how much would there be left ot us if all these people should turn loose on us in the same man nar as Il man who read the riot act to Us because we were not 2iv ing him a square deal. We have not mentioned his name, and we are sure no one can guess il, be- cause he is not exactly in the net cantile business, and there are only few people in town who are in the market for the commodity he has for sale. He has been in the North less than five years, and says he does not like Alaska very well. How could he? A man with such habits of thinking is about ds much a mistit in this northland as a pro-German.
 Surely there is no one else in 'Vrangell who considers that the few dimes we spend iustihes any detective work, but ii there should be any one else with a similar grievance we hope he will with draw his patronage rather than tell us of our cussedness. We would rather resort to beach comhing than to live in constant dread ot being subjected to a grilling everv time spend ten cents.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-01-10
Jap Works "FIim-Fiam" Game.

The captain of the coasting steamer Talun-Maru, lying in dock at Moji was visited by man in police uniform. who said he was sent to examine all bank notes on board, says q Japanese correspondent. He gave us reason that new counterfeit of excellent ex- ecution had been put ia circulation. The captain produced Totes for 300 yen (s250), which the alleged officer scrutinized and finally said he would have to call an expert. Meanwhile he apparently placed the money in a jar and sealed it. It was the ancient "fim-flam game" The bogus officer did not return. and there was no money in the jar.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-01-10
His Coded hesSaue,

That the biz Fifth avenue hotels in New York have their camoufleurs, or as they are generally known. "four- fluShers," was shown recently to many who were in the Peacock Alley of one hostelry. \ bcllhop had paged q man successfully and found him seated with two ladies. Obviously the indi- vidual enjoyed being with the ladies, and he wasn't bit indignant about be- ing paged publicly before them. Here. boy, what is it?' he demanded with an imperiouS wave. Telegram, sir" an swered the bellhop, presenting his tray. The man took one look at the face of the message, flushed bit un- comfortably, and then ordered the message returned to the office. where he would call for it later. Its code message. and I can't read it now" he explained to his fair companions. "Fll get my code book and get it later at the office At the office the boy laid down the message with the expana- ton. But it's not in code" retorted the clerk. The boy pointed to the face of the message. Tt was code as far as his pocketbook was concerned he said His spelling couldn't see the S5 cents" For there on the en- velope it read. "C. o. D. S5."
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-01-10
The long standing tradition is tha

The long standing tradition is that boys raised in the country are ever so much more healthy and rugged and ca pablo of standing hardship than are boys raised in the city with what are presumed to be it's unhygienic sur roundings. This tradition has been rather rudely disturbed by series of experiences in the allied armies, where under the stress of war the city boy has almost as a rule proved hardier and braver soldier than his fellow from the country.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-01-10
Department of the Interior
United States Land Office
 Juneau. Alas ka.
Decenber. ;, 1917.

December ;, 1917.
 Notice is hereby given that Josephine II. Mason, widow of Julius A. Mason, dead. of Wran. gell, Alaska, has filed in this office notice of intention to make final five year proof to establish her homestead claim under the pro. visions of the Act of May I4, 1898. as amended March ,, 1903, (32 Stat. 1o28) to the land embraced in U. s. Survey 1926, situate on the Eas, side of Wrangel Narrows, Mitkof Island, Lat. 56 54 N.. Long. 132 57 w.. and more par ticularly described as follows:
 Beginning at Cor. No. I, M. C., on line of ordinary high tide, Wrangell Narrows, whence U. s. L. NJ. bears $. s6o 1o 37' E. S.o2 chs. thence meandering on line of ordinary high tide (I) s. 27
 o6 E. 3.1o chs. (2) s. 60
 o4 E., 3.57 chs. 6 5. 6
 co w. 2.26 chs. (4 s. 13
 51 E., 2.32 chs. (5) 5. 2o
 36 F., 2.o7 chs. (6) $. g
 25 W. LOS chs. @ $. s
 5 w. AIS chs. (8) $. ? o3
 W. r.64 chs. (o) $. / 52 E. 5.o2 chs. (Io) 5. I 58 E., 6.o8 chs. (1D $. o 40 w. 4.25 chs. 10 Cor. No. ?, M. C. whence w. C. bears E. o.7o chs, thence E. SASS chs. to Cor. No. }, thence \. 36.4S chs. to Cor. No.4, thence w. 4o.oo chs. to Cor. No. I, the place of beginning, con- taining an area of I2o. 8o. acres, Mag. Var. 30 A E. Said proof will be established by the testimony of said Josephine H. Mason before the U. $. Com missioner C. E. Weber, at bis office at Wrangell, Alaska, on the first day of May, 1918, at ten o'clock a. m., and by the tes- timony of two of the following witnesses, viz: Frederick E. Brown, William G. Thomas, ohm G. Grant, Leo C. Patenaude, all of Wrangell, Alaska.
 C. B. WALKER,
 Register.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-01-10
Here and on the Moon.

Things are six times heavier on the earth than they would be on the moon A man weighing 15O pounds on the earth would weigh only twenty-five pounds on the moon A player throws a baseball 100 yards here. but with the same exertion on the moon he would throw it GOO yards
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-01-10

The ex-czar of Russia has had his abode of exile changed, because of the curious crowds that stood around to stare at him and his family. Such a request from the man whose mere word was once law in the vast country is oddly significant of how the world has been moving of late.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-01-10
A Good Suggestion.

Darling, now that you have con sented to marry me l have an i'm portant question to ask"
 "Yes, dear"
 Shall I buy you a diamond ring as an engagement present, or shall we take that money and put in a supply of sugar to start our married life with?"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-01-10
ILllTERATES IN U. 8.

In various ways there were gathered Into this country in 1910. 5,500.000 illit- crates. Were these segregated they would make nation larger than Swift Herland. or as large as Denmark and Norway combined. It would be d na- ton without Bibles, without song books. without magazines or newspa- perS. without banks. without railways. without pens, pencils or writing pa per, and one supplied with only the eoarsest commodities of trade. l heard an illiterate woman say that she couldn't recognize S2 bill until she was twenty-five years of age. says n writer in Christian Herald. Square money" with it's printing. is not as popular with them as round money When the census takers were taking the list of illiterateS in 1910 the moonlight school as a remedy for adult illiteracy was being evolved. In 1911 the experiment was tried first in all of the schools in Rowan. one of the mountain counties of Kentucky. None is better prepared to witness the re- suit of that experiment than the Unit ed States bureau of education. which heralded to the world its success in d bulletin entitled "Iliteracy in the Unit ed States and an Experiment for Its Elimination
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-01-10
THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1918
THE SENTINEL MAN CALLED
 UP ON THE CARPET

The publisher of the Sentinel does not spend much money. He does not have it to spend. But the amount that he spends is not so small but that he has gotten in to serious trouble because he shows bias in the distribution of his pur- chases.
 In a country like Alaska where the average man IS too big and t1o broad to consider financial matters on postage stamp basis we never dreamed that any one was keeping tab on how and where we were spending our pocket change. But We were deceivng ourself. It was like a clap of thunder out of a clear sky when one day this week a man who has spent less than SIo with us since We have been in town gave us a merciless calling down because we were spending more with his competitor than with him. The competitor IS steady patron of the Sentinel, but that does not absolve us. We are guilty. ' Some of the vilest sinners never think Of themselves as sinners. So it WAS with us. Had ii not been for thirty y-minute sermon on recipt ocity by this man whom We have wronged 1t would never have occurred to us how far we were falling short of our duty. It was exl.lained to us that all business should be based upon exchange that when a man patronizes Us We should patronize him in return, and that if We do not patronize him in return he ought to withdraw his patronage, and is a sucker" if he does not.
 He put the matter up to us straight. We could either give him a square deal or he would send outside for his printing in the future. We don't believe the worst enemy We ever had could have pictured us as being meaner man. It Is awful to listen to d long recital of ones delinquencies, and it is extremely humiliating to be given to understand that unless we mend our ways there will he reduction in our income, most of which is used to buy bread and butter.
 We give the aggrieved party credit for being deeply sincere, and from his point of View we know that we have been guilty of a great wrong. And it makes us shudder to think how soon Harry Wallace would have us in tow headed for Morningside if all our patrons should take turns at calling us up on the carpet and making us under stand how ungrateful and unjust we have been. For instance, tor a shelf in our office we used a board off the top of dry goods box. The sawmill carries an ad in the Sen tinel and has for sale lumber suit able for shelving. Wm. Hood sells cigars and confectionery, and he also patronizes the Sentinel. Captain Jinks is good neighbor, but he has never spent a cent with us. We once bought package of chewing gum from links. The saloons patronized the Sentinel as long as they were in business, but we never spent any money with them. The Wheeler Drug Com pany caters to the stationery trade, and it advertises. We have lead pencil that we bought somewhere else. The other day we bought
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-01-10
He Heard Pa Tell Ma.

Your hair isn't wet" said little Tommy to Mir. Flyer. who was calling
 No. of course not, What made you think my hair was wet?' he asked very much surprised
 ''I heard pa tell ma that you couldn [ keep your bead above water"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-01-10
A Good Plan.

Her husband lets her have her own way in everything"
 Its a good idea"
 "It is. She doesn't want to do half as many things she used to when she thought he was going to object to her doing some of them"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-01-10
Only the Boys?

A father of four boys has discovered that different sounds travel with diff ferent velocity 4 call to dinner. he says. will carry over a ten acre field tn a minute and a half. while a summonS 10 return to work takes from five to eight minutes.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-01-10

Surgeon General Braisted informs Secretary Daniels that despite the enormous increase in the number of men serving in the navy, fewer than ten cases of typhoid fever have been reported since the war began. Evi- dently the precaution of anti-typhoid inoculation is completely successful.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-01-10
Three He Knew Of,

Bacon-How many languages does your wife speak? Egbert-Three- near English. baby talk and bridge whist, Yonkers Statesman.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1918-01-10
Doctor Colnore. the Protestant Epis

Doctor Colmore. the Protestant Epis- copal bishop of Porto Rico and Hayi, has some interesting things to say of the condition of Hayti. after two months tour through that island. The government income has increased un- der the care of General Cole of the United States marine corps, and the gendarmes organized by Colonel But tier of the same corps are doing fine work in policing the country districts. Railroad building has begun again. New industries have been started, like the growing of potatoes. But the odd est fact of all is that there are big shipments of castor oil beans now adays-the beans being used for mak- ing oil desired for airplanes. Even Hayti, therefore, feels the effect of the great war.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-01
TURN OF FATE IN JULY WAS
VITAL BLOW TO HUN HOPES
Plan-Not to Destroy British
First, But to Crush France-Wrecked
By Foch's Great Counter.

/ to put out Of action became a GER
tainty.
But that belief was wrong.
Against the French. and not the
British. the main weight of the Ger
man blow was to fall; Il was the
capture Of Paris that was to crown
the success Of the Kaiser's arms,
according to the elaborate plan
worked out some time last winter at
German great headquarters at Spa.
The first break-through was in
tended to separate the British and
French armies. Had 1t succeeded
completely, had the enemy reached
the sea at Abbeville. the second anu
principal part of the plan. the at
tacks on the Aisne and in Cham
pagne with Paris and the destruc-
tion OF the French armies for OBJ
jectives. would have been put under
way at once By an eyelash, Luden-
dorff failed to get clear through,
and Amiena was saved.
Tried to Draw Troops North.
This contingency had been forseen
by the German strategists- Not for
moment did they abandon their
main plan against the French, but
they struck with all available strength
in Flanders, with the intention of
drawing troops especially French
troops to the far North, and fooling
our generals as to their real inten-
tions. They did fool politicians and
the public, but not Foch. Just enough
men were put in Flanders to stop what
Foch knew was a secondary drive.
But even Foch could not prevent one
Of the effects the Germans had
counted upon; by cutting out main
lateral railways behind the British
front in the March attack. the enemy
made 1t difficult to withdraw later
from Flanders to the south the troops
the allies were forced to send there,
while the excellent railway lines be-
hind the German front enabled Lu-
dendorff to transfer his own men and
guns rapidly from any position OF his
front to any other.
So. towards the end of May, the
world was completely puzzled. What
The Washington herald., 1918-09-01

appeared to have been an attempt
to destroy the British army had failed.
before Amiens and Hazebrouch. And
the Germans had done nothing for
weeks.
Then. on May n. with our principal
forces. both French and British.
massed between Montdidier and the
sea. Ludendorff showed his hand. He
struck across the Aisne and down
to the Marne with the speed Of
Stonewall jackson. sweeping aside the
weak French and British divisions
holding the line. and the reserve di-
visions that were supposed to guard
the passage OF the Aisne. In that
hour Foch knew. II he had not guess
ed before. that an Ludendorff had
done previously had been preliminary,
designed to weaken the allies. to
compel them to mass their reserves
behind q front where the main blow
was not coming, and to put the main
British forces and the French re-
serves in positions whence they would
take q long time to get around to
the center. where the campaign Of
1918 and the future Of the world were
to be decided.
No Thought Of surrender.
In the next few days the worst pos
sibilities had to be faced: the loss Of
Paris; a great retreat from the whole
northern portion. perhaps to the
Loire. To the immortal glory Of
France. there was in these terrible
closing days Of May. even among
those who knew all the truth, no sug-
sestion Of surrender. no thought but
to night to the end even were half
France lost to the invader and
American reinforcements compelled
to land In the Mediterranean ports.
The German rush was stopped, and
Just In time: every Frenchman fought
as he or his fallen comrades fought at
the first Marne battle. under the In
spiration Of orders from his chiefs In
which the full extent OF the peril was
pointed out. American Marines, at
Chateau Thierry. one Of the vital
points in the battle, checked the
enemy and won o success that win
never be forgotten. For the moment,
the peril was postponed, but the Ger
man leaders. confident that the allies
were now In hopeless position, at
tempted ten days later to press down
the Disc to compiegne and straighten
their lines for a push direct on Paris.
This failed after a week Of the blood
lest fighting. and Foch himself must
have felt by the middle of June that
perhaps the enemy was over-estimat-
ing the Germanic strength.
For despite the failure on the Disc,
and the continual nibbling French and
American attacks on the western
nank OF his great salient between the
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Aisne and the Marine. the enemy
proceeded with the preparations for
the crownins blow. It is positively
known now that Ludendrofr counted
npon the July Is offensive TO end the
campaign and take Paris. 1ne Ger
man Champagne armies were TO
capture Chains and stand ION the
Marne and the Seine. while the troops
under Won Boehn already on the
Marne southwest Of Rheims were also
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to force the Marne and form the
right fank Of the decisive advance.
So the Fifteenth Of July was one
Of the great battle days of human
history. How Gouraud's army IN
Champagne stopped the main blow
east Of Rheims and wrecked the
German plan Il familiar; Won
Boehns forces carried out part Of
their instruction and succeeded in
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CURRENT ATTRACTIONS
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

ofchestra. All other amusements will
open at i O'Clock on Labor Day to
accommodate the holiday crowds.
A busy week is ahead for the park
81 this Is the last week Of the
Season. Scores Of picnic parties have
been arranged and for those who
enjoy dancing in the open air. Mills
orchestra plan a varied program each
evening.
For the kiddies who return to school
In the next few days. Glen Echo
will be the mecca of hundreds who
delight to romp free from harsa
through the shady glens that abound
In the park.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-01
Hoyard-aDarktown FoIIIe..-

This weeks attraction at the How
AID viii BE- Bernard's famous Dark
town FoIlies'' and Broadway Rastus
with Irnin c. Miller and a support
ing cast Of the greatest. fastest sing
ing. dancing and comedy artists Of
Americas coIored comedians. There
will be matinees on Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday.