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The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-11-30
STILL BEGS FOR MERCY
Ebert Declares Results Will sc Disas-
trOus Unless Armistice is Modified.

Copenhagen, Nov. 26.-ChancellOr
IEberts is reported in a dispatch from
the official Wolff Bureau of Berlin as
having addressed yesterday a con-
ference of about 70 delegates from
various parts OF Germany WAC gath
cred in the chancellor's palace and
to have urged co-operatio.. from
throughout the former empire in deal
ing with the present situaJlon The
conference included a, few former
diplomats, a number OF widely
known deputies who are now taking
part in the government OF ;ae various
states and also several new men
some of whom were soldier. or sail
Ors.
Chancellor Ebert declared that
preliminary peace alone cou,1 save
Germany. Unless the arm1s..ce was
modified, he urged, the wors. coaso-
Guences would result.
The chancellor, in opening tie cor
ference, said that when the present
government took charge everything
was in ruins. Now, however, c So
cial:st republic had replaced tie mon
archy and power has been pu. IN the
hands of the workmen and soldier.
The first aim to be achieved, i:ers
Ebert continued. was peace .nc the
security of the economic basis. Every
workman and soldier, nc cec:ared
must labor to his utmoss Yoi. the rc.
building of the state Liberty was
worthless without fooG auu employ
ment, he pointed out, and the sum
moning of national assembly was
necessary to secure the cooperate.
OF the central administ~a.:o;, uaid "a,
federated states.
The cabinet would on Tuesday, sait
Ebert, consider bill for election O
national assembly, but pro7:sio1a
arrangements must be .n:.uecia:e:,
made for government Of tie feuerate
empire.
DR.. Solf, the minister of .ora:g:
: aaffairs, declared the situation wa
extremely threatening, owing boz:
to the "enemy's will t. ces:roy
Germany and the separatists move
ments in that country. He based h:
hope of solving the pressing prop
lens upon the conference then II
session
Kurt Eisner, the Bavarian Socialis
premier. protested sharply tina: bot.
Herr Ebert and DR.. Solr were coz:
promised by being representatives, 0
the old regime.
General LUdendorff reported +
have been long the actua: ulrectin
head of Germany's military ara;rs
has quit German soil, according to ia
Frankfort Gazette. It saws ne r,
left Sassnitz. Prussia, :c:. Sweser
His titular position, in the Germa
military system was. tha, of frs
quartermaster general.
|
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-11-30
BRITISH NAVY'S LOSSES
From Beginning OF war
Until November II Total 1876.

London, Nov 26.-The British navai
casualties from the outbreak OF the
announces tonigIt. These
were divided as follows: Killed Or
died of wounds. Officers, 2,466; men,
30,895. Wounded, missing g. prison.
ers: Officers, 1,042; men, 1868. In
addition, 1861 officers anc men or
boats lost their lives while pursuing
their ordinary vocation by enemy act
ion, and 1926 were taken prisoner
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-11-30
700 BOMBING RAIDS
Made BY British on German Cites in
Last 10 Months.

LONDON, Nov. 26.-Statis.:cs pub
lished relative to the work of the in
dependent air forces show t.at DUR
ing the 13 months preceding the arm
istice, 709 bombing raids were made
by British aviators over German ter
ritory. The list of large towns visited
shows that 81 were bombed curing
the period. In all 737 tons Q: ponies
were dropped.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-11-30
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
TO COME up EARLY
American Idea Is That THIS QuestiOh
Should Be Considered
First.-TO Be SOno
Opposition.

Paris, Nov. ga league OF ma
tions is likely to figuret before the
peace conference at very early stage
of the proceedings, instead OF pelng
relegated to the close of the various :
relegated to the close, after terri
torial aspirations of the various pow
ers are settled.
Two viewpoints have developed on
this subject The American view IS
that the coming congress viii not be
like the Vienna congress wflicl devot-
ed itself principally to arranging
what each power should receive as a
result of the Napoleonic upnc>yai. The
American view is that the presen: wa.
was based on certain high l,ea;s and
was not a struggle for territorial
gains. Therefore, it is maintained,
ideals should come before territorial
aspirations in the deliberations OF the
congress and these ideals having been
first defined should therefore be the
main guide in national aspirations.
One of the chief of thesy ideals
was to prevent future warfare, and a
league of nations has been generally
and officially accepted as the most
practical organization for accomplish
ing this ideal. 1t is therefore con-
tended that this should be o..u of the
first subjects considered and should
set steindard of ideals for o;:ler su'L-
jects following
The Opposing View.
This American view of proceduf :
has. found warm supporters Il Eng
lana and France, though there is also
another viewpoint which c::.:a5 20 tie
old procedure under the Vienna coz
gress, whereby cl inns for territory
should have first consideration. Jaose
questions should como frs: say ia
should COME first ssV tna: - -
highly desirable to sign. peacc
treaty emboaying the essentia; ~e.ai;s
at the earliest possible momen., 80 -,
to end the Official war period u.lceG
which troops are held ror the duratiO.;
of the war, end railroads, teieg.apls
and other public utilities az. similarly
effected until peace is 'Geu2a-1I. &C
cording to this view an early peace
agreement on essentials would release
the armies, including the America u
troops holding the occupied regions.
Having secured an ea::y ..g1Yc.nenl
on territorial and other prcc,lca: ce-
tails it is suggested the larger genera
questions, like league or nc.;on.
could come up later for extende.. cis.
cussion, either by the peace congres,
or separate international congress
to formulate the working details OF
the league. This view is chiefly helt
by those favoring the old Vienna con.
gress procedure of Individual claims
first, while the American viewpoin
is distinctly favorable 20 asos,oiis:l.
ing ideals first as the guiding prin.
ciple o. the congress.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-11-30

The Governor has appointed c. E.
Crigger, prominent planter of Blythe
Vile, as member of the st. Francis
Levee Board, to succeed J G. Sud-
bury, deceased. Mr.. Crigger was en-
dorsed by the Blytheville Chamber
of Commerce and others. He has beer.
prominently identified with the ousi-
ness interests OF the county for 20
years.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-11-30
STATE NEWS BRIEFS
Events of Importance as Reported
by Special Correspondent
of News.

Little Rock, Nov 27.-Lloyd England
receiver of the State National Bank,
is advertising all the remaining assets
of the bank for sale Nov. 30. They
consist largely of lands, stocks and
judgments in various parts of the state,
with an aggregate book vague OF sever
al hundred thousand dollars.
This has been remarkable I re-
ceivership in many respects and re-
fleets great credit upon Mr.. England
as financier. The bank closed June
10, 1914, and was in the hands OF d
liquidating committee until February
II, 1915, when Mr.. England was APP
pointed receiver. At first many of the
claims against the bank were sold on
the streets at thirty cents on the dol
lar So successful however, HAS been
the administration of it's arra:rs tina,
the receiver has handled more than
one million dollars in assets, has paid
every ldepositor in full, and ouc of the
proceeds of the approaching Sssie will
pay them 6 per cent interest on theil
money, was out of their names, ate.
the expenses of the receiversnip have
been paid If there should be an ex
cess, it will be psid to the s:ocH-hold
ers.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-11-30
ARKANSAS NEGROES OUT
Those in the G5th Pioneer inianiry
VIII Be DemObOlized.

Camp Funston, Kan, Nov. 27.-Or-
ders to demobolize the 65th Pioneer
Infantry (negro) were received at
Camp Funston today. The men are
from Mississippi, Louisiana, Okla
homa, Arkansas. Missouri, Kansas,
Georgia and Alabama.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-11-30
GERMANY WANTS WILSON
VIII Invite American President i
Paw Visit to That Country.

Copenhagen, Nov. 27.-The Ger
man government will invite Presi-
dent Wilson to visit Germany while
he is in Europe, says the Berlin
LOkal Anzeiger.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-11-30
MSS,

Miss Coy Dellinger and brother, Joe,
of Valiant, Okla, spent Thursday in
Ashdown with friends.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-11-30

NJ L. Altheimer of Little Rock mas
been designated as the State Chairman
for the Armenian, Syrian and Persian
Relief Campaign, which VIII be made
in every state of the Union January
1918 An effort is to be made to raise
100000 000,and Arkansas quota Of this
amount is $150,000. Gov Brvugl viii
Liter announce the executive commit
tee which will assist Mr.. AlShe;mer in
this drive. 1t is the plan OF the Gov
ernment to rush food, clothing and
hospital supplies to at leas, 4,OOU,0Ou
afflicted and prosecuted people who
have suffered among the mos: tragic
victims of the war
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-11-30

The Governor has announced the
appointment of DR.. Chas. Richardson,
of Fayetteville, editor Of tae Fayeste-
vile Democrat, to succeed B. J. Reeves
O. Little Rock as member or the
Arkansas Text Book COMMISSION. Dr.
nent dentist, editor and business ma:
of Northwestern Arkansas. lie was
formerly a member of the BOARD O.
Trustees of the University o. irxan-
sas. He will serve aB the business
II EN- ber of the Board.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-11-30

Governor Brough has announced the
appointment Of Prof. W. Nj. crow as
county superintendent of MISSISSIPPI
county, to succeed the late Prof j. T..
Miller. He is about 36 years Ole, ane
is a leader in religious WORK is we'll
as educational, and is now teaching
near Blytheville
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-02
MARCH SEES END
OF GERMAN ALLIES
Tells of What Has Been Accomplished
During Last Week and Identifies
U. S. Troops at Front.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.-The deb
aclc of Germany's allies is being
pressed to completion, Gen. March said
today The events of the past week
in the world war have resulted in the
concentration of enemy resistance in
ne nation. Resistance of Germany on
the west front has continued and the
greatest allied advance has been regis
tered on the Italian front where prog
ress OF 81 miles has been made. Gen
March said The object of the allies on
this front was the crumbling of the
Austrian line of withdrawal. ''This
has been accomplished he added.
Gen. March identified the American
forces in Italy as the 332d infantry
regiment with ambulance battulions
Nos. 50, II, -, and l3. and field hos.
pital No. l02. In addition there are
certain air service training uHits.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-02
(By Associated PreSs.)

Valencennes has fallen, the allied troops in Italy
maintain their pursuit of the Ausrians and west of the
Meuse and in Flanders Marshal Foch continues to force
the Germans
Canadian troops captured the important city of
Vaencennes after than "a hours of bitter fighting
in the the south of the town. The Germans fought
tenacousy to retain Valencennes but the British
powered the enemy resistance. With Vaenciennes gone
the Germans probably will have to give up Journal and to
retreat both in Flanders and south Of Valenciennes
In Belgium the allies including American troops, have
reached the Scheldt wide front southwest of Client
and reported to be west of the river at Eeck
miles southwest of Ghent West of the Meuse the Ger
now in serious position owing to the successful
American and French drive of Friday which placed them
in pocket in the forest of Boulet north of the Argonne
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-02
ALLIED CONFEREES
AGAIN IN SESSION
No Indications III Paris When Versailles
Meeting Will Be Over-GeTmany
May Accept

PARIS, Noy 2-Thc allied prime
ministers now in Paris together with
Col. +. NJ House met again informal
" this forenoon. There were no def.
mite indications today when their con
fcrcnccS would he finished Although
official confirmation is lacking there
is some reason TO believe that the al
lied governments. acting through their
representatives. in the supreme war
council have agreed upon the terms Of
the armlsticc which Germany must ac-
ccpt in order to obtain Il cessation Of
hoStiIitics.
No announcement Of the details of
these terms is 20 be made, it was in.
dicated, until they have been definite
" accepted or rejected by Germany.
It would not be surprising to those III
wcll-informcd circles, however, if the
announcement came soon Confidence
is felt in these same circles that the
German government viii accept the
stringent conditions whicl the allies
impose, and accept them quickly
In other words those III position
to know the situation believe that the
end Of the war is in sight. Fighting
cannot be resumed if the armistice is
arranged. Acceptance of the terms oi
the victorious nations will mean alb
solute surrender on the part of thc au
tocratic ring at Berlin and those they
represent. In a military way German,
will be rendered impotent by compl
ance with the conditions which she
must recognize under penalty of a peac,
at the point of the sword should sh,
refuse. Refusal will mean that German
territory will be invaded, and tn,
whole country overrun by the victori
Gus armies
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-02
REV. MIR. HOUGHTON
COMING THURSDAY
Win Give Public Address i'll Auditorium
Under Auspices of Rrattleboro
Board OF Trade.

Brattleboro people and any from sur
rounding towns who may wish to come
are assured OF an exceptionally interest
ing and informative address in the audi
toriiun next Thursday night at clock,
when Rev. Roy NJ Houghton, formerly
pastor Of Tie Centre Congregations
al church Of this town, viii speak under
the auspices Of the Brattieboro board Of
trade. Admission viii be free to every
body The address will be Illustrated with
pictmes,
Rev Mr.. Houghton is pastor of the
Church of tie Rcdeemcr in New Haven,
Conn., and recently returned from France,
where Ec was y NJ G. a. hut secretary
and saw service at the front. He was in
touch with some Brattleboro boys much
Of the time while in France, and he went
through experiences which will appeal ia
the large audience which IS sure to greet
him
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-02
TOWN CALENDAR IN
OPERATION TO-DAY
Board of Trade Institutes New Feature
-Solicits Information as to
Public Gatherings.

he new town calendar was placed in
the board OF trade rooms today and en-
tries were made of several public meet
lngs already scheduled
1t Is the plan of the board to keep a
record Of dates of all public gatherings
thus being able TO provide heads of or.
ganIzations or societies with information
which will enable them TO plan for enter
talnments or gatherings OF a public OF
semi-public nature without conflict.
Letters have been sent to the various
churches secret societies. clubs, etc. ask
ing them to furnish the secretary of the
board of trade with information from
time to time as plans are made for gath
erings IN order that an accurate record
may be kept, as the calendar will be OF
little value unless the data is furnished
promptly and accurately to the secre
taIys office
Several entries already have been made
including speaking by United War Work
campaign workers Monday afternoon in
festival hall, state elections Tuesday, ad
dress by Rev. X. X Marvin on his y II
g. ~ war work in France Tuesday eve
nlng under the auspices OF the Woman
club, Charlie Chaplin in i Dogs Life al
the Auditoriun Wednesday evening, Nov
= address in Auditorium Thursday eve
ming, Nov s by Rev Roy VI. HoUghtol
on his l. NJ G. A. work IN France.
4 record will also be kept Of the nights
Of regular meetings Of the more impor
tant societies which might detract from
the attendance al amy public gathering
The dates oi public church suppe,s aIst
ale solicited to help make the calendar
serve It's purpose to the utmost
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-02

WASHINGTON, Nov > An intima-
tion OF the drastic nature of the armi,
st,cc terms submitted by Gen. Diaz 10 the
Austrians is given in an official despatch
from Rome today saving: The Italian
victory IS hourly assuming such proper
tions that any kind of Indulgence toward
an enemy which up to the last minute
of his dominion has insulted our breth
rem devastated our lands and fought
with the utmost barbarity would be d
crime"
The same message reports that from
the sea- to the mountains three Aus
trian army corps are in fight, but all
roads arc open to lsonzo, the first place
where the Austrians probably will at
tempt to make stand. Italian naval
detachments have occupied the lagoon
between the mouth Of the Tagliamentc
and Caorc, which was protected by moni-
tors and heavy artillery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-02
TWO DAYS WITH
NO NEW CASES
Spread Of Influenza Practically Stopped
i'll NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. New
Case Expected

No cases of influenza were reported yes
terday to Health Officer Henry Tucker,
who stated that no cases were reported
Yesterday and but one was quarantined
Thursday. 1t is to bc expected that
occasional eases will develop in the com
ing weeks and possibly throughout the
winter, but any further spread of the cpl
dcmic is not anticipated
Three patients were discharged this
morning from the emergency hospital,
whore two are still critically i'll aud where
the number of patients being cared fol
today is the same as the day on which
the institution was opened, Sept 80, eight
persons remaining there
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-02
WITH AMERICAN ARMY NORTH.

WITH AMERICAN ARMY NORTH
WEST OF NERDUN, Nov > (bv AS
soeiatcd Prcssl The American first
army continued its offensive movement
today. Ahead of their schedule, the
American forces were engaged in work
ing their way forward to exploit their
successes OF Yesterday The Germans
We're continuing their resistance which
promised TO grow heavier as the high
ground was reached. Considering the
magnitude Of the operation the Amcri-
can losses in Yesterdays 5 fighting were
small On the other hand the reports
indicate that the German casualties
were unusually heavy Despite the IN
creased volumc Of The enemy lire, how
ever, the Americans arc advancing, al
though more slowly than on Friday The
line at noon showed no loss Of terri
tory, while some Improvement Of it had
been effected.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-02

AMERICAN ARMY NORTHWEST
or FERDuN, Friday, Nov. l (by As
sociatcd Press Hundreds Of tons of
steel were fired by the great American
guns in the direction Of the railway
ccnters at Contains, Longuyon and 9th
cr points today in cooperation with the
infantry attack west of the Mouse. The
guns began firing early in the morning
aud kept up their bombardmcnt all day.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-02

tional surrender, leave Turkey power
less to resume fighting, provide guaran-
tees for the security of the allies in
their dealings with the Constantinople
government and assure the severance
of all ties between Turkey and the Teu-
tonic powers.
Opening of the Dardanelles and Bos-
phorus to the allies, removal of mines
from Turkish waters, release of allied
prisoners, demobilization of the Turkish
army, surrender Of war vessels, conccs-
Continued on Page 81
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-02
FULL MILITARY
SERVICE FOR /.
Windham County Young
Men to Leave Nov. Is
for Camp Dix
THREE OTHERS TO
GO TO FORT SLOCUM
Latter to Fill Vacancies and Will Leave
Here Nov. S-More Enlistments and
Examinations for Student Army
Training Corps.


Training Corps.
Notices were sent today to II young
men registrants as Windham county S
share of Vermont s quota OF l2l men
20 report here TO go to Camp Dix.
Wrightstown, n J., fNoy Is, for full
military service. Calls also were sent
TO three young men to fiji vacancies at
Fort slocum, y j.
The quotas for other counties fol-
low Addison, ); Bcunington, %; Cal
edonia, 5; Chittcnde1, u; Essex. .;
Franklin, :, Grand Isle, ,; Lamoile,
4; Orange. { Orleans, II; Rutland,
No. j, %: Rutland, No. >. .; Wash
ington, 6; Windsor. :.
Windham county : contingent viii he
made up Of the following men:
William A. MacFaddcn, Bellows
Falls
Edgar B. Amidon Washington, D. c.
(Reg. Whitingham
George $ Churchill South London
derry.
Harold l. Howe. Jamaica.
Ralph q Willis, Westminster.
Leonard J. Melanson, jamaica.
Eugene l.. Jaqucth Bernardston.
reg. Putney.
Andrew Petos, Springfield, Vt. reg.
Brattleboro)
Osborne II Mason, Nottingham
Henry A. Miner Bellows Falls.
Chaunccy T Whitconb, Saxtons Riv.
er
The vacancies at Fort Slocum will
be filed by these registrants, who will
leave here Nov. s.
Thomas T. Howard, Bellows Fails.
James Walsh, East Decrfeld. Mass.
(Rcg Brattleboro)
Oriin Ii. Potter, East Jamaica.
Lewis Brown and John j. Kennedy.
both of Brattleboro, have enlisted in
The student army training corps al
Dartmouth college Hanover. =. II
Brown reported in Hanover TODAY and
Kennedy will report Monday. Law.
renee Gorborino, William Defiance
FLOYD Mann, and w ] Howard went
| 70 Hanover today 10 take examinations
preliminary to eHlistiug in the train
ing corps at Dartmouth,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-02
Sunday Services.

1890 a. m.-Sermon, The tuconquered
Enemy. Ordinance of Lords Sup
per.
j 4J Il. NJ Bible school
$50 p. Christian Endcavor meeting.
Topic, All for Christ Feel -,
~. Consccration meeting
Leader, Miss Maud Barrett.
80 p. .m.--Sermon, The War and Chris
tian Ethics. First in series on
Christianity and the War.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-02
AUSTRIA NOW HAS
TERMS OF ALLIES
Were Given to Officers Who Entered
Italian Lines Under White Flag
by Gen. Diaz, Rome Says.

ROME, NOV, The allied terms to
Austria IN response TO her application for.
an armistlce have been handed by Gen.
Dlaz, the Italian commander in chief. to
the Austrian officers who entered the line
bearing white flag. Official announce
ment TO this effect was made today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-02
175,ooo,ooo CANDLES FOR A. E. F
Fifteen Tons of Candles REQUIRED to
Provide Light for Dugouts.

WASHINGTON, Nov. Fifteen
tons of candles, aggregating more than
n, 100000 in cost, have been sent to the
American forces in France to provide
lights in the trenches and dugouts at
the front. it was announced by the war
department yesterday. There are about
l75,000,000 candles.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-11-02
AUSTRIAN FLAGSHIP
SUNK BY ITALIANS
Superdreadnought Veribus Units, in
Pola Harbor, Destroyed Yester-
day Morning.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 2-Destruetion
of the Austrian superdreadnought Veri-
bus Units by the Italians, is announced
in an official despatch today from Rome
Italian naval forces succeeded in enter
ing the harbor of Pola, the Austrian
naval base, on Friday morning and sank
the battleship, the flagship of the Aus
tro- Hungarian fleet