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New-York tribune., 1918-01-10
Labor Leader Predicts
Peace Farley at Stockholm,

LONDON. Jan. 9.-James Ramsay
Macdonald, Socialist and Labor leader
OF Parliament for Leicester, in a speech
at Dumbarton, Scotland, to-day. as
serted that the Allies might have ham
mcred Germany for a generation with
out producing that uprising among the
German democracy which apparently
already has occurred as result or
Premier Lloyd Georges clear statement
OF war aims.
President Wilson's message. the
speaker added, had reinforced this
work, and the next step was an interna-
tional conference at Stockholm. The
Labor Party. Mr. Macdonald said,
would ask the Government to grant
passports for this conference
New-York tribune., 1918-01-10
"Temps" Praises Wilson
For His Alsace Policy

PARIS. Jan. 9.-Only q summary of
President Wilson'S address to Con
grcss had reached Paris, by way of
London. up to noon too day
"Lc Temps says it is awaiting the
New-York tribune., 1918-01-10
BY c.. w. Gilbert

ASHINGTON, Jan. 9.The word
Wilson in his speech yesterday, when
he referred to Belgium, the invaded
sections of France, Serbia, Rumania and
Montenegro, was interpreted in official
circles to-day to mean that this coun-
try would insist upon rcparation OF the
ruined territories. The authority who
expressed this opinion pointed out that
the President said the conquered lands
should be "evacuated and rcstored.'
If the word restored" had been used
alone it might have meant simply that
lands should be returned to their former
owners, but as "cvacuatcd" covered that,
"res torcd," so it was said, must be
taken to mean that the damage done
by Germany must be repaired by her.
She is not to be permitted to withdraw
from Belgium Northern France and the
Balkan States and hand back a ravaged
country to it's former inhabitants. The
terms which are offered to Germany are
therefore strict. No punitive indemni-
ties are demanded, but a repair Of
actual damages done will be insisted
upon.
Those who sought to find in words
and phrases of the Presidents message
some opening for compromise with Ger
many found little encouragement to-
day. The slighter stress which was laid
IN the message. compared with previous
utterances of Mr. Wilson's, upon the re-
qulrement of a democracy in Germany
received some attention when the
speech was delivered. But it was off
cially said that this latest word of the
Presidents must not be read apart from
previous deliverances of his upon the
war. 1t does not subtract at all from
what he has said in them about the ne
cessity of dealing with representatives
of the German people when peace is
made in order co be sure that it is to be
real peace.
Alsace-Lorraine
Policy Still Firm
Similarly, the idea that there was less
iirmness in the Presidents position re-
gardlng Alsacc-Lorraine than in his DO
| sltion upon the evacuation and restora-
tlon of Belgium was secuted by those
who know best what is in his mind.
The message is being examined with
microscope, and the fact that he used
must" when referring to the repara-
tion that is to be required in Belgium
and merely "should" when speaking of
Alsace-Lorraine was noted. But he
New-York tribune., 1918-01-10
Assembly Congratulates
President on MESSAGE

ALBANY, Jan, "a resolution CON
graduating President Wilson for his
message to Congress yesterday on the
world war situation was unanimousl y
adopted BY the Senate tonight. 1t was
introduced by Assemblyman Wallace L.
Pierce Republican,, of Plattsburg.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-10
England and u. S.
Take a Firm Stand

And now the two major Allies, Eng
land and the United States, have indi-
Gated a determination to "stand to the
death" with France in order that the
ancient wrong to her should be undone.
Alsacc-L Lorraine is part of Germany,
and it is believed Germany will have to
be facing defeat or utterly changed in
spirit and purpose before she will see
the two provinces 60 out of her control.
They arc of vital consequence to her,
because her prosperity rests in a large
measure upon the iron mines of Lor-
raine. More than any other single thing,
the passage of that ore from France to
Germany made Germany rather than
France a great industrial nation in the
modern sense.
If to the Germans Alsace- Lorraine is
the symbol of German unity, to the AL
hes it is the symbol Of that "justice to
all peoples and nationalities" of which
President Wilson speaks. Already it is
capable of stirring other people than
the French as no other single issue is.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-10
Wilson Message Means
Reparation for Belgium
President Goes Further Than Demanding Evacuation,
Analysis of Message Shows--Policy Also Applies to
France, Serbia, Montenegro and Rumania

also used SHOULD" when referring to
the restoration of the invaded parts OF
France, Serbia, Rumania and Monte
negro, and they certainly stand upon
the same footing in the view OF the
Allies as Belgium.
Alsace Lorraine is going to be the
most important territorial issue Of the
war. Allusion has already been made
to the remarkable demonstration IN
Congress when the President spoke OF
the necessity of righting this historic
wrong. The same thing happened in
England when Lloyd George made his
recent speech. The labor men who were
listening to the British Premier re-
ceived his words calmly until he re-
ferred to the "recons nsideration" of Ger
manys crime against France in 1871
and then there was wild applause.
Not only does Alsacc- Lorraine as
sumo large place in Allied eyes as a
clear instance of the kind of injustice
to mankind that this war is being
fought to end, but Alsace-iorraine is
going to be the hardest thing for Ger
many to give up. Speaking early in
November, Won Kuehlemann said that
Germany would not yield these prov
inces, that they were the "shield and
symbol of German unity" A little later
Austria showed that she stood with hel
partner, when Count Czernin declared
that his country was fighting to keep
Alsace- Lorraine precisely as she was
fighting to keep the Trentino and
Trieste.
Washington telegraph., 1918-02-01
mrs. STTNGLEY
SERIOUSLY HURT
IN FALL AT HER HOME
SATURDAY.
SlisS On Ice and Is Uncon-
Scious For Some
Time.

Mrs. Stingley, wife of H. w.
Stingley, salesman in the w. j.
Johnson g. Co. store, was Sc
riously injured in a fall at her
home at the old Dan w. Jones
residence early last Saturday
morning, receiving a severe
blow on the back of the head
and being injured in the back.
1t is not thought that Mrs.
Stingley's injuries are of a per-
manent nature.
Early Saturday morning
Mrs. Stingley started down the
back steps of the house, not re-
alizing that they were coated
with ice. She slipped and fell,
striking her head on one of the
steps and rendering her uncon-
scious for some time A little
girl in the back yard witnessed
the accident and ran to a neigh
boring house for help. 1t was
some time before Mrs. Stingley
consciousness.
Washington telegraph., 1918-02-01
MADE.IN- N-GERMANY LIES
CIRCULATED in CANADA

Canada is also having trouble with
Madc-in-Germany lies calculated to
hinder Canadian food conservation ac-
cording to an official statement re-
ceived from the Canadian food con-
troller by the United States food ad-
ministration.
The stories bothering Canada are
of the same general character as those
the United States food administra-
tor recently denounced in this coun-
try, such as the ridiculous salt a2d
blueIng famine fakes and the report
that the government would seize
housewives stocks of home canned
goods
The Canadian food controller esti-
mates that when the people listen ID
and pass on such stories, each one
has the power of destruction that lies
in battalion of soldiers.
"Stories without even a vestige OF
foundation have been scattered broad
cast" said the Canadian statement
"Nor have they come 20 life casually
They have started simultaneously 10
different parts Of the country and II
cacb nstcncc bcNe been calculated tc
Washington telegraph., 1918-02-01
FIRE DESTROYS
Belts BUILDING
Sparks Set Cotton SAMPLES
and Disastrous Fire
%. Results.

Hope, Feb. Fire broke
out in the Belts building about
noon today and but for the eff.
fective work of the fire depart.
ment, the town would have suf-
Tered a disastrous fire. The
building is occupied by cotton
offices and lodge rooms.
The fire started in the sam
pie room of the Belts and
Brundidg Cotton Co. when an
employe attempted to light a
gas stove. The head of the
flew off and fell in a
sack of cotton samples and the
whole room was in flames al
most instantly. The entire
second floor was gutted and
the lower floor was flooded
with water, putting the Cotton
exchange out of commission and
damaging several cotton Off
les.
More than six thousand cot
on samples were a total loss.
The building was insured.
Washington telegraph., 1918-02-01
RED POLL HEIFERS
TO STOCK SHOW

T.. Luther Smith has gone to
Little Rock with a couple Of
Red Poll heifers, which he will
enter in the livestock exhibit
in connection with the South
ern Cattlemen's Association
Monday, Tuesday and We'd
nesday. The heifers are from
the farm of Hon. Jim X.
Jones on Route No. l, managed
by C.. X. Benson.
These calves are descendants
of te famous herd of Red
Polls formerly owned by DR..
w. r. Clifton of Waco, Texas,
the prize herd of the United
States. Mr.. Jones purchased
a number of these several
years ago and had them ship
ped to his farm.
Washington telegraph., 1918-02-01
news OF BLEVINS

Blevins, Feb. I've have
had mud, and lots of it, re-
sulting from the melting of
the recent SHOWS.
j. H. Houser, whose family
has been living here for some
time but who has for some time
been superintendent at hard
wood mill in Texas, has re-
turned home to live with his
family.
A great cry has gone up for
fire wood in this community
during the recent cold weather
and this article has been
scarce and hard to get.
Mr.. Elkins, our blacksmith,
has got a force of men cut
ting timbers for his new gar
age.
John Taylor of Wallaceburg
paid a visit to the family of
Col. Mullin Thursday of last
week.
Marvin Hays and wife have
moved from this place back
to Tennessee, wnere they orig
inally came from.
News is mighty scarce in this
part of the moral vinyard
during this bad weather.
A great many of our people
are complaining of bad colds
Thursday Q { last weel
Mr.. Watson and family moved
into part of the residence Of
Col, Mullen as renters.
dewey"
Washington telegraph., 1918-02-01
HOTEL FIRE EXTTNGUISHED

Hotel Black, owned by Mr..
and Mrs. Edgar Black of this
city came near being destroyed
by fire last Sunday night, but
the blaze was discovered in
time by one of the boarders and
eXtinguished. The fire is sup
posed to have been caused by
a spark from the stove falling
in some papers and originated
in an upstairs room, but when
discovered the wood box had
burned and the flames had
reached the wall and gained
considerable headway.
Washington telegraph., 1918-02-01
HON. J. D. MONTGOMERY

In the proper column Of
this issue will be found the an.
nouncemnt of Hon. j. d. Mont.
gomery, who has authorized
us to announce him as a can
didate for State Senator from
this Senatorial district, subject
to the action of the Democrat
lc voters at the approaching
primary election. =
Mr.. Montgomery issSnative
of Hampstead copss having
been born in Wallaceburg
township, and he has resided
in the county all his life except
a few years spent in Nevada
cunty while engaged in school
work, For the pa st se,eS
lx1esaeEgS5n lxeaES5 ',ss4a' as 'rAMyeafs;ns siurs3
which time he gained tie |
complete confidence of the peo-
pie with whom he has come in
contact by his courteous map-
ner, quiet and unassuming ways /
his fair dealings, and through
his recognized ability as an t.
torney.
Mr.. Montgomery has always |
been a staunch Democrat and !
a Jealous worker for the party,
In professional life Mr.. !
Montgomery has never been
known to defend or take a
hand in matters of a questiona-
BILE character, believing that
right should prevail under all
circumstances.
Mr.. Montgomery idea of the
duties of the office to which he
aspires is that such public SER
vice should be free from local
differences, and if elected he
may be depended on to cham
pion only those issues for the
good of the entire people,
whom he aspires to represent
as senator.
We ask our readers to give
the candidacy of Mr.. Mont
gomery their careful consider
alton when they cast their vote
to fill this important office.
Washington telegraph., 1918-02-01
TEACHERS TO
MEET APRIL 4
M CONVENTION AT LIT
TIE ROCK.
Bug Program Planned for the
entertainment of Teachers at
= Capitol City.

The Arkansas State Teachers
Association will hold it's FiG.
teenth anniversary meeting at
Little Rock April A, 5, 6, 1g1s
plans are well under wav 70
make this the biggest an a best
meeting in the entire his tory of
the Association. 1t is exnect-
ed that fully five thousand
teachers will join a,Ad attend
the meeting of the Association
this year." said w.. E. Laseter,
president of the Association.
Every progre' ssive teacher in
ARKANSAS a mr. .mber for this
Fifteenth Ar miversary meet
lng,, is the 81 .ogan this year.
Making Democracy safe
through our Schools" is the
subject F.round which the pro-
grams sill be made.
Am ong the special features
.iiaV will be added this year will
De a trip to Camp Pike, Fort, !
Il .oots and Camp Ebberts, the
aviation camp, and a reception |
for the teachers by the Little
Rock Board of Commerce. |
Other features will be announc-
ed later.
President Lasseter says this
campaign is in earnest for a
membership this year of 5000
teachers. Committees have
been appopted-fra~---
county in the state to have
charge of the enrolment cam
paign in their respective coun-
les.
Washington telegraph., 1918-02-01
CAPT. SlMMS CELEBRATES
SOTH ANNIVERSARY

Thos. H. Simms yesterday
celebrated his 8Oth birthday.
Numbers of old-time friends
called on him at his home.
Several friends, headed by
members of the local camp of
the United Confederate Veter-
ans, presented him vsth q fiqa
.1aaj-i-se>--r : S-.-s--.l---.ss-- "a PO'
Simnis served in the Confeder-
ate army four years, going out
from Hampstead county. AT
ter the war he was for many
years clerk of that county, and
later served four years as col
lector of internal revenue at
Little Rock. In spite of his
advanced years he still is ac-
tive and is rated one of the
most expert accountants in
Southwest Arkansas. Among
his children who were present
at the celebration were: Mrs.
Elbert Brack, Little Rock; Mrs
Lizzie Holderness, Hope; Mrs.
Chas. Chapman, Shreveport;
Mrs. w. E. Eels and Albert
Simms of TeXarkana.
Arkansas Gazette.
Washington telegraph., 1918-02-01
BREAK CAUSES DELAY

A serious break in the engine
at this plant Thursday of last
week made it impossible to is.
sue the paper during the week
required a week or more, so
we purchased a new engine
from the Washington Hard
ware & Furniture Co. and have
installed it in the plant, re
placing the old one. Even to
do this, however, required con-
time and it was not
possible to get to press until
Tuesday. Another issue of
the paper will come out at the
regular time this week.
The new Linotype recently
installed is making good and it
will be a big addition to the
plant.
Washington telegraph., 1918-02-01
NEGRO LABORER
is MURDERED

Roy Anthony, a negro watch
man at the sawmill of theHope
Lumber Co. plant at Hope,
was killed while on duty last
Saturday night. He was found
lying in a pool of blood by an
other watchman at about mid
night. His head was terribly
mangled and a bloody iron
pipe lying near the body told
the gruesome story.
Ozan, Feb. 1.-W. L. Ellis,
the Saratoga merchant, visited
the old home this week and
broke bread with his parents.
Washington telegraph., 1918-02-01
QUITS LOCAL PASTORATE

Rev. Y. P. Scruggs, pastor
of the local Presbyterian
church the past two years, left
Wednesday for Hamburg, in
Ashley county, where he has
accepted a call as pastor.
The Rev. Scruggs is a
promising young preacher, is
a Jealous worker in all church
and reform work, and the peo-
pie of Washington were re-
reluctant to give him up. We
commend him to the good peo-
pie of Hamburg and wish him
success in his new field of la
Dor.
Washington telegraph., 1918-02-01
news OF OzAN

Mr.. Ed Goodlett, steward of
st. Paul's church, was inter-
viewing the members this week
getting up funds for Uncle
Dave Green's Mullen tea."
The first quarterly confer
ence was held in Ozan last
Saturday.
Eight old Confederate Vet
Grams met in Ozan the other
day. They were, John M. Wat
son, Ben F. Lewis, Wilson P.
Wallace, VIM. H. Robi.s, D. M.
Goodlett, Jas. w. Ellis, VIM.
I. Lyons and j. Hogan Beene,
the latter being of Woodville,
Okla, but an old-timer of this
county, who, with his wife, was
ca a visit to friends and rela-
=, KAT -nza,. i.r.-and Rellaire.
times that tried mems souls
is more than three-score and
ten and bids fair to remain
with us many years yet. So
may it be with each of the
dear old boys of the Sixties.
"Drab haas thaL0ed af-'
Whew, but zero and below
is mighty cold wealth
er for Eye Sunny South" Drab
and Mrs. D. and the little DIS
all have "thawed out" and all
ale o. k. now. Talk about ST.
ria, Arkansas gives us the
shivers. We thank the good
Lord that there is compensa-
tion in all things-While it
was uncomfortable to have
such cold, snowy days and fro
zen nights, it was so hard on
stock of all kinds; yet the ze-
ro weather will knock out
very many field pests, kill the
boil weevil, loosen the soil
and make it almost certain of
good crops for 1918. Take it
altogether, and our blessings
are more than we deserve.
Our woodpile is non est, but
the little Sennegambian has
filed the old saw and the cry
of "Woodman spare that tree"
will avail nothing-She's got
to come down and-well, the
fuel shortage don't bother us
now. Drab.
Washington telegraph., 1918-02-01
A. P. DYKE DIES

Mr.. A. P. Dyke, one of the
old citizens and pioneer real
estate men of Hope, died last
Wednesday at a hospital in
Kansas City, following a seri
Gus operation. Mr.. Dyke has
been a business man in Hope
for many years and was well
known over the county.
Washington telegraph., 1918-02-01

In the meatless menu there is fer
tile field for developing new and nour-
ishing dishes, according TO f. II. Niles,
writing IN the Hotel Gazette, who be-
lieves that the present shortage OF
meat and fats viii not end with the
coming of peace, but may grow more
acute and continue for five or six
years, thus making 1t worth while to
develop menus OF grain, vegetables
and fish on more or less permanent
basis. Meat can be replaced by cereals
and other pro.cin foods, or may be
served IN very small portions as ia
voring for other food. In making up
meatless mcncs Ills author hnds our
American Creole ANA southern cuisine
o broad field for Investigation.
Washington telegraph., 1918-02-01

arouse public Indignation.
"They are insldious, subtle, persist
ent. Bit by bit they dissipate public
trust, the great essential In the work
of food control.
at lies with every individual to for
bear from criticism; to refrain from
passing on the vagrnnt and harmful
story, and thus the more ehectlvc'y
to cooperate in work which is going
to mean more than the majority Ot
people yet realize"
Washington telegraph., 1918-02-01
THE UNITED STATES FOOD
ADMINISTRATION SAYS

There is no royal road to food
conservation. We can only ae-
complish this by the voluntary
action of our whole people, each
element in proportion to its means.
II is a matter Of equality Of bur-
den; a matter of minute saving
and substitution at every point In
the 2o,ooo,oo kitchens, on the TO-
ooo. 900 dinner tables, and In the
1000 900 manufacturing, whole.
sale and retail establishments of
the country.
Washington telegraph., 1918-02-01
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE
MEETS AT OZAN

The first quarterly cnfer-
ence for the Washington
charge was held at the Ozan
church last Saturday evening
byAJ. A. Henderson, presiding
eld ~ of the Prescott District.
h &t,,lledu. = !. -A.--
ports from the circuit were
good.
The conference voted quite
increase in salary for Che pas
tor for this year.
Washington telegraph., 1918-02-01
A CORRECTION.

In our card Of thanks to
our many friends for atten-
ton during the recent pro-
tracted illness of our father,
the kind friends at Dolph were
inadvertently left off. We
wish to include these in our
expression of thanks, as they
too were very kind and atten-
tive.
o. Vanriper.
S. w. VanRiper.
Washington telegraph., 1918-02-01

Reports are coming n from
many sections of the country
that the entire peach crop has
been killed. An examination
of some of the orchards in
the vicinity of Washington,
however, shows that the crop
is not all killed here yet, al
though it will probably be
very light.
Washington telegraph., 1918-02-01
Where We Excell

The reason we can serve the farmer
with more satisfaction than do the city
banks is that the farmer is the foun-
dation OF our enterprise, and for that
reason we keep in close touch with his
needs, while the city bank has custom
ers Of larger enterprises and the farm
is given secondary consideration.
The small farmer is given the same
careful attention as the bigger man at
this bank. Come in today and tell us
your needs for this year.
Washington State' Bank
Washington, Arkansas.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-30
Shuberts to Move
Theatrical Centre
Up Another Notch

With the erection of the new Apollo
Theatre, at Forty-seventh Street and
Broadway, by the Messrs. Shubert, to
be completed this summer, the theat-
rical centre of New York has been
moved another notch further north. The
Shuberts were the first to establish a
first class theatre as lar north as Fiji
tieth Street and Broadway when they
erected the Winter Garden, and this
was followed later by number of the
aires in Forty-eighth Street. The Shu-
berts have contributed more than any
other management to change the theat-
rical centre of this city to different
localities. When they first came to
New York, fifteen years ago, their the
atre was the Herald Square. This was
followed later by Daly's, at Twenty
ninth Street and Broadway; the old
Princess, and the old Bijou, in the
vicinity of Thirtieth Street. Then
they moved further uptown and turned
Thirty ninth Street into the theatrical
centre by taking the Casino Theatre
and building on Thirty~ninth Street the
Thirty-ninth Street Theatre, the Max
inc Elliott Theatre and the Princess
Theatre. Next they took the Broadway
and built the Comedy and the Lyric
theatres, thereby invading the neigh
borhood Of Forty-second Street.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-30

whisked away to sailing vessel bound
for China, so was Miss Farris pounced
on and put in "Rock-a-Bye Baby"
AS it happens, Miss Farris is New
York girl who hadn't single, solitary
desire to go on the stage. That, too,
despite the fact that, like most New
York girls, she is pretty and pert. But
her own scorn for the stage wasn't
shared by some of her friends. One
of her girl chums had actually run
away once and had little experience
with the "drayma." And the girl chum
was one of the first to be engaged for
"Rocka-Bye Baby"
Rehearsals had been under way a
week or more when one day Miss
Farris accompanied her chum to the
theatre. Demurely she sat down in a
corner, we'll out of the way. That is,
she sat there until Edward Royce,
under whose direction the play was
staged, CHANGED to look over and see
her. Right then and there did the
shanghaiing take place.
"Here, young lady," said Mr.. Royce
a bit brusquely, "come over here"
Before she realized what was hap
pening, Miss Farris found herself put