The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-03-06
NEWS FROM THE STATE CAPITAL
Various Activities of Statewide Inter.
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pOndent at State Capital.

Little Rock, Feb. 28.-The Arkans as
National Guard is not to stop with
the Fourth Regiment AS soon as it
has been Federalized, the organization
of the Fifth Regiment is to be COM
menced. Authority has been receiv-
ed from the War Department for the
recruiting OF this regiment, and it is
probable that there will be nucleus
for it in companies that cannot be CIV
en- place in the Fourth.
W. G. Sprague, chairman of the
U. S. Public Reserve for Arkansas re-
ports that there have been enrolled
in the state about 1900 men for the U.
S. Shipyards volunteers. Complete
reports have not come in from coun-
ties. but widespread interest has
been aroused, and Mr.. Sprague's Office
has had O vast volume of business in
connection with the enrolment.
Up to the present time, there have
been twelve highway projects ap-
proved that are to receive a part of
the Federal aid. There are enough
under way to take up the full quota
assigned the state for the first two
years, which was $S2 ,6S9.10 for 1916
II, and s165, 1898. 20 for 1918 These
projects are in Carroll. Pulaski, Sc
vier, Miller, Lawrence. Lonoke, Mon
roe, Cross, Woodruff and St. Francis
(2) counties.
at is fact, that can be proven by
statistics, that Arkansas at this time
is building more actual miles of i'm
proved highway than any other state
in the Union" said State Highway
Commis sioner w. 3. Owen.
The students in Draughon's Bust
ness College were given two days holt
day last week, to sell thrift stamps
About twenty-five of them canvass ed
the city and sold nearly $500 worth.
Adjt. Gen. Lloyd England has made
public the following telegram from
Gen. Crowder:
AT the request of the Secretary of
Agriculture, this Office has ruled, in
the matter of classifying agricultural
registrants, that a definition of skill
ed farm labor is not to be restricted
to graduates of agricultural schools.
or to those who have scientific or
highly technical knowledge
The average rainfall of the state for
the month of January was 4:39 inches,
at 6S stations, the greatest amount be-
ing Sc inches at Marked Tree, and the
least 8 inches at TeXarkana. There
was a range of 103 degrees in temper
AZURE, the highest being so degrees at
inc Bluff, and 90 below zero, the low
est at Mammoth Spring.
The State Council of Defense Mon
day adopted resolutions heartily com
the prompt ana drastic
steps taken by the Food Admisistra-
ton officials to punish those who VIC
late Their ules and regulations of the
Food Administration, and to again re-
mind the people of Arkansas that we
are at war, and that those who fail to
late the rules and regulations of the
government are unpatriotic and hinder
he efficient and successful prosecu
ion of the war
The resolution further recites thai
he State Council requests Hamp Will
iams, Federal Food Administrator for
Arkansas, ito use every means with
n his power, by drastic action ii
necessary, to bring about immediate
and full compliance with the rules and
regulations of the United States Food
Administration and the prompt pun
Is hment of those guilty Of said viola
ions, and that Mr.. Williams COMMUNE
cate to the County Food Administered
Ors this reaolu ion, to the end that
their official action may be in full
keeping with tie same
Wv. S S.
r0TTON SFEr,-F0r Pure Mabanel