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Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-19

makes for higher prices in the world
 markets than food. captured.
 And the submarine has made the
 transportation of everything by sea
 more hazardous, and hence more cost ly. Ships have been commandeered
 for war purpose that once were used
 as food carriers.
 So it goes. all along the line. But
 little relief may be expected from
 high prices until the end of the war.
 All of which. however, does not keep
 the average plug citizen and house holder from viewing with alarm these
 same high prices. The porterhouse
 steak and the rib roast and the lean
 bacon and the luscious cut of ham and the white flour. all fundamentalf in the choice food line. have taken wings and flown beyond his reach. When he turns with hungry eyes and famishsd haste to the old-time stand bys, he naturally begins to wonder just wha. he will do.
 But this same average citizen. once assured that his government is doing all in its power to keep prices down and eliminate food profiteering by in-l dividuals. will accept his lot with res ignation and make the best of it. The average citizen is both game and patriotic The average citizen wants to see Germany beaten to her knees and put out of the world domination and wholesale murder business for ever. And he will eat pink beans instead of the high-priced navy brand, if necessary, to see it done. He will eat chuck steak instead of porter house, and salt hoss instead of bacon
 But he watches the price of corn meal and bran with jealous eye He cannot be expected to economize on wheat with a happy smile when these soar to a price beyond that of wheat flour.
 The Review makes no apology in food prices in its editorial columns. They are more important than the ragaries of the German crown prince or the trench raids in Elan ders. f subscriber is paying price that ne or she thinks too high for a food commodity il can do no harm to air that fact If the price is fair and just we will all grin and bear it-and pay it, too. If it is too high, then some one is evading the government ,ood supervision, that is all Only by il Tigilance and cooperation of retailer md consumer can the government agents successfully cope with the food pirate
 MT. Campbell stated yesterday that le had been appointed an assistant to Robert Rae, food supervisor for Co- .hise county. Goodi With men of his ca,iber and understanding of their ask in charge it is going to be mighty lard for the profteers to gouge the Warren district consumers
 But ti at complaint by the news : ,aper man upon the price of bran still tands, sor he is getting to be inordi- lateIy fond of bran pan cakes. If lt Hoover cannot help. maybe Rae can Boy. page Robert Rae, (
Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-19

That French court-martiaI sentence Of death upon BolO Pasha. the traitor. is one of the greatest and best things France has done since she cleared the
Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-19

Tro, sky has declared that Russia is nov 1t peace with the world and has therefore attained the brother hood of man preached by this same Trotzlly and his tribe. Yes. Russia is at peace. But what a peace, She has betrayed her little allies, Serbia
Sharp County record., 1918-08-23
666 cures by removing the cause.
Cats That Are vegetarians
Camp Pike, Ark.

Mrs. Nettie Gehr of Mountain
Home has three white Maltese cats
that are strictly vegetarians. She
is vegetarian herself. She quit
eating meat years ago and has de.
yeloped the same trait in her pets.
The cats are very fond of raw corn
and 90 into the garden and climb
the stalks and eat the corn from
the cOhs. They also eat canta-
loupes. Mrs Gehr raises great
many chickens. Instead of the
cats eating the chickens, as they
naturally might, they make play
fellows of them
Sharp County record., 1918-08-23

itorial on Dress" which caused me
TO think and think sincerely. My
khaki looked better to me after !
read that editorial.
Other soldiers who have Travelled
over large scopes of this and other
countries have more interesting
things to write about than have,
and Mr.. Yeager told the most inter-
esting things about Camp Pike, so |
have had only the 'leavings" If
news is real scarce | may expect
this to escape the waste basket.
Martin A. Grady.
Camp Pike, Ark.
Sharp County record., 1918-08-23
NORTH ARKANSAS NEWS PARAGRAPHS

County Judge J, Il. Jimerson has
set apart the 22nd and 23d days Of
August as road working days in In
dependence county and has called
upon all the people to assist in the
work on these days,
Three weeks ago while J. W,
Webb OF Lauratown was In Hoxie
his automobile was stolen. A few
days ago the machine was found
out on an old road, all the movable
parts having been taken.
Ben Carter OF Mammoth Spring
was lodged in Jail at Salem last
week, where he has been many
times before. He Is charged with
living with a woman who Is not
his lawful wife and with carrying D
pistol.
Will Bridges, a son Of Mr.. and
Mrs, Ike Bridges Of Maeness, was
killed In action on the battlefield IL
France a few days ago. The slain
young man was In the first company
of volunteers to leave Independence
county after war was declared.
The residence Of Walter Hart,
three miles from Melbourne, wa,
destroyed by fire last week, whicl
originated from q defective llue
Mrs. Hart was In the orchard, solnt
distance from the house, when sh,
discovered the fire, and barely ha,
time to reach the building and Iet'
cue her baby, which was asleep Ia
a cradle.
John James Of Oil Trough, who /,
with the American army In Franc,
and who was reported missing Ii
action some time ago, has beel
found In a Red Cross hospital
James was reported missing alleI
Germans had made a raid on lh,
Americana, but It developed that b,
was suffering from eas and taken I,
a hoepiial.
Sharp County record., 1918-08-23
Must Use No More Than Two Pounds
Per Person Month if the Present
ssMeagre Allied Sugar Ration
Is Maintained.
Stocks VIII Be Short Until Beginning of New
Year--Ration May Be Enlarged Then.

Two pounds Of sugar q month--half
4 pound a week-that Is the sugar ra-
tion the q. s. Food Administration
has asked every American to observe
until January 1, 1919, In order to make
sure there shall be enough for our
Army and Navy, for the Allied armies
and for the civilians Of those nations.
BY New Years the world sugar sit
uation will be relieved somewhat by
the new crop. Cuban sugar Of this
years crop will be arriving in this
country.
Every available sugar source will be
drawn on BY the Food Administration
during the next winter months to main
tain sufficient stocks here to keep up
our national sugar supply. During oc-
tober the Hrst American beet sugar
will arrive In the markets. BY the
middle Of November some Of our Lou
isiana cane crop will be available. All
Of this sugar and more may be needed
to keep this nation supplied on a re-
duoed ration and to safeguard the Al
lied sugar ration from still further
Sharp County record., 1918-08-23

reduction. In Europe the present ra.
ton is already reduced to minimum.
Our Situation.
The situation which the United
States faces in its efforts to maintain
a fair distribution Of sugar to the Al.
lied world Is as follows:
Sugar supplies throughout the coun.
try, In homes, stores, factories and
bakeries are at a low ebb. We must
make Increased sugar shipments to the
Allies.
Production Of American beet and
Louisiana cane crops have been disap'
pointing.
Porto Rico crops have been cur.
tailed.
Immense sugar stocks In Java can,
not be reached on account Of the ship.
ping shortage; ships are needed for
troop movements and munitions.
Army and Navy sugar Requirements
have increased az we'll as those from
the ALLIES.
Most industries using sugar have had
their allotment reduced by one-half
some will receive no sugar.
Households should make every ef
fort to preserve the fruit crop without
sugar, or with small amounts of sugar
Later, when the sugar supply Is larg
er, the canned fruit may be sweetenet
as II Is used.
Sharp County record., 1918-08-23
Caught Cold At Palm Beach

Southern climate is no protection
against summer colds. Helen r.
Saunders, 626 2nd Av. W. Palm
Beach, Fla, writes; my severe cold
on the chest was relieved by Fol-
ey's Honey and Compound" This
fine old family remedy can be de-
pended upon to relieve summer
colds, hay fever, asthma and Group.
Barnett Drug Co.
Sharp County record., 1918-08-23
FINE TIME TO SPOT THE
GRIPE-GUTTED PEOPLE

1t has always occurred to US tina.
il hundreds of thousands of the
young men of America would will
ingly make targets of themselves
for the guns Of the enemy that the
folks at home ought to gladly loan
the government their money and
help support these boys and help
make victory possible. We can
understand why some men do not
subscribe more literally to war
purposes. They cant. They are
not financially able to do more
than they have already done. But
there are men of ample means in
the country who have not done
their duty toward the war funds,
and they are the people we cannot
thoroughly understand. There is
certainly not a man in the country
who cannot see the necessity Of
financing the war and the absolute
necessity Of winning the war,
The only reasonable explanation OF
the attitude Of some men toward
the war funds Is that the rate OF
interest offered by the government
Is lower than they are In the habit
Of demanding and that their patri.
otism is running at a low ebb.
These are fine times to test men
and find out exactly what is In
them. II Is a fine time to spot
the close. fsted, eripe-sutted slack
ere. The public will have its own
opinion Of that class of men long
after the war Is over
Sharp County record., 1918-08-23

The monthly payroll of the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad at Hoxie is
$4,000.
A recent casualty list from over
seas contained the name Of Isaac q.
Jeffery of Mt. Olive, who was dang
erously wounded.
One day last week near Salem a
small son of Mr.. and Mrs. r. W.
WhitcoInb fell from a door at their
residence to the ground, breaking
an arm.
The clerks statement OF the
financial condition Of Fulton coun-
ty published last week, shows that
county to be In debt In the sum Of
$2,596,2l.
The watermelon crop this year
seems to be rather short, but the
SIZE and quality are up TO the
standard and the price Is a'plenty
Melbourne Times.
Mrs. W. d. Hicks Of Pocahontas
last week found pearl IN Black
river which she sold for $l25O
inc gem weighed 81 grams and Ii
classed as a velvet pearl.
j. L. Bishop OF Walnut Grove
mas grown more than half the wat
ermelons that have been sold III
Newark tins season, his largest
melons have brought hlm a dollar
each,
At Wild Cherry one day lae,
Week Ii, L, Wilson lost lis store
building, a third Of his goods and hl'
residence and contents by lire
There was no insurance on the
property,
Arthur Webber Of Mountain
Home, a soldier with the American
army, was drowned lately Will,
swimming In a river In France, ae
oording to information received b,
his parento,
Sharp County record., 1918-08-23

The editor of the Walnut Ridge
Times Dispatch states plainly that
he hasn't a great deal Of confidence
in the average politician. To say
anything else would be a confession
Of mental weakness.
O.
Don't forget the road working
days August 3Oth and 3lst. Let
everybody join in the movement
for better rosds on these days and
good results are assured. Inde-
pendence county Is giving two
days to the roads this week. The
idea is spreading, Work the
roads.
o.
Editor S. A. McCulloch Of the
Calico Rock Progress told a won.
derful tale In the last issue Of his
paper. He said a thief entered his
house one night lately and carried
away a ham, a real hog ham.
That Is what comes to the poor
devil Of a newspaper man when he
starts In to hoard the luxuries Of
life.
O.
The Record has lately published
some very fine letters from Sharp
county soldier boys, This county
has every reason to be proud Of the
intelligence and patriotic spirit Of
the young men whom It has sent
to the battlefelds Of France and to
the various training camps Of the
country. Who would dare fail In
his duty to these brave defenders
Of his libcrty'
Sharp County record., 1918-08-23
LETTER FROM MARTIN GRADDY
Evening Shade Young Man Writes
About Camp Pike.

me space in your valuable paper
for few lines. knew that the
Record was the best paper in the
world before got in the army, but
| appreciate it more now of course,
Yet | beg to differ with one writer
on that subject, because | had
rather get a letter from my best
girl.
| believe there are more boys
trying to live a christian life in the
army than our friend Waiter Yeae-
er seems to think. want to say
to the mothers and fathers of
Sharp county boys that know of
more boys from old Sharp who
have turned the right way than
have turned from right to wrong. |
believe Mr.. YeaRer Just happened
to be in tough crowd.
have been with about twenty of
the boys who left Evening Shade
May 25th until August 4tb, when
they left for another camp, all but
one or two leaving in good spirits.
Mr.. Yeaeer stole my speech, and
| cannot add much to his letter,
We have GOOD men as officers. |
like all the men that have been
over me in authority. The Y. M,
G. A, is the soldiers second home,
furnishing us with Bibles, writing
materials and good literature. We
who came here in May have been
under quarantine greater portion
of the time, yet ! know of.one Even
Ing Shade boy who has jumped the
quarantine fence nearly every sun
day and Thursday nights in order
10 60 to church
Every Saturday we have barracl
and gun inspection, but | shall re
Ter only to the gun inspection. In
spectors begin at tue right Of tn,
company and 80 down the linz
looking for dirty guns, Now re
member that next day is Sunda!
and they must have some r. Pc.
chat is, some soldiers to work IL
the kitchen. If the inSpe ytors se
away down the line and haven
found any dirty guns, even If YOU
gun shines likes new silver, the in
spec,or viii say, Rotten, rotten
rotten; sergeant, take this man''
name." So this man Is all out o.
luck and Is a X, 7. for the mex
day. When read that some ONT
ukes his army work so far" come
70 the conclusion that he hasn
oeen further than the mess hal
Wnen they mad Ice cream Tor dlL
der, or IS in some other branch o
service than the infantry.
Class b men do not DO the hard
est work. They 81 on lly-kllllnl
and potato-peellng expeditions
Many many boys are wllllne to d'
tne army work, yet tney do not llk'
It. Il IL wonderful wnat u sount
nan can stand. II The boys whit
dre coming here want 10 do th'
,nlng that 10 right in the army
Just do what you don't want TO do
Llle IN the army Is entirely a new
uie, and have gotten used TO II,
| | am sorry for John GlIbreath o
our county, who Tell IN with
ounCn oi kansans, for he mus
aave been feeling pretty blue late
| ~, ! went over 10 ms part 0l TN
camp lately and made an unsuC
sesslul hunt for him, generally
see the boys from home who CONT
aefe before breakfast the mex
morning alter Their arrival Whel
a county boy stays down hel'
.hlee monlhs, especially II II is hi
higl time away ll0nl home l0f suGl
4 length Of time, he begins u wan
o see a cotton stalk and hear
rooster crow.
| have been asked by many hoV
NE soldiers are fed, They are ie,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-22
WHAT ALLIES NEED
TO REPAIR DESTRUCTION
AS Stated al Session Of National Mum
icpa Leagues Conference on
denomination.

Rochester. Nov. 20 Belgium viii
need raw materials, machines and
railway equipment: France viii need
Z million plows and other agricul,ur-
al machines and England and Ameri-
ca and ali the other nations which
have been opposed to Germany will
need tens OF thousands OF houses.
These IN brief were the immediate
reconstruction needs Of the principal
allied nations as stated by their rep
resentatlves here tonight at the open
ing session OF the National Municipal
Leagues conference on reconstruc-
ton.
Belgium's loss from German occupa-
lion was placed by Professor Paul
Van Den Ven Of the Belgian embassy.
It between four and six billion dol.
lars. The nation has plenty Of labor.
he said, but looked to America for
machines and raw materials.
Lieutenant Maurice Boyer. of the
French high commission. estimated
lhat 600 million days of labor would
be required to reconstruct the devas-
N'''NN i'NA A't'iio vi IIdilNts MHONt los
SEES by German occupation he estimat-
ed at ten billion dollars. 1t will take
TWO years to rehabilitate the coal
mines for working. he said. and
l'5lO'OOO cattle taken from French
farms must be restored
Dr- Thomas Adams of Ottawa. Can,
ada, declared that Canada would have
to build 10000 houses, England 81 OOC
and America $4,000 houses annually
to meet the demands for homes.
Ihe conference will continue Thurs
day and Friday Tomorrow morning.
( dlacusslons will be devoted to "th,
new relation Of the government Il
state and local communities: tomor
row afternoons session to reoonstruo
ton IN the United States in transpor
iallon. housing public works. and th,
evening session to public employment
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-22
GE RNANY NO
LONGER STAYS 4
ASEA POWER R
Surrender Of Ships Is On Gigan-
tic Scale
WAS VICTORIOUS FATE
United States Has Now Moved Up In
to Second Place AS a Naval
Power.

Edinburgh, Thursday night.--Ger-
many. as a naval power, ceased to
exist today The heart Of her mighty
feet, fourteen ships of line. seven
light cruisers and fifty destroyers-
surrendered TO the Armada of British,
American and French vessels. the
greatest fighting force that ever weht
to sea
A surrender on such gigantic
scale no preCendent in naval histroy
American and British officers could
scarcely credit the evidence Of their
eyes. Il was an event that shattered
all naval traditions and ideals Men
animated by the spirit of Lawrence's
Don't give upsthe Ship and Mel
sons England expects every man to
do his Duty could not conceive Of
such an ingloriNls fate as that to
which the great enemy sea force was
submitting
A correspondent on an American
dreadnaught heard an officer exclaim
Even the poor spanards, knowing
they had no chance, came out OF San
tiagO, But Tor the most part. both
officers and men were silent. They
realized they we're Witnessing the
climatic act OF Germanys downfall.
They knew that the surrender. auto
matically raised the United to second
place among the worlds naval pow
ers hut they showed no ela;ion and
seemed TO feel sort OF contemptu.
Gus pity for the fallen giant of the
sea who had refused to fight Their
imagination dwelt on their foes
shame
King Georges visit 10 the American
flagship, New Cork. yesterday. was
notable occasion throughout.
Edinburgh Nov 21--Germasy's
high seas feet after its surrender to
The Allied navies was brought to the
Firth OF Forth today
The British grand fleet and five
American bai;leships and three
French warships. in two long columns
escorted the soyenty-one German YES
sells to their anchorage
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-22
JOHN FAY KILLS "SHE"
BEAR AND YOUNG CUB
Bennington Hunter Brings in Two
Prizes Shot in Town of
Woodford

John n. Fay returned to the village
today with a female bear and cub
that he shot in the town of Woodford
Wednesday afternoon. The old bear
IS estimated to weigh about two hun
dTed pounds and the cub az about
eighty pounds.
The successful hunter and Zed
White and Ralph +. Niles made their
headquarters during the deer season
a, the Carpenter camp in Woodford.
Wednesday afternoon Mr.. Fay,
while on a station waiting for shot
at deer, observed the old bear com
ing IN his direction. The bear also
saw the hunter but kept on coming
until within about three rods. A sin
gle shot through the head dropped
the animal in its tracks
The shot frightened the cub which
began running up steep hill. One
shot.at the fleeing cub missed The
little fellow continued running until it
reached the top of the hill. Here it
stopped TO look back and a bullet
caught it through the shoulder.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-22
SEVERAL KINGS
T0MEEI WITH
PRESiQENTS
Peace Conference Will Draw
Many Reigning Sovereigns
MANY GREAT PROBLEMS
These Conferences viii Have Great
ard Lasting Influence on the His
tory Of the World.

Washington, Nov. 21.--The visit
of President Wilson to France is ex.
pected to coincide with a momentous
gathering Of reigning sovereigns and
chiefs OF State, the most important
and impressive perhaps since the Con
gress of Vienna, more than a hundred
years ago. Intimations have already
come from Europe that a grand re
view of designated units of the victor
ious allied armies and fleets will take
place in Paris and will be witnessed
by the heads OF the kingdoms and re-
publics which joined to defeat the
menace of Prussian militarism.
In connection with the assemblage
of crowned heads and Presidents, the
chiefs of State OF neutral countries
are expected to be in France by in.
yilation in order to enable them to
participate in convention the like OF
which has never been witnessed in
the worlds history The adjustment
OF the problems growing out OF the
war will affect all other important ma
iions as well.
The understanding in Washington
is that the neutral Governments will
be invited to have representatives
participate in the consideration OF the
two foremost international questions
the formation of league OF nations
and the determination OF what consti-
tutes freedom OF the seas.
AS the Kings OF Grea; Britain.
England and Belgium and the Presi
dent OF France are expected to greet
President Wilson during his visit to
the Peace Conference and to partici-
pate with him in the discussions OF
the broad outlines Of the treaty OF
peace. SO the heads Of the neutral
countries most interested particular
" Spain, Holland Denmark. sweden,
Norway and Switzerland and probab
Il those of the Balkan nations and the
other smaller nationaliiies that are
preparing 10 form Governments of
their own. Will have the opportunity
Of exchanging views over the tremen
deus issues involved They will be
attended Of course. by their Prime
Ministers. and the conferences will
have an influence on the history OF
the world, the importance OF which
cannot be overestimated.