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The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-05-17

DR.. C. w. Garrison, state health of
ficer, received a letter from Minor
Pipkin of Mena, informing him that
there were several cases Of hydro
phobia near Watkins. Montgomery
county, and asking that steps be TAX
en- to prevent the spread Of the dis
ease.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-05-17

A 1000, OO0-foot gasser was brought
in on the John B. Brown farm IN
Crawford county by the Wild Cat Oil
and Gas Company of FIT. Smith at a
depth of 1,343 feet. The well is the
shallowest in the history of the Kib-
Ter field.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-05-17
British Nurses Killed.

London The number OF British
nurses who have died in war service
is now $40, according to an official
report just received.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-05-17

Lieut.. Charles R. Long, who was
born in Boone county and spent his
early life there, was killed in action
in France on April 20. His father,
M. P. Long, was for some time mef-
chant of Gather and later removed to
Lowell, Ark, where he now resides.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-05-17

McRae is now shipping strawber-
ries in carload lots. The McRae
Progress says the recent publication
In the Gazette, giving the total straw
berr yacreage in the McRae district
as $50 acres, is erroneous. There are
1900 acres of strawberries in that dis
trict.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-05-17

The planning mill owned by the
Granger-Kelly Lumber Company OF
Eureka Springs was destroyed by fire
recently. Several carloads of lumber
were also destroyed. The loss is plac-
ed at $4,000.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-05-17

approximately $1,000 articles of
clothing, worth at a conservative es-
innate $4,000, were gathered by the
Rotarians of Pine Bluff and will be
shipped to the Red Cross to the desti-
tute of France and Belgium.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-05-17

Scoutmaster George H. Hillhouse is
making plans to put on a minstrel
show in Newport for the benefit of
the Boy Scouts and the Red Cross.
Mrs Herschel Cast will have charge
of the work.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-05-17

James Brewer, 70 years of age. died
at the home of one of his sons near
Shiloh, Sebastian county, few days
ago. Mr.. Brewer was the father of II
children, of whom were present at
his funeral.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-05-17

Joe Asher OF Little Rock is at Cam.
den making an estimate of the cost
of paving the city streets. The city
is contemplating creating an improve
ment district to pave the principal
streets of the city.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-05-17

Principals of schools in Arkansas
were notified by the State Educational
Department that before a public
school in the state can receive aid II,
tssching elementary agriculture, home
economics and manual training, it
must meet the requirements of the
State Board of Education. To receive
aid school must have at least 10 pu-
pills in the various classes, the month
ly salaries of teachers must be not
less than SIS per month and reports
must be made to the Department of
Education.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-05-17

Governor Brough granted a pardon
to Hughes Coleman, Is years old, con-
weed of burglary in Woodruff county
at the September (191O term and
sentenced to four years in the peniten-
tiary.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-05-17

On account of i'll health w. w. Tur-
ner has leased the Hope News to w.
B. Shook, who comes to Hope from
Shreveport, where he has been con-
nected with the Shreveport Times.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-05-17

An 1S-months-old baby, the child of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Murrell, fell out
Of a second story window of the Muir
rel residence near Dewitt few days
ago. The child was severely bruised,
but the fall did not seriously hurt it..
Ben F. Majors of Harrison received
900 Brown Leghorn chickens by par
eel post from Cleveland, o.
Governor Brough accepted member
ship on the National War Work Coun-
Gil of the Y. NJ G. A.
The Red Cross at Portland held an
auction sale and realized more than
$500.
C. E. and ]. w. Gray have sold the
Greenwood Democrat to S. w, Adams.
The Rev. H. B. Trimble has resign
ed as pastor of the First Methodist
Church, South, of Fort Smith to en-
ter the United States Army as chap
lain.
The University of Arkansas un.
furled its service flag on May 10. Al
ready there are more than 600 stars
in the flag and more are being added
daily.
Huttig has subscribed for S33, 600
worth Of Third Liberty Loan bonds.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-05-17

w. H. Elsey, postmaster at Hunts
vile, Madison county, has resigned
because the salary is not commensu
rate with the greatly increased duties
and responsibilities of the Office.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-05-17

Huttig has subscribed for S33, 600
worth of Third Liberty Loan bonds.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-05-17

Advertising to aid the second war
fund drive of the American Red Cross,
the week of May %, has been made
possible through contributions oil
space by &c firms of Conway.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-11
JUDGE CLAYTON ID HEAR GRABER CASE
 ON JANUARY 15TH
In Granting Petition Court Holds Right of Habeas Corpus Exists in
 Wartime

Montgomery Ala, January 10.-The right of habeas corpus exists even in times of war, even in cases made as a military measure. So rules Judge H. D. Clayton of the United States court for the middle district of Alabama yester- day in the case of Oscar Graber, a Teu- ton of Jefferson county, interned by the United States government as an enemy alien.
 William Vaughan and II. A. McCary of Birmingham, attorneys for Graber, ap- piled for the writ before Judge Clayton, Judge W. l. Grubb of the northern dis trict being out of the state. The point was raised that the applicant for the writ was held as military necessity and that the right of habeas corpus did not apply. Judge Clayton, however, ruled that the right applied at all times and set the hearing of the case for Jan uary 15.
 The petition of Graber set out that he was arrested as a German and an enemy alien. He denies that he is German and asserts that he was born in Croatia. A subject state of Hungary. He declares that he moved to the United States be- fore he was 21 years of age and imme- diately applied for citizenship. He was granted his first papers and applied for final papers. Before they were granted war was declared.
 Graber is well known in the Birming- ham district, being one of the chief engi- necrs of the Tennessee Coal and Iron company
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-11
THREE

mands upon the industries of the coun- try
 Advise as to supplies of materials and labor.
 8. Advise on questions of price.
 '4 Secure industrial and labor coop eration.
 '5. Avoid enhancement of prices; con- fusion of ndustry-exhaustion of labor and generally to prevent all avoidable evils which might result from the speed and magnitude of the new operations.
 ITO these objects, 1t was admirably adapted and it has accomplished great work.
 We an now see the entire situation. The initial rush needs are substantial
 supy,.eu The technical corps have been expanded and reorganized upon industrial and efficient lines.
 "The coordination of ally needs with our own purchases has been effected. An agency exists to prevent conflicts and to adjust those which cannot be prevented"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-11

vidual members and from every other patriotic citizen which will enable us to carry on this work more effectively and more rapidly"
 The secretary declared there were two exceedingly significant figures in his de- pertinent, namely, that on the first day of April the ordnance department con- sisted of 97 officers and the quarter master generals department of 5t7 off cers while they now respectively com prise S004 and e4S1 officers
 There was no ready trained body of men in the country who could have been selected suddenly 10 assume the high technical and specialized work of these two divisions" he said. Men of somewhat similar training had to be chosen. As the work proceeded subdi- vision and resubdivision became possi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-11
COMPARISON IS DRAWN

"During the war with Spain the army of the United States at its maximum strength aggregated 272.000 men and off cers. The army now in the field and in training is therefore, roughly speaking, six times as great as the maximum mum Der under arms in the Spanish-Ameriean war.
 ..The total number already in the mili- ta~y service is one and q half times as large as any force mobilized by this na- ton.
 .'The death rate in forces in the United States from mid-September to the end of December, average .75 per thou sand and is slightly less than would have been the death rate of men of the same age at home the secretary said 'sIu 1898 the death rate per thousand was o.1l. or nearly three times as great.
 He continued:
 "Our death rate in the army during the year 1916, just before the war, was 5 Der thousand. Leaving out the deaths due to measles and it's complications, our rate among all troops in the United States since September 1 has been about 3 per thousand.
 HUGE EXPENDITURES
 "For the fiscal year 1915 Congress ap- pronrjated for the war department $15S,- 0OO GOO; for the fiscal year 1916, $20S. .000 900; for the fiscal year 1s17 s403, GOO. 600; for the fiscal year 1918. s7527. .33S.7 .716. In other words, taking 1915 as a normal year, the appropriations for 1918 are nearly fifty times as great.
 "The regular appropriations made by Congress for all government purposes for the fiscal year 1915 were $72o0O0,0o0, or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-11
Suffrage Amendment
 Wins in Lower House
Continued from Page one)

test, Miss Jeanette Rankin of Montana, who, as representative of suffragist state, was accorded the courtesy of not only controlling one-fourth of the time in debat but of making the opening speech, and Miss May Offtterdinger, of this city, who, as clerk of the woman suf- frage committee. sat beside it's chair man, Representative Raker of Cali fornia.
 VOTED QUICKLY
 The House met at Il o'clock this morn ing an hour earlier than usual, and be- gan consideration of the resolution under an agreement to close general de bate and begin voting at 5 o'clock in the afternoon. 1t was 6:25 o'clock when the final roll call began. and just 4s minutes later when Speaker Clark an- nounced the result.
 President Wilson's support is cred tied with changing many democratic votes The party divided almost even- ly. with a margin of two ayes. Until yesterday it had been assumed that a large majority of the democrats would oppose the resolution.
 COMMENT OF LEADERS
 Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catts, presi- dent of the National American Wom-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-11
Bank of France Statement

Paris. January 1o-The weekly state ment of the Bank of France shows the following changes: Notes in circulation increased 193669. 900 francs: treasury de- posits decreased 1S0 900 francs; general deposits decreased So, GOO francs; bills discounted decreased 900S2,000 francs; ad- vances decreased 447.00o francs; gold in hand increased 1909 600 francs; silver in hand decreased 719, 900 francs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-11
Forbes Succeeds Thompson

New York. January 10-W Cameron Forbes, former governor general of the Philippines. was elected president of the Navy league to succeed Col. Robert NJ. Thompson at a meeting of the directors of the organization here today. Colonel Thompson declined reelection after 10 years service because of i'll health and was made honorary president for life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-11
Government Agents Find Evidence of Continued Ef-
 forts of Enemy Aliens
SABOTAGE PLANS AND PROPAGANDA STOPPED
Hundreds of Self-Appointed Kaiser Lovers Are Still Active Through
 out Country

Washington, January 10 Through intercepted communl- cations and evidence found on a score or more of arrested aliens, government agents have discovered a concerted move ment to reorganize German sabotage and antiwar propa- paganda in this country.
 The movement was broken up and enemy activities now are believed confined to sporadic cases carried on largely by pro-German sympathizers without guidance from a central headquarters.
 This was disclosed today by gov ernment officials who declined, how ever to give all the details surround ing g series of measures recently taken to prevent the rebuilding of a unified enemy spy system It is known that about 30 Germans and few Scandnavians have been arrested on suspicion of complicity in the new plot The Germans have been interned and the Scandinavians sent out of the country. Some Americans are under watched.
 LEADERS WERE NEUTRALS
 The evidence gathered in the round up indicated that few leaders, whose identity has not been disclosed but who are believed to be neutral sub jects, tried to communicate with number of agitators located mainly in eastern seaports in industrial centers and in the extreme west to develop cooperation among them.
 Sabotage was to be conducted sys- tematically and propaganda for peace or dissemination of pessimistic war reports was to be stimulated under direction of a recognized head. There were indications also that the head quarters was to gather bits of in- formation from all parts of the coun- try and forward it to Germany through a north European neutral country by code communication carried by mem. bers of ship crews or other means.
 SELF-APPOINTED SPIES
 Hundreds of self-appointed spies are now believed to be at work in the United States, but officials disclaim that they worry much about them. Fires and explosions which have oc- cured recently are said to be the work of individual cranks, probably pro-German in their sympathies, but without direction of a master organi- zation.
 Officials explained today that it was inexpedient to make public all facts connected with recent discoveries, in- asmuch as there stil is danger of a reorganization of the spy system which was in operation when the Uni ted States entered the war
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-11
AWARE OF CRITICISM

"I make this statement" continued the secretary, fully aware that there have been produced before the members of this committee some expressions of doubt. difference of opinion and disap- proval. The war department has spent eight months hearing similar expressions analysing them, correcting the condi- tions out of which they grew. perfecting it's organization to prevent their recur- renee and all the while driving on to the accomplishment of the main task.
 My military associates and I appre- ciate the work which this committee has done and will value suggestions from the committee as a whole. from it's indi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-11
Uncle Sam Wants
 Army Ghost to Walk
 Monthly and on Time
Government Exerts Every Effort to Pay Off Fighting Men Promptly Committee on Pub lie Information Issues Second Statement Showing Earnings of Those Defend
 ing Democracy of World

0The the United States the committee public nfora
  risk bureau This ii the arly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-11

pay and service pay prevailing prior to June 1, 1917, when an act of Con- gress increased for the period of the war the pay of all enlisted men in amounts ranging from per cent to 50 per cent. Enlisted men on detached duty where no army quarters are available are allowed s15 month to cover housing expenses and also suit able allowance for subsistence and for heat and light.
 Officers pay ranges from the S141.67 initial pay received by second lieu tenant each month to the S10,00o q year for a general. Officers of the rank up to and including colonel re- ceive an increase of 10 per cent known as longevity pay, for each period of five years service, provided that such increase shall not exceed 40 per cent. Brigadier generals, major generals, lieutenant generals and generals re- ceive no increase for continuous ser- vice, but all officers while on foreign service receive an increase of 10 per cent in their base pay and longevity pay.
 QUARTERS FOR OFFICERS
 All officers are entitled to be fur nished public quarters, with fuel and light, but if these cannot be provided the officers receive quarters allow ances ranging from s24 month for a second lieutenant to $132 for a gen. eral exclusive of allowances for heat and light.
 Aviation officers of the signal corps or attached to that corps while on duty which requires them to participate reguluarly in aerial flights, are en- titled to an increase in the pay of their grade ranging from 25 per cent for aviation officers to 75 per cent for military aviators.
 For deeds of valor recognized by acts of Congress. officers and enlisted men receive certificates of merit en- titling them to an additional compen- sation of s2 per month.
 Both officers and enlisted men are retired at 75 per cent of the pay of the grade held at the time of retire ment enlisted men being entitled to retirement after 30 years service and they receive besides the pay $15.75 a month additional in lieu of allowances Officers are retired when they reach the age of GA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-11
CHIEF ACCOMPLISHMENTS

NOlht slilC SCSltNbiS gave lne IOtiOWl1 Is it's chief accomplishments:
 "1. A large army is in the field and in training; so large that fur ther increments to 1t can he ade- duate1y equipped and trained ..s rapidly as those already in train ing can be transported.
 "2. The army has been enlisted and selected without serious dis location of the industries of the country.
 '3. The training of the army Is proceeding rapidly and its spirit is high. The subsistence of the army has been above criticism; it's initial clothing supply tempo rarfly inadequate Is now substan- tinlly complete and reserves will rapidly accumulate. Arms of the most modern and effective Rind including artillery, machine guns. automatic rifles and small arms-have been provided by manufacture or purchase for ev- cry soldier in France and are available for every soldier who can be gotten to France in the year 1918.
 "4. A substantial army Is al- ready fin France, where both men and officers have been addition ally and specially trained and are ready for active service.
 "5. Independent lines of com municatiOn and supply and vast storage and other facilities are in process of construN. Ion in France.
 70. Great programmes for the manufacture of additional equip ment and for the production of new instruments of war have hN~u tnrvuxrIutaA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-11
Keep the Children We'll

To keep the little ones well, sturdy and happy, free of coughs, colds, croup, little levers and infamed throats. use Fo1ey's Honey and Tar. It is carefully made of selected rem- edies that loosen and break up q cough, stop croup and ease an aching inAamed throat, and it is clean of all narcotics.
 The prompt use of Foley g Honey and far is very helpful for whooping cough. and the restless feverish state that attends children's diseases.
 M. T. Davis. Bearsyillc. w. Va. writes: - ~One of my patrons had . small child taken with croup. They came to my store and bought bottle of FoIey's Honey and Tar and befors mornine the child was entirely recovered"
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-11
GENERAL REORGANIZATION

"On December i5, therefore. I was in position to announce a general reor- ganization, accomplishing the following results:
 T. Created war council upon which General Crozier, General Sharpe, Gen. eral Weaver, General Crowder, anl the
 hef of staff have been designated to sit with the Secretary of War, and the assistant secretary ot war and to which councilmen of capacity. either from the army, or from civil life will be added to from time to time. The purpose of the council is that it's members can take a large supervisory view of all ques- tions of organization and supply and give to the government the highest value of their talent and experience.
 70 Under General Wheeler, the ma chinery of the ordnance department is being thoroughly reorganized in prepara- tion for the new phase of its work upon which 1t is now entering, It's several operation will be conducted under the direction either of officers already in the service or by men specially chosen from civil life because of their experiences and capacity.
 "S. The quartermaster generals depart ment is in process of similar reorgani- zation. and subdivisioning under Gen. eral Goethals. Here also the efficiency of the department is being strengthened by the calling from civil life of men of the highest capacity to adminstrate cer- tain of it's great subdivisions
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-11

The total does not include family all lowances or compensation for disabili- ty of soldiers provided for in the in- surance act and paid through the war risk bureau.
 '"The intricate task of paying the iof- fcers and men of the army. made more difficult by the wide expansion of the past six months, is being satisfactor- fly accomplished" said the commit tees statment. "To prevent failure to meet the monthly compensation of every man in the service, no matter where he may be located, liberal sums are furnished the various disbursing quartermasters in order promptly to meet the army payrolls with their ex- traordinary demands for funds"
 Men serving in France are paid in French currency or by United States checks as they may elect, and all sol diers are paid at the end of each month, or as soon thereafter as possi- ble.
 PAY OF ENLISTED MEN
 The base pay of enlisted men ranges rom II1S SOU d 1HcHln IcSctNGd pS q private on entering the service to the $S1 per month received by senior grade quartermaster sergeants of the quartermaster corps, band leaders. master engineers of the senior grade and master hospital sergeants.
 Service pay for enlisted men, in- cluding noncommissioned officers, ranging from sS to s24 month, is al- lowed for continuous re-enlistments in the coast artillery extra pay rang ing from $2 month to $9 a month is allowed men when on special assign ments. Enlisted men in the signal corps, while on duty which requires them to participate regularly in air plane flights, if they have the rating of aviation mechanics. receive 50 per cent increase in their monthly pay.
 EXTRA FOR FOREIGN SERVICE
 Enlisted men. if serving in a for eign country, receive 20 per cent in- crease in pay computed on the base
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-11
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE

"A new view of the work of the coun- ei, is of course, an advisory body with out executive power. The members have severally the powers of their re- spective departments. The purpose of the council however, was a reconcillia- tion of conflicts and survey of the na- tional needs and resources. This pur- pose, 1t has served and is serving. The general munitions board and it's success sor, the war industries board, with their committees. was organized by the coun- Gil for the following purposes:
 q. Assign priorities as among the several departments of the government and the allied governments in their de-