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Effect on Individual Mines.

Virtually every mine in the anthracite
country could be held up as an example
o. how this essential labor has been
taken away. Fred Caldwell. superintend-
ent for the Reading In the Shamokin
district. pointed out handsome flagpole
erected at the Burnside colliery and re-
marked that It was intended for tho col
liery service nag.
How many stars?" he was asked.
Seventy" was the reply.
"Out OF how many employees"
About &c." he said.
In other words, Burnside has giver
more than 10 per cent. OF its working
force to the war.
WELL" said Edward Brennan, gen.
eral manager Of the Greenough Red Ash
Coal Company at Marion Heights and
possibly the most widely known man In
the coal country to-day. we can bea
that record, I think"
And the Greenough. which lies on a
mountain top near Mount Carmel. die
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1918-01-24
I,428'650 In U. S. ARMY
American Forces Six Times
Larger Than Ever Before

There were 1,428,650 enlist
ed men and 110,865 officers
in the United States Army at
the opening of 1918 more than
one and a half times as large
as any force ever before mob
ilized by this Nation, accord
ing to statement by Secre-
tary of War Baker.
During the war with Spain
the Army of the United States
at it's maximum strength ag-
gregated $4,000 men and of
ficers. The Army in the field
and in training now is practi-
cally six times as great as the
maximum number under arms
in the Spanish-American War.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1918-01-24
STABRS OFFICER

Jonesboro, Jan. 22.-Con-
stable w. l.. Pruitt of Nettle-
ton was badly cut on the hand
by a man named Joe Fleming,
who resisted arrest. Fleming
was charged with stealing
some meat from the woman he
boarded with in Nettleton and
brought it to a woman on Got
ton Belt Row." Pruitt traced
him to the woman's house and
found the meat. Fleming cut
Pruitt when he tried to arrest
him. Fleming was placed un-
der arrest charged with lar
ceny, resisting an officer and
assault to kill.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1918-01-24
Are We Worth Dying For?

the spirit the mothers work,
how we could conerve.
The farmers can do much to-
ward solving the food shortage
especially in regard to the
shortage of pork and pork pro-
ducts. They are being urged
to breed more sows and gifts
and to make an extra effort to
raise more pigs the coming
spring. The food administra-
ton states that there is a
shortage of Is per cent of hogs
which must be made up if pos
sible. There is absolutely no
danger of over-producing this
year. Every farmer who han
dies hogs should increase the
number of bred sows and gifts.
Every state in the Union which
is known as a pork producing
state is being called on to in
crease production, and in pro-
portion to their corn crop, for
mer production and other con-
ditions. The per centage re-
CURED varies from 5 per cent in
Continued on last page)
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1918-01-24
ARK ANSAS FACES
SMALLPOX FIGHT

If the spread of smallpox is
not checked Arkansas faces an
interstate quarantine, according
to DR.. C. C. Pierce, senior sur
geon in charge of the United
States Public Health Service in
Little Rock. DIR. Pierce says
several states have requested
tais action because smallpoxhas
been carried from Arkanas to
cities within their boundaries.
Among the states that are pro-
testing against the spread of
smallpox from Arkansas are
Missouri, Tennessee and Okla
homa.
DR.. C. w. Garrison, State
health officer, is aiding DR..
Pierce and will insist that all
school children be vaccinated.
Twenty thousand tubes of vac
cine, worth over $4,000 have
been donated by the United
States Public Service and will
be given to suchphysicians who
agree to vaccinate persons free
of charge. DR.. Garrison will
have charge of the distribution
of these tubes.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1918-01-24
WEATHER BREAKS RECORD
Oldest Inhabitant Cant Remem-
Der Anything to Beat II

The weather and the war
have been the chief topics for
several days but the weather
has had a little the best of it
and has been -meEe talked
about than the war.
The fifth heavy snow of the
season fell in Newark Monday,
while practically all of the
second, third and fourth was
still on the ground, and Tues
day mroning, the snow meas
ured 10 inches on level.
Zero weather, snow-bound
communities, impossible roads,
rivers and creeks frozen over,
four time the normal snowfall
for a whole year, business de-
moralized, schools closed, no
no wood or coal to be had at
any price is the situation this
section faced for several days.
The oldest inhabitant has
lost his occupation of telling
what happened when he was
a boy, for all admit that moth.
ing like this ever happened in
Arkansas before.
Conditions are improving
however, and today the wealth.
n is fairly respectable and the
snow is beginning to thaw 6
little.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1918-01-24
PROPOSE TO FORM
WOODROW COUNTY
Want Four Townships From
independence TO Help in
Forming New County

1t is reported from Searcy
that steps will be taken when
the legislature meets to form
a new county, to be known as
Woodrow county, and that If
this is done, Pangburn, which
20 miles from Searcy, on the
Missouri and North Arkansas
railroad and its name also will
be changed to Woodrow and
be made the county seat of the
new county.
The new county will be COM
posed Of six townships taken
from White county, two from
Cleburne county, four from In
dependence county, and two
from Jackson and will be
about 80 miles long by about
Is miles wide.
No doubt if the effort to
form a new county is made, 1t
will be an issue in the counties
mentioned above at the coming
primaries. It is said that some
citizens in the territory men
toned to be taken to form the
new county, will object, be-
cause of the additional expense
of maintaining a separate set
of county officers, and the
building of court house, Jail,
etc.
The matter has not been dis
cussed among the citizens of
independence county very ex-
tensively, and no doubt a Wig
orous protest would be made to
taking off any part of the
county to add to a new county.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1918-01-24
DESHA MAN ENDS
LIFE With SHOTGUN
Despondent Because of Lack
of Work and Inability to
Procure Food

A man by the name of Will
liams living on the Sam Wyatt
farm, near Desha, ended his
life by shooting himself in the
head with a shotgun.
The man came into the COM
munity with his family, about
year or two ago, and has made
his living picking cotton and
working on the farms near
Desha. The family was in need
of food, and he could find no
work to do, it is said, and late
in the afternoon he took his
gun and started out of the
house. 1t was thought by his
family that he was going rab-
bit hunting. Later report of
the gun only a short distance
from the house caused mem
bers of his family to investi-
gate, and they found him in q
nearby clubhouse, dead
He leaves a wife and six
children.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1918-01-24
NEGROES IN ARMY


Eight per cent of the 1885,
sos men registered under the
selective draft law are colored.
Of these nearly 100000 have
been called and more than 49,
600 have been certified for
service.
Out of every 100 colored
men called, SO were certified
for service and Ga were reject
ed, exempted or discharged,
while out of every 100 white
citizens called rs were certi-
fled for service.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1918-01-24
ADJOURNED COURT
Judge and Law Cannot Con
troll the Weatherman

Searcy, Jan. 22.-White Cir
cult Court convened here to-
day with Judge Jamison M
jackson of Helena presiding,
butadjourned on account OF
the weather until February 4.
The panel of neither jury was
complete, and few were in at
tendance, as the roads to the
country settlements are almost
impossible.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1918-01-24
AGED NEGRO FROZEN

Roe, Jan. 23.-Jud Fallom,
an aged negro was found fro
zen to death one and a half
miles west of this place early
Sunday morning by Hugh Cos
elhom, another negro. Fallom
was in town Saturday night
and was probably overcome on
his way home.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1918-01-24
ICE SINKS STEAMBOAT

Ice floes swooping down the
Mississippi river on the crest
of a three-foot rise due to the
breaking up of gorges in trib-
utary streams, caused three
steamboats,, the excursion
steamer, DeSoto and three gov
eminent towboas sink at
Memphis Tuesday.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1918-01-24
COURT is POSTPONED

Circuit Court, scheduled to
convene at Powhatan for the
western district of Lawrence
county next Monday, owing to
the scarcity of coal and inabil-
ity to get wood cut, has been
postponed until Monday, Mich.
20, by Judge Colefan.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1918-01-24
PHYSICIAN DROPS DEAD

Hoxie, Jan. 22.-Dr. C. E.
Pringle of Pocahontas died
very suddenly at $50 this
morning presumably of heart
disease. He was standing in
his room when he fell to the
floor and died instantly.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1918-01-24
SOLDIER BOY DIES

Virgil Arnold, one of the
young men of Newark to be
called under the selective SER
vice law died at Camp Beau
regard Monday of Meningitis.
He was in the first call of
young men from this county
and left here last fall for
CampBeauregard. He was mar
ried only short time before
he was called. The remains
were buried at the Akron Gem
etery Tuesday.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1918-01-24

Trade with the merchants
who advertise in the Journal.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1918-01-24
CROSS CATTLE ON ICE

J. w. Williamson of Bates
vile drove Sc head of cattle
across White river on the ice
at Ships Ferry, about 20
mile below Cotter, last Friday.
The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1918-01-24
BY ROBERT HILL

| RCCCAlly IliC Dooeoh i
cript asked the question, care
we at home worth dying for?'
| wonder how many have thou
/ ght of war conditions in that
light? Have you really given
this matter serious considera-
ton? Do you appreciate to
the fullest extent just what it
means to have the boys of our
families, our father, husbands,
or sweethearts doing every
thing in their power to win
victories in the war today?
Has it really been brought
home to you that these men
are offering their lives for us?
Then what can we in turn do
| for them? What can we do to
further the cause, to further
their efforts, and to make
them as comfortable as posi-
bic under the conditions which
they must live?
Most of the men who are
fighting today or who are in
the camps come from good
home surroundings. They
have been accustomed to home
life, where business, pleasure.
and home conditions each
played an equal part. They
are called away in almost a
moments notice and their liv-
ing conditions are changed en-
tirely. Imagine, those of you
who have not had the expert
ence, what these men must un-
dergo from such a sudden
change.
One of the finest branches
of the service which has done
much toward helping to make
camp life more pleasant is the
Y. M. C. A. | talked with one
of the Y. M. C. A. secretaries
just a short time ago, who is
stationed at one of our largest
environments where 100000
young men and boys are in
training.
He told me about the boys
getting up at $50 every morn
ing, with five minutes in which
to dress; after this they enter
upon the daily training, and to
the newcomer the routine is
not readily grasped. He was
| indeed proud of the fact that
50 per cent of the men in that
cantOnment are members of
I Bible classes. He also stated
that a number of the boys
never attended church at home
and that while some did not
take an interest in Bible study
at first, they soon fell in line.
The Y. M. c. A. is now making
arrangements to furnish every
man with a small Bible for
such study.
You can't blame the mothers
of our country for advocating
) the cause of the Y. M. G.. A.
when their boys write home
about the good things that are
being done for them by this
great institution. When you
i want to get real close to these
sacrificing mothers, help their
boy by giving to the YIN CA.
every time you have an oppor-
tunity. AS this man told about
the many little things he did to
help the boys out from day to
day, the mothers whose sons
were in the camp or at the
front wept and rejoiced. If
you want to see real conserva-
ton OF food, take a meal with
a woman whose son is in the
ranks. She is doing everything
lshe can to help her boy, and
| zkI l. L -
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-01-11
STRAW is WASTED ON FARMS
One of Feeds Ordinarily Thrown Away
or Permitted to Rot in Pile
Where Threshed.

One of the feeds ordinarily thrown
away is straw, which is wasted or per-
mitted to. rot in the straw pile where
threshed. The average straw crop
from the small grain harvest, when
properly takeT care of, stacked and
protected until fed out, will help won
derfully in the wintering of horses, cat
tie and sheep. Straw should be fed in
racks arranged so it can be forked
down to the stock fresh every day, and
the leftover and refused stuff thrown
out for bedding. Feed sparingly each
day, and what salt is given may be put
on the straw as light brine, just enough
to carry a slight salty taste; this will
add to the palatable quality of the feed
and induce it to be freely taken up by
all fodder-eating animals.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-01-11
WHERE MANURE YIELDS MOST
Greatest Profits May Be Expected
Where Fertilizer Is Placed on
Poorest Soils.

Greatest profits may be expected
from ton Of manure when it is used
on the poorest soil on the farm.
The value of ton Of manure when
used on soils of different fertility is
illustrated by two series Of plots at the
Ohio experiment station. Corn with
out any fertilizer or manure has yield
ed 48.O7 bushels per acre for IL years
in a rotation Of corn, oats and clover.
In another series not more than 40
rods away, the yield Of corn for 10
years has averaged only 35.17 bushels,
the other crops of the rotation being
wheat and clover. Originally the land
was the same, but its treatment previ-
Gus to the time these experiments be-
gan made this difference in fertility.
Eight tons Of barnyard manure with
800 pounds Of raw phosphate rock per
acre has produced an increase in corn
yield of 30.98 bushels on the poorer
soil. On the rich land the same appli-
cation with 1000 pounds Of raw phos-
plate rock has increased the corn crop
only 1880 bushels per acre. even though
three times as much Of the phosphorus
carrier was added. The total yield on
the manure land has been nearly the
same in both cases.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-01-11
GOOD SEEDED FOR ALFALFA


By M. A. BEEsoN, Oklahoma Expert
mental Station)
In preparing the seed bed for alfal-
ia you should begin year or two be-
fore you wish to seed by planting a
cultivated crop, keeping the ground
well cultivated and free from weeds.
Corn Is good crop to precede alfalfa.
The critical period Of alfalfa is the
first six weeks of the life Of the plant.
The ground should be plowed early
and deep. 1t should be free from
weeds and as free as possible from
weed seed. It should be well TILED,
but firm up to the surface when segti-
ed. Fall seeding in September with
out nurse crop is considered the sur
est method to follow. However, If
there is not a favorable season and
sufficient moisture in the fall, you may
sow at corn or cotton planting time in
the spring. From IL to Is pounds Of
seed per acre is ample If the seed is
clean and strong.
When it is sown with grain drill
attachment, on well-prepared seed bed,
and when sown carefully and not too
deep, from 10 to IL pounds of seed is
quite sufficient. The seed Is small
and does not need to be sown too deep
just so you get it into the moist
dirt.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-01-11
IMPORTANT TO Be ON TIME
Even the Biggest Men Of Affairs A.
range Their Business on Punctu.
atty az Safe Guide.

A young Kentuckian lost big for
tune by being 20 minutes late in keep
ing a business engagement, according
to the Christian Herald.
The cheerless old fellow with the
scythe always gets all that is coming
to him. And there is many bad scar
on our fortunes where he has had to
prod us up to the mark.
Time is cbean md we are ant TO
think we can fitch 1t as we will. But
1t is always ourselves we rob, not
time.
Maybe you can waste your own time
by being late in keeping engagements
and feel that the loss. if any. is your
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-01-11
TREATY PROVISIONS.

Included in the treaty provisions
are the following:
Article S-Russia agrees that the ad-
ministration of the mo,ssh of the DAN
ube be intrusted to European Dan
ube commission with membership
from the countries bordering upon the
Danube and the Back Sea. Above
Braila the administration Is to be in
the hands of the countries bordering
the river.
Article 9-Military laws limiting the
private rights of Germans in Russia
and of Russians in Germany are abol-
ished.
Article 10-The contracting parties
are not to demand payment of war
expenditures, nor for damages suf-
fered during the war, this provision
including acquisitions.
Article 11-Each party is to pay for
damage done within its own limits
during the war by acts against inter-
national Law with regard to the suo-
iects of other parties, in particular
their diplomatic and consular repre-
sentatives, as affecting their life,
health or property. The amount is to
be fixed by mixed commissions with
neutral chairmen.
Article 12-Prisoners of war who.
are invalids are to be Immediately re-
patriated. The exchange of other
prisoners is to be made as soon as
possible. the times to be fixed by a
Qerman-Russia commission.
Article 13-Civilian subjects IN
termed or exi,ed are to be immediate,
~ released and sent home without
cost to them. n
Article 14-Russian subjects of Ger
man descent. particularly German col
onists, may within 10 years emigrate
to Germany. with the right to liquidate
or transfer their property.
Article Merchantmen OF any Of
the contracting parties which were IN
ports of any other party at the be-
ginning Of the war. and also vessels
taken as prizes which have not yet
been adjudged, are to be returned or,
If that be impossible, to be paid for.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-01-11
LAYING CONCRETE IN WINTER
Such Indoor Work as Cellar Floors
and Barn Floors May Be Sue
cessfully Performed.

Indoor concrete work such as cell
lar floors and barn floors under cover,
may be done successfully in winter, If
proper precaution is taken to keep the
concrete from freezing. Fence posts
and concrete blocks may be made sue
cessfully indoors during the winter.
but outdoor work in concrete is not
advisable after the temperature is be-
low 45 degrees. If you have some out
side concrete work to do In cold
weather, you must keep the concrete
from freezing by heating the ingredi-
ents, using warm water and covering
so they will not freeze.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-01-11

! PLANTATION" Donald replied. II can't
see why we shouldn't have. It's too
reposterous-all that about the sea
devils and that harmless crank Mac
Beard, who used to have newspaper
rows with poor old Masterman. As
likely as not we1l see him haunting
the Inventors club when we get back,
quite ignorant of the part he has
played in our lives. You know dreams
do do that--they put inconsequential
people into absurdly important posi-
tions."
"But-hang it, Donald, how does
Miss Kennedy happen to be here2'
"Why, wasn't she on board the Be-
otia?" Donald replied. Eat any rate.
If it's all true, what have we got to
show for it?"
He had placed his arm across his
breast, and at that moment he felt the
crinkle Of dampened paper in his inner
pocket. He pulled out-the two pages
of Masterman's letter.
Donald unfolded it. It was quite
legible, in spite of the stains of sea
water; but now for the first time he
realized that he held not one page, but
two. They had become stuck together
in some manner. and Donald had not
perused the second page.
1t was IN the form Of a postscript,
and was the last sheet Of the original
manuscript, which Masterman, In his
Characteristic way, had inserted after
the first. He had written:
| But thank God, Donald. my boy. man
will triumph after all. thought the, mon
sters were invulnerable, that nothing
could oppose them. But the Lord knew
| what he was doing. when he made them.
fering for or man, Donald three s weeks Ea
| For the creatures live for. their queen:
they can hardly be said to have indepen-
dent life. They are sterile. IKE the bees.
weeks alone. When she dies the old
be captured. all will be well. The queen
has three weeks in which to grow to ma
turity. fulfil the purpose Of her existence,
what tragedy! OF course time may
seen seem longer to her, but we deem our ssy-
Donald ....
Inc letter ramDled on, but Donald,
without finishing 1t, handed it to Da-
vies, who read it and gave it back.
''If MacBeard had known that" he
began.
II think that IF is the rock on
which he foundered," answered DON
aid. "He worked out everything
automatically, but he ignored the
larger purpose Of the Creator"
aye. aye, STRIP interpolated Sam
Clouts, feeling in his pocket. eff you'll
excuse me, sir, that motorboat seems
wreck-proof, and I'd like. 10 see wheth-
er it's still in good enough order to
| take US home"
| Which proved to be the case.
(THE ENID
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-01-11
PEACE PLAN
TURNED DOWN
Veuton Emissaries Not to Be
Trusted.
PREPARATIONS FOR DEFENSE
An interruption To The Peace Pro
ceedinos While The Delegates Re
port Upon The Block That
Has Occurred.

Petrograd. The chances OF a sep
arate peace between Russia and the
Central Powers being effected seemed
remote, because OF what are regarded
as Germany's unreasonable demands.
Leon Trotzky, the Bolshevik foreign
minister, and his associates take the
stand that the Baltic provinces are in
reality under military pressure while
they continue to be occupied by Ger
many, and that their votes with re-
spect to peace must be ignored.
The Russian delegation upon its re-
turn from Brest-Litovsk Laid before
the Council of Commissioners at Pet
orgrad Genmany's demands, which
caused amazement and the declaration
that the council was not favorable to
acceptance. An elaboration of the
German position in letters and state
ments which followed the general
statement of terms showed that the
Germans hold that Poland, Lfthuania.
Courland, Livonia and Esthonia al
ready have defined themselves ma
tionally within the meaning of the
peace terms proposed and insist that
they shall not vote again.
The Germans also explained.
through General Hoffman, that Gen
many cannot evacuate Riga, Libau
and other occupied points until GER
tain that all Russia sanctions peace;
otherwise Gernany's enemies might
assist Ukraine or ether disaffected Sec
tions in opposition to the Central
Powers. ~.
The Russian peace delegation re-
turned to Petrograd and reported to q
joint session OF the central executive
committee Of Soldiers and Workmen's
Delegates and the Petrograd Council
of Soldiers and Workmen's Deputies
the progress of the negotiations with
the Austro-G Germans at Brest-Litovsk.
M Kameneff, member OF the Rus
sian delegation, read the German
terms, which he characterized as
showing the positive annexation plans
of the Central Powers, and he de-
clared they were unacceptable in their
present form. He added that the
terms had not been discussed.
"If after the resumption of negotia-
tions," the delegate said, "the Ger
mans insist upon these terms Russia
will conclude peace not with the Ger
man imperialists, but with the repre-
sentatives of the people, the Social
lists of Germany"