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RED CROSS SENDS AID.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 31.-Stll
without detailed information of the
earthquakes which destroyed Guate-
mala City, costing many lives and
100000 homeless, officials to
day prepared to send aid to the strfck-
en- sister republic.
While the American diplomats are
safe, archives Of the legation and con-
sulate are believed to have been lost
as the buildings are reported to have
been shaken to the ground. Unonhcial
advices indicate that the foreign col
ony escaped without loss Of life.
FOUR SHOCKS RECORDED.
Four earthquakes apparently have
shaken Guatemala City. Records on
the Georgetown University seismolog-
ical observatory instruments show
the first shocks we're felt on Christ
mas day shortly after midnight. A
second series Of shocks came about 9
a. m. on Wednesday Further shocks
were recorded on Friday at 4:23 p. M.
but the heaviest shock came at 5:57
p. m. Saturday. 1t appears that this
last disturbance was the one which
caused the most damage.
SHIP CARRIES SUPPLIES.
A shipload of Red Cross relief sup
plies. consisting Of 600 barrels of -four
and quantities. of clothing, disinfect-
ants and general foodstuffs will leave
New Orleans Thursday for Puerto
Barrios. 1t will be followed by
shipment on tents on another vessel
by the end Of this week.
Arrangements have been made by
the Red Cross for the furnishing aid
by the Guatemala chapter made up of
Americans throughout the republic
and directed by Alfred Clark. general
manager of the International railway
at Guatemala.
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Visitor to Stricken City
Estimates Dead at That
Number; Red Cross Sends
Relief Ship With Supplies I;
City is in Ruins.
$4,000 PERSONS ARE
WITHOUT SHELTER

New York, Dec. 31.-An estimate
that 1000 persons died in the earth
quake ruins at Guatemala City, Is con-
tanned in telegram received here
from the Central and South American
Telegraph company's manager at San
Jose, Guatemala, who returned to San
Jose from Guatemala City yesterday
afternoon. The message reads:
"The legation and American consul.
ates are badly wrecked. Forty per
cent Of the houses in the city are de-
molished; most Of the others have col
lapsed and are uninhabitable.
MARTIAL LAW IN FORCE.
The penitentiary, asylum and minis.
terial buildings are all wrecked. The
postoffice and large churches are de-
molished.
Martial law has been declared and
several looters have been shot. The
president of Guatemala has ordered
the inhabitants of the city to leave
Shocks continue at intervals of about
five minutes. The death toll is esti.
mated at 1000. All telegraph wires IN
the interior are again silent"
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ROME REPORTS VICTORY

Rome. Dec. S1--In the Monte Tombs
region on the northern front the
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Cleveland County herald. (Rison, Ark.) 1888-current, 1918-10-24
calm and cool and started talking right
away about what ship they would
probably be assigned to next.
CHAPTER XII.
A Pal Crucined.

When we got to "V' Beach on my
next trip the weather was really fine,
but it did not please us much, for as
batteries opened up on us and the
shell fire was heavier than any we
had been in before, though not more
effective. We drew in on bright
morning, about half past five or six,
with our convoy, the troopship Cham
payne, ahead of us and going slowly,
sounding all the way.
At this part of the shore there is a
dock about a mile and a half long,
running back into the country and
terminating in a road. The Cham
payne was making for this dock,
sounding as she went. Suddenly, when
she was within 500 yards of the shore,
I saw her swing around and steer in
crazy fashion. We began asking
each other what was the matter with
her, but we learned afterwards that
her rudder had been torn off, though
we never found out how, nor do think
anyone ever knew.
Then she went aground, with her
stern toward the shore and listed over
to port. You could see different arti-
cles rolling out and down the side.
Then her back broke. The quarter
deck was crowded with men half
dressed, with life belts on, jumping
over the side or climbing down. There
was an explosion and cloud of black
smoke broke over us, and for while
thought 1 was blinded.
All the time the shells were raining
In on us and on the Champagne.
When could see again saw the men
on the Champagne climbing down the
starboard or shore side. One chap was
going down hand over hand along a
stanchion, when another fellow above
him let go and slid right down on him.
The first man fell about thirty feet,
landing in the water with his neck
doubled under him. Our lifeboats and
launches were out picking up sur
vivors.
Those who got safely over the side
started to swim ashore, but when they
had gone only little way they found
they could wade in. When the water
was only up to their waists they came
upon barbed wire entanglements and
not a man got ashore that way but
was scratched and clawed and man
Cleveland County herald. (Rison, Ark.) 1888-current, 1918-10-24
Matthew Adams Service

The word "Anzac," as you probably
know, is made from the initials OF the
Australian and New Zealand army
corps. They had a regular town, called
Amaze, on the peninsula. At Suvla
bay and around Gaba Tepe the Anzacs
got further into the Turkish lines than
any other unit in the allied armies.
They were wonderful fighters.
BY this time the Turks were making
an attack, and all you could see TO
the front was one long line of smoke
and spouting earth. Then our guns
started and the noise was deafening.
1t was worse than in the turrets
aboard ship during an engagement.
My head rang for days after we left
the Dardanelles.
The Turks were getting better idea
of our range now and the shells were
falling pretty close to US, but finally
we tore in with the 14-inch navals
and ripped up three of their batteries.
In the lull that followed we made good
time and reached our front line posi-
tons at Sedd-el-Bahr during the after
noon.
The next morning we made our first
attack. 1 had had a bad night of it,
thinking about Murray, and when the
Cleveland County herald. (Rison, Ark.) 1888-current, 1918-10-24

time came there never was a chap
more glad to charge and get chance
at the enemy with the bayonet than
/ was.
We attacked according to program.
Time cards were issued to the officer
of each section, so that we would work
exactly with the barrage. To be ahead
Of, or behind the time card, would
mean walking into our own barrage.
The time of attack is called zero
that is, the minute when you leave
the trench. Some of the Anzacs said it
meant when your feet got the coolest,
but do not think they suffered very
much with trouble in the feet-not
when they were advancing, anyway.
The time card might read something
like this: First wave, zero, advance,
rapid walk barrage % in 10 seconds,
take first trench, O 20; second wave,
same as the first, pass first trench,
0:23; take second trench, O: 35. The
third wave is ordered to take the third
trench, and so on, for as many lines
as the enemy is entrenched. The other
waves might be instructed to occupy
Hill z, 2:0S, or dig in behind rock
II :45. Here, zero is understood, the
first figures standing for minutes and
the others for seconds. 1t might take
several hours to carry out the pro-
gram, but everything is laid out to
an exact schedule.
was in the sixth line of the third
wave of attack and zero was 4 80
a. m. Whistles were to be the signal
for zero and we were to walk to the
first line Turkish trench. AS we came
out our barrage fire would be burst
ing so yards ahead of us and would
lift 25 yards every 10 seconds. Our
stunt was to take advantage of it
without walking into it.
Cleveland County herald. (Rison, Ark.) 1888-current, 1918-10-24
A Different Matter.

Hold GA dar. sab !" omlnousIy COM
manded Brother Nappy. Hold on
tweli 'tcrrogates yo' on pussonal
question. How bout dem dar two dol
labs paid 20 last week for dat stuff
to take de kinks out'n muh hairy
duplicated 1t prezackly accawdin' to
de obituary on de bottle, and den set
back and waited for de merricle to
be puffawaed. and-huh! 1t never
untwisted a single strand O. muh hair.
SQuar' ys.Scif, sab; squar yo'self. or
I'll bust ~ wide open and leave 20
In tive pieces, enc on each side O. de
path |"
saw, sku0lRs, sab Yo' dunnuh what
yo' tanEin' 'bout. never promised dc
wondsrfxl remedy would take de kinks
out'A W wool; dcss guaranteed
'twouid. Ys' AMT got no comeback
a-taN f"-,Kansas City Star.
Cleveland County herald. (Rison, Ark.) 1888-current, 1918-10-24
GIVE CALIFORNIA SYRUP OF FIGS
AT ONCE If BILIOUS OR
CONSTiPATED.

Look at the tongue, motherl If
coated, 1t is a sure sign that your lit
tie ones stomach, liver and bowels
needs a gentle, thorough cleansing at
once.
When peevish, cross, listless, pale,
doesn't sleep, doesn't eat or act natu-
rally, or is feverish, stomach sour,
breath bad; has stomach-ache, sore
throat, diarrh@a, full of cold, give a
teaspoonfui of California Syrup OF
Figs" and in few hours all the foul,
constipated waste, undigested food
and sour bile gently moves out of the
little bowels without gripping, and you
have well, playful child again.
You needn't coax sick children to
take this harmless fruit laxative !"
they love its delicious TASTE and 1t
always makes them feel splendid.
Ask your druggist for bottle OF
california Syrup of Figs" which has
directions for babies, children of all
ages and for grown-ups plainly on the
bottle. Beware of counterfeits sold
here. 20 he sure you get the genuine,
ask to sec that 1t is made by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Company" Refuse
any other kind With contempt.-Adv.
Cleveland County herald. (Rison, Ark.) 1888-current, 1918-10-24

Il
There was never time when the sao-
7i2r5e and the help of women were more
1tpceclatcd than at the@pIesent time.
Hamei' should learn war-nursing and
nursing at home There is no better
way than to study thef new edition Of the
Common Sense Medical Adviser -
With chapters on First Aid, Bandaging,
anatomy, Hygiene, caro- Of the Sick
Diseases Of Women, Mother and Babe, the
Marriage Relation-to Be had at Some
lnig-stores or send SOC. to Publisher, 654
" asblngton Street, Buffab, N. Y.
II a woman suffers from weak back,
nervousness or diszinessn pains aflict
Ter, the best tonic and corrective is ono
aade up Of native herbs and made with
7at alcohol, which makes weak women
'trong and sick women well. It Is the
prescription of DIR. Pierce, used by him
n active practice many years and now
sold by almost every druggist ia the
and, IN liquid or in tablets. Send Dr..
Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y, 1Oc for trial pkg.
pr. Picrce's Pleasant Pellets are also best
sor liver and bowel trouble.
frten, otia-.I ara pleased TO have the
chance to tell that DR.. Ferces Favorits Prescrip.
zion did wonders for me- Last year durins
aEPectancy was so poorly and was getting -
weak that coudn't do my housework until
friend told me of 'Fsyorite Prescription. Afte9
taking four bottles WINS 90 much better didn'e
eel ike the same person. Our baby is now ssvso
nontss old and although he had the whoopdne
cough last winter he weighs nineteen pounds.
VIII advise all expectant motheD to ~
Fs'orite Prescription for Il did 30 much for NJ
AN sure il will for them
--Nrs Ied NsAeGb
Cleveland County herald. (Rison, Ark.) 1888-current, 1918-10-24

gled horribly. Some of them that l
saw afterwards We're just shredded
along the sides of their bodies like
coconuts. A great many of them,
though, were killed by shrapnel while
they were in the water.
On board the Cassard our guns had
been busy all the time, and it was not
long before we put one enemy bat
terry out of commission. We had suf-
fered bit, too, but not enough to
worry us. There were about 5000 men
on the Champagne. think, and at
least third were killed or drowned,
and the casualties must have been
almost two-thirds. The ship was just
mass of wreckage.
They called for landing party from
the Cassard. and officers asked for
Cleveland County herald. (Rison, Ark.) 1888-current, 1918-10-24

Knew His Business.

Charles FrOhman was entering one
of his own theaters one day, when the
doorkeeper, whe had never seen him.
refused him admission. J. M. Barrie,
the author. was with him. Much to
Barrie's amazement, Frohman did not
make his identity known, but turned
away.
''why Ia the world didn't you tell
the man who you were?" asked Barrie.
"No," answered Frohman; "it would
have Inundated him half to death
He's good man, all right. Knows his
business
Cleveland County herald. (Rison, Ark.) 1888-current, 1918-10-24

Vegetable Compound cured me so | did
not need the operation, and am telling
ali NV friends about it. Mrs. A. w.
BlN2ER, Black River Falls, Wis.
1t is just such experiences as that OF
Mrs Bfn2er that has made this famous
,oot and herb remedy a household word
from ocean to ocean. ANY woman who
cutters from Inflammation, liberation,
displacements, backache, nervousness,
irregularities or " the blues" should
not rest until she hes given it trial,
and for special advice write Lydia y.
pinkharn Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass.
Cleveland County herald. (Rison, Ark.) 1888-current, 1918-10-24
DEPEW FINDS HIS PAL, MURRAY, HAS BEEN MADE A VIC
TIM OF HUN FRiGHTFULNESS.

SynopsisAb N Dpew author of the story tells of his
In the United States which he attained the rank of chief
officer world he
receives his honorable discharge from the and he leaves for
France with determination enlist
his
him the
the
at Dxmude He lover the top and gets his first German in
While caught
fight
hospital After recovering
the
There the wonderful work of the British and French the
Gallpoh campaign
Cleveland County herald. (Rison, Ark.) 1888-current, 1918-10-24

SaVo0 me from an
operation, I cannot
say enough in praise
oft. IsuTered from
organic troubles and
my side hurt me SO
| could hardly be up
from my bed, and /
was unable to do my
housework. l had
the best doctors in
Ecu Claire and they
wanted me to have
an operation, but
I,vSis r.. Pinkham'a
Cleveland County herald. (Rison, Ark.) 1888-current, 1918-10-24
DepeW goes over the top in an
attack on the Turkish trenches
and has some close calls before
he gets back to his own lines.
Don't miss reading about it in
the next instaIlment.
(To BE CONTINUED.J
City DwelIer and the Tin Can.


Here is an astonishing fact" writes
Harry S. Stabler in Everybody's,
(which the proper authorities will veri-
fly for you:
'"Thirry per cent of the business of
the wholesale grocers of the entire
country is in canned goods. In the
wholesale houses of New York. Chi
cage, Philadelphia and other large cit.
les, foods make up 40 per cent of the
business.
1.-THE fact is that, if you were to
take the tin cans out Of any CITY of
the first or second class, the inhabi-
Sfants would begin to starve almost at
once That means, of course, that
those cities could not have grown SO
large. without food conserved in tins,
Cleveland County herald. (Rison, Ark.) 1888-current, 1918-10-24
.'arter'S Iron Pills
III restore color TO the faces of
those who lack Iron in the blood,
rs most paie-faced people do.
!; n llEE 3 ssssVxKsNzsEM1MN
Somewhat Dared.

There's man on my beat In
ozed condition" reported the patrol
ian.
What seems to be the tasoQsble?" In
uired the Inspector.
HE says something struck him, but
e doesn't seem to know just what"
Probably it was political land
ide. kansas City Journal.
Cleveland County herald. (Rison, Ark.) 1888-current, 1918-10-24
Eittlnn Use.

"What Is that cavernlike receptacle
for?" 81 rather think 1t Is for
peach pitt"
Cleveland County herald. (Rison, Ark.) 1888-current, 1918-10-24
Chance of Mind,

"Jim's always used to making him
elf out younger than he rs.
Doesn't he do 1t now!"
Not since the draft registry"
Cleveland County herald. (Rison, Ark.) 1888-current, 1918-10-24

When Baby is Teething
stOVES BABY BOWEL MEDICINE WIFI correct
oPs@ n and Bowel troubles Perfectly harm.
8as lreeHons on the bottle
Cleveland County herald. (Rison, Ark.) 1888-current, 1918-10-24

Gnlcss n man has faith in himself
tere is not much hope for him.
Cleveland County herald. (Rison, Ark.) 1888-current, 1918-10-24
THIS WOMAN
SAVED FROM
AN OPERATION
By taking Lydia z. I inkhana's
Vegetable Compound, One
of 1 thousands of Such Cases.

Black River Falls, Wis. -"As Lydia
r. pipkharn's Vegetable Compound
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-03-15
VALLEY TOWNS
FOR" HOSPITAL
HEARTY WELCOME AND A NASSUR.
ANCE OF HELP ARE GIVEN
HOSPITAL WORKERS.

III Brownsville responds ~ the need with
the same spirit OF community unseii>hne~>
that other Valley towns yesterday accord
eel the movers III the plan for Valley Hos
nital then the success Of the movement j,
assured. That Brownsville VII respond
j. undoubted for tine Board of City Deve,-
opment and the Rotary Club have endorsed
it.
Yesterday Mrs Agnes Browne. who ha~
agreed TO finance large portion of the en-
tcrpri~e provided the citizens do Their part.
and ID. l.. Spero visited several Valley
towns I'm every town visited they were
accorded i hearty welcome and were gwen
actual assurances of assistance The
business men listened to Mr. Spero'- talk
on teh neds of the Valley for the hospital.
and agreed with him most heartily upon
h.> statement that town differences and
iealoii~ier should he forgotten and the Val
ley become zone for all and al for one"
AT San Beniio aMvor George Toolan and
George Wnsor told the visitor, that that
I've littlecify city could and would raise
S25OO for the project AZ l.aFena Harry
McNie told Mrs Browne and Mr.. Spero
that the chief difficulty with their live
wires" would hc to- keep them from sub
~cr;hing to more than the $500 asked Of
them
Mercedes. the next stop. a.red to furn Sh
$1,000 ~ The project Walter Mcneil. Mr..
lIovt of the Tribune and f. f.. Edwards
will conduct the campaign for funds. Mr..
I'lait ut San Juan said that hi town was
-nod for at leaSf 5000 and that he would
take the matter NJ viii hi~ Chamber If
Commerce Ai lharr l.. J. Polk c. G. Me-
titc and j. A. Coak said that. raising 800
would be an easy matter for the Pharr
boo~terS.
AT McA'ien the town some one has MEX
named Live Nilc-on-th the Move $500
will be raised BY Mayor Archer, DIR. o.
borne of the Chamber of Commerce and
Mr. Horne Of the bank.
At NJ ~~ion no other than the famous
Iohn ii. Sharv. president of the Chamber
of Commerce and founder Of the famous
'.Sharvland." agreed 10 raise $500.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-03-15
House Passes The
Stuff. Primaro Act.

AUSTIN. Texas. March 15.-Thc house
Of representatives today passed. under Il
suspension of rules the bill giving women
the right to vote in primaries and nominal
ing conventions, the vote was 81 To 81. The
bill now goes to the senate. Numerous
amendments were voted down.
Representative Thompson sent up an
amendment providin. that every member
of the house he given a dress and bonnet.
The speaker declared this 10 be out of or
der. Representative Metca fe. author of
the bill. said that the registration of women
would serve 10 keep the women im the rural
districts from voting. Representative
Bryan thought that 'any woman who ap-
preciaed her rights TO vote won't object to
AesS'Fs<ns.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-03-15
Klebe g Co. Gives End
Son Democra"y's Cause

klNGSNILI.E. Tex, March 15.-Mr
and Mrs. Robert Hansen. livin. three miles
southeast of kingsvillc, received Il tcle-
gram that their son. lIeimcr. died in the
Naval Hospital at Philadelphia. Pa. on
Sunday. from an operation of appendicitis.
lie was born September ,. 1895.
lie was 4 machini>t> mate. second class.
and enlisted April 20. lol7, and after com
pletIng hi training was assigned to the
steamship Delaware and later transferred
10 the steamship Michigan lie wa, at
home on a visit the latter part of January
When ~ home he was in good health
and enjoying the work in the navy. lie
was u member of the local Machini.t's
Union and q member of the Lutheran
church. lie i the second Kleberg county
boy 10 die in service. Funeral will he con
Quoted at the Methodist church on arrival
Of the body.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-03-15
:, C0BOL|N|
WILL LEAD
next DRIVE

Louis Coholini. until recently secretary
of the Board of City Development, will
head the next Red Gross war fund drive
that starts in May. Mr. Cuboln am
nounced today that he would accept the
responsibility. During the first campaign
Mr. Cobolni rendered yeoman service in
soliciting funds and the Red Gross i for
iunate IN securing him for the manager.
MIR. Cobolini will leave IN u few days for
Il short vacation to be- spent visiting hi
son. Joseph. in Galveston. and inspecting
property Interests IN Victoria county.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-03-15
ACTION Of CONGRESSOPENS
DOOR TO GERMAN POLICY
JAPANESE MAY INTERVENE

PETRoGRAD, Thursdav.-The Russian
Soviet congress M Moscow has ratif ed
the q, rman peace treaty by q vote OF 453
10 30. Representatives Of MI professional
units resigned from the Bol-hviki after the
vote. This actio clears the way for an
OF allied intention regarding
japanese intervention i'll Siberia and gives
Germany vast political opportunities for
potical mn economic penetration Of Rus
Sia.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-03-15
BOULDER HITS
TRAIN, z ARE
KILLED RESULT

HARRISBURG. Pa March 1.-Two
women were killed and fifteen persons
were injured early this morn NJ when 4
boulder struck two puliman~ on Penn
~NlNanIa railroad train near here
Railroad otfIrIa' say that the steel ears
prevented heavy loss ~ life III b. e~ti-
mated that one WI tch rocks weighed TWEEN
~ ton~ and would have to be- dynamiled in
order ~ remove II from the road bed
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-03-15

LONDON, March 15.-The consumption
Of intoxicanis in Great Britain. owing to
the reduction instituted by the government,
j. now only one-third what il was four
ve~rS ago. Ilovd George declared in an
address to church men at the City Temple
lie said that no spirits were being manu-
faeinrna NJ ALL The Premier reiterated
that il il ever became question of choo~-
ing between bread and beer the government
would not hesitate a moment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-03-15
SMASH ENEMY AT HOME
Pershjnu.

CHICAGO, Ill.,. March Is Smash
German propaganda at home and we
viii! smash the German line here"
General John ]. Pershing told Charles
Whitehair. Y. N. C. A. worker who just
returned from France. Whitehair char
acterized the recent reports of internal
labor troubles in Germany as aimed
at slowing up Americas war prepara-
tiOns.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-03-15
DUTCH SHIPS
WILL CARRY
FOOD STUFF


WASHINGTON. March l5.-The Dutch
shipping which the United States will take
over Will hc U~ed chiefly for the tran,poi.-
tins viii - \ long WAY toward relieving the
food shortage in the allied countries
Wheat for Argentine and meat from the
United States will be the principal com
modltie- moved by the ships.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-03-15

LONDON. March Notice has been
served on Holland by TIE United States
and Great Britain regarding the taking
over of Dutch ships. The German press
has been thrown nito q towering rage and
demands that Germany take most drastic
counter measure if Holland gives way to
the allies
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1918-03-15
Arkansas Bank Is
Robbed of $2.500

FORT SMITH. Ark. March l5-The
bank "f Wn~'ow. forty miles north Of here
wa>robbed this mornin. of between $1,000
and $500. The robbcr- held up the cash
Ter and escaped IN horseback.