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The Prescott daily news., 1918-02-21
EVERY COUNTY SHOWS
 INCREASE IN ASSESSMENT

Little Rock, Feb. 21.--In ten years the assessed valuation of real and per- sonal property in the state of Arkan- sas has increased from $32S, ,232 ,673 in 1907, to S522 ,961, 1899. in 1917, being an increase of $194, ,72S,926. Of this in- crease, $72,S70,365 was made last year, the assessment of 1916 being $45O,091, ,234.
 This increase in largely attributed to the activity of the Arkansas Tax Commission in the enforcement of the new assessment laws.
 Every county in the state shows an increase in it's assessment over last year except Searcy, which elbows a decrease of $18,436.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-02-21
LOW POINT PASSED
 IN SHIP TONNAGE
More Vessels to Transport Unit ed States Troops and Supplies Will Be Available Until the War Ends.

Washington, Feb. 20-Overseas ship tonnage available to America and the allies passed it's low point about February l, several weeks ear Her than shipping experts had pre- dicted.
 Officials believe the upward curve will continue until the war ends un- less unforeseen difficulties are encount- cred.
 Attention is called to the satisfac- tory results of the campaign against submarines, to the fact that govern nent ships are coming from American yards and to the progress of negotia- tions for neutral vessels to be used in the non-hazardous trades to release other shipping for overseas carrying.
 When experts first plotted the curve of the tonnage supply, taking into consideration the greatest sue cess of submarines and all possible contingencies in the domestic situa- tion, they found that the number of vessels available for transporting troops and for feeding the allies would be lower toward the end of this month than at any other period. Just how close to the danger point that would be, they would not say.
 For the last three weeks the charts of the Shipping Board have shown a steady upward trend. Officials believe from now on new factors will aid rather than retard efforts to put more ships into service. Chief of these will be restriction of imports, made effective February 16, the results of which will not be available for weeks. If more ships are needed they will be withdrawn from neutral trade and commerce with those countries thus curtailed.
 Officials declined to say what is the dominating factor in checking the de cline, but optimistic opinions ave held regarding the anti-submarine cam paign.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-02-21
CLARENDON NEGRO IS
 FIRST TO WEAR KHAKI

Little Rock, Feb. 21.-C. B. Battle, a Clarendon negro, has the distinction of having been the first negro to wear the khaki after the mobilization of troops began at Fort Logan H. Roots. He says that he was born a slave in North Carolina, and that he heard the cannons roar in the war between the states. He does not know just how old he is, but thinks he is about 65. He is bootblack, assistant chaplain, and general factotum about division headquarters at Camp Pike, under Maj. Dukes. He and three sons en- listed in the Sanish- American war, and he has two sons in the National army. He draws the pay of a ser geant, and has the confidence of the white officers. His chief desire is to get a chance to fight the Germans, and he assures all hearers that he will make it hot for the kaiser if he gets chance at him. He has written a song about the war, words and music, "The President and the Kaiser" which he sings in an old camp-meeting melody. The last verse and chorus run like this:
 The black boys of America did not
 want to fight,
 Uncle Sammy said, come on, boys, you
 know I'm in the right.
 Chorus
 Oh, Lord, don't leave us, Teavens
 God be with us, And guide us on our way.
 There are several other stanzas tell ing what they propose to do to the Bosche if they get an opportunity.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-02-21
GERMAN MARCH
 THROUGH RUSSIA
 GOES RIGHT ON
Occupy Esthonia and Advance Over Line 300 Miles Long Slavs in Grip of Invader and Civil War.

New York, Feb. 20.-German in- vasion of Russia continues unimpeded Apparently there is to be no cessation in the eastward march of the enemy until the Russian Bolsheviki govern ment submits to the desire of the Teu- tons for a peace (which corresponds with our interests" as expressed by the German foreign minister.
 Southern Esthonia has been entered by troops from German warships in the Gulf of Riga or from Moon or Oesel Islands lying off the shore and a base established from which opera tions may be carried on against Reval, an important port on the Gulf of Fin land. Northeast and east of Dvinsk the Germans are advancing along the railroad lines leading to Petrograd and Smolensk. The invasion is in progress over wide areas with the Germans taking prisoners and guns, rolling stock and other booty in large quantities. The line over which the Germans are operating from Southern Esthonia to Lutsk, is more than 800 miles long.
 Scant heed has been taken by the military authorities of Germany of the frantic announcement of desire on the part of the Bolsheviki govern ment for a peace on Germany's terms. Except for a demand by the German commissioner at Brest- -Litovsk that an authentic copy of the Bolsheviki docu- ment of equalization, signed by Le- nine and Trotsky, be sent him, no at tention has been paid to the Bolshe-- wiki surrender.
 Tn the Reichstag, the erman for eign minister has volubly announced his distrust of Russia's pacific inten- tions and declared that Germany must see to it that peace and order prevail in the occupied regions of her eastern frontier, As sop to the people of Germany who are opposed to Germany making further war aggression. how ever, the foreign minister said Ger many still is ready for peace in the East which would protect German interests.
 Not alone in Germany but also in Austria Hungary, the recommence- ment of hostilities is unpopular with the masses who, tired of the war. had hoped that with the abject surrender of Russia general peace was nearer. Leading newspapers in both Germany and Austria Hungary evince disap- pointment over the invasion and sev- eral of the most influential journals desire to know who was responsible. The newspapers in Austria-Hungary unanimously oppose their country making further war against Russia.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-02-21
Mayors Proclamation

pbce  young, purchase stamps. whereas  W me met "e Randolph the of to the duty February2
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The Prescott daily news., 1918-02-21
RECRUITING OFFICER FOR
 ENGINEERING BATTALION

Little Rock, Feb. 21-The governor yesterday appointed J. w. Haynes of Camden, as a recruiting officer for the engineering battalion now being rais- ed in the state.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-02-21

If you are not buying any thrift stamps, nor encouraging your children to buy any, is it because you have no money or that you are not much of an American? Which ?-Galveston News.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-02-21

Justices of the peace can secure their blanks at this office. If you can't come after them. write us and we will mail them to you.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-02-21

We invite your patronage because we know what we can serve you to our mutual advantage. Guthrie's.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-02-21

This is registration week for women and all are requested to sign at the Red Cross work rooms in Scott's Hall
The Prescott daily news., 1918-02-21

War Savings Stamps are so small that the rich may pass them by; but to win this war, all must help Thrift Stamps are for you and I.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-02-21

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Evening star., 1918-06-09
BRITAIN ENCOURAGED
BY INCREASED SHIPPING
New Yards and Extensions Bring
Increased Output During
Month of May.
By the Associa ted Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 6.-"The return OF
new merchant ships completed in
May" says the Times, SHOWS a great
advance on the previous month, and
this is not the only proof of the
energy now being thrown into ship
building The account of new ship
yards created where three months
ago there was nothing but open fields
is another evidence. There has also
been a great deal of enterprise in
the extension of existing yards. These
achievements afford proof that the
industrial energy Of the country is
not exhausted and has an abundant
reserve force.
"Other items of news point to a
general increase of activity In ship
building, not only here but in the
United States and Canada, an activity
which will certainly be stimulated by
the new German offensive off the
American coast.
According to the chairman of the
imperial munitions board there is un-
der construction in Canada one-quar-
ter OF the total merchant tonnage
produced by the United Kingdom In
completed this year. That is a re-
markable achievement for country
in which, ten years ago, shipbuilding
hardly existed in embryo. All this en-
terprise will bear fruit in due course,
and before this time next year the
shipping position will be totally diff
ferent from that of today.
There has been general progress
sive Improvement in regard to the
rate of losses in the past twelve
months, and it now is quite certain
that at some future but no longer
distant date, the replacement will
overtake the losses and the balance
then will incline positively and
promptly to the right side. But that
time has not yet arrived, and mean
creases and must be expected to in
crease.
1.-THE spirit Of emulation which has
entered the yards cannot fail to
stimulate production, but 1t needs di-
rection into the right channel. Opin-
ions differ about the recent rivet driv-
ing competition. 1t Is not so much in
Individual feats Of skill and endur-
ance that competition should be ap-
piled, but in the combined work of
the yard.
Direct comparison of output in a
given period is impracttcable, because
conditions vary indefinitely. But that
does not apply to the test of grit
offering prizes for the highest per-
centage of time Of work out of g.
possible maximum. This seems to us
to be the best suggestion yet made
for utilizing the sporting spirit in the
yards"
Evening star., 1918-06-09
NORWAY PLANS AIR MAIL
TO ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND
Correspondence of the Associated Press.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
LONDON. May 2s.-A big step for
ward in commercial airplane communi-
cation is proposed from Norway in a
plan to inaugurate at once regular
air mail service between Stavanger and
Aberdeen.
The submarine warfare has made the
sea mails irregular across the North sea,
and the scheme for an airplane service
is being energetically pushed forward by
a Norwegian company with the backing
of the Norwegian government. The
journey across the North sea has already
been made in five hours, and 1t Is esti-
mated that, in a regular service, the Or
dinary average time would be under four
hours and half.
The British government, while 1t has
no airplanes to spare for such purposes
in war time, is prepared to give the
Norwegian company every facility. The
belief Is general here that the British
Isles should be the most important
center for airplanes communication
between nations after the war.
Italy and England in seven hours Is
already an accomplished fact, and Amer
lea to Britain in sixteen hours has been
recently predicted by British experts as
almost certain to come within five or
SIX years."
Evening star., 1918-06-09
'REBREATH|NG MACHINE
WILL CLASSIFY A|RMEN
Produces All the Sensations of As.
cending and Descending-Alti-
tude Fatigue the Jinx.

FORT WORTH. Tex. June 8-By a
"rebreathtng machine" here. the first
of it's kind to be established by the
United States government or any of
its allies anywhere. aviators flying
under the Stars and Stripes hence
forth will be classified according to
their ability to thrive in high alti-
tudes.
The machine is in research labora-
tory at Barron aviation field and is in
charge of Lieut.. G. II. Hanson. W. w.
Thomas and James Blair. who arrived
in Fort Worth recently from Mineola,
N. Y. 1t produces all the sensations
of ascending and descending and has
been in use by the German air serv-
ice. it is said, for five years.
Henceforth no pilot from any of the
local fields will be assigned to active
duty overseas until he has passed the
classified according to his ability to
Withstand altitude fatigue. Expe-
rience has taught that many air cas-
ualties are due to this fatigue. One
man will be SO affected that he will
faint. Another will go along with his
flying mechanically and with his mind
so dulled that he cannot plan or exc
cute an attack on an enemy. Still an
other will become stupid and his
nerves will not react to the excite
ment Of battle.
The pilots will be divided into three
classes. In the first class will be
placed airmen who are never affected
by altitude fatigue and who can as
eend and fight anywhere their planes
will mount.
In the next class will be those whose
mental faculties are dulled by high
altitude.
And in the last, or third, will be
those who faint under the stress.
Evening star., 1918-06-09
REBUKES USE OF ENGLISH
IN PLACE OF GERMAN
Cologne Volkszeitung Calls the
Latter Language "Good, Hon
est and Beautiful
Correspondence! of the Associated. Press.

AMSTERDAM. May 2s.-What the
newspaper characterizes as %he filthy
and treacherous Teutonic habit of
speaking English instead of good,
honest. beautiful German" Is con-
demned by the Cologne volkszeitung.
thus:
Thousands among US would rather
tie their tongues into knot over an
Irish stew than use the good German
word 'gulasch.' Is it really indispen-
sable that the English should teach US
how to eat and drink?
"In our dwelling houses there are
stores there is a 'dining-room, we
still incumber ourselves with 'shawls.
slips sweaters and other fashion
able things The German young wom-
an knows exactly what is fair and
addresses her as my dear and the
honest German 'handedruck' is de-
graded into shake hands
"At parting it sounds SO much more
distinguished to say farewell than
Iebewohl,' and on returning it is the
correct thing to say How do you do?
in answer to which instantly comes
the retort, Very WELL" which is sup
posed to be more cordial than our
'vorzuglich.'
these lamentable lapses could be
multiplied into the infinite, for there
is not a single department of Ger
man life which they have not invaded.
German people, pray. oh. pray. do
honor your own glorious German
mother tongue and uproot the vapid
English from your memory.
Evening star., 1918-06-09
BRITISH PAPER PRAISES
/. TRAITS OF AMERICANS
Tells of the High Esteem in Which
England Holds the U. S.
Soldiers and Sailors.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 2s-The high esteem
in which England holds the Areri-
can soldier and sailor is reflected al
most daily by the London press. One
paper devotes a long article to Amer
lean qualities as exhibited by Fire
man NJ, champion light heavy
weight boxer Of the United States
Navy. Tho writer watched him in a
contest with the champion of the
British grand fleet.
"One was forcibly reminded" he
says, "how exceedingly impolite we
are on the surface, and how thor
oughly goodnatured. The latter quail
ity was responsible for the applause
which greeted the appearance of the
neutrality-suspicious. far louder than
that accorded to our own champion.
"It swelled to roar as he sprang
up on the stage where the ring was
fixed. 1t is not the custom in the
British navy for even a popular ia
vorite to acknowledge the cheers
which greet him. The correct proce-
dure is for him to dive quickly into
his corner, where his seconds i'm
mediately surround him and hide him
from view.
mot so the American. He merely
did what ne was accustomed TO 90
at home-paused. a solitary figure in
a well worn dressing gown. and bow
ed-not as a hotel manager or a shop
walker bows. but with little shy bows
which were quite delightful to those
of us who knew something Of his
battling reputation.
'aThe American did not win; he
fought a magnificent. clean fight. and
was beaten on points But 1t was
good to SEQ tho real pleasure with
which he congratulated the better
man."
Evening star., 1918-06-09
j. 5. MACHINE GUNS
SPEAK, FRENCH WIN
Cooperation Shown in Hot
Battle With Enemy at
Banks of Marne.
BY PAUL SCOTT MowRER.

BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER.
Cablegram to The Sunday Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1918.
brief report has already been made in the
press dispatches of the cooperation Of French
and American troops. which is described at
length in the following cable dispatch.l
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES,
June 5.-A splendid example of Fran
co-American cooperation was shown
in the destruction Monday night of a
bridgehead the Germans had thrown
across the Marne at the village Of
Jaulgenne, dozen kilometers east
of Chateau Thierry. The river here
flowing in the plain. describes deep
curve northward, thus allowing the
German fire to command the ground
inclosed by the curve. One other de-
tail: On the French side parallel with
the river runs a railway which is
steeply embarked against floods.
Occupied by Entire Battalion.
Saturday night the Germans threw
pontoons across the river and, shield
ed from the French fire by the embank-
ment. succeeded in establishing a few
detachments on the south bank. The
following night they increased the
number OF pontoons and before morn
was occupied by an entire battalion
of the 175th German Infantry.
The French command now judged
that the enemy had gone far enough.
After subjecting the Germans to a
severe artillery fire all day they pre-
pared for a night attack. The Ger
mans lad placed 100 men and six
machine guns at the railway station.
thus Transforming 1t into center OF
resistance.
While a detachment of dismounted
French cavalry made direct attack
on the station. battalion of infantry
split in two crept in from both f1anks
between the river and the railway
embankments. The German machine
guns opened such a hot fire that the
cavalry was unable to advance. 1t was
then that the French called for an
American machine gun company.
which had been held in reserve.
Americans Quickly Respond.
The Americans came up quickly
through the night, j deployed for action
were raking the station and its
neighborhcod with such a storm Of
bullets~that the German fire was
practically silenced. The French in
faftry closed in along the embank-
ment and the Germans were seized
with a panic. The officers flung them
selves into the river and tried to
swim across. The men, deserted by
the officers. crowded helplessly into
the pontoons.
The French cavalrymen made a
swift rush for the station and in a
few seconds all was over. The entire
position was in the hands, Of the
French. One hundred prisoners and
six machine guns were taken. The
rest Of the battalion of the 175th Ger
man Infantry was annihilated.
Evening star., 1918-06-09
SAYS TRAINING ! N|TALY
IS HARDER THAN AT HON
U. S. Commander Declares Ameri-
cans Must Learn Language to Un-
derstand Workmen and Aviators,
Correspondence of the Associated Press.

AMERICAN sEAPLANE TRAINING
CAMP, Italy. May 2s.-"The watch
words of this camp are efficiency,
friendship, victory" remarked the
American commander as he stood on
the beach Of the lake directing the
afternoons flying. THE efficiency is
for our boys, the friendship for our
friends. the Italians, and the victory
is the destruction of the enemy" he
explained.
If anything, tho work in a training
camp here is apt to be harder than
in a similar camp at home. In addi-
ton to the usual routine of flying
and studying, the students must learn
the names of machine parts. tech
nical terms, and to know how to find
their way about.
The aviators have found that they
must know good many phrases and
sentences If they would understand
and aviators. So the Americans al
ready have begun studying Italian
as a side line to their many other
studies. Most OF them know the
meaning of long list of words en-
ployed for taking off. banking. turn
ing. gliding. diving. shaking and
A good deal OF italian has been
picked up by the aviators right in
the village. where the people are
very friendly and do not laugh at
the weird expressions used by the
as their very own. The younger avia-
tors, whose ears are keener, have
the advantage in learning the Ian
guage, and they find it comes in
handy at the mess tables. The mess
of the entire camp, is located in
fine old fnfdd1e apeS p1aca Tba aptfro
kitchen and first floor has been
turned over to them, and there they
eat. surrounded by frescoed walls and
ceilings typical Of an Italy of other
days. The mess is overseen by a
chef formerly with the Duke d'Abruz-
ri. and the Americans are said to
be among the best fed soldiers in
Italy-all for S3 cents a day. The
aviators repay the chef, Consotino,
by, teaching him American slang.
Evening star., 1918-06-09
GERMANS TO PENAL|zE
THE REDS Of FINLAND
Twenty-Five Punishment Courts"
Established for Prosecutions.
Trouble in Foisting a King.
BY BAsSETT DIGBY.

Cab1eEram to The Sunday Stnr and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1913.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden. June 81
of the Finnish Reds, about which 1
FIRST cabled, will soon be put in op-
GRAFTON. Twenty-one special punish
ment courts have been established in
Tammerfors, Abo, Hesingfors, Vasa,
Uleaborg. Tavastehus and Kuokio. at
which 2SS lawyers will prosecute the
accused oD deliver the sentences. The
Germans are finding much more diff
ficulty in foisting a king of their
own on Finland. Every day brings
more news Of the increasing oppo-
sition to the scheme. Even a major
ity of the bourgeoise see clearly
what the riveting of such ties means
for the future of Finland.
Scores Tender designations.
When Gen. Mannerheim finally
drew the line at domination and in
sisted last week on the acceptance
of his resignation, scores of Finnish
and Swedish-Finnish officers also re-
signed, and some of them accom-
panied him to this city. 1t is re-
ported that the Finnish army will be
officered by Germans or pro-Germans.
The first of Finland's own cruisers
has been completed and manned. It
was built at Abo for Russia. but was
seized. Three others soon will be in
commission. Germany delivered at
Helsingfors last Saturday 300 tons
of grain and 700 tons of root vege-
tables and will deliver 700 tons more
of grain this month
Hopes to Maintain Bread Ration.
Thus Dictator Scinhufvud hopes to
avoid reducing the bread ration until
harvest. These deliveries wilNamply
compensate for the extensive German
seizures of Russo-Finnish stocks of
copper, rubber, coffee, tea, tobacco and
other goods for shipment to Lubbock
and Riga. There will be regular
Saturday sailings from Stockholm to
Petrograd, but passengers must first
apply to the German legation here
for vised passports giving permis-
sion to travel on the Baltic.
A curious telegraphic service TO
Russian has been established. Mes
sages handed in at the Stockholm
telegraph office are sent by mail boat
to Petrograd. where they are put on
the wires and sent to their destina-
tions.