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Arizona republican., 1918-09-04
MUST HAVE MENOR
 CANNOT BUILD SHIPS
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 3.-Director General Charles M. Schwab of the emergency fleet corporation, tonight workers being taken from shipyards for the draft. Last week 1855 skilled men at Hog Islan1 were taken from the yard and an effort will be made, Mr. Schwab said, to stop it. He will en- deavor to correct the matter through the industrial relations department of the fleet corporation and if necessary will 20 to Washington for a conference with General Crowder.
 If we cannot have the men we can- not build the ships" Mr. Schwab said. They arc taking skilled workmen away from the shipyards faster than we can train them."
Arizona republican., 1918-09-04
AVIATOR KILLED

FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. B. Lieutenant Sidney Greene of Calhoun. Ga. was killed today at Baron Field when an airplane in which he was in structing cadet, vert into tail spin and crashed to the ground. The cadet as not seriously injured as the plane did not fall from great height
Arizona republican., 1918-09-04
CONSIDERATION OF
 REVENUE BILL ID
 BEGIN 0N FRIDAY
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-Consider- ation of the revenue measure will be- gin in the House Friday under an agreement reached after the measure had been reported by Chairman Kitchin of the House Ways and Means Committee. At the same time the Sem ate Finance Committee will begin hearings on the House draft, but Chairman Simons announced they would continue only until the measure is passed by the House.
 In representing the bill and de- tailed report of the committee explain ing the measures provisions, Chair man Kitchin said it was not the pur- pose to have extended debate on the bill as a whole, but 10 take the meas ure up for amendment at the start with the view to final vote within ten days.
 House May Take Recess
 While the Senate is engaged with the bill, the House may take recess for a month so members can particip- ate in the congressional campaign. Some House leaders have suggested a recess of both the House and Senate for over the November elections, but Senate leaders generally oppose the proposal. Senator Simmons is insist ent that the Senate dispose of the Tevenue bill before the elections.
 While Democrats and Republicans on the Ways and Means Committee voted solidly to report the bill favor abiy, some of them reserved the right 10 propose changes on the floor. Ono VIII propose substantial tax on prod
 cts of factories or mines that employ Nnnu lapor below the standard ages another will be designed to break UT huge estates by largely increasing in. heritance taxes. Considerable opposi. tion has been expressed to the com. mittee's excess profits rates as tho treasury Department has opposed in. crease of the present rates,
Arizona republican., 1918-09-04
WOBBLIES' COUNSEL
 FAILS TO APPEAR

CHICAGO, Sept. 3.-George F. Van derveer, chief counsel for the recently sentenced I. w. w. leaders failed to ap- pear in federal court today as expected to ask the writ of error which. if grant ed gives hin, 30 days in which to pre- pare an appeal. MT. Vanderveer was out of town, it was said,- at his office, and would seek the writ later in the week
Arizona republican., 1918-09-04
VICTORY SEEMS
 COMPLETE;HUN
 STACGERS BACK
Enemy Trying to Collect
 Men and Material from Wreck of Great Defense System Totally Shattered

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE, Sept. 3, 4 P. M.-CBy the Associated Press).-The British vic tory in the battle of the Drocourt- Queant line seems complete. Without having delivered a single counter at tack and staggering from the blows administered yesterday the Germans last night and this morning were in full flight for the eastern side of the Canal Du Nord
 Germans Hurrying Eastward.
 The enemy is trying to save what men and material he can from the wreck in and behind one of the most powerful defense systems ever de- vised. The much boasted Drocourt- Queant line, or, as the Germans call it, the Wotan line. is totally shattered. The British are driving far through it and the Germans are hurrying east ward, leaving behind only pockets of machine gunners and even resistance from these is gradually melting away.
 Cleaning Up Hindenburg Line.
 Strong British forces are now fight ing their way down the Hindenburg line itself and are cleaning it up as they go. Meanwhile, little south from here another force is driving on the Hindenburg line frontally. The Hun has tasted disaster in the Drocourt line battle and now his disorganized and badly depleted forces are working fast to prevent an even greater catas- trophe overtaking them.
 The British are rapidly approaching and are close to the Canal du Nord, the territory behind which is even now under heavy fire from many British cannon.
 ( Is Aware of Menace.
 The foe knows this movement con- tains a menace to some of his forces and orders apparently have been given to get them out with all haste. The Canal du Nord. where the Germans are retiring is simply a canal under con struction and contains no water. It is like a railroad tunnel with the top off. It Is so feet across and 50 feet deep, with it's sides for the most part granite walled. sloping slightly inward toward the bottom. There may be hard fight ing here, as there was last year.
 Show Signs of Defeat.
 l. was early in the morning, after a night in which a most stubborn battle was fought, that the Germans began to show real signs of generally being beaten. The village of Etaing was re- ported cleared up. Hamblain- leg Prez on the extreme flank, was taken and the troops moved eastward. But they did not go far, as the Germans, in des- peration. had damned the river Scarpt at Vitry- -Artois and flooded the lowlands in this locality.
 Patrols entered Biache St. Vaast which soon was reported captured From this general locality on the nortr the British pushed sharply forward Early in the forenoon airplanes report ed no Germans in any number west o Ecoust st. Quentin. which is east O
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Arizona republican., 1918-09-04
GERMANS MAKING EVERY EFFORT TO
 AVERT DISASTER
(By the Associated Press)

rROM Flanders to Soissons the British French and
 Americans keeping up without cessation their strong offensive tactics. The Germans still giving ground Seemingly realizing his peril prompts the enemy to put forth every effort to avert complete disaster
 Territory long held by the enemy has been restored. Thousands of Germans have been sent behind the lines to swell the great hrong in prison camps and many of the enemys dead lying upon the battle field testify to his heavy casualties
 Retreatng Columns Cut to Pieces
 Retreating columns of the Germans have been cut to pieces by the British artillery from captured vantage points before which the enemy compelled to abandon unsheed by the British gunners.
 In the region around Aas southward to Peronne the British line has moved forward everywhere since the famous Drocourt- -Queant defense line overwhelmed and left in the Eastward of the Drocourt line the British now are nearing the Canal du Nord and Doua Vaencennes and Cambra have been further encroached upon by English, Canadian and Australian troops
Arizona republican., 1918-09-04
NOTICE TO READERS OF THE
 ARIZONA REPUBLICAN

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Arizona republican., 1918-09-04

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The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-02-27
-WSS-
Red Cross Makes Shipment.

Two more boxes of knitted garments
were packed and shipped Thursday
February 21st. This was the largest
shipment by far that we have made.
Our women are surprising themselves
in turning in so many garments. Won
derful, Wonderful was the exclama-
tion from so many as they stood and
looked at the piles of sox, sweaters,
helmets, mufflers, wristlets. etc, that
were being packed into boxes Tor
shipment, and the knitting enthusiasm
is just as great as in the beginning.
Each captain as she empties her knit
ting bag of finished garments, fills
it again with new supply of thread.
There is one serious obstacle confront
ing us in our work. That is lack OF
funds to buy more material but we
hope some of our patriotic citizens
will come to our relief SO that the
work may continue. We have one boy
lin our knitting classes that deserves
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-02-27
Revised Estimates Show Month Less
Supplies Than First Estimated,

Zurich, Switzerland, Feb. 25.-Herr
Brettreich, Bavarian minister of the
interior, has informed the Landtag
that revised estimates of the stocks
OF grain in the country show that
there are supplies for fully a month
less than the first estimate indicated,
because of the difficulties of trans
portation, according to Munich dis
patch. There is no great hope, he
said, that supplies from the Ukraine
would eprmit any increase In tho ra-
tiOns
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-02-27
MRS, EMMA O'NEAL
Vel Known Woman Dieti at Hicks
Sunday MOrning-Buried Monday.

Mrs. Emma ONeal OF Hicks nea1
this place died at her home in the
Hicks neigaborhood Sunday morning
She was buried at the Hicks cemetery
Monday afternoon. She had been Ill
for some time. Mrs. O'Neal wes ar
Old resident of Little River county ana
was one o. our best known women
Her husband died number of years
most highly respected families, anc
her death will be a great loss to hes
community
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-02-27
JUNIOR RED CROSS
DRIVE A new RECORD
AshdOwn Public School Has Equiv
aient of More than Enroll.
ment in Red Cross
Members.

The Ashdown Public School put on
a, Junior Red Cross drive which was
more than 100 per cent successful.
The present enrolment of the school
is 373. 1t has "a senior members of
the Red Cross and 235 junior members.
This is equal to 571 junior member
ships, and is far in excess of the total
enrolment of the year. At the con-
clusion Of the drive the school was
given half holiday, Friday afternoon
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-02-27

down for the good cheerful coopera.
tion in the Red Cross Knitting. Fol-
lowing is a list of articles contained
in this last shipment: 81 sweaters,
II mufflers, 36 helmets, Is pairs wrist
let's, 119 pairs sox and w. R.-Mrs.
B. b. Norman, Supt. Knitting, Little
River County Red Cross Chapter
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-02-27

honorable mention, Challie Cook, has
knit muffler and a helmet which pas
sed inspection with favorable COM
ments. There are also a number of
young girls doing excellent knitting.
Again we wish to express apprecia-
ton to the women of Richmond, Og-
den. Winthrop and Wilton also Ash
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-02-27
Call For COlOrcd People.

The colored people, especially the
leaders including teachers, preachers
and all other colored people are re-
quested to meet at the court house
in Ashdown, at 2 o'clock Saturday,
March 2, 1918, in order that matters
pertaining to the war may be discus
sed with them.-A. d. DuLaney, Chair
man County Council of Defense.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-02-27
GERMAN FOOD SHORT

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The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-02-27
W.S.S.-

Ernest Hale and wife and Emmett
Huddleston and wife motored to
Lockesburg and spent the day Sun
day.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-02-27
TO ASHDONN TUESDAY MARCH 5

Committee
will visit this
Tickets Model rug Store Friday
The will be and7
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-02-27
OFF TO CAMP PIKE
List of the Little River COlOred COntiH.
gent who went Sunday.

The following is a list of the :;
negro boys WHO went to Camp Pike
from Little River county Sunday morn
ing:
Will Lee Hendrix, Joseph Brantley
Hosey Gentry, Will Henry, Bennie
Pearson, Willie Smith, Lee Carter, Will
Sherman. CLANCY Haywood, Ed Cook,
James Thornton, Archie Briggs, An
drew Martin, julius Vaughan, Euzene
Ware, William Marshal, Tad N. Neal
Ober Mitchell, Ural Ray, John Easter
Burrell Moon, Andrew Holloway, Oscar
Taylor, Geo. Kicks, William G. Choice
Norman Talley.
The number to have gone was q
but one was sick and could not go At
this time.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-02-27

w. w. Millwee of HoratiO was here
Sunday night.
C. w. Baughman and wife of Nash
Vile spent the week end with Mr.. and
Mrs. o. T. Graves.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-03-23
HOW TO PAY YOUR INCOME TAX

Pay your income tax, if possible, by check, money order or
draft. This is the urgent request of the bureau of internal
revenue.
More than 100000 persons this year will pay an income
tax The total 10 be collected under the wal revenue act of
Oct. 8. 1917. in individual income taxes alone is $666,OOOOOO.
The vasl majority of these payments will be small amounts.
II paid as requested it will avoid the necessity for the issuance
of a receipt and save much time and labor.
Taxes paid TO deputies who are visiting every county in
the United States to assist taxpayers in making out their re-
turns are sent TO The collector of internal revenue of the district
in which the taxes are collected. Checks, money orders or
drafts may he handled without difficulty. Cash has to be
sent by registered mail or by insured express.
in the conduct of the war Uncle Sam is beset with many diff
fioalties. You can render one of his innumerable tasks less
difficult by paying your income tax promptly, and by check,
money order, or draft.-From the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-03-23

Little attention was paid to the four congressional by-elec-
tons in Greater New York, though upon them hung the con-
troll of the house of representatives. If four by-elections were
held in the United Kingdom, upon which the control of the
house of commons depended, not only the British empire, but
the whole civilized world, would have followed the contest with
breathless interest. Into such constituencies in England both
parties would have thrown their leaders and their campaign
managers. With us, outside of the four congressional dis
tricts, few knew that an election was impending. Had it not
been the initial bow of the women voters of the Empire state
these elections would have attracted less notice.
In time of war lack of interest in such by-elections may be
a favorable indication, if the general indifference to the results
be construed as a demonstration of confidence in President
Wilson and his administration. On the other hand, if that idea
was carried to its logical conclusion, we should elect a president
with dictatorial power and leave everything to him. Why have
. a congress if the voters take so little interest in it that they let
elections which decide the political complexion of the lower
house go almost by default? The difference between England
and America in such a contest is that England has a represen-
tative government instantly responsive to the public will, while
we have no representative government and little notion of
what it means. What would have been a great political crisis
in England was for us a matter of dull routine, which is better
in the midst of war.
Women get some real thrills out of their elections. Of
those who registered, 80 per cent of the women and SO per
cent of the men went to the polls. Women have evidently af-
filiated themselves with the two leading political parties.
They did not vote "early and often" for the lone woman candi-
date of the prohibition party, though she was supported by the
first and only woman in congress. This discounts the threat
of political death made at Albany by the chief lobbyist of the
w. C. T. U, who told the quaking legislators that she repre-
sented $4,000 new votes. Emancipated women did not vote to
restrict the right to take a glass of beer, which disposes of some
silly talk about the changes that would follow giving them the
franchise.
Socialism Jared badly at the polls though in one district
its adherents outnumbered the republicans. The large vote
polled for Hilquit last November appears to have been chiefly
a protest against candidates and conditions. The socialists
worked hard to maintain their apparent strength and got their
real vote more completely than did the democrats and repub-
licans. The poor showing made by the socialist party shows
that the apostles of unrest have comparatively few faithful
disciples. The general result proves that the people are stand
ing behind the president to win the war.
Votes for women have not revolutionized politics. Ex-
change.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-03-23
VARIOUS PHASES OF INITIATION

There is a vast difference between initiation of commodi-
ties and of securities. AS compared with years before the war
agricultural produce and many other staples are very dear
This may be initiation, but it can be l~iquidated without trouble
if merchants do not carry excessive stocks and refrain from
Speculation. With the sale and consumption of commodities
now in existence their initiation will disappear.
With securities The case is different. Neither they nor the
properties they represent are consumed and disappear. In for
mer years the damage and the panics caused by initiation of
securities were unavoidable because somebody had to bear the
loss. A specuator could not get rid of his securities within a
stated period without loss, but a grain merchant could sell his
stock in trade before the next crop.
Grain is high in price and so is farm land. A farmer can
sell all his grain now or at any time and pocket his profits, but
six months hence he may not be able to sell his farm for its
present value. Inflated prices for grain he can turn to good
account. No matter what happens, he can sell grain at some
price without delay, but he may not be able to get rid of his
land, and initiation Of land values is the greatest financial dan
ger America now faces-Exchange.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-03-23
JApAN,S RIGHT TO DEFEND HERSELF

No nor difficult problem of international ponucs d Do
conceived than that which President wilson III uooirS
s;,h Ianan Some insist that Japan should cooperate with
China to prevent the treacherous Bolsheviki from selzlng ana,
perhaps, turning over the military and railroad supphes a'
Vladivostok to Germany. Others would nave Japan occupy
Siberia east of Lake Baikal in conjunction, IL posslDie, VIII
Russians who wish to keep faith with the Entente alhes. Uer
tain elements that seek political advantage by opposing Japan
call on the president to interdict any occupation OF RUSSIAN r-
rtory by Japan or China, or any interference win me Doishe-
vk government.
Japans interests are paramount in Eastern Asia and she
cannot afford to let Germany, directly or indirectly, con'roi
eastern Siberia. It is as important for Japan to keep her sphere
of influence free from German interference as IL Is r ue
United States to uphold the Monroe Doctrine. The cases are
similar i'm many respects. Japan has as much right to keep
Germans out of Eastern Siberia as we have to keep them u Oh
Mexico. The only question is the reality and imminence of the
danger. We cannot ask Japan to put herself in peril.
Those who profess to DISTRICT Japan must remember that
she might make an agreement with Germany to divide helpless
Russia. From their point of view the risk of throwing Japan
into Germany's arms is quite as great as the danger OF a Russo
German alliance against Japan. The Cologne Voks Zetung,
one of the leading German papers, predicts that one # me otn
er of these alliances will come to pass. Those who are trying
TO foment distrust of Japan in this country were rabid pro-Ger-
mans up to the time that such an attitude became dangerous.
We have no reason to distrust Japan. 1t is to our interest
to keep Germany as far as possible from the Pacific, so we
should have no conflict with Japan on that score. Japan is the
only power that can act if Germany continues to subjugate
Russia. If the Russians will not cooperate with Japan and the
rest of the entente allies to defeat Germany we cannot ask
Japan to sit with folded hands while the common foe draws
near her gates.
1T is in Siberia. and not on the Pacific coast of Asia, that
Japan and China must draw a dead line. England cannot az
ford 10 let Germany approach the gateways OF India through
su1ine Russia and thus out1ank her in Mesopotamia.
What is best to do is a problem for diplomats to solve. We
hole to see the Russians fight for liberty, and if they ask
Japan to keep out of Siberia while they face the Huns it would
be axpcdient to comply with such a request. But, if the Rus
slams refuse to fight or are overwhelmed by the Germans,
Japan mist draw a dead line in Siberia to keep the foe from
rcachiIyr The Pacific.-Exchange.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-03-23
EGGS. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL

Every spring sees speculation in the egg marhe'' iuo
times out of ten the dealers succeed in bearing the price !" mo
country and holding it firm III the large cities untli "e a. ."
cumuIate i'm cold storage the quantities they require VI We
fall and winter trade. This system checks consumption when
eggs are plentiful in the spring and averages the price ne y1al
round. II has not worked badly in the past, though the PuDlo
has always complained. mn .ono,
This year a cog i'm the egg machine shpped. III leueiol
gave ample notice that all last years eggs must NC
taken out of storage before the first of March. In spite Oh .i0
the price held firm until the last week OF FEBRUARY III pe
dealers gave orders to buy in the west and at nearer points,
evidently believing that they had the situation In hanu'
Eggs poured in faster than expected and some dealers Tieu
to cancel their orders, while others rejected shipments m lrlV.
.olous grounds. Then came some forced sales on consignors
orders for the purpose of fixing damages. In this way a ie"
"welching" dealers broke the market and the wholesale price
of fresh eggs fell to SO cents, a drop of q cents for the week.
which is said to be the most severe ever known In the NE"
York egg market. Eggs could be had for 35 cents last SATURDAY.
If the public had a chance to eat cheaper eggs the surplus
would be absorbed without trouble. One of the egg market eX-
perts said: dealers hope that when the public realizes the
cheapness of fresh eggs the surplus will be consumed in time to
save the market" The trouble with that idea is that the puDllc
gets no chance to buy cheap eggs cheap The retailers sell the
dear public cheap eggs at high prices. Eggs are only cheap
at wholesale. Some retailers are selling them at double the
wholesale price.
For eight months federal, state and municipal officials
have talked necessarily about bringing producers and consum-
ers closer together. They knew the hens would lay eggs in the
spring. Now we shall see whether the producer is to receive
more and the consumer is to pay less by eliminating some of
the wastes of distribution.-New York Commercial.