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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1918-10-05

Workmen may depend upon this Gov
eminent employment service, because it
sends men only to jobs that are ready.
1t helps man get the right job to be
of greatest help to his country in help
Il
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BUY WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
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The Government urges
every man now en-
ployed in useful work
to stick to his job.
Shifting about is costly
to all. But if a man is
out of work, or if he
feels that a change in
employment is neces-
sary, he is urged to con-
suit the U. S. Employ
ment Service,
To win the war the
Government must have
maximum production in
all war industries to
support our army in
France. Every worker
wants to do all he can
to help. Therefore the
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A. D. Hughes. Atty, for Plaintiff.
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Entered at the postoffice at Johnson
City, Tenn, as second class matter
Evening star., 1918-11-11

Though the thrtyyearong effort of Germany to effect
peaceful conquest Of Italy has not been without influence
the Latin tendencies Of the nation the soul of the people
has not become Germanized Italian finance doni
mated by Germany and Italian commerce srangled and
controlled by Germany Germans made themselves thor
oughly at home in Italy and behaved if the country
belonged to them; and the Italians not in position
to say them nay.
Only since declared have the eyes of the Italians
been opened to the extent to which the national e-po
ltica financial industrial commercial and scientific
become permeated with German influence. This so-caled
peaceful penetration planned and executed patiently
and methodcaly for over forty years, masqueradng
der the cloak Of friendship and apparently being most
successful in attaining its desired ends.
The most powerful instrument in German penetration
and domination effected through the establishment of
banking institutions like the Banca Commercials Opened
in 1894 and commencing business with capital Of only five
million res in 1914 the capital had been increased
hundred and tysx million res and its total resources
one billion res. This German institution, con-
trolling corporations in Italy capitalized at about four bill
lion res, including the electric steel and iron industries
thus became the virtual master Of the Italian army and
navy The steel works of Tern the most important in
Italy, were absolutely controlled by German interests and
through the Tern works. control was held in all subsidiary
steel companies throughout ITALY, Through the medium
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THE debt which the world owes the Italian Minister
of Foreign Affairs, Marchese d San Guilano, whose
- energetic and prompt action prevented the out
break of this great and terrible in 1913, is
matter of common knowledge though at the time the pub
lie at large had no idea that it had been the very brink
of worldwide hostities. ...~~e.. ..
Disastrous as the early months of the in 1914
they would have been great deal year earlier,
when or obvious the Allies less prepared
to cope with German treachery
Austrias attack on Serbia in 1914 not prompted
by the Sarajevo assassination but the outcome of
long premedtated pan connved at by Germany, which
only the opposition Of Italy in 1913 prevented her carrying
step which was to bring Germany nearer
liberalization Of her long cherished dream Of world do
miniOn.
In 1918 Italy, soho sincerely belieoed in peace soas
approached by her partners the triple alliance, from
,u,om they erdeaDored obtain promise that She
luoud stand by Austria of attack Serbid
by Austria \. =
Italy at that me speaking though the Minister Of For
egn Affairs, Marchese d San Guiliano stated IN the
plainest and most emphatic terms that she would not
Join Austria in any attack Serbia and added that under
the Treaty of the Triple Alliance she did not consider her
self bound to stand by any offensive warfare such as Ger
many and Austria planning to bring about
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nnmerable sacrifices little known to the people of the
allied countries. After declared Italian money
became almost worthless Here in the United States he
great ally of italy, the Italian lire in July 1918 selling
at nine ires to the dollar normal par value of the
Italian lire being little five lres to the dolar) Fur
thermore when, through German financial propaganda,
the American dollar the British pound sterling and the
French FRANC were selling in the European neutral coun
tries and in South American countries at dis
countn instances high 30 and 40 per cent
the Italian lire selling at larger discount than
any of the allied moneys by Of the fact that the
fabric of Italian financial life had become dsorganzed
that it impossible for the Italian Government to pro-
tect the value of its currency in neutral foreign countries
in the countries that allied with it in the
struggle for freedom.
Euen today the Italian lire Is selling oe,y large
discount six les and IS centn,es dollar, whereas
6ue es and eight centines Is the actud par paue of
the Italian lire. This shocs uhaf sacrifices Italy has
uilingly made in joining the allies.
The value of the American dollar British pound ster
ling French franc and Italian lire should be placed on e
cay the same basis These values could be standardized
through the nsrumentaity of government credits and
united financial efforts.
Italy suffered than any one of her allies by reason
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OF the depreciation Of her currency
abroad. When the American one
hundred cent dollar in Spain was sell
ing at 67 cents, the Italian lire (which
has face value of 19.30) was selling
in Spain and other European neutral
countries at about seven cents. With
this deprecated currency, Italy was
obliged to buy large quantities of war
material in Europe and patriotically
suffer the loss of mil
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The central empires, haUing learn
ed this lesson from Italys action in
1913, decided not to consult her any
further, fearing that their plans
would again be frustrated, and
thinking that it would be easy to
force her to march beside them once
.ur was actually declared.
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Here again they
showed their igno-
rance of the national
Italian character, just
as they showed their
ignorance of the Brit
ish character when
they thought that
Great Britain would
not defend the neu-
trality Of Belgium.
In their blind infat-
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lions of lires.
The Italian Govern
ment, unlike the Brit
ish and French Gov
ernments, was unable
to float any large
amount of its bonds in
foreig gn countries.
Most. Of the loans
were internal loans.
For instance, the peo-
pie of the United
States hold approx
mately five billion
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In their blind infat-

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minion and their ignorance of the = \ zXa
psychology of other people, they &As|a{aA
failed to reckon Belgium's heroic 8
resistance, on Britain's defense of the 49,
weaker and smaller nations, and NJ
on Italys daring to join the cause OF M
right IN preference to the cause of -
might e.,.9ss
large majority of Italians were
very quick to realize which side was
in the right and where Itay's inter- !.
ests lay. The instructive good sense t'e'''
of the Italians made them realize that
sooner or later these larger views
would prevail, and therefore they did >>~
not rest content until Italy signed the pact of London an
declared war on Germany, from whom she had no unrt
deemed lands to claim, and against whom she had sp
cc grievance other than Germanys ruthless disregar
for justice and humanity earth, and in the ali
Thus Itas declaration of neutrality and then Of wa
proved to the world that her people were
unmndful Of the three great principles demos
racy and nationalty-of which she had been the Grad
in the past and to which she owes her rebh in moo
ern Europe.
On Sunday, August 16, 1914 three orators belongin
to advance political parties addressed meeting held
the Teatro Garba which is located in the densey pop,
lated center OF the poorer quarter Of Rome It tn
first nterentionahsts meeting held in the capital Th
three speakers all agreed that the policy Of neutrat
could not last long, and they called upon the Italian Go,
ernment to declare war upon the Central Powers emphs
sizing that there was other possible course open.
The violation of Belgian neutrality. the nspeakab
atrocities Of the Germans the injustice of the world wa
which the speakers told the people had been engneeredb
Germany to crafty her craving for world dominion
contributed in producing very hostile attitude agans
the Central Powers among the masses.
The purpose Of this publicity Is to further cement
- L The establishment of direct trade 2. The q
communications between the two by Italy, t
tons. +- at WaShiu
To the End That the War Spirit Of Coon
GENOA, ITALY. v
A@=-~l..+> - .=:-.-.-4 -.
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dollars of French, British and Cana
dian securities, but not more than
twenty-five million dollars of Italian
Government securities. The value of
the Italian Government bond today is
not recognized in the United States
because the Italian people were so
busy fighting that they had no time to
put themselves financially on parity
basis with the allies.
In the nine years preceding the
war, Italian Government bonds, bear
ing interest Of only 311a per cent, sold
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Of the Eektra Bank which has its headquarters in Swz-
erland Germany controlled the electric works of Genoa
and important cities in Italy The gas and navigation
panies all under German control Nor did Germany
conne herself to the most important enterprises but also
all cites WITH shopp Ger
respondents who Influenced the press and who during
Itays neutrality carried subterranean propaganda
bringing to their not only peasants and work
men but leading Italian politicians who thus
scousy worked against their counts interests
thereto by German batteries and German promises.
We cite all of the abooe fncts to shoso that Iady.
declaration Of against Germany ueyy serious
and diiclf matter because It dsorsanized at
the entire industrid and financial life Of Italy, due the
fact that the most important industri and financial
Institutions of Italy uivtuay controlled by Germans
The declaration of .1m against Germany pmalyzed all
of these Institutions, and ersfore heroic moue
the part Of Italy to take The ssep. regardless Of thG
consequences.
Italy entered the war with her eyes wide open has gone
through in the most wonderful manner and has made
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1906. .1O3.97
1907. .1O2.42
1908. .1O3.69
King Emanuel

In July 1913 Italian per cent government bonds
selling at $3.50 in New York. to be paid for in dollars
at rate Of exchange Of approximately nine res to the
dollar. Ten American dollars would pur hase hun
dred lire Italian Government bond the basis Of ten
res in Italian Government bonds for every dollar Even
at this unheardo price Italian Government bonds found
very few buyers in the United States A few sold
among the Italian settlements. The total sales in the
United States of Italian Government bonds to the people
in the United States did not exceed twenty-five million
dollars.
At the same time the United States Government was
supplying all of the funds necessary the of
Italy with which to pay for Italian purchases made in this
country So that while the Italian Government had the
best credit in the United States the people of the United
value Of Italian Government bonds and therefore did not
look upon them safe investment This too in spite
Of the fact that the United States Government lend
ing the Italian Government hundreds of millions of dollars
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-06-01
SEE NO CAUSE FOR WORRY
Think Fall Of scissors VIII Give Enc.
My Little Benefit in Battle.

Washington, May 30.-Military
opinion here today was that the Ger
man success at scissors will bring to
| the attackers little real benefit, and
! that the condition of the line gives
no cause for grave uneasiness.
Although the Germans in the last
three days apparently have advanced
about five miles day, there has
been nothing to indicate danger of a
break through along the whole front
of attack In the Aisne battle it is
apparent that General Foch has so
thoroughly welded the French and
British armies that there is little dan,
ger of rupture.
Officers here believe that reserves
from the Somme front are reaching
the Aisne sector in strength and re-
serves that have been held in the
region of Paris will stop the thrust
within very few days at the most
The difficulty facing General Foch
is determining to just what extent
he may use the reserves at the Somme
and Flanders fronts to block the at
tempt on the Aisne line It is believed
here that the real purpose of the Ger
man high command is to force a with
drawal of reserves from the Picardy
battle theater, which would permit a
renewal of the attack in the Amiens
sector
The French left wing on the Aisne
front, running now from the western
approaches to scissors up to connect
with the old line, is holding stub
bornly. Unless the enemy forces his
way ahead to the west from Scissors
and compels retirement from the
salient in the allied line north and
east of that place, no important mill
tary gain can be seen by officers here
in what already has been accom-
plished.
General Foch may soon face the
necessity of calling British reserves
over to help block the road to Paris.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-06-01
---W.S.S.-
USE MEN REJECTED FROM DRAFT
Those Able to Work VIII Release
Fighting Men for the Front.

Washington, May 29-Two hundred
thousand men of draft age who, be-
cause Of minor physical defects, have
been held by examining surgeons over
the country for limited military serv-
ice, will be employed in producing or
handling equipment for the army.
Provost Marshal General CrOwder an
nounced tonight that the army staff
corps will utilize the service of these
registrants and thus release fighting
men for the front line.
General Crowder today issued the
first call under the new plan. Orders
went forth to governors of states for
upward of 5000 men for service i'll
spruce production for airplanes. The
men will be allowed to volunteer unit!
June G. After that date, if there arc
not sufficient volunteers, allotmenta
will be made to the various states to
be filed by voluntary induction.
Some 10000 men of the army now
engaged in getting out spruce timber
in the Northwest and the Signal
Corps constantly is increasing this
number
Some "a trades or classes, includ-
ing railroad, transport and construc-
ton men, office workers and labor
ers, are desired for the spruce division.
When this division has been filled,
men will be called to fill other staff
services of the army until 100000 to-
| tai has been exhausted.
General Crowder said the solution
of the question of what to 90 witt
these men had been zone of the great
problems of the draft" Some have
thumb or toe or eye missing, bu:
nearly all are engaged in active busi-
ness.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-06-01
ERADICATION OF CATTLE
TICK AS 4 WAR MEASURE

When your cattle swim through the
dipping vat just say to yourself if you
are a patriotic citizen, more meat for
our soldiers Such patriotic
thought will be rewarded by the era
dication of the tick, as we'll as more
meat. DID you ever stop to think that
every dead tick in the dipping trench
dipping vat means more meat for
ing trench warfare against the tick as
well as the Hun.
Now as for the reason OF producing
more meat we can readily reason this
out ourselves. Ticks take blood,
blood makes meat, thus the ticks steal
the meat that we now need so badly
for our soldiers
Again we are confronted with meat
less days. Did you ever stop to think
that the cattle tick pays no attention
to food conservation in fact knows no
meatless day but its life is one long
continuous glutinous gorge of meat
producing blood It sucks blood,
blood and more blood from sun to sun.
from week to week, blood that. ought
to be making meat and fat, blood that
has been manufactured from the
south S rich pastur3ge and feed. Thus
we can call it wasted yes worse than
in, linz I'll j
nishing meat that will put the punch
behind the bayonet-the manpower be-
hind the charge that goes over the top.
Now we cant revoke that ticks license
or have him arrested for failure to
comply with the food conservation
regulations so lets all join hands and
dip that tick.
Meat and fats are essential foods
Tor maintaining armies in fighting
trim. Thus every drop of blood suck
ed from our cattle means less meat,
smaller beef animals to produce meat
and bigger ticks.
Every tick means less energizing
FOOD for our thousands Of munition
workers and the toilers behind the
lines, Thus We have an enemy bill
mons OF him sucking the blood of the
nation.
This enemy we find hidden in the
grass and foliage of our Southern pas
lures and ranges waiting to poison and
XIII the southern cattle. The csttle
tlek an enemy to US and an ally to the
Kaiser That is working as a secret
agency day and night to help starve
our people and lighting soldiers as
MASTERS of energy producing meats
and fats
LET US DIP THAT TICK.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-06-01
NOTICE, DOCTORS!

1t is the duty of every physician or
citizen in the county to report to the
county health officer CT any contagi-
Gus or communicable disease of which
he has knowledge, especially does this
apply to the physician. The county
health officer has to report to the
state health officer each week, and the
state health officer has likewise to re-
port to the U. S. Public Health Ser
vice. This is now war measure as
the government is drafting men from
every locality into the service, and it
must be known if any of these men
come from districts or communities
with these diseases. A failure to make
these reports is a violation of the law
with a minimum fine OF $10.-P. H.
Phillips, County Health Officer
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-06-01
Red Cross Notes.

The work rooms were closed on
Thursday from 10 till so that the
workers might attend the prayer SER
vice. The workers on Monday and
Wednesday of this week, under super
vision of Mesdames Bishop and Oliver
and Mesdames Halter and WEIGH, de-
serve honorable mention, having
gone over the top" by making over
thousand dressings during the day,
Another shipment of six thousand
dressings was made to st. Louis head
quarters on Wednesd y. The women
are working well AZ / we feel that We
are doing our bit, and thereby keeping
1.-The home fires burning for our boys
in the camps and over there" Work
rooms will be kept open every day
next week during the Chautauqua
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-06-01
WAIVE EXAMINING TRIAL
Are Held for First Degree Murder as
Result of Polk County Killing. I

Mena, May 28.--Lon Edmund and
Ben Caughran, captured in the sher-
lifts raid near Hatton Saturday
morning, when Deputy Sheriff
Charles Kirkland and Elmer Cason
an outlaw, were killed, and others
wounded, waived examination yester
day and were held ON charges of first
degree murder without bond. Robert
Harkey, at whose home the fight took
place, and whose wife was believed to
be fatally wounded, but who is re-
covering, was charged with first de-
gree murder, but was allowed to go to
his wife under $1,000 bond.
Mark Towery, man alleged to
have deserted from Camp Pike last
November and who was sought by
the raiding party, voluntarily came in
yesterday Audrey Morris, a girl of IA
and sweetheart of Towery, was ar
rested at Hatton Sunday and brought
to Mena. She told of wniskeymak
testimony Towery WIS held to the
Grand Jury on charges Of assault anj
making liquor.
John Forehand alleged to have
been connected with the men captur,
led Saturday, was arrested st Wander
WORT Saturday night by Deputy Sher
if Hammonds and brought to Mena
and charged with, conspiracy and with
aiding and harboring violators of t1e
law
June IL has been set for another
special term of the Circuit Court tG
try these and other cases are expected
to develop Conditions now strong
ly favor thorough cleanup of the
entire Stacker deserter criminal sit
uation that has been developing for
months in No MANS Land, eastern
Oklahoma
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-06-01
POET PAYS FLETCHER
TRIBUTE

The coming of Brooks Fletcher to
any community is an event long to be
remembered and his lectures lave
that vital element which creates an
incentive for higher ideas and more
lofty ambitions among the people who
hear him. His lecture is one which
makes Chautauqua worth while and
memories of it create a desire for an
other program.
Down in Paris, Tenn, B. Franklin
Hunter was so impressed with the lee
ture by Brooks Fletcher, that he wrote
poetic tribute, of six verses. In
closing the remarkable tribute to
Fletcher he said:
TChautauqua Fields ape vast, go
forth! do we'll thy sowing;
The victory wits for those who do
and dare.
Thou canst not fail. Be strong,
strive on, forever knowing;
Truth holds the laurels that her
Sons will wear.
That is part Of poets tribute Ito
Brooks Fletcher, as dramatic lee
tureer, orator, and as a man, from
poets viewpoint
But more than a million people in
the United States and Canada have
paid tribute to the Brooks Fletcher
lectures by paying money to hear
them. The local Chautauqua pro-
gram will present no greater number
than the lecture by this famed orator.
No attraction can be purchased that
contains more good things than a
lecture by Brooks Fletcher.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-06-01

HtK UNN PARENTS
HARDLY KNEW her
"Tanlac Almost Made New woman
of Me-. Says Mrs. ID. Harrington
Gained Fourteen Pounds
i'm Weight.

CT improved so much after TAKING
Tanlac that my own father and moth
er hardly recognized me when went
tn visit them" said Mrs. D. Herring
ton residing at 1882 Fourth avenue,
Nashville Tenn, short time ago.
eFour long years l suffered with pc
culiar mains in my side and stomach,
she continued, and my husband spent
hundreds of dollars trying to get me
well, but it was money spent in vain.
| fell off to ninety-eignt pounds and
was so weak l couldn do any work at
all and could hardly get around. l had
no appetite and was so nervous and
torn up l couldn't sleep at night.
"My husband finally got me to try
Tanlac and I'm sure glad did. Every
pain l had has disappeared and my
nerves are as steady as a rock and
sleep at night like child. Tanlac
has made a new woman of me, for be-
sides gaining fourteen pounds in
weight, feel so good and strong that
l have been doing lot of gardening.
and haven't had a bit of trouble at Eli. .
Tanlac is sold by Boyer Drug Store,
Ashdown; Foreman Drug Co., Fore
man; Winthrop Drug Co, Winthrop;
Roy Budd, Ogden, and W. M. Sykes
Richmond
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-06-01
LIVER DIDN'T ACT J
DIGESTION WAS BAD
Says IS year Old Kentucky Lady, Who Tells How She Was Relieved
After Few Doses Of BlackDraught

Meadorsville, Ky.-Mrs. Cynthia
Higginbotham. Of this town, says: AT
my age. which is IS, the liver does
not act so we'll as when young. A few
years ago. my stomach was all out Of
fix. was constipated, my liver
didn't act My digestion was bad. and
1t took so little to upset me. My ap-
petite was gone. I was very weak.
decided I would give Black
Draught thorough trial as I knew it
was highly recommended for this
trouble. I began taking it. felt
better after few doses. My appetite
improved and I became stronger. My
bowels acted naturally and the least
trouble was soon righted with a few