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The Sentinel=record., 1918-02-13
FRENCH CAPTURED NEARLY
 THREE HUNDRED PRISONERS
German Captured By the British says At least One Big Attack is Due Some Time in March--Fresh Troops Are Carrying Out Msneuvers Behind the German Lines.

New York, Feb l2-The military activity on the western front is daily increasing in volume The patrol en- counters are being carried out by larger parties than has been the case since the winter set in and more zest is added to the fighting. The British near kpehy and LaBassee have con- ducted further incursions into the enemy positions. in the latter region jnilieting numerous casualties anN also taking prisoners and machine guns Likewise in the Woeyre sector tho French have made successful at- taeks, capturing nearly three hundred prisoners. A somewhat ambitious at tack by the Germans in the verdun sector was put down by the French with severe casualties.
 The Germans eyiaently are anxious to guage the positions occupied by the Americans and also to ascertain the number of men they are employing for their aircraft hover over the lines daily taking photographs and making observations.
 Antiaircraft guns have several times driven off the enemy Although the increase in the activ- ity along the entire front in France and Belgium ia noticeable there is no indication when the Germans will be- gin their much heralded general of
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S Louis, Mo-. Feb l2-Word was received here tonight that the Amer ican Protective League of Staunton Illinois mining town 3S miles north east of here in an effort to clear the city of charges Of harboring disloyal persons tonight took by force s. Ober- dan, an alleged | w. w leader. and John L. Metzer. an attorney of Chi cago, escorted them to the city Jim its, applied tar and feathers and started the former walking toward St Louis and the latter toward Chicago
 The action tonight came as the re- sult of considerable feeling engen- dered at a meeting of the miners uion today, at which the fortheom- ing trial of Oberdan for a violation of the prohibition law was discussed I'ls ease is set for Springfield. In. this week and Metzer had been en gJsed as his attorney
 Several members of the union re- fused 10 vote for a subscription fund to and Oberdan during his litigation and openly charged him with being disloyal and with being a leader of inc w. W movement
 The meeting broke up in a fight and thirty persons were arrested. among them being Oberdan and Netzer Later all were released hut when Oberdan and Metzer returned 10 their hotel theg were me, by moo of more than loo persons and made pris oners They were handcutfed and sub jected % considerable rough treat ment and amid jerrs were escorted down the main street to the city lim- is Despite their pleas for mercy an1
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their Promises to leave Staanton i'm mo dia'ely they were stripped and ta, and feathers applied. Metzer wa4 alarlrd walking north to chicago and oh9r'an was started south to st Louis
 This week members of the Ieag,e proceeded 10 make d personal can Nass of Staun;on asking each per son 10 sign pledges of loyalty to the government
 Accolding 10 reports received heya at least hundred persons whose pa 'fiotism has been under suspicion were made 10 kiss the American flag m public and make other manifesto tions Of their loyalty.
 Staunton is said to have been fo, some time the objective for yigorons campaign thy pro-German sympathjz- CTS and patriotic oreanizations have eombattei the spread of German pro- paganda
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been signed was received from Min ister oNpicka at Jassy, Rumania.
 Such consular officers as the United States happens to have in Ullralniau territory will be retained at their posts in accord with all ussaees but this cannot be taken as defacto government was not received here up until today.
 One clear thing in the whole situ ation from a military point of view is that the struggle has narrowed dcwn to the western front. of which the Italian thcater has already ofd- cially been recognized by the allied chiefs as a portion.
 The final test is to come on that front.
 The text of the statement by the BolsheYiki peace representatives says:
 The peace negotiations are at an end. The German capitalists and landlords supported by the silent co operation of the English and French bourgeoisie. submitted to our com rades, members of the peace delega- ton at Brest-Iitovsk, conditions such as could not be subscribed to by the Russian revolution.
 The government of Germany and Austria possess countries and peoples yanquished by force of arms. To this authoT.y the Russian people, work men and peasants, could not give it's acquiescence We could not sign a peace which would bring with it sad D ass, oppression and suffering to mil lions Of workmen and peasants.
 But we also cannot, will not and must not. continue a war begun by czars and capita lists in alliance with czars and capitalists. We will not and we must not continue to be at war with the Germans and Austrian4 -workmen and peasants like our selves.
 We are not signing a peace of landlords and capitalists. Let the German and Austrian soldiers who are placing them in the field of battle and let them know for what they are struggling Let them know also that we refuse to fight against them
 Our delegation, fully conscious oi it's responsibility before the Russian people and the oppressed workers and peasants of other countries, delivered on February 10 in the name of the council of the peoples commissaries of the government Of the federal Rus sian repahlie to the. gQyernmenls 9 the people involved in war with II and of the neutral countries, that i refused 10 sign anneXationist treaty Russia for it's part declares the pres ent war with Germany and Austria Hungary Turkey and Bulgaria at ar end.
 Simultaneously the Russian troops receive an order for complete de- mobilization on all fronts"
 Leon Hrotzkys name with others are appended.
 An order has also been issued that steps for declaring to the troops that
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SUSPENSION OF HEATLEss
 DAY IS POSTPONED

Washington, Feb l3 Suspension of 'h" heatless Monday order, forecast Tor several days. was postponed to- hsb' until tomorrow pending final re p ports from state fuel administrators and regional railroad officials on the coal and transportation situation. About he only part of the country no" giving officials concern is New 4-Lgiand where the coal shortage is as acute as at any time in the last few eeks.
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Chicago in favor of such search and seizure.
 Mir. Thompson said:
 Whereas, it is the right of every American citizen to exercise freedom of speech, to have the liberty Of the free press, to be secure in per sons, houses, papers and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures and to enjoy the right of free assembly for the peaceable discussion oe tAeir lawful rights and to petition their government even in time ol war"
 The right of freo assembly referred to vas said to have been inspired by the experiences of last fall in the att tempts of so-called Peoples Council Of American for Democracy" to find Ia meeting place. This aggregation was foiled in attempts to meet in Minnesota, but after Governor Low den of Illinois had forbidden the meet'ng iG Chicago. Mayor Thompson provided police protection to permit the meeting
 In those matters Mayor Thompson asked that be it revolyed" that the constitution as quoted in his pre- ample be strictly observed. Fhe spectacular feature of the day was provided by the women. It had been arranged that Mrs. Abbie Scott Baker Of the Womans party and lately ircarcerated white house picked, should address the committee in be- haIf fl the Susan B. Anthony amend ment and that Miss Minnie Bronson and Miss Lucy Price of the organiza- ton opposed to women suffrage should oppose Mrs Baker The anti suifragist women. who included also Mrs 3enry Preston White, of Bos- ton and Miss Charlotte Rowe of New York, sad that Chairman William R Wilcox had promised that the com mittee would take no action until they had been heard from
 What was their chagrin. they said upon being admitted to the meeting place to find that the committee had ! already voted a resolution commend
 ing the stand of five-sixths of the members of the house of representa- tiyes in favor of the Anthony amend
 ment
 The first speaker was Mrs. Baker She said she was more than pleased
 that tae committee without waiting
 to hear argument had voted for sui frase. She said that 1t was initiative
 Of the republicans which had com pellea inc democrats to pass thg
 ndment in tae lower house.
 The democrats had to support 1t oi
 perish. For them there was but one
 choice and they took it," said Mrs i Baker
 Miss Bronson gained applause am some laughter by an honest onslaueh ' CONTINuED ON PAGE THRFE.
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AMERICAN DEAD HAS
 REACHED f5o

A Scotch Seaport, Monday Feb. 1.-The American dead as a re- suit of the sinking of the steamer Tuscania, apparently is at least 159. Thus far 145 bodies have been buried along the Scotch coast and fourteen additional bodies were recovered today. Funeral serV- ices over the latter will be held tomorrow.
 The bodies of a majority of the Americans were identified by means of metal discs, which the men wore and in the the case of about twenty others which bore blank sMgS, Identification WAS made fthem by a general de- scription Of their bodies or by letters in the pockets of the men.
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HUNDRED AND SlXTY.THREE
 BODIES ARE RECOVERED

London, Feb. 12--The Press As- soeiation says that two bodies, those of soldiers from the Tus- cania, were washed ashore on the mainland of Scotland last night. This brings the total of bodies re- covered to 163.
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AMERICAN PROTECTIVE LEAGUE DRIVES ALLEGED DlsLOYAL PERSONS OUT OF SHAUN.
 TON, ILLINOIS.
CBlCAGO LAWYER IS ALSO
 TARRfD AND FEATHERED

League Has Been Active During the Passed Week and at Least One Hundred Persons Whose Patriotism Had Been Under Suspicion Were Made to Kiss the American Flag.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-02-13
MAYOR THOMPSON OF CHICAGO ONE OF PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE
 COMMITTEE.
VOUCHES FOR AMERICANISM
 IF ONE CANDIDATE

Thompson Presents Resolution Which Touched on Search and Seizure Under the Espionage Act in Way That Suggested the Cases Of Swift & Go. and the l. w. W.
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4 FOR RENT AD WILL PENT THAT VACANT ROOM

People looking for rooms turn to the classified ads of the newspapers to see what is offered. An ad in the sentinel-Record is almost sure to bring 6 customer.
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FORECAST FOR ARKANSAS FAIR WEDNESDAY AND THURS DAY.
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The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-12
LINCOLN'S OLD FRIEND.

After Lincoln's election to the presi.
dency an old woman, whom he called
aunt Salley," came from New Salem
to say good-by to ABE" before he
went to Washington to be President"
The President-elect was standing in
the room placed at his disposal in the
old state capitol talking with two men
of national renown when the old wo-
man entered, shy and embarrassed.
He saw her at once and walked across
the room to meet his old friend. TAX
ing both her hands in his. he led her
to the seat of honor and presented his
visitors to her, putting
her quite at ease by saying;
Gentlemen, this is a good old friend
of mine. She can make the best flap
jacks you ever tasted, for she has
baked them for me many a time"
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-12
CHRONOLOGY

1809-Born in Hardin county, Ken
lucky, February IL. He was de-
seended from a Quaker family,
which had emigrated from Vir-
ginia about 1880.
1816-Remoyed with his family from
Kentucky to Indiana.
1830-Removed to Illinois, where dur
ing the next few years he follow
ed various occupations, including
those of farm laborer, a mer-
chant and surveyor.
1836-Admitted to the bar and began
the practice of law in Springfield.
1S42-Seryed as a captain ana after
ward as private in the Black
Hawk war.
1844-Elected to the Illinois legisla-
ture as a Wing and served eight
years.
1S47-Elected to congress on the Whig
ticket,
1858-As Republican candidate for the
United States senate he engaged
in a series of joint debates
throughout Illinois with the Dem
ocratic candidate, Stephen A
Douglas
1860-Elected President of the United
States on the Republican ticket
the disunion of the Democratic
party giving him an easy victory
1861-On April Is, two days after the
fall of Fort SUMTER he issued q
call for $4,000 volunteers, and the
control of events passed from the
cabinet to the camp
1861-April 10, proclaimed a blockade
of Southern ports.
1862-September %, issued a proc
lamation emancipating all slaves il
states or parts of states, which
should be in rebellion on January
l, 1863.
1864-Re-elected president by the Re
publican party, defeating Geo. 3
Mcclellan, candidate of the DEN
ocratic party.
1865-Entered Richmond with tn
Federal arm on April 4, two day
after that city had been evacuate;
by the COnfederates.
1865-Shot by John Wilkes Booth o.
April a. and died the following
day. Buried at Springfield, Ill.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-12
ELECTION INCIDENT

Lincoln was a clever politician and
never hesitated when President to NAV
trumps in crisis.
Colonel A. X. Mcclure said that ba
told Lincoln he couldn't carry Penn
syivania in 1864 on the home vote I'M
less he furloughed 10000 Pennsyr.
vania soldiers and sent them back
here to vote.
Lincoln hesitated only a moment
and then requested both Meade and
Sheridan to send 5000 troops into
Pennsylvania for the election which
was done.
McClure's prediction was evidently
correct, as Lincoln, even with the TO-.
90 troops voting here, carried Penn
sylvania by only SIP. To this plural.
ity was added some $4,000 as the re-
suit of Pennsylvania soldiers voting
In the field.-Philadelphi Ledger.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-12
THE COMFORTER
A Story of President Lincoln Founded
on Fact.
BY f. A. MICHEL

By f. A. MICHEL
When the great struggle between
the Northern and Southern states
came on Allan Fitz Hugh, twelve years
old, was at school in Virginia. He was
boy of delicate physique, but was
full of fire, and, hearing that Abraham
Lincoln was coming southwark at the
head of an armed force, was much
troubled because he was too young
to shoulder a musket and repel the
invader He found it difficult during
those exciting times to attend to his
studies, and had it not been for the
influence of his mother, whom he dear
ly loved, he could not have been kept
at school at ALL
In those deyS the passion attending
war ran high on both sides. The
songs, the gibes, the speeches and
what was written concerning the great
struggle were very bitter and usually
far from the truth. In the North it
was Wen hang Jeff Davis on a sour
apple tree" and in the South Presi-
dent Lincoln was called "the baboon
The Northern schoolboy conceived the
idea that President Davis was an ogre,
not realizing that he was an educated
gentleman, had commanded regiment
of the United States troops in the war
with Mexico, had been a United States
senator and secretary of war The
Southern schoolboy considered Presi- !
dent Lincoln a wild man from the
Western woods who delighted in blood |
shed Children whose minds are not
developed must concentrate upon one
head IN any movement in which theyI
are interested So Allans thoughts
dwelt upon Mr.. Lincoln, embodying
the great President with his idea of
the hated Yankees"
When Allan was fifteen he begged
his mother to let him go to fight for
the Confederacy. Naturally she chung
to her son, and the matter was COM
promised between them in this wise:
If the war was not over in another
year Allan was to enlist with his moth
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-12
FASTENED INFORM WIFE

Perhaps one of the most character
istic of the Lincoln anecdotes may be-,
revived with timeliness. On the night
of His first election the little frame"
home of the Lincolns in Springfield,
Ill, was thronged with eager neigh
bors and friends. Reports for while
came in early and favorably Then
they were less promising. The crowd
dwindled. Then came the news that
Lincoln had carried the country. The
rest of the story will better be told
by that great man himself When,
there was no longer any doubt. or
reason for doubt" he related after.
ward, Il went up to my bedroom and
found my wife asleep. 1 gently touch
ed her shoulder. I spoke again lit
tie louder, saying, Mary! Mary! we
are elected!'"
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-12
WOMEN LINCOLN LOVED

There was a wild rose slip of a girl
in a blue sunbonnet, with whom he
walked the lanes of his homespun
days. There was a clever, cultured
woman, whose brilliant intellect
lighted his ascending way in the Illi-
nois legislature. And there was the
belle Of the gay, social set at Spring
field, who fluttered across his pathway
as it led to Washington. One he
loved, and one he tried to, and one
married. These were the women that
he courted. They loved Lincoln. To
them the greatest American was far
nearer than lofty figure on a high
pedestal. They heard his heart beat!
These were the women that loved
Lincoln. One of them today lies near
the banks of the Sangamon where he
loved her. To the last there was with
him the long, long sorrow of her loss
that cast its shadow across his heart
in youth. AS late as 1864 he pushed
aside state papers in the executive
mansion at Washington to talk of her
late in the night to friend who had
come from back home. One rests
peacefully in little cemetery at
Pleasant Ridge, Ill. The mother of
five children, her tombstone reads :
Mary Owens Vineyard One lies at
his side in the great mausoleum in
Springfield, where the state keeps her
| bier and is heaped with fresh, fra.
,, grant flowers. When an assassin's bull
let took his life, the American people.
mourned great President. She
mourned great Observation-Disclosures
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-12
LINCOLN'S STORIES

1t seems probable that some of Lin
coins stories, genuine though we NAV
believe them to be, were current be-
fore his time; for instance, the one
with the Kentucky flavor referring to
the brand of whiskey which General
Grants enemies protested he used
with too much freedom. Lincoln dis
claimed this story in my hearing.
stating that King George III. of Eng
land was said to have remarked, when
he was told that General Wolfe, then
in command of the English army i'm
canada, was mad, that he wished
Wolfe would bite some of his other
Lincoln in the Tele-
graph Office"
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-12
Abraham Lincoln

Today, the anniversary of the birth
of the Great Emancipator, will be OBJ
served more generally throughout the
United States than in former years.
In the hour of the world crisis in
which the United States is, with other
nations, striving to give effect to the
great principles of liberty and justice
for which Lincoln so heroically
worked, 1t is but natural that the
hearts of the American people should
turn with reverence and affection to
the life history of Lincoln.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-12

Michael Eddy, an old time miner
and prospector, who recently return
ed to Juneau from a prospecting trip,
TO Chicagoff spent some of the gold
en- hours making an inlaid picture
frame, 13x34 inches of native woods
and surrounded on the outside by diff
ferent colored quartz from the Chicag-
off mine. The frame contains beau
tifully colored view of the Chicagoff
working and the word "Chicagoff'' is
on the upper and lower panels of the
frame spelled in beautiful white
quartz.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-12
FACTS ABOUT LINCOLN.

He knew the value of a merry jest
and a hearty laugh.
He was simple in manner, dress and
bearing, but was big of heart and
brain.
He was too great a nature to care
The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-12

one way or another about his ances-
try. The living generation was of vi
tai Importance to him.
He did not advocate war for his own
glorification, but to liberate human
beings from slavery. All men were his
brothers and his equals before his
Creator.
Evening star., 1918-03-30

Ice is .Does Death End Al?" This win
be the thirty-seventh special musica!
service by the enlarged evening choir OF
125 voices. On this occasion the organ
and piano will be used simultaneously.
DR.. Wood leaves Monday to deliver the
w. B. Noble lectures at Harvard UNI
versfty.
The church has arranged what il called
"a wartime Easter morning communion
service at $50 (by the clock) tomorrow.
Monday night at o'clock the newly elect
ed temporary chairmen Of the forty eight
states, composing the Newcomer state
Association for War, Workers In wash
ington. will hold a business meeting. sup
per is scheduled for 6:15 o'clock. After
the business meeting. at which tempo
rary officers will be elected. those present
will be the guests OF the Covenant Girls
Club of 2o0 members.
conjunction with the various church war
time commissions in America. meets in
conference in New York city Tuesday ana
Wednesday of next week. The war work
of the Church of the Covenant Is to be
presented on Tuesday by ]. A. A. Brook
house, war staff assistant, and on We'd
nesday by Mr.. Carruthers. at the re-
quest of the commission.
y 4 p =
At Grace Reformed Church tomorrow
the Easter festival will be observed at all
services. Holy communion will be cele-
brated morning and evening. and Rev.
D. B. Lady. assisting the pastor. Rev. DR..
Ranck, will preach.
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At Ryland Methodist Episcopal
Church, 10th and D streets southwest.
special Easter service, with exercises
in the Sunday school at $3.50 o'clock,
will be held tomorrow. The pastor,
Rev. John H. Jeffries, will preach at IL
o'clock At 8 o'clock in the evening a
musical service will be held. with spe-
ciaI selections by the choir.
~ - 4 d
Elder F. f. Gibson, missionary secre-
tary of the conference. will preach al
the Seventh day Adventist Church.
Z 4th street northeast. tomorrow even
ing at 1880 o'clock. His subject will be
.sThe Lawyers Question"
ss S ss ss
"1he Talmud: Its Object and Value,
is the title of an address to be made by
Charles W. Paffiow at the meeting OF the
Washington Secular League, at Pythian
Temple, tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock
A discussion of the subject will follow
Preceding the address the president Will
discuss, briefly, current matters OF IN
terest
Sc sk q d
st. Eric's Swedish Lutheran Church will
hold services in Luther Memorial Chapel.
14th and n streets, tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock.