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The Little River news., 1918-08-21
ALREADY GERMANY
 IS BEATEN IN AIR
''Eyes" si the German Army Practical ly Have Been Blinded by Ter rife Aerial Struggles
 Rt gently.

London, Aug 17.-While still stub bOrnly resisting on teh land, Germany already is decisively beaten in the air. The "eyes" of the German army have been virtually blinded in the terrific aerial struggle that accompanied Foch's two great counter strokes. Every day brings new proor of this fact. A German army orGer taken from a prisoner taken in the last few days fighting says: Our resources of aviation are so feeb-e ana so ab- sorbed by observation work that we are unable to chase low flying enemy planes. The complaints O. troops that they are being bombed and attacked by machine gans from the low flying enemy machines cannot be needed. They must protect themselves against such attacks with their own machine guns and anti-aircratt fire"
 The order was issued to the 83rd Infantry Regiment.
The Little River news., 1918-08-21
BIG LIBERTY LOAN
 CAMPAIGNS COMING
Three Issues, Each of $5,OOO, DOC. .OO0 or More, Within Year--First Is September 2S to Oc.
 tOber 29.

Washington, Aug. 17.-Tentative plans of the treasury provide for three tig Liberty Loan campaigns within the next year, each to raise $5,OO0, 100000 or cmre. The first will be from September as to Oc- tober 19, as has been announced, the following is planned for January. or February, and the third in May or June. This program Wilt be neces- sary to provide the $16,000,OO0,0o which officials estimate will be l:- quired tc finance war operations dur ing the year, in addition to the $8,- 900 100000 which may be provided by the new revenue bill now being drafted.
 If government expenses and loans to allies fall much below the SEA- CO., 100000 estimate, the government is expected to try to combine two loans into one big campaign for the largest credit ever sought by any na- ton. Such camp s1gl would be set ], for some time in the late winter l Money needs between loan periods will be financed by sale of short term certificates of indebtedness, as in the past. Tn addition the treasury looks for a steady inflow of money
 from tax certificates which banks lsnd corporations probably will buy
 in billion dollar quantities as a
 means of virtually paying their taxes
 in advance.
 Every effort will be made by the
 treasury to make the number of loans
 as few, and the time of financial
 rest between the campaigns as long
 as possible. Officials would much
 rather have only one more big -solici- tatioa i-> e 1lii....o- to -tA.o fourth cari> paign to start late next month, than 1.-two be ore the end cf the Gsesg ye
 next June 90.
 No plans for future Liberty loans cen be formulated definitely many weeks ill advance, owing to the un- ,certa;nty of the volume Of govern ] the program now in minds of treas ury officials is highly tentative. An example of the Fluctuations of ex- peaditures is the fact th-t with Aug
 ust more than half gone the allies have called .or only s71 ,0O0,00e loan
 payments a little more than one 1 third the usual rate of borrowings.
The Little River news., 1918-08-21
100 OF I..W. w. ARE
 DECLARED GUILTY
Charged With Conspiracy to Dis rupt Nations War Pro- gramHIncludes w. D.
 Haywood.

Chicago, Aug. T-One hundred of the Industrial Workers of the World were found guilty as charged in the Indictment by the jury after one hours deliberation at their trial for conspiracy to disrupt the nations war program late today. Arguments for a, new trial will be heard next week.
 The defendants, including William B.. ("Big Bill) Haywood, general ecretary-treasurer of the l. w. w., the highest position in the 'organiza- Etion, face maximum penalty of 27 years in prison and 10000 fine each
 Federal Judge K M Landis, in hi; charge to the jury withdrew the fifth and last count of the indictment, which charged conspiracy to violate tic postal laws and particularly that section excluding from the mails, er- terprises in the nature of schemes to cefrend
 The remaining four counts of the in f:ctment specifically charge violation of the espionage act, the section ol the criminal code, prohibiting inter. ference with the civil rights of c.ti zens, the selective service act oTe I he conspiracy statute.
The Little River news., 1918-08-21
--W.S.S.-
BURTON WALKER
Letter From France Save He is Doing
 We'll and is Out of Danger.

Mrs. w. E. Vaughan of Richmond Sunday evening received from her son Burton's nurse in a French hospital a, letter stating that Burton was do- ing fine and would soon be able to be moved to an American hospital The letter was written on the 20th of July, he having been reported severely wounded on the 17th. The letter stat ed that he was wounded in the shoul3- CT and arm by machine gun bullets and that lie was doing SC well he would soon be able to write himself His mother is much relieved to have this good report.
The Little River news., 1918-08-21
VALUABLE STRATEGIC
 POSITIONS CAPTURED
&Sermans Driven Out of Three Import ant Sectors of Battle Front French Fight Way 10 Outskirts
 of Lasslgny, Take Pimprez.

IonIon, Aug. 2O.-The Germans on nkse important sectors of the western - beled to give up positions of great strategic value.
 In the Lys sector, wes: of Armen- tieres, the enemy has retreated over .a front of nearly six miles. leaving the town of Merville in British hands between the Matz and Disc rivers, the French have fought their way to the western outskirts of the dominat-i ing position of Lassigny and farther south in this hill and wooded region have debouched from sae Thiescourt wood and also captured the town of Pimprez, in the Disc valley on the Noyon-Compeigne road.
 Around the curve in the battle line northwest of Soissons the French from near Carlepont to Fontenoy, on the Aisne. ds.ance of approximately nine miles, have 1riven the enemy to an average depth of more than 2, mile and captured several villages and g. 
 200 prisoners.
 Unofficial reports record the cap tured by the British of the railway sta ton On the western outskirts of the important town of Rove, but there is no official information of this.
 Most Important Gains.
 Viewed on the war maps the gains in the new operations are most i'm portant for the allies, for the weak cning in the German defense is becom- ing daily more noticeable aud appar- ently within q short time they proba- Ely will be forced to commence a re- treat on scale that will mean the entire plotting out of old lines and the taking up of new cnes east and southeast possibly from the region of Rheims to Ypres.
 The Lys salient is fast fading away unaer- the attacks of tie British and the voluntary retirement of the Ger mans to new defense positions east ward and seemingly the bis westerly k bulge in the allied line between Ypres ,Iand La Basses soon must disappear.
 Germans in Tight Place.
 Under the new gains of the British around Rove and particularly those made by the French from Lassigny to the Cise valley and northwest of Cajssons. the Germans now are in a bad predicament. Here their positions are dominated by the allied guns from the west, southeast, and south for ] many miles and apparently retreat across the plains of Picardy and over the Somme and even from the west ern Aisne will be necessary.
The Little River news., 1918-08-21
W.S.S..

Mrs B. A. Few and Miss Ella Ware Few who have been visiting Mrs. I. w Holmes left Monday. Mrs. Few will visit at Emmett and Prescott and Miss Few will visit :t Hope, before returning to their home at Arksiel- p..ia.
 While away on my vacation, should yoli need assistance witt yoer hogs with the Department of Agriculture Hope Ark-Geo. M. Johnston, County Agent.
The Little River news., 1918-08-21
NEXT BATTLE ON
 HINDENBURG LINE
Germans Retiring to Their Old Po- { sitions, Says General March. Transport Service
 Improves.

I C. March, chief of staff, who confer red with members of the Senate Mili tary Affairs Committee today, an- nounced that the United States has 1,450 900 men under arms overseas and 1,5GAO00 under arms in camps in the United States
 The last official report was that l. 700,00Q men were in camp in the Unit ed States The statement today would indicate that 150,00o troops are on the way to France and verifies the state ment from the high officials that the United States armed forces in France will amount to 100000 men by Sep tember l.
 General March also told the senators that there had been little change in the Western front since their last conference and that German resist ance to the allied and American thrusts appears to have stiilened. The Teltonic forces evidently will make
 g. determined stand on the old linden burg line
 The situation in Russia, as viewed :; by General March, is very bad. It i5 such thct it is well night impossible l for observers. to get q clear line on
 it. From the allied standpoint, there
 is no change in the matte. of landing troops or giving assistance to the peo- ] pie of Russia in resisting German en-
 croachments.
 General March gave the Committee vesy enooura ging reports on the i'm proyemoat of tie army. Tie prasen. ] ,yerage yearly death rate is but two ! per cent, or 20 to the 1000 Constant
 improvement is noted in the camps end field service and the home people have notking to fear on the score c :. hseclth conditions of their sons. l Transport Service Improves. l Another encouraging repoc: iron, General March was that the shipping i situation as affecting the movement of troops and military supplies is very
 good and constantly improving. A re- cent survey showed that the turn around, or round trips of transports
 and cargo ships is being accomplished ! in faster time than hitherto achieved l There are many instances where !! 1
 of transports is now accomplished in
 28 days, but the general average is
 higher. The speeding up of the troop
 and cargoe ships is due to improves
 facilities, both in the Unite1 States , md France, and the transport of the
 army will be constantly bettered as
 the movement of troops progresses 1 Next Battle on Old Line.
 ! In his subsequent interview witt: i the press,- General March went into
 detail about the situation on the Western front and drew the conclus- ion that the Teutonic armies are con- solidating their retreat to the old Hindenburg line, where the allies are meeting strong resistance, and that , the next great battle of the allies and Americans against the kaiser's forces will be an attack along tie general line to which the Huns now seek es- cape. This statement is accepted 2s the best conjecture of the battlefield of one of the worlds greatest con- ilicts. All the detailed information revealed by the chief of staff points to preparations for the decisive strug- gle which may be near at hand
The Little River news., 1918-08-21
-W.S.S.-

Levant Dickinson writes home from the naval training camp that he has received his sailing orders and expects to be detailed on the Rhode Island. He had been in training only six weeks.
The Little River news., 1918-08-21
-MvSS
Eugene Steel.

The News has received card from Eugene Steel, who is with the mgr ines at Paris Island, s. C., in which he states that he made expert rifle man on tho range and has as result been detailed as coach He thinks that he will be at that place for long time. x
The Little River news., 1918-08-21
ER0I JESSE BUTLER
Asldown Boy Believes He Will Be
 Home 6y Christmas.


 Following is letter from France by Jesse Butler to his father and mother, MT. and Mrs. P. C. Butler, of near this place:
 July 21, 1918.
 My Dear Pspa and Mammal: I will write you few lines 70 ie. you hear from me. This leaves me well and I hope will find you the same. I guess you are having a time now eating watermelons aint you? Also fried chicken. I wish was at home to help. you. I think I will be home by Christmas if not before. Hope so any way. Paps, if you could only see what tho U s. A. boys have done you would think we would be home in short time and I think we all will reach the U. s. A. in a short time, by hog killing time, hope so. They have captured 10000 Germans and killed .................. so you know the Germans are going some and we have still got them on t.@c run, and I think I will be home by Christmas, dent you? We'll Papa I dent know that this letter will ever reach you but will write you.
 Jesse Butler.
The Little River news., 1918-08-21
-W.S.S.
ENTERTAIN SOLDIERS
Colored People Will Give Drafted Men
 Entertainment ss

The colored drafted men who will leave Ashdown on Thursday morning, August 22, will be entertained on We'd nesday night at the c. M. E. Church. program has been arranged and patri- otic addresses will feature the occas- ion. The public is invited.
The Little River news., 1918-08-21
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Arriyed-in France.

Mrs. Gus Gragnani has received a csd announcing the arrival overseas of her husband, Corporal Gus Graz mani. who was formerly in the service at Camp Travis.
The Little River news., 1918-08-21
Glenn F. Wallace

Glenn F. Wallace, 6ephty county Demonstration agent for this county, ; leaving for DeQueen this week to take over the demonstration work in Sevier county due to vacancy there. Mr. Wallace, has done a fine years work here and we can recom- mend him IS live and tireless work CT. We regret to lose him from this county but are glad to see him get a we'll deserved promotion.
The Little River news., 1918-08-21
L0CKESBURG BOY KILLED
David Maxwell, Az Marine, Killed in
 Action on July 18th.

Lockesburg, Aug. 1S.-Dr. D. A. Maxwell of this city has received a message from tAe War Department an- nouncing that ais son, David Maxwell, was killed in Francs on the 18th of July. Young Maxwell was marine, while gathering up the wounded on the battlefield in Bailleu Wood OH the Marne.
The Little River news., 1918-08-21

David MsXwell was half brother of Herbert Scott of Cerro Gordo in this county
The Little River news., 1918-08-21
Better Banking Service for
 Farmers

The Federal Reserve Banking System, wti compined resources Of thousand million collars, has been established by Act of Congress to stand back of the farming and business interests of the country
The Little River news., 1918-08-21

We members of this system which enables US. better than before, to supply our farmers with the credit and currency they need for pro- ducing crops and to protect them against disor- ganized markets
New-York tribune., 1918-11-06
States
Just as Solid for
Democracy as EUer

ATLANTA, Nov. b.-Southern states
east OF the Mississippi River returned
their usual almost solid Democratic
delegations to the House Of Represen-
tatives in to-day's elections. while all
Democratic candidates for the Senate
were elected. There was no turnover
anywhere. in this territory.
For the seventv-siX Democratic seats
in the House from the nine states there
were contests by Republicans i'll only
fifteen districts, while the Democrats
contested only one of the three seats
held by the Republicans
Ten Senator'S were elected from eight
states, but the Democratic candidates
were opposed only in Tennessee, North
Carolina and Georgia, with the race be-
tween Senator Shields and Henry Clay
Evans in Tennessee the most gormi-
dablc contest. Latest returns indicated
Shields's election by safe margin.
The only Republicans elected in the
South were two Representatives in
Tennessee, one Of whom was without
opposition, and one in Virginia, also
without opposition. In the normally
Democratic districts the only close
contest was in the 10th North Carolina,
apparently safe lead over James j.
Britt.
State tickets were contested in only
two states, Alabama and Tennessee,
and in the former the Democratic can
didates were elected by overwhelming
majoritiea. Tho result of the contest
for Governor in Tennessee vas not GER
tain late tonight.
In Florida the state constitutions 81
prohibition amendment was adopted by
a large majority, .wnile in Louisiana
the equal suffrage amendment to the
state constitution was defeated.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-06

representatives in Congress: 1st Dis
trict, NJ. a. Romjuc. Lovelakc. Demo
crat, reelected; Cd District. ". w. Ruck-
or, keytesville, Democrat, reelected; Sd
District. J. W. Alexander, Gallatn, re-
elected; 4th District, Charles II.
Boohey, st. Joseph Democrat. re-
elected; eth District, W. T. Bland,
Kansas City, Democrat, succeeding w.
P. Borland, Democrat 9th District, C.
c. Dickinson. Clinton. Democrat, re
elected; 1tb District, C.. W. rfamlin.
Springfield, Democrat, reelected; Sth
District. W. l.. Nelson, Columbia, Dem
ocrat, succeeding Dorsey ". Shacklo-
ford. Democrat; 9th District, Champ
Clark. Democrat. Bowling Green,
Speaker Of the House, reelected; 10th
District Frederick Esscr. st. Louis.
Republican, short term: Cleycland, A.
Newton, st. Louis. Republican, full
term, to succeed Jacob u. Mccker. de-
ceased; 18th District, William l.. Igoe,
st. Louis. Republican,. reelected; l2th
District L. c. Dyer, St. Louis, Repub-
iican, reelected; lAth District, j. j.
Russell, Democrat, Charleston, re-
elected; 10Th District5 i. V. McPherson
Aurora, Republican. succeeding Perl D.
Decker, Democrat; 18th District, T. l..
Rubey, Lebanon, Democrat, reelected.
A net gain of one BY the Republicans
is indicated in the state, delegation.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-06
Connecticut Poll
Sho1vs No Change;
Republicans Win

HARTFORD. Conn. Nov. 8. In q
comparatively light vote The Democrats
OF Connecticut lost to tho Republi-
cans by small margins. Early returns
indicate that Connecticut will send
back to Congress foYr Republicans on
reflections and one Democrat.
Thomas j. Spellacy, OF Hartford.
whom President Wilson named United
States District Attorney for Connecti-
cat, was defeated for Governor. His
Republican opponent was the present
Governor. Marcus II. Holcomb. who, in
1916, was elected hS y plurality Of
about 5000.
Connecticut VIII apparently return
to Congress the following: lst District,
Augustine Lonergan. Democrat; Cd DIS
srict. Richard ?. Freeman, Republican,;
I'd District, John Q. Tilson. Republi-
can: 4th District, Schuyler Merritt, Re-
puoiican. and 9th District, James p.
Glynt, Republican.
EARLY returns indicate tnat the cleo.
uon OF the whole Republican state
ticket and Republican state Senate
and House CT Representatives..
New-York tribune., 1918-11-06
Capper and Allen,
Republicans, Lead
In Race in Kansas

TOPEKA, Kan, Nov. G--Eariy cleo
tlon reports made available through
out the state by the operation of the
double board system indicated victory
Tor Governor Arthur Capper, Rcpub-
lican candidate FOR the United States
Senate, over William II. Thompson, and
for Henry Allen, Republican, for Gov
ernor. over ". c. Lansdon, Democrat.
In this city Governor Capper is run
ming ahead three to one, or fully as
strong as he did two wears ago, when
he carried the state by 10000. Al
Democratic state Headquarters here op-
tlmism prevails as to Senator Thomp-
sons chances. President Wilson car
red the state two years ngo by 10000.
Iwcnty-seven out of the thirty two
Topeka precincts gave Cappcr 2,4s3;
Thompson, 7S9; Allen, 1900; Lansdon,
COZ; for Congress, Anthony, 2,lG2;
Whitney, Democrat. T64.
Meagrc reports received at the Re-
publican state headquarters show
heavy Republican plurality in the 9Th,
9th and I'd Congressional Districts.
he same precincts gave Henry j.
Allen, Republican, for Governor, 1912;
". c. Lansdon, Democrat, 3l2. and d.
Il. Anthony. Republican, for Congress,
Soi; /. Il. hltney, Democrat, 800.
- Arthur Capper sent the Republican
National Committee the following te,e-
gram:
Republicans have made clean
sweep. My majority for the Senate
is about 100000. All Republican can
dldates for Congress clected.'
Late incomplete returns indicate that
the Democrats have saved but one Of
eight Congressional districts. Con-
gresham w. A. Ayers, of the Stl, Dis
trict, still holds lead and may be the
Representative Ed C. Little. Republi
can, of the I'd District, leads but may
have very close race. The defeat Of
Representatives Doolittle, Helvering,
Connolly and Shouse appears certain.
All are Democrats.
Henry j. Aliens majority for Cover
nor is estimated at 10000, with the
election Of the entire state ticket and
lower house Of the State Legislature.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-06
Republicans Elect
Vermont Governor.
For Local Optior,

. MONTPELIER, VI, Nov. 5.-The
Republicans retained control Of Yer
mont in the election to-day by q large
margin. Percival W. Clement vas
elected Governor by about two to
one vote over William NJ Mayo, Dem
ocrat, who also had the Endorsement
OF the Prohibition party. MI Clement
favored local option. Interest in tie
campaign was stimulated by the fact
that the question Of ratification of the
Federal prohibition amendment will
come before the next session Of the
Legislature.
Representatives Frank l.. Greene and
Porter II. Dale were easily reelected
The Republicans maintained large ma
jorities in beth branches of the Leg
iSlature
New-York tribune., 1918-11-06
Lewis Beaten by
Medill Mccormick

CHICAGO, Nov. with nearly half
Of the Cook County vote counted and
more than 400 precincts reported from
downstate, returns indicated the cleo
ton of Medill Mccormick as United
States Senator from Illinois
Senator James Hamilton Lewis.
Democratic whip in the Senate, had an
estimated plurality of $1,000 plurality
in Chicago, while Mccormick had an
estimated plurality Of 115,0o0 in the
rest Of the state.
A closer contest was indicated in The
race for the two seats for Congress-
'man-at-large from Illinois. Richard
Yates, former Governor, and William
q. Mason. incumbent, were leading
their Democratic opponents. William
New-York tribune., 1918-11-06
. .entucky Senate
Seat Is Claimed
By Both Parties

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Nov 5.--,John Y.
Haswell, chairman Of the Republican
State Campaign Committee, tonight is
sued . statement saying that, on the
"basia OF returns received up to the
present" Ben j.. Drummer would have
. majority Of 4,563 over A. q. STANLEY.
Democrat, for the United States Senate.
out Of 12o gave him a lead Of more
than 5000, and asserted that if the
same ratio were maintained in, dis
tricts not heard from he would win
by not less than 10000.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-06
Republicans Win
Complete Ticket
In Rhode Island

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Nov. 5.-Early
returns indicate the election Of the
whole Republican ticket, both national
and state. in Rhode Island.
Seventy districts in the vote FOR
United States Senator give Colt {R.)
l2,446, .O'Shaunessy CD 10,074.
In the 1st Congressional District
twenty voting districts give Burdick
R.) 3,20e, Green CD 2,506. In the I'd
Congressional District twenty voting
districts give Stiness (R.) 1900, Casey
(D.) 3,501. In the Sd Congressional
District ten voting districts give Ken
nedy (R) 1,749, Troy 3D. 1883.
For Governor sixty-five voting dis
tricts give Beeckman (R.) 1859, Ar
chambault (D.) S,949. net gain Of
1,744 in these districts for the Demo
Gratis.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-06

Call. Republican, carried the state by
10000.
No change Is reortcd In the Congress
sional districta, it appearing that the
Republicans will return their thirteen
Representatives. and the emocrnts the
remaining three. In one Of these dis
tricts, that of Richard Olnoy H., the
voting is close.
In thu Tenth district former Repre-
sentative John F. Fitzgerald, Democrat,
went into Representative Peter T.,
won by few votes. Tnguc declares
he will demand Il recount. He took
the count before the election commits
sioners on the nomination. alleging
fraud. but was not sustained. He
claims fraud again.