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The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-02-06
WILL FIGHT FOR ACCEPT.
ANCE OF WILSON TERMS
Enemy Proposals Not Favored BY Su.
preme War COuncil-War to Be
Prosecuted Until A Lasting
Peace is Obtainab;e.

London Feb. 3.-The Supreme War
Council, which met ait Versailles finds
no approximation in the German chan
cellor's and the Austro- Hungarian
foreign ministers speeches to the
terms of the entente allies and has
decided to continue the vigorous pros
ecution of the war until peace can be
expected "based on the principles of
freedom. justice and respect for in
tel national law
This official announcement was
made here tonight.
summary of the official report Of
the Versailles War Council says:
THE council was unable to find in
Won Hertling's and Czernin's recent
utterances any real approximation to
the moderate conditions laid down by
the allied governments, Under the
circumstances the council decided that
the only task before them to meet
was the vigorous and effective prose-
cution of the war until the pressure
of that effort produced a change of
temper in the enemy governments,
justifying the hope of the conclusion
of peace based on the principles of
freedom, justice and respect for inter-
national law.
"The council arrived at a complete
unanimity Of policy ON measures for
the prosecution Of the war"
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-02-06
w. H. GRAY
Makes Formal Announcement Thi,
Week for Office of Assessor.

The News is authorized to announce
H. W. Gray of near Foreman as can
didate for the office of Tax Assessor
of Little River county, subject to the
action of the Democratic primary May
%, 1918.
Mr.. Gray has lived in this county
practically his entire life, and is ac2
quainted with great majority Of the
voters. He is a farmer, which pursuit
he has suces sfully followed since a
boy. He has always been considered
one of the county's best and mosi
substantial citizens He possesses am,
pie qualifications for the duties of the
Office of Assessor. He is familiar Will
local conditions through long contacl
with them, and is a good judge q
property values. He is a clean up
right gentleman, and if he is elected tt
the office which he seeks will devot,
his energies to making a good ana
efficient officer
The News takes pleasure in annOunc
ing the candidacy of Mr.. Gray to tn
voters of his party for their consider
alton.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-02-06
Glass Plant to Close.

Tearkana, Feb. 2.-The Texarkana
Glass Company will close it's plant
here for the season on March Is, or
more than two months earlier than
the usual time. 1t opened this sea-
son more than month later than
usual. The usual run is 80 weeks a
season, but this year the run viii be
only IA weeks. The closing of the
plant means hard jolt to local busi-
ness interests, as the company's pay
roll amounted to about $4,000 a
week. Conservation of fuel, In ac-
cordance with the government policy
Is given as the chief reason for clos
Ing the pleat at this time.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-02-06
EXAMINATIONS STOPPED
Ordered to Suspend Activities Until
New Forms Are Received.

All registrants who have been call
ed to appear for physical examination
next week before any of the local
boards are notified that such exami-
nations have been temporarily sus-
pended by an order from Adult. Gen.
Lloyd England. Draft boards are in
structed to wait for a supply of new
form, as required under recent rul-
ing making exemption harder by low
ering the physical requirements In the
case Of slight defects. -
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-02-06
THIS COUNTY ASKED
FOR % MECHANICS
Shipping Board Asks for 90 from
Little River County to Help
Build Ships-2O0O
from State.

Little Rock, Feb. 4.-Arkansas is
called upon to furnish 1000 skilled me-
chanics for the U. S. Shipping Board
service. A preliminary registration is
now in progress, under the direction of
W G. Sprague, member of the State
Council of DEFENSE and chairman OF
the United States Labor Reccrve
1t is imperative, however, that al
who desire to enter this service should
understand that the men must not re-
port at the yards until they arc called
as the yards are not ready to receive
them
D M reynolds of the u S. Shipping
Board, authorizes the following:
''The United States Shipping Board,
the Department OF Labor aad the State
Councils of Defense have undertakeE
to enroll 100000 artisans and skilled
mechanics for service in the ship-yards
under the name, THE U. S. Shipyard
Volunteers of the Public Service Re-
serve Without this great Industrial
army ready to take its place as the
| need for labor ever grows more urgent
we cannot carry out the saip-building
program on which hangs the fate of
our sItny in France, and Cf our allies
the world over. To win the wsr our
first need is ships, and to build ships
our first need is earnest, killed labor
The inca Will be drawn into service in
the ship-yards in such fashion as to
disturb manufacturing conditions
throughout the country as little az
possible"
Gov. B2ougll at the request of tie
| Shipping Board, will issue a rroclq-
nation calling upon the mechanics Of
the state to enroll in this great army
Of workmen. Chairman Hurley of the
;. Shipping Board has also written
County Chairmen and the Mayors Of all
cities fully covering the shipping prob
lem, and empheysizing tfe necessity Of
action.
Agents are being appointed in each
county of the state, by tae chairmen
of the County Councils, for the pur-
pose of enrolling these inen, so that
they may be available When they are
needed,
"spoed up is the policy that is aci-
! u&ting the Shipping Board, to the end
that the army may be enabled to ex-
ercise tie maximum of efficiency when
the eagerly awaited spring drive is
made.
Mr. Sprsgre has apportioned the
1000 mon from Arkansas among the
various counties and the quota assign
ed to Little River County is 2S.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-02-06
POPULAR COUPLE WE'D
Homer WEIGH and Miss Annabel Cog.
gin Married Sunday Morning.

u Mr.. Jas. Homer Welch and Miss
kpnabel Coggin, both of this city,
were married at the Presbyterian
chureh in this city at $3.50 Sunday
morning, the pastor, Rev. W. 7. Sulli-
van officiating. The only guests pres
ent were Horace Routon and Miss
Hattie Mae Wood, special friends OF
the bride and groom, sl,d *he ii.g,nedi-
ate family of the bride.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wcich left Immediately
on the X c. s No. for st. Louis and
Chicago where they VIII spend their
honeymoon Mr. Welch will visit the
markets before his return
The groom is the popular manager
of the dry goods store of Lindsay Bro
theirs in this city. Since coming to
Sthis city from Foremon he has made
host of friends. He is young man
of splendid business ability and is
making success.
uc UiIuc lS tHC CudIH HluSo u.ACSohI-
er of Mr.. and Mrs. John Coggin. She
has grown to splendid womanhood in
our midst, and is of Ashdown's best
and most popular young women.
Mr.. Welch has purchased the beau
tiful westside home Of Dick Boyer and
later will be at home there to their
friends.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-02-06

Mrs. r. A. Simpson of Shreveport
who has been visiting with her son,
Simpson, returned home Monday
Mrs. w. w. Bishop went to DeQuee
Saturday to visit her mother, Mrs. !,
w. McCown, who has been injured
falling down stairs. Her injuri
were painful but not serious.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-02-06

Chas. Meyer of st. Louis spent Sun
day and Monday In Ashdown the guest
nf Mr.. and Mrs.. 8, J. Meyer and family.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-04
SCHOOL HEADS ASSIST
 BOYS WORKING RESERVE
Will Help to Prepare For State Wide
 EnrolInent.

A meeting of principles and head masters of schools has been planned ir every county of the state to prepare for tie statewide enrolment drive for the Boys Working Reserve which comes the. week of. March 1Sth.. At these meetings definite plans will he made whereby every boy in the state be- tween the ages of fourteen and twen- ty-of,e will be reached and given an op- portunity to eitheD join in the produc- ton work or definitely turn it down
 Arthur Howe, assistant director oi the United States Boys Working Re serve, who has direct charge of the en- roiIment work, has given out the fol lowing schedule of meetings for tl1e
 state:
 Fairfield county, Monday, March 4th at p. m, at the Bridgeport HiEf School, Bridgeport Litchfield county Tuesday, March 5th, at p. m. at tn; Gilbert school, Winsted; Middlese, county. Wednesday, March 9th It D.. m. at the AIiddletown High School
 Middletown; Windham and Holland counties. Thursday, March 7th, at D
 m., at the Windham High School Will limantic: New Haven county, Friday March 8th,. at 3 D. m. at the Grad uates' club -t55 Elm street, New Ha ven New London county. Saturday March 9th, at p. m at the New Lon ! don Vocational school; Hartford coun 1 ty, Saturday, March 9th. at 3 D. m. a the Hopkins Street building of tn Hartford High School. Hartford
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-04

Washington, March 3. = Temporary suspension of the meatless meal and Of the special restrictions against the use of pork on Saturday was an- nounced by the food administratio tonight as a readjustment of its food conservation programme. Increased meat production and the necessity for still greater saving in wheat it was declared, make the change advisable.
 The suspension is made effective for an indefinite period; and probably it will last for three months or longer.
 Since all restrictions on consump- ton of. mutton and lamb had been lifted previously, the food administra- ton now asks the public for the time being to deny itself in meats only beef and pork on one day week Tuesday.
 Increased meat consumption, food administration officials believe, will of itself curtail the use of wheat and for the present there is no intention to add to the restrictions already in force against the use of flour.
 In a statement tonight setting forth ] the reasons for the change in pro- gramme, Food Administrator Hoover said:
 '"rhe allies have made further and
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-04
A NEW PLAN FOR
 SAVING FUEL SUPPLIES
A Combination of Electric Generating
 Systems.

Washington, March S.-Combination of electric generating systems and elimination of hundreds of isolated and ,uneconomical plants is under con- sideration by the fuel administration as a means of saving fuel supplies Representatives of the fuel adminis tration left here tonight for New York to attend hearings before the Public Service Commission there at which the subject will be taken up as af- fecting New York city.
 The hearings in New York were called after Albert H. Wiggin. fuel ad- ministrator for New York state, had called the attention of some fifty lso- lated generating stations in New York city to the advisabiiity of turning over their business to the large central plants.
 Millions of tons of coal would hs saved, fuel administration officials say. by standardization. The plan, too, if executed, they say, would go far to- wards relieving terminal congestion and Tightening the loads carried by rail and barge lines
 l Tt already has been demonstrated, said a fuel administration statement tonight. "that in many localities cen l tralization may be effected without hardship and with a considerable say ing. It is estimated that ap economic saving of $600, 100000 would be eff fected and the fuel requirements of the industries now supplied with cleo tsical power cut in half"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-04
PHYSICAL REGENERATION
 OF CIVILIAN: POPULATION
Is to Be Attempted by the National
 Security League.

New York, March S.-The appoint ment of over 200 committees in thirty states to carry. out it's idea for the physical regeneration of the civilian population of the country was an- nounced today by the National Se- curity League. The work in the local communities to be conducted by these committees will be supervised by the leagues general committee on physi- cal reserve, which consists of Walter Camp, the veteran trainer Of athletes William G. Anderson, member of the advisory committee of Yale Univer- sity gymnasium, and Joseph E. Ray croft, member of the war and navy departments commission on training camp activities
 The idea of the league is to have organized in every city, town and hamlet in the country local commit tees appointed by the mayor or board of selectmen who will form clubs in which men and women will be in. structed in physical exercises design ed by Mr. Camp and his associates Committees to cooperate with MT Camp have already been named in nu.
 merous cities and towns throughout 1 the country
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-04
MATTERS TO OCCUPY
 CONGRESS THIS WEEK
Administration Railroad Control Bill Has First Place on Programme.

Washington Mar. 3.-Final enact naent of the administration railroad control bill substantially as proposed by Presidern Wilson two months ago, .oaeupies first. place on a varied pro- gran1me of congressional activity this week. Senate and ho;ise conferees on
 the measure met, again today, conf
 dent of early agreement. Before the
 week end if is deemed certain that the
 legislation will go to the president for
 his approval.
 Next comes the administration
 measure to create a war finance cor
 poration, which probably will pass the
 senate early this week, to be taken
 up q few days later in the house. Accumulating appropriation bills are to be given much time in both houses. together with miscellaneous army and navy legislat tion The annual diplo- matic and agricultural appropriation bills are ready for the senate to begin work on as soon as the war finance corporation measure is out of the way The house is working on the legisla- tive executive and judicial supply l measure. Tomorrow the senate ap- propriat tions committee expects to com plete revisifu of and report tine bill 1 lion dollar urgent deficiency bill. with several hundred millions of new war l estimates added.
 | Among the army bills which their sponsors plan to press this week is the war department measure. unanimous 1 ly approved by the senate military lconmittee to provide for the regis tration of men attaining q wears o1 age since June. 5th last and changing I the basis of draft from total state pop
 ulation to the number of men in class | me
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-04
RED CROSS FEEDING
 CHILDREN IN PARIS
Food Scientifically Prepared Contains
 Four, Rice, Milk and Sugar

Paris. Saturday, Mar. s.-One hun dred under -nourished school children of the overcrowiesi southeast corner of Paris received their first taste of American Red Cross food today in the form of scientifically prepared sweet ened rolls made of four. rice. milk and sugar. There also was a substantial bar Of chocolate for each of the little ones
 Doctors of the childreu's bureau working in Red Cross dispensaries had found that the children. who includ- ed many repatriated from the north. suffering oftener from lack of proper nour1shment- than from illness. They decided. therefore, to make this addi ton to the daily food which replaces the slice of bread and piece of cho- 'colate which we're additionally given 10 French children at four o'clock in the afternoon Since the war began this old custom has been abandoned and the children also suffered through missing hot midday meal because of their mothers absence in munition fac tories.
 Distribution of the rolls will he made in other sections through the existing school canteens.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-04
GERMANS HAD MAP
 OF AMERICAN PoslTI oNs.
Found upcn the Body of Prussiar,
 Captain Who Was Killed.

With the American. Army in France Saturday, March 2- (By The Associat- ed Press) ).-A plan of attack, including q map of the American positions, iI- dicatins every dugout, which was re : moved from the body of the Prussian captain who led the recent assault upon the sector northwest of Toul, shows how completely the Germans prepare their raids.
 The map goes into such detail as to show every machine gun emplaeement, every trench and every depression in the ground within the American lines, At the bottom there is simply a line drawn. labeled Our Front Line" Along this line are five shaded DOT tions, each marked 'sNest."
 Four rehearsals were held for the attack and the troops who made 1t were specially picked from new ar l rivals of fresh troops in the sector. They were told that the Americans were in front of them.
 After the artillery had nearly leveled our position, the Germans started out from their nests, each of which con- tained forty infantrymen. one lieuten- ant and three. pioneers to precede the infantry and five to follow it The two groips upon our extreme right went around this flank and the group upon the extreme left carried out a similar movement there. The two
 groups in the certer had planned to
 attack directly, but the American de-
 fense changed all the plans. Wher they were met by the heavy machine
 gun fire from our lines they saw il
 would be impossible to gain footine
 there, changed their direction, and
 followed the other groups around ths
 Hanks. The duty of the pioneers pre-
 ceding the infantry was to clean UT any wire that had not been broken by
 the artillery, while the pioneers wht followed carried large quantities of ex.
 plosives for the purpose of cleaning III 1 the dugouts
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-04
ARTILLERY IN ACTION
 ALONG AMERICAN SECTOR
Germans Are Trying to Punish Amer.
 jeans With Deluee of Shells.

With the American Army in France March 2--(By The Associated. Press). There has been extraordinary artil- lery activity along the American sector on the Foul front since yesterdays at tack was repulsed. The enemy, appar- ently angered by his failure, is trying 10 punish the American troops with a deluge of shells, but not much damage has been done. Two thousand shells of all calibres were counted along the front from noon yesterday until noon today, while many more fell uncounted. Some ten-inch projectiles battered towns behind the American line
 American infantry and engineers who had been cleaning up the scene of the fight on Friday found some bodies buried. Among them was surs geon of the reserve corps and a stretcher, bearer. who was killed when shell hit first aid station.
 Another German prisoner has beer
 captured in front of the American wire entanglements. One of the German prisoners taken during the fight has since died. Among the German dead who have been buried were the lieu tenant and captain leading the attack
 The latter was taken from the Ameri-
 can wire entanglements. On his body was found a complete plan of ths 1 American position
 | Gas shells were dropped into on, town back of the American line earls this morning but only a few cases O gas poisoning have developed so fas All the prisoners taken by tn, | Americans say they do not believe tha Germany can win the war. They dis l not want to fight but had to-
 Some of the AmeEican missing havt been found.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-04

gation acceded to the new demands.
 While it is understood that all the Teutonic allies have signed the form al treaty ending the war with Russia, it is said that the economic and lcga! phases of resuming peaceful relations will be taken up individually by each country.
 While Berlin says that the German! invasion has ceased, Austrian troops have occupied three more towns in Ukraine and have captured three divi- sions of Russian infantry. as well as the staffs of two Russian army corps. Attacks by the Germans in various sectors along the French front have featured the official reports from Par is for the past couple of days. In one raid near Rheims. the Germans occu- | pied small position put were imme diateIy busted by the French. In other engagements the French beat of their assailants.
 No further fighting has been report ed on the American-held sectors near Chen1in des Danes and north Of Toul | Semi official German ard Austrian statements say that peace negotiations
 between the Central Powers and Ru- mania are progressing favorabiy" Ons
 of the demands made by the Teutons
 was that King Ferdinand of Rumanis
 relinuuish IS thrown to his brother
 Prince WilS,n of Hohenzolern.
 | German troops are reported 10 have
 been sent into Finland and it s said
 that the Aland Islands are being used as the base of operations. The Alands are under guard of Swedish troops sem I there by agreement with the Russian ] factions.
 Pricelesw treasurers of art fri--venfct have been gravely damaged by leu tonic air raiders, who, appeared to Se. lect historic bufldings and monument, as their targets. The casualties wer, very small.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-04
GERMANS MORE ACTIVE
 oN WESTERLY FRONT
In Two Nights at Least Ten Attempts
 at Raids Were Made.

British Army in France, March B. (By The Associated ssl.-Ger1nan activity continues to increase on tho western front. In the last two night S the enemy has attempted at least ten raids, some of considerable size, and in one case made heavy assault of such a nature that 1t may be placed in the category of attack. This, was an operation against the Portugaest on Friday night
 The Germans attacked under 9. tee~ mendous artillery barr1gs along 6 front of three thousand yards. Tine Germans, however, failed in the;r ct. tack and suffered heavy lossea. The same night large party oj Germans led by nire officers 'raidad' the Australians under heavy barrage and satcceeded iri penetrating to 9 ccr11 pany hesq1arterE. h. hriliiant cnunter attack drcye tho enemy ou%, and z large number of dead e.nd sonr prison. CTS, including an oftpcst, were left be, l hind.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-04

Russia has bowed to the Tentonic allies. The Bolsheviki commission CTS sent to Brest Litovsk have sign ed the treaty of peace presented by the Germans. according 10 an official state nent from Berlin. which adds that military movements in Great Russia have ceased.
 lt was reported on Saturday by the Bolshevik commissioners that they were about 10 sign the treaty. This rrp0rt was teleKraphed to Lenine and Tro.z<y after the delegates sent to Rress Iiiovsk had met the German cynissnries. There is little informa- ton available as to the details of the meeting between the peace delegations. but the Bolsheviki said they realized that any further delay would mean more onerous conditions and they would sign the treaty without further dlEcussious.
 Russia lost by the delay that ensued when Trotzky announced that the war SO far as Russia was concerned, had ended but refused to sign the formal treaty Ir that iSterval between the brea king up Of the first Brest sitoysk meeting and the one held late last week. the Central Powers added mat riaiiv Co the den1a nds which were out hnr-l when the now famous Hoffman line was drawn by the commander of the German forces on the eastern front
 Turkey was the beneficiary of these changes in the peace terms. The new demands included tha- Russia re- lin1uish inc regions of Batoum, Kars and Karaband CKarataghl 10 the Turks. Thesc -esions are in Transcau casia and mark a considerable ad- dftion to the suitan's donninions in than section of the world. The dortrine of ihe right of peoples to self-desermina- ton was the pretext upon which the new terms were added to the. treaty 1f Is possible that the Bolshevid dele