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The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1918-11-29
ERnM CLYDE RUSSOM.

Mr.. ard Mrs. Ira Graham recently
received the following letter rom
clyde Kussom, who is with the An.eIi-
can Expeaitionary Forces:
Oct =, 1918. NV Dear Friends
Two Il not more Of Your very inttr-
esti1ng LEI crs have len receive n
in tie past months and as ! promised
| win this evening attempt to answer
! if it cots re Thirty DAYS in the ren
for missing call or formation, but
this is one evening | am sure OF a
few hours to myself so | am going t.
spend it in catching up on my mail
! list-you come first.
doubt whether you people realize
il or not but to be an interesting let
ter writer. over here is to be an artist,
that's exactly why | shirk the job,
am sorry to admit Ordinarily when
writing ore has store Of events to
relate-Wa have them here by the
thousands and the people OF the
States have no idea of their greatness,
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1918-11-29

big events which will open the eyes
of the world still wider when all that
old y. S. A. has accomplished in SO
snort time, is known. but we little
fellows must be silent, not peep
must be heard SO as | have estimated
its question in our minds before a
letter is started what in the d.
will | say this time-so my thoughts
20 back to letter | received from
Mother sometime ago. wherein she
said your, Your Hello! letter re-
ceived' and | believe it to be a very
appropriate name for my notes from
Over Here" just a hello letter.
Tomorrow O8th) will make four
months Of service for me in France.
am entitled to a seven days furloueh
80 are many others) but there is only
one furloueh that we are all looking
forward 70 now, and there's a bunch
of mighty hungry boys, longing for
TIE sight Of old New York. The
times coming-some consolation, Eli
Often my work takes me to one of the
big L. S. docking yards and every
hour one car hear the whistles on the
big liners about the time a blast IS
heard some fool Yankee pipes out,
"Hobokenn and then it's thoughts of
Home Sweet Home" Our outfit
is good many miles from the front
and the distance becomes greater as
the days pass, but the boys in the
S. o. S. are driving too, and it's no
small part they play (perhaps you can
get copy of Stars and Stripes, the
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1918-11-29

official A +. F news, which mailed
to Jack, it will be Of interest to you
| am sure) | haven't seen d very
large portion of France thus far, but
have spent a few hours seeing" while
in several of the cities Of France,
can't po into detail to describe some
of the interesting sights which meet
your eye. but it is we'll worth the
price or hardships we underwent to
see this land-Old Cathedrals towers.
forts. churches. bridges, etc, ages old.
wonderful pieces of architecture and
if only they could speak, the history
they could tell This little city of
PcriquenX-so old it is moldy-has
several structures which date back to
Christ's time and many built in the
5th and 9Th centuries An old watch
tower over 100 feet high, built during
the reign of one Of the Caesars. stands
i'll the midst of beautiful garden
NOW, an old Cathedral, in whose towers
hundreds of swallows nest, date back
to the 2nd century. 1t is known in
French history as the Church Of the
Swallows. And one can't overlook
the beautiful drives which have taken
hundreds of years to build and the
gardens-you should see some of these
French gardens, you know these PEG
pie are famous for their color schemes
and to see some of their parks is to
be convinced Every little city has
its museum Why not-2000 years
ought TO make some showing and it
does. Sculpture. paintings and art
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1918-11-29
With the
Colors 80
,pon lOHN WEBER.
.

eI,,,ri7e Letter Was recently
Inc - . Jackson. who lives
received os y. ". If snrinedale:
a few miles ,,-l,a,r old PAL
Monday Oct. ~ ~ - l.tte. .,
Received your eNJ' .,,t had time
few days ace, hu' tass ze.,r1s4te,.
10 answer antf 'o''s. Co.. :, was
was greatly apF. .o i > sold
the kind that -, =; ion
Ter 1t stfeH#ste'.s .''7 a '
and makes nm
You ask M IL &C you ~. -
oat by With. n. that 2se s'ii',.. nv
write about ~ II an Why o''s
e The mighty H1s II Is ma - :
m ia Vi. tory, s!5N.iS htlt sHisiA.
voa said write yoe from wv illle'
- +bat m.qht be rather difficult
- - few DAYS Vel. as w HE IS
atbar reluctant abe having allied
seI3iars visit his home md more es-
Jolly tbe fool Americans as he
ea1ls is The Germ&ns say that the
tn,er;ran soldiers are the greatest
: all fools. and handle their guns with
: r4eklessness which makes the cold
otfIs creep ~ theii tthe German 81
sn;ne Our boys are doing great
il,.y{
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1918-11-29
Log ans Old Stand

They must atone for the brutaIities
heaped upon the helpless women and
children Those unbelievable crimes
committed in the name of their war
lord, the kaiser Oh, those disrep
utable hounds should not be even al
lowed the peace of mind after the gi
glutie struggle is ended The carnage
and aesolatlon they have wrought is
terrible. they should ever be remind
el by day and night, by dreams and
visions OF their crimes. the echoes
ever ringing IN their ears Of the plead
ings Of the helpless women and chill
dren for mercy. Visions of the little
children and babes they have ton
tured
No, Bill, we must be allowed to go
to the end, TO do our job up right
for once and all time to come, while
we are at It. Thay must pay the
price and be good little fritzs ever
after. They have ruined many homes
and cities. committed many cold blood
ed murders, even crueiied some of
their captves, burned women and chill
drcn They made it their chief pas
time to commit crimes too horrible
to be described in print, upon the
mothers, wives and daughters of the
soldiers of Belgium and France, to-
day there are almost half a million
little outcasts Their mothers hate
them for their father is a hun and
hound of hell The hun of today can
never be made to suffer enough to
pay the debt they owe. Their very
vitals are blaekened and soaked with
the vilest of crimes. They should be
kept in hun-land, they are not fit to
mingle with civilized people.
You no doubt think me quite rad
zeal. but there are millions over here
who are like myself Come and see
for yourself, old pal, if you have any
double II would be we'll worth Your
time and you will find that have
only told you a very small part of
it. 1t would make your blood boil
and soon fan a spark of hate into .
Gre rather difficult to subdue. You
said, 70 give them hell we consid
er that very mild way Of giving it
too them.
Here have been harping on the
war for some time and have not
as much as told you that | am still
on the turf of France, and as fat and
mean as any other "Sammic. |
went on leave about two weeks ago.
Say, had the time of my life. I'M
Gle Sam was pretty good to me He
paid all my travel expenses as well
as had me lodged in one of the best
hotels and paid all my expenses there.
We were sent to a big summer resort
in southern France. 1t is a beautiful
place, also SAY the Pyfenes. They
are very beautiful. but. ] must not at
tempt to tell you Of my trip at this
time. for must fall in"
So long old pal, don't forget to
write often, Your old friend,
John Weber
l63rd Inf. Supply Co, A. E. F.
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1918-11-29

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The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1918-11-29
Tho Strong Withstand thu w,..
Cold Better Than ~. ~ inter

You must have Health. Suens,h -.
durance to fight Colds. Grip and Intiu,n na
When your blood Is no, In . 800.
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The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1918-11-29
MEMS AND BOYS COTTON GLOVES
SWEATERS

Sweater Coats and Jersey sweaters good aSsort-
ment in quality and colors sold during sale at
20 per cent discount
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1918-11-29
CORSETS

Regular stock of corsets sold at 10 per cent dis
count.
! Lot discontinued numbers in corsets will b
placed on a bargain counter at big discount.
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1918-11-29

OF every age are here for you, it's a
great sight. To read of these things
IS one thing. to see them is quite diff.
ferent Last but by no means least,
the French Maiden, by the hundreds,
and oh! what policy vooeing" you
do hear But the Yankee Girl is
good enough fer US.
My best regards.
Clyde c. Russom.
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1918-11-29
Piles Cured In o to Ia DAVIS

Druggists refund money II PAZo OINTMENT fails
TO cure Itching Blind Bleeding or Protrudina Piles
INSTANTLY relieves Itching Piles, and you can eet
SeStfui sleep after the first application Price 60c
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1918-11-29
WARNING ORDER.

State of Arkansas
Washington County s.
Soringdale Township
Fayetteville Yuleanizing Co. Plaintiff
vs.
J. c. Pace, Defendant
The defendant, J {. Pace, is warned
to appear in this court within thirty
days to answer the complaint of
plaintiff, Fayetteville Vulcanzing Co.
This 10th day of November, 1918.
30-4t R. l.. Atwood, j. P.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
HEFL|N FIGHTING
 EFFORT ID FIX <. PRICE OF COTTON
Introduces Resolution to Put House on Record-Says Spinners and Traders
 Behind Scheme
By HUGH w. RoBERTs.

Washington. April 27.-(Special.) )-Rep- resentative Heflin took action today 1orestalling the attempt of Representa- hive Emerson 10 fix the price of cotton at 20 cents a pound. He introduced a resolution which. if adopted, will put the House on record as declaring un- wise and dangerous any action with a aendency to make cotton production un- profitable.
 result of a belief on the part of some sstates, that if other essentials are reg hllated by fixed prices. cotton also should be It is known that President Wilson hs not in sympathy with the effort to sfix the price of cotton. Ne has written a member of the Senate that it was not lhis present purpose to attempt to in clude cotton among articles he thinks should be controlled.
 In discussing his resolution. MT. Heflir said:
 Certain cotton spinners and specula- fors are behind the scheme to fix the price of cotton. The greatly increased cost of cotton production and the nu- merous obstacles in the way of a normal yield of cotton and the ever-increasine demand for cotton for war and other pur- poses should be sufficient reasons to in sluce members of Congress to oppose any measure that will discourage cotton pro fluction.
 Tt is my opinion that Congress vii not do as Germany would like to see il do-strike down the cotton industry ol the United States
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
Child Is Killed When Gun
 Is Accidentally Discharged

Decatur, April 27-(Specia1 )-Mr. and Mrs. James Brand had the mis- fortune to lose their little 5-year-old son. Walter, from gunshot wound yesterday at the Brand home, seven miles out from Decatur. The child was dragging the gun through a doorway, and the hammer Of the gun caught on the door, was discharged and killed the child instantly. Interment took place at the City centery this after noon.
 Lieutenant Sharman, the Canadian soldier and Liberty Loan speaker, who, as private in the ranks, won fame and promotion at the battle of the Marne, is slated to speak in Albany next Iues- day night.
 Two airplanes passed over the Twin Cities on Thursday about o'clock. Hundreds of people were thrilled at the sight, and runors of all kinds were afloat, until it was learned that the machines were en route from Memphis to Huntsville, where they were to take part in the Liberty Loan demonstra- tion of Friday. The planes left Hunts vile for Chattanooga at noal Friday. The Morgan County National bank oe Albany announces it's first ship ment of Liberty Loan Ponds of the new series Mir. Bloodworth, Albany chair man, said today the total Albany suD' scriptions were $107,S50, which does not include the subscriptions of the Louis vile and Nashville shops. which amount to s70,O0o. The total Albany subscription is something like $780, GOO, or nearly s45,000 over the city's 8 allotment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
Lieutenant Paul Frank Baer Writes His Father in Mobile
 About Exploits in the Air
Son of L. & N Engineer Who Has Won Both French and American War Crosses for Bravery in Action, Tells
 How He Sends Hun Machines Hurtling to Ground
By ROY GARNER

, around me However I got home. The second one IS not yet official I do
 not know if it will be officially recorded,
 but hope so.
 T really have four Germans that l
 have bagged in the air, but credit for only one so far. l have had five com
 bats in the last ten days, with three bullets in my machine. But I shot down two Germans and perhaps another one not yet confirmed.
 While Rockwell, Hall, Collins and myself were patrolling in the region of Paris yesterday, being in search of three
 Roche airplanes that were over Paris at 1O:30 a. m.. I had motor trouble and had to land at place near Chateau
 Thiery. Collins was killed. We as yet have no details. We are of the opinion that his machine broke in the air. We are sure there was no German plane rear him. We will know today as we are going after his body.
 | The father of Lieutenant Baer, after surrendering his sons letter after some persuasion, began to talk about the American hero. Paul is the most timld l of our four children" he said. His sis l ter, the oolest child, fought all the bat | ties at school. And she made finished i job of it. the engineer smilingly added. | But fighting has been Paul's game for sometime" the parent continued. Be !, fore going to France where he joined the
 LaFayette Escadrille, Paul drove truck | in Mexico.'
 l Lieutenant Baer has two brothers in
 tha service of their country. Arthur Baer is a quartermaster aboard the cruiser 1 Charleston. and A. W. (Bud) Bae is in
 the gun sighting department, navy yar0 1 Washington. A. w. Baer served two years on one of Uncle Sams submarines
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
Gerard Says America
 Will Stand No Nonsense"
 From the German Kaiser

Washington. April 27.-"America will stand no nonsense from the Kaiser" de- lclared James W. Gerard, former ambas- sador to Germany, in opening here last night Young Mems Christian associa- ton hut for soldiers and sailors "Amer- 3ca now makes the same threat toward the Kaiser" said MT. Gerard, that the Kaiser made toward America when he re- ceived me at his Potsdam palace in Oc- tober. 1915.
 ..Force must be met with force." MT. Gerard said, ''and autocracy must be met with autocracy." He said President Will son should be given all the power to pros- ecute the war.
 MT. Gerard praised the work of the Young Mems Christian association in ob- taining better treatment for prisoners of war in German camps He related in cidents of inhuman treatment accorded Irish prisoners and said that if the na- tionalist leaders in Ireland could have witnessed some of these scenes they would take a different stand toward con- scription.
 Secretary Lansing presided at the meet ing. He complimented the former am bassador for his work at Berlin
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
J. w. Coker, Pioneer Citizen of Cherokee County, Dies

Centre, April -(speciaL)- )-Thfs county lost it's oldest and one of it's most prominent and influential citizens today in the death of John W. Coker. which occurred on his ninetythird birthday. The family came to Cherokee from South Carolina back in the thir- ties, before the Indians left here, and MT. Coker had been leading spirit in church and business affairs and public enterprises through all these years. From the close of his service in the Confederate army till few years ago he did successful mercantile busi- ness in Centre and accumulated con- siderable property. Besides a number of grand children he left only two chill dren, w. H. Coker, merchant of Rome, Ga, and Mrs. G. P. Smith. wife of the president of Cherokee County bank.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28

nave never before givcp out any medical information or advice for publication. ordinarily do not be- lieve in it. But in the case of Nuxated Iron I feel would be rcmiss in my duty not to mention it. l nave taken 1t myself and given it my patients with most surprising and satisfactory results. And those who wish quickly to increase their strength. power and endurance will find it most remarkable and wonderfully effective remedy"
 Dr. r Alphcnsus Wallace. physician of many years experience in this country and who has been given many honorary titles in England. says: T do not make practice of recommending advertised medi- acinai products but have found Nuxated Iron go potent in nervous down conditions that believe all should know of it The and women of today need more iron in their blood than was the case twenty or thirty This because of the de- mineralized diet which now Is daily in thou sands of homes and also because of the demand for greater resistance offset the greater num- Der of health hazards. to be met at every turn" If people would only take Nuxated Iron when thev feel weak or run down instead of dosing themselves
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
Marines Are Proud of
 Being Called "Devil Dogs

marines in service in France are proud of the title "teufel hunden," or devil dogs" conferred upon them by the Ger mans according to letters received at marine corps recruiting headquarters here from overseas. The name, the let ters say, savea the soldiers of the sea" from selecting substitute for the un- favored Sammy"
 Wow, wow, those guys put us in the same class with the ladies from from he'll" veteran sergeant of the marines was quoted as saying in one note sent home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
Americans Attend Funeral

Dover, April 27-A large party of Amer ican airmen attended the funeral this afternoon of the seamen and marines killed in the Zeebrugge raid early this week. Business was virtually suspended during the services The procession started from the market place, where the flag-draped coffins of those who had given their lives in the dash on the Belgian coast base, were placed in motor lorries for the three-mle procession through the city's streets to the cem- etery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
Mrs. E. A. Stone Passes Away

Easonville, April Especial )-Mrs. E. A. Stone died this morning, after an illness of eight weeks. She is sur vived by the following children: w. P. Stone of Birmingham, pr. John L. Stone of Easonville, c. M Stone of Easonville, Mrs. John T. Pattillo of La- Grange, Ga; Mrs. T. K. Roberts of Columbiana, Miss Marguerite Stone of Easonvil1e, Mrs. G. N. Jenks of Steph- ensville, Tex; Hugh McNeill Stone of Houston, Tex.
 Fueral services will be held at the Methodist church at Easonville at II o'clock Sunday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
II American Ambulance Men Awarded War Cross
 for Gallantry in Battle

Paris. April 2.-Eleven American ambu-
 lance men have won the war cross by
 gallant services performed during the
 battle now in progress.
 Lieut.. Ralph Richmond, commanding section SAP. with Sergeant Junius Beebe, G. l.. Harris, Henry K. James, E. A. Littlefield and John J. Frennig, were cited in eulogistic terms for carrying away wounded men from positions right up against the enemy's lines under the heaviest fire.
 Charles A Reed of section 526, Henry W. Holman, Johnson N. Hunsberger, Jr. and Hobart s. Puryski of section 504 and Jesse M. Bazby of section 501 were cited in regimental orders for courage dis playe on April 6.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
Paul Frank Baer Stands
 Third in Number of Hun
 Machines Brought Down
-----

Paris, April 27.-The standing of American aviators. based on the mum Der of adversaries shot down to date. follows
 Maj. Raoul Lufbery. IS; Maj. Will liam Thaw, five; Lieut.. Frank Baer, five; Sergeant Bayliss, five; Capt. Charles Riddle, two, and SerGt. Vernon Booth, Sergt August Grehore, second Lieut.. Henry Grendelass Sergt. Thomas H Hitchcock. Lieut. Priest Larner. Sergt David Putnam, Sergt. w. A. Wellman, Lieut. Allan Winslow and Lieut. Douglass Campbell one each.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
Important Notice

Southern railway system, No 40, Ieav- ing Birmingham for Atlanta. at 5:30 a. m. and No. S. arriving Birmingham from Atlanta at 1130 p. m. will carry coaches only. The sleeping car between Mem- phis and Atlanta via Birmingham is now being handled on the Birmingham Spe- cial. The parlor car service on trains 8 and 40 has also been discontinued.
 JAMES FREEMAN,
 Assistant General Passenger Agent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
Tank Steamer Launched

Newport News, Va, April 27.-The 11.S75-ton tank steamer "H. M. Flag Ter" was launched by the Newport News shipyard today. The vessel is 475, feet long and Is expected to make 10H knots an hour. A sister ship is under construction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28

IT is conservatvely estimated that over three
 million people annually in this country alone are taking Nuxaed Iron. Such astonishing results have been reported from its both by doctors and laymen. that q number of physicians in yari- ous parts of the country have been asked to ex- plain why they prescribe it extensively. and why 1t apparently produces much better results than were obtained from the old forms of inorganic iron.
 Extracts from some of the letters received are given below
 Dr. Ferdinand King. a New York Physician and Medical Author. says: There can be nc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28

sands of people still insist in dosing t h c m selves with me tallic iron sim ply. l suppose. because it costs a few cents less. I strongly advise readers in all ca ses to get a
 pfysician's pre- scr;ption for or ganic i T 0 n-
 !Nuxated Iror-
 or If you don't want to go to thif trouble then purchase 0 n ] y Nuxated Iron in it's origi i n q l packages a Il d see that this
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
Hours of Labor Fixed

Bridgeport, Conn.,, April 27-Eignt hours shall constitute days work no employe will be allowed to work more than 12 hours a day, and the rate of pay shall be from 40 cents an hour for laborers to S21s cents for frst-class mechanics at the Lake Sub- marine company. the Groton Iron Works at Groton, Conn, and the Hous- atomic Shipbuilding company at Hart ford, and all other shipyards in Con- necticut and the north Atlantic sec uon, according to an announcement today by the labor adjusting board of the emergency fleet corporation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-28
Germans Promise to Print Names American Prisoners to Prove Their Capture

Amsterdam, April PA Berlin dis patch says that the names of the 1S3 Americans whom the Germans report
 they captured in the recent battles at
 Seicheprey in the St. Mihiel sector will be published in the Gazette-des- Ardennes a German propaganda organ. published in French. This will be done, the dispatches say. because doubts have been expressed outside of Germany that prisoners in such number were taken.