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The spectator., 1918-12-31

Smith Hide Company. s2S Kentucky Avenue. Joplin, Mis- souri, who is one of the largest hide dealers west of Chicago, is paying shippers from this county eighteen one fourth cents for number one. salt cured cattle hides. Horse hides. five to six dollars each. A complete list of prices can be had by writing a per the above address.
The spectator., 1918-12-31
SlW Reward, $lW

The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there 10 at lest one dreaded diseaae that science hes been able to cure in all its stages. and that is catarrh. Catsrrh being greatly Influenced by constitutional conditions rauuires constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System thereby ds- stroying the foundation of the diseasc giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting na- ture in doing its work The proprie-a tors have 70 much faith in the curative powers of Halls Catarrh Cure that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that 1t fails to, cure. Send for lint
 1 Ad1rs@: '. ,. CHENEY | co, To,,ao OAi0 sold bv all Drusgists. 7Se
The spectator., 1918-12-31

orders. and hope it is to move towards home.
 We'll. Dad, this is all l can think of to write you. Of course many things have happened, too numerous to write about, but will tell you about them when return home. You may look for me most any time after the ship ment of troops is started. sup. pose this will be all so will close. Tell mother and all hello for me. Good bye.
 Your Son.
The spectator., 1918-12-31

See Dr Bla ok about you teeth. In my office Bristow Hotel Ozark for a week begin. ing second Monday in each month.
The spectator., 1918-12-31
IN POND

I have in pound one dark bay mare mule, 12 years old. which I will sell on public square Jan. II
 H. F. Pruett, City Marshal.
The spectator., 1918-12-31
Earl.

Miss Ruth Blaylock and Gelene Nichols left for Eufaula Satur- day to continue their school work.
The spectator., 1918-12-31
Itinerary of a Solder Boy

a few lines this evening to let you know that am well and do- ing fine, and am hoping you are the same. suppose you have heard that thelcensorship hasbeen lifted for this letter, so l will try to tell you a little story of my self and my travels since 1 have been over here, and I am going to start from New York and come on across. l will say be- fore I start that it has been some trip. We left Camp Mills about II o'clock a. m. on May 18th. We came across the Hudson around New York's sky line or the ferry boat "Niagta," where we passed under the large Brook lyn bridge. About 2 D. m. we unloaded off the ferry and marched into a big dock. There we were checked in by number. We loaded onto a White Star lin CT, the steam ship Ceramic" and that night we spent in the harbor was sure keen. Old New York sure loomed up. Also the ferry boats were all lights and it sure was fine. The next day about 1:30 we sailed out of old New York harbor. They would not allow us to be on deck. but as it happened l got next to a port hole and got to see the Sat ue of Liberty on our right and that was about all l got to see of the river except the aeroplanes and battle ships that escorte1 us out of the bay. We had a very calm sea all the way except two or three days of stormy weather Just before we hit the Irish seas a British convoy of submarine chasers met us about 4 o'clock one morning one of the boys was on deck and he came down below and said, We are in sight of land" and then everybody made a rush for the top deck, or what we say on top.' The next day we could see plainly every thing such as villages and farms.
 At that place a bunch of areo- planes and zeppelins met us. One of the saussages came down within fifty feet of our ship and took our picture. That night on 1 May 30th Declarat on Day, we docked in Liverpool harbor, the largest ship yard in the world. Our fire drill was pretty often. The signal for danger was four short whistles and when the old boat whistled for a tug (four whistles) we were all in bed 1 (hammocks) and we made a rush for Ion top" with just our shoes on. We thought we were going down, but when we got on top we found out our mistake, for we could see the mark CTS all i lighted up and so we had d laugh and went back to bed. We were on board the ship all day the 3lst and until the next day. We walked down the gang plank and hiked with our packs and rifles down through the outskirts of Liverpool and into a town by the name of Walton. It was smoky and not at all clean. There were many people wanting a souvenir from America. Also women try ing to sell oranges, nice, big oranges. boys, two for a quarter: l take American money" was her talk, but we just gave her laugh. They were about the size of a blue plum. We loaded onto what we call squad rain. The cars are split up into 5 sections and each section would hold only squad (8 mem. There an Eng fish colonel gave us a talk and also a note from his majesty, King George. We rode on the train to rest camp at Romesy. l IN..-
The spectator., 1918-12-31

a little village on the outskirts of fingers, about 7skiios 6 miles), We were there nearly a month. l was in the officers mess there, while all the battery, except "A. went to La Maine. for horses. 1 spent the 4th of July in St. Syl- vain. We got our 155 Howitzers, and from there we went to an artillery camp called Coetquidan, the range. We had a lot of train- ing on the guns (the battery), but 1 was still with the officers mess. l was getting tired of the mess and decided I would like a little action, so when we left Co., etquidan I quit and returned to the battery. We loaded on
 train at a rail head at Guer. We rode two and half days to Cor nimont, and after a few days we went to a little village in Alsace named Oderen, which was our base. 1 was assigned to the Sig nal detail, and the morning after we arrived there we started for our positions. We got up into the Vosges mountains and had to dlg in our positions. Myself and Joe Martin (you know his father) were called upon by the sergeant of the detail to show the boys how to timber and dig out the rock, but we worked out our part just the same. We were right up on top of high mount ain. There was a little village below. and when they paid us, we went down to it. and, believe me, that was some hill for a man to climb, especially when he is about half shot and the night dark. We left there just 12 days after we got our positions dug in and returned to Oderen. and on Sept. 2 left for a B day march. We were on the reserve in the St. Mihiel drive. and also on an- other front at Nancy. We passed through Nancy. Toul and many other cities on our march, and at the end of our journey found ourselves in little woods only a few kilos from the front. One night the guns were taken up and abobt two days lat CT the rest of us came up. One morning about 2::30 we began the battle. 1 was not on the gun squad then. was right in the midst of all of it. We put over a barrage and at seven o'clock our infantry went over the top and went quite few miles be- fore finding any Germans.
 At Varennes. where Brother now is, we had a good battle. We pulled into Varennes the next evening about six o'clock and there we stopped a counter at- tack. Old Fritz was pretty busy putting over a little of his ann intuition and there is where l was put on the gun squad as No. 4 man. That u as called the Ar gonne sector, and that was sure some battle for eight days. We left Varennes on Oct 2 and start ed back for a rest. We hiked four days and came to a village called Hargerville and staid there six or eight days. We then got orders to leave for the front again and pulled out. It took us four more days, and had just got | our guns in position when we got orders that we would have to move down the road, as all batteries have to be as much as a kilometer apart, and of course D battery had to move, as usual. | We'll, we moved to our new place and had to dig in. On Nov. 11thl we had just finished our pit and was ready to move in when we got the order to cease firing. l uomauor u,o hol G~ol n ho,,k E00
The spectator., 1918-12-31
THE SPECTATOR
\. H. BURROW, Publisher

Published Tuesdays and Friday at Ozark. Ark, and entered at sai d peetotTice as second-class mail matter, according to act of Congress Mch.. 1879.
The spectator., 1918-12-31
AHappy New Year

On the threshold of another New Year we want to pause to thank our friends and patrons for the very liberal business accorded us during the past year. AS one and all you will soon turn the corner into the New Year, look back minute over the road you have been travelling the past year. Have you saved anything for the "ralny day. that never fails to come? Have you been true to yourself and your family? If not, once more before you step out into the pure New Year call at our bank and make deposit, if only dol lar and in twelve more short months take another retrospective glance and see how much pleased you will be with yourself and with the way your dollars have multiplied from the one little seed you planted in our bank January l, 1918. We wish every young man in the community would start bank account with the New Year. It would not mean much to us, but would mean lot to them. How many will make the experiment? This is our advice and like salvation, it's free. Try it. While the..feeling of good fellowship is in the air and good resolutions are being made for the New Year would 1t not be good idea to re- solve that you will save more money during the coming year, than during the past one then come in and open an account with us and then watch it grow.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24

saw in Russia" says M Vandervede, "was
that quiet reception, a little apathetic,
perhaps, of all those conflicting theories;
that sociability in the face of contradic-
tlons; that capacity for living in anarchy"
He adds that such meetings would have
been impossible in Paris or London or
Brussels without fisticuffs following
But is it certain, asks the commentator
Of lie Temps" of Paris, that this apathy
before contradictory theories is a proof of
sociability or capacity for living in an
archy? Is it not rather lack of under
standing or indifference to the ideas ex-
pressed? What eXcites the Russians, he
says, is not theories, but sonorous words
opposed to all the constraints they were
so long subjected to-
Another astonishing thing was that this
capacity for living in anarchy ended sud-
denly in the most complete parliamentary
zation of every walk of life in Russia
There was no national parliament, but
little private parliaments sprang up every
where. ''Political life was spread abroad
in a cloud of little parliaments." There
was soviet of officers and men in every
barracks, and in every unit at the front.
There was a congress of peasants, repre-
senting in it's turn thousands of local as
sembies. There were dumas of cities and
villages and Of quarters of the cities and
villages, without counting the committees
of parties, nationalities and professions
Even the factories were parliamentarized.
First, there was a committee for the fac
! tory, elected by universal suffrage among
the hands without regard to age, sex or
position. This was composed of fifty
members for the large factories, and sat
continuously during working hours to hear
and settle all complaints. Then there was
committee of the shop, also elected, that
took the place of the foreman. Next there
was a committee of salaries that settled
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24

American shipyards were sufficient to
bring Mr. Wilson quickly into action in his
dealings with strikers and to send labor
back to its job with earnest professions
of loyalty. Between the matters of for
elgn trade and shipbulding the relation
ship these days is more intimate than
ever Of the new system of licensing
The Pittsburgh Dispatch" says
drastic though it may seem, this policy
IS expected to provide in a measure its own
relief. Governmental control of exports and
imports and of bunker coal will enable Amer
ca and the A!les to give neutrals the choice
of putting their ships at our service in non
hazardous routes as, for instance, with
Latin America thus freeing American and
Allied vessels for transatlantic war purposes
Indeed, it is predicted that within few
months, as consequence of control of trade
and bunker coal, in cooperation with the
Allies. the ocean going marine of the neutral
nations will be at our disposal if they are
to keep the seas"
And this view is reflected in numerous
editorial expressions in other parts of the
country. 1t must not be supposed, how
ever, that complete control of Shipping
and international trade by the govern
ment means that every kind of commerce
except that directly relating to the war
will be wiped out. Last Tuesday the War
Trade Board announced from Washing
ton that it would receive and consider ap-
plicatlons for export to Sweden and Hol-
land for commodities intended for domes-
tic consumption, and not hitherto included
IN the temporary rationing agreements
with those countries. The articles speci
fed are Wines, films IN exchange foot
per foot for films of similar manufact-
ure, photographic records, pianos, made
up articles of clothing, straw hats, felt
hats, trimmed ready for wear: machinery.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24
Russia

According to Golovine, in his book "Rus-
sian Nihilism,' the revolutionary commit
tee had at its disposal 100000 rubles
after the assassination of Alexander IL.
Where did all this money come from?
Both Germany and Austria had their
agents in the committee, while Austria,
expressing her own people, showed con-
stantly more and more sympathy for the
Russian revolutionists. The press Of
Vienna and Budapest became the fervent
advocates of the Russian assassins. After
the brother of Lenine made the first at
tempt to kill Alexander III, in March,
1887, Lenine went to Cracow and lived
there very pleasantly until after the war
began, when he was permitted to 20 to
Switzerland, where he vociferously de-
manded the end Of Czarism in Russia.
La Scribe" points out that bank rob-
bing by the revolutionary committee
ceased after the assassination of Alexan-
der II, though the two attempts against
Alexander III in 1887 and 1888 were very
expensive 1t calls attention further to
the fact that there were no attempts
against the deposed Gar, while if he had
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24
Russian Platinum

American metallurgists, especially. will
be interested in the fact, registered in the
latest issue on hand Of LES Annale de
Geographic" (Paris>, that Russia fur
nishes % per cent OF the worlds total out
put of platinum. And, strange as it may,
seem, in spite of the exceptionally highl
price commanded by this precious metal
only the most accessible sand dunes Of the
Ural Mountain have heretofore been ex-
plotted. In 1893 the OUTPUT of this re-
stricted field amounted to 5 094 Kilograms:
in 1913 to 1908 Kilograms. The maxi
mum was reached in 1901-6,3S2 kilo-
grams. The total from 1889 to 1913 was
128,370 Kilograms, 81 per cent Of which
was exported. The price obtained by the
average annual expectation was about
S8,000,000. Since the enactment of the
law Of December 20, 1913, the platinum
must be refined in Russia itself. whereby.
Of course, the value of the article has been
considerably increased.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24

including spare or replacement parts :;
amidol and substitutes, bromne, HYDRO
bromc acid, sodium bromide, opium, alka-
lolds, ammonium compounds, ferric COM
pounds, camomile, digitalis, nitrate of sill
yer, synthetic drugs, namely, salvarsan,
kharsevan, arsenobillon, novocaine, eu-
caine, salicylic acid and acetyl-salicylic
acid; china, glassware, earthenware, salt
cake, flower Seeds except seeds which are
producers of oil; shrubs, musical instru-
mentS except instruments composed entire
ly or mainly Of metal pictures, marble
and alabaster for statuary purposes; sur
gical and medical appliances other than
appliances containing rubber; precious
stones, real and imitation diamonds,
other than industrial diamonds; feath-
ers of high value; flowers, artificial; furs
of high value; expensive buttons of bone
or horn; toys, carpets, Oriental. Of high
value; gauge glasses; teeth, artificial ex-
cept such as contain platinum or other
rare metals; laces, handmade, such as
Maltese lace; coral; toothbrushes
The foreign trade of the United States
totalled S9,183,712,931 in the calendar year
1917. "The Springfield Republican" as
sumes that this figure viii be materially
reduced by the elimination of non-essen-
tlal merchandise. 1t says editorially:
"To degree this step Will have the effect
OF prohibitive tariff on the imports of Ger
tain lines of goods, and American manufact-
urers may profit from it. But, on the other
hand, those American manufacturers or pro-
ducers will not be financially benefited whose
products are not allowed export facilities to
foreign markets. The policy as a whole can
not be justified as commercially advantage
Gus to the country We are forced into it.
as Great Britain and France have been, in
order to make a more ecogNmical use OF our
NceGn shippiuNU
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24
The Russian Soviet, Bank
Robbins and Prussian
Control

THE Russian Soviet goes back to 1866,
at the time of the attempted as
sassination Of Alexander II, according
to LA Scribe" and has always been under
Austrian and German influence. LA Ser
bic" lays the foundation of the Soviet to
Bakounin, Alexandra Herzen and Kara
kasoff, the latter little known outside of
Russia. 1t was originally a revolutionary
committee, and while the forces of the
government carried on their terrorism
openly, the revolutionary committee gave
the spectacle of villages burned entire, of
banks plllaged and ambuscades carried
out, often with the greatest cruelty.
All these activities cost immense sums
of money, and robbing banks and holding
rich men for ransom could not furnish all
of it, though it furnished a great deal.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24
Nnly One Way Out for
~ Lcnine and Trotzky

An inquiry is raised by "The Evening
Post: What is to become of the Bolshe-
vlk war against the Ukraine if they make
peace with Germany?" and it thinks that
the only way out for Lenine and Trotzkv
IS 10 sever connections with the Bolsheyik
attack upon the new republic. 1t writes
further:
"Fhe Bolsheviki have learned now that. in
spite OF their appeals by wireless and aero
plane the German people remain obedent to
thelr rulers. In spite of years fraterniza
Ton the morale Of the German army has not
been sapped. The German soldiers have not
turned upon their commanders and aslod
what need there is for marching against :.
domobilized Russia"
"The Evening Sun" wrote:
"The Boshevik announcement of readiness
to accept the Teuton terms gives rs the fnal
conclusive proof that Pctrograd has lost all
freedom of purpose. In reality the readiness
OF the Bolshevlki to accept these terms simply
brings lttle nearer q situation that their
previous conduct has made inevitable"
The paper further raises doubt as to
whether the Germans are now willing to
make peace upon the terms offered at
Brest-Litovsk, and finally draws this
moral "The loss of Russia has made
necessary a more stubborn war against
Germany in the West"
A harsh judgment, finally, is rendered
by "The Globe:
Thus is another entry made in the tragical
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24
Pronouncing the Russian
Revolution Largely a
Matter of FOrensics

M EMILE VANDERVELDE, the Bel
47As gian Socialist leader, has writ
ten a book describing his visit to Rus
sia made in the name of the Belgian
Socialists to convince the new Russia
of the inadvisability of separate peace.
He seems to have brought away the
impression that the Russian revolution
was largely an affair of oratory and that
Russia was the victim of eloquence, her
people intoxicated with the new freedom
of speech. Day and night some one was
always talking. Before great popular as
semblies orators developed indefinitely the
most contradictory theories without the
slightest objection being raised.
Zone of the most astonishing thir gs we
New-York tribune., 1918-02-24
Getting After the Non-Essentials
(NONTROL Of the foreign trade of the
country, effective as of February
bo

NONTROL Of the foreign trade of the
country, effective as of February
16, under the Presidents procla-
nation, has for its primary purpose the
licensing of imports and exports in such a
way as to provide the shipping necessary
for the movement of troops, war material,
munitions and food. 1t does not follow
that there will be an embargo, but it
makes reasonably sure that shipments
necessary to the successful prosecution of
the war will have preference over those of
a non-essential character. The President s
words are:
"The transportation of our armies to
France and the maintenance of continued
flow Of the supplies and munitions needed to
maintain them in fighting trim require the
use of every ton of shipping which pos
slbly be devoted to these purposes. This
demand must be met, and, if it becomes nee
essary to curtai our exports or imports,
these are measures which are forced upon us
by the critical tonnage situation and the
necessity Of availing ourselves of every pos
sible means of maintaining our armies in
France"
Government control of foreign COM
merce actually began last autumn, but a
strong grasp Of the situation became nee
essary as result of increased gravity in
the problem of replacing tonnage de-
stroyed by German U-boats. Construction
has not kept pace with destruction. Three
times the number of new ships built in
1917 were sunk in the same period, ac-
cording to official admissions in both Lon
don and Washington, and the most opti-
mistic prediction offered by any one pos
sessing real knowledge of conditions is
that of Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, who
hopes that the U-boat menace will have
been overcome by next summer.
Meantime, threats Of serious delay in