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The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-03-27
"rj;Ey SHALL Vet Pass

There appears no reason longer 10
doubt that the much advertised sFe
spring offensive by the Germans Is De
Gun on the western front.
1t is as yet leo early 70 predict tie
final outcome or even 10 say that the
main attack has been delivered az
any certain place.
That the allied line shall bend or
even temporarily, in places, give way
before the sustained shock OF attack
is to be anticipated. but that any
permanent impairment of the line
any great defeat will be sustained IS
not to be expected for the long
months of inactivity have, Of course
been utilized by the allies in making
secure the line by a series OF defenseS
wherein the line may be reformed.
The Germans may win some initial
success through the sacrifice of great
numbers of men, but that their sue
cesses will justify the cost in man
mower we do not believe Germany
is making the assault under pressure,
under necessity, one may say, for il
If does not stake all on the effort 1t
admits that it is beaten in the western
theater of the war,
It is for us to speed up in every
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-03-27

way our preparations for rendering
greater and more effective aid to
those who are fighting with and for
US. Would tbSt we were now in a
position to send a million men into
TIE fighting line. There could thea
lie no doubt Of tie re2ail Of the pres
ent offensive for the weight Of men
power and OF guns would be over
Whelmingly with the allies. We
must do tac best that We can u:ide"
the circumstances, hopeful TIT cu;'
allies may hold till We can he Of
greater assistance. This includes
every sacrifice OF food that We car,
make; gre 3ter food prodCctio"; ppr-
chase OF the war STAMPS AMI aIb-
scription to the forthcoming tbc.tg
loan.
Prompt 2na energetic 1c;.3: along
these lines VIII save US greater 6 c..i-
fees anG effort lcter OF. To 4ulck~
eE the war is e.setl f'it.l 2.icto.y fol
on" side th9 less viii be the cost i;
bleed and treasure-lFo.t Smith
Tina% Record
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-03-27

ans all OF Sections % AMI "a, lying on
the right bank OF 2nG South Of Little
Liver in Twp. II South Range SO
West. And also, all lots, blocks ad-
ditions or any other real property 10,
Gated in the towns Of Wilton or Ash
down or am other towns located in
the above described territory, And
praying the Improvement OF certain
public road rom Ash&own through
Wilton 20 Mills Ferry and latterals
thoreso; tl2at preliminary survey
2nI estimates have been made by the
state Highway Department as reGuir-
cd by law and fled in this court be-
fore said petition Was eircul TED, and
there w2s also filed VITA said pc
tition. = good bond conditioned as re-
QuiIea by law Now, therefore. all
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-03-27
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The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-03-27
MUST EAT STILL LESS WHEAT
All in e. s. ASKED Not to Use Over Il
Pounds Per Week.

Washington, N9rcn 23.-Furtne1
reduction ii aAc consumption of wheat
was Gs!led tonight by the Food Ad
ministratioa. that the scan5 supplies
aYailable before harvest may meet tie
feeds Of the army, domestic coasunl
CTS ana the allies.
Every American is requested to Gu
aiz average rettcH Of Wet By So pc.
cent, which woua5 rc5Jce the cen
SUMPTION Of 100000 bushels
month to 21,G00,j30. That sive3 q ra-
ten OF no more than I pounds OF
wheat products Wce,lj for each per
son. Flour sales will be cut to onc-
eighth Of barrel fer town cusso-
mer and to une-quarter O. a barrel Tor
my country customer that retailers
stocks may lie distributed to as maay
as possible.
Tae Whett content of bakers bread
will be reduced to rs per cent Oh
April Il, which increases by 3 per
cent the amount CT substitutes that
must be used
Sacrifice in the wheat rations will
entail no hardship, because the supply
CT potatoes. corn, cats ana milk is
ample to maintain health.
the FIJI seriousness OF the wheat
situation ana some Of tie difficulties
. II E.hie1 The !1o3l ministra toll
l.-,s Id 10 contend in Earding off
famine from the allies became known
9Th the announcement Of new plans.
lille" Endangered,
With fooi rations in France and
.lng!an1 ct to lie utmost, there has
been constant danger that the United
states could not mc2t demands be
e9us2 OF transportation handicaps
lie Drc 4kdown il the railroads upset
the corn expectation schedule SO ma !,
on March /, there had Teen sent
abroad only 100000 bushels asains;
the 6AG00,030 busSel3 81 last yea
al the 100000 0G3 bushels which it
Was hoped 70 send. Aceor Ing y tac
.e@ai@a PGze,t.3tiaaz have hean de2eAsl-
cit Oh Vie / Their noe, o. y 5eat i.
growing aor after Ali tie slip
r.onc OF corn is tended WITH gJa@
:.sH OF loss, owing 70 the possibility
Of Rermin5tioH. Moro tffaa 10000, ea5
bushels CT cotract corn ha9 been
sa.hcrel f. shipment abroad n the
est few aaEs targgh tie c0-opcra-
Gion of grain exchanges en- big han
lleYs with the Food 4lam.nist! ten.
rs the demand for wheat les grow
re supplies IN elevators ave dE!n-
died. Too, the usual few Of grain to
narkot has decreased III the last
| month fTom 100000 bushels weekly
% O00, Gee. due, it is declared to the
desire OF farmers to hold oGt theil
grain COR the higher price proposed in
,egialation before Congress. Corn
growers have adde's to the confusion
BY threatening that if the corn price
is not raised ami fixed as the price OF
wheat has been fixed, they would
plant wheat instead of corn. which
officials declare. would work untold
loss in the meat supply
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The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-03-27

pes oas, firms or corporations c fnts9
lends or othec real property il -
proposed district are hereby : ne /,
to appear before the County Corr 81
the 17th day Of April. 1915. 81 tha d. .
.oI : o.c'ock p. m. to s1oW cause q ,
against the establishment of aai Toai
Improvement Diftriet.-Loa /. Jonc3.
Eo&nty JGdga
Clerks Certificate.
I hereby certify that tie FOREGOING
is tue and correct copy eff tie notice
ordered published by the County
Court of Little Rive County i the
matter therein described, Witna MY
.hend an3 the seal Of this cor.t o. this
the 18th day OF March. 1918.-Csaa II.
Park, Clerk Little River County. Ar
aanSaa.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-03-27

Drives O9;t Malaria, Builds Up System
The Old Standard general strengthening tonic
GROVES TASIEIES3 chill TONIC. drives eat
Lfaaria, erTicl!es the blood ard builds tptesys
fem. a true toxic. For adul., aud children. &C
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-16
CLOSING FOREIGN MAILS.

London Aug 1T The Soviet govern
ment, saws Russian wireless message
has issued an order that correspondence
to foreign countries must not be accepted
for some time to come except tor the
Ukraine and Germany, localities IN Ger
man occupation and for war prisoners.
BRITISH RECEIVED WITH JOY
The population of the Murinansk region
received with Joy the British force that
landed there recently, according To an
allied diplomat who has arrived in London
from Petrograd
''Oid men and women wept with tears
OF Joy, crying: At last Russia will be
saved he said The peasants, work
men and aristocracy know Germany is
their enemy Many men In Petrograd
who held high positions in the old Russian
army have told me they know now that
the only real friends Of Russia are the
Allies
The Bolshevik government, IN an of
fetal statement, claims the capture of
positions in the Archange district, where
there are Allied troops, and says their
adversaries have abandoned the fighting
near Omega, according to a Reuter- dis
patch from Moscow.
A series OF successes, which apparently
are of minor importance, also are claimed
in the operations against the Czecho-
Sloyaks
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-16
GERMANS MAY ELECT
To MAKE A STAND
ON PRESENT LINE
But Today's Indefinite Operations
Give No Hint Of What
is TO Come
BRITISH NEAR CHAULNES S
ny A.anclated pre.. 20 rverr Evrnlne

BY Associated Press 20 Fvery Evening
With the British Army IN France,
Aug rs, l030a m The enemy artillery
was active last night from ono cnd of tbr
British front 10 The other The activity
was especially marked along the new
Sorurnc battle front ~ The Essart +
sector and IN the region ~ IN Bassre,
on the northern front, whcre there was 4
heavy gas hornbardment There was 70
development of activity by he enemy
infantry anywhere. however
All along the Iomne front the British
arc continuing various slight forward
movements ~ gain advantage of posi-
tion. H. was III movements ~ this KIND
that Damcry and Parvillers came vcs-
terday INTO British hands
The situation north of the Ancre mas
not yet been clarified, the enemy's inten-
tiOns being obscure There are no further
reports Of widespread Withdrawals IN this
region, although the enemy seems to
have abandoned several Of his small
forward positions. ON the other hand,
British patrols that crossed the Ancre,
last night, were fred upon and forced to
return
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-16
MAN POWER DWINDLING.
Lack of Soldiers Now Giving Anxiety TO
the German High Command.

With the British Army IN France,
Thursday. Aug Is Germany has ack-
nowledgcd that her man power once 50
freely wasted, now is dWindhng IN pro-
portions great enough apparently To cause
considerable anxiety to the high com
mand The toll taken in recent fighting
bv the allied armies and the prospect of
being confronted by ever-growing Amen-
can forces has caused General Iudendorff
to issue most imperative orders for a vigor-
Gus. immediate comb-Out in the German
army, in order TO recover from auxiliary
units all men capable Of entering the
trenches.
In the comb-out, says the order issued
by Ludendorff, first consideration will be
given TO men over 43 who have served IN
the front lines longer than six months lie
announced that commissions had been
appointed to investigate the entire situa-
ton, including men Of every rank All
men available for the infantry must be
sent to depots in Belgium, the special
purpose Of the high command being to get
more infantry reserves
Appended TO the order are special IN
structions to Field Marshal Won Macken-
zen and General Won Schlotz to make "a
greater demand upon the local personnel
instead Of using Germans in the auxiliary
service as re-lnfoTcements
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-16
CAMDEN PASTOR
GOING To FRANCE
Rev. I. Thomas Price Will Take
Up Y. NJ. c. A. Service
Abroad.

At the First Quarterly Conference,
held IN Camden NJ +. Church. Rev.
N r. Nowbrav. ID D. presiding. reports
showed the work TO lie III excellent condi-
ton.
The pastor Rev. Thomas Price.
reported - pastoral visits, and 4S
public meetings and addresses in behalf
Of the government. travelling over 400
miles in this work, and all accomplished
during the quarter
Mr. Price stated that the call had come
to him to enter the \ NJ G. \. work
With the American txpe,iitionary Forces
IN France. and as he felt it an open door
for larger service desired an expression
from he conference.
After a brief discussion resolution was
adopted granting the pastor = leave Of
absence for Y VI {. A. service in France,
and granting his family free use Of the
parsonage during his absence.
The conference complimented the
pastor report and voted to increase the
salary one hundred dollars A committee
was appointed 10 look after supplying the
pulpit during the pastor absence.
Mr. Price expects to sail for France IN
the near future
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-16
SAY HARRINGTON MAN
UTTERED BAD CHECKS
Frank T. Fleming IN City Court
Today With Two Charges
Against Him

Frank I Fleming. a former resident
of Harrington. where ne ran the narring-
ton journal. and q member of an old and
highly respected family Of that place
was arrested Yesterday AT the Atlas
powder plant ~ PerrvvIlle Md bv
Sergeant King Of the detective bureau,
on the charge OF utterlng two worthless
checks here The detectives feel that in
the arrest they may clear up quite a
string OF worthless check cases they have
had on their complaint books for number
OF months
The specific Instances with which
Fleming Is charged have To do with two
checks on the People Bank Of Harring-
ton. which he Is alleged 10 have gwen to
John Goldberg a saloonkeeper At Second
aud King streets, which later proved to
It- worthless This Was IN the latter part
Of April since which Tune the detectives
have been searching for Fleming only
locating him few days ago al Perry
vile, where he was in charge Of tool
house
Fleming Is said to have been left a
comfortable sum bv his father. but to
have gone through it. He was formerly
employed in different capacities il thus
city after having disposed Of the news
paper property IN Harrington of which he
was the principal owner.
The case was slated for a hearing in
Cltv Court this morning, but was con-
tinued until Monday Philip Garrett,
his counsel, told the court there were no
witnesses present for the State and asked
that light bail be fixed Judge Churchman
told Mr.. Garrett Fleming would have to
furnish 500 bail on each charge.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-16
WORK -OR-F|GHT JOBS
LIKE BUzz-SAWS If
THEY'RE TOYED WITH
Prisoner Who Dodged Two and
Drank Employers Alcohol on
Third Must Face Court.
ASKS ANOTHER CHANCE

Those individuals who decline 70 abide
bv the decisions of the work or fight
bureau Of the State Council Of Defense
and lack NJ the Jobs 10 which they arc
assigned will find they arc m0nkcyIng with
something akin To a huzzsaw and very
like that useful implement in its opera
tton
Warren W Ycrgcr is the latest Of such
parties 10 reach this conclusion, which
doubtless came 10 him with much inn
prcSSivcncsS after he and City Court had
held a little meeting with each other this
morning
Ncrgcr was a prisoner on the technical
charge Of violating a council order which
had assigned him to a painters $ Job with
the National Anillne Co. at Claymont.
but when f. Ross Farra. the councils
inspector. went to the stand and told what
he knew uf Y crgCr IT was PLAIN to pc seen
that the prisoners rccalCitrancy consists
not only at this one offcnse, but Others
Yergcr. II appeared, was assigned some
time ago to hls first loh, but got awaN
from il on the ground OF physical INABILITY
ID do the work Then tho council set
him to work for the Ball Gram Explosive
Co. hut that concern passed up on
hun with promptncss and dcciSlon when
be WAS found drinking alcohol IN the
laboratory NJ the plant The officials
considered \ crgcr dangerous PROPOSE
ton, because he might IN has hunt for
spirits stack up against a dcIml John OF
wood alcohol or some very efficient poison
III which case they would suddenly find
themselves with dead worker on their
hands So they turned Yergcr back 10 the
council which upon August $ assigned
him at has own request, 10 the Claymont
Job But said Mir Farra, ne didn't show
up to take it. although II was good for 90
cents an hour cSterdav he was picked
up around Second and Market streets and
locked M in the police station
Today. after Farra had told the court
the inwardncSs OF the case Warren plead
ed for another chance He declared he
had been 10 Claymont and found they
didn't want any painters up there Then
he said he went on To Marcus Hook and
got ION rs watchman on vessel
there He wanted another chance. ne
said, and was as willing To work rs any
body
Judge Churchnan couldn't see the
another chance proposition and held
Yerger in 81 900 bail for the next term OF
General Sessions before which he will
have companions Of the work dodging sort
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-16
TO UNIFORM DRAFTEES.
Insignia to be Worn "a Hours
Before Leaving Warning
to Saloons.

An important change III the rulings
covering the cntralnment ot sciec'lVc
service men has been promulgated ny the
provost marshal-gcncra and notification
made to the local boards. In effect, II
puts men who are called III temporary
uniform nj the time they report to their
local boards, - hours before cntrain-
ment and under the charge OF leader,
who has special police powers and IS
regularly warranted and directed 20
exercise them.
The attention of the liquor interests
is called To the new regulations, and to the
act of Congress of May l6, 1917, cover
ing the sale of intoxlcants To men IN
uniform
The temporary uniform is IN the shape
Of "brassard,' or sleeve band, to be
worn on the right arm. II Is made of
white cloth, and has the initials ~ :
y A. III blue, with the name of the
state and the number of local hoard
A special hrassard Is provided for the
leader and his assist ants
II IS intended that this provision shall
regulate and rs far rs possible prevent
eases of disorder in cntrainmcnt of selected
men. and provides method of following
up such eases when they do occur and
bringing TO book those responsible for
providing them with utoXIcants
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-16
COSSACKS VICTORIOUS.

Amsterdam, Aug l6-The Don Cos
sacks have cleared the left bank OF the
Don of their opponents and are marching
VIGOROUSLY on Zaragin, from which
they are only one days march distant,
says an official statement issued by the
Don Cossacks staff and received here
from Kiev
The newspapers at kiev report that
the Cossacks from the northern Don re-
gion have entered the government of
Veronesh
A dispatch to the Cologne Zeitung from
kiev says the Don and kuban govern
ments and the leaders in the adjoining
regions have entered negotiations look
ing to the establishment of joint central
government.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-16
MAY ABANDON OFFENSIVE.

London. Aug. i5.-The Withdrawals on
the western front by the Germans IN the
past few davs, il is believed here, Indicate
that the enemy intends to abandon the
offensive
Military observers say there II every
indication the Germans intend 10 stand
on their present line There = possl-
biiitv. however. that they may fall back
10 the Divette, a small tributary Of the
Oise and which JOINS it south Of Noyon.
The French now hold all the high ground
IN that region.
IL II SAID the British are 50 close 70
Chaulnes that the enemy cannot use the
town Almost all the rail cOmmumca-
tlons in the Peronne region have been
rendered useless by the Allies
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-16
Boil SHEV|K| STRIVE
DESPERATELY To
HOLD TO RUSSIA
Premier Lenine Urges Delegates
to Work Hard TO Uphold
Morale of People.
DON COSSACKS WINNING
nv Associated Press TO Every Evening

Amsterdam Aug. I6. Sixty propa-
gandists belonging to labor organizations
supporting the Bolsheviki regime have
left Moscow for the front. where the Boil
shcyiki are fighting the Czccho-Slovsks,
according to n Moscow telegram by way
of Berlin The object IS To stimulate the
military spirit Of the Soviet troops IN
their campaign.
Premier Lcninc urged the delegates To
the utmost efforts to raise the spirits and
morale of the troops to the highest level
and thus bring about the suppression OF
the Czccho-Slovak movement on
must imbuc them with the consciousness
OF the danger and the need OF every honor
able man supporting the Soviet Republic
Lenine is quoted as saving.
War Minister Trotzky also is touring
the same front, urging the people To fight
against the enemy, according to the
Vienna Neuc Freie Prcsse
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-16
CIVIL WAR VETERAN DIES.
Robert Davisdon, of Old Second Della
ware. Passes Away, Aged 79.

Robert Davidson one OF lImlngt0n 5
few surviving veterans Of t4c Cival War,
died this morning at his home, 1911 West
Fourth street of the ailments incidental
70 old age made worse by the recent
severe hot spell
Mr.. Davidson was in the old second
Delaware Company c and was wounded
al Gettysburg. HIS father and two
brothers also fought in the Rebellion,
and one of the latter was killed
The deceased was in his eIghtieth
year and had been failing for some time
past. The funeral will take place Mon
dav afternoon, with interment III Silver
brook cemetery Mr. Davidson leaves
four grown children, William j Davidson
d well-known member Of the police force,
Nrs Emma Page. Mrs Matte Heck
and Mrs. Mary Hinger
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-16
EXPECTED COSSACK SUCCESS.

Washington, Aug i6.-News Of the
success OF the Don C0ssacks on the river
Don. coming through Amsterdam today
was anticipated here as the Germans
have been unable 10 present force IA
that section Of Russia which could stop
these fierce fighters Of the Steppes
The Cossacks have persistently re-
fused 10 recognize the Brest-Litovsk
treaty and have been implacable IN their
hostility 10 the Teutons and the BoIshe-
wiki Il was suggested by officials here
that the conduct OF the COssacks is
significant OF the support the small inter
allied army and the Czecho-SlovAks will
received from various factions in their
efforts 20 aid the Russians in the re-
establishment Of the eastern front
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-16
WHERE TO REGISTER.
Machinery in Motion for Listing
Men of u" on Wednesday,
August 81.

The registration on August o. Of
men of ~ IN this city, will take place
at the offices of the Local Boards Men
Of Wards and Z. Local Board No. ! :;
Wards = and q, Local Board No. 2,
Wards }. 10, IL, II, Local Board No. 3,
will find the board offices nj Sixteenth and
French streets: while The ofFice Of Local
Board No. 4, IN the old Court House
covers Wards 2, 4 and g
Repistrants under this call will be
treated as Tate rcgistrants" and will
be at once assigned order numbers and
thus be IN line for assignment IN the
September quotus.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-16
AMERICAN FLYERS
BOMBARD GERMAN
RAIL ROAD YARDS
Good Hits Were Made and Evi-
dences of Destruction Were
Noted.
HUN POWER DWINDLING
nr Associated Press 70 Every Eyeninz

With the American Army IN France,
Thursday. Aug Is American aviators
successfully hombarded the railroad yard
at Dommarv- -Baroncourt, IN the Nerdun-
Metz area. this morning Longuyon,
north of Ncrdun. and Thiaucourt were
attacked on Wednesday
Several bursts were observed in the
central and southern part of the yard AT
Dommarv- -Baroncourt and the lnstalla
tlons there are believed 70 have been
wiped out
Three direct hits were made on the
track IN front Of tho station AT Longuyon
and 23 bombs fell on surrounding ware
houses Certain military obJcctlves were
bombed at Thlaucourt.
The members Of the committee on
naval affairs OF the House of Representa-
tIvcs. who have been on a tour Of inspec-
ton in England and France. were the
guests Of Gen Pershing at luncheon to-
dav Later they were received by the
commander in chief at his headquarters.
The Congressman departed late in the
afternoon for Chateau Thlerry TO visit
the American troops III that region. They
will start for Rome, Friday night.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-16
FRENCH HOLD ROYE
IN VISE-LIkE GRIP
Stubborn German Resistance is
Being Crushed as French
Encircle Town.
BY Associated Press to Every Eveuins

BY Associated Press 70 Every Eveuins
Paris, Aug l6-l D. m Roye is be-
ing held in a vlce-hke grip BY the French
Stubborn resistance bv the Germans Is
being crushed by the French, who slowly
are encircllng the town
The French advance at \lllers-les-
Rove makes the fall Of Rove inevitable
it Is believed by military men Possession
Of the town by French troops would make
necessary a rectiicatlon Of the German
lines and an enemy retreat to the Nesle-
Novon would be probable
The Germans are chnglng deopcrate!,
To a range of hills east Of Ribecourt. They
also are stubbornly defending the Las
signy-Oise canal the loss of which would
entail the evacuation Of Noyon