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The Springdale news., 1918-12-27
WASTE NOTHING SAVE SOMETHING
 sPRINGDALE

sure will be lonesome for all this when We come home, Papa 1 thought about yesterday being your birthday and wondered if you would think of 1t. The whole face of France is covered with French soldiers. Their suits are light blue Theron is about 30 kilometers south of me (only he is in Paris now1 l saw some nurses from his base yesterday I'm going to write him note and tell him to come and see me. Haven't seen a human yet from anyways near home. I must stop now and write some to Clyde and tell him where I am, his A. P. O. is now 704 Write when ever you can. I've only had four letters from home since I left the states.
 Love to all,
 Eva Atwood, A. N. C. Base Hosp. 60. 4. P. o. 731 E K
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ppou EVA ATWOOD

z# | iANF-t
 ,.ll5a.;ng interesting letter was
 n,lv received from Miss Eva At 4 ,Tso is q nurse with the A. E. F.
 9 lqlS-Deqr Home Folks;-
 T is the first time l have been
 s5 to fell where l am so l am go-
 Sss V sss5d 5S the day writing letters
 U sm no. on duty We have
 5ayI5g soft snap since the
 :.t;ee Was signed, no more con-
 e.ifb wounded boys and we have
 af ti,ae off duty. l am at Boz
 loroaouaeed Bozwa) it is a
 snall town but we are , kilomct- from Neafekateau, that is large
 sn5 7gg can easily find it on tine L h eastern France, just south of f4pn. Clyde is in Kaldahon, l32 b0eters southwest of me and right I .ha border. am right on the sfs If the river@ Mouse Have < in Domremy. he birthplace of Rn D Are. t $ an old town. We K through where she was born, ftea the litsle church where she was bthed md tfen wnt ID on the hill bye the Httle town to the cathe= \ bull on tHe spot where she had ! vision The windows and kie Eeti6e in the Cathedral are the hndest things l ever saw or ever Il see. We vent to Nancy too and t hundreds of houses torn doN n, \ most of the windows in the tom h. all broken by different air raids. .oaldn't tel you before but we had air.rai3 darn here-had all our #ts out etc, but the raid that night Is on Nancy. Ne went to 15ll }. that is one of the oldest cites re and is surrounded by wsl. ekey and Bowman are stationed in Iul. T Weat to see Blaeknall and that crowd in Rinacourt and there  visited the old chateau of Napoleon d vent all through his hunting oands Of course there is hun pds of acres in the tract, but We R lots of t, t is entirely surround
 by stone val, and the dungeon
 still there where the offenders re punished, we went in 1t. Yes rdas @e went to Langres. It is third oldest city in France. The Il around t was built in 1851 by Romans and Ne went through the te Henry IH used and saw his house Ire The old Cathedral there was It ia the 9th century The river sase is slow sluggish stream not wider than the creek down by the aye yard We are planning to go 8erdun just as soon as we can get cave to stay away over night. We 13lig % to places on trucks but netlmes We eo on the train. They 'ef collect a fare, never call the i's'i' t sure IS q fact. First here st sefgeda Theg haze lst, 2al 5fd class compartments and which r one IS empty is the one We get
 Last night We were 60 kilomet-
 from home and were on the train fe than , hours, One kilometer iiee-elghts of mile. Everything sure high here Mama I'm going
 send some little medallions and home from time to time in my lefa, These are little hand made lgs In this letter as all will send De You keep them all togeth-
 aitH l come home and We doa't as ae lIl be here leag We came T on the FaterIand and we sure olg coming over on Germany's , vessel and it is the largest ship 'a'' want to=t tell you about it
 ean | now 1 haven't time. Air is fly over Us all the time. We
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The Springdale news., 1918-12-27
STORIES TOLD BY
 MEN IN FRANCE
Campfire Tales of the Days That Are Gone and Rumors of the
 Days to Come.

4 recently received edition of The Stars and Stripes, the soldiers paper in France. tells some new soldier yarns heard at the campfires in No Mans Land, immediately after the fighting stopped Some of them
The Springdale news., 1918-12-27

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The Springdale news., 1918-12-27

Among the best of the campfire yarns was one about the soldier who envied his companions new shoes. Where had he got them? Why off O. Enrr,,
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peyton= March

General, Chief of Staff Communicate direct with Bureau of War Risk Insurance. Treasury De partment, Washington, D. (. relative La hnt.n
The Springdale news., 1918-12-27

,, following interesting letter was ..iy : received from Miss Eva At , ..s. is I nurse with the A. E. F.
The Springdale news., 1918-12-27

Eva Atwood, A. N. C. Base Hosp. 50, A. P. o. 731, A. E. F.
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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-07-26
GETTING FOURTH LIBERTY
BONDS READY IN TIME.

Bonds of the Fourth Liberty Loan
are now being turned out by the thou
sands daily by the treasury's bureau
of engraving and printing. The bonds
are similar in form and design TO those
of the third loan, and space has been
lcftnn each bond for insertion Of the
exact terms of the bonds. g.. ..a
1t is believed that sufficient num-
Der of the bonds will be ready to make
possible immediate delivery Of all bonds
of the fourth loan as they are ypur-
chased. n.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-07-26
LABOR.PRQBLEMS
WORRY LOUISIANA
Bumper Crop Of Cane and Corn
In Sight and Difficulty will
Be To Handle Them

NEW ORLEANS, July "A planter
in st. Landry sums up the situation in
the sugar district of Louisiana in this
one instance: "The question of gath.
ering and saving our crops is our great
est problem. Another from Avov-
Giles says: 1.-THE corn crop is the best
here in years. Sugar cane is also fine
All crops better than in a number of
years. And in the meantime gov
eminent officials are being ovcrwhclm-
ed with appeals for help in the solution
of. the Louisiana sugar industry Is dis
tressing labor outlook.
With zane crop showing condi-
ITO" o5 percent of perfect in July,
which is several points better than it
was early in June and the corn outlook
90 percent Of the normal one with
corn average of about l05 percent as
compared with the acreage last year,
these labor difficulties and the more
recent cane freight rate advance of
twenty, five percent just approved by
the Louisiana Railroad Commission to-
gether with the commencing fear that
cars are not going to be over plentiful
or even sufficient when the crop begins
~ hlONt " thO IuCIOIltS Ill lHe lull, ne
come sources of great encouragement
to the producers who had gone Into
the fight to substantially. increase our
production n sugar and corn with great
vigor that Louisiana might contribute
her full share to the Nation $ harder
this year. Every parish sends in its
quota of wonderful crop reports and the
lowest crop condition average is found
in those parishes ON the western end
of the belt where local drOughts have
served to keep the crop down to around
better than normal by about four and
half percent while Jefferson and La
fourchc are lust little better than
normal with West Felieianu, West IA,
ton Rouge, st. Bernard, East Baton
Rouge, Pluurmine, lborville, Iberia
and Vrrmili"n reporting perfectly nor
NAL cane with corn prospect little
less favorable.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-07-26
JULY SHIPMENTS ARE
- B.. iAb5If tE - - q -,
RUNNING WITH JUNE'S
Total Will Not Differ Much From
Last Months Figures

Sugar shipments for July, up to and
including yesterday, were $4,000 tops.
Within week there will 90 in one
cargo about 5000 tons and it
is 'probable that other shipments be
tween now and the first Of the month
will bring the total close to $4,000
tons for July, about the same as in
June.
Movements at the rate of the past
two months will not clear up the sugar
in the Islands before the next crop
is coming in. 1t is possible that some
further speed can be attained but
present speed will bring it close to
the end of calendar year before the
last leaves.
The movements Of June and July
have been more satisfactory than
earlier ovements but still leave much
to be desired for they are not so rapid
as production and consequently sugar
will continue to pile up in storage but
the turn may be expected soon and
production begin to decrease as various
plantations close their grinding for the
year. 1t is apparent, though, that the
government is putting extra efforts in
to the moving of the sugar and this is
showing results.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-07-26
CUBAN PLANTERS
TO SEEK new PRICE
Take Steps At Meeting To Secure
Increase Under Expected
Contract For New Crop

HAVANA, June 27-The general
meeting of haciendados and colonos,
held in MAtanzas on June 90 TO con.
slider the questions Of sugar prices and
labor for the coming crop, has been
the event of the week in the Cuban
sugar world. The gathering was note.
worthy as the largest and most harmO-
niOus Of the kind ever held in Cuba,
furnishing a marked contrast in these
respects to that held in Havana last
fall Nearly 1900 persons, it is esti-
mated, where present in the Teatro
Sauto, where the meeting took place,
and the discussion was marked by the
greatest cordiality and by a unanimous
feeling that the producers must obtain
higher price for the next crop If the
largest possible output is to be OBJ.
tanned
Among those in attendance were
members of both houses of congress,
representatives. of many. local organi,
cations Of cOlOnos, owners and man
ayers of lagge number of sugar cen.
trails, and numerous individual cane
growers. It is estimated that the pro
ducers of 100000 bags, or about
100000 tons, of the annual Cuban
crop were present or represented at
the meeting. 1t was particularly note
worthy that the cane growers of the
central and western provinces were
more generally represented than those
from Oriente and Camaguey. 1t is in
these provinces, where the proportion
Of old lands in cultivation is greatest,
that tho hurIan of annHikinno
Is most heavily felt, whereas in Cana.
guey and Orente the growers are still
largely using practically virgin soil.
The general tone of the meeting, as
already stated, was most harmonious,
and it was observable that throughout
a unanimous desire was expressed to
take no action that would cnufI #
the aims of the governments of Cuba
and the United States or that would
not be in accord with Cuba 8 position
as one of the nations allied against
Germany. There was no evidence of
a desire for exorbitant profits, but
only for an increase in the price set
for sugar sufficient to offset the he 49,
expenses of production under present
conditions, to assure a reasonable re-
turn to the producer, with due cOnsid-
Grafton of the risks which he is obliged
to incur, and so to justify the growers
in endeavoring to make the next crop
the largest possible.
Committee Appointed
The procedure decided upon as a re-
suit of the deliberations was the ap-
pointment of a committee, to be known
as the National Producers Committee,
for the purpose of collecting facts and
figures relative to the results of the
past crop and the losses sustained by
the producers and arranging them for
presentation to the authorities in the
United States responsible for the de.
termining Of prices.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-07-26
American Factors
lasi g II }ISSiN1
Soon Be Ppt IN Sale
Subscriptions Are Likely To Be
Taken Some Time During the
Coming Week.-Mrs. Been Pro-
perry incorporated "4t "

Booking of applications for stock in
American Factors, Limited, the corpor.
alton that is to be the suecessor of H.
Hackfeld & Company in the sugar
world is expected to start next week.
A prospectus is being drawn and will
he passed upon by the directors OF
the company at meeting which, it
~ expected, will be held Monday.
American Factors, Limited, is now
duly incorporated. The application for
articles of incorporation was filed last
Saturday and has been duly approved
rand the charter issued. Within q few
days the transfer will be maIle of the
Hackfeld business simultaneously with
the increase of the capital stock Of
the new company from $4,000 to
$5,00O,OOO.
,BugabOos that were held out by op-
pOnents of the reorgani zation plan have
all been hunted into their lairs and
have retired to die. The plantations
and other companies for which Hack
field 4 Company was agent have all
transferred their allegiance to the
new company and there was no diff!
Guilty whatever with the transfer of
that business, rumorologists to, the
contrary, notwithstanding. The rumor
that the companies would not take
the action which they since have tax
en- did have threatening effect at
one time but it proved to be absolute
ly without foundation.
Congratulations have been received
from the custodian on the way the
matter has been handled and il is con.
sidered remarkable that a big business
deal of this kind could go through with
so little difficulty once plans were set
in motion.
Richard H. Trent, representative of
the Gust Odian here says that Indications
are the applications for the stock
will be heavy and they will by no
means be confined to big buyers, the
interest in the formation of the new
company and its fotation is wide
spread, he says, and as applications or
notices Of intention to apply have been
coming to him, he is in position to
know.
+ Thus the bnsiness Of H. Hackfeld &
Company except for the closing up of
its affairs through distribution Of the
funds which it is to receive with the
sale of stock in American Factors,
Limited, Is about completed and it
will be but a short time before its
successor is acting and has taken its
position in the big business of the Ter
ritory.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-07-26
HISCUSSION OPENED
II WITHOUT ANY DELAY

At a conference held recently at the
Offices of the food administration, at
tended by Senior Carlos Manuel CPs-
pcdes, Cuban minister to the United
States, r. B. Hawley and Manuel Ri
Onda, special commissioners appointed
by the President of Cuba, General II.
H. Morgan, formerly of the state de
partment and at present representing
the United States food administration
in Cuba, and representatives, of the
United States government and the In
ternational Sugar Committee, plans for
the purchase Of the Cuban crop, 1918
10 were discussed.
No definite conclusions were reach
ed, but the Cuban commissioners have
been requested to submit a brief show
ing the cost of production of sugar
in Cuba at the present time and the
anticipated increase in the cost of the
1918 10 crop as compared with the cost
of the production of the l9l7-lS crop.
The purchase of the 1917 Is crop
was arranged for by the Information nal
Sugar Committee last November, and
the crop was bopght at 400 basis fob.
Cuba, which was equivalent to COOS,
duty paid, landed in American ports.
No indication has been given by
those present at the conference today
as to the trend of discussion regarding
the price that will be paid for the
next crop.
The conference was adjourned to
meet within ten days, to consider
statements to be presented by the
Cuban commission.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-07-26
FORMOSA EXPORTS

Exports Of sugar from Formosn du,
ing the calendar year 1917 amounted
to 46092A tons, nm increase of 100000
tons over tine figures for 1916, nccori
ing to report on the trade Of Fer
mosa transmitted to the Department Of
Commerce from Taihoku by Consul VI
u. Kirjasson. Eighty percent Of the
total, or 3G5.9il tons, went to japan,
as against - $50 tons shipped to ia
pan in 1916. Exports to other roun
tries were: to Hongkong, ~, t0l tons,
an increase Of 2753S; to Cannda, 30.
G92 tons, an increase of ono, to
China, Il,95N tons, an increase Of
3,233; to Australia, 500 toms, Il de
crease Of 29lo6; to India, ~ tons,
an increase OF 139.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-07-26

the Hawaiians to determine for them
selves. The wage ON the plantations
is sure. At the end Of the year there
is the added bonus that cores in
lump sum and gives to many first
time opportunity to save and acrumu.
late, thus leading upward in the in.
dustrial and social scale.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-07-26
SUGAR IS SUPPLANIlNG
-CHlNA'S POPPY GROWING

The planting of sugar cane in dis
tricts near Fooehow In place of the
inhibited poppy has of late become an
important agricultural industry. About
100000 pounds of white sugar, valued
at $4,000, were shipped to Foochow
during 1917. The production of the
cheaper red sugar in slab WAS ,6OO,oO
pounds.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-07-26
JAVA HOPING FOR
AMERICAN MARKET
Immense Quantity of Last Crop
In Storage and New Crop
Is Soon Coming On

NEW YORK, July With the in
rreasing probability that supplies from
sources at present available will prove
barely sufficient to supply the needs of
the United States for the remainder of
1918, even under the strict restriction
on consumption put into effect by the
Food Administration at the beginning
Of this month, there has been revival
of discussion in quarters interested in
the East Indian trade of the possibility
Of making arrangements to bring a
part Of the huge accumulated stock of
sugar in Java to this country.
Possible Plans Considered
Consideration of possible plans to
this end has been confined entirely to
unofficial circles, so far as can be
learned. There has been nothing to in
innate that the Food Administration Is
giving serious attention to the project
as possibility of the present, and
from sources in touch with Dutch off
cial circles 1t is learned that the Meth
crlands Government has not deviated
from the policy maintained from the
beginning of the war, of Keeping it's
hands of and leaving the Javancse pro
Queer to struggle with his own market
ing problem.
In trade circles, however, and espe-
rially among the representatives. of
Dutch AMI East Indian commercial in
terests, the possibility of finding mar
krt for part of the Java crop in this
country is attracting fresh attention,
and Developments in the sugar situation
here are being carefully watched for
their bearing upon the prospects of
such an arrangement. In this cOnnec-
ton keen interest is shown in the plans
OF the Food Administration to arrange
for mr""r shipments Of sugar from the
Philippines to this country
Ships the Main Dtficulty
The great obst aclcs IN the way of
making shipments to the United States
is, of course, the lack Of available ship
IIng, together with the high ocean
freight rates prevailing. The Dutch
East Indian shipping Meet, n we'll as
that Of the Netherlands proper, has
been depleted by the reqmlsltionlng
measures taken by the UuitrI States
and Great Britain during the past year,
80 that inter island service, rs well as
that between the Dutch possessions and
other countries, has been much cur
tailed. There is at present IL regular
weekly scr> ice between Java and San
Francisco, and a service fortnlyhtlv be.
tween Java and New York vim pnmnma
The steamers plying on these routes,
however, have no difficulty in obtaining
FUN rnrg"rs Of more profitable freight
than sugar and, III fact, are unable to
carry all the commodities Of Other kinds
which are offered.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-07-26
ISLAND BOY HANKERS
FOR HAWAII COFFEE

81 haven't had~a good cup of cot
fee since left Honolulu is the
way Alvin +. Mcllm, an Island boy
with the Thirty fourth Engineers at
Fort Ben Harrison, makes pcu to
his father that he be sent some of
the Island berries. Young Mclim is
the son Of T. p. Melim, the superin-
temdrnt Of mails at the postofhce. He
left here with the engineer volunteers
for whom the "Aloha rarudc' was
given.
MelIm Senior has mailed his son
three pounds of the Island 5 best cot
fee. How the young volunteer is to
manage to have it cooked aud served
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-07-26

Circuit Judge C. w. Ashford wns in
dnrsed for reannointmont ut the an
nual mertin0. Of the Bar Association
Of Hawaii held on Wednesday,. The
following were elNrtPd officers fO- the
coming wear: f. NJ. Watson, president;
Alexander Lindsay. vice president: A.
NJ. Cristv, secretary. and r. White
Sutton, treasurer. Bv motion passed,
the president will name delegates to
the cOming animal convention Of the
American Bar Association. Dues Of
members of the local ASSOCIATION who
enter the war service of the country
win u" RENTED during such service,
and, the treasurer was Instructed to
purchase $3.50 worth Of War Savings
Stamps.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-07-26

INCLINE railway between fumes Transporting from
field to mill sometimes presents difficulties
Maulua Gulch Laupahoehoe Plantation
ferred from ume railway be carried
aurne and proceed or the mill
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-07-26
BARBADoES PRICES RISE

Dnring the first part of May, the
following prices were quoted on the
Barbados produce markets Dark rryS
tails (96 test, $40; centrifugal mus
eOvada, $4.75 to So, depending on
quality and grade. >Molasses- Fancy,
$O.42 per gallon; choice, $O42 per gal
lon; puncheons, IS each.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-07-26

is problem the boy will have to de-
eide, the father says.
Private Melim tells of all the coun.
try he has seen in reaching his train,
ing post, but adds that none of It is
equal to Hawaii. The Island boy ex-
presses the belief that if all the rest
of the world, which he expects ia. see
later, is no better than what he has
seen already "Hawaii Is really the
best place in the wOrld''
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-01
THOUSAND MEMBERS
 FOR THE RED CROSS
Will Need to Renew Their Member
 ship on May 1st.

The Norwich Red Cross chapter has urgent need to keep up its member ship of over 5000 at the present time, according to the following statement that was made on Tuesday by Rev. J. H. Selden, the chairman, concerning memberships expiring on May 1st as follows:
 The Norwich chapter enro1ls over 5000 members, nearly double the num- Der of last year. Of this membership a thousand expire May 1st The mail this morning will bring to them a re- quest for renewal. It is hoped that the response may be very prompt. Of the membership fee of $1 (two dollars for magazine membership. one-half is retained by the local chapter for use in the maintainance of it's local work. With the increase of Red Cross activi- ties there is a constantly increasing demand upon the treasury of the chap ter to provide funds for the purchase of materials. The present monthly budget is $500.
 On the roll of those whose member ship expires May 1st are found the names of scores of enlisted men, now in service in this country and lover there" Their friends and especially their families will doubtless find sat isfaction i2 paying the sum necessary to keep their names on the Honor Roll of the Red Cross
 For the Chapter, JOSEPH H. SELDEN, Chairman
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-01
SUWANEE RIVER SINGERS
 GIVE FINE PROGRAMME
Male euartette in Concert Under
 Auspices of the Y. M. c. A.

On Tuesday evening the Suwanee River Quartette, the most extraordin- ary negro qaartette in America, ap- peared at the Y M c. A. in one of the best concerts ever given in this town, They sang humorous. sentimental and plantation songs and selections of a higher grade and played variety of instruments.
 There was 2 perfectly blending of voices in the quartette work and in the repeated encores they held the au- dience entranced by the quality of their music Special mention should be made of J. H. Can't, the basse, whose rendition of Old Black Joe was classical and of MT. Maxwell, the ten or. They also have with them a reader who was able to add variety to their programme by reading in good style selections from such writers as Paul Lawrence Dunbar. Mingled with their melodies were many local hits The large audience which attended the concert was generous in its applause and the singers responded many times