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The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-07-26
WRITE LETTERS
TO :. Older BOYS
CORPORAL CHRISTIAN GIVES
SOME VERY INTERESTING
SlDELIGHTS ON LIFE IN AN
AMERICAN ARMY CAMP.

Camp Beauregard, Arm. Co. No. 1876
To the Editor and Friends:
AS l have just finished reading your
good paper, and enjoyed it very
much, | will promise you. l am no
interesting writer by any means, bur
as The Pulaskian is by home county
paper I am making this attempt to
write few happenings of this camp.
Everything in camp is very good
at the present date with the exception
of it being awful warm and dirty.
We had light rain last week, but it
did not do much good as SO much
drilling and heavy truck wagons ara
in use and it is soon dusty again.
The drilling up to recent date has
been very hard, but we hope it won't
be such long hours from now on. The
reason for our increased drill is on
account of new men coming to camp.
My company is made up from six diff
ferent states-Arkansas Louisiana.
Mississippi, Kentucky, Ohio and In
diana. Up to short time ago it was
all Arkansas boys, but they have
been transferred to different branches
of the service. When the men were
sent from Camp Taylor, KY, we got
AZ of the rockies. They are all good
scouts and we all get along fine. The
, Rockies have just completed the gas
course and they all were very glad
when it was over. Some of them did
not like the idea of going into the
enough to kill a person if it wasn't
for the mask. Our mask is safe, but
| it is awful uncomfortable to wear cs-
pecially when it is so warm.
Every day we are better prepared
to join our Sammie friends with A. E.
F. in France. / don't know when we
will be going over, but / hope it won t
be very much longer as | have been
in the army eleven months and I
think it is time for me to go. I was
stationed at Camp Pike two and a
half months, and was sent to Camp
Beauregard November IA, 1917.
must say that the boys that stay at
| Camp Pike are lucky. ! was home
at Little Rock last month on a i've
] day pass for my first time since leay-
ing and l must say l was very glad
to see friends and dear ones again.
This is Sunday and have just had
q good dinner, consisting of spuds,
beef, rice, corn pudding, bread,
canned pears, ice water and syrup.
SDuds is our most popular dish. We
have them three times per day and
seven days a week. Just received a
letter from mother telling me of my
thor myself running
OF and Joining the Navy and is now
in Norfolk, Va, so he is now getting
little of what l have gotten lot of.
| Ha! hal
/, l can see from reports that old
Arkansas is doing her part in Lib
crtv Bond, w. s. S., Y. NJ. G. A. and
Red Cross work. | must say that the
two last mentioned are playing =
two nights we have movies. sure
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-07-26

soy beans for hay. Sorghum for ST
lage Velvet beans--Varieties and
combinations.
w. c. Lassetter, director of the LX-
tension Division, U. S. Department
of Agriculture; W. E. Ayers, cotton
specialist; L. w Osborne, forage and
cereal specialist; D. F. Hungerford.
soil specialist, all of Fayetteville, and
local demonstration agents from sey-
eral counties were also present.
When the visitors went over the
little farm they were surprised TO
find tests of 126 varieties and strains
of cotton, growing side by side. They
were also plot tests to demonstrate
the various cultural methods, includ-
ing width of rows, methods of thin
ming and methods of cultivation.
The fertilizer tests furnished a sur
prise for the river bottom land far
mer in that the results demonstrated
that the limiting factor from the fer
tilizer standpoint is nitrogen. The
application of anything but nitrogen
to river bottom soil, these expert
ments show, is total loss. Four
tracts were selected, lying side by
side and consisting of identically the
same soil. One was treated with q
fertilizer consisting of 300 pounds of
acid phosphate, 200 pounds of nitrate
of soda and so pounds of muriate of
TiI,s. h1lG In.
els of corn. The second acre was
treated with 200 pounds of nitrate of
soda and yielded 62.1 bushels. The
third acre was treated with 10 tons
of barnyard manure and yielded 90
Bushels. The four acres received no
fertilizer and yielded 40.1 bushels.
Last year the average production
per acre for the best ten varieties OF
cotton was in value, $140.75. The
average for the, ten poorest varieties
was $70.25. This indicates differ
ence of 100 per cent between the best
and the poorest varieties, as grown
upon the same soil under the same
methods.
There are two interesting expert
ments being made in variety tests of
corn. One to determine the best va
riety for early planting, and another
to determine the best variety OF corn
to be planted late, after small grain.
When all had visited the expert
ment plots there was demonstration
of the use of the machinery which
was used in the cultivation of the
COPS. These machines included one
and two row cultivators, grain drills,
manure spreaders, tractors, feed cut
ters. gasoline engines, power hay bat
ers and various other implements.
At z O'Clock barbecue dinner was
served to the visitors on the school
grounds by the people of the Scots,
Kerr and Galloway neighborhood, the
ladies' of the community serving the
several courses, which included roast
lamb. ice cream and watermelon.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-07-26
PICK OUT A
PINE NEEDLE BED
GOVERNMENT TAKES LiNTERS,
sHuckS NOW GO IN FEED, so
MATTRESS MAKERS HAVE
A HARD TIME.

If advice is worth anything. let us
give out tip-if you have a mattress
hang on to it. OF course If you live
IN the pine section, and can find a
bed among the needles that have fal.
len, 1t is fine and dandy, but everyone
has not all the modern convenfences
of war time.
Inc government has taken over all
llnters in the country and practically
all mattresses have been made from
Iinters in recent years The govern
ment deems it more necessary lust
now that the linters go into the man
ufacture of gun cotton, thus making
the downy bed for a few thousand
Huns lasting one, than it is for the
American citizen to seek his downy
! bed of ease and find it.
Linters, as all of us in the South
well know, come from the reginning
process in oil mills, where the lint
not taken in the gin, is removed from
the cotton seed. This makes even
/ better stuffing for mattresses than
the lint cotton, as it does not cake or
pack. Gun cotton can be made from
the staple cotton, but it has first to
be ground very fine, and in linters
this process is not necessary.
Mattress manufacturers have been
looking for fitting substitute, but
there is little shoddy In the country,
that being used in the manufacture
of army uniforms, If Eastern reports
are to be credited. There are num-
Der of other things mattresses can be
made from, but they are too expen-
sive for present use, SO the wise will
| just hold onto the old mattress until
! the end of the war, for the mattress
factories are going to find tough sled
ding.
The Robinson-Roders Company of
this city is working on government
contracts, consequently it is having
no trouble with the supply, but
should it get back into the civilian
trade the supply will be limited
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-07-26

enjoy going to the "Y" and write let
tiers. We have lots of paper AMI
desks, and music every night, and on
two night we have movies. / sure
enjoy letters for that is the greatest
pleasure that a Sammie can have. AS
long as we get letters we are all right.
When you see Rookie with the blues
you need not ask him what is wrong
for you know his grille has failed to
answer his letter.
Three of the most important bug]e
calls is soupy, mail and pay call.
When soupy is blown the mess kits
rafting sounds like a tin shop NOV
ing. Yes, l forgot to mention our
singing. We have 40 minutes OF
singing each morning and when about
five hundred of us start we sure make
lots of noise, very little music. Here
is few of our favorite songs: MIR.
Zip" little Liza" Long Way To
Berlin" Katy" "Fritzy Boy" over
There" and just lots of others that |
can't think of now.
Well, as this is not much interest
to any one l guess | will stop. With
best wishes to all | am, an Arkansas
lad. Corp. w c. Christian,
Ambulance Co. No 156,
Camp Beauregard, La.
The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-07-26
Price Fixing on Cotton Goods VIII
Not Affect Merchandise Already Sold

Merchants of Little Rock Territory Who Have Bought Dry Goods
and Kindred Lines Have Something to Thank Themselves For
They Secured Goods Much Lower Figure Than the
Price the Placed Upon This Character of
Merchandise.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-23
Government VIII Not Per-
NIT Creation of New
Official Positions
NOR RAISE SALARIES
OF THE OFFICERS
But No Wholesale Dismiss
ais Are Planned, Says
McAdoo

Washington, d. C., Feb. ga general
order restricting the creation of new off
eial positions by the railroads, or the
raising of officers salaries was issued
to-day by Director General McAdoo. I'm.
der the order the railroads may not fill
vacancy above the grade of general
manager or even create such an office
without the director generals approval.
The railroads will be required to make
monthly reports of increases in salaries,
appointments to vacancies and the ere.
alton of new positions involving salaries
between $1,000 and $4,000 The action
was promoted by rumors that a few rail
roads were planning to create new high
salaried positions on the assumption that
the salaries would be paid by the gov
ernment
II is said to be McAdoo's purpose grad
ually to eliminate many high salaried
positions and avoid filling vacancies
whenever the road can be operated with
out. Reports that the railroad admins
tration was considering wholesale dis
missals of employees and officers were
denied
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-23
PLANNED TO SHOOT OFFICERS.
Four National Army Soldiers Were to
Betray Whole Army.

Camp Lewis, Tacoma, Wash, Feb. %
-Four national army soldiers were held
in the guardhouse yesterday awaiting a
presidential warrant from Washington,
which will mean their internment as en-
emy aliens who plotted not only to shoot
their officers the first time they got into
action in Europe, but also to deliver all
the American soldiers in their organiza-
tion to the German army.
The names of the men under arrest
have been withheld by the Judge -adyo-
cate pending receipt of adyices from
Washington.
A general cleanup OF e;.emy aliens at
Camp Lewis is in full swing, officers said
yesterday Thirty.four were discharged
from the service. Altogether about 200
men have been weeded out from the
ranks of the 9lst division, and the work
is not yet completed The internment or
of those discharged rests
with the federal civil authorities.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-23
EXAMINED 25e PAPERS
OF Registrants in Washington County
for War Service.

The medical board, whose headquarters
Is in Montpelier and of which Dr. NJ. F.
Mcclure is the chairman a I'd A. c. Their
iault the clerk, has practically completed
its work. Some $50 papers OF registrants
were referred TO ii for examination, and
all of these, excepting about Is, which
are being held for information from the
government as to their disposition, have
been sent back to ne various boards, the
most of which 60 back to the Washing
ton county board.
Most of the medical boards in the
state are getting their work we'll nigh
The adjutant general this
received from the war depart
ment new order. which materially re-
duces the medical board work, but which
will not affect the boards in Vermont
much, because of their having their work
so nearly done. Much OF the work which
has been done by the medical boards un
der the new order is to be done hence
forth by the physician of the local board.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-23
GERMAN PROPAGANDA
SPREADS N MEXICO
Won Eckardt, the German Minister in
Mexico City, Is Furnishing the
Money for It's Extension.

Mexico City, Feb. % Correspondence
of the Associated Prcssl Germans in
Mexico, especially at the capital, are
supplying II. Won Eckard, the German
minister in Mexico. with the sinews of
war for the extensive propaganda cam.
paign that is being carried ON by the le.
CATION, both through newspapers and pri.
vate agents. There has been much spec.
ulation as TO what means the German
minister used TO secure funds TO main.
tain the large legation, his sumptuous
home and the Teutonic propaganda since
he was cut of from the fatherland, but
it is now learned that German banks,
business houses and individuals are buy
ing his notes on the imperial govern
ment.
The claim has been advanced repeated
ly that Won Eckardt, deprived of the
use Of neutral diplomatic wires in com
municating with his government. was
keeping in touch with the Berlin for
eign office through letters carried on
Spanish ships TO the gulf of Biscay,
whence they were sent by submarine TO
Berlin. II was stated that he was being
supplied with funds via this route, but
the enormous sums being spent by the
legation seemed TO make this claim un-
tenable Despite denial by the Spanish
line involved, it is believed here, that
Won Eckardt's letters are being carried
on its ships, that messages from the le
CATION, sent in plain envelopes to relia
Bile addresses in Spain, ultimately find
their way to Berlin, by way of Switzer.
ar some ot her route
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-23
EAT NO WHITE FLOUR
Is Adjuration Made By Food Admins.
traitor Hoover.

Philadelphia, Feb. 23.-As war ne
cessity the people must largely refrain
from eating white -four for the next go
days. possibly for a longer period. This
statement was made yesterday on the
authority of Herbert G. Hoover. federal
food administrator. by Howard Heniz.
administrator for Pennsylvania. speaking
before an audience of newspaper man
ayers.
The following telegram from Mr..
Hoover was read:
~Thc food situation Of the allies grows
more critical every week. Their own
short crops. coupled with ever-increasing
shortage Of shipping which limits the
importatiops more and more to food
from the nearest markets, making the
responsibility Of America IN the pro
vision Of food for the allies even greater.
Al our effort, must be redoubled 10 meet
the absolute necessities of our associates
in the war during the months 10 pass be-
fore the next harvest Unless We do
meet them the war cannot ~ en-
n appeal. therefore. with renene ed car
ne~iuess % the people Il Pennsylvania
and to our people al over the land to
I'VE their support to the attempts of the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-23
BRITISH GROW IN THRIFT.
Are Utilizing Waste That American:
Would Discard as Useless.

London, Feb. 23.-A national scheme
has been approved here for collecting
and using everything now cast out a.
household waste, such as rags, waste pa.
per, old metal, broken glass, osd cans
and all sorts of Kitchen refuse. Every
thing that otherwise would have to be
brought in ships.
Many experiments have been made.
Oil for engines has been extracted from
bad fish and meat; food for poultry and
pigs from other kinds of refuse: potash
from stalks OF vegetables. Old tin cans
from the city of Nottingham are now
yielding 400 tons of iron a year, which
is converted into a low class steel for
army purposes. One of the triumphs of
war economy has been in the extraction
and use of the oil with which leather is
dressed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-23
RECRUITS WERE ROBBED.
Arrived in st. Johnsbury Penniless and
Without Coats and Overcoats

st. Johnsbury, Feb. 23-While Capt
+. w. Gibson, recruiting officer of the
old First Vermont, was here he sent to
White River Junction for examination
two boys from North Stratford, n H.,
who arrived here not only financial
broke but minus their dress suit cases,
overcoats and coats. Their belongings
were all stolen at the Wells River de-
pot while they were out at lunch and all
they had left to protect them from the
winters blast were their trousers. They
chose st. Johnsburv as their destination,
because there was an armory
here that this was the place for enlist
ing. and it was only by chance that they
arrived here the day before Capt. Glib
son came for just this purpose
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-23
PROCEEDS FOR RED CROSS.
Large Crowd Attended Entertainment at
Rowland Hall.

Before large audience in the How
| land hall last evening the minstrel show,
which proved to be so conspicuous a fea
ture in the recent Knights of Columbus
drive, was repeated under the auspices of
the Universalist church. the proceeds of
which, S32, are TO be devoted to the Red
Cross work.
Several well known local artists made
up the cast of the minstrel show, the
personnel of the east being: John Dun
| can and Clement Mcmahon in the ever
popular roles of endmen; o. w. Boyea as
| interlocutor. Alfred OConnell, James
Bennett. Mason Pierce. Charles Gibbons,
John Nelson, Charles Premier and Joseph
Placement.
The opening number was the Ebony
overture" which was followed by selec-
tion by the Ebony quartet, consisting OF
the Messrs. Nelson, Premier, Duncan and
Bennett: a solo, Cant You Hear Me
Calling, Caroline?" by Charles Premier;
Some Roses and You by Joseph Pale
ment. Little Gray Home in the West"
bv Mason Pierce, vocal solo by Charles
Gibbons. Somewhere Voice Is Calling
bv Alfred O'Connell, and Love, Here Is
Nv Heart" by James Bennett, the ac-
Compartment of the latter being played
by Mrs Bennett All the numbers of
the program were warmly received, all
the participants being required to re-
spond to encores.
The concluding number on the pro-
gram was the patriotic selection en-
titled What Kind of an American Are
You?" the solo part of which was taken
bv Mr.. Premier. During the rendering
of this number, the audience was treat
ed to a delightful and pleasing spectacle.
for after the lights had been extin-
pliished. spotlight revealed scene in
which Miss Barbara Lane appeared
standing on high pedestal srrayed a.
a Red Cross Nurse. with the naval branch
of the service represented by Edmund
and the army represented by
Reginald House. appearing ON each side
of her. The British Union Jack and the
American colors made up the fitting and
appropriate background for this scene.
After the concert. the attendance was
augmented by large crowd, winch came
to attend the dance, music for which
was furnished by Csrroll's orchestra The
dance continued until midnight.
Credit for the success of the affair Il
due a committee composed of Mrs. Grant
Tane. Mrs. Mark Cutler and Mrs. Charles
KENYON. while many thanks are due
Tohn Carroll. who acted az accompanist
10 the various solos Of 'he evenings
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-23
SUGGESTION OF MORE PAY
For the Boston Elevated Employees Who
Threaten to Strike.

Boston, Feb 23,-The first suggestion
for an increase in pay for the employees
of the Boston Elevated railway, who
voted Thursday night 30 strike Monday
night, came from officials of the com
pany, according to formal statement
by the union leaders last night. Presi-
dent Brush, in reply. said that while the
officers might have expressed wish that
conditions would permit an increase, he
had no knowledge that any official had
urged the men to try to get better wages.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-23
FUNERAL AT ST. MONICA'S.
Three Lodges Sent Delegations to Will
fred o Marrions Services.

Funeral services for Wilfred o. Mar
rion, who passed away at his home, ~
Park street, Thursday morning, were
held in st. Monica's church to-day at Q
a. m, Rev. p. NJ. MeKenna officiating at
the mass of requiem. Delegations from
the fraternal order of Eagles, the Knights
of Columbus and the Modern Woodmen,
organizations with which the deceased
was long affiliated, attended the funeral.
There were many floral tributes The
bearers Were: L. n. Normandeau, II. A.
Holt, Frank A. Skillings, David MeDou-
aid, John Carrick and +. j. Owens. The
body was placed in the tomb at Elm
wood Interment will be made in the
Catholic cemetery in the spring.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-23

food administration to solvs this food
problem. Every measure adopted has
for is first aim the winning oiNthc war,
The latest measure restricting The pur.
chascs and the use Of wheat nour by
food consumers. bakers, wholesalers aud
retailers has been adopted only after
much thought and because II is the only
way by which the necessary wheat say.
ing can be effected Il is only by the
help Of all the people and their whole.
hearted acceptance aud support of the
adopted by the food admins
irstion that the situation can be met,
this help the food cannot be
sent II IL is not sent IL means but one
thing g-catastrophe"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-23
GERARD OUT OF DANGER.
Has Been Suffering with Nose and
Throat Trouble.

New York, Feb 23.James w. Gerard
former American ambassador to Ger
many, was pronounced out of danger
last night by his physician after an op-
GRAFTON which. it was feared for time.
might cost him his life 1t was the first
intimation to the public that Mr.. Ger
ard was i'll.
Mr.. Gerard, according to DR.. Lee NJ.
Hurd, his physician. had been suffering
for some time from nose and throat trou-
BILE and his work in the prison camps in
Germany intensified the disease. Recent
ly it became apparent that an operation
was necessary and last Wednesday it
was decided that it could no longer be
DELAYED
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-23
BOYS SENT AWAY
TO THREE CAMPS
Self-Inducted Men from Washington
County Leave for Camp Greene,
Camp Devens and Fort 0gle-
thorpe to Begin Service.

Another contingent of men who have
inducted themselves into military service
| left Montpelier to-day for Fort Ogle
/ thorpe, Camp Greene or Camp Devens.
| The Red Cross societies of Barre and
Montpelier fitted out the men so that
they had the usual Red Cross articles,
including sweater, helmet tooth brush,
housewife and other articles which the
government does not furnish but which
add to the comfort of the men.
Mayor +. W Mitchell of Montpelier
and G. II. Almon, president of the Board
Of Trade of Montpelier, were at the
train to see the boys depart on the noon
train. Many of their friends were also
at the train Messrs. Mitchell and AL
mon, along with many other citizens,
sent them away with a word of good
cheer, hoping for their early and safe
return. Lunches were given the men.
Among those going were Glenn George
of Middlesex. to Fort 0glethorpe Fred
Dawson of Barre, Fred Mclaughlin OF
Barre, James p Riley of Barre, Lester
York of Roxbury and Edward Lavanway
OF East Montpelier to Camp Greene;
Robert Cobufn OF East Montpelier to
Camp Devens. James p Riley was cap
tain of the Camp Greene delegation
Mclaughlin is credited to the Hart
ford, Conn, board, where he was living
when he took the examination, and Co
burn is credited to the New Milford,
Conn. board, having registered in its
jurisdiction.
Will Join Shipbuilders.
j. Portalupi of Barre volunteered to-
day to self-induct himself into the navy
service and has applied for service in the
department.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-23
CENTRAL POWERS soUABBLE.
Austrian and German Labor Unions Dis
agree Over Military Service.

Amsterdam, Feb. 23.-The German and
Austrian trade unions are engaged in a
squabble over rehabilitation programs
According to the Austrian labor paper
Der kampf. both are agreed that. after
peace is concluded, no worker should be
kept in the army longer than is absolutely
necessary on military grounds. but in re-
gard TO the exact process of demobiliza-
tion they differ. The Austrian unions
demand discharges according to age.
while the German unions insist that the
first consideration should be given to
particular ealIings and groups of work
men, the motive being to bring about
the economic revival as soon as possi-
Bile.