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Ripley County democrat., 1918-05-10
KEEPS MEN COMMENTED
canteen Service Of Red Cross
Has Good Influence.
Soldiers Are Given the Home Touches
and Little Attentions That Mother
Understands.

!. Washington n Canfeen service sae
provided BY the American Red Cross
Cor our soldiers inlFrahce Is one OF the
most potent Influences for keeping the
men contented and In the right frame
OF mind to smash the Germans, says
Mrs. Jean Hull. who is in this country
on two months leave.
"A canteen Is long shack where
the soldiers are served coffee, sand
wiches and more Substantial food, as
well as sweets. Here soldier may
get his clothes mended. may have
them cleaned after the filth Of the
trenches, and II he is homesick may
pour out his heart to one Of the Amer
lean women In charge"
In other words, the canteen fur
nishes that homellke touch which
means so much to a man three or four
thousand miles from his family and
friends.
Mothers with boys in France or in
training to go to France will be made
happy In knowing that such cnre is
given to their sons by the Red Cross.
The American women who have volun-
teered to run the canteens are among
the nations most cultivated women.
They are enduring conditions which
are In marked contrast with the sur
roundings Of their own homes.
Lots Of times an American soldier
will come into the capteen,Y said Mrs.
Hull, "with spell of the blues. He
has been out In the mud, Is tired and
hungry, and most Of all wants sympa.
thy. When he sees Us. women cheer
fully washing In a mud puddle, sleep
Ing In cold rooms and working long
hours on b stretch, he gets ashamed
Of his feelings and braces up. They
are mighty glad to see a woman from
home and find our reading room, music
and chatter most ailuring. We have
to run them out at times. they are so
eager to stay even after regular
hours
Ripley County democrat., 1918-05-10
MAKES DARING ESCAPE
Newspaper Woman Tells Thrill
Ing Tale ofAdsenture.
Declares She Prefers Dsath 70 LIfs Ia
World Controlled by vIcte.
rlous oermans.

New York.--A thrilling tale Of ad-
venture within the German lines In
Brussels. Louvain and Zeebruege. In
cluding an escape from Ostend in q
sailboat while pursued by an airplane,
was brought back by Miss B. Bennett
Burleigh, daring English newspaper
woman, who went 1over there" to see
things m they are.
"rd just want to die II we had to
live in world where the German was
victorious" she said, her eyes blazing.
"rve seen them and I know how they
treat the women who come into their
power. Everything you read about
atrocities Is true, and more than can
ever be told. And It's going on IL Bel
GUM today"
Belgium Is being systematically de-
stroyed BY the Germans, she declared.
Food Is scarce and In Brugcs the Bel
gians have substituted rats and mice
as their daily subsistence. she said.
II went everywhere on foot" ex-
planned Miss Burleigh; ''that's why
they didn't suspect me. Whenever I
met German sentry began picking
flowers and they took me for native.
later In the season I skirted the
seacoast, retreating from town 10 town
as the Germans came In. / stood on
the bridge at 0stend and watched
them march In. Then l took nurse
who was q friend Of mine and an old
man found Us a sailboat By which We
went BY sea to Dunkirk. An aifplane
swooped down on us, but fortunately
the British guns, opened IRE on IT. %
we were saved.
'There can be no peace until the
Germans are beaten. They must be-
pushed out Of Belgium before we talk
Of peace. else we shall have to do nj
all over again In nfteen years. she|
warned.
Ripley County democrat., 1918-05-10
SORRY SHE DIVORCED HIM
Ex-WIfe Of Soldier Wants Dscrss ct
Aside q Pay Checks and IHsur-
ancs Loom.

st. Louis. After dIyorclng her hus-
band, Mrs. Margaret Lane learned that
be was Of certain valuesshe had not
known Of before. He Joined the army
end consequently was worth 80 4
month to her and her two children
while alive and $4,000 In case BE- Ii
Killed.
So Mrs. Lime went Into the circuIt
court and nslsed Judge Grimm To set
inside her divorce. saying her husband
had sent cheek Tor t15 from rbri
Leayenworth. Also he dId not know
she had obtained decree.
nut not 20 fnst< The eourfs e Ms.
sourl grind slowly And ~ Mn lane
wfl1 have % write / fnIL confeGoioo u
Der husband and have him conoenk b
the decree being set asIda &
Ripley County democrat., 1918-05-10
POLL TAXES FOR WAR WORK
Salvation Army viii Collect Refund
at Wichita for use Of Troops
4 Abroad.

Wichita, Kan.-Some weeks ago the
Kansas supreme court ruled THAT GER
lfain cltiss did not have to collect a
poll tax- wichita = one Of them.
Thea the Salvation Army officers
here conceived q bright idea.
why not ask the men for, their
poll tax, and use the money in fur
'thering the war work overseas Of the
Iarmyi" they asked.
Now accredited solicitors OF the
salvation Army are collecting the poll
tax receipts OF business men aud 9TH
ers. They will present them to the
lcity officials when the refund is made.
Ripley County democrat., 1918-05-10
f|sHERWOMENARE
HEROINEs|.iNWAR
lOne Of Them Saves Sailor From
Torpedoed Vessel Under
Fire Of U-Boat.
BRAVE DEEDS Of CIVILIANS


London --Heroisrn In civil life has
come to be almost commonplace In an
empire torn by the bitter world strug,
gle, but shining instances are noted
lby the government and reward given
Nearly 400 medals for self-sacrifice In
time Of danger have Just been dis.
ltributed in England. As many won
len as men appear on the lists. Many
iCf them are telephone girls, who have
earned the admiration Of all London
iby their fenrlessness In sticking to
their posts In the face OF Imminent
danger from exploding bombs hurled
from German Zeppellns and airplanes.
Some Of those who are now wearing
medals are Lillian Ada Bost0ck, Flor
lence Steggel. Mabel Eleanor Clarke,
lFlorence Marie Cass, Ethel Il. Hickey
and Berthn Florence Ester. These girls
have been pictured in the illustrated
papers Of London and have received
gifts from citizens. They are Of the
same type as the New York telephone
|girls. They are ready to DO their
work no matter how many bombs are
failing about them.
New Grace Darling.
And Great Britain has new Grace
Darling upon whom to shower Its hon.
iage. Ella Trout has gained the new
ldistilction. She hns a medal from the
government and no one begrudges her
one bit Of her honor. She is. a. flsh-
erwomnn. She rowed into the vortex
lof sinking ship which Just had been
itorpedocd and rescued sailor who
was clinglng to a lifeboat. .subma-
irine was In the immediate vicinity and
lalready had shelled other lIfeboats.
The woman was a mile away, accom-
,pnnfed only by a ten-year-old boy.
She rowed straight for one boat filled
with sailors, which was shattered and
sunk as she drew near II, and when
There was none left there to be saved,
ehanged her course and picked up q
sailor In another boot. She now is
one Of the national heroines. She
still Is Hsherwoman.
Frederick Higham. a special consta-
Die, has received a medal. He swan
to an nlrship that had fallen into the
sea and brought two airmen ashore.
Doris HIrst, another telephone opera
tor, has reason to be proud. She has
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Ripley County democrat., 1918-05-10
SEND CRACK AIRMAN
Adjutant SouIler to Demonstrate
Morane Plane.
French Aviator Selected BY War. De-
partmsnt offic'als to Come Hs6
- instructor.

Paris = Adjutant Soulier Of the
French army, who shot down seven
German airplanes m the shortest space
of time OF any avintor, has been Sc
lected by the undersecretary Of avia-
ton to go to the United States to dem
onstrate the newest and fastest flying
machine In the worid-the Morane
monoplane.
Robert Morane OF the Morane- Saul
ier WORKS VINO mas created this de-
veiopment Of nis "parasol' type, origi-
naiiy intended 70 send as demenstrator
ouDheutenant Jean Navarro who was
ued with Guynemer' each having ~
herman machines 70 MS credit, IN the
spring OF isi6' when ne was wounded,
ana VINO mas since been declared iu-
sane, Following his running down Q
number o. policemen IN MS automobile
'ast winter.
Ine French authorities have refused
70 permit Navarro to leave the ccun-
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Ripley County democrat., 1918-05-10
xVvvv&$$*@%|s'4 $4S*$4fs
EVERY CITIZEN SOLDIER
ON DUTY AT HIS HOME

81 Is 7T
Everyone must help II we are
to win. The soldier must obey
orders Or there Will be 20 army.
The people must be one or there
will be no nation. SO TINT we
win. all Of as must follow dlrec-
tons,
This is your war guide for use
! In your home.
II tells you what foods we
must save to provision ourselves
and our allies; 1t tells how we
con stretch our supplies so
everyone win have enough
without any hurt to your health
or your strength.
Your government does not ask
you to give up three square
meals q dny--nor even one. An
IT asks Is that you eat less Of
the foods we need to keep the
armies going and eat all you
want Of the other things that we
have In plenty.
.f Eat plenty--keep up your
strength and your vim to help
win the war. You have dedi-
Gated to the nation everything
that you have; you are asked
now to give up--just some hab-
its Of the kitchen and table.
America and her allies must
not run out Of wheat. meat, or
fats. II we let that happen.
Germany will win the war.
We must save sugar, use
every drop Of milk, and---we
must learn to follow directions.
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Ripley County democrat., 1918-05-10
ONE LOOK is SUFFICIENT
Court Rules Il Saves Pedestrian From
Liability for contributory
Nsohuencs.

Olympia. Wash. h.---One look up and
down the street is Sufficient to save
the pedestrian from liability for. con-
tributory negligence u he gets hit By
q jitney or other vehicle, which he
did not zee ln crossing the street. ac-
cording to d ruling II the state su-
preme court IN confirming Judgment
Tor $3.50 against Oscar Peterson. a
jItney driver. IN favor Of John Redlck.
The driver appealed On the ground
that Redick had not used proper cau-
tion In crossing the street
Ripley County democrat., 1918-05-10

During that fighting in the outskirts
Of the village Of Masnleres, British
Tommies stopped to help remove the
old and feeble and the youngsters from
the range Of FIRE. In this British Of
ficiai photograph an old blind lady Is
being led down the steps from her
home with tender care. The British
forces have just advanced to this vii
lage and the people who remained in
their homes we're open to the ffe Of
the enemy, so part Of the advancing
army stopped to aid IN getting those
who cepad not rafe for themselves. opt
Of range. Before leaving the Germans
ransacked the house. and all the house
hold linen and furniture are strewn in
the street This picture shows how
thoughtful and human the Britishers
are even in the thick Of the fighting.
Mohave County miner., 1918-07-06
MANY DOCTORS WANTED

Many applications have been receiv- cd by pr. Morton W. Baker, medical aide to the commandant to the twelfth naval district, in response to his re- cent announcement that enrollments could now be made by Southern Cali fornia and Arizona doctors in the na- val reserve forces.
 The navy is still in need of prof. cient professional men to take care of the thousands of young American sailors. Possibly no branch of the servce offers the opportunities for the professional advancement as does the naval reserve and after the appli- cant has met with the necessary re quirements, he may specify the spe- cialty that he is most familiar with, and the assignment that he would, in his opinion, be best fitted fOr-wheth- CT it is in foreign service, on board ship, CT at naval, training station on the Atlantic or Pacific seaboard.
 Doctors who apply now may receive the commission of assistant surgeon with the rank of lieutenant J. G., which carries a monthly salary of S166.66 with liberal allowances foc quarters, heat and light when ashore. Also there is a clothing gratuity in addition of $50.
 The personal experience of travel and the association with specialists who are today serving Uncle Sam, the service ill the naval reserve is lkened unto an advanced graduate course for the young doctor, to be obtained in no other manner.
 Many doctors are still needed and professional men are urged to offer their services to the naval reserve.
 Full inforamtion can be secured by writing Dr. Baker at headquarters, No. 461 Market street, San Francisco.
Mohave County miner., 1918-07-06
GOOD ROAD WORK
 WILL CONNECT TOWNS

Contracts have been let for the grading of the Douglas-Bisbee road, and work will be Started on at least three. points on the road early in July. This work is preliminary to the paving of the entire 27-mile stretch between Bisbee and Douglas, which, when com pleted, will make one of the finest pieces of road construction in the United States.
 The work was made possible by the issuance of S1,O0O,OOO of road bonds, of which the Phelps-Dodge corporation subscribed S5OO,OOO. The splendid at titude of the mining companies toward the question of road improvement has been greatly appreciated by the peo- pie of Cochise county, particularly as they recognize that probably so per cent of the cost of these roads is paid in the form of taxes, by the compa- nies.
Mohave County miner., 1918-07-06
WAR FINANCE CORPORATION

The War Finance corporation was designed primarily to extend credit through the banks of the country, and not directly to borrowers. to industries which gre necessary or contributory to winning the war. Only in excep- tiOnal cases, in rare instances, will loans be made directly to industries.
 War conditions have brought to bear a very heavy burden on the banks of the country. They are called upon to assist largely in financing the govern ment, as well as to meet the increased legitimate financial demands of the in- dustries of the country. The War Finance corporation was created to enable them to continue to furnish essential credits for war industries and enterprises necessary or contribu- tory to the prosecution of the war.
 The corporation, therefore, is an in strumentahty to which the banks can resort to obtain assistance to finance war industries, and it not intended to be a direct lender to corporations or individuals.
Mohave County miner., 1918-07-06
SERIOUS SITUATION

Men and industries are Delng work ed to the limit in these trying times and managers of large enterprises lay awake nights figuring how to meet new conditions arising every 24 hours.
 Take the western metal mining and refining industries as an illustration. They have been called on to double their output and then double again. They have met the government re- quirements at every turn furnishing metals such as copper at established prices far under quotations at begin ming of war.
 At a recent conference of copper producers with war industries board in Washington, it was decided to continue price of 231a cents or copper for 70 days.
 Commenting on this the Mining Congress Journal says:
 "The smaller copper manufacturers were greatly disappointed at this deci- sion as their mines had been kept in operation at a loss in anticipation or an increase in price.
 "It is feared that many of smaller operators will be forced to discontinue operations.
 "In the face of the shortage of cop per any plan which entails the shut ting down of the smaller producers IS dangerous if not disastrous.
 'Tt was brought out at the recent hearing that one of the largest cop per companies in order to increase it's production has very largely increased the most, and that the price fixed oy the government was not sufficient 70 permit this accelerated production and still leave a profit. In other words the speeding up of the industry, so as to meet the war demand, naturally increases the cost of production. In this particular mine it was shown that an increase of one-third above normal production had reduced the saving from n per cent to 62 per cent ot the metal content of the ore. If the gov ernment price is to be fixed below a proper cost, companies must either stand a loss or reduce production
 "Price is real incentive which brings forth production in any line, notwltn- standing fact that in more lines than one increased production is to be cred tied to patriotic sentiment where price was not attractive"
Mohave County miner., 1918-07-06
THE LABOR SHORTAGE

Statistically speaking there IS no shortage of labor in the United States As a matter of fact farming and ev- erv important industry is short or men.
 In times of peace it is estimated 5000. 900 wage earners are idle one third of the time. Ordinarily 2,OOO,- OOO men are out of jobs and 100000 more floaters are dodging jobs. The annual loss from unemployment m neace times is estimated at S2,OOO,- OOO,OOO. oooo
 At a low estimate at present 2,OOO,- 600 men are out of work and need d. rection to the job. New York has en- acted a law ''to permit the enforced employment of the unemployed. In every state there are many down ana outers"-too many-through faults not altogether their own. There are men and women who might be useful and a real social asset linstead Of liability.
 The state and the nation must tur- nish direction, transportation and pro tection to connect the man and the Joo who are now separated. Can this De done? Why not, with government op- eration of transportation? The ha- biIitv on the back of the common wealth must be converted into an as set.
Mohave County miner., 1918-07-06

found in the recent utterances of J. Havelock Wilson, who has stated in public that the merchant marine mas ters, engineers, sailors, firemen and deck hands were fully resolved not to carry pacificts across the ocean. In addition to this the merchant service, from the officers down to the cabin boys, have pledged themselves not to salute the German flag in any port abroad, and they will refuse to salute it, or even recognize it, on the high seas.
 The German papers, which un- doubtedly reflect the German mind, gloat over the crimes of their U-bOats much as a foul murderer gloats over his victims. They take a sort of dis eased pride in such ghastly work. But the feeling of all neutral seamen is against them. Norway, since the out break of the war, has lost 745 vessels and 946 sailors through the German butchers, and it may be taken for granted that the result has been a leg acv of eternal hate. Spain, Brazil, Uruguay, every nation on earth, has suffered at the hands of the Teuton pirates, and the seamen of every na- tion will make them pay the bill.
 At 9 large meeting held in Copen- hagen some weeks back, whereat hun dreds of officers of the Danish mer- chant marine were present, it was agreed unanimously that in view of the fact that the German nation had approved of the outrages committed bv their U-boats against neutral sea- men all association with it was i'm possible and it was decided that all in tercourse with German seamen must be broken off for a long time to come.
 As far as this country is concerned the punishment of German seamen may safely be left to British seamen. They know exactly what the brutes have done. They know that over 4OOO British civilian men, women and chll- dren have been foully murdered by the German submarines, and they will act accordingly. For generations to come no so s will be heard when it eman- ates from a German ship in distress. For the next 200 or 300 years German seamen will be known as the shark men of the sea, and something of the treatment accorded to captured sharks by fishermen in certain parts of the world will be theirs whenever oppor- tunity affords.
 In every foreign port Germans will be marked men. Every hand will be against them, and they will never be welcome. In the drinking dens they will drink audibly and slowly, as is their custom, but they will drink alone. No friendly glass or pot will clink or knock merrily against theirs. In all the worlds great harbors they will be known as butchers and murderers- men branded through to their very souls with the mark of Cain. And on all the seas and oceans their ships will be known as Scheusshche Schiffe-
Mohave County miner., 1918-07-06
RAISE GERMAN TANKER

Five long, woolen mufflers aided in floating the German tanker Gut Heil," after spending five years on the muddy bottom of the Mississippi river off Baton Rouge, says Popular Me chanics Magazine When the ship was finally floated and lowed to a bank, where an examination could be made, it was found that the machinery was in far better condition than had been expected.
Mohave County miner., 1918-07-06
The Mark of Cain

low, horrible and abominable ships!
 Such is the punishment of their dreadful and wicked crimes, and it has been given by the even justice Of the whole of the civilized world. Let "kul- tur" take heed of this and tremble for its sons, for in the days to come they will cry out for mercy. But there will be no mercy-seamen never forget and seamen never forgive, and they have looked upon their dead not once, but a hundred times.
Mohave County miner., 1918-07-06
MAY PUT IN EFFECT
 ZONE RATE TO ARIZONA

A meeting of the commissioners oi the inter-mountain territory is being held in Chicago with William G. Me AdOo, director general of the railroads, for the purpose of taking action in the matter of initiating a zone system of haulage on the western railroads. This zone system would be in line with the theory of the director general that the inter-mountain country should be giv- en the benefit of the short haul as against the long haul to the coast. While a modification of the old rule of the long haul has been modified there is still Q discrimination against Arizona, Ne vada and Utah, and this meeting is being held to correct it. Should the new rating be put into effect Arizona will be greatly benefited.
 Put the ehildren's pennies into War
Mohave County miner., 1918-07-06

In "The Liverpool Journal of Com merce" appeared recently this bitter denunciation of German seamen, sign ed Nautilus '-denunciation which, as the editor of "The Manufacturers Rec ord" puts it, fairly burns and scorches." The editor just quoted goes further, maintaining that such "should be the treatment of all Ger mans everywhere on earth, until in sackcloth and ashes they repent and dedicate their lives to atonement for their nations awful crimes"
 Let there be no mistake about the depth of the feeling against Germany which all decent seamen entertain at this moment. It is fiercer than the worst storm that ever blew and as strong as the trade wind which comes from the southeast.
 There will be strange ships on the waves-vessels flying a flag which has been hidden in canals and bacllwaters, where dastardly deeds are plotted for close on four full years. They will outwardly look like other ships. To all appearances they will be honest ships, but to every seaman that was not suckled by a German mother or sired by one of the ravishers of brave Belgium they will be known as Scheus- sliche Schiffe, or horrible, abominable ships. They may fly the German flag in all its Haunting flashiness, but it VII always be foul and bloody even in the pure sunlight of the tropics.
 Against the deep blue sky of sum mer this flag will look like an old boot on a sacred altar; the very vault of heaven will be stabbed with shame when i, svisns into the light of day. No one will salute it; no cheery mes sage from cheery heart will greet it as it passes; no eye will be turned upon it from the crows nest without a curse; it will pass along the silent highways of the world like the mur- derer of a little child seeking to hide from justice Dirty, foul, horrible and abopinable, red with the blood of in- nocent women and children and brave men, even the cleansing ozone of Gods great sea will not wash it clean in twice ten thousand years. It will stink in the nostrils of all mankind forever and ever!
 To a clean, honest sailor the sea is like a brother. The British Seamen's s union knows all about the foul mur ders which have been committed by German seamen, and its members will see that the, full price is paid for these awful crimes against humanity. Three sO-called peace delegates have been trying to sneak away to America for some time past, but so far they have found it impossible to embark. Why? Simply because the British seamen say no. They would refuse to work on vessel if pacifists and others of like type were on board.
 Iris shows the spirit, and if fur ther evidence were needed 1t can be