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The Pulaskian., 1918-07-19

Leaving Hugh Moss Monday morn
ing we started for w. r. Kyler's, but
failed to arrive. We found crystal
covered mountain, an old farm grown
up i'll plums and a hot time, also
came near missing dinner which we
found at Adam Volpert's That even
ing we arrived at Amos Blacks. Mrs
Black and little son, Herman, had
walked straignt from Ledwidge TO
Kyler's, but they followed the road
and knew the way.
Mrs. Black had been to Bigelow
to attend the wedding of her sister,
Ora Deere, at II a. m. Sunday to Will
Smith. They ate the wedding dinner
off a fine Irish linen tablecloth which
had served for this purpose in the
family on many occasions 1t was
given to Mrs. Deere ON her sixth birth
day by her grandmother Mrs. Deere
had her wedding dinner served on it.
Even the grandmother who gave it
to her, when she married the last
time ate her dinner off it.
The Pulaskian., 1918-07-19
WoRTHEN wILDwooD.

Around Northern Wildwood on the
Big Maumelle is as fine land as is
to be found in Pulaski county. The
saw mill will get ride of the timber
during the next five years and in an
other year it will probably all be in
cultivation. Adam Volpert has a fine
farm right at the MILL where he has
lived for years. We put up for the
night with Amos Black. He has a
lot of peas and sorghum planted for
hay. Their rank growth is a reveIa-
ton in the art of producing stock
feed Ed Smith also showed us over
his bottom forty acre field His Mex
lean June corn was just three weeks
old. 1t was eight feet high and tas-
ling out | never knew corn to make
such a rapid growth. He only has
twelve acres in cultivation, but ex-
poets to make from 500 to 1000
bushels. AT the lowest that would
be Sc % bushels to the acre or 1856
bushels to the forty acres at 50 a
bushel $5,332. Land cost SIS an
acre or $500. Adjoining land can
be bought for same price.
The Pulaskian., 1918-07-19

Mr.. Moss told me of seeing a rat
running from a fire, in his bottom
land, with one young one in her
mouth and her tail wrapped around
two more. With rats exhibiting such
motherly care about their young we
should worry as to their future in
crease. 1t. Reding's son, George,
showed me yesterday a green branch
which rat had just cut from one of
their peach trees. Last year the
rats cut every twig with leave on il
off the same tree. Rats are generally
nuisance, but when they prune your
trees for you they should be given
full credit.
The Pulaskian., 1918-07-19

Returning home through the woods
Tuesday we found some awful rough
country and pretty scenery northeast
of Blinllinsopps There was one hign
bluff, the top some one hundred and
twenty-five feet above Reeee Greek.
1t was romantic looking and had a
vein of crystals through it. Below
were pretty holes of water From
their house the grass was knee high
and as fine as it could be- There
were also occasional holes of water
and a few springs. Altogether it was
saw.
The Pulaskian., 1918-07-19

The families of Adam volpert, Ed
Smith and Geo. Boshears had each
saved me up a collection of Indian
relics. Herman Boshears' collection
had exceeded all the rest. Amos
Black presented me with wolf or
bear trap which he found while clear
ing his bottom land. A chain is at
tached to it and it has two springs.
The bottom of the jaws are eight or
ten inches apart. w F. Beck.
The Pulaskian., 1918-07-19

We came to one high bluff which
Mr.. Nelson refused to climb, said he
preferred to go around it. I went
to it and before / got through ex-
ploring some cake like cavities in it
I heard something and realizing its
shadow passing over me | thought
Mr.. Nelson had beaten me to the top.
| hastened up and not seeing him l
Gale dand perceived by his answer
he had not started up the bluff even.
The Pulaskian., 1918-07-19

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The rain prayed for last week has
not arrived to date.
Misses yerna Emmous and Lennie
Fawbush spent Sunday with G. H.
Miller and family of Maumelle.
The Pulaskian., 1918-07-19

Then | knew the shadow was that Of
some sly animal or wild man, which
Mr.. Nelson had frightened from the
water hole.
The Pulaskian., 1918-07-19
lay In Some
C0AL. NOW
For the Future

We only urge patrons supply
of coal while it can be had
The National State Administrators point the
necessity doing sufficient poduc
ton and transportation well people wait till winter lay in
their coal
There believe there will be shortage of but
is well remember that undmnhed
supply of natural gas. Put emergency stove.
Don't absolutely gas Buy be ready
for
The Pulaskian., 1918-07-19

1T is the part of wise man to keep himself
in one basket."-Cervantes
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-29
BRITISH TAKE TURK ARMY
Entire Force in Hit Area Captured or
Destroyed.

London. March .9.-The entire Turk
ish force in the Hit area in Mesopo-
tamia has been captured or DESTROYED
by the British, the war office an
nounces. Three thousand prisoners
were taken. A furthet' advance by the
British forces, which have crossed the
River Jordan, Palestine, is announced
by the war office. SO far it has been
reported that about 5000 prisoners
have been taken, including divisional
commander, two regimental command
ers, about 200 other Turkish officers.
one German officer and few German
noncommissioned officers. In addition
ten guns, 1000 rifles, many machine
guns, 600 animals and quantity of
other booty have been taken.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-29
RUSSIANS DEFY GERMANY
and ATTACK TROOPS
ATTACKS LA TOILETTE
Williams Asks Senate to Gust
Wisconsin SoIon.
Expulsion of Lawmaker Demanded
During Attack on Lenroot-Re-
publicans Defend Lenroot

Washington, March Bipartisan
feeling f1ared up in the senate again
when Senator Williams of Mississippi
Democrat, renewed his attack upon
Representative Lenroot, Republican,
candidate for the senate in Wisconsin,
whom he charged on Wednesday with
being lukewarm in loyalty to the gov
ernment in the war.
The Mississippi senator declared
Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin
should be expelled, and that former
Representative Victor Berger, the So
cialist candidate for senator, ought to
be interned.
Reading from Wisconsin newspapers
regarding the senatorial campaign,
Senator Williams said:
THAT, Of course, refers to Senator
La Toilette, who ought to be expelled
from this body"
This was the first declaration ever
made In the open senate for expulsion
of the Wisconsin senator.
After reading part Of the newspa-
per clippings Senator Williams asked
leave, to print a portion without read
ing, but Senator Fall of New Mexico,
Republican, objected, and the Missis-
sippi senator proceeded with his read
ing, interjecting:
What | want to enforce on the Re-
publican minority is that this country
is no longer composed of Republicans
and Democrats, but of patriots and
lukewarm patriots or prof. Germans on
the other side. Politics has dropped
into innocuOus desuetude. I am talk
ing with the partisan bias Of pro-
American"
Reading from a reference in his
clippings to Mr.. Berger, the Mississip-
pi senator shouted:
''Berger-the Socialist, pro-German,
pacifist candidate. Here are men so
false to America, so false to civiliza-
ton, that they will vote for Berger,
who is under indictment now for pro-
German utteranceS-a man who ought
to be interned today"
After reading another article in
which Mr.. LenrOtt was urged to with
uIdW, SelldtOT- WllIdulS uGCldroQ IUO,-
900 persons in Wisconsin voted in the
recent primary whose chief claim TO
the right of suffrage lay in their op-
position to America and their love
for the kaiser"
"And yet, Mr. President" he said,
addressing the presiding officer, "when
you and l object to that, we are ac-
cused of partisanship."
No American should be allowed to
hold office on a plurality vote, he be-
lieved, and urged rule requiring
candidate to have majority of votes
before being eligible to office.
During the debate which followed
and continued internationally most of
the day. Republican senators defend
ed Mr.. Lenrott, while Senators Reed
of Missouri, Ashurst of Arizona and
Owen of Oklahoma, Democrats, de-
plored partisan division at such
time.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-29
Senator Overman Declares Foes
Work in Curtiss Airplane
Factory.
PAINT HIDES CUT IN BRACES
North Carolina SoIon Urges Secretary
of War to Commander Plant and
Gust kaiser's Agents-Ma-
chimes Tampered With.

Washington, March 29.-Stirred by
charges in the senate of delays in the
aircraft program, the senate military
committee summoned Major General
Squicr and, Colonel Deeds of the sig
nal corps, in charge of aircraft produc-
ton, and Howard Coffin, chairman of
the aircraft board, to appear immedi-
ately.
Charges that German spies were re-
sponSible for this cOuntry's failure to
keep up it's airplane program, were
made in the senate by Senator Over
man, Democrat, of North Carolina. He
also charged that there were spies in
the Curtiss plant.
IF l were secretary of war, | would
commander the Curtiss plant and put
out every man employed there and hire
Americans in their places" declared
Senator Overman.
Senator Overman declared spies took
metal braces and, saving them in two,
joined the pieces with lead and then
painted them over. The first Bristol
machine tried fell. An investigation
disclosed the defect.
Many other pieces also had been
tampered with, and as a result the
building of Bristol machines was de-
layed two months, while inspectors and
government agents went over and
closely examined the various parts to
replace tampered pieces.
100000 Spies in U. S.
Senator Overman stated that it had
been said there are 100000 German
spies in this country, but he believed
there are 100000 He said he was
making no charge against any en-
ployee of the Curtiss plant, but as
serted that some of their names sound
un-American, and added that 1--WE do
know that spies are in the plant and
that they have delayed the delivery of
machines"
Mr.. Overman announced that his III
formation had been obtained from a
detective whose name he intended Civ
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-29
People of Minsk Defy Death
Threats, Cut Wires and
Open Revolt BreWs.
AMERICAN Tells The STORY
U. S. Citizens Safe at kristanstad
After Perilous Trip by Sleigh
Through Islands Off Finnish
Coast-Odessa Capture
Confirmed.

Moscow, March 29.-An American,
who escaped from Minsk two days af-
ter the Germans occupied the city has
ulation there much incensed against
the invaders. The more than 200
miles between Minsk and Moscow were
covered by the American by walking
and riding in sleighs, railway traffic
being interrupted.
Polish troops who assisted the Ger
mans in capturing Minsk, he says,
were amazed and disgusted when, two
days after the occupation, the Ger
mans seized their armored mOtorcars
and announced that the Germans alone
would police the city.
All mOtOrcars, carts and wagons
were commandeered by the Germans,
who at once began to seize all food
stuffs. This speedily turned the pop
ulatiOn against them and telephone
lines Of communication with the Ger
man bases were repeatedly cut by the
russians despite warning by the Ger
mans that all persons doing this would
be killed.
The American says there are about
1000 German soldiers in Minsk and
the local population is so antagonistic
that movement against the invaders
Is expected. The Germans are said to
have very little artillery.
Urges Strong Russian Army.
Russians must take a rifle In one
hand and hammer in the other, sub
NIT to the most strict discipline and
work 16 hours day if they hope to
combat the menace threatening them,"
declared M. Podvoisky, assistant min
lister of war in an address advocating
the Immediate creation OF a regular
army. He ridiculed the idea of guer-
r1lla warfare and said that such an
effort would only be "flea bite"
Russia, he said, wants dictators and
business organization instead of pious
intentions. M. Podvoisky urged COM
pulsory training and commercial as
we'll as military mobilization.
The bolsheviki Pravda says that re-
cruiting for the red army is unsuccess-
full so far because of the opposition of
tAAC OOuI SCOlS, WIN uuuSI UC ECIuONeu
by merciless terror if necessary"
Americans In PeriIous Trip.
Stockholm, March 29.-Fourteen
Americans who had been marooned at
Bjoerneborg, Finland, are now safe
at Kristianstad after an adventurous
journey by sleigh through the islands
off the Finnish coast. The party in
cludes Commander w. S. Crosley, ma
val attache of the American embassy
to Russia; Edward G. Sisson, a news
paper man, formerly Of Chicago, and
Messrs. Smith and Stein.
Capture of Odessa Confirmed.
Petrograd, March 29.-Official dis
patches published here confirm the re-
port that Odessa has been recaptured
by the bolsheviki troops.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-29
CHEER 1T. R." AT PORTLAND
Roosevelt Speaks at State Convention
of Maine Republicans.

Portland, Me-, March 29.-COl. Theo-
dore Roosevelt received one of the
warmest receptions of his life when he
addressed the state convention of
Maine Republicans, and his demands
for speeding up of the war were
warmly indorsed by the assembled
delegates and 1000 other persons who
iammed the auditorium. AS the colo
mel entered the hall the entire gather
ing rose and cheered him for little
over five minutes. The eX-president
was visibly affected by his reception
and in expressing his thanks paid
tribute to the Republicans of this state
who, he said, had taken a fit part in all
the crises of the nation. The hall was
mass of waving flags.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-29
French Huri Foe Back.

London, March 29.-French troops
counter-attacked with great dash and
drove back the enemy on a front of
ten kilometers (slightly over six
miles) to a depth of three kilometers
(almost two miles) southwark of
Noyon.
The French pressure on the enemy
is continuing.
The British are holding their posi-
tons north of the Somme their line in
that area standing virtually the same
as Wednesday night. Several German
attacks in this region were repulsed.
Attack in Arras Sector.
The Germans threw at least seven
divisions into an attack on the British
front on both sides of the Scarpe riv-
er after a heavy bombardment. The
British forward zone was penetrated
and a fierce engagement took place in
the battle zone.
This attack was delivered opposite
Arras. In the region affected the
British line now runs from Arleux to
FampouX, Observation-Disclosures and
Boisleux.
British Take Prisoners.
The war Offices day report states
that prisoners and machine guns have
been captured by the British Repeat
ed attacks were made by the enemy
along the valley of the SOmme in the
neighborhoOd of Beaumont Hamel,
Puisieux and Moyenneville, says the
statement. They were repulsed.
Yankees Fight Like Veterans.
Paris, March 29.-"Entirely new in
this warfare, the Americans worked
like the best veterans in the battle Of
the Somme," says wounded French
from the battlefield. He is quoted in
La Liberte.
Foe Claims Capture of Villages.
Berlin, March 29.-The official state
nent issued here is as follows: "There
we're engagements on the Scarpe and
on the Ancre. Between the Somme
and the Avre strongly defended vii
lages were taken. To the south of
The Somme our divisions at many
points broke their way through the
old enemy positions and drove the
British and French back into regions
of France which have remained un-
touched by war since 1914.
'The victorious troops of the Ger
man crown prince have penetrated
into the enemy positions to depth OF
so kilometers (37.2 miles) in an unin-
terrupted attack from st. Quentin
across the Somme. They pushed for.
ward as far as Pierrepont and took
possession of MOntdidier."
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-29
ALLIES FLYERS FIGHT HUNS
Low Flying Features British and
French Aerial Attacks.

London, March 29.-The continuance
of fierce air fighting in the battle area
is shown by the report of aerial opera
tfons which says that on Wednesday
"a German machines were brought
down in air fighting and seven were
driven out of control. Nineteen Brit
ish machines are missing.
Low flying featured the British
aerial attack. "Over thirty tons OF
bombs were dropped" reads the Off
cial statement, "and a quarter of a
million rounds of ammunition were
fired from height that insured ac-
curacy."
. Two hostile observation balloons
were destroyed.
Flying at night, the British airmen
cast thousand bombs and fired thou
sands of rounds on the enemy at Ba-
paume, Bray and Peronne. Bombs
burst in the middle of columns of
troops, transports and encampments.
Separate raids also were carried out
with effect on the Sablons station at
Metz and on the station at Luxem-
burg.
Paris, March 29.-Frerch aviators
were actively engaged at all times dur
ing the recent German attacks. More
than $4,000 kilos of projectiles were
dropped from March % to % ON con-
voys, trains and enemy troop concen-
trations, which suffered heavy losses.
Descending at times to within
about six feet above the EARTH" reads
the official statement, ''our pilots at
tingents, firing thousands of cartridges.
Forty-two German airplanes and six
captive balloons were brought down."
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-29
ALLIES DRIVE TEUT0NS
in AN ALL DAY FIGHT

March 29.-Fresh German troops were
thrown against the French army main
tanning the junction between the
French and British lines, and notwith-
standing the determined stand made
by the French they were forced to re-
tire toward the west, the Germans
breaking through at Montdidier and
occupying that place.
Farther south the French held we'll,
resisting all the German efforts.
In the rear of the French army the
movements were so intense that it was
impossible to approach the firing line.
Notwithstanding the continued ad-
vance of the Germans, the battle has
become more or less stabilized in the
last two days.
The French are pushing northward
in order to keep in close touch with
the British, who had been forced back
by overwhelming numbers
French troops have relieved part of
the British line.
Nothing as yet has been allowed to
develop regarding the intentions of the
entente allied commanders, but it is
certain that at an Opportune moment
they will make cOunter-StrOke.
German Plan Rehearsed.
The general idea of the battle as far
as it has gone shows that the Germans
chose to make their principal attack
against the British front At the same
time they made a demonstration just
where the two armies, French and
British, join.
The Germans succeeded in making a
breach in the British line, which the
French forces closed, first sending cav
airy to fill the gap. The Germans had
carefully prepared for this offensive,
whole divisions and army corps re-
hearsing the parts they were 70 play
when the moment came.
Just before the assault the British
lines were deluged with shells for a
short period and with projectiles
charged with nOXiOuS gases.
Huns Attack in waves
Then came thick waves of infantry,
closely following one another. The
first waves, or what remained of them,
reached their Objectives and held on
until further waves came along and
cleaned up the islets of British, who
were holding out with Obstinacy, using
for that purpose jets of liquid flame.
Requirements joined the Ger
mans, and from the captured first Brit
ish line a murderous fire with rifles,
machine guns and automatics was
opened on the rear lines of the British.
This rain of death was so deadly as
to overpower the British reserves, who
could not see whence it came and were
unable to advance to the assistance of
their comrades in the first line, owing
to the severity of this fire.
Under cover of tfis hail of bullets
the German waves of infantry made
their way into the second British line
The Germans lay down when they had
advanced for some distance and al
lowed still other waves to pass through
the intervals.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-29
FRENCH GUNNERS KILL 4,C0O
Eyewitness to Fighting at Noyon Sees
Huns Slaughtered.

Paris, March 29.-The following
a French veteran Of 1870:
''At Noyon saw from a hill near the
town what our seventy-fves did to the
advancing Germans. 1t was terrible.
The enemy were In wide column, fully
a brigade strong. The shells simply
tore them to pieces. Though it was
broad daylight the head of the column
disappeared in a cloud of smoke
broken by vivid flashes.
"When the firing ceased the shat
tered remnants of the enemy were in
full retreat and the ground was COW
cred with bodies. An officer beside me
said the Germans must have lost 1000
men at that one point
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-29
F0CH TO BE GENERALISSIMO
Frances Greatest Soldier May Be
Commander in Chief of Allies.

London, March pa statement
and French military exertions in
France is to be expected soon. Under
the contemplated arrangement an in
fluential role may be assigned to Gen.
eral Foch, one of Frances greatest sol
diers. The London Chronicle says: ::
''It would not be surprising if a SUI
preme commander in chief in the field
were appointed with the hearty ap-
prOval of Haig and Petain."
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-29
CADET FLYER LOSES LIFE
New Yorker Killed During Tail Spin
at Texas School.

Fort Worth, Tex, March 29-Robert
Daniel Garwood, cadet Of the Royal
Flying corps at Benbrook, an English
aviation camp near here, was killed
when his airplane fell while he was
doing tail spin. He was the son of
w. ]. Garwood of Canaserga, N. Y.
This was the forty-fifth fatal accident
to aviators here since the aviation
camp was established last October.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-29
TO SELL FOE PROPERTY SOON
President Signs Measure Which will
Hit kaiser's Purse

Washington, March 29-President
Wilson signed the bill which paves the
way for the sale of great German prop
critics in America and permits the gov
ernment to acquire title to the big
German steamship piers and docks at
Hoboken, N. ]. Properties and invest
ments of the German junkers, includ-
ing the former chancellor, Won Beth
mann-Hollweg, and even the kaiser
himself, will be sold to the highest
bidder.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-29
SAYS THE ALLIES WILL WIN
Gen. March Declares Entente Armies
Will Bring Victory in End.

Washington, March 29.-"Whatever
may be the present ground held by the
Germans; whatever sacrifice of men
the situation must entail, the allies
will see 1t through and will win," said
Major General March, acting chief of
staff. United States army.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-29
Waoe Increase Fifteen Per Cen

Wage Increase Fifteen Per Cent.
Bethlehem, Pa, March 29.-The
Bethlehem Steel company announced
that, effective April 16. an increase of
approximately 10 per cent will be made
in the general labor rate at all the
con>pany's plants.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-29
BRITISH LOSSES FOR WEEK

Casualties Since March 21 in German
Offensive Are Not Included
London, March 29.-British casual
ties reported for the week ending. yes
terday amounted to 3,61S, divided as
follows: Officers killed or died Of
wounds, 70; men killed or died of
wounds, 604; officers wounded or miss
ing, 26S; men wounded or missing, q
667
The fact that only 3,61S casualties
were reported for the week ending
Thursday would indicate that losses
since March p in the German Of
fensive are not included in the figures
given out.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-29

ing to Chairman Chamberlain Of the
senate military committee, so that he
and others can be summoned before
the military committee.