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The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-05-03

|vo Mariana grocerymen, ", IN. n.
- onerates on North Front
and Geo. Pappas, who has
-. in the West end-are paying
.o,ty for failure to comply
.,o regulations of the food ad-
a,;on 'n with reference to re-
sue nlaced on the sale of flour
'''J aw;s store is closed for a
!, Of three months, beginning
y coturday afternoon at six thirty.
pannas grocery was closed yes
- afternoon at four o'clock to
an closed an indefinite period.
- case of w. H. Lewis was
.'s,, ns before the executive commit
II the local food administration
!" waeks ago. Mr.. Lewis was
.,ed with having sold a negro
/ tuenty-four pound sacks OF Hour
~ for the negro and the other
nocro woman. With one sack
owis sold meal substitute but
4 tbe other sack he sold no sub
Int, but did sell some peas, beans,
s.oos grits and other articles
o,,ssed as legal substitutes. He
also charged with failing to pay.
attention to the ruling limiting
ouantity of flour sold to six
brds ner head per month.
Fhe negro man who bought the
sacks of flour-one for himself
ono for a woman-was advised
a after he made the purchase
\ the rule allowed only six pounds
head per month. AS the negro
|man had no one in her family but
kself the negro man Immediately
h the flour back to Mr.. Lewis
4 told him he had more than was
hing to the woman. Mr.. Lewis
h the negro to take the flour on
h him. that il would be all right
Ehen called before the committee
Lewis admitted that he had not
kays sold meal, but insisted he
h potatoes, peas. beans, grits, oat-
|al and other things which he re-
Fded as substitutes for bread.
claimed he knew nothing about
Blk pound limit having gone into
ect. Food Administrator Hewitt
b he mailed formal notice to Mr..
wis and later went to his store
i delivered another copy of the
lice anu then explained the new
)ing to him. Mr.. Lewis said he
receive some notice but careless
put It in his desk and did not
ID it.
The committee voted unanimously
recommend to the state food ad-
histrator that Mr. Lewis store be
lsed for an indefinite period. The
|te administrator sent the recon-
lndation to the national food ad-
histrator at Washington where
ders were issued to close Mr..
wis store during the period of
war Mr.. Hewitt insisted this
nishment would be too severe,
d asked that the time be reduced.
le national administration then
'ued closing order for six months.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-05-03

the Red Cross rooms every Monday
and Friday evening at eight o'clock
The membership dues will be 81 per
capita and 25 cents per month. The
fund thus derived is to be used in
buying materials to make up into
garments.
Any young women who were not
present, or any who failed to receive
their letters. are urged to be present
at the Meeting Friday night. when
the membership dues will be paid
This work is very important, and II
Is hoped that every business woman
in whatever capacity in Mariana.
win join In the movement IL not
able to attend and help in the sewing
at least to give the encouragement OF
paying their dues. or becoming a
member OF the club.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-05-03

appealed the case to the state Su-
preme Court.
The Supreme Court, in its decision.
said that a gin operated for the
benefit of a land owner for himself
and tenants and share croppers does
not come within the general defini-
ton OF public gin" and that the
act as written applies only to public
gins. The decree of the lower court
was affirmed.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-05-03
Important Mass Meeting to be
Held Wednesday.

Every property in Lee county, and especially
those interested in the bottoms where river control is
problem is asked to be present at meeting OF
citizens to be held in the Commercial Club rooms in
Mariana at IL 80 O'Clock Wednesday morning, May
8 for the purpose of nominating three candidates for
election as members of the St Francis Levee Board
Under the new law directors to be elected and 1t is
highly important that all who interested in the work
of the board be present at this meeting take part In
selecting the who will be voted upon at election
to be held in June. Don't neglect this meeting Don't
depend upon others to make the nominations Come
and assist in picking three men to serve on the
board
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-05-03
HER DESCENT ALL RIGHT

rs there any doubt about her nav
ing descended from the pilgrim
fathers?"
Mrs. There may be
some doubt about the genealogy out
there is no doubt about the descent
Judge.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-05-03
GOT EVEN

There are compensations for most
things" said Mrs. wilkins. Poor
James was run over by motor car
yesterday. but he had a smile on his
face when they picked him up and
carried him to the hospital"
"Why the smile?'
"He was carrying home a rake
at the time and it punctured tire"
-Milestones.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-05-03
BEEN KNOWN TO HAVE BOTH

The Lewiston (Maine) Journal tells
of farmer in that section who has
had the points of his lightning rods
on the roof of his barn boxed in so
the cows won't get hurt on them
when they are out for exercise
From which we surmise that Maine
has had an awful snow or has an
awful liar. Macon Daily Telegraph.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-05-03
HIS OWN VACUUM BOTTLE

This vacuum bottle VIII keep any
thing hot or cold for seventy-two
hours"
Mr.. Tipples-'Dont want II. II
have anything worth drinking | don't
want to keep II seventy-two hours"
-Boston Transcript.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-05-03
rhE TEST

Small Brother-"Bet he'd kiss you
IL weren't here!'
Sister-"Yon bad boy! Run away
this very instant.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-05-03
Interesting Letters Received
From Marianna Boys Who
Are With Army in France

ing over. our feed has been rotten,
worse thSn ever.
We will go ashore some time to-
morrow mofning. They can't take
me away any too soon either. Mother
please thank the Red Cross for me.
When we arrived at the docks In
New Jersey we were met by the
workers and given hot rolls and
coffee after our pretty hard trip
without food Before we left Wash
ington, they came and looked after
our sweaters, to see that all of us
had them. They never seem to tire
of doing things for us, and we all
wish to thank them. We won't ever
forget what those ladies did for US
when we were hungry and cold.
The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-05-03

The following letters from Lieut.
Robt. l.. Nixon. now with the Ameri
can Expeditionary forces in France
to his mother, Mrs. r. l.. Nixon OF
this city, will be read with much
interest by the people of Lee county:
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-03-02
Baraea News Notes

Miss Ruth Girard returned Sunday
fsm four weeks visit in Lake Lin
aeu.
James Gilbert. who has been EN-.
P,oyed by Robert Price the past win
Ger. returned to his home in Covingtor
Monday.
Ben Coil was a Houghton caller the
frst Of the week.
Vim. Price was a business caller in
E'Anse Monday.
Matt Rssanen is confined 10 his home
with illness.
Mrs. Cotey Perry, Of Hibbing, is a
guest of her father, Hugh Nesbitt.
Mr.. and Mre. John Turpei returned
Monday to their home in Bessemer, af-
CIR spending few days here guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Kinnunen.
Fabian Mattson was in Marquette
the first Of the week taking the civil
service bookkeepers' examination.
Charles Price was a L'Anse caller
Tuesday.
Wallace Foucault, Of L'Anse, visited
kere Tuesday.
H. j. Falk was Marquette county
Business visitor a few days this week.
Thomas Murphy was a Houghten
caller Tuesday.
Mrs. Peter Mathes, Of Hancock, was
a-guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Raymond. this week.
Miss Nellie Mcmahon left Wednes-
aesiay for a few weeks visit in De-
tsoit and Chicago.
MIRA. Henry Mayo was guest of her
daughter. Mrs. Frank Girard, in Ke-
weenaw Bay few days this week.
Mrs. Enelie Cosgrove and daughter
Mary, of Marquette, were Baraga call
CTS last Friday.
Bert and Washington Foucault cello.
DRAFTED their 10Th birthday last Friday,
Fifteen couple were present and en-
joyed an evening of music and games
luncheon was served.
Ed Kotiia. OF Hancock, was a bust
NESS visitor here Tuesday.
Martin Farrell was a Houghton Wis
itor Monday.
The Baaaga potash plant made ,
shipment Of eight barrels of potash t,
Chicago last Saturday, about 5, 200 lbs
Of the product. The plant is beini
worked to capacity, the demand fa
exceeding the output.
George Theobald was in Keweenav
Bay Wednesday. He cut forty cord
q fee at that place for Charles Go
mach.
Misses Rose and Marie Gauthier o
Dbllar Bay and Mrs. j. H. Mclean o
RAnse were Baraga visitors Thurs
day.
T. A. Cosgrove, of L'Anse, called OF
Ais cigar trade here Wednesday.
Hrs. Anna Burns returned Wednes
day from a two weeks visit with he
daughter. Mrs. Fred Jones, in Han
cock.
Prank Aho. Of Aura, was a Barag,
cailcr Thursday.
TIE Ladies' Aid enjoyed sleighrid
Co the home Of Mrs. Charles Heusa il
tlie country Thursday evening.
John Mcintosh left Wednesday TO
Florida for brief stay.
A daughter was born Tuesday t
Hr. and Mrs. Robert Price.
Miss Margaret Mcintosh left Thurs
day for Marquette.
Thomas Stodden, of Hancock, was
bssiness caller in Baraga Thursday.
Mrs. Leo MeKindles and child az
rived Thursday for a few days visi
with. her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. W
Schwalm.
The municipal light and winter plan
WIS out Of commission few. days thi
week. the main shaft being broken.
The sum of sac for the Red Cros
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-03-02

was cleared by the Lady Msecabees al
their concert and luncheon Tuesday af.
ternoon and evening. This is the first
Of series of entertainments to be Civ
en- for worthy war work.
o. Paquette Of Keweenaw Bay, who
received a severe burn on his chest
from carbolic acid, is improving.
Charley Hall. of Chicago. transacted
business in Barags Thursday.
Supt. of the Poor A. E. Erickson, of
Covington, was . Bsrags caller We'd
nesday.
The Baraga businessmen have de-
cided to close their stores at o'clock
on Mondays ard Saturdays. and on
other evenings will remain open until
6 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Thomas Neville
Of Assinins left Tuesday for their fu-
ture home in Milwaukee.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-03-02
sss ..s. Of S qn|A CITY y Of Toledo

Lucas County. s.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
= senior partner of the hrm Of p. J..
Cheney G. Co, doing business In the City
% Toledo. COUNTY and state aforesaid;
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every caso OF Catarrh that cannot be
curcd hG the use of HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to- before mo and subscribed In
my presence, this 9Th day of December.
"A. o. 1885. A. w. GLEA9ON,
(SeaD Notary Public.
Haira Catarrh Medicine o. taken In
the Mucous Gjyfaces OF the System. Send
r. ,. CHENEY & CO. Toledo. o.
Sold by all druggists. Csc.
HANS Femily Pills for constipat1o1
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-03-02

Fifty cords of good body hard maple
4 #. long, delivered at railroad track
fer shipment.
EDWARD ToLLEFsoN,
8 2-2 L'Anse, Mich.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-02
GERMANS JUMPY!
They Fear American Attack on
the TOuI Front.
Pershing's Men Are Still on the
Move Today.

With the American Army in France,
April ALL that America has offered
to the allies is in motion
The roads in this region are clogged
for the third successive day Men
guns and horses are moving In all al
rections. In some places there are
double lines, with men and horses on
one side of the road and miles of
trucks hurrying in the same direction
alongside.
The men are in the highest spirits
despite the mud, the rain and the
heavy packs. A private in one COM
pany, carrying a mandolin. periodical
ly struck up a marching tune. This is
typical of the spirit of the army.
Germans Are Jumpy.
The Germans are jumpy on the Toul
front, apparently expecting trouble.
They turned on a heavy five hour
bombardment with shells of all cali
bers and quantities of gas Monday
night and early this morning. sweep
ing roads, villages and trenches. The
damage was trifling.
There is a feeling of expectancy not
devoid of some apprehension as the
critical situation becomes more and
more tense and the tide of battle leaps
higher and higher toward its zenith.
All communiqueS show that the
fighting is becoming fiercer and fierc-
err owing to the shock tactics, the
troops now operating IN the open. as
the battle ground has shifted so rap
idly it has swept entirely outside of
any previous entrenehed positions
All Troops Drawn In.
The colossal conflict is like pow
erful maelstrom sucking into its vor
tex troops of both belligerents from
all sectors of the front expanding big
ger and bigger all the time. The whole
weight of the world war is centering
gradually on the 40 mile front be-
tween Amiens and Compiegene, where
indications point to a decision being
reached.
The enemy continues to mask his
main operations which aim at Amiens,
by thanking thrusts against the
French toward Paris and against the
British in the north. Meanwhile Hin
denburg is slowly and gradually melt
ing his reserves in the furnace Bull
garian and Austrian troops are ap-
pearing in the battle and the enemy
has even thrown a naval division
heretofore always entrusted with
guarding the extreme northwest sec
tor on the Belgian coast-into the
Picardy combat, indicating how
pressed he is for reliable troops and
how determined to stake all on one
final throw.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-02
DR.. DEANAT SHOPS
Noted Evangelist Speaks to
Santa Fe Men Today.
Tells of Visit to Hoover Home
at Last Meeting.

Dr. John NJ. Dean, who is conduct
ing series of meetings at the First
Baptist church, spoke this noon to the
men at the Santa Fe shops. Profess
sor Hausmann sang several numbers.
The services at the church begin at
p. m. promptly. Preceding the main
meeting, Miss Amy Lee Stockton of
California is giving a series of brief
addresses to Christian workers. Miss
Stockton speaks from 1880 to 7:45.
The Storm of Fire" is the evangelist S
theme for tonight
Thursday evening is announced as
Family Night" Parents are urged
to bring their children and a gift will
be presented to the largest family
be, Fire from an Old Mans Heart"
Friday is patriotic night and the
evangelist will speak on, THE Keynote
of American History" Patriotic So
cieties are especially invited. Doctor
Dean has had an interesting military
career. He was in Europe when the
war began and expects soon to be in
France again.
He Visited Hoover.
1.-THE Hardest Work in the World
was the theme of Evangelist Dean at
the First Baptist church last night.
To the surprise of his hearers he
maintained that this was nothing more
ference between a man and cow,
said Mr.. Dean, sis that a man prays.
Prayer is the highest function of the
human mind and heart, but the aver
age religious man prays less than two
minutes day.
1.-THE average church is a d. grace
to itself on prayer meeting night. SIN
cere ministers everywhere confess
that their belief concerning the i'm
portance of prayer and their practice
do not at all agree. The amount of
regular and sustained prayer in the
United States is negligible. Now what
is the explanation? Simply this:
prayer is hard work. No man can
study Greek or mathematics success
fully without the exercise of will pow
er. The basis of prayer is not emo
tiAn but concentration of mind. The
average man plans his life so as to alb
solutely exclude prayer.
What has become of the old fash
toned family altar? 1 was entertained
some time ago in the home of the I'M
Gle of Mr.. Herbert Hoover, the man
who had taken Herbert as a boy and
raised him. He told me many inter-
esting stories of our present food con-
troller, stories that were greatly to his
credit The people of America believe
in Mr.. Hoover. They believe in his
honesty and unselfishness. He was a
product of the old fashioned Quaker
training of his uncle, where the fam
lily gathered around the family altar
not once, but twice a day. 1 want to
add my voice to that of Admiral
Beatty, Sir William Nicholson, Presi-
dent Wilson and others, and demand
return to the most ennobling exer-
else of the human mind, prayer Shall
our generation be the one to allow
the fires of religious devotion to die
down into the ashes of worldliness ?
God forbid"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-02
DIDN'T Get why
Eleven German Divisions
Charged British Positions.
Intended To Sweep Thru Arras
and Seize Heights.
CARRIED SIX-DAY RATI0NS
Hun Infantry Advanced i'm
Solid Marching Array.
Only Achievement Was To In
crease Their Own Casualties.
(By the Associated Press.)

British Headquarters in France,
Monday, April 1.-The German at
tack along the Scarpe river on March
% had for it's objective the city of
Arras and the formidable Vimy ridge.
Careful plans were laid to carry out
this purpase and the attack was sup
ported by a very heavy assault south
and southwest of Arras, units of at
least eleven German divisions being
employed here. 1t may be seen,
therefore, that the German plans
were far-reaching, but the main re-
suit they achieved was to swell the
already great total of their casualties.
At about O'Clock on the morning
of the 2Sth German artillery of all
calibers opened a terrific lombard
ment against the British positions. 1t
was obvious the enemy intended to
attack and at $40 o'clock the British
gunnerS Embossed an avalanche OF
steel against every known place OF
assembly the Germans might be using.
Shortly after o'clock the enemy
advanced.
They came forward slowly and de-
liberately in full marching order.
Each infantryman carried rations for
six DAYS, two blankets and an extra
pair of boots, indicating that the at
tack was in deadly earnest The
company commanders were mounted
ly by the artillery. On the extreme
north the storm center lay between
Gavrelle and Oppy, the Germans
pivoting on Oppy.
British Retired to New Line.
The Germans lost terribly in the
EeavJ fighting which lasted all day,
during which the British fell back
to a line between Bailleul and Will
lerval. The German attacks against
futile Elsewhere
north of the river, the British stood
their ground and pushed forward
slightly all day Friday and Saturday.
South of the Scarpe the Germans
were held up for a time by the divi-
sion which had engaged them for the
previous week. After the first day
the division retired somewhat and
later was compelled to fall back be-
hind Keuville-Vitasse on account of
pressure to the south.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-02
KILLS THREE FROM NY.
Mother and Two Daughters Victims of
Long Range German Gun.

Paris, April Further Identified
tons show that three members of the
Landon family of New York who had
been residing in Paris were killed on
Good Friday when a shell from the
long range Germ gun struck a
church. They were Mrs. Mary G. Lam
don, wife of Edward H. Landon of
New York. and his daughters, Mrs.
Luck Landon Speed, wife of Capt.
Ralph Speed of the British army serv-
ice corps, and Miss Ruth Landon.
Members of Prominent Family.
New York, April Edward H
Landon, whose wife and two daugh-
tiers were killed in Paris when a shell
from long range German gun struck
church there on Good Friday. was a
retired New York attorney who has
been in Paris most of the time since
the war started. The family is prom
inent socially in New York and Paris.
Mr.. Landon is a brother of H. H. Lam
don. a New York attorney.
Mrs. Edward H. Landon was-Riss
Mary Grinnell. She was a niece of
Levi P. Morton, former vice president
of the United States and once gov
ernor of New York. The Landon fam
lily here has received a cablegram tell
ing of the deaths of Mrs. Landon and
Mrs. Speed and saying Miss Ruth Ian
don was missing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-02
OUT OF MACEDONIA?
Plan to Withdraw Allied Army fol-
Fighting in France.

London, April 2.-Withdrawal of
the allied army from Macedonia has
been suggested in unusually well in
formed polite military circles as in
cluded among the drastic measures
which Premier Lloyd George an
nounced last week will have to be
taken as a result of the crisis on the
west. There is nothing to confirm
positively that steps toward the ADAM
donment of the Sa1oniki front have
been or will be taken; nor will Of
ficials comment on the likelihood of
such action. 1t is pointed out, how
ever, that if it were taken, at least
5000 veteran fighters would become
available for the great western battle.
Equally important, if not more so,
would be the tremendous saving OF
tonnage accruing from the elimina-
ton Of this distant front, the long line
of overseas communication admittedly
making great demands on the allies
ships and fuel. Premier Lloyd
George and Premier Clemenceau have
been steadfast adherents OF the
western school,"
The man-power problem is the most
serious one confronting Britain today.
1t is considered a certainty that all
men up to so years of age will be
called out shortly. A sweeping cut
is expected to be made in the army
exemptions and thousands of workers
in the war industries heretofore eX-
cused from military service because
their work was regarded as essential
to the conduct of the war will be
called to the colors.
Probably the most serious question
is that of CONSUMPTION in Ireland
There is violent opposition to such a
plan among all sections of the Irish
people. Voluntary submission by
Ireland to the draft is looked upon
as the best, if not sole solution of
the yexed problem.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-02
FEAR RUSSIAN PEACE
German Newspapers Openly Declare
Nation Made a Mistake

Washington, April 2.-Growing dis
satisfaction with the Russian peace is
observed in extracts from German lib
eral and majority Socialist press made
public here today. The organs of these
parties, hitherto loyal to the govern
ment, profess their dissatisfaction to
the point of threatening to vote against
the next war credits.
In the Frankfurter VoIkstimme. of
March 6, Herman Wendell, govern
ment Socialist leader, says:
After this peace with Russia, ex-
torted from a choking and collapsed
adversary, what becomes of all the
f1owery talk about a peace CT accom-
mediation and the rights of self-deter-
OF nations, but a faint reverberance
and smoke? The policy of might is
triumphant Should we vote war
credits in order that German regi-
ments may fulfill the glorious duty of
overcoming a revolution in Finland
The party can no longer support this
war policy. it cannot assent to this
vote, it cannot assent to the credits"
The Muenchener Neuste Nachrich-
ten, progressive, warns that the Rus
sian peace will prove a continual
source of danger in future peace ne
gotiations and afterwards. The Rer-
liner Tageblatt predicts that the mass
of Russian sentiment is for prolonga-
ton of the war. The Frankfurter
Zeltung prints resolution of the So
cialist party of that city calling on its
representatives in the reichstag to re-
pud1ate the Russian peace and de-
mand that the chancellor make a
clear declaration on Belgium.
other papers condemning the peace
are the Hamburger Echo, Schwaed-
lsche Tagwacht, Mannheimer Volks-
t1mme and Chemnitzer Volkstimme
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-04-02
AL FIELD WEDNESDAY
Looks Like Capacity Audience VIII
Greet Minstrel Favorite.

The seat sale for Al G. Fields Min
strels opened this morning. It's the
largest sale Field has ever had and a
capacity audience with standing room
at a premium will greet him tomor-
row evening when he makes his APP
pearance with his Ministries" at the
Grand Opera house. Why does old
ZAP always sell out when he comes
to Topeka? He always has a good
show and he has never taken advan-
tage in any way to raising his admis
sion price. The Field Ministries is the
only show today showing at one
dollar.
he has ever had and includes such
comedians as Lasses White, Governor
Bowen, John Healy and Billy Beard.
Some new ideas in scenic effects are
carried out introducing a Christmas
phantasy and other scenes.