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PLAN TO RECLAIM
DELINQUENT GIRLS
PEOPLE OF ARKANSAS ARE ASK.
ED TO CONTRIBUTE 100000 TO
FUND TO ERECT REFoRMA-
TORY.

An emergency has arisen in Ark
ansas that demands the attention of
every patriotic citizen. The govern
ment of the United States through
its special representative, sent to
make a survey of conditions in Ark
ansas, declared that a Girls Indus
trial School and Woman's Reform
atory are war necessities, and being
such, President Wilson, on behalf
of the government, will contribute
$4,000 toward the erection of such
an institution, If the people of Ark
ansas will contribute like amount.
The purpose of such institutions ap-
peal to every patriotic citizen, and
we cannot remain idle and let pass
the opportunity which offers pa
triotic service, as well as a prOtec-
ton to womanhood.
The state of Arkansasshas decided
to call on the citizens to raise $780,
900, and thus provide creditable in
stitutions. The campaign will be
conducted during the first week
in September, and as every county
may send it's dependent and delin-
uuent young women to these institu-
tions, every county is interested.
have every confidence that the
good people of Lee county will re-
spond freely to the call for contri-
buttons for the establishment OF
these two worthy institutions.
MRS. ]. T. ROBERTSON,
Chairman Home and Foreign Re-
lief Committee.
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.Quarrels over the spoils are said
to be splitting the Teuton partners,
but well grounded hope is felt that
the allies can remove all cause for
the unpleasantness. Philadelphia
North American.
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GIvEsrPRocEEDs FROM
A "BUSHEL OF WORK

w. B. Mann, chairman OF the
"Giye- a. -Bushel" campaign In Lee
.countyiis in receipt of the following
letter:
Mariana, Ark, Aug. %, 1913
MFR. w. B. Mann,
City.
Dear Sir:
Haven't raised anything that
can sell, but my cook has been gone
and I've done "bushel Of cookinng'
so herewith find enclosed COOKS
wages for week, So.
Yours for the cause,
RUBY L. DAGGETT.
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INTERESTING LETTER
FROM ROBT. Il. NIXON
MARIANNA BOY IN FRANCE NOW
IN 5iLLETiNG DEPARTMENT
LOCATING PLACES. FOR AMERI-
CAN SOLDIERS.

Mr.. and Mrs. r. l.. Nixon are just
in receipt of an interesting letter
from their son, Lieut. Robt. l., Nixon
who is with the American Expedition
ary forces in France. Extracts from
the letter are as follows:
For the present | am In billeting
work, which consists of going around
among the French villages and nunt-
ing up places for our soldiers to
live. They are coming over so fast
now that you can imagine how busy
it keeps this department. But the
work is highly interesting. I go
into these small towns where Ameri-
cans have never been and proceed
to make arrangements. The French
people treat me royalty, am learn
ing to speak French fairly well and
can understand beautifully. You see
it's much easier to understand than
to make yourself understood.
"You can cease worrying about my
work | am In. absolutely no danger,
as ! am working behind the lines all
the time for the present.
81 started out to tell you why
had not written for so long and then
got sidetracked to something else.
You see, was thrown from motor
cycle and slid about forty~feet when
| landed, thereby taking a few lrch-
es of skin off the palms of both
hands. 1t really was nothing, and
the only reason | couldn't write was
that | had too much bandage around
my fingers. My right hand is entire.
ly well now. and my left, which was
the worst because it happened to
pick up the most gravel and dirt,
is we'll on the way to recovery.
81 got four letters day before yes
terday-one from sister, one from
Winifred, one from Miss Fannie Sue
and one from Mr. McVeigh. They
were my first in about four weeks
and I was delighted. 1t seems like
| will never get chance to write
personally to all the good people
who are so thoughtful in writing to
me. but if they only realized the
pleasure they bring they would over
look the absence of replies"
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MERGER OF
IN MARIANNA
,7y NATIONAL AND
SAVINGS BANK CON-
CAPITAL STOCK IN
$4,000.

4 thoarqer has taken place
pore s. banking institutions OF
ts,bn yesterday the Peoples
psl Ak was merged with the
BY b National Bank, the capi-
~ the latter being increas-
Z $4,000 to $4,000 to ac-
late the stockholders OF the
hank. which had a capltai
'oa The combined capital OF
hanks is $4,000 and the sur
4 undivided profits are ap-
ptslv $4,000. The deposits
| excess Of s5oO,0OO and total
aver 100000. Messers. w.
vhorn and ]. B. Daggett Oh
Ionles Bank have been made
|. in the Lee County National
and Mr.. Newbern has been
pnp Of the vice presidents OF
Dsolidated bank. The officers
lee County National Bank re-
j before the consolidation
be exception of the addition
ssrs. Newbern and Daggett.
Mckee is president, j. B..
land c. E. Daggett, with w. D.
I'M are vice presidents; s.
sin is cashier. The full direct
4 composed of Chas. Mckee,
|Groye, C. E. Daggett, w. d..
In. A. B. Banks, J. M. Hewitt
Lesser, F. R. Dupuy and j..
tgett.
Peoples Savings Bank was
ked five years, ago by w. D.
Nm, s. H. Grove, ]. B. Daggett,
Boon, M. E. Newbern and
The bank has had a most
Eful career and has been a
factor in the financial affairs
county. The building occu-
II the bank was destroyed in
! fire two weeks ago.
old Lee County Bank, of which
be County National Bank is
hccessor, was established by
e julius Lesser in 1884. This
bon is the oldest of all the
| in Lee county, and from its
|tion has been a big factor in
velopment of Lee county and
INA.
Consolidation of the McClin-
Banking Company with the
pf Marianna, announcement of
vas made last week, and the
g Of the Peoples Bank with
r County National Bank gives
ina two of the strongest bank
Pstitutions in Eastern Arkan-
business of the Peoples Bank
transferred to the Lee County
p BANK today. Bruce Ken
Pne of the assistant cashiers
Peoples Bank, and Willie v.
teller, will be added to the
|of the Lee County National
Gordon Love, assistant cash
mo has had charge of the
affairs since Wyatt Newbern,
Psnler, entered the army, ex-
10 enter some branch of the
IN the near future. Messrs.
Newbern and Gordon Love,
exceptionally young bankers,
l much credit for the efficient
4 IN which they have conduct
affairs of the Peoples Bank
I 0oubt when they return from
I they will again become act
'he financial circles in Marian
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LETTER FROM JULIUS sENHAM

Dear Mrs. Morris and Ladies of the
Mariana Red Cross:
It has been with much pleasure
that 1 have just learned through the
columns of the Courier-lndex of the
reception given the boys of the troop
train by your chapter, and only wish
your chapter could realize how
much it all meant to the boys.
When we were on our way from
Dallas up here the ladies met our
train at several of the towns In
Illinois and Indiana and gave us
candies, magazines. post cards and
cigarettes. Each time we were greet
ed at the station by the Red Cross
/ thought of you ladies and said to
myself. 'T only wish the chapter at
home could have an opportunity to
do this very thing. for I know they
would do themselves proud and to
know that you have had your chance
has given me much pleasure, and
assure you your kindness will never
be forgotten by those boys. | know
| shall always remember how sweet
and lovely the ladies of the Red
Cross have been to me during my
short period of army. service.
Don't know what we would do
without the Red Cross and the Y. M.
C. A. 1t seems as though their one
aim is to make US happy and com
Portable.
have been in the army little
over three .menths and like It better
every day. W.
Spent.my first six weeks in Dallas
where they. taught me to dzill dig
trenches and the like Aft.s COM
pleting my course in infanry drill
and bayonet practice, was sent up
here to first learn to fly an ,airplane
on the ground Never dreamed that
a fellow had to know so much to
get chance to shoot Hun.
Have lots of studying as well as
drill and laboratory work to do here
so it keeps me busy all the time
Have about five or six weeks more
here and then I will go to flying
school to learn the art of actual fly
ing. Can hardly wait for that time
to come. sf
This is sure beautiful place. We
are located on the Cornell campus,
about 1000 feet above and overlook
ing Cayuga lake. The scenery Is
beautiful and the climate is some
thing grand Just think of It, Here
1t is the middle of August and we
sleep under two blankets every night,
and then get cold at times. The
mornings are chilly and 1t gets
warm during the middle of the day
and cold in the evening.
Suppose you are having some real
Arkansas weather now.
Sure was sorry to hear about the
fire which swept the business section
Of the city. and know our little city
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Don't forget that while the allies
are fighting to make the world
fairly decent and democratic place
to live in. as worlds go, the Germans
are lighting to elect the whole Ho-
henzoliern ticket-Rocheste- Post
Express.
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Any plain cook could tell the Ger
mans that if they go on putting more
shortening to their. front 1T won't
hold together-Philadelp North
American.
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M. ~. mat the German govern.
' i nom sSO,OOO.OOO to $50.
,us Z Propaganda in the United
ID h. s0' nothing for it is es-
H. S Oy the expert testimoi,x
lenuh,s' hSsisester viereck.-Spring-
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Leather waste enters into the
composition of much Of the best wall
paper.
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L ma, theory that an inter
|shbuss VINO could go to Russia
Rs va..,, a a string of free lunch
pposIts;oa.,d be elected Car with
II a-columbus Ohio State
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tbs ! always taking ,adyant-
lipjn. Germans, 81 They are now.
\ ,s 'nat the scotchmen at
s,,r,s ne daytime and that the
hdsE surrender when they're
i NASHVILLE Southern Lum.
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house.
G. c. Kitchener
G. H. Pilkington
H. M. Jackson
G. N. Houck
w. F. Nelson
Hampton Township at Bank Of
Moro:
o. F. Lacey
G. L. Chaffin
j. L. Miller
Sam Andrews
Union Township at Bank of
Haynes:
W. A. Harp
B. E. Curtis
j. H. Draper
j. j. Hughes, Jr
Richland Township, La Grange at
McDonald's store:
Banks cDonald
A. B. Hughey
S. C. Russwurm
Richland township, Rondo, at Hop
kins' store:
n M Blair
w. o. Hopkins
H. L. White
Spring Creek township Aubrey,
at w. S. Shackelford's store:
o. B. Harris
w. S. Shackelford
Will Matthews
Spring Creek township, Hunters
store:
Emmett Lanham
Jim Hunter
Big Creek township at Langston's
store:
L. E. Langston
Cassie Sails
L. A. Paisley
Oak Forrest township:
w. c. Vail
J. Neal
Tom Names
Henry Bunch
Texas Township:
Eugene Bunch
]. M. Moye
Lee Jones
r. d. West
Fleener township at Waldrip's
store: -.
Fred Waldrip. s
Jack Thompson
A. L. Jones
Bear Creek township, at Hale's
schools:
j. N. Lyles
w. M. Hale
Hardy township at lannon's store:
Ed Ramsey
]. D. Beauchamp
Liberty township at Soadan:
]. E. Clarkson
Henry Banks
Walnut township at Dupuy's store:
j. l.. Dupuy
Sam Brown
Council township at Hairs store'
]. S.. HALEY
w. A. Elliott
A. T. Cunningham
St Francis township at Kausier's
store
c. S. Kausler
Ben Elder
DR.. Ferrell
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esoAy WAS END OF
PC HAlF-HoLlDAY SEASON


''osing of the business insti-
Vi Mariana yesterday mark
|h,s sau OF the half holiday sea-
|''sn began on May 9 and con-
+" September /. Last year
business institutions closed
au'saay at noon and remained
un'li Friday morning, during
r months. The brief re-
! aOn work proved SO helpful
|,,'s |tg'e,s ,s as well as employees
|ss a' alllicuity was experienced
n. N again inaugurating the
~ 40'ement. From now on
/ ' summer the stores will
'pea every day in the week.
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REGISTRARS NAMED
FOR THE new DRAFT
LIST OF THOSE WHO WILL ACT
FOR THE GOVERNMENT IN
CARRYING OUT PROVISIONS OF
NEW MAN POWER BILL.

The new draft law, requiring the
registration of all males between the
ages of 18 and 81, and 81 to As, has
passed both branches of congress
and will at once be approved by the
president.
Provost Marshal General Crowder.
anticipating the passage of the bill,
has already perfected the machinery
for the registration of the men who
come within the extended ages
named in the new law. The date
for the registration has not been fix
ed, but it will probably be within
the next ten days.
For Lee county a central commit
tee composed of j. B. Daggett, NJ
H. Ford, R. l.. Nixon, j. A. Plum
mer and j. O. Payne was appointed
several days ago. This committee
has met and selected the registrars
for the several political townships
in the county, which are as follows:
independence Township at Court
Iouco.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-10
GERMANS
At TACK IS
SLOWING
Battle Report From
Paris Today.
BY United Press Leased Wire.

PARIS, June 10.-The new
German drive between Montdidief
and Noyon slowed down before
the French resistance yesterday
evening and last night, the French
Official communique indicated
today.
Gains of about a mile were
made by the enemy in the center
and on the allied left wing, in
comparison with the initial pene-
tration of three miles.
simultaneously, American and
French troops advanced again
northwest of Chateau Thierry,
taking $50 prisoners and 80 ma
chine guns.
THE German rush continued
last evening and last night" to-
days communique said.
ION the left wing several vio-
lent attacks were broken up by
French fire. Courcelles- Eha-
delles was taken and re-taken
several times, and finally was
held by the French.
Va ti' ilSHt liC IT ItHCn HtlO
south and east of Vile (three
miles southwest of Noyon), tax.
ing 500 prisoners.
'On the center new German
forces made slight progress,
reaching the southern outskirts oil
Cuvilly (eight miles southwest OF
Cuvilly and the same distance
southwest of Reasons Sur-Ma
village) and Bellinglise chateau.
THE French finished yester.
day the detail operations at Hau.
tebraye, taking $50 prisoners.
Between the Ourcq and the
Marine German attacks were re-
pulsed east of Vinly (nine miles
west and north of Chateau
Thierry).
French and American forces
gained ground near Bussiares
(seven miles west and north OF
Chateau Thierry), capturing "a
prisoners and 80 machine gun.
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OPENING
ON O|SE
Dispatch From Henry
Wood.
BY United Press Leased Wire.

WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES
IN THE FIELD, June 10.--The
present drive on the Montdidier-
Noyon front, according to mill
tary critics. constitutes the north
ern arm of vast encircling pro-
ject aimed against Paris.
This movement, starting from
the Avre, in the region of Mont
didier, and being pushed south
ward as far as possible toward
the capital, would coordinate
with a southern enyelopins at
tack from Chateau Thierry, thus
seeking to envelop the American
and French troops between Mont
didier and Chateau Thierry.
The Germans still have a mini
mum of about so unengaged di-
visions 600, 900 mem for their
present effort.
Reserves Prompt.
The determined resistance OF
the French, who are holding the
enemy on the wings and only per-
hitting comparatively slight pro-
erosion in the center, has gained
sufficient time to enable the al
lies-for the first time since the
original drive in March--to bring
up reserves before an appreciable
amount of ground was lost.
The Germans began Sundays
attack with 10 divisions 100000
mem but suffered such heavyq
losses they were forced to engage
other divisions before night.
Fooled in their march to pene-
trate Disc valley from north and
likewise in their more recent at
tack to reach the right bank OF
the river from the east. the Ger
mans have launched their third
attack between Mondidier and
Noyon for the purpose Of reaching
the Disc from the west.
German staff apparently is OBJ
stinately convinced that the Disc
valley offers the most likely OPP
portunity for advancing toward
Paris.
The present attack was for the
purpose of linking up the Mont
didier salient created by the Ger
mans in the March offensive with
the Chateau. Thierry salient, ere
ated during the past three weeks
advance.
Sundays attack, launched by
Gen. Won Huber, followed the
same tactics which characterized
the Germans preceding offensive
efforts. They made an initial
gain thru a surprise attack. Ger
man infantrymen leaped to the
assault In successive waves.
Despite the Huns efforts at Sc
crecy and their use of gas, French
artillery was able to maintain a
counter preparation thruout the
enemy bombardment.
The desperate efforts with
which the Germans launched their
new assault is indicative of their
realization of the absolute neces-
sity of ending the war before
Americas full strength is inter.
vened.
Owing to an extremely heavy
concentration, the French were
able to inflict terrific losses or
the Germans from the moment the
attack began.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-10
Return
To Plan
OF 1914
Battle Analysis by
J.W. T. Mason.
BY United Press Leased Wire.

Won Hindenburg' new offens-
i've between Montidier and Noyon
is an attempt to capture the i'm
portant French communications
centering at Compiegne and dupli-
cate Won Kluck's famous advance
on Paris during the early weeks
of the war.
Hindenburg is returning, in
fact, to the original German
strategy of 1914, in all its essen
tial details.
This months advance to the
Marine is no more than a repro
duction of the drive directed over
the same ground in the summer
of 1914 by the Saxon general,
Won Hansen, while the present ad-
vance toward Compiegne is re-
acceptance of the strategic policy
of Won Kluck.
Both Won Hansen and vor
Kluck are now in retirement be-
cause of their failures.
Their impetuous efforts were
overcome by Gen. Foch's famous
counter offensive south of the
Marine, and Gen. Foch now faces
the same situation that confront
ed Marshal Joffre in August,
1914.
Even the time element is OPP
Grating now, as it did then. The
Germans sought in 1914 to cap
ture Paris and so end the war in
the west before Russia could de-
velop her major offensive.
In the same manner, linden
burg is now attempting to rush
TO Paris in the hope that he can
end the war before Americas ma
jor offensive begins.
Theer is this difference, how
, ever, between the situation then
and nov: The allies had no large
force of reserves protecting the
road to Paris in 1914, while
Gen. Foch's principal reserve
strength is at present concentrat.
ed southwest of Compiegne, where
he is strongly blocking Won
Kluck's old pathway to the CAPT
tai.
At no point south of Amiens
are the allies better prepared to
resist the German advance than
between Montdidier and Noyon.
Every hundred yards gained by
Hindenburg in this sector can
only be at cost in casualties
equaling the highest slaughter OF
German man-power during the
Picardy offensive.
Gen. Foch has a splendid rail-
way service running into the
Compiegne for the rapid move
ment of troops.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-10
NOTHING WRONG, SAY
ACCUSED OFFICIALS

Sheriff Longmire and Prosecut-
ing Attorney Remain made the
following statements to The Tim es
Monday in reply to the charges
against them:
Sheriff Longmire-"There is
nothing wrong in the county that
/ know Of. II there is anything
wrong l have not heard of it. No
complaints have come to me.
Time and again | have asked the
military authorities If they had
any suggestions or complaints to
make, and have received none.
THE dry squad, headed by Dep
uty Sheriff Bill Sears, has been
right on the job. So far as
hampering the Tacoma police in
their work is concerned. we have
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-10

Many Tacomans have been
struck in the last few months
by an undeniable fact that
they have found 1t hard to ex-
plain yet impossible to dodge
profanity has all of a sudden
become ten-fold more common
than ever before.
You hear "cuss words" fall
from the mouths of public
speakers everywhere-women,
included.
They figure In nearly every
dramatic climax on the stage.
Vaudeville bills are sprin-
killed. thick with them.
Men and women who two
years ago would have felt they
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-10

constantly called on the police for
assistance, and ] have made all
the members of the city dry squad
deputy sheriffs.
Prosecuting Attorney Remain
u understand the military po-
Ice have some complaint to make
relative to the civil authorities. I
am not informed as to what the
specific complaints are. AS far
as we are concerned in this office,
we have co-operated with them in
so far as requested, | think with
out exception, and will continue
to do so.
Criminal investigations are not
within the province of this office.
1t is our business to try the cases
after they have been initiated"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-06-10
A. F. OF L. OPENS
Twin WAR" SESSION

auction.
Loyalty to the government was
the theme Of the opening ad-
dresses.
There were early hints of fed
Grafton politics when it was whis-
pered Secretary Frank Morrison
would be opposed for reelection.
The typographical is expected
to nominated its secretary, j. w.
Hayes, for the place. The cleo
lions will be held near the close
of the two weeks session.
The war must go on until kais-
erism Is crushed, Samuel Gompers
declared in opening the conven-
ton.
Otherwise, said Gompers, 1.-The
light Of civilization will go out
forever.
.Gompers' declaration was re-
ceived with cheers.
"Kaiserism and the influence
it represents" Gompers continued,
have managed to divide union
labor in every country in the
world except the United States.
But labor in America is organized
to fight German autocracy."
I'VE will give everything we
have to the cause of freedom of
the world, but we will not give
one cent for private profit out of
the war"
Gompers closed with an earnest
appeal that labor in the United
States and the world support the
people of Russia in their present
suffering.
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Profanity Now Fashionable

sity's special war board, is reg
ularly closing his patriotic adj
dresses-just TO cite one exam
pie.
Audiences, which, few
years ago, would have been
shocked to hear college dean
resort to profanity, take 1t not
complacently but with enthus-
iastic cheering. They are think
ing Just about the same thing
as the professor. And SO Is
the army.
Even Preachers Cuss
DIR. M. A. Matthews, Seattle
pastor; Bill Hart, the movie
star, and dozen other public
CONTINUED on rage Five.)