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The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25
CONDITION ATCANP
 PIKE EOT ALARMING
DIVISION SURGEON THoRNBURY COMMENTS ON CONDITION
 OF HEALTH.
PATIENTS TO FORT ROOTS
Pneumonia Cases Sent There Because More Floor and Air Space Avaiia. ble-Vital Statistics At Camp Pike
 For December Made Public.
Little Rock


 "It is nothing lev that we arc sending patients to the hospital ar Fort Logan H. Roots,' said Lieut. Col. Robert NJ. Thornbury, division sur eeon, when interviewed in regard to health conditions at Camp Pike.
 Col. Thonbury's declaration was ill reply to the following dispatch print ed in the afternoon paper under q Washington date:
 Camp Pike. Ark shows such ma teraI increase during the last few days in cases of measles and pnen- monia that the camp hospital is filled to absolute capacity. 1t has been found necessary to transfer q number of patients to the hospital al Camp Logan Roots. four miles away. and to order additional nurses from nearby stations to Camp Pike. Army medical officers described the situation as not entirely satisfactory but deelar- ed there is no immediate cause for ap- prehension. | was said that as q re- suit of a breakdown in the camp heat ing plant there was daHger Of the sit uation becoming worse
 Continuing Col. Thornburg said:
 'We have been sending patients to Fort Roots far over month. in order to give more air space and floor space to the he5pneumonia cases. We have also opened four large, warm barracks fer pneumonia cases, so that they may
 
 tents are not discharged from the hospital at Camp Pike as soon as they are well, but are held until they have regained their strength and are ready for duty. which accounts for the large number in the hospital"
 According to figures given out by the registrar of vital statistics of Ar genta and Hill township. 127 deaths. an average of 4O9 daily, occurred in the Eighty-seyenth Division. National Army, at Camp Pike during Decem- Der.
 One hundred and nine of the deaths were caused by pneumonia.
 Measles and scarlet fever were the most prevalent diseass, but caused death in only one case each.
 Meningitis was second in number of facilities. with five, and septicemia, or blood poisoning, was third in fatali- ties. four Two of the deaths were suicide cases.
 Besides measles and scarlet fever, the following diseases caused one death each during the month: Tuber- culosis, diphtheria, cerebral hemor- rhage. appendicitis, intestinal obstruc- tion and diabetes.
 Col Thornbury stated that the fig ures were not excessive, considering the prevalence of pneumonia. which is to be found in all of the camps at this time. He stated that Col. Chamber lain, U. E. M. C., sanitary inspector from the surgeon generals office, left Camp Pike Tuesday, and pronounced conditions materially improved since his last in spection. six weeks.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25
FEDERAL OPERATION
 IF WATERWAYS NEAT
M'ADoo HINTS TO SENATE COM MlTTEE TIT MAY BE DONE-HE
 URGES RAILROAD BILL.
SERVICE BEING IMPROVED
Railroad Director Says Short Line Roads Not Taken Over Will Not Be Compensated By 6oVernment-
 Must Go To the Courts.

Washington. = Director General MeAdoo explained 10 the Senate Ih= ferstate Commerce Committee Che operation Of government control eE railroads and urged speedy passage of the administration railroad bill by Congress in order to elaTify the fnaH cial situation so as to permit the float ing of 41o,0000o0,000 in bonds by the government before the end of the present hscal year. He also asserted that government operation would be extended to canals and inland water ways # 1t was considered necessary.
 Mr. McAdoo spent more =than tWo hours before the committee. during which he was freely questioned rez sardins the necessity for government control of carriers and the eompensa= ton of short line railroads. He Will appear again and probably will so be lore a House committee later.
 Investigations are being made, the director general said. to determine what short line railroads are 10 be Fe= taned by the government. Those nor taken over. he declared. will not be compensated, and if they suffer dam ages redress will have to be obtained n the courts. lie said il was not pro posed to keep control of any unnecess sary lines.
 Mr MeAdoo said the present rail- road organization would continue to be employed as long as they are sat- itsfactory.
 q don't feel that the government ought to employ anybody Nho isn't necessary" he declared, but l feel t6at we should not disintegfate the railroad organizations until Gongress las decided the future of the rail roads.
 Director General McAdoo said some good has been accomplished in the three weeks of government control through re-routing, distributions and coordination.
 Questioned regarding the necessity for government control, MT. McAdoo said it was necessary by the railroads i lack of facilities to handle increased War traffic and their failure to proper ly coordinate. Disclaiming any inten- tion to censure the carriers, he said. blame for not meeting the transporta- ton situation rested upon them be- cause of their failure to increase their facilities in 1916 and 1917 In those years, he said, they spent less for im- proyement than in previous years, de- spite increased traffic
 MT, McAdoo urged that the appro- priation of $500. 000.o90 in the bill be retained, to enable the government 10 increase facilities or make good def ciencies, although he hoped it would not be necessary to use the money for this purpose.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25
Incorporation Matters.

Articles of dissolution were filed by the Arkansas Tractor and Supply Company and the Capital City Water Company at the office of the county clerk.
 The Adams-Cooper Sales Company of Fort Smith, capitalized at $25,000, filed articles of incorporation.
 The Electric Farms Company of Lo- noke filed articles of incorporation.
 The Eagle Investment Company of Oklahoma filed articles of incorpora- ton.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25
StenonranE1ers .0fficera.

Geutt stenographcrs appointed tn- der the provisions of Section 1929 aud subsequent sections of Kirby's Digest, shoula be included in the list Of off ,cers Of the state entitled to deferred classification, in the opinion of Attof- hey General J. D. Arbuekle, who wrote the adjutant general to that effect Un= der the laws, he said, their term is co- extensive with ihe=serm= of tHe judge Of the court, and they have fixed salary and certain prescribed duties to perform.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25
Clothes To Go Higher.

characterization If a radical advance ip the price of mems cloth ing; an allegation that wool growers, not satisfied with an advance in the price O. wool from Is cents before the war to 75 cents and so cents a pound at present, are hoarding for still high CT prices and plans to memoralize Congress for government control of both wool and cotton prices, were out standing features of a meeting here of the National Association of Retail Clothiers.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25
Argentine Is Aroused.

Buenos Aires. - Several Argentine newspaper consider that the extension of the German barred zone recently announced. which includes the trade routes between South America and Europe, is an unfriendly act toward this country. The papers renew their demands that the government sever relations with Germany.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25
F. L. Majors On Duty.

F. l.. Majors of Brinkley, recently appointed a bank examiner by Com missioner John NJ Davis, began bis du- ties. He will be in the office for d few days before going out on the road MT. Majors succeeds Leonard Good win. who was awarded lieutenant's commission in the training camp and a few days ago was reported to be en route to France.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25
PREPARE FOR OVERFLOW
Farmers Will Be Protected During
 Months of February and Maren.

Governor Brough stated that promp, measures would be taken to protect the farmers and others in the St Francis Ieyee Basin from the dangers of an overflow during February and March, and said tkat he would ask Hush Fominson, president of the leYae board to cal a meeting of the board for that purpose.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25
Governor Adds Protest.

Governor Brough was advised that a delegation will go to Washington to ask Secretary of War Baker to have the liquor traffic suppressed in the vicinity of Camp Beauregard. The governor was asked to appeal to the secretary of war, Governor Brough accordingly telegraphed Secretary Baker, adding his endorsement to the movement and saying that the sale of liquor around the eantoninents is the worst possible evil to which the soldiers could be subjected"
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25
Irish Be Pliers.

London.-Referring to the govern ment's decision to erect an aircraft factory in Ireland, the Times says that several airdromes are being built there. The establishment of new and important industry, it adds, is stimulating the national imagination. and there will be no lack of Irish re- cruits for the flying corps.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25
MeatIess Days of.

Washington = Residents of Vest ern states may eat all the beef they want on meatless days under a ruling by the Food Administration designed to meet peculiar situation in Cali fornia, Washington. Oregon. Colorado, Nevada and Arizona. The ruling does not apply to any other meats.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25
Accused Denied Bail.

San Francisco.-Mrs. Rena Mooney and Israel Weinberg, acquitted in sep arate trials recently on one charge each of murder in connection with the preparedness day bomb explosion, which killed 10 persons here in 1916, were denied release on bail on other murder charges on write of habeas porDus
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25
Neutral Aliens Freed.

ington.-Citizens or subjects of European neutral countries. regard less of whether they have taken out first papers for American citizenship, will be freed from liability to military service in the United States if they appeal through their diplomatic repre- sentatiyes here.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25
Crown Council To Meet.

Amsterdam.-Acco 10 the Lo- kal Anzeiger of Berlin meeting of the Crown Council was to be held in Berlin. in which Field Marshal von Hindenburg, General von Ludendorf and the German crown prince were 10 take part.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25
Powell Case Appealed.

Tie transcript ill the case of Walk CT H. Powell, who was convicted Of conspiracy in the Pulaski Circuit Court and sentenced to pay fine of S1oo. and serve one day in jail, was filed in the Supreme Court. Powell and former Senator l. (. Burgess were charged with having introduced two bills in the 1917 legislature to tax certain soft drinks for the purpose of extorting money to have them killed
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25
Revolt in Pertuaal.

Lsbon.-A mutinous outbreak on the Portuguese battleship Vasco de Cana was checked by artillery fire from a fort in Lisbon harbor, after the warship had fired a few shots at the land battery, according to gov ernment announcement.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25
f4inkle,s Successor Named.

The State Board of Control of the charitable institutions announced the appointment of Dr. E. H. Wiles of Lit tie Rock to succeed Dr. F. B. Hinkle as physician at the Arkansas Deaf-Mute Institute Dr. Hinkle resigned to en- ter war service.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25
BRIEF NEWS AND NOTES.

In a WhirlWind campaign. with ST. 600 as d mark and the slogan Every Pupil Buy Stamp the pupils of the Stuttgart schools responded splendid ly to the sale and purchase Of war saving stamps. More than $1,200 worth were purchased by the pupils, and Superintendent Rossman says that this is but a beginning.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25
Meatiess Week Next.

Paris.-The French government Is planning stringent measures to con serve the meat supply in France. in dicaticns are that meatless week each month will be ordered.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25
Choate Estate Larne

New lork.-The estate of Joseph Hodges Choate. nestor of the Ameri- can bar, was appraised at S4,679, ,s79 by the state comptroller's office, in de- termining the transfer tax
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25
Chamberlain Convicted.

Goochland Va.-Dr. Asa N. Cham berlain was found guilty of the mur- der of his brother and sentenced to life imprisonment.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25

Mayor Taylor of Little Rock receiv- ed letter from Louis Lock, president of the observation-disclosures Oil and De- velopment Company, proposing to build pipe line from the gas fields at Monroe, La, to Little Rock.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25
 Mississippi Is Frozen.

Memphis, Tenn.-With the ther- mometer lowering around zero here the Mississippi was frozen solidly over for the first time since 1878.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25

War savings stamps are finding a ready sale in Faulkner, according to Sales at the Farmers Bank at Conway on one day reached S3.005, with simi- lar totals at other places where their sale is authorized.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25
Names Snider Surveyor.

Governor Brough appointed c. F. Snider of Locker surveyor of Craw- ford county, to succeed w. B. Bell, re- sgned.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25
FOR HURRIED READERS.

Tn rabbit business has been import ant at many Benton county points dur ing the winter The Hiwasse Produce Company of Bentonvile shipped 1900 in one week during December.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25

For the first time in more than 20 years the Ouachita river at Camden was frozen over.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25

Leaks 1a the roof CT q number q Little Rock business houses and resi- denees caused loss Of at least $250,. oQo The melting snow and ram dfeached the stocks of several firms. and the Marion Capital and Gleason hotels suffered considerable loss from tae same cause. The streets Of the city are impossible and the street crossings are covered H5fh slHsH and water from two to three feet deep. Street cars stopped running early in t1e day and announcement WAS made thai electric lights would be turned af on account ef danger from fallen and crossed wires.
 Officials of the Little Rock Rail ay and Electric Company and Joha Eleidt, eIfX electrician. after an inyes- tEation and conference. decided that Ja safeguard life t would be best to eut OH al current.
 Whom tHe suggestion was present. cd 10 Mayor Taylor He said he would authorize cutting of al current only as an extreme emergency measure. bus he advised that alt persons eqaip their homes with lamps or other means Of providing light.
 The Pulaski County grand Jury was scheduled to reeea8ene after the hoii- day recess, but Judge Wade ordered an adjournment. The other ii mem bers were either snow CT water bound and could not reach Che courthouse.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25

Webb 8s Son of Stuttgart lost sev. erai head of fine cattle when straw shed fell in which thev were housed ta protertthea from the severe Weath- eF. Besides those killed several more were injured. Tae Webb farm is lo- e9ted five miles southwest of the town
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25

During the two-day exhibition of the California exposition train at Camden many exhibits were shown
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25

More than 40 students have signi- fed their intention of taking the new courses in accounting. typewriting. and shorthand which will be given at the University of Arkansas at Fay etteville for the first time next se- mester.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25

The White County Home Guard will soon be equipped with rifles and ant munition.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25

The Alpha Kappa Society of Ouachi- ta College, of Philadelphia, is the first society to purhcase Liberty bond and donate it to the college endow- ment fund. The society is in receipt of a letter from Mary Waters of Hanesville. La, an alumnus of the school, with a donation toward the purchase of another bond.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25

There is an epidemic of smallpox around Keo. but the cases are confined to the negroes.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25

The Paragould Dramatic Club ren- dered the play, Within the Law" re- gently. Part of the proceeds was do. mated to the Red Cross.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25

The commissioners in road develop ment district No. met at Walnut Ridge and awarded the contract for construction to Newman B. Gregory of Texarkana Road development dis trict No. embraces twelve miles and connects Lauratown, Portia, Black Rock and Powhatan. MT Gregory has the contract to build four maca- dam roads in Lawrence county-Dis- tricts l, ?, and 6.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25

John H. Boyer has assumed man. agement of the Cross County Demo erat.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25

Representatives to the number of 35 of the various 'Fair" stores in tho state, have adjourned after a four. days session. They will meet next year at Hot Springs again by unani. nous vote.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25

Heber Springs is in the grip of the worst winter weather in many years.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25

On outbreak of measles has devei- oped at Guy and 50 cases appeared there last Sunday.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25
Accept Finn Republic,

enhagen.-Denmark and Norway have officially recognized the republic af Finland
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25

The snow is seven inches deep and the weight Is so heavy on the store building at Danvlle that there is danger of some of them breaking through Merchants are paying 8 per hour for hands to shovel the snow eff the buildings
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25

The Methodist church al Wild Cher " was destroyed by fire. The blaze started from a fire left in the stove. A hall over the church was used by the Masons and Odd Fellows. The lodges lost all their fixtures. There was no insurance.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25

The Stuttgart city hospital is now open to the public.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25

The Fordyce schools. which havs been closed for more than week on account of epidemics of humps and measles, have reopened. Many pupils. however. are still out with humps and measles.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25

st Paul, Madison county, is to have a canning factory this year, propmted hy Appleby Bros. Of Fayetteville. Huntsville is likewise attempting to work up interest enough to secure d canning plant.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25

Alicia is practically without coal and wood and there is some suffering. School has been dismissed
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25

A gold strike is reported in tho vicinity Of Combs. Madison county. but the news is being taken very quietly.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25

The allegation that the order Of the State Board of Health required pupils of public schools to be vacei- natd against smallpox is anconstitu- tional. is made in complaints filed in Faulkner Circuit Court.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25

The Boone County Court formally established the Jefferson Davis High NAY district and appointed as com ml4sloners Mes=ea J. sam Rowland, F. NJ GdrYin and P. C. Maggafd all Of whom have been enthusiastic promo tefs of the project Hom is inception.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25

The II. C. Cox stock farm near Cave Springs has been sold to a Mr, Pledg- CT of Summers. for s42.000, making probably the record price for Ben ton county farm.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25

The Merry Maids. a social club of searey. agreed at the last meeting 70 care for a French orphan during the coming year.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25

The Columbia County Red Cross members did not stop their Christmas membership drive when the time clos cd, and expect 10 continue until Feb ruary l. They have already secured about 1000 new members.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25

Charles Harkee and. P J. Barr. pro pFietors of the Grand View plantation near Columbus. Hampstead county have let a contract for the planting of LOGO acres Of the plantation to pa per shell oceans.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25

The Wynne Cooperage Company is building a modern hoop factory and ex- poets 10 be ready to commence ope- rations soon.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25

Work on the addition to the divis- ion headquarters building at Camp Pike has stopped on account of bad weather The addition is now about half completed.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25

The Arkansas grand lodge of the negro Knights Of Pythias of Forrest City in it's quarterly board meeting directed Theo. Bond. grand master of the excheauer of Madison. to purchase S1 GOO in war savings stamps
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25

Opening of bids by the Arkansas Louisiana highway district commits sion was postponed because of weath- CT conditions. according to news reaching here from the commissions offices at McGehee.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25

The contract will be awarded at the Benton county courthouse February for a 125-foot steel trussed bridge at Gamble ford on the Illinois river, two miles west of Robinson.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25

At a meeting of the Southeast Ark. ansas Leyee Board at Dermott a con- tract was given for the building of l50.00O cubic yards of levee on the Arkansas river.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25

E. R. Wiles. state hotel inspector, announced that hotel and restaurant meatless breakfasts every day in the week
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25

The cooperage plant at Leslie have beer closed. as result of the severe weather conditions for the past few days. and every kind of work has been temporarily stopped.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25

After being closed down for about three weeks on account of the boiler in the heating plant giving way the Corning High School has re-opened.
The Monticellonian., 1918-01-25

Because of the large number of fire alarms last month. the Pine Bluff City Council has decided to order new auto hook and ladder truck and to pass an ordinance giving right Of way to the Fire Department over all traffic.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-01-17
MILITARY CASTE
To be Maintained by Germans, as Shown by Significant
 Incidents.

FRENCH FRONT, Jan. 17.-German prisoners are complaining of the in. efficiency of their junior officers, who are, they say, often placed in command of sections after only four weeks training. One prisoner told the As sociated Press correspondent that the majority of the professional junior officers still fit for service had been transferred to the dep0ts and instruc- tion camps in the interior to train the boys of the 1919 and 1920 classes now called for service. These vacan- cies in the ranks were filled by youths from the uniyersitieA and by the sons of merchants and manufacturers.
 The number of officers also has been reduced. At the beginning of hostil- ities each company of German in- fantry had five, the captain and four lieutenants or second lieutenants. Early in the war the creation of new machine-gun, trench-mortars, gas and grenadier officers from the infantry battalions brought the number at tached to each company down to only three.
 Owing to the frequent absence of of ficers on furlough or for the purpose of following some special instruction course, there are often only two of ficers, and sometimes one, on duty with a company, even when it is hold ing the front line trenches
 Among the German prisoners taken in recent battles on the French front the number of active officers is very small. Battalion commanders and the COIIludlluS1o Ol COulpdHIGS dIc uSdlly always reserve officers. The chiefs of sections are ergeant-major-lieuten ants, who bear the insignia of officers on their shoulderstraps but wear the non-commissioned officers collar and hold their rank only for the duration of the war. Since the end of 1916, however, simple sergeants are often in command of platoons.
 The reason given by the prisoners for the creation of so many temper ary ranks is that the regular officers of the German army are determined to maintain after the war the military caste which has so long existed in Germany, and which excluded from the possibility of attaining commis- stoned rank any man belonging to the commercial or industrial classes.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-01-17

Trotzky is now said to be worth $5OO,OOO. Probably it is meant thac he has picked up that amount some. where. However, we take back the mplication-Trotzky is probably worth $50OO0O to the kaiser.-Chicago Daily News.