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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-10-03
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Mrs. Ripple at First Could See Yer,
Little In Girl Her Son Had
Chosen for Wife.

Years ago, when the Billows were
trying to keep Dora from marrying
Nathaniel Ripple, Mrs. Ripple was try.
ing to keep Nathaniel from marrying
Dora. The Billows didn't think mucn
of the Ripple family, Claude Calhan
writes in Kansas City Star. In fact,
they told Dora that if she took Ma.
thaniel she would be marrying be.
meath herself.
Mrs. Ripple didn't know that the
Billows considered themselves better
than the Ripples, S o she was not angry
ut the family. And she liked Dora.
II think Dora is a good, sweet
girl" she said to her son, "but any
body a look at her and tell she isn't
able to do a days work.
"YOu can do as you please, but If I
were you l v would marry a deli
cate girl like Dora. I know how much
work a woman has to do in a home and
I know that Dora 'Billow can't do it.
If you We're able to hire help it would
be all right. Your poor old mother
never has had any help, but l would be
glad for my sons wives to keep help
If my sons could afford it.
SNOW, as l said, I haven't a word to
say against Dora, but if I were you
and wanted to marry I would find a
girl strong enough to make a good
wife. 1t is nice to be pretty. Your
papa will tell you that I was pretty
when I married him, but beauty counts
for very little if q woman is too weak
to do her work.
"Just look at your Cousin, Henry's
wife. She is sick half the time, and
that poor boy has to spend every dol
lar he makes. If Nora had been q big,
strong woman, who could have helped
him, he would be we'll fixed today"
After listening to this talk Nathaniel
married Dora and in about a month
his mother visited them. When she
returned home she said to Mr.. Ripple:
81 think Nathaniel married mighty
we'll. That little girl had all the
clothes on the line when 1 got there.
and they were as pretty and white as
YOU ever saw. I said from the very
beginning that Dora would make Ma.
thaniel a good wife,"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-10-03
Mistaken Identity.

Prof. William Howard Taft was in
New York recently, and in the course
Of his short stay took an automobile
ride along Riverside drive. At Nine
tfeth street a young woman, five years
old, saw the big touring car coming
swiftly down the drive. After one long
look at the big person in the rear seat
she jerked the nurses apron and
screamed with delight.
"Alice! Alice!" asked the nurse, ex-
citedly, "what is it,"
"Fatty Arbuckle's growed q mus
tache just like papa's
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-10-03
WAR CUTS HoLDuP PROFITS
Chicago is Not Now the Rich Field
for Operations It
Once Was.

Chicago.-Horrors Of war are with
out number. Time was when Chicago
was q rich harvest field for gentle
men Of the light finger art and the
handy gun-when If a fellow stuck up
a guy. he got some dough. But not
now-everyone has put their money
into Liberty bonds, War Savings
stamps, Thrift stamps, Red Cross bene-
fits and other var things. So said
Joe Young here recently when arrest
ed for holding up a pedestrian.
TT isn't worth it any MORE" he
said %ruefully. "They don't have any
dough-it's the war;"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-10-03
Spirit Of France.

AS in the early days Of 1914, French
troop trains are decked with peoples
and roses, with every flower Of field
and garden. And just as in those days,
when the wal was young, the poilu,
after four years, rides up to the front,
blithely, Justify singing and with roses
stuck in his cap and blouse. Germany
told the world that France was "bled
white" Germany lied. and knew that
she lied. The soul of France, reflected
IN the eyes and voices Of her fighting
alen, is both unvanquished and unvan.
Iuishable.-Stars and Stripes, Paris.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-10-03
BITES FLESH FROM
WIFE'SA ARM IN QUARREL

Champaign, Hl.-A family
quarrel between Mr.. and Mrs.
Tony Blaco Of Tolono, near
here, had almost disastrous eff
fects for both. After biting n
huge piece of flesh from his
wife's arm and knocking her on
the head with q blackjack Blaco
escaped, later sending word he
would not be taken alive. OFF,
GERS, however, arrested him
without difficulty, and he is be-
ing held pending the i'm
provement Of Mrs. Blaco, who
was taken to Il hospital in
a serious condition, gangrene
having developed from the bite.
Placo had previously been ar
rested on n bootlegging charge.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-10-03
Use for Waste Products.

Full use should be made Of waste
products from the kitchen, the table
and the foods on the farm range, for
such material is excellent food for
Ill kinds of poultry and will help to
cut down the expense of feeding.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-10-03
Her Sacrifice.

"Miss Flapp is always talking about
he duty of those at home to make
acrifices for the country. Is sl;e
,aking any herself?"
aOh, yes. She gave away her Pc
inery to conserve the sugar supply
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-10-03
Enemy Of Young Chicks.

Lice are the worst enemy to the
'oung chicks, and hot weather tends
o Increase their numbers unless dras-
ic measures are taken to get rid of
hem.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-10-03
NEW YORKER LOSES
LIMBS ONE BY ONE
Patient Ends Life When About
to Undergo Eighteenth
Opera ion.

Portchester, N. advised by SUI.
geons that he would have to undergo
his eighteenth operation If he wished
to save his life. Alexander T. jackson,
thirty-seven years old, committed sui
eide at his home here by cutting his
throat with a knife. Jackson suffered
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-10-03

uAOCA lCSul0lAO1S LUZ lax SOASC1 tdllO1
of print paper adopted by that board.
The regulations were to become efec-
tive October I, 1913.
A committee of publishers recon-
mended the use of lighter body paper;
dis%continuance Of subscriptions in ar
rears; free exchanges to be cut off
and free copies to advertisers and adj
vertising agencies to be restricted;
abandonment of sales at nominal or
exceedingly low price, of prize con-
tests for subscriptions and special or
holiday numbers except such as have
been regularly issued. in the past.
Establishment of new papers during
the war is to be prohibited unless the
necessity for them can be shown, and
combinations Of two or more agricul-
tural periodicals must be reported to
the pulp and paper section of the war
industries board for a ruling as to pa
per tonnage that will be allowed.
The bureau of animal industry Of
the United States department of agri-
culture has just issued a list Of all
the dairy herds in the United States
that on July 1, 1918, had been off.
cially accredited as free from tubercu-
losis or that had successfully passed
mi testawith a view to certification.
Copies Of the list are furnished to
state and municipal officials and pri-
vote persons.
Certificates of freedom from tubercu-
'losis are cor to be issued by the bu.
reau of animal industry to all owners
of accredited herds.
Evening star., 1918-04-21

grandmas, % aunts. IS uncles. and II
cousins pass away every Friday
morning along about 10 o'clock, not to
mention anything about fathers who
was staying out three aud four days
straight hand running. And besides
Evening star., 1918-04-21
$40 PER CENT PROFIT
| TO ONE BRITISH FIRM
Ministry of Munitions Is
Charged With Enormous
Waste of Public Funds.
HAS NO ADEQUATE SYSTEM

Correspondence Of the Associated Press
LONDON. March 15.-The British
ministry of munitions has been charged
by committee of the house of COM
mons with wasting public funds
through failure to adopt elementary
precautions in awarding contracts for
war supplies. The expenditures of the
munitions department were investi-
gated by a committee on national eX-
penditures.
In its report the committee charged
that the department had no adequate
system of estimating costs or of con-
trolling prices of munitions. that it did
not properly limit profits to the con-
tractors nor regulate the use of abor
and material.
According to the committee the min
istry of munitions has expended about
tloo,OO0,000 In the erection and equip
ment of national factories in grants to
| private firms and in supplying build
| lnSs and equipment to them.
Investigations by accountants have
, corrected some of the wasteful meth
! ods alleged. In this way E3.000,000
| were saved by reduction in the price
! of cordite. Reductions in the contract
prices of ammunitions, following tech
nical Investigations of costs. resulted
| in the saving of f35.O0O,OO0 in two
| years. In one contract for gun equip
ment. it is asserted. accountants en-
| ployed by the munitions department
reduced the contractors profit by
| e., 900 600
Evening star., 1918-04-21
ARMENIANS ARE FLEEING
TO PALESTINE AND SAFETY

By the Associated Press.
JERUSALEM, Thursday, April IL
Armenians deported from central Tur-
key to Syria and others who are fee
ing from Turkish oppression continue
to arrive in Palestine in great num-
bers to take refuge in the regions oc-
, cupied by the British army. In the
week after Easter $500 refugees
reached Jerusalem. A hospital and an
orphanage have been opened by the
American committee for Armenian and
Syrian relief and are already taxed to
capacity.
A celebration such as the Holy Land
has never witnessed before was held
on Easter The various Christian sects
gave pledges to the British governor
general to bury their ancient str1fes
and observe Easter together at the holy
places in Bethlehem and Jerusalem.
They met in perfect concord. Four
thousand Jews held an open air meet,
ing on the Mount of Olives today and
listened to addresses by representatives
of the British Zionist commission.
Stephen Trowbridge of the American
committee has returned to Jerusalem
from Jericho, where he spent Easter.
'I found many old friends among the
Armenians deported from central Iur-
key" he said today. They. reached
Jericho in a state of exhaustion. hav-
ing come in by way of Els Salt. Their
gratitude on receiving their first ra-
tions was pathetic. God bless Amer
ica,' they said. Your kindness Is the
first we have experienced In three
years. Some Of them asked. Where
can We enlist"
Evening star., 1918-04-21
CHAPTER IS.

If l was to write a whole chapter of
advise to mothers and others and
sweethearts and such back home the
first thing ] would say was never send
no fake kilograms. Fake kilograms was
a custom that was built up in the early
days of our draft camps and it certain
ly has worked a lot of harm of thou
sands and thousands of innocent SOL
diers.
1t used to be that if a soldier wanted
to get off on pass over Sunday and
it wasn't his turn ali he would do was
to wire his girl or some friend or rela-
tive something like this:
Have grandma die also have father
not home yet"
SO in a couple of days. probably Fri
day afternoon there would come a wire
that would read:
Grandma passed away. father been
away for four days. Come home.
Signed. Mamie.
Then our young hero would rub his
eyes until they was red and then he
would go into the Orderly Room and
show his wire to his First Sarge and
the First Sarge would take it into the
Captain and the Captain being nice
Evening star., 1918-04-21
IS AWARDED EVERY HONOR
BRITISH Officer MAY WIN
Capt. James B. McCudden, Star
British Airman, Gets the
Victoria Cross.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 3.-Every honor for
vaior that a British officer can gain has
been won by Capt. James Byford Nc
Cudden, the star British airman, who
has just been awarded the Victoria
Cross. His other distinctions, in the
order of their award. include the Dis
tinguished Service Order. a bar to the
D. S. O.. the Croix de Guerre, Military
Cross. bar to the Military Cross and tho
Military Medal. McCudden. who is now
twenty-three years old, entered the
British army as bugler eight years
aap. He went to France as a private
in the original expeditionary force
Having had some experience in the air,
he was pressed into service as an OBJ
server at Mons and gave valuable in
formation of enemy movements during
the retreat. From a sergeant he was
promoted to commissioned rank as
an observer and quickly won fame for
his handling of a machine gun in aerial
fighting. Since he has had more than
one hundred fights without ever having
received wound.
Fifty-four German airplanes have
been accounted for by Capt. McCudden.
OF these forty-two have been de-
stroyed, nineteen of them on the Brit
fsh side of the lines.
This officer is considered" says the
official London Gazette, by the record
which he has made, by his fearlessness
and by the great service he has rem
dered to his country. deserving of the
very highest honor"
Evening star., 1918-04-21
they was enough babies born in thres

they was enough babies born in three
weeks to last for say 10 or 15 years.
Private Sandy Splits was really to
blame for the passing of the great
graft. Every Friday regular Sandy
come around with a wire telling of the
sad death of some near relative. The
fourth week Sandy stepped up to the
first Sarge and with big tears almost
rolling down his cheek showed "A yellow
envelope into the non-coms hand
The Sarge opened it and read:
Nellie is very low Come at once II
you want to see her before she passes
away. Signed Mother"
And who may Nellie be?' the Sarge
asked in a kind tone.
She's my poor little bride" Sandy
softly replied. We was married just
two weeks before L come down here"
Without saying nothing the Sarge
turned towards file on the desk and
found Sandys muster blank. And there
wasn't no reference whatsoever there
about Nellie Sandy being anything
but an honest young bachelor.
We'll" the Sarge allowed. ct guess
poor Nellie will have to die without
you. Sandy. Starting tonight youli
do days turn at kitchen police for
deceiving a superior officer. Poor Mel
lie."
And as Sandy passed out of the room
he was heard to murmur Poor Nellie"
Evening star., 1918-04-21

Congress OF Mothers ana fafent-leacn-
ers' Associations met yesterday in the
parlors of the Rochambeau and short
report was made on what Is being done
for the United States Service Club for
enlisted men. 1t was stated that as
soon as 1t is thoroughly fitted up the
dances which are being held at the
present quarters will be given there.
1914 Massachusetts avenue. Mrs. Rafter
has been appointed chairman by the
executive board OF the National Con-
gress Of Mothers
The dance for the enlisted men Sat
urday night was SO thoroughly enjoy
ed by the soldiers from the different
camps that another one will be given
them April 81. There was a shortage
Of girls before. but there will be more
invited for the 9th:
Further business Of the congress was
suspended for a short while in order
New York give . talk on the great
need Of q ninstitution for feeble-mind-
cd children. The bill is now before
Congress. and in the House Of Repre-
sentatives an dshows what is possible
in order to make their future lives
happier and useful to the community.
Seven children from the schools OF
the District Of Columbia recited essays
which they had written in their school
work on the liberty bond and thrift
stamps. The strength and character
Of their productions were remarkable
for children of that age. eight to ten.
They are Mary Elizabeth whiteside.
Drewry Putnam. William K. Clement
son. Gordon Minnigerods and William
Fits.
Tho mothers pension bill was taken
up and Mrs. Rafter impressed upon the
mesnbers that this bill was to be known
- the snothsyS congress- bill"
Tie annual co0v1ntion % the DfStFfue
- o.ss%sss 6e2o.ss e assas.S - e
Evening star., 1918-04-21
Rich Field for Profiteers.

Great sums of money. the committee
reported, have been spent in extending
I the munition factories. while others
which could produce the same commod-
ity have been left idle for lack of ma
terial and labor There is continual
waste of labor. material and money in
the construction of factories which
compete with each other" said
the committee. while their production
could have been obtained at infinitely
lower cost by concentrate of labor
and machines in certain places and
using them to their full capacity"
1t is stated that prices in this fourth
year of war are still really determined
by bargaining and manufact cturers are
out to get as much profit as they can.
They favor collective bargaining" in
which prices are determined for the
whole trade by the cost of profitable
production in the facory which pro-
duces most expensively
a profit OF $40 per cent was earned by
one munition firm
Evening star., 1918-04-21
CROP re PER CENT NORMAL.
Report Regarding the Prospects Of
Wheat in Kansas.

Topeka. Kan. April 20.-Conditfon
Of the Kansas wheat was 77.6 per cent
Of normal on April 13. according to the
first monthly crop report Of the season
issued here by ]. c. Mohler.. secretary
of the state board Of agriculture.
OF the nearly s.50o.000 acres sown to
wheat in Kansas last fall approxi-
mateiy ] one-third is reported by CORE
spondents Of the board as worthless
OF 90 unpromising that it probably will
be abandoned or devoted to other
crops." Ninety per cent of this aban.
doned acreage 10 in the northwest por-
tion Of the state, this region embracing
60 per cent Of this total area sown to
Winter Wheat last fall .
Evening star., 1918-04-21

The Woman's Club of Chevy Chase
a business meeting was held Wednes-
day with Mrs. Alexander in Bradley
lane. Mrs. Thomas L. Robertson and
Mrs. H. l.. Curtis were elected dele
gates to the state federation. Mrs.
Bowen Crandall, Mrs. Charles Z. Bright
and Mrs. G. e. Rowland were elected
delegates to the Montgomery County
Federation.
Evening star., 1918-04-21
Steamer Atlantic Resumes Route.

Steamer Atlantic. which took the body
of late Representative William A
Jones and the funeral party from this
city to Kinsale, Va. en- route to War
saw, Lancaster county, Va, returned
yesterday. She has resumed her place
on the route from this city to the steel
plant at Giesboro. d. c.. and Alexandria.
Va. relieving the steamer Volunteer.
route to Mattawoman creek. Md.
Evening star., 1918-04-21

Germany's newest war department is
an imperial clogs office. 1t Is to deal
exclusively with the acquisition and
distribution of wood suitable for use
as soles for boots and shoes.
Evening star., 1918-04-21

tender hearted man he would give the
souer a pass and everything was lovely.
Well after about three weeks our
company alone had an average of %
The Little River news., 1918-07-10
Is MEN ARE SENT
 TO CAMP SHELBY
Forty.Five Negroes to Camp on 17th Thirty White Men to Go Later This Month
 to Camp.

The Little River Local Board sent quota of 15 white men to Camp Shelby, Miss. Saturday afternoon. Fourteen boarded the K c. S. No 3, one, Charlie V. Hopson, having gone from Denver, Colorado, where he was at the time
 The names of the men leaving here are:
 Otis B. Johnson, Thomas P. Smith Thomas c. Burgitt, Arthur Lee Bourns Theopolis Simmons, Lee Ripley, Bar ney T. Mason, Noldo Joyce, Alcie M Mason, Walter E. Johnson, Archie E Dover, Roy F. Gray, John L. Beavers David B. Gray
 On the 17th of this month 45 negroes will be sent to Camp Pike During the latter part of the month 30 more white men will be sent into camp from the county.
The Little River news., 1918-07-10
BUYS CREAMERY
J. H. Rattan Will Consolidate Cream.
 cry and B0ttling Works.

J. H. Rattan, manager of the Ash down Bottling Works, has purchased the Ashdown Creamery of H. A. Will son. MT. Rattan will consolidate the two firms under the name of the Ash down Bottling and Products Company MT. Wilson had recently installed a new $1 900 cream machine of the most modern make, and since beginning the business few years ago has develop ed a fine business. MT. Rattan bought the bottling works this spring and has by energy and hustle developed of it a thriving business. He will extend the present creamery building to house both rlauts. All machines will be painted snow white and kept in perfect sanitary condition.
The Little River news., 1918-07-10
Edith Holmes.

Ogden, July 8.-{Specisl) )-Once
 more has the angel of death visited
 our town and plucked out of it's most beautiful rosebuds, little Edith Holmes
 She was the three year old daughter of Mir and Mrs. R. M Holmes and child who scattered joy and sunshine wherever she made her tiny footsteps. Always punctual at Sunday School with her penny and cunning little smiles, and, it is here that she is sad ly missed She was sick only a few days and was not thought to be dan gerously i'll until aJ few hours before her death. With the going of this lit tie child our hearts are made very sad and we realize the ponderous sorrow of the loved ones, still let us not for get the poet, when he said, There is a reaper who's name is death and with his sickle keen, he reaps the bearded grain at breath, and the flowers that grow between" Also the blessed words of our savior when he said, Suffer the little children to come unto me and forbid them not, for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven. Ethel Her Sunday School Teacher.
The Little River news., 1918-07-10
MANI. PLEAD GUILTY
 IN COURT MONDAY
Three are Sentenced to Penitentiary Court May Finish Work Wednesday Evening After
 Three Days.

Judge J. s. Lake resumed court Monday after an adjournment of one week. There was only one jury trial Monday as most of the accused plead guilty Three received penitentiary sentences on pleas of guilty. The Cle- venger case, "a change of venue from the Pike Circuit Court, is set for We'd nesday when 1t is thought that the present term will end after three days of the trial court, probably the short est on record There were no civil cases requiring jury trial
 Following are the cases disposed of Monday:
 State vs Hubble Martin, assault to kill, dismissed.
 State vs J. H. Ellis, drunkeness, plea of guilty, fined $1O.
 State ys B. L. Killian, violating liqu- or law, judgment against bondsmen for cost.
 Frank Wiiburn, violating hog law dismissed at cost of defendant.
 D. c. Hudson, violating hog law, dis
The Little River news., 1918-07-10
DRAFT RESISTERS
 AT HEBER SPRINGS
Machine Gun Company Sent After Resisters and Bloody Battle is Waged-Three Are
 Killed.

Little Rock, July S.-Local au'hori- ties today awaited word from Claburne county where posses of state officers and civilians, reinforced by P memb- CTS of machine gun company of the Fourth regiment, Arkansas National Guard, were beating the hills for a band of alleged draft resisters, the members of which, yesterday engaged a sheriff's party in a fight in which three persons were killed.
 All Heavily Armed.
 The scene of the disturbance is near Heber Springs, in an isolated dis trict; and word from Heber Springs e,rly today indicated the possibility of further trouble. Members of the band are known to be heavily armed while the guarasmen, sent from here last night, took with them two ma chine guns and 5000 rounds of am intuition.
 Three Are Killed.
 The gang, said to number about 30 and to be made up of men opposed
The Little River news., 1918-07-10
FARMS FOR SOLDIERS
After War It Is Planned to Give
 Them Government Land.

Pittsburgh, July 6-Every Ameri- can soldier who returns from France would be given his choice of return to the life he led prior to entering the army or farm, planned out of the 15,O00OO0 acres of land owned and untouched by the United States@Nsov- ernment, if plans of Secretary of the Interior Franklin KLane are adopted. The secretary in an address here to- day declared it would be possible if the government will appropriate $2,- OO0,OOO to. carry out the project.
 The soldier farmers would have 40 years in which to pay for whatever financing is necessary, the secretary sid.