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The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-08-29
Dermott Boy Goes Over The Top

The following letter was received The
first of the week 10y Mrs. c. =. Henry
from her brother. Clifton Barnett. who
has been in France for two and a halI
months Il will be read with much
pleasure and pride by all OF ms friends:
On Active Service with American
Expeditionary Force. France
July 81. l9IS.
My Dear Sister
hope you are believing in the Cd
saying. no news i good news. as II
has been quite awhile since ! wrote
you but have thought of you Just
plenty ! can write a. often rs
would like to II isn't always conyen-
tent for Us to write.
Sister. have been to the front in a
battle and 'over the top and with the
care of God over me came out alright.
without a scratch. and am in fine spir-
its. Have much to be thankful for Am
in the best of health and happy as can
be under the circumstances. Haven I
felt bad minute since | have been
over here.
Tomorrow is my birthday. will be Is.
Hope to be back in the good old States
before another birthday Guess its
some warm there; the climate here IS
Just fine. don blame the French
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-08-29
Dermott Merchants Helping

Complying with the policy of the
serving labor and material in every
possible way. the Dermott merchants
at a meeting held last Friday night de
cided to continue closing their stores at
p. m. during the winter. and begin
ming September md to make only one
delivery daily that one to begin at 9 30
a. m. Patrons will do we'll to note the
new regulation. and remember that or
dere must be in before $50 if they are
TO be delivered the same day
Also under government direction, a
committee was named to designate the
maximum prices which the merchants
OF Dermott shall be permitted to charge
for food products or commodities
These prices are to be published each
Week tthe first list appears in this pa
per- and viii prove a mutual protection
both to customers and merchants
The ice-tiXing committee l. com
posed of the following
e F. Singleton,
] { Hoffman.
l. VI Belser,
Y. {. Bowden.
Ghae Blanks.
II Parneil
" :. Daniel
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-08-29
Notice to Teachers.

The annual meeting of the Chieot
County Institute will be held in Lake
Village the j,rst Week in September
beginning Monday. the End
Mr. Bond er some other able lnstrue=
uon from the state department viii be
mere to he,r With the work Let every
teacher be present for this viii he !
very important; meeting.
Mrs y I Henderson.
ptp4ty County Superintendent
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-08-29
Development Bureau Fails to
Develop

Secretary George c. Robinson of the
Southeast Arkansas Development Blu
reau reports an interesting experience
last Saturday, when a wouldbe Gus
toner entered his office and wanted to
have some Brownie Kodak films devel-
oped. He had seen the sign "Devel-
opnent Bureau and certainly expect
ed to get the work done
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-08-29

be the last time for quite awhile that
he will have the pleasure Of preaching
to them \ cordial invitation is eX-
tended 20 TIE rubije L. al these ser
vices Pastor
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-08-29

Rvuer Der In. men IN GUY tFHF
and Nay dc not expect faNarfes
Should VI II ho9fe expect thet1= Fly
necessities ami VA. savings STAMPS
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1918-08-29

L. $. Food Administration.
Jist ez de buckwheat cake got
flop over on his face, Br'er Bacon
rim dance 'roun en- say, sezee:-
zone good tun deserves en- nuth-
err" sezee.-Meanin' dat ef de
sojer boys go en- do de fightin' fer
us. de leas' we alls kin do is ter
sen EN- all de wheat-en eat
buckwheat instid. Con meal, rye
en- barley flour fer US will hep
lot too.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-22
Is TONS OF ETHER,
THAT'S ONE ITEM

Only the quickest action imaginable,
which included the shipment of ire
ncndousI quantities Of hospital sup
plies from Red Cross stores in France.
as well rs large purchases in Italy,
made the emergency work CT the
American Red Cross possible during
the recent distress in Italy brought
about by the rout OF the italian army.
No such mission FOR human help has
ever seen the like of this heroic work
By the American Red Cross in Italy.
For the winters needs it was, found
that $50 tons of hospital supplies were
required, and these were ordered in
America for immediate delivery TO
italy.
Some Of the things ordered were an
aesthetics. surgical instruments, rub
Der goods. enamel ware, gauZe, alb
sorbent cotton and drugs. Just what
such a shipment means is difficult for
a layman 10 grasp.
If you'd like to see your druggist
lose all his senses at once just tell
him about some OF these quantities
that were ordered for use n Italy.
Tell him that $50 pounds OF quinine
were ordered. Since the war Guinine
has been difficult to get IL any price.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-22
WHAT YOUR
DOLLARS DO
One Hundred Cents Worth
of Mercy and Relief for
Every War F und Dollar.

Your Red Cross doilars-every cent
of every Red Cross alphabetically
relieves ufrerlng-actually goes as
you give it, for war relief. Not one
cent of any contribution goes into
Red Cross administration expenscs-
the overhead Of War Fund admins
tration is more than covered by Tie
interest accruing from the banking Of
the funds. All relief work not per
tanning to the war is amply covered
by the normal revenues Of the RED
Cross through membership dues.
Your answer to hunanityS cry
your donation to war reiief--incsut!rs
not only the care and restoration or
the wounded. 1t is mission .: mercy
to the famished, the homeless anc
helpless, the lame, the halt, ana tho
blind-all the victims of war that APP
peal to the heart Of mankind.
The relief Of inyalided soldiers. re-
lief of the mutilated and blind, tran-
ing of crippled soldiers for useful pur'
suits-relief service for the care and
revival of soldiers on furlouGh from
the front-relief of children through
out devastated terrltory-rclief of tic
pendent families Of soldlers-relief to
prisoners in Germany-rellef among
repatrIated people returning to Franco
--chlldren's refugees and hospitals
these are among the divisions of or
ganized work that carries practical aid
to It's every object in wide field o.
activity. It's scope embraces Russia,
R0umania, Serbia, Italy and Armenia
besides the great field Of France.
Your donation makes this great nis-
sion Of mercy your own.
The Red Cross carries 100 cents
worth of aid for every dollar donated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-22

It has Jumped from $3.50 pound in
france to $50 g pound. Quinine is
very badly needed in Italy, and this
Red Cross shipment has been nothing
short of Z boon.
Other items which give q better idea
in terms of the things which mean
most to the wounded are 10 tons OF
chloroform and % tons of ether.
These items are beyond the power OF
the layman TO visualize, but he can
come nearer to picturing 1000 bales of
absorbent cotton, the quantity asked
for.
Orders for all these goods for Italy
were placed last winter in America,
and the American Red Cross has seen
to it that shipments Of each item are
in process of delivery right along to re-
lieve the terrible misfortune OF the
people in Italy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-22

noade littIe more comfortable EEEls naPpleE' IL
STRONGER for the struggle Of life through l5 effort th1 @
Cross content And while is not affiliated
with any religious body it is essentially Lay
and Ssarhcod Of all denominations putting II practice the
4eaohos &C ali religonsunsesh service and good deeds
Tho rks e mercy which it is banded together to accom-
h are the result and evidence Of its noble sincerity and
Inspiring faith
II the great emergency CT tbs present the Red Cross
dobly enlisted In all II does to help to wn Il IS help
inc to save and maintain those ideals Of faithtuneS ano
honor kindness and loyalty which lis existence rests
And every man, ard child who realizes this
realizes the peril inland who can help the Great
Cause in no other way az least support the generous
efforts Of the Red Cross. It is the best equipped agency IL
the world to bring scco in the day when only organized
and we'll directed help can avail
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-22
this IS THE TRUE
RED CROSS SPIRIT
A Little Story With a Big
Thought in It.

4 month ago the Red Cross chapter
In Bay City, Mich, received hurry.
up call for 80 dunnage bags. Troops
were about to move, and through IN
oversight their equipment was not
complete. The bags had to be made
and sent within 4S hours. A request
Tor help was sent over the town, and
the stores were searched successfully
for the right materials. Among those
who quickly responded and came to
the chapter workrooms to help were
two little girls, sisters, about ten aud
twelve years Of age, each eager to lend
q hand and do something for the boys
who were going to the front. All day
long the fingers of the women ana
the little girls were fairly dying. Bag
after bag received the last stitch un-
I'll scores were piled up ready Tor
shipment. Closing time came, and The
woman experimenting the making OF
the bags counted those completed ana
announced that if every one Of the
workers could come early the next
morning and work all day the bags
would surely be finished in time for
shipping by evening. Two crcstlallen
little girls the little sisters, were wait
in1 for her at the door us she de-
parted
Red Cross Dunnage Bags.
1--WE are awfully Sorry, ma'am," said
the older of the two, but We can't
come back tomorrow. You see tomor-
row we have to" And, without fin
ishing the sentence, she looked back
wistfully at the pile OF bags
1T is too bad you can't come back"
said the superintendent, but | want
to thank sou, and we all thank you,
for the work you've done today. You
two have been q wonderful help. and
that pile OF bags wouldn't be nearly SO
big If you hadn't been here. Good
night"
The next morning when the super.
intendent came down 10 unlock the
workrooms for the day she was aston
ished TO see the two little girls stand
ing in the cold by the locked door.
"Oh, I'm so glad TO see you!" she
said. II thought you said you couldn't
Gomez
"Oh, we knew those Red Cross bags
just had to be finished for. the sol
diers," exclaimed the little one, with
glistcning eyes, land we got up ut
three o'clock this morning and got the
washing done early"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-22
Better Cooking by
Electricity

Women have long known that electric cooking IS
-aner that it banshes all the dust and ashes OF coal
and wood and SCOT and fumes Of gas. They have
known that it makes the kitchen cooler; the air
purer that is the most convenient way to cook. Now
they have the word Of the women who stand for the
most scientific cooking methods known, that electric
cooking produces better results than any other
means.
Let us demonstrate the various sizes of ranges
and refer you to the satisfied electric range users
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-22
77e%ls&
Knitting Women
By
KATHLEEN NORRIS.


"Of million furnished By the Red cross TO
half made by tho hands CT the Knitting
-roasa GO Ame-ica."-Janu2ry Rcpc-t)
We are the knitting women; weaving swift
Our webs Of olive drab and navy gray;
We arc the women, keeping thought away
BY this new work Of love, this eager gift
Through which men, facing the bitter fight
Under the stars Of far and foreign lands,
Shall know that still million wcmen's hands
Uphold them in the darlness' and the night
Nc arc the knitting women, knitting fast
A Ueb Of love; our million hearts are sent
As one, with ev'ry marching regiment
loves own democracy is come at last
High over stricken France the black smoke towers;
Beneath it. in the hurry and the noise
Are EASTERN western, northern, southern, boys
No longer yours CT mile---forever ours!
Ne arc the knitting women weaving strong
A web Of prayer; eyes with tears are dim,
But, wife or mother, we shall search for him
Across the seas, morning and even-song.
Lord God,-we pray-looz down what we dol
Bless this work, help US to play our part.
The God Of Battles-Father, still Thou art
The God of Notwithstanding women too!
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-22
Over 1000 Repatriated French
Arrive at Evian Daily.

The number OF 'repatries" ar
irving at Evian daily varies from
1000 to 1900 Two trains day
come into this little towD loaded with
these unfortunates, most OF them chill
dren under fourteen years of ase. This
task that the American Red Cross ha:
undertaken is the care Of these littls
childreH.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-22
SUPPLYING FRENCH HOSPITALS.

The Red Cross h1spita! supply serv-
ice il France has IS warehouses TILED
with drugs, medicines, surgical iistri!-
ments and dressings i serves 3,4223
French military hospitals
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-22
WE ARE SHOWING RINGS

Of all styles for gift suggestions.
There are plain seal rings, (Which we
viii cngrave if desired) and others
set with gems OF various kinds and q
glorious collection of diamond solitai-
res that cannot be matched in this
city. Our reputation IS guarantee of
these rings. Your own taste will tes-
tify as to their beauty. Comparison
will prove the big values our prizes af-
ford.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-05-22
The Great Neigt2bor
By JOsEPHUS DANIELS
Secretary Of the Navy.

The Red Cross recognizes neither party, nor
race, nor creed. It is worldwide in scope
and humane in purpose. It has no political
nor economic ends to: serve. 1t only asks
where it can be helpful to men and women
in distress-afflicted by disease, overtaken
by some sudden disaster or caught IN the
ordeal of war There it finds its place and
opportunity. There it springs to serve man
kind
The Red Cross is the Great Neighbor.
it treats every man as brother, and asks
no return IF the world Of toillng people s
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-06-28
REED-pAFFoRD.

On last Saturday at 8 o'clock b
m, in the home of the brides sister
Mrs. j. w. Stewart. Rev 7. j. Strick-
lin officiating, Mr.. Ernest Reed and
Miss Helen Pafford we're united in
the indissoluble bonds Of matri-
mony. The groom is a son Of Mr..
W. W. Reed. a good citizen and
farmer five miles East Of Lexington
and the young man himself is a
valuable employee Of the N. C. road
in Lexington depot. He is a worthy
son Of a worthy sire. The bride is
a daughter Of Mrs. Mary and the
late Rev. Virgil Pafford and is a
young lady who has won golden
opinions for herself during her sew
eral years Of residence in Lexing-
ton. Mr.. and Mrs. Reed will con-
tinue to make Lexington their
home. The bridal couple left for
Nashville just after the ceremony
aud returned Sunday night,
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-06-28

The case Of Homer Lawson, who
is condemned to die in Nashville to.
day friday for the alleged crime
Of rape, is a pitiable one. Lawson
contends that he is innocent and
his wife believes him to be inno-
cent. The condemned man says
very truly that he had rather be in
his own shoes. condemned to die,
than to be the girl who is sending
him, an innocent man, to death.
The Tennessean and American says
that Gov. Rye, in refusing to COM
mute Lawson's sentence to life i'm
prisonment, is doubtless influenced
by the recent escape Of some con-
victs from the penitentiary--a very
grave charge to make against the
chief executive Of a state. That
paper says further, that reputable
physicians Of Nashville state that 1t
would be physically impossible for
! man Of Lawson's age to commit
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-06-28

No evil can be controlled. Car
mack said that the liquor traffic or
the saloon could not be controlled
and hence must be destroyed land
his statement has been verified in
many states since the words fell
from his lips which were sealed in
death by the hand Of an assassin
nearly ten years ago. There are
other evils which we are constantly
seeking to control land as constant
ly failing. Hardly a conference,
convention or synod Of the churches
but has before it the Divorce Evil"
but no progress has been made or
will be made toward controlling it.
The state Of South Carolina has no
divorce law--hence has no divorce
evil to control. The divorce evil
exists only where divorce is tolerat-
ed. The Catholic church with three
hundred millions communicates in
the world, has no divorce evil. An
other evil which can not be con.
trolle1 end hence ought to be de-
streyed. is the evil Of unequal as
sessment and taxation Of property.
So long as the attempt to assess
property on a per cent basis instead
Of its value, there will continue to
!, be gross inequalities and hence in
justice done {" some. The man,
the state or the nation that will
compromise with an evil, has but
little If any conscientious scruple
against that evil--on which he is
willing to act.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-06-28
Casualties Among
American Forces

Washington, June 22.--Army cas-
ualties to date number 8.678 @
these 1889 were killed in action an(
POI were lost at sea. Marine corp
casualties number 1893 out of 4
force Of 10000.
A recapitulation Of the American
Expeditionary Forces casualitie.
follow:
Killed in action, including lost al
sea, 1889; died Of wounds, 418: died
Of disease, 1885; died Of accident
and other causes 444 wounded A.
1893; missing, including prisoners
1855; total casualties since last weeks
summary, 644.
A recapitulation Of the marine
casualties follows. Killed Id action,
1875; died Of wounds, 1873; died Of &C.
cident and other causes, 6; died Of
disease, 16; wounded, ISL; missing
in action, including prisoners, o.
Banner.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-06-28

The time has long since passed
with this country taking part in the
world war for more than a year,
that any patriotic citizen Of the
United States should care a single
rap for the opinion or sanction Of
that class Of men who respond but
to a niggardly extent if at all to
their country's call for help. The
men who give or invest nothing or
who give just enough to Get by
without the expressed contempt Of
their fellows, feel bitterly any criti-
cism Of their actions in the war con-
nection or any other connection
which exposes their meanness, nor
will they fail to get even" with
their critics should opportunity
arise. but in standing with the gov
eminent and condemning those who
are too far from patriotic to help
all they can in this time Of need,
The PROGRESS feels that the enmity
Of such unpatriotic money erubbers
is altogether to its credit. The
sooner each and every tishtwad and
miser dies, the better off will be his
neighborhood, county, state and ma
ton.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-06-28
ARCH rRAwIcg.

The decision of Mr.. Arch Ira
wick, one Of Nashyille's best known
and most popular and prosperous
merchants, to give up his business
and devote himself during the war
to the army Y. M. c. A. work, ex-
hibits the commendable spirit of
the true American patriot and the
zeal of the crusader.
MIR. Trawick's splendid PERSONAL
atty and aplomb, his experience
with men gained as a travelling
salesman, and his fine business
judgment. added to his deeply re-
ligious nature and philanthropic ten
denotes, will fit him for this work
He will make most valuable mar
In the service.
Nashville is proud of the spirit
displayed by some of her leading
business men in this respect-Ban.
ner.
Those who know Arch Trawich
and are proud of him are not, by
any means, confined to Nashville
He is a self-made man and we re-
member well his first struggling
days, attempting to establish bust
ness in Nashville, which effort was
finally successful. From the very
first Mr.. Trawick saw and acted up.
on his duty in the war connection
and the only surprise in connection
with the above indicated action is
that he did not do it sooner, as
without doubt, he felt impelled to
do. The United States Army Y. M
C. A. work will not have in it a
finer man or more sterling charac-
ter than Arch Trawick.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-06-28
Fine Service at
Poplar Springs.

Sunday morning at the regular
hour the big church was filled with
people for the Mother Day service
and the pastor never preached to a
more attentive congregation. After
the sermon Mr.. j. H. Holmes, Of
Lexington, made splendid address,
on our obligation in this war. This
is Mr.. Holmes old home and church
and the people heard him gladly
Then dinner was served on the
ground by many, while others went
to their homes near by.
In the afternoon Prof. Vernon,
Henderson county's greatest singer.
led the people in Christian songs.
interspersed by short, but splendid.
addresses, by Hersey Davis, 0. E
Holmes and others. The most i'm
pressive one was by Mr.. Oscar
Douglass, one Of Uncle Sans boys
at home on furloueh. 1t was
sure a great service.
Then again at night the people
came back and filled the church
pretty we'll up for preaching. 1t
was one of the great days in our
life we shall not forget. These peo-l
pie. are sure alive on every war
proposition and will continue To-
respond to every call. Mr.. Alvin
Holmes, Chairman of the War Saw
ings Stamp Campaign for that civil
district, is a live wire and is tel
sponsible for great deal of the en-
thusiasm manifested. But they gre
a splendid people and all work To-
gether for every good cause.
Ut. STRIcKLlN.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-06-28

The meanest man we have heard
Of lives in Memphis-or rather did
live in that city until last Saturday,
when he hit his wife on the head
with a hammer because she refused
to put two spoonfulls Of sugar in his
coffee. While at dinner Mrs. Henry
Williams said, I will not give you
another spoonful Of sugar because
the government is asking us to save
sugar and help win the war;" where
upon the husband struck her with a
hammer, badly injurine her, and
then made his escape.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-06-28
7. c. LONG.

The announcement of Hon 7. G.
Long, Of Madison county, as a can
didate for the State Senate, appears
in The PROGRESS. Mr.. Long is a
farmer, an excellent business man,
q pioneer advocate Of temperance
and prohibition and Is generally
progressive citizen. He is well
known to very many Of our citizens
and Of those he asks their influence
as well as their votes in the primary
Of August LIST,
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1918-06-28
Walters Dope
Non-Tjppers Soup.

Chicago, June q = More than 100
union walters were arrested today
in q raid on their headquarters car
ried out BY operatives from the
state attorneys Office and CHARGED
with having "doped' the soup Of GUS
toners who neglected to tip them.
1t is alleged the men put a sick
ening powder in the soup of non.
tipsters in the belief that they could
weed out unproductive customers.
Statements given out by the
state attorneys Office declare that
many cases of recent ptomaine
poisoning in Chicago would probably
be traced directly to the practice.
j. Stuart Wood. one Of the, men
held, is said to be the maker Of the
powders known as Mickey Firms"