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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1919-04-10

first sergeant brought % the sxcitins
news that al "odicer candidates." as
We were known. were TO reporr at a
certain building at that afternoon.
We were there on schedule, all right.
It was the occasion we "::ong has
sought, and mourned because We
found It not"
We were sworn in and duly COM
missioned second lieutenants Of In
fantry, and the big scramble for
''leather lsggins," gold shoulder bars
and other insignia began. Officer.
bloomed on every side. The new-y-
made officers Of our battalion were
invited to mess with the officers o.
the organization, and 30 it chancea
that your humble servant sat down
as a guest at the board where few
months before he had been "doing
K. p"
Upon receiving our commissions
another war department regulation
came into play, and few days later
we were forced to say good bye to
the old 88th. Orders were issued for
all newly-commissioned officers in the
division to report to Camp Pike, Ark
At Pike we met thousands OF other.
like ourselves, and couple Of weeks
later half Of US were again moved to
Camp Macarthur, Tex.
In the meantime, the 88th Division
received their overseas orders, and ir
due time reached France. Our out.
fits had gone, but we were fated te
carry on the thankless task Of turn.
ing out requirements each month tc
replace casualties overseas.
Our commissions had beaten us GU,
Of a chance fog overseas service. In
stead, we were fated to grind ava.
month after month in the heat ant
sand of Texas summer. And thus
the armistice found US.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1919-04-10
If he WERE YOURS.

Buy for Victory and Peace
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1919-04-10

One Of our patrons has asked US to
call attention to the matter of allow
ing chickens to run at large when
spring opens up and gardens and
shrubs will be made to suffer. Some
wire netting and little care will
fix out the chicks and also protect
the gardener.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1919-04-10
DOUBLING SALARIES OF
TEACHERS is URGED
Unfit to Instruct Young America if
Not Worth $500 Says Claxton

Washington, March 14.-Doubling
the salaries Of teachers within the
next five years, and then adding SO
per cent before another 10 years have
passed.. 80 that the minimum average
salary for teachers will be $500
this is the program urred by DR.. P.
P. Claxton, U. s. Commissioner of
Education. DR.. ClaNton says:
ut is only by very large increases
in pay of teachers that we may hone
to improve our schools appreciably.
Small increases of 8. 10 or 20 percent
will not avail, for they will not be
sufficient to hold in the schools men
and women Of superior ability. -
Teachers are now paid less for
their work than any other class Of
workers, and the increase in their
pay in the last few years has in no.
wise been in keeping with the in
crease in pay of other workers, or
with the increase in the cost of liy-
ing. While the cost Of living has in
creased approximately 80 per cent
food, IS per cent; clothing, 106 per
cent; drugs, 1o3 per cent; fuel, 5s
per cent, and house furnishing goods.
rs. per cent-the salaries of teachers
have increased only about IL per
cent. The purchasing power OF the
salary of the teacher in our public
schools is. therefore, only about 81
per cent Of what it was four years
ago.
"Many of the better teachers are
leaving the schools and their places
are taken by men and women of less
native ability, less education and Gull
ture, and less training and expert
ence. Many of the places are not
filed at all. As an inevitable result
the character Of the schools is being
lowered Just at time when it ought
to be raised to a much higher stand
ard.
"Students now entering the normal
schools to prepare for teaching are
not of as good quality as thew We're
formerly, which means that the
standards of the schools must con-
tinue to fall In Some normal schools
the enrolment is far less than in for
mer years.
"The only remedy is larrer nav for
teachers. If school boards. legisla-
tors arr scounty and city councils
would Immediately announce the mol
lev Of doubling the AVERAGE salary
of teachers within the next five years
and of adding not less than so per
cent more within the ten years fol-
lowing the expiration of this period,
so that at the end. of fifteen years
thu average salary of public school
teachers would be not less than $500
about one and half times larger
than, they receive at present-and
then take steps for carrying out this
nolicy, much good would be accom-
plished
"Such policy and such prospect
would attract to the schools more men
and women of superior ability and
would hold them, working contented-
ly. and, therefore, profitably for the
children and the public welfare. Such
increase in salary should carry with
it an increase of not less than 25 per
cent in the average length of the
school term, which is now less thar
100 days.
ITO those who are not acquainted
with past conditions and who have
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-11-28

which takes place with them immediately after
Thanksgiving
Below IS a bret description of o of the II styles
sent US every one guaranteed TO give seasons sat
isaetor> wear and Without doubt this IS the most
beautiful collection ofstyliSh coats offered atanythng
like the price this season-all sizes and shades
The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1919-04-18
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We had nice rain Sunday morn
ing.
P 4. Mcbride is planting corn on
". " Parks farm
There was music party at jim
Whites Saturday night.
Wolf City has string band to fur
nish music for their visitors.
Aunt Sindy Camden is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. John Stevison.
Mr. and Mrs. ". NJ. Parks attended
church at Spring Creek Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Lon Stevison visited
their son John Stevison Monday.
Pete Stevison made a trip to
Springdale Saturday He seems to
have found something Of interest up
there
Folks have sprayed their orchards
in this vicinity. Orchards are in
bloom and they look as nice as flower
gardens.
]. H. Burleson is seventy years old
and is learning to pillow with a walk
inc piow. Uncle John says the pillow
me IS alright but#tae Walking IS al
wrong.
Misses Bessie Farley and Ruby
Barron closed their term of school al
this place Friday and gave nice en-
tcrtainment that night to which a
large crowd attended.
The Cave Spring produce man made
a record in March buying eggs. He
bought two thousand, seyens hundred
and seventy one dozen eggs in TWEEN.
ty-tWo days How IS that for hust
Ter.
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VI. f. CHURCH. SOUTH.
CENTENARY,
Big Drive May 18-22.7

DIX IfiNt MAY IN----4.
JAPAN
To reach the young life Of New ia
pan and give the gospel message to
the dissatisfied multitndes who are
turning from the old religious to test
the truths of Christianity we need
y new evangelistie missionaries
T. new evangelistic stations
3 evangelistic and social center
halls.
An opportunity here for Life In
vestment
BRAZIL
Brazil is big country. bigge. than
all of the United States. It is half
of South America As the country is
big, so is the Task There are TO-
100000 people for whom Southern
Methodism is responsible The peo-
pie have no knowledge of Jesus Christ
as personal Saviour. To give them
the open Bible and the living Christ
the Centenary asks for
81 evangelistic missionaries
y deaeonesses and Bible women
~ native preachers
CUBA
The Centenary task-to reach the
untouched masses. Only one person IN
200 Of Cuba's population is an evan
gelical Christian Southern Metho-
ism is responsible for 8G0, 900 and we
haFe reached only 1000 In order to
GIVE the Cuban people Biblical hrist-
iaaity and guide them into az n ELI
gent conception an acceptance Of
Christ the Centenary proposes t in
crease the present force by four mis-
sionaries; TO train a alive leadership
and to pat into service as pastors sew
an Cuban preachers and to foster self
support and sell propagation Of the
native Church.
MEXICO
4 new day IS dlwnine for Mexico.
The yoke Of Romanism which has held
Mexico's millions in thraldom for three
centuries has been broken Religious
freedom IS growing and the Bible IS
obtaining d lasger circulation than
eHer before. /. 10000 people. six
+ per cent Or whom are illiterate. all
Of whom are superstitious. aroused,
inauirng. must look to Southern
Methodism for tire Way. the Truth
ard Tho Life IF the Church docs not
meet her Centenary opportunity these
people VII drift into Free Thought.
Sp.rituaiism and Infidelits TIE
field now ready and accessible.
Thirteen ezaagelistic missionaries are
need and = many native workers az
can re- secured
AFRICA
kfr.ca's need 5 tr. p aud ~ Bile.
{. Is aid that i m saav aeh
esag taE - 10000 Afr ~ one
an ~ HF#t8 IF Christ. I would
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eIth tier heavy awkward wooden
SHOES. hosting their nets and shas-
ing cut the few minnaws and shrimp
that happen - BE- caught Occasion
ally there is an exclamation Of "Lat
L" as a nice Dig juiey crab IS caught.
Thase minnows that they work 50 hard
to catch are no larger than the sar-
dimes that sc get at home. The
French peasants chief article Of diet
are bread and vine. Bread is baked
IN lcng loaYes about two feet long
and is carried under the arm or strap
ped on the handle-bars Of their bicy-
cles. they never wrap it up, it must be
against the rules. Most every food
commodity is high priced, eggs cost
approximately s1.00 per dozen, chick
ems about $500 each Right now
the chief article of commerce are
souvenirs for the departing American
soldiers, for no business establish
ment can flourish without at least a
part of its space is devoted TO this
line Of industry The American
soldiers have never learned the true
value Of a Franc. for they spend them
50 freely and lavishly that in the
Frenchman's eyes all Americans must
surely be millionaires. And when
You purchase an article and begin to
strain your vocabulary for express
ions, the customary query is Com
ben" and unless this is followed by
d very stern look at the Madam, the
price IS liable to 90 up. have learned
that It does not pay to smile at this
stage Of the game.
Along the beach IS a promenading
throng Of Doughboys, Poilus, Leather
necks and Gobs with here and there
i few Moroeeans and Algerians,
strolling along in twos and clusters.
keeping on the alert for anything that
might take place within sight or hear
ing, but mostly on the lookout for
the elusive Madimoselles as they come
tripping along in their neat little
high shoes and trim dresses, "Ah oui,
It's a wonderful sight.
Al Revoir,
T. F Hazel
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'Aht AMI

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Hrr N NIilIEan !. =
weeks near Lowell a .5sas.'
Mr and Mrs. Otis u.a,. ''i'1
''' %,a IN Fayetteville f spas,.
Feka Springs visited i ION, - nsaf
day. III this bun
Garland Igey went fish,.
and a caught nice fish b'9 ss's. S'al.
! pounds. II = fieh Veg.
DR.. Martin called L..
Mrs Mrs, l Ed lysy who has BEEN week *. t.
Mr.. and Mrs. cbax
Saturday night and su m ,1i' 'Sa'
Mr.. and Mrs. Georos ~,
Gross Gross Roads load visited the rum ne : !
brother. viii Plumlee Of II, 70 lone
Maggie Wilkerson stood - VAC
ton fine. DR.. Walker saw 'as 'lsa
be able to return to her 5s. me 7
short time. mona i !
Mrs. H. P Jenkins b,, -.
nome after staying twelve d.. ,s.'1s
her brother, viii RaiDwa,a r@ss E. .
very sick at this writing. sa' !
Miss Jimmie NcCleIland !, -.
her sister, Mrs. " H. Gran. '',a'
spending several days n tba s si's
at Fayetteville with Dae m ag'9a
Tom Roberts Of Balaw;,
fine fash Saturday. " 90 ,aasaI
Roberts brought part of the - - M u.
spent the Sunday with Mr. a., ,,54 y, =
Otis GraQe Mr.. and NJ - r AZ !
6raue were called to enjoy II. a.
Blue Fve.
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Base Ordnance Depot No. /. A. t. F
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The Springdale news. [volume] (Springdale, Ark.) 1887-1990, 1919-04-18
BAPTIST

Services morning and evening as
usual. except that the evening hour
has been given to the Sunbeam Band.
The leaders have in preparation a
program which will be rendered Sun
DAY evening beginning at 8:15. The
subject for the morning sermon is"The
Resurrection Errand of the Church.
Come to the Sunday School Gas and
with US for the day We will do thee
good
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FROM RICHARD PEARSON.

The following letter was recently
received by Mrs. NJ. II. Pearson from
her son, Richard who is with the
Army of Occupation in Germany
Berncastel-Cues, Germany. Mar "a,
1919-Dear Mother Received your
loving letter this afternoon, and was
sure glad TO hear that ali were well.
| am having a pretty good time here
IN Deutchland We have been here
since December 21st and / have seen
quite bit of the country since /
have been here. | am in the Motor
transportation Branch OF the Signal
Corp and have been To Coblenz
ye times already 1t sure is some
/ p all the way along the Nozzle
z yer OF course l would rather be
aversing the old t. S. rather than
b. chasing around here The L s.
has this country beat a thousand diff
ferentways for to live In For m
stance here in Cues there are n9 new
houses to speak Of They are an Old.
4 built IF stone. OF course 4 is
p ointment in that il ranks rs one Of
tie old historical cities. for Cues vas
once great city under the old Roman
rule IN the time Of Caesar There
IS an old castle here which was built
II 800 p. G. and which was reduced
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take 81 years 10 tell the gospel story
to all the native inhabitants who still
81. Ii darkness. Southern Methodism
j. responsible for the evangelization
Of tie Batetelas. tribe Of 100000.
For efangelistic work the Centenary
asks for nine men and three women.
Ii proposes to establish training
school for eyangelists and a Bible
training class at each station and to
reach with the gospel every village
within the distance Of five days walk.
CHINA
Past success encourages and EN-
phasizes the call for increased effort
to spread the gospel among the peo-
pie of China. Idolatry and super
stitution are losing their hold and the
opportunity for Christianity to replace
false beliefs is greater than ever be-
fore. Old faiths and traditions are
passing and Christianity, once de
spised and prosecuted, is looked to for
guidance and leadership. The Cen
tenary calls for the erection of
Churches. institutional plnats and
chapels sufficient in number and quail
ity to command the respect of the
Chinese. The Centenary program
calls for % evangelstic workers to
go 10 China Who will say. Here
am |. send me?
KOREA
In Korea the ratio of Christians is
onlytone to each 1f9 population. \
definite propaganda to revive Badd-
hisn and implant Shintoism calls for
renewed eyangelistic effort. The
task is to seek and to save for Christ
the untouched, the unsatisfied, and Of
ten unapproachable. to train and salts
fy with Christ the eager, the un-
trained, the heart hungry. To train
native leadership and to send out
36 missionary evangelists is vital
part of the Centenary World Pro
gram.
/ EUROPE
Europe is a ripe missionary field
Torn and demoralized b. war her
people need food, clothing shelter. all
the material help We have to give.
But above everything else their great
est need is spiritual The truths
that will WELD the greatest power are
those that concern the spiritual life.
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VI. F.. CHURCH.
Easter Programme at the VI

Easter Programme al the VI, r.
Church.
Sunday School at 10 a. m.
The II o'clock hour will be devoted
to the Easter programme by the Sun
day School. Special music by the
choir. Come with your flowers and
Easter greetings and help to make 1t
a great day fer the Risen Lord and
the happy children.
There vii be appropriate Easter
services at the evening hour also.
Prayer Meeting We'd. s p. m
You are invited to all Of these ser
vices.
=. ". Shipley. Pastor
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FROM FLOYD VIM.

Camp Pike, Ark, Apr. !, 1919
Dear Springdale News If you will
allow me space in your paper | will
write a few lines as was citizen
Of Springdale for four years and
have number of friends around there
50 maybe few Of them would like
to know where | am now as the war
has been going on for some time. Ny
home IS at Rector, Ark, but | have
been stationed at Camp Pike for the
last II months There IS young
man in my company from Springdale
and | was looking over his paper this
week and saw so many names that
knew around there that | decided
wanted the paper sent to me for s
months. l saw also whore you we're
about to get water works in Spring
dale. want to say word about wa
tier works It is grand thing to
have Our town had water works put
in years ago and there was some
kicking at first bur all think it IS a
fine thing now
Well, l would like to see lots Of
good news in the Fishback and Friend
ship items. So | will close with best
wishes to my friends and success FOR
the Springdale News.
| am as ever your friend,
Floyd VIM
Il Co. 18th Rec. Bn. Camp Pike. Ark.
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With the
CoIors
FROM CLINT GUTHRIE.

The following extracts are from
letters received by Mr.. and Mrs. A.
B. Nichols from their nephew, Clint
Guthrie. The first was written
March 18th. the other March 22nd.
He is stationed in Chaumont. France
as a Military Police:
Dear Aunt and Unele:- Received
your letter some few days ago. was
more than glad to hear from you, and
learn you were well.
We are having some spring weather
now. the sun shiRed pretty today and
il was warm. 1t has been awful
rainy all winter up here. | have been
here a little over a month doing N.
P. duty. II isn't bad IN pretty wealth
er we are only on duty hours out Of
Il. the rest Of the time We can 90
where We please or sleep if re want
to and that IS what I do the most Of
the time
There are plenty of pretty girls but
they don't bother ne Some Of the
boys 90 crazy over them. would
ut give my little girls little finger
for all the French girls and what they
have. Some Ct the French are very
nice people but they are scarce. Give
me good American for mine. This
was a great trip for me- to get to see
this country and isn.t costing ne a
cert. am glad got to come even
f I didn't get 10 see the front lines.
And an sure proud that never sen
the front. have already seen all
Of France that want to see except
! would ike to spend a few days IN
Paris and | think | viii before / 90
home can get an 5 day furlough
TO Paris and that IS as long "a | care
about staying anyway. We had a
review BY General Pershing and his
staff. He thanked Us very much for
the work the 4 Z. F. had done. Also
said ne would go home as quick as
possible. only We would have to take
our turn as Il comes. of course We
will. don't look to get home be
fore fab if then. We ~ Ps are
stuck for awhile | think We have
plenty Of amusement here At the 7
II. {. i. We can buy candy ard
chewing gum and al the tobacco Ne
want They issue Us tobacco and
sometimes candy How IS granny
making i? II BET she IS spry as
Young chicken. sure you'd TX
70 see her
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At THE CHI RICHES
erNrRAI. pREsRYTERlAN.

Rev Denton + Wood Of Monet
No. VIII preach II l1:06 a n. and at
40 p. m All are cordially invited
fa attend these services.
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Dear Aunt: Received your letter
TO-DAY q March 3rd. Was glad YOU
are al well and getting along so we'll
My health ISN'T So good, It is too
damp over mere Ny tonsiis bother
me quite lot. / have been trying
70 get them taken out but they won't
10 Z Maybe they will when / get
. the states | haven't heard from
brother in three weeks. | think he
has gone home He WAS trying for
a discharge and said in his last letter
he would know BY March 9Th whether
ne would get II or not and | haven't
heard since He said if he didn't 90
home he would pay me a visit. We
are cutie distance apart but that
doesn't make any difference, if he can
get TO come he will get to stay IA days
with ne
The King and Queen of Belgian
are visiting Gen. Pershing and they
are having some big times. And
mere few weeks back the Prince of
Wales was down to visit Gen. PERISH
ing.
Well. from the way everything looks
now believe | vii lbe home by Aug
ast the 18th or sooner There are
quite few leaving here pretty soon.
Vel. sure would love to see you
and uncle Amos and ny dearest
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CARD OF THAxEs

We want 70 thank our many t,..,.
for the Kindness and sympathy 5,..
the sickness and death Of our I,ss
one B. c Martin. also for the beam g,s
ful flowers.
Mrs. B. c. Martin
Mrs. c. II. Hunt
Mrs. Henry Leak
Mrs. John Robson
Jim Martin
Frank Martin
J Il Martin.
l.. ]. Haire ~as elected nagr 4
Cave Springs over B. F. Alley BY s,I,
one vote
The Washington times., 1919-11-07
CREW H|DES2
|RLSABOARD..
SHIP; Z HELD

BALTIMORE, Nov. THE snug
Cling of two French women aboard
the United States Shipping Board
steamer Brookfield at Bordeaux.
France, October Is, caused the arrest
Of twelve members OF the steamers
crew, including the first officer and
the chief engineer. yesterday by
United States Marshal Stockham and
deputy marshals under George A. Ede-
len.
One of the women made her escape
from the steamer several days ago and
hen whereabouts Is unknown to Gov
ernment officials. The other woman.
Mile. Suzanne V. Borne, twenty two
years old, was arrested yesterday by
inspectors working under instructions
from the office of immigration Com
missioner b. N Stump. Mile Borne
was questioned by Commissioners
Stunp and other Federal agents yes,
terday, and as result of the eXami-
nation Marshal Stockham was directed
to make the arrests
Roth women were taken aboard the
Brookfeld the day before the steamer
sailed. They went aboard, according
to Federal officials, wearing their hair
under caps and wore blue trousers
and mems jackets. 1t is said that
members of the Brookfield's crew in
veigled the women into making the
trip. The Brookfield arrived here Oc-
tober 80, and when quarantine in
spection was made II is said that the
two women were slowed away out of
sight of physicians and Federal in
spectors who visited the ship.
According to statements made by
members of the crew, the women.
after the fourth day at sea. spent most
of their time in the Brookfeld's fore
castle and spent time in other parts
of the ship mingiing with officers and
seamen.
The Washington times., 1919-11-07
CROSS CONTINENT
AIR MAIL PLANNED

Transcontinental aerial mail serv-
ice between New York and San Fran
cisco will be established in the near
future, Otto tPraeger, Second Assist.
ant Postmaster General. told the
House Postoffice Committee today.
Two planes already have been con-
structed and others ordered, he said.
The department estimates this service
will transport mail across the conti-
nent in less than forty-eight hours.
Praeger indicated this might start
by January /.
Aerial mail service to Alaska also
is being considered, Praeger said.
The routes contemplated are from
Chicago, through ST. Paul, and from
Omaha through Billings, Montana.