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The courier-index., 1919-06-06
IMPORTANT MEETING
 COMMERCIAL CLUB

On Friday night or next week June IS, most import ant meeting of the Marianna Commercial Club will be held, and representative citizens from all sections of the coun- ty. whether affiliated with the club or not are urged to be present at this meeting. One of the matters to be discussed and considered is whether or not the services of a farm demonstrator shall be continu- ed. Star Greig, who has been serving as demonstration, has resigned. The question of placing another demonstrator in the field at this late time is one that can best be deter mined by those who are act ively engaged in the farming industry and for that reason we urge a large attendance of farmers at the meeting on Friday night of next week.
 c. c. KITCHENER, Pres.
 H. Nj. JACKSON, Sec.
The courier-index., 1919-06-06
ReUiUaL Services
 At MethOdist Church

Rev. c. Norman Guice, Methodist revivalist, on last Monday evening began a series of revival services at the Methodist church in this city. The evangelist is preaching twice each day, at ten o'clock in the fore noon and at eight o'clock in the evening. Unlike the average evange- list Rev. Guice deals in no sensa- tionalism nor does he employ any of the high pressure methods that feature the work of so many minis ters engaged in revival work. His preaching is of the deep order, marked by a sincerity and earnest ness that carries conviction. In ad- dition to delivering a most excel lent series of revival sermons the evangelist is a splendid singer and has made the music a most attract i've feature of the services. This afternoon at three o'clock he will preach a special sermon to women and girls, his subject being "A Tribute to Woman" On Sunday afternoon at three o'clock he will deliver a special sermon to the men on the subject, "A Man Wanted" The other churches in the city will hold their regular services on Sun day morning, but on Sunday even ing they will join the Methodists in the revival services.
The courier-index., 1919-06-06
ELkS WiLL Honor
 Stars and Stripes

Saturday, June IA is Flag Day all over the United States-a day originally set apart by the order of Elks and afterward made national Flag Day by act of congress. The Marianna Lodge of Elks will observe the occasion with a special program on Thursday afternoon, June 12, On account of the press of business on Saturday it has been deemed in- advisable to attempt to hold the ceremonies on that day. Thursday afternoon of each week is holi- day period in Marianna, and by per- mission of the higher authorities of the order, the services in Marianna will be held on Thursday afternoon instead of on Saturday afternoon. Hon. Smead Powell of Camden, one of the most gifted orators in the state, will make the chief address. The services will be held in the Methodist church about three o'clock in the afternoon. The program com mittee has not completed all the de- tails, but it is probable the exer- cises will consist of one or two mu- sical selections, the ritual work by the officers of the lodge and the address by MT. Powell. It is the purpose of the committee to make the program short so Mir. Powell will not be unnecessarily limited in his address.
The courier-index., 1919-06-06
Record Breaking
 Rain On Monday

According to reports. kept by Ed Spain, assistant postmaster and of ficial rain-guager for the govern ment, a total of four inches of rain fall descended here for the twenty four hour period from midnight Sunday night to midnight Monday night, June 2 The "oldest" inhabi- tant had to brush whole passel of cobwebs out of his memory to re- call a rainfall that was as heavy as that of Monday afternoon and evening. The official records show that the total rainfall for all the month of May-and it was some wet month, too-was only 6.18 inches, while on June 2, the fall was nearly two-thirds of the total for all of May. The rainfall for May one year ago was only .28 inch.
 The weather bureau in Little Rock has given out the following inter esting information about weather and rain conditions during the month of May:
 May had two clear days, neither of which the lay citizen can re- member, perhaps, but the local weather bureau has the mtagged and pigeonholed as beyond any dis cussion. Any person of a pictur- esque vocabulary can tell how much it rained during the month.
 "As matter of weather bureau fact, however, the actual rainfall during the month was .4.67 inches, which is not as high as the rainfall of 16 non-consecutive months out of the last ten years record. In May, 1882, the rainfall was 15.91 inches, or more than three times that of May of this year. This is the greatest precipitation for the month of May since 1910, however, when we had 7.19 inches. In 1915, May, the rainfall was 4.38 inches, May, 1911, .82 inches, and May, 1918, rainfall of .64 inches.
The courier-index., 1919-06-06
Barbecue at ROndO
 Friddy, Last Week

Twenty or twenty-five represent ative citizens of Marianna went to Rondo on Friday of last week and enjoyed an old fashioned, sumptu- ous barbecued dinner served by the people of Rondo and community, the occasion being the closing of the public school at that place. Con- mencement exercises were held on Thursday and Friday nights, most interesting programs being rendered upon each occasion. On Thursday night MT. Holloway from the State Normal at Conway, delivered most excellent address. On Friday after noon, following the dinner, brief exercises were held in the school building, addresses being delivered by Judge E. D. Robertson and Jacob \Shaul of this city, and by Prof. H. L. Lambert, the superintendent of the school at Rondo. Still later on in the afternoon baseball game was played with Rondo and Aubrey as the opposing teams. The Aubrey club easily won.
The courier-index., 1919-06-06
Secretary History
 Commission Here

Dallas Herndon of Little Rock, secretary of the Arkansas History Commission, spent Wednesday even ing here the guest of the L'Anguille Chapter, D. A. R. He delivered an interesting address to the members of the chapter and others at the Elks Home. Mir. Herndon outlined the wolS of the Arkansas History Com mission and how the secretary has been busily engaged for several years in collecting relics associated with the men who had carved the glorious state of Arkansas out of the rough conditions that existed hundred years ago. At the con- clusion of MT. Herndon's address the ladies served tea and sandwiches.
The courier-index., 1919-06-06
Lamb SaLe Here
 Tuesday, June v

Star Greig, who left hefe yester- day for his home in Van Buren, having resigned as demonstration agent for Lee county, left the following notice with the Courier Index before leaving Marianna:
 'The lamb sale will be held in Marianna on June IT, as previously advised. There will be buyers here to compete in purchasing the lambs, and the government will have a marketing expert here to supervise the sale and advise with you whether am here or not"
The courier-index., 1919-06-06
RESPECTFULLY REFERRED TO
 ARKANSAS l.. & P. COMPANY

Forrest City,-For the first time in 10 years, Forrest City was with out electric power for the brief space of three or four hours Friday morning. This lapse in the power Service was caused by the breakage of feed pipes which supply the bsil- CTS with water.
 merely for the sake of being gov ernor.
 At a later date shall present my platform to the people, and Ii it is accepted I would serve them to the best of my ability"
The courier-index., 1919-06-06
E Is Dead
 At Tulsa, Okla.

n
 Mrs W. B. Hoyle and 'elt here Tuesday in re-
 message from Tulsa, ouncing the serious ill., Bass, father of Mrs. n Wednesday a message su here announcing his Bass formerly resided
 a, He was heavily in- me bottom lands east F, u'sposing of his hold
 two years ago, at which
 '' e0 Tulsa to reside.
The courier-index., 1919-06-06
ERPROBLEM SEEMS SOLVED
ADOPTED CALLS FOR SEP |Tr NEW DISTRICT WHICH
 1, PURCHASE INTEREST ,prsENT PLANT.

RESENT PLANT.
 original plan to dissolve or \ the old water improvement i and create a new district Erc all the territory within l limits. issue eighty to eighty |usand dollars in bonds to run years. has been supplanted - nlan worked out at a con- If citizens with the city of- ast Monday night. The new Lprested by Dr. o. L. Will calls for substantial im- lnts on the present water { line with recommendations Sv the Flad-Humphrey En- q, Company of St. Louis .Sreation of a new district ~territory outside of the Water district. The new dis Il purchase a four-tenths in- the water plant, will issue t bonds to pay for this inter- lay it's own mains. The old will issue bonds with which the improvements in the It is estimated the aggregate a both the old and the pro- ew districts under this plan Approximately $55,000 over inal plan to dissolve the old and make one big district hg all the territory within limits.
 figures presented by Dr. lon are substantially as fol- Physical value of the present ant exclusive of the distrib- stem, is $15,000. On this e engineers estimate it is y to expend $26,O00 for |chinery and a new well, Ehe total value of the plant, wells, etc., $41,000. The value of the real estate be old district is $600,000 the proposed new dictrict
 After the old district the expenditures necess- but the plant in first-class it is proposed to sell the new district a four-tenths in the plant, exclusive of Outing system in the old This will be approximate DO. However, from time he city has advanced funds Rater district for various lents, and it is estimated
 district is now due the Foximately $10,O00. This me out of the general tax on all the property in the the basis of the assessed he property it is fair to as- S4,O00 of this amount by the people outside of
 district and $6,000 by thin the district. Hence district would receive a $4,OOO on its payment to llstrlct, thus reducing the to at least $12,000. En- tlmate it will take $2O,OO0 mains in the new district. Be estimates it is believed District can lay its mains 'ase a four-tenths interest 'ater plant for $32,0OO, aid be the maximum bond cesary. The old district, o make the necessary inn
 on the plant, estimated o' would issue approxi- o,oOO in new bonds. This arrived at after deducting I twelve thousand to be new district. The pres evy of seven mills, now
 ,oOOO a year, will easily sne present outstanding
 eotedness of $11,OOO and ed new issue of $15,OOO, eith all interest charges enty years.
 was unanimously adopt conference and later sub- Ehe City Council, where it
 yea. The necessary pc
 initial ordinance will be
 " the council at once
 rganization work will be
 the improvements con-
 may be made within the
The courier-index., 1919-06-06

Heinie declares that he made peace because of the fourteen points A few million bayonet points had something to do with it.-Greenville Piedmont.
The courier-index., 1919-06-06

The further President Wilson gets away from the fourteen points the closer the Germans nudge up to them.=Wa ashington Post.
The courier-index., 1919-06-06

The Germans are being fed at cost. We are not.-,St, Louis Post Dispatch.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
The Littlest and
the Longest

as it was founded in the ninth CEN
tury, and has existed uninterrupted
ever since. 1t is situated not far
from Rimini on the Adriatic coast
IS ruled by two captains" elected
yearly by the assembly, and its chief
sources of revenue are the freouent
issuance of new postage stamps an
article eagerly sought by philate.
lists, and what may be called 4 sns.
clal tax on human vanity. There
were, before the war, number of
prosperous citizens scattered ovAr
the different European countries.
who considered few Thousand
francs reasonable price for the
privilege of wearing the gorgeous
uniform of consul-general of the
Republic of San Marine, especially
as in Austria-Hungary and the va.
rious German principalities such
title secured to its holder admission
to court functions.
With the passing Of the innumer
able courts of mid-Europe, San Ma.
rino thus loses no mean part of e.
public income.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25

tween President Wilson and Premier
Orlando of Italy, when President
wilson, dlsregarding the usual din
lomatic formality, demanded Of
Premier Orlando the reasons for
ltaly's landing forces in Turkey
Premier Venizelos of Greece was
present by the invitation Of the
council, and Premier Orlando refused
10 reply to President Wilson unit,
the Greek Premier had withdrawn
The members Of the council after
ward apologized to Premier ven;.
zelos for the incident.
hree members of the American peace
delegation were reported to have ra-
signed because of their dissatis-
faction with the treaty. They were
all minor members of the BODY of
experts and the director Of the ex-
perts said that while there had baen
some designations from his force
none of those who resigned held
positions of esponsibility or were
chiefs of sections. A Paris dispatch
to The London Westminster Gazette"
said:
with every day that passes the dis
like which some members of the
American commission feel for the
peace treaty grows into active op-
position." One of the members of
the American delegation 10 quoted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25

as saying, "The treaty does not mean
peace; it means war"
Miscellaneous
In their endeavor to get safe conducts
10 Paris for Edward de Valera. Ar
thur Griffith and Count Plunket. the
IRISH delegates to the Peace Con
ference, Frank Walsh, Edward p
Dunno and Michael j. Ryan, the rep
resentatives of Irish societies in the
united States. made public a letter
addressed to President Wilson ask-
ing for permission to present to him,
personally the matter of the safe
conducts. AS he had done before
president Wilson left it to Colonel
House to reply to the letter. Colonel
House confined himself to pointing
out some errors in statements mada
in the letter.
Or. Ladislas Rudas, a Hungarian pro-
lessor who has just returned To
Vienna from Moscow, quotes Lenine
as saying of President Wilson:
president Wilson does not represent
MS time nor its ideals. He is merely
smooth over, trying with pint
OF oil to still tho whole ocean of
troubled waters"
Sonar Law. the government leader in
the House of Commons, said the ex
crown Prince Of Germany would be
liable to trial under the peace terms.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
just So

WOE to the English boy who wear,
the wrong sort of clothes away to
school! The following parasranb.
come from tailoring advertisement in
one of the British weeklies:
practically every school in hi.
country has its own rules respecting >
boys outfit, and if you were to ask
the manager Of the boys wear de.
partment to show You his book on III.
etiquette of school wear you would be-
surprised to find how easy it Is 10 .qo
wrong in the selection of your bows
outfit.
One school may insist on a short
jacket TO suit, another on a long one.
one may have three buttons on the
coat and another only two. Some will
permit caps, some will not; some al
low Elton suits-or tail coats-or sailor.
suits, according to the age Of the bows
others require uniform style for all
indeed, there are rules and regulations
to be considered concerning everything
boy wears from his boots to his hat
You can confidently rely upon
Blanks to supply your boy with the
correct and authoritative outfit for his
particular school, so that he will run
no risk of breaking the canons of
sartorial laws that govern his school
fcllows-an offence which is, assure
you, q most uncomfortable one OF
which to be guilty-for the boy"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
T THE request Of Count Won
Brockdorff Rantzau, head of
the German peace delegation,

WV NSAHi6ilS nave Deeu grant
ed an extension Of seven days, until
May 20, to reply in full to the peace
terms. In his request for the extern
sion of time Count Won Brockdorff-
Rantzau said the German delegates in
tended to submit suggestions on terri
tory in the East, Alsace- Lorraine. oc-
cupied territories, PREPARATION. labor
and German private property in enemy
countries. Count Won Brockdorff- Rant
Eau has asked for special train to
bring to Versailles printing presses
and men to hasten the preparation of
the German reply.
While the head of the German delepa-
ton in Versailles was thus asking
Tor more time to study the peace
treaty the Cabinet in Berlin was civ
Ing out statement which declared:
Germany declines to sign the peace
terms laid before it because thew
spell the economic destruction, poll
ticai dishonor and moral degradation
OF the entire German nation, not on1y
for the present but for still unborn
generations" The statement re-
ferred to the peace treaty as a
Photographed song Of hate"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25

hiding for remembrance. Our crack
regiments, the Atamantsi and Life
Guards, for novices in the military art
acquitted themselves uncommonlv we'll
inns thrust and parry gained us neces
sary time for, let us say, preparations
for the next round.
Meanwhile, some confidence has an
peared in the fainting hearts of our
civilian population, and panic has sub
sided to reasonable limits. Once again
our streets are filled with the ordinary
busy faces Of everyday life, and in our
homes the tragedy Of fear has made
room for the tired calm of sunshine
after storm. For how long?
"As for the next round with the
Bolsheviks, it will be over two weeks
ncnce, or three at the outside. We
Will chase them over the line Lykaia-
Isaritsyn in their beloved triangle Of
the north districts of the Don. and
leave them to stew during the spring
'rasputitsa' (the muddy period, which
varies in duration according as the
spring comes suddenly or otherwise).
with no railway line to bring them re-
serves or supplies. In this comino
round, much will depend ON the rivers,
particularly the Don. If they break
INTO flood, we shall have additional
trumps up our sleeves. And it is
warm now outside INV window. Rsl-
door, the Beautiful, may come soon.
and | wish from all MY heart he wou,d
yours,
"ALEXIS ALADIN."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25

like carpet-we melt away ourselves
ana vanish IN regiments and squad
rons. returning to our respective Stan
ltsas' (Cossack settlements). broken in
spirit and despairing as to help COM
ing.
10 that must be addeo another
feature of mportance-typhoid is
moving down our military and civilian
population by thousands and tens of
thousands. All the hospitals are over
crowded. We have closed all the
clnemas and filled them with the sick
and dying, laying them in rows on
straw on the floors. And vet heavy
loads of sick remain in the station
yards at Novo-Cherkask and Rostoff. for
there Is no place to take them to.
Schools will follow the turns Of the
clnemas and be closed to house the
SICK There are no sheets, no pillows,
no blankets, no linen. We are reouisi-
tlon1ng linen from the population, who
themselves lack every kind of it. In 81
word, for the formation OF strong
characters there is no place like ours
at the present moment. And, in spite
OF all this, we shall be victorious in
the end. By the second half of Feb
ruary the tidal wave OF the Bolshevik
invasion should spend itself, and the
hnal days of March should witness our
creeping advance to the North.
And our ordinary life? Well. #
goes on quite merrily. In the room
next to that in which l am writing two
little girls, busily and cheerfully pre-
pairing dressing material for the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25

Here is q third letter:

mere is third letter:
Feb. ali, 1919.
To-day the resignation Of General
hrasnof is already felt in Novo- Cher
kask. In all offices, military and civil,
everything has slackened down. the
uppermost thought in every ones mind
being, Is it safe to remain at the DO = g?
The same feeling is noticeable in tho
streets, in cafes and gatherings.
The circle meets at z p. m.
yours truly indeed,
ALEXIS ALADDIN"
These difficulties Of domestic pol-
itics exercised soon a deplorable ef-
feet on the military operations con-
Quoted by the Don Cossacks. We
read in a fourth letter:
"NOvO-CHERKASK, Feb. Fl, 1919.
Dear -: Since I wrote to YOU la
we have collapsed in the North and
enthusiastically collapsed-and in
an incredibly short time (about a fort
night) have lost to the enemy about
third Of our territory. The enemy
does not even need to roll up our line
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
1NHE longest war in European
s history-the longest, that is,
~ next to the Hundred Years

N11E 1oNSeSt war III european
history-the longest, that is,
next to the Hundred Years
War between France and
England in the fourteenth century
is, according to dispatches last
week, about to come to an end. 1t
is the war between the Austrian
Empire and the Republic Of San Ma
rino, struggle which will go down
in history as the War Ct Sixty Years.
1t started in 1859, when Victor
Emanuel II, King of Sardinia, in al
lance with France, battled and de-
feated Austria. San Marine GAL
lantly sided with the champions of
Italian freedom. When peace was
concluded the next year, however,
somehow or other, nobody thought
Of San Marino, and the proud re-
public was no party to the Peace Of
Villafranca, which liberated the
greater part of Lombardy from the
Austrian yoke.
In consequence, a state of war
existed ever since between Austria
and San Marine, and when the
latter, simultaneously with Italy, de-
clared war on the Hapsburg Empire
on May "a, 1915, the act was rather
supererogatory. Nevertheless. it
showed good will, and thus was ap-
preciated.
Now comes the report from Paris
that the peace treaty about to be
submitted to the German-Austrian
delegates, who represent what is left
over from the once mighty empire
of the Hapsburgs, will be signed,
alongside with the other Allies. by
San Marine as well. Thereby the
state Of war existing since 1859 will
be ended.
If you should ask how it was pos
sible that the diplomatists in 1860
simply forgot about one of the par
Elephants in the war, the answer is
that-well, San Marine is not very
much of a state, and can be over
looked with comparative ease.
In fact, it is the smallest state in
the world, its territory being thirty
two square miles and the number of
Its inhabitants not exceeding 10000.
On the other hand, it is one of the
Oldest Independent units In Europe,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-25
II Germany Doesn't

In anticipation of Germany's refusing
to sign, Marshal Foch laid before the
council of four his plans for mill
tary operations if peace should not
be made, while General Pershine
postponed his contemplated visit to
London because of the MILITARY
necessities of the moment"
Lieutenant General Hunter Liegett
commander of the army of occupa-
ton, and Major General John Hines.
commander of the Sd Corps. who
were on their way to London, have
been recalled to Coblenz.
The Greater Berlin Soldiers and
Workers Council adopted a resolu-
ton demanding the signing of the
treaty.
The council Of four agreed on some
modification in the terms regarding
separations as they appear in the
peace treaty. There were also slight
notifications in tho terms Of tho
award regarding the saar Valley.
There was scene In the council be-