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“The Linotype Way”
SPRINGDALE, A Kk A NS VS, Friday. May 18. 1917.
When It’s Apple Blossom Time in Arkansas
List ye that love Dame Nature,
And ye that love the fair,
While I tell you of a country
That is far beyond compare.
This land is filled with sunshine.
With flowers and sunny dew.
With beauty far excelling,
With pleasures ever new.
And even as in Scotland,
Tis the bonny breezes blaw;
’Tis as blissful there as heaven
When it’s apple blossom time in Arkansas.
Her crystal springs are babbling.
And laughing as in mirth;
It's the fairest spot that ever
God placed upon this earth.
The sou! is ever happy,
The spirit free from care;
There is not a nook left vacant.
Nor a tiny spot left bare.
But when the tiny buds start swelling
And the ice begins to thaw.
Then you may know it's coming
Apple blossom time in Arkansas
Her rocks and mountains differ
From any ever seen,
And e’en the bees hum softer
As in a blissful dream;
'Tis a chosen spot of Eden,
'Tie a heaven set apart
For the lover of old nature,
For the longing, weary heart
'Tis one spot where all are happy.
And even the crows wierd caw
Sounds like heavenly music
When it's apple blossom time in Arkansas
—Alida Green.
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dreds of thousands in the country is to be placarded
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from the one horse buggy of the rural free delivery
carrier to the powerful mail trucks in the principal
cities, is to proclaim in large type from posters on
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scribe. Every letter carrier in every city is to have
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than that, every letter carrier and every free de
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as to the terms and details of the issue. Lhe carriers
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siring it.—Exchange.
THE MENACE OF THE SUBMARINE
The British admiralty admits that 40 cargo ships of
over 1000 ton* each were sunk by German submarines
last week. I
How many ships of less than 1600 tons were sunk, or
how great was the total tonnage of ships sunk was not ;
reported.
The figures given and the solemn warning to the peo
ple of Great Britian which was issued by Lord Devon
port, the food controller, at the same time, indicate
that the submarine campaign is by no means a failure.
AVe violate no confidence when we say that officials
| in the highest places at Washington have no illusions
as to the grave possibilities involved in the increased
activity and effectiveness of the German submarines.
The success of the allied cause, which now is our
cause as well, depends absolutely upon keeping Great
Britian, France, Italy and Russia supplied with food
and Vhe raw materials for munitions.
It is perfecty well recognized that if the Germans
have been able to sink half a million tons of ships a
month during the bad weather conditions of the late
winter and early spring, which they probably have
done, it is quite possible for them to sink a million
tons a month during the six months of good weather
i now beginning.
A million tons of ships a month was the figure set
by the Germans when they declared ruthless sub
marine warfare against the world.
Because they did not achieve this result at once it
has been assumed by those not thoroughly posted on
the situation that the German submarine campaign was
a failure.
iNothing could be further troni the truth.
Up to now the submarines have been operating un
der the most adverse weather conditions
There is probably a difference of between 50 and 100
per cent in the effectiveness of submarines in bad
( weather and in good weather.
And the fact is that no way has yet been found to
fight the submarines successfully.
Without doubt many German submarines have been
sunk or captured during the past three months. The* i
probabilities are that the Germans are increasing their
submarine fleet faster than the allies are decreasing
it
If the Germans had a thousand submarines in com
mission when they made their momentous decision to
add America to their enemies, they probably have a
great many more than that number now.
The best information obtainable is that they have
standardized submarine construction to the point where
they can turn them out with a rapidity which would
have considered impossible before the war.
One story, not authenticated, but very circumstan
tial, is that submarine hulls are being launched from
German shipyards at the rate of twenty a week.
Many of these are said to be devoted exclusively to
mine-laying.
There is not the slightest doubt but all of the ocean
lanes leading to Great Britian, France and Italy are
being sown thick with deadly mines.
We Americans upon whom devolves the feeding of
our European allies and keeping them supplied with
raw materials which are vital to them, could make no
greater mistake than to underestimate the enormity
and dangers of our task.
Assuming that the Germans do not suffer such disas
ter on the western front this summer that they will be
forced to make peace at the allies’ terms, it may very
well happen that by fall the fate of the world will de
ped upon how many cargo ships we can send safely
through the submarine and mined zones that surround
Great Britian, France and Italy.
We must expect that a great many ships which
start for the ports of our allies will be sunk either by
torpedoes or mines.
We must be prepared to answer the German subma- i
rine challenge with more ships, and then more ships,
and yet more ships.
And we must be prepared with enormous reserves
for food and steel and coal and trained sailors.
Even if the war should be won on land this summer,
our ships and sailors and food and steel and coal will
be magnificent contributions to hungry, impoverished
Europe.
But the probabilities are that the war will not be won
an land this summer.
The British and French commissioners now in Wash
ington, who know about the European war situation
are advising and urging the United States to prepare
for at least three more years of war.
They say that the central powers still have great
reserves of men and war material and that while
their food supplies are low they are probably sufficient
| to keep the people going until the next harvest.
The Only (ireat Statesman
According to Barnard Shaw, the English critic.
President Wilson is the only great statsesman devel
oped by the war. Shaw has a habit of criticising
j anybody he desires to criticise, and he is an unmerci
ful critic when he ffeels inclined that way—as he us
ually does. In fact, he is so severe it comes as sur
prise to have him speak in such terms as he does of
our president. Hear him:
“President Wilson, the only great statesman the
war has produced, has thus got an inside grip morally
by keeping his head, and, having an uncommonly
good head to keep, not to mention a character which
is in keeping with the great American traditions of
Lincoln and Washington, he has placed his country
in an impregnable moral and political position. It has
escaped all entanglements in European alliances, and
comes into the war with a free hand and absolutely
clean record, as for as aggression or provocation is
concerned. The president has not made a single false
step, and every American can back him without the
scruples that art tearng tender consciences to pieces
all over Europe, where every one of the allies has been
put repeatedly into false positions by the statesmen
•and the alliance as a whole has been compromised
by public documents which, even when practical con
clusions have been justifiable and. indeed, inevitable
have been in tone and thought little better than the
manifestos of brigands. These documents have had,
among other effects, that of makng it impossible for
the United States to come into an alliance. 1 esteem
the entry of the United States into this war as a
first-class moral ass,et to the common cause against
junkerism.”
Any firm, individual or corporation who uses the
present war crisis to further commercial ends is not
worthy of the patronage of the people.
We're not through talking about that $150,000 hail
storm yet. Local gardens are not coming out from un
der the effects of the storm as fast as was expected.
MERMIS «
(The News, May 14, 1897.)
Will Hewitt, of this place, and Henry Sanders of
Spring Valley will leave fore part of the week for
Sheriflan, Wyoming, with five cars of cattle. They
will he absent about five weeks.
The Northwest Arkansas Poultry and Pet Stock
Association will meet in Springdale Tuesday, May
27.
The election of school directors takes place to-mor
row. Three directors are to be elected, and The News
is requested to announce W. H. Searcy, Dr. Christian
and Millard Berry as candidates. The election will
be held at the public school building, and the polls
will be opened at nine o’clock and close at sundown.
The News is indebted to Manager L. D. Petross, of
the Springdale Roller Mills, for a sack of flour manu
factured since their new machinery was put in. It
is a strictly first class article in every respect, and
The News advises the good housewives to give it a
trial. After having done so they will use no other.
J. Wythe Walker and Miss Lena Williams were
united in marriage at the C. P. Church, Lowell, Wednes
day afternoon at half past four o’clock.
W. J. Sturdivant sends The News two of the finest
strawberries we have seen this season. The largest
of them measures 4% inches in circumference. They
are of the Granby variety.
Miss Bertha Watts, of Van Buren, came up Friday
afternon on a visit to her friends. She is the guest of
of Miss Maggie Horton.
Miss Eme Driver came up from Fayetteville r ri
day on a visit to Miss Mirt Haxton. She will remain
about two weeks.
Jas. W. Dupree came up from Shreveport, La., last
Saturday and will spend the summer here and at
Fayetteville. His visits ax*e always a source of much
pleasure to his friends.
Miss Anga Lowdermilk, of Joplin, Mo., arrived in
the city latter part of the week and will spend some
time here, the truest of her sister, Mrs. .J. R. Harris.
She was accompanied by little Martha Harris, who
had been up there on a visit.
Chas. H. Chandler will leave next Sunday for Hot
Springs to attend the meeting of the K. of F’. grand
lodge which convenes in that city next Tuesday. Char
ley goes as a representative of Spring City Lodge No.
90, and it goes without saying that he will do credit
to himself and his lodge.
The foreign market on strawberries yesterday as
we went to press was $3.00 per crate, with considerably
lower prices in Kansas City.
Jas. F. Harris has surprised his friends by devel
oping into an orator of no mean ability. He has
some 125 people employed picking berries, and The
News is informed on good authority that he congre
gates them before him every morning, mounting to
the top of the fence, makes them a speech. As a re
sult of this, it is said, his pickers do splendid work.
Since our last issue The Springdale Shippers’ Union
has sent out berries as follows: Friday night, one
car to DesMoines, Iowa; Saturday night, one car to
Davenport, Iowa; Monday night, one car to Denver;
Tuesday night, one car to Sioux City; Wednesday night
one car to Milwaukee; Thursday night, one car to
Des Moines and one car to Denver. Two cars will be
sent out tonight, but it has not been decided where the>
will be placed. The total shipments up to last night
are eight cars, not including those sent out by express
The two'advertising cars of Montgomery Ward &
Co., Chicago, were in Springdale Wednesday for the
purpose of distributing literature pertaining to the
business of the firm. They also gave a photographic
entertainment at the car, and at night, an entertain
ment, cosisting of specialties was given at the Opera
House. The party is in charge of J. Frank Pickering,
traveling advertising manager, and he is a very pleas
ant gentleman. One of their grandest features was
the celebrated horseless carriage, which we have all
read about but few have had the privilege of seeing in
operation. Through the courtesy of Mr. Pickering,
Uncle James Dodson, City Marshal Todhunter and
The News editor enjoyed the novel experience of riding
the “critter” Wednesday. It is propelled by electricity
from a storage battery and is easier riding than a
pacin’ "hoss.” Several trips were made up and down
Emma Avenue, and under the skillful touch of Mr.
Pickering seemed almost a thing of life, making short
rapid turns, and running backward with the same ease
whicch it runs “tother" way. It was fitted with rub
ber tires and can be run at a speed of 14 miles per
hour. Envious people say that Uncle Jimmie and I he
News man was scared, but after talking the matter
over we’ve decided there is no truth in such asser
tions. A large crowd was on the street to witness the
maneuvering of the vehichle.
To Make Law Breakers
Since the passage of the “Bone Dry” law in Ark
ansas our people have not been troubled with whiskey
circulars, but Sunday morning we picked up one in
the postoffice lobby where it had been thrown by the
recipient. It read as follows:
Did you know that you could get all the whiskey
you want—if you let me ship it to some nearby town
in Missouri?
“Lots of Arkansas folks order from me every day
and ship the goods to a Missouri town where they get
it without any trouble whatever.
“If you want some good whiskey in your house —
get up an order now Mail it to me and give me the
name of your nearest Missouri town.
1 will ship by return express and will notify you
so you will know the goods are at the Missouri Ex
press office when you get there.
“And listen! Don’t forget that if you want pure
grain alcohol for medicinal purposes, you can get it
from me. and I can ship it right to your own town.
The Arkansas “Bone Dry” law allows you to order
alcahol for medicinal purposes.
With such evidence of the intent of the whiskey
dealers of Missouri to make law breakers or bootleg
gers of our people, it behooves our officers to be on
the watch for the introduction of liquors into this
state. Quite a number of the violators of the law
have been captured and fined during the last week or
two, and it is a pretty dangerous business at the best.
—Rogers Democrat.
Horse-shoe pitching "is the order of the day” in the
alleys of Springdajn. Confidentially, the new con
script act will take from our midst some of the local
“hurlers of tbe shoe ”
OFFICIAL DIRECTORS
National Officials
„ . , Woodrow Wilson
,r. n • ... .Thomas R. Marshall
„ . , Treasure ..Wiliam G. McAdoo
Secretary of 1 reasury -
c ' r . ... Robert Lansing
Secretary of State - ,, r> i
„ , „• Newton D. Baker
Secretary of v\ --
„ i Thos. W. Gregory
Attorney General
r, . General _Albert Burleson
Postmaster General -
o * ( Maw Joseph Daniels
Secretary of lSavj -
Secretary of Interior-Franklin K Lane
Secretary of Agriculture -Houston
S "IS- Of Commerce .----- W«. C «jd. e„i
Secretary of Labor - »».H. W.Um
u s Senators_Joe T. Robinson, H. Lbrby
^ .... ._Jno. N. Tillman
Congressman -
State Officials
r. _Chas. H. Brough
Secretary of State-T"ra •' J';rral
State Auditor --H°*a" °h™
State Treasurer.. R- <-• •' ‘ [’“"f
Attorney General ... ... ....Juo. D Arbuckle
Superintendent of Public Instruction - J- L- Bona
Commissioner of Agriculture- ,,ohn H Page
Circuit Judge -Joi Sv ^aPle3
Chancellor _p. F- ^Mahan
Prosecuting .Attorney - --,no- s- Comba
State Senator_......B.H. Greathouse
County Officials
Representatives ..Wilson Cardwell. Ray Buchanan and
M. M. Collier.
County Judge -Ge0‘ APPleby
Sheriff -Mac M°** '
Circuit Clerk _ — ’',tT L- D:U!S
County Clerk _ ..Clem Pearson
_J. L. Harris
_Lee Davis
T. B. Childress
Township and City Officials
Justices of the Peace-R. L. Atwood and C. W. Pool
Constable _ -R- N 15 ias
Mayor... L. A.Smtlh
Council_J. M. Hewitt, Harry Johnston, H. J Horne,
R. Seeley, A. Dyes,W . A. Graves, L. M. Riggs,
Wylie Jones.
City Marshal _ Jeff G°v®r
Assessor
Treasurer
Coroner .
"Lo I Am With You Always
My boy you are going to battle
To answer the country’s call
Y'ou’re leaving your home and companions
Friends, loved ones and kindred, ad
And all will feel sad at the parting
Which may be the last—none can kn •
But do not forget your old Bible
And take it wherever you go.
Y’ou may be far off from all kindred.
And far from your native land.
But remember the Lord will be with you
If you will but give him your hand
And do not forget at each nightfal’
To kneel by your bedside in prayer:
Pray God to keep you from temptation
And protect you wherever you are.
At this same hour, now, back at you- oldd h me
As twilight steals softly on.
Your mother kneels down by your bed- ie
And prays for her boy wh > is gone
Perhaps too, the father, in silence.
Now prays for his absent son.
And sisters too join in petitions
For blessings on the work you have begu
Your neighbors and friends, to remember
And for you petitions they send;
The Lord says: "Lo I’m with you always,"
His love and His care hath no end.
Sometimes you’ll be tempted to wander
Where sin pictures pleasures so bright;
Think! Be true to your God, self and mother,
And follow the paths of the right.
Rise up in the strength of your manhood.
Let your service be honest and true,
And remember that back at your old horn
Your loved ones are praying for you.
Keep God as your constant companion,
It matters not where you may be,
Conride in Him ail of your trials
And He will take care of thee.
Attend to your duties all bravely
With never a sign of fear,
No need for weak mortals to trembl
With such a true friend so near
Then when you have fought your last battle,
And fast leaves your dying breath,
The Savior will aid in the struggle
And help you to conquer death.
As he helped in your earthly conflicts
And guarded you safe from all harm.
So He’ll guide you across Death’s river
With his everlasting arm.
Addte Lynch
Advertising Sa\ed Him
And now advertising has saved a man from the gul
^ lows! He was arrested in Chicago and the police
forged a chain of circumstantial evidence that seeme 1
to seal his doom. His lawyers put an advertisement
in the Chicago News, appealing to to unknown witneses
to come forward and supply the necessary evidence
to break the hypothetical police chain. These witness
es wore scattered here and there guests at the V. M
C A. on the night of the murder, when the accused
man claimed to have also been a guest. The ad pro
duced this scattered evidence, and the man was >et
free. Thus is the far reaching power of newspaper
advertising strikingly exemplified. We are just begin
nig to see what this form of advertisig really is
From out the mist and maze and fog and dust of the
theorist we are emerging into the light. When you
want to attain a desired result or secure a needed thing,
advertise. Even liberty comes when beckoned with
printers’ ink.
A I’art of the Town
Every man is a part of his town. The town em
braces the fortunes, and in some measure at least
takes on the character of the man. So loyalty to
one's town is no more than loyalty to one's self; and
this loyalty is in line of all well shaped human nature.
Therefore it is right to say that the man who does
not stand up for his town is in some way dwarfed
There is something wrong about him. His fellows
will pass this judgment upon him, and the chances
are that while he may add to the discomfort of others
he will not escape makin himself unhappy.
A good way to kill time is to work it to death.