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VOLUME IX. PETTY THIEVES CONTINUE ACTIVE Store Burglarized Saturday Night and Citizen Takes a Shot at Prowler Trying to Enter Residence. The series of petty burglaries that have been pulled off almost nightly in Batesville recently were kept up Saturday night, when one store and a residence were visited. A thief or thieves broke into the store of Will Monday, on Main street, Saturday night, entering the building from the front door by knocking off the Yale lock. The lock was found several feet from the door on the in side of the building, and indications are that the burglar placed an iron pin again that part of the lock on the outside and struck the pin a heavy blow with a hammer, loosening the screws holding the lock to the door and forcing it from its position. At this place the culprits secured cigars, tobacco, candy, canned goods and various articles of food, the total value of which Mr. Monday was un able to estimate. There was no ef fort made to enter the safe in the store, however there was practically no cash in the safe, as Mr. Monday is not in the habit of leaving other than a small amount of change in the store overnight. The attempted robbery of the res idence of Frank Brewer about 10 o'clock came near resulting in the capture of the prowler, and it is not improbable that he carries a few small shot in the rear of his anatomy as Mr. Grant Brewer, who was on the lookout, tried to halt the fleeing culprit by flring at him from a shot gun. It seams that the residence of Mr. Brewer had been entered before, and anticipating a second coming of the thief. Grant Brewer remained at the home during the absence of Frank and his family. The burglar evident ly believed the coast was clear, but was so surprised when called upon to halt that he could not control his legs and obey the command, and made record time in making his get away. Mi. Grant Brewer says he saw en ough of the prowler to know that he was colored. The officers and citi zens. however, do not believe that all the petty thievery that has been re cently committed in Batesville is the work of negroes, or of one party, as at least one gentleman whose larder war entered recognized the culprit as BUY DRY GOODS EdwardS BATESVILLE DAILY GUARD. he was making his get-away as a white man. It is known that many citizens are now prepared to defend their prem ises against intruders, and it is to be hoped that caution will be used, to avoid any mistake, or the injury of any innocent passing party by the discharge of firearms under such cir cuxi tances. CONDENSED WAR NEWS. Russians Making a Desperate Stand in Front of Lemberg Against Large Teuton Forces. The Galician campaign has come to a crisis. The Russian forces, driven from one position after an other by the Austro-German advance across the province, have made a stand on the heights of Lemberg, along an eighteen mile line. Should Lemberg be retaken Austria would have reclaimed virtually the entire province of Galicia, almost all of which was in Russian hands during the earlier stages of the war. The opinion is expressed in Petro grad that the Russian positions west of Lemberg, which are of great strength on account of the character of the country, can be defended suc cessfully against a frontal attack, and that consequently the efforts of the Austrians and Germans will Lie concentrated on their advance furth er north, from the San toward Rad rusz, which is 35 miles northwest of Lemberg. According to the German war office new attacks by the French and Brit ish on the western front have re sulted in defeats for them. The Italian ministry of marine an nounced that Austrian warships at tacked the northern Italian coast near the Austrian border, but were driven back by Italian warships. The Italian invasion of Austria is said by Rome newspapers to have re sulted thus far in occupation of more than twice as much territory as was offered by Austria as the price of Italy's neutrality. Along the Isonzo front the battle on which hinges the fate of Triest is assuming great pro portions. Austria has sent in re-en forcements of her finest troops. A raid by Italian seaplanes and dirigi bles inflicted considerable damage on Austrian fortifications. The 2.000-ton British steamer Dul- Jie was sunk off Suffolk, England, by a German submorine. At a recent meeting of the busi ness men and citizens of Salem, a bonus of 100 acres of land adjoining Salem was made for the purpose of securing the location of the State Bible College, to be erected under the auspices of the Christian churches of Arkansas. BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS, MONDA YEVENING, JUNE 21, 1915. Save It! Save It! If Independence County feeds herself, the Feed must be saved. It's evident we are soon' to eat our own bread instead of shipping it from Kansas, and hope soon to quit sending to Mis souri for our Lard and Meat. But with the finest of gardens and patches, and orchards and vineyards laden with everything good to eat, let’s prepare to SAVE IT, like other sections do. Why should we continue to have shipped into this section Peaches and Pears canned in California, Sweet Potatoes and Pumpkins canned in Mississippi, Syrups canned in Louisiana, Beans from Boston, Corn, Peas, Tomatoes, and even Kraut and Turnip Greens canned in all the Northern States? LET’S BUY SOME CANNING OUTFITS AND CAN THIS "FEED” AT HOME. SMALL HOME CANNERIES CAN BE PURCHASED FOR A VERY LITTLE MONEY. IF YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO BUY ONE, CONSULT WITH US, AS WE WILL BE GLAD TO HELP ALL WORTHY CITIZENS WHO HAVE A DESIRE TO SHARE IN SUCH A LAUDABLE UNDERTAKING. “LETS MAKE OUR COUNTY FEED ITSELF.” Which Is Nothing More Than Saying “LETS BE A SELF-SUPPORTING COUNTY.” SAVE EVERYTHING IN THE “FEED” LINE FROM a GLASS OF JELLY TO A SILO FULL OF SILAGE. Union Bank & Trust Co. "The ‘Bank That Hei fa" State News Briefs A carload of cabbage was shipped from Searcy lately. Conway proposes to do consider able street paving this summer. Twenty-one gallons of bootleg whiskey seized at Newport was de stroyed recently. The Times-Dispatch of Walnut Ridge reports crop prospects for that section the best for many years. Henry Wilkerson of Williford has lecently resigned as assistant post master, as mayor and school director. A tombstone and monument plant is soon to be established at Walnut Ridge, the building for the paint be ing under construction. Flag Day was observed at Wild Cherry last Monday when a fine pro gram was rendered, the flag being denated by Thos. H. Guffey. The steamer Ralph Hicks of Fine Bluff will spend the summer at Mem phis, engaged in the excursion busi ness. Jeff Hicks is captain of the boat. The Stuttgart Republican is to be established at Stuttgart in the near future. It will be owned and oper ated by A. A. Tindall ar<i W. C. Moore. Joe Adams and C. B. Eaton of Cot ter have established a private electric plant at that place. The plant will light their residences and furnish power for a picture show. Prof. Fred M. Pickens of Evening Sh.<de has been crosen principal of THREE BASE BALL GAMES THIS WEEK Manager Cunningham of the White Sox has arranged a series of three games of ball, to be played at South Side park tomorrow, Wednesday and Thursday, between the locals and a crack team from Walnut Ridge. The commendable effort to furnish our citizens with this wholesome amusement during the sumer season should be appreciated by our citi zens in a more substantial manner than has been shown in the past. Batesville has a high class team of ball players, all gentlmanly. and home people, who play the game for all there is in it. and for the love of the ■port, and not for pecuniary reasons. Nevertheless, there must es nsemrity the Calico Rock high school, for the next year. Miss Lena Podman was ihoren as assistant prin.-ipa). 'lhcre is to be a big picnic held at Melbourne July 3rd. An excellent progiam is being arranged and this promises to be among the best pic nics ever held at that place. Three negro women were drowned in the St. Francis river near Wynne June 17 when a l«»at capsized. A white woman and two children in the boat were saved by a skiff man. From two to four cars of peaches are being shiped daily from Arka delphia, expert packers being em ployed from California. The orchards supplying the peaches are the Car dinal and Red Bird. Tom Jasper and Frank Osburn of near Weldon were arrested recent ly, charged with operating a moon shine distillery, the capacity of which was several hundred gallons per day. They were arrested ty a party of revenue officers. Engineers have begun the survey of the Ozark Railroad to run from Mountain Home to the mouth of Big creek, where the road will intersect with the White River road. The work cf surveying is supposed to be com pleted next month. According to the Mountain Echo of Yellville zinc ore is selling for 1135 and carbonate at *BS per ton. How ever, this price is not expected to lie maintained, but with ore at any thing around *IOO per ton and *75 for carbonates, the mining industry will continue to flourish. lie considerable expense attached to maintaining such a team, but the ad vertising it gives our town, and the enjoyment realized by those who love the game and witness the con tests gives many fold returns for all it would cost to keep the team prop erly equipod in paraphernalia. It is earneestly hoped that our citi zens will turn out in larger numbers at these games, and give the boys the encouragement they so richly de serve for the class of ball they put up. Manager Cunningham has received j assurances that the Searcy team will give Batesville • return series about the middle of July, and the boys will be in fine trim to give the chesty I diamond chasers from our neighbor | city a tussle for supremacy. Go out tomorrow and every day there is a game and boost the great est and cleanest sport known to man. Below is given the batting averages of members of the Batesville White Sox team: G’s. ab. r. h. sb. sh. Pct. J. Carpenter.. 1 4 0 2 0 0 .500 Woods 11 43 4 20 7 2 .465 Swift 8 34 5 12 6 3 .350 England 4 13 4 4 2 0 .308 Ferrill 6 26 8 8 0 0 .307 Warner 11 38 5 11 4 3 .293 Brewer 9 41 3 12 1 0 .292 Smith 5 14 3 4 0 1 .285 Bone 8 30 8 8 1 3 .267 Dardene 2 8 0 2 0 1 .250 Salmons 3 13 1 3 2 1 .230 Jones 5 19 3 4 0 2 .202 Hinkle 8 29 2 4 3 2 .139 Total 11 312 46 94 26 19 .301 Following is the record of pitch ers: Games. Won. Lost. Per Ct. Wood 4- 4 0 1000 McMillan 11 0 100(h Cheesman 1 11 .500 Smith 4 2 2 .500 FRENCHMAN WINS AIR DUEL. Machine of Teuton Drops Like Stone Inside French Lines—Victor Is Wounded in the Neck. Paris, June 20. —The following ac count of an engagement between a French and German aeroplane was given out in Paris: ' “An enemy aeroplane having been ■ observed over our lines at Aspach. ' near Thann, in Upper Alsace, one of our aviator sergeants took wing and mounted in ten minutes to a height of 10,500 feet. At this altitude he , engaged his enemy with a machine gun. “The German replied with his ma chine gun and one of his bullets i struck the motor of the French ma j chine. The sergeant again ascended 'to a position above his adversary, and fired three bands of cartridges. During the third round the German aviator was seen by the Frenchman suddenly to throw his arms into the air. His machine then began to fall and he came down like a stone inside our line. ! “The French aviator came down | under control. Once on the ground .he examined his machine. He found ; the bullets fired by his antagonist ; had perforated his cylinder, pene- I trated the steel shield at the back of i the motor, anr riddled his sails. The I Frenchman himself was slightly slightly wounded in the neck.” The First National Bank Up to .June first has made well : above 400 separate loans to farm- ■ ers alone—a record unequalled by : any other Bank in the county and : perhaps in all North Arkansas, this • year or any other year. We have : not denied any deserving farmer a : loan who offered us good security. The First National has thus : been a great blessing this spring to the farmers of the county. We j confidently believe they will show j their appreciation when the present ; “hard times” pass away by becom- : ing regular depositors of this Bank in larger numbers than ever. FIRST NATIONAL BANK (Only National Bank in Qty) MEMBER 3OF FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM NUMBER 152. MM IN WARISIWFUL First Authentic Figures of Lonses in European War Given Out By Red Cross Society. There has been much speculation as to the read losses in killed and dis abled since the beginning of the European war, little credence being given to the reports of those engaged ! n the conflict. Probably the most reliably author ity in this respect is the Red Cross Society, whose officers and members have been at hand in every battle, and whose figures are least liable to be distorted. In this Red Cross report, there is some surprise at the small losses of Great Britain, but this can be ac counted for from the fact that until the present time England has had only a small percentage of men en gaged, and the fighting has been on foreign territory. These figures cover only the period of conflict up to March 1 last. Since that date the casualties have been enormous, and at least one half the number have fallen during this past three months as were reported for the six months up to the above date. The Red Cross figures are given, as follows: The total killed, divided as follows: Germany, 482,000; Austria. 341,000; France, 464.000; Great Britain. 116,- 000; Russia, 733,000. The losses of the Belgians, Serbians, Montenegrins, Turks and Japanese are not included in the summary, exact figures not being obtainable. The Red Cross Record shows that every day of the war up to March 1 the losses of all the countries engaged averaged 41.300, divided as follows: Dead. 10,140; wounded, 23,000; pris oners, 8,300. The total losses of the allies averaged 28,000 daily, while those of the central powers, Germany and Austria-Hungary, averaged 13,- 300 a day. Following is the complete table: Germany—Dead. 482,000; slightly wounded, 760,000; seriously wounded, 97,000; prisoners, 233.000; total, 1,- 572,000. Austria—Dead, 341,000; slightly wounded, 618,000; seriously wounded, 83,000; prisoners, 183,000; total. 1,- 225,000. France — Dead, 464,000; slightly wounded, 718,000; seriously wounded, (Continued on Page Two.)