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VOLt ME X EXHAUSTION CAUSES LULL IN STRUGGIEJT VERDUN frightful Battling Comes to Balt With Fort Douamont Again in Handr o. Germans. Ixindon, May 25.—Utter exhaus tion of the human elements in two I great fighting machines brought a I lull, for a short time only, though, in the titanic struggle around Verdun early today. The frightful slaughter around Ft I Douaumont came to a halt Wednes day night with the Fort again in the | hinds of the Germans. While the infantry fighting ceased। F for a time there wn no let up, how- ' I ever in the tremendous struggle be- I tween German and French artillery. By nightfall of Thursday, the Ger-1 mans had launched a terrific artillery [ | fire upon Bui ;’O4, northwest of Ver- j I dun, evidently with the view of re- I newing the infantry fighting. There has been no estimate of th ■ I number < f casualties, but it is known : more lives were lost in the same length of time than i । any other bat- i tl< cf the great waK Terribe Scenes of Battle. x Every man in a French force pene i trating Fort Douaumont was wiped i out in a German charge. Men fought in dark, underground tunnels, using hand searchlights and knives nnd bombs. Hundreds of French and German buiied alive in the wrecking of un derground works by shell fire. It Score shave Ie .me insane from the lust of the horril Ie butchery. Surgeons, amputating arms and I legs without anaesthetics, report wounded Flench and Germans con- i - nuing th. -Huiile with^ kr ive though unable to stand. (EMMERY COMMITTEE MEETING WITH SI tt ESS The committee who have in charge I the matters of circulating subscrip tions for fund* with which to extend the city water to Oak lawm cemetery have met with splendid success today. Ninety-five per cent of all citizens called on contributed freely and lib erally. This is a fund wheih all who are interested should help swell to I the requierd amount, which is about $ UM), of which sum the city council, will contribute $240. A “jay walking” ordinance will probably be enacted at Little Rock. I GO TO I | EDWARDS : THE I BIRTHPLACE i I X | OF | Classy Goods »* ♦ aocoo*«-• O«•« »•••••»»• *********** BATESVILLE DAILY GUARD. WILL BUILD PARK AT PASSENGER STATION I W. E. Strong, secretary to J. S. i Butterfield, lands ape engineer, of Hollister, Mo., was a Batesville vis j itor today and made the announce ; ment that many substantial iniprove i ments would soon be made at th • 1 Iron .Mountain passenger station i । । this city. It is planned to make a । paik <>n the depot grounds, plant flow ■ ers and other shrubbery, and make the plaie -me of the beauty spots of I i :e .state. — WOLLb HAVE SAvED 51.50 ON EACH TRIP I “l :>t year ,f the roads had lieen in a-- g- oil condition between my town .—J Batesville as they are now, the farmers who hauled corn, etc., to Batesville would have saved $1.50 per :p." -aid W G. Caldwell of Sulphur Ria a while discussing good roads in Pa esville Friday. Some excellent road has been con structed between thi- city and Sul phur Ro<k recently, and Mr. Caldwell says the people of his section are still blessed with the fever, and will make other improvements soon. RIDE OLEN RED: CAN YOU BEAT IT? An old negro entered Barnett’s store Thursday with a chicken under his arm. "What have you got there. Jack?” inquired Asbery Morris, one of the clerks. ‘Tse got er tine rooster,” the darkey replied, whereupon Mr. Morris asked what kind of a rooster it was. “Dat’s a Ride Olen Red Rooster; what’ll ye gimme fer him?” said John, who probably does not km w yet ex actly what caused the fifteen minute fun-fest which followed. he officers of the Arkansas na tional guard have as yet received no orders from Washington, that may ’ be eon-trued as indicating a possible call to the Mexican border. It will <ause no surprise, however, should it [ come at any time. BATESVILLE. \KKANSAS. FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 26. 1916. Stti element of Condition of I nion Bank Ar Trust Co. Batesville, Ark. ( ondensed from report made to the State Ranking Department under official call for close of business May 8, 1916. • Recoukces Loans and Discounts $290,863.50 Scrip. Warrants and Securities . . 29.047.69 Overdrafts 47.22 Furniture and Fixtures .... 5.170.50 ( ASH ON HAND \\D IN BANKS . 208.232 86 TOTAL 5533.361.77 ' Liabilities Capital Stock fully paid $50,000.00 Surplus and Profits (Net) 20.283.93 ■ ‘ DEPOSITS SPJL 84 TOTAL 8533.361 77 * This bank leads all other banks in this section in amount of deposits, and we believe, with our many customers, that it leads also in amount of {food and efficient service that is most satisfying. As to safety and conservatism, this bank carries 45 per cent on its deposits in cash, when the law permits as low as 20 per cent. About 1.400 deposit ors are happy with their money entrusted to us. We shall be glad to see others join them in using our excellent service. No account too small to be welcomed. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS I). D. Adams. President. C. D. Metcalf. Cashier. E. H. Glenn. Vice Prest. Albert Sims, Secretary. J. C. Fitzhuih. Vice Prest. J H. Kennard, Asst. Cashier Samuel M. Casey. C W. Maxfield. M. C. Weaver. J. W Williamson. J. C. Hai). C. C. Fitzhugh. WALKS 100 HILES TO FREE HER SON Bent with age, her hair almost -v wy white, and h-^ face plainly d< pictirg wo’iy anil grief, Mrs. Mary Gabliert Ti.ursday morning arrived at Little Rock and trudged a weary path to the state enpito). Mrs. Gabbert, despite the infirmities that 70 years had heaped upon her. had walked— not ridden, but walked—loO miles from Dermott to Little Rock, and the three week jaunt over hot, dusty roaJs was just one more sacrifice for “her boy.” At noon Thursday. Gov. Hays granted a pardon to J. T. Gabbert, a young white man serving a three-year sentence <n the state convict farm at Tucker fcr burglary. Gabbert was convicted in Ashley county, and ha I served almost a year of his sentence. I Mrs. Gabbert could not take the par don to “her boy," because she was too fatigued to walk to Tucker, and be cav-e her purse had not fattened dur ing her tiresome three-week walk. Gcv. Pays also pardoned Ed Mat lock of Woodruff county, serving a one-year sence for grand larceny. The Lesser Goldman Cotton Com pany’s first report on cotton says the Newport wagon territory acreage has increased 8 or 10 per cent, and es timates at 15 per cent the acreage in crease for this section of the state. The report says the stand is good, and was aided by recent rain. HOSPITAL ROW TO STATE CONVENTION I The state hospital controversy may I be taken before the democratic state convention when that body meets next Wednesday. Friends of Dr Brough in Little Rock admit that resolutions recommending that the next legisla ture take steps to remove the institu tion from "political influences, as far as possible,” probably will be intto l duced It is said also that the con vention will be asked to go on record i a- opposing the practice of state of • filial- paying political debts with positions in -tate institutions without regard to effieency of appointees. It is rumored that the convention will consider recommending to the next [ legislature the impeachment of cer tain officials connected with the con troveray. MURDER THEORY IS ABANDONED Two years ago when Nick Kersner came to this county from Oklahoma he bore the name of “Kerchgassner." This was discovered Friday when i deeds to seven lots in an Oklahoma . town were examined. Kershner pro . bably shortened his name to make its pronunciation easier for his ac- . quaintances. I Sheriff Ruddeli is now satisfied that Mr. Kersner met death by accidental drowning la.-t Saturday in White river near his home, ten miles south of Batesville. For a time the sheriff i suspected the old man had met with foul play, but Friday when he discov ered all the property which Kersner was supposed to have possesed, Mr. Ruddeli became convinced that the man had not been murdered. In the last search of the former , home of the old man, the officer found sl3 in greenbacks and a few more pearls, worth a few dollars, and some other small articles of little value. This explained away what promised , for a few days to be a baffling case for the officers to unravel. The reason the sheriff made several searches of the Kersner home, is be cause upon one visit to the house the old man's dog was away from home and the doors were open. His second trip he found the doors closed and the dog inside the house, which caused suspicion that some one had visited the house with criminal in tent. PASS ORDINANCE TO PAVE STREETS Newport, May 25.—At the last regular session of the city council a measure was introduced providing for an improvement district, including Beech and Lake streets, which are to be paved with concrete. The contem » nted improvement will pave three Ho ks of street in the eastern part of the city, two on Beech street and one in Lake street. The council also passed an ordinance I further restricting the parking of ve hicles of all kinds on the principal i business streets of the business sec tion of the city. I When Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Daniels of I Kansas City refused to give up their • jewelry, a burglar threatened to • brain their baby. He escaped with a , $5« 0 diamond. DOLLARWAY ROUTE TO BE MADE READY FOR GRADER PREPARE FOR RAIN; DEAD TREES FALLING — Every one who has studied and watched the theory knows that no surer sign for rain prevails than fall ini timber. It'is claimed by those । who have noted the fall of dead limbs ! during calm and dry weather, that [ this is a sure sign of rain within 48 I hours It is reported dead limbs be gan to fall from timlier this morning' and according to this theory you can prepare for another rain, sooner or later. MODEL ROAD SOON TO BE COMPLETED About S3OO will be required to com- । ph tv the Batesville-Cave City road vay, according to Dr. F. A. Gray, one I of the enterprising citizens who has placed his energy behind the move- 1 ment. The amount will l>e raised at < ave City and Batesville. The road has been built nine and one-half miles distant from Batesville, me st of the difficult labor having been । performed. When Cave City is reach ed the road will in all probability be worked to Evening Shade. 18. THOMAS WILL PLANT VARIETY OF BERRIES | Edward Thomas, a thrifty farmer who resides in Bone Cave community, is preparing to give much of his soil to berry culture, according to his ■tatement made FrnTSf"when in the ity marketing several crates of strawberries. Mr. Thomas met with -plendid success growing strawberries this season, and will put out 6.000 no re plants. He will not stop at strawberries, but will plant goose berries. dewberries, raspberries and blackberries as well. After deliberating several days, a jury at Lufkin. Texas, has found E. i E. Sapp and Lou Sapp guilty of the murder of Richard Watts and sen tenced them to forty and twenty years respectively. The body of Watts was found buried in a shallow grove in the big woods near Lufkin. G. L. Rutherford left yesterday evening for his home in G-cenfield, Texas, after spending a short time here. Mr. P -therford says he is greatly pleased to see our people awak ening to the importance of good roads, and adds that eight ’■l highways have been built out of Greenville exactly in -ame manner in which our people are starting out to build them. In Hunt county, of which Greenville is the capita!, I there are 1.300 automobiles. Mr. Rutherford being the pur chaser of the seventh car a few'years ago. W. A. and M. M. Rutherford accompanied their brother to Newport yesterday in an automobile, reaching that city in time for Mr. Ruther ■ .! tt cat. h the $ ■>’. lock train for Texa- L (The above clipping was taken from the May 25th issue of the Daily Guard.) I The -eventh car in Hunt County, Texas, was Mr. Ruther- f rd’s. and it is a STUDEBAKER This car was bought some seven or eight years ago. and is still giving perfect satisfaction. This is but one instance where the STUDEBAKER has shown what it has in it. 1-ong life, small upkeep expense and little trouble is the rule rather than the exception. . I Ask the owner of a STUDEBAKER car about his expenses. It will surprise you how small they are. Come in and let us show you some of the many advantages it has. C. W. Maxfield Co. “The Beat for the Money” -- - - NUMBER 132 C ommissioners Will Meet in Batesville Saturday . June 3, to Transact Incidental Buaineaa. The work of clearing away the stumps, big rocks and other obstacles will be commenced within a few 1 weeks on the Pleasant Plains-Bates ville Dollarway, to make ready for the road grader and tractor that will follow, according to the action of the commissioners, who met at the court house yesterday with Judge Waldrip. It is palnned, if possible, to have the overseers call out hands to do the preliminary work of clearing the right of way. which will lie followed I by the work of the road grader, which Iran work a mile of road per day over some sections, ami nineteen miles will he covered. It is planned that when the grader and tractor are placed in operation to employe an overseer, a man who is out of politics, and not a regular town- I ship overseer, this party to have full charge and supervision of the road construction. A small amount of money will be required to clear the right of way of •he load, which will be 24 feet wide f rom ditch to ditch, and it is estimated , ’hat sl2 per day will operate the tailer and tractor. The entire road, vhi'h will mean hundreds of thous : of dollars to the county and to Batesville, can be built for SI,OOO. ac- I ording to Judge Waldrip. The commission to direct the build ng f this road is composed of A. J. • hisam of Salado, Henry Johnson of Pleasant Plains and M M. Rutherford of Rutherford, and they will meet in Batesville Saturday. June 3, to trans act all the preliminary business prep aratory to starting the clearing of the right of way. Judge Waldrip and W. R West brook will visit the Pleasant Plains -ection Monday in the interest of the Dollarway. Donations are in order, and Mr. Westbrook will give you a receipt for whatever sum you contribute. ENTER PLEA OF GUILTY TO DISTURBING WORSHIP Frank Painter and Dan White ap peared before Justice J. A. Holmes Friday morning and. after entering a plea of guilty to a charge of dis turbing religious worship, were each fined $”4 and the costs. The offenses were committed at Salt Petre, a few miles west of Cushman. - -*