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Published every Friday at McCrorv, Ark.
WALTER W. RANEY, Ed. and Pub.
J. B. SMITH, Associate Editor.
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ter August 26, 1915, at the post
office at McCrory, Ark., under
the Act of March 3, 1879.
Friday, June 22, 1917.
WOODRUFF COUNTY
RED CROSS MEETING
A meeting was held at the
Methodist, church in McCrory
yesterday afternoon, when the
Woodruff County Red Cross War
Council was organized.
Mayor Raney of McCrory pre
sided and Mr. H. C. Argo of Cot
ton Plant was elected Secretary.
About forty prominent citizens,
ladies and gentlemen, represent
ing Augusta, Cotton Plant. Hun
ter and other localities, beside a
large number of McCrorians were
present. Everybody present en
rolled as members for the dura
tion of the war. Patriotic ad
dresses were “too numerous to
mention/’
Recruiting Slowly
Since Registration
Little Rock, June 18. —Arkan
sas has not come up to its quota
in the recruiting for the regu
lar army, and the State Council
of Defense will assist the regular
army authorities in bringing the
needs of the Government to the
attention of the people.
W. S. Gifford, Director of the
National Council, in a telegram i
to Durand Whipple, Assistant!
Director of the State Council,
says:
“Attention is called to the re
cruiting situation of the Regular
Army of the United States. Only
230,000 men have been recruited
out of a full quota of 300,000.
There has been a very serious
falling off in the number of re
cruits, which, -since Registration
Day has fallen from 2,000 per
day to 1,400 throughout the en
tire country. Particular atten
tion is called to the fact that
men between the ages of 18 and
21, and between 31 and 40, in
clusive, are eligible for enlist
STRAYED!
GRAYS, ARK., June 13, 1917.
STRAYED—One light bay mare
mule about 5 years old, branded on left
shoulder with letter K. Tip of nose is
lighter than the rest of mule. Has a
small white spot near top of left hip,
about the size of a five cent piece. She
was raised near Newark, Ark. Left
Grays Monday, June 4,1917, going north
Was last heard from near Eight Mile,
Ark., east of Cache river.
I will pay Twenty Dollars reward to
the person delivering the above describ
ed mule to me at Grays, Ark.
J. B. POTTER.
The following Executive Com
mittee charged with the duty of
directing the activies of the Coun
cil \yas elected:
J. H. Dale of Augusta, Cam
paign Manager.
Hon. H. M. Woods of Augusta,
Publicity Agent.
McCrory, Mr. J. H. Crossett.
Cotton Plant, Messrs. W. G.
Jones and A. M. Carter.
Augusta, Messrs. Roy Mitchell,
J. C. McDonald and L. W. Win
free.
Hunter, Mr. H. O. Penrose.
The following sub-committees
were appointed to push the work
in their respective communities,
invested with wide discretionary
power as to methods:
Franks, Mr. F. H. Cole.
White River, Messrs. J. W. Ap
ple. Harry Snapp and Wade Garton
Point, Messrs. J. D. Eldridge,
Dr. McGuire and R. E. Berkshire.
Augusta, Messrs. F. B. Jones,
J- P. Gibson, Lee Miller, Rev.
Pruitt, D. P. Shoup, I. J. Stacy,
Hoy Woods, Steve Davis and T.
L. Stanley.
Garden, Messrs. E. W. Butler
and T. P. Hardeman.
Barnes, Messrs. W. E. Jelks
and R. E. Holder.
Pumpkkin Bend, Messrs. J. W.
Browning and S. L. Holt.
DeView, Messrs. A. S. Thomp
son, Dr. J. W. Morris, W. 0.
Scales, Clayton Hailey, F. Lewis,
1Y- B. Fakes, W. P. Scott, J. W.
Mullens, J. T. Angelo and W. P.
Musgrove.
Lent, Messrs, John Pace and
•John Dennis.
Cache, Messrs. Dan Keith, J.
K Robertson, E. W. Chaney and
L. L. Cole.
Caney, Dr. U. S. Monroe, H.
C. Penrose and C. R. Brinneman.
rreemah, Messrs. T. E. Trice,
A. F. Mayberry and 0. L. Craw
ford.
Cotton Plant, R. R. James, A.
C- Carter, W. G. Jones, Sol. Na
and J. R. Trice.
meni in me neguiar Army, as
well as men who have registered
for military service. Men en
gaged in professions or trades
necessary to the prosecution of
the war should not be enlisted.
It is exceedingly important that
the Regular Army should be re
cruited to. its full strength with
the least possible delay.”
The day for the selective draft
has not yet been determined up
on by the War Department, but
it is expected the plans for its
application will soon be worked
out and announced. Ample op
portunity is being given in the
meantime for all eligibles to en
list in some branch of the ser
vice. When the draft is made it
will be equitable and just, each
county being required to furnish
its proportionate quota, and am
ple and just opportunity will be
given to prove exemptions. It
is believed that there will be no
more trouble with the draft than
there was with the registration,
as the men who are drafted are
in all respects as honorable and
as brave as the others. They
will constitute the National Army
and as such are expected to give
a good account of themselvss at
the front.
Order No. 700
Office of State Provost Marshal
Little Rock, Ark., June 18, 1917.
Following telegram is publish
ed for the information, guidance
and compliance of all concerned:
Washington, D. C., June 18.
Governor of Arkansas:
No. 700. National Guardsmen
who were between Ihe ages of
twenty-one and thirty on June 5,
and who since that 'day have
been discharged, must register. ]
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It is requested that the above
be given all the publicity possi-'
ble and that all officers notify
their men upon discharge that
they must register with their
County or City Clerk immediately
upon being discharged.
Lloyd England,
The Adjutant General.