THE HUTTIG NEWS.
DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS AND UNION COUNTY.
VOL. XI. NO. 49
HUTTIG. ARKANSAS. SATURDAY. APRIL 6. 1918.
PRICE. $1 PER YEAR
HITTIG WILL CELEBRATE
Everybody In the East End of Union County
Asked to Join Us on April 6.
In pursuance to the proclamation
of Gov. Brough there will be held
in Huttig at 4 o’clock Saturday
afternoon, April 6, a big patriotic
rally and Rag raising.
The school children are being
drilled on several patriotic songs
and Miss Hazel Bentley will give
the reciatation on the flag she did
at the recent Red Gross benefit at
the school house.
There will be a patriotic speech
by Lieut. W. A. Jilson of Camp!
Pike.
A large flag staff 70 feet in
height has been erected between
the postoffice and bank buildings
on which will be raised an Ameri
can flag. 5}i x 9 feet, with appro
priate ceremonies.
Let every farmer lay aside his
work for the afternoon and make it
a point to be on hand with his en
tire family. The saw mills will
close down in time for the em
ployes to be on hand and all stores
and offices will close until after the
ceremonies are completed.
Clean Ip Week April 7th to 13th.
Gov. Brough has designated the
week of April 7 to 13 as Glean Up
Week, and realizing the great need
at this time to conserve the health
of our people by improving the san
itary conditions, which will prevent
the beeding of mosquitoes, the ex
ecutive committee of the Union
County Council of Defense, at a
special meeting held April 1,
heartily endorses this movement
&nd directed the county health of
ficer, Dr. H. H. Neihuss, who is
also director of sanitation for the
Council of Defense, to proceed im
mediately to lay such plans as will
make this week a big success. It
is requested that all communities
in the county cooperate with Dr.
Neihuss, as this movement is in
tended to cover every spot in Union
county.
J. K. Mahony, Chairman.
R. N. Benson, Secretary.
American Army Rifle Superior.
American troops are armed with
a faster firing and more accurate
rifle than used by the Germans, ac
cording to our expert designers,
manufacturers and marksmen, says
a statement by the bureau of ord
nance. One military critic and
writer claims the Germans Mauser
does not permit the most skilled
user to get more than 50 per cent
of the firing speed of the modified
Enfield adopted for the United
States service.
The superiority claimed for the
American weapon is supported on
three counts: Quicker firing as a
result of bolt-handle design, easier
quicker sighting as a result of sight
design, greater accuracy of bullet
flight resulting from bullet design
and greater mechanical accuracy
of chamber and bore.
March Weather.
The highest temperature record
ed during March was 88 degrees
on the 13th and the lowest was 31
degrees on the 1 7th. The rainfall
for the month was only 28 one
hundredths of an inch.
The Creat Duty.
As we go about our daily tasks in
peace and safety men are dying
every minute on the battlefields of
Europe to save civilization, Our
own gallant soldiers are shedding
their blood in France and our sail
ors engulfed in the waters of the
Atlantic as they go in defense of
America’s rights and honor.
Upon our performance of the
work committed to us depend the
lives of thousands of men and
women, the fate of many nations,
the perservation of civilization and
humanity itself; and the more ef
ficient and prompt we people of
America are in doing our part, the
more quickly will this war come to
an end and the greater the number
of our sqldiers and sailors who will
be saved from death and suffering
and the greater number of the,peo
pie of other nations released from
bondage and saved from death.
To work, to save, to economize,
to give financial support to the gov
ernment is a duty of the Nation
and to the world and it >s especially
a duty of our fighting men who on
land and sea are offering their lives
for their country and their country
men. __
Tovvn [lection,
At the town election held Tues
day the following officers were i
elected:
Mayor-Thos. Green.
Recorder— R. A. Barrow.
Aldermen —A. E. Lucas, L. M.
Despain, J. B. Crockett, F.W. Scott
and H. P. Heard.
Editor Visits Camp Pike.
While in Little Rock last Friday
and Saturday attending the meet- I
ing of the newspaper men of the
state with H. S. Gardner of St.
Louis, the director of publicity for
the Third Liberty Loan, the editor
visited Camp Pike and was much
impressed by the great work done !
there by the Y. M. C. A., and
heard only words of praise from
the soldiers of it.
Drills of all kinds were in pro
gress all over the camp, but the
most interesting was that of the
gas mask.
“Gas!” calls the officer in charge
of the squad. The men knockoff
their hats, and dig in a hurry for
their gas masks, which are carried
in a canvass bag on their chests'
The mask fastens with a couple of
webbed straps, and the soldier in
serts his chin in the mask, pulls the
harness over his head with a snap,
and takes one step forward. Trial
after trial we timed them and there
were always a number who could
make it under five seconds; Most
of the masks were on in ten sec
onds, but there would always be
some luckless fellow whose fingers
were all thumbs to bring down
the average. No gas was being
used, of course, but the officers are
seeing that there will be no delay
in getting into the masks when
that part of the work comes. It
would take too long to describe one
of the masks as to construction,
but they are said to be the most
successful used by any army.
A colored soldier who had viewed
the men in the goggle eyed gas
masks with evident bewilderment,
said: “Boss, am dat de motor
cyclin' bunch?” When the use of
the gas mask was explained to him
he got the main idea in a hurry.
“Boss,” he said, "l's been a fussin’
to get in wid de fightin’ bunch, but'
good night l stays wid de shovel]
gang.”
Sunday School Convention.
The Thirtieth Annual State con
vention of the Arkansas Sunday
School association, which is to be
held in Jonesboro April 16. 1? and
18, will be attended by Sunday
school and church workers of all
protestant denominations from all
parts of the state. A splendid pro
gram has been planned to help all
teachers and officers of the Sunday
school. Jonesboro is making great
plans to entertain the delegates
while in the city. The convention
will be held in the beautiful new
Baptist church, which is well ar
ranged to take care of a conven
tion of this kind,
what is f xPEcitu or is.
Union County's Quota for lliird liberty Loan
Bonds is $179,250.
All is now set for the great Third
Liberty Loan drive for $5,000,
000.000 with its over subscrip
tions.
Every county in every state in
the Union, and every town and city
in every county, is listed at head
quarters of the Liberty Loan or
ganization at St Louis, and at the
Treasury Department at Washing
ton.
Each town, city and county has
had the qoota of bonds it must take
allotted to it, and each will be ex
pected and must take the bonds
assigned.
The financiers everywhere ex
pected the issue to be much larger
than the $3,000,000,000 required.
Plans were perfected for a sale
largely in excess of this. Now
with the organizations that have
been effected the quota should be
subscribed in a very brief cam
paign.
Many counties and towns have
advised headquarters that their
quotas are already pledged, and
with a little wo^k the over-sub
scriptions will reach sums that will
show the world that the patriotism
of the people has been aroused to a
high pitch; will show our Allies
across the water that the United
States may be depended op to do
its part, and will demonstrate to
the Kaiser and all Germany that
every man in this Nation and every
dollar of America’s wealth will be
enlisted in the war that is to sweep
Pruasianism from the face of the
earth.
For the Third Liberty Loan
Union county’s quota has been
fixed at $179,250. The county in
the second Liberty Loan had
$ 1 19,000 for its minimum, the tar
get was $198,500 the actual sub
scription totaled $129,600, and
was taken by 571 subscribers.
There is more Catarrh In this section
of the country than ail other diseases
put together, and for years it was sup
posed to be incurable. Doctors pre
scribed local remedies, and by constant
ly failing to cure with local treatment,
pronounced it incurable. Catarrh is a
local disease, greatly influenced by con
stitutional conditions and therefore re
quires constitutional treatment. Hall's
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J.
Cheney & Co.. Toledo, Ohio, is a consti
tutional remedy, is taken Internally
and acts thru the Flood on the Mucous
Surfaces .of the System. One Hundred
Dollars reward is offered for any case
that Hall's Catarrh Cure fails to cure.
Send for circulars and testimonials.
F J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohif
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Hall's Family Fills for constipation.
Methodist Church Services.
The following services will be
held at Union church Sunday: Sun
day school at 10:00 a. m. Preach
ing at 11 a. m. and 8:00 p. m. by
the pastor. Junior League at 3:00
p. m. Epworth League at 7:00 p.
m. A cordial invitation is extend
ed to all to attend these services.
Rev. A. Turrentine, Pastor.
Review ot War Achievements
The following statements are
from the official review of the first
year of war,' made public by the
committee on public information:
During the first year of war the
United States army has increased
in actual strength from 9.524 offic
ers and 202 510 enlisted men to
123,801 officers and 1,528,924
enlisted men. Strength of the na- >
vy today is nearly 21,000 officers
and 330,000 enlisted men;
strength a year ago was 4,792 of
ficers and 77,946 enlisted men.
The total number of persons now
in the naval establishment exceeds
425,000.
The first contingent of the expe
ditionary forces landed safely at a1
French port 88 days after war was'
declared. American t-oops went
on the line for their baptism of fire
i87 days after war was declared.
Near 73,000 mechanics and
other civilian employes are work
ing at navy yards and stations.
More than 700 privately owned
vessels have been purchased or
chartered by the navy.
Some 300 woolen mills are
working on army contracts.
Over 20,000,000 pairs of shoes
have been ordered for the army.
Total weight of steel thrown by
a single broadside from the Penn
sylvania today is 17,508 pounds;
maximum broadside of largest ship
during Spanish-American war was
5,660 pounds.
When war was declared, 123
naval vessels were building or
authorized, and contracts have
been placed since that time for 949
vessels.
Before the war a total of$l,
500 000 had been appropriated for
air service. Congress has made
$691,000,000 available for air
craft production in first year of
war.
Government now operates 260,
000 miles of railroad, employing
1,000.600 men and representing
investment of $ 17,500,000,000.
To March 12 the war-risk in
surance bureau had issued policies
for a total of $12,465,1 16.500 to
the armed forces.
Allottments and allowances to
soldiers’ and sailors’ dependents
paid by the government in Febru
ary amounted to $19,976,543.
Notice.
On and after first of April we
will raise the price of work as fol
lows. Hair cut, 40cts, children
I hair cut, S6ct», neck shave, 5cts
extra. All other work same old
City Barber Shop.
price.
MAGIC MESSAGE SEN!
BY RED CROSS WORKER
BRINGS SOLDIER GREER
A striking example of the mingled
pathos and service of the American
Red Cross for soldiers in the camps is
related in a letter from T. T. Flagler,
field director of the Southern Divi
sion, Atlanta, Ga., to Henry S. Thomp
son, director of the Bureau of Camp
Service. Washington.
An extract from Flagler's letter fol
lows:
"I was alone in the office one after
noon, trying to burn anthracite coal
In a wood stove, when there was a
knock on the door and out of the rain,
sleet and snow came one of the best
looking types of American manhood 1
have seen in some time. He was of
striking appearance and a bad cough
which he had and the paleness of his
face showed that he was convalescent.
He brought a note from bis command
ing officer stating that the bearer was
a motorcycle rider and was Just get
ting over the grip and was very much
in need of knitted articles.
"I took the man down to the ware
house, and on the way down he men
tioned that several sweaters he had
seen had cards on them giving the
name of the woman who had knitted
them, and asked me if I couldn’t
him a sweater with such a card on It,
as he wanted to wrRe a letter of
thanks. - *
“On entering the warehouse it
chanced that the first sweater 1
picked up had stitched to It a little
black-bordered card bearing the name
and address of the woman and In a
little, thin, shaky hand the following
word?:
“ ‘1 am 71 years old, and God bless
you, boy.’
“When the soldier saw the little
card he gathered up his helmet, wrist
lets, muffler and sweater, and his
eyes were actually filled with tears
as he turned to me and said, 'lsn'.
that splendid? That Is Just what I
wanted?'" .*.•«*■-• -
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Red Cross Is packing Italy.
That the American Rod Cross War
Council \viU assist in re-equipping
field hospitals in Italy, many of which
wefe lost or damaged In the retreat
of the Italian army, la the information
Contained in a telegram to the head
quarters of the Southwestern Divi
sion, American Red Cross, at St,
Louis, from Henry P. Davison, chair
man of the Red Cross Council. _
Influenza wcl„wl..
No one who has not had Influenza can realize the suffering
it causes or how it defies treatment. 1 know of nothing that will
give such prompt relief as Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, for
when it is taken the pain in the chest disappears, the fever sub
sides and the whole body becomes more comfortable.
Then again, the after effects of Influenza are often even more
distressing than the disease itself, but they can be avoided if
you use
Chamberlain’sy Cough Remedy
Though the greatest danger from this disease is Pneumonia,
I have never known a single case of Influenza to result in it when
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy was freely given. The persistent
cough that frequently follows Influenza can be relieved by
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, and should not be allowed to
run on until it becomes troublesome." '
7Jt-aJxJL •—
Back Your Soldiers
With Your Dollars
A War Savings Stamps
is as sr cm
As A National Bank Note
Both are backed by the United S-tates Government.
About the only difference is that the Str mps pay you 4 per
cent interest compounded quarterly on J anuary 1, 1923.
If you are pressed for money at i ry time, you can
cash a War Savings Stamp for its cur, ent value at any
money order post office on ten days’ noti ie.
War Savings Stamps are conveme ut and easy in
vestments, no "red tape,-’ and are backed t'Y the entire re-,
sources of the Deople of the United States. \
Every Stamp you buy helps to keep \the Germans
out of your own home. Eiyery Stamp you bu y brings you
nearer to financial freedom.
' 1 \
This War will be won only when
thrift becomes our watchword.
This space patriotically contributed to War Savings Co pmtotee by
THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
HUTTIG. ARKANSAS
ARMY CAMPS 0R£2ftED TO
MAKE USS OF RED CROSS
Resettling the greet force for good
e^iftodled In the Red Cross, and like
wise realizing that the Red Cross Is
the most important agency outside the
soldier himself for winning the war
for America and her allies. Secretary
of War Balter has Issued a mandatory
order directing the commanders of
camps and cantonments all over the,
United States to make use of tp
services and supplies of the Amsr^jn
Red Croea. J /
This means that corn mantra Aten
erally wifi avail themselves at th«
Red t'ross whenever neco^sary,. Th«
Secretary of War s ordfcr hr.s beet)
transmitted to all comtntgnden
throughout the United fVx/es
Great Demonstration In Turin.
The departure of th» fourth soction
of the American Rojl Cross, made up
of 25 ambulances, was the occasion of
a great demonstration for the United
States in Turhc Italy. Flowers were
heaped on the ambulances, crowds
cheered, brads played American alr.<
and soldiers paid military honors.
Danger in Municipal Pigs.
One method of disposing of garbage
Is that adopted by many municipali
ties of feeding It to pigs. Approxi
i
mutely 10 /y.r cent of" the total col
lection in according to reports of
cities of Jlfi.000 and over, was han
dled in t tilts manner. This may be a
slight Improvement over dumping it.
but onl.y for small places where the
garbage ‘can he handled before it de
cays. M) serious a matter is this sys
tem tint* the state of Colorado has
parsed *. law compelling all meat mar
kets to state whether the pork sold hv
them was fed on untreated garbage.
Another state hoard of health finds
that of 1.000 hogs fed on city garbage,
.Tt percent had tuberculosis. “The Idea
of eating garbage-fed pork is disgust
ing.” says one mayor. The eating of It
may he injurious.
Hainault Forest.
Hainault ''urest. where the London
county council golf courses will be
closed for the remainder of the war.
hears a title that torments the anti-.
<juaries, some of whom have gone to
<Jermanv for a derivation. Hut “Haln.
ault” is really a modern corruption of
a word variously written “Ifinelinlt" or
“ITenholt,” which stands obviously-for
the Snxnti liean-holt. meaning “worth
less wood." This same name of
“Hyneholt" was formerly borne by
part of the royal forest near Colches
ter. Anciently Hainault forest com
prised that portion of (he great forest
of Waltham which lay south and east
of the Kiver ltuding. and was admin
istered by the same officials as Ep
ping forest.—London Chronicle.