Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-19
Not At Redfork-Arkansas Side Relieved by Crevasse
 On Mississippi Side.
FALLING AT ARK. CITY
The Break at Beulah, Miss, Serves to Relieve Desha and Chic0t
 Counties.


 break in the levee at Red Fork, in this county, is a III stake. There is no crevasse ill the embankment at that point The break is at Rose- mary, twelve miles east of Red Fork, where the water is pouring over the fembankment along a crest 200 yards wide.
 However, this break is not par ,icularly serious. It is at point where tie work IS new, and will not effect the cid levee work. Engin- ecrs and citizens are working to check the break, and it is believed will be successful
 In addition to their efforts, the l.eak in the Mississippi. levee at Reulah, Miss, which is almost due east of Rosemary, and on the opposite side of tie Mississippi river, is serv- ing to greatly relieve the situation on this side. The river is reported to have fallen six inches today at Arkansas City.
 The only danger from the break i'll the Arkansas river levee at Rosemary is that it may effect the Bogy Bayou levee, to the soutE, where the Bayou empeies into the Miss ssippi river.
 Rosemary is about four miles west of the Mississippi river and on the south side of the Arkansas river.
 There is no danger of the back waters now spread ng much farther west in this county. This city is absolutely safe, as Ghe nearest water is still two miles east of here and it would require very pronounced rise to bring. it any closer.
 The greatest fear in tn s vicinity now is from the levee conditions a's the Arkansas State farm, ill Lincoln County, as the engineers corps in- { dicate very unsafe condition at that point, should there be another i'm mediate Sc ill the Arkansas river. In fact, unless conditions are im- proved by the time of the annual June rise', it is almost certain that shis section of the state, as we'll as the farm itself, will suffer.
 This $ enc reason why members of ti.e Linweod- Auburn Levee District will go to Little Rock tomorrow to confer with the penitentiary board Immediate action is deemed neces- sary.
 25,OOO Flood Sufferers
 The break in the main me leVee on the Mississippi river yesterday four miles below Rosedale and an other On the Arkansas river added 25,0OO persons to the list of flood sufferers in Southern Arkansas. Northeastern Eousiana and North western Mississ ppi' tie yellow flood pouring over the richest land in the country and inundating an area all most as large as the New England Stases.
 The plight of hundreds of homeless people is pitiable, hundreds are marooned in isolated places patiently wa ting to be carried to higher ground Many have been without food for days and in dire distress for the waul of clothing, food and bedding.
 Officials of the national govern ment have combined their forces with the state officials to carry re- I eff to as many as possible. The need of motor boats and skiffs 70 be used in rescuing persons in trees and from houseiops is extreme and all available craft, power and otherwise have Teen bought or chartered.
 The water is rising fast at Tallu7 lah, La, and every effort is being made 70 carry the inhabitants to M lliken's Bend, where temporary refugee camp will be established im~ mediately to take care of 4,O00. This camp Is to be protected by the na- tional guard Urgent appeals from more than 5000 persons have been received at Vicksburg. wEere larga camp will be established immediately under the Miss ssippi national guard. The territory between Vicksburg and Monroe is flooding rapidly and whatever is to be dcne should be done quickly. Railroads are all out If commission in the inundated sec tian and whatever suppl es are col lccted can only be distributed by boats. A large relief subscription has been started in New Orleans. .,rh New Orleans Cotton Exchange rave check for $i,OOO, which was eoen followed by similar amount {ssy<,