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CITY EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE PURGES
VOTERS LIST
City Gets $425.7S.

Friends of the various candi-
dates for Aldermanic honors
gathered at the City Hall early
Thursday morning and kept City
Clerk David L. Paulk and Chief
Herman Smith busy writing out
tax receipts for their delinquent
friends, who had been served
with notices to appear before the
City Executive Commute to show
cause why they should not be
taken from the voters list. 1874
such delinquents had been served
and all but II succeeded in estab-
fishing their legal right of voting
in the coming primary by estab-
fishing their residence and paying
their street and advalorium taxes
due by them. The total number
of citizens qualified to vote at the
election is now 1893. The com
mittee is being congratulated in
being able to satisfy all factions
and at the same time enrich the
city treasury to the tune of $425.
Is and the State and county to
several hundred dollars. The
factions were represented by
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New York, July 80. Not since
January. 1910. when cotton broke
over 2 cents per Pound. under
heavy liquidation by McFadden
interests, ha&e traders witnessed
such wild scenes of excitement
as today, when cotton futures
smashed wide open under ire
mendous weight of local selling,
led by scared-out longs" on the
growing seriousness of the Euro
pean crisis.
July and August were the tar
get for the bears, crumbling to
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London, July 80 "A newspaper
dispatch from St. Petersburg
states that the entire Russian army
has been ordered modified. The
Russian army in times of war
numbers 100000 men.
Berlin, July 30-Germany has
sent an ultimatum to Russia, CIV
ing the Gar twentY-four hours to
explain what Russia means by the
mobilization of troops.
The Imperial foreign Office autho-
rized the following statement this
evening:
Germany has not issued mobi-
lization orders. Germany has
taken an important step in the in
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Belgrade.
SITUATION TENSE.


SITUATION TENSE.
The situation here became SO
tense this afternoon that reports
were in general circulation that the
British Government had ordered
the mobilization of its army and
navy.
To quiet these reports, TIE War
Office issued an official denial, say
ing:
"No mobilization orders have
been issued to the military forces
or the navy. The Government is
taking only precautionary defen-
siye measures.
The denial of the reports failed
to relieve the fears in any great
measure, however. In some quar-
tiers the anxiety was even increased
by the patent admission that 'pre-
cautionarY defensive measures
were considered necessary.
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Col, A. J. Mcdonald, Messrs. l..
0. Tisdel, G. A. FretwelI and j.
L. Frazer for the Union Ticket,
whilst Col. Alex Koplin and
Wiley Williams represented the
citizens ticket. The executive
committee was represented by
Isidor Gelders, chairman, Fred
j. Clark and Chas. Sandlin.
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July Cotton Breaks
$4.75; Exchange Wild


1924 against 11.86, last nights
closing quotation. which repre-
sented a net break of 80 points,
or 81. go per bale. July was dump
ed on the market in unlimited
quantities, breaking to lilo,
then closing at 1887, or $4.75 a
bale off for the day. Every op-
ton on the list was put under the
heaviest pressure in years, and
followed the break in August and
with declines ranging from 70
to sc points from the previous
close.
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GERMANY DECLARES
WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
The Greatest Armed Conflict
Of The World Seems Inevitable

Special To The Leader-Enterprise
Berlin July Sl.--EmperOr William of Germany to
day decreed state of war Following official announce
ment was issued:
sin conformity with paragraph sixty eight of the
Constitution OF the German Empire, Bavaria being ex-
cluded the German Emperor has decreed state of war
similar decree for Bavaria will be issued" The de-
cree followed the reply of the Russian Empire to Ger
many's Utimatum of yesterday which was unsatisfac
tory.
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ALI Europe To Be Involved
Special To The Leuder-Enterprise.

Special To The Leuder-Enterprise.
London. July Sf.--HOpe of adverting the War Ca
tastrophe has been abandoned All Europe will soon be
involved in the Greatest conflict that the world has ever
seem Efforts for peace still going but it is expect
ed that they will be fruitIess t.a1+.
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Stock Exchange Closed

Special To The Leader-Enterprise.
London, July Slst.-A run on the Bank of England
has been started by note holders Great European Stock
Exchanges closed by the crises This includes the
Exchanges at Liverpool, Manchester Eng London and
Glasgow Scotland.
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New York Exchange Closed

OpecaI TO Inc Leader-hnterprlSe.
New York, July 3Ist--A meeting of leading Bank
called today at the office of p Morgan and
Co. to decide whether the Stock Exchange should be
closed. Stock Exchanges at New York, Boston and
Chicago have been closed.
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Arnuzu Today

The old Cobbler. This is one
Ct the best dramas ever shown on
the screen. Don't fail to see it.
Amuzu Theatre.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-08-16

roads passing through defiles, but the
narrow nature of these passes makes
their defense comparatively easy. That
Is the reason why both Germany and
France rushed their armies into Al
SAGE as soon as mobilization was be-
gun and war declared.
To the west of the valley of the
MOselle and separated from it by the
massive mountain formation of the
Eiffel, is the river Meuse coming from
France, and entering Belgian terri
tory at Sedan. II flows through
l.ieg and the Dutch province OF Linn
burg.
Thus there are three natural lines
for any advancing army from Ger
many into France. or from France into
Germany. through the Troue de Bel
fort. the Moselle valley near Metz or
the valley of the Meuse through Hol-
land and Belgium. All three passages
are naturally we'll guarded by the riv-
ers and mountains and easily defend
ed. It is where the natural defenses
are weakest that the rival nations
have erected their chains of fortifica-
lions.
- The eastern theatre" of war.
stretching from the Baltic Sea down
to the Black Sea. comprising eastern
Germany. western Russia and north
eastern Hungary. is composed mainly
of huge plains. cut up by big rivers
and divided by the Carpathian noun.
tains, forming natural defense for
Hungary against Russia.
The Carpathians in their western
part have an Alpine character and
are extremely difficult to pass by
large bodies of troops and heavy ar
tillery. The eastern part of these
mountains is lower but heavily wood
ed.
The southern theatre" Of war is
apparently of secondary Importance at
this stage. 1t seems probable that
the first great engagement Of the
war will take place in the west, be-
tween Germany and the allies,
France, England and Belgium. If a
great battle should occur there and
not bring the belligerents to terms,
the next decisive action probably
would take place in the east, either
in Russian Poland or between Cracow
and Breslau. In all probability, Aus
tria will remain wholly on the defen-
sive, and the fate of the combatants
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-08-16

declared. Sir John went to Aldershot
as commander Of the First army
corps. From 1907 to 1911 he held
the high post OF inspector general OF
the forces. Since 1911 he has been
chief of the imperial general staff,
and first military member of the
army council.
Fought France Before.
General Helmuth Won Moltke was
born May %, 1S4S. in Gersdorf, Meek
lenburg. He attended the gymnasium
at Rendsberg, and became a cornet
Oh April I, 1859. In 1870 he was
promoted to be lieutenant and took
part with distinction in the wal
againust France, being decorated with
the iron cross of the second class.
In 1881 he was assigned to the
general staff of the army. In 1881
he was made Captain on the general
staff and in 1882 he became second
adjutant to the chief of the general
staff of the army, Gen. Field Marshal
Count Won Moltke.
With the retirement of Field Mar
shall Won Moltke as chief of the gen.
eral staff of the army and his ap.
pointment to the presidency of the
land apportionment commission Capt
Won Moltke. who at that time was
serving as his personal adjutant, be.
came in 1888 a Major of the line.
On the death of Field Marshal Won
Moltke, his uncle. in 1891, he became
aide de camp to the kaiser.
In 1896 he became major-general
and commandant at Potsdam.
He has been chief of the general
staff of the army since February Is
1904. AS chief of the general staff
he succeeded Field Marshal Count
Won Schlieffen. The latter, who was
nearly q years old. was kicked Sc.
verely by horse and crippled.
rule of the general staff is that nc
one not physically sound may remain
on it. Even fat men are excluded
from this most honored department
of the army.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-08-16

erals for their inability to sand the
physical tests. He has demanded as
high a physical standard for offic-
ers as for rank and file.
French a. Daring Fighter.
Field Marshal Sir John French
gained his name in the South African
war, where he say much active serv-
ice. He is considered. next to Lords
Roberts and Kitchener, the best army
officer in Great Britain. He II an
expert cavalry officer and command
during the Capt Town
at the relief OF Kimberley. Sir John
was born in 1852, son of Captain
French of the British navy. He serv-
ed four years in the navy, an then
entered the militia. Later he joined
the Nineteenth Hussars, and after
several years of peace with that regi-
ment weht to the Nile campaign and
took part in Sir Herbert Stewards
fruitless dash across the desert to
save Gordon. Sir John also took part
in the battles of Abu Klea, Gubat and
Metemneh. In 1899 he was made COM
handing officer of the Nineteenth
Hussars.
At the outbreak OF the South ,Afri-
can war Sir John commanded a cav
airy division in Natal. At the battle
of Elandslaagte he was virtually in
command; for George White arriving
when the fight was nearly over, de-
cfihed toisupersede him as command
er and <;thus avoided robbing Sir John
of any of the credit. General French
afterwards took part in the battles
of Reitfontaine and Lombard's Kop.
Just before the siege of Ladysmith,
when the Beers were l'drawing in
their lines. Sir George White felt it
would be useless to keep so good a
cavalry officer bottled up. and there
fore ordered French to leave, which
he did by the last train, running the
gauntlet of the Boer outposts.
During the dark period of the war
Sir John French commanded the cea-
ire before Cape Town and with an
inadequate cavalry force, succeeded
through months of constant fighting
in preventing the Beers from occup-
ing Cape Town. On his arrival with
reinforcements, Lord Roberts placed
General French il command of his
cavalry divisions: In the advance to
the relief of kimberley, the garrison
and population ofEwhich was in dire
Straits. Sir John with his entire cav
airy division dashed ahead of the
main forces although
swarming with cammandos, and gal.
loped into Kimberley after ninety-si,
hours of fierce fighting. He had lit
orally cut his way through the line
of the besiegers. When peace wal
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-08-16
Money Printers Working Hard.

Washington, Aug. 15.-Rush orders
for 500, 100000 in gold and silver
notes are keeping the government bu
reau of engraving and printing busy
day and night With three shifts of
printers and laborers required the
bureau has called upon all labor in
Washington eligible for appointment
under civil service rules. At the di-
rection of the president. the Saturday
half holidays granted the men have
been discontinued. Secretary McAdoO,
who has supervision over the bureau,
asked for an emergency fund of $780,
900 to purchase paper for notes and
to pay other expenses incident to the
additional work which has been put
onto the bureau.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-08-16

-Four great generals soon will face
each other on the field of battle.
They are General Joffe, commander
in-chief OF the French forces and
master OF offensive tactics; Fild
Marshal Sir John d. P. French, chief
of the imperial general staff OF Great
Britain; General Helmuth Won Moltke
chief OF the kaiser's general staff and
commander in-chief of all the Ger
man army forces, and the Grand Duke
Nicholas Nicholavievitch, comman-
der-in-chief of the Russian army
OF the four it is probable that
General Joffre is the most skilled in
the technicalities of warfare. although
General Won Moltke has devoted his
life to studying the business OF war
and General French has had COM
paratively recent actual experience.
General Joffre. too. has been in actu-
al battle, but that was in 1870,
when as a boyish lieutenant, he COM
manded a battery during the siege
of Paries in the FrancO-Pruissan war.
Grand Duke Nicholas is somewhat
unknown quantity. He is a man with
a strong liking for things military,
but has never been given an oppor-
tunity to demonstrate his ability. At
the time of the Russo-Japanese war
there was some talk of his being sent
to the far East to take command, but
is the only commander inchief of
this move was never made. Nicholas
Aroyal blood He is a second cousin
Cot the czar and a grandson of Gear
Nicholas / of Russia.
JOffre Rigid Disciplinarian.
General. Joffe is 81 years old. four
years the junior Of Won Moltke. He
entered the army at eighteen years
of age, and served, ~ through the
Franco-Prussian war. He led the
French forces that occupied the town
of TimbuctOo and later became mill
tary governor of Madagascar. Hav-
ing completed the organization OF
that province. General Joffre return
ed to France and was given higHsaf-
flee in the army He is an expert
artillery officer. and a lover Of
mathematics, which play no small
part in warfare. General Joffre is
generally credited with having
brought the French army to the poin'
of efficiency that only recent brought
forth words of praise from all parts
of Europe.
Little more than a year ago Gen
eral Joffre went to Russia ana re-
c.ived marked consideration at the
hands Of the car and~the Grand Duke
Nicholas during the Prussian army
manoeuvres. He has been oted fol
his discipline. During recent army
ma46euvres in France General Joffr'
suniarily removed five French gen
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-08-16
Woman Suffrage Department
Edited by a Suffraeette.

The public school teachers of Gle
veland. Ohio, have formed Votes
for Women" auxiliary. Teachers In
sttutes in Kentucky are being ad-
dressed by able suffrage speakers.
Teachers all over the country are be
ginning TO realize that political in
feriroity is apt to suggest profession
al inferiority, and the lack OF the bal
lot is serious handicap to the teach
iag profession. three-fourths of the
members being of disfranchised
class. The ballot means equal op-
portunity for the control of envir-
onment, promotion and pay. Far
sighted meA teachers do not desire to
be members of profession which
numbers SO large percentage of
political ciphers
Over three hundred thousand wom-
en- of Kansas registered for their
first vote in that recent enfranchised
state. In the city of Galena - more
women than men took the bestthe
trouble to register. Kansas women
are determined to make their state
the best in the union for homes
where men and women participate in
representing the welfare of the fami-
ly. This should be strong induce
ment for emigration to such state
OF opportunity.
Special trains decorated in yellow
Votes for Women" flags and pen
nants will be sent through Ohio. Ne
braska, North Dakota, South Dakota.
Montana. Nevada and Missouri the
states which will vote on giving the
ballot to the women in November.
These goldenly decorated cars are for
the propaganda and will carry
speakers and literature
AquestiOnnaire on woman suffrage
was inaugurated by the Woman's
Home Companion. The August num-
Der reports, to the inquiry should the
magazine take stand for voted for
women, 751 replies were "yes," and
but $40 replied no" Those who
WISHED suffrage articles published
were 1856. those not desiring such
articles 81. This proportion holds
in the southern theatre" be decided
by the fighting on the west and east.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-08-16
Oil Workers Laid or.

New York, Aug. 15.-Hundreds of
employees of the Standard Oil compa-
ny's plant at Bayonne, n. j., have been
laid off because of conditions brought
about by the European war. Oil boats
are lying idle. for conditions in Eur
ope have made it impossible to ship
much oil across the Atlantic. As a
result of the reduction of work at
the Standard plant the Lehigh Valley
railroad has laid off men in the yard
nearsfFie standards works.
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For Better Potatoes.

East Lansing. Mich, Aug.
part of the campaign of the Agricul.
tural college to make the Michigan
potato bigger, better and more succu-
lent. three specialists from the fed
eral department of agriculture are
expected here to help the college
workers. Chief among the govern
ment experts will be William Stuart
potato specialist for the department
Of agriculture in Washington, and
William Orion. government patholo-
gist. They will work with the secre.
tary Of the Michigan Potato Growers
association.
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L.OngShOrempn Idle.

New York, Aug. 1.-THE number of
longshoremen idle In this city
through the holding up of foreign YES
sells has been estimated by G. H.
Brown, the business agent of the Sail
ors' Eastern and Gulf association, at
10000. A large number of seamen
are also idle. but as most of them
signed for the round trip on the other
side. they are being cared for by the
companies.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-08-16

distinctive feature of the demon
stration in Paris, by the women SUI
fragists was the absence of police
The women carried five branches and
the crowds We're addressed by lead
ing women lawyers and authors.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-08-16

good however the subpect is brought
up, and is positive refutatiOl OF
the fal1acious statement that women
do not desire to vote.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-08-16
Fortifications of Warning Nations

L.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-08-16

in the southern theatre" be decided
by the fighting on the west and east.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-07-09

purpose Of maintaining fertility ana
keeping the frost in the ground until
the spring is sufficiently advanced that
swelling buds will not get caught in
a frost.
Just before the buds open the trees
should be thoroughly sprayed. Tho
writer has for number of years used
London purple without injurious eff
fects to the foliage, dessert spoon
full to ten gallons of water.
Some of the other arsenates are
said to be less injurious to the leaves,
and are especially recommended for
the peach, as arsenate Of lead, the
best, used in proportion to two pounds.
so gallons of water, or paris green.
one pound to $50 gallons, or 200 gal
Ions of water.
BY spraying Just before the buds
open and just after the blossoms fall.
there is no danger Of poisoning bees.
and experience shows It to be best
also for the fruit, The second spray
ing should be followed by a third. two
weeks later.
Small trees may be protected by
daily Earring and gathering the beetles
as they fall into sheets prepared for
the purpose, but with large trees this
method is scarcely practicable.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-07-09
AN APPEAL
TO WOMEN
By One Who, From Her Past E1-
perience, is Capable Of Giving
Sound Advice.

Bud, Ky.-"I want to urge all weak
women" says Mrs. Lizzie R. Barker,
of this place, ito give Cardui, the
woman's tonic, fair trial, for be-
lieve it will do for them what it has
done for me.
l was a sufferer for 10 years, with
such pains / could scarcely walk or
stand on my feet. had headache,
dizziness and fainting spells.
After many treatments failed to
help me, my husband persuaded me to
give Cardui, the woman's tonic, a
trial, and l did so. Now feel like
new woman. l am we'll of all these
troubles, and can do all my house
work, with pleasure.
When I commenced taking Cardui.
was not able to sit up. Now am
enjoying good health and do all of my
work.
shall keep Cardui in my home all
the time. There is not any medicine
that equals 1t for women"
We, also, urge you to try Cardui,
the woman's tonic, for your troubles.
1t has helped so. many thousands of
women In the past half century that
we feel sure it will help you, too.
Prepared from perfectly harmless,
vegetable ingredients, Cardui is the
remedy for you to use. 1t can do you
nothing but good.
Try it-Adv.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1914-07-09
WEALTH THAT IS FORGOTTEN
Great Deal Of Treasure In Banks Re-
mains Unclaimed Throusl Long
Term Of Years.

London.-The case of $1,100 de-
posted in a Lancashire bank so years
ago and unclaimed until the other
day, is by no means unique. Every
year the exchequer benefits consid-
erably by absent-minded persons who
fail to claim dividends due on govern.
ment stock.
The amount left unclaimed every
year averages $3.50, 900, the owners OF
the stock being untraceable.
When Chancellor of the Exchequer
Goshen converted the national debt
In 1889, over 10000 of the notices
sent to stockholders were returned
marked unknown" and after every
possible inquiry had been made, $780,
250,O00 remained unclaimed.
The case of the Ashburnham chests
Of old silver, remembered after lying
hidden in the cellar of bank for over
30 years is by no means unique. About
$4,000 ounces Of silver that belonged
to Harriet Mellon, the famous actress,
have remained in the strongroom Of
Coutts' bank since 1880, the year of
her death. There was no secrecy
about the hiding place, for the octo-
genarian, Thomas Coutts, espoused
the actress in 1915 and, dying seven
years later left the whole of his vast
fortune to her. She was thirty-eight
when the banker married her, and
when she was fifty, she made second
alliance with William Aubrey de We're,
ninth duke of St. Adams, and died as
a comedy duchess three years after
ward, without either affection or in
science in the display of her wealth"
as Sir Walter Scott testified.
Opulent in person and big of heart.
Harriet showed her true self when,
on the death Of her banker-husband,
she insisted on sharing her huge pos
sessions-all hers by right-with her
stepchildren. The public had idolized
her throughout her stage career from
the time when, as child Of eight, she
had been little mourner at the bier
of Juliet, until February 7, 1915, when
she took her farewell at Audrey. Her
mother was a shopgirl in Cork. who
became dresser and wardrobe keeper
In Kean's company. Her father was
Lieut.. Matthew Mellon Of the Madras
infantry.
The Coutts-Mellon silver is of the
style of the regency when Paul Stor
was called upon to fashion tureens and
sauce boats of immense dimensions.