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POLICE OFFICERS
INVOLVED IN
CRAFT PROBE

Chicago. Dec 5.-Indictments
were returned today named two po-
lice Officers and former detective
involved in The sensational graft"
confessions of Barney Bertsche.
and the brothers Frank and James
Ryan. The defendants, charged with
conspiracy to obtain money by fraud
and with bribery are captain James
-. Halpin, Lieutenant John Tobin,
and Former Detective Walter
O'Bricn.
O'Brien was dismissed from the
force six months ago for alleged COM
plicity in the protection of persons
engaged in the clairyoyant swindles
conducted by the Ryans. Bertsche is
said 20 have confessed to States At
torney Hoyne month ago implicat-
| ing the policemen indicted and 9TH
ers not yet formally named in cour;
proceedings and the Ryans.
Bertsche is said to have admitted
himself the go-between in the pay
ment of protection money to the
rolice.
dollars week to Halpin just like
rent. 1t was SO regular" Bertsche is
quoted as telling Hoyne.
II never 'sQuealed.' but when they
lureG me down to the Rialto and
tride TO do me ! concluded to talk. -
BertSchc was the center of 4
street fight III which he exchanged
snots with Detectives Eeau and
Monahan, as result of which five
men, including BertscEe and the
detectives We're sent to the hospital
from bullet wounds.
The money which Bertsche alleges
he handled is said by IIoyne to have
come mostly from the Ryans who
confessed to having proiited by
swindling through c!airvOyant par
lors to the extent of tens of thou
sands of dollars annually for sew
eIal years.
Bertsche in his confession is al
legged to nave complained that aitho
ne paid protection money to Halpin
regularly the police were very curl
Gus and attempts Were made to force
heavier contributions from him.
According &c Hoyne the three con-
fessions reinforce each other at ey
cry point. The prosecutor said that
before the case is concluded other
policemen will be brought to trial
and the ramitications of the expose
followed in detail through a mass OF
police corruption involving every
form of vice and crime from pocket
picking to safe blowing and bank
robbery.
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I Were there any meetings held to
sign them?"
THE expressions we're gathcre by
number of employees of the com
pany who asked the men if they care
to express in writing what they had
by word OF mouth" said the witness.
The statement the men signed was
in brief to the effect that the under
signed were satisfied with the con
ditions of labor in the mine and OPP
| posed to II strike.
THE statement was drawn up by
h. II. Weitzel. manager of the COM
pany's fuel department, for such su-
perintendents as cared to present 1t
20 their men. 1t was left to the pro-
priety of the superintendent. | un-
derstand the statement was prepared
for each mine by the superintend-
cnt." said MIR. Welborn.
The form OF it was prepared by
Mr.. Weitzcl. he said. and sent to the
superintendents.
'.It is my impression 1t was pre-
sented at all the mines" said the wit
ness.
He said he did not know of any
where it was not presented.
THE Rouse mine he said, had
signed up % per cent of its men"
"What mines sigLed mp 30 per
cent?" asked Mr.. Walsh.
''Of my own knowledge do not
know of any," said Mr.. Wclborn.
He asked time to refer to figures.
After recess then said Mr.. Walsh.
Il should like to have the names Of
three mines where 80 per cent of the
miners signed this STATE. Now how
many men were working at the Rouse
mine?'
1.-TWO hundred to three hundred"
said the witness.
How many struck?"
II should say considerably more
than one per cent, saIds Mr.rWcl-
born. Say thirty per cent.
Now on page r. continued Mr..
Walsh, concerning the strike con-
vention at Trinidad. September 5th,
It is charged that the officers Of The
C"ntInued ON pnEc ~
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ARMIES CLASH HAND To HAND
At 7! ::!!!l!!BI GERMANS FIGHT
WAY uJT Of RUSSIAN TRAP

The desperate character of the
hand-to-hand fighting in assaults on
trenches. the use of hand grenades
and bomb throwing machines. are
described in British eye witness
report issued today. also discloses
that the allies are using tunnel-bor-
ing apparatus for subterranean ap-
proach to the. German. entrench-
ments.
1t is said that subterranean life is
the rule along the firing line, where
defensive operations have been
brought to state Of such efficiency
that the Germans have practically
ceased their efforts to break thru
the line of the enemy by assaults.
Open fighting consequently has al
most disappc- red. and the contest
has taken c.. the nature OF siege
operations.
This report, however. covers the
situation oily up to November 20.
since which time. as is shown by re-
cent official statements. there have
been heavy infantry engagements.
Today's announcements from the
French and German war offices con-
tain claims Of progress on both sides.
At one point north of the Lys, says
the French, an advance of 500 yards
"a noteworthy movement in view Of
the character of the operations-was
made. The intense character Of the
fighting is indicated b. the fact that
the war office considers it worthy Of
remark that one part Of hamlet re-
mains in possession of the allies.
Italy's attitude in the European
war has again become source of
concern, in view of the Premier Sal
andra's declaration that his country
was in no way bound to fight with
Germany and Austria and the init
nation that if her loyalty to treaty
-otiiga tiJHs we're questioned further
she would disclose the text of the tri-
pie alliance agreement. The German
governments appointment of Prince
VonBuleow. former chancellor, as
temporary head of the embassy at
Rome. is interpreted by Rome dis.
patches as meaning that Berlin would
exert strong pressure to prevent Italy
from joining forces with the allies.
The newest phaseof the war. SO
far as was indicated by the days dis
patches, is heavy fighting in Alsace.
where the French have succeeded in
maintaining foothold on German
territory since the opening Of hostili.
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SUPT. ABRAMS
REPL|ES To
PROTEST OF
c. Of c.

Pointing out that the traffic and
business between Trinidad and
Trinchera, Fo,som and other points
south has not in recent time been
sufficient to warrant the operation
OF two trains which were recently
discontinued tC these points. Division
Superintendent \. H. Abrams of the
c. & s. railroad, has replied to the
complaint OF Secretary G.. F. Dona-
hue in behalf of tie chamber ut
commerce and local shippers, under
date of November 10. The reply of
Mr. Abrams plainly sets forth the
situation and gives the reasons for
the disseminating of the certain
trains and answers other complaints
made by the commercial secretary. II
is likely that no further action will
be taken to urge the relief asked for.
Mr. Abrams further stated that
tho railway commission of t;ie state
Of New Mexico had instructed the
C.. & S. to discontinue the two trains
in view of .he small amount of bust
ness. Mr.. Abrams went on to show
that railroad service provided ny the
&c. Il s. nOrs,: OF trinidad was inhch
more convenient and satisfactory
than before.
IN relation to the complaint that
No carries no baggag" or cAprHE'
car north. Mr.. Abrams said that OFT
Monday and Thursday, twice week.
the train leaving TriniIlaG at a, N.
carried Il car for meat shipm rntS aud
perishable goods. The G T. ). Off
Cial was most cordial in his reply
and manifested Il desire to aid the
situation in every way consistent
with good business,
The complaint was originally made
at the request of local shippers and
also at the request of tIe people of
Trlnchera and Folsom who felt that
a hardship resulted by the present
schedule. owing 10 the fact that per-
sons arriving from these points say
on Monday night could not transact
business here and return sooner than
the following Wednesday morning.
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SUPREME COURT DISSOLVES
INJUNCTION IN TAX CASE

Denver, Colo, De-. Tile state
supreme court in a decision yesterday
dissolved the injunction issued by
Judge Sheafor in the district court
at Colorado Springs, in the case of
Thomas A. Talon, treasurer OF Teller
county, against the Nindicato" Con-
solidated Gold Mining company and
other corporations. The suit arose
out of the dispute tax levics. The
supreme court held that the ccrpor-
ations must pay their taxes and then
sue ii they consider them unjust.
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SOLDIER TALKS,
|MPL|CATES z
WAl9ENbURG
ROBBERY

Denver. Colo, Dec. 5.-Post-
office inspectors today an
nounced that Oliver Toward. al
rested at Walsenburg several
days ago in connection with the
theft of $4,000 from the Wal
senburg postoffice, had made a
complete confession, duplicating
Albert Pagel and Samuel F.
Mortimore. two other soldiers,
in troop F. Fifth U. S. Cavalry.
Officers found $4,000 in How
ards quarters. In his confess
sion he told where the remain
ing $4,000 was to have been
deposited. but when the feder-
al officials went to the place
the money was not there.
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. CHIEF BENDER GOES
: TO FEDERAL LEAGUE.

:. Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. B.
+ Chief" Albert II. Bender,
:. pitcher of the Philadelphia
+ American League champions,
+ today signed II contract with
+ the Federal League.
!. Bender declined to say what
:. team he will play with. or to
i discuss the matter, but in base
:: ball circles, it was positively
!. stated that he will wear Fed
!. eral League uniform next year.
+ Bender was under contract
!. with the local American league
!: team and an effort had recently.
= been made to dispose of his ser
:. vices.
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WH|TLOCK NAILS
CHARGES RELATIVE
TO BELGIUM RELIEF

London. Dec. 5.-The American
relief commission in London today
received a telegram from Captain I.
f. Lucey at Rotterdam in which the
American relief commissioner incor-
ported an important telegram which
he received from Brand Whitlock.
the United States minister to Bel
GUM, remarding charges which re-
Gently have appeared in newspapers
In connection with the relief work.
Mr.. Whitlock's message follows:
81 can assure you there is no
ground for the alarm reported in
your telcrga mthis morning that
soldiers billeted in houses are fed
with food provided by our commits
sion. The German authorities are
respecting orr work and are keep
ing their engagements. and the or
ganization of the commission with
its almost scientific methods OF dis
tributing is such that it is practc-
ally impossible for our food to go to
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ties. Comparatively little has been
heard from the struggle there, which
is virtually separate campaign, bu,
now the French apparently have be-
gun a vigorous offensive movement
The main battle is i'll progress near
Altkllch where. the German war Of
flee says, the attacks of the French
have been rerulsed.
Dispatches are beginning to come
in from Petrograd. which give a
closer view of the war in the east.
They indicate that the Germans who
fought their way out Of the Russian
trap performed most desperate and
valorous feat. The heavy force
southeast OF LODI. which was hem
med in is said to have cut its way
with bayonets. step by step for Is
miles. In the fact of constant at
tacks. until it was able to rejoin the
main body. This battle is described
as the bloodiest and mostpitiless OF
the war
The chronicle=news., 1914-12-05

London, Dec. J.-N-hile reports
continue to come into London that
the battle of LODI has ended in a
Russian victory. any official con-
firmatiOn still is lacking, and it Is
apparent to British observers that
conditions in the north of Poland
today are virtually the same as they
were week ago. after the German
army had been saved from over
whelmins defeat by the brilliant op-
erations of General Mackenscn.
Details of the LODI fighting are
beginning to filter thru and they
easily prove ii to have been the most
bloody struggle of the entire war
The Germans are described as fight
ing their way thru the Russian lines
over the heaped up bodies of their
comrades. Berlin claims heavy
captures of prisoners in this strus-
gle, while from kiev comes the an
nOuncement that the fortress there
is crowded with German prisoners.
Incidentally kiev reports that since
the beginning of the war 10000
soldiers and $500 officers have
DaSStU Inlu Nl'N lis ~ isth'is VI ""' -
The Russians would appear not
yet TO have been diverted from their
attacks in Galicia and the invasion
of Hungary, but the fortress of Pre-
mysl and Cracow still are intact and
are likely to put up stronger de-
Tense aaignst the Russians than did
htc Belgian forts against the Ger
mans.
An official report from Vienna ad-
(COntlnued OH pnxr A.
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FEDERAL QUARANTINE
IS MODIFIED

Washinsto Dec. 5.-'rhe FEEDER
al foot and mouth disease luaran-
tine was modified today to permit
shipments of livestock from unQuar-
antined areas into the indianapolis,
and East Buffalo stock yards. and
other portions of Iowa. Indiana,
Michigan and New York.
The chronicle=news., 1914-12-05

Buy at home. Help the
local merchant who helps
the town to grow. First
read the C.-N. ad columns.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-01-17
} Name Goethals xTsssSS .75sSa7 z
 Canal Zone Governor
Practically Decided Upon to Man. age Waterway Conntry--Power ssN Will Re Absolute.

Washington, Jan. 16.-President |slis:gon and Secretary Garrison have ESascided to make Col. Goethals, who Engineered the Panama canal, the |;Et governor of the Canal Zone ac- Eosxding to authorative information. Ebi3 became known after lengthy
 na.ference this afternoon during |9hich Secretary Garrison presented |f1 the President his plans for a per llaalent civil government in the Can
 l Zones.
 The government will be establish ? under an executive ordeIr which & Icing formulated by the Secretary ES War. Col Goethals will be given
 mest absolute authority and will | i've under him 2,5oO men to operate
 canal .~~-.<
 xsssf
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-01-17
AREE BRIDGE BARGES
 HAVE ARRIVED HERE
HAE Be Taken to the Site of the Pro-
 posed Steel Structure This Morning.

Nithout the fanfare of whistles s&nd E&d bells, two barges, loaded With ;3iSterial for the Free Bridge, were
 2uwetl to Pine Bluff yesterday after l5lnon by the steamers Bill" and the Se0plyerine The steamers will tow
 Doth harges othe Free Bridge site sfbiay. It was at first difficult for s3hA barges to get near Pine Bluff ow- TIT to sand bars, but these were fin aS1Iy successfully crossed.
 There are three other barges at
 Sa mouth of the Arkansas river and sf11eSe win be brought past Pine Bluff f0 the Free Bridge site at the earliest iopportunity. One of these barges |hcids huge derrick and another i've boilers for the hoisting machln-
 Sry.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-01-17
WEATHER REPORT :
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For Arkansas: Saturday fair.
 WEATHER CONDITIONS


 ihe Canadian storm is moving rap idly eastward across the Lake region attended by light fall of snow from Minnesota to the North Atlantic coast, and is causing general rains in ihe Pacific coast states. A small de- pression over Utah has caused snow in that State. Moderately high pres sure prevails from the Dakotas to New Mexico, and also along the Gluf coast. Mild temperature prevails in the South and East. Colder wealth er is reported in the Northwest. This III ocriag the thermometer registered 1U in Wyoming, 40 i1 Chicago, 22 in New York, 52 to 54 in Arkansas, 58 to 62 on the Gulf coast. Fair and somewhat colder weather is indicated for this vicinity tonight and Satur- day.
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Wonderful Cough Remedy.

Dr.. Kings New Discovery is known everywhere as the remedy which will surely stop 8 cough or cold. D. P. Lawson of Eid-on, Tenn, writes: "Dr. Kings New Discovery is the most wonderful cough, cold and throat and lung medicine I ever sold in my store. It can't be beat. It sells without any trouble at all. It needs no guaran- tee." This is true, because Dr. Kings New Discovery will relieve the most obstinate of coughs and colds. Lung troubles quickly helped by its use. You should keep at bottle in the house at all time for all the members of the family. soc and $1.00. All drug gists or by mail. H. E. Bueklen $ Co. Philadelphia or St. Louis.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-01-17
TRUTH CRUSHED TO EARTH|
By FANNY ELLISON.

Its queer" said the little stenog rapher, but men haven't the least in stinct of honor. That is true, at least so far as this office force is concerned l mean the men aren't truthful"
 Excepting bookkeepers,' supple mented the bookkeeper.
 "Oh, yes, I didn't include book keepers-or office boys or clerks They don't count one way or the other. I had reference to MT. Gray and his type.
 MT. Gray had long-distance tele. phone call from New York today. was sitting waiting for him, so I over heard what he said. The man at the other end was mad about something and MT. Gray was trying to pacify him.
 "'You know he said to the man in New York, how clerical errors will creep into letters and get overlooked I'm sorry I didn't read over that let. ter more carefully. I'll see that it doesn't happen again!'
 Well, I was trembling in my shoes, thinking it was some big mis. take I'd made in writing a letter, but when Mr. Gray hung up the receiver he smiled at me.
 "'My!' he said, That man has a bad disposition. I promised to meet him in New York last night and forgot it entirely. But I made him think it was only a typographical error in the date I gave him in my letter-so it'll be all right for me to meet him next week. And he never once thought about his having put the blame for his mistake on my innocent shoulders!
 "But I'm not the only one. There's poor MT. Elliot That man worked nights for two solid weeks getting that new card index system into shape, and when he got it finished he was as proud of it as a peacock. I didn't blame him a bit--for you know what a really good thing that new index system is going to be.
 "But MT. Gray, who fully appreci- ates the worth of it, didn't hesitate to tell the president, right in my very presence, that he'd had that lit tie system in mind for some time and with Elliot's help he'd got it up! Talked just as though MT. Elliot had done the rough work under his super vision. when, in fact, Mr. Elliot was the whole show from beginning to end! Actually it made me angry.
 "Then today MT. Gray deliberately told Billy to take a letter down to the printers and to wait for an an swer., But when Billy didn't get back until five o'clock and it was time for him 10 go home Mir Gray wanted an- other errand run-so what did he do
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-01-17
(GRESSMAN IS
 REBUKED BY WIRE
FRS OF PROGRESSIVE COIN. < COMMITTEE OF HOUGH. ION, MICH., ARE PEEyED.
Not Like Utterances of Their Representative at Washington
 On the Strike.

12 oughtcn, Mich. Jan. 16.-Charg-
 that he had misrepresented the
 ke situation in the Michigan cop-
 country, members of the Pro-
 ksive County Committee and
 nlneIt leaders of their party in zhton County, tonight sent aressman w. j.. Mcdonald, at z Ellington, a lengthy message, Jknly yabuking him and demanding ketfacsion of statements he is al s Eed to have made in Congress and % SRnattfI Ashurst. Local leaders 93 also reported to be considering 4 Advrcation of the recall. Me- tnaM IS a Progressive and his home
 in Calumet.
 hat the grand jury which has
 m Investigating the deportation of JAsiden. Charles H. Mover, of the
 Etern Federation of Miners, and Ir5ke violence cases may return ad- Nt0nal indictments tomorrow, was 
 114cated here tonight when it be- A1e known that the members of the |r8 and. Judge O'Brien and Special kgaecutor Nicholas will confer to- |harged with. villianous assault and Aorrow morning. Four strikers, teIty-scven federation heads, org Estzers and members. charged with pasae y, as result of indictments |fFslrned by the grand jury yester- x. have been arrested. Eleven de. 6nl.ats including President Mover, klcs Pras iSent Mahoneyf and three 1sKiibers of the , e2ecuffve council \ the Federation. have not been ar 2@ted. Seven, including Mover and gahoney, are now outside the state.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-01-17

but say that he had not told Billy to waste all the afternoon at the print er's, and, therefore, Billy would have to run that other errand before he left! And poor Billy didn't dare say anything"
 But what's your own specific par. ticular trouble today that calls forth all these narrowing reminiscences?" asked the bookkeeper.
 ''Well"-the little stenographer smiled in spite of herself-"since you're so anxious to hear I'll skip the other offenses on my list and pro- ceed to the gravest of the lot.
 Here I've been sitting over my typewriting machine for hours creat. ing nice form letter that will make our customers sit up and take notice It hits just the right angle between politeness and friendliness. It is very respectful, and yet it doesn't hesitate to say in good, clear English that we know lot more about our line than any one else does-and that we are merely waiting for chance to impart our knowledge to others.
 I'm not ashamed to acknowledge it is the best form letter that has been put together in this office in a long while!
 Well, what do you think? MT. Gray, after examining it-and telling me to send it out to our best custom orS-kaDt canv cn bis dock and when our publicity specialist came in he handed it to the specialist, saying: What do you think of this letter I'm getting out?' with emphasis on the T.! I'd like to-"
 "Yes, why don't you punch his head?" sympathized the bookkeeper.- Chicago Daily News.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-01-17
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

The annual meeting of the stock holders Of the Mann-Tankersley Drug Co, will be held at the office of the company, Pine Bluff, Ark, on Saturday, January 17, at 3 o'clock D. m.. 1914, for the purpose of elect ing directors and for the transaction Of any other business that may properly come before saio meeting.
 J. H. MANN, Secy. Treas. Pine Bluff. Ark, Dec. 16, 1914. :.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-01-17
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

The hegular annual meeting of the stockholders of the Riley Commission Co.,, will be held in It's office oa Wed nesday, aJnuary 14th, 1914, at 3:0e p. m. for the purpose of electing d. rectors and the transaction of any other business that may properly come before said meeting.
 IT. V. BAHLAU Secretary. Pine Bluff. Ark, Dec. 8, 1913.
 1929 i'm
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-01-17

Grover c. Lytle and J. l.. Julian have returned from Little Roch where they attended on Thurs day. the state convention of the Loyal Order of Moose as representa- tives of Pine Bluff Lodge, No. 513, and of which MT. Lytle is secretary. He was selected on the committee to name the next meeting place and Hot Springs was cnosen. About 200 delegates from various lodges of the state attended the meeting.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-01-17
,.-.., = = . T'17N STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Bank Clerks Inesst- ment Compay will be held at the Bank of Pine Bluff, Pine Bluff, Ar kansas cn Wednesday. January A. 1914, at s o'clock ?. m., for the pur- pose Of electiag directors and the transaction of any other business thaa may properly come before said meet ing.
 V. D. WEBB
 Secretary and Treasurer Pine Blutf. Ark, Dec. g, 1913.
 12-10 Inn
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WARNING ORDER

:,ovie Lewis, plaintiff, ys Will Lewis, defendant, in the Chancery Court of Jefferson county Arkansas. The defendant Will Lewis, is warned to appear ir this court with iI thirty days and answer the com plsint of plaintiff Lovie Lewis. Given under my hand and the Seal of said Court this 18th day of Janu- ary A. D. 1914.
 G. E. LITTLE, Clerk.
 1-17-24-31-27-14
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Electric Light in the Mosques,

An innovation from the west is the projected installation of electric light ir the mosques of Constantinople. The orthodox section of the population Is sure to rise against it. To their minds such change in long established usage is a gross proclamation. They will have, however, to accommodate themselves to the innovation as best they can, for the decision of the min istry of pious foundations seems ire vocable4 Moreover. electricity has
 already been adopted for lighting the mosques in the sacred city of Medina