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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-19
American Potash,

Washington, Nov. 18.-Secretary of the Interior Lane has announced that American potash will be produced in California within few weeks. Chemi- cal fertilizer manufacturers fear that the quantity will not be sufficient to meet the demand, but the production of the plant which will start with five tons day, will be increased later to 120 tons per day. This is regarded as a very good start and America may in the future produce all the potash required for domestic use.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-19
|, 5. FEARS BEING |IINVOLVED IN WAR BY TURK INCIDENT |csptsin of Cruiser @, ren1es- ne , sse Is Told to Take No
 Rash Action. |rAY ASK APOLOGY, IF PROOF SHOWN |s,,y md State Department Officials i T,le steps to Prevent American Commanders From Acting on Their Own Initiative.

washington, Nov. 1S.-Fear that
 aho United States might become en-
 hroiled in the European war as an
 outcome of the firing by the Turks on
 tho launch of the cruiser Tennessee
 of Smyrna. was hinted tonight in an
 official statement from the navy de-
 nartment. It reads:
 secretary Daniels has sent a mes
 mpe to the captain of the Tennessee
 and North Carolina, both of which
 are in the Mediterranean to take no
 action that could involve this govern
 ment without specific instructions
 from the navy department
 The message to Captain Decker of
 the tennessee and to Ctptain O'Mann | of the North Carolina were dispatch
 cd by cable tonight after Secretary Daniels had conferred with Acting Secretary of State Lansing. The gravity Of the situation that | has suddenly arisen from the unex- rlained firing episode, caused the of l |ficials to believe that they ought tc warn the two captains.
 While the navy department has confidence in Captain Decker and his ability to steer clear of trouble that Knight invilve the United States, still | 1t was realized that a false move |njght be interpreted as a hostile at |tltude on the part of this govern Iment. The navy department wants Decker Ito report fully on the affair before l oding anything. Whatever he does, l the government wants to be done on |its advice and not on his own initia- l five.
 While waiting to hear from Decker or from Ambassador Morgenthau the state and navy department officials are clearly worried. They are in clined tonight to believe that the fir ing upon the Tennessee's launch was intended only as a warning that the port was supposed to be closed, and that no harm was meant. ut untj 'hey hear officially, they admit theN are mystified over the whole affair Apology Demanded, If Justified. Captain O'Mann commander of the North Carolina, who is at Beirut, k n touch with the Tennessee at Scio Captain O'Mann is the senior officer aud the navy department apparently lears he might issue instructions tt
 ne Tennessee as to what to do, ol mat he himself might undertake tt uemand an apology from the Turkis' government.
 It was to head off any such actior Mat the secretary of the navy hasten rM 10 take the matter out of theil aands and leave it in the hands o Ampassador Morgenthau at Constan tinople,
 Secretary Daniels expects full re pott from Captain Decker by way o \ a'nens, Greece. Should Captail uecker present the facts to the nav eepartment and to the stat edepart Aeat in manner which shows h
 sss within his rights as a naval of ncsr, 1t is expected a formal deman'
 slll De sent by this government fo aa apology from the Turkish govern ment.
 capt Decker officially reported t
 0scietary of the Navy Daniels tha snlle proceeding from Vouriah t Suyrna to make an official call tn ''u'ser was fired upon.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-19
Conflicting Reports Con- corning Outcome of Actions
 in Russian Poland.
RUSSIANS ROLLING
 BACK THE GERMANS
PetrOgrad Announces That Cars Troops stop Germans Without tbating Progress into East
 Prussia.

Petrograd Nov 1S.-What is possi- bly the most critical battle yet fought at present progressing in the north west corner of Russian Poland. Sc far no details of the course the strug- gle is taking have been divulged here The last announcement of the general staff merely states that "the engage ment b.tween the Vstula and the Warthe has assumed the character o1 a big battle with considerable forces of the enemy"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-19
VALUE UTILITIES
 AT $lO2,Ol6,534
Assessments for 1914 Exceed Those Of Previous Year by More Than
 $1,OOO, 900.

Little Rock, Nov. 1S.-The state tax commission today announced the 1914 assessment of public utilities in the state as 1O2,O16,534. This is an in- crease of more than $1,000,OO0 over last year. Before the existence of the tax commission, the assessments of public utilities seldom exceeded $5O,OOO,000. Pulaski county stands first, with Jefferson third. Critten- den is second.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-19
'BIG STEEL MILLS AT GARY RESUME Five Thousand Workers to Return to Mills This
 Morning.

Chicago. Nov. 1S.-The steel mills lat Gray will resume work tomorrow morning, when 5000 men are to be put back to work. The mills use 5000 when running at full blast. "The bottom has dropped out of the depres- sion in the United States" said the officials in announcing the resump- tiOn of work. t+ F~~
 The officials predict that by spring the effect of the war in this country will have entirely disappeared.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-19
VILLA IMPRISONS THE NEW PRESIDENT Guitterez Is Placed Under Arrest at Aguas Calientes
 by Angeles. .U. s. PATIENCE. IS OUT Secretary of War Garrison Announces That Steps Will Re Taken to
 Stop Shooting Across
 Border.
U. S. PATIENCE IS OUT

New York, Nov. 18.-This telegram fromb Mexico City was given out to- night by the Mexican bureau of in- formation:
 Provisional President Guittercz was made prisoner in .Aguas Calien- tes this morning by General Angeles acting on orders from General Villa Information to this effect came from General Gonzales, who is at Quere- taro." .
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-19
PARAPHERNALlA FOR
 FUNERALS DESTROYED
Fire In Little Rock Destroys Hearses and Cabs of All White
 Undertakers.

Little Rock, Nov. 19.-The fire which destroyed the livery stables of Reinman & Wolfort Wednesday morn ing, causing a loss of about $7O,000, burned all the hearses and funeral carriages in the city. The vehicles were kept there by the various under takers, and all that are left are those used by the negro undertakers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-19
oUERTERMOus IS
 GRANTED A PARDON
Stuttgart Attorney Was Sentenced to Two Years for Forgery on
 an Order.

Little Rock, Nov. 1S.--The governor today granted full pardon to Frank M, Quertermous, of Stuttgart, an at torney who was convicted, at the May term of the Arkansas county circuit court, of forgery, and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-19
LAPS TALK PEACE.
Expressions of Friendship for United
 States Given.

Tokio. Nov. 1S.-Unfaltering friend- ship and peace between the United States and Japan was the keynote of speeches delivered at a gathering ar. ranged by American Ambassador Guthrie today in honor of the Japa- nese commissioner to the Panam Pacific exposition.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-19
T,oto Steamer Ashore.

Duluth, Minn., Nov. 1S.-Following a desperate fight against a north wester throughout last night, the steamer Superior was beached today off sand island in Lake Superior Members of the crew were finally rescued from the sinking craft by mgeers employed in the immediate vicinity. The steamer will probably pound to pieces before wreckers can free her.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-19
GIVE UP YSER PLAN.
German Soldier Tells of AnnlhilatlQI
 of Troops at Dixnude.

Amsterdam. Nov. 1S.-According tc a dispatch received here, a German soldier at Bruges stated that out Of 5000 men of his troop, hardly 100 sur- vived at Dixmude. Newport also suf- fered great losses. The town is pow erless and the ruined church lies deep in the debris. Around Bruges. they
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-19
Laws for Social Evil

Chicago, Nov. 1S.-Women of Hi nois are to meet December 10 to formulate plans for enacting six measures regarding the white slave traffic, the social evil. education and conditions for working women.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-19
Man,s Rody in Barrel.

New York, Nov. 18.-The body or Luigi Macaluso, a tailor. was found stuffed in a barrel in the East Side early this morning. Macalusco Is be- lieyed to have been the victim Of q gang fight.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-19
Carranza Will Not Omit.

Washington, Nov. 1S.-General Car ranka has repudiated the telegram sent for him by General Pablo Con- zales to General Gutierrez, in which the first chief was represented as saying he would retire. This was an- nounced today in an official dispatch from American Counsul Stilliman
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-19
Four Battleship Idea Grows

Washington, Nov. 1S-Sentiment for the four -battleship idea of the naval board. headed by Admiral Dewey. is fast growing. Congress intends to take broad view of the problem, # sentiments expressed today are any criterion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-19

Dr. w. H. Whitelaw has returned to his home in Barrowsville after visiting his brother. A. q. Whitelaw here for several days.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-11-19
The Weather

Partly. cloudy Thursday and Fri- Iday colder Friday.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-01-06
MILLIONS WORTH
Of TIMBER LANDS
Involved In Bill for the Relief
of Settlers
HEARINGS BEGIN JAN. Is
Grant to Railroads Made in
1871 to Aid in Construction
From New Orleans to
Shreveport Advice of First
Secretary of interior to
Public Lands Committee.

Washington. Jan. 3.-Several mil
lion dollars worth Of timber land in
Louisiana are said to be involved in
the bill Of Representative Aswell for
relief Of settlers within the limits
Of the grant to the New Orleans,
Baton Rouge and Nicksburg Rail
road, on which Chairman Ferris Of
the House ommitte on Public Lands,
today arranged hearings to begin
January 16.
The grant to the railroad was made
in 1871 to aid in its construction from
New Orleans to Shreveport. In 1851
the company conveyed all its rights
under the grant to the New Orleans
Pacific Railway Company and six
years later Congress declared a for
fixture Of the grant lease. Many set
tiers lived on the grant without prov
ing up their rig hts to the land, not
realizing the legal points involved.
The Aswell bill is to remove limita-
tons on those settlers who now are
held to be debarred from asserting
any rights as against patented lands.
1t directs that all courts give fun
force and effect to the terms and pro-
visions of the law 1887, repeating
provisions intended to protect the
rights of the settlers.
h bill provides that no plea of in
nOcent purchaser set up by any gran
tee of the railroad shal be sustained
except on behalf of one holding in
| good faith by conveyance under pat
ent from the railroad and actually
residing upon the land. All persons
claiming little adverse to the
would have to assert their rights be
fore a local land office. within two
years. The decision of Secretary of
the Interior as to occupancy of the
land and date of definite location Of
the line Of the railroad would be
final.
A. A. Jones, First Assistant SC
rotary of the Interior mas advised the
public lands committee that he is in
hearty sympathy with the main pur-
pose of the bill to afford bonafde
settlers and their heirs the full meas
ure of protection originally designed
by the law of 1887, but suggested
move any question of attempting to
destroy any right now fully vesterd.
The Interior Department Mr..
Jones added, has held for 13 years
that it was foreclosed of further right
to proceed with the adjustment of this
grant under the 1887 law wherever
there were outstanding patents. The
department is what equities
may have arisen during this long in
teFval in reliance upon UGH ruling by
any predecessors If patents were is
sued for lands prior to the passage OF
that act hat were subject to defeas-
ance by reason of adverse rights.
titles under them have not improved
J in quality if a subsequent act Of 1896
had no confirnatory effect and pres
ent holders there under are bound to
a k notice Of the protection extend
ed to adverse settlers as against such
DaIPQtS.'
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-01-06
Of
SUGAR BUYERS
Gov. YOger, of Porto Rico, Ap-
plies to Department Of JUS
tice To Break It UP
(By the Associated Press

Washington, D. c.. Jan. 3.-Gover-
nor wager, OF Porto Rico. has applied
to the Department Of Justice to break
up a combination of sugar buyers in
New York which he declares plan to
reduce the price paid to Porto Rican
sugar planters. Porto Rican sugar
comes into the United States duty
free. Cuban sugar, competing with
Porto Rican, avs duty according to
grade. On March l the duty on Gu
ban sugars under a provision Of the
tariff act will be reduced on standard
grades about So cents a hundred
pounds. Prices for Port Rican su-
gar have been based largely on the
lCuban duty. and Governor Wager says
that instead Of waiting until March l,
New York Buyers have announced
they will pay prices for the Porto
Rican article based on the lower Gu
ban duty.
Although no decision has been
reached, it is not probable that the
department will prosecute the buyers.
A combination to raise the price to
the in the United States
would be withou the law, in the
opinion OF department lawyers, but
where prices are lowered because OF
competition elsewhere, there is little
chance for antitrust action.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-01-06
NEGRO BRAkEMAN'S
WORK At FIRE
Railway Station at North
WIkesboro Destroyed With
Much Freight
Especial to The News and Observ

Winston-Salem, Jan. 3.-The pas
senger and freight station Of the
Southern Railway at North Wilkes
boro was destroyed by fire early this
morning, ~entai!ing a loss estimated
at fifty thousand dollars or more. the
same being only partially covered by
insurance.
The fire was discovered about 3:43
a. m. and in about an hour the large
wooden structure had been burned
to the ground.
Besides the building. a large quaint
tv Of freight, boil incoming and out
going, collected during the holidays.
and a number Of trunks, We're burned.
Several barrels Of oil were about the
only things OF any value saved from
destruction.
Brakeman Saves Loaded Cars.
George Wicker, negro brakeman on
a freight train, was asleep in a ca
booSe on the yard when the fire broke
| out, but was awakened by the alarm.
Getting up and going out on the
| yard, Wicker discovered the several
loaded freight cars standing On III /.
track at the station. would be de-
| stroyed unless removed without de-
lay. The heroic brakeman rushed to
a passenger engine which was stand
ing q few hundred yards away OF
another track. After u~ncoupiirg the
engine from the passenger coaches
he took charge OF the throttle and
ran the engine to the depot which
at that time was wrapped iii flames
The engine was attached TO TIE
freight ears and in a few minute
were pulled TO a place Of safety. The
colored MAJ is being highly conl-
n.ended for his splendid work and
thoughtfuiness.
Just how the fire originated is not
definitely known.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-01-06
MORE TORRENS LAND
ACTIONS ARE BROUGHT

Messrs. Walter Clark. Jr.. and i. NJ.
B~roughton, Ir., who brought the first
suits under the TorTens system Of
registering land tit}"s liz this county
and perhaps the hrS6 one in North
Carolina. have three cases involving
1900 acres of land This week in Hall
fax.
The Raleigh lawyers will try ihese
cases before the court clerk OF Hail
fax and they ny two of tnrec mcro
elsewhere. The interest OF people IN
these acgiors IS large. The purpo%
is to estab!is;, FIR ail tiTre the ii l.
to land, to make Sac state guarantee
Il and to nave feai property in sdCl
shape as will na.r it useful IS eel
lateral at the &c1 81 fer Any 9TH!
purpose.
The iaw ~cn, tato eff Ian AIRY +
and theae are the on:y casee tN
have been reported n 10 papore-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-01-06
In Greater Numbers Than Ever
Before Because of the Heav-
lest Firing In All the Five
Days Battle Between Fed
erals and Rebels at 0jinaga.
Days Developments.
tBy the Associated Prcs.l

Preside. Tex, Jan. 3-Fleeing from
heaviest firing in all the five DAYS
battle between the Federals at DIN
Eaga, Mex, and General Otega's rebel
army which. Is surrounding the viii
<Aage, IN children and deserving
Jsoldiers locked to the border and
crossed the river in such numbers to-
day that the United States border pa
5trol and h Red Cross faced a serious
6problem OF feeding the refugees.
. II was necessary to permit food to
DC sent across to the Mexican side to
lave the lives of children and
wounded Federals. Fol- such as wad-
ed through the river there was no
*ehelter "a the church and the few
buildings here mad been converted
unto Red Cross hospitals.
Il Major Michael w. Nance. COM
&manding the patrol, also received a
Few Federal deserters and held them
prisoners on this side. In the line
{streaming down from the battlefield
ABOUT q mile back from the river.
women nursing babies mingled with
the hobbling wounded. They were
scattered for almost two miles up and
down the river banks. Most OF the
refugees were camp followers. At
remote points wounded rebels also
came to the liver. Major McNamee
extended to the combatants of boil
sides such aid as humanity dictated.
Camp Followers.
me arrival OF the camp followers
who usually remain with the soldiers
until the situation becomes untanable
Tor them. was regarded as the pre-
cursor Of a greater exoduS Major
McNamee has been on the alert for
a week for a possible flight Of the
whole Federal army.
Though the battle between the four
thousand defending Federals and six
thousand or more rebels among the
hills progressed until late in the day
II undecided at nightfall
The rebels put their artillery int
action One she'll alone, it was OBJ.
served through field glasses brough
10 soldiers to the ground. Observer.
on the American side were Of tn.
opinion that the total wounded ma,
be 700 or 500 while the number O
killed would be less than half tina
Toward night the rebels firm,
siackened. This was followed a
once by the silencing Of the Fedora
arms. The United States troop
along the river, while prepared 70
an emergency, had not lost sight O
the possibility that the rebels am
munition might run out, which woul.
necessitate their falling back tenn
poraEily.
The few shots which fell in Unite,
States territory caused no damage
Some sickness broke out anon tn
refugees. but the Red Cross oAicial
believe II has been checked.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-01-06
CONFERENCE OF LAYMEN
TO BE HELD IN KINSTON
Series Of InSpirational Meetings. Part
OF NatiOn-W Wide Campaign.

Kinston, Jan. 3.-A big conference
Of layTnen is to be held in Kinston on
January Is and 16, when men from
all yer Lenoir county will gather for
a series Of in~spirational meetings, be-
ginning Thursday evening and lasting
through Friday. This is a part Of a
nationwide campaign under the au-
spices Of the various UNCONVENTIONAL
mission boards Of the United States
and Canada. These boards set out
early in the fall to arrange for as
many of the conferences as possible
before February. Only the larger
towns have been included generally,
and h local clergy consider them
selves fortunate in securing the serv-
ices Of leading men in religious work
in the country to lead the meetings
here. A dozen committees are prepar-
ing for the event. The program is
not yet perfected in detail, but will
be announced in a few days. All the
local churches are interested.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-01-06
At u
Stubborn Resistance OF Foderals Ne
ccsy1tAte Rebel RdnfOrccments.

Laredo. Texas. Jan. 2.-Constitu-
uonalist troops investing Neuvo Lar
edo. b Mexican town opposite Lar
edo. reported to q temporarily Sc
iected five miles 8 Of the besieged
town, had doubled the distance be-
fore night and had taken a position
ten miles away. Rebel traders said
the stubborn resistance Of the Huerta
o had made il necessary to Sc
cure endorsements, cavalry. infant
~ and cannon. rebel leaders said, are
expected within two days, when the
attack will be renewed.
The Federals devoted today to the
removal OF their dead and wounded
from h battlefield. The troops Also
were paid.
The Federals refuse figures as to
the number of government troops
killed in the two DAVIS fighting.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-01-06
FIRST PUBLIC WOMAN
SUFFRAGE ADDRESS
Delivered at Fayetteville by Wife
California congressman.
(Spectal to The News and Observe

&08xxVA III AVD08kA0AAs
ESPECIAL to The News and Ohs.rver.}
Fayetteville, Jan. 3.-The first pub
lie address in advocacy Of woman
suffrage ever delivered in North Caro-
lima was made here tonight by Mrs.
William Kent. wife of. Congressman
William Kent, Of California Mrs.
Kent was followed by Mrs. John NJ.
Rogers IT., Of New York, who also
spoke for equal suffrage h ad-
dresses were given under the auspices
OF the Civic Association and were
made in the civic library in the old
market house, which is the property
OF the association.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kent have been
spending h holidays at their lodge
"Oyerhill." near Fayetteville. and
Mrs. ore has been their guest. Al
the conclusion OF the speeches the
party caught an Atlantic Coast Line
train for New York
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-01-06
1000 Rebel Reinf0rcemeuts.

Chihuahua, Mex. ian. s.-By order
pr General Villa at Juarez. 1000
rebel troops loft here today to rein
force General Ortega's army at
P)inaaa. 1t will require four or five
avs for the endorsements to reach
lat point. The rebel army is detaF-
eined to cut off any possible retreat
ne Federals to any place except
e United States.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-30
THE MEXICAN SITUATION

washington, June 30.-Spurred on
by the administration, pressure is be-
ing brought on Generals Carranza
and Villa to prevent an immediate
open break. Scores of code messages
have been sent to both Mexican lead
ers during the last Is hours asking
that the two leaders wait until the
revolution is successful and then set
tie their differences. Despite this
pressure, it is believed that a revo-
luton within a revolution cannot be
much longer averted. If Villa and
Carranza break openly, the various
leaders in Mexico are certain to i'm
mediately demand that the q. S. pro-
tect all foreigners. This was fore
casted in Sir Lionel Gardens advice
to all British women and children to
leave Mexico.
Washington.-Fhe constitutionalist
junta received confirmation of Villas
retirement with his entire army from
front and apparent abandonment of
campaign toward Mexico City.
Vera Cruz, June 3o.-Revolt of the
federal troops in Mexico City, the
downfall or fight of Gen. Huerta and
outbreaks of bloodshed and anarchy
in the capital were freely predicted
today by refugees from the interior
They said that never since the death
of Madero has the sension in Mexico
City been so great and prophesied
that the explosion may come within
a week.
News that 1000 Huerta troops
went over to the rebels at Queretaro
has been followed by reports that the
defeat of Gen. Barron. at Zacatecas
was due largely to a mutiny among
his own men, 5000 of whom are said
to have refused to face Villas troops.
Refugees declared that Sir Lionel
Garden had advised all British resi-
dents to leave, at least temporarily.
Fl Paso, Tex, June 30.-Constitu-
tionalists excited over possibilities at