Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-25
Rains in Upper Valley Add to Torrent of Stream, AL
 ready Bank Full.
26.FooT STAGE HERE
Official Forecast Is for Another Foot of Water at Pine BIuf-Federal and City Governments at Work to Pre-
 vent Banks Here Caving.

The Arkansas river started rising again yesterday, thus disappointing official forecasters and old river men, who had p1esaged fall.
 The rise, coming after a slight fall, was the result of further rains i'll the territory north and west of Pine Bluff in the valley of the Arkansas, and a continuance of those rains is expect ed to mean rise of the river to a level of 26 feet.
 The official forecast issued yester- day, based on reports of rains at points in the upper portions of the Arkansas valley, is for stage of 26 feet at Pine Bluff by Friday. Fur ther rains yesterday and last night in that same section will maintain the high level of the water here, even if it does not bring the level to q higher point on the government gauge. ~
 Some of the heavy rainfalls report ed officially for the "A hours ending at a. m. yesterday, were 1.04 inches at Fort Smith, 200 inches at Darda nelle, 1.5O inches at Tulsa. OKla.. and 1.1O inches at Muskogee, with heavy showers at many other points in the same territory.
 At Fort Smith, a fall of 27 feet was reported yesterday, the river being now at IS feet; at Dardanelle, fal! of O.O9 feet was reported, the present level being 19.S feet; at Little Rock, a fall of O.3 feet was reported, the stage being 23.2 feet; and at Pine Bluff a rise of 0.01 feet was recorded the stage being PAS feet at D. m yesterday. ,,iH
 The forecast yesterday calls for a stage of "A feet at Dardanelle. g feet at Little Rock, and 26 feet at Pine Bluff. This means a rise of Az feel at Dardanelle, 1.S feet at Little Rock and 1.2 feet at Pine Bluff.
 Current Changes Position.
 It developed yesterday that tht main channel, or current, of the river here has changed it's location or DO .sition since the June floods. and k now about 25 feet nearer the soutl bank than it was at that time. A that, however, the current passe about S15O feet from the bank, accord ~Ff."
 ing to observers yesterday.
 Near the south bank of the river from Nebraska street east to and be yond the Cotton Belt shops. the wate in the river is continually boiling an bubbl.ng, and this is taken as an in dication by the river men and fedora levee engineers employees that tn bank is being severely punished. that is, it is undergoing heavy pound ing by the current in the river.
 So far, there are no signs of dam age to the bank. but some of the au thorities are of the opinion the ban may be suffering from undermining which will hardly show itself unles the high stage of the river continue 8 rather lengthy period of time, o until the water recedes, when cavin will result.
 City Forces Ready.
 Mayor Simon Bloom stated yester day that all the city forces, abou forty men and dozen or so teams are being worked on East Sixth an East Eighth avenues now, in orde that they may be close at hand there is need for their services t fight caving banks.
 s'The work of the street forces O. Fast Eighth avenue and East SiXt avenue iss necessary, Eighth avenu being cut down to grade and SiXt avenue being filled in where fillin is badly needed" he said ''This wor has been necessary for long time We cannot work on Missouri stree now, because we are flooded ,Out, S by working where we are now, W are accomplishing something that needed, and at the same time ar ready and near at hand, in case of a emergency"
 Big Mattress Sunk.
 Government forces yesterday sun a big mattress in front of the ban at the sand company's landing. Tn bank there has been fundereoin heavy pressure from the current. an the mattress was sunk as a preeau tionary measure Several bargeload of rock were used to anchor the mat fress. and another barge will be rn loaded there today. The mattres measures about B feet by 275 see1 aud was sunk along the bank from point about opposite Nebraska street eastward.
 7 Everything possible to euar' against damage is being done by th federal and city authorities, and il addition officials of the Cotton Bel are keeping in close touch with tn situation. Material of all kinds. witl which to strengthen weak spots !ha may develop, is at hand, and with th many federal employees, the city street force and extra laborers Gas. to get if needed, it is felt that al possible precautions have been taken
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