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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-19
THE GRAPHIC WILL ISSUE PAPER
 DEC. 25.

Although this is the Christ mas Edition of The Graphic, 1t is not intended to replace In any way the paper t" be issued on December %.
 The Graphic will be printed on Christmas morning, and will he delivered by the faithful carriers in. time to be enjoyed with other Christmas surprises and breakfasts.
 The statement is made De- cause the office has been asked so frequently:
 "Are you going to issue a paper on Christmas?"
 The frequency of the query proving tha demand for The Graphic on Christmas, the want will be met. It is the purpose of The Graphic to give the best service always.
 The Graphic will bring to you Christmas morning the news of a day and a night-tne latest news of the world, the state, the country and the city in which you live.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-19
Three Years of Revolution in Mexico Appears Over,
 with Carranza in Control.
VILLISTA CHIEFS
 ABANDON LEADER
Former Head of Convention Army Is- sues Statement Explaining Reasons for Giving Up Fight, and Seeking
 Safety in United States.

Fl Paso, Texas, Dec. 18.-Gen. Francisco Villa Is fleeing Mexico His revolution is ended. The warfare which has torn Mexico apart for more than three years is over.
 General Villa is on his way to the border He will cross into the Unit cd States and has announced hls' in- tention of taking up a residence in the United States or Cuba.
 General Villa tonight, in a state ment, gave his reasons for discon- tinuing the revolution. His statement in part follows:
 Recently, at my own suggestion, all my chiefs and advisers met in consultation. l told them to do what they pleased and make any changes in the government which they deem ed necessary. made a speech at the meeting, pointing out our needs and suggested that if they thought it best they should get new leader for the cause which 1 have represented so long, Then l retired.
 '"The next morning they informed me that 1t was their opinion that should withdraw from active service l in the Mexican field of war. My wife heard their statement She begged me to accept their sug- 1 eestion and flee with her to some for ] eign port, where we could both live III comfort and happiness. l con scented to@her pleadings." "aas..,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-19
ROOSEVELT FOLD REPS. WANT HIM
 AS 1916 GOAT
Former President Dimes with E. H. Gary and Oth-
 CT C.. o. P. Leaders.

New York, Dec. 13-rol. Theodore Roosevelt was the guest of honor at dinner Friday night given by Ebert II. Gary. All of the gusts were famous in the financial world. Most of them were Republicans.
 -. The dinner was given by Mrs. Gary at their home here. ThL fact that so many prominent Republicans sas down at the table with Colonel Roosevelt is considered especially significant. The dinner followed a visit to Colonel Rooseyol by R. Liv- .ngston Beekman, governor of Rhode Island.
 At this visit, Governor Beekman assured Colcnel Roosevelt he favored the nomination. of him by the Re- ublican parry for the presidency in 1916.
 The utmost secrecy regarding the dinner was maintained by those who attended. When Jud"r Gary was asked about it, he evasi, ely said:
 "Oh, that was only ! little private affair. I den t care tu say anything about it."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-19
GERMANS PERFECT PLANS NEW DRIVE
 FLANDERS LINES

London. De-. 1S.-T'e report re. ceived in Pl.is that +,.e kaiser is about to visit Charity lie to inspect the western front is hd, one of the accommodating signs of an approach ing German attack on the Franco British lines.
 Swiss repr,ts teclate that large forces of Germans have been moving through the Rhine provinces toward the fighting z1nes in F.ance. and re- ports from the front tell of great Ger man activity behind th'. trenches.
 The French official statement is- sued tonight described intense artil- iery engagements diltC;ed by the French, Britich and Belgian guns against the German trenches, trans port wagons and work. of organiza- tio. These engagements occurred on practically tn" entire line.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-19
Inactivity TeutOn Armies the
 Balkans PrOVOkeS Speculation

It is believed by some, however, that the Germans and Bulgars are simply awaiting the arrival of heavy artillery before venturing within range of the allied fleet at Saloniki.
 The possession of Saloniki is of the utmost Importance to the central powers. If they capture and succeed in holding that important port, it is practically certain they will never restore it to Greece. except under ccmpulsion. Bulgaria especially would like to hold Saloniki, which is the natural commercial outlet of Macedonia.
 Allies Continue Retreat.
 Advices~ rem the. fir mt indicate that the French and British are con- tinuing their retreat tov ard the sea. Tn French are reported to have oc- cupied the heights of Sariguiol. which are being fortified. Portions of the Karassouli- Guevgheli railroad have been blown up to hinder pursuit, it said.
 German troops in large numbers are arriving daily at Strumitza, an Exchange Telegram dispatch states. Fight batteries of 1-2 inch guns gre said to have reached Sofia, and are being ,fcrw warded for use in the Gsrman drive to the Aegaen.
 A Salonika dispatch '.> the Paris Telegram says that 60,000 Germans are massed at Guevgh.l Ii, and that other forces-,naking total of 200,- coO-are approaching the Valandovo- Doiran route.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-19

Paris, Dec. 1S.-The pause oi the Bulgarian army at the G eek frontier and the momentary disappearance of the German columns which were fol- lowing the retreating allies toward Saloniki, have given rise to much comment here. It is suggested:
 First, that the Bulgars feel they are not yet sufficiently strong to at tack Saloniki.
 Second, that discord has arisen be- tween Sofia and Vienna, regarding the ultimate fate of that port.
 Third. that the Greek government has warned Berlin that the presence of Bulgars on Greek soil would cause such a wave of popular feeling that the government would no longer be able to restrain the Greek army, which would march immediately against their old-time enemy.
 Fourth. that King Constantine has asked the Bulgars to wait until the Greek elections are over before enter ing Greece.
 TcutOns Troops Inactive.
 There is a similar divergence of opinion regarding the whereabouts of the German troops. Some say they have been sent to Bulgaria, to ward off a possible Russian advance through Roumania. Others say they have turned westward into Alhania; {; others that they are being sent back for new offensive against Paris or Calais. and still others that they are merely resting before resuming the march on Saloniki.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-19
Unless Ancona Attack Dis avowed, Diplomatic Rela-
 tions Be Broken.
NOTE IS STRONGEST
 SENT FOREIGN POWER
State Department Officials Regard Present Controversy as Most Seri. ous Confronting U. 5. Since
 Outbreak European War.

Washington, Dec. 18.-The second Ancona note was signed by Secre- tary of State Lansing tonight.
 State department experts immedi- ately began coding it for transmission to Vienna. It will be put on the wires as soon as the coding is com pleted, which will be late tonight or tomorrow morning.
 High officials of the government announced it was the strongest note" sent by this government to a foreign power since the war began.
 Practically l1ltimatun,.
 Stripped of diplomatic verbiage, the note reiterates the peremptory de- mands previously made and flatly notifies the Austro-H Hungarian gov- ernment that unless the Ancona at- tack is disavowed, diplomatic rela- tions cannot be continued. In only one particular does the note fall short of an ultimatum. No time limit is fixed in which the demands must be met.
 Only a change in front by Austria, retreat from what officials charac- terize as "truculent atttude," an expression of willingness to admit the illegality of the Ancona attack and to make reparation, can avert break, official said tonight. White House Worried. At the white house and state de- partment it was grayely admitted that the Ancona case raises the most serious diplomatic situation that has confronted this government since the war began.
 Secretary Lansing definitely an- nounced today that the United States rested it's case on the evidence sub- mitted by the Austrian admiralty it. self The corroborative evidence of the officials of the AnconA and the survivors of the disaster was not nec- essary, in the official view. to estab- fish this governments charges that the sinking of the Ancona was an act of brutality, contrary both to the laws of nations and the laws of humanity.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-19
WOMAN BLOCKS SALE
 OF FARM TO STATE
Mrs. J. R. Alexander Refuses to Sign Deed, Preventing Prison Board
 From Buying Land.

Little Rock. Dec. 18.--The refusal of Mrs. J. R. Alexander to sign a deed transferring the 2.5SC acre farm of her husban to the Arkansas peni- tentiary commission. is holding up purchase by the commission of 1920 acres of land near Scott's station for white penal farm.
 The commission this afternoon an nounced it was ready to close the deal. The land consists of three farms owned by J. R. Alexander. Wal ter Alexander and G. H. Kimball, re. spectively. The purchase price is fixed at $232,000.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-19
.BALLOONIsT ALIGHTS
 ON LIVE WIRE; LIVES
Three Negroes Rescue Aeronaut, Hanging By Heels from Wire
 Carr ing 2.OOO Volts.

Dublin, Ga.. Dec. 1s.-Captain Huffstickler, 9 ballo'nist, landed from a parachute jump on an electric main charged with 2,0G0 volts and was seriously burned on the neck and back, besides being rendered uncon- scious, here today.
 His balloon leaked badly from the start. and he was forced to jump earlier than expected. He turned a .somersault from the parachute, his back and nsck striking the wires. While he hung suspended by the heels, three negroes standing nearby went up tree and rescued him.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-19
LOSES LIVE TRYING
 TO SAVE FOR MOTHER
Going to Spend Christmas with Widowed Mother. Youth Falls
 Cnder Train

Jackson, Miss, Dec. 's.-Joe Car man, 16, atten.Dting to steal a ride on a railroad train leavl1e here for Gulfport, so te could spend his Christmas witt his widowed mother fell under tha train and was crushed so badly he ed an n IT later.
 When taken to hos p,tal, $2O was found in his pocket. His dying re- quest was tha. the mon'y be sent to his mother sor Christina .,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-19
ATLANTA BANKERS GET PRISON TERMS

Montgomery, Ala, Dec. 1S-sen- tences of ons year and six months each were iml oseJ toda. in the feI eral court against l.. I: Aymard and G. J. Thrash. and two .ears against R. c. Howard. officers nf the Bank ers' Bend and Finance company, con- victed of usins the mails fraudulent ly, for promotion of 9 scheme of a string of banks throughout the state. Fines of $1,00c each were also as- sessed against the men.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-19
Train Kills ,FaI mer.

Humboldt, Tenn, De 1S.-J. M
 Cirtain, a prominent farmer. was run
 over and instantly killed at Gibson station today. when he attempted to cross in front of an L. & N. passenger train
 His wagon was com: letely demol. ished, one horse killed outright ant the other so badly injured it had te ] be shot. Cir-ain's bod, was badly
 mangled.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-19
Rank Clerk Alleged Spy.


 New York. Dec 18.-Detectives fol- lowing the trail of plotters seeking to destroy ships bearing ammunition to the allies today arrested FredericK schleidl, clerk in the National City bank, whom they charge with larceny of documents, cablegrams and mes- sages, which, it is charged, he turn ed over to representatives or the German government.
 Ths documnts, the detectives say, gave information as to which shlps bore ammunition across the seas. Schleidl is also alleged to have given information to the German represen- tatiyes as to what firms were manu- featuring war supplies in this country and also the amounts of money plac- ed in certain banks to the credit or the allies.
 Schleidl was taken to police head- quarters for further examination. lie has confessed, detectives sald' to having obtained information resafu- ing shipments of munitions ana otn- CT matters, saying that he dld this at the direction of Paul Koen1g, heao of the bureau of investigation or the Hamburg American line, WHO was "l rested yesterday on the charge or plotting to destroy the Welland canal Detectives said they found Tn Schleindl's pockets a telegram re lating to a shipment of 100000 rllies to the allies. The message was rom the Banque Beige Por LEntrangere | in a New York bank.
 Schleidl told of meeting koenig' who. he said, used an alias, last May according to detectives. and or nav ] ing kept in touch with the German consul here since the opening or the war. The prisoner, who said he was "a German reservist, declared tnat when he met Koenig at an uptown hotel arrangements were made TOT him to obtain cablegrams and other documents at the National City Dank
 For this work, Schleidl told the DO. ! lice. he has been receiving about $zs l week. .h.,
 The police asserted today that they
 found among Koenig's effects papers |l indicating that he had relations witl Schleldl.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-19
TROLLEY CAR FALLS
 THROUGH \ BRIDGE

Spokane. Wash, Dec. 1S.-seven persons were killed a..d twelve in 1ured when trolley ca fell through a bridge here today. 10 cars we.c on the bridge when 1t collapsed. bu: one rested on an abutment. Thers were 20 people in the csr that dr ,,- pod into the rlver.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-19
New Preacher Here.

Rev. J. w. Hall. recently appointed preacher for the Pine Bluff circuit, onsisting of White Hall. Watson chapel, Faith and Good Faith churches, has arrived and will begin tis new duti's by conducting ser vices today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-19
Six Men, Among Them New York Police Officer and a
 Bank Clerk, Arrested.
MANY AMERICANS
 ARE IMPLICATED
Confessions Said to Disclose Identity of 5G Prominent Citizens of U. $. Whose Arrests Expected Within
 Few Days.

New York, Dec. 1S-The central financial fountain from which flowed fabulous sums of money employed in the most gigantic bomb and arson plot in the history of America, was tapped today by federal and city au- thorities.
 At nightfall this was the situation:
 Six men had been brought into the investigation of the alleged plot to destroy tho Welland canal, or into correlation phases of the canal plot probe. Three of these were actual prisoners, under combined bail of s1O5,0OO. Two are under detention. One, police officer wearing the shield of the city of New York, has been suspended from duty.
 Detailed confessions, supported by commandcered documents, have been obtained from two of the six men These warrant the prediction that there will be within few days from 8 to 30 arrests in all parts of the United States, of central power propa- gandists and their allies.
 Traitors for Money!
 Americans of prominence are in volved in the plot. It is authoritative ly stated that information will bt given the federal grand jury this com. ing week. which will result in the in dfctnlent ~of9a 9a.numbe ~proaninen Americans. These men are not SO called German-Americans, but arc men who have entered the pro-Ger man conspiracies from motives other than patriotic The disclosures that follow will be tremendous.
 Through the stories of the six men the authorities are said to have come into complete data in the workings of the foreign propagandists. This data explains, it is said, most of the long string of munitions plant and ship disasters, attempts to blow up railroad property, and steel commodl- ties intended for the allies.
 One Thousand Agents at Work.
 The amazing mass of material is be- ing rapidly sifted. More than 1000 special and regularly deputized agents of the department of justice and the United States secret service are at work throughout the country
 The names of more than 100 Ger man agents have been learned by the federal authorities. Incriminated are a number of diplomatic representa- lives of the central powers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-19
Names Successor C Lundy.

Little Rock, DOC. 48.--(5oyoxnof Hays today appointed Hsn Johnscn q Waldron. Scott county to suce4ed Elmer E. Lundy as mtmber cf the state, sonata. NF. Luady. preaj6e Of the lait senAt7 IT sl1e4 Ngs
 sSp. when hA fes se1 l!!! &
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-19
GERMAN WARsnIP IN
 BALTIC DESTR0YEDl

London, Dec. 1S.-An Exchange Telegram from Copenhagen states that German warship guarding the southern entrance to the Baltic, was blown up on Thursday. The entire crew ie reported loat.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-19

Winfred Atchley is at home from Hendrix college at Conway, to spend the holidays.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-19

Prof. R. E. Philbeck is up and Gu again, after an attack of grip.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-19
The Me;alther !

1T. sunda:s and Monday.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-24
MODERN WOODMEN
 WIN PRIZE BANNER

Blrmingham camp, Modern Woodmen of America. held its regular meeting at Maccabee temple last Monday night Aft CT an hours practice by the drill team, the camp was called to order at o'clock With large number present
 The display of large banner worked With beautiful designs of the Modern Woodmen shield and emblems evidenced the arrival of the state prize banner from Mobile. This banner represents the largest increase in membership of all the camps in the state during the year. It was won by the Mobile camp for the year 1913. The Birmingham camp has won it Tor the largest increase during the year 1914.
 It will be presented to the Birmingham camp tomorrow night by Francis A. korns of Des Moines. la, chairman of the board of directors of the national organization of the Modern Woodmen Of America. This meeting will be an open one and the public Is cordially invited "A special invitation is extended to the ladies. A splendid musical programme Will be given by MT. and Mrs. Leon Cole assisted by Mrs. Wynings and Miss Geor- gia Taul. Refreshments will be served and a good time is assured
 The Boyles camp of the Modern Wood men held its regular meeting at Boyles last Wednesday night. fairly good crowd was present and enjoyed the meet ing. MT. Wynings and several others from the Birmingham camp of the Mod ern Woodmen were present. MT. Wyn- ings gave very interesting and instruc- tive lecture on the merits of the society The members were urged to be present tomorrow night. at the regular meeting of the Birmingham camp of the Modern Woodmen at Maccabee temple on Fourth avenue, at which time the state banner
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-24

by us and regiment of infantry, with the German trenches 800 yards from the Village and the two roads leading into 1t we'll spotted by their snipers and swamped occasionally with shell fire. Our wagon makes the devil of a noise-they
 hear US coming, SO we hurry to fetch up under cover of some of the once pret- ty little houses. Yesterday Little Will lie l. e., small shell-fell 20 yards in front of us and they dose the place with shrapnel occa sionally. It gets colder every day, and heavy rain squalls have been the order for the past three days. It is no joke in the trenches where you've got to keep low and can't run about to get warm. If you show a hand in day. light, you get it in the neck, so to speak Heaps of left-hand wounds-hand out on the rife barrel.
 I've had few nights out myself and know what 1t feels like-sept under the lee of the srtwa stack one night along side 'Bulgy,' and after we had slept for an hour ow two got up to stamp some life into our frozen feet 'Bulgy,' who is dry old stick, made me laugh when he murmured. Aye. this is one of our poorer nights I said, Why the dickens can't we do it the proper way, as the knights did--l0 a. m. on Monday. Wednes- days or Fridays Scrap for three hours, count the dead and wounded, go home. wash ana brusn up, reed ana Wrlte nome about it, and then have jolly good sleep, and prepare for the day after?" 'Blgy said. Why the devil not? That would be better than this night and day business
 I've slept in queer places, but the other day the medical officer struck a gold mine whne he found dungcart filled with straw-it just held us two. We're travelling light-have cast up tents and cut baggage down to the very limit one weeds out everything. When things dirty and you've got duplicate you gen orally cast it, as it's all so much less to carry. But it's the time. seemingly wasted and spent in idleness. that we spend so often standing to'-just warned to saddle up and await orders, ready to go to any quarter at a moments mo- tice-that gets on one's nerves One would not mind so much if one were doing something. Why, I could have written you volumes . in that time, but one Is unde rarms all fewsthings on the wagons and just standing to- I suppose it's all in the game. The peasants are generally good to us, but there are a lot of spies about-several times we've had move ments concerted, only to find the enemy's searchlight played on us at the critical time. They're all alive. all right, and their snipers are good. whatever might be said of the general rife fire"