Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-20
Reports Indicate That En- tire South Received a
 Drenching.
CROP DAMAGE GREAT
Cotton Suffers Severely Throughout Belt, and Young Corn Beaten to Earth-Arkmsas River Again kis-
 ing, and 23.ft. Stage FOrecasted.

Approximately 4 inches of rain had fallen in Pine Bluff in the last three days, up to about o'clock last even ing. and it was still raining when the measurement was taken by Local Observer J. H. Hudson about that time.
 When the official guage reading was taken yesterday morning, It showed a rainfall here of 2.37 inches in the 24 hours preceding. The read ing taken Wednesday morning show ed 0.21 of an inch fall, and shortly after 6 o'clock last evening the guage read 1.4o, this amount of precipita- tion having occurred during the day light hours yesterday. The total of s.98 inches. therefore is the rainfall here in the past 5S hours.
 The rain was not confined to Pine Bluff. by any means. From all sec tions of the county come reports of the downpour, and the attendant dam- age to crops. Other sections of the state, and particularly in the southern and southwestern portion of the state, were heavy rainfalls experienced Texarkana yesterday morning report ed a fall of 596 inches, Fort Smith 3.92 inches, Brinkley 3.11 inches and Little Rock 2.S9 inches. Not single weather reporting station in Arkansas reported clear weather prevailing yesterday morning.
 Whole South Is Wet.
 The weather report issued yester- day morning has list of IS reporting stations which make reports of rain- fall of more than 1 inch. The rain fall was not confined to any one state but extended from Georgia to Texas and from the Missouri line to the gulf.
 Generally speaking. the rains arc taken as an aftermath or "side-swipe' of the hurricane which ravaged the Texas gulf coast. In some places the rain was accompanied by high winds and by electric storms, but ex- cept for the beating down of grow ing crops or washing away of tho top-soil which protects the roo;s there was comparatively little damage done. .aMlE@
 River Rise Forecasted.
 A rise in the Arkansas river to a 23- foot stage is forecasted by the Little Rock district weather bureau office the stage forecasted to be reached bA Tuesday. M"N IL
 The river guage here showed yes, terday morning a rise of 0.6 of foot in the "A hours preceding. Tc make good the forecast, rise oi about nine feet is necessary.
 While nothing official is known here, it is expected forecasts have been issued also of rise in the Rec river, especially becauee of deluges suffered yesterday and today in Okla homa. where the upper reaches of the Red and the Arkansas will be called upon to carry off the water. It is not believed the rivers will rise suf hciently high to work any consider able damage.
 Crops Are Damaged.
 From all section of the South come reports of more or less crop damage as result of the rains. In every case, cotton and corn are both re- ported as having suffered extensive ly, especially in that section of South and Central Texas which felt the eff fects of the hurricane. This same hurricane is said to have caused great damage to the rice crop o1 Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas.
 In the Pine Bluff country, cotton is reported as having been badly hurt by the heavy rains. The lint was beaten out of open bolls, and the lower bolls are said also to have been 70 affected that they will likely rot of the plant. In many cases, the entire plant was beaten down. Corn also suffered to some extent, especial ly young corn, which was beaten to the ground by the very weight of the water poured upon it.