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Yo1lng Unmarried Men Must Enlist for Service
 Before Nov. 30.
PERSONNEL or WAR
 CABINET ANNOUNCED
Kitchener Not Included in War com mttee, Which Is Composed of As- qnill. Baliour. George, Law
 and YckCnna.

London, Nov. II If young unmar- ried men, eiaihlc for military scr vice. dc not come forward voluntari- lN and enlist before November 30, the government will take steps to compel them tc do SO. Marriages contract ed since inc registration day of Aug rSt l5 will not save these men from military duty.
 This. the nearest approach to con Scription That has yet been taken hy inc government under Lord Derby's recruiting scheme, was officially an- nounced tonight
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| Admits Withdrawal, Claims Action Due to
 |avy Autumn Rains.
EEUTO1Ns, IN FI.IGHT, DROWNED
Achieve Some Success, But
 Cress M0rava River at Sey- Pcints-Reports of Teuton
 |uccesses C0ntradicted.

n, Nov. 11.--A further Ger hdrawal west of Riga is ad- E the Berlin war office to- |e entire forest district west fhWest of Schlock having Rcuated.
 claims that the Germans from this district because een transformed into 9 mo- the heavy autumn rains. |e, heavy attacks are being at other points of the Ger It in this region, while Rus ship, in the Baltic. are lp a vigorous bombardment rman coast positions.
 ] of the menace of attack for squadrons by the Brit arines which are infestng s in this vicinity, the Rus hip have been able to rem hle aid to the land forces. advance from the Dvinsk is by Petrograd tonight. Two Punter attacks in this dis
 repulsed.
 aims 2 success in Volhynia,
 eral von Linsingen's forces
 have driven the Russians
 reusbnozka. north of the
 lroad capturing some hun
 risoners and eight machine
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-11-12
from Snryia Yagup

Nov. 11.-News from the pnt is vague, says a Reuter- For. Athens, but it is de- e untrue that the Germans pied the entire line from krivolak. Servian forces pm Mitrovitza have reach fchanik defile, where they Dc railway to which the
 bound from Uskup to ave advanced.
 IS extending to the north Pnt now are becoming the
 situation, as Serbian
 from the north to Kru- onastir will pass there" :" nan government has been krnsevo. east of Perlepe. ava river in Servia has ed at several points by roops, pushing westward etreating Servians, Berlin our thousand Servians captured in the mountains
 Western Morava, where pops are pursuing the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-11-12
Two Farms Sold.

Philadelphia, No. 1.-Two very fine farms were sold near here this week. D. T. Dale of Gum Springs sold his fine black land farm of 205 acres to s. M. Crawford for s8,00O and in turn bought the Shaw farm near thene for $7, ,0OO, the latter farm having 176 acres. The soil on these farms is the very finest to be found anywhere and lis cheap at $50 per acre.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-11-12
Italians Captnre Two Places.

Amsterdam, via. London, Nov. H. A telegram from Vienna denies the c8 pture by the Italians of Col di Lana and Monte Cief. as announced in an Italian official statement.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-11-12
Bale Kills Boy.

Jonesboro, Nov. 11.-Erma Pratt
 12 years of age, an orphan, living with an uncle near Bono, was acci- dentally killed yesterday afternoon when a bale of cotton fell upon him.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-11-12
Danish Women Voters.

A deputation of women called on King Christian of Denmark to thank him for the extension of the vote to Danish women. The first election in which women will participate will be held July, 1916.
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Women for School Boards.

NichOlasvilIe, Kentucky, WOHler are conducting a house-to-house can vass in behalf of the candidates for the school board Three women gre included in the list endorsed by the suffragists.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-11-12
Springfield Suffers,

Springfield. Mo-, Nov. 11.-A heavy wind storm struck Springfield anu vicinity at 3:3o o'clock this morning, doing considerable property damage. A heavy rain accompanied the storm.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-11-12
Great Bend Reports I've Dead.

Great Bend, Kas., Nov. LA ter rife rain and wind storm sweeping across Kansas from the Rocky noun tains whirlcd into Great Bend as a tornado last night took a toll of two lives, shattered scores Of homes and wrecked three large grain elevators. In addition, 36 persons we're injured, 9 of them seriously enough to be confined to hospitals today.
 The storm cut Great Bend off from communication with the Outside world, and for time it was reported there had been great loss of life. The property loss is 'as'imated at s50000.
 Charles H. Smith, a piano sales man, and w. ". Hale, mill employe, were killed.
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Child Badly Turned.

Leola, Nov. 1.-The nine-months- old child of L. Lamb was seriously burned when its clothine caught fire from | stoy V
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-11-12
TORNADO CAUSES IMMENSE DAMAGE:
 IN MIDDLE WEST Three States Suffer from Cyclone Sweeping from
 Rocky Mountains. DEATH LIST CUT
 BY LATE RE,PORTS Eight Are Known to Be pead, Fi.ty Injured. and It ;s Feared That Many Others Were Killed or
 Hurt ill Kansas.

Kans2s City, Mo, NV, H. E}sht are known to be dead and at least 50 injured, some ia ally, as tn r.sult Of the terrific wind and rain storm which swept over Czutral r. nsas last night.
 The paralyzed condition or wire e mmunica ion mad it Impossible to acl much of tn stricken district, yet it is believed probable the list Of dead and injured will be increas d when communication is establish d.
 According to Information available here ;he deashs were distributed as fellows:
 Great Bend: Charles II. smith and W. w. Hale.
 L8rn-d: Israel Bergcr and Mr& Berger.
 Zyta: Mrs. L. A. Forge
 Derby: An unidentified Mexican laborer.
 Many persons at first beli we'd dead wsre later found alive in Inc ruins Of their homes. Some, after being missing and reported dead, were found long distances from their homes.
 Boisington and Claflin, towns near Great Bend suffered no serious damago, bu at Derby, Kan, 100 miles southeast of Great Bend, one man was kiliad and seven persons wera injured.
 A number of persons We're injured ill a tornado that swept Hartford, s. D.. and high winds that swept other localities in that state, as we'll as sections of Western and Central Ne braska, did much material damage.
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y TEUT0NS DROWN. Fport 22,000 Captured in Retreat.

[ov. l1.-General offensive me Russians on the east reported.
 southern extremity of me west of Czartorysk crate battles have been TOT several weeks, the nm to have broken the an lines and to have feat, during which num- As soldiers were drown captured.
 ga area the Russians ' are more than holding g west of Riga the R,.s- ohsolldated the positions
 won.
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garians Retire.

|, IA Havas dispatch under date of Wednes- rlans have retired from nave concentrated be- ich front around Cerna. as prevented operations 4 hours.
 pans are attacking
 cran9ed hands several sht lighting. It is now Pulsarians.'
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l to Bury Dead.

'. ll.-An app al for
 lhe burial of the dead mia'lves of the fallen ,h hes IS being made to nag ,a warning powers by al Red Cross.
 Iansl sahfa gists will hold a
The Washington times., 1915-01-30

terial maladies. may have as camp toll
lowers and unpleasant associates these
little water blisters and encrusted sores
Of the mouth, lips. and chin. That.
however. does not alter the large tact
that these same eruptions are also
spread by contact.
Strongly Contagious Malady.
II you doubt their CONTAGIOUS nature.
place some OF the exuding fluid pressed
from these blisters upon the clear and
smooth face of some fair maid or child.
A slight pressure, such as would be ant
to accompany a kiss. cracks open the
flesh Just enough to form crevice for
and generate their kind.
True epidemics OF lips and fever bljs-
ters are by no means rare. Some fam.
lilies are constantly overrun with them.
Dentists who sterilize their instruments
in perfunctory manner often leave A
trail of cold sores among their clients.
Smokers who use the same. pipes, to-
bacco boxes. and exchange cigarettes
and similar materials. are often sources
Of spreading mouth bIisters and fever
sores" One OF the certain ways to be
rid of these felons or beauty is to cast
out the cause. Never, be the provoca.
ton what it will. scratch. rub, or touch
them with your fingers or, nails. That
Your own flesh is more susceptible to
their depredations than Is anothers.
The better part of wisdom is to treat
them gingerly with coilodion and glyc-
crime. II possible. keep them from the
very beginning covered at night with
white precipitate ointment. Before the
blisters open. to prevent the contagious
juice leaking over the nearby skin, a
drop Of collodion or liquid court plas-
ter. as some call 1t. should be- used to
seal them dry. This does not as ha.
been enormously held, drive the trou-
BILE in"
Since cold sores are accompanied by
| fever many times it aids the local
| ternal microbe scavanger as hexa-
methylenamine. Five grains of this.
| together with an equal quantity of
citrate Of lithia-there is no virtue in
hthia, citrate Of soda answers the
purpose very well-in a tumblerful of
| hot water every four hours usually .ha &
most happy effects as internal aids.
Copyright by Newspaper Feature Service
The Washington times., 1915-01-30
Girls Basketball Quintets j..
Below Standards Because
Schools Fdil in Support
Loyalty and Cooperation of Student Body and Faculty.
Stimulated by Personal Effort of Players and Candi-
u dates Alone Will Bring Team Excellence.
BY THE SCHOOL EDITOR.

side of the periods assigned to all the
girls In the school. At one high school,
where the girls were given an oppor-
tunity to use the gymnasium for few
four girls appeared to take advantage
OF the opportunity.
Then, too, in playing games outside
their own courts. several OF the teams
have been at q disadvantage, since the
ington Is smaller than the standard
approved by the rules. At Eastern. q
low ceiling Is q hindrance to play. The
same thing holds true Of the Central
drill hall. which has proved Inadequate
Coaches Overworked.
The majority of coaches are over
worked and cannot give attention to
who cannot foul consistently in one
particular way. With such players II
has become SO much q matter OF habit
that they are often most surprised
when the referees whistle blows. II
to give short, illustrative talks on par
ticular faults it would frequently re-
suit in removing the only hindrance to
an otherwise valuable player. The
girl who fouls repeatedly is a positive
liant player In other ways.
Frequently a forward who has trouble
in locating the basket may be improved
II her manner Of throwing the ball is
changed The ., avetase ,d. ssh x: &c eosea =,
the individual player with a view to
making her the most efficient unit OF
her team that can be developed. Few
girls take the trouble to stand In front
Of the basket praetieins throws IRON ron
5sss1s aees otSns e.ss sss Geseiops ysn
ness and muscular strength. Often thi.
year q forward has aimed the ball we'll
yet it fell short Of I'll the . bsskst ne f.ST
power cannot be attained by one short
practice period a week. and It is a
much a necessity for basketball as 70,
other sports.
Remedies Suggested.
The introduction Of training would. nc
doubt. raise the standard Of girls ath'
letics in the schols and colleges. Nc
girl would be retained on a class team
en- il she did not keep strict training
during the playing season. This in
c1udes retiring at 10 o'clock. eliminating
hot breads from the diet. no eating
between meals. morning shower-baths
and at least half hour Of rest eyer; eyer'
ed in their entirety. those governing
sleeping hours and eating between
meals are most important. and, max
ing them part Of the regular basket
ball season. should improve team work
from its effect on the health Of the
players.
To raise the standard Of basketball
in the schools. a basketball league o,
girls teams should prove effective: sucf
governed by a central COMMITTEES. I
standard playing floor for the use O.
the league might be obtained ant
coaches who have the time to give in
dividual attention to the players oo
each little team plays it's own way
Some Of them have seven players. som'
have six. some only Ave- Floors vary
heights Of baskets vary, field divisions
vary.
Until some central organization
adopts rules that set q standard. thert
| will always be barriers in the way O.
local teams meeting on an equal basis
The Washington times., 1915-01-30

-wO letters have been received
relative to the summary of the
season in girls basketball. pub
lished on Wednesday in this
paper.
These letters seem to resent the COM
pliment given to the Ingram team in
saying that 1t could be classed with
no other basketball quintet in the Dis
trict.
Ingram has set standard of excel
lence in basketball which no other team
Of the District has vet approached, and
which seems to set 1t apart. 1ngram's
standard is that attained by the aver
age girls college team, after a season
Of constructive coaching in all branches
Of the game, offensive as we'll as de-
fensive.
cause Of being in keeping with a stand
high school teams. Since the high
school teams are far below the
standard and 1t would not be fair to
class them with the one team whose
standard is 80 far above them.
Reasons For Low Average.
The reasons for the low average Of
excellence of the high teams are many.
but the cause. in almost every case,
a found in the lack of interest on the
part Of the majority of the pupils IN
the school. Those who play and who
practice may be interested but II taxes
faculty and girls alike, to make any ex-
preston of a high school activity popu-
lar and properly financed. >.
II the girls have unity Of purpose. II
they ask, If they stimulate, interest,",
there Is not the slightest doubt Of both
money and facilities for promoting
athletics until they reach a standard
eet by other earnest. conscientious In
terssted teams and their constituents,
many instances under the. most ad-
verse circumstances. simply because
! all the boys were interested. because
all demanded. and because all made q
E. Standard Must Be Raised.
10 give any results whatsoever the
standard Of basketball in the schools
can the teams meet such teams as In
gram with fairness. In the meantime
SINCE there is but one Ingram, and
thS majority Of teams are fitfull,
have anything to compare at all W.
must consider the school teams In
their relation to one another.
BY showing a few Of the disadvant.
work, and which might be changed by
q concerted movement on the part OF
tbs entire school body. one can see
the reason for Ingram's superiority. II
should be borne in mind that ingram
team Is formed from q voluntary gym
nasium class. is never denied its prac'
tices. and Is provided with a splendidly
equipped gymnasium and coach
whose whole attention is given to the
team.
The average high school or colleg,
team of the District has one practice
2e1oa ,o,,u WeeK Even wen tals sne ptaet.ce taer II II
usually a number OF teams to play ant
the time must be divided. Upon In
Quir4ng among the players it has beef
found that few of the girls care t,
use the school gymnasium for shor
practice periods in passing. basket
shooting. and general team work out
The Washington times., 1915-01-30

Three Minute
Journeys
By TEMPLE MANNING.

BY TEMPLE MANNING. - :,
Where Men Are Still Put lin Stocks.
= WAS the means Of saving life once
ina way that trust will never hap
i pen again. I was making . trip
toward the interior Of Africa through
a region where white men are seldom
seen and never welcome. NoIninally
despousm called Gashagar, the cattle
stealing. Arab chief Of which then
claimed to be a king. The Inhabitants
superstitious nomads with no religion
but their own black magic.
AZ We approached the village tho
chief could not be found. although We
sent for him and waited over q day to
meet him. One Of my ''boys' came to
me late at night and told me that tho
out in some underground way, peculiar
to these natives, whether they speak
the language or not. He had been told
by one OF the women connected with the
chiefs krael. who said that her master
was afraid Of the white man.
Next morning, the chief still being
under cover. we started to continue our
journey. Not far from the village. some
distance from the trail. one Of the
boys" came upon q man chained in 9
rude stock. He was nearly starved.
One Of my party who could understand
the dialect in which the unfortunate
spoke, found out that the poor fellow
had been fastened there for ten days
during which hs had eaten nothing but
such roots as grew within his reach, and
q few insects that he had caught. We
released him and fed him q little SOUP
two or three spoonfuls at a time. unit!
his strength returned enough to stand
our carrying him to tho next village.
The poor man told US that he was the
owner OF half dozen cows which the
| chief had demanded Of him. Refusing
to give them up the chief had driven his
cattle away and put him in the stock.
in that deserted place to starve to death
| or make his escape II ne could. We
took the unfortunate man with US ant
laid tho matter before the chief OF thu
next town, who was an Arabian, with
some sort Of official standing. and wht
promised to see justice done. But Il
will be many a long day before thu
stocks disappear from the interior O.
Africa.
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The Washington times., 1915-01-30
Peters Adventures in
Matrirnony
BY LEONA DALRYMPLE,

My good humor presently had con-
taxtous results. Mary dimpled and q
little color came into her pale cheeks
This is fun, isn't it, Peter?" she
said.
1T certainly is.'' l admitted for
was face to face with the startling fact
myself.
And l am so glad to be away from
that terrible boat"
'"Ditto!" assured her. I wondered
why Mary and had never had quite
| such a pleasant time as this before. save
in those frst halcyon days of honey
incoming, and decided that It was mere.
ly contrast.
Mary and l chatted disparagingly of
] motor boating. and found that we
agreed. After dinner l read Mary a
story in q magazine. an she went to
sleep. She woke after while and
! slipped her hand in mine with such a
childish. tired little gesture that all at
once remembered that, after all. Mary
| was very young-and very pretty.
Peter" she said. haven't we had a
cha arming EVENING""
| I'VE certainly have!"
| mary puued my nedu uo"H anu kisSeu
me sleepily.
| And. Peter. boy" she said. IT'S be.
| cause you didn't seem $3.50 terribly
| superior. just-just nice and human
And you did so many things to make
me have q pleasant time. like fussing g
little over me. and, Peter, you're 8
dear!"
You're tired" / said little huskily
land foolish" Nevertheless. l was fac
ing a queer fact l was happier myself
Moreover. l liked the cling of my wife.
soft arms around my neck.
The Washington times., 1915-01-30
Never Kiss Any Person
On Whose Lips Are Germ
Infested "Cold Sores"
By DIR. LEONARD KEENE HIRSHBERG,
A. NJ, N. d. Johns Hopkins).

ARAPHRAsE the old line, Lips
- that have bliSters shall never
touch mine," and you will evolve
q correct sanitary law. "Cold
sores" fever blisters," and as pundts
say herpes" are contagious and pesti-
ferrous eruptions Of the lips and there
abouts, which are more to be pitied than
censured. OF face with fever blisters.
it may be truly said that distance lends
enchantment to the view. Indeed. a
Helen Of Troy or a Diana Of Thebes
may DO metamorphosed by one lonely,
head. into a hideous Gorgon or CalibAn.
1t 10 passing strang how one 1owly sore,
no bigger than the period at the end
of this sentence. makes a cherub's lips
repulsive.
II you put drop Of the moisture from
lip blisters upon 4 sliced raw potato
and keep this beside the stove for half
a day, you will see myriad Of white.
yellow. dark and variegated spots. which
These are colonies Of germs. many gen.
eratiCns OF posterity from the solitary
microbes which came from the lip sores.
Their Many Causes.
AZ a fly spoils a plate of honey. 90
fevcr blfsters call for a ban upon kiss
AAS' <AS q pHyoICldn OI experience AnO
lover Of my fellow-men 1t is my pur-
pose to encourage loves young dream
or, at least, to deal gently with 1t az
we'll as with similar expressions Of filial
and parentaly affection.
However, a warning must be given
tically all open wounds in the neiphbor.
hood OF the mouth and lips are infected
with living bacteria. The air, the mouth
itself. the skin all TEEN with this un.
seen vegetation. This flora Of health, az
flesh its happy hunting ground. There
1t abides and nourishes ready to pounce
upon any contiguous commune such al
the puckering lips of damsel or youth
parent or child.
True enough. any sort of infection!
fever, such as a mild cold" a "bron
chitis.' pneumonia, meningitis, tru,
| malar1a-almost unknown north ~ Vir
ginia-and a legion of other real bac
The Washington times., 1915-01-30
DEPARTMENTAL
- OittieS =
. HIS Is the ditty Of the Govern
ment Clerk with a Child. one
old enough to talk and take
after" one or the other Of his

ment Clerk with a Child. one
old enough to talk and take
after" one or the other Of his
parents.
Perhaps he surprises them by
openly taking sides with the Kaiser.
When this happens. all the Section
is sure to hear all about 1t the next
day.
Perhaps he has made some partic-
ularly telling retort to his teacher.
a remark SO revolutionary that 1t
necessitated a call from Mother.
She, returning triumphantly from a
tilt with teacher, repeats her sons
original remark with variations) to
his Father, and the Section hears 1t
the next day.
Perhaps he is an ornament to local
sandIot baseball teams. Immediate
ly Father undertakes to coach the
team, and installs his offspring as
pitcher. OF course, the Section fol-
lows all the lurid representations 0f
future greatness with the cheerful
ness Of a whole battalion Of patron
saints.
ali this is the Child himself. Many
a time has such q victim to paternal
pride boiled inwardly when con-
fronted by a smiling old lady who
accosts him in the streets with:
"Excuse me. But isn't this Mr..
Jones little boy? I knew YOU
right away from your pictures.
How is that other little boy you al
ways fght with: Have you beaten
him lately?"
Imagine young Mr.. Jones' feelings
at having his private life thus barred
to a stranger. a woman at that!
Still. isn't It Just as unfair to the
Section that they must listen to pa
ternal gloatings day after day, with
no available means of stopping
them? Is it not? But Parents will
be Parents!