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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-10-28
PINE BLUffIAN GETS
 -HlGH MASONIC HONOR
Oscar |. Moore. Now Located at Shreveport. Has Conferred Up.
 on Him 33rd Degree.

The Shreveport Times few days ago printed story to the effect that the supreme council of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, at. its recent session at Washington, D. C., had elevated eight members of the S2nd degree at Shreveport to the de- gree of knights commander of the court of honor. among the eight be- tug Oscar l. Mooiessson of Mr. and Mrs. I. l. Moore of Pine Bluff.
 This will be interesting news to the. Masonic fraternity of this city, in yieW of the fact that Mir Moore was born and reared in Pine Bluff and started his Masonic career in Jacob Brump lodge No. 16O, taking the Scottish Rite in Arkansas Con sistory. and then joining sahara Tem- ple, A. o. x. M. $. Four years ago N,r, Moore accepted position with the Kansas City Southern at Shreye- port, where he has made his acme since.
 sln the September number of the Scottish Rite Messenger, printed at Shreveport, the following is printed.
 SsUnder the decree of the govern- ing committee of the Rite. Brother Oscar |. Moore has been appointed chairman of the committee on stage and stage properties. With authority to select his own assistants.
 Tt was at the, old l.lhs theatre herS, recently destroyed by iire. that Mr. Moore received his experience III stage setting and the handling ot stage properties. As the Scottish Rite at Shreveport is now building a Handsome cathedral at q cost sof ,$1SO,0O0. 1t is considered another honor for Air. Moore to she selected as chairman of the committee on stage and stage properties of the rite. .
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-10-28
ALL FORCES JOIN
 10 MAKE FARMING MEET. h|I } J ] SUCCESS l. ''
Dean Miller of University 2 Comes on Opening Day of
 .& Canning Club Exhibit,

Following the lead of Mayor Simon Bloom, city and county officials and tho leading bankers: ands business men 5ur Pihht Bluff will cooperate to bring a mon sters crowd. of farmers and To- cal men to the ,ehanbel of eomMerce assembly hall. nextl Tuesday after noon, when Dean J.. H. Miller of, the, extension department of the state university will deliver an addnes}si on farm diversiiication.
 It is being urged, upon the busi- ness men to virtually establish f a holiday period between l p. m. and D. Ill. of that date, in order that employers and employees alike may attend tho big meeting and hear MT, Miller and the other farm experts who will he in ,lis party, and it is also hoped that all the local business men will ul%e upon, their country customers to come to the, city for that occasion. m t,a
 Mir. Miller will come to Pine Bluff on the opening day of the canning club exhibition and fair, and it is canning club agent, and of Farm IlenlOnSIfaIlOn ASSNAS 5ll HDill1S oiu Lambert. that all the. exhibits shall bc on hand and in position by that tme that he may be able to judge what the boys and girls of Jefferson county are doing to aid the diversi- flcation and liye-at- t-home propaganda. Miss Fortner. who spent yesterday at Little Rock, where it was Jetfer- son county day at the Arkansas pro duets fair will be at the Byrd build ing in West Second avenue the re- mainder of the week, to receive the exhibits as they gre brought in and tr superintend the placing of the exhibits in proper order.
 Miss Fortner will devote most of her time to preparing the exhibits of She canning club girls and the home demonstration club women, while Farm Demonstration Agents Thomas and Lambert look after the corn club boys, the peanut club boys and the pig club boys Miss Fortner will at tend to the poultry clubs also. Sec rstaly E. E. Bloom is personally in charge of the exhibition of Pine Bluff manufactures. which is expected to be a feature of the fair.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-10-28
QUORUM COURT ID
 SUGGEST TRANSFER
 ..... BRIDGE DISTRICT
(Continued from Page 1.)

Gabe Meyer, w. s. Young.
 County Treasurer's Report-Law- renee Dixon, w. NlRBridges, H. G. Hanna, F. B. Mitchell, w. S.. Stewart sheriff's Report-L. E. Check, c. P. Roebuck, JiG. ForH J, T. Kirk!;n, L. c. Bopo, J. F. Koonce. 's}s@G
 Poor Eouse--L. V. Bogy. R. J. Wat kins, R. s. Gibbons, J. w. Massen- gale. A. K. Matlock. w. Ii. Hall, H. l.. Phillips, c. A. Sadler. Jail-J. NJ. Ferguson. J, s. Hamil- ton, w. w. Whitten. E. w. Barley, II. W. Gibson, J. w. Merriam. J. N. Baldwin. D, r. Monk, C. B. Murphy.
 The jail committee met al the pris- on. In the absence of Chairman Ferguson, who was detained else where, the committee selected J. w. Merriam to act as Chairman. After an investigation, and conference with Warden E. H. Verret the com mitree decided to recommend an ap- p1opr'ation of S1o0 for brick Nitch- en with concrete floor. Conditions at the jail were found to be excel lent, excent tot the e-peed.sof the new tse42saS4s .-r-vs,s=. -ss t.4t.-.. stsl "
 ot lhe }MSuceS or the peace en- titled to sti on thesNuorum count. 25 Aere paesent yestesSiay. as follows:
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-10-28

Jess Willard won't fight unless he gets $3o,oO0 Or so; Freddie Welsh won't unless he gets $15,0O0; Bulgaria wouldn't until she got big guaran- tee; Johnny Kilbane won't unless he gets kings ranscm; Greece and Roumania insist upon a big guaran- tee, win, lose or draw.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-10-28
HOW AN ENGINEER KEEPS WELL

KalITOaU VHSIINVfS HTV IHUiG eNVUo~ cd to catching cold than other work CTS. F. c. Dunaphant of Monette, Mo. has run q Frisco engine 9 years and all, the medicine he had taken is Foley's Honey and Tar. He writes: "I always keep it in my house and recommend it to all who have a bad cough or cold" Mann Pharmacy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-10-28
Two CHMDR.sN HAD tRiri |

Ths two childgea ofs '. NV. Nix. Cleveland, Ga. had croap. lie writes: Both got so choksd up tne9, could hardly breathe. I gay them toiey's Honey and Tar and nothing .Yise, and it completely cur d tnem." Contains no opiates. Cuts the phlesm: opens air, passages. Mann Pharmacy. H
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-10-28
Daily | Fashion a Talks
 #aEtBY MA Y MANTON "aa
Y WITH MILITARY AND SAILOR SUGGESTION
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 a that suggests either the sou
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-10-28

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-15
DEFENDS ARSHIP
RAIDS ON LONDON
Count Won Befentl0w Maintains Cits
is Fortress and Popuiace
sh0uld Depart.

Berlin Sept. Is fvia London Count
von Rerendow. the naval writer. re-
plies in the Tages Zeitung today ia
British criticisms of German airship
raids over London. He states that
London is a fortress and That Sir Per
uy Scott. the newly appointed defend
ar aL the city from aerial attacks.
should order the ciuI population of
London to depart
The count asserts 1T is rot Ger
many responsibility that Lhe fortress
ef London. attacked many times, has
NOT baen evacuated, and states that
the failure Of the British government
10 order the people 90 abandon il
shows .disda.nfuI disregard OF the
principles OF humanity. civilization
and International law"
The a5rsaip attacks. Count Won Re
veutt0w insists. are legal aad of
purely military character aimed at
the destruction of vessels wbaryes.
magazines and other property serv-
ing war purposes directly or indiroct-
IS. Asserting that against such OPP
arauons not one syllable can be
spoken. he concludes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-15
Blue SKY STATES
TO HAVE MEETING
Plan Uniform Laws to Work in Con
junction With Federal Officials
Against SwiRdlers.

Topeka. Kans- Sept. l5,-On Oct 20-
q. according TO plans just announced
state officials charged with the duty ot
protecting investors from STOCK swi1d-
Iers will meet here in national C0nyen-
ton.
The call was issued today by 5. T.
Seaton Of the Kansas department. EE-
fords also are being made 10 bring the
secretaries Of state here for formal
organization on the same days.
Thirty states now have blue sky
laws. and the purpose of the conven-
zion is 10 work for uniform state laws
10 protect the public against stock
swtndIers and 10 frame a federal law
which viii not conflict with state laws.
lit Us believed that by these meas
ures and by q close organization work
ING with the department of justice and
the postal department, the states and
federal government can greatly inn
prove the present methods Of operating
against agents OF spurious stocks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-15
WILSON PRAISED
BY BERLIN PAPER
GermaHja Says England Must Give Up
Hopes of serious Differences
BetWe cen Countries.

Berlin, Sept IS. yia Loudoa) In
the German governments explanation
OF the Hesperiau case, Germauia sees
the way made clear for President
Wilson'S ultimate position regarding
the German note concerning juaG6ca-
uon fer the sinking OF tae Arabic
The newspaper declares that the
British press must give up its hopes
of serious differences between Berlin
auo Washington. 1t praises Prasi-
dent Wilson Eor having refused to be
Influenced 10y British reports of a new
menace 10 Gormaa-Americau rela-
tious, which had 1ust been guided into
a more peaceful channel, and adds
~The presidents cool self contain
ment is now justified. The British it's
sue Of lies is at last torn to pieces
and if anything remains Of the entire
question or responsibility Tor the mis-
fortune it probably will rest on one of
Britain's excellent anchored mines
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-15
The WAR TODAY
7IssociaIed Press summarT.1

fAssociated Press Summary
Nearly 3,800,000 men have enlist
ed for service with the British
forces since the beginning OF the
war, Premier Asquith announced
in the house Of commons today. A
y0te OF credit Of S1,250,010,000 was
asked Of the commons by fhe Brit
ish premier who stated that from
-ulF Is to sept. II the daily net
expenditures OF the war had been
SI5,50Q,090.
German troops are pounding
away at the Biea-Dyinsk line. lc-
c9rdiRg to today's official state-
ment from Berlin. which reports
sharp fighting west and southwest
OF Dyin5k. The Russians have
been counter attacking in the Vi
iva river district farther south,
where Wilma is at stake, In the cen
ter the Tentonic ferces are press
ing on, Berlin reporting further
progress east Of 0ljta and Groduo.
There has been a Iessening in
ksE NAtEEflNH HA AEiE IA AlAtEEF : AEE=
gagements along the Franco-BeI-
gian front.
It was announced in London
that Premier 4squitn would ask
the house of commons 70 vote a
credit Of SI,250.000.000.
Count Yon ReFentlow, the Ger-
man naval writer, declares In the
Berlin Tages Zeitu1g that the Zep-
peliu attacks on London are legal
and Of a military character. as
London is a fortress. He says the
British government has been re.
miss in not ordering evacuation Of
the citx.
Developments in the vicinity of
Wilma lead foreign military Oh
servers to expect q deeisiFe battle
there soon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-15
CROCKER BRIGADE
HOLDING REUNION
I"o Hundred Veterans of Famous
Iowa Company in What May BE
Last Gathering.

Des Nojnes, Iowa. Sept. Nearly
two hundred veterans OF the famous
Croebars Iowa brigade were on haud
when rayaue sounded for the 18TH BIZ
eunEal reunion here today, The life
and drum corps from the soldiers
home az lIarahalItonn was assigned
the honor Of calling The old corps to-
gether Ior what may prove to be the
last gathering.
After reveiIle registration was in
progress until II o'clock, when the
FIRST business session was held, pre-
sided over by Colonel Il. Fl. Roid. bri-
Eada president
j. G.. Davis of Des Uoines delivered
the address of welcome Governor
Clarke and Colonel ID. j. Palmer. ma
uoual commander Of the G. A. r.. were
also an fha davis program.
Regret was expressed by many Of
THE old soldiers because Of the absence
of General GrenruIe NJ Dodge OF Coun-
eli Bluffs He is reported a. being
seriously ill.,
Chief interest ceurered iu the public
meeting 10 be held tonight. at which
Dr. Charles S. Medhurv. First Church
Of Christ WIFI be the principal speaker
speaker.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-15

Over QBil6On
w ar
Commons Told Daily Ex-
peuditures for Past Two
Months SI7,5oo, 900.

London. Sept Is, (3:25 p. m)-The
seventh vote OF credit since the out
break OF the war, bringing up the total
to s6.310. .o00 600, was moved in the
house of commons this afternoon by
Premier Asquith. The amount asked
for today was $1.25o 100000.
The premier also announced that
nearly 100000 men had enlisted. He
made is statement in reviewing the
financial and military situations, so
far as military e1igencies permitted,
hut this requirement necessitated in
many instances only vague references
to the trend Of events.
The growing expenditures for the
war were emphasized by the premier
He said the average daily cost from
April 1 to the end Of June was $17.-
100000
Comparing actual expenditures since
the last vote OF credit with estimates,
9r. AsQuith said there had been some
abnormal items. to disclose which
would not be lie the public interest
but the house might take it that these
sums were incurred for the purpose
of financing necessary operations.
Part of this amount was to be repaid
in a few months and the remainder
represented advances fer future ez-
p5ndiUres.
Reviewing the military situation.
AIr AsqUfth stated that IN France and
Flanders The position Of the British
troops had been strengthened every
where by large reinforcemeHts Of men
and munitions, and that there had
been q considerable extension Of lines
taken over from the French.
I'm the Dardanellez. he continued,
the British had made substantial
gains though they had not succeeded
i'm dtslodzfug the Turks from the crest
of the hills The British now hold
front Of more than j. miles,
Tn the east. Nr Asqaith said, The
Russian army remains unhroken.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-15
Okun1u 7 els
Jap Plans To
Help IN Fight
Country Viii Throw All
Support to Allies, but VIII
Insist on Rights at End.

TOXIC, Aug. q, Correspondence Of
the Associated Press The decision
Of the japanese government, an
nouaced today to mobilize the lndust-
iaI resources of the country to increase
the output of arms and ammunition
lor her allies, is explained by Premier
0kuma ia an interview in the KokUm!n
shimbun, one Of the leading daiIies OF
tha metropolis The premier is quot
ed as saEinga
Japan now realizes that all the all
lies must cooperate to defeat our COM
mon enemies and has decided to give
further assistance TO the allies We
have sent Instructions to our ambassa-
doris abroad to That effect
Referring TO what be called the i'm
practfcabilIty and impossiDuity Of
sending japanese troops 10 Europe
the premier expressed the idea that il
would naturally be difficult for the
japanese soldiers to fight SO whole
heartedly as they would for their owr
country Moreover. it was not rea-
sonabIe to send an expedition TO Ell
rope at The expense OF weakening
Janau's at home
IHe premier disposed of the ques-
rlou OF formal alliance with Russia
biz saying 1t was ineEpedient 20 enter
into any ueW relations OF such ma
tare during the war. Japan would
send representatives to the peace con
ference but since she was not in the
taic]5 Of battle, ner claims we're bound
TO be restricted. On this point the
premier said.
But we viii see to it that cur dig
nifty is respected and that our rights
arc guaranteed securely. Especially
Ii r1a Orient we shall not allow our
position TO be injured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-15
COMPLAINANT DROPS
$4,000 LIBEL SUIT

Albany n r.. Sept 15.-AttoTney
General Egbert E. Woodbury. has with
drawn nis s5o,00o libel suit against
the New York Tribune The suit was
brought after the publication OF d
story regarding the dropping of Wiz
liam Trayers Jerome as counsel in
the Thaw case hy the attorney gen
eraI. Recently the Tribune said edi-
toriallv that it never had any iaten-
ton Of assailing the integrity Of the
attorney general and the discontinue
auce of the suit followed. It was "a
have been tried in Chautauqua county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-15
CHICAGO CHASING
LABOR SLUCGERS
States Attorney Says Wrecking and
Numbering Campaign Has Been
Carried On Years.

Chicago, Sept IA crusade to
drive labor gunner and siuggers out
of Chicago was started today by States
Attorney Hoyne.
Startling disclosures in the labor
situation have been revealed as d result
Of an investigation conducted by the
states attorneys ofhce- The inquiry
it is alleged, revealed an organized
gang of guumen IN several unions Who
have carried on wrecking and muir
dering campaign for years. They have
been working without the cogntzance
Of the majority Of the union members,
it was said
Extoruou graft and vengeance on
contractors, as we'll as revenge on 9TH
er union members, make up the great
er part Of the work OF these gunner.
the inquiry IS said to have disclosed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-15
STEAMER PICKS UP
MEN m A LIFE BOAT

New York, Sept TO- The steamer
PrInz WfIlam ". which arrived today
from Amsterdam hy way OF South
American ports and the West Indies,
early on aug 2 picked up life boat
with nine men Of the crew Of the Brit
ish steamer RAMA which had been
torpedoed by German submarine
two DAYS previously, about 40 miles
southwest Of Ouissant, France Eight
hours after picking up the life boat a
French cruiser held up the Prinz VIII
lem and took the sbipwTecked seamen
into Bre5J.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-15
CRIPPLED TEUTON
AIRSHIP ALIGHTS
One Of Craft Participating in Raid On
Cult Of Riga Descends at
K0enigsberg.

London. Sept. l5-A German air.
ship badly damaged by Russian sun
FIRE has descended at hoenigsburg,
East Prussia, according 10 an Amster-
dam dispatch to the Central News. It
is believed to have been one OF those
which participated in the air raid on
the gulf Of Riga.
al German official statement issued
Sept 10 stated that a naval airship
dropped several bombs on a Russian
naval base at q Baltic port and re-
turned unchanged, although it was
fred on.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-15
Berlin L a11s
Bomb Plots
Stupid Work
Pamphlets Advising the De
structi0n OF American
Factories DiSaVowed.

Berlin. Sept Is, tby wireless 10 Say
VILE, n G)-The Overseas News
Agency says
German newspapers which ar
rived recently in the United States,
contained pamphlets advising the de-
atructj0H OF American munitions fac
tories such a practice IS designated
officially Is stupid and dangerous. Evi-
IDENTIFY this was the work of misguided
and hot-headed private citizens, wno
attempted 10 conduct an agitation in
tais manner No newspaper Office
was Gspousible.'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-15
THE WEATHER
Forecast TIL z. VI. Tomorrow. f0i
Rock Island. Davenport, Moline
and Vicinity.

Unsettled weather with probably
showers this afternoon OF Thursday
not much change In temperature
Temperature at a. N. 62, Highest
yesterday. s., lowest last night. 81
Velocity of wind at a. III. 6 miles
per hour.
Precipitation 81 ineh.
Relative humidity at q m. q, at
: a m So at p. m. TO-DAY r
Stage of water feet, a rise Of a in
last "a hours
J. 81. 5HERIER. Local ForecaBter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-15

Freeport, II. Sept. Frederick
ErengeI Of Chicago was elected grand
master Of the grand council Of Uli-
nois ROYAL and Select Masters, a
Masonic organization. al the $50 an
naaI assembly held here today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-15

Washington. Sept. I5.-Hot weather
will continue ia the east and south for
a least SIS hours The weather bureau
announced today.
Cooler weather has oTerspread the
upper lake region and the upper Mis-
sissippi valley, bat no early promise
IS held out for lower temperatures
eastward.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-15
MeI.aan -. - -.

Bloomington. Ill., Sept. l5.-The Nc-
Lean county board OF supervisors to-
day adopted the Tiee road law on mo-
ton OF Jacob Martens "a member who
went To the supreme court with an
Injunction against the law before rs
amendment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-15
Evidence Lacking to Answer
Claim of Berlin That
Ship Strikes Mine.
LULL IN ARABIC CASE
Won Bernstorff Returns to
Home to Await Word
From Government.

New York, Sept. 15,-There win
De no development in the situation
a. regards the United States and
Germany for at least two weeks,
Count Won BernstOrfi said to
newspaper men today I'm reply 10
requests for q statement on his
arrival here from Washington.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-09-15

Washington, D. c., Sept 15-state
t department officials. commenting to-
day on tho disclaimer Of the Berlin
government that the Canadian liner
Hesperlan was torpedoed, said that in
sufficient evidence had been received
on which 70 base representations TO
Germany at this time. From the facts
at hand. it was said, no opinion could
be formed as to whether the Hesperian
was torpedoed or struck by a mine.
If il should be determined that the
Hesperian struck a mine, officials say
there would be no means of fixing re
sponsibility for placing the mine.
Diplomatic negotiations in the Ar
abic case were in apparent lull today
and Count Won Berustorff. the German
ambassador. had returned to the sum
mer embassy at Cedarhurst, L. L, to
await word from his government re-
earding the evidence in possession Of
the United States concerning the
sinking Of the vessel 1t probably viii
he a week or ten days before there is
amy response from Germany Some off,
cials believe that examination Of this
evidence wifi cause the German gov
ernment to modify its views on the
subject.
No word has come from Ambassador
I Penfeld at Vienna, in regard to tho
case Of Ambassador Dumba.
Archibald Papers Public
London. Sept Documents from
the German aud Austro-Hungarian
embassies in Washington taken from
James II. j. Archibald. the American
war correspondent on his arrival in
London recently viii be made public
here. Lord Robert Cecil. parliamentary
under-secretary for foreign affairs, in
formed lhe house of commons, this
afternoon.
He added that one of the most i'm
portaut Of these papers already had
been made public and that there was
mo reason connected with the public
interest why all should not be pub
Hshed