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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-19

New York, June 1S.-The United
States will launch the largest bat
tleship in the world, the Arizona, at
the NV York navy yard today.
In size the Arizona and her sister
shin the Pennsylvania (Which is 4
few tons lighter) are matchless; but
in several other desirable points the
Queen Elizabeth and Others of her
class excel them.
The British monster which has
been battering the Turkish forts at
the Dardanelles mounts large guns,
which fire a heavier projectlle, hay
ing greater range. compared VITA
Uncle Sans "brag boat" Lizzie"
as the English tars call her, can also
outsteam our new Hosting fortresses.
Whenever naval men gather to-
day the question is sure to arise
What would happen if the Queen
Elizabeth met the Arizona in battle
This much is admitted: Ii the
Queen Elizaheth tried to close in
with the Arizona she would be sunk
before she could cripple the Amer
lean ship, provided. of course, that
both were equally we'll handled.
The Arizona has twelve fourteen
inch guns. The Queen Elizabeth
mounts eight fifteen inch. At ordl-
nary good battle range, express fig
ure, the half again greater volume OF
fire Of the Arizona and the greater
probability of hitting due to the flat
ter trajectory Of the IA inch gur
would mean the Pennsylvania coulc
make 70 per cent more hits In
given time than tho Queen Elizabeth
The 1920 pound projectile of the
British boat would indeed have
greater destruction effect than oul
HOO pound she'll, but the smalle
missile if it hit would produce sui
ficient devastation.
Again a larger number of the Ari
zona's guns could be put out of &C
ton and leave the vessel still fight
ing, for she starts with half agail
moro than the Queen Elizabeth.
But perhaps most important Of al
in stand up and fight encounter
the American ship is vastly bette.
projected than the Britisher. Tn
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-19
WAR MAP AGENTS
GIFT Of CAB GETS
HIM A 1R0UNCING
Man from Pennsy Gets "In
Bad" When He Denounces
Administration.

He was tdily dressed, rather
young fellow, perhaps ~ Or % years
OF age, and when he entered the Of
flee of q widely known business man
yesterday, he was given courteous
greeting.
He was trying to sell "war maps,
which depict the countries in which
the European war is now raging. But
he had hardly started talking before
he was criticising and condemning the
Democratic party especially and
President Wilson, former Secretary
of State Bryan, and others OF the
party's leaders.
His denunciaton of the Demo-
cratic party was severe, almost in
the extreme, ard he stressed par
ticularly the alleged fact that when
ever the Democratic party gets into
power, The country sinks into a state
Of business and financial depression.
81 will admit that on several oc-
casions, there have been unexpected
developments, which could not be
foreseen or prevented said one of
the men in the office. "but it is GER
tainly not the fault of Democratic
party. by TIE way, WHclc az e you
from?"
'4I'm from Pennsylvania" said the
map agent.
'Thats what l thought" was the
reply. you're from state where
a white man is as good as a niger,
if he behaves himself Well. I'll give
you a bit of advice, my friend: be-
careful how you talk about the Dem
ocratic party and Mr.. Wilson in this
country, else you are likely to have
trouble
This started the map agent on
another rampage, and in a moment
the owner of the office had him by
the back of the neck and forcibly
elected him. The owner of the office
then rolled up the sample map and
taking it outside, handed it to the
agent. The agent said something,
and the local business man delivered
one blow, which sent te map agent
careening half way across the street.
Thereafter, for moment or two, all
that could be seen Of the map agent
was cloud of dust which marked
his trail as he made his getaway.
There were no police about, there
was no excitement, there were no
arrest. The map agent has not
been seen since, by the few men who
witnessed thu affair.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-19

Arizona is short and armoreu to an
exceptional degree. The Queen Eliza
beth's shell making a hit on vital
part OF the Arizona would meet belt
armor sixteen inches thick. The
turrets armor is eighteen inches
The Queen ElizabeJhs best protec-
ticn is only 1872 inches-she is frail
compared to the American gladiator.
She could not take punishment"
like the Arizona.
From these considerations it is adj
mitted that the Arizona is the su-
perior vessel at close quarters-say
! $4,000 yards Or under. But would
the Queen Elizabeth come this close
Would she not find an irresistible
advantage at a greater range than
$4,000 yards?
| In considering this question it
should be brought to notice in the
first place that the Arizona could
never sink the Queen Elizabeth ii the
latter dio not want to fight. With
her 20 knots, she could easily evada
the American.
But assuming she desires to give
battle. There is 81 bare chance that
the American vessel could detect thf
presence of the British first and
steal away before being seen herself
for the American baske Ii asst with
it's observation platform on top is
many feet higher than the observs-
ton platform of foreign Battleships
At a:.ou ;if:e-n niles til" Amer
lean lookouts would identify the
fighting tops OF the Queen Elizabeth
ais an enemy's war ship. Let Us
suppose both ships keep coming on
! The Queen Elizabeth would open fire
at 5000 yards or more, it Is PROD
able. The American fourteen inch
gun is not considered an effective
weapon much beyond $4,000 yards
Below 1900 yards tho advantage
would lie with the American.
1t is this Eone beNweGn $4,000 an(
10000 yards which the Americans
would have to fear. With her super
Tor speed could not the Queen Eliza
beth keep the American boat jus
where she wished her-at between
$4,000 and 10000 yards? This il
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-19

what worries Am rlCan naval nloAl.
At 10000 yards the gunners aboard
the Queen Elizabeth would not make
good target practice. Moreover, her
shells would not land with great
force ano probably would be turned
aside bv the Arizona's heavy Delt
armor.
But tho Queen Elizabeth could
keep her range and now ana theh
smash less protected parts OF the
Arizona while her antagonists coula
do nothing to injure her.
The slow succession Of weak hits
If any blow from 1880 pound
projectile could be called weak
might finally wear the American
down and give the victory to Tie
smaller Britisher. Speed-thats what
the American navy needs just now.
The Queen Elizabeth is an adapta-
ton of the battle cruiser idea to the
drealnaught. 1t is certain that IN
tho comm" season of congress there
will be determined demand thai
the United States have few fast
boats like her.
Besides the Pennsylvania and the
Arizona the United States is build
ing or about to build three even
larger battleships, the California, the
Idaho and the Mississippi. These
will displace more than $4,000 tons
cac. But a comparison between the
California and the Queen Elizabeth
leads to much the same result as
that detailed above. While the Cali
fornia is 1880 tons bigger than the
Queen Elizabeth. she is only GA feet
over all in length. The Queen Eliza
beth is $50 feet over all.
In other words the United States
is continuing its practice OF build
ing short stocky heavily armourc(
battle ships, that 'can scarcely gel
cut of t,ieir own way" Many nava
observers believe this is mistake
and that we should take warming
from the fate of the Blue cher, SUM
in the North Sea because she was
too slow to keep her place in tht
fleeing German line. And thu
Bluecher made % knots, or fou1
more than the Arizona and the Cali
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-19
New Glass Gutter.

To facilitate the cutting of glass in
any desired shape device has been
patented which consists of a base
ON one side of which is a metal
groove that holds a sliding portion
to which is attached a straightedge'
The straightedge can be adjusted to
any angle by loosening the set screw.
The sliding member is made in the
shape of protractor and graduated
accordingly. On tho straightedge
slides a member holding piece OF
marking chalk. In use, the straight
edge is set at right angles and Its
sliding member is moved to tho de-
sired width. By sliding the straight
edge at right angles chalkline II
drawn On the glass.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-19
SHERIFF Offers
REWARD FOR men
TRY VANDALISM
Placing in Roads Of Planks
Studded with Nails Causes
Indignation.

The announcement was made ycSter-
pay a reward of SO for information
which will lead to the arrest of the
man or men responsible for the plac-
ing, in the dollarway turnpike, of sew
eral pieces Of board containing nails,
evidently with the intention of caus-
ing auto mobile tires to be punctured.
Frank r. B.oora folrd five such
1]anks IN the r3ad between the city
Limits and the Houston frme Thurs
day night, and picked them up,
bring them to the sheriff's office yes
terday morning. The planks had
been placed in the road at different
spots, with the sharp points of The
nails turned upward Other such
planks have been reported before
now, and it has also been reported
that broken glass in considerable
quantities has been found on the Dol
larway and other roads leading from
the city.
Since early spring. residents of the
rural communities have been COM
planning of the speed fiends, whose
rapidly-moving autos have caused
damage on q number of occasions,
and which continually form a danger
to other drivers and pedestrians, as
we'll as to stock Several COWS have
been killed by autos. on the various
roads as we'll as dogs. hogs and
chickens, and several buggies have
been struck and more or less badly
damaged.
yISl. 1,ny "
what they could to locate the guilty
persons. but without success. The
country folk have been threatening
to take strenuous action themselves,
and the finding of the broken glass
and the nail-studded planks indicates
that one or more have actually at.
tempted to make reprsal.
General condemnation of the meas
ures taken, however. has been evoked
in this city and among the better Gle
ment of the residents of the rural
communities, because the action TAX
en- is much like that Of man firing
shotgun into a crowd because some
one man in the crowd had offended
him. The innocent are likely to sui
fer more than the guilty, and especial
ly are horses even more Liable to be
injured by the nails and glass than
are automobile tires, because the
headlights of the automobiles make ii
easy, comparatively, to see the OBJ
| jects in the road.
The county officers are making a
| determined effort to ascertain the
| identity of the man or men who plac-
ed the glass and nails in the road
and if they are successful, charges OF
malicious mischief will be made and
the prosecution vigorously pushed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-19
Fletcher Fined $50.

Will Fletcher, negro, arrested by
Deputy Constable Jim Reidinger on
charge of Bookkeeping, was fined
$50 and costs yesterday morning by
Justice of the Peace l.. Il. Cheek.
Testimony at the hearing was to the
effect that the negro had purchased
sore liquor at Goatshed and on sun
day sold several drinks to some local
negroes.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-19
ARRANGE Pleasant Memories.

It is a witty and keen saying that
pheasant memories must be arranged
for in advance" The way to have
happy road to look back over is to
make 1t happy as one travels along,
by doing kindly and loving things,
and by recognizing all the possible CD.
portunities for cheer and courage.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-19

The kidneys are the great health
preserves. rheumatism, backache,
headache, sore muscles, stiff joints
come when the kidneys arc out of
order and fail to properly filter the
blood. Foley Kidney Pills tone up
tired and diseased kidneys, Danish
backache and stop sleep disturbing
bladder troubles. Mann Pharmacy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-19
DRAINS on Horseback.

The earliest date at which drums
were carried on horseback in England
appears to be 1912, when Henry VIII
sent to Vienna for kettle drums tina.
could be played ON horseback latter
the Hungarian manner" Mounted
bands were in vogue in the last dec
ade of the eighteenth century, the two
regiments OF life guards having them
In 1896. -. .,-
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-19
Easily Fixed.

II thought you were going to move
Into more expensive apartments"
"The landlord saved US the trouble"
replied Mrs. Flimgilt. HE raised the
rent of the one we have been occu.
pying."
Now is the time you need Dunt-
ley Cleaner. and an OCedar MOP
and OIL, sold by Reap & Crawford. Ii
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-19
A Mistake Made By Many.

When you suffer pains and aches
by day and sleep disturbing bladder
weakness by night, nervous and run
down, the kidneys and bladder
should be restored to healthy, strong
and regular action. 1t is mistake
to postpone treatment. Foley Kid
ney pills put the kidneys in sound,
healthy condition and keep them ac-
tive and strong. Mann Pharmacy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-19
Modern Gardening.

There is growing number Of peo-
pie who feel it improvident and waste
ful to put time and money into a gar
den when you can supply yourself
from your neighboIs' any dark night
-,Meriden Journal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-19
Lincoln Crops Fine.

Crops - lincoln county aie
flourishing," said Circuit Clerk r. NJ.
Reeves yesterday evening upon re,
turning from a squirrel hunt in
company with J. w. Sanders. 'Tn +,
crops in Lincoln are looking 80 per
cent better since the rain, and pres
ent prospects are for big yields"
Messrs. Reeves and Sanders begged
six squirrels.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-19
BECkER LOSES AGAIN..
Court Of Appeals Refuses Applica-
ton for Re-trgument.

ALBANY. n. Y, June 1S.-The court
of appeals today refused the appli-
cation of counsel for Charles Becker
for a re-argIment on its decision al
firming the sentence of death impos-
ed on Becker for his part in the
murder of Herman ROsenthal
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-19
No Danger This Season.

I'm glad of one thing about the
war. anyhow" What's that?" moth.
er and the girls can't go to Europe
this year and hunt up foreign count
to fall In love w!th."-Detroit Free
Press.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-19
Wiiiie's Trouble.

Mrs. Murphy-"What is that the
school doctor reported about your
Williee" Mrs. Ryan-"He said the
child has them asteroids in his nose"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-19
No Hurry for Details.

Passenger Ito chauffeur)-"Hey!
you've run over a man. Aren't you
going to stop" Chauffeur-"Naw! I
can read all about it in the papers,.
Boston Transcript.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-19
Must Travel to Know.

The world is country which no.
body ever yet knew by description:
out must travel through it ones self
to be acquainted with it.-Chester-
Geld.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-19

Let Graphic classified" ads hunt
your wants. They go everywhere. al.
most. u
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-27

visiting Mir. and Mrs Frank strarlan of New Haven.
 Mir. and Mrs. rhernas Little are en- tertaintng their daughter, Mrs. Louis Kinney of Mystic.
 Miss Alice Morrison of South Man chester will spend her Easter YAca- tinn with her mother here.
 Mir. and Mrs. Bert simonda of Mid d1etoWn have as their guest, Miss Grace Walker of this city.
 Miss Amy L. Weeks of the local high school faculty will spend her va- cation of ten days with friends in Boston.
 Mrs. John Mcoui1lan is in worces- ter to spend Sunday with her dAught- CT, Ferenica. who attends school In that city.
 Miss Mary Heyetn of Hartford is in with her parents, Mir. and Mrs. An thony Hevein.
 Miss Ruth Cough. instructor of drawing and sewing in the town schools. is sper ding ten days at her home in Taunton.
 At S.30 D. m. Friday afternoon there was special train went through from Andover, Mass, en route for New York, carrying pupils of Andover Academy to their respec- tive homes.
 Hartford visitors Friday were Thomas Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Annie Van- derman, Miss Helen Harrington, Miss Helen Harrington, Everett Harring- Miss Hattie Mathieu, MT. and Mrs M. B. Donovan. Miss Ber7lice Will jams, Mrs. Peter Hardman, Miss Eliz- aheth Hardrnan.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-27
Heard and Seen.

E. T. Smith was in Middletown on Friday.
 L. H. Dimmock spent Friday in Boston.
 J. W. Hillhouse spent Friday in Norwich.
 Mrs. C. E. Gibson is visiting in Blackstone.
 Miss Annie Britton of Hartford is in this city.
 Mrs. William Bernard is visiting in New Haven.
 Mrs. Albert E. Gurley Is visiting in South Manchester.
 Benjamon Bergeron is in New Lon- don for few days.
 Miss H. K. Miller is spending few days in New Haven.
 Miss Nellie Collins of Norwich is at her home in this city.
 Joseph Connor of Providence was a local visitor Friday.
 G. S. Bidwell of Norwich was in this city Friday on business.
 Miss Helen L. White is to spend her Easter vacation in Boston.
 Mrs. T. G. Turner is in New Haven to remain until after Easter.
 Helen M Purnell will visit in New Haven during the coming week.
 Miss Sadie Bowman is at her home in Norwich for the Easter recess. Marion B. Lincoln has gone to hel home in New Haven for a few days Miss Ruth Gardner has gone tc South Manchester to spend the vaca- ton. Knowles Smith of Providence wa: the guest of Dr. J. Louis Sullivan or Friday.
 Miss Helen Dimmoclz of Wellesley college is spending few days in Will limantic. Mrs. A. A. Gates and Mrs. H. S Spaulding are in New Yorl1b for 2 few days.
 Mrs. w. J. Adams of New York has as her guest her mother. Mrs. Mabe Reynolds.
 W. A. Costello and son, Billy, are
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-27
NOANK

Friday evening in Mechanics hall Noak camp, Modern Woodmen of America, held meeting with a. good attendance.
 The Camp Fire Girls will have q meeting this evening at the home Of Mrs. Minnie T. Vallette.
 The Easter music at the Baptist church is being practiced. The Sum day school will have a concert in the morning, and in the evening several candidates will be baptized. 2
 Mrs. Lena Fraser entertained the Missionary and Aid society Friday af- ternoon.
 Moses Wilbur cut his head recently in a fall down a flight of stairs.
 Mrs. Edgar Gracey is the guest of relatives on Long Island.
 Capt. Henry Langworthy has been on a short visit in North Stonington.
 Moses Avery Of Atlantic City Is spending a few days in the village.
 Mrs. James Ashbey has returned from visit of week in Westerly.
 Reginald Lord has returned to Had lyme after short visit in NonaE.
 Nelson Brown has been entertaining Harrison Dunbar of New London.
 William Patterson, employed in East Hampton. will spend the week end at his home here.
 The Boy Scouts meet this afternoon to practice. A game with an out of town team will later be arranged.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-27
FRIZE OF $5 IN GOLD.
Henry Gilbert Wins in Art Clubs
 Competition.

At assembly at the high school on Friday. morning, Henry Gilbert was awarded the Ladies Art club prize of S5 in gold for having written the best essay on The Relation of Civil Ser vice Reform to Municipal Life, in competition that was open to all the members of the school. MT. GiIbert's essay was selected as best by the committee of. judges that reviewed the papers. The presentation of the gift was made by Miss Louise Danielson, president of the Art club and one of the members of the high school facul- ty.
 The honor that has been won by MT. Gilbert, who is president of the se- nior class and who has been proHlin- ent in athletics" during his course, en- titles him to have his essay submit ted in competition with the essays written by students in many high schools of Connecticut for the state prize of $50. This state prize was won by Killingly High School stu dent last year.
 Decision For Negative.
 At the, Marietta Kies Debating so- ciety at the high school Friday the the United States should stop the ex- portation of grain to the warning na- tions of Europe The affirmative was argued by Louis Vaudry and Silvio Maynard, the negative, which won the decision of the judges, being maintain ed by Hazel Randall and Henry Gill bert. The. judges were Miss Adah Danielson, Miss Mildred Davis and Harold Horton.
 March Death Rate High.
 The indications are that the re- port of the state board of health for March will show that Killingly had one of the highest death rates of any town in the state during that period No fewer than ten deaths occurred here during as many days this month. which is extraordinary in a communi- ty of this size. There was no epidemic however, and the deaths were due to a widely different variety of causes Some of the deaths were of persons who had been ill for long time, oth- CTS of persons of advanced years. The fact that the deaths came in groups was the circumstance that made them collectively of more than ordinary in tereSt
Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-27

Mir. and Mrs. D. M. Bennett have returned to Rockville after visit with relatives here.
 Ernest R. Warren of the high school faculty has gone to Tennessee for a vtsit.
 Miss May Hammett, teacher in the Danielson school, is visiting in New York.
 Mss Alice Abel is spending the Easter recess at her home in Stafford D. B. Jette was in Boston on a business trip Friday.
 Rev. W. J. Smith of North Gros- venordale will preach at the Metho- dist church Tuesday evening.
 Lodge Memorial Committee.
 Clifford H. Starkweather. Ray w. Pellett and Earl r. Winslow were named as a committee of Qufnebaus lodge of Odd Fellows to draft memo of Joseph Hillary, who died recently at North Sterling.
 Notwithstanding the very Marchy weather there were many women out to attend the spring millinery open ings Friday.
 Miss Leah Burns, teacher at Alta waugan, will spend the Easter recess at her home in Webster.
 Reports of officers will be made at the B. Y. P. U. meeting at the Bap- tist church Sunday evening.
 Herbert c. Reach was at New Ha- ven to attend the convention of the Connecticut Ice Dealers association.
 April Directresses.
 The directresses of the Ladies' Ben- evolent society of the Congregation al church for April are Mrs. Charles Smith, Mrs. Joel Witter, Mrs. Cassius Tourtelotte, Mrs. William Perkins Mrs. Eliza Aver, Mrs. William Ingalls,
 Miss Georgiette Jette is to grad uated with the seniou class of the Elm erson School of Oratory, Boston, iu May. Miss Jette is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs D. E. Jette.
 illustrated Lecture.
 Last Journeys of Christ will be the subject of an illustrated lecture to be given Sunday evening at the Congre- gational church by Rev. Clarence H Barber.
 Jitney Service For Attawausan.
 The jitney is to solve the trans portation problem for the people o1 Attawaugan and. Ballouville, busy villages off the trolley line. A jitne1 service is soon to be established, run, ming to DayVille, the automobiles tC be kept on a regular schedule.
 Holy Week Services.
 Holy week services are to be helt in the vestry of the Congreg gationa church Tuesday, Wednesday ant Thursday evenings of next week, union service in the Methodist churcl Friday evening.