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WITNESSES AGAINST "NIGHT RIDERS" ARE
 SLEEPING ON ARMS

Lexington. Kv. Aug 25.-Twentv
 citizens of Centertown. Ohio county, are barricaded tonight in three story brick fortress, armed with shot, guns and other weapons, in expecta- ton of an attack from 'possum hunt CTS or might riders" against whom thev are to appear as witnesses. Two night riders today confessed and
 were sentenced to prison terms of three years each.
 Threats posted upon the doors ot their homes caused the men to take
 refuge in a brick building. Since the arrest of suspects accused of partic'-
 nating in 'possum hunter raids threats that the men who turned states evidence would be assassinat- cd before they could appear in court caused witnesses to become panic
 stricken. Witnesses will sleep in their brick fort at night until the trl- als terminate. In many sections of the county warIlike conditions prevail. Men
 sleep behind locked doors, armed with
 shotgnns and revolvers. Monday night eight citizens of the Centertown section became frghten- ed at what they thought to be pos
 sum hunters raid. and after escaping
 into the darkness. swan Rough river
 and took refuge in a graveyard. re-
 maining there all night.
 | Narrowing stories were told today
 of raids in which men and women
 were whipped.
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TOM WILSON NOW
 CHIEF 0F STATE
 ORGANIZED LABOR
Pine Bluff Man Chosen to Boss Organization and
 Liquidate Debts.

Little Rock, Aug. 23.-T. A. Wilson of Pine Bluff was today elected president of the Arkansas Federation of Labor to succeed G E. Mikel. Pete Stewart of Hartford was also a can didate for the presidency.
 MT. Wilson's election followed the adoption of report by the ways and means committee. recommending a policy of retrenchaent that the fed eration's debts may be met, and, if possible, the per capita dues reduced Mir. Wilson served on this committee as did walter Davis, another Pine Bluff delegate to the convention.
 Suspend Labor Journal.
 Among the recommendations of the committee, the carrying out of which are insured by the election of MT. Wilson, are: Suspension of the La bor Bulletin to effect a saving $500 annually.
 Cur' ailing by $100 "a month ex- penses >of the secretarys office.
 Abolishm ent of auditing committee transferring the duty to the executive committee.
 Abolishment of legislative commit tee, and placing this work in hands of president.
 It is estimated the federation will reduce it's expenditures $350O annuJ ally by the adoption of these meas ureS.
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country in general, and New York in particular.
 Of course it is recognized that ev- cry woman in the country who works outside her home cannot be persuad- ed to remain away from her work for one day just as demonstration of her worth to the men of the coun- try, but the possibility of such strike is stirring up much comment. It is estimated that 5S6,193 women in New York City alone are engaged in work outside their homes. Of this total 330,73S are of voting age. The hard est hit business were the women to strike, would be the telephone ser vice.
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New York, Aug. 25.-In order to show the suffragettes that woman has other fields of activity than the home, and just how vital factor she is in business, Mrs. Norman de R. Whitehouse, noted suffragette, is plan ming 'Women's One Day Strike" all over the country to take place late in September or early in October.
 On the day of the strike the busi- ness men of the country will be shown just how dependent they are on the women.
 The plan, according to the official announcement, is to let the women stay ''in the home" for one day. and show what would happen to the
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.2oo0 WOMEN AND GIRLS
 AMONG 5000 STRIKERS

Bridgeport. Conn.,, Aug. 25.-flVe thousand factory workers. represent ing nearly every trade. are on strlRe axe in this city tonight. More than 2,ooo of them are girls and women:
 A general strike of freight handlers of the New Haven railway is threat ened, Nearly 150 struck this morn ing. Euery aNsilable policeman m the city is at the freight sheds.
 Rioting started at the salts rex tile company plant this afternoon.
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noneral von Mackenzen
 Freaks Through the Outer Forts at Brest- Litovsk.
u1NDENBERG GAINS
 NORTH OF NIEMEN R.
nr;yen Into Swamps by Mackenzen, Clay Armies Are in Danger of Being Cut of by Gen. vOn EichOrn and
 Austro-German Cavalry.

London Aug. 25.-The five German and Austrian armies advancing against Bresl-Litovsk have made pro- oress defeating the Russians at ev- ery point of contact, according to of dcial advices tonight from Berlin and Vienna.
 The Russian outer positions on the southwestern front of the fortress have been broken through by the troops of the army group of General won Mackenzen, and the Russians have been forced to retire to the gir- de of inner forts.
 Berlin tonight reports success for Marshal von Hindenberg north of the Niemen. In an action in the region of Birshi, troops of this group made further advance, taking 750 Russian prisoners.
 Still Pursuing Slays.
 Two further outflanking movements which are carrying them well into Russia in an attempt to cut off the retreat of the Russian army, are seen by military observers in the last de- velopments on the eastern front.
 One of these is being led by Gener- al von Eichorn, conqueror of Kovno, and the other is being attempted by Ia large force of German and AustrO- Hungarian cavalry, operating from Kovel
 sEichorn's plan, it is believed, is to make a swift advance on Wilma. and, after taking that city, which is not fortified, to attempt to march on Minsk, so as to place himself on the t2ar's line of retreat from the Bug. The other movement, in which caval- Try is engaged, seeks to get behind the vast swamps of the Bug into which Mackenzen is now driving large Russian forces, and cut off their re- treat. A!1y
 Capture 10000 Day.
 The German statement reports the capture of about 5000 more Russian prisoners during the days fighting For the last three weeks the number of prisoners reported taken. by the Germans and Austrians have averaged between 5000 and 10000 a day, not including the S5,OOO said to have been captured at Novogeorgeivsk, nor the zO0OO at Kovno.
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Wilson's Friends Elated.

Friends here of Tom Wilson were ielated last night when they learned of his elevation to the presidency of the Arkansas Federation of Labor Mir. Wilson, who is member of the general assembly from Jefferson county and candidate or the state sf nate. has been secretary of the Pine Bluff Central Trades council since its organization. He holds a card in the Pine Bluff Typographical union, Ind has always been prominent in organ ized labor circles.
 He and the Pine Bluff delegation are expected to return from Little Rock tonight.
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Cure Advises Sunday Work.

Paris. Aug. 25.-The patrlotlc cure of a big commune in the department of Indre, has just preacher sermon which has created sone little stir throughout Catholic France.
 "Mv dearly beloved brethren" sald the cure, divine service will be re- duced today to a minimum. Alter nraying God to bless our sons, l vii ask those of you who can do so to go and help the harvesters. unti the harvest is entirely gathered in i. authorize. nay, invite you, to wori on Sunday. Mass will be said at a. m. for the harvesters.
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Flood Waters of White Receding;
 Hundreds Homeless at Newport

Newport, Aug. 25.-The White river flood has receded more than two feet since the crest of the rise passed the city yesterday, and tonight part of the sidewalks of the city are free from water.
 The levee on the south side was dynamited this morning.. letting the water that was held in the city by
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STRIKERS RANKS GROW.
Hundreds of Workers at Scissor Fac-
 tory Quit Work.

Bridgeport, Conn, Aug. 25.-The six thousand workers on strike at various plants for shorter hours, in- creased wages and changes in work ing conditions, received accessions today by the walk-out of several hun dred at the shops of the Acme Shear company and the Crane company.
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INDIANA SALOON MAN, FORSEEING DROUTH, SUICIDES

Essr SUa'n Bend. Ind, Aug. 25.-John Evon,, |vos,, aged 40, fearing that the city |ra,,u a so dry" within the next year, hnas..u to the rear of his saloon this
 ba a.noon .n and, in the presence of his |cf ch,aid r oid son. swallowed a quantity |snm,ae on'orlae of lime A physician was |cover oon'd who says he cannot re-
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JUDGE GRACE HOME.
Esteemed Circuit Judge Expects td Go to Hot Springs for Few Days.

Judge A. B. Grace returned yester- day morning from Hasbrouck. N. J., where he has been spending some time for the benefit of his health He is improved, and expects to go to Hot Springs in a few days for short period before the opening of the Octo- Der term of court.
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BLEASE FOR GOVERNOR.
Defeated for II. s. Senate. Plans to
 Again Seek Old Job.

Columbia. S. G., Aug. 25.-Former Governor Cole Blease, in letter to the editor of the Scimitar, Abbeville, s C.. made public today, announces he will be a candidate for governor again next yaar. Blease was de- feated for United States Senator last year.
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|ALABAMlANS WILL NOT
 VOTE WOMAN SUFFRAGE
Lower House of Legislature Rejects Proposal to Submit Questien'
 to People.

Montgomery. Ala, Aug 25s-By . close vote, the lower house of the Alabama legislature today refused to allow the people to vote at the next general election on an amendment providing for equal suffrage.
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Carranxa on Waterwapon

|oaic;s,sa'as Ariz.. Aug. 25.-Carranza
 |into a.s nave put absolute prohibition |nor. enect in the larger towns of so- linz to "tw . under their control, accord |terior .ravelers who arrived from in-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-26

R. N. Burks returned yesterday from Battle Creek. Mich.. where he spent the summer for his health. MT. Burks is much improved.
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French Official Statement.

Parls, Aug. 25.-The midnight off |clal statement says:
 There were artillery actions along ile whole front. the most violent be- lhs In the sector at the north of IArras, between the Somme and the olse, and Champagne, and in the Ar eonne, at Bois-le-Pretre.
 Tn these two last sectors, our trench mortars and our big cafiber arnilery participated and proved par lcularly efficacious.
 Tn the V!osges, in the valley of the lecht we are organizing the con- Vaered positions. The cannonade has 'essened in intensity and there were no infantry engagements.
 A German aeroplane dropped four somos on Vesoul, slightly wounding
 woman and an infant. The material a'nage was Insignificant"
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Confirm Sinking German Cruiser.

.ohdon, Aug. 25.-A Paris dispatch 'ne London Star says confirmation ,as oeen received of the report that sho "usslah submarine on Monday sank pa,.'I J uerman cruiser Augsburg, in the oal'lc, north of Dantzig,
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The Weather

|loesl sSo cloudy Thursday. probably 'uowers; Friday partly cloudy.
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Hoard rhetn

Heard Them.
Ever been In the house Of COM
mons in London I" asked the man from
abroad. III
+oh, yes replied the American.
did you iistsn 70 any Of the nem-
,bers b 2,
"oh, Syes.r /
What did you hear them sayr
Nothing. ! heard them snors.s
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s1oo REwAKp., s1oo.

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Tinplate Mills to
Run Full Capacity

FARRELL. Pa, Jan. 2.-Announce.
ment was made today that beginning
next Monday the American Sheet L
Tinplate Company will operate its
ttnplate plant at Farrell at full ca.
pacity. For several weeks the com
pany has been running only Is Of the
20 hot mills.
1t is expected that all tinplate mills
will be operating at normal capacity
by the middle Of this month.
PAYS FINE FOR LARCENY.
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EylFRANlssFfLsoN.
Z WIN you tell me frankly, sir, wha,
chance there will be for me Il i take
this positionf" asked Harold iRawsou
OF the head Of the firm. "You see, Mr..
Smith," he Continued, Il appreciate
the honor Of being connected With
Messrs. Smith q Blake, but-well, you
have nearly twenty law clerks. and Il
! have to wait my turn until the eigh.
teen or more others"
Il will tell you as frankly as you
have asked me, Mr.. Rawson,n answered
Mr.. Smith. "of my nineteen clerks,
not one has been with us more than q
couple Of years We weigh our men
in the balance. and II means quick pro.
motion or quick discharge. do not
expect that more than one of my pres.
emit assistants will be with me year
hence. but shall doubtless have q LOT
Of new men.
you see. Mr.. Rawson." continued
the lawyer, leaning back and posing
his hands together. "a firm like ours,
which has care Of the biggest interests
in the country, needs the best brains.
II q man with brains comes to us he
has his opportunity. II man only
thinks he has brains we sift them for
I. him and find out. Well. Mr.. Rawson o.
Il shall be glad to accept. sir" said
Rawson, and left tho room.
On the following day he occupied q
desk in the big room OF the clerks, at a
salary OF nine dollars week. That is
all a lawyers clerk can command,
even when he is qualified to practice;
he pays for his experience. Rawson
was perfectly willing to pay for his
experience; only. he was twenty-five,
and he and Meta had been engaged
for nearly four years. Poor Meta,
toiling at her classes in the little sub.
urban school. looked forward to each
Sunday, when Harold would visit her.
as the one event Of the week.
Il am sure you will succeed. dear.
est she said to him, when he told her
the result OF the interview.
But Meta, 1 have been doubtful
from the beginning" protested Raw.
son. you see, dearest, IL hadn't had
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ners. They are Invaluable as props
TO ability, but they are Of no use unless
supported By brains. Now, Nj Raw.
son. M; Blake and want ADVICE upon
"a certain brief. weShaye investigated
the matter and have both como 10 the
same decision We want further al
vice: Weswant your advice. Takeiit
home with you. study Il carefully and
do not return until Saturday morning,
when I shall ask to have your owr rec
ommend" tons typewriter In about
two thousand words"
Rawson looked at the paper which
Mr.. Smith handed him. 1t startled
him. TWAS lawsuit proposed by the
famous Pontifex corporation against
an unknown individual named Jones.
The Pontifex corporation owned mil.
lions Of dollars worth OF land IN the
business section OF the city; their,
patronage alone must suffice to keep a
firm like Smith q Blake in existence,
clerks and all.
On the following Friday afternoon
Meta was startled by q visit from her
fance. He looked haggard and dis.
mayed.
What is It, dearest?" she asked in
bewilderment. "Are you i'll? YOU
Il am out Of Smith & Blake" an.
swered Harold despondently. 1.-THE
scoundrels! They have asked my I'D.
vice about case Involving Eve million
dollars worth of patent rights. The
fee alone Is worth a quarter of mil.
lion. They are trying to swindle an
inventor, and Smith 6 Blake expect
me to tell them whether the rogues
can skin through and save themselves
from the penitentiary. have written
my advice. to the effect that haven't
examined the statute. because the
statutes never contemplated trickery
OF this kind"
He became incoherent as he pro.
ceeded. The shock Of the discovery Of
the firms crookedness had over.
whelmed him. From first to last in the
brief there was no word or suggestion
as to the moral aspect OF the case.
Harold, l think you will do right to
leave them" said Meta firmly, lifting
her sweet lips to his.
Fortified by which decision Rawson
appeared before Smith the next morn.
Ing.
"My advice, sir" he said, handing
the lawyer typewriter paper con.
tanning three lines Of lettering.
Mr.. Smith looked at II, then looked
up at the young fellow. Hum! This
seems to be your resignation. Mr..
Rawson." he said colby.
"It Is, sir. I will have no part in
such trickery." declared 'Rawson quiet
". at is a fraud. and whether or not
the statute permits It don't want to
know. / will bid you goad morning"
"one moment, please" said Mr..
Smith, calmly. Il may as well say that
Mr.. Blake and have already refused
to handle this, or any other case for
the Pontifex corporation. You may
also like to know that seven of our as
sistants have already been dismissed
tor advocating the handling Of the
oase.s When I spoke to you about the.
need Of braies, Rawson, did not NEAR
brains-I meant character. The day
Of the dishonest lawyer or business
man is past and will never be revived.
You are the man have been looking
for to be my chief clerk. The salary.
Is two thousand. VIII you take It?
We need man like you, who under.
stands that roguery never succeeds
and never can succeed In business
life"
fe,onvripht 1e1l nv w a cbeurnan1
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nobody can possibly tell it has been
applied. Besides. 1t takes off dandruff,
stops scalp itching and falling hair.
You Just dampen a sponge or soft
brush with 1t and draw this through
your hair, taking one small strand at
a time. By morning the gray hair dis.
appears; but what delights the ladies
with 1Yyeth's Sage and sulphcr Is that,
besides beautifully darkening the hair
after a few applications, Il also brings
back the gloss and lustre and gives it
an appearance of attendance.
w. r. Crane Drug Co.
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Life Loss Reported
In Arizona Flood

DOUGLAS, Ariz. Jan. 1.-The vac.
qui river in Southern Sonora is in
Hood. Stock has been drowned,
bridges washed out and crops, farming
improvements and irrigation bitches
DESTROYED, according to men arriving
here today.
The Inhabitants have sought safety
in the hills and 1t is rumored some
have been drowned.
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Elaborate Festivals In Germany In
Honor Of Precious Burden Brought
by tho stork.

In Germany when a child is born
many festivals are given in its honor
and the ceremonies are quaint and
pretty. These begin at the christen-
Ing, when the baby receives It's Chris
tian name. The baby Is shown to rela-
tives and friends and snuggled inside
"a down pillow called "trag-kissen,"
or carrying pillow.
The baby is carried in TRACKS,.
sen" for several weeks and the pillow
Is usually beautifully embroidered and
finished. God:mother and friends all
bring presents to the new baby and
these are-slipped down into the trag-
kissen. These gifts are usually Of gold
or silver.
The trag.kisaen Is passed from one
to another of the assembled guests 30
that they may guess at the weight OF
the baby and the gifts.
The nurses and baby then depart,
and, after the gifts have been opened
comes the "Wiegen.Fest,r or festival
Of the CRADLE" In these modern times
only the small. quiet homes have kept
up the festival Of the cradle, but once
twas a universal festival. A part Of
q large room Is curtained on and sort
OF tableau or amateur play is acted.
Two who pose as the parents Of the
baby stand near cradle in which a
doll Is placed. One Of the guests, dis
guised as gypsy. comes In and proph-
estes all sorts Of good things for the
new baby and says that much happi.
ness is in store for It"
This 10 followed by other tableaux
showing the baby as a child Of four
teen. finally as q young woman. then
as q bride and finally as q happy old
woman. Then the git OF "frfendship, !"
"Freundschaft dee Lebens schonste
be"-frtendship. the most valuable
gift Of life"--is bestowed upon the
gypsy and upon the new baby. Thon
music strikes up and the gussts, In.
cludtns the gipsy, Join IN "a merry
dance in celebration Of ths baby.
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a WIN Bid You Good Morning"

that timely introduction should never
have dreamed of trying Smith & Blake.
You know they have a reputation for
having pulled more Of the big corpora
tons out Of the clutches of the law
than any other firm. You remember
We talked over the possibility Of a law.
yer being an honest man, and It was
agreed that II he couldn't then should
rather be an inglorious failure than
do anything tricky, even though It
was within the law. The moment Smith
or Blake attempts to involve me in
anything my, conscience will not per.
NIT, shall put on my hat"
Meta sighed. She did not know very
much about the law, but she had heard
that all lawyers were not overscrupu.
lous. But she would rather have post.
poned their marriage forever than
have permitted Harold to violate his
conscience.
During the next few weeks Rawson
discovered that the qualifications Of
the business were more numerous than
he could possibly have dreamed Of.
There was a sort OF freemasonry about
the Office which made all the records,
except the most secret ones, open to
the investigation Of everyone. Old
Smith had meant what he said when
he told Rawson that the man with
brains had his opportunity.
Before two months had elapsed half
dozen of the clerks had left. Mys-
teriously, without notice, they dlsap-
peared. It was q prevalent idea that
nobody had a chance at Smith d
Blake's. "The minute old Smith be.
gins to notice you, you may as well
look round for another Job, declared
one of the men to Rawson. THE old
ghoul sucks his employees brains dry
and filings them aside like sucked or
anges."
After siI months Rawson was still
getting nine dollars o week: He now
stood sixth In order Of priority, among
the clerks. And then came the morn
Ing when Smith sent for him into his
private office.
.'.Mr. Rawson.- declared the old
man. waving him to q chair. Il have
been watching you and your record. I
am pleased to see that you are pune
tual, Industrious and courteous. and
that you have common sense
This must be the beginning Of the
end, thought Rnwson, yet feeling Fat.
tered by the old mans words.
Those qualities, !. continued Smith.
ARE possessed by many excellent
street car conductors, elevator men.
railroad porters and Zoe cream ped
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HE AVOIDED THE TRAP
IRylFRAINKs ELLISON,

~ 1B e 80. e: 2ss7I
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WELCOME THE NEW ARRIVAL

Copyright, 1914. by W. G. Chapman,
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AGAIN NoIPoL!IlcElcouRr.

There has been no police court dur.
ing the new year. The patrolmen
failed to round up any trahsgressors
OF the law over Sunday; and Mayor
Bowen had clean calendar this
morning.
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Now that the skirts are being made.
wider the girls can go out without
carrying q handbag. They will be
able TO get . tile hange in their