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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-07-02
HOLLANDS ARMY FULLY EQUIPPED;
 READY FOR WAR
Minister of War Asks Par
 liament for $4C,O00,0O for Expenses.

CCorresoondence of the Associated PressD
 The Hague Netherlands, June %.--- Interesting information IS 10 what has been accomplished ii. prep1rin" the Dutch army fr mode n warfare in the 21 months during which it has now been on var footing, vas ctn tained in a stataren: presented to parliament by the minister of war, Major General N. Bosbonm, when he asked for a fresh apprcnriatlon of $4O,O0O,OG0 to cover mobilization eA- penses.
 Even a partial aemobilzatiou IS still out of the question, aecnrdlne to the war minister.
 Answering the ll".tnl whether the Dutch army was adequately pre- pared for war and wae;,er the ma terial and equipment fulfill modern requirements, he said, that although it was inadvisable 70 make pIl'lic information which might bHH"fit a possible enemy, there was not doubt the Dutch soldiers could face the prospect of war with confidence.
 In August, 1914, the material and equipment left much to be desired. The workshops of the kingdom were not ready for mass production. These shops have been enlarged and g. hundred factories have been equipped for the production of war material. There is a great supply of hand grenades, in the use of which the troops have been trained. Gas masks, steel helmets, modern engineering
 .z1 11 al 1c hor vty3r and protective material have been made in large quantities.
 Searchlights for coast defence, land positions, and field troops have been increased. Automobile stations fc, wireless telegraphy have been form ed. The army has at it's disposal a great number of motor lorries for the transport of troops and wounded. The number of aeroplanes has been large ly increased. These are provided with bombs, machine guns and quick firers and. as regards speed and rais- Hing power, they have been brought up to the standard prevailing abroad. Private industry has co-operated in the building of new aeoplanes, al though Holland emains dependent on lOIclSu COuulllCS AOI IdOlOA
 As regards the medical service, the reserve hospital accommodation has been increased by arrangements with 150 civilian nursing institutions. Moreover an institute of military dentists has been established. Vac cination against smallpox, typhus and meningitis is being carried out.
 An unfavorable comment on the re- altions between commanders and men in the Dutch army is the fact, now made known, that many thous- ands of soldiers persisted in going on furlough at Easter, when leave was refused them owing to the special circumstances that made the position dangerous for Holland. Severe pun ishment has been meted out to the men concerned. Incidentally the minister mentioned that there were 52 suicides in the army at the begin ming of mobilization.
 No special announcement is made regarding the number of trained men which the country now possesses, but former Minister of War H. Co!yn says the total has increased to some 370,OOO, and that if all the further available landstorm are trained there will he Q force of $50, ,000 men avail able.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-07-02
THIS LITTLE WOMAN GAINS B POUNDS
 0N THREE BOTTLES
Another Thin, Frail, Nervous and Pain Hacked Woman Restored
 to Health.

i Honestly, 1 am getting so fat l am really ashamed to tell you how much l have gained" said Mrs Nettie Me Carr, who lives at l80G Eighteenth avenue, North Nashville, Tenn, sev- eral days ago.
 Actually, 1t has gotten to be q regular joke, for 1 have gotten so stout that my clothes are too small for me, and every dress 1 wore last winter will have to be made over again." she continued, and the change in my general appearance is so wonderful that my friends and neighbors are all wondering what l have been doing with myself When they ask me l just tell them 1 have been taking Tanlac, and it is fact, for l have just finished my third bot tie, and have gained 35 pounds.
 When 1 began taking the medicine only weighed 1O5 pounds and now weigh 40, and never felt better in my life.
 q always enjoyed very good health up to about two years ago, when began having indigestion, which gradually developed into bad form began pulling me down and l finally got So l could not eat anything at all scarcely and had to diet myself con- tinually. l had to avoid sweets of all kinds and always after eating would suffer for hours.
 "1 was also very nervous and dizzy and was easily tired. 1 finally got so weak l could not walk any distance without resting. My kidneys must have been affected also, for had severe pains in my side and back
 My sister, Mrs. Minnie Hall, came to see me one day and she looked so well asked her what she had been taking. She told me Tanlac, and made up my mind right then and there to give it trial.
 Acting on her advices, l bought a bottle and have been taking it regu- larly since. Of course l expected it to help me, but if anyone had told me that there was a medicine on earth that would have helped me like Tan lac would not have believed them.
 "The medicine seemed to be just the one thing l needed, for it just filled me with new life and energy from the very first dose. In only few days my appetite returned and l began to enjoy my meals and everything seemed to agree with me and nourish me.
 q am no longer nervous, and dizzy headed like 1 was and can now sleep like child. In fact, I feel just like a person who had been made all over again. I hope every suffering woman will hear about it."
 Tanlac is sold in Pine Bluff exclu- sively by the Central Pharmacy. J.. A. Van Etten, Ferda, Ark.
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-07-02
Where Arkansas
 Militia Goes, Warlike Town
Accustomed to Guns and So diers Since It Came Into
 Existence in 1845-Had Been Captured by Mexi- @ cans and Menaced by Bandit Gangs

Brownsville, Texas, on the Rio Gr1Ade, where the Arkansas national guatd will probably be sent, has been accustomed to guns and soldiers from the day it came into existence, in 1845.A It has been captured by Mexi- cans, and was the scene of the race war Shooting affray in which the l Twenty fifth regiment of negro troopers were engaged in August, 1906, which was followed by a na- wionAl agitation for four years.
 The town in 1890 had 6,134 inhabi- tants. and managed to increase to G. 305 In the next ten years. Across the muddy Rio Grande the Mexican town Of Matamoros lies on the flat banks which recently have been the scene kof occasional sniping a. Americans 'by Mexican bandits. In times of peace X Ypth towns do much business with AKck other in live stock and mer-
 dise. But peace has not reigned S144tH for five consecutive years since < the knlaces sprang into existence.
 K Immediately after the first inhabi- { taXts built their shacks in Browns
 in 1S45, both the United States and Meixco claimed the territory on which It was situated. In the Mexl- .oan var, then, the battle of Resaca { AdeS aa Palma was fought four miles 1rom the town, and Fort Brown, < whiSh was built hastily, withstood lg6txcan attacks. The village did not attfSnt attention again. despite its g ooc3sacral border skirmishes. until < eAr6ember 2S, 1858. A band of Mexi.
 can x6idars succeeded in capturins
 tSx gGntire place at that time. led by Y thUif 0eneral Cortina. It was regained { sxsl aand continued to grow by slow x n August, 1906, when the Twenty \ fi&tl fegiment of negro troops uset
 tk1f atnmunition against some of thu N M hS in a race war which wa X. Fl president Roosevelt dis
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-07-02
N6LLER'S ANTISEPTIC Oil
 KNOWN AS Snake Ofll Accomplishing Most Wonderful Re
 SultS.

Mrs. E. M. Montgomery, Roue l. Jackson, Miss, states: Morphine alone would relieve me of my suffer ing until l tried Miller's Oil which gave me such quick results; l have used it for rheumatism. stiff, swollen joints, neuralgia, pains in my limbs and after l applied it to the affected parts the pains disappeared. and l am thankful to say have had TO use for dope of any kind since. will never be without bottle of this wonderful oil in my home; it is a pleasure for me to recommendait to my friends and the public in this manner"
 We are constantly receiving test1- monials similar to the above from thousands of grateful users of this wonderful oil. should be in every home. Accept no substitute, for there is nothing like it. Golden red color only. Every bottle guaranteed, 23c and soc a bottle, or money refunded by leading druggists. Brasher Drug Store,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-07-02

charged three of the companies. A national argument at once developed. Mass meetings of negroes and whites were held in many of the large cities of the country, either protesting against or approving of the pre- si- dents action. Finally congress took up the question of reinstating the dis missed negroes, with the result that the question was debated intermit- tently until May, 1910, when fourtes Il of the dismissed men were renstated and received $1.000 each in back pay.
 Until irrigation was employed in the vicinity of Brownsville, it was a semi arid district. The bumid climate, due to the town being only 35 miles from the Gulf of Meixco, apparently served no other purpose than to make the in7 habitants excessively uncomfortable in the summer months. Irrigation transformed Cameron county, in which the town is located, into a vast onion field, which is now noted for it's fine gnade of product. The town relies to large degree for its profits on the river traffic from the gulf.
 
 The guardsmen will find at least half dozen buildings of some i'm portance in their summer quarters Those are the United State customs house, a Roman Catholic convent, 8 Roman Catholic cathedral, one or two small hotels and an ice plant. The Cameron county courthouse also is in the town.
 In the last two years the citizens have constantly been on their guart and armed against Villa and his bands Several Americans have been attacked by Mexicans on the outskirts, Of thu town, and, there has been fighting il Matamoros, which made it necessarl for majority of the Brownville resi- dents to keep under cover because o stray bullets.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-07-02
MANY CASES PENDING.
Attorney. .General's Office Plans to
 Submit Ali Tomorrow.

Little Rock, June 29.--The attor- ney- generals office will go into the supreme court on Monday morning with every criminal case which is pending there on appeal, ready for submission. In the past week it has been necessary for Hamilton Moses deputy attorney-general, to brief over 25 cases in order to clean up the docket. Seven cases will be submit ted on Monday, and all will proba- bly be decided on the following Mon- day, after which the supreme court will recess for the summer months
 Among the cases to be presented will be that of Oscar Williams, a Puaski county negro, sentenced to serve five years in the penitentiary for manslaughter. Williams was driving an automobile which collided with a party returning from the the atre in Little Rock, killing a woman. He declined to give testimony against his employer, who sought to assist him in trouble, and after he had been removed to the penitentiary and be- gun the service of his sentence. Judge Robt J. Lea recalled the convict and setting aside the sentence, gave him ninety days in solitary confinement for contempt of court. The attorneys representing the negro claim a judge has no right to set aside a sentence after the man has begun serving it, especially for trial for contempt of court.
 The briefs in a Fort Smith whiskey case, and the McGowan murder case from Arkansas county, will also be submitted on Monday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-07-02
WIFE HEATERS BE
 PUT IN PILLORY

Kansas City, June 3O.-The pillory slightly changed, but the same in eff. feet. is to be resurrected from the old Puritan days and set up again in Kan sas City, Kan. Wife beaters will find themselves it's victims. Judge J. H Brady, police judge of that city, was granted permission by the city com- missioners today to erect on a busy corner post to which men convicted of beating their wives could be chained during the day under the watch of a traffic patrolman for any number of days the court decreed.
 "The shame of being seen, labeled as wife beater, will prevent such crimes, I believe" the judge explain ed. But l am sorry we can not make it whipping post"
 The post was set up today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-07-02
ANOTHER BOOST FOR PINE BLUFF ! IN NEWSPAPER

< In the current issue of the Arkan- sas News of Little Rock appears an article reviewing the continued growth of the first cites of Arkan- sas, in which is the following refer ence to Pine Bluff:
 'fPine Bluff Shows Growth"
 Pine Bluff is the fourth largest town in Arkansas, and i. is always one of the best. For many years it was thought Pine Stiff would be ruined if the liquor traffic were stop ped there, but before he statewide bill had passed the Pine Bluff saloons had been closod by petition.
 Ut was soon found that Pine Bluff vas not injured by the removing oe the traffic from there cn account of the fact that the country surround ing Pine Bluff has a large number If negroes, who had been in the habit of spending most of their earnings for booze on each Saturday night besides there are 3 large number of negroes in Pine Bluff, and they too spent what they made, in many in stances for liquor. So that the re- moval of the saloon from Pine Bluff really worked to the good of many of the business enterprises of the town, and while it has reduced rents and in some other ways made for { less volume of business, Pine Bluff is On the upward grade, and growing little all the time.
 "It is surrounded bv a cotton and timber country, and sore of the larg- est cotton and lumber concerns of the south are located there. The volume of business transacted in Pine Bluff, is perhaps larger than that of any other city in the state of the same size There are never what may be called dull times at Pine Bluff. Always there is progress and activity.
 'The street car system, water system, light system and telephone system are all public utilities of the first class, well conducted and well maintained.
 stPine Bluff is located on the Valley division of the Iron Mountain, on the Cotton Belt and several smaller < lines which are local o1 ganizations.
 "The streets of Pine Bluff are apANed in the business section. and all NSEr the city the streets are well , kept and clean.
 Pine Bluff is city of not less than S15,0O people, although the census does not show that number. It is a city of schools and churches, and fine hotels. Recently a new hotel has been completed atIPine Bluff, which is built on the order of the Marion hotel at Little Rock and is almost as large
 s+Pine Bluff has one cf the largest Gnd most enthusiastic commerciai z Organizations in the state. and ever and always they arc reaching ou: for new business and new industries.
 stIt is one of the very important cities of the state, and will always be slmong the large cities of Arkansas.
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-07-02
FOLLOWED AN EXAMPLE.

A six-year-old Columbus boy was eating peanuts. He ate them in the usual manner for a time, and then poked one up his nose. Not getting the desired results in that fashion, he went crying to his mother: She tried to remove the peanut, and after fail ing in the attempt called physician After the peanut was removed, the physician had gone and things settled down to some extent, the mother be- gan to demand an explanation.
 "Why in the world did you want to poke a peanut in your nose, any how?" she asked.
 "Well," replied the boy in self-de. fense, that's the, way elephants eat them.'- m.'-Indianapolis News.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-07-02

Bluff an injustice in it's reference to population figures. The federal census of 1910 gave the city popula- tion of 15,102, the enumeration being confined strictly to persons residing within the city limits Folks South- ern Directory oomnanv estimated the population as 17,5f2 in 1913, the year of the last issue. Inasmuch as there are several thousand persons who re- side just outside thc city limits, it is probable that the chamber of com merce's estimate of 25,C0O population today is about correct The folk who reside just outside tfe city limits, engage in pursuits in Pine Bluff, do their trading here and are as much a part of the population as any with in the city.-Ed)
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-07-02

marks the danger point in all Spanish American republics, and recalls that of the bur presidential elections held in Cuba, two, conducted under Ameri- can supervision, were marked by per- feet tranquility. Of the other two under native administration, the first under President Palma, was turbulent, and was the precursor of the Revolu- tion of August, 1906, and the latter, under President Gomez, was attended by disorders that were only prevented from becoming serious by the pres ence of the troops.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-07-02
PUNISH "KNOCKERS."
Make Them Parade With Sign An.
 nouncing Fact.

Hamilton, O.. July 1.-Two young men were obliged to accompand a corporal's guard for a half hours march through the streets, carrying a banner with the words: "We are knockers"
 While Company E was drilling the two young men threw slurs, and they were taken to the arrnory, where they were obliged to stand at attention be- fore being taken on the street for the parade. A third young man was added during the march for slurring the guard.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-07-02

a whole, the various articles have yet to be debated, so that it is a matter of doubt whether the vice president or the members of the cabinet shall be delegated to assume the duties of the president. The bill is Liberal measure designed to put curb on the power of the administration during the electoral period. Although law yers generally believe the bill to be
 unconstitutional, it will shortly be presented in the house of representa- tives with apparently a good prospect considered certain that president Menocal will refuse to approve it when the Liberals say that they can to pass it over the veto. Should the veto stand the Liberal leaders talk of appealing to Washington, claiming that without the protection of this law they have no assurance of fair election, especially as it will be held in the presence of troops of the reg ular army, ostensibly to maintain or der at the polls, but, as they claim, for the object of intimidating liberal vot- CTS. This has given rise to much
 loose and violent talk as to what ex- treme of violence the Liberals will proceed rather than be defrauded of the fruits of victory, to which, they say, their legitimate preponderance of voting strength entities them.
 Ell Mundo sounds an editorial warn ing of the urgent necessity that the
 elections shall be conducted without
 disorder or any suspicion of unfair i ness as essential to the avoidance of another American intervention. II
 q clares that the electoral period
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-07-02

When a bachelor keepe hig ssnti- ment too carefully bottled up, some fluffy little thing is bound to come along at the most unexpected moment and smash the bottle.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-07-02
WOMEN DELIVERING BEER.

London, July l.-Women have ap- peared in this city as drivers of beer wagons and contrive to handle the largest barrels.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-07-02
sUN-TIME LID ON SALOONS.
Strange Ruling in Appellate Court ir
 LiQuor Case.

LIQQUF O8Se. --- 1 Dallas, Tex, July 1.-The Fifth court of civil appeals has announced, in deciding an appealed liquor case, that sun time, and not standard time, fixes the hour at which saloons in Texas must close for the night, the hour fixed in the law being 9:30. Just how one is going to arrive at the sun-time hour was not set forth by the court.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-07-02

Population 2',.0OO. stThe News inadvertently does Pine
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-10
COTTON GOODS MAKE
FURTHER ADVANCES
Scarcity of Employees Is Re-
stricting the Volume of
Possible Output

New York. September s.--The easing in
cotton markets has checked the further
rise in print cloths and some convert
ihles, but has not affected other lines in
any perceptible way. Buyers who were
unable to receive attention from mills
while the upward flight in cotton went
on have been trying again in the past
few days, and there is more business
passing on heavy goods for delivery in
the first quarter of next year.
Prices are very high. especially on
heavy colored fabrics. wide sheetings and
heavy brown sheetings. Bleached mus
Inns are advancing again, one line being
up &c yard over last week and an
other being placed at value at the high
est price named in nine years Per-
Gales are soon to be priced for spring.
Prints have. been selling steadily from
stock only and spring dating is not yet
being given by some of the large fac
tories. There is no recession in duck.
Fine and fancy cottons are more ac-
tive. Cotton blankets and other fall lines
are distinctly firm with deliveries be-
lated. The mills continue to complain
Of scarcity of operatives which is re-
stricting the volume of possible output.
/ Quotations are as follows: Print cloths,
2S-inch 64x64s. 424c; 64x6o, nc; SS1s-inch,
64x6fs, 6ac; brown sheetings, southern
standards, 9lRc; denims, 2.2O's, indigo,
lS1ec. tickings, S-ounce,. 1Sc; prints, TIC;
staple ginghams, Sc; dress >ginghams,
1012c.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-10
COTTON MARKET
WEAKENSAT CLOSE
Hedge Selling Against New
Crop Given as Reason
for Decline

New Orleans. September s.-steadiness
In the early trading was replaced by
weakness toward the close in the Gotten
market today and the generally accepted
reason for the change was hedge selling
against the new crop. Also the continued
large spot trading at Texas points was
taken as confirming bears claims that
growers still were liberal sellers. Around
the opening prices were lifted II points
and later the advance widened TO IS to II
points Shorts covered In volume. but
after the middle of the morning the de-
mand from this source was smaller and
the market quickly felt IT. The last half
hour OF business prices tumbied away
rapidly till at the close it was practically
at the lowest level. at loss today Of Z
to IL points.
At the opening some hesitation was
shown and opening trades in October
were at loss of points. Other months
on the opening call were at the advance,
however. and after considerable strength
was displayed for a while. mainly for
profits from the short sellers Of the earlier
sessions OF the week.