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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-09

n1aces in the necessary industries that must be filled by women or left un- filled, and to leave them thrilled would be dangerous to the country's exist ence. Usually, of course, these pla- ces are taken by women who need the pay; but when for some reason there is a temporary shortage, the wealthy women come to the rescue.
 Thirty titled women have been do- inn service in munitions plants though at the end of the six-months' service period only 15 had not given up. Many of these women had never done anything more laborious thaQ dress their own hair, if they had even done that They worked eight hours a day at finishing gun parts and shells, and received the minimum wage of 5S cents a day.
 Lady Mabel Smith, sister of the Earl of FitzwiIlian, whose title runs back to 1920, has just taken a situ- ton on a farm, and will work there for six weeks. ''This seems to me the best way I can serve my country she wrote in explaining her absence from a board meeting
 At first the farmers were afraid that women workers would be too dainty for the disagreeab1e jobs. Lord Sel- bourne, president of the Board of Az ricu1ture, tells this story: Down in DeVOnSh1re the W1Ie or a member of Parliament was addressing a meet ing. A farmer, strongly prejud1ced against women as farm hands, said :: Maybe women can do all you say, but where can I get any women to spread the manure on my fields ?''
 How many acres have you?'' asked Mrs. -. Bout TO-" the farmer replied. How much will you pay a day?" asked Mrs. -. The farmer stated the figure. 'Done,' said Mrs.
 - appeared with three friends. The four women started spreading manure over that 1O-acre field and kept at it
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-09

their bravery rather than for their mo rality,''I set out to chastise and subdue 8 powerful Tartar tribe east of the UraI mountains. When Czar Ivan ". heard of it he was badly frightened, for he feared to stir up the fierce Tar tars. He frantically sent orders for the expedition to return. But it was too late. Yermak and his men had al- ready crossed the mountains. When they approached the city of Sibir, the stronghold of the Tartar chief, they found an army thirty times as large as their own awaiting them. But they were far better equipped with arms and ammunition than were the Tartars and administered ito them a crushing defeat Sfbir was captured and be came the nucleus of the expansion of the Russian empire in Asia, giving it's name to the new country-Siberta.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-09
LYRIC

Next week, Cecil Spooner and her company will be seen in a modern American comedy drama of today, by John Ritter, entitled The House of Lies" The piece, which is in four acts, deals with a familiar subject, touching family affaors in general, and, in this particular instance, tells of the marriage of Rose Norton" of financially embarrassed percentage, to John Livingstone Kent, a young millionaire. After the honeymoon, the happy young couple settle down in New York, intent on living a life of peace, harmony, and happiness, but they are doomed to disappointment. as the brides parents and numerous poor relations, invite themselves to the home of the ''Kents'' to make it their home as well, the natural out come of which is a household up- heaval, which threatens to reach serious and stormy climax. There are two sides to the story of 'The House of Lies,'' which includes strong dramatics and equally strong com
 edy, and as a. play it is pure, sensible and straight to the point of real hu- man nature. AS Rose Morton Cecil Spooner will have a splendid part, exactly in her direct line, as will PeI Trenton as the young man about town. Clarence H. Doty, as Dick Will mot,'' Frederic Clayton, as Barclay
 MOrL1m CT, the eCCGnCr1c unCl6-1n-
 law, Reta Vi1lers, as Mrs. Morton Helen Ti1den, as tFayette de Mont
 vf11e,' Robert Crawford as "Jackson,'' the attorney, Roy B. Williams as Reginald Morton George Kelly, as James, the butler of inportance,'F
 and Clyde Armstrong, as t@Thos. Nor l ton," who also directed the produc- l tion. 'tThe House of Les' is bound to prove Lyric success, it is full l of action and p1ausfbi1ity.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-09
stesd;ness Tn Business.

Why plugging beats dash in the busi- ness world is explained by a business man in the Womans Home Compan- ion
 ''One thing that is hard for a young man to learn is that the race in busi- ness is not to the swift but to the steady" he says. ''It was not until after marriage that learned that. Be fore I was looked on as a man of abil- ity, but unreliable. held half a dozen jobs, one after another, and was proud of the fact that I could apparently make good anywhere. I went to busi- ness every day with a kind of chip on
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-09
Fragments of euineas.

Few geographical names have in turn swollen and shrunk in importance as "Guinea'' has. Originally this or something like this appears to have been the name of a forgotten little town and Kingdom in the Niger re zion. Then the name expanded in Eu- ropean use to signify everything from the coast opposite the Canaries to the boundary of Southwest Africa and gave us not only the coin called after it's gold and the guinea fowl, but also. by natural error, the guinea pig really the Guinea pig from South America. Now those tiny fragments, the Spanish, Portuguese and French Guineas, alone preserve the name on the map, together with the gulf.-Lon- don Chronicle
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-09

my shoulder. As long as my boss was good to me would cOndescend to work for him, butt was as free from responsibilities as the wind There was as good a job for me in Butte, Mont, as in Chicago. So, while employers paid me well because I delivered the goods, no one of them regarded me as man to be built into his organization >
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-09
s,.ootIno s wbite cbamoIa,

A stuffed and mounted white chamois buck that rests in the court museum at VienEs. is directly connected, through tragic superstition, with the beginH4ng of the great European war. A white chamois-which is really not so snowy as the word imp1ies-is so mech Of rarity that throughout the Austrian Alpine region superstition at taches to the staying of it. Whoever kills such an a1bino, say the huntsmen and msartatneers, dies within the next twelve months
 This particular channels was shot on Aug. 2ss 1913, by the Archduke Fran c1s Ferdinand, accompanied by his wife, near Bluehubach, in the Sa1zburg Alr1. When the game was lying at her feet the professional hunter, .knee1ing over 1t and calling attention to the whtesh tint of the fleece, told the heir to the Austrian throne of the current beliefs But Francis Ferdinand merely smiled. Ten months later exactly he was murdered at Serajevo.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-09
The Boy of if.

A boy wanted a dog, and the rich uncle said:
 'FWel1, Eddie, suppose I give you $20O for a dog. Would you spend that whole sum in one dog, or would you buy a pretty good dog and put the rest of the money in the savings bank P
 ''Well, uncle," replied Eddie, ''if you leave it to me I would buy POO one dollar dogs.'-Ladies' Home Journal
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-09
Winning sueosss.

As a matter of fact, the world owes a man nothing that he does not earn. In this life a man gets about what he is worth, and he must render an eqE1tv- alent for what is given him. There is no such thing as inactive success.-1OE Russell H. Conwen in Ameriehn Mag aEine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-09

Bulgaria will meet the further cost of the war with funds raised at home, instead of in Germany, as heretofore
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-09

New proposals by Germany to the United States concerning American re- lief in Poland have been transmitted to Ambassador Gerard
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-09

A quarterly dividend of $3 a share was declared by the Ahmeek Mining Go.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-09

The Shackleton relief expedition will sail from Montevideo toward Elephant Island in less than a week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-09

The weekly statement of the Bank of France shows an increase of 6,011s- 900 francs in gold, and decrease of 2,3O4,OOO francs in silver
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-09

till they had finished. They convert ed the farmer and set an example for the women of that district This is not. an unusual story. says Lord Selbourne there are many like it..-Spring1e1d Republican.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-09
NOBLEwOMEN WORK
Many English Women of Title Are Doing Their Share of ''Extra''
 Foil During the War.

Titled women are doing their share in England's extra work with the same devotion to country that has been exhibited by poorer women. Ev- cry new batch of recruits leaves more
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-09
BRIEF NEWS NOTES

Nearly two-thirds\ \of the new wheat crop. p.ineo Oklahoma has1been cut.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-09
-1e Device on Turkish Stamps.


 The curious symbol in the center of Turkish stamps, an intricate and mys- terious device, is the ''toughra," or sig nature of the sultan. It is said to owe fits origin to Sultan Murad L., who was unable to write his name. St. Mich olas quotes from an article on What Philately Teaches'' as follows: 'sHe GMurad I.) signed imperial decrees by dipping his fingers in ink and placing them on the documents with three fn- gers close together and the little finger and thumb extended. In the course of time this was adopted and, so to 5peak, co1secrated as the signature of the sultan. It was also elaborated and arranged to form written phrase, while preserving in a general way it's original form. The toughra contains certain .aracters which are perma- nent and minor ones which change. The latter are the names of the sover- e1gn and his father Mystic signif- cations in course of time have become associated with this toughra.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-09

Origin of the Name Siberia.
 In 1882 Yermal, Cossack chieftain. W1eh q hand of warriors sschoSen for
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-09

A public reception was rendered visiting suffra gettes in Chicago at the new municipal pier there by the I1lin- ois Equal Suffrage Association.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-09

Charles D. Courtney, coach of the Cornell University rowing crews for many years, announced his retire. ment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-09

Sixty-eight New York city govern ment manufacturers, closed by the strike of operators, have opened out of-town shops.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-09

Gold lace and satin stripes, com bined by Callot, give this wonderful frock. The quite Frenchy effect is achieved by the treatment of sleeves, the absence of a left one contrasting with the shawl drape of lace on the right. This veritable creation has a motif of gold and kings blue.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-05-17
GERMANY WARNS
 NEUTRAL SHIPS
 AS 10 CONDUCT
Note to U. S. Points Out the Danger of Ignoring Inter
 national Law.

Washington. May 16-Germany. in a note presented to Secretary Lansing by Count von Bernstorff today warns neutral governments that merchant ships flying neutral flags must obey the provisions of international law in regard to their conduct when stopped by German submarine, and that they incur danger should they turn their ship in the direction of, a submarine.
 Secretary Lansing said that the note from Germany was occasioned by no action by the United States, end it was indicated that the state department would take no formal steps to comply with the request of the imperial government, other than to give out the note itself for publi- cation.
 It is understood that the communi- cation, which calls for no reply from the United States, also was sent to other neutral maritime countries.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-05-17
LOST CAVALRYMAN
 FOUND DEMENTED

Marathon, Texas. May 16-F. Bundanis, the lost trooper of Com pany A, Fourteenth cavalry. was found yesterday by Champion Wood mining man of Boquillas, wander ing aimlessly and half dead from thirst and exhaustion in the woods B miles north of Boquilas. Wood who was enroute to this city, placed Bundanis in his automobile and upon his arrival here. turned him over to Capt. William M. Smart of the hos rital corps.
 Bundanis was one of the nine troopers garrisoning Glenn Springs When found he was d mented and his clothes were tattered and torn. Cap tain Smart said his patinent will be all right in few days.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-05-17

Saratoga Springs, May 16.-Tho unfication of American Methodism was advaned another step toward consummation today. when, by vote that was virtually unanimous, SS( delegates to the general conference of the M. r. church adopted the re- port of the special committee on uni fica.ion paving the way to an anal gamation with the M F. church South, and the Methodist protestant church.
 The adopting of the report, whicf was the most important and fal reaching legislation that has been enacted by Methodist general con ference in many years, was attendf d by tremendous demonstration oi enthusiasm.
 The great auditorium rang with cheers and applause as the aged Bishop Earl Carnston, while the ac' tion was taken, and Bishop D. R Hendrix, senior member of the board of bishops of the South church clasped hands upon the platform. and wept.
 "This is the supreme moment of my life" cried Bishop Cranston.
 "A marvellous result has been achieved Bishop Hendrix said. "l pray that the whole Methodist body throughout the world may more and more see eye to eye. and Bishop Cranston and myself may live to stand jointly over the united general conference of united Methodism in America"
 Today's action does not unite the two branches of Methodism denomi- nations, but continues the negotia- ticns for reunion. |. now is gen. erally believed that the obstacles in the way of unification have been overcome and that two years hence the general conference of the Metho- dist Church. South will accept the plan for reunion which the Northern church hopes to bring to final full fillmen at it's general conference in 1920.
 The conference adopted a commit tee repor. recommending the elec- tion of seven bishops or general sup erintendents. Another calling for the election of a bishop for Africa also was adopted, and balloting was be- gun The result will be announced tomorrow
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-05-17
If Necessary to Knock Man Down Occasionally to Re
 tain Respect, Strike.
PRESIDENT FRANK
 WITH PRESS GANG
In Intimate Review of Three Years in the White House, Chief Executive Gives Impressions of Foreign and
 Domestic Problems. and Men.

Washington, May 1G.~P President Wilson tonight made public a frank and intimate review of his three years in the white house and his impress sions of foreign and domestic prob lems delivered confidentially last night before Washington correspond ents, gathered at the National Press club.
 He spoke of the difficulties of the presidency and particularly of the motives which have guided his hand ling of the European situation.
 America, the president said, is for peace because she loves peace and he believes the present war has car ried the nations engaged so far that they cannot be held to ordinary standards of responsibility" but, he added. the United States has grown to be one of the great nations of the world and therefore must act more or less from the point of view of the rest of the world"
 eff l cannot retain my morai in- fluence over a man except by occa- sionally knocking him down" he said, If that be the only basis on which he will respect me, then for the sake of his soul, have got to occa- sionally knock him down" The president declared he had been kept awake nights considering the situation, because there might come a time when the United States might have to do what it did not desire to do, "and the great burden on my soul has been that it has been up to me to choose when that time came. y
 He added that he did not believe that he had been elected president to do as he pleased.
 eff I were, it would have been very much more interesting" he said. His impression of public men as class was given frankly by the president, with the comment that some grew and some swelled."
 He also discussed the relations of the newspapers of the nation and sounded the warning that false in- formation about foreign affairs would more than likely lead to trouble. The presidents remarks, as originally de- livered, were read by him carefully before being made public, but no inn portant portions were eliminated, and the wording was not changed sub stantially.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-05-17
About 300 Delegates Pres ent at First Session of
 Convention.
GOODBAR TO BE
 GRAND CHANCELLOR
Eureka Springs and JOnesbOrO Con- testing for Honor of Entertaining Grand Lodge in l917-Tribute Paid
 Memory of Departed Brethren.

The reading of the reports of the grand chancellor and the grand keeper of records and seal, and memorial services for the dead of the organiza- tion who passed away during the year, were the principal features yes terday of the opening session of the thirty sixth annual meeting of the grand lodge, Knights of 'Py..aias, of Arkansas.
 The attendance at the meeting of accredited representatives of sub ordinate lodges is said to be unusually large, there being about 300 delegates in attendance. Quite number of the delegates are accompanied by their ladies'
 The parade of the Dramatic Order, Knights of Khorassan, through the business section of the city late yes terday afternoon, was feature of in- terest to the general public, there be- ing about 100 Knights in the line, all of them attired in the rick silken and velvet costumes and regalia. Aft CT the parade, the Dokies held cere- monial session at the Elks' clubrooms, class of nine novices being initiated, as follows:
 T. A. Maxwell, F. T. Williamson, L. M. Williams, P. Netchke, G. A. Wall, w. M. Taylor, R. H. Williams, all of Pine Bluff; D. P. Muse of Junc- tion City, and s. N. Knox of Mon- ticello.
 Elect Officers Today.
 The sessions of the grand lodge will come to close this afternoon, and it is expected that by or 3:30 o'clock adjournment will be taken, following the election of officers and the selec- tion of the place of next meeting. Indications are there will be warm contest between Jonesboro and Eureka Springs for the 1917 convention of the grand lodge. Eureka Springs made a hard fight last year to get the 1916 convention, and it is said it will renew and press it's invitation this year. Jonesboro also is expected to urge the grand lodge to meet there next summer.
 There are no indications that there will be any interference with the usual plan of promoting the grand lodge officers, in which case J. L. Goodbar, at the present time grand vice chancellor, will be made grand chancellor, each of the other officers being moved up one station, except the grand Keeper Of records and seal and the grand keeper of the exchequer' both of whom are stationary. The present officers are as follows:
 Grand chancellor, James M. McCon- nell of Hot Springs.
 Grand vice chancellor, J. L. Good bar of Charleston.
 Grand prelate, Charles A. .Darlind of Fort Smith.
 Grand master-at-arms, George J. Gray of Texarkana.
 Grand inner guard, B. w. Benton of Pine Bluff.
 Grand outer guard, Frank Hartry of Benton.
 Grand keeper of records and seal, Thomas w. Milan of Little Rock.
 Grand keeper of exchequer, F. w. Hoyler of Pine Bluff.
 Supreme representatives, Jack Bernhardt of Arkansas City and John N. Tillman of Fayetteville.
 There will be no election of supreme representatives at this meeting. It is not known who will be candidates for the office of grand outer guard, which will be the only new officer should the grand lodge follow the promotion plan.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-05-17
LAPS AMONG CHINK REBS. Forty Killed in Fighting Monday Night iE Shantung Province.

Picking. May 16.-There was con tinuous fighting throughout Monday night in the foreign settlement at Tsiman Flu province in Shantung Forty rebels were killed, including among them number of armed Japa nese. The rebels have field guns.
 China pro ested to M. Hioko the Japanese minister, against the par ticipation of Japs in the revolution ary rioting in Shantung, and for dynamiting, terrorizing and killing of policemen in the Tsiman Flu.
 M. Hioko sent to the foreign office report saying that while rowdy Japs might be assisting the Shantung revolutionists, Japan could not con trol outlaws CT prevent them from using the German railway zone.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-05-17

The worlds output of new platinum in 1914 was placed at 263,453 troy ounces. Russia furnished 241,2O( ounces, Colombia 17,500 ounces an( the United States 570 ounces.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-05-17
Vienna Reports Capture of 2,565 Men, Seven Cannon
 and II Machine Guns.
FRENCH REPULSE
 GERMAN INFANTRY
Russians Report Regaining Trenches Captured by Germans i'm Attack Be. tween Dvinsk and Wilma, and Re.
 pulse Assault in Lower Strypa.
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London, May 16.-Progress for the Austrians against the Italians in the Southern Tyrol and on the lower
 Isonzo, and continuation of the
 Russian advance through to Kurde- stan, toward Morsaul. the Russian objective being Bagdad, are related in the latest officials communications from Vienna and Petrograd.
 In the other theatres, there is much artillery fighting but less activity by infantry.
 The Austrians in the region south and southeast of Trent. in the South ern Tyrol, are reported by Vienna to have captured Italian trenches at several points. taking prisoners 2,565 men, among them 65 officers, and captured seven guns and ii machine guns.
 The entry of Austrians into Italian trenches east of Monfalcone. mean the head of the Gulf of Trieste. ana the capture there of additional officers and men, also is recorded by Vienna. Petrograd reports that the Russian force which recently drove out the Turks from the Rowanduv region is continuing it's progress westward to the town of Morsaul, on the Tigres river region, and drawing nearer to Bagdad.
 To the northwest. around Diarbekr, the Turks attempted an attack on the Russians, but were repulsed. On the greater portion of the line in Belgium and France, the artillery of both sides continues active, being especially vigorous in Belgium in the regions of Dismude and St. Georges. and in France. around the Avocourt wood.
 Near hill BOA and Le Mort Homme, northwest of Verdun, the Germans have delivered another infantry at.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-05-17

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