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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-11-28

J. w. Boyd, of the police depart ment, went to Alexandria, La., last night, and Patrolman Ben Brannon has the union station beat.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-11-28
Wants Legislative Probe.

New York, Nov. 27.-A state com mission to deal with the present in creased cost of living, will be urged On the legislature by Gov Whitman, he announced today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-11-28
The Weather

;.uesday, unsettled, probably local Wna Hlas, cooler in northwest portion; Weanesday, generally fair.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-11-28
Douglass Hears of Capture.

Douglass, Ariz., Nov. 27.-Francisco Villas froces have captured Chihua- hua City, and now hold that city as we'll as Parral, according to a state ment of Mexican here who claims to be affiliated with the Legalistas, and to received a message to that effect from authentic source stoday. The, same man said he had received a message stating that Orziba, town between Vera Cruz and Mexico City, had been captured by the Legalistas.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-11-28
VILLA CAPTURES CHIHUAHUA CITY,
 MOVING NORTH General Trevino Reports to Juarez Evacuation
 of Capital.
CARRANZA CHIEFS
 ARE APPREHENSITE
Saying He Planned to Effect Junction with Relief Column and Recaptnrc Chihuahua City, Treyino Orders
 Troops MasSed at Euarez.

Fl Paso, Texas, Nov. 27.--Villa is moving northward from Chihuahua City, according to dispatch from Gen. eral Trevino received tonight by Gen. eral GoZales at Juarez, who was order ed to concentrate his froces at .Jau- rez
 A private message says that not only is Villa proceeding north but that he is in control of Chihuahua City, which General Trevino is sup posed to have abandoned, proceeding southward. General Trevino, accord ing to the private report, said that after effecting junction with Gen. eral MurdulaX he would return and re- capture the capital
 The message from General Trev- lno was sent in code from Sauz by way of Ojinaga, where it was relay ed. It said, according to Carranza of ficials, that Villa was moving north- ward and ordered the detached garri- sons along his section of the frontier be concentrated in Juarez. The mes- sage, they added, spoke of this as the fifth day of Villas attack.
 The conferences of the civil and military authorities in Juarez tonight showed clearly the seriousness of the news.
 "No, I think not" was the answer given by Carranza representative of high rank when asked whether the Villa crisis was over.
 Communication with Sauz, 26 miles north of Chihuahua City, was still open tonight, said Carranza officials. They expressed anxiety about the safety of the garrison there.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-11-28

Continued on page six,A
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-11-02
POLITICS IN WIS.,
CONSIN.

A great deal of national interest cen
tiers in the political situation in Wis
consin, which is known as the pioneer
home of the progressive movement in
politics. The state administration is
now in the hands of the old cOnserva-
tive element, against which the voters
of Wisconsin rebelled two or dozen
years ago.
1t remained for the Democrats to
take up the progressive movement in
Wisconsin and their nominee for Gov
ernor is Burt Williams, who came into
nor is Burt Williams, who came into
prominence jim his home city of Ash
land several years ago, when cOterle
of men, who played politics for bust
ness purposes, were trimming up the
public treasury and lodging taxes. At
the same time they permitted the peo-
pie to die off in droves, in order to
avoid the, expense of filtering the wa
ter supply that was contaminated by
the closeness of sewerage. Burt Will
liams was a young editor at the time,
and his newspaper was almost wiped
out because he refused, like most of
the business men, to be tool to about
as. bold crowd of politicians as ever
manipulated a lumber town. All
the succeeding years Mr.. Williams has
been a consistent champion of the
rights of the public. 1t is more than
likely that he will be regarded by Wis
consin voters as the trusted one who
has never failed to keep the faith, and
it is probable that he will receive his
! reward accordingly.-From Washing.
ton Letter issued by United States
Press Association. Washington. d. c.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-11-02
JOHN G. REUTEMkN
Democratic Candidate for State
Treasurer.
reaSurer.

In another instance a sailor had his
arm blown off in the performance Of
duty, and when be applied for a posi-
ton as Waterman in one of the navy
yards, the civil service commission re-
jected him because he was physical
ly unfit. The president wrote an
executive order granting him a posi-
ton. A man who had served in one
of the departments in Washington for
thirty-five years, rendering efficient
service, contracted tuberculosis and
wanted to get into the park service
in the west where he could remain
out of doors. Under the civil service
restrictions it could not be done, so
an executive order was issued
The great majority of cases are
similar to those mentioned, so it VIII
be understood why leading republicans
are less apt to make the charge of
decentralization of the civil service in
the future.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-11-02
EDITOR WILL GIVE
HIS VOTE TO WILSON AND
BURT WILLIAMS!
(From the Sawyer County Record,
Hayward, Wis.,

(From the Sawyer County Record,
Hayward, Wis.,
At the last special session of the
county board the Record editor was
summoned to appear before that body
and asked to make a statement as to
the politics of his newspaper 1t was
evident that some of the members
were under the impression that we
were sailing under false colors, and it
occurred to us that perhaps some of
our readers might also have brought
such an indict nent against u.s. A con-
fession of faith at this time can dis
Germ the insignia nailed to the top of
our mast.
The Record is an Independent Re-
publican newspaper. The word indie
pendent means that we are not "hog-
tied" republican. 1t means that we
will not support man for public Of
fee merely because he wears the re-
publican label. We would be ashamed
to confess to such an attitude! The
parable of the wolf in sleeps skin is
as applicable today as when it was
first written.
In our state politics there is no diff
ference of principle between the two
leading parties. With the exception
of the denunciation of the present ad-
ministration by the one party and the
praise bestowed upon it by the other,
Gov. Philip and Burt Williams could
swamp platforms and very few would
be the wiser. The difference lies sole
ly in the men.
In the primary campaign the Record
supported a progressive republican
against Philip the reactionary. At
that time we said some harsh things
against the present governor. We
said that he was an unfit executive
for this state and we think so today.
It was principle and not pique that
was the motive for our opposition. A
pique can be forgotten but principle
dare not be surrendered His nomina-
ton did not cleanse him in our opin-
ion On the other hand, the demo-
Gratis have nominated man who has
behind him a clean political record-a
record of achievement, and a man
whom the people can trust to look out
for their interests instead Of the In
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-11-02

terest of the "Plunderbund." We are
for BURT WILLIAMS, for governor,
We are equally as enthusiastic for
WOODROW WILSON for president
And our republicanism is very easily
reconciled in rendering him our hum
BILE support.
The big pieces of legislation which
overshadow all others of the Wilson
administration, are the child labor law,
the currency reform and the rural
credits bill. The first is a republican
measure, fathered by Albert Bever-
idge many years back. Currency re-
form was called for in both republi-
can and democratic platforms of 1912.
The rural credits law was a purely
democratic piece of legislation which
the republicans have endorsed in their
1916 platform, though criticizing it's
various aspects.
Therefore, the only difference be-
tween the two great parties is on the
tariff issue. The denunciations of the
republicans in their platform of the adj
ministration's foreign and Mexican
policy is like so much hot air since
they make no declaration of intention.
1t is just an" empty campaign issue, as
is the attack on the Adamson law. At
torney General Walter G. Owen (re-
publican) in recent speech said this:
Il cannot endorse the position of some
of my republican brethren, who seem
to insist that the so-called eight-hour
law recently passed by congress
should be made the dominating issue
of this campaign and should dictate
the defeat of President Wilson,"
When Hughes was first nominated
he was heralded as a Moses and the
people believed that the shortcomings
of Wilson were his bulwarks of
strength. We were for him-everybody
was for him, SO it appeared. But with
his first campaign utterances the peo-
pie took his measure and now after
each speech there is more slack tape.
He criticizes without proposing REM
edy. He has adopted the tactics of a
cheap office seeker. He tolerates, even
welcomes the aid of such men as Pen
IOS0, OL1OOL, bdIu0S, ICOOt, CIdI0 duu
the rest of those men who wrecked
the republican party four years ago.
They will be the men who will be his
counselors should be elected.
AS the campaign progresses, Wilson
is gaining in strength. His mistakes
are easily condoned as the weakness
Of his opponent becomes daily appar-
ent By sheer comparison, Wilson
looms up a bigger man today than at
any other time during his administra-
ton.
If to be un-American is republic
anism, God-willingly will we be read
out of the republican party. We be-
lieve honest republicanism consists in
first being an American and a parti-
san afterwards and it appears to us
that in voting for Woodrow Wilson
every republican meets this require
ment.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-11-02
PRESIDENT WILSON AND CIVIL
SERVICE.

Early in the campaign Candidate
Hughes and other republicans fire.
quently claimed that President Wilson
had demoralized the civil service serv-
ice. The charge fell rather fiat, and
to some extent the bell has been rung
on the ridiculous charge.
In the first place the President has
the right to issue executive orders
overriding the civil service, and every
president makes use of his right in
that respect.
Rather than condemn The Pres
ident he should be commended for the
humane spirit he has displayed in is
suing executive orders in most merl-
torious cases.
Fortunately fair-minded persons IA
miliar with conditions give The Presi-
dent due credit for his action when the
rather stringent rules of the Civil
Service Commission do not permit the
"blanketing-in" of deserving persons.
Leslie's Weekly is fair and frank
in saying that several hundred of such
orders have been issued, and behind
nearly every one, it is asserted by the
administration, is a story Of heroism
or sacrifice on the part of some faith
full employe of the government. A ru-
raj delivery carrier, for instance, was
shot down by a highwayman while car
rying the mails. His wife and chill
dren were destitute. There was no
law under which the family of the civil
service employe could be pensioned.
The widow asked for small place
in the government service and the
president issued an executive order
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-11-02
A CHANGE NOW LIKE PLAYING
WITH DYNAMITE.

(The following communication by
w. G. Shepherd, the great American
war correspondent, ought to appeal to
every American citizen who will have
the opportunity to cast his vote Nov.
Z. Read the communication Mr.. VOt-
er and just imagine that the settle
ment of the presidency is up to yOu).
l have been on every front in Eu-
rope and in every capital except Pc
trograd. On the fronts I have seen
the horrors of war. And in the capt.
tails have seen the efforts of the vari-
Gus fighting nations to draw the Unit
ed States into the war.
In war, thinking men become un-
thinking beasts. Men of business,
science and achievement stop their
work and become mere physical units
in an army. Youths drop their life
dreams and their futures. Ambitions
crumble. Home and family plans are
swept aside. Progress, whose figure
we carve in marble to decorate our.
proud buildings, becomes a withered,
paralyzed wreck. The blight of hate
reaches into the innermost corner of
every city, of every home, of every
heart Worse things than death fall
to the lot of millions Of human be-
ings in war, including mental and NOR
al decay.
Into the situation which would pro-
duce these terrible changes l have
seen all the nations of Europe endeav-
or to drag the United States.
From those capitals, at the other
end of the line, have watched Wash
ington and the government there ex-
tricate the United States from ore plot
after another, from one diabolical ma
chination after another.
Sometimes we in Europe, who were
seeing the European side of the pic
ture-the efforts of the allies to draw
US into war with Germany; the eff
forts of the Germans to draw us into
war with the allies-held our breaths.
There were times when it seemed that
| war would be the only way out.
have seen Germans rejoicing at
the prospect of having the United
! States quarrel with the allies; l have
seen the allies wild with delight over
the chance that the United States
would go to war with Germany over
the Lusitania or some other incident.
But always, sane, sound, steady,
the United States came through. 1t
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-11-02
STATE TAXES ARE
STILL GOING UP
Statement Just Issued by Secretary of
State Shows Increase in Wis
consin Tax Levy.


O Philip
s17O the
$18365901
higher
of sham n
Wisconsin the County Clerk the
Than al
Il1lin admins tion
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-11-02
WHAT'S WISCONSIN GOING TO
DO?
Will the Pioneer Progressive State Re-
main True to the Peoples
Cause?

(From U. S. Press Association, Wash
ington, D. c.
Washington, D. c., Oct. 23-The
news that Wisconsin is swinging into
all probability give it's electoral vote
to Woodrow Wilson, has created un-
usual interest in the National Capt.
tai, where the internal affairs of Wis
consin have for long years been care
fully watched.
There is no angle to national poll
tics that is unfamiliar TO the Capital,
and the comment on the Wisconsin sit
uation is, in effect: well, why
shouldn't the Democrats have the
state?" The method of reasoning out
the answer is that President Wilson
represents the progressive thought in
the national campaign, and that there
is a decided absence of progressive
ism" in the Republican national sit
uation, while it is almost minus
quantity from the Badger standpoint.
A standpat candidate for Governor on
the Republican ticket, is not likely to
foster much enthusiasm among vot-
ers in a state that turned over a good
many political machines in the hope
that popular government might be a
reality rather than a political plati-
tude.
Governor Philip is a consistent
"stalwart," and his reelection under
the conditions of the lineup in Wis
consin, would brand the state as a
backslider in progressive leadership.
This is particularly true, in view of
the fact that the Democratic candi-
date was progressive" in local pol
liam Jennings Bryan was sowing the
seeds of a new thought in the middle
west. In those days Burt Williams,
the Democratic nominee for governor,
obeyed the call of the common people
to fight the old machine in his home
town of Ashland. And he was three
times elected mayor. It did not take
him. long to bring the arrogant pub
lie service corporations of the city to
time; and the overcoming epidem-
les of typhoid fever stopped when the
water company was forced to put in
a proper liberation system. The lum-
Der industry was at it's height in Ash
land, and there was righteous wrath
among the rich timber barOns when
it was decreed by the new admins
tration thot tho fay-dO1onr must NAV
fair with the rest of the community
by paying a decent portion of their
tax. Burt Williams accomplished
great local reforms in his mayoralty
career. That was long ago, but the
people have good memories; and they
are not apt to forget man who began
in the early days when it was SO un-
popular to serve the public instead of
the "bosses" and has remained consist
emily progressive. The Democratic
gubernatorial candidate has a clear IT,
tie to the claim of being real cham
pion of popular government.
It is not surprising that the infor-
nation coming in to the national cap
ital that William F. Wolfe, the Dem
ocratic nominee, who represents real
progressive principles and is respected
and honored in his party, is awaken
ing decided enthusiasm and no doubt
will be elected. Mr.. Wolfe is well
known in Washington, and will be well
coined here, as senator from the
great Badger state.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-11-02
PROGRESSIVE REPUBLICANS ON.
LY HOPE is THROUGH DEM
OCRATIC PARTY.
Republican Editor Issues Clear State.
ment of Situation.

ment OF Situation.
Marshfeld, Wis, Oct. Is, 1916.
The Republican party has chosen to
remain reactionary, and the Progress
sive party's leader have betrayed that
promising but futile offshoot of the G.
o. P. to the older party. There is no
hope for the average man to retain his
voice in efforts for better government,
except through the Democratic party.
am going to vote for President Will
son and the entire Democratic ticket,
state and national, district and county.
The whole ticket represents capable
men, honest men, who can be counted
upon to give the whole people the
right sort of administration in the sew
eral offices to which they aspire. And
the closer election day comes, the fir
mer is my belief that the best inter-
ests of the average man, the working
man, the farmer, the man of small
too, can be served best by the re-elec-
ton of President Wilson. l am con-
firmed in this by the absortive and
panic-stricken efforts of the G. 0. =.
leaders to find a popular issue on
which they can ask the election of Mr..
Hughes; and by the half-insane, not to
say contemplate, resort to falsehoOd.
trickery and the like on the part OF
the "war party" who feel cheated out
of something if the country votes for
four years more of Wilson, Peace and
Prosperity.
1t goes without saying that the state
needs change. e. B. BARR.
Editor, The Marshfield Times.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-11-02

Even Henry C. Frick, the famous
head of the Carnegie steel properties.
and an old-style Pennsylvania pro-
tectionist, takes an uppercut at the
Hughes Temporary" prosperity talk.
Mr. Frick says that our prosperity not
only will continue after the war, but
is no longer dependent upon it and
will be more substantial without it.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-11-02

No commercial traveller would think
think of going over his route knock
fng" his competitors goods and carry
ing no samples of his own. If he did
he would have nothing to show for
his work at the end of the month ex-
cept an expense account. This should
be a lesson to Charles Evasion
Hughes. the Second Guesser.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-11-02
HOW Phillip REDUCED TAXES.
WHAT "HIS FRIENDS" GOT.

The total tax reduction or tax
favors' to big interests represented
in the defeat, or passage OF bills,
can be summarized as follows for
the first year of Governor Philips
administration:
Water power companies
Zone site) ........... ST 100000
Life Insurance Companies
(tax reduction) ....... 10000
Grain Elevators (tax re
OuCIIOn lOO,VVO
Casualty Insurance CON-
panies defeat of bill in
creasing workmen's
penSation) .............. 25O,OOO
Railroad companies
Track elevation Zone
proJect) .............. 1,UUU,UUu
Crossing accident law 90. 100000
Time of payment of
taxes postponed
(interest) ............ sc, 900
Fire insurance COM
panIeS .............s.. Z,4UV,VUU
Total Saving" SIS, ESQ, 900
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-02-12
WINS CHESS TOURNEY.

New York, Feb. 11.-Joseph R..
Capablanca easily won first prize in
the Rice Memorial Chess Masters
tourney, which ended here today, with
score of IA points won, to lost.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-02-12
PLAYING MANAGERS
A THING Of PAST
Charley Herzog Will Be Only
Playing Manager In Big
League This Year.

Chicago, Feb. 11.-Playing manag-
ers will be extinct in the big leagues
next season with one exception. Char
lie Herzog, head of the Cincinnati
Reds, will be the only bona fide play
ing-manager in either the National or
the American leagues. Time was,
and not so many years ago, when the
playng-manage was the rule and not
the exception. The game is growing
more strenuous each year, though, and
the duties Of the manager more irk-
some, SO it is little wonder that the
position of manager has gradually
been divorced from that Of player.
The only reason for playing-man-
ager was the economy Of the thing.
AS long as star player could be re-
warded with the position of manager
and still hold down his place in the
regular team the clubowner was glad
to make such an arrangement. 1t re-
quired only about salary and a half
to take care of the combination star
and manager while the cost would be
considerably more each summer if
there had to be provision made for a
manager that could not use himself
in the game.
There is chance that Bill CARR
gan and Bill Donovon Of the Red SoX
and the Yankees will take part in a
few games during the coming season,
but they can not qualify as playing
managers. Carrigan intended to take
his share of the work behind the plate
during the season. but he was inform
ed last fall by President Lannin of
the worlds champions that he would
be expected to stay out of the game
and tend strictly to his managerial
duties in the future.
In the National league there is a
chance that Joe Tinker and Miller
Higgins will order themselves into a
game or two or even half dozen
games, hut even that will not entitle
them to be classed as playing manag
ers. All Of the big league managers
will don uniforms and put in their
time on the coaching lines, excepting
Stallings Of the Braves and Mack Of
the Athletics.
The former plan of making a man.
ager out Of star player usually work
ed the wrong way. Generally, the
star became player of very mediocre
ability and manager of only ordi-
nary success. Some stars have been
wise enough to know that taking a
lob AS manager would handicaD them
as players and they have remained in
the game and eniOved the alteration
1T the fans for many years longer
than thew would have had they fallen
for the fiattery of being made manag.
ers.
Eddie Collins is wise in this respect.
He has refused to talk about being
a manager ever since his name was
connected with such . thing. When