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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-09-01
BAND LOSE l5O MEN
 IN ONE FIGhT
De Facto Troops and Out laws Fight Five Hours
 with Fists and Pistols.

Chihuahua City. Mex, Aug. 31.--The town of Satevo, Chihuahua, captured bv Villa bandits last week, was reoc- cupied by Carranza troops yesterday, and the outlaws pursued to the hills, where a sanguinary battle was fought for five hours, with bare fists and re- volvers, according to reports 10 Gen- eral Jacinto Trevino today from Gen cral Eliscodondo General Villa was in personal command, it was said. Eliseodcndo estimated that in killed, wounded and captured, the bandits lost 1oO. He made no report on the Carranza casualties, although admit ting they were heavy.
 Reports received by the military a"- tborities here today said that when ;he Villa bandits captured the town of Satevo, 50 miles south of here, las' Friday, they burned widow named Ruiz. alive, and shot her son, Augus- lin Ruiz It was charged. according to the reports, that the two had gwen attenuation to officers of the Amerl- can expeditionary column when II nursued Villa through that town sev- eral months ago.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-09-01

The Father of His Country has many name-sakes in Little Rock. Ac- cording to the recent city directory there are n Washingtons in the city, There is a great uAanimity of color among them. however, since 72 are negroes, and only two are white, Jacob and Thomas, both laborers.
 When year after year. their children were told in the school history that "at the hesinning of the war the ma jCrity of white citizens of the South were Georgia Crackers or ignorant whites,' tho school patrons of Little Rock finally arose in protest and de- maaded a change in text books.
 The fight was led by representa- tives of the Confederate organizations of the city who appointed commit tee to investigate the various school histories and select one that was free from sectional bias. It was no easy task. Dozens of books were submit ted by publishers all over the country. And it was surprising how many of them were claimed to be written by former Arkansas historians. The com- mittee did not seek a prejudlced Southern book any more than they sought tc avoid a partisan Northern text. They sought book that would be fair. impartial, and honest One that would state historical facts as they are. and not as sectional preju- dice desired them to be.
 After months of investigation, the committee, in conjunction with the school board. finally agreed upon two books, Matthew Page Andrews his tory of tho United states, and Cous- ins' and Hills American history. There will be two classes in history in the high school. and the publishers have agreed to supply enough books for all the pupils, to test them during the coming year. After that. one or the two will ibe officially adopted
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-09-01
BROUGH THINKS DEMOCRATS WILL
 WIN IN MAINE
Nominee for Cow rnor Makes a Number of
 Speeches in Bay State.
(By Clio Harper)

Little Rock Aug. 31.--Dr c. H. Brough writes from Maine. where he has been delivering a series of cam paign addresses for the national Democratic ticket, that the campaign which has been conducted in that state by number of speakers is mak- ing 9 most favorable impression. lie predicts that the national ticket will run far ahead of the state ticket. and that there are strong indications that Maine may go for woodrow Wilson with the same degree Of enthusiasm which tradition says it went for Gov ernor Kent.
 The campaign in Arkansas for the state and national tickets will open about September Ia, and for the ensu- ing eight weeks will be prosecuted vigorously. The campaign will be In charge of state Chairman J. w. House, Secretary c. c. Calvert, and Assistant Secretary T. J. Terral, all of whom have won the Victoria cross and any other available honor cn the field oi conflict in Arkansas politics.
 Speakers are volunteering for the campaign. and pr. c. H. Brough. nominee fer governor, will be the generalissimo of the forces that Hook upon with distrust and point With pride." Senators Clarke and Robin son and the seven representatives nave been invited 10 return and take par; in the campaign. Their friends et home would be glad fo see some of them again, and after their arduous' continuous service in saving the coun- try un there at the head or Pennssl- yania avenue it should be rellef to them to get back among their consult uents for while. Who knows what breaches in fences they might find in urgent need of repair?
 Speakers will go principally to the counties where the Republicans haNn developed opposition, and the cam paign will therefore probably De opened in the counties of Madison, Ho. springs, Carroll, Searcy, Crawford ana Newton. tor
 Smead Powell. already running TOT the senate. former Governor bona ghey. who may run, Associate Justlce W. F. Kirby. who will he a candidate in 1919 for Senator Clarke's piace' Governor Hays, who has advised the nnblic that he is in the propanlllts column. and Hon. Stephen Brundldse, who is always ? possibility. are among those who will be invited to enact the role of spell-binder.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-09-01
B MEMBERS OF MEMPhIS' CREW
 ARE MISSING
Four Known to Be Dead, and 75 Injured as Result
 of Wrecking of Ship.

Washington, Aug. 3O.-Reports to the navy department tonight said B enlisted men were missing, most of whom probably drowned, four were known to be dead, two officers and six seriously injured, and 67 others hurt, as result of the wecking of the armored cruiser Memphis by the hur- rican yesterday in San Domingo har- bor Most of the missing were in a small boat that was overturned by wind and waves while returning to the Memphis. It is believed by the navy department that 2 dozen of these may yet be alive on shore, and may be later rescued
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-09-01
REGULATION OF JITNEYS.
New Little Rock Ordinance Becomes
 Effective Today.

Little Rock, Aug. 31.-The new )l. ney ordinance passed by the cDN council becomes effective tomorrow It provides stringent regulations III. cluding prohibition of their fulln'ls .s on Main street from Markham " 10th. The operators aud owners 'u, U, nounce that they will not attemp' '1 u run under such regulations, put Na ln go out of business. There nave wv. W. 27 running, the largest number d. a.ans a, one time being thirty-two. No ',sp ,.p
 have yet been taken to test 'he '"''
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-09-01
TO THE PUBLIC:

 would dechne o1 In order to make oht o  bottes bottles and 
  nsh to ueswmhin d two ants
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-09-01
BEl-L:ANS Absolutely Removes Indigestion. One package proves it. 25c at all druggists.
BIRTHDAY OF WILHELMlNA.

The Hague, Aug. 31.-This is the an niversary of the birth of Queen Will helmina. The kingdom is celebrating, Cav decorations give the cities a happy appearance. The foreign dlplo: mats resident at The Hague called at the palace this morning and rendered their congratulations and the good wishes of their respective soyereigns and governments. The queen was born Aug. S1. 1880, and acceded to the throne on her eighteenth birth day
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-09-01
MrrHOplSTs CELEBRATE.

Fayette. Mo-, Aug. 31.-The centen- mia, session of the Missouri confer. enoe of the Methodist Eplscopa' church. South. opened here yes'erday Bishop E. R. Hendrix, B,shop w. S Quayle and Bishop W. F. MepoMsa' of the Methodist Episcopal churcn are expected to be present.
 A bronze memorial tablet con.a'h- ing an inscription of Bishop McMeh drell. first presiding elder and olsnop 10 visit Missouri. and prooably tne first Methodist preacher to holo .,iee'- ings in the territory, and basnops Marvin and Hendrix. the two MS souri bishops. will be placed io the Centenary chapel, the conference church.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-09-01
Carranzis1aS nj Juarez.

Fl Paso. Tex, Aug. 31.-More thsn OOo Mexicans troops have arrived Tn .ynarez recently from the south, many of them being detailed to border pa trol duty in anticipation of the wl'h- drawa, of the American punitive eN- petition, ii has been announced d, .ne commandencia at Juarez. Others nave heen sent to garrison the towns along General Pershing's line of communi, cation Colonel Cortinais command was withdrawn recently from Ia maulipaS.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-09-01
ELECTRICAL MEN
 THREATEN STRIKE

Chicago, Aug. 3o.-Representatiyes of 1000 members of the newly organ ized electrical workers union Of the Chicago sanitary district today threat ened to strike on September 1, if thel
 union is not recognized by the board of trustees of tAe district. According to John McGillen. an officer Of the sanitary district, the union men were told at conference today that then organization was not incontormu with law and would not be recognlzea
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-09-01
FREIGHT OFFICES CLOSE.

Announcement was made yesterday that the freight offices here of the Iron Mountain and Cotton Belt rail- roads will remain closed all day Monday. that the employees may enloV the holiday, Labor Day.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-09-01

Joe Durham returned yesterday from a visit to points in Colorado, where he spent the past ten days.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-09-01

foced to adopt for it's own protection; require deposit to insure the return of bottles, the amount to be refunded when the containers are returned.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-21
The Demand for State Economy
burlington Free Press

kbuEl1HSlOH t rec TeSS.
The more people think about state
expenses the more are they impressed
with the inexcusable waste in doubling
expenses in some departments in a few
wears. despite the fact that there is
very slight increase in Vermont s pOpu-
lation.
1t cannot be that the people of the
Green Mountain are twice as wicked
and lawless now as they were a few
years ago. Yet State Treasurer Scott s
annual report for the fiscal year ending
June so, 1916, shows that the cost of
the administration of justice in Yer
mont during twelve months was $f17,
S76.99 as compared with 1921 ,124. 50,
ten years ago, 1906, and 1914 ,SS9.73 in
| 1903. The doubling of these expenses
is a public scandal.
| We do not know why the department
fof weights and measures should increase
! from 50, 20S in 1911 to $l4, 046.63 in 1913,
and to l2,030.S0 in 1916. There is not
the slightest excuse for this
The Vermont public department spent
| he sum of $S4 ,669.7S in one wear.
Not many years ago the state legis-
lature met on the first Wednesday in
October and followed the long estab-
lished precedent of adjourning by
Thanksgiving. Now the session drags
ialong a number of months.
For the fiscal year ending June 80
1901, the legislative expenses were SOL,
079.S3; in 1907, $S1, 1919. In 1909 the
Legislative expenses jumped to 1874,
293.s0, in 1911 to $145, 1920, in 1911;
to $l90,577.12, three times as much al
in 1901.
In this connection the st. Johnsburl
Caledonian voices the general demand
; for reduced expenditures as follows:
"The people of Vermont feel tina
) they are a law abiding body of peopl
! and that they need as little official re
straint as any people in the country
But we doubt if there can be fount
elsewhere in this country 355 ,95S PEG
pie who have more prosecuting attor
? MES, more Judges of courts, more col
| lectors of. taxes, more managers of stat
institutions, more lawmakers, NOR
heads of departments for the real labo
to be performed than this same littl
/ state of Vermont. We believe tn
o government of the state is top-heav
= and therefore unnecessarily expensiv
;. and that there is an opportunity fo
E some constructive men to outline
practical system of retrenehmcnt Will
; out sacrificing efficient government
s will be well for the state if its officer
and candidates for public office SC
themselves seriously to work to brin
:, about a reorganization of the state 90,
:, eminent along these lines
Manifestly it is up to the comm
e legislature to set good example fl
+ the various state departments, and il
: cidentallv it will he in order for til
= coming state republican convention I
;, pledge the taxpayers of Vermont
II move in the direction of economy i
e state expenditures.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-21

designed a scheme to injure the mo-
rale of the Vermont National Guard, to
make the work of its officers hard
and discourage enlistments, it could
hardly have done more than it has done
in the past month or six weeks.
The officers of the regiments are
keeping their mouths shut, but once
the men return to private life there
is certain to be a tale told some
where of official incompetency and ex-
ecutive vacillation that will make the
eyebrows jingle and the highbrows
execute conniption fits.
Let it be understood that the blame
for this should be placed where it be-
longs; not on the men, the company OF
Iregimental officers or possibly on the
federal officers themselves, but firm
| ly, Enthusiastically and with ''pitiless
publicity on Woodrow Wilson.
| The Herald has said something like
this before, and, once the real facts
are known, it anticipates that a pro
test will arise from Maine to Oregon
and from Canada to the Rio Grand'
that will have very distinct part il
the retirement to private life, TO
cause, of the present COMMANDMENT
Chief of the army and navy of tn
United States.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-21
BACK BROKEN; LIVED 2 YEARS.
Henry Tolapke Dies at Eastview After
Three Operations.

WHITE PLAINS, y. Y, Sept. 81
After living two years with broken
back Henry Toiapke died in the West
chester County hospital at Eastview.
Over a year ago a delicate operation
was performed on the patient 50 that
it was possible to remove him from the
United hospital at Port Chester to
Eastvicw. lie was paralyzed from his
head down, but after the operation
was able to sit up in a wheel chair.
Late in Jelly, 1914, Tolapke, an en-
ploye of Louis B. Rolston of Purchase,
n. Y, was struck by an automobile
owned by Assistant Fire Chief Besler
on Main street, White Plains. For six
months he fingered between life and
death, and for months he was kept in
q plaster paris cast. Three operations
in all were performed on his spine. To
lapke was cheerful up to the time Of
his death.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-21
What Would Hughes Have Done?
IA. L. Wolbarst in New York Times
Sept. l6.)

IA. L. Wolbarst in New York Times.
Sept. 16.)
Your leading editorial article today
asks What Would Mr.. Hughes Have
Done? referring to the events leading
up to the passage of the eight hour
law. And the inference YOU draw is
that he could not have done otherwise
than President Wilson did.
What Mr.. Hughes would have done
none can say, but what he could have
done and should have done, as most
honest men believe, is this: He should
have Informed the brotherhood chiefs
that their threat to tie up the roads,
with all the suffering that it would en-
tail on an innocent nation, was an un-
thinkable act, and that he would not
for moment say a word or do an act
that might encourage them in the be-
lief that such "hold-up' might sue
coed. He could have told them that.
since the railroads were for arbitration,
they owed it to the public to submit
their case to unprecedented arbitration.
If they then refused he could have told
them and warned them that their act
was an act not far short of treason to
the state, and that the people and the
administration would not permit such
treason to go unpublished And he could
! have told them to go ahead and do
their worst, warning them that he would
use every ounce of power possessed by
! the government to crush them in their
nefarious scheme. He could have told
| them he would see that the railroads
were protected to the fullest degree in
running their trains, and that any man
caught interfering with such trains
would incur the wrath of an outraged
nation and would suffer the extreme
penalty of the law. He could have told
them he would look up the law and see
whether such leaders could not be pun.
ished for conspiracy against the common
welfare, and he could have handed them
an ultimatium in four words: H'Arbi
trate or defend yourselves. -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-21
Detroit's Marvellous Growth.
{ Burlington News.)

The rapid increase in Detroit S popu-
lation is due, not only to natural ad-
but to certain progressive
ness of spirit which is but rarely found.
The natural advantages, however, were
not greater than those possessed by
many other cities, most of which are
still tagging far behind
The increase in 10 years from 300,-
600 to 100000 inhabitants is very un,
usual, even for American cities, and
probably morals can be drawn to fit
Burlington.
While this city does not possess the
best shipping facilities for every manu-.
featured article, it is by no means an
undesirable location. 1t is little more
courage on the part of capital that is
needed. With the opening of the new
canals, a modest investment might very
easily make Burlington the center OF
great inland waterways traffic be
tween Montreal and New York. There
is room for more manufacturing. The
wooden business has prospered here, anC
there is no reason why shoes and many
other articles could not be manufac
turcd advantageouSly
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-21
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 81, 1916.
END NOT IN SIGHT.

General Brusiloff, although he is the
swiftest of all the generals in action,
sees the end of the war no nearer than
August, 1917. This guess corresponds
so closely with Lord Kitchener S that
it takes on much significance. Lord
Kitchener said that the war would be
at its height, in its crucial stage, in
1916, and it is. To end sooner than the
date named by Brusiloff a sudden and
disastrous break in the Teutonic de-
fences is necessary. That break may
indeed come, and an end be reached
sooner than August, 1917. But it is to
be noted that the experts are very con
scrvative in putting a limit to the war.
AS for General Joffre, the greatest of
them all, it will be observed that he as
sumes no clairvoyance, but just fights
I on.
Lord Derby, under secretary of war
| who has just returned from France
where i'll company with Gems. Haig and
Joffrc, he saw the trials of the
tanks, before they were sent into bat
tie to do awful havoc against the Ger
mans, says: Il wish l could pick one
of my horses as winner will
the same certainty of victory as hav,
the entente allies. We have nov
an European army with better guns
better rifles and better ammunition thar
any other country i'll the world today
but l do not agree with the people VIII,
expect the war to end within six months
as it must surely continue over tn
winter
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-21
DADDY'S EVENING
TALE s.
By MARY GRAHAM BONNER
BROWNIES COMPOSITION.

"a little Girl once had a Compost
ton to write in School," said Daddy,
land there was Prize offered for
the best one.
This little Girl, whose name was
Kitty, was very anxious to win the
Prize. / shall work so hard over it,
she said to herself.
Nov one afternoon ii began to Rain
and it was not at all nice Out-of-doors
to Play, but some of her Friends came
to her House and asked her to take a
good. long Walk with them.
81 can't 60 she said.
"'Why?' they all asked in surprise.
because she answered, I want
to write my Composition
"'0h, nonsense, come with u.s. one
Of the Girls said. You don't have to
have that Composition written for days
and days-almost two weeks. You'd
better have good time now and think
about it later
"But after q little more urging and
coaxing they left her.
kitty sat for long time thinking
She wished she had gone with her
Friends. 1t would have been all right
to write it later-just as they We're
going to do. Why had she thought
she could do better one If she took
more time working over it? She would
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-21
A Primary Weakness.



The primary system achieved the
nomination of La Toilette i'll Wiscon-
sin by Democrats and Socialists, and
the ST. Adams Daily Messenger init
mates that the recent senatorial issue
in Vermont was not settled entirely by
the Republican voters of that state.
- In Vermont, SAYS the Messenger,
- the voter gets ballots carrying each
party list, aad he can cross party lines
effectively and without being de-
tected. 1t wants to know whether
there is "any satisfactory way of
keeping the Democrat on his own side
of the fence Perhaps it was assumed
by the Vermont legislators, when they
made the law, that there were not
enough Democrats in that state to
make any difference. However that
may be, the problem of keeping party
votes on their own side of the fence
may be solved by restricting the vote
in any particular party primary to
those who have enrolled themselves the
year before as members of that party
Such a restriction does not interfere
with the liberty of any man to change
his politics or to vote in the secondary
election for whomsoever he pleascs
But it does prevent Democrats from
selecting Republican candidates, and
Republicans from selecting Democratic
candidates. If party government is tC
be continued at all, the integrity of
the parties councils must be asserted
and maintained.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-21

thought hard-but she couldn't think
of anything to write! She dipped her
pen into the fnk-well and only made
two smudge spots on the paper in
front of her.
ooh she sighed, I wish / led
gone for q Walk. This Rain is MAX
ing me sleepy-and staying in the
House all afternoon is so sillyi' She
really was much annoyed with herself
her Desk and went sound, sound
asleep.
pretty soon the two smudge spots
grew larger and larger. They seemed
to get round and funny and fat-and
she almost saw them grinning at her I!
'Soon she saw that around one
spot was a wide band of white on
which were written the words:
I'm Mr.. Pen and I'll write you a
Story
"And around the other spot was
written:
I'm Mr.. Ink and I'll write you q
story
But don't want two Stories cried
Kitty. I only want one. If / write
two they will think | want to have
two chances whilo everyone else has
one, That will never do
But the round. smudgy spots
proved to be Billie Brownie and Ben.
ME Brownie, and it was around theft
hats that the words were written
about Mr.. Pen and Mr. Ink.
"'We are going to whisper to you
the most marvellous of Stories,' they
said. And they grinned and Rugged
each other with delight.
'sSheIl win the Prize said Billie
Brownie, and his brother, Bonnie,
laughed and said:
"'She certainly will
'And then they told her, while she
was mapping, the most wonderful Story
you can imagine. won't forget it,
will ~ she asked. And the two
Brownies laughed and said:
"'Forget one of our Storiesi
Neverr
''And then Kitty stretched out her
of Mr.. Pen and the other was bringing
Mr.. Inks Home-the ink-well-for-
ward on the Desk.
"'Ah,' she said, as she rubbed her
eyes and looked at the paper in front
of her. What a nice Sleep l have
had. / feel so fresh and just like
writing a Composition. am so glad ]
didn't go out-for know just what
want to write about
kitty wrote all the afternoon and
the very last thing she did was to
make a nice, neat copy of the Com,
position. When it was all ready and
tied with little piece of blue string
at the top, she put it away in her
Desk drawer until the time came to
hand it in.
"Of course, she took the Prize and
the Teacher said that 1t was because
her Composition showed she had taken
time to think about it, but Kitty knew
1t was because of the Brownies!'