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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-19
CIVIL AND MILITARY
 AUTHORITIES CLASH
Bilbo's Man Put in Charge of SherifI's Office at Clarksdale, But PeO-
 pers Choice Sticks.

Clarkesdale, Miss, Feb. 1S.-J. H Fisher and his deputies are in charge of the sheriff's office tonight. while a company of militia is patroling the courthouse and streets to prevent any outbreak by sympathizers of J. O. Baugh, who was busted from the sheriff's office. Governor Bilbo ap- pointed Fisher.
 Sheriff Baugh has established tem. porary quarters elsewhere and vii continue to act as sheriff of Coahorna county
 The board of supervisors of the county has called, special meeting of the board for Tuesday, Feb. 22, fol the purpose of purchasing supplies and fixtures for the new quarters oi Sheriff Baugh. <
 Capiases have been issued by Chan cellor Joe May for number of mem- bers of the local militia, and it is also reported that they have been issued for J. H. Fisher, General Scales and Major Hogaboom for contempt O. court, the chancellor having issued several injunctions last night which were ignored.
 The situation is considerably re. lieved tonight though feeling is still taut. '..,j ,-s -t.. s
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TWENTY MILES OF REFUGEES. Federal Engineer Finds Negroes
 Huddled on Leyee.


 Natchez, Miss. Feb. 1S.-The first boat from the outside arrived today at Newelton, with Captain Hetrick, United States engineer, on board. He went over the flooded district around t11e marooned town, = assisted In rescue work. He found negroes without shelter or food, huddled on the levse es for distance of 20 miles, with an average of about 20 to the mile .5&
 The view is taken that if the plan tation owners wish to retain their labor, they muAt provide food and shelter themselves. While some of the land owners are doing this, others declare that it is an utter impos- sibility.
 Every possible effort is being ma:e to strengthen the levee near Asli-' wood landing, about eight miles above the crevasse, where 1t was yes terday reported that a break was threatened.
 The river has been at stand at Natchez since yesterday morning.
 Today one-third of the town of St. Joseph Is covered, with water. All rail communication with St. Joseph is cut off.
 The flood from Buckridge planta- tion today was nearing the towns ef Waterproof and Ferriday, a11 spreading out over the territory wes. of those places.
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LANSING THINKS EUROPE FAN WAR
 WILL ErI) SO0N
Southern Congressmen Ob- tain This Information from
 State Department.

Washington, Feb 1S.-The Euro pean war will soon be over, accord ing to information given cotton states representatives, in congress, who conferred with state department of. ficials t.Hay.
 Representative Elellin of Alabama and Howard f Georgia, after ealing
 at the departmen, to discuss the cot ion shipping situation, issued q state ment, saying:
 Secretary Lansing suggested that w. needed more ships for the tram portation of cotton. and he thought thc situation in this regard would be better on. He agreed there should De further regulation of the cotton exchanges, eliminating certain spec,l.
 lative features.
 "fhe opinion prevails in the depart
 ment that the European war will not
 last much longer, and in that event cotton would bring a good price. One
 of tnc Officials in the departn ent salr
 If the producer will hold on to his
 cotton, he is sure to get better
 price.'
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Members of Lower House in Free-f for-All Fight Over
 Election Bill.
ONE KNOCKED OUT:
 MANY OTHERS HURT
Paper Weights and Ink Wells Fly Thick and Fast When Republicans and Socialists Line Up in Battle
 Array Against Democrats.

Oklahoma City, Feb. 1S.-One man was knocked unconscious and many others injured, by flying inkwells and paper weights. during a tumultuous scene today in the Oklahoma house of representatives. The lie was freely passed, and members of the house pummelled each other with their fists. The scene was enacted. during a vote on section of an election law designed to take the place of the fam ous grandfather clause" This law was recently declared unconstitution- al by the supreme court of the UnitA ed States because it disfranchised the negro population of the state.
 Republican and Socialist members offered vigorous opposition.
 While their nerves were keyed up to high tension through prolonged discussion of the bill, the storm broke suddenly when Republican member passed the lie to a Democratic mem Der. The opposing factions instantly squared off for action.
 With the Republicans and Socialists on one side of the house and the Democrats on the other, there follow ed a shower of paper weights, ink we'll and books. The altercation was renewed outside few minutes later, when Representative Hensley. Demo- crat. struck Representative Geissler, Republican, in the face Geissler was rendered unconscious by the blow.
 President Wilson recently pardoned two Oklahoma election officials con- victed for enforcing the grandfather law. Two others are now on trlal in federal court in Guthrie.
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President Wilson and Cabi- net Reach Decision at
 Meeting Yesterday.
1 NATURE OF ACTION
 NOT YET DETERMINED
Secretaries Lane, RcdfeId and HOus- ton to Recommend Steps That Should Be Taken by Federal
 Government.

Washington, Feb. 1S.-Steps will be taken by the government in the near future to control and prevent floods cr the Mississippi and other rivers.
 President Wilscn and his cabinet decided. to take action after thorough lS discussing the situation today.
 Secretary RedfleId brought up the question by reading a telegram from Walter Parker, general manager sf tfe New Orleans association of com. merce, appealing for federal assist ance.
 The cabinet decided that Secretary Redfield should send a telegram to Mr. Parker, promising action, and that Secretaries Lane, Redfield and Houston, who have been studying the flood problem for months, should meet soon and decide what steps should be taken.
 Exactly what action will be reached was not determined at the cabinet meeting. Reforestation Of the watersheds of rivers is among plans being considered. The states directly concerned will be expected to CO., 1perate with ~sO government in meet .ng the situation.
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Crime RevOlting One.

The crime for which the former priest was sentenced to die was one of the most cruel and reyo]ting ever committed in New york. The victim was devoted to her abandoned and unprlncipled paramour and trusted him to the end, believing in her sim Iliclty that he had in some mysteri- Gus way shallowed their relations and made their union acceptable before God. 5...
 It was on September ,, 1913, that the upper part of the girls body was found floating in the Hudson river, off Woodcliff, N. J., opposite Man hattan.
 In ten days, by a remarkable piece ot detective work. Police Inspector Faurot and his assistants had solved the at first apparently baffling mys- tery.
 Faurct identified the body through the embroidery on a pillow slip found with the piece of torso as that Of q former maid servant in the rectory ci St. Boniface's church, at Second avenue and Forty-seventh street, Manhattan. Schmidt, who for three years had been performing the func- tons of priest in New York, al- though the communicants and other clergymen sometimes complained of his lax methods, was arrested in the rectory of St. Joseph's church in West 125th street. He had actually conducted some of the holy sacra- ments after he had committed his de testable crime.
 On the day of his arrest the priest made full confession. He said he had killed the girl while she slept and cut her body into nine pieces.
 He told also how he had betrayed the simple servant and admitted other crimes. Apparently he had worked together with several other monsters in.> accomplishing the un- doing of young girls. His life record was thoroughly examined and he was discovered to have a series of mis- deeds to his credit in different cities of this country, and in aGermany, where he was born.
 Feigned Insanity.
 Schmidt's statements soon became wild and it was thought he was in- sane. Alienists for thA state on Oc- tober P, 1913, however, declared he was sane and shamming hallucina- tions.
 Hans Schmidt murdered Anna Aumuller, in Harlem flat. He was assistant priest at st. Joseph's church in west 131st street and continued his duties before the murder.
 One the Saturday night following he presided at confessional. He was arrested early the next morning. Sunday, St.. Joseph's parish house by Inspector Faurot and five detectives He confessed.
 The detectives led him to the apa%- ment on the third floor or a Brad- hurst avenue apartment house and he re-enacted the tragedy. Lifting from the cheap, white-enamelled iron bed the imaginary body Of the girl he carried it into the bath room adjoin- ing and placed it in the small bath tub. Someone handed him the instru- ments that he had used, kitchen Il
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BERNsTORFF CABLES
 NEW U. 5. DEMANDS

Washington, Feb. 1S.-Count von Rernstorff, German ambassador. dis patched by cable to Berlin today ad- vices containing the new demands of the United States, which call for as- surances as to the future conduct of submarine warfare as an 1nseparaDle part of the settlement of the Lusi- tania controversy.
 The submarine situation in all it's nhases was discussed at today's cabi- net meeting. Before the cabinet as- sembled Secretary Lansing discussed the new developments with the presi- dent.
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MANIAC GROVES
 BEING SOUGHT
 BY U. 5. AGENTS
The Department of Justice Takes Trail of Poisoner,
 Now in New Yrok.

Chicago, Feb. 1S.-Federal activity in the search for Jean Crones, pois- oner of 300 guests at the University club banquet to Archbishop Munde- lein, came to the surface for the first time today, when operatives for the department of justice seized records of the international correspondence schools at Scranton, Pa.
 Whether the government intends to prosecute merely because of the let ters between Crones and his friends are obscene, or because Of the statute against carrying explosives across a state line without license, is unknown. a
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JOHN M'yEY HERE.

John Mcvey, serving life term in tEe penittentiary for murder. was in Pine Bluff last evening between t'ains, en route from the old convict farm at Cummins, to the new peni- tentiary farm at Tucker, in charge of an officer of the psnitentiary.,
 McVey has been doing clerical work at the white stockade at the Cummins farm. and has been q yall-l able man to the penitentiary authori- ties. It is understood he will do the same sort of work at the new farm at Tucker. sss
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RELIEF FUND FOR
 FLOOD SUFFERERS

A little more than $45 was added to the flood relief fund yesterday, og which amount $9.44 was taken from the small banks scattered about the business section of the city. The amount in the banks was disappcint- ing, but the other donations received during the day were more satisfac- tory. N
 The contributions to date are as follows: ..
 Previously acknowledged .$ss1. .5s Savings banks .......................... 9.4a Lena B. Smith ..............-...,......... 100 Cash :. .................. 25.O0 Arkansas Mill Supply Co.,. 500 Willing Workers . 500
 Total .................................. ..$sO7 .oa
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BROUGH CLUB WILL
 BE FORMED TONIGHT
Jefferson County Friends of Candi. date Plan Organization to Carry
 on Campaign.

Local supporters of pr. c. H. Rrough, candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor of Arkan- sas. will meet this evening at s o'clock tc organize fer work in the campaign. ps M The call for the meeting was issued last night, and reads:
 rr'The undersigned friends of Dr. Charles H. Brough, invite his SUD- porters to meet at Imperial Juliet K. of F., hall, corner Second and Chestnut street, tonight at 8 o'clock for the purpose of organizing a Brough club to further his candidacy for governor.
 l. EDGAR BREWSTER. "E. R. WILES,
 "B. w. BENTON,
 HENRY MARK,
 "A. H. HOWELL,
 "H. K. TONEY." Addresses will be made, and plans to lend aggressive support 1o' pr. Brough outlined at tonight's meet ing.
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SIX LORIMER JURORS.

Chicago, Feb. 1S.-Six veniremen have been tentatively accepted as jurors by state and defense in the case of Wm. H. Lorimer, the deposed United States senator on trial n Judge Gever's court on charges of having conspired to bring about the ruin of the LaSalee Street Trust & Savings bank of which he was presi- dent.
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LONG SLEEP BROKEN.

Oconto, Wis, Feb. 1S.-Miss Dora Peterson. who has established a rec ord for the longest sleep-240 hours though still in a precarious ccndi- tin. has, according to her physi- clans, a chance for recovery. The young woman awakened at intervals today and received light nourish- ment.
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NOTICE.

g All banks, members of Pine Bluff Clearing House, will be closed Tues day. February 22nd, legal holiday Washington's birthday. PINE BLUFF CLEARING HOUSE
 ASSOCIATION,
 By H. B. STRANGE, Manager 2-18-4t
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SCRMIDI'S LAST WISH WAS ID BID MOTHER GOOD-BYE: Betrayer and Slayer Of An na Aumueller Dies ill
 Electric Ch air.
TELLS WITNESSES
 HE FORGIVEs ALI.
Insists or Waking Statement. in Which He Asks Pardon of All He "inilr- ed or SCandaliZcd''-II Grim, a
 Reyolting Nne.

Ossinig, N. Y., FeD. 1S.-Hans Schmidt, pseudo priest, betrayer of y5ung girls and slayer of Anna Aulu uller, was electrocuted in Sing Sing prison at o'clock this morning. He was dead within minute after the third application of the electric current.
 Schmidt went quietly 10 the death chamber accompanied by the princi- pal keeper and the Rev. Father Cash Ill, the prison chaplain. Leaving tho death cell, he said goodbye to those who remained.
 When he entered the chamber the guard attempted to direct him to- ward the chair, but Schmidt gently shock them off and insisted upon aa = dressing the 17 witnesses. The guards desisted from their efforts ann with Fath6r Cashin standing at one side and the keeper at the other. Schmidt said:
 "Gentlemen: l ask forgiveness of all those l have injured or scandaliz- ca. I forgive all who have injured me. My last wish is to say goodbye to my dear old mother.''
 Schmidt then seated himself in tho electric chair and the current was applied three times.
 He had spent the night Up to mid night in praying and talking with Father Cashin, and slept from mid night to 3 o'clock, when he was awakened for breakfast. He would take only cup of coffee.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-19
Budapest Reports Decisive Action in Progress West
 of ErZerum.
GERMANS REPULSE
 BRITISH IN WEST
Attempts of Englishmen to Regain Lost Ground in Ypres Salient Dis. aStrOus tO Them-French Gain
 Slightly in Artois.

London. Feb. 18.-A big battle is raging between the Russian army and the fleeing Turkish forces, west of Erzerum, according to a Budapest dispatch to the Exchange Telegram company.
 The same dispatch says that the Turks are making a desperate rally there, and that a decisive fight is impending.
 A Reuter- dispatch from Petrgorad states that it is admitted in official circles that great part of the garri- sson of Erzerum got away as the fortress was stormed, not invested. Guns captured will number 1000.
 Before the evacuation, continues the dispatch, thousands of Armenians were mercileslly massacred by the Kurds.
 Turkish endorsements which were expected for the relief of the garri- son, failed to arrive in time, say late adyices. r M
 The remnant of the 14th Turkish division, estimated at total of 100,- 900 men, which constituted the gar rison of the Caucasian stronghold, and which were not captured in it's fall, are being hard pressed by the Russians along the mountains, the dispatch adds, but the main body seepas to be in disorderly flight on the roads leading to Sivas.
 As the garrison is apparently scat tered in all directions, there arc still no official figures obtainable of the numbers made prisoners, but Petro- grad estimates the captures at large numbers"
 Neither have any official figures been given of the Russian losses in the "whirlwind" frontal assault on Erzerum, but an unofficial Petrograd dispatch says that the success was only gained at great sacrifice"
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Crones i'm New York.

New York, Feb. 1S.-Jean Crones, the anarchist, is in New York. Any doubt concerning the identity of the maniac who has been writing taunt- ing letters to the police was set at rest today.
 From Chicago, the police received a copy of his signature. It is identi- cal with the signatures on the two let ters in the hands of the police.
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Germans Shell Belfort.

Rotterdam, Feb. 18.-The Zurich correspondent of the Rotterdamsche Courant states that the Germans, by means of their famous automobile guns, succeeded in throwing pro1ec- tiles into> the fortress girdle of Bel fort.
 The French then made it impossi- ble for new batteries to be brought up, by maintaining an unbroken ana tremendous artillery fire. Lutherbach and Muelhausen suffered severely from the French fire.
 Meanwhile, the Germans continue to bring new troops into Alsace, where 1t is believed an attack is fear ed from the French. V.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-19

Rev. w. c. Watson leaves today for Forrest City, where he will preach Sunday, in the interest of Galloway college, at Searcy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-19
Austrians Capture Kayaya.

London. Feb. 1s.-Kavaya. eight miles southwest of Durazzo, the capi- tai of Albania, has been captured by Austro-Hungarian troops, assisted by the Albanians.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-19

Chicago Feb 1SThe Lambert the Deefed High school grl after she had taken had 
  
 of De Kak 'NAoO The two had been weethear for claims the girl suicidal intent ~ f
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British Losses Great,

New British attempts to regain sec tions of the Ypres salient front, lost to the Germans early in the week, have been repulsed with heavy losses to the English troops, according to the Berlin war office statement.
 The British official statement makes no mention of the so-called ''sanguinary losses" The report is- sued by the war office tonight mere ly mentions artillery fighting, ir which bombardment of the German position north of the Ypres-Comines canal was give nthe greatest promi- hence.
 Fighting about hill 140 in Artois: develops to the slight advantage ot the French. who were able to occu- DIV the southern edge of mine crater which they exploded between two German trenches. German at- tacks to dislodge the, French were unsuccessful.
 In upper Alsace, the Germans after lively artillery preparations gained temporary footing in the French trenches north Largitzen. but were immediately driven out by a French counter attack.
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The Weather

Saturday and Sunday. fair.
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Czar Honors Grand Duke.

Petrograc, Feb. 1S.-The czar has appointed Grand Duke Nicholas hon orary 'attaman" of the Cossacks oi the Caucasus. Attaman means mead
 .t man..
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DEATHS

JoNEs--on Thursday. May Is, 1915, AZ In
q. M, at GARFIELD Hospital. LOTTIE LEE
JONES. OF 1895 Rhode Island avenue north
west, beloved wife OF Edwin Preble Jones,
In the forty-second year OF her age.
on Saturday. May 20 at a. m. Friends
and relatives invited. Interment At OAK
Hill Cemetery.
vINAI,-on Thursday. May n. 1915 EMILY
MERWIN, widow OF w. I. Vinai. In the
seventy-nfth year Of her age,
Funeral from her late residence. 1i0s East
Capitol street, on Saturday, May 20. at s:so
Fp. m. Iuterment private.
wARNER--on Tuesday, May 10. 1915. At his
residence. 10 East Kirk street, Chevy Chase,
Nd, BRAINARD II. WARNER, In the
sixty-ninth year OF his age. following n
Funeral services at the Church OF the
Covenant. Connecticut avenue and N street
northwest, at 10 o'clock noon, Saturday.
May 20. Interment private.
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Funeral Tomorrow for
Brainard H. Warner

Funeral services for Brainard H..
Warner. who died Tuesday night at
his home In Chevy Chase, Nd, will
be held at noon tomorrow at the Church
OF the Covenant. Eighteenth and "
streets northwest, Burial will be in
Oak Hill Cemetery.
The Real Estate Brokers' Associat ton.
In recognition OF Mr.. Warmers close
association with the development of
appointed as a delegation to attend the
funeral e. X. Fox, Lee ID. Latimer,
Thomas Bradley, and A. T. Hensey.
The board of trustees OF the Public
Library, OF which Mr. Warner was a
member. called a special meeting yes
terday and adopted resolutions express
ing their regret at his death.
At the services tomorrow the Men,
delssohn Quartet, under the direction
OF sydney Lloyd Wrightson. will fur
nish the music.
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LOUIS BRoWNLoW. CHARLES w. KUTZ.
Commissioners.
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS, Dis
TRICT OF COLUMBIA, May Is. lsls.-seal-
Cd proposals will be received at this offics,
Room 500, District Building. until . o'clock
p, m. May Is. 1915, for Furnishing and in
stalling Shakespearian stage curtain and
other curtains Central High School building,
corner Thirteenth and Clifton streets north
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