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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-07
FOUR RAILROAD
men Slain BY
MEXICAN GANG
Three Americans and a
Spaniard Victims of Rob-
bers at Rosario.

Tucson, Ariz., April 6-Three
Americans and a Spaniard, all en-
ployes of the Southern Pacific rail.
road company of Mexico, We're muir.
dered by bandits near Rosario, Sina
los, Wednesday.
A telegram from the station agent
at Mazatlan informed the railroad Of
ficials here of the crime.
The dead are:
E. c. Burke, station agent at Mo
rado lately appointed agent at Pre-.
sidio
Former Conductor Wallace.
Roderick Davidson.
Former Conductor Rodrigo.
Burke was being transferred, with
his personal belongings, by hand cal
to Presidio. When nine miles south
of Rosario, the car was held up by
bandits and the four men shot tc
death. The outlaws robbed the bodies
and looted the baggage on the car
and then ordered the section men
working short distance away to
place the bodies on the hand car and
take them to the nearest station.
Special United States Agent Keys
took possession of the bodies and
sent them on from Rosario to Mazat-
Ian. He wired the American cunsul
at Mazatlan to employ an undertaken
and provide interment.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-07
Capture 10y Storm Village
Of Laucourt, and Control
FORCES Valley.
FIGHTING RAGF.H
ON GREAT FRONT
Frenei. Regain Trenches lest 10 Ser
ns%ns ~ asoc9nrf wood. and De-
cupy Additional Positions South
west OF Eeouamm0nt.

London, April 6 Following a
bfeathing spell of less than y hours,
the battle Of Verdun has been renew
ed with intensified severity on six
sectors. swinging in vide semi=cir-
Gle from northeast to northwest of
the fortress. According to official
reports tonight great battle on prac-
tically the entire front from Malan-
court to Donaumont, has been raging
for - hours. with both armies report
ing gains
In their steady offensive movement
west Of the Meuso, the Germans have
aPtured by storm the fortified vii
1aGc Of Haueourt, half mile south
OF VI lancoult. and &bGut nine miles
northeast Of Nerdun. Further to the
southwest, the French have rctaken
additional trenches in the Avocourt
wood. extending their gains from the
redoubt of the same name 10 include
the section known as I.e Bots G;arrc.
q wooded patch on The eXtrcme south
eln edge Of the forest.
The greatest French gain Of the
eay N@s OH the opposite bank of the
Meuso, III the section southwest of
Fort Douaumont Here. continuing
their three-day counter offensive, the
French succeeded in reoccupyin, ad=
Gieion2l trenches on a front of more
than 800 yards to a depth of about
zee yards. Late this afternoon. the
Germans attempted q counter attack
against these positions, but this, ac-
cordin9 to the Paris midnight COM
munica$ion. was repulsed completely
Gnr1aI's Command VALLEY.
The German capture of IIaucourt
represents further advance of more
than half a mile against the Paris
Feldun railroad since the capture of
Malancourt, and gives the crown
prince command of the entire valley
at FORCES brook, besides making prac
tically untenable the French salient
which has as it's apex. the village of
Bethincourt.
The salient is now under fire from
two sides, and the Germans already
are attacking Bethincourt. The
French barrier fire today nipped in
their incipiency attempted infantry
assaults on the village, but military
tAptl Is duiull tIdt IL Cdliuol DC -Uelu
much longer without danger of grave
losses
From the new positions at Haul
court the Germans already are d
recting a destructive fire against the
villages of Esnes and Monteville
next in their line of attack from that
direction.
Sharp fighting in the fringes of the
;~aillette wood, south. of the Meuse.
in the Douaumont region, also is re-
ported. French artillery, according
to the midnight report, succeeded in
preventing German attack in the
Pepper hill region.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-07
DISCORD ABSENT
FROM CONVENTION
OF DEMOCRATS
County E ody w ork s
Smoothly and Eapid1y,
Guided by e. J. Kerwil..
OLD ORGANIZATION
REMAINS INTACT
L. W. Clement Reelected Chairman
and 10 Niclol Reelected Secretary
of Central Delegates
Named to Four Conventions.
G>Lh/IZ- //LfT ,yES.v/GE

The jefferson county Democratic
convention yesterday afternoon and
the meeting of the Democratic coun-
ty central committee, held immedi-
ately after the convention, were about
the most harmonious sessions of po-
litical bodies ever held in the world.
Except in one instance there was not
an objection raised to any proposal
offered. The exception was when
Cred Caldwell, nominee for state SEN
ator. objected to being placed in NOM
ination for temporary chairman, and
pleaded that his name be Withdrawn.
Mr.. Caldwell was exceptional in an
other way. He urged as reason for
declining to be candidate that he
is not very familiar with parliament
airy procedure, and doubted that he
would make a very good presiding
officer. LET Kerwin serve" he said,
and this plan prevailed by acclama-
ton.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-07
STRIKING R. R.
men Fight N. Y.
POLICE GUARDS
Traffic Through Grand Cen
trail Terminal Tied UP for
Half an Hour.

New York, April Ga strike Of New
York Central railroad employees, in
augurated yesterday in the Mott
Haven yards and at the Grand Central
terminal, assumed serious proper
tons tonight.
1t reached climax when 200
strikers participated in pitched
battle with so detectives and reserves
from four police stations in the yards
adjacent to the main power house.
Passenger trains and all traffic was
halted for half an hour. Thirty-two
strikers were arrested.
The riot followed meeting this
afternoon OF 1900 strikers. A Chief
of the New York Central police said
he had been Informed of a plot to
blow up it's powerhouse or tear out
the wires. to disable trains between
New York and Marmon, "a miles
away.
The strike was caused by the re-
fusal of the demands Of the laborers
in the Holt Haven yards that the Rail-
road Federation Workers union be
recognized by the New York Central.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-07
VOLUNTEER Army
PROVISION FINDS
FAVOR IN SENATE
Lea Amendment in Favor
National Guard Rejected,
So to "a.
MAY WORK NIGHTS
TO FINISH MEASURE
Leaders Declare Passage Of Chamber.
lain Bill Is Now Assured-Madden
Wants Investigation of Charges
That Lobbyists Are al Work.

Washington, April 6.-After anoth
er day of debate. the senate rejected
the Lea amendment to the Chamber
lain army reorganization BILL which
would strike out the provision relat
ing to the federal volunteer army
The vote was SO to "a.
Senator Chamberlain thereupor
served notice that he would make {
fight tomorrow to have the senate
start night sessions, in order to rush
the bill through. Leaders declare
the passage of the bill is now as.
sured
The house again spent the day in
debate on the rivers and harbors APP
preparation bill.
The insular affairs committee re-
ported out the Philippine independ-
encce bill, as passed by the senate.
Representative Britten of Chicago
submitted to the house naval affairs
committee. of which he is a member
demand that Admiral Fiske Secre-
tary Daniels former aide for opera
tions, be permitted to come before ths
committee to clear up the differences
in his testimony and that of Secre-
tary Daniels.
+ Admiral Fiske, according to Mr.
Britten, has been put in light oil
making a false statement and in JUS
tice to him the matter should be
cleared up. A former request thai
he be called to testify was refused
by Chairman Taggart.
Representative Madden introduced
a resolution demanding an investiga
ton of charges that lobbyists haG
worked both for and against the sec
ton striking from the Hay army bill
the provision providing for a fedora
nitrate plant. He quoted Senator
Underwood's charge that the Dupon'
interest had maintained a lobby tt
defeat the section. Mr. Madden charg-
ed that officers of the Ala bama Pow
der company and American Cyanide
company had been in Washington
working for the section.
The judiciary committee is directed
to make the investigation.
Cattle raisers from the West testi.
fed before the judiciary committee
that so far as they knew, competition
still exists in the purchase of cattle
by packing companies.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-07
TRAINMEN BURNFD
when OIL EXPL0DES
Four Men in Hospital mt TexarkanP
as Result Of Wreck On Cotton
Bell at Big Sandy.

Texarkana, April 6.-Cne man was
killed and four others seriously burn
ed when two tank cars OF gasoline
we're derailed and then caught fire
on the Cotton Belt, near Big Sandy,
Texas. yesterday.
Will Card, {. negro, died while be-
ing conveyed to Mount Pleasant.
w. Rice. engineer of wrecker out
fit, was badly burned about fbotF
hands; j. F. Hartman suffered burns
about the legs and arms; Ed Miller
rcgro, was burned about the face and
hands, and Sam Craig was seriously
burned about the hands and face. The
four men were brought to the Cotton
Belt hospital here.
The fire occurred when the wreck
ing crew started to replace the tank
ears on the track. Although all light
on the wrecker were extinguished
the gasoline became ignited.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-07
Dutch PEOPLE
favor ALLIES
In THIS WAR
Editor of Amsterdam Tele-
graaf Says Holland May
Join u, S. in Protest.
(By NJ. Holdert. Editor and Proprietor
Of The Amsterdam Teleoraafl

(By NJ. Holdert, Editor and Proprietor
of the Amsterdam TelegraaG
Asterdam, April 6.-Nine-tenths OF
the Dutch favor the allies. The Dutch
people are essentially calm, but We're
xcited for day Or two after the
sinking of the Tubanta.
The German concentration on the
Belgian frontier has not worried the
Dutch nation, but any movement or
German troops on the eastern frontier
would he taken seriously.
England would be unable to land
troops without saying CHOOSE be-
tween US and Germany"
An increase of duties for the army
has been considered, but Germany as
teen intimated that such acton would
be taken as unfriendl,, Holland has
avoided a neutral alliance, but per-
kaps she will join the United States
in a protest against Germany's sub
marine campaign. She has been un-
able to take any action in the cases
of the Tubantia and Ralembang until
proof has been received that the ships
were torpedoed by Germans. l think
the war will last for IS months longer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-07
10000 MEXICAN
SOLDIERS near
DOUGLAS, ARIz.
Suspected That Troops Con-
centrated to Attack Amer
lean Forces.

Douglas, Ariz., April 6.-Nearly TO-
900 Mexican soldiers, infantry and
cavalry, are being concentrated at
Colonia Morales, 65 miles southeast of
Douglas
This force will be in a position to
drive through the passes of Sonora
into Chihuahua. and strike the line
of communication of the American
expedition in the event there is a
clash between Carranza soldiers and
the United States troops. Army Off
GERS do not attempt to minimize the
seriousness of this situation.
Governor Gales has accounted for
this movement by asserting the pur-
pose was to prevent Villa striking
through one of the passes into So
nora. Since Villa is so far to the
south, and this danger averted, the
continuance of this concentration SO
far north, leads to the belief here that
Carranza is preparing to strike a
disastrous blow from Sonora, if a
clash with the American forces comes
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-07
Demands Resignation of J,
A. Bradsher and j. Y.
Ferguson.
BOTH SUPPORTED
DIR. G.. H. BROUGH
Governor Declares There's No "Poli-
Ties in H." Rnt Does Not Explain
Reasons ior Action Course Of
Commissioners Not Vet known.

Little Rock, April G.=Anothc, po-
ltc01 sensation was sprung today by
Governor Hays. when he demanded
the immediate resignation of J. A
Pradsher chairman. and j. V. !'ergu-
son, member, Of the Arkansas peni-
tentiary commission.
Governor ,,:5re however. says
there is no political significance what
'Vor in his act.
Had there been politics in it" sal
he. 81 would have acted before the
primary. | purposelv waited until
after the primary SO that there NIGH
be no appearance Of politics in il ="
The following pointed letter was
addressed by the governor to The tive
commissioners:
81 wish to inform you that YOU
RESIGNATION as member of the state
aenitentiary commission will be ac-
cepted. trast chat you will tender
same Immediately and thus avoid
="a'o other course"
Under the law the governor is au-
thorized to remove for cause and
The governor is made the Judge o.
cause" Governor Hays has declined
TO make any statement concerning hi'
action, and the impression has been
left that none will be made if tho res
ienations are forthcoming. Neither
has yet resigned. Mr.. Ferguson is az
the state fam, and it expected te
return this evening. Mr. Bradshe1
Las made no statement. Both were
appointed by Governor Robinson.
Incidentally, both of them support
cd DR.. Brough in the recent campaign
but Governor Hays says that fact has
Eothine to do with his request fo'
thoir resignation.
Mr.. Bradsher, apnointed for a four
year term, has until March, 1917, IT,
serve. MI Ferguson's term expires
In March, 1919. Mr.. Bradsher's home
is in Harrisburg, Poinsett county, and
Mr. Ferguson's in Lonoke.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-07
j. 5. NOT To help
KAISER GET COTTON

Washington, April e--The United
States is about to notify Germany it
will not ask England to permit a GER
tan amount of cotton to enter Ger
many, in exchange for cargoes Of
eyestuffs which are needed by many
industries in this country.
Great Britain, it has been learned
is opposed to such arrangement.
Count Won Bernstorff. the German
ambassador, had talk today on the
4 bject with Counsellor Polk of the
Mlte department. 1t is under stood
that if Germany should permit the
dyestuffs to get into the United States,
this government VII be obliged to
give security that the dyestuff in
manufactured material will not be al
lowed to get back into Germany.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-07
WIDOW HACKED TO DEATH.
Body Found in Room Where Husband
Was Killed in 1914.

Chicago, April 6.-Mrs. Addie Mid
dleton, widow, living in the northwest
ern section Of the city, was foun6
beaten and hacked to death in hel
bedroom yesterday. A blood-stainet
razor was found.
Gustav Deutschman, musician
and for four years rOOmer in the
house, and Fred Engel, moving pic
ture theatre owner, said to have beer
an admirer of Mrs. Middleton, wer'
detained for examination.
George Middleton, business man
and husband of the woman murdered
was found in the home two years agr
shot to death. The police pronounc
ed it case of suicide. but are now
inclined to the op. Mon that Middleton
was murdered.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-07
Report Of Train Wreck Fake.

Laredo, Texas. April 6-No vertical
ton is to be had here Of a report
circulated this afternoon that a train
etween ToIreon and Zacatecas had
zen wrecked by bandits on March %
and that between 40 and SO passengers
lad been shot, as they emerged from
the derailed cars.
villa at Parral.
Ell Paso, April 6.-Pancho Villa is
in the immediate vicinity of PARA.
'onight, 105 miles slightly southeast
on airline from Chihuahua.
He has been Joined by force of
1000 men, assembled from the bands
Of sympathizers who have been ter
rorizing that district.
This information has been received
by General George Bell. Jr., military
commander at Fort Bliss, and the civil
authorize from sources which they
consider reliable.
General Funston has announced
\ that the American advance column
Of cavalry has reached and probably
passed Satevo, 70 miles north by west
of Parral.
These advance forces have been en-
tirely out Of communication with the
base at Columbus. and with San An
ohio, for the last 70 hours.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-07
Convention Proceedings.

The meeting was called to order by
L. w. Clements in the city hall, be-
cause the court room in the court
house was being used for the hearing
of motion in the Bradbury case.
T. Havis Nixon nominated for tenn
porary chairman E. J. Kerwin, and
10 Nichol was named as temporary
secretary, being the only nominee.
Mr.. Caldwell was nominated for chair
man, but obtained the withdrawal of
his name.
Roll call showed delegates repre-
sented in person or by proxy, as fol-
lows:
First wards. G.. Seabrooke Frank
Franey By proxy to e. J. Kerwin,
Fred Fox, o. G. Keller by proxy to
F. NJ. Reeves.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-07
Supplies Go Forward.

Ell Paso, April 6.-Twelve carloads
Of forage and assorted provisions were
shipped over the Mexican North
western today, consigned to Mormon
merchants at Casas Grande and Co.
(umonia Dublan.
These constitute the first shipments
since Carranza gave consent to the
use of the railroads bv individuals
for shipment of provisions dest.n
for army consumption. This con-
signment of supplies provides the only
optimistic news in the Mexican situa-
ton today.
Five thousand pounds of candy and
several hundred boxes of cigars have
been requ sitioned by the troops at
the front.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-07
GERMAN WORK DAYS
START HOUR EARLIER
Government Orders All Clocks Moved
Up One Hour in Order to Ec0no-
mize Light.

Berlin, April GA bill has been
passed by the German federal .oun
Gil, directing that after May l., all
clocks shall be advanced one hour
The measure is intended to promote
economy by frightening the working
time during daylight and diminishing
the use of artificial light.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-07
Brown Reports Skirmish.

San Antonio, April General
Funston has received a report from
Col. W. e. Brown. commanding the
Tenth cavalry, dated Cusihuiriachio,
April 4, saying that three Villistas
had been killed in clash. No Ameri-
7ane were killed.
Colonel Brown reported that he was
triving south toward Satevo and that
he believed he was hot on Villas trail
General Funston believes the fight
reported by Col. Brown is the same
one previously reported from Mexican
sources, in which. according to the
Mexican information, 80 Villistas were
killed. 1T Is believed villa intends
% cross into Durango. =
A long message was received from
General Pershing tonight, but it was
so badly mixed up from wireless and
wire trouble that no effort will be
made to straightan it out until Morn
ing.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-07
AGED WOMEN SLAIN.
Robbery Believed Motive OF Crime al
Seattle.

Seattle. Wash, April 6.-The bodies
of Mrs. Corinne Wheeler. rs, and Mrs,
Kate 3. Swift. SO, who came here
about year ago from Corthage, Mo.
were round in their home early today
with their heads crashed. Three
thousand dollars, supposed to have
been hidden in the house. was miss
ing.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-07
HUMPHREY ELECTION.

Humphrey. April 5.-At the cleo
ton held here yesterday the follow
ing Were elected: ]. A. Osborne,
mayor; w. l.. Stillwe;l recorder; A.
D. Bum, A. Fowler. F. Regnier, E.
Harrington and E. B. Stokes, older
men.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-07

The Republicans regained control
of the Hartford, Conn.,, city govern
ment at the biennial mayoralty cleo
ton. Frank Hagerty, former post
master, was elected mayor over Rich
ard j. Kinsella, Democrat.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-07

Revenue agents arrested four men
and confiscated 500 pounds of uleo-
margarine when they raided a cream
cry at st. Louis.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-07
Fifty.fOur Lives Lost.

London, April 6-The Peninsular &
Oriental liner Simla, of 1884 tons
has been sunk in the Mediterranean
presumably by submarine, accord
ing to dispatch to the London
Times. No details have been receiv-
ed.
Fifty-four lives had been reported
lost as the toll of the last "a hours
in the destruction of two other mor-
chant vessels by submarines.
The other victims of the U-boat
warfare were the Elder liner Vent, OF
1890 tons. out of Belfast, and the
steamer Vesuvio, the 1891 ton Lc .ldon
vessel Of that name. Forty-eight of
the Vents crew were drowned when
she was torpedoed without warning
She was unarmed. Six officers and
men went down with the Vesuvio.
Captain Martin of the Vent, and
nine Of his crew, were picked up and
landed ct Queenstown. All declared
that the vessel had been torpedoed
without warning.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-07
SKIPPER SHOOTS HIMSELF,

London April 6.-Cartain McDill of
the Canad an Pacific liner Lake Mani
|toba shot himself at Plymouth today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-07
"Giye Us Timp."-FunstOn.

San Antonio, April 6.-"The punt
tive expedition IS barely started; give
us time" declared Major-Gen. Funs-
'on today
off we had had use of the Mexican
railroads, wa would have captured
Villa long before this .....-=..
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-07
Thirty Lives Reported Lost
III zen Vessel Goes to
Bottom.
TEUTONS DESTROY
TWO MERCHANTMEN
Fiity-four Lives Toll Of the Sinking
in. Mediterranean Of the p. e. @. Lin.
er Simla, and the Elder Liner
Vent. Attacked without Warming.

London, April friday A large
transport belonging to the entente al
lies has been sunk off the west coast
of Greece, according to a dispatch re-
ceived by the Daily Mail.
Thirty lives were reported lost. Nc
official confirmation is yet available