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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-17
BRITISH ATTACKS PAUL.
French Efforts to Re91an se Lost
 Ground Also Futtle.

Lcndoh, Feb. 16.---Ii, al desperate determination to win back the trenches captured on Monday by the Germans southeast of Ypres. in Bel gium, the British today made three attacks. All resulted in heavy losses on beth sides, and in failure to the British, accorthg to the Berlin of- ficial report.
 The German war cffice asserts that the efforts of the French to regain ground lost northwest of Tahure. m Champagne, were equally unsuc- cessful. @
 The French afternoon communique asserts, however, that "certain trench sections were recovered in tho Tahure section. but the midnight re- port is silent as to any further gains.
 A vigorous artillery duel has been in progress for two days over the greater part of the Ypres front, with the German guns again steadily shelling the ruined city. s.
 New British troops who have just completed their training in France are being used against the seasoned German veterans on the Flanders front, and dispatches Say that the1 were acquitting themselves with the utmost gallantry.
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HERE'S APOLLO, UP TO DATE.

St. Louis, Feb. 1s--The perfect man, the ideal American of this peri cd. should be: Aged "A to 25; 5 feet 8 inches tall; weight, 14S h pounds; chest measure, 3S inches; waist, 331s inches; hips, 39 F inches; thign, 21 inches, calf, 14k inches. This is the decision of the National association of Merchant Tailors of America, now in session here.
 The head should measure one-ieghth eff the full length of the body Car riage should be normal, neither over erect nor stopped. The legs should be straight and the feet arched. The calf, upper arm at tension and the neck should have approximately the same measurement.
 The tailors recommended the use Of the abdominal suppressor, or cor set, for men, especially those of cor pulent build.
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SAYS WAR IS BENIGN ACT OF GOD

Vienna. Feb. 16.-The leading clerical organ, Chrcnik, says that this war Is in consonance with the plans of Divine Providence, and points ou, that the Almighty in permitting it's long duration is simply following n definite and foreordained scheme.
 "War is the scourge of God. and from time to time He wields this scourge for the benefit of his crea- tures," continues the newspaper. "He purges them with death and famine, and continues this salutary process until they return to Him re- pentant. For this reason war has been permitted in the Divine order cI things from the beginning of time, and will continue until the end of t:me."
 Not only is this war. in the 'opin- ion of the Chronik, part of the Di- vine order, bu. it $ necessary that the war shall continue for long time. Only prolonged war, with all it's horrors, can bring men to re- pentance and recognition of God. It is evident to every thinking man that the longer it lasts, and the more terrible the sacrifices of blood and treasure. the deeper it cuts into all sccial life, the sooner will the Di- vine purpose be realized.
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Immense Quantities of Sup plies Fall Into Hands of
 Russian Army.
MOST SEVERE BLOW
 TURKEY SUFFERED
Grand Duke Nicholas and His FOllOW- CTS Achieve Remarkable Victory in Unparalleled Campaign-COpstan
 tinOple May Be Imperiled.

London, Feb. 16.---Led by Grand Duke Nicholas, the Russian army of the Caucasus has captured the great Turkish fortress of Erzerum, in East ern Asia Minor.
 Thousands of Turks were taken prisoners when the fortress fell and great stores of ammunition and sup ious troops. it is believed. The blow is the most serious yet struck at Tur- key Early relief of the British forces operating in Mesopotamia, including the beleaguered garrison at Kut-el- Amara, is predicted.
 The fall of ErZerum is expected to open the way for huge advance by the Russians through Eastern Ar- menia in the spring. Constantinople itself might be imperiled. By this contemplated drive. the Russians, it is said hope to bring Turkey to her knees.
 More than 16O,OOO Turkish troops were locked up in ErZerum with the investment of the fortress, according to all dispatches. Two noted Ger man leaders, Field ,Marshals von der  Goltz and Limon von Sanders, have recently been reported at Erzerum. It is not yet known whether they es- capped.
 The Russian campaign was unpar- alleled in military history. The ad- vance was pressed across bleak and rugged country, over mountains and through narrow defiles. in arctic weather. Russian official reports state that at places, the soldiers fought their advance through snow 15 feet deep.
 Erzerum. city of 40.000, is about 60 miles west Of the Russian from tier. It is surrounded by stone wall built by the Turks three centuries ago. On the eastern side, a high mountain range outside the wall pro tccts the city from attack from the Russian Caucasus. The city has be- longed to the Turks for four cen- turies.
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SHOOTS WOMAN +. EL0PlNG WITH
 HER HUSBAND Outraged w e st Virginia Wife Causes Panic on a
 Street Car.

Huntington, w. Va, Feb. 16.-Be- lieving that her husband, Leonard 'DeFoe, a butcher employed in a west end establishment, was eloping with pretty Mrs. Rosa Wcod McMasters, daughter of a prominent merchant of this. city, Mrs. Lula DeFoe this after noon boarded street car upon which the couple were leaving the city, and after taking seat behind them, drew a revolver from a satchel and shot and killed Mrs. McMasters.
 Turning the revolver upon her hus- hand, she was about to fire again when he wrested the weapon from he'd and tossed it thru a window.
 The car was filled with passengers, and a panic ensued. Mrs. DeFoe, who is aged 34, retained her calm ness and hal no comment to make on her action, beyond the charge:
 'NShe is eloping with my husband
 A charge of murder was entered against Mrs. DeFoe, while the hus- band was held cn a charge of dis orderly conduct.
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LUSlTANIA CASE AGAIN LOOMS UP
 SERIOUS LIGHT
No Settlement Unless Ger many Guarantees Mer
 chantmen Are Safe.

Washington, Feb. Secretary Of State Lansing this afternoon made ar announcement which means sub, stantially that the settlement of the Lus;tania controversy may be delayed Indefinitely.
 Mir. Lansing said:
 Any settlement as to- the Lusi- tania must depend on how submarine warfare will be conducted in the future.''
 This new position on the part of the United States is believed to have grown olA of apprehension that Ger nlany's plan to consider arned merchantmen as warships, liable to destruction without warning. actually ondangers all merchantmen, includ- ing passenger vessels.
 The specific demand the state de- lartment will make on Germany state officials declared tonight, 's that there shall - embodied in the revised Lusitania reply assurance that passenger ships. armed or un- armed, shall not be sunk withou, warning.
 The attitude of the state depart ment is that the principles involved in the Lusitania case are closely re- lated to the whole subject of subma, rise warfare and that settlement oi one question is impossible withouy settlement of the other. This atti- tude, it is believed, had been reached only within the past 4S hours, and subsequent to the visit of the British ambassador to the state department
 Whether Germany will consent :4 revise further her reply is considered doubtful by officials of the German embassy. On the contrary, they inti- mNe that their government may con slider the suggestion sufficient cause tc call off all negotiations, inasmuch as the reply in it's present form con cedes every demand the United States cited in its last infsrmal communica- tiOn.
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RELIEF FUND FOR
 FLOOD SUFFERERS

Despite the urgent need of the flood sufferers, only three contrlbu- tions were received yesterday to the relief fund.
 All authorities agree that the need for relief still exists at number or points, especially at Watson, and in that section, and the conditions at Lake Village and other places in that vicinity are not abated. g
 Contributions to date are as fol- lows.
 Previously acknowledged .......$S22.5S Baughman Cabinet shop -........- 2oo Cash 500 F,riend 100
 Tetal .$S30. .53
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A DEMOCRATIC RECORD.

Columbus. Ind, Feb. 16.-Isaiah Wade, S7, and Mrs. Wade, S9. cele- Lrated their sixty-seventh wedding anniversary by inviting every per son in St. Louis Crossing township et the town hall where a big dinner was served. The ag:d couple are the parents of eleven children. They have eight grandchildren and seven great grand children. MT. Wade says, if he lives until November, he will have voted every Democratic presidential candidate since Franklin Pierce ran.
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Nine Burn 10 Death When
 Opera House is Destroyed
Schools of Mexa, Taxes olding Art Exhibit in Build ing Attacked by Flan es Panic Ensuing
 Two Heroes Lose Lives.

intendent of schools; one negro. name unknown; little son of Prof. Burton.
 Many of those burned to death were children caught in the panic. Prof, Burton and Superintendent Weiner died while trying to save the children.
 Among the injured were Mrs. John Davis Ray Ray Bass, Mr. Pierson and a Mrs. Lyle. These were all seriously injured More than 20 per sons were badly burned.
 The Farris state bank building, Cox X Forrest drug store, Edyle clothier, and the City grocery were destl oyed.
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SENATE WILL PASS
 ...'..'' CHILD I; LABOR BILL
Chairman NeMlands of Interstate Commerce Committee So Informs
 Cotton Mill Men,. ~

Washington, Feb. 16.--Southern cot ton mill operators, who have been be- fore the senate interstate commerce. committee, fighting the child labor bill, were told by Chairman Newlands today that the bill will pass
 The bill already has passed the house, where it was supported by a four to one vote. It will be fought on the floor of the senate by a group of Southern senators. tF
 The sentiment of the senate was manifested when it refused to send is to the committee on education and labor. which was known to be hostile.
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TERRIFIC GALE SWEEPS ENGLAND;
 MANY ARE DEAD
Scotland Buriea U Il q e r Snow, While Wales and
 Midlands Are Flooded.

Lcndon, Feb. 16.-A gale, estimated in some places tc be blowing hun- dred miles an hour, swept the coun- try today. inflicting great damage and causing many deaths. Telegraph end telephone wires were blown down, train signals were destroyed and many trees uprooted.
 Scotland is buried under a huge snowstorm, while in Wales and the .Aidlands, the roads are floaded. al some points to q depth of five feet. Many wrecks of coasting vessels are reported and cross channel traffic is delayed.
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MeXia. Texas, Feb. 16.-Nine per sons were burned to death and h people injured, when a fire here to- night destroyed the opera house. where the public schools were hold ing an art exhibit.
 Several other stores and residences were destroyed by the flames. which originated in a grocery store. recently closed.
 The dead:
 Ray Cox, Oscar Johansen, Claude .Johansen. Paul Yelldell. Ray Hit, Prof c. Burton, A. B. Weisner, super
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TWO STEAMERS BURN.

New York, Feb. 16.-The steam ships Bolton Castle and Pacific and a 9OO-foot pier belonging to the New York Dock company in Brooklyn, were destroyed early today by the most disastrous fire on the Brooklyn water front in years. Another steamer, the Pallazia, was damaged, about twenty-five scows and lighters were partly or wholly burned and two of the coolies from the Boston Castle and Pacific were missing after the fire The loss is estimated a: In ore than $3,0O0,000. 73. ~'.
 The origin of the fire is unknown, but suspicious that it was incendiary were aroused because of the fact that some Of the steamers were loading with war munitions, some of which was intended for delivery to the Rus sian government at Vladivostok.
 Several Leap Overheard.
 A watchman aboard the Bolton Cas- tie discovered that, the buildings on the pier were on fire soon after l o'clock this morning. The blaze spread so rapidly that the officers and crews of the steamers and lighters lying at the pier, after a vain effort to prevent the spread of the flames to their vessels, we're com pelled either to sleapn overheard or to seek safety aboard other lighters O. , tIgs which hastened to the rescue. The three steamers lying at the pier were surrounded by a fleet of about 30 lighters and barges, on each of which was one man or more. On some of the barges were wives and families of the captains. Some of them were compelled t2 jump over board to escape the swift onrush Of the flames. Bremen and policemen dragged many of them out of the water to adjoining piers and others were rescued by tug-boats or fire boats.
 Captain Benjamin Smith lof the Bol- ton Castle and six of his crew made their escape from the burning vessel by crawling hand over hand on rope to a barge. Mrs. Smith fell into the water but was rescued, by sailors. :
 Firemen Unable to Reach Pier.
 When the first company of fire men reached the scene the pier was blazing so furiously that they could l!.t gain access to it. The Pallazia s was lowed into the stream 200 yards Or more eff the dock, but it was i'm { possible to move the other two stealn, ships. Firebcats saved the Pallazia but could make no progress against the flames on the other two vessels
 The Bolton Castle was loading witt gasoline for Russia and this fed tho blaze. The boilers ofsboth the Bol ton Castle and the Pacific blew ul when the fire was at it's height, ccm' pleting the work of destruction. Sev ,sral barges loaded with gasoline ly ing near the steamers were de stroyed.
 Fireboats .preventsd spread tot the fire to adjoining piers and before daylight had it under control.
 The Bolton Castle, a British vesse of 3,689 tons, arrived here Februar, 6 from Singapore, Port Natal, and St Lucia. The Pacific. of 2,612 tons. ar rived frcm Hull, Eng. yesterday Both belong to the Castle liAe. Th' burned pier was leased to Barber { company, steamship agents, and | believed to have been filled witt merchandise, including war muni t;ons.
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75,000 ACRES OF
 LOUISIANA FARM
 LAND INUNDATED Crevasse at NeWelton 1000 Feet Wide and Growing
 Larger Rapidly. FLOOD COMMITTEE
 AT ARKANSAs CITY Tw0-Foot Drop in Mississippi Occurs at Arkansas City, and Back Water Recedes Three Imehes-L0uisian
 Appeals to Wilson.

Natchez, Miss, Feh 16.-Three lives have been lost in the flood from the crevasse in the levee near Newell ton, La.
 A member of tho district levee board stated today that negro was drowned yesterday afternoon at Pick ett's camp, six miles from Newelton, and telephone advices arc that two negro women have lost their lives.
 The town of Newelton is now cov- cred with water to a depth of proba- bly, six feet or more. More than 75,- 900 acres in the Tensas basin are now flooded. Rescuing parties are bring ing people from the flooded towns and surrounding section.
 All of Tensas and Concordia par ishes is sure to be flooded, it is said, and a portion of Catahoula parish and perhaps others.
 The crevasse was said to be in- creasing in size and at last reports was about 1,0O0 feeet wide, with the water pouring through it at a great rate.
 It is reported from St. Joseph this afternoon that the crevasse water has not reached the town and proba- bly, will not before tomorrow.
 The Natchez gauge at ) D. m. was 53.3 feet, fall of 0.1 since 7 a. III. this morning.
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Two Steamships and Pier at New York Destroyed by
 Flames.
TWO LIVES LOST:
 TWO OTHERS HURT
Score or More of Building in Business District of Fall River, Mass., Entire- ly Destroyed, Causing Damage
 of $2,O00,OOO.

Fires yesterday in five cities caused an aggregate less of s5.3So.OOO, and two deaths.
 Two steamships and a pier burned al New york; loss $3,000,0O0.
 The American club at Toronto, ont, Can.. was destroyed with the loss Of une life and damage of $50,0O0.
 A score of buildings in the busi- ness district of Fall River, Mass, burned carly yesterday, causing a loss of $5,000,000.
 One wc'Ian perished in fire that destroyed four buildings at Midland. Mich, causing property loss of $150,- coo.
 The sugar cargo, valued at $100,000, Of a British steamship at Phlla- celphia, was destroyed by fire of sup. rosed incendiary origin.
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MELVIN HOPE IMPROVES.

Melvin Hope. injured about the abdomen and lower part of the body when crushed between car wheel ana rail at the Cotton Belt shops last week, is reported to be improving rapidly at the Davis hospital. where he was taken immediately after the accident. "
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Anneal tO Wilson.

Washington, Feb. 16.-An appeal to put the Mississippi flood situation before President Wilson and the cabi- net was made today to Secretary Redfield by the New Orleans Associa- tion of Commerce. Mir. Redfield will bring the question up at the next cabinet meeting Friday.
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200 SEE ROBBERY.

Tulsa, Okla, Feb. 1.-Two armed bandits last night at midnight held up and robbed the cashier of the Quaker drug store. in the center of the business district. There Were about 200 persons in the place at the time.
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CONTINUES COURT TERM.

Judge John M. Elliott announced yesterday that because of flood con- ditions at Clarendon, he had contin- ued the term of chancery court, due to open Monday, until May 15.
 Judge Elliott returned yesterday morning from Stuttgart. where he conducted a busy session.
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BENNETT BUYS 500
 '-~-A BALES LONG STAPLE

The largest transaction in long staple cotton that has been effected here this season took place yester- day when the Hammett Grocer conl- pany sold to Ziba Bennitt & company a lot of about 600 bales, for the ac- count of Taliaferro & Vim of Tamo.
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Britain's Dehts Grow.

London, Feb. 16.-The British national debt is now more than three tines what 1t was at the beginning of the war.
 An announcement by the chancel- Tor of the excheQuer today states that in 1914 the public debt of the pounds. or $3,540.0O0. .000. At the end of the fiscal year of 1915-16 it had reached the total of $11 ,000, ,0O0,0 900.
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Veterans to Meet Sunday.

Commander ThOs. Green has called @ meeting of the J. Ed Murray camp, U. c. ". to be held at the courthouse Sunday next, at 3 p. m. Among the matters to be discussed will be the bill recently presented in congress. to give each Confederate veteran $500 in back pay and pension of $30 per month during his lifetime.
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To Double Church Membership.

Rev. F. F. Buhler, pastor of the Hawley Memorial Methodist church, at the regular prayer meeting last night, launched a campaign with the intention of having each member of the church bring in new member. thus doubling the membership of the church. MT. Buhler will make a series of talks. during the campaign.
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DIR. CLINE RECoVERs.

pr. C. C. Cline. minister of the First christian church, rsturned syes- terday fsom Little Rock rherd he has beEn III for VIII, ss 4e s1as} ais- most entirely rt9,ysrtd f0n tne 1ss- s.l tack. 1.ssis
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DrOp at Arkansas City.

Arkansas City, Feb. 16.-The con- gressional flood prevention commit tee arrived here about o'clock We'd nesday morning, after an "eye-open- ing" trip down the Mississippi river from Memphis Several members of the committee never had seen levees such as line the Mississippi river at this point, and few had ever seen such flood situations as they viewed on the downstream trip. fa
 There was a two-foot drop in the Mississippi during the "A hours end ing Wednesday morning, when the river stood at 55.S feet. There was about a three-inch fall in the over- flow water.
 Although it was reported from Lake Village that residents of that city probably would be here to meet the committee none appeared.
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The Weather

Thursday and Friday. fair: colder in west portion Friday.
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The Pensacola journal., 1916-11-26

night, which was particularly foggy,
when a squad of % airplanes were
sent aloft for Zeppelin duty. Only
four of the machines returned to earth
with the pilots alive. The other 18
were either bombed by raiding Yep
pelins or wrecked by the pilots los
ing control in the dense blackness.
Others probably losing direction went
far afield and were lost.
The chief difficulties in repelling
raiding ZeppeEnes, Lieut.. RAIDER said,
were the darkness and the inability of
an airplane to climb as rapidly as
"Zep." The darkness is sometimes
veil of safety, but the only safety
from the second difficulty is to fly
high enough all the time to prevent
Zeppelin from getting above.
Under ordinary conditions the Zep-
pelins slink in about nine o'clock,
after waiting off the coast for the
darkness TO settle about the country
To be ready for the attack, the de-
tenders must ascend probably two
hours ahead of time, arranged in fan
shaped squadron, flying a various all
titude, so that however high or low
the raider flies, there will always be
an airplane above. Frequently the de-
fense squad miscalculates, and the
highest airmen is lower than the
raider, and great difficulty is en-
countered in catching the Zeppelin.
As the whole fight takes place in
utter darkness, great care must be
taken not to bomb a member of the
same corps, but Lieut.. RAIDER stated
that in measure, this is overcome
by the great bulk of the Zeppelin al
most Immediately making itself felt
when it comes into the vicinity of an
airplane Very often, it was stated,
the giant form can be seen sailing
swiftly below, and by gauging by land
lights (if it is not too foggy) the Yep
pelin can be distinctly seen to slip
by. It is then that the defense has
the advantage and can drop bombs
with great accuracy.
But should the situation be re-
versed and the Zeppelin is above, the
defnders only safety lies in fight, OF
machine gun attack. The former is
particularly hazardous, as the Zeppe-
Inns are much faster and can easily
outrun the airplanes, while in the
latter case, though equally armed, the
Zeppelins afford a larger target than