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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-02-23

My folks down South keep telling me: ''Be
clean and sweet and pure And I'll bet
you I am just about the purest cigarette
ever made!
Why, the SOVEREIGN factory is busted
every morning, just like lady's parlor.
That's the sort of home I have. And
I've got to make good all the time-m
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-05
WILSON'S WORDS HERALDEO THRU
 KNOWN WORLD
Greatest Publicity Feat Ev-
 CT Undertaken Using Ev- erv Means Communication.

New York, Dec, 4.-President Will sons address to congress was herald ed turnout the world by the United States government.
 The achievement is regarded as probably the greatest publicity feat ever undertaken. Distribution or the message abroad was personally directed from this city by George Creel. chairman of the committee on public information.
 Nearly every known means Of com munication-express trains, tele- phone. telegraph, wireless and subma- rine cable-Was utilized in transmit ting the address. While an operator in New York was sending it's text on a transcontinental wire direct to San Francisco, where it was immediately relayed to the Orient, another at his side was sending Spanish transla- ton to Colon, Panama Canal Zone, from where it radiated turnout Gen. tral and South American capitals.
 Wireless operators picked the presidents words out of the air and relayed them to Caribbean points. Doubtless many ships in these waters knew what was being said in Washing ton almost the same time the address was being distributed over telegraph systems in this country.
 It is estimated approximately 3o.OOO miles of telegraph and cable wires were called into use in transmitting the message.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-05
AUSTRIANS FLEE
 ANTICIPATING WAR MEASURE
Nearly 100000 Austrian Affected and Scores Will
 Be Arrested.

Washington. Dec. 4.-Scores of Aus tro-Hungary subjects, suspected of be- ing enemy agents in this country, will be arrested within a few hours after a declaration of war against Austria. Many of these men have been under surveillance by the depart ment of justice agents for months, but have not been taken into custody be- cause of lack of definite evidence against them.
 Government investigators recently reported an exodus of educated Aus trains form the United States, and it is believed they fled in anticipation of a formal declaration of war against thei rcountry.
 Amang them are know to be men who had been connected with hostile interests. Nearly 100000 Austrian subjects will be affected by the decla- ration of war.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-05
WILL COMMAND OUR
 FOREIGN ARSENAL.

Major General William Crozier, who, according to report, is to take personal charge of the immense ordn- ance arsenal and depot to be erected in conjunction with the main Ameri- can base in France, is the present chief of the ordnance bureau. General Crozier is 62 years old and native of Ohio. He has a splendid record of military service, beginning with his graduation at West Point in 1876. Im- mediately after leaving the military academy he saw active service in the campaigns against the Sioux Indians and the Bannocks. In the Spanish war he served as inspector-general of volunteers. He saw active service in the suppression of the Philippine in- surrection in 1900 and later in the same year he acted as chief ordnance officer of the Peking Relief expedition. General Crozier is a noted authority on ordnance. With General Putting ton, he invented the Burlington Crozer disappearing gun.
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-05
A STATEWIDE
 WAR CONFERENCE

Little Rock, Dec. IA statewide war conference is to be held in Lit tie Rock about December 20. the eX- date to be fixed later by the state council of defense under whose aus- pces it will be held. Representa- lives of the various councils, the wom. ems councils, and coordinate bodies are to be invited. An invitation will be extended to Gen. Luke E. Wright of Memphis, to deliver an address. The purpose of the conference is to keep the people advised of matters vitally effectng the prosecution of the war, and the conservation of men. money, and munitions at home.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-05
After Four Days of Bloody Onslaught Only Artillery
 Is Actively Engaged.
AWFUL PRICE FOR
 SMALL RECOVERY
Staff Headquarters On North RuSs Front Captured by ROlsheyfki and Commanding General
 Killed.
Associated Press Summar

Associated Press Summary
 The Germans apparently nave ceas- ed their reckless expenditure of lives of troops in trying to blot out the Camblai sailment, held b. General Byns's forces. After foul days of onslaught that have been character ized as eQualing any previously wit ness during the war, only the artil- lery now is engaged.
 AlthO the Germans claim the cap ture of more than 5000 British pris- oners in their attack and, also, more than 100 guns, reports from the scene of battle, both from the British war office and from corresponde nts, have indicated that theGerman loss in men, killer, wounded or made prisoner, was terrible price to pay for the very small recovery of lost terrain. While it is expected that further attacks will be delivered on the Cam brai sector, the British troops are de- clared now to be in better position to offer stronger resistanc, to their efforts, if such thing is possible, than heretofore.
 Artillery Active.
 As yet the anticipated renewal by
  the Austro-Germans of their infantry attacks on large scale against tho Italians on the Venetian front has net materialized. The enemy artil- lery, however, continued active from the Asiago plateau, eastward toward the headquarters of the Pave river. On the. Trentino front the enemy has essayed an attack, which was prepared for by heavy bombardment, but it met with repulse.
 In Palestine the battle between the Turks and the British for the posses sion of Jerusalem has not begun.
 DukhOnin Killed.
 The Russ general staff headquart- CTS on the northern Russian front has been captured by the Bolsheviki troops under Ensign Krylenko. The headquarters capitulated without fighting. but General Dokaenin, the commander in chief, who declined re- gently to carry the orders of the Bol- with the Germans, was thu own from a train by the Bolsheviki troops and killed
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-05
WAR SAVINGS
 STAMP CAMPAIGN

Little Rock, Dec. 4-Moorehead Wright, chairman of the War Savings Stamp association. has announced that the big drive for the sale of the stamps and savings certificates will begin Monday, December 10, in all the coun- ties of the state. The stamps are ex- pected any day, and will first be on sale in the postoffices. The banks will handle them, and their supply will be received from the Federal Reserve bank in St. Louis. By next Monday it is hoped that there will be a suf- ficient supply of stamps all over the state for the sales to be pushed.
 Ben o. Brickhouse. state labor com missioner, and T. A. Wilson, presi- dent of the State feedration of la bor, have been appointed to arrange for state conference of union labor men about the middle of the month for the purpose of pushing the sale of the stamps. They hope to be able to secure Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of labor, to make an address on the occasion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-05
MEANS WILL TAKE WITNESS STAND
 IN OWN DEFENSE

Concord, N. C., Dec. 4.-Additional details of the financial transactions of Gaston B. Means, in which Mrs. Maude King furnished the money, were brought out today by the state in cross-examination of ~ defense wit nesses at the trial of Means on the charge of having murdered the veal thy Chicago widow. Details of these transactions, which were the first ad- missions bv witnesses for the de- fense that Means had lost money for Mrs. King, for whom he acted as busi- mess agent, and announcement that Means himself would take the stand, were outstanding features of the day.
 Announcement that the deefndant would go on the witness stand was made by Frank Osborne, counsel for the defense.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-05
PACKERS URGE
 ABOLITION OF
 MEATLESS DAY

Chicago, Dec. 4.-Abolition of wheat less and meatless lays was recom- mended to the food administration to- day by the State Live Stock associa- tions in the Middle West, who met here with Jos. T. Colton, meat ad- ministrator. Memebrs of the associa- tions agreed with Arthur Meeker of Armour & company that the abstin- ence from eating meat and wheat pro- ducts on specific days was an un- necessary sacrifice. MT. Meeker de- clared that shortage now exists only in the supply of pork. He said stocks of beef were piling up in the coolers of packing houses and that there was an adequate supply of beef and mutt ton on hand to meet all demands with out decreasing domestic consumption. Contrary to general belief, it was said, exoprts of beef have not increased greatly during the war. A decrease in the use of pork and it's products, how ever, was urged.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-05
WOMEN WORKERS.

Little Rock, Dec. 1.-The Pulaski Cooperage company of Little Rock has the distinction of being the first in- dustry in the state to employ women dressed in boomers. in the heavy manual labor formerly done by men or boys. There are nine negro wo- men working for the company, and they are receiving $50 to $2 day, and say they like it better than house work. They are engaged in feeding the planer, carrying off, filling worm- holes in the headings, picking out and working at the kiln.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-05
State of War Against Dual Monarchy Actually in
 Existence for Months.
NO OVERT ACT BUT
 MANY GOOD CAUSES
Secret Service Has Many Incidents of Austrian Activity in This COun- try in Behalf of Her German
 Ally.

Washington, Dec. 4.-Declaration very little readjustment of affairs be- tween the United States and the dual monarchy, because the state of war, which congress is about to declare exists. actually has been a fact for many months. There have been no such number of depredations on American lives and rights by Aus trisc1 military forces as has been the case with Germany, but Austria, as the willing or unwilling ally of Ger many, has gradually come into po- sition where officials of the Ameri- can government have realized more and more clearly that she must be included with Germany as an enemy. This was apparent even before the Teutonic invasion of Italy made the Autro-Italian front literally a part of the western front on which American forces are operating.
 No Overt Act.
 There has been no outstanding overt act on the part of Austria against the United States. There have been rather a series of acts, short of being classed as cause for war. They go back to the beginning of the European war Long before former Ambassador Dumba was un- covered and sent home to Vienna as instigator of strikes in American man. ufs'cturing plants, the government had evidence that the Austrian diplo- matjc and consular service was be- ing used in this country for Ger many's Warlike purposes.
 Used By Germany.
 The secret service found how the Austrian diplomatic corps and the of ficers of Austrian consuls were being used for activities Germany could not carry out in the United States with her own officials. In some cases, where submarines sank unresisting passenger liners with great loss of life, it appeared that the u-boats them selves were Austrian, but there was little doubt that the officers and crew were German and that the submersi- bles were acting under German or dcrs.
 The most striking case of that sort was the destruction of the Ital- ian liner Anconia, in which respon- sibility never was definitely establish ed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-05
CONSPIRACY
 TO DEFRAUD
 GOVERNMENT

New York, Dec. 4.-Conspiracy to defraud the United States govern ment out of hundreds of thousands of dollars on contracts for more than in an indictment returned today against William B. Thom, John J. Slattery, Joseph Ives and Eward Slattery, connected with the corpor- ation of Them and Bailey. the Peck and the firm of H. D. Parmlee & Cove.
 Arthur c. Gilson and Peter J. Duff fey. inspectors of the quartermasters' corps, are named as co-conspirators in the indictment.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-05
I. c. c. ADMONISHES
 CERTAIN RAILROADS

Washington. Dec. 4.-Railways were warned by the interstate commerce commission today against the parctice of including in tariffs, which the com mission has approved, minor rate in- creases. not given official sanction. This practice has been somewhat com mon, it appears, and commission statement said:
 "It is hoped that neither further admonition nor resort to more drastic action will be necessary in any m stance"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-05
Expect Hun Attack.

With the British Army in France, Dec. 1.-The Germans up to noon to- day had not renewed their attempt of yesterday to smash the British front south of Maroing, but it seems im- probable that the enemy will allow matters to remain as they now are. The situation, therefore, is still one that cannot be dismissed lightly, in view of the heavy concentration of guns and troops von Hindenberg has brought to bear on this line. There has been no change in the respective positions of the opposing forces since last night. Exhaustion and the neces- sity of recognizing the depleted ranks have undoubtedly forced the enemy to pause. s
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-05
THE HUDSON NOTE.

Bolsheviki Construe Chiefs Letter as
 Effort to Cultivate Friendship.
 Petrograd, Dec. 4. - Leon Trotzky, the Bolsheviki foreign minister. has taken the recent note sent by Lieut. Col. Wm. B. Judson, chief of the Am erican military mission to Russia. to the chief of the general staff, at Pet rograA, as an effort to cultivate friend lv relations with the Bolsheviki gov ernment. The note. in which the Am erican officer said he saw no reason why the relations of the allies to Rus sia or to any inflential part of it's population should not rest on the most friendly basis, is commented upon fa- vorably by Trotzkv in Gorky's news paer, the Novai Zhizn.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-05
HOME GUARDS CALLED OUT ID
 PREVENT RIOT
Business Interests of Twin Cities Apprehend Trouble
 From Street Gar Strike.

St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 4.-Elyeven companies of the Minnesota home guard tonight were ordered to report pressed by the business men that out breaks would follow the proposed "convention'' of all labor >unionists of the Twin Cities. The convention" which is scheduled to meet here to- morrow, and continue indefinitely. will. it is declared, be virtually a' general strike in sympathy with the union street car men ordered not to wear buttons indicating their mem bers,lip ill the union. In all. about 1900 men in military uniform will be on guard duty here tomorrow.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-05
Exported Here Last Week.

The report that Lieutenant Cone, formerly in the automobile business here, had been forced to descend be hind the German lines and was a prisoner of the Prussans was pub lished first in The Graphic on Thangs- giving morning. It was stated that Lieutenant Cones parents who re sid at Monirose. had received a mes sage from the war department to that effec:.
 Lieut.. Cone who is native of Ashley county, is married. His young wife is in Memphis.
 A letter received from him by friends here several days ago, said he had arrived in France and was aelishted with the aviation service.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-05
WILL VOTE ON
 DEMAND FOR
 HIGHER WAGE

Springfield, Mo-, Dec. "A vote on the question of presenting demand for increased wages is being taken by machinists, carmen, blacksmiths, boil CT makers and their helpers in the em- ploy of the Frisco railorad, it was an- nounced here today. About 1000 men are affected.
 The mechanics purpose to ask 62 1-2 cents an hour for eight hours work, and helpers 43 1-2 cents an hour for eight hours. It is said that the de- mand will be presented to the rail- way management December IA.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-05
EIGHTY PERISH WHEN TORPEDOED
 STEAMER SINKS

London, Dec. 4.-The British steam CT Apapa has been torpedoed and sunk, according to the Morning News. Eightv passengers and the crew of the vessel perished. About 120 passen- gers were saved.
 It is reported that the submarine fired on women and children in open boats.
 The Apapa was a vessel of 1882 tons gross. She was built in Glas- gow in 1914 and was owned by the African Steamship company.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-05
THE LANsDOWNE LETTER.

London, Dec. 4.-The Manchester Guardian says that a meeting of the opposistion Liberals, at which former premier Asquith was present, was en- tirely favorable to the recent Lans- downe letter, altho some of the lead CTS went further than others in their approval. When Mir. Asquith speaks at Birmingham on Monday. his refer ence to the letter, the Guardian pre- diets. will be "to say the least sympa thetic."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-05
WAR POLICY FOR
 BASEBALL LEAGUE

Chicago, Dec. 4.-Club owners of the National and American leagues will meet here in joint session, Decem- Der 13, to adopt a policy to pursue in connection with the war. This an- nouncement was made tonight by Au- gust Herman, president of the Gin cinnati National club and chairman of the national baseball commission, af- ter a conference with President Ban Johnson of the American league.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-05
NEGRO DISCRIMINATION.
Secretary Baker Says Complaints of
 Nature Due to German Propaganda.

Washington, Dec. An ordering an investigation of complaints of alleged discrimination against negro men in the National army, Secretary Baker made it plain that he considered most of the complaints unwarranted and due to German propaganda. The in- quiry is to determine whether the war departments instructions have been carried out, that the negroes be not required to do an unfair share of the manual labor of the army.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-05
Close Saloons Early.

Minneapolis. Minn., Dec. 4.-The Minneapolis Retail Liquor Dealers association voted to close all saloons in the city at g p. m., one hour earlier than usual. and keep them closed all day tomorrow. during the convention of union men of the Twin Cities. in connection with the street car strike situation. Guards partclled the down town streets and the car barn dis tricts here tonight, and cars were running on most of the lines.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-05
To Reopen Question.

Washington, Dec. 4.-Because of the "grave national questions involved'' the department of labor and the coun- cil of natonal defense, thru Secretary Baker today recommended to Gov ernor Burnquist that the whole ques- tion of the street car strike at Minne- apolis and St. Paul be reopened, and that federal mediators be invited to assist the state public safety in an eff fort to adjust all grievances.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-05
CONES CAPTURE
 BY GERMANS IS
 NOW ANNOUNCED
Confirmation of Report Comes From His Aviation
 Camp.

Rantoul, Ill.. Dee. 4.-Iieut. J. Car roll Cone. of Pine Bluff, Ark, a for mer student at Chanute aviation field here, has been taken prisoner by the Germans, according to word which has just been received here.
 Lieutenant Cone was forced to de Sccm behind the German lines be- cause of engine trouble, tl.c report. said.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-05
BRITISH CAPTURES
 DURING NOVEMBER

London, Dec. 3.-According to fls- ures given out by the war office to- night. the British captured on all fronts in the month of November z6.- S69 prisoners and 2a1 guns. Among inc captures were, 11,551 men ana 13s guns. taken on the western front; 1O.554 mon and 30 guns taken n Palestine and 4,403 men and three guns, in East Africa.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-05
INDICTED FOR
 KILLING SON

Fergus Falls. Minn., Dec. 4.-Hen- ry Palzer, alleged slayer of his son, Al Palzer, the noted heavyweight box CT, was indicted today on a charge of murder in the first degree by grand jury. which investigated the killing at the Palzer home here, last summer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-05
SHERIFF REMOVED FOR FAILING TO
 PREVENT A RIOT

St. Paul, Dec. 4-Sheriff John Wag- ner of Ramsey county was removed from office by Gov. Burnquist today on charge of non-feasance growing out of reports that he did mt act to pre- vent rioting here yesterday in connec- tion with the street car strike.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-05
TO VISIT
 HEADQUARTERS

Paris. Dec. 4.-Colonel House, head of the American mission to the inter allied conference, and several other members of the mission, will visit Am erican headduartersg today, leaving early in the day and dreturning to Paris in the evening.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-05

Elmor Oliphant is real veteran of college football. having played at Purdue before he entered West Point. His work this season certainly stamps his as one of the truly greats of gridirOn warfare.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-05
REPUDIATED BOLsHEyIKI.

Washington, Dec. 4.-Russian army and navy contingents, serving in France, have repudiated the Bolsheviki regime in Petrograd. Soldiers and sailors have presented to the French government resolutions showing their refusal to recognize the Rolsheviki regiment. and their determination to remain loyal to the provisional gov- ernment.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-05

Mitt, Woilding is not the only ac- complishment of Bill Brennan and Battling Levinsky. Both are clever billiard players.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-05

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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-10
pIpe ornan ReeIlaI gnIaYsa.

Miss Helen Mcintyre, pipe organ
ist and Mrs. p. V. Mcintyre and Mrs.
Holtlschue, vocalists, entertained a
large and enthusiastic crowd at the
Red Cross benefit recital Tuesday
might Although Mr.. Mcintyre was
not ehle to be present his accom-
plished daughter who is organist a.
the Maywood Presbyterian church in
Oklahoma City filled his place most
satisfactorily Hpe numbers were
heartily encored Miss Mcintyre
teaches pipe organ and piano and Is
alcompanist in her mothers studra
Mrs DcIntyrs gave several chaser.
ing vocal selections, ore Of the most
plea NIX hc.ng THE ueam Ship
composition hy he husband Mrs
Mcintyre teaches voice, is soloist at
the First Presbyterian church in Ok
lahoma CITY aud is a member Of the
supply committee She is very inter.
ested ia Red Cross work and gives
two days each week instrucang class,
es IN surgical dressings and sewing,
She also knits for the Red Cross.
Mrs Holtzschue also soloist at the
First Presbyterian church delighted
an with her lovely voice and won the
raudits Of her audience She IS SEQ
retary Of the oklahoma chapter OF
the Red Cross. secretary of the state
war fund and an untiring worker
The Star spangled Banner the last
crgen number on the evenings pro-
Ttsat was followed hy America
WI was .Geg ~ an
lre ree WHY osfey lor the Red
Cross amounted 10 585 The Frl
Baptist church was attraciive'y dee-
GRATED for the occasion with the na-
tional colors, Red cross flags, ferns
and chrysanthemums