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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-21
The German Claims.

Associated Press Summary) With the British troops busily en- gagged in the successful parrying of German counter thrusts against the newly won ground in Flanders, the French and the Italians have started monster offensives - the French against the Germans near Verdun and the Italians against the Austrians from the region of Clava to near the headwaters of the Adriatic sea. Decisive blows have gained for the French positions held by the Germans on front of more than II miles, ex tending from the Avocourt wood east ward across the river Mouse and into the Bois de Chaume, while the Italians after a bombardment of an intensity never before experienced in that thea tre, have levelled Austrian defenses, crossed the ruins, and also the Isonzo river, and now are at deadly grips With the enemy along a front of about 37 miles.
 Nearly 12,000 prisoners already have been counted by the French and 1tal- lans and doubtless this number will be materially augmented when full de- lalls of the fighting are at hand. Tn addition, the Germans and Aus trlans lost heavily in men killed or wounded and in guns and machine guns captured.
 The new territory taken by the trench embraces positions that have ilterally Weltered in French and Ger man blood in battles that have waged to and fro since the German crown prince started his most costly enter prlse-the attempt to take Verdun- when resulted in utter failure as a military maneuvre and cost the lives ol tens of thousands of his men. Nolable among the captured posi-
 I .lons are the Avocourt wood, two sum- mus Of Le Morte Hommc, the Cor oeaux wood and Chant Neuville, all o! which were held. notwithstanding
 vclons counter attacks by the Ger
 nm,ans' which were broken up by the rlench .. fire with heavy casualties tc trench airmen materially aided the
 ;Aantry ln the press forward, swoop-
 nls down over the contending forces
 ana emptying their machine guns into
 sre sme ranks ranks Likewise, the Italian flyers
 nae na gwen their infantry valuable sup.
 pea, peac, more than 300 of, them being en,
 nasea naaS m attacking with bombs ant
 ,m"ti m"til'he gun fire Austrian troop for
 "a'ions behind the lines.
 ~ last accounts the Italian guns
 thn nele energetically proceeding witt
 nos,. r~e work of destruction of the new
 eudoas eOd.,lohs taken up by the Austrians
 dat"a dttuavofing to blast road thru tn,
 tha t,aellses in order to make more eas,
 Tr;onc S march of the Italian troops towar.
 lvins. l,este. Austria's principal seaport
 ',rs ME on the Adriatic sea.
 non!n ne situation in Flanders and i,
 comne ,nern France is virtually calm, al
 Pr;.i"ad P;.pared with last week, but both th
 sa,';s tisn and French continue to mak,
 at various points and t,
 VNOlttnnnH
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-21
PRINCE ALBERT MUST STAY HOME,
 SAY PHYSICIANS

London, Aug. 2O.-Prince Albert, second son of the king, has been obliged to leave his ship, owing to gastritis troubles, according to an an- nouncement in the court circular to- night.
 A consultation of physicians has been held, as result of which it was decided that the prince must submit to course of treatment
 This will prevent him from attempt ing any duty afloat for several months.
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Tells Ship Builders He Wants Output Trebled
 in IS Months.
THEY ARE A TERROR
 TO GERMAN U-BOATS
TLey Are Far Superior to Other Craft for HarhOr aud Patrol Duty. for Conveying Transports and
 Supply Ships.

Washington, Aug. 20.-Tmmediate
 expansion eff building facilities of the
 United States to double or treble the
 output of destroyers during the next
 IS months was the object of con-
 ference today between Secretary Dan
 iels and representatives of 25 or more ships and engine builders.
 of we get what we want the sec
 retary said, "the United States will
 have more destroyers than any other
 power. They are the one thing that
 submarine fears"
 Order All Available.
 The secretary indicated that all the destroyers the builders could produce
 would be ordered and the large num-
 Der of contracts now pending, speed
 ed up.
 Every aspect of ship building that
 bears upon destroyer production was taken up at the conference. There is no shortage of material of plant facilities, but difficulty lies in ob-
 taining high power englnes for the
 boilers and reduction gear.
 Secretary Daniels said no additi-
 onal submarine chasers would be ordered at present, the destroyers being far superior even for harbor and patrol work and having in addi- tion seagoing qualities which make them of far greater value in all ways. Every suggestion that the ship or engine builders had to make today
 as to additional motive power for the destroyers was given close attention.
 The possibility of making some of the
 new vessels With oil engines was among the suggestions offered Secretary Daniels said he favored expansion of the plants now building destroyers as the most efficient
 means of speeding up the new pro-
 gram. Experience gained in previous building will enable such plants to turn out new ships more quickly, it is felt.
 Opinion of Naval Officers. Secretary Daniels decision shows that the officers who have been con- tending that the best answer to the U-boats was to turn out an enormous
 number of destroyers have carried
 their points. The experience of all allied navies that the destroyer is HlO1c uCduly lO SupIldflleS Ildn any other type of craft is borne out by l reports of Vice Admiral Sims, found ed on the actual experience of Ameri-
 can destroyers, in European waters Another aspect is the problem of
 furnishing conveys to troops and sup ply ships which will grow as Ameri- can forces in France are increased. Many officers no wbelieve destroyers guaranteed larger degree of security from submarine attack. The thing
 needed, in their view, is an adequate l number of destroyers to make certain
 that supply lines are not interrupted. No figures have ever been made public of the number of destroyers
 now building. Secretary Daniels said
 today however that they represent the
 maximum capacity of the country as the builders and engine and boiler
 makers are at present equipped. To
 expand that capacity will require the expansion of every existing plan and
 the addition of new engine and boile, l works.
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WILL INCREASE
 WHEAT ACREAGE

Little Rock, Aug. 20.-Commis- sioner Page left last night for Kansas City to attend conference that has been called by Secretary of Agricul- ture Houston to consider an increase in wheat acreage It will be held Wednesday and Thursday this week. Mir. Page thinks tre wheat acreage of Arkansas can be increased 50 per cent next year. In 1916, it was IS per cent short of that of 1915.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-21
Kentucky Men Jailed.

Rpussellville, Ky, Aug. 20.-Sher- if Jas. N. Taylor, member of the Lo- gan county exemption board and County Judge J. w. Edward were placed under arrest here today by Deputy United States Marshal B. M. Richardson on the charge of conspir- ack to violate provisions of the se- lective draft law.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-21
MEXICO WILL BE
 ABLE TO BORROW
 AMERICAN MONEY
Bankers Assured Govern rnent Has Faith in Car
 ranza Administration.

Washington, Aug. 20.-After more than two years of pleading for finan cial assistance the Mexican govern ment has bee nassured that American money can De secured.
 It was learned today that the American government has finally con- veyed the intimation to American bankers that it's faith in the Carranza government has grown to the extent that it feels Justified in extending moral endorsement of a loan.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-21
PROMPT ARREST Of L.W.W. LEADERS
 KILLED STRIKE Quiet Prevailed in Four States Where Trouble
 Was Feared.
COL. DENTLER, U. $. A.
 ORDERED ARRESTS
WalkOut Would Interfere With Prose. cutiOn of War as Grain Must Be Harvested Fifteen Thousand
 Troops Abaila'Ile for Duty.

San Francisco, Aug. 2O.-Peace and quiet prevailed today throughout the northwest states of Washington, Or egon. Idaho, and Montana, where a strike of thousands of l. ". w. in the construction, harvesting and fruit industries was scheduled to take place.
 A survey of the situation tonight showed that every line of industry to be effected by the proposed strike pursued it's normal, orderly way, and so far as can be ascertained, no at tempt was made by any I. W. W. leader to carry into effect the strike order issued recently by James Ro- wan, district secretary Of the or ganization, with headquarters at Spokane
 The swift and unexpected action last night of military authorities at in arresting Rowan and 26 other al- leged l. w. w. leaders, is believed to have eXerted a powerful influence in deterring the radical members of the organization from preciritating a strike which. it is admitted, would have had serious and far-reaching ef- fectS,
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& Per Cent of Duties.

San Antonio, Aug. 20.-It is under stood from semi-official sources here that the guarantee for the new loan being negotiated between the Mexican government and American bankers will be S5 per cent. of export duty OH petroleum. gold and silver.
 Other requirements, according to reports here, are the payment of mili- tary claims. rehabilitation of railroads and reestablishment of the Mexican financial system.
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Judge Emery Speer Hands Down First Decision in
 Test of New Army Act.
NO CONTAMINATION
 18TH. AMENDMENT
United States Judge Declares C0nsti tutiOn Gives Congress Unrestricted Power and Right, Which Cannot
 Re Overcome By Common Law.

Mount Airy, Ga, Feb 2O.-Fed- oral Judge Speer held the selective draft law constitutional in decision made public here today. The case was that of Albert Jones, a negro, held in the McDuffie county, Ga., jail, charged with violating the law. He was represented by Thomas E. Watson Watson contended that the law is contrayention of the 1nvolun- tary servitude amendment.
 Judge Speer, in denying the writ, declared that to agree to the cOnten- Zion that the selective draft law con- travenes the thirteenth amendment would be to conclude that the soldier is a slave
 Nothing could be more abhorrent to the truth said Judge Speer, "noth- ing more degrading to that indispensi- ble and gallant body of citizens trained in arms, to whose manhood, skill and courage is and must be com mittcd the task of maintaining the very existence of the nation and all US people hold dear"
 Answering the contention of the pe- tltioners that by the common law it was their right to remain within the realm,' and that this right should be held to relieve them from military service beyond the borders of the United States, Judge Speer said the common law could not prevail against the explicit provision of an act of congress, which was empowered by the constitution to raise and support armies. He declared that this power was not restricted in any manner and that congress may summon to it's army every citizen of the United States.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-21
Must Be Specific.

Mount Airey, N. C., Aug. 20.-The federal government was today cited by Judge Emery Speer of the United States court for the southern district of Georgia, to file a bill of particu- lars, pointing out the objectionable features" in Thomas E. Watson's publication, The Jeffersonian, which was recently withheld from the mails by the postmaster at Thompson, Ga, on the ground that it contained "se- ditiouS and revolutionary matter"
 Judge Speer set August 25 at Fair- field Inn, Sachire, N. C., as the date and place for hearing the govern ment's further plea in the case.
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Supreme Court Is Cited.

Washington, Aug. 2O-Judge Speer's decision in the first case brought to test the selective draft law was made public tonight by the department of justice.
 Any question as to the constitutions ality o fthe act, officials believe, is definitely and completely disposed of by supreme court decision which the Georgia judge cited. It was in the case of the United States vs. Car ble, in which the court upheld the powers assigned to the national gov- ernnent to raise and support armies.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-21
Eighty Men Out.

Spokane, Wash, Aug. 20-Only in one instance, according to reports re- ceived here, did members of the I. w. w. carry into effect the general strike ordered to begin today. At St. John, Wash, 80 men refused to work in the harvest fields unless one I, w. w. ar rested last week was released. No official of the I. w. w. could be seen today, as they are being held as mili- tary prisoners in the county jail. and their headquarters are in charge of national guardsmen.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-21
Capture of More Than 4,00O TInwounded Teuton Pris-
 oners Is Reported.
ITALIANS ALSO
 MAKE ADVANCES
Mast Violent Fighting Ever Recorded nm IsonzO Front Already Has Given Italian Forces Considerable
 Gains Over Austrians.

' Paris. Aug. 2O.-A smashing French victory on the ,Verdun front is re- corded in the official report issued by the war office tonight.
 The French have captured the enemy defenses on both sides of the Neusc over front. of more than II miles. penetrating the German line at different points to a depth of mile and q quarter.
 More than 4,0O0 unwounded German prisoners have been taken
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-21
The Weather

Tuesday and Wednesday. partly cloudy. |
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-21
Lenders Were Arrested.

Portland, Ore, Aug. 20.-Colonel Clarence E. Dentler, commander of the United States army in the north western district, initiated the arrest of Secretary Rowan and 27 other al- leged leaders of the I. w. w. at Spo- kane yesterday, because it was con , sidered that a strike such as that proposed, would interfere with the prosecution of the war.
 This announcement was made at the commanders office today. Eff teen thousand troops are available for duty in the four states in which the strike was called.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-21
Italians Make Gains.

London, Aug. 20.-A Copenhagen dispatch says that according to re- ports from Austria, the battle on the Isonzo front is characterized as the most violent ever fought there.
 It is believed by the Austrians and the Germans that the Italians are making an attempt to break through to Trieste. A colossal number of new guns has been brought into the fight, for which the Italians have been pre- pairing for weeks.
 Yesterday Italian aviators dropped proclamations over the Austrian lines, saying that the bombardments would be continued for many hours.
 The German Claims.
 Berlin, via London, Aug. 20-The : German official communication late today says the French attacks in the Verdun region were everywhere re- pulsed except in the Avocourt wood and at Le Morte Homme, and that the battle is now going in favor of the Germans.
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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-23
Tin LIZZIE" CAUSED
BROADWAY BLOCKADE

| New York. Four women, half a
dozen children and three men were
bubhling over the rim of little ''tin
Lizzie" as II chortled down Broadway
a few night ago. Approaching Eigh-
ty eighth street, the vehicle, by way
of protest, began to sneeZe, backfired
a few times and then began to cough
smoke from under the hood.
Fire! Fire!" the heavy weight
driver cried as he guided the protest.
ing wheels to the curb, near fire
alarm box. About half the population
of the car rolled out over the rim, and
a smart boy opened the box and sent
in a fire alarm.
The heavy weight opened the hood,
famed the over-heated motor with a
blanket and the smoke stopped. He
ordered the crew back aboard, and
just as the tin Lizzie" ambed away,
putting and occasionally backfiring.
the fire apparatus began to arrive.
der trucks, two motor fire engines,
two big hose trucks, a battalion chief
and scores Of firemen. Then came the
police from all directions and the
crowds from the apartment houses and
hotels.
While firemen We're searching for q
fire the police established lines and
drove the crowds back so the firemen
would have plenty Of room to fight the
"conf1agration.'' A widely known IL
brarian and a popular art director,
who had been at the corner all the
time, had a hard time to assure the
firemen that the cause for the ex-
element had gone on its uncertain
and overloaded way.
For nalf an hour hundreds of motor
cars We're blocked in broadway and
fire apparatus cluttercd the thorough
fare and side streets. 1t cost the city
about SIS.
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Wagner or Liberal Spending
Only Hopes of Pittsburgh
Without Star Shortstop Pirates Are Out of Running I'm
less Dreyfuss Decides to Buy Recklessly-
Rocene on Cincinnati Tomorrow.

| place Hoke Warner came up from the
a short tryout with the Pirates. Bigbee
/ is an outfielder but was called on tc
| cover second last year in a few games
| and did well. Douglas Baird is the
only prominent third base candidate
Baird can't hit but is a fair fielder
nearly certain that Baird will play the
hot corner. His opposition consists of
one McCIelland, semi-pro artist. Bud
Ward from Portland in the Pacific
Coast league Will try to fill Hans
Wagner's shoes at short. Ward hit only
has a failing for the bright lights that
nearly lost him his job with the
Beavers and this failing may prove his
undoing in the National circuit.
McAuley, another kid, who played
with Rochester last year, will be back
for a second tryout at Pittsburgh. Mac
hit ESQ and fielded .934 in the Inter-
national league in 1916.
OutfieId Candidates.
Max Carey, Frank Schultz, Ed
Barney, Jess Altenberg, Al Madden,
King, OBrien and Carson Bigbee are
the outfield candidates. Carey is with
out a peer as Il fielder and base runner
in the league, but is only IA fair hitter
Max led the National league in stolen
bases with a total of G3 last year.
Schultz was n terror and Il nightmare
for the pitchers of the National league
when with the Cubs, but is 35 years
old, and has slowed up badly. Barney
is Il fast fielder and a poor hitter
Hlnchman, n demon slugger may play
right field if Callahan finds a first
baseman. Carson Bgbee, the Uni
versity of Oregon lad who was a sen
sation with Tacoma last year, will try
base. Last year was Bigbee's first in
professional baseball, but he showed
unusual playing ability and ran bases
like q streak. Jess Altenberg. who hit
800 in the Central league. will get his
second or third tryout with the Pirates.
Madden, a speed ball from Syracuse.
batted .232 and fielded $50 in the New
York state league last year King hit
for .315 with Wheeling in the Central
league, and is expected to make good
showing in the National league.
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Paris.-At the end of June France
will have spent IN the war. in round
figures, SO billion francs u6,50O mill
lion dollars), according to report
made by Raoul Peret, reporter Of the
budget committee OF the chamber Of
deputies, in behalf Of the committee,
on the provisional credits asked by the
government for the second quarter of
the year. The resources OF every ma
ture realized in the same period are
estimated by NJ. Peret at 7S.40s mil
lion francs.
NJ. Peret, in his report, proposes in
creased taxation and certain feduc-
tions in expenditures.
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PROHIBITION BILL BY
TEXAS LEGISLATURE

Austin. Texas, March 22,-The 35th
Texas legislature adjourned last night
after a renewed attack on the bone
dry county option bin already passed
by both branches. had failed. The
measure which governor Ferguson an
nounced he would sign had passed
earlier in the day.
dry" county of intoxicating liquors
for sale for any purpose whatever in
prohibition territory in the state.
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Final Hockey Game.

The final game in the series for the
hockey championship (professionaD OF
the United States and Canada, will be
played at the Arena, Seattle, tonight,
when Muldoon's Seattle Metropolitans,
winners of the Pacific Coast hockey
league flag, play Les. Canadiens of
ottawa. The teams have met twice
and each has won one game, Les Ca
padiens taking the first, to 3, while
Seattle won the second game 6 to 1.
Athletics at Yale cost $272,00O last
year. The receipts We're only $266,00O,
SO a loss of $G,545 was reported. Re-
cepts from football were $4,000, and
the gridiron expenses amounted to
$4,000. Baseball expenditures at old
Eli were $4,000 and receipts $4,000:
$4,000 was lost on track and $4,000
on the crew. 1t was the first time in
many years that any money was made
on baseball.
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DOUBLE TRACK FOR
MONTANA SECTIONS

st. Paul, March 22.-Plans for double
track work on the main line OF the
Great Northern Railroad were an
nounced here yesterday. A contract for
second track between Cutbank and
Shelby, Mont, will be awarded as soon
as weather permits construction work.
The next section to be undertaken for
this Improvement 10 between White
fish and Columbia Falls. Mont.
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American Fedcrotsvn-vf. kxss,cr- f,r-eert.
ed to Attorney General Gregory yester-
day a protest against the declaration
of the supreme court, in the Adamson
law decision. that the right Of the rail-
road employees to strike is limited by
the public interest Labor leaders de-
clared that the court had gone out of
it's way to inject this ''reactionary'' as
sertion into its opinion.
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Would Trade Hisbes.

Manager walter McCredie Of the
Portland Beavers has offered the st.
Joseph Western league club Pitcher
Mark Higbee and Catcher Marshall in
exchange for Pitcher Johnny williams,
who is at present in Honolulu. Will
lams. who enjoys the distinction of
being the only native Hawaiian play
ing in organized ball circles at present,
pitched for st. Joseph last year. but
before that time was with several
teams in the Pacific Coast league. He
had a tryout with the Detroit Amer
lean league club at one time, but failed
to make good back east. Williams
pitched for some of the Native Sons
teams in Hawaii against the Portland
team and showed up well.
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tsl lgstaser- llsaagsyA~l7AFnsya alias
Noah Brusso. one time claimant Of the
heavyweight title, was UP in Butte
making arrangements to conduct .
fight club In the big vamp.
Locally. there was q -awell scrap
pulled off down on Blaine street Tues
day morning, and though ring-side
seats were free. the attendance was
limited to a lucky few. The loser has
a beautiful black eye.