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ship for the United States" said Mr..
Mendez at his home. THE island is
the key to the gulf Of Mexico and to
war on Germany Cuba closes all her
ports to Germany. More than this, all
the ports of Cuba now are open to the
United States as war ally for indefi-
mite periods and for unlimited supplies
Of all kinds. whereas had Cuba not en-
tered the war American warships
would have been subjected to all re-
strictions of international law as to
time of stay and amount of fuel OBJ
tainable there
"In other words, Cuba desires to be
the outpost of the United States in the
gulf and to act also if necessary as a
halfway station to aid the northern re-
public in its transportation of troops
and munitions Of war to the Panama
canal or to other points on the gulf or
on the Caribbean sea. President Men,
ocal has announced officially in Ha-
vana that the entire Cuban army OF
$4,000 men will be placed at the orders
Of the United States government and
will be supplied with officers who
speak English as well as Spanish, for
service throughout the war. This quo
ia, constituting an entire army divi-
sion, will be kept to full enlistment by
constant recruiting throughout the war,
and $4,000 more volunteers will be re-
cruited to take the place in the army of
those sent to the front or distributed
wherever the United States wishes TO
use them.
Announcement also has been made
that American warships will aid the
Cuban navy in patrolling the waters
around the island and such parts Of the
gulf as may be deemed necessary. The
ILL timed and badly advised revolution
is at an end; General Gomez is pris-
oner In Havana. and other revolution
lists are being extradited from Haiti, so
the full forces Of the Cuban govern
ment can be turned to the prosecution
Of the war against Germany"
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PAYROLL OF ARMY
Bio Task Getting Money to Uncle
Sans Troops.
RATES HIGH UNDER NEW LAW.

BIGGEST Pay of Any Officer In the Field
Is That of Lieutenant General, Which
I. $1,000 a Year-United States AVi-
alton Force Offers Wide Field and Is
Remunerative.
Wasbington.-Uncle Sam for the first
time in nineteen years is getting ready
to nav a big field army. The army on
the border was designated as a de-
partmental force. With 100000 men
scheduled to serve with the colors just
as soon as they can be obtained, Dig
iob faces the uuartermasters at each OF
the six department headquarters, anu
the finance division of the depot here.
The finance division of the depot in
Washington is under the direction OF
Major George c. Barnhardt. 1t pays
off all retired officers and soldiers un-
der the war depot in the city, some ID
the Philippines and some in Texas. Al
ready ii has a big task, and with the
increase Of the army it will be loaded
down with work.
The highest pay of any officer in the
field is that of lieutenant general,
which is 1000 a year. There is no
active lieutenant general low, however.
Generals Miles, Bates and Young, who
reached that rank, are all retired.
The pay of a major general is 5000
a year at the time of his appointment,
and he gets 10 per cent increase each
five years. This 10 per cent increase
each five years also applies to briga-
der generals, colonies, lieutenant colo
nels, majors, captains, first heutenants
and second lieutenants.
The pay of brigadier general is S6,-
600 a year; a colonel, $1,000, and lieu
tenant colonel, $500. Other salaries
for line Office are major, $1,000 year;
captain, s2,400: first lieutenant, $1,000;
second lieutenant, $1,700.
First and second lieutenants are very
much in demand. Examinations are
being held in many parts Of the cOun-
try to fill up the ranks of lieutenants
in order that the big army of recruits
may be drilled.
The aviation corps, which offers a
wide field and which is to receive much
attention, in addition to opportunities
for service, is attractive from the stand
point of pay.
While on duty that requires him to
participate regularly and frequently in
areial flights, each duly qualified mill
tary aviator receives an increase of IS
per cent over the salary which the pay
of his grade entities him to.
Chaplains appointed to the army will
receive $1,000 a year, the pay of first
lieutenant.
Privates receive SIS a month. In
case they are sent to Europe they will
get an increase of 20 per cent or SIS
per month. A certificate of merit en-
titles a soldier to 81 a month more,
and there is yet an additional sum for
expert rihemen, sharpshooters and
marksmen. Cooks receive $50 month.
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MRS. GEORGE DEWEYS PLEA
Enlist In Navy First, Says AdmiraT's
Widow.

Washington.-A national campaign
to promote recruiting for the navy and
marine corps has been started by the
woman's section Of the Navy league
Mrs. George Dewey, widow Of the late
admiral and president Of the woman's
section, has sent this appeal to all
chapter heads:
Urge all young men Of your COM
munity who are without dependents to
enlist In the navy and marine corps,
our first line Of defense. There merit is
recognized and promotion comes speed
lily. Send In the names Of eligibles to
the woman's section, Washington. Ask
the newspapers in your neighborhood
to cooperate with us. Help our coun-
try now, and may God bless your eff
forts and give Us security"
The broad ax., 1917-05-05

F. Huntington Clark, New York en-
gineer, conceived the idea of a wooden
ship fleet, probably will be associated
with him.
The story of how the wooden ship
building plan grew from an idea con-
ceived simultaneously by two mining
engineers until it has taken a place
in the forefront of Americas war
policy reveals that Yankee inventive
genius and ingenuity were as ready
to meet the present emergency as al
any time of national stress in the past.
After MIR. Eustace and Mr.. Clark had
been called to Washington by Chair
man Denman of the shipping board,
and the board decided to take up the
plan, Mr.. EuStace decided to interest
General Cocktails and went to place
the situation before him. The canal
builder Immediately seized on the plan
as the one way by which the United
States could do most to aid the allies
In defeating Germany. Then General
Goethals was told the board wished
him to take charge Of the work Re-
luctant at first to leave his post In New
Jersey, the general finally was con-
vinced the nation needed him.
General Goethals was chosen to head
the work. it was explained, for three
reasons-his capacity, his German de-
scent and as a testimonial to the 10y
atty Of American citizens Of Teutonic
extraction and because he Is consider
ed the one man in the United States
most offensive to Germany. Germany,
1t has been said, has never forgiven
the man who constructed the canal
when German experts said it could
not be accomplished.
In their efforts to persuade General
Goethals to take charge of building
the ships it was pointed out that he
probably would spend before the war
was over as much or more than was
expended in building the canal.
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LEAGUE WILL START
TO TRAIN immigrant,
Form OF Oath Equivalent to e.
ment Pledge Drawn I'm s0I'''.

New York. A moyemant
New York's immigrant ponu,ss rah
readiness for military service ra n
ed at a meeting held in the Offices % start
National Liberal Immigration VI tie
The league has been at wort ieasue
situation concerning the mar " ne
grants will take in any nation, mnt
for the last eight years ana criss
approval Of the war departrna nas The
This consists Of a recruitin"
paign on the east side for the NJ esa
bean brigade, as it will be called 1Aa &c
house Of the James G. Blaine o., HE
been offered by the president ~ uas
Levenson, and is open for roc.n.t, J.
Applicants will enlist withont lung
stipulation and wiz take an a.!
which virtually binds them 70 80 Uaa
military service for the duro,,oU
the war. A form Of oath eou,Ua u q
to the army enlistment pledge 81 ut
been drawn up by the adiutant uS
eral Of the eastern department A. 1 n.
leagues request. Ue
Recruits will be trained under IN,
petent instructors and then NTH
available either to be mustered a..
the regular army, the national ,,.
or service as reserve officers ., -
show progress enough. There win =
no stipulation that they be accen,Os
In a body, keeping their racial nn,. I
in companies or other units, but Nm
go where assigned.
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PART q BABYLoNIAN
EPIC is TRANSLATED
Missing Book of GiIgamesh, Re-
garded as One of Oldest
Poems In World.

Philadelphia.-In the University Of
Pennsylvania Museum Journal pub
Hshed recently is the translation of
Babylonian tablet, which will be Of in
terest to the historical, religious and
literary world. 1t is one Of the miss
ing books of the epic of Gilgamesh.
regarded as one of the oldest and
noblest poems in the world. The epic
was composed about the time OF
fragments of tablets containing it date
from a much later period. George
Smith made the first discoveries more
than forty years ago. The tablet In
the University museum was probably
written between 600 B. G. and 300
B. c., he says. 1t was translated by
Dr. Stephen Langdon, curator Of the
Babylonian section of the University
museum, and. according to that schol-
ar, contains important new material
bearing on the whole epic and also
supplies missing data and mentions
hitherto unrecorded nations. 1t tells
the story of how barbarous man, in
the person of Enkidu, is redeemed by
the love and devotion Of a woman.
Gilgamesh, a half mythical king, by
many identified with Nimrod, ruled so
cruelty that the people asked the gods
for relief. The mother goddess made
from clay a wild satyr, covered with
hair, but strong enough to oppose Gil
gamesh, who was two-thirds a god.
Eventually Enkidu is changed by love
Of a woman to a civilized being, loses
his hair and becomes a rival Of Gilga-
mesh, with whom he has a terrific
combat. Finally the men become
friends. Gilgamesh forsakes his evil
ways, and the two heroes start on adj
ventures. which are told in the other
tablets already we'll known.
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WILL RUN CANTEENS.
Girls and Boy Scouts Will Dispense
EatabIes to MiIitiamen.

New York. - Canteen stations, at
which girls and boy scouts in uni
form will dispense coffee, chocolate.
buns. sandwiches and cold ham to the
soldiers, sailors and militiamen detail
ed on guard duty. are to he established
I'm New York and other cities through
out the country. according to an an
nouncement by Mrs. William Carol
Rafferty, of the Waldorf-Astoria, wife
Of Colonel Rafferty,. commandant at
Fort Hamilton.
Mrs. Rafferty, has been made honor
airy commandant Of the emergency
canteen stations to he opened here
after the plan originated by Mrs.
James Montgomery Hendrick in Lon
don. Uniforms are now being made
for girls of the Young Women's Chris
tan association. who will be in attend
ance.
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ASHES ON LAKE BOTTOM.
Scientists Will See If There IL q VOL
cano There.

San Francisco.-A strange phenome-
non is agitating the waters of the La
guna and the members Of the San Luis
Obispo Call Rod and Gun club.
Whether the bed of the lake harbors
a sentative volcano, geyser or other
eruptive force is still to be determined
Weird tales are also being told Of u
floating island in the lake, the waters
of which are no longer clear, but tur-
bid. In the bottom of the lake sedi-
ment which resembles volcanic ash has
been discovered.
An effort is to be made to secure n
scientific investigation of the strange
phenomenon by scientists from the
state university.
In the meantime sportsmen are won
dering what effect the disturbances in
the lake are having on the fish that in
habit it. Fishermen who cast their
lines for black bass on the opening
day of the season have failed to get
even a most remote sign of a nibble.
The broad ax., 1917-05-05
NEW U BOAT DESTROYER
Will Be Turned Over to Government
Early In July.


Early In July
Wilmington, Del.-A submarine Oe'
stroyer Of a new type which is ple
nounced by experts to be the most en-,
cient conceived is being CONSTRUCTS
for Alfred /. du Pont and when CON-
pleted early in July will be turned over
to the government for use against
boats.
The craft, which is being CONSTRUCTED
by the Herreshoffs at Bristol, K. L. y
Of all steel torpedo boat destroyer eOn-
struction. 1t Is 10 feet long, nas
fifteen foot beam and a draft OF OIL!
four and one-half feet. The latter VI
mension is so small as to renoef 'n'
boat immune from submarine tOrle
does.
The destroyer has guaranteed Sprs.
Of twenty-seven miles an hour. LIN
two high pressure steam genelaIU'
will develop approximately 1'5Oo aOlse
power. Oil, which is used as fueL Sa "a.
be carried for a cruise OF l,zOV nn
at fifteen knots or $50 miles d. LUZ
speed.
The broad ax., 1917-05-05
Almost 1000 In FAMILY

Hiawatha, kan.-The biggest family
In this country has almost 1000 MEM
bers- 1t is at Reserve, nine miles north
Of here. Reserve is a small town Of
200 or more people with an average
Kansas population in the country sur
rounding for an area Of six miles. Yet
In the town and the entire area Of
country there are not more than ten
families who are not related to each
othar by ties OF blood or marriage.
The broad ax., 1917-05-05
Troops TO CAT BibIas

New York.-The American Bible So
cfety has issued an emergency call
for $4,000 with which to provide large
editions Of New Testaments bound in
khaki to be given to all soldiers and
sailors through the Sunday School as
ISOLATION and the Young Mems Chris
tan association. The society has CO.
operated with these agencies in the
distribution of about 100000 copies
to soldiers in Europe and 100000 to
men on the Mexican border. Similar
distribution is to be started here with
out delay.
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PREPARES OWN FUNERAL.

Thought He Had Caneer-S
Corpse by Committing sulel0', ..d
Bishop, Cal.-After having pIep rnbn
carefully for his own funeral and and
Shortall, a mining man, went OO
shot himself through the head ,,ts
Death was instantaneous = -" m
ago he had undergone an opera,iU uo~,
a growth on his lip and nau :. Hss
obsessed with the fear that Il , S+S
cancer. This led him to sell uesO IA and
Shortall was sixty-four years years.. ~ Ais
had been long in the Owens van copuer
mining property, a promising isna'.H COPE St
proposition, is located LII
tween Benton and Laws.
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MUST NOT ABUSE FLa'

p.,.er..or. Will Be Arr'.s'''
Justice Department desc
Neutrality-suspicious. aga ssai ms aliens
Grafton Of the American .t dag y Of jus
was issued by the depa. 10 was sent
tice. The following n9u. ,.rshsls:
to federal attorneys anu dovn, MI
ANY alien enemy tearing sraiinsssr at The
5nsss st sss'' nag n ~, 's 8. :
regarded as a danger ~ meaning o.
peace or safety within Itanossl.maton q
regulation p of the p pro- 6 1911 I'D I'd
n r.; P e .ss;sst issue; ss SUMMARY
confinement"
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A. Thirty three Mother of Twelve.

Oklahoma. Ark. Twin boys have
been born TO Mr.. and Mrs. Aleck Muir
kerson of Dobyville, making the third
pair Of twins in the family with less
than two and half years between the
ages Of the two younger sets. The
new arrivals bring the number of Muir
kerson children to twelve. The mother
Ia but thirty three.
The broad ax., 1917-05-05
Had to Promise to Win Her.

Valparaiso. Ind.-Before she would
marry him here recently Mrs. Edna 81.
Jewett exacted a promise from Otto
]. Wankle that he would become an
American citizen. Wankle Is an Aus
TRAN, and Mrs. Jewett refused to sac
rifce her own Americanism. The
counle came here from Janesville. Wis.
The broad ax., 1917-05-05
HAIR CUTS BOOSTED.
But Members of BaIdhead Club Plan
Back Fra.

Milford, Conn.-The price Of a hair
cut in Connecticut cities was boosted
from % cents to 80 cents by BARRIERS
throughout the state. Led by mem
bers Of the Baldhead Club of Amer
lea, a revolution against the BARRIERS
Is now In progress and a remonstrance
against the action was sent to the
state BARRIERS commission at Hartford
The Baldhead club plans vengeance
with a capital V-"No tips" Is the
word being passed down the line. At
the head Of the protesting phalanx
are George c. Woodruff, president Of
the club; John Rodemeyer, originator
Of the club. and Lew Stone of winsted.
The broad ax., 1917-05-05
THEY COULDN'T STAND
YELLOW STREAK SIGN.

= pittsburgh. - Angry at the 3,
. haste many young men were .
. making to obtain marriage T. .
:. : censes In view Of the country's ,
: call FOR unmarried citizens, an
: ofnciai of one Of the Pittsburgh
!. departments caused a big yell .
: low card to be hung on the ap- .
: pncadon clerks desk in the mar !
: rage license office. with the re- .
= marx that he hoped It would .
: turn some Of the cutters back" .
: : IL I'D. OF the first $50 couples /.
!. VINO entered the room one day .
= fuily forty. after a look at the ,
: Dig yellow streak. quietly turn ,
3 ed and disappeared. ,
- ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 40 A, a.. A. -,
The broad ax., 1917-05-05
ROMANCE NOT DEAD;
HERE'S A CINDERELLA.

New York. - Who says TO y
nance is dead or never shows y
itself i'm big cities? Miss Miner
va Menke of New York insists
1t is not. Five months ago she
lost a pump-size No. 2-as she y
was alighting from a trolley car. y
The footwear caught in the step.
The motorman drove on, and a
{ passenger. Jack Wolfson. found
It He advertised for the fair
owner. She answered. He call
ed-then called often. Soon
Miss Menke will be Mrs. Wolf
son. 4
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The broad ax., 1917-05-05
BRITON ACTS AS GUARD.
Does Patrol Duty In Boston After Mi.
Iitiaman Collapses.

Iitiaman Collapses.
Boston.-A sailor Of the British navy
maintained a part Of the water front
patrol here, bearing the rifle Of a ma
tional guardsman who had collapsed
on his post.
The bluejacket, a member Of the gun
crew of a steamship which was tied up
in port, found the guardsman on the
wharf where he had tainted. Taking
him into a nearby shanty, the sailor
telephoned for a doctor, then Shout
dered the guardsman's rifle and for
nearly an hour kept the post In a driz-
zle Of rain until a corporal who encoun-
tered him arranged for relief.
The broad ax., 1917-05-05
PLANS VAST FLEET
Story of How Wooden Craft
Building Plan Grew.
TRIBUTE TO YANKEE GENIUS.

General Goethals, Chosen to Head
Work, Has Never Been Forgiven by
Germany For Constructing Panama
Canal When German Experts Said u
Could Not Be Accomplished.
Washington. The administrators
program for building a vast fleet or
wooden cargo ships to transport sup
plies to the allies and thus defeat the
German submarine campaign was put
under way when the shipping board
formed a corporation to build and oper-
ate the vessels.
Major General Goethals, who at the
direction of President Wilson has
agreed to supervise building Of the
ships. will come to Washington to take
charge of the work as soon as he can
arrange to leave his task OF building
New Jersey highways. F. A. Eustace,
q Boston mining engineer, who, with
The broad ax., 1917-05-05

Entered as seeond- Glass Matter Aug.
10, 1902, at 10 Post ONCE at Chicago,
illinois, und Act of March ., 1879.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-05
RIVfR BANK 70
 bf PROTECTED
 IN AMPLE TIME
Appropriation of $40,000 to $G0,000 Will Be Available,
 Says Col. Howall.

Further erosion of the river bank 1 in the vicinity of the Cotton Belt
 shop; will he checked as soon as the
 money is available fer the purpose
 cut of the appropriations made in the
 rivers and haTbors bill.
 i This was the statement made by Colonel Howall United States engi-
 acer in charge of the Memphis and title Rock districts for river i'm , m lovoEcnt. and his assistant, P. R,
 VCn Frank.
 Between siO,000 and $60.000 will be allotcd to this harbor out of the ap- propriaton for the Arkansas river in tho rivers and harbors bill.
 They were in Pine Bluff yesterday tA confer with J. VI. Herbert. first vice president of the Cotton Belt; Maj. C. Y. Burden, chief engineer: Mir. Berry. superintendent of bridges. Cot ton Pclt; Mayor SimCn Bloom, F. E. Dloom. secretary of the Pine Bluff Chamber of Commerce, and Harry | .Holderness, president of the Cham her of Commerce.
 The conference had to do with the situation Cn the river bank near the Cotton Belt shops. Ii was pointed cut that there is nc immediate dan ger of serious erosion or sloughing. yet it the same time, a permanent improvement is needed before the erosion goes too far. High water and continual changes of the current are tearcd. but it is believed that the all lotment will be available in time to prevent serious danger.
 After the conference. Secretary Bloom and Mr. Holderness took Vice President Herbert in an automobile ride about the city and county. Mir. Herbert expressed the greatest ad miration for the many miles of we'll ravcd streets and the magnificent roads in the county. MT. Herbert also said that he confidently expects to make a return visit in the fall when he hopes to meet as many of the citi- zens as possible and spend more time in the city.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-05
MRS. CRITZ BUSY
 WITH CANNING CLUBS

Mrs. Lucy Critz, county home dem onstration agent, put in very bus, time last week. and has mapped out plans for this week, which will kcer her on the go every day except Thurs day and Saturday, when she will be ill her office.
 She reports excellent progress thru out the country, and confidently ex- poets greater things in the immediate future. Tomorrow she will attend the opening of Watson Chapel school whers she will meet her "girls.' and will talk to them about canning every thing that can be canned Or preserved.
 Tuesday she will go to New Gas conN, where she will address the girls canning club; Wednesday she will visit either Redfield or Cornes- ston,, and Friday she goes to Hardin.
 Mrs. CritZ is most enthusiastic ovey her work and has imbued the girls with the same spirit, with the result that very large majority of the girls are engaging in the practical work of assisting in the conservation of foodstuffs.