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entertain and support the petition, and it was being prepared at the time de- bate ceased and the roll call was com meneed. At this time Senator Alex ander, who had made an impassioned plea for the rejection of the resolu- ton, asked Senator Bush if he would support petition for resignation.
 ''No, no, it is too late to go into any thing like that now" replied the venerable senator from Nevada.
 The roll call then began and Sena- tor Alexander was the only one to vote against the resolution until Sena- tor Duty was reached. Senator Duty stated that it was the first time in his life that he had been called on to sit in judgment on his fellow man, and he had considered this case from every angle, and declined to convict the men before they had been proven guilty.
 (Continued on Page p
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intrigue, the full extent of which has
 never been published. It gives new
 credence to persistent reports of sub-
 marine bases on Mexican territory,
 in the Gulf of Mexico. It takes cog
 nizance of the fact long recognized . by American army chiefs, that If Japan ever undertook to invade tha United States, it probably would be through Mexico, over the border and into the Mississippi valley to split the country in two.
 It recalls that von Bernstorff, when
 handed his passport, was reluctan. to return to Germany, but expressed preference for an asylum in Cuba. It
 gives an explanation to the repeated
 arrests on the Mexican border of men | charged by American military au-
 thorities with being German intelli. gence agents.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-01
CONGRESS- VOTES ] IIO|MAKE.CAPI1AL'
 0F COUNTRY DRY
conferees Agree on Bill Pro- Vldlng for Keeping Liquor
 Out of Dry States.

washington, Feb. 2S.-Prohibitioa n,aa "ua a double victory m congress to- Ias Isnt, when the house passed, 273 ,o t;".,, tSs, the senate bill to make the na- Soul Sonal capital dry. and the senate and nous "use conference committee on the postottice appropriation bill unex. rsstediy rry announced "a agreement, sm.e uel which the Reed "bone dry" actment
 nish4 e prohibition leaders thought to- acsa sat that there is no doubt of the ssptance ssSslce of the report in both the in. ia;e x and the house. They are talk dent s !. ,1.9 Tor granted, also, that Presi- ma., % Wilson will approve both that prcS;s pSu.e and the District of Columbia msta mstaong g those voting for the bill to men s Masnington dry were Congress. M eaylor, Tillman. Wingo, Jaco. tsn...sG goodwin and Caraway of Ar
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-01

Wasngon Fb ssThe Associated enabled Germany planning  the f this notre nneutra
 to allies join in the attack the United Germany provinces, Germany contemplates
 Q in MexicO who instructions signed by German Foreign January propose Mexico to General that into the These instructions
 
 his home to safe by Inc country wh plotting
 Germany allies defeated Germany triumphant in world instrumenaty submarine warfare
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-01

Washington, Feb. A copy Minister instructions Mimi ter Eckh ardt states govern ment It follows
 Berlin Jan 9 1917 On the fir February intend to begin
  the America
 
 basi warto and peace shall give support understood that details you
  above in great certain there will be tha initiative, hall gesing a
  q of promises peace months. ZIMMERMAN"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-01
Rank RObber Kills PurSuer:
 Fleeing on Victims Horse
Collinston (La) Mayor Loses Life in Running Fight With Bandits One of Whom Was "Shorty' Defts
 Wounded and Captured

mayors horse and escaped.
 More than 100 armed men, with bloodhounds, tonight are securing the country near Collinston for the fugi- tive.
 J. c. Carter, cashier of the Bank of Collinston, and a negro were alone in the bank shortly before noon when two men entered. Carter was forced to lie on the floor in corner while one of the men placed all the money he could find in sack. Both escaped on horses.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-01
Tells How Women Died.

Liverpool. Feb. 2S.-The Rev. F. Dunstan Sargent of Grenada, British West Indies, a passenger on the La conia, who administered the last rites of the Catholic church to seven per sons who perished, gave the Asso- riated Press the following account of the death of Mrs. Mary Hoy and her daughter, Miss Elizabeth of Chicago:
 "Mrs. Hoy died in the arms of her daughter. Her body slipped off into the sea out of her daughters weak ened arms. The heart-broken daugh- ter succumbed a few minutes after wards, and her body fell over the side of the boat as we were tossed by the buoo wavas ,NwE
 "The Hoys were the next to pass away after MT. Watts. Then fire man died and later two others of the cerW who were too thinly clad to re- sist exposure. All together we re- mained in the boat ten hours"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-01
AUTO INTO RIVER:
 FIVE REPORTED DEAD

Baltimore, March 1-An auto cross ing the light steel bridge over the Patabsco river at 1:15 o'clock this morning crashed through the railing and plunged into the river. Five per sons are reported to have been drowned.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-01
MUNICIPAL JUDGE
 OF ARGENTA QUITS

Little Rock, Feb 2S.-James Gerlach today resigned as judge of the Argenta municiapl court and will be- come a candidate for the same posi- tion in the April election. He charges persecution at the hands of Mayor Faucette and friends.
 "If the people choose me again" he said, "I will know that my acts have met with approval"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-01
NOTICE!-NOTICE!

All persons are hereby notified that the public dumping ground is To- cated at the foot of Texas street, and that all refuse and waste materials must be dumped at this place. Dump ing on vacant lots or public property at any other location is a violation of the law and such violations will hereafter be rlgidly prosecuted.
 s. BLOOM, 2-27-1m Mayor.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-01
LAW NOT SUNK BY AUSTRIAN.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-It has been officially established that the Ameri. can sailing schooner Lyman M. Law was not sunk by an Auslro-Hungarian submarine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-01
Continued on page five.)
NOTICE, A. 0. U. w.

Every member of Pine Bluff lodge, No. 36, A. o. U. w., is expected to be at the meeting Friday night, March ?, at 8 D. m. The grand officers and a delegation from Little Rock will be present. Refreshments.
 o. G. KELLER, 3-1-2t. Recorder.
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NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.

A meeting of the stock holders of the Jefferson Oil company will be held at the Chamber of Commerce on Thursday night at 8 o'clock. All stock holders are urged to attend as some good news will be reported. and direc- tors for the new year elected.
 R. M. GALBRAITH, Pres.
 R. N. BURKS, Sec. Q 07 9t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-01

2S-Adudged Sims expelled in
 
  hardly fell though death, the intonation bell
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$4O.OO in Cash Prizes

In order to stimulate interest in reasons why it is best for Pine Bluff people to buy in Pine Bluff, The Graphic is offering $40:Oo in cash prizes for the best three essays on ''Why 1t Pays to Buy in Pine Bluff.'' Any school boy or girl is eligible to compete. The prizes will be divided as follows
 For Best Essay-$25O0 Cash.
 For Second Best Essay-$10O0 Cash.
 For Third Best Essay-$5.OO Cash
 Essays may be submitted at any time before April 29, but it is desirable to get them in early that the best may be published in The Graphic during March and April The winners will be an nounced in The Graphic of Sunday May 0. a See Page 12 of Sundays Graphic for further information.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-01
OFFER $15,200,0o0
 FOR I. M. RY. STOCK

New York, Feb. 2s.-C. Duncan Holmes and Robert Nelson bid. $15,- 100000 today for 372,o50 shares of stock in the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway company, which were sold today by the outcome of foreclosure proceedings in the federal court.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-01

Little Rock, Feb lSThe final legislative of Ivasson Burgess Samuel afternoon of J. M Barker Atkins ,onoke their Both will qualify Thursday
 J. M of of A. Walls known acquainted of the university baseball
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-01

BRITISH LOSE 1S,42S MEN.
 London, Feb. 2S-British casualties during February reached total of 1.243 officers and 17,185 men.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-01
~he Weather

Thursday, cloudy; rain in eastern portion. Friday, partly cloudy to cloudy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-01
PRESIDENT HAS HAD EVIDENCE 0f PLOT
 SINCE SEVERANCE DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS

Documentary Evidence Shows Won Bernstorfs Part in Conspiracy Launched Before Berlin Announced Decision for Un restricted Inten
 sive Submarine Warfare.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-01
RSSNG FRIENDSHIP FOR S. GERMANY PLOTS WITH MEXICO AND JAPAN
PROPOSED THEY JOIN IN
 MAKING WAR ON AMERICA

RESTORATION OF NEW MEXICO, TEXAS AND ARIZONA HELD OUT TO MEXICO AS BAIT TO INDUCE CARRANZA TO JOIN IN ATTACK
 ON UNITED STATES.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-01

2-27-1n
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
League Island Closed
First Time Since 1898

Philadelphia, Feb. g. = The Phila.
delphia navy yard was to-day closed
to all visitors for the first time on
weekday since the Spanish-Amcr-
lean war. Extra marine guards were
placed about the entrance and a cen
sorship of information regarding
activities within the yard, it was said
probably would be put into effect
The torpedoboat destroyer Beale has
steam up ready for immediate serv-
ice in connection with the enforce
ment of neutrality regulations.
Loading of steamers is proceeding
as usual, and as fast as the ships are
ready they will SAIL Half n dozen
boats with capacity cargoes, obtained
clearance papers yesterday and some
of them were expected to leave soon.
Among the number is the American
tanker Gold Shell with gasoline for
Bordeaux river and Floren.
Two torpedoboat destroyers were
to-day patroling the lower Delaware
river to enforce neutrality regulations
One of them was stationed just inside
the breakwater and the other below
Wilmington. Their commanders had
instructions to examine the papers of
every outward bound vessel and to
detain any that could not show proper
clearance credentilS.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
CITY RED CROSS
READY; IN NEED
OF VOLUNTEERS
Prepare to Start Work at Once
Making Bandages in Case
of HoStilitics
HORT ON LINENS
Ask Public TO Contribute Funds
to Help Garry on Society's
Operations

"liarrisburg's Red Cross Society is
prepared to start work at once upon
a call from the National Association"
declared City Commissioner B. n.
Gross. president of the local organiza-
ton.
I'VE would be only too willing to
turn over what little material we have
on stock in preparation for foreign
shipment to the National Association"
said Miss Anne b. Mccormick, chair
man of the Red Cross Committee.
The Red Cross Committee has Just
started work on preparing shipment
OIL new lot of bandages. and chill
dren's kits to foreign countries. This
material will be willingly turned over
to the National cause.
The committee needs volunteers to
assist in making these essentials for
the work, declared Miss Mccormick.
The committee meets every Monday
and Thursday, from 8 until IL and
from to i'll the Harrisburg Acad-
emy of Medicine.
Members of the volunteer corps who
nave been for sometime making these
thlngs for the foreign countries have
shown their patriotic spirit in dis
cusslonS at several of the meetings
by offering their assistance in all the
work should this country be at war.
small stock of linen is in the
hands of the Red Cross Committee
put much more lis needed and the
committee appeals to the public for
contributions in linen and money.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03

details. said:
1T is perfectly clear what has hap
pened. l can make no~further state
ment til after the Presidents address .
Chairman Flood. of the House For
elSn Committee, evidently expected
the chances of avoiding war were re-
mote
IF an American ship is sunk by a
German submarine" said he, lit will
be followed Immediately by a declar-
alton of war by Congress-"
The news of the break was received
ing considered.
Admonishcd to Keep Cool
Some of the pacifist element, head
ed by Representative Galloway, of
Texas, decried the possibilities of the
United States being drawn into the
war.
II can't conceive that we should
go into the war over little zone
around Great Britain" said Galloway.
Republican Leader Mann admon-
ished the speakers to keep cool" and
hear what the President had to say.
May Use Interned Ships
The ninety-five or more German
merchant ships tied up in American
ports since the beginning of the war
may be used by the United States, but
lhS NIGl LldIl OMIlGIS ulllIndIelN
be compensated. Only in case of war
there is a possibility of their being
confiscated, and even then such action
IS doubtful, for the United States, in
the world court of nations. has been
the leading exponent of the inVio-
liability of private property.
Mails Will Continue TO Move
Mails will continue to move under
the Geneva convention and other eX-
listing special conventions. There
should be no restriction upon the free
movement of travellers between the
two countries other than the fixed
policy of the United States to issue no
passports to Americans wishing to
visit the war zone unless they have
pressing business there.
In TACT. so far as individuals are
concerned, the status remains prac-
tically unchanged by break in diplo-
matte relations. Upon the conduct of
Americans in Germany and the con-
duct of Germans and German sympa-
thizers in the United States depends
the attitude of the respective govern
ments regarding them.
Nonintercoursc Acts
There is, however one relation be-
tween the United States and Germany
which ceases through diplomatic rup-
ture. 1t is the humanitarian task of
guarding the welfare of soldiers in the
prison camps of their enemies and the
care of German civilians detained in
the entente countries.
Precedent for the severance of diplo-
matte relations is found in modern his
tory only between lesser nations and
between first class powers and lesser
ones. The United States suspended
diplomatic relations with Mexico and
only recently were they resumed.
After the breaking of diplomatic re-
lauons comes the possibility of other
measures termed ."nonamicable modes
of redress which also are measures
short of war" These modes of re-
dress may include ,reprisals, retalia-
tions, nonintercourse and display of
force. and still there may be no state
of war. There are precedents of vari-
Gus sort and range for such action.
Nonintercourse acts can be passed
by Congress TO stop commerce between
the United States and Germany, but
as the war already has put the trade
at n low ebb the effects will be negli-
gible.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
Note Makes Germany
Outlaw, Hall Game Says

London, Feb. 3. such a COM
bination of cant and criminaity as is
contained in the German note to neu-
trail nations and the German Chancel-
lor's exposition of it, is not to be
found elsewhere in printed words.
Germany is the .Urah Heep of ma
tons, but she has out-Heeped herself.
To talk about attaining peace by
methods of murder is like trying to
force the gates of heaven with skele-
ton keys that have been forged in
hell"
These were the phrases in which
al Caine described the German threat
to America in a speech delivered to
an audience of American businessmen
in London at their weekly luncheon at
the Savoy.
Asserts L. $. Knew 1t Was Coming
Hall Caine said Englishmen had not
been surprised by the latest German
threat, except by it's barefaced bar
barity. The United States also knew it
was coming, and it's imminence was
the true cause of President Wilson's.
latest note and speeches. '.12
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
|BRITANS ARE
NOT WORRIED
See German Desperation and
Abandonment of Hope of
Military Victory

London. Feb. 3.-TwentS S-four hours
reflection over Germany's latest threat
appears to have left the British public
less worried than appears to be the
state of public mind in most neutral
countries. Two points of the issue
stand strongly in all public criticism.
First. that the German decision is the
counsel of desperation and n vital con-
fession that she has abandoned hope
for military victory i'm the field, and.
second. that having shown no restraint
warfare on shipping bound to opposing
belligereht countries II Is needless to
teel dismayed at what she is likely to
do in the future since probably all
available submarines have been in full
employ and II is unlikely that in the
near future Germany can have a much
greater number of underwater boats at
her command.
II cannot be said that the British
public is displaying any special alarm:
There are some who are even inclined
to welcome the threats as providing a
usetul stimulus to the government and
the nation. To the former. as tending
IN the direction of inducing the ad-
slbie to counteract submarine activity
ana TO measures on the part of the
government to speed up the construc-
tlon or merchant shipping in order to
replace daily losses; to the nation in
deciding a stronger recognition of
urgent economy, especially in the con-
VI loou III IGlS COnneCtlOn
there has been considerable criticism
OF the government action in taking
skilled farmhands for the army when
the Imperative need of the country was
TO conserve the food problem at home
the utmost. This question of the con-
flicting interests of the army and agri-
culture may be brought to a head by
the present situation.
Eagerly Watch Washington
Inc German press. on the other hand,
appears less confident of the happy re-
suits of the latest stroke. The Ger
man papers are warning their readers
not to expect too much Immediately
from the new submarine campaign
disappointment seems to be reflected
in the German press that the new move
mas failed to bring about further ne
gotiation with the United States on the
peace question.
American dispatches to the newspa-
pers are being watched with undimin-
ISned ned anxiety to see what, decision
Washington will make, this being a
much more absorbing question to
English readers than the actual re-
pulse of German submarine activity.
The point is noted here that in the Ger
man note is the expressed intention
for the first time not to annex Belgium.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
Harrisburg Will Be
Busy Center in Case
of War Says McCaleb

I'VE will be ready to do our part If
war is declared" to-day said William
PhiiadeipSis % DivIsion. IGcaoth of the Pennsyie We
vania Railroad. Mr.. McCaleb expects to
be called upon to furnish cars for troops
and shipments of munitions. and other
supplies from local industrial plants.
superintendent McCaleb said:
Harrisburg Will be busy center in
the event of war with Germany. With
large classification yards at Harrisburg,
Encla and Marysville, facilities are
right to pl ovide a large supply OF cars.
Passenger equipment will be needed to
haul the troops. Local industrial plants
will no doubt be called upon to furnish
supplies, and freight cars will be re-
quired. The Philadelphia Division is
will do our part"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
l l,425,O 900 Teutonic Aliens
in America; Protected For
Nine Months by Treaty

Washington, Feb. 3. - There are in
the United States approximately ?5O,-
600 unnaturalized Germans and l.
075,000 Austrians and Hungarians
who still are aliens. These are the
residents of the country who would be
subjected to the rules of war in the
event of developments more serious
than a break in diplomatic relations.
But the treaty with Prussia would ex-
empt the German citizens from mo-
lestation for nine months after war
is declared, and German merchants
may depart without restriction. The
same applies to America in Prussia.
The foregoing figures are based
upon the number of unnaturalized i'm
migrants from the Central Powers in
the United States at the time of the
last official census and on immigra-
ton from those countries up to Janu-
al 1
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
Americans Have No
Fear of Getting Home

London, Feb. "A large crowd of
homeward- bound Americans took the
poat train at Euston station this morn
ing. There seemed little apprebension
of danger. as to-day's sailing was ex-
empt under the German warming. il
being the last one with such exemp-
ton.
1t turned out that the demands for
transportation by Americans desiring
to get away from England were less
urgent than expected and virtually
one entire deck with first class accom-,
modation on the departing steamer
was not taken. The plans for the
time and place of the next sailing are
in abeyance pending advices from the
United States. Colonel Spencer Cosbv
returning American military attache
at Paris. and Mrs. Cosby were among
the passengers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
Spaniards Want More
Time to Return Ships

London. Feb. 8. - 4 Madrid dis
patch to Reuters says that the Span
ish government has telegraphed the
central powers asking that the time
allowed Spanish ships to return to
port be extended.
Many towns are protesting against
the note of the central powers and
nave sent appeals to the government
TO support with dignity the interest of
the nation. The administration has
prohibited an anti-German meeting
which was called at Santandre. The
consulates of the central powers at
Barcelona and the camp of interned
Germans near that city are being
guarded by the police.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
BANQUET FOR LEBANON co.

Lebanon, Pa, Feb. 3. - A banquet
was given to the members of Com
pany III, Tenth Pennsylvania Infantry
last evening. DR.. Joseph l.. Lem
berger was toastmaster and Mayor
Spsng made the formal address of
welcome. Other speakers included
DIR. T. E. Schmauk, president of the
general council of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church of North America;
A. d. Smith, president of the Corn
wall and Lebanon Railroad; ex-Sena-
tor C. r. Lantz, and eX-Assemblyma an
Gabriel Fl. Meyer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
Extra Armed Guard Pace
Around Warships in Docks

Norfolk, Va. Feb. 3. - Extra arm
ed guards were placed around the
battleship Louisiana and torpedoboat
destroyer Benham at the navy yard
last night. -..
The Louisiana was brilliantly illum-
mated, armed men walked her decks
and the dock where she is moored.
There was similar activity on and
about the Benham.
The Louisiana is UNDERGOING ex-
tensive repairs and is not ready to
sail unless her services are urrentIv
needed. She is having new guns in
stalled.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
PRICE DENIES CHARGES

Washington, Feb. 8. W. ".
Price, a newspaper correspondent at
the White House. named. by Mrs.
Ruth Thomason Nisconti. according
to homas w. Lawson. as a go-between
for Secretary Tumulty and others in
alleged Wall street operations con-
nected with the peace note leak,
categorically denied before the inves-
tigating committee to-day that he had
any knowledge of the Presidents note
from the White House or any cennec-
ton whatever with Secretary Tumulty
in the ma tier.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-03
Big British Cruiser
Off End of Long Island

New York, Feb. 3. - A British
cruiser. identity not learned, lay in the
vicinity OF Montauk Point, which is
at the eastern end of Long Island. at
sunset last evening. according to the
officers of the American Steamship
Amazonia, which arrived here to-day
from Liverpool. The warship had four
tunnels. She was of the Essex type.
The Amazonia and other incoming
vessels reached here ice-coated due to
the severely cold weather ut sea.