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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-06
TAX ON COTTON
 NOW PROPOSED
 FOR WAR FUND
Pennsylvania Says South ern Planters Should Bear
 Part of War Cost.
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Washington, May 5.-A proposal by Representative Moore of Pennsyl- vania, to include tax Of $2.50 bale on cotton in the war revenue bill, stirred up a sectional controversy to- day in the ways and means commit q ] and resulted in failure to coms,'ctc the bill tonight. When adioura mert der discussion.
 MT. Moore proposed the cottor tax while the committee was struggling with indifferent success to raise the total of the bill to the $1,S00, 100000 required by Secretary McAdoo. He said it was only fair that the south ern planters bear their share of ou: taxes.
 Determined opposition was aroused and southern members are up in arms, predicting confide ntly that 1he proposal never would carry. They argued it would be just as fair tn tax wheat, corn and oats. Argument on the proposal will be renewed in the committee Monday. It's injection has made the time of the completion of the bill uncertain, but predictions were made it would be req !, for the house by Tuesday.
 House democrats again are lNok'rg With favor on applying 8 gtt'.;ated scale to the excess profits taxes, once suggested by Secretary McAdoo. Consideration was given a proposal today to strike out all exemptions and substitute for the subcommit- tees plan of doubling the present excess profit tax, a scale of 10 per cent on businesses paying from to 15 per cent, 15 on those paying 15 to 25 per cent, 20 on those paying 25 to 50 per cent, and 25 on those paying 30 per cent and upwards. Another proposal was to increase the present tax from to IA, instead of 16, as planned by the subcommittee.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-06
U-bOAT CAMP AIGN
 MAY BE DEFEATED
 BY YANKEE PLAN
Announced That Naval Con sulting Board Finds
 Means to Fight Subs.

New York, May 5.--W. l.. Saunders, chairman of the naval consulting board announced here today that the board had forwarded to Washington plans for dealing with the submarine problem, which, it was believed, had solved the problem successfully.
 MT. Saunders. who has been chair man Of the naval consulting board about two months. supplemented his announcement by saying that while the submarine problem cannot be considered in reality to have been solved until the U-boats have been destroyed, nevertheless numerous ex- periments had been made along tho Atlantic coast with highly encourag ing results, which led the board to feel confident that a successful so- lution had been reached.
 "It looks as though the submarine problem has been solved" MT. Saun- ders said, mot only in theory but in the strength of practical tests on the Atlantic coast"
 MT. Saunders added that 800 inven- tions for U-hOat suppression had been submitted for consider atiOn of the board, and experiments with many of them justified, he believed, the asser ton that plan had been found by which the submarine peril could be eliminated.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-06
|ARMORFD CARS ON
 MEXICAN TRAIN
 GIVE PROTECTION
Railroad Between Juarez, Chihuahua City Is Pre-
 pairing for Bandits.
Propose Restrict Emperor.

Chihuahua City, Mex, May B. A Armored no cars are now being attached 10 all passenger trains operating be- tween M here and the border at Juarez. lnese cars are converted from steel fI1naoia cars which were made in the sh; Jalted States and sent to Mexico with shipments of coal for the mines and aa saailroads. At the Mexican Central shops shops here drills are used to cut small stSIuare tS port holes along each side of snsss. snese cars, leaving the top side of the square uncut in order that the metal .aay sh;S,t De bent outward forming lip or sn!eld si4'a for the gunner who ppokes his rnle M through the opening.
 on %achlne h1cn1a guns are often mounted pp,osrudlng from these holes and are manned mann by de facto gunners hiding Ssnana S4na these .improvised breastworks ca S,reet are rails are bolted to the top of the taat; tars Tn order to give additional pro- r;f,nu ris.'on to the men operating the 'iiles and machine guns.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-06
Brilliant Offensive Straigh tens Out Salient in Front
 of LaffauX.
MANY GERMANS
 MADE CAPTIVES
Total of 22O,OOO Germans Killed, Wounded or Imprisoned During First Week of Latest Offensive
 Campaign by Ncyille's Army.
Associated Press SummaryD

With the strong fortress Of l.aon as their objective, French troops today continued their brilliant advance towards the Ailettc river from the heights above the Aisnt, northeast of Soissons.
 The angle in the French line in front of Laffaux has been straighten ed out by an advance along a front of nearly four miles on the road from Sossons to LaffauX. Further east, all high lands between Ceny and Cra- hills dominating the valley of the Ailette. are in possession of General Neville's men.
 The German resistance is declared to have been of most desperate char acter, but the French maintained their advances and in addition to in flicting heavy losses, took more than 1 300 prisoners on Saturday. The total of prisoners taken in the oper ations Friday was 1000, making a grand total for the two days offen- sive more than 5,300.
 Tn the operations about Laffaux, the French carried a salient in the Hindenburg line, of which Craonne, twelve miles to the northeast, is the strongest point in this territory. The French offensive north of the Aisne began April 416 and after five days of desperate fighting and an ad- vance of from two to five miles against strong German resistance, the French reached the line of the Che : mins des Danes and captured more than 2,300 prisoners.
 The German losses the first week of the French offensive on the Aisne and Champagne fronts is estimated at 220,00O killed. wounded and pris- oners.
 Advances on Friday and Saturday continued the work begun in April, and gave the French a grip on the Seigfreid positions on the Hindenberg line, in the Laon region.
 In northern France, in the Arras region, intensive fighting occurred around Bullecourt, but for the most part the British and Germans en- gagged in artillery duels.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-06
GERMAN ADMIRAL ' URGING ALLIANCE
 WITH JAPANESE
Says It Would Secure for All Times Rights of Nations
 in Far East.

Yokohama, May 5-An eventual alliance between Germany and Japan that would secure for all time the rights of the two countries in the Far east was foreseen by Admiral von Hintze, formerly German minis ter to China, in an interview with a reporter of the Kokumin Shimbun. The German admiral added his belief that later Russia would come into the agreement and thus form powerful triple alliance that would exercise a predominating sway over the two hemispheres and insure world peace. "
 Admiral von Hintze was in Japan on his way back to Germany, by way of the United States. He predicted that the war would be settled by com promise.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-06
DUTY CHARGES BURGESS TELLS
 LIES IN COURT

Little Rock, May 5.-Senator John R. Duty of Rogers, testifying for the defense at the trial of s. c. Sims of Hazen, former state senator, indicted on charges of accepting bribe, branded as "a most infamous false hood' the statement made by Ivison c. Burgess, former senator, indicted jointly with Sims, and who turned states evidence. that there was a combination of senators in the last assembly for the introduction of revenue measures" as Burgess testi- fled bills introduced for the purpose of inviting bribes were called. Sims said. Walker V. POwell's office was headouarters for the crowd, and that Powell was "chief lobbyist" and Ego between" Senator Duty contradicted most of Burgess testimony.
 The trial of Sims will continue far into next week.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-06
SIP PANNEL GUILTY
 KILLING BUTLER.
 SAYS TEXAS JURY
Attorneys Announce Will Move for Reversal, on
 Previous Acquittal.

Coleman, Texas, May 5.-A verdict of guilty of murder was returned to- night by the jury in the case of Harry J. Spannell, charged with the killing Of Lieut.. Col. M c. Butler
 Punishment was fixed at five years imprisonment. Spannell all but col lapsed when the verdict was read.
 Counsel for defense announced that a motion for new trial will be filed immediately, and if no; granted, an appeal will be taken. The appeal for reversal will be based specifically on the refusal of the court to sustain the defense's plea of former &C., quittal"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-06
LOST-!R !REWARD!

Lost, last night, between Union de- pot and West Fifth avenue railroad crossing, two brown leather travel ing bags, containing ladies wearing apparel. In one is copy of the Christian Science Quarterly addressed to Miss Johne Belle Barringer, and in the other a silver purse bearing the name Mary Huston. A liberal re- ward will be paid for the return of the bags and their contents to the Laser Motor company. .25 West Bar raque; telephone 255.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-06
ENGLAND GETS
 SECOND LOAN OF $25,00O,0o0
Announcement Made That France Will Receive
 $1O0,0O0,0O0 Soon.

Washington, May 5.-A second loan was made today by the govern ment to Great Britain. The amount, S25, 1000, ,000, was transferred by Sec retary McAdoo to Ambassador SpringRice. It will meet Great Rritain's requirements in this coun- try for about three days.
 The loan is for short term and will be taken into the greater loan to be made when the proceeds of the big bond issue are in hand. An nouncement was also made that the $1OO, 100000 loan to France would be made within day or so.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-06
COOL WEATHER
 IS FORECASTED

Washington, May 5.-Weather pre- f1ictions for the week beginning Sum- day, May 6, issued by the weather bu- reau today are:
 "West Gulf States-The first part of the week will be cool and. unset tied. with probably showers, the lat ter will be generally fair with mod crate. temperature.
 "Plains States and Upper and Mid dle Mississippi Valley-Rains are probable the first part. of the week In the Southern plains states and the Central Mississippi valley. Otherwise generally fair with temperature somewhat below the seasonal aver age"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-06
OLD UNIONIsTs wARLIKE.

Chicago, May 5.-"The old guard of labor of Chicago" composed of trade unionists who have be .n in the union movement for 25 years or more, have adopted resolutions urging universal military training and service and the vigorous prosecution of the war through the dispatch of troops to Eu- rope at the earliest moment.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-06
MAY MAKE 30 YEARS.
 MAXIMUM DRAFT AGE

Washington, May 1.-Two meetings today of senate and house conferees on the army draft bill failed to bring agreement on any of the important differences. A
 The conferees discussed briefly. n B maximum age for conscriptions, fix ed in the house at 40 and in the bill at 27 years.
 It is the general belief that a compromise making the maximum not over 30 years will be reached.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-06
STUDENTS ENLIST.
 COLLEGE CLOSES

Little Rock, May 5.-Announce- ment was made today that, owing to the number of students who have en- listed, Little Rock college will close Monday.
 Out of an enrolment of 57 students AZ have enlisted. Three members of the faculty have also responded to the call.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-06
EYE COLOR A TEST.

London, May 5.-Women workers in munitions factories whose duty it is to test and straighten rifle barrels are selected primarily by the color Of their eyes, it having been shown that gray or blue eyes provide far the larg- est percentage of efficient workers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-06
MEXICAN PAPER MONEY.

Mexico City, May 5.-The paper known as "infalsificables" is again being dealt in Mexico. This is due largely to a recent decree which provided that taxes, now assessed in national gold would be hereafter in- creased by an equal amount in infalsi- ficables..
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-06
CENSUS OF TIMBER.

London, May 5.-Timber stocks in England are to- be subject to monthly census beginning next month. All merchants and large consumers must send the government monthly return of stock on hand.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-06
WORHkAaEN'S GRAND COUNCIL
 APPROVES RUSSIAN NOTE
EIGHT ARE KILLED It FOUn RlOTiNG
 IN GERMAN TOWN

Amsterdam, via london. Nay Grave rioting has oe= cured in Mainz, Germany, ac- cordina to q report today bE the Telc&raaf.
 One thousand six hundred took part in demonstrations over the scarcity of food. Some shops were footed.
 Troops fired Ou the demon stratorS. the report adds, ana cight were killed. Later. the troops arrested 900 persons.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-06
GOVERNOR NAMES
 BOARD OF NURSES

Little Rock, May 5.-Governor Brough Saturday appointed three members on the State board of nurse examiners.
 Miss Ruth Riley of Fayetteville and Dr. Mahlon ogden of Little Rock were appointed to succeed themselves, while Mrs. w. C.. Green of Little Rock was appointed to succeed Mrs. F. w. Aydlett of Little Rock.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-06
JAPAN MAY SEND
 WAR COMMISSION

Washington, May 5.-Japan may send war commission to the United States. No definite information has been received, but it was said at the state department today that intima- tions from an unofficial source had been made that the Japanese govern ment was considering the move.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-06
SNOWFALL AT DENVER.

.;n JhenVer, May 5.-Four and one-half
 fs foSa or snow has fallen at Denver 'sUoay, s.oa m a snowstorm which is gen.
 soa saal over the Rocky mountain region, ,reev ,reoing to the local weather bu-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-06
Resolutions Declare People Will Compel Governments
 Forego Desires.
VOTE CONFIDENCE
 IN GOVERNMENT
Lengthy Session of Council of WOrk- men and Soldiers Delegates Com cluhes, With Apparent Perman-
 ent Quiet in Pctr0grad.

Pctrograd via London, May 5.-The sitting of the grand council of Work men and Soldiers delegates ended late last night, after the delegates had discussed the supplemental com- munication from the provisional gov ernment, explaining it's note to the allies.
 The council passed resolution as- sorting that the councils new note to the allies, soon to he sent, puts an end to all discussion over the maHer, it being satisfactory.
 Another resolution was adopted, declaring the policy Of non-annexa- tion for the first time lad been made the subject of international discus sion, and concluding as follows:
 "The executive committee, while asserting unalterable determination not to make peace except on these conditions, appeals to the entire rev. olutionary democracy of Russia to rally round the Council of Worwmen and Soldiers delegates, and declares ifs firm assurance that the people will be able to overcome the desires of their governments and force them to enter upon negotiations for peace, on the basis of renurciation of all annexations and indemnities."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-06
nice Chancellor Says State
 ment Will Be Issued 1 in Next Few Days.
MAY RESTRICT WILHELM'S POWER
ronstitution Committee of Reichstag co;d tO Have Reached Decision Which May Have Great Effect on Conditions Prevailing.

Copenhagen, May ,, via London
 h plainer declaration of Germany's
 neace conditions will be made by
 Ehancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg g
 within fortnight.
 Dr. Earl Helfferich, the vice chan
 kellor. announced yesterday that an knswer would be made within this
 lime by the chancellor to the inter
 bellations presented by the conserva- Elves and the socialists. The chan kellors decision to define Germany's s Rims was the result of pressure eX- erted from all sides.
 Propose Restrict Emperor. Amsterdam, May ,, via London.-A Restriction of power of the emperor bf Germany has been decided upon by the constitution committee of the teichstag to the dispatch from Berlin. Ordinances and decrees of the Kaiser will be issued ill the name of the empire and will require for valid' bty the countersignature of the inn perial chancellor or his representa- Live, who thereby assumes responsi- bility to the reichstag.' The constitution committee has re- ] 5ected Dr. Bernstein's proposals re- Auiring the. approval of the reichstag when treaties are being inaugurated end concluded, when war is declared, bnd when peace agreements are being lettled,. the Berlin dispatches stated. The committee also has rejected the proposal to introduce a bill gi7- fng the reichstag power to dismiss the chancellor when it wishes, the ad- vices add.
 Four German pacifist organizations have requested the reichstag to ac- eept the following principles, in view of the new situation created by the Russian revolution:
 First-Germany to make peace with Russia without territorial acqui- sition but under a guarantee that the national rights of Germans in Russia be respected.
 Second-Germany's peace terms in respect to her other enemies to be disclosed.
 Thlrd-The promotion of general peace by union of the nations and tne reduction of armaments. Fourth - Internal reorganization based on the will ard needs of the German people.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-06

Kohl-rabi leaves, if not too tough, are excellent when cooked as greens. and may be served as border around the kohl-rabi or as separate dish.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-06

The city of Venice is planning to open a technical school of arts and for boys.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-06
The Weather

in sunday. generally cloudy, showers Y "est: Monday showers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-06
Must Not Bear Arms.

Petrograd, May 5.-.n consequence of the disorders in Petrograd, the ex- ecutive committee of the council of workmen and soldiers delegates de- cided unanimously to forbid all pub lie meetings and demonstrations the next few days. Any one who incites the people to take part or who fires a shot will be regarded as traitor to the cause of the revolution.
 The committee will submit for in- vestigation the causes leading to the firing of shots in the streets here yesterday.
 The executive committee has pla- carded the streets with proclama- tion appealing to the people to main tain calm, order and discipline, and calling on soldiers not to go out car rying arms, and to obey only the or ders bearing the official signature of the executive council. It also ap- pealed to all workmen not to take part in meetings or demonstrations while carrying arms.
 Pass Vote of Confidence.
 Petrograd, via London, May B. The council of workmen's and sol- diers' delegates have passed vote of confidence in the government by a majority of B. The number of dele gates voting was 2,500
 The provisional government. through Premier Lvoff, has declined to modify the note sent to the allies.
 The government declares that the ministers are prepared to resign their posts if necessary. Premier Lvoff said:
 "It is impossible to send another note. The temporary government will comply with its duty and leave it's post rather than take such a step. which would menace the country with very serious consequences. The gov- ernment understands fully the re- responsibilities it has assumed in be- half of the country and in view of that responsibility is ready to resign if it becomes necessary"
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-08
apo Your Friends caII you Jerry7"

"Do Your Friends Call you JerryT
face. And always there was that GU
rious catching In her breath, and she
looked away again quickly, feeling
that 70 look too long was dangerous.
II have talked my share now" he
was saying, "tell me all about your
self, and the parsonage, and your FAM
lily. And who is Falryf And do you
attend the college at Mount Markf
You look like a college girl"
'Oh, l am not" said Prudence, re-
luctant TO make the admission for the
first time In her life. II am too stupid
70 be a college girl. l left high school
i've years ago and have been keeping
house for my father and sisters since
then. | am twenty years old. How
old are your
Il am twcnty-seven," and he smiled.
"Jerroid Harmer," she said slowly
and very unsteady. 1T is such a nice
name. Do your friends call you
Jerry3'
"rhe boys Mt school called me Roll
die, and sometimes Hammie. But my
mother always called me Jerry. She
isn't living now. either. You call me
Jerry. will your"
"Yes, l will. but II won't be proper.
But that never makes any difference
to me. except when II might shock
the members. You want me to call
you Jerry, don't your
Eyes. l do. And when we are better
acquainted. viii you let me call you
Prudencef"
"Call me that now. l can't be too
particular. you see. when I am lying
on your coat and pillowed with your
belongings. You might get cross, shd
rake them away from me. Did you
20 to ~college2"
"Yes. to Harvard. but l was moi
much of a student. Then l knocked
around n while, looking at the world
and two years ago / went home e
Des Molnes. l have been there eyel
since except for little runs once in 4
while"
Prudence sighed. "My sister Fair,
is going to college now. She's YER,
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-08

ciever-oh, very. You'll like her. / am
sure-much better than you do me, of
course Prudence was strangely
downcast.
81 am sure I won't" said Jerrold
Harmer, with unnecessary vehemence.
II don't care a thing for college girls.
| like home girls" Jerrold Tipped
over abruptly. and lay on the grass,
his face on his arms turned toward
her face. They were quiet for a while,
but their chances were clinging.
ibid you play football at collegef
You are so tall. Fairy's tall, too.
Falry's very grand looking. I've tried
my best to cat lots, and exercise, and
make myself bigger, butt am a
fzzle."
Eyes, I played football. But girls
dc not need to be so tall as men. Don't
you remember what Orlando said
about Rosalind-just as tall as my
hearth / imagine you come about to
my shoulder. Wen measure as soon
as you are on your feet again."
"Are you going to live in Mount
MUM AON ! GAt JOa AOAAAh6 " DN~d
Prudence was almost quivering as she
asked this. 1t was of vital impor'
lance.
mo, / will only be there a few days
but l shall probably be back every
week or so. Is your father very strict
Maybe he would object to your writing
to me-"
ooh, he isn't strict at all. And h'
will be glad for me to write TO you,
know. Is Des Moines just full Of beau
tiful girlsf'
~ should say not. 1 ney saw
real beautiful girl in Des Moines Il
my life. Or any place else, for tina
matter, until l came You know whel
you come right down to 1t, there ar
mighty few girls that look-just th
way o want them to look"
Prudence nodded. "That's the wa
with men, too. OF all the men l hav
seer In my life, 1 never saw one b'
fore that looked just the way l wan
ed him to-"
, "Before2" he questioned eagerly.
: eyes" said Prudence frankly. "Yo
look Just as 1 wish you to-"
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-03-08
NOTICE. or SALE or EsTRAY.

Notice Is hereby given that unless
claimed aud taken away before tho
date Of sale. that the following de-
scrlbod animal win be sold at the
farm OF owen A. Wall. near Areon
post office. on March 81. 1917, at two
o'clock p. m. one black heifer with
white markings. coming ? years old
branded "a on right ribs, crop from
each ear. Unless claimed aud taken
away before said date said animal
viii be sold at public sale 10 the high
eat bidder for cash. and the proceeds
used 10 pay the costs OF It's keep and
the cos OF advertising and sale, and
the surplus. II any. turned into the
county treasury.
D. Il. JEFFRIES.
Sheriff Power County.
Feb. 22-Mar. 80