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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-12
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Washington, Aug. l1.-Nearly all of today in the senate was occupied by senator Simmons, chairman of the finance committee, in completing his explanation of changes made in the house war tax bill by the committee. The debate will he resumed Monday when Senator LaFollette expects to introduce minority report Senator McCumber had planned to discuss the bill, but as Senator Simmons did not conclude, he postponed his speech.
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55 More Men Are Selected
 to Serve i'm the National Army
City Seective Board Adheri ng Rigidy to Line Not to Allow Exemptions to App licants Except Upon Best
 and Sounde st Reasons.

The following is the list of men re- ported last night by selcctive draft board No. 1, for the city of Pine Bluff as having been accepted for military service, without exemption or dis charge:
 Robert Dempsey, 610 Morris. *Gilbelt Woods, PIP Missouri. *Henry Kernaghan, 23o7 West Fourth.
 *Julius Caesar Johnson, 1126 West Second.
 William A. Hillman, 1901 East Sec ond.
 *Esse Johnson, 721 Missouri.
 John Vernon Dutton, 1921 South Cherry.
 W. H. Riley, 1916 State. *Lee Singleton, S11 West Tenth.
 Claude M. Willis, 1219 West Twelfth.
 o. P. Ferguson, 1908 East Second.
 Thomas w. Leach, 1901 West Eleventh.
 Fred Sangster, 5O3 Spruce.
 Arthur LeRoy Faust, 2001 East Sixth.
 Whitfield Byers, 321 West Tenth. *Wesley Harris, 1234 East Thir. teenth.
 John w. Graves, 1902 West sev- enth.
 Richard Lamar Mosely, 12 Beech. *Will Williams, West End. *Joel Benjamin Head, 2900 West Eleventh.
 *Dave Edmonds, 62O East Fourteenth *Mose Harrison, 309 East Ninth. *Will Jones, 118 North Mulberry.
 Lev Hancock Goodrich, 1105 West Fifth.
 Perry D. Gathright, 135 East Sev- enteenth.
 *Fred Ford. 2215 West Eleventh.
 Henry Otte Keller, 211 West Bar raque.
 *Willie Wilson. 1920 West Scull.
 William E. Chandler, 403 East Sec ond.
 Charles Clayton Elmore, 1914 West Fourteenth.
 John Emmett Miller, 413 Ohio.
 James Samuel Evans, 1902 East Sixth.
 Arthur Hayes, country.
 Spencer Ellis, Thirteenth and Gum. *John Butcher, 512 North Locust. *Henry Richard, 41S East Thirteenth Charles G. Brenke, 101 Ohio. Leslie Ray Jegglin, 120 West Sixth.
 James Earle Brewster, 1903 West  *John Morris, West Fourteenth. *Charles Rogers, 816 West Pullen. Eamons Nelson, 1405 West Four teenth.
 Timothy Walter Sutton, 1915 West Eighth.
 Zack Palmer, 1903 West Second *John Williams. 1518 Cedar. Edwin Henry Loosely, 1416 West Fifteenth. *Frank Malone, 17O3 West Second. *General Gilmore Hunt, 1103
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Farm Loans, $4,OOOd()O.

Washington, Aug. n.-Applications for farm loans are pouring into the federal land bank at the rate of more than $l,0o0,0o0 day, the federal farm loan board announced today, the total for July having reached $34,310,- o0O lnix
 During that month the board ap- proved loans amounting to $16, ,0OO, ,0O0. About $4,O00,000 has been loaned far mers thus far.
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Measures Regarding Sale and Price to Be Announc-
 ed This Week.
MEATS AND DAIRY
 PRODUCTS SECOND
Shipping Board Will Ask for Another Half Billion for Their PrOgram.- ShipbuiIders Will Have n Na-
 ti0nal Organization.

Washington, Aug. 11.-Measures to control the sale and price of wheat and flour under the food control law food administration. Breadstuffs will be the first food over which the gov- ernment will exercise supervision. Meats and dairy products will come next Regulation of food products will be taken up by commodities and then as plans are made the administration Mill make known it's program.
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MILL EXPLOSION
 CAUSES ONE DEATH

Eagle Pass, Tex, Aug. 1.-Two young women dead, one fireman miss. ing, and three girls badly scaided, and two brick buildings partiall, de- molished, is the result of a boiler ex- plosion in mill at Piedras Nceras, Mexico, opposite here early y.ster- day.
 Two men, owners of the mill, are in jail, charged with criminal negli. 'gence. All are Mexicens. Officials Piedras Negras are withholding dc. tails.
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Springfield Strike Ends.

Springfield, Ill.,, Aug. 11.-The street car operatives strike here, which resulted in the killing of DO. liceman, and disirders for three weeks. was settled this afternoon, and all old employees of the company will return to work tomorrow.
 While full recognition of the union was denied, the men will be permitted to retain union membership. The new wage scale carries 30 cents maximum.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-12
About 400 Imported Men Forced to Leave City By
 Street Car Employees.
POLICE PRESENT,
 PRESERVE ORDER
Company Submits Proposition to Men. as Basis for Settiement-San Fran. cisco Carmen Walk Out.-
 Springfield Strike Ended.

Kansas City, Aug. 11.-With their hands held high above their heads, and surrounded on all sides by a cordon of strikers. the men imported to help settle the tie-up of the street ear lines here. were marched to the main union station tonight.
 Representatives of the strikers de clared it was their intention to send the strangers out of town.
 The passage through town was made amid wild cheering. The trike-breakers numbered about 4O0, and were members of the first con tingent which arrived this morning. They were taken to the company plant where they were subject to siege all day
 The strikers, before they surround cd the invaders of their labor trouble, called in police to preserve order, Chief Flahide commanding de;ach- ment of patrolmen in person.
 No resistance was offered when strikers told them to put their hands above their heads, and placing the cordon around them, started the march to the station. The police skirted the line of march, preserving order, while motor cars provided a vanguard that told citizens something out of the ordinary was happening.
 Passing the general office of the railway company, where a confer ence was in session between repre- sentatives of the strikers and the company the march was stopped and the strikers conferees' were cheered.
 At the union station, the men were loaded on a train, while the strikers left to bring other strike breakers housed in the car barns. 1t was es- timated their numbers ran from 600 to 800.
 Rioting on small scale was re- ported at several points throughout the city tonight, four cars being burned at one place.
 Late tonight it was learned that the company officials had submit ted proposal to the striking em- ployes, outlining plan for media tion. It was understood the trac. tion company asked the men to re' turn to work pending negotiations.
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KAISER IS INDICTED BY GRAND JURY OF
 MISSISSIPPI CITY

Meridian, Miss, Aug. H. Upon the sworn testimony of Representative w. w. Venable of the Fifth congressional dis, trict who was summoned to ap- pear today, the Lauderdale county grand jury today re- turned an indictment against Emperor William of Germany charging robbery. arson, mur- der, plotting, bribery and con- splracy, Call against the peace and dignity of the state of Mis- sissippi."
 The document was one of the strongest ever composed here. Deputy Sheriff Kennedy in- formed the court he would 20 after the kaiser, if provided With the proper papers.
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BACK FROM LONG HIKE.

Little Rock, Aug. 11.-Members of the officers training camp returned to Fort Roots today after Six days hike to Benton, 20 miles from here, during which they engaged in field n,aneuvres under direction of regular army officers.
 It is said the names of those who will receive commissions will be an nounced Tuesday and the training camp will end Wednesday.
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STAINS STRIKE TROUBLE.

Madrid, Aug. 11.-Employes on the Northern railroad went on strike at z o'clock last night.
 The government has taken all pre- cautions to prevent interruption of traffic and military forces are guard ing strategic points along the line.
 Most of the regular trains are rum ming with only slight delay. En- ployes of other lines have not joined the strikers.
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DROPS DEAD IN PULPIT.
Minister Was Preaching on "Uncer.
 tainties of Life"

Roseland, La., Aug. 11.--While preaching on the Uncertainties of Life," the Rev. c. J. Burgess of Amite dropped dead in the pulpit of the church at Palmetto, near here. He leaves a widow and seven children.
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HAS UNCLE WHO
 IS GERMAN, BUT
 JOINS U. S. ARMY

r Nashville, Tenn, Aug. 11.-v. E. Sleoert; nephew of Gen. w. L. Sic pert, who is with Pershing in France. has been drafted into the national army here. ""'
 The lad also has a great uncle in the German army, but he is anxious to get to France to join his American uncle. 0'''-
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TO CONTEST WITH vARDAMAN.

Jackson, Miss, Aug. 11.-Former Governor E. F. Noel announced here today that he would be a candidate for the United States senate to suc- ceed Senator Vardaman in the elec- tions next year. Senator Vardamans term expires March 4, 1919.
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TAFT'S CONDITION
 REPORTED BETTER

Clay Center, Kans., Aug. 11.-Wll- liam Howard Taft's condition tonight was reported as every favorable by pr. B. r. Morgan, attendant upon the former president, who was taken i'll here Monday, with acute intestinal indigestion.
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TRAIN WRECK KILLS FIVE.

Alexandria, La, Aug. 11.-Five per sons were killed and four hurt when a log train on the Natchez. Urania & Ruston road was wrecked today near Uranai.
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SOLDIERS INJURE PACIFIST.

Salt Lake City,, Aug. 11.-Refusing to stop selling Socialist papers, John 1 Riis, pacifist, was attacked on downtown street today by soldiers and suffered serious injuries.
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ONTARIO OFFICIAL DEAD.

Portland, Ore, Aug. 11.-Sir Will liam P. Clark, S1, of Toronto. lieuten- ant-governor of Ontario for five years, died today
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POLO PLAYER AN OFFICER.

New York, Aug. 11.-Devereaux Milhurn, famous polo player, is among the men designated by the war department for the second officers reserve training camp at Plattsburg.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-12
Frisco Carmen Quit.

san Francisco, Aug. 11.-Motormen and conductors on three lines of the United Railways here walked out to- night, leaving their cars in the streets The company profcssed ignorance of the trouble.
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SINK SUBMARINE, CLAIM OFFICERS
 BRITISH VESSEL
Gunners Say First Shot Struck boat, Whose
 Crew Were Rescued.

A Canadian Port, Aug. 11-Officers on board steamship which reached here today tell of sinking German submarine on the trip across the At lantic near the Irish coast
 me lookout man notified the cap- tam that small sailing vessel was acting suspiciously. Soon subma- flne was seen to emerge from behind 1t. Directly the submarine showed itself the gunner fired. He hit the undersea boat with his first shell; a second shot struck the coming tower and a third turned the submersible and it began a nose dive. It's crew clambered on deck and waived white handkerchiefs. The steamship left the saving of the Germans to a patrol boat that came up.
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The Weather
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Sunday and Monday, showers and thunderstorms.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-12

flo.is. Lauies' Society of American in s Ns. holds its annual convention
 New York this month.
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CR0WOER ISSUES MORE SPECIFIC
 EXPLANATION
A Man Must Be Indispens- able Before Exemption
 Can Be Granted.

Washington, Aug. 11.-Renewed emphasis was laid by Provost Mar shal General Crowder today on the fact that congress framed the army draft law in the interest of the na- tion. not of the individual. For that reason the lines are being drawn tigheter in the matter of exemptions.
 The government has acted slowly in bringing home to the people the rigid character of the act. There has been much. discussion of the exemp- tion problem on an erroneous view of the laws purpose, which assumed that married men would be exempted without question.
 General Crowder takes the posi- tion that married men will be exempt ed only when removal of the drafted man from the family circle probably would result in the family becoming a public burden.
 The government has taken the lead in scrutininzing closely individual cases among it's employees before ask ing that they be exempted. Where there is doubt, no exemption is asked.
 District boards have been ln- structed to make this act their guide in dealing with claims for exemption.
 An employer seeking exemption for man must prove to the boards satisfaction that his industry is neces- sary to the public interest or the maln- tenance to the military service. and that he cannot be replaced by another man or by woman.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-12
Sub Strikes Steamer.

OuU OtTIkeS SIedmer.
 Boston, Aug. 11.-A United States submarine collided with the Man. tucket beach excursion steamer May flower, in Boston harbor, during a thick fog late today.
 Navy yard officials said the ma terial damage to the submarine was slight. but that the Mayflower had a hole in her port bow. One seaman on the steamer suffered a broken leg.
 The 1,50O passengers of the vessel were transferred without accident to another steamers and brought here.
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Charged to PrO-Germans.

Van Buren, Aug. 11.-All members of the working Class union are called upon to loyallv uphold the govern ment of the United States, especially as to the draft law. and state con- vention of the organization is asked to take similar action in a resolution passed today by the Crawford county Working Class union. The convention pledged it's aid in every step Of mobilizing for war. ,
 One delegate declared that "the Oklahoma draft outbreak will be shown to have been inspired by pro German influence which, in order to divert attention from themselves, have sought to lay the responsibility on the union."
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-12

The following is the list of men re- ported last night by secctive draft board No. 1, for the city of Pine Bluff, as having been accepted for military service, without exemption or dis char0e:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-23

lap when the machine guns got busy.
They hastily dropped their sightseeing.
How a large shell was heard ap-
preaching is told by RepresentatiFe
Johnson and substantiated by other
members of the party. johnson and
Din were walking along well to the
a great noise behind them.
"what is it?" Dill asked.
"It sounds to me like an aeropiane
getting under way" Johnson said.
A few seconds later a tremendous
shell fell with a terrific report short
distance from the congressional party
Aeroplaue fighting is described as
giving a person on the ground much
the same sensation as watching ducks
fired upon The party saw six allied
aeroplanes under fire. at a height OF
from IL 900 to Is 900 feet, from the
German anti-aircraft guns The range
finding ability is described as marvel
Gus.
On another occasion members of the
party saw Sne of the allied sausage
balloons dropped German aviator,
hidden behind a cloud. few across the
space between the trenches and drop
ped the Sausage" with few well d.
rected shots. He also escaped.
Americans. by virtue OF their big tips.
are getting everything they want in
France. Before the advent OF the
American troops tips ranged from
centime. about penny, up The
American soldier tips nothing less than
a franc. now worth about fifteen cents
He can afford to. however. as he gets
a dollar a day in pay. while the Eng
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Welt. .The sums run from $50 upward
and downward. Usually. the man mas
no preference, though sometimes some
Of the things I suggest appeal to
and easy to mail Jeweiry is most
popular especially the nat bead
chains made by wounded French
soldiers. They are all the rage now
Every one in Paris has one. Then there
are lace collars and bits of old orocade
for sofa pillows. One man asked me
for the best doll in Paris"
Which brings me back to the boy at
the cafe.
His name is Jake ,,r
Yes" said Jake meditatively. I
bought thirty-two flrst-class dolls, ana
by thunder. AIN scairt | got the wrong
count l ought 20 have bought thirty
three!
Great Scott / said. at your age.
Man. you can't, You're not thirty-two
yourself. Are you u Mormon
He squirmed
Bon Marche are in it, he said. Down
at R., you knew, there is chill
dren's hospital The American Red
Cross took 'em in, thirty-three little
skin all burnt with the Germans new
poison gas. The kids weren't protected
like soldiers. and as it is very heavy
gas that clings to the ground. the poor
little things, being short, just walk ed
right through Invaded in it!-and
their clothes got im-preg-nat-ed. Yes,
burnt fourteen miles behind the front,
by gas from long range shells and
He seemed to think that 1t explained
everything.
But 1t didn't.
DO you calculate this is a suitable
Christmas present for a girl of TWEEN
ty-one?" he asked. so bashful that his
fingers trembled. untying the package.
Who would think SUCH things could
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off of which the Germans have been
driven. every member Of the party con-
firms is stripped of vegetation.
Representative Dill pays high trib-
ute to the women of France. They have
been judged improperly by many per
sons in this country, he insists. In
stead of being frivolous and gay. as
it is generally believed in this coun-
try. they are very earnestly engaged
in helping win the war. They are
fighting in their own way. doing work
behind the battle lines, such as watch
ing crossings and running street cars
All France is in mourning" Repre-
sentative Dill said I'm all of the hun
dreds Of miles that we travelled through
that sorrowful and desolate country
we never saw a man smile. Neither
did we see any young men. ! asked
Frenchman why it was. and he re-
piled:
There are young men. all right. but
three years Of war makes a man Of
twenty look thirty and man OF thirty
look forty"
Mr.. Dill expressed the opinion that
the women of France viii demand
and get the vote when the war s over.
But they are rot thinking of the vote
now; they are winning the country
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a peach. They're four of them. girl
dentists. come from philadelphia ana
Boston, doin' those POOR little emil.
dren's teeth" he r1uttered, low and
reverent Those rorghaecks is buyin'
her candy. got these bindings on
the quiet.
Christmas shopping?'
u borrowed from my captain" he
said. "Everybody's borrowin from
somebody. In the Army. we're such
bloated bondholders we're short of
ready cash Along with insurance
savings bank in Washington, srhscrip-
lions to French war loans. and all that,
we hear tell about cur pay. but don't
get much of II. That's right. Eleven
bundles. No. don't cali taxi; can
foot 1t to the depot. whispering
hoarsel.- so that he fri ghtened a stout
lady wipinl- he- 'lp-dog with @ cafe nap
kim I'm hroke.'
In the Care ST. Lazare waiting room.
the crowd" had already arrived. They
greeted Jake of Omaha with obvious
RELIEF.
we thought that you was lost. Jake.
We're real glad to see you. Kindly slip
US s1s5 to pay for these victuals!'
Jake stared at them bltnkly:
Search me-" he said. simply. IF the
Eiffel tower was so cents I couldn't buy
a rivet!"
The Sanmies ,neditated over their
empty coffee goblets and sandwich
touched in Paris. 1t was twenty min
utes to train time. and they had no
idea where to get their tickets inspect
ed and passed.
San Antonio. The charge is obtain
ing food and drink on false pretenses.
and desertion before the enemy, in case
we miss this train by going to jail for
On the quiet had already slipped the
Waiter 10 francs
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mas presents." faitered the boy from
Pittsburgh.
Train time. Rapid business The
waiter hands his card. Thirtytwo
bundles collected and apportioned. Mil
itary ricketts, (quarter-price) inspected
and viseed.
Jake came muttering.
"Runnin bar bill in Paris!" he MFR
veled. as they hked to the cars.
Wouldn't that gas you? They'll never
believe it in Omaha
wondered what the Sammies will
get back from Santa Claus, in return
for all this generosity.
1t is a secret. but on diligent inquiry
! learned it
Christmas trees. surprise bags
on the Christmas trees will hang
nice warm socks. mittens, muffiers.
pulse warmers, sticks of chocolate and
candy horses. The surprise bags will
contain nice warm socks. mittens. rnuf-
fers, pulse warmers. sticks of choco-
late, a game, washrag, cake of soap
and jews harp or mouth organ
Every Sammy in France gets nine
surprise bags and. of course, there's
also turkey dinner, better than we
civilians will get in Paris
STERLING HEII.IG
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GERMAN POISON GAS.

TT HE new poison gas OF the Germans
u is entirely invisible. No sound Is
heard at its approach, and gas masks
are donned quickly as soon as shell
bursts in the neighborhood Of an allieo
trench. 1t is to be perceived only by
swedish odor. as of chlorine and bit
ter almonds. which permeates the ar
II breathed into the lungs, 1t causes
almost Immediate nausea. The mask
is the only means OF protection, and 1t
was first used by the Germans In order
to prevent disaster from their own
deadly weapon. sometimes waited pack
upon them by tricky breeze.
The first protection against the gas
used by the allies was compress
soaked in a solution Of hyposuiphate
and carbonate of soda. which was
placed as closely as possible over the
mouth and nose. But the imperfections
Of this appliance were many. II was
required 10 be kept constantly wet and
incessant clippings in the solution were
necessary. owing to evaporation An
other ingredient added later was GER
tain oil. The compress rendered
speech impossible and prevented the
issuance Of orders by officers.
The German mask. which can be adj
justed by single snap OF the ruhber,
IS held on the face by elastic bands
which cross over the back Of the head,
1t is also provided with eyeglasses and
a pierced cylinder containing oily alb
sorbent congresses The latter screws
on to the mask and gives il the SOL
houette Of the head of hog. The pres
ent solutions employed by the allies
and their enemies are multiple and are
so combined as to simultaneously arrest
the poisonous effects OF the gas. When
the alarm is given. the mask must be
quickly adjusted and clean shaver chins
are one OF the strict requirements Of the
soldiers. The following is description
of war correspondents first encoun-
49,, 10.
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The Kaiser's Gamble.
GIT HE kaiser prepared for tween

GIT HE kaiser prepared for twenty
FIVE years for this war" said an
Army officer. The kaiser knew it
would be gamble. but he proposed TO
make it an absolutely safe gamble.
THE kaiser, launching this war,
seems TO me just about as heroic a
figure as Cornelius Husk.
"Iiusk went to a horse race, and was
astonished TO find out that If he bet on
Maud T. he'd get odds at sixty to one.
LOOK here. friend he said to the
bookmaker. do you mean to tell me, II
bet a dollar on Maud. and she wins,
you'll give me sixty
Yes, SIR the bookmaker answered
I'll give you sixty. and your own orig
inal dollar back besides
Then said Corn Husk. I'll take a
chance. But If I win I'll be satisfied
with the even sixty, You needn't give
me my own dollar back. mister, unless
| lose