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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-27
English Attack Yesterday Places Them in Outskirts
 of Zollebeke.
KAISER'S LINE TO
 OSTEND IN DANGER
Evident Objective of Field Marshal Haig is to Cut Railway Carrying Supplies to Bases at Ostend
 and Zeebrugge.
Associated Press Summary.)

Associated Press Summary.) Field Marshal Haig's men are again striking in Flanders and the force of 1 their blow like those that have pre- ceded it is meeting With good results on a front of nearly six miles. Not withstanding the necessity of carrying the Battle Crown Prince Rupprecht across uninviting ground virtually morass, owing to recent rains, and against the inevitable concrete and steel redoubts and woods and shell craters teeming with rapid fire guns the English, Scotch and Australian troops have snatched valuable vantage points from the Germans but not with out terrific opposition. The battle at last accounts was still raging with greatly reinforced Germans, who had anticipated the new thrust, fighting with unusual bitterness to hold fur ther British advances or to recapture terrain already wrested from them. Marshal Haig's new thrust was de- livered from the base of front line positions captured and consolidated last week, before which the Germans held numerous vantage points of strategic value barring the way to further inroads by the British or for harassing the British by machine gun and rifle bullets. As on previous oc- casions Marshal Haig loosed 8 verit- able inferno of artillery fire against the Germans before launching this attack in the early hours of Wednes- day morning, and when night fell im- portant positions had been ridded of the enemy, but with the Germans at numerous other points savagely con testing the right of way.
 Probably the most significant gain of the British, which the Germans as- sert was to depth of two-thirds of mile at certain points was near ZOn- nebeke, to within a few hundred yards of the western outskirts of which village they penetrated, plac- ing them about six miles from the ra:l- way running from Ostend through Roulers and Roubaix to Lille. The cutting of this line, which seems to be the objective of Marshal Haig, would seriously affect the transport of the Germans from their naval bases at Ostend and Zeebrugge to the south.
 Prior to the land attack British na- val forces heavily sheeled Ostend and again Wednesday afternoon they re- peated the bombardmnt. Meanwhile naval airplanes dropped bombs on towns in northern Belgium with visi- bly, effective results.
 On the other fronts, except in the Champagne and Verdun sectors of the line in France, no hostilities of great importance are in progress. Before Verdun the big guns again are roar ing mighty duel, evidently the fore runner of further big infantry opera : tions in the near future.
 <. In Champagne the French are neav- fly shelling the positions of the Ger man crown prince with the German artillery answering energetically.
 In the Austro-Italan theatre the Italians are carrying out successful patrol engagements against the Aus trians and continue to- drop large quantities of explosives from airplanes on military establishments behind the 1iuo
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-27
SUSPECT ST0CKYARDS
 FIRE DUE 70 GERMANS
Federal Investigation to Be Made of Blaze at East St. Louis Costing
 $25O,O0O.

East St. Louis. Ill.,, Sept. 26.-Federal authorities will make an immediate investigation of the fire which swept the horse market section of the Ma. tional stockyards here today, result ing in the injury of four persons, and property loss of $250,0O0.
 Acquainted as I am, with the East St. Louis situation" said United States District Attorney Karch tonight, "l shall not be surprised if an investiga tion reveals a. pro-German angle tc the fire. It certainly will be inves tigated thoroughly anu immediately
 The fire broke out in the burned section again tonight, but was soor extinguished.
 Those hurt in the fire today were a fireman and three horse dealers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-27
Labor Agitat0rs at Stuttgart
 Get Coats of Tar and Feathers
Arkansas County Rice Farmers Adopt Stern Measures in Handling suspectedI l.
 wv A gents

Stuttgart, Sept. 26.-Four white men who have been attempting to stir up labor trouble for the rice farmers Of this section were taken from the Jail here shortly after midnight by a crowd of about 150 masked men, given severe whippings, tarred and feathered, and then admonished to depart hastily from this county. The four were not permitted to leave to- gether, each being sent in different direction.
 One of the four was Luck Laur, a Stuttgart malcontent, while the other three were itinerants. Names of the three could not be learned.
 The four had been arrested Tuesday afternoon for disturbing the peace, complaints having been made that they were influencing labor brought here against helping to harvest the immense rice crop in this section.
 About 1 o'clock Wednesday morn ing about 50 automobile loads of rice farmers, among them several resi- dents of Stuttgart, drove up to the county jail. Douglas Hahl, jailor, was called to the door, and when in- formed that 150 armed rice farmers desired to converse with the four men in jail turned over his keys. With the four agitators in the mid dle of the procession, the 5C automo- ! piles drove two miles north of Stutt- gart and stopped on the Cotton Belt 1 right of way. An adequate supply of | horse-whips, tar and feathers had been brought along.
 Each of the four men were stripped, and a severe whipping administered By that time the tar had been melted and the hot liquid was literally ap l piled to the naked bodies of the four men. The coat of feathers came next.
 Each was given some friendly ad vice, following the application of the feathers.
 The advice was for the men to leave the county. Failure to heed it, the four men were informed, would men "necktie party" when the 150 rice farmers called their next gathering One of the four then was started north, another east, the third wes' and the fourth south. They were given their clothes following the lee ture. The four men had been active il
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-27
UNITARlANS SUPPORT
 PRESIDENT WILSON
Former President Taft Leads Them to Adopt Resolution for War to
 Success.

Montreal, Quebec, Sept. 2e.-The general conference of the Unitarian and other Christian churches at the twenty-seventh annual session here to- day repudiated by an overwhelmfng vote ''pacifist" resolution concern ing the entrance of the United States into the war, and followed the leader ship of former President Wm H. Taft in adopting resolution approving President Wilson's action, and d. claring that s'the war must be car ried to,/a successful issue"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-27
Orders to Rush White Men.

Little Rock, Sept. 26.-Local exemp- tion boards of Arkansas have been mo- tified by Adjutant General Lloyd England that all white men belonging to the first quota must be sent to Camp Pike by October 3, in order that arrangements may be, made there after for handling negroes. Tn a telegram General England gave out these instructions to the boards:
 "Those counties that have not filled the call of September 19 of white men must do so prior to October g.. Beginning October 3 all boards will forward white men to Camp Pike. as fast as theny are certified for service by the district board until all white men in your quota have been sent in. Orders governing disposition of ne- groes will be sent you later"
 On September 19 the northern coun- ties of Arkansas were called upon for so per cent of their quota in order to secure 40 per cent of the state. The remaining white men in the state will he called for October g. At the pres ent time 3.S91 white men have left their counties for Camp Pike, which leaves remainder of 217 to come upon the next call
 So far there have been 3,750 ne- groes certified for service in Arkan- sas. Neither the time nor the place has been designated for the movement of these troops. Adjutant General England says that reports that negro troops were coming to Camp Pike on October 3 is mistake, as orders do mt cOntomn1ate onv cuoh ,,oovoy,onv,+
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-27
More Than 200 Taken When Dragnet Spread and Pull
 ed in Last Night.
MANY AT WORK IN
 MUNITION PLANTS
Among the Enemy Aliens Taken in Haul is Heinrich Wetterhahn, Formerly Wireless Expert on
 Friedrich der Gross.

New York, Sept. 26.-A roundup of Germans fin .tfte five boroughs of Greater New York who have violat- ed the terms of permits granted them to enter zones barred to enemy aliens or who have gone into these districts without permits was begun late to- night. The arrests were made by po- lice cooperating with officers of the navy. It was said that more than 200 would be taken into custody.
 Fifteen police department automo- piles and hundreds of detectives were sent to various parts of the city to spread the dragnet for the aliens who have been under surveillance some time. Soon after the hunt started motor cars began returning to police headquarters bringing prisoners. Within short time nearly 100 men had been assembled in the drill hall at headquarters in Manhattan.
 Detectives who made the arrests brought with them satchels, suitcases and bags of all kinds which, it was intimated, contained important docu- ments.
 Some of the Germans were taken into the room where Captain Tunney of the bomb squad makes his head quarters.
 One of the men taken into custody was Heinrich Wetterhahn, wireless xpert on the German sttamship Friedrich der Crosse, on which in- cendiary bombs were manufa ctured to set fire to ships carrying supplies to tlt tntentt before the United States entered the war.
 "The navy department, in ccnjunc- tion with the detective bureau, has been Investigating for severaln months large numbers of enemy aliens, and has taken many of them into cus- tody," says a statement by Captain Tunney. Numbers of them have been employed in munition plants, and have been going into forbidden zones. More than 200 men from the bureau were assigned to gather them up to- night Investigations were made along this line by the navy yard of ficials, in cooperation with. the police of New York. No mention must be made of where these men are employ ed as it may hamper oth CT investi- gations now going on. The enemy aliens are to be held here for the present."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-27
IA orees to Evacuate Belgium And Pay Part of War Damage.
WANTS PROTECTION FOR THE FUTURE
horne Dispatch Says That in Note to Vatican, Kaiser Announces Conditions Under Which He Will Quit That Country.

London, Sept. 26.-Germany has boreed to evacuate Belgium on cer- kain conditions, it is declared in a Herman official statement, according {o dispatch from Berne today gwen Inf by the wireless press.
 1 Germany, it is stipulated, must have the right to develop her econo- {mic enterprise freely in Belgium, Especially in Antwerp.
 i The proposal made in a supplement {ary note to the vatican, replying to be peace initiative of Pope Benedict. fl was in the form of verbal com nunication made by Foreign Secre- kary Kuchlmann to the papal nuncio 4 Munich, wherein the foreign secre- ary specified the conditions under which Germany was willing to con- klude peace on the basis of the evac- kation of Belgium. . The verbal note to the papal huncio said Germany would contrib hte share of the compensationf to be paid to Belgium for war damage. Belgium would be required, it is laid to give a guarantee that any 5uch menace as that which threat kned Germany in 1914, would in fu- lure be excluded.
 l Belgium must undertake to main- bin administrative separation of the
 Flanders and, Walloon districts 1n- roduced by Germany, the verbal note lays, because this separation cor esponds to the wishes of a majority r the Belgian people and because Germany desires such separation on ccount of racial sympathy.
 A semi-official communication in De German press explanation of the lew German proposal says the gov fhment Intentionally avoided stating pore clearly the. conditions thus out lned. These conditions are said to le compatible with the dignity of Bel Iium. |.
 Germany avoided mentioning the luestion of the throne, because this Fas Belgian domestic matter. Ger pany, the communication says, will 2gree to any government in Belgium ghlch accepts the conditions set orth. The principal question is how ne guarantees enumerated can be formulated.
 Rome, Tuesday, Sept. 25.-The vati-
 an denies reports that Pope Benedict ntends to make proposals for peace
 egotlations involving mediation by
 ing Alfonso of Spain.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-27
SUBMARINES SCORE
 SHOWS BIG DECREASE

London, Sept. 26.-Thirteen British merchantmen of 1900 tons and over and two vessels of less than 1900 tons
 were sunk by mines or submarines last week, according to the weekly statement issued this evening by the admirality. In the aggregate this IS the smallest nurber of vessels sunk during any one week since Germany
 began her intnsified submarine war fare last February. Two fishing ves- sells also were sunk last week. ,e
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-27
TO REDUCE GAS PRICE.

Washington. Sept. 26.-Immediate measures looking to general reduc- ton in prices of fuel oil and gaso. line are under contemplation by the government. It has not been de- cided, 1t is understood. whether to move under the powers of the food control bill or to seek an agreement with the producers similar to the steer and copper price agreements.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-27
MILITARY SEIZES LIGHT PLANT.

Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio, Sept. 26-Military authorities last seized the electric light plant supply ing Chillicothe and Camp Sheridan, the military cantonment here. Fred Bursch, camp electrician, has been placed in charge of the electrical sup ply source.
 The seizure followed an order from Chillicothe authorities to cut off the electric light current to Camp Sheri- dan in order that Chillicothe street lights might be furnished power.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-27
KIDD TO AID COUNTRY.

Washington, Sept. 26.-Merchants' representatives who will assist the food administration in organizing bus- iness men in their states for the sup port of food conservation work an
 nounced today include B. F. Kidd.
 Little Rock, Ark.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-27
U. S. ADVANCES TO
 FRANCE $40, ,O0O, 900

!, Washington, Sept. 26.-A further credit of $4O,00O,O0O was extended to- day by the government to France. This brings the total advanced to the allies up to $2,466, 100000.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-27
GIN BURNS AT SCOTT'S.

scouts Sept. 2s.-A newly built onser Eoo.V gin belonging to Conoway lS So.. ana located at Scott's, was burn lsssa q. ! o'clock this morning. All ac- |or sories, noa including bagging and ties
 ras A;ooo bales, were burned. The gin
 rn,s ane ioss'ls estimated at $12,O0O. Cir ks.a k'.ances surrounding the fire indi-
 .e .nat It was of incendiary origin.
 '. ocott says the gin will be rebuilt
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-27
JAPANESE MISSION WILL VISIT NEW YORK

New York, Sept. 26.-New York has completed elaborate preparations for the reception and entertainment of the members of the Japanese mis- sion, headed by Viscount Ishii, who are to be the guests of this city during the ensuing two or three days.
 The program provides for a mu- nicipal banquet and public reception and trips to West Point and other places in the vicinity.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-27
RlTlsH LEADERS SON MISSING,

. London, .L Sept. 2e.-Andrew Bonar E.aw' chancellor of the excheouer. Isys the Daily Mail. has been inform
 u mat his eldest son, Captain J. K.
 "m' o,s IL. F. C., is missing. His second uan. Lieut.. c. J. Law, has been a sonef ns or the Turks since last April, Fnu third son, Anthony. is a private.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-27
STRIKE DISORDER
 IN BUENOS AIRES

Buenos Aires, Sept. &c., Serious dis orders occurred in various parts of the capital today as the result of anti German manifestations and strike aei- tation.
 As an outcome of the firing upon street cars by strikers and their sym- pathizers an inspector was killed and Several persons were wounded.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-27
OCEAN RATE ss.7s A TON.

Washington. Sept. 26.-A charter rate of $5.75 ton a month has been decided on by the shipping board as a base the government will pay for reouisitioned ocean going merchant vessels. Within a short time the hoard will take over for government use every American veksel available for overseas service.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-27
CONVICTED OF TREASON.

Petrograd, Sept. 26.-General Souk- homlinoff, former minister of. war, was sentenced to hard labor for life after conviction of the charge of high treason in the court here today. Madame Soukhomlinoff was acquit- tod
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-27
MANUFACTURERS TO MEET.

Newark, N. J., Sept. 26.-In re sponse to call issued by Governor Edge, many of the leading manufac- turers of New Jersey assembled to- day to discuss the organization of state association for effective cooper ation in dealing with industrial prob lems arsing from the war.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-27

me Lorton was sunk inside Spanish salers last February by a German uomarine. Peru declared the sinking | pc unjustifiable and insisted on Rayment Ra a of an indemnity by Germany.
 ne German government offered to uplhlt the case to a prize court.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-27

See the two-period dining room
 suites we are offering this week at extremely low prices on club plan. Now in our windows. KNOX WALKER 9-27-2t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-27
IND NOW PERU IS
 AFTER GERMANY

Lima, Peru, Sept. 26.-The govern p[ent has instructed the Peruvian min. Pler at Berlin to present to the Ger pan government demand that satis- Hcnon be given within eight days pr the sinking of the Peruvian bark Eorton. If the demand is not met, |.p'omauc ,. relations will be broken
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-27

Rome. Tuesday, Sept. 25.-The vati- an denies reports that Pope Benedict ntends to make proposals for peace egotiations involving mediation by ling Alfonso of Spain.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-16
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The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-16

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The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-16
THEFT Of CANARY
IN CAGE CHARGED
To YOUNG NEGRO

Jim Chastang was released from
the county jail yesterday under sus-
pended sentence, so long as he be-
haved, it was tacitly understood
That was in the forenoon about 10
o'clock.
The record shows that Jim again
sought trouble, and in q most unusual
channel, for the police charge hira
with the theft of canary, in a giIdeA
cage, which he is alleged to have ep-
propriated from a place on West Ear
ragossa street. He is charged with
being a dangerous and suspicious
character in the city court, but will
be turned over to the county, authori-
ties this morning, as a warrant is
standing against him in the county
courts, charging larceny.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-08-16
NEGRO PHYSICIAN
IS ACQUITTED OF
SERIOUS CHARGE

NJ. F. Beverette and Dan Watson,
both colored, who were arrested Sun
day on a charge of being dangerous
and suspicious characters, were dis
charged from custody yesterday when
arraigned for trial before Recorder
Semmes.
They were arrested in connection
with the burial of child of prema-
ture birth few days since, but moth
ing of a criminal nature was adduced
against either of the parties concerned
and they were discharged from Gus
todv by the recorder.
NJ. F. Beverette is the proprietor Of
a drug store on West Hill, and is a
practicing physician. His arrest, on
account of his standing among the
colored people, was great surprise.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-13

The plan for insurance for
our soldiers is just and at the
same time economically sound.
1t will be a splendid substitute
for the pension system which
has often worked poorly. Let
congress pass the measure sug-
gested by Secretary McAdoo.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-13

vaded, dependent for a long time
solely upon itself and short of labor
For this reason England does not re-
fuse credit to France.
They (the United States) will open
to the allies of Europe credits as
largo as may be needed" the article
concludes, for to refuse them would
be to make continuation of the war
impossible. But it is important that
Americans take account as soon as
possible of the obligations which
they cannot escape. Every delay In
their action. every hesitation risked
might have the5 most serious conse-
quences for the allies. This is what
must be understood in America, and
what does not seem to have been un-
derstood yet to judge by the shipment
OF gold which England has had to
send to America
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-13

ted States government. we are
told from Washington, ''is sure
to provoke a storm of OPPOSITE
on among American manufac-
turers and exporters" Quite
likely in many cases.
They were getting all sorts
of fancy prices from Britain
and France and Russia before
we entered the war. Why not
thereafter? Is not business
still business? Cannot the
President let we'll enough
alone? We are now lending
these allies money in billions of
dollars with which to pay for
the supplies. What better
business than that they should
use the money in bidding up
prices against our own consum-
ers as well as themselves for
the special enrichment of war
manufacturers?
1t is accordingly in order to |
ask why we should not shoot |
our allies in the back as we all |
move together into battle with
the common enemy? 1t am
cunts to the same thing. The
side with the stronger nerve
may win the war. as linden
burg says, but the stronger
nerve is going to be found ulti-
on the side of the
economic force, and
for anybody's private
gain is not going to strengthen
the economic force of the allied
cause. That Revolutionary
farmer who went through the
starving camp at Valley Forge
every day bawiing for his miss
ng COW has lived long in Am
srican history. Are there cash
register patriots today envious
If a like reputation?-New
York World. t,