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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-02-22

LONDON. Feb. 22.-An explosion IN the
the Christmas holidays was the greatest
disaster Of the kind which has occurred
anywhere since the war began, according
10 q Central News dispatch to the Aften-
posten. More than thousand persons
were killed out of 10000 employed In the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-02-22
DALLAS IS OBSERVING THE DAY.

DALLAS. Tex. Feb. 22-The closing
of the public schools banks and public
buildings and the tlutterins Of flags mark
ed Washineton'- birthday celebration here.
Business houses are not closed.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-02-22
Success Of British
War Loan Aslonishes
CBy Associated Press. J

GENEVA. Switzerland, Feb. 22-The
great success ~ the British war loan has
a-tonishcd Europe, says the Lausanne Ga a
zettc. The Geneva Gazette The Geneva
Tribune says "Since the world has ex-
listed such q huge sum has not ben offered
amy government IN one operation"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-02-22
MAILS CAN AGAIN BE SENT.
BY Associated Fress.

CIIRlSTIANA. Feb. 22.-lt j. officially
announced today that mails can again be
sent To Western Europe and America. The
dates for sailings, however, will not he
published.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-02-22
Food Riots Cause the
Closing of All Shops

LONDON. Feb. 22.-An Athens dis
patch 10 Reuter'~ says food riots among
workmen at Piraeu- have led 10 the clos
inc of III shops and customs houses.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-02-22
RED CROSS is SELLING FLAGS.
by Associated rrrssl

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, Feb. 22-Set-
TING aside this a. FLAG day" hundred a
Red Gross worker are selling American
flags They expect 20 dispose ot 10000
flaes and have AUTOMOBILES and peje-
trians wearing the national emblem be-
fore night.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-02-22
WEATHER SOLVES FUEL PROBLEM.
By Associated Fress-)

NIEENA. Feb. 22.-The passing of cold
weather and the setting in Of thaw has
solved fuel difficulties Of Vienna aud
greatly facilitated the Importation of food
stulfS Full bread rations are again be-
ing issued
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-02-22
Ship Captains Will
Discuss Sub Menace
(Ry Assncinted Press.l

PARIS. Feb. 22-A delegation Of mer-
chant ship captains from chief ports Of
France will soon arrive in Paris to consult
with the authorities A. to the best means of
dealing with the submarine menace
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-02-22
5000 DELEGATES ATTENDING MEET

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Feb 22-The
tenth annual convention Of the Society for
the Promotion Of Industrial Education
opened today with three thousand dele
gates ATTENDING.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-02-22
AUTHOR OF CASEY JONES" DEAD

Los ANGELES. Cali. Feb. 22-T
Lawrence Scibert, author Of the song
Casey Jones" died while being carried to
the hospital for an operation.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-02-22
SAIL FOR EUROPEAN PORTS.
tBy Associated Press.J

NEW YORK, Feb. 22-The oil tanker
Communipaw and the Pearl Shell, Ameri-
can freight steamships, carrying a general
cargo, sailed today for European ports.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-02-22

REPLY, NOW
IN BERLIN.
FORECASTS
A RUPTURE
by Associated Press

BERNE, Switzerland, Feb. 22.-Aus-
trla's reply to the United States, defining
her position in the submarine war, IA
known IN Berlin, according 10 the Frank
furter Zeitung, which predicts that
breach Of relations between Washington
and Vienna as inevitable.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-02-22
BIRTHDAY OF
WASHINGTON
MARKED BY
UNUSUALLY
BIG EVENTS

WASHINGTON, Ii. G., Feb. 22.-Presi-
dent Wilson participated III the Washing
tons birthday celhration in which gre
quent reference was made "a the present
internationl situation. The president
pledge alliance anew 10 the American flag
and with the audience, including cabinet
officials. diplomats and congressman.
stood AT salute while the pledging of nj
lancc was repeated.
The exercises we're held under the Joint
auspices of the Daughters Of the Amer-
can Revolution and sons Of the American
Revolution.
Senator Pomcrcne 81 Ohio delivered the
principal address The president present
ed gold medal u 4 school boy for writing
an essay on history. saving "it Is much
less Of IN adventure Nv write history thar
10 try "a enact it.'
NEW YORK. ). s.. Feb. - The cclc-
braiion uf Wa-h'ngton'~ birthday today
was marked ~ a greater display 1T the
national colorr~ and larger number Of
patriotic parade and meeting than III
many years.
Public celebrations III honor ut Wash
ington'- birthday are bein held IN thirty
Of the principle cities at the country bN
the Knight of Columbus. Arrangements
were made to hold the metin4- ai the
same hour - that telephone connections
could be mad and greetings exchanged.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-02-22
The WEATHER FORECAST.
Southwestern Summary.

Ninth Texas. cscud. 90 lnHGN. 80 - -.
Central Texas. cloudy. 80 "a IN
East Texas. clear Ga iaaw cloudy ~ to
81
West Texas. clear. - u -
culT Coast. cloudy - tnggy. - e. bN-
oklahoma. clear - cloudy. cain. - e.
10.
Arlan.as. ctar.ie 90 80.
Louisiana. cloudy. II.
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-18
Purchasers of School Bonds
 Refuse to Carry Out Contract
Pine Bluff District Board Will Declare $200O Check Forfeited, and Adverti SC for Bids on Issue of
 $200,000 Bonds.

speer & Dow of Little Rock, who bid in the issue of bor.Gs of $165 ,O0O, issued by the Special School District of Pine Bluff, for the purpose of o5- taining funds with which to erect a junior high school building, have re- fused to accept the bonds, and the board of trustees of the district will declare forfeited the certified check for $2,000, posted by the bond deal- CTS to insure compliance with their contract.
 This was announced by the school board last night, following confer ence with MT. Reams, representa- tive of Speer & Dow. No satisfactory reason was given the board for the firms refusal to accept the bonds, and it was finally decided nothing could be done but to declare the $2,000 forfeited, proceed to collect on the certified check, and readver- tise for bids on an issue of bonds of $20O,00O.
 The decision to float an issue of $200,00O worth of bonds was reached after consultation with Architect Mitchell Selligman regarding plans of the proposed building and the in- creased cost of all building material.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-18
Representative root Succeeds in Having Such
 Amendments Accepted.
TAXES ON POOR
 MAY BE OMITTED
Efforts Fail to Bring Changes in Pro- visions Fixing Exemptions From Income TaXcS-( (OngrcSSmen
 Will Not Tax Themselves.

Washington, May 17.-Furtter drastic increases were written into the surtax schedule of the war reve- nuc bill by the house in committee of the whole today, after announce ment by Democratic Leader Kitchns that Secretary McAdoo's latest esti- mate that one half of the cost of the first year of the war. which the bill is intended to cover, would be about $2,245, 100000.
 The increases, 25 per cent on all proposed surtaxes, between $40,00O and $1,000,000 as reported by the committee, and 45 per cent surtax on incomes in excess of $1,O00,OOO, as proposed by Representative Lenroot, was included by a vote of l46 to 107. MT. Kitchins and others who were opposed to the increase voted for mally against the proposal, but pre- yiously Mir. kitchins had declared on the floor that he did not see how any members of the ways and means committee could oppose them.
 No attempt will be made in the house, he announced tonight, to raise the total of the bill to $2,245, 5,0O0. .OOO. It is probable, however he added, that the total will be larger than the $1, ,S00,000000 contemplated in the original measure, and if it Is found that more money is needed, another bill will be brought in at the next session of congress.
 Other members believe that efforts to make the bill total $2,245 ,OO0, 900 will be made on the floor or in the committee, regardless of Secretary McAdoo's statement. Representative LenroOt announced that he will seek to have omitted from the bill all taxes on light and heat. Opponents of increases in the second class mail rates also will continue their fisst. A statement tonight said the surtax increases would add about S66, ,0OO, ,OOO to the total of the bill in the coming year.
 MT. Lenroot assailed the plan of tive Kerr of California to. insert an life and permitting the rich to retain their wealth. Efforts of Represen- tative Kerr of California to intert an amendment to increase the exemption on single persons from $1,00O to $2,000, and on married persons from $2,00O to $3,OO0, failed by vote of 100 to 50.
 Representative Mccormick of Illi- nois and Representative I4unn of New York tried unsuccessfully to get additional exemptions for married men with children.
 A proposal to insert a provision to turn over to the secretary of the treasury 65 per cent of the salaries of members of congress during the war, and another by Representative Burnett of Alabama to assess a tax of 50 per cent. on the salary of every representative who voted for war; were voted down.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-18
BAPTIST WOMEN
 DENIED RIGHT ID
 ACT AS DELEGATES
Southern Conventon at New Orleans Sends Pro-
 position to Committee.

New Orleans, May 17.-Women members of the Southern Baptist convention were denied the right for another year to serve as delegates to the annual convention of that de- nomination, by action of that body late today
 Robert C. Coleman of Dallas aroused those present by offering for adoption proposed amendment to the constitution, making women eli gible as delegates to the convention.
 Dr. J. w. Porter, of Lexington, Ky, vigorously opposed the amendment, declaring MT. Coleman was propos- ing, with only eleven minutes time available for discussion, to overturn a provision of the constitution which had stood for 73 years. He moved to table the amendment.
 Numerous advocates of women's rights sDrang up and heated de- bate followed. A parliamentary tangle ever the interpretation of the requirements for amending the con- stitution occupied an hours time. and finally a motion was offered by N. w. Bacon of Sparks, Miss. and adopted. to refer the amendment to a committee of five, with instructions to vote on it at next years conven- ticn, and the women lost their chance to serve as delegatest at this time.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-18

It was stated that it will cost ap- proximately $40,00O mere to erect the building now than it would have cost six or seven months ago.
 When the bonds are re-advertised it will be the third time the issue for the junior high school will have been offered for sale. The first contract of sale for bonds of $15O,0OO was de clared void by the chancery court because the proposed sale had not been advertised. It was necessary to increase the issue, because of the rising cost of materials, and bids were invited on bonds of $1e5,OOO Speer & Dow's bid of par and a premium of 1-5 of one per cent, the bidders to assume all expense of is suing the bonds, was considered just little better than one submitted by Jo Nichol of the Simmons National Bank, the only other bidder on the issue. With the refusal of Speer & Dow to carry out their contract, the bonds must be offered for sale once more, and again it is found neces- sary, by reason of the higher value of building material, to enlarge the amount for which bonds will be is- sued.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-18
First Patriotic Duty of
 Americans Is to Buy Liberty Bonds.
WANT PEOPLE TO
 DISPLAY LOYALTY
idea Behind Slogan of "A Liberty Bond in Every Home" is to Prove to PruSSianS America Is
 United and Determined.

A campaign to arouse latent patriO- tism to the end that there may be "A Liberty Bond in Every Home" in Southeast Arkansas was launched here yesterday by the Pine Bluff Clearing House association, and will be given added impetus today when bankers from the section comprising group seven of the Arkansas Bank CTS association will assemble here to discuss plans for concerted action. The meeting of Southeast Arkansas bankers at the chamber of commerce at 2 o'clock this afternoon will be open to the public, and local bankers have urged that all patriotic business men attend and give the benefit of their advice.
 The bankers are taking the lead in this work because of their patriotism, their facilities for distributing the bonds, and because of requests made by officials of the government at Washington, which has resulted in a nationwide movement to place the bonds with individuals quickly. It is the purpose to have the entire issue of s2,00O, O,OO0 15-30 year 3 R per cent. bonds subscribed by June 13.
 Thirty Days to Make Good.
 "There are 30 days within which the people of the United States must make good the action of the congress in pledging all of the resources of the country for the conduct of right eous war-a war for universal lib- erty." said Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo in issuing the official pros pectus and subscription blank. "Fail- ure to subscribe the $2,0o0,0 100000 re- quired would be confession of inn potence. do not for a moment doubt the overwhelming success of the liberty loan if the people are made to realize that no great work of this kind can be accomplished unless every one throws himself into the task with the energy and fire of de- termined patriotism. Wars cannot be
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-18
POLES IN AMERICA
 PROVIDE ENEMY FUNDS
Largest Portion of Contributions Will
 Pay Cost of Airship Squadron for TeutOnic Allies Forces.

Copenhagen, via London, May IT, According to the Vossische Zeitung of Berlin, the Polish council of state is expending five-sixths of the gift of 100000 crowns from a committee of American Poles, for airplane ser vice for the new Polish army which is being recruited for the central powers.
 The newspaper says this gift was forwarded through Count TernoWskl von Tarno, who went to Washington as Austro- Hungarian ambassador but returned home without presenting his credentials, owing to the severance of relations between Austria-Hungary and the United States.
 It is said this disposition of the money represent the express wish ol thn contributors and that the remain ing sixth will be expended to relieve the suffering of the Polish populatlon of Poalnd and Galicia.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-18
ENTENTE ALLIES VICTORTOJJS.
 TAKE BULLECOURT VILLAGE
Despite Prodigal Use of M and Munitions, German Grown Prince Unable o Stem Forward Move-
 1nent of Britt sh and French

French soldiers on the French front.
 From Tolmino to the sea the Ital- ians are keeping up the offensive against the Austrians and warding off violent counter attacks against positions they have captured. An unofficial dispatch reports the talk ing by the Italians of tie fashionable watering resort of Guino, at the head of the gulf of Trieste, and only 12 miles from the city of Trieste, Aus tria's most important port In six days of fighting since the Italian of- fensive began, 4,021 Austrians were made prisoners.
 In Macedonia also, the forces of the Teutonic allies are meeting with reverses at the hands of the entente. In the Cerna river region, notwith- standing they threw into the attack fresh achievements, the Germans lost to the French positions on a front of half mile, while in the Struma river region the British have taken the village of Kaupri and ele- ments of enemy trenches.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-18
CABINET IS FORMED.
All Factions Appear to Be Satisfied With Representation.

Petrograd. via London, May IT,, The cabinet crisis has been settled. A declaration of the governments policy has been accepted by the rep resentatives of the council of work mems and soldiers delegates. with merely slight alterations and was signed by them at midnight.
 During the sitting Nj. Tchernoff, National Socialist. vas appointed minister of agriculture and M. Sko- beleff, vice president of the council of workmen's and soldiers delegates, was appointed minister of labor. It was also decided to be desirable to include in the government Feodor Kokoshkine, constitutional democrat. and a professor at the University. oi Moscow, and M. Tceretelli, member of the council of workmen's and sol
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-18
Reports of Important Com lnittees Show Great Pro
 gross During Year.
SECRETARIES TELL
 OF ACHIEVEMENTS
General Assembly at Birmingham Wastes no Time in Preiiminaries. But Starts IabArS Immedi-
 ately Upon Converting.

Birmingham, May 17-The outstand- J ing feature of the 57th assembly oi the Presbyterian church in the United States here today was the election of ] Rev. John Miller Wells. d .commis- | Sioner from the prc&bytery of Will mlngtOn, N. C.. as moderator
 On motion, reports of the executive committee on foreign missions, the executive committee on home mis- siOns, the executive committee on Christian education and ministerial re- lief, and the executive committee on publication and Sunday school work were received. and the secretaries of these committees addressed the as semblv.
 Christian Endeayor Report. The endowment fund for minister ial relief of the Southern Presbyter- ian church now amounts to $543 ,651, the executive committee of Christian endeavor and ministerial relief re- ported tonight. The committee hopes to increase it to one million dollars.
 One elder contributed $6S, ,00o to this fund last year on condition the church contribute a sum twice as large. The church met the offer by giving $139,- 736.
 The receipts for all departments of the church work of this committee amounted to $25S,46 The beneficiaries of the church retired ministers and widows and orphans of ministers--number 263. The average amount of assistance given to each of the eighty ministers during the year was $294.03; the av- craze amount given to each widow was $169.25, and the average amount given to each orphan was $1OO.40.
 During the year the committee has loaned $30,740 to assist 2S9 candidates for the ministry, three candidates for medical mission service and four teen young women who are studying for special mission service, to aid them in securing education in Pres byterian colleges and seminaries. As each student repays the amount bor- rowed it is loaned to other appli- cants.
 The student loan fund now amounts to $24,349.50 and is used to aid stu dents other than those who are can- didates for the ministry and mission service in securing education at Pres byterian colleges. During the year thirty-six students received loans and on account of lack of funds sixty other applications for loans were declined. The maximum amount of loan to each student is $1OO for each year of the four years of col lege course.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-18
WOOD WILL HAVE
 CONTROL OVER
 TWELVE CAMPS
Southeastern Department Selected for Greater Part
 of Army Building.

Washington, May 1.-The chief center of the army training camps, by the war departments decision to- day, will be located in the new South eastern department under Major Gen. eral Wood. Twelve of the 31 camps will be placed in General Woods de- partment, which will be responsible for as many as any other two depart ments combined
 Grouped by departments, twelve of the camps are to be located in the Southeastern, one in the Northeast ern, four in the Eastern, six in the Central, six in the Southern depart ment and three in the Western de- partment.
 Selection of sites will depend largely upon transportation, water and light supplies and available open tracts of land for exercising the troops.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-18
Associated Press Summary.)

Associated Press Summary.)
 After days of most intensive fight ing, in which positions several times changed hands, and men fell in hum dreds, in attacks and counter attacks, the British have at last driven the Germans out of Bellecourt and once more are touching the southern. end of Vrocourt-Queant line, which field Marshal von Hindenburg constructed to defend Cambrai from the eastward against Field Marshal Haig's army
 Thousands of fresh Germans re- gently have gone into the fray around Bullecourt, but their efforts have gone for naught. in endeavoring to drive the British from the village. Although several times the line has been swept by the preponderance of weight, at no time have the British been forced to evacuate, holding here and there parts of the outskirts and holding back the Teutons until able to make counter attacks and regain the lost territory.
 Likewise, to the east at Arras. around the village of Roeux, the bat tie has been waged with vicious ness scarcely ever before seen, and here also the British have been suc- cessful.
 In Wednesdays fighting, the Ger mans were forced to give ground be. fore counter attacks inside the will lage of Roeux and loosened their hold on positions they previously had taken. Although the forces of the German crown prince used extreme violence in their attacks northeast oi soissons. in the sectors of Moulin Fassaux and Braye en Lannais. three of them against each sector, the, were again repulsed by French ar tillery and infantry, suffering enor nous casualties. To the east French troops. near Craonne. de- livered successful attacks, capturing trench clements.
 The Berlin war office reports tha for the first 16 days of May, Germans made prisoners of 5000 British ant
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-18
Building Plans Ready.

Washington, May 17.-Complete plans for the housing of 22,000 men at each of the 32 cantonments in which !he war army is to be trained, have been worked out by. the war depart ment officials and work will be started as soon as the department command CTS nave designated the sites.
 The building will be done by con tract, under supervision of army of- ilclals. Each camp will require about ,o'oVOOOO feet of lumber, with 2,OOO buildings in each encampment, in- ciudlng quarters, stables, kitchens, slorerooms and numerous other special buildings. Each camp will cover little more than square mile ol ground, not including the big tract necessary for drilling and military operations during training.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-18
RUSSIAN ARMY IS ABOUT TO START
 FIGHTING AGAIN
Commander in Chief De- clares More Energetic
 Methods Can Be Taken.

London, May 17-Reports from Pet rograd indicate the virtual settle ment of the differences that have ex isted between the provisional gov ernment and the council of work mems and soldiers delegates.
 Another heartening symptom is that all the army commanders, ex- cepting Gen. Brussiloff and Gen Gurko, who have resigned. have de cided to remain at their posts.
 General Alexieff, commander 1T chief of the army, has announced that he is assured that under the ne" government it will be possible to con- duct military affairs in more ener' getic manner.