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Hundreds of Rural School Pupils
 Enter Annual Meet tO Begin Today
Several Thousand Expected to Witness Track and Field
 Contests at Athletic Field Tomorrow.

the entries already received for the track and field events tomorrow, and it is expected there will be almost as many entries received today:
 Rcdiield School.
 Ages 6 to 9--50-yard dash, Robert Russell and Ivan Woolcms; 25-yard dash, Robert Russell and Searcy Nc Burnett; potato race, Robert Russell.
 Ages 9 to 12-25~yard dash, Virgil Murdock and Ollie Matthews; 50-yar1 dash, Ollie Matthew sand Henry Bate man; 100-yard dash, Ollie Matthews and Virgil Murdock; potato race, Jack Henry; standing broad jump, Ollie Matthews and Henry Bateman; run ming broad jump, Ollie Matthews an1 Virgil Murdock; high jump, Ollie Matthews and Robert Russell.
 Ages 12 to 6-50~yard dash, Fred Murdock and Jesse Hoffman; 100- yard dash. Fred Murdock and Lloyd Kirklin: 220-yard dash, Lloyd Kirk lin; 440-relay, Fred Murdock, Jesse Hoffman, Fulton Shope and Lloyd Kirklin; standing broad jump, Fred Murdock and Lloyd Krklin; running broad jump, Fred Murdock and Lloyc Kirklin; running high jump, Fred Murdock and Jesse Hoffman.
 Ages 16 and up--50yard dash James Smith and Fred Murdock; 100- yard dash, James Smith and Lloy Kirklin; 220-yard dash, James Smith and Fred Murdock; SS0-yard relay James Smith, Fred Murdock, Lloyi Kirklin and Jesse Hoffman; standing broad jump, James Smith and Lloyt Kirklin; running broad jump, James Smith and Fred 'MurGOck; running high jump, James Smith and Ere; MurdOck
 Ages 12 to 1S-Potato race, James
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FAVORABLE REPORTS
 ON NAVY MEASURES

Washington, April 11.-Favorable reports were made today by the naval committee on bills to permit each senator and representative to make one additional appointment to the naval academy this year. and to raise the age limit for officers in the naval reserve from B years to 50 years.
 Bills to enable merchant ship cap tains to be enrolled in the naval re- serve in like positions, to empower the president to take over American owned ships for war purposes. and to permit the naval reserves to train at naval stations as well as on naval vessels, also were reported.
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SNOW STORM 0N
 WESTERN FRONT
 HALTS BRITISH Haig's Men Capture More Ground, Though Forced
 to Give Way Once. AMERICAN AIRMEN
 TO FLY U. $. FLAG Stars and Stripes Will Go Into Air Battles on French Front, Members of Lafayette Corps Adopting Also II. s. Uniform.
Associated Press Summary.)


 A violent snow storm has served for the moment to hold in leash the British forces which since early Sun day morning have been hammering the Germans hard along the Arras- Lens front.
 Lowlying clouds and thickly-fall- ing snow have impeded the movement of the troops. In the early hours of the morning, the village and heights of Monche le Preux, west of Arras, fell into the hands of the British and were held against two counter-attacks delivered by the Germans, according to the London war office.
 To the north of this position, Ber- lin reports the repulse, with heavy casualties, of British infantry and cavalry attacks near SampauX and Reoux. ''7@}
 The London communication states that in the neighborhood of Bulle- court, west of Cambrai, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig's men penetrated the German positions, but later were counter-attacked by superior forces and were compelled to return to their former positions.
 In this fight, and also in the battle near Hardecourt, northwest of St. Quentin, Berlin says 1000 British prisoners and % machine guns were captured. a....
 Near St. quentin. from soissons to Rheims, and eastward into the Cham pagne, violent artillery duels are be- ing fought between the French and the Germans.
 The American flag is to fly imme- diately over the front in France. The FaFayette flying corps, composed mainly of Americans, is to adopt the American uniform and carry the Stars and Stripes, during their ln- cursions into enemy territory and in battles in the air with German avia- tors.
 There have been several engage ments between the Russians and the Teutons on the Russian front, but no important changes in position have resulted.
 The Austrians and the Italians along the western portion of the Austro-Italian theater are lombard ing each other heavily. On the Carso plateau, in the eastern end Of the theater, the Italians pushed back the Austrians at various places.
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
 ATTENTION.

As grand knight. of Council 1153 ot the Knights of Columbus it is my duty to announce, with sorrow and re- gret, the death of our member and beloved chaplain, Rt. Rev. Mnsgr. P. F. Enright, who died Tuesday night in the city of Hot Springs. His funeral will be held Friday morning at 10 o'clock from the Cathedral In the city of Little Rock. It is the duty of each knight to sacrifice the time necessary to attend the servlces al fhe Cathedral, and call upon you IS grand knight to make the sacrifice. if possible, and attend In addition to being a member in good standing. he was also chaplain of our council and pastor of St. Joseph's Catholic church of this city.
 E. J. KERW1N, 1t Grand Knight Council 1153.
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WASHINGTON ID
 BE SCENE OF
 WAR COUNCIL French and British Commis- sions Coming to Confer With U. $. Officials.
TO OUTLINE PLAN
 FOR WAR POLICY
Arthur J. BaliOur to Head British WOmmiSsi0n, While Mons. Viyiani, Former Premier to France, to
 Represent His Country.

Washington, April 11.-Thc as sembly in Washington within a few weeks of great international war council was foreshadowcd by the an nounccment at tho state department tonight that a British commission, headed by Arthur J. Ralfour, minister of foreign affairs, expects to arrive within 10 days to discuss with the government here questions connected with the conduct of the war.
 In addition to the British foreign minister. the commission will consist of Admiral Dechair, of the British navy, General Bridges of the British army and the governor of the Bank of England, attended by numerous staffs.
 This was as far as the announce ment by the state department goes, but it was learned authoritatively that French commission composed of officials and officers equally as dis tinguished as the British representa- lives also will be in Washington about the same time.
 The French commission will be headed by Mons. Viviani, at present minister of justice in the French cabi- net, and formerly premier. It is not l known definitely whether any of the other allied powers will send commis- sions to Washington, but it is as sumed, owing to the difficulties roi passage. the interests of these gov ernments will be cared for by their resident ambassadors.
 Beyond the statement that the ob' ject of the commission is to discuss questions generally of policy con nected with the war, no information was given out at the state depart ment. It was made clear, however that in no way will the government depart from the traditional policy o1 avoiding everything in the nature of political alliances, though, of course that does not exclude full military and naval cooperation in the prose cution of the war.
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plans for Increasing Pro- duction in County to be
 Formulated.
1MpERATIVE THAT
 WE GROW OWN FOOD
roaders in Community Realize That prohable Food Shortage Will Cre-
 ote rritical Situation Here Un- less Farmers Co.Operate.

Representative planters and farm CTS from every township in the coun- ty are expected to attend a con- ference at 10:30 o'clock this morning, at the assembly hall of the chamber of commerce.. to discuss plans for the carrying out of county wide cam paign in behalf of the greater produc- tion and conservation of food and feedstuffs.
 The official call for the meeting was issued by County Judge l.. B. Cheek. acting on the authority con- ferred upon him in the proclamation issued Monday by Gov c; H. Brough, and was followed by telephone mes sages to more than two score of the leading planters and farmers in the state. Almost full attendance is anticipated, because of the general understanding and belief in the need for immediate action in this matter.
 That the merchants who supply the small farmers, the tenant farmers, will lend their aid and cooperation, as will also the large plantation oWn- CTS, is generally believed, as the out come of conference yesterday morn ing which was attended by some of these supply men," as they are gen. erally termed, and committee rep resenting the meeting held Tuesday at the chamber of commerce..
 Supply Men May Help.
 The supply men did not give any specific promises of cooperation, but at the same time they did appear to be impressed with the conditions pre- vailing and threatened. It is known that the great success of this con- seryation and mobilization of food and feedstuffs will depend in great degree upon the supply men and the big plantation owners, hence the meeting today is expected to take steps to impress upon the supply men and the plantations owners, the vital necessity for them to insist that their patrons and tenants shall plant and cultivate foodstuffs enough, at least, for their own needs.
 Always in the past, it was pointed out yesterday and Tuesday, the sup ply man and the big plantation owner have been the principal obstacles to any and all movements for diversifi- cation of crops. They have sought al- ways to have every possible acre planted in cotton, not only giving no aid to the movements for the grow ing at home of the food supply of the home, but have directly and openly fought such movements. Some few of the big plantation owners, it has been stated, have not adopted this course, but have caused much grain and other foodstuffs to be grown. The greater number of them, however, and the supply men, as rule, have adopted the contrary course.
 Mir. VrOOman's Stirring Talk.
 Carl Vrooman, assistant secretary of the United States department of agriculture, is touring the country and particularly the South, as the per sonal representative of President Woodrow Wilson, in earnest advocacy of the general adoption of the plan of greater production and conservation of foodstuffs.
 This is the message MT. Vroonlan has brought to the people of Arkansas and the other Southern states:
 Food supply
 "The responsibility for adequate
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WEST VIRGINIA CITY
 GETS MUNITIONS WORKS
Governments ArmOr Plate and Pro- jectile Factories to be Built
 at Charlotte.

Washington, April 1.-The govern ment's armor plant and projectile factory, for which congress has ap- propriated $12,7OO,O0O, will be built at Charlotte, w. Va, location rec- commended by a special navy board as offering an ideal combination rf military safety and access to manu- featuring materials. In announcing the selection, Secretary Daniels said construction work will begin at once.
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HOOVER WILL HEAD
 FEDERAL FOOD BOARD

Washington, April 11.-Herbert c. Hoover, chairman of the American commission for relief in Belgium, has accepted the chairmanship of the new food board in the United States.
 MT. Hoover considers it the fore most duty of the United States to- ward her allies to see that they are provided with food. He favors the cessation of wastage of food in the United States and the deprivation of the people, if necessary, that the allies be adequately supported.
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TO PUT PEN SYSTEM
 ON A CASH BASIS

Little Rock, April 11.-A meeting of the penitentiary commission has been called for next Saturday to con- sider plans for placing the peniten- tiary on cash basis. It is estimated that this will produce saving of at least $36,000 during the ensuing bien- nial period. Local banks have agreed to advance money monthly, about $1S,000, to furnish the supplies, and to accept notes payable after the sale of the crops.
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soUTHERNERs, ENROLL FOR TIE Sn,a nr,
 NATIONAL FOOD CRUSADE!

patriotism you lnan co' o4h fo arv- willing to do your part to keep families the sou1 comnandeered the raise garden or corn wheat peas CT Deans 1 h;o another 10 do s Dy sed credit or other help if any will answer tue feed itself sign th1s
 Send it to the Chamber o Commerce. Pine bul ne" "o
 The pledge follows: .4- = ;noroacnp the food pressing milary necessary food nation as to anto- in struggle agans' and mlitarism hereby pledge myself to do my " ~ follows:
 My acreage 1916 as- acreS'
 My cotton 1917 ---- acres
 My 1916 acfes My acreage 1917 acres
 I will plant acres Tn reas
 will acres in beans will nant in sorghum. :. acres in peanuts
 (signed)------ze
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BELGIANS ARE JAILED.

Amsterdam, April 1.-The Neuwe Louvelles of Maastricht announces the arrest of the son and two sons- in-law of Baron de Favereau. former Belgian foreign minister and presi- dent of the Belgian senate. They have been imprisoned at Liege. The reason for their arrest is not known.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-12

Justice Of the Peace Cabe Meyer, affectionately known as Uncle Gabe" to thousands in Jefferson county, bears the distinction of being the only living man who has helped to hoist the flags of two governments over the Jefferson county courthouse. As 8 member of the home guards in 1861, Uncle Gabe" hoisted the Bonnie Blue Flag" the symbol of the Con- federate States of America, over the Jefferson temple of justice, where, Tuesday, he helped to hoist the Stars and Stripes" to which he now is as loyal as he was to the Stars and Bars back in '61-'65. Uncle Gabe" is probably the only Germantown citizen of the United States who can say that he has hoisted in time of war flags of two governments over a pub lie building in the United States.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-12
BANDITS KIDNAP TWO.

Douglas, Ariz., April 11.-C. J. Dun can. manager of the Hacienda Nadabi, 65 miles southwest of here, and British vice consul, was captured and held prisoner by Mexican bandits from Sunday to yesterday morning, he stated upon his arrival here today. He says he and an American cowboy were left by the bandits at ranch house yesterday while they were asleep.
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sUNDRY BILL PASSES.

Washington, April 1.-The way for the passage of war legislation was cleared in the senate today by the adoption of the sundry civil appro- priation bill, carrying $155.OO0OOO, and the last of the four big supply measures to pass. All these meas ures have already passed the house and minor changes made in the sen ate will be disposed of quickly m conference
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-12
GUARDSMEN WITH
 DEPENDENTS OUT

Chicago, April 11.-Members of the national guard who have relatives dependant upon them, must leave the service, regardless of any desire they may have to serve the country, ac- cording to an order issued today by Mai.-Gen. Thos. H. Barry, command- ing the central department of the United States army. The order does not apply to officers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-12
GERMAN U.BOAT SCORE.

London, April 11-During the week ending April 8, IF British merchant vessels of more than 1900 tons were sunk. Two vessels of less than 1900 tons were sunk in the same period, according to an official announcement made tonight.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-12
GERMANS TORPEDO
 SPANISH STEAMER

Paris, April 1.-The Spanish steamer San Fulgencio has been torpedoed without warn ing, according to Madrid dis patch to the Havas agency. This is the first Spanish ship sunk by the Germans without notice.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-12
Suspect Carried Clippings.

Chesapeake City, Md, April 11.-A man giving the name of George O.. Krimmell, 1926 Winter street, Phila- delphia, was arrested today by de- partment of justice agents from Balti- more. He arrived here two days ag2 in an automobile, and it is said photo- graphs of the Chesapeake and Della ware locks and discriminating papers were found on him, these including numerous clippings from newspapers of the Eddystone disaster.
 Krimmell was taken to Elkstone, m Cecil county, under strong guard, and lodged in the jail there incommuni- cado.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-12

A $250.00 dining room suite for s139 .0o and $225.00 bed room suite for $119.00 and on club plan too. this week at Knox Walkers, see windows. 4-12-2t
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CONSIDERS NEW PROBLEM Of
 WAR SITUATION

Madrid, via Paris, April 11.-El Libertad stated it understands that the ministerial crisis in Spain. which has been threatening, has been post poned by new problem which con- fronts the nation, as result of the probable entry into the war of sev- eral South American republics.
 At the cabinet meeting this after noon the session was devoted almost entirely to the question of Spanish foreign commerce and the supply of coal and cereals which come from those republics.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-12
Two Support United States.

Washington, April 11.-Without the formality of announcing the abandon ment of their neutrality, two more South American republics, Argentine and Costa Rica, have given assurance of their moral support to the United States in the war against Germany.
 Argentina, choosing the middle course, has notified the state depart ment that she recognizes the just ness" of this country's stand against German aggression, but the communi- cation contains no intimation that she contemplates an actual break with Germany.
 Costa Rica has just emerged from the throes of revolution. and has sent word that she endorsed the course of President Wilson and was ready to prove it if necessary"
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EAGLES DANCE.

Dance under auspices Fraternal Order of Eagles, Tuesday, April "A, Eagles hall. Music by Ashford's orchestra. Dancing starts at 9 p. m.
 4-5-15t
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German SympathiZer Blamed for
 Death of 116 Girls and Women
Believed That Explosion at Gladstone Plant Due to Bomb Set Off by Fiend Working Agent
 of Pru ssians.

shared by Alba B. Johnson, president of the Baldwin Locomotive works, which owns the buildings occupied by the Eddystone corporation and Samuel Vauchlain, president of the corporation. Each expressed the con- viction that the disaster was the work of "enemy aliens in carrying out a fiendish scheme"
 Unless the bomb was timed, it was explained, the plotter must have met the same fate as the rest of the vic tims.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-12

This country produces nearly $5 : 100000 worth of natural mineral waters a year.
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vhe Weather

Thursday, showers; colder.
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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-01-18
FEEDING SWINE OR VERMlN7
coal-Tar Solution as Dip or Spray
Is Recommended for Treatment
Some Other Remedies.

II has been estimated that 15O-
pound hog has $1,000 drops Of blood.
II the hog is supporting 1000 lice and
each louise takes one drop of blood per
day, what per cent of the hogs blood
will be lost daily, and who will pay
the bin?
Using a coal-tar solution Il per
cent? as a dip or a spray, is recon-
mended for treatment, but there
are other mixtures equally effective.
These are: l, equal parts kerosene and
machine oil mixed together and APP
piled with an oil can, brush or swab
2. crude oil (thinned with kerosene If
too thick) applied with brush or as
a spray. Crude oil applied to the
backs of the hogs slowly works over
the greater part Of the hogs body, but
should be applied to the ears and both
TANKS.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-01-18
IMPORTANCE OF GREEN FEED
Essential Item in Poultry Ratlons Dur
ing Eag-Layino Season-Bene-
fetal to Health.

Plenty Of green food for the poultry,
all they will eat, is an important item
In poultry rations during the winter
egg-laying season as well as at other
times of the year. This can be sup
piled by growing kale aud other win
ter greens outside the pen and giving
the birds daily quantities, or by sow
Ing a fall pasture of vetch, rape, mus
tard, rye, wheat, oats or other crop
that will make consistent winter
growth.
In the latter case the fowls will have
to be kept Off the sowed area until the
young plants get well established, when
they Will afford the hens all they need
with no trouble 20 the owner.
Provided in either way, the greens
will have beneficial effect upon the
health OF the flock as well as exert a
valuable influence on the yield and
quality of the eggs.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-01-18
Minee pie Without Apples.

Mince one pound each. boiled beef
seeded raisins. suet. cranberrles. one,
hnh pound mixed citron. orange and
lemon peel; mix with one pound Of
sultanas. one pound OF currants.
grated rind and pulp of one fresh
lemon; add one level Tablespoonful Of
salt, one grated nutmeg. one teaspoon
full level each of mace. Glove. two
feaspoonfuls cinnapon. one quart
cider, one 10 two pounds sugar: boil
everything but the meat and crnnber-
ries half an hour stir them In. let
stand without boiling half an hour
longer. Mixed or one kind only OF
nuts may he used In this; also prunes
In place Of cranberries and grape
Juice and jellies melted with water in
stead of cider.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-01-18
TAKE YOUR CHOICE OF THESE FEEDING METHODS

By PROF. IT. l. KEMPsTER, Missouri
College OF Agriculture)
Poultrymen everywhere have long
recognized the value of beef scraps
as food for the laying hen. Col
lege and experiment station men have
found by their tests that the use of
buttermllk or sour milk reduces the
cost Of production per dozen of eggs
as compared with either beef scraps
or no meat ration. Sour milk is cheap
er than beef scraps ns IL is on the
average farm. Mr.. w. II. Graham
tested three different breeds of chick
ems and reported that the use of
either buttermilk or beef scraps re-
duced the cost of egg production very
greatly. Mr.. A. G. Phillips found that
when no meat or other animal food
was fed to hens in their ration they
laid 80 eggs apiece while those which
received meat scraps laid 1876 eggs
apiece and those that received
skim milk laid 1854 eggs apiece
year, or more than four times as
many ms those which received no ami
NAL food.
Tests With Feed.
In tests conducted with three 25-
bird pens, about two-thlrds of the ra-
ton given to each pen consisted of a
scratch food made by mixing two parts
Of corn and one' part Of wheat. The
remainder OF the feed given to each
pen was mash made by mixing bran,
mild cl .a1 90,
the no-meat pen, or the pen which re-
celved no animal food whatever. The
sour-mllk pen received the same mash
and all the sour milk the fowls want
ed, while the beef-scrap pen received
the same mash with the addition of
beef scrap mixed with the mash.
The usual poultry yard method of
feeding was followed, practically the
only difference being in the protein
concentrate or the animal food given
TO the hens. In the morning a little
scratch feed was sprinkled in the
straw litter deep enough TO make the
fowls scratch and take exercise. Wa
ter was placed in clean pals and n
pan of sour milk was given to the
sour-milk pen. At noon the proper
amount of dry mash was measured
into trough and green feed was fire.
quently given at the same time during
the winter. Two or three times a
week the fowls were made to eat more
of the mash by mixing the dry mash
with water or with milk in case Of the
sour-milk pen. This wet mash was fed
at the rate Of a handful for every four
birds. At night the scratch feed was
given again and the birds were al
lowed to eat all they would In order
that they might go to roost with full
crops. The purpose of this method Of
feeding was to keep the hens busy all