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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-18
LOCAL.

A Hoosier kitchen cabinet would save you many weory steps, and
 many long, hot hours in the kitchen this summer. Reap & Crawford Furn. Go. 1T
 Awnings and upholstering. Call E. T. Toussaint, phone 1850 or leave orders at Knox Walker Furniture Company. 1T
 An automatic refrigerator would be economical and joy forever. There is none better. Sold by Reap & Crawford Furn. Co. exclusively. If
 You can buy the a!i-record Bruns- wick phonograph "n the deferred payment plan from K'ap & Crawford Turn. Co. If
 The Brunswick phonograph plays any record without cent of extra cost. Let us demonstrate one in your home. Reap & Craw ford Furniture Co., If
 Ladies' and children's oxfords at less than half what others ask, at Leavltt's Cut Price store, on the way to the postOffice. '
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-18
START FIGHT
 ON INSURANCE
 BY GOVERNMENT

Washington, Aug. 17.-Congression. al opposition to the government plan for insuring the lives of soldiers and sailors because it would upset the pension system was predicted today at hearing before the house com merce committee. Chairman Adam son said he had been warned by a pension system advocate that the new plan would upset the pension system for 100 years.
 Secretary McAdoo, Samuel Com pers, president of the American Fed eration of Labor and Judge Julian Mack of Chicago, who drafted the bill, denounced the system and declared that one of the primary purposes of the insurance measure was to for ever wipe the pension system out of existence.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-18
BOOZE CONFISCATED.

Acting on information from Judge B. J. Kerwin yesterday morning, Sheriff R. H. Williams seized thirteen suitcases filled with liquor, which were brought to the city on the Iron Mountain train. There was no claimant, nor claimants for the suit cases.
 Judge Kerwin was a passenger on the train. He saw several suitcases put off at various stations and his suspicious were aroused. The suit. cases bore no labels.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-18
SURVEY ABOUT FINISHED.

Captain van Frank of the United States engineer corps, stationed at Lit tlc Rock, has almost completed the survey of the local harbor, which is reing made for the purpose of ascer- taiiing the changes that have taken place since the survey made in Octo- her 1916.
 A survey is also being made in the vicinity of the Rob Roy bridge, but this work is not in Captain van Franks department
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-18
JEWS LEAVE PALESTINE.

Stockholm. Aug. 17.-Ira Nelson Morris, the American minister, stat ed today that he had received off cial advices from Turkey that about 700 American Jews had been granted permission to leave Palestine for the United States. Mr. Morris said that nearly 100 had already left Constan- toniple for Switzerland. These 700 Jews represent about one-half of the American colony in Palestine
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-18

Two young men approached Capt. Richardson of the navy recruiting station in Detroit, and announced they wanted to join the outfit" Richard son looked them over, found they were in good physical condition and of moral habits, then he asked their ages. One said "six" and the other seven"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-18
HAMBJTRG IS BOMBED.

Copenhagen, Aug. 17.-Entente al lied aviators recently dropped bombs on the bathing place of Homburs while the German emperor was tayins there, according to a traveller who has arrived here from Germany. The traveller, who was at Frankfort or the Main when it was attacked two weeks ago, said it was reported there the same aviators had dropped bombs on HOmburg, where the emperor has one of his headquarters. A number of houses were reported destroyed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-18
SOLDIERS FIGHT FIRE.

Springfield, Ill.,, Aug. 17.-The dome building at the Illinois state fair grounds, costing $69,999, was sur mounted by what was aid to be the largest dome in the world, was ruined by fire this evening" Records of the Illinois national guard were saved by troops stationed on the ground.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-18

Bills providing for woman suffrage and the establishment in. the island of the Torrens system of land titles were among the measures introduced at the first sitting of the Porto Rico senate.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-18
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

FOR RENT-MODERN RESIDENCE.
 containing six rooms and hall; water. lights, gas; built last year; 1903 West Twenty-second. one block from Cherry. Apply to Harry Ev- ersfield, at Riley Auto-Tire Co.,.
 fOne 70S. 8-18-tf
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-18
FOR COOPERATIVE BUYING.

Washington. Aug. Retrospective purchasing of material for ship con struction was decided on here today by representatives of the country's s shipbuilding plants. to eliminate com petition and to insure prompt delivery of supplies A central purchasing Of ficer will be named to work with the purchasing officer of the emergency fleet corporation.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-18
TO PATROL GULF COAST.

Washington, Aug. 16.-Gunboats have been ordered to make a careful patrol of the gulf shore to stop any attempts to violate neutrality by Ger man agents.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-18
GERMAN CASUALTIES.

London, Aug. 16.-German casual ties reported during July in the Ger man official list, but not necessarily having occurred in July, amounted to 8S9,S63.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-18

The ex-czar of Russia, before his deposition, possessed single estate equal in extent to about three times the entire area of England.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-18
| | < * A ' ! M 1
 NOTICE X. 0. U. w.

Pine Bluff lodge A. o. Y. w., will have hay ride for it's '. members Friday. August IT, and all members who expect |. to go are requested to notify ' one of these phone numbers so that reservation may be made:
 < No. 1, No. 115 or No. 2165. The. cars will start at s D, m. * from the hall for Sulphur < Springs, and if you are going : don't forget to get your nams
 ' to the committee right away,
 ' DR. R. c. THOMPSON,
 MRS. c. l.. DOTY, : ". Committee. \ o. G. KELLER,
 Recorder.
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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-27
Effectiveness of the Amer iCan Patrol Is Re- SponSible for
 the Loss.
THINK LOSSES GREATER
Letter Received Also Tells About Germans Firing on Crew in Life
 boats.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 27.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 27. - Germany has admitted the loss of 115 submarines through the effect iveness of the American naval pa- trol, according to letter Supervis- or Power has received from his brother, Thomas, who is chief car penter's mate aboard an American destroyer in the patrol service.
 Power believes that the actual number of submarines lost is great CT than admitted by the Germans.
 The letter also tells about 13 survivors of a ship torpedoed by the Germans who were rescued by the Americans, and who had been in the water four days. These sur vivors said that the Germans stole their clothes and then turned their machine guns on the lifeboats, kill ing 35 members of the crew.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-27
WOMEN PRISONERS ON HUNGER STRIKE
 ARE GIVEN RELEASE

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-Twen- ty-two women belonging to the party of militants on a hunger strike in the District of Columbia jail, have been released suddenly, long before the expiration of their sen tence.
 Alice Paul, chairman of the party, and Lucy Burns, vice-presi- dent, are among them. The wo- mans headquarters exultantly an nounced that the jail officials had gotten enough of the first Ameri- can hungar strike. The freed mili- tants were taken in taxicabs to headquarters in a triumphant pro- cession. Many showed signs of hunger and mostly were i'll.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-27
PRINCESS IS WILLING TO
 60 TO WORK
She Would Prefer, How ever, to Dance and Write About Fairy
 Tales.

NEW YORK, Nov 27-Miss Ro- manoff, the second daughter of the former Czar of Russia, who is ex- pected to be here soon, and escaped from Siberia through ruse. al ready is attracting a great deal of attention
 The young woman will stay in the United States year in an eff fort to interest Americans in her country, with a view of getting nor al support for the cause.
 Ivan Norondy, who is connected with the Russian-American Asiatic corporation, when seen today said the girl was willing to work in any capacity for Russian Christian re- lief, but that she would prefer to write fairy stories and give dance performances and talk to the women of America about the terrible condi- tions now prevailing in her home country.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-27
ITALIANS ARE ARRESTED BY
 THE POLICE
Fifty of Them Taken in as the Result of the Bomb Explosion in
 Milwaukee.

MILWAUKEE, Nov 27.-Fifty Italians have been arrested for in- vestigaton in connection with the explosion of the bomb at police headquarters which killed nine de- tectives and policemen Saturday night.
 The police claim they have par tial confession from one of the pris- oners. The original bomb was found in the basement of an Italian church, and was carried to police headquarters where it exploded.
 Mayor Hoan has issued state ment saying that it is time certain gangs of assassins who have been infesting this country should be brought to justice.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-27
WHOLESALE
 RAIDS ON
 ITALIANS Over 100 Arrested by the Federal Officers in
 Northwestern
 Shipyards. PLOTTING FOR GERMANY Calls Were Made at Re- cent Meeting for vol- unteers to Stir up
 Trouble.
PLOTTING FOR GERMANY

SEATTLE, Nov. 27-Over 100 Italian miners and ship yard employees and laborers have been arrested by fed eral officers in Seattle, Ia coma, Portland, Spokane and other Northwestern cities. The raids were conducted by 5 federal officers. They began last Saturday and end- ed today.
 According to an announce ment of Henry M. White, U. s. immigration commission CT, who had charge of the raids, the Italians belonged to the Circola Stud Social, an alleged anarchist society.
 The police claim the Ital- ians plotted to help Germany win the war by fomentlng a revolution, in both this coun- try and Italy. Their plans, it IS claimed, included the assassination of King Victor Emanuel.
 It Is said several detectives disguised themselves and at- tended one of the meetings of the society, at which calls were made for volunteers to stir up trouble in America.
 Pamphlets were seized which urged the Italians in Italy to murder their officers and then throw down their arms.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-27
ALASKA ROADS
 GET S10O,o0O
 MORE MONEY
Secretary Approves Rich ardSOn'S ReCOmmen- datIons for Appro-
 priatiOn.
THIS IS ADDITIONAL SUM

Secretary of War Newton D. Ba ker has approved the recommends tion of Gen. w. P. Richardson, President of the Alaska Board of Road Commissioners, for an approp rfation of $10O,000 for Alaska roads. This sum will be in addition to that portion of the 1917 appropriation of $500,000 that has not yet been ex- pended, the former appropriations being for a two-year period.
 Information of this action by the Secretary of War was received today by Capt. w. H. Waugh, the engineer officer of the Board, from Gen. Rich ardson, who is in Washington. ,
 This will allow the commission a considerably larger fund next year than was at it's disposal during the current year.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-27
IS DRAMATIC
 STORY OF WIFE
 ON THE STAND
Tells How Her Murdered Husband Tricked Her Out of $10O,0O0
 Fortune.

MINEOLA, Minn., Nov. 27. = Mrs Blanca Desaulles, on the witness stand during the trial charged with the murder of her husband, John L. Desaulles, former Yale football star told the story of her life, brimming with dramatic interest.
 She told of her childhood at Chile, of meeting Desaulles, of their mar. riage in Paris, and there of his change of attitude towards her of trickery to which he resorted to get $100.000 she had inherited from her father.
 As climax she said she did not remember firing the fatal shots, which were sent in an effort to get back her child.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-27
MORE ARRESTS.

SPOKANE, Nov. 27-The federal immigration inspector here has received word from Seattle to arrest SIX Italians said to belong to an alleged anarchist society. One was arrested at Walla Walla, an- other at Lind, and four others are to be arrested near here.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-27
FOOTBALL CAME WILL DECIDE
 CHAMPIONSHIP
Warm Contest Expected Between State and
 University
 Teams.

SEATTLE, Nov. Northwest ern football fans are looking for ward to a Thanksgiving game to be played here between the Washington State College and the University ol Washington teams, to decide the leadership of the Northwest. Wash ington State College after ten years of defeat has the chance to win this year, although Washington Univer sity men will put up a hard fight to retain the honors.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-27
COL. HOUSE AND
 AMERICANS ARE
 IN CONFERENCE
Preparing for the Inter- Allied Meetina to Be iieid Soon in
 Paris.

PARIS, Nov. 27.-Gen. Tasker H Bliss and Admiral Wm. s. Benson, each accompanied by two members of his staff, motored today to the French army headquarters, where they met Col. E. M. House and oth CT members of the American mission to the inter-Allied conference to be held soon in Paris.
 The Americans planned to spend the day in conference.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-27
DECORATIONS GIVEN YANKEES
 BY FRENCHMEN

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, Nov. 27. - Fifteen American officers and men who withstood the German raid have been decorated with the French war office cross by the commanding French General. The entire com pany of Americans were cited for bravery.
 The men will not be allowed to wear the medals until Congress gives them the right, since it is against the Constitution for any Americans to accept military hon OTIS from a foreign power.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-27
TEUT0NS FAIL
 TO GET THROUGH
 ITALIAN LINES
Make Another Mass Attack on the Northern Front Which Is Re-
 pulsed.

ROME. Nov. 27.-An entire leu ton division attacked yesterday in the Brenta river valley in an effort to break through the northern front of the Italian lines. The Teutons attacked in their noted massed for nations and were driven back by the Italians with heavy losses.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-27
MARIPOSA GIVEN UP
 BY SALVAGE COMPANY
 AND WRECK ABANDONED

SEATTLE, Nov. 27.-The Alas ka Steamship Company today an nounced that the salvage steamer Salvor, which stood by the Mari posa, is now returning to Van couver. having given up hope of saving the vessel.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-27
PART OF MARIP0SA IS SUNK IN FORTY
 FEET OF TIDEWATER

WRANGELL, Nov. 27.-Captain O'Brien before leaving here for the south said that when the Mariposa broke in two, her stern sunk in 40 feet of water. If the storm sub sides it is hoped the cargo slowed forward may be saved. All day sunday the storms racked the ves- sel from bow to stern.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-27
OF
 GERMANS ARE
 DRIVEN BACK

DATELESS, Gro Associated Press) the British from Bourbon Wood and other high places dominating Cam brai region, have failed. The Brit ish repulsed the German counter at tacks in the northeast corner of the wood.
 There was severe fighting Mon day around Moevres.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-27
JAP TROOPS MAY BE SENT
 TO KAREN CITY British and Americans Al. so May Be Sent to
 Keep Down Law
 leSSneSS. RUSSIANS ARE WARNED Foreigners Have Been At- tackled and Robbed by
 the LaWIesS Element.
RUSSIANS ARE WARNED

PEK1NG, Nov. 27.-Lawlessness is increasing in Harbin, Manchuria where foreigners have been attack ed and robbed.
 Consular agents here have rep resented to the Russian officers that unless guarantees for the safety of foreigners are forthcoming, they will endeavor to bring American, Japanese and British troops to the scene to keep the peace.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-27
AMERICAN STEAMER ACTA0N IS HIT
 BY A SUBMARINE

LONDON, Nov. 27.-The Ameri- can steamship Actaon was torpe- doed Sunday, according to reports from Corruna. Spain. Twenty-one survivors arrived at the port of Camarinas. Three boats with the remainder of the crew are missing.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-27
PR0-CERMAN ON MARIPOSA
 IS ARRESTED

SEATTLE, Nov. 27.-Carl Ray mond, of Susitna, Alaska, was ar rested yesterday as he stepped from the steamer Ravalli, which rescued him from the wrecked Mariposa. He is to be investigated regarding facts brought to the attention of the officers in which it is claimed he is pro-German.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-27
MAXMILIAN HARDEN IS GIVEN PERMISSION
 TO RE-PUBLISH PAPER

AMSTERDAM, Nov. 27.-Maxi- milan Harden has been permitted to re-publish his paper. Die Zufunft, and to continue his lectures, accord ing to the Tageblatt.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-27
CAMPAIGN c MONEY SPENT BY CANDIDATES FOR
 NEW YORK CONTESTS

ALBANY. N. Y.. Nov. 27.-The sum of s590.S53 was spent for the mayoralty campaign in an effort to re-elect John Purroy Mitchell. and the sum spent for the successful Tammany candidate was $122,824. The sum of $S,038 was spent for the Socialist candidate.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-27
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Nov. 27.-Al- aska Gold closed at 3A. Chino at 42h.
 Nevada Cons. at 17x. Ray Cons. at 22%. Utah Copper at 7S&. American Zine at 14h. Butte & Superior at 17h.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-27
MAKE ANOTHER ADVANCE
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS

BHIIIoH HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE. Nov. 27. = The British have made another advance in the Cambrai sector and are now almost to the main street of the village of Fontaine Notre Dame.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-27
Reported to Be There Con- ferring with the Rev. olutionary Party in
 Power. COSSACKS ARE FAITHFUL Another Report Claims That the Collapse of
 the Revolution
 Is Near.
GERMAN OFFICERS ARE REPORTED IN
 PETROGRAD CITY

LONDON, Nov. 27.--It is re- ported that number of German staff officers have ar rived at Petrograd and are acting in an advisory capac- ity to Nickolai Lenine, the Bolsheyiki premier.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-27

LONDON: British cavalry has taken Ain Karium. three miles from Jerusalem.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-27

LONDON, Nov 27-The Petro grad correspondent to the London Post says that the Russian revo lutionists under Lenine and Trotsky have made ghastly failure of their attempts at administering the af fairs of the government.
 He says that General Kalehdine chief of the Cossacks, and faithful to the cause of Kerensky is in pos session of the grain growing sec tions, and therefore controls the food supply. The nations gold reserves have been removed to the interior and are out of the reach of the revo lutionists.
 The opinion prevails that the new revolution must soon collapse, be cause of lack of food and finance unless it should be ended more quick ly by force of arms from the Loyal ist supporters.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-27

Today's News Today-in Empire.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-27
Perhaps Civil War

Perhaps Civil War
 DATELESS, Gro Associated Press) The situation in Russia shows lit tie improvement Reports received indicate that the country is on the verge of civil war.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-11-27
Is Without Bread

LONDON, Nov. 27.-The Russian army on the northern front has had no bread for several days, accord ing to reports received in Petrograd Large numbers of troops which start ed to move away were prevented from reaching Petrograd by remov al of sections of railroad tracks.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-11-20
Twelve Series of Questions.

The document contains twelve
series of questions. Every regis
trant in the classes named above
must answer many questions, all of
which will be applicable to his case.
Supporting aflidavits of other per-
sons must be secured by each regis
trant who claims exemption or de-
ferred classification in the following
classes: divinity students, persons
having dependent relatives, persons
necessarily engaged in essential in
dustrial enterprises and persons en-
gagged in essential agricultural en-
terpr;Ses.
Upon failure to secure such sup
porting affidavits his claim will not
be considered either by the local
board or district board.
The QUESTIONABLE answered and
sworn to in strict accordance with
these rules and regulations must be
fled with the local board on or be-
fore the seventh day, excluding
Sundays and legal holidays, after
the date upon the first page of the
QUESTIONABLE.
The group of registrants within
the jurisdiction Of each local board
IS taken as a unit to be classified
Within each class the order of liza
5ility is determined by the drawing
which has hitherto assigned to each
man an order of availability for
military service to all men not per-
manently or temporarily exempted
or discharged.
Failure of the registrant or any
other person concerned to claim and
exercise any right or privilege on
the day or within the time authoriz-
ed by these rules shall be consider
ed waiver Of such a right or privi-
lege and shall foreclose such person
from thereafter claiming the same,
subject only to the privilege granted
by the rules to apply for an extern
sion Of time.
The failure to receive notice or
QUESTIONABLE will not excuse the
registrant from performing any
duty within the TINT limit nor shall
it be in itself ground for extension
of time.
Oaths required by the rules may
be administered by one Of the fol-
lowing: Federal or State officer
authorized by law to administer
oaths generally, member of any
local or district board having juris-
diction of the registrant, government
appeal agent in regard to any case
pending before any local or district
board with which he is connected,
person designated to act in the ca
pacity Of legal aid or advisor to
registrants, and any postmaster
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-11-20

rescinded, and the registrant to be
transferred to any less deferred
class designated by the Secretary;
except only as to such registrants
as have been placed in Class V on
account of legal exemption.
Legal and medical advisory
boards now being organized in ev-
cry community will aid the regis
trant in making his answers. He
will indicate in what occupations he
considers himself expert and from
that list it is proposed to create
separate groups of men trained in
any particular trade or profession
should the need arise for them.
The questions on the subject of