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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-16
EARLY RELIEF FORESEEN.
Scandinavian Lines Will Send Out
 Ships With CargOes.

New York, Feb. 15.-Relief from the freight congestion, caused by the German submarine policy, was seen today in an announcement that Dutch and Scandinavian vessels will soon depart with cargoes. The understand ing that British naval authorities had arranged for neutral ships, bound for Scandinavian ports to touch at Hali- fax, instead of Falmouth for inspec- tion and thus avoid the submarine war zone, gave promise of early re- sumption of regular sailings.
 The export situation today, how ever, was declared by railroad traffic heads to be the most serious in the history of the port. Embargoes placed by railroads on freight destined for export at interior towns is causing congestion in the big cities of the country
 Unless early relief is assured, ac- cording to one familiar with the situ- ation, more restrictive embargoes must be placed; congestion will in- crease in many parts of the country loaded cars will stand idle. great quantities of perishable foodstuffs will be dumped on domestic markets manufacturers will cease to consign shipments eastward and the produc- tion of many raw materials will be reduced.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-16
LUMBERMEN SHOW ALARM.

Memphis, Tenn. Feb. 15.--The lum- Der industry of the South. especially in the hardwood timber belt. faces the possibility of general suspension of operations unless restrictions placed against the shipment of raw products to manufacturing centers of the East are quickly removed. according to statements made here today by men prominently identified with the in- dustry.
 Means of averting wholesale shut ting down of mills will be discussed at a special meeting here tomorrow Of the board of governors of the South ern Hardwood Traffic association. An appeal to the federal government for immediate enactment of legislation to relieve the situation will be proposed, it was said tonight. The advisabiity of calling a meeting of lumber ship pers of all the Southern states will also be considered.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-16
4 CHILD DOESN'T LAUGH AND PLAY
 IF C0NSTIPATFO
If Peevish. FeyeriSh and Sick, Give "CalifOrnia Syrup cf
 Figs"

Mother. Your child isn't natural ly cross and peevish. See if tongue is coated: this is a sure sign its 1t tie stomach. liver and towels need T cleansing at once.
 When listless, pale. feverish, full Of cold. breath bad. throat sore, doesn't eat. sleep or act naturally, has stom- ach-ache, diarrhoea, remember. a gentle liver and bowel cleansing should always be the first treatment given.
 Nothing equals "Caifornia Syrup of Figs" for children's ills; give tea spoonful, and in a few hours all the foul waste, sour bile and fermenting food which is clogged i'll the bowels passes out of the system, and yod have a we'll and playful child again. All children love this harmless de- licious fruit laxative and it never fails to effect good inside" cleans ing. Directions for babies. children of all ages and grown-ups are plain ly on the bottle.
 Keep it handy in your home. A little given today saves sick child tomorrow, but get the genuine. Ask yiur druggist for 50-cent bottle of "California Syrup of Figs," then look and see that it is made by the Cali fornia Fig Syrup Company"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-16
AMERICAN LEAGUE
 OPENS ON APRIL II

Chicago, Feb, 15.-The seventeenth season of the American league will open April II, according to the of ficial schedule for 1917. as made pub- lie by B. B. Johnson, president of the league, tonight.
 The 1917 chart calls for the usual l54 games and three trips around the circuit the season closing Oct. 4, with Washington at Boston. The other six clubs are scheduled to emu hostilities on Oct. 1, with Chicago at New York. St. Louis .t Boston, De- troit at Philadelphia and Cleveland at Washington. It may be possible, however to advance the three games which Boston has scheduled for the tail end of the season.
 New York. Philadelphia, Detroit and St. Louis have been awarded tAe inaugural series. The Worlds cham pions will be the attraction at New York, Washington will oppose Phila- delphia, while Cleveland tackles De- troit and Chicago plays at St. Louis. Four game series are booked for each city and the "home and home" series are then continued in the west and east until the second week in May.
 The invasion of the West by the Eastern clubs has been set for May 10. New York will visit Chicago, Philadelphia will be at St. Louis, Boston at Detroit and Washington It Cleveland
 The invasion of the East by the Western clubs will begin May 31 and June 1. Detroit and Cleveland will lead the advance guard on May 91. They will play at New York and Bos- ton, respectively. Chicago and St. Louis open hostilities on the follow ing day at Philadelphia and Washing
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-16
MANY FREIGHT CARS IDLE.
Congestion in Railroad Yards lmpris-
 Ons Many Empties.

Chicago, Feb. 15.-The freight con- gestion, which the "gentlemen's agree ment' made today at Washington by representatives of 30 leading rail roads is designed to relieve. is said by traffic experts and railroad men to be more serious at present than every before.
 Associated Press dispatches from the East. West, North and South and information gathered here pictured business as suffering keenly from the sluggish movement of freight trains. For many months the congestion has been working westward from the sea board, where at first the congestion was caused by the insufficiency of ocean bottoms to tranship the tre- mendous influx of supplies needed in Europe. At first it was war munitions which blocked traffic. but gradually as the yards became congested other products accumulated until now more than 30 million bushels of grain in Chicago elevators and seven million bushels in the railroad yards cannot be moved and north, south and west of this gateway instructions are out holding back shipments of evervthino except nerishahle goods, livestock and fuel. Unusually cold weather and snowstorms had their nart in increas- ing the evils of the situation From New York to Chicago railroad yards are jammed with cars. Thousands of them loaded. and these imprisonine many empties. Among shippers the opinion was express cd that the rail- roads are '1oiro all they can to re- 1ieve the situation.
 J. s. Brown, traffic manager of the board of trade here. said he douh+ed If the submarine neril was resnonsihle to any considerable degree for the grain congestior
 Among the enhargoes announced to- day was that of the Texas & Pacific
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-16
BEGIN TO FEEL EMBARGOES.

Kansas City, Feb. 15.-Western and Southwestern railroads, radiating from Kansas City, began to feel the effects of the Eastern embargoes to- day, and numerous reports were made of car congestion in the local yards. This. according to freight officia ls, was expected to grow worse. Agents throughout the Kansas City territory, however, were being instructed to re- ceive no freight for movement on Eastern and Southern lines that have announced embargoes.
 The congestion here was said not to have reached serious proportions vet
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-16
TINY LOCOMOTIVES PLAY B|G PART
 IN WORLD WAR
Without "Light Railways" Armies Could Not Operate
 Artillery.

Correspondence Associated Press)
 French Army Headquarters, Jan. 26-Of ali the machine that have been pressed into war service, none ap- pears to have more individuality and more consciousness of it's own inn portance than the narroW-guage rail- way the light railway" as it is known in military phraseology. With it's fussy little engines it is to be found everywhere behind the front.
 It is scarcely an eXaggeration to say that without the narrow -guage railroad, the artillery preparation which is the essential preliminary of any attack on trench position, would be impossible.
 Much has been written concerning the splendid services rendered by the motor lorries at Verdun, and they cer- tainly did much to save the situation. But on that occasion they were acting in their proper capacity as an emer- gency service. They enabled the French troops to resist the first Ger man onrush, and so gave time to the military engineers to build the mar row-guage lines which could alone be regarded as satisfactory and permanent means of supply.
 The narrow-guage railway. with tracks 50 centimeters two feeD apart, is easily and rapidly laid down. It's rails are riveted two by two to metal ties. and can be put together with a minimum of delay. With thin layer of ballast the rails can be laid al- most anywhere. Thanks to the mar rowness of the gauge they can fol- low the most tortuous course, and hills have no terrors for them. They can negotiate safely curves of a radius of 30 yards, and can climb a grade of in 100
 The military light railway needs relatively little in the way of em- bankments and engineering, and the be carrie dout with great speed A gang of 300 men under the direction of few experts can lay a half mile a day ready for immediate use The engines used are capable of hauling load of p tons up grade of in 100. The cars consist of simple platform mounted on four wheels, built for load of eight tons.
 The French staff has a carefully prepared map of the German railways before Verdun at the moment of the great offensive. It provides eloquent evidence of the extent to which the Germans avail themselves of the nar- rowguage railway for the purpose of attacks. Behind the German trenches the country is covered with a network of lines that for their cOmpleXity and number can only be compared to the filaments of spiders web. Wherever the ground affords cover for artillery there the lines are most complicated and close. At certain points on the most advanced sections of the narrow. guage line a series of sidings betrays the position of the heavy guns, which fire from trucks on the rails.
 The great advantage of the light railway is that practically it does not take up any road space. When weather permits. the roads are left entirely free for motor and horse drawn vehicles, which thus become supplement of the light railway
 German shells do not interrupt traffic on these lines. since even when by lucky chance the line is dam
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-16
FAR.REACHING EMBARGO.

St. Louis, Feb. 15.--A far-reaching embargo has been placed by most of the trunk lines running east of St. Louis on all carload freight except perishable matter.
 None of these embargoes applies to package freight.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-16

on export grain to New Orleans and Galveston, the Missouri. Kansas &. Texas on everything except perishable freight to points east of Illinois. and similar measures by the Burlington & Santa Fe. These embargoes do not reflect conditions local to the road, it is said, but reflex of conditions in the East. lie
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-16

SullV LII tlIllc lO lcSLOIC C ton.
 Before this war the importance of the narrow-guagc railway was not realized. Everything for the army is, of course. brought up as close as pos sible to the firing line by the broad guage lines, but owing to the great range of modern heavy artillery, trains cannot hope to come up along the ordinary lines with safety and regularity. AS a rule. the normal rail- head for the broad-guage lines is from six to ten miles from the front. In times of attack each broad-guage rail- head may be called upon to deal with as much as 2000 tons daily of am- munition and material.
 Upon the return of peace, France expects to utilize the whole magnifi- cent system of light railways built up during the past two years for agri- cultural purposes.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-16
FRISCO'S EMBARGO.

Springfield, Mo-, Feb. 15.-Effective yesterday, a general embargo on east bound shipments through the St. Louis gateway was authorized by the Frisco because of congestion in the St. Louis terminals.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-16

Ignacio Bonillas, who has been se- lected as the next American ambas- sador to the United States, is an engineer by training and until recent ly was in charge of the department of communications in the Carrahza government.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-16
RAILROADS TAKE ACTION RELIEVE
 CAR SHORTAGE
Continued from page one.)

delphia, Pittsburg and New England cities is not too large.
 At today's meeting it was decided to move daily two trainloads of 30 cars each, one loaded with wheat to New England and the other carrying flour to New England and the cities named.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-16

According to the Hamburg Nachri chten, two large ammunition factories at Thorn, East Prussia, and at Gluekauf, near Hamburg. were de- stroyed by explosions, Sixty three persons were killed
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-16

Charles J. White, professor emeritus of mathematics at Harvard university, was found dead in his chair in his room. Prof. White, who was IS years old, joined the Harvard faculty in 1870.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-16

In the early days of the United States navy chaplains were appointed by the president, and it was by no means the rule that the appointee was an ordained clergyman.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-16

The trouble with some men is that they spend too much time developing paunch instead of punch.-Evans- vile Courier
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-16

from 1900, in which year sites were purchased for the yards at Boston, Brooklyn, Portsmouth, Norfolk and Washington.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-16

The United States Naval academy dates from 1S45, in which year it was first opened on the grounds of Fort Severn, near Annapolis.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-16

In the middle ages fans were used in certain church ceremonies.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-16

Try 355 for Tire Service.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-06
City Items

Earl Gibney returned today from
trip to the Adironlacks where he
attended the annual ice carnival.
There will be a whist in *. Of c.
hall tomorrow night for the benefit of
the new parish of st. John the
Evangelist
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Traut & Hine Manu-
featuring company will be held Feb
ruary 20!
Harry Berkowitz is home from the
Wharton School of Finance in Phil
adelphia for the mid-year vacation.
Merwin jacobson will leave Feb
ruary II for Chicago to join the
Cubs" on their southern training trip
at Pasadena, Cal
A meeting of the flag day commit
tee of New Britain lodge, B. p. o. E.,
will be held at $50 o'clock Thursday
evening.
Clarence L. Benedict today trans
ferred property on Florence street to
Tedewash Malenowska.
Cases of scarlet fever on Willow
and North Burritt street were re-
leased from quarantine today.
Charged with violating the pro-
Visions Of his probation, Adam Cook
of PA 1-2 Elm street was taken into
custody this afternoon by Policeman
Charles Mccarthy and will have an
opportunity of explaining his alleged
lapse to Judge James T. .Meskill in
police court tomorrow.
Indanola Council, No. 10, d. of P,
will hold special meeting Wednes-
day evening at 1920 o'clock at judd
hall.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-06
ON WALL STREET
United States Steel Leads Way to
Higher transformations Fall Off
After Propitious Opening.

New York, Feb. 6.-Virtually all the
market leaders moved to higher lev
els at todays opening, United States
Steel again pointing the way with a
substantial fractional advance, which
soon was increased. Coppers were
next in speculative favor, with oils,
shippings, Central Leather, Pittsburgh
Coal, Industries Alcohol and American
Can.
The market became decided irregu-
lar before the end of the first half
hour or heaviness of rails, New Haven
making a new low record Of ass with
weakness in other transportation
shares, including Canadian Pacific
which fell over two points and North
ern Pacific Motors and Beet Sugar
were also reactionary
Weakness of rails with, New Haven
at the new low record of SO SIS and
Canadian Pacific and ST. Paul drop
ping over two points caused a gem
eraI reversal in the first half hour
Bethlehem Steel made the greatest
loss, FORGETTING Is points.
The reaction was short lived how
New Britain herald., 1917-02-06
SEEK REDUCTIONS.
Board of Relief Receives Several Ad-
ditional Appeals.

The latest complaint received by the
board Of relief is from Carmella
Frankilina of 1872 Oak street. His
property is assessed at $4,000 and he
asks a reduction of $500.
Other complaints received since the
last list was published are as follows:
Albert j. Carswell, lot on West
Main street assessed at $500, asks
500 reduction.
S. and J. Smolsky, 1916 Burltt
street, assessed at $1,000, asks SOU
reduction.
Gus Westergreen, Balm street, as
sessed for $4,000, asks reduction OF
500.
Angelo Bachieri, 90 Winter street,
assessed for $4,000, asks reduction of
$1,000.
Michael and Annie Cherpack, Al
Lasalle street, assessed for $4,000 on
two lots and one house, asks reduc-
ton Of $500.
Carl and Augusta Boyer, 20 Linden
street, assessed for $1,000, asks re-
duction of 500.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-06
Financial
PRICES TUMBLE ON
Disturbing RUM0RS
Wall Street Profits Made Early in
the Day Disappear by Noon

Wall Street.-Substantial gains at
the active opening of the stock mar
ket today. Advances of 1 to 2 points
We're made by prominent issues, in
Guiding Union Pacific, Utah and An
aconda Coppers Central Leather, At
lantic Gulf and West Indies and
LackaWanna Steel.
Unsettlement in rails for brief per-
lodS many other early advances be-
ing surrendered but renewed buying
OF steel and active specialties brought
about partial REIMBURSEMENT. Ameri-
can Cans advance of points was
simultaneous with the publication Of
record earnings Bethlehem Steel
was almost the only recognized war
stock to hold back, losing Is points
Trading became morA irregular to il.
wards noon on selling of shippings
Bonds were lower on further declines
IN foreign issues. Government bonds
also made slight concessions, pre-
sumably in anticipation of a new is
sue for emergency purposes.
Prices fell again during the noon
hour the upset being attributed to
disturbing reports in connection with
the international situation. Leaders,
including the war group broke 1 to
3 points, with only slight recoveries
Closing.-Rails were under further
pressure in the final hour but war
issues scored general rallies, some
touching highest prices Of the session.
The closing was irregular.
Sales were estimated at 100000
shares.
New York Stock Exchange QUOTA
lions furnished by Richter & Co.,
members of the New York Stock EX-
change. Represented by e. w. Eddy.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-06
SUES ROAD FOR $4,000.
Edward Helm Had Hands Cut OF
While Brakeman.

Claiming damages for the loss of
hfA two hands while employed as a
brakeman by the New Haven" road
Nov. 5, 1916, Edward Helm Of this
city has brought suit against the rail.
road company for $4,000. Because
of the age Of the plaintiff less than
twenty-One, the suit is brought into
the superior court in the name of
fustave Helm, his father. Attorney
Samuel ii. steele of Hartford. form
er attorney for the railroad. is coun-
sci for the plaintiff.
In the complaint. it is alleged that
Helm. while employed as a brakeman
was riding on the brake platform Of
a car while switching was in progress
at the Whiting street >ards.e He was
thrown to the grOun1. receiving in :
iures that neccsSitated amputation OF
both hands. II is contended that
The accident was caused by negligence
Of the train crow in ''kicking off the
EAR with such force rs to throw him
% the ground.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-06
REFORMAT0RY FOR
WOMEN, HIS TOPIC
Prof. Bailey Of Yale to Speak
Here Tuesday Night

One of the notable lectures of the
season in New Britain is scheduled for
next TUESDAY night in the appearance
or Professor William b. Bailey, head
OF the department OF sociology in the
School OF religion at Yale, considered
Il national autnOrlIy in lines OIL social
service, a much sought after speaker
and president Of the Connecticut
Prison association, under the auspices
OF the Commonwealth club with Miss
Elsie G. Osborn of the Charity Or
ganizatiOn, chairman of the commit
tee in charge OF the arrangements.
The lecture is endorsed by the New
Britain Chamber of Commerce,
through the state Chamber OF Com
merce, and\ the woman's advisory
committee of the New Britain Charity
Organization, is also Interested in the
arrangements.
Professor Bailey's topic Will be
particularly timely because of its wide
interest throughout the state. 1t VIII
be "Connecticut's Need of State Re-
formatory for Delinquent Women eX-
planning the needs of such an lnstitu-
ton in any state and explanatory OF
the reformatory bill now before the
legislature.
Professor Bailey has long been in
terested in the subject and one OF the
foremost workers in the state to
secure favorable action on the Dill.
Four years ago he was appointed by
former Governor S. E. Baldwin as
chairman of a commission OF SIX ap-
pointed to investigate the needs or
such an institution.
The appearance Of Professor Bailey
will be in connection with the cam
paign being carried on throughout the
state in support of the bill and some
what similar to the meeting, arranged
last month in Parsons theater at
Hartford, at which DR.. Katherine
Bement Davis. superintendent Of the
Bedford reformatory spoke. Inc
Commonwealth club considers itself
particularly fortunate to secure man
of Professor Bailey's standing.
Under the auspices of the South
church brotherhood he some time ago,
conducted a course Of lectures OH
housing conditions that were partlcu-
larly successful. In addition to MS
other work, he is serving as advisory
of the Charity Organization society or
New Haven
New Britain herald., 1917-02-06
MARRIED \ YEAR.

In recognition of their first wedding
anniversary, Mr.. and Mrs. julius
Sheppard of SIS Market street were
given a surprise shower last night.
Numerous remembrances were re-
ceived and, in addition to those from
this city, guests attended from Bristol.
Meriden and Poughkeepsie. n. Y. Miss
Edith Burns of Bristol favored with
piano selections as did Miss Alice Don
ovan of this city. Miss Hattie Burns
of Bristol and John Urban of this
city pleased with violin selections
Games were played and dainty re-
freShments served.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-06
Carl III. Anderson.

Following a lengthy illness Carl
Hjalmar Anderson died at the home
of his parents at 40 Chapman street
yesterday at the age Of twenty six
years. For several years he had been
employed as a clerk at the P. & F.
Corbin plant and was a member of
the p. & F. Cbrbin Mutual Aid Asso-
citation.
Besides his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Adolph Anderson. he is survived by
his wife, a twenty month old son,
Carlton, and five sisters, Mrs. A. Wick
lund of Minneapolis. Mimi, Mrs
Charles Parker and the Misses Emma,
Hilda and Eva Anderson of this city.
The funeral will be tomorrow after
noon from the home at O'Clock with
and at 8 o'clock from Erwin NOR
tuary chapel.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-06
RESIGNS FROM G. OF G.
Frederick w. Greene Resigns As As
.sistant Secretary After Two Years
OF Scrvice--Succcssor Not Chosen

Frederick w. Greene, for the past
two years assistant secretary of the
New Britain Chamber of Commerce
has severed his connection with tbs
organization, his resignation becom
ing effective last week although he is
still attending to some minor details
Receiving the appointment shortly
after the institution Of the chamber,
Mr.. Greene has worked zealously for
its success. AS secretary of the credit
bureau, he showed his greatest bust
ness ability and this department
which is one Of the la test acquisitions
is hourishins due to MI. Greene's eff
forts.
Not thing has been done as vet in
rcgard to a successor to Mr.. Greene
Secretary Andrews said today in
giving his views on the matter that
the chamber has in mind the install
lation OF a bureau for traffic and
transportation and until this has been
definitely decided on no assistant will
be secured.
What future Mr.. Greene has made
could not be ascertained today.