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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-12-24
BRITISH TROOPS
IN BETHLEHEM
steady Advance in Palestine
Made Despite Guerrilla
Warfare Of Turks.
CAPTURE BIG SUPPLIES
Mount Of Olives Being Used as
Observation Post for
Allcnby.
CAPTURE BIG SUPPLIES

LONDON. Dec. o3.--Since tic Turks
were driven out of Jerusalem they have
been conducting guerrilla warfare to the
north AID east ot the city. splitting up
into numerous small, bodies 10 attack
British outposts. 10 suipe patrols and
generally 20 mako themselves unpleas-
ant. says Reuters correspondent a.:
Jerusalem.
such tactics" the spondent con-
tinu.. are greatly facilitated by the
fact :hat the country is 50 hilly and
!ntersecteI by SO many rav,nes and
small rivers. To improve the British
position the taking Of certain rdgcs
las been ordered SO that there may DO
a wider range of defence. Al! the sc
moves have been successfully carried
out
a remarkable opportunity TO view
this lighting is afforded by the Mount Of
Olives, which makes what is probably
the most wonderful observation post Ii,
the world. In the clear atmosphere o.
Palestine objects 5000 to 8 900 yards
shot. The winding course OF the Jordan
is clearly visible and motor boats may
be seen skinming the surface of the
Dead Sea.
welshnien Take Bethlehem.
"One of the most brilliant pieces o:
work during the recent operations was
the capture Of bethlehem The Turks
had strong fortiicat!ons here, with
numerous field guns on the outskirts OF
the hamlet. The troops ordered to take
the town deployed by night far to the
left, threatening the Turkish line of re-
treat and compelling the Turks to with
draw.
welsh troops then entered bethlehem
at daybyeak."
Further progress by the forces OF Gen.
Allenby at two points IN Palestine v ar
reported in n statement issued last night
by the War Office. The statement fol-
lows:
Gen. Allenby reports that a, mid
night OF December 2O-2l our troops
crossing the Nahr 81 Auja -four miles
north of jana on tho Meliterranean)
on rafts and light bridges seized
Khurbet, Hadrah. Sheik Muannis. TIE
er-Rekket and El Nakhras These To-
calities are near the mouth OF the
river and include commanding ground
three miles north OF It. They captured
305 prisoners. eleven Of whom worc
officers, and ten machine guns.
Take Town Above bethany.
Other forces captured Ras ex candy,
two miles northeast Of Bethany. talk
ing thirty prisoners, two machine guns
and beating of three counter attacks.
Gen. Allenby also reported tho fol-
lowing captures since the commence
mAnt of operations: Ninety-nine guns
and howitzers, with carriages about
400 limbers, wagons and other
vehicles. 40 machine guns. more than
1000 r!fes. l6.500,000 rounds Of small
Arm ammunition and more than S.
900 rounds Of gun and howitzer am
,,unit!on, besides various other stores.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-12-24
RUSSO-GERMANPE PEACE
DELEGATESN SESSION;
KAISER MAY ATTEND
German Foreign Minister Makes Conciliatory Speech,
Rules Are Adopted and Boshevik Programme
Is Outlined Debate Being Postponed

LONDON, Dee. 23.-A despatch TO the
Exchange Telegraph from Copenhagen
says:
"The 'Berliner Zeituns' says Emperor
william has informed his Government
that he contemplstes going to Brest.
Litorsk II the diplomats arrive ut an
deavor TO assemble all the sovcreisns
and regents Of Europe in q peace confer.
snce. rs was done after the NspoIeonic
wars.
"The Emperor Is credited with having
declared that everybody wants peace and
that the future offers so many great
TASKS that all states must cooperate in
them"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-12-24
RADA STAFF SEIZED.
Ukraine Replies with Ultimatum
to BOlshevikl.

LONDON. Dec. 23..--The breach hetween
the Ukraine Rada and the workmen's
and Soldiers Deputies has been videned
by the arrest OF forty members OF the
Ukraine revolutionary staff at Petro-
grad. The Rada has sent an ultimatum
to the Bolshevik headquarters threaten
ing forcible steps unless the stan is re-
leased. The Don district Cossacks have
assured the Ukraine Rada OF their de-
fens,ve support.
Meantime the conflict between tho
Ukrainian Rada and the Bolshevik COM
nl,ssa rss continues unabated. The Rada.
replying to an uitimatum OF the Bo!she-
wiki, insists on the creation of q Federal
Socialist republic, embracing MsNimal-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-12-24
ADVISES MOVING
BIG WAR PLANTS
West and Sonth Suggested as
Solution of Congestion
Problem.

WAsHINGToN. Dec .@.--Move the In
chstry Of tho country 20 the available
sources Of labor supply instead of at
tempting TO concentrate the mobile labor
OF tho country az industrial centres al
ready overcrowded and ovsrhurtlencd.
This plan has been advanced to the
various administrative Offices concerned
by an expert OF the Department Of
LABOR who has completed n survey OF
the labor resources OF the country.
Consideration is being given the rIan
by the Shipping BOARD the War penar.-
nrent, the Council Of National Defence
ana the navy. Ii has been aiopted in
part by IN" shipping Board Il is
understood mat the plan Will bc ndopted
generally soon.
Tho Plan calls for dccentral. cation OF
the vast inunition industries of one kind
and another that are being concentrate
on the Eastern soahoard, particularly
around the Atlantic ports, and the loca-
non OF AL new wurl. IN the South ard
West, whore there IS available labor and
IN most cases available plants, Al pres
ent, il is pointed out, Industrial centre.
or the West, particularly tho central
West, are being drained of their worlinen.
who are being crowded into Eastern
, cities. where the crash Is SO great tina:
there Is not even housing room.
This ls particularly true IN the ship
building programme, the work on which
ls being concentrated along or near the
Atlantic coast, in the centre Of the indus
trial centres, which have expanded to the
limit OF present facilities. economic and
material.
Tho Labor Departmcn. cxper, points
out that the shop work nov being done
in the shipysrds could be fabricated AT
hundreds OF places in the interior where
there are available facilities and trained
workmen and assembled or the coast
wherever there are dock facilities. IN
70 the present time. he I'd. IL has been
the tendency to centralize all ship work.
Even In fabricated ships the policy OF
bringing every detail OF construction into
one centre has been largely followed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-12-24
Civil War Spreading.

Tie area 81 civil war in south Rus.-.a
continues 20 extend After rejecting de-
cisively the ultima;um Of the Petrosrad
Government the Tarainian Ra5a has j.
sued orders for the mobilization Of all
the force of the new state, including d
large contingent of western Cossacks.
These will be REINFORCED by the Russian
armies on the southwestern and Ruma-
nian fronts, which have declared aSains,
the Bolshevtki. Gen. Nerkhovsky. Min
ister OF War under kerensky. has offered
,.is services to the Ukraine Government.
The Ukra!nian troops are said 70 be
concentrated between Homei and Bakh.
match. while the BolsheviM are massins
at Mlena and Mnsk. According to a
telegram from T<aarkuT Fighting has
taken place already at Noio:chisk result
ing in the defeat ~ the Boisheviki on
the o,her hand tho Bolsheviki have
gained a success at Proskuroff and oc-
cupied the town. The forces OF the Rada
control OdssHi. which is governed from
kiev.
Gen. Du,ofi, hetman OF tn. Ctai cos-
sacks. after mobil!zins all his forces dis
patched detachment against Tchclya-
binsk, on the Trans-Siberiau railroad.
A large force OF Khrgiz, Karmuk and
Bashkir Cossacks is advancing on Ufa.
zoo miles north Of OrcnburG. The
Mahomnedan population of TIA Is be-
licved to sympathize with the Cossacks.
The Astrachan Cossacks and the peas
ants OF the southeastern part of Saratofr
have declared for Dutoff,
PetrOsrad's Terms severe.
In reply the Petrograd Government.
after concurr!ng in the hope that there
may be 4 peaceful settlement. states that
the fundamental proposal OF the Rada
in regard to autonomous rights meets
tho approval Of the peoples commission
ers. The real cause of contention Is the
support given by the Rada to the anti
revolutionary movement OF the bour-
geoisie, cadets and Gen. kaledin asainst
the authority OF the Sov!ets. Agreement
Ia possible only, it Is said, II the Rada
catesorically declares It's readiness to
refuse all support to the anti-revolu-
tionary conspiracy.
This condition. whrh runs counter TO
the principle or non-interfercnce laid
down by the Rada, Is hardly likely to
commend itself to that body.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-12-24
BOMBS DAMAGE DUTCH TOWN.
rive Dropped at Goes and One Man
Hurt seriously.

AMsr.noAHi. Dec. "3,--FiNe bombs
have been dropped on the town
of Goes, IA I-aiani. damaging sove-a!
houses and seriously injuring one man.
Iceland is Dutch province,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-12-24
Middle West Has Facilities.

"Ohio. Indiana and Illinois" the labor
expert said, ARE the centre OF the ma
Ginning industry of the United States.
Every bit Of the machine work needed
for any OF the war industries can l..
turned out In this section, where H.,
necessary labor supply, raw materials
and factories are already concentrated
1t is far better 10 utilize them than 20
create new establishments IN other 500
lions, neceSsitating rev plants and nouip.
mcnt and the moving OF the WORKERS and
economic adjustment % their establish
ment In new location and Il closing or
slowing down Of these operation plants. ="
Forceful recommendations for tho ,Ia,
of these existing Industrial cact'i,i,s for
all futur. war WORK and the placing ~
all new contracts with them rather tnar
With plants 'lat mus, h' 'reat.I ARE
now before various administration or-
ncials. This, II "a raid, is tar GERMAN
plan that has Sustained tho German
army three wears
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-12-24
GERMANS FAIL TO BUILD
UBOATS TO COVER LOSSES
Destruction Rate Put at Nearly Twice That Of Con.
struction - Allied Warships
Hunting Them.

to work thre. days a, sea and remain
one day IN port. Most Of their opera
tions are approximately zoo miles on
shore.
The role which the United States Navy
80 FAR has played IN tho anti submarine
plans has been important. II is n fact.
according to Entente military experts
now here. that the arrival of American
destroyers In the war zone conceded
with the beginning OF o now and more
aggressive policy against the C-boats
There hnd beer a tendency before the
American naval cooperation began to
confinc operations To protecting ner-
chan'nrN. This meant q defensive
programme in the sense that the lurking
t-boats We're not sought out with par
tEular zeal. but were allowed 10 first
show their presence.
How Change Came About.
The theory of anti~submarine opera
,lona at ;aat time was largely defensive
and a feature of II was that construction
oi new ships could he relied on to defeat
the main purpose of the U-boats. which
was - bring about the commercial,
starvation of Great Britain and France.
shortly after Vice Admiral Sims
reached European waters with the
American destroyer forces the plan of
campaign MAS changed. The prevailing
Idea became one oi aggressive action
against Submarines whether they were
stalking their prey or not The plan
appears to have been adopted to seek out
tho enemy undeIsea craft as diligently
as possible and TO attack them upon
every occasion
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-12-24
MUNITIONSHEAD
EXPECTED SOON
Concentration Of Authority
Regarded as Likely Out
come Of Investigations.
INEFFICIENCY DISCLOSED
President Said TO Be More In.
clincd to Removal Of Many
Advisory Boards.
SPECIAL Despatch 10 THE =, y

WASHINGTON. Dec. a3.--Concen;.ation
o. Americas war directing powers ans
responsibility. is regarded by officials
here as an almost inevitable outcome OF
the revelations brought out in toe Sen.
are inquiries into the conduct Of various
departments. Il Is known that the sub
ject ..as been before the Tvt sidept and
Il Is understood or excellent authority
that il will require little more 10 corr
vince MIN of the necessity OF a change
Coupled with the revelations, at the
Capito. It Is being urged that Great
Britain was forced to adopt one OF the
ch.ef reforms urged .or the Am, -ican
systcm-that of Il department. OF war
munitions. This pos: in London was
created and hrst held ~ Lloyd George
after the War Ministry fell down wo-
,ully in supplying shells and other niu-
n!tiOns to the army.
Exposition Of the fact that the Wa-
department Is bound up in official red
tape and that supplies for the army
have developed .neii!ciency in the supply
system Of the army shown before the
committee INVESTIGATING the War De-
partment is r,gard here as Tho longest
step towar~i procuring the .eforu,
ShtD.inr Hoard Cited.
Il 3 oeinG urged on the Admin.stra-
ton also that the investigation has dis
closed that ineh,cisncy and delay re-
suited IN the conduct or one OF the
greatest war Undertakings or the Gov
teSpOnSl Dll!ty WntSe tncy mad peen .ul-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-12-24
S0VIETS SEIZE
REINST TO HALT
RUSSIAN ORGY
Martial Law Ends Rule of
BOlshevik Committee
i'm PetrOgrad.
ANARCHY on INCREASE
Troops Favor No Party, Chief
Desire Seeming to BE- to
Return Home.
ANARCHY on INCREASE

Sptcidi ,d.i: Despo'ch TO THE Sls f,ort no
London -ioi.s
Copy,ohs. 1917, all riohtS rese~ccd.
fErRo0RAD. Dec. 23.--W'ith the declara-
ton Of martial law here the military
revolutionary committee of the Pol-
shevik has ceased to exist This body,
which carried out the revolution last
month. has been the real Government.
All arrests. domicil,ary visits and con-
fiscs,ions within the limits OF the capital
have been carried ou; by its orders. Its
failure to maintain public security dur
ing tho drunken orgies and eAcesses
last week mas been evident whether this
VAS contrihutory cause os i,s disap-
pcarancc il Is impossible to say. but II
appears that the Sovicts consider tha,
the moment has arrived tor taking into
their own hands the war against the
counter revolution" or. in other words.
tie war OF classes.
The hopes of the partisans of reaction
undoubtedly have been raised by the
rapid progress of anarchy. but the time
il scarcely ripe for coup detat. which
in any case the reactionsries would not
carry out Unless q considerable part Of
the garrison could be induced TO take
their side. Tho troops seem 10 be lack
ing IN enthusiasm for any party and to
be intent mainly on going home. Hence
.ortN all arrests. req,iis!'ions and con-
htcations Will be carried out under the
direct supervision OF the executive com
rtttec Of the Sovicts In tho presence OF
members OF the local Bolshcvik COM
nittecs
German Omcers Arrive.
II Is announced that four officers OF
the German Genera stan have arrived
here. They are Major Kcnrad Won Wa,-
denhein. Col. Baron Won Traiton. Lieut..
Friedrich Dirchke aud Lieut.. Count Hugo
Won Korndorff. There is also one Aus
trisn officer Gen. Karl Fritz!nger. Ac-
cordins TO one report an army corps is
being formed In Petrograd composed OF
German prisoners Of war, who are being
drilled with the consent Of the Russian
authorities.
The issue OF a manifesto announcing
the approaching convention of the Con-
stituent Assembly indicates clearly that
the Lcnine Government is not inaens'hle
to t,!c severe criticism 20 which Il has
beer subjected on all sides. even by SEQ
'ions OF the Bolshev!k party. for It's Off
hand methods Of dealing With the rn-
tionsl representatives. Delegates are
being invited to ask for tickets. no .N-
ception being made in regard 20 the
cadets. otherwise the tonstitut' oral
Democrats. although The Soviots here
and IN Moscow support the views Of
Lenins and Trotzky in regard 20 the eX-
clusion Of members OF that body. \
Iuinor is current that the Assembly VIII
meet on December -. although j. j.
doubtful if the requisite 400 member
then will. be in Pctrograd
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-12-24

co"iisasd os Twsltth Page.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-30
Bishop Whitehead's Birthday.

Rt. Rev. Cortlandt Whitehead, bishop of Pittsburgh and one of the eminent leaders of the Protestant Episcopal denomination, celebrates his 75th birthday anniversary today. A native of New York City, Bishop Whitehead graduated from Yale in 1869 and from the Philadelphia Div inity School four years later. It is just half century since he began his ecclesiastical career as dean of the Episcopal church. He was or dainee, a priest in 1868 and for sev- eral years was engaged in missionary work in Colorado In 1870 he re- tuned East to become rector of a church at South Bethlehem, Pa, Since 1882 he has been bishop of the Pittsburgh diocese. Bishop White heads eminent services to the church have been recognized in the bestowal or honorary degrees by Hobart Col lege, Union College. the University of Pittsburgh and several other promin- ent Institutions.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-30
NEW MAXWELL RECORD.

Piloting a Maxwell 1918 five pas scnger stock touring car, Ray F. Me Namara, road engineer, has added to his long string of Maxwell records another victory, this one eclipsing i'll magnitude all previous performances McNamara drove his Maxwell S02 miles in non-motor stop run from Detroit to Indianapolis, Chicago and Detroit, in a3 hours and 9 minutes, elapsed running time.
 Setting out to test the roadability of the new Maxwell model, which is larger car than the 1917 type, Nc Namara believed he could make. the run inside of "A hours. Though rain and mud were encountered for the better part of 15 hours, he brought the Maxwell through. with almost an hour to spare. <. Allowing for neces- sary stops and the time the car vas in control in cities. the running time actually was 20 hours and Al minutes,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-30
DANORuff GOES!
 HAIR GETS THICK,
 NAVY. BEAUTIFUL
Save Your Hair Double Its Beauty
 In Few Moments. Try This!
Hair Stops Coming Out and Every Particle of Dandruff Disappears

Try as you will, after al applica- tion of Danderine, you can not find a single trace of dandruff or falling hair and your scalp will not itch. but what will please you most, will be after 8 few weeks use, when you see new hair, fine and dcwny at first-yes-r really new growing all over the scalp.
 A little Danderine immediately doubles the beauty of your hair. No difference how dull, faded, brittle and scraggy, just moisten cloth with Danderine and carefully draw it through your hair, taking one small strand at a time. The effect is i'm mediate and amazing--your hair will be light. fluffy and wavy, and have an appearance of abundance, an in comparable lustre, softness and lux uriance, the beauty and simmer of true hair health.
 Get a small bottle of Knowlton's Danderine from any drug store or toilet counter for few cents and prove that your hair is pretty and soft as any-that it nos been neglect ed or injured by careless treatment that's all.
 Danderine is to tue hair what fresh showers of rain and sunshine are to vegetation It goes right to the roots. invigorates and strengthens them. It's exhilirating, stimulating and life-pro- ducing properties cause the hair to grow long, strong and beautiful.
 Advt.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-30
NOTABLES BORN THIS DATE

Rt Rev. Cortlandt whitehead, Epis- |copal bishop of Pittsburgh, born in New York City, 75 years ago today Lord Desborough, president of the British Imperial Air Fleet Committee born 62 years ago today.
 Rudolph Foster. dean of the force of executive clerks at the White House. born in Washington, D. C., At years ago today.
 Edward P. Ripley, president of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Rail- way. born at Dorchester, Mass, 72 years ago today
 Percy E. Quin, representative in Congress of the Seventh Mississipp district. born in Amite County, Miss. 45 years ago today.
 Charles Deal, third baseman of the Chicago National league baseball team, horn at Williamsburg, Pa, 2t years ago today
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-30
ARK. A. 0. U. w. CHALLENGE

Little Rock, Oct. 29.-Supreme Master Workman Narvis, of Iowa, has conveyed to the Grand Jurisdic- tions of North Dakota and Iowa, the challenge of the Arkansas Grand Jur- isdiction, of the, Ancient Order of United Worknien. The Arkansas Grand Lodge proposes to be the largest Jurisdiction in the United States, in point of membership, when the Supreme Lodge meets in Will mington, Del, in April, 1919. North Dakota is now first and Iowa sec ond, but Arkansas is pushing them close, and expects to pass them be- fore many months elapse.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-30
WHYG a,

If the following ia true, the ques- tion is "Why?" The item was from the news columns of a metropolitan daily:
 "An exceptionally well post local man who has returned from Australia says that country holds fully half of the 1915 crop of wheat, all of the 1916 crop, and with the new crop coming on, there be excessive supplies. Con siderable damage has been done by mice and other animals"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-30
REMOVE THE PREMIUM ON
 \ SINFUL LIFE.

Uncle Sam has consCripted for mil 1tAry service the best young men in the country. It is, up to the coun- t.es and cities and towns to conscript the idlers for productive work. Ota- erwise, we put premium on sinful He nnd loafing. Mere possession of money should not make one immune from prosecution un1er the vagrancy laws. If man has money that he tas not earned by productive labor that fact simply proves that he is a tick on the body of the community. sucking the lifeblood and vitality of that community as surely as the cat tae tick consumes the vitality of tas DOW and the steer.
 Pine Bluff has witnessed in the re- cont past hundreds If h.v ycuns men leaving toe fields. the shops. thu stores and the offices to join the m tt0ns' fighting forces. These hnv, 4een the strong young men eneasot in productive work. We have seen these go forth to battle, and we have seen the idler allowed to return to his :dle life because of the fact that l,e was unable to meet the physical test that Uncle Sam imposes.
 Let's put the idler to work, and make him strong and healthy. Let's put him to work producing food or ether essentials. If he will not be put to work in free establishments, let's put him to work on the streets or the county penal farm.
 Let's make idleness a disgrace, not only because it is dlsgraceful fo: enc to waste his life. but because the labor of every man is needed to pro vide the nation with things to eat, to wear, and things essential to the sue cessful prosecution of the war 'n which we are engaged.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-30
THE RUSSIAN DILEMMA.

The Russian soivct--the name of tho assembly ot the Workmen's and Soldidis' icouncil-althougl it has failed 'to overthrow Premier Kerensky and the Russian provisional govern naent, is still strong enough to sen.l its delegate to the aiiied conference in Paris; and this fact alone will probably cause difficulties at the con terence.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-30

The soivet is in favor of a separ- ate peace with Germany: It's dele gate will be instructed to fight for it at Paris. It will be necessary for the allies and America to use tact and diplomacy in overriding the soi vet delegates influence.
 The Russian Bolshevki, it appears, is not in favor of separate peace with Germany, but is in favor of a general peace. Thei: standpoint is, it appears, tiat if general peace cannot be secured, the war must go on.
 It will be seen that Russia is seri- cusly divided on the peace and war question, and it may be readily un- derstood that much of her indecision and inability to fight effectively is due to this cause. Tie wonder real ly is that the Russian are able to fight so valiantly when cornered, like the Russian fleet did in the Gulf of Riga; and one must admire the Rus sian leadership under such extreme difficulties, both in Pctrograd and in the fleet.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-30

While the Zeppelins specialize on bombing defenseless cities and viii lages, the British report successful bombing of German airdomes. The British not only have the well known "bull dog tenacity" but also have the ' patience of Job."