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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-17
GRAVE MENACE 0F I.W.W. STRIKE
 IS CONSIDERED
Federal Department of Jus tice Determined to Take
 Drastic Action,
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Washington Aug. 16.-Grave menace to industries whose continuation at high speed is deeply vital is seen by officials in the growing activities of I. w. w. leaders on the Pacific coast and the far Northwest
 The movement is nearing its max imum and the full scope of it's pos abilities is not minimized here.
 A pretentiOus program calling for strikesJ lockouts and general dis turbance over seven states, or about one-fourth of the country',s area, has been brought to the attention of the department of justice by scores of ex- pert field investigators TOW in the affected territory. Swift and drastic action to check the movement, insofar as it would cripple industries or cur tail production of commodities need ed for the war, is planned by de- partment of justice officials.
 In many instances, the department of labor is under the handicap of be- ing unable to proceed until an overt act has been performed. Prosecution of leaders where justified On charges of conspiracy or under the espionage act is contemplated in specific cases, but no general prosecution of l. w. w. leaders is expected.
 The entire movement, eliminating yesterday in the declaration at Spo- kane, of James Rowan, district secre- tary of the I. w. w., that general strike will be called August 20 in Washington, Oregon, Montana, and Idaho, unless certain demands are complied with, is regarded as being political and not a labor movement. Instructions have been sent to field workers to determine if the threaten ed strike is part of a program to hamper the government in the prose cutiOn of the war.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-17
ROME EXTENDS
 ROYAL WELCOME
 PRES. POINCARf

Washington, Aug. 16.-Extraordin- ary importance is attached to the visit to Rome of President Poincare of France, according to an official re- port from te Italian capital. They : say that if ever there was any doubt of the solidarity of the aim and pur- pose of the two Latin nations in the war, they have been removed by the genuine enthusiasm with which the French president was received in Italy and the spirit with which he re- sponded to the welcome.
 All the agreements entered into by the allied government, and the prob lems directly concerning Italy, were discussed in spirit of mutual good will and regard for the common cause.
 Italian papers say the result of the visit will completely. disillusionize the |enemy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-17
MORE MILK FOR CREAMERY HERE
 IS PROFFERED

Just little more milk and Pas teurized creamery plant will be estab- lished in Pine Bluff Day before yes- terday, 70 gallons daily were needed to make up the 150 gallons minimum; yesterday B. B. Bloom, secretary of the chamber of commerce. was noti- fled that between 30 and 40 gallons per day could be added to the list, leaving 30 or 40 gallons more to be obtained.
 One man said he would sell ten gallons daily; his name was not on the list up to yesterday. Mrs. Lucy CritZ, United States canning and home economic agent said she could speak for farmer who would sell a gallon day.
 Partners in the county, and many along the roads and railroads enter ing Pine Bluff can easily bring tho total up to more than the 15O gallons.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-17
Premier Declares Country Prepared to Devote Ener
 gies to Fighting.
SUBMARINES ARE ONLY SMALL MENACE
Stocks of FOOdStuffs Increase, While Losses to Shipping Show Con- tinued Decrease, He Tells
 House of Commons.

London, Aug 1G.-A message of day in the house of commons by Pre- mire Lloyd George, who quoted fig | ures to show that Great Britain is now we'll supplied with foodstuffs and has been successful in her efforts to combat the submarine menace. The premier said that this time last year the wheat i'll this country
 amounted to 6,4SO,OOO quarters and that now it is S,5OG,000 quarters The stock of oats, he also declared, also was higher. A quarter is equivalent
 to 4S0 pounds.
 Mir Lloyd George said the acreage
 under cultivation showed an increase
 of 1,G00,000 acres. If the harvest
 weather were good, the condition of food supplies was very satisfactory The premier added that there had serve
 "This is the supreme hour for pa ttience," the premier declared, in con .clusion, "for courage, for endurance, for hope, and for unity. Let us go thru this hour with a temper that will en- able us to destroy great military despotism. Let us go thru this hour
 with the old temper of our race so that next year we shall begin, and the world shall begin, to reap the fruits of our valor.'
 German claims as to British ship ping losses, the premier said, were exaggerated in the hope of cheering up the people of the central powers. Altho the submarine losses in April had been 560,OOO tons, they had de- creased until the average for July and August will be 175,00O tons. Ship building has been speeded up, vessels have been purchased abroad, and the total tonnage in 1917 will reach near ly 100000 tons. He said lie believed the losses will grow smaller and that the admiralty had met with success in the combat with the submarine menace
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-17
AuSIRIANS DROP MANY BOMBS UPON
 ITALIAN ARSENAL
Four Tons of Explosives Fired on Venice, Says the
 Vienna Statement.

Vienna, via London, Aug. 16.-Four tons of bombs were dropped by air planes Tuesday morning on the mari timc arsenal at Venice, causing a number of conflagrations, according to the official statement of the Aus trian war office. The announcement follows:
 ''In the Italian theatre numerous air encounters occurred over the Isonzo Tuesday. Five enemy aviators were brought down. AS a reprisal for the last aerial attack on Pola, large number of airplanes attacked the maritime arsenal at Venice early Tuesday morning.
 Notwithstanding weather condi- lions, strong gunfire and the enemy's defending aviatOrs, our men met with good success. We observed from a low altitude good hits by heavy and light bombs, of which four tons were dropped. Conflagrations were observ- ed.
 "Three of our airplames are miss Ing. The enemy torpedo unit re- treated before our flotilla, which covered the aviators, and enemy bombs were dropped unsuccessfully on this flotilla and Parinzo Ga sea- port of Austria-Hungary in Istria)."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-17
GERMAN OFFICER IS ARRESTED AS
 EMPfR0R'S SPY
Held on Presidential War rant With Accomplice---
 Searching for Four More.

San Francisco, Aug. 16.-Lieutenant Frying s. Schneider, of the German navy was arrested here on a presi- dential warrant as German spy three days ago, it was announced to- day. Maps and papers of an incrimi- hating nature were found in his pos session.
 Theodore Kassinger, former de- partment store employe, was arrested with Schneider, and is accused of aid ing Schneider in getting maps and military information.
 They are alleged to have occupied an apartment with four Austrian of ficers, who are being sought. By the presidents order the prisoners are being held incommunicado, without bail and without privilege of a hear ing.
 Among Schneider's effects was found an iron cross, which it is said was presented to him by the German emperor for distinguished service in the war. He recently married young woman at Oakland, Cal.
 Schneider, it is said, tried to join an aviation corps and later A depart ment of the military service here, but was prevented for reasons not an- nounced. He recently attempted to sail from here on a Swedish vessel, but his effort was baked by the se- cret service.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-17

Again the great AngloFrench war machine has struck the Germans in Flanders and again it has been suc- ceSsful
 The village of LandmarcK and other important positions were taken Thurs day and more than 1900 prisoners al ready have been counted.
 The latest blow in the Ypres area was on front of nine miles and only on the extreme right were the allied forces unable to make progress. The Germans resisted stubbornly, suffer- ing heavy losses, but on the greater part of the front they were forced to leave valuable positions in the possession of the allies.
 Before the fighting between Lens and Loos had died out, the French and British moved forward north of the Ypres7Menin road Throughout Thursday bitter fighting continued. On the left the French occupied the ground between the Yser canal and Mart Gevaart, and then drove the Germans from the important bridge head of Dreigroetchen. General Haig's men carried the center and right of the line. In the center the British soon gained their first objective and then established themselves in Lang marck. Continuing the attack, they advanced half mile beyond the vil- lage, gaining trench system which was the first objective of the day. On the right the resistance was most desperate. Early the British drove the Teutons back, but numerous cOun- ter attacks in which they suffered heavily enabled the Germans to re- gain the lost ground.
 In the Lens sector, the Canadians made additional progress east of Loos and north of Lens. German prison- CTS to the number of nearly 900 were taken in the fighting here, bringing the total for the two days to 2,7OO.
 In Flanders, the British had been forced back with heavy losses, it ad- mits French and British gains at Dreigroetchen, on the Yser. and near Landmarck. These are the places where London officially says the allies advanced.
 Except for the continued artillery fighting on the Aisne and near Yer dun, a gain by the French south of Allies has been the only important tn- fantry attack south of Lens. The French captured Teuton trenches on a front of two-thirds of a mile, took 12 prisoners and repulsed four coun- ter attacks.
 On the Sereth river near Moldavia, the Rumanians and Russians have been driven across the rier. Northwest of Fokshani, the Rumanians and Russians have made many attacks in efforts to capture Stracini and Pant zui. In the Trotus valley of western iMoldavia, the Austro-German ad- vance continues. Berlin says the forces of Field Marshal von Macken- sen have captured more than $500 prisoners. 16 guns and more than oo machines in the recent fighting.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-17
SENATE ACCEPTS
 MANY CHANGES IN WAR TAX MEASURE
Tentatively Agrees to the Liquor Sections, With
 Prohibition Features.

Washington, Aug. 169-Many inn portant provisions of the war tax bill, including the liquor section, with its prohibition features, were tenta- lively approved by the senate today after most of the session had been spent in debate.
 Most of the contested sections will be disposed of tomorrow. The argu ments over the incomes and war prof it's tax will begin Saturday.
 Provisions approved today and which probably will be unchanged in- clude:
 Sections levying $14O,000,OOO addi- tional taxes on distilled and rectified spirits and containing clauses, effect. i've during the war, prohibiting their importation and providing a prohib' itory tax of $60 per 100 pounds upon their manufacture from foodstuffs The house bill levied $107 100000 ad ditional tax and prohibited the manu- facture of distilled spirit sonly. Increase of revenues from beer and fermented liquors of $46,0O0,000 com pared with $37,500,000 under the house bill.
 ;. Virtually all of the stamp taxes proposed, except that of bank checks and parcel post packages went over.
 The amusement section, estimated to raise $23,OO0,000, compared with $6N00O,0O0 proposed by the house, with the house tax on club dues elim. mated.
 Elimination of the house general tariff levy of 10 per cent ad valorem, and of house taxes on jewelry, musi- cal instruments and movie" films.
 The senate also adopted amend 4nents for a new tax on cameras, to raise $500,O00; for reduction of the manufacturs' gross sales tax from 5 to per cent on perfumery and toilet articles; changes reducing the rate on sporting goods to raise $S0O,0O0 in stead of $2,O00,0OO, and for substi- ute tax on yachts and other pleas ure boats.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-17
Some Supplies Received.

Little Rock, Aug. 16.-Equipment for the Third Arkansas Infantry and the Arkansas Ammunition train is be- ing rushed here from many depots, according to word received by Capt. J. P. Quinn of the supply company, Third Infantry, and by First Lieut.. Johannes Hoebee, acting captain ad- iJutant of the ammunition train. Cots and blankets for the Third m- fantry have been received by Cap tain Quinn, while invoices for full equipment for the regiment includ- ing arms, have been received.
 Lieutenant Hoebee Thursday morn ing received overcoats, uniforms, hats, shoes, socks, underwear, iden- tlfication tags and has cords for the entire ammunition train. Cots and blankets have been shipped and are scheduled to arrive the last of this week or the first of next.
 Lieutenant Hoebee has forwarded requisitions for equipment, including entire train
 Ready for Clothes.
 Acquisition blanks, including size tables, have been forwarded to com pany commanders of the ammunition train so they can be filled out and ready for submission as soon as the men are detrained at Fort Roots.
 With the preliminary work finished the entire train can be equipped. in solar as clothing, blankets and cots are concerned, within few hours.
 Authorization for administration of typhoid, para-typhoid and small FOX vaccinations to all men of the ammu- milton train was received at LiGu. Col. Carruth's headquarters Thursday morning. First Lieut.. Brya of the field hospital has been ordered to ad- minister the vaccinations of truck companies at Stuttgart, Ftrt Smith, Texarkana and Pine Bluff; First Lieut.. Wright, also of the field hos ,pital, to members of truck companies at Helena, Mammoth Spring, Forrest CVity and Yellville. Members of Com pany l of Little Rock already have been vaccinated.
 Ammunition Train.
 When in column the ammunition train will be 5000 yards long, and when parked will occupy seven acres. Two 3-inch rifles and one , 3S inch gun form part of the equipment. ':he train, which will serve an entire di- vision of 19,000 men, will have l5 aa- tomobiles, 373 motor trucks, A mo- torcycles with side car attachments, 20 machine guns and six other car riages.
 Of the 684 enlisted men, 595 will be equipped with rifles, anl lO7 men will carry revolvers. There arg 1S commissioned officers in tha unit
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-17
Orders for Mobilization at Fort Roots Expected to
 Arrive Today.
PART EQUIPMENT
 ALREADY ON HAND
Ammunition Trains Necessary sup- plies Virtually Assembled at s.iiile Rock Already, and Remainder is
 Now Being Transported.

{ Charleston, $. C., Aug. 16- Orders for entrainment of the Arkansas Na- tional guard troops from their home stations to Fort Roots probably will go forward from General Woods of ice tomorrow, and by Saturday or Sunday all guard units should be uuar- tered at Fort Roots and Camp Pike.
 Troops which are not sufficiently equipped with tentage will be quar- tered in barracks at Fort Roots and the men supplied for field service will encamp at Camp Pike.
 The guards will remain at Fort Roots and Camp Pike uptil they can be transferred to Camp Beauregard at Alexandria about September b. Preliminary orders preparing for the entrainment of the 5000 Arkansas troops now at their home stations were issued by General Woods today
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-17
HAMP WILLIAMS FOOD DICTATOR FOR ARKANSAS

Washington. Aug. 16.-Appo;ntmen mt of 2S men as federal food com mission = CTS in as many states was approved today by President Wilson. Iommis- sioners for other states vii. he se- lected within few days.
 The state commissioners will ad- minister the food control insofar as it applies to state matters and will coordinate state food activities with those of the food administration. All will serve without pay.
 The list of the men includes Hamp Williams, of Hot Springs, for Arkan' sas. %
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-17
SECRETARY BAKER.
 SOUNDS WARNING

k Washington, Aug. 16.- Secretary Baker today warned the mayors Of cities near army training camps and cantonments that they will be held responsible for maintenance of whole some moral conditions
 r If the desired result cannot be ob- tained in any other way, the secretary said in letter to the mayors, he will not hesitate to move camps to other sites.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-17
SHOTGUN DUEL NEAR MULBERRY;
 ONE MAN DEAD

Mulberry, Aug. 16.-In a duel with shotguns at White Oak, four miles east of here Bill Hutchinson, rali- road section foreman was killed. ana Bert Dean, farmer, was wounded
 Dean is under arrest. Both are married. Domestic troubles are gwen as the cause.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-17
MAY ADVERTISE BOND ISSUE.

/, Washington, Aug. 16-The nationai advertising advisory board of the As sociated dvertising Clubs or the World today sent a delegatlon ns. s, u' headed by Herbert s. Houston or Ne~ York, as chairman, who urged oeclv noo tarv McAdoo to spend from $l,ooo'oov to s2,0o0 ,oOO in advertising the neA' issue of Liberty Loan bonds
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-17

A Rutgers college summer session "diet squad of girls has determined that 27 cents a day is the irreducible minimum for the average Americans food cost in these war times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-17
1niiCE 1%dlCE TO PROPERTY OWNERS.

 t tho oi1' ine new lighting contract |necoss.y ei.y mas entered into it will fsnsary' of s;ahy' to get a uniform stand soma m nsntlng. to trim the branches ao M tSi. Hi.y Will have an expert man t ,nis work, and I want to assure cTrn srat TREES WILL RE PRO. hers na. therefore ask the property a hu. 4ot to- 'retard work of this h tho s' permit the men to go on rotact;"mo mork' In fact this will be ''ectlon to your trees,
 Respectfully, ;'- l0t SIMON BLOOM,
 Mayor.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-17
BATH HOSPITAL
 GETS AMERICANS a WHO ARE WOUNDED

London, Aug. 16.--According to the Daily News some wounded American soldiers from the western front have just arrived at the hospital at Bath.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-17

About 10000 coal miners in the Ala bama field are under orders to put into effect Monday strikc to force "a conference with owners on wage scale and working conditions.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-17
The Weather
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Friday and Saturday partiy cloudy. scattered showers - fl north.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-17
British and French Troops Record Important Gains
 on Flanders Front.
CANADIANS ARE
 AGAIN WINNERS
Overseas Fighters Add to Holdings Around hens-AustrO-G Con. tinne Forward Movement, But
 Slowly, on Eastern Front.

Associated Press Summarv.)
 Londoi4 Aug. lG.- -,Reuter's correspondent at British head quarters in Belgium says he hears that fighting is proceeding we'll beyond Lantmarck.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-17

Dispatches from the American training camp in France last night said all the American forces in France were reviewed yesterday, indi- eating that the entire body was still in training.
 The American military authorities have made elaborate preparations for treatment in American hospitals in France of the wounded, who ordinarily
 would not be transported to England. The report of the London newspa- per may refer to wounded Americans
 serving with the British armies, of
 whom there are several thousand.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-08-17
No Reports at Washington.

Washington, Aug. 16.-Neither the war nor the navy department has any information on the reported. wounding of American troops on the western front.
 Prompt official announcement is promised when information is re- ceivcd provided it is not incompatible with military interests.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-16

members ~ his family were called 10
his bedside.
Repeated transfusions OF blood have
been administered. His physician
has refused To- state the number OF
operations that 1t has been necessary
to perform.
Advanced symptoms Of auemia have
been noted and his physician forbade
FOR several days the receipt OF messa-
.gcs from the legislature.
However. that the governor mas
under consideration the appointment
81 several score ~ individuals for
membership on various state boards
Is evident from the appointments he
from time To time announces to the
senate The legislature receives daily
messages from the governor and
sometimes three or four In an aftsr-
noon. II is said that half OF the seiec-
tons ~ the membership of state
boards have now been made. The sen
ate committee on executive communal
cations takes charge of these recom-
mendutions as they appear and 40 Ear
has made no comment on them to the
senate.
4 reception at the executive mansion
en- the night of next Monday. February
nineteen. in which the governor was TO
have participated has been postponed
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-16
Tony Napoleon Making
Miniature Pullman Car

Nick Napoleon, proprietor ~ KICKS
Taxi Line. has received "a newspaper
clipping from his brother. Tony Nup-
oleon Of san Bernardino. Calf. de-
scribing an exhibit which ne and a
companion. both apprentices IN the
Santa Fc shops at san Rerrerdino. are
making for the annual orange show.
The clipping says;
Phil Sandell and Tony Napoleon,
Santa Re apprentices are busy repro
6ucing "A miniature Pullman coach,
complete In cveIS detail. on 4 scale
Of onc.third actual size, for the santa
Fe exhibit az the orange SHOW.
The coach is ncariy completed. ~
are the trucks Tor the Pullman. and
according 90 mechanical experts at the
shops. a more exact reproduction was
never turned out by the local shops.
The coach is to be electric lighted and
glass windows and even the awning on
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-16

rambling coastline OF any country In
the world.
ireland is not as deeply indented az
England and scotland, but with all
that IL has shores that make the way
OF the biockader difficult.
The vast proportions ~ the British
shipping Industry which the German
submarine blockade is attempting to
Destroy defics our comprehension IL
normal years an average Of IA ships
|arriVe at United Kingdom ports IRON
foreign waters every daY iu the year.
In addition to that. there ARE $50 ar
rivals from home ports every day in
the year Of ships in the coastWise
trade.
British merchant ships have 4
greater aggregate tonnage h ia those
of all the other countries Of the world
together. The merchant marine OF
that NATHAN includes nearly 10000 ships
OF an kinds. or these. about $500
arc sailing ships aud q. 900 steam YES
Scls employed IN the home trade.
Their, are approximately 1000 ships
engaged iu sailing between British and
'orcigu ports. These latter hav an
average capacity OF more than 100
net register ions.
How rapidly Great hri1aln h1s
been replacing the losses sustained by
her shipping rs q result Of Germany's
submarine attacks Il disclosed by TIA"
fact that at the end Of 1916 there were
fG5 steam vessels under construction
i'm british shipyards, more than half
81 them being ships of more than
100 tons burden The aggregate
capacity Of these ships is l,5SS,00
tons, 500 that both 10 tonnage and In
number the new craft are replacing
| those sunk hy the enemy.
Importation~ NJ Iodstufts.
Few countries loo the world are 50
dependent ou the importation cd food
istuffs is tho United Kingdom, and for
her not 10 possess tho strongest navy
in the world would be 90 leave hcr 81
an nations perhaps the most uln
able. Probably 90 per cent ~ all the
food her g., 0o0.00 people consum' ~
brought In hv ships engaged in foreiSn
ir1de.
"On tho othrr hand. the splendid
coal deposits and the ahuudants sup
| plies of iron make British Industries
largely free from blockade dangers,
| Producing ~one-fourth OF the woild''
coal. the United Kingdom has little to