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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-16

inaccessible part of the mountains. A
Ane concrete bridge was set up for
the road bed which leads close 10 the
waterfall Of several hundred feet An
other bridge is "a fine concrete struc-
ture for the tran from the highway
70 the top OF Larch Mountain from
the summit o: which the ,isitor may
get the full beauty OF the Muitnomah
and wakkeena Falls, besides a mag
nifcent view of the river,
Governments Bit.
Tho United States Government has
contributed its bit to make the high
way attractive by setting aside great
park OF forest land with trails which
the forest service will keep in repair.
One of these trails leads to the sum
nit of mountain where a cabin has
been set up as mountain rest. a
telescope has been placed there to
assist the tourist in his view. All along
the route are numerous waterfalls OF
more or less importance. among them
Lantourall Falls. Bridal Veil Falls.
Copely Falls, Horse Tail Falls and
many others of rare dainty beauty
A tourney over this road Is a never
ending delight to the lover OF nature
beauty and one the memory OF which
will linger long IN the mind.
The trip from Portland and return
can be made In four or Ave hours II
the traveller Is In a hurry. but longer
time should be allowed II possible
thus giving the traveller an opportunity
to partake Of one OF the famous
chicken dinners so delightfully."- served
4. Multnomah Lodge. a little INN
situated on one Of the great rocks high
above the river. This place Is famous
for its fried chicken and its view. both
OF which are up to Its reputation. for
here one may enjoy an exquisite pic
ture of wide expanse Of water and
mountains and feed the inner man
with a daintily served dinner as well
After leaving Portland the road
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-16
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vided its student officers with bet
ter insight into trench warfare than
the Princeton camp. True. all OF
these Reserve camps have their
trenches and men are made to man
them. But after visit to the Fort
Meyer and Plattsburg camps I am
convinced that Princeton Is far more
thorough In this particular phase OF
the training.
These embryo officers all new to
the art of handling pick and shovel.
! took to the work like ducks to water
In less than week system of
| trenches, communicating trenches at
J that, had been constructed which
were modelled In every detail after
, those on the French front. This
/ meant long and arduous hours of
sweat and toll. but the students stuck
! to their work and not a word OF COM
plant was heard.
While In the trenches they were
given intensive training in hurting the
hand grenades and as nearly all of
then were skilled baseball players
this work came easy. 1t was not long
before they could throw these little
engines OF 6eatn Win the dtCutdS
~ a baseball and better still they
reveled in the work.
shipping Wire Barriers.
One of the most trying experiences
our troops will have to face when
they reach France will be barbed wire
and other obstacles and barriers the
Hun has a knack Of constructing IN
the path OF the advancing enemy.
Barbed wire Is so constructed that no
matter how skillful man is with his
wire shippers. he must halt danger
ously long in the face OF the enemies
guns while shipping the wire. OF
course. the huge tanks make short
shift OF these distractions. but tanks
are not always close at hand.
The Princeton boys have been
carefully drilled in shipping and I'M
tangling these prickly mazes OF wire
and they know exactly what they will
have to face. once their spurs are
won and they are con- missioned
among the army OF fighting officers
on the other side. But these boys are
game and strong and no doubt they
Will give a good account of them
selves when the crucial test comes
and they are given the chance to be.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-16

ment these young men took up life
in the Officers Corps.
No compulsion was necessary to get
these young men to take up military
training at the Princeton camp. All
were patriotic youths. for the most
part Princeton students who already
mad had smack of military training
under instructors detailed there when
It began 10 appear that this countrv's
entry into the war was inevitable:
the majority Of these youths were
looking forward TO applying for com
missions IN the regular army. and
many OF them knew tina. such q
course would fit them for what was
ahead. StiN others expected to be
called 10 the Officers Training Camps
that will start late in August and they
wanted 70 enter these camps well
grounded in the radimen.s OF drsu
and manual
Get Down To Work
In order to" take up this training.
vacations were cast aside and forgot
ten and for ten weeks the youngsters
buckled down 10 work with a might
and a will. II is no eXaggeration 10
state that their work WAS even more
arduous than that prescribed a.
Plattsburg, Fort Myer, Fcrt Ocle-
thorpe and the thirteen other camps
for student officers.
The first Princeton camp got down
20 work on June % The second Is IN
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-16
A Strenuous Life Is Led
Nowadays By the Stu.
dents of Old Nassau -
Trench Digging, Wire
Shipping, Gun Drills,
Etc. Have Replaced
School Studies.
By A. RICHMOND PARKHURsT.

1HEN THE second camps for
student officers seeking COM
~ missions in the oncers Re,
p" serve Corps get down to real
work there will be several hundred
young men scattered among them who
i. received their first intensive military
training at the Princeton University
Camp: this camp was started early
i. IN the spring. ran full tilt all summer,
and is now being continued with a
view to turning out second crop of
eighties for the third officers cam p.
= which. no doubt, will be called early
II November.
The first Princeton camp was one
OF the most thorough and far reach
ing of all those that sprang up
Throughout the country last spring
An efficient detail OF officers were as
.+aiEned to the task OF whipping the
Princeton Tiger into shape for trench.
rather than jungle warfare. and rs
effects were Immediately felt the mo-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-16
KemdIKdDle Engineering
FeatShown In theBuild-
ing Of This Picturesque
!. Highway, Which Runs
Through Some ofAmer-
lea Observation-Disclosures
Regions.
Copyright. 1917. By The International
Syndicate.


41veler which heretofore was known
.anly to the mountain climber and
5ke camper. One OF the most pic
1Wesaue OF these new auto paths is
~ one known as the Columbia high
Wy which runs from Portland.
oregon. on the oregon side OF the
gorge Of the Columbia River. 1t Is
paved boulevard about sixty miles In
length and leads through some OF the
grandest mountain scenery in the
United States. Before this road was
built tho wild picturesque beauty OF
this region could only be viewed from
the decks Of a steamer or from the
/ car windows Of the train which runs
close to tho rivers edge. The glory
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-10
BARGE LINES TO
 BE OPERATED ON
 I1HE MISSISSIPPI
Waterways Conference at St. Louis Decides in I'm
 portant Movement.

St. Louis, May 9.-Two barge cor porations, with an aggregate capital of $3,5OOOO0, one operating on the Mississippi river to the north, and the other to the south. of St. Louis. were authorized at the river conference which started here today.
 The conference merged all river so- cieties of the middle west into one body under the name of the Misslsslppl Valley Waterways association, with James B. Smith, a retired banker, as it's president. Its work will be look ing after waterways transportation and is to receive the cooperation ol the government, as a war defense measure. ,;,, ho
 It was agreed that St. Louis Will pc the headuuarters of the organization and the executive officers of the barge corporations will be located nefe Governor c. H. Brough. of Arkansas was named as one of the vice presl' dents. :, It was also agreed that neither o, the barge corporations is to starr business until the entire capital stoci has been fully subscribed. Inlf would insure the permanency or tnf organization. it was declared.
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COLD RFTARO|NG COTTON GROWTH
 1HRU0U1 SOUTH
Rains Benefit Corn Produc- tion, While Truck Crops
 Generally Prosper.

Washington, May 9.--Vegetation was retarded in nearly all sections by the cold weather of last week, according to the national weather and crop bull letin today.
 In the southeastern states, much needed rains refreshed vegetation, but the cold weather prevailed every where. The weather was decidedly un- favorable to cotton, in the western part of the belt. Considerable re- planting is being done in Oklahoma. Generous rains in the eastern sections favorably affected cotton plants. Good stands are assured by rains in Georgia and good stands are reported in South Carolina.
 Planting is nearly finished in other eastern belt districts. Cultivation is going on in nearly all southern states and chopping has begun in scattered localities in Texas.
 The rainfall in the southeastern states was favorable to the corn crop while the truck crops generally were doing we'll in the south Sugar cane made good growth and tobacco is be- ing transplanted and cultivated. Ship ping of white potatoes increased in all gulf states and seeding of sweet potatoes is general in nearly all of the South,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-10
STEAMER FIRES ? ANadsae,t~ss.. ss$.s'--; 77'---'- sjsa3s ''A AT SUBMARINE, '
 ;RESULT UNKNOWN
Armed American Liner Re- lates Experience Off Irish
 Coast on May 2.

New York, May 9.-An armed American line steamship which ar rived tonight from Europe reported that her gun crew had fired six shots at a German submarine off the coast of Ireland on May 2.
 The undersea boat immediately submerged and it was impossible to determine if any of the shots took effect.
 The periscope of the submarine was sighted about p. m., end the Ameri- can vessel swung around immediate ly, to give her gunners opportunity for accurate shooting. The under sea craft disappeared simultaneously with the firing of the first shell, and did not reappear. The American ship then put on full speed and pro- ceeded on her course.
 On board the vessel were six mem- bers of the crew of the Norwegian bark Skiold, sunk off the Irish coast by submarine on April 1, and ] three members of tho crew of the /, Norwegian bark Vesteio, sunk April P. The Skiold was bound from New York to Glasgow and the Vestelo from Mobile to Belfast.
 In addition, the American liner had 29 first, 2S second and 34 third class passengers aboard.
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SIMS FOUND GUILTY
 RECEIVING bR|bE AND TAKES APPEAL
Jury Fixes Penalty at One Years Imprisonment and
 Fine of $1,8OO.

Little Rock, May 9.-Former State Senator Sam c. Sims of Hagen was found guilty of receiving a bribe, in a verdict returned at 10:45 o'clock this morning in the circuit court, before Judge Lea.
 The verdict fixed the penalty as a fine of $1,S00 and Imprisonment in the penitentiary for one year. The fine is double the amount of the bribe all leged to have been received by the defendant, and thus is the maximum, while the maximum Imprisonment under the law is two years in the penitentiary.
 Notice of appeal was given at once by attorneys for Sims, who is at lib- erty under bond of $10,000.
 Vigorous prosecution of other legis- lative bribery cases will follow the conviction of Sims, while investiga- tion into still other cases will be pushed, it was announced at the of- flee of Prosecuting Attorney M. B. Dunaway.
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TAKES CONGRESS- INTO
 HIS CONFIDENCE
Thirty Leaders Invited to Confer With Executive
 on Pending Measure.

Washington, May 9.-President Will son began taking congress into confi- dence on the administrators plans today by summoning 30 leaders to the white house.
 At the capitol it was said the presi- dent had recognized the criticism that congress was not beink taken into the presidents full confidence on the measures he was asking to have passed for the conduct of the war.
 Among the subjects discussed to- day, it was said, were the billion dol lar appropriation to build the mer- chant fleet which is to overcome the submarine menace and the disputed points in the new army bill on which house and senate ccnferees are dead locked, principally over the senate's amendment to permit Colonel Roose- welt to take division to France.
 The appropriations committee infor- mally discussed before going to the white house the question of putting the new appropriation on the $2,SO0,- OO0,000 army and navy deficiency bill already passed by the house. That bill has been almost completed by the committee and could be reported tc the senate for action in few days.
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Denominations Will Range From $50 to $l00,000 IL
 Is Announced.
TWO GLASSES
 TO BE ISSUED
Registered Bonds and Coupon Bonds Will Be Offered, and Subscribers May Pay in Four InStallmentS,
 After Small First Payment.

Washington. May 9.-Thc $2.000,- 000,000 "Liberty Loan" bonds. Seero- tary McAdoo announced tonight, will be in denominations of from $50 tc S100, ,000, will mature in thirty years and may be redeemed by the govern ment in l5 years will be subject to payment in four ins,Allments, and will carry the privilege of conver- sion into any bonds which may be issued later at higher rate of in terest.
 Two per cent of the subscription must be paid on apple ation, the re- mainder as follows:
 June 2S, Is per cent.
 July 30, 20 per cent.
 August 15, 30 per cent.
 August 30, 30 per cent.
 The bonds will be dated June 15 designated, and intere, will be pay able semi annually on June 15 and on December b.
 Two classes of bonds will be is- sued, coupons and registered. Tn. lowest denomination of the regis tered bonds will be s100, other de- nominations being $500, $1,0Oo 5000, $1o,OOo, $50,0Oo and $1oO,oo0 Coupons bonds, payable to beare" will be issued in denominations O. $50, $100, $500, and $1,000.
 The decision to place the minimum at $50 instead of $100 was not reach cd until late this afternoon. Another detail not decided until the last min ute was the conversion privilege In all other respects the tentative program was undisturbed.
 Present offerings will be limited t( $2 ,000,000,000, and no allotment vii be made in excess of that amount This disposes of reports that Mir McAdoo had under consideration thu advisability of extending the amount of the offer, to include a percentagt of the Oversubscription which will result when the subscription book are closed June 15 next.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-10
Virginia Jury Brings in Verdict of Not Guilty
 Against College Tutor.
SORDID CASE IS
 BROUGHT TO END
Defendant Clasps Aged Mother, Coun. Sel SObs Aloud and Mrs. VaWtqr Col lapSes, When Verdict Returned.
 Vawter to Start Anew.

Christiansburg, Va, May 9.--Charles D. Vawter, former professor of physics of Virginia Polytechnic institute, was declared not guilty tonight of the mur- shot to death in the Vawter home on March 13.
 The jury was out two and one-half hours, and according to one member, only one ballot was taken.
 As Deputy Clerk Walters read the verdict, Vawter sprang from his chair and clasped his aged mother in his arms. R. L. Jordan, the only member of his counsel in court, sank into a chair and sobbed. Mrs. Vawter broke down when newspaperman tele- phoned her the verdict.
 Vawter gave out the following state ment:
 "I thank the jury for their verdict of which felt sure from the first greatly regre the whole sad affair and the sorrow caused. The injustice done Mrs. VaWter by the prosecution and the press is the greatest blot on the whole sad affair. While I feel blameless for Stockton's death, l realize I have been guilty of weak ness when I should have been strong
 "The future stares me dar1ly in the face, but with Gods help, I shall en- deavor to build somewhere happy home for my children and my wife My immediate plans are to rest.'
 The verdict brought to a close one of the most sordid and sensational cases in the history of Virginia.
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SALVATION ARMY TO HELP.

Philadelphia, Pa., May 9.-"What can the Salvation Army do in war time to help the nation?" is the ques- tion to be determined at the thirty seventh annual congress of the or ganization about to assemble in this city. The Salvation Army already has offered to place it's numerous barracks hospitals, industrial homes and other institutions throughout the country at the disposal of the government. II is expected that the entire personnel of the organization, amounting tc thousands of men and women, the most of them with practical expert ence in nursing and relief work, will be offered for service in any capacity that the government may suggest.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-10
CHINESE CABINET IN
 FAVOR OF ACTUAL WAR

Picking, May 9.-Premier Yuan Chi Jui and the entire cabinet addressed a secret session of parliament today and urged the adoption of a resolu- tion declaring war against Germany. The resolution was referred to the standing committee for consideration m Thursday.
 Much opposition to the resolution developed and there was a lengthy debate. In the senate the resolution came up informally and caused a stormy session. The opposition takes the ground that it docs not want war until the cabinet is reorganized and strea gthened.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-10
MORE ORDERS OUT
 FOR REGISTRATION
 UNDER DRAFT BILL
Adjutant General England Issues Instructions, Re
 ceived From Washington

Little Rock, May 9.--Lloyd Eng land, adjutant general, today sent out circulars containing excerpts from tentative orders of the war depart ment governing rules for boards of registration in the registration If men under the selective constription act now pending in congress. Simila" tentative outlines will be sent out to sheriffs, and other officials who will assist in carrying out the provisions of the law later.
 General England's circular to boards of registration follows:
 "In general, boards of registration shall have charge of the registration and further execution of the law in each county, and the sheriff of the county boards and the executive off cer of the city boards will act as the principal executive officer of the board. The duties of the surgeon will not become effective until after the registration is complete.
 "Duties of county clerks-The du- ties of the county clerks or of the corresponding officer in each city board in cities of over 30,000 become dCIIVc uPOH ICCClpL VI ICololi dtiOh cards by the sheriff. From the day of the receipt of the county supply of registration cards by the sheriff, the county clerk, and the city clerk of cities of over 30,000 (not the clerk of the city registration board unless such city clerk is also clerk of the city registration board) must be pre- pared to furnish cards to the sick and to persons absent from their domiciliary precincts and to certify to their registration cards. For this purpose he will familiarize himself with the duties of registrars and in- structions for answering questions.
 "Absentees will not be furnished with registration certificates by county or city clerks. These must come from the registrars in their home precincts. The county clerk, too, is required to meet with the board for the purpose of checking and con- solidating the returns from the pre- cincts. sAt,this meeting the county clerk VIII receive all the registration cards pertaining to his county or to his portion of the city. He is charg- ed with the faithful custody of these cards from that time forth. He will, without delay, cause them to be prop erly secured and arranged according to systems to be described by state :
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-10
P0STP0NE MEETING
 RED CROSS CHAPTER

Dr. Barnes, organizer for the red cross, who was to arrive in Pine Bluff today, to organize Red Cross chapter here, at a meeting this after noon at the home of MT. and Mrs. Leo M. Andrews, telegraphed last evening that he had been ordered to Washington immediately, hence could not fill his engagement here.
 As result, the meeting called for this afternoon has been postponed, while efforts are being made to brtn, another Red Cross organizer here. It is expected that today or tomorrow something definite will be done in this direction, whereupon formal cal for a meeting and organization of the red cross chapter will be issuer.
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NOTICE, F. O. E.

All members of Pine Bluff Aerie No. POS, F. o. E., are requested to meet at the home of. the aerie at 12:45 o'clock this Thursday, to march in a body to the union station, there to meet and pay respects to the body of our late brother, H. H. Kirch- grabber, which will pass through the city on Cotton Belt train No. 2. 4 J. FRANK FRANEY,
 President.
 w. c. McBRYDE,
 Secretary.
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WILSON GETS VERDICT
 SIX CENTS AND COST

Washington, May 9.-A verdict of 6 cents and costs was given by the To- cal supreme court today to Henry Lane Wilson, former ambassador to Mexico, in his $500,0O0 libel suit against Normal Hapgood, former editor of Harper's.
 Wilson sued on an article dealing with the killing of President Madero. tne successor of Huerta, and Wilson's alleged part in affairs in Mexico City at that time.
 !, Of all animals dogs seem to evince the keenest| musical susceptibility.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-10
GERMANY TO ASK
 ANOTHER WAR LOAN

Copenhagen, via London, May g. The Berlin Tagesblatt says that bill will be introduced in the reichstag within few weeks for new war loan.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-10
WILL LECTURE TONIGHT.

A stereopticon lecture showing the work of the Baptist mission in Japan will be given at 8 o'clock this even ing at the Beech street Bapust church, by Rev. P. o. Mills of Japan.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-10

According to statistics compiled by the United States federal reserve board Germany's six previous war loans aggregated $11 .226, 100000.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-10

Policewomen are now being appoint ed all over Germany.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-10
Conference With President Is Followed by Announce
 ment by Board.
AUSTRIAN BOATS
 ARE PURCHASED
Ship Brokers Sacrifice Individual Profits, Selling t0 Government at Prices Paid by Them t0 Original
 Owners of Vessels.

Washington, May 9-Lcaders of both parties in congress, at a con ference with President Wilson today. promised to support the adminlstra- tion $l ,000, ,00O,000 ship building pro- gram,
 Bills are to be introduced immedi- atcly, to give the shipping board $10O 900 ,O00 for the construction of the great steel and wooden cargo fleet, and the remainder of the money will be appropriated when ever needed
 "The billion dollars asked for ship building is mere trifle compared with what the allies are spending in the conduct of the war;" said Chairman Denman, of the board after the conference. "It may be far below the amount we will be as ked to spend for ships before the war is over. The board means to produce all the ship ping American yards can turn out at full speed and will ask for more money when the billion is exhausted
 Bills will authorize the government to take over ship yards and the out put of steel mills, but the administra- tion believes such authority will not have to be exercised. The board plans to clear the yards and then is- sue contracts. The ships will be of standard designs, probably one of four already submitted, and likely of 1 4, 4,00O tons. The building will be un- der the direction of Major General Keorge w. Goethels, manager of the boards operations.