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Evening star., 1917-02-18

withhold sales in order to dress an in
dividual in a successful manner.
The intelligent woman feels rebufed
when she is offered gown of yester
day which is reduced and which is ut
Evening star., 1917-02-18

Is that it is necessary to her commercial
prosperity TO sell as many garments as
she can, and in doing this she cannot
be a philanthropist and allow herself
to be induced by sympathetic ideas to
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february Divides Year of Clothes in Half

terly unsuitable to her life or her figure
by designer whom she expects to be q
friendly guide, rather than a pure come
mercialist. She feels prickly with mild
resentment that the designer should not
try to please her, but should just try
to sell her gown.
This happens in eleven cases out OF
twelve. All one has to do is to look
back over ones own career in the mat.
ter of buying clothes. How many dress-
makers or milliners or tailors have said
to you: This is not at all suitable to
your social life. your figure and face or
your age. Don't buy it, The whole att
titude of the commercialist is to per-
suade woman that the unsuitable is
suitable. 1t is this attitude that is re-
sponsible for a thousand failures. and ie
is this which makes woman who is
own way a terror to the dressmakin4
houses.
Very often, mark you, this woman is
not right in her own judgment of what
she should wear. She puts an obstinate
individuality against the artistry oe
the dressmaker who has studied her
work, but of the two phases which are
confronted when buying and selling
clothes 1t is better to insist on ones
own way than to take anything that
is offered by the dressmaker. the tailor
or the milliner.
The stage has played up these foibleS
of those who sell clothes in biting, ie
amusing manner, and here and there it
has gone home, just as a cartoon very
often reaches a weak spot in civic life
that no amount of academic writing can
reach.
Evening star., 1917-02-18

w. r. Stokes. Central High School. 1914.
Standing ofrhand-G. e. Cook, Wash
ington Rifle Club, 1874. Pistol. c.
Bum, Washington Rife Club, 1873.
Evening star., 1917-02-18

Yet, as long as human nature remaina
the same and as long as a persuasive
saleswoman is able to sell a moon-faced
woman a Scotch cap. just SO long viii
commercialism continue to count it's
coins. One cannot ask sellers OF
clothes to be philanthropists. They're
not in business to disregard sales and
please the personality of each indi>
viduaL Therefore, 1t is wise for every
woman to look after herself, and, with
the new things of September dead and
the new things of March not yet
launched. It is the appointed time for
her to take reckoning with herself and
face her failures. The woman or tho
man who has not the courage and tho
| philosophy to do this in every act OF
life, as well as in clothes. rarely gets
| anywhere.
There was once a surgeon who got
| up before a great society Of surgeons
| to read a paper. He had followed up
the great men of the country who had
| read papers dealing with their suo.
cesses in certain lines Of dissecting the
| human body. The paper he read dealt
with the failures he had made. Is
caused sensation and 1t made a thou.
sand men think and regard themselves
| with honesty. On such personal cours
age is success founded.
There is no woman living who does
| not 1eel ndppy dI tne CndnSc VI d sea-
| son, when she knows that she has
| money in her purse to buy new cos,
| tumery and that this purchase Will noe
| be accompanied by a bad conscience. IL
she would face the middle of March or
the first of April in this spirit of mind.
| it would be wiser for her to wear out
| everything she has between now ana
that date and then go to her fresh purs
| chases with the feeling that two weeks
| of contemplation. of stringent work
| among her failures and successes VIII
give her, undoubtedly. more intelligence
| than she displayed in buying the things
| that now incumber her closet.
Is it necessary to ask forgiveness OF
| those who are looking for something
lnew in the way Of clothes. for this
preachment on the philosophy of dressf
1 hope not. 1t seems the time and
place to ask women to pause, to count
their steps and to look over the past
with an Intelligent appreciation of the
good and the bad. before taking .
plunge into the vortex of the new
French fashions that will soon sound q
siren call in every ear.
| The sketches of today bear their own
lesson of what is new and what is good
| in this ebb-tide. They have come direct
from France. and the originals in cloth
will be shown in this country. Each has
a great name attached to it.
Evening star., 1917-02-18

HagerstOvn, Md.-"What we need
hero Is q spanking machine" remarked n
local Justice Of the peace. as he looked at
Evening star., 1917-02-18

Cumberland. Md.-Sitting in the
kitchen of his home, 307 North Center
street to await the serving of dinner.
John Meister aged sixty-nine. Il former
policeman. died suddenly. death being
caused by dropsy, from which he had suf-
fered for several years
Evening star., 1917-02-18
BY ANNE RITTENHoUSE.

URINCi the ebb tide of fashions
III " is the time to plan ones cam
III ~ paign in clothes. There may
q have been days on this con-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-26
COTTON PLANTING
 IS PROGRESSING
 MOST fAVORAbLY
Government Crop Report Shows Condition to Be
 Satisfactory, in the Main.

Washington, April 25.-Much pro- gross was made in cotton planting in nearly all the states during the past week, and planting was nearing com- pletion~ln the more southern sections, according to the national weather and crop Bulletin today.
 "Ihe rainfall has been sufficient ill extreme southern Texas to allow for planting and this work prceressed rapidly" said the report. "1n some of the western half of Texas, however, the moisture was insufficient to cause ready gernlination.
 FPlanting is under way in central Oklahoma. Much has been planted under most favorable conditions in Tennessee and this had begun in the upper sections of North Carolina. Some cotton is up to good stand in the east as far north as South Caro- lima and Alabama.
 Some plants are up in Mississippi, but the nights are too cool for best growth and in Texas also cotton was retarded by cool nights and the stand is poor in many places. In Florida and in Southern Georgia and South Carolina. cultivation is going on. Rain was needed in most of the southeast at close of week. Work on cotton nearly up to the average in the each but is somewhat later than the aver age in the central and western dis trictS"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-26
Titanic Struggle Between British and Germans Con
 tinues Without Pause.
A1RMEN ACTIVE,
 AND DO DAMAGE
German Torpedo Boat Destr0yers Shell Dunkirk and Sink French Torpedo BOat--OttOman Forces Con-
 tinue Their Retreat.
(AsSOciated Press Summary)

Many thousands of German dead strew the battlefield over which the British and Germans have been en- gagged the past three days, in titanic struggle.
 The British have made further gains south of the Scarpe river, toward Cambrai, and also have captured the hamlet of Vilham, east of Havrincourt wood, midway between Arras and St. Quentin.
 Violent fighting continues around Monchy, which the British have cap tured three times, but were repulsed with heavy losses, Berlin says.
 In airfighting, 15 German airplanes have been forced down by the British airmen, says London, and six British machines are missing as result Of fights in the air.
 Along the French front, artillery ac- tion continues violent. Heavy casual ties were inflicted on the Germans in an effort to wrest BurtezbiZ from Gen. eral Neville's forces.
 In Belgium, artillery duels continue
 A German torpedo boat destroyer early Wednesday shelled Dunkirk and Sdnk q TICnCu LOIptuO Dodl WiiiCi Ch gagged them.
 On the Carso plateau. in the AustrO- Italian theatre, the Austrians south oi Gorizia delivered an attack and re- captured a vantage point that had been previously taken by the Italians Concentration of troops in the Tren- tino region by the Austrians continues probably presaging an early offensive
 There has been considerable activity by Russian artillery, especially at Jac- obstadt, in northwest Russia, and near Postavi, which lies northeast of Wilma and also along the TrochOss-Tsarn pol in Galicia.
 Further progress has been made by the British against the Turks in MesO- potamia. The Ottomans have been driven from the west bank of the Schat-el-Adhem, within a short dis tance from the junction with the Tiglis. Large captures of men, guns ammunition, rifles and other stores have been made by General Maud's men in their drive against the Turks After several days of violent artil lery preparation, British troops in tht Doiran sector of Macedonia have de livered an attack against the Bulgari ans on ? 1-2 mile front and. ac- cording to London. advanced their line 300 yards on a front of one mile and put down counter attacks.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-26
HAVE NO DESIRE TO INvEIGLE U. 5.
 INTO ALLIANCE
Premier Balfour Declares Such Action Is Unneces-
 sary; Rumor Unfounded.

Washington, April 25.-Complete understanding of Americas attitude to the war, as unreserved cooperation in the fight of democracy against the German military menace. without en- tangling political alliances. was ex- pressed by Arthur Balfour, head of the British commission, in state ment today to newspaper correspond ents.
 q am told" said MT. Balfour, "that there are some doubting critics who seem to think the object of the mis- sions of Great Britain and France is to inveigle the United States out of it's traditional policy, and to entangle it in formal alliance.
 q cannot imagine any rumOrs with less foundation, nor can I imagine any policy so utterly unnecessary. l am confident any assistance which we are going to get from this country is not based on such considerations as those."
 The statement is said to have been made as a result of conferences the past few days with President Wilson and Secretary Lansing, and was gen. erally regarded as the closing finally of suggestions in some quarters that the United States might be asked to sign a treaty not to make separate I peace.
 This was an eventful day for the British commission, marked by the hearty welcome to Frances illustrious war commission and by the delivery to ] Ambassador Spring Rice of America S 1 first loan in the allies
 | While the British visitors devoted most of the day to honoring the French visitors. they found time to complete details for organization and separation for the joint conferences soon to begin.
 | MT. Balfour lunched today with the 1 Italian ambassador, spent part of the afternoon at the treasury department
 with Secretary McAdoo and was
 entertained at dinner at the British
 embassy. where reception attended
 by the diplomatic corps and high
 American officials followed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-26
Premier Viviani, Marshal Joffre Get Noisy Vel
 come From Populace.
STAND AT SALUTE
 AT MOUNT VERNON
Trip Up Potomac River Brings Bistin- guisfed Visitors Past Points of Historic HrnoWn-Beein Con-
 f"renccS This Morning.

Washington, April 25-The French war mission to the United States. headed by Rene Viviani. minister of justice and vice premier, and Mar shal Joseph ,Joffre, hero of the Malnc. and popular idol of the people of France, was welcomed to Washington today with heartfelt enthusiasm.
 Tonight, after being warmly greet ed by officials and hailed as illustri- ous friends by thousands of people who lined the streets while they crossed the city, the commissioners are at the home of Henry White, former ambassador to France. as guest of the United States.
 Tomorrow, the leading members, Premier Viviani, Marshal Joffrc and Admiral Cocheprat, will be received by President Wilson and later there will be preliminary conferences between the representatives of the French gov ernment and American military and naval chiefs Before night, the ad- ministration will have in it's posses sion at least broad outline of tion in the war.
 l@tdQlllS litIllDclS Ol llc tVllIlliS- sion, coming from Hampton Roads on the presidents yacht Mayfower, had their first view of the capitol from a point on the Potomac soon after pass ing Mount Vernon. As the Mayflowcl came abreast of the home of the first president of the United States the marine band played '"rhe Stal Spangled Banner and the French men climbed the rail, with heads barred, and stood at attention. At Alexandria, rich in historic memories the commissioners saluted hundreds who lined the wharves, waiving and cheering, while factory whistles soreeched out a noisy welcome
 The party was received at the navy yard by a group of American officials headed by Secretary Lansing, who led the ceremony by shaking hands with MT. Viviani, Marshal Joffre and then with the officers. The greeting was no mere perfunctory diplomatic af- fair. As the yacht band played the "Marselaisse," and the marine band on shore stood at attention, there was real warmth in the handshaking and the earnestness of genuine feeling in the words of welcome.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-26
NEW STATE BANK
 AT M'GEHEE HAS
 $50,Q00 CAPITAL
Prominent Merchants and Planters Establish Insti-
 tuition, to Open May 15.

McGehee, April 25.-The Citizens State bank of McGehee was organized here last night, with paid up capital of $50,0O0, and arrangements were completed which are expected to mean that the law institution will open it's doors for the transaction of business on May 15.
 J. G. Wolf of Tillar was elected president; B. R. Morley of McGehee, vice president, and D. o. c. Cleveland of McGehee, cashier.
 The officers will all serve as direc- tors, as also will the following promi- nent residents of this section of the state: Jo Nichol of Pine Bluff, La mar Williamson of Monticello, w. H Paine of McGehee, Scott McGehee of McGehee, H. D. Corley of McGehee and w. M. Mccoy of Monticello.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-26
LABOR COUNCIL WIRES PROTEST AGAINST DRAFT
Meeting of Central Body Last Night Decides to Communicate With
 Senators and COngressmen.

The Central Trades council, in it's regular session last night, decided to nave the officers of the council tele- graph the senators and congressman rom rom Arkansas, protesting against .he adopting of the selective draft army bill, and urging them to vote agalnst al the adtpion of the measure. !: inc council also adopted a resolu- tlon' protesting against the cemetery taN a measure recently adopted by the
 One new local affiliated with the central counicl at the meeting last nnlght, ng this being the plumbers union. irefe was a large, attendance at the meetlng, and the war and cemetery measures III were discussed and argued at considerable length.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-26
Local Man Declares State of Arkansas Has Governor
 of Whom to Be Proud.
PEOPLE DIsGUSTED
 WITH DEMAGOGUES
Pledges of Support and Endorsement of President Wilson, Unanimously Adopted Enthusiasm Over First
 American Gun in War.

Hot Springs, April 25.-S. c. Alex ander, of Pine Bluff, making the re- sponse to the welcoming addresses be- fore the twenty seventh annual con vention of the Arkansas Bankers as sociation here today, sounded a re- sponsive chord when he declared the people of Arkansas are tired of demo- goguery and graft.
 "They wanted a leader in whom they could have much pride, and they have such a man in Charles Hillman Brough," he said.
 'The people of Arkansas want im- proved highways, they want the cor porate interests treated fairly, and they want the state to be built up on solid lines, instead of being held back by demogogues who have only selfish political interests to be served.
 ''It is within the power of the bank CTS of Arkansas to prove themselves, like Moses, leaders out of the state of cheap political situations, into the promised land of constructive effort and distinct progress"
 Much Patriotism Shown.
 The convention today was a "war meeting" There were patriotic pledges unanimously passed, and there were endorsements of President Wilson. and patriotic strains from the band brought forth resounding cheers.
 When a news dispatch announced that the Mongolia had sounded the first gun from a United State ship in the war, and that German periscope had been shot to pieces by that shot, the news was received with enthusi- asm.
 John M. Parker of New Orleans, and John G. Lonsdale of the National Bank of Commerce of St. Louis, were speak CTS today.
 Governor Brough arrived tonight and made an address at the banquet, in which he expressed appreciation of the service of the men of Arkansas banks in the interests of good gov ernment.
 A grand ball at the Eastman hotel in honor of the bankers was well at tended.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-26
SPEAKER OPPOSES DRAFT
 MEASURE FROM FLOOR
Makes Impassioned Appeal That Vol unteer System Be Given An
 OthE Trial.

Washington, April 25. Altho Speaker Clark took the floor in the house today, and aroused enthusiasm among opponents of the army bill,, by his vigorous denunciation of the selec- tive draft and defense of the volun- teer system. champions of the measure still are confident tonight that it will pass not later than Saturday.
 It was announced during the day that a poll of the house made by sup porters of the bill disclosed majority of between 60 and 70 for the bill.
 Its passage in the senate is consld- cred assured and unanimous consent to vote on it by Saturday Will be sought tomorrow. H.,
 Sneaker Clark spoke for more than an hour Most of the house member ship and many senators heard nm nlead in characteristic fashion that the Volunteer system be tried again. He said that in the minds of the people o1 his state, the word "conscrlpt, IS class- ed with "convict." |. In concluding he announced that ms son. Bennett Clark, house parllamen- tarian. was going into the army Tn anv canacity in which he can be use- ful, as officer or private. ~,
 q hope and pray that he may e +go go into battle, not by the slde ol the slackers and loafers whom the aoVo- cates o fthis bill say they desire te reach. but shoulder to shoulder VIII free men, who serve gladly ana VIII i inglv. to fight for the honor. the safety and the perpeutlty or thls re- public" said the speaker.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-26
AMERICA NOW HAS l LEADING ROLE AS ENTENTE BANKER h,oan Of s2oo,0o0,ooo to Eng land Is Merely First of Immense Series. ALL OTHER ALLIES WILL EXPECT AID Jauan Wants no Funds, But Belgium
 Admits She Will Appreciate As-
 sistance-France, Russia and Italy to Be Helped.

Washington, April 25.-The United States today stepped into Great Brit aims former role of banker for the #ales with a loan of s200.OOO,0C to Great Britain herself and the prom \ Eise of other speedy financial relief to 1taly. France and Russia.
 The British loan was notable as the first made by the American govern ment since it's entrance into the war and for the quickness with which it l was negotiated. less than 24 hours after the S7,000G00,0 ,000 war finance measure had become law.
 Whether Great Britain, Italy, France Russia or Belgium is to get Ethe next loan was not decided to- night, Secretary McAdoo expects to study the situation in each country with a view to co-ordinating their re quests and formulating definite pro
 gram. As soon as a definite idea Is obtained, Secretary McAdoo will place the data before President Wilson, for his approval The British loan today was authorized by President Wilson yesterday.
 The next loan will hardly wait for a bond issue. but probably will be made upon the proceeds of another sub scription of treasury certificates or indebtedness. There yet remains Soo,- 100000 of the $250.000.000 subscribed to the first offering of the certificates. Should there arise need for financing any entente government, it was sald this sum could be made available With out loss of time.
 One Big Warrant.
 The money furnished today, is sald authoritativelv to be only in the na- ture of a preliminary financing oi Great Britain, to enable her to- meet payments due or about to fall due TOT purchases in the United States. The money was transferred by Secretary McAdoo to Sir Cecil Spring Rice, Brit ish ambassador. by treasury war rant, the largest single warrant ot US kind ever issued, and after endorse ment was turned over to John Burks, treasury of the United States, ty the ambassador. with the request that the money be deposited in the federal re- serve banks, to Great Britain's credit, to he withdrawn as needed.
 In return for the warrant, he gave the British governments note for S20o,000,000 with interest at 2 per cent, the lowest at which Great Britain has borrowed for many a day The note is due June 30. next, when the certificates expire. On that date, the certificates will be replaced with bonds, and the British note will be re- placed by British 8 F per cent bonds
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-26
American Steamship Mon golia Reports Firing First
 American Gun in War.
HITS PERISCOPE,
 U BOAT SINKS
q apt. Rice. Master of Vessel. Makes Announcement After Arrival of Steamship at British POrt-0c-
 cured in War Zone.

London, April 25.-Captain Rice, of the American steamship Mongolia, which has arrived at a British port, told the Associated Press that the Mongolia had fired the first gun of the war of the United States and had sunk a German submarine.
 The submarine, Captain Rice said, was about to attack the liner, in Brit i&h water on April 19. He declared there was no doubt that the u-boat was hit and that there was every req son to believe it was destroyed.
 The naval gunners on board made clean hit, at LOGO yards. The peri scope was seen to be shattered
 Shell Disappears.
 Even more pertinent a fact as re- gards the ultimate fate of the sub- marine was that the shell disappeared immediately after it hit The captain stated that shell always ricochets in the water and can be seen again un- less it finds the mark. Oil also was seen on the water after the submarine disappeared
 The Mongolia was going at full speed and was long distance away when the spray of foam subsided, but from the bridge the officers observed the spot through their glasses and they are confident the submarine was sunk.
 The periscope was sighted dead ahead on thwe last afternoon of the voyage. The captain gave the order for full speed ahead with the inten- tion of ramming the submarine. The periscope disappeared and a few minutes later reappeared on the ships broadside. The gunners fired, hitting the periscope squarely. Tribute to Gunners. Captain Rice outlined the incident with modesty but cuold not quite con- ceal the pride he felt in the achieve ment of his ship. He paid high trib- ute to the gunners and especially to the manner in which they were han dled by the officers, who directed the firing of the telling shot. "For five days an dnights," said Captain Rice, "I hadn't had my clothes off and we kept a big force of look outs on duty all the time. It was 2 o'clock in the afternoon of the 18th that we sighted the submarine. The commandin~ officers of the gunners was on the bridge where in fact we had been the most of the time thrO- ughout the voyage.
 "There was a haze over the sea at the time. We had just taken sound- ing for we were getting near shall low water and we were looking at the lead when the first mate cried: There's submarine off the port bow The submarine was close to us, too close in fact, for her purposes and she was submerging again, in order to maneuver in a better position for torpedoing us."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-26
VILLISTA FORCES
 SUFFER SEVERELY

Juarez, April 25.-Carranza forces under Gen. Aguiardo Hernandez de- feated Villa forces at Carmen yester- day, according to an official report re- ceived here today.
 Gen Manuel Ochoa, one of Villas principal commanders, was killed, and 600 Villa troops fell. Villa was in per- sonal command.
 Gen. Murguia was preparing last night to take charge of Villa pursuit, in an effort to surround the chieftain. Losses of the government troops were light, according to the report. Many ragged followers of Villa deserted, saying they had had nothing to eat this week.