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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-07
.lloYD'S SAYS EIGHT
 TRADING SHIPS SUNK
Ninety.siX Passengers and Grew of Port Adelaide Picked
 Up at Sea.

London, Feb. 6.-Lloyd's reports the sinking of the British steamers Port Adelaide, Floridian and Marley Pick ering.
 The Port Adelaide carried passen- gers. Ninety-six of the passengers and crew were picked up at sea.
 The captain and 16 members or the crew of the Floridian were landed.
 The Russian steamer Cerrera and the British steamer Wartenfels also are believed to have been sunk, Lloyd's agency announces.
 Other vessels Lloyd's presumes have been sunk are the Norwegian steamer Riegel and the Norwegian barks Wasdale and Songdal.
 The Port Adelaide was vessel ol S1S1 tons. was built in 1911 and was owned by the Commonwealth and Dominion company
 The Floridian was ATT tons gross; the Marley Pickering. 4906 tons gross: the Wartenfels. 4.o11 tons gross: the Cerrera, 3,512 tons gross; the Riegel, 1.771 tons net; the Was dale, 1856 tons, and the Songdal. 2,oS9 tons.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-07
SUBMARINES SINK
 THREE STEAMERS

London, Feb. 5.-Tnree steamers, the Eavestone. the Isle of Arran anl the Hurstwood, have been subma~ rined. and a British sailing ship. the Garnet Hall. is believed to have been sunk. Five fatalities resulted from the torpedoing of the Hurstwood which is said to have been done with out warning.
 The Danish steamship Las Krise with a cargo of wheat for the Be- .gian relief commission. has gone 70 the bottom north of the Belgian coast, either having been torpedocd Or having struck mine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-07
LIFT RICE RATES.

Washington, Feb. 5.-An increase of } cents per 100 pounds in freight rates on rice from Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas to Memphis and for inter- state shipments from points in Arkan- sas, Louisiana and Texas to points ill Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas. were approved tCdav by the interstate con- merce commission. The commission disapproved similar increases from the same points east of the Mis- sissippi and also proposed increases on rice products.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-07
SCIENTISTS READY
 TO AID UNCLE SAM

Philadelphia, Feb. 6.-Preliminary steps were taken here today to put at the disposal of the national gov ernment, in the event of war. the trained resources of the American scientific world. fWnn. McCelland, dean of the Wharton school of the University of Pennsylvania. issued a call for conference at Washington Saturday of representatives of alumni of all the leading universities and colleges in America
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-07
GOMPERS HOPEFUL
 WILL BE ND WAR,
 BUT UNIONS READY
President of A. F. of l.. Saws Working Men Will Do
 Their Full Duty.

New York Feb 6.-Samuel Com pers, president of the American Fed eration of Labor, said tonight that he and his organization will do every thing in their power to avert war be- tween the United S,atesand Ger many.
 But if the war comes," he said. the working men of America and the labor unions in the federation will do their duty by their country. Let no one doubt that am in great hopes that the war will be averted l shall do everything possible to avert it.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-07
GERMANS CAN'T GO HOME,

San Francisco, Cal, Feb. 6.-Dr. Erich Zoepffel, acting consul general for Germany here, explaining why safe conduct to, Germany had been denlel certain members of the gen. eral consulate at Seattle, Wash, to- day said that only those persons vSlo are engaged in official German con- sular work, and had been sent by the German government to this country, are entitled to safe conduct back home.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-07
GERMANY SHOWS SOME
 SIGNS Of HUMANITY
Announces That Feeding of Starving Belgians Will Not he
 1nterfered With.

London, Feb. 6.-Categorical as- from the German government that it does not intend to interfere with the feeding of civilians in Bel gium and Northern France we're re- ceived today at the local office of the Belgian Relief committee. Under these assurances it Was stated tho American agents Of the commission may remain in the occupied zone un- til war is declared, an,s in that event, they would receive safe conduct.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-07
MacEs.Daird.

Monroe MeeKs, well-known young jeweler with the George B. Moore jewelry store, and Miss Corinne Baird, formerly of Paris, Texas, obtained a marriage license yesterday and went to Little Rock, where they were to be married by Dr. c. e. Cline, formerly minister of the First Christian church here MT. and Mrs. Meeks will make their home in Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-07
Four at New York Damaged.

New York, Feb. 6.-Machinery on four of the smaller steamers in the fleet of German mercantile vessels moored here has been crippled, t was learned tonight.
 The engines of the Vaterland and the German ship Pennsylvania had not been dama ged, it was stated.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-07
IRON CROSS FOR BERNSTORFF.

London. Feb. 6.--Count von Bern to the United States has been granted the Iron Cross with the white ribbon by the German emperor, according to an Amsterdam dispatch to the Ex- change Telegraph company. This dec oration is one conferred on civilians for services rendered in time of war.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-07
SCFFS WANT REFERENDUM.

Washington, Feb. 5.-A number of women who have figured prominently in suffrage activities nave organized committee to support former Secre- tory w. J. Bryan's suggestion for a referendum on whether the country desires to go to war with Germany for any reason other than actual in vasion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-07
,. :" " ?" " !" v :" v !" ;" :" 900 TEVTONS SWEAR
 ALLEGIANCE TO II. $.

New York. Feb. 6-More than 900 persons of Teutonic birth re- nounced allegiance to the em- : perors of Germany and Austria
 in this city today. anG took out their first papers entitling them to become citizens of the United States.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-07

Revised estimates place the amount of standing merchantable timber in the United States at approximately 2,767 billion board feet. Of this total little more than one-half is in Idaho Oregon, Washington, Montana and California.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-07

The deepest mine works in any part of the world are in Brazil One of the mines of the St. John del Ray Mining company, limited, has reached the vertical depth of 5,S26 feet, and since the vein shows no sign of losing it's size or value. the company is con sidering means of continuing to a vertical depth of 1926 feet.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-07
GERMANS DISABLE
 MERCHANT CRAFT

Boston, Feb 6.-The refugee Ger man steamer Kron Prinzessen Cecelie
 built at a cost of s4,5oO,0O0. has been rendered useless for months by the disabling of her engines, it was dis covered today by Captain Coyle of the United States coast guard service. He reported that examination indicated a deliberate attempt to cripple the liner.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-07
BOLIVIA WITH II. $.

Rio Janeiro. Feb 6.-The Bolivian minister visited Dr. Lauro Muller to- day and informed him that Bolivia supported without reservation tho American policies as enunciated by President Wilson.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-07
DEQUEEN GROWING.

DeQueen, Feb. 6.-Postal receipts here last year gained 24 4R per cent over the receipts for 1915. and for January, 1917. the gain was 12 per cent over the figures for the same month last year
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-07
INCREASE MARINE RATES.

New York, Feb 5.-Marine insur- ance rates on American ships were increased today to level with the rates on vessels of the entente nations. The rates were advanced from an average of to 3 per cent to 10 per cent.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-07

The Spanish steamer Pairra, en route for Vigo with cement. was bom- barded by German submarine. The vessel was damaged ano one sailor wounded
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-07
WOMEN MAKING READY.

Washington, Feb. 6.-Plans for ser. vice among American soldiers. sail ors in case of war are being drafted here by conference Of officers of the National w. c 1T. r. Miss Annie Gordon Adams of Evanston. Ill.,, ar rived here today to direct the work,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-07

Trains between Cincinnati and Chat tanooga, distance of 300 miles. are soon to be operated by electricity.
 A great congress representing the petroleum and allied industries in America is to be held in St. Louis next month.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-07
NEW REPUBLICAN PAPER.

Bentonville, Feb. 6.-W. H. Plank has removed from Gravette to Ben tOnville and launched the Benton County Record, which will be the only Republican paper in the county.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-07
Seventeen Ont i'm Phillipines.

Washington, Feb. 6.-Seventeen of the war-bound German ships in the Phillipine islands have been so badly damaged by their crews that six months or more will be required to make them seaworthy, said an official report to the government today
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-07

Private Anthony A. Grams, Com pany L, Thirty-sixth United States infantry, was shot and instantly killed at Brownsville, Texas. Henry Her ring, locomotive engineer. was ar rested.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-07

BELGIAN RELIEF STEAMER SUNK.
 London. Feb. 6.-The Belgian relief steamer Lars Kruse, of 1,460 tons. was sunk near the Belgian coast yester- day. The vessel carried cargo of wheat from Buenos' Aires.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-07
T. N. SHEELY

Supt. La. Baptist Orphanage. If your cEild is suffering why wait. Get a bottle today from your druggist or send direct to us for it-s1 00 Six bottles, $500.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-07
LUMBERMEy AT NEW ORLEANS.

New Orleans, Feb. 6.-Representa- tive lumbermen from numerous states were present here today at the open ing of tn annual convention of the Southern Pine association. The gath ering will conclude its sessions to- morrow.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-07
HOBO HELPS ORPHANS

The Hobo Medicine Manufacturing Company of Singer, La., has favored the orphanage with several cases of Hobo Kidney and Bladder Remedy, and it is with delight that Ne record the cure of several children from soil ing their beds at night. We thank
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-07
GARDEN HINTS FOR FEBRUARY

The following garden hints far Feb ruary are to be found in the four page circular on l''The Home Garden" written by J. S. Knox. horticulaurist
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-02-07

Spain devotes 3,50O.000 acres to olives.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-06
No Food in Seventy Hours.

Not bite Of food for 70 hours was
the terrible experience Of a native
who was admitted to the Krugersdorp
hospital (SOuth Afrlca). The man
had been severely burned about the
legs in fire in an outlying village,
and with the other injured persons
had been placed on a passing freight
train to be taken to the nearest hos.
pital. The man pulled u tarpaulln
over himself, and so, when the others
were removed. he was overlooked. The
train arrived at Krugersdorp during
Saturday evening, and the truck
was shunted into the station yard.
The whole of Sunday and Monday the
native remained without food or wa
ter, under the tarpaulin, and he was
only discovered on Tuesday afternoon
when checker went his rounds. Rail-
way men were ON the point Of placing
mealies on the truck when they no.
ticed a movement under the sail, and
the native, semiconscious and partial
ly demented, was found unable to
move much. On close examination 1t
was found that his lower limbs were
In terrible state, and he was re-
moved to the hospital.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-06
TO AVOID CENS0RS.
Soldier Boys Use the Regulation
Blue Envelopes.
Must Sign Certificate on Outside rhas
Contents Are Personal or Fam
lily Matters Only.

The blue envelope has made a biz
nit with Sammy. It is the one feature
OF the army's field censorship regula.
tions to which he gives a kind word,
Not that the censorship inhibitions are
unreasonable or irksome especially to
him, but because 1t Is the soldiers
proverbial and inalienable right to
beef" against the censor, writes a
! correspondent with the American ex-
peditionary force in France.
The provision regulating the blue
envelopes reads as follows:
I'm order that men may forward
personal or family letters without the
necessity Of having them rend by Of
ficers known to them personally, such
letters may be inclOsed in the author
lied blue envelope and sent directly
to the base censor through United
States army postal service"
Only authorized envelopes supplied
to organizations at the rate of one
per man per week may be used. More
than one letter. however, may be for
warded in the envelope, but all the
letters must be from the same soldier
who signs a certificate on the outside
of the envelope to the effect that the
letters inclosed relate to personal or
family matters only and do not refer
to military subjects.
ats great stunt" said one dough
boy. "You see If me and the missus
want to have a little tiff on paper I
don't want the captain to be knowin'
all about it. What do I care If some
fellow miles away, whom I'll never
see in my life, reads it. guess 1t will
seem like a little bit of home sweet
home to himl"
Or, as another put it:
you know any time fellow writes
his girl, of course he has to gush a
little. Maybe spring a little poetry
and sometimes, by gosh, you mean it.
Believe me, you get mighty lonesome
over here hearing lot of chattering
you don't know nothin' about. And
when her picture is loolzin down at
you from the wall and the moon is
room and you get thinlzin' of the night
you said good-by, it's powerful helpin'
to sit down and write her all about It,"
The blue envelope Is a development
of this war. 1t is new in our service.
The French and English, though, have
been using it for quite while, and as
we have adopted in many respects the
censorship regulations of the English
army, the lady in blue, as the envelope
has come to be called, came with them.
Today she is the one popular member
Of her family.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-06
FIRST ELECTION IN 1889
George Washington Of Virginia, Re.
ceivIns slxty-Nlns Votes From Tea
States, chosen PresIdsnt.

The first election for president Of
the United States occurred In the
states which ratified the Constitution
on the first Wednesday Of January. the
7th, 1859. Only ten Of the thirteen
states voted In that election, New
York, Rhode Island and North Caro-
lima not voting. In FIVE Of the states,
VIZ, Connecticut, Delaware. Georgia,
New Jersey and South Carolina, the
people did not vote, the presidential
electors being chosen by the state leg
lslatures.
At that time the Constitution re-
quired the presidential electors to vote
for two persons. the one receiving the
majority to be president and the one
receiving the next greatest number to
be vice president. There had been no
conventions held, no nominations
made and no platforms adopted. The
presidential electors were left without
Instructions, to vote as they pleased or
according to their own discretion.
The ten states which constituted the
first electoral college had 70 votes.
viz. Connecticut, z; Delaware, 8; Geor-
gla, o; Maryland, 8; Massachusetts,
10; New Hampshire, s; New Jersey,
6; Pennsylvania, 10; South Carolina,
z; Virginia, IL. On the first ballot,
each of the 73 electors voting for two
persons, the vote resulted:
For George Washington Of Virginia,
SO; John Adams Of Massachusetts,, "a;
John Jay Of New York, g.; Robert H.
Harrison Of Maryland, 6; John Rut-
ledge of South Carolina, g.; John Han
cock Of Massachusetts, A George Clin-
ton Of New York, 8; Samuel Hunting
ton Of Connecticut, 2; John Milton of
Georgia, 2; James Armstrong Of Geor-
gia, 1; Benjamin Lincoln Of Massa-
chusetts, L; Edward Telfair of Geor-
gia, 1. This ballot made Washington
president and John Adams, the next
highest, vice president.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-06
Curing Elephants Cold.

A circus man, caught in the act OF
curing an elephant of n cold, was dared
to take his own medicine. He decline. d
but invited the interviewer to return
the next day and see the elephant
cured. And the next day. sure enough,
the elephant was rid Of the cold. What
was the treatment? Nothing compli.
Gated at all. The keeper placed a
bucket Of boiling hot vinegar in bag
and then tied the latter snugly about
the indisposed animals trunk SO that
he was compelled to inhale the bene-
hcial fumes whether he wished to or
DOT.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-06
japanese Make Paper Clothes.

Underclothing made Of finely crisped
or grained paper is manufactured in
Japan. After the paper has been cut
to pattern the different parts are
sewn together and hemmed, and the
places where the buttonholes are to
be formed are strengthened with cal
leo or linen. The paper is very strong
and at the same time very flexible.
After n garment has been worn few
hours It will interfere with the perspir-
alton Of the body no more than do gar
ments made of cotton fabric. The
paper is not sized, nor is 1t impermca-
BILE. After becoming wet the paper is
difficult to tear. When an endeavor
Is made to tear 1t by hand 1t presents
almost rs much resistance as the thin
skin for making gloves.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-06
Children and Falrles.

To the children fairies stand for nil
the wonderful and unpredlctable possi.
bilities OF life, for all the magic of II.
Its charm OF unexpectedness, says the
Atlantic Monthly. A child is a bit puz-
Sied by the Inevitable; In the fairy
world 1t does not exist. In that world
ne slips away from the world of grown.
ups with Its endless consequences re-
morselessly bounding the gay, IRE
sponsible little child doings. He loves
she grownups and It is not from them
mat he wishes to escape, but from
their world, their difficult unyielding
world.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-06
The Tuna ANGLER.

Southern California. and Santa Cata.
lima island in particular, has produced
two game fishes pre-emfnent in the an.
nails Of the worlds sport. says the
American Angler. One is the leaping
tuna; the other the swordfsh. The
tuna Is game for the well-conditioned
athlete. The man who takes large
one with the rod must be an athlete.
He must be ready for a continuous
round Of from one to four hours,
keyed up to the highest excitement,
as If he gives in and tries to rest the
tuna rests twice as FIST.
To obtain the full enjoyment of tuna
angling the rod should be Of 10 ounces,
the line No. p and the fish should not
weigh more than 200 pounds.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-06
RARE PosIEs IN THE ARCTIC
Rich Blossoms Natures Compensation
for Long Winter During Which
There 10 No Sunshine.

In the brief, bright, nightless sum.
mer the Arctic is paradise of flowers
It would seem to be compensation
Of Dame Nature for the long winter,
during which the sun never shows his
Jolly face once, observes a correspond
ent.
A great many Of these plants have
of late years become familiar to gar
den lovers because they are much used
in rock gardens, and every flower lover
knows their delicacy of structure, their
brightness Of color and their hardi-
hood.
But nothing can beat their original
environment. These patches Of yellow
and blue and rose and purple, cheek
by jowl with great beds of snow or
some stranded and long unmelted berg,
look lovely. 1t is the setting they were
made for.
Strangely enough, when brought
south and coaxed to grow in our gar
dens. these Arctic and Alpine plants
lose both part of their great vitality
and their lovely tint. They pine for
the Arctic like the Eskimo does.
Nansen tells of delicate bluebells
nodding IN the breeze, saxifrages with
large blossoms, pale yellow mountain
poppies, white cloudberry flowers, and
blue forget-me-nots in countless mill
lions in the neighborhood of the north
pole. So 1t is not all desolation and
death. A flower seed is one of the
most difficult things in nature to kill.
Give it half chance and 1t will show
up smiling, and do its "bit" in making
the world brighter place to live in.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-06
Certainly No Harm.

Her Husband-I hear the druggist,
Boozewater, was arrested for keeping
blind pig.
Mrs. Goodsole-I don't see anything
wrong in that. He was probably try
Ing to cure the poor animal.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-06

Knicks-Why, his wife even buys
his shoes.
Knocks-I always said he couldn't
call his sole his own.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-06
EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Services as usual next Sumda,
morning at IL o'clock. Everyon,
cordially invited.
A. q. HARRISON, Rector.
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-06
WlshfuIness.

"When 1 was II hoy wanted to be
4 clown in a circus"
"Of course you outgrew thatT ~
"Uh. yes. Clowns don't get very much
suinry. Now wish l was m actor In
=: movies"
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-06
Wouldn't Work.

"Jones swore he'd tell his wife the
truth always and at any cost this
morning."
"Well7"
"well, he went home to lunch; to-
night he resumes diplomacy"
Gilpin observer., 1917-12-06

st. Paul's Grild will give a 10.
'ent tea at the residence OF Mrs.
Leroy J. Williams Wednesday after.
noon. Dec. 18th. All are cordially
invited.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-29
ORPHEO THEATER.

Versatility plus personality equals Tex Younger, worlds greatest mental telepathist, appearing at the Orpheo theater today. Tn addition to his un- usual telepathy work, Tex did some new stunts yesterday. O, yes, very simple and easy-all he did was to eat. a few tacks, had a light globe broken and he ate the glass and seem ed to enjoy same after indulging in that light diet and working in accord ance with the wheatles sand meatless days, he then proceeded to chew about an inch and a half of lumber. Chief of Police Frank Stewart had lost his dog some few months ago and today he recovered same, the question was asked by some one in the audience as to whether or not the dog was in pos session of it's rightful owner and Tex Younger answered in the affirmative, so if you are the least bit skeptical ask Chief of Police Stewart about him. In addition to the above feature act the picture, Land of the Long Shadows that was to have been shown on Thursday and failed to ar rive on account of having missed rail- road connections, will positively be shown today. as the film is at the theater now This remarkable photo play features Jack Gardner, former musical comedy star, and Ruth King, and is a stirring love story of the picturesque Northwest.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-29
ADJUSTMENTS All advance notices furnished by
 Theatres.
ADJUSTMENTS.

"Joan the Woman" Geraldine Far rar's masterpiece, will be at the Best theatre Tuesday and Wednesday. An advance notice says:
 "The scene in which the maid in the great throne room grasps the standard of France and calls upon the armored throng of nobles to fol- low her is symbolic of the spirit of France today. And with the orches- tra laundering out that greatest of all battle songs, The Marseillaise, the effect is striking enough to war rant the play, let alone the rest of the performance. Mr. DeMille has departed from history to some ex- tent for dramatic effect. For those spectacularly inclined the battle be- fore the walls of Orelans will un doubtedly appeal as the finest piece of film art in some time. For de- sperate riding anddangerous falls nothing can compare with it except the Babylonian scenes in 'Intoleran' ce.' The effect is inestimably height ened by the costumes of the period.