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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-09
BY JAMES BOWRON

My conception of news is to report
 facts. The American idea of news is
 to report expecta tions. For instance, a
 man comes here with the view of invest
 ing. My conception of news is that it
 is improper to publish the fact that he
 is here for that purpose. I have known of cases where premature publication of inchoate plans prevented their fulfiill- ment. It is easy to see what I mean. If the newspapers publish it the people try to hold him up in the purchase of land, some rival town attempts to pull him off or take him away.
 "The craving of newspapers to get ahead of each other frequently results in premature pumlications that are in furious. For that very reason the Uni ted States established the censorship. l agree that the newspapers are very hon. orable in preserving condolences when anything is entrusted to them in that way, but I don't admit the right of any newspaper to ask what are my plans for the future.
 T think there is so much today dis seminated by the Associated Press of actual occurrences that is sufficient to give to the public actual facts developing from day to day that the newspapers ought to do more than they do in sum marking these facts editorially for the information and guidance of the general public. That is done to limited ex- tent by great metropolitan newspapers, ! but not, as & rule, over the country"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-09
Mra Shepherd Ill

New York. June S.-Mrs. Finley J. Shepard. formerly Miss Helen Gould. is seriously i'll with appendicitis Tt her horne in Fifth avenue. The physicians g1on duty reported today that her condi- stion is satisfactory and it is hoped an operation may bo avoided.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-09
Newspaper Man Drafted

Nashville, Tenn. June &.--Among the linen called here today for military iservice is Jack Nye. mAuaging editor iof the Nashville Tennesssean and American. Hc goes to Fort Thomas June IS. He Is . grAndDon of the late Bishop O. P. Fitzgerald and . popular Newspaper man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-09

| creasths Tn news qualities proportions
 ateiy to the number of people inter
 ested n the event; tho extent of the l effect that the change will have upon
 them: the rarity or unusualness of the
 event; and the expedition with which the event is made public"
 BY w. J. ROLES
 News is history in the making while 1t is in the making It is the | story of mans present activities, and the occurrences that affect and influ- encc him in his daily life
 The big news of today is the world war and the activities of nations and individuals in prosecuting it. Now | it is the battle front in France; yes terday it was Russia, tomorrow it may be Italy, or along the American coast. What the nations and their armies and navies are doing is of first importance; next, rhe things the people at home are doing to help the nation and it's army and the navy to vanquish the foe.
 Then comes politics, not very inter- esting to the average man at the pres- ent time, it must be admitted, but activities in industrial, sociological, educational, religious spheres the moral uplift of man; invention, dis coyeries. sports, and in fact, irl what ever field of endeayor a nation, q com : munity, or a few individuals are active is of news value to the extent Of the numbers engaged or interested in it. The more people interested in the sub ject the greater it's news value. Tn these war times news that en- courages, entertains and brings tenn porary forgetfulness of troubles and worries should have preference over ca1amities, disasters or other disagree able subjects
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-09
RY .ARTHIIR c. cRnWnER

News at the present time, according to my conception, is anything that hap pens, for. if it doesn't happen 1t can't be news. The most important news is that pertaining to the winning of the war"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-09
"WhatLs YourLdea ofNesUs 7oday?"
 This Question Asked Local Citizens
Views Expressed by Careful Newspaper Will be and Kindred Subjects Only Things Really

 a the timer lben yae tha so
   news Hear roune eronion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-09
BY SCUDDER RYALL

DI OCODOEh h1 ALL
 ''The progress of the great war and its varied and multiple ramifcations are the one overshadowing news today Moth ing else really matters.
 The story of how an American pa trol of 40 men, outnumbered three to one, held it's ground in Lorraine of Lieutenant Douglas Campbell shooting down German airplane; of Reese Mur- ray. Groom Beatty Jack Adams and other intensely earnest patriots going by night into the mountains and rounding up slackers and deserters, as detailed in The ge-Herald the other day, consti- tuted the vital happenings of the pre- ceding twenty-four hours. The 6-cent car fare, politics. baseball, murder, divorce scandal, stocks, bonds and finances were but fillers-in.
 There is no news today hardly worth recording but that which pertains to the war and the winning of it..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-09
BY HENRY L. BADHAM

Information regarding the prosecu- ton and winning of the war is news and other things are of minor importance at present as compared with this great conflict"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-09
Card ef rA.nlrs,

Mir. Thomas Walker and family de- sire to express their appreciation of
 from go many friends h thstr recent Bereavement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-09
RY JOE H. IOyEMAN

"According to my conception, noth- ing is news at the present time but in formation pertaining to all activities for the prosecution and winning of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-09
BY ETHEL. GIILEN

Facts regarding matters in which the majority of the people are inter- ested is news be it political, personal, general or unusual circumstances sur rounding or occurring in any incident of general interest, provided the facts are new"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-09

war, and the activities of our soldiers are of vital interest to the people at home"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-09
BY HARRY s. FORD

News-as l see it--is anything that happens. any change which occurs, in-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-14

Mrs. Harry Rosenberg is improving at the Florence satitarium, where she
 recently underwent serious opera tiOn.
 Mr. and Mrs. Minor RoreX motofed to Little Rock Sunday and spent the day with r. RoreX's brotLer, Sgt. John B. Wynne. Mrs. Ida Sexton Searles, who has been spending the winter with her sister Mrs. s. s. Broadway, leaves to- day for her home in Minneapolis, Minn.
 Mrs. l.. c. Smith left Sunday for Waco, Tex, where she will reside. Mrs. Smith has been a resident of Pine Bluff for about fifteen years. Her son, Bert Smith, is in training at Camp McArthur, and Mrs. Smith will be near him.
 Mrs. l.. E. Abel spent the week end with relatives at Stuttgart.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-14
STERNBERG APPOINTED.

IT, l.. Sternberg. court reporter. has been appointed extension poultry husbandman by the bureau of animal industry of the federal department of agriculture at Washington. His duties will be encouraged in every way the raising of poultry. Mir. Sternberg is well-known poultry man in addition to his duties as court stenograIpher.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-14
PERSON AL.

Ashton McCobs of Hamburg was in the city last week for several days. Eergt T. Terrel of Camp bcure2ard, a recent graduate from the Third Officers Training Camp, Leon Springs. Texas, is spending a few days with friends in this ely.
 Clifford B. Foster a former attor- ney of Pine Bluff, is in the city on a short fullough Corp Foster is in 1 the Sth regular division of motor truck supply train, with headquarters at Detroit He has recently been en- gagged in driving trucks overland from Detroit to the coast. J. M Barker is a patient at the Davis hospital, where he underwent an operation Sunday. l Carl Stubblefield is recuperating from recent attack of rheumatism. Corporal Eugene Simpson of Camp Pike spent the week end with his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. VI. Simpson, on West Barraque.
 l.. w. Clement of English was in the city yesterday.
 William F'els spent Saturday and Sunday in Jonesboro on business.
 Sam A. Hall has returned at Eberts F1eIQ, I4O0Ohe, dlleI SpeHulIS snort furlough with his parents MT. and Mrs. w. H. Hall, of 1909 East Third.
 Andrew w. Nunn, J. w. Wilkins, Leo M. Andrews, and Walker Jones, are spending vacation at French Lick Springs
 Tom Blodgett of Rison. was in Pine Bluff Sunday en route to Little Rock.
 E. J. Bogy of New Gascony was in Pine Bluff yesterday.
 Roy Senyard avs business visi- tor in Little Rock yesterday.
 The Sesame Club will meet this af- ternon at 2:3O with Mrs. J. w. Scales, -104 West 9th.
 Donald Duncan is in the city from Pike for three days visit.
 The regular meeting of the Willing Workers for this week has been post poned and will be held Thursday, May 23 at the Harmony Club rOoms.,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-14

You only need Sanol Eczema Cure les, tough and bumpy skin. Leaves skin smooth. Cures any caee of Ec- zema. Is pleasant to use. A trial will convince you, 50c at Central Pharmacy. If
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-14
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Il Burns Wedding

lBurns
 t.sles S,'c C. Wall and Miss ;ah+ vfraita at gi{a
 ns were Gs. '''a ceremony was perform lock. lhy [ Norris, at the manse S. Fiji First Presbyter'aMn Mr church. and Mrs. fne
 atehqpSh1sS p;1ey. and Mrs. Nellie Hun H'sks 'ass Wal Wsll is one of ea,;s the sa.t;en best P1n n. eGa'a' many friends: Mrs; n.,a Wall lis is lister s,s r.t3traetive tt Mti; young, woman; MT. .nnc Mrs' rhsrrv. %ar, v'i in a handsome resi- 1sE E'w,ohased chased by MT. Wall from ] se Lehna Smith, and furnished, oy i in a lavish manner.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-14
OBITUARY
MRS. G. T. RAGAN.

Funeral services for Mrs. G. T. Ra- gan, 63 years old, who died Saturday night at Fort Worth, Texas, will be held at 2:30 this afternoon from the home of Harry Reynolds, 200 West Nineteenth, conducted by the Rev. E. R. Steel.
 Mrs. Ragan lived in Pine Bluff for many years moving to Fort Worth severa lyears ago. Only two weeks ago her son, J. R. Ragan, died at Helena, but. she was ill at the time and was never told of his death.
 She is survived by three daughters, Miss Irma Ragan and Mrs. Harry Key holds of Pine Bluff, and Mrs D. Rich ey of Fort Worth, and one son, J. S. Ragan of Tacoma, Wash.
 The pallbearers will be Will Richey King Richey, w. A. Paine, Joe John son, G. B. McGibbony and J. H. Steck.
 V. M. Harrison is in Hot Springs taking tho baths in the hope that his health will be improved.
 K. w. Seymour was transacting business in Little Rock yesterday.
 Fred Hartley who has been for the past two years linotype operator fol the Free Press left Saturday for Pine Bluff, where he will be linotype op- orator for the Daily Graphic.-Stutt gart Free Press.
 T. T. Daniel of Pine Bluff transact ed business in this city Saturday. Stuttgart Free Press.
 Edgar Brewster went to Little Rock yesterday afternoon.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-14
Trainman'S Auxiliary kniftinp Cluh

The knitting club of the Trainmen's Auxiliary will meet this afternoon at 2:30, at the home of Mrs. J. w. Holt, 1908 East Sixth. All members are ur- ged to be present. A new supply of yarn has been received . Miss Jewel Palmer, of Ouachita college, Philadelphia, is spending a few days with her parents Judge and Mrs. H. D. Palmer, on Fifteenth and Main.
 Mrs. B. L. Sampler, and little daugh- ter Mary Annette, left Sunday for Nashville, Tenn, after spending sev- eral weeks in Nashville. she will visit her parents in Newark, \. J., and will later be joined by MT. Sampler.
 Miss Grace Cunning has returned from Little Rock, where she spent the past week as the house guest of Miss Irene Felton. She attended the tea dance at the Elks club Saturday, and was a guest at several other social functions.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-14
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 ;ne inc Bluff chapter D. A. ls: met ne ,,, aa,-
 III ,,' afternoon at the home of Mrs.
 ssrd ss q Barnett with Mrs. Will Lee
 nalu l;st;ng hostess. There was no
 ,ss, assi'. arogram, but Mrs. A. M. Bar
 s',a. saad ' I.ongfellow's "The Building
 .0e ' Ship" Mrs. w. T. Woodbridge, 70 p an interesting account or the a,;,ae; sh;s chapter has decided that it will
 n l'', m year books, but devote that
 nov to war funds of some sort. T monthly program will De type rhe 1,e' allunal election of officers re-
 .ad ad as follows: Mrs. c. H. Bolin-
 '' reelected regent: Mrs. Richard rnett reelected vice regent; Mrs. V Lewis, reelected recording secre- Y. Mrs Ralph Downs, correspond
 secretary to succeed Mrs. Annie I;nson: Miss Boyette, reelected pasurer: Mrs. Catherine Greer, re- htrar. succeeding Mrs. A. WI. Bar VI. Mrs. Harvey Hudson, reelected htorian: Mrs. E. c. Fox, custodian. cceeding Mrs. billiard Saunders; [s A. M. Barrow, auditor. succeed Mrs. Lillian c. Higinbotham; Mrs. H Collier was appointed chaplain. succeed Mrs. s. Y. T. Knox. ]
 Mrs George Adams leaves this brning for Hot Springs, for short y.
 Mrs Felix Smart motored to Wald- hin Saturday, where she was the est of MT. and Mrs. J. w. Bunch. Mr. and Mrs. H. c. Haley and daugh' l, Ruth, motored to Monticello Sun \ fora short visit with relatives. *-
 Mrs. Eugene Smith has returned bm ,Waldstein, where she spent the eek end with Mrs. E. C. Chapelle. Mrs. Crossett gave a delightful kek end house party at her beautiful
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-14
Presbyterian Young Ladies Society.

Ladies Society.
 The Young Ladies society of the First Presbyterian church, which met yesterday afternoon at the home. of Mrs. B. N. Martin, of West Sixth, pledged 2S comfort kits off the Red Cross, to be made Saturday week.
 May 30, which has been set aside by tn epresident as a day of prayer an dfasting, will be observed by this society, and it is planned to hold ser vices at the church. The next regu- lar meeting will be held on June To, and will be an open meeting to which al lth elades organizations of the church are invited.
 Mrs. w. w. Draper and Billy, Jr., of Memphis are guests of thelr parents Mr. and Mrs. V. 0. Alexander, en- route to their home, after pleasant visits to points in Texas Mrs. John l.. Alexander and baby are visiting friends in Monticello.
 Mrs. George Lindsay has returned to her home at Sherrill after a delight full visit with Mrs. V. O. Alexander. rs. Lindsay and Mrs. Alexander at tended the biennial at Hot Springs.
 Dr. J. I. Norris will leave today for Durant. Okla, to attend the general assembly of the Presbyterian church for the south.
 Mrs. D. B. Galloway, 21O3 East Pull len, has been visiting in Stuttgart with relatives fo rsOme time. | -VM---
 Among the Pine Bluff people who visited Eberts Field at LOncke, Sun day were Misses Clara and Irene Langford, Rhea Dansby Messrs Stow ell Mead, Albert Alexander, Basil Will son. and Misses Ruth Annette, Frances Royston. and Sarah Hudson.
 .Mr. and Mrs. c. F. Campbell of New Gascony, were in the city Satur- day and Sunday.
 Mir. and Mrs. F. M. Burkett have re- turned from TeXarkana. where they were guests of MT. and Mrs. Harry Reed.
 Concert Given By
 Girls Chorus.
 The Girls Chorus of the High school will lgive it's annual open air concert at the school tonight under the direc- ton of Miss Lucy Hearn Broadstreet. The general public is invited to at tend. The program is as follows: Chorus. "Springtime" WOoler I Chorus, "Blow Balmy Breeze" .L Warmer Male uarqtet. "The Rosary Nevin ale quartet, "The uestion" Chorus, "Carmena" -.--..-.. Wilkins
 Violin solo, Miss Farrar.
 Male quartet-(a., "Honey Town
 .. Widener (b) "Just Before the Battle Moth CT" --......-........--.........-. Roof Chorus. "Blosson Time'i 'i.--...... .Leman M Solo and chorus, "The Long, Long
 Trail" Miss Mary Collins. [ ' National airs.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-14

country home near Sheridan last week. Among tn eguests from Pine Bluff were Misses Leila Packwcod, Mary DeFevre and Zadie Simmons. The wound ladies returned Sunday. Sesame Club
 This Afternoon. The Sesame club will meet this af- ternoon at 2.30 o'clock at the home
 of Mrs. J. wv. Scales on West Sixth. MT and Mrs. Roscoe Mcintyre and children of Millyille, expect toon to
 move in to the Goree home on South
 Olive.
 Swimming Class At Y. M. q. \. For Ladies. The swimming pool of the Y. M. C.. A. was yesterday opened 70 the lad ies Quite an enthusiastic number of girls an dyoung ladies were in this
 class, and the whole course is expect ed to be the best ever held. Only a
 small fee is charged for the course, which this year is for five months instead of three as has been the usual
 custom
 Mrs. w. -. =Toney is in charge, and
 information nay be obtained from her. Mrs. E c. Tovey leaves tomorrw'
 for Washington, from where she will
 % to old Point Comfort, Ky. where , she will meet her husband, Lieut.. Ed
 win Clare Tovey. and together they
 will go by boat to Hampton Roads, 1 Va, where Lieut. Tovey is instructor
 in mathematics in the Coast Artillery school.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-14

The regular meeting of the Willing Workers for this week has been post poned and will be held Thursday, May 23 at the Harmony Club rooms.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-14

Froug's sale of the. Leader Co.'S, sotck of dry goods now on.
 5-1O-6t.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-14

SWEET P-tS FOR SALE Call Mac Flowers, 819 West Eleventh, Telephone 238. Adv. 5-14-1m
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-14

Donald Duncan is in the city iron Pike for three days visit.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-14

Mrs. L. F. Abel spent the week end with relatives at Stuttgart.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-14

The Sesame Club will meet this af- ternon at 2:30 with Mrs. J. w. Scales -1O4 West 9th.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-14

Mrs. Crossett gave a delightful Iek end house party at her beautiful
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-14

Mrs. Eugene Smith has returned bm ,Waldstein, where she spent the
 eek end with Mrs. E. c. Chapelle.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-14

Mrs George Adams leaves this brnine for Hot Springs, for short
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-21

Il you have never kept q pig and
chickens or lived on garden produce
in the spring. get ready to do SO this
spring. After attending the national
conservation congress- held in Wash
ington, D. G.. Prof. Eva R. Robin
son. head Of the home economics de-
partment of the University of South
Dakota, who has been made head of
the home economics work in the state
by the South Dakota food administra-
tion, said: The quantity Of food
available for the United States and
our, allies now on hand for the period
from January 1 to July l, is thirteen
per cent below the requirement.
Somebody must do without. The vis-
'ible supply Of food is so short and the
situation go serious that Mr.. Herbert
Hoover. addressing our meeting in
Washington, said that every family
which can possibly make itself self
supporting in food should do so at
once, Every family should have half
q dozen hens to use scraps that cannot
otherwise be turned into food. 1t is
also advisable to raise a pig" ;"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-21

l : r.f d
A. G. Townley, president of the
non-partisan league, urges the farm
ers to plant more wheat. This is good
advice, but he should urge the farm
ers not to follow his example in doing
80. One Of the brilliant failures in
Mr.. Townley's career was his effort
20 become . bonanza wheat farmer.
In 1911 he persuaded some capitalists
in Minneapolis, st. Paul and Duluth
to finance him in big wheat farming
venture at Cheyenne Wells, Colo. He
put in q crop Of thirteen sections. On
twelve of the sections it 10 said that
he plugged up every other hole in his
seeder, thus putting in the wheat in
rows twelve inches apart. On the
other section he seeded it in the usu-
al way. Of course the weeds smoth-
cred the grain on the twelve sections
and it was not worth, cutting, while
on the one properly seeded his crop
yielded IL bushels to the acre. 1t is.
said that his hackers lost $40, 600 on
the venture.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-21

u ~ q, 4 .5,s- 4. =
A German Lutheran parochial school
near Colome, in Tripp county, was
closed indefinitely last week, follow
ing a visit by q delegation Of indig-
nant homesteaders, who decided that
the teaching Of the German language
in the neighborhood would no longer
be tolerated. Regardless Of the 5ques-
tion as to whether the German Ian
guage should be taught in our high
schools and colleges. there. seems to
be no good reason why confirmation
schools for children should not be con-
Quoted in the English language.
There is no reason why religion should
be Germanized. 1t has been; done in
Germany. and its effect is not such as
to commend it for this country.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-21

Secretary McAdoo authorizes the
following statement /" Because Of the
interest of the Treasury Department
in the conservation Of, capital and
credit during the period of the war, I
have received several inquiries as to
whether building operations Of one
kind and another should be discour-
aged. With regard to plans for pub
lie buildings under the control Of the
department l have stopped letting con-
tracts except in cases where they were
absolutely necessary. Home building
10 an excellent thing in normal times,
but at present, unless there is real
shortage Of houses for war workers, I
strongly advise that materials, valua-
bic labor and credit be not utilized
for this purpose. Whether homes
should be built should be determined
strictly by the urgency Of the need. y
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-21
Now it is said that President Will

Now it is said that President Will
son will make another proclamation
on the Russian situation. A procla.
nation urging the more rapid proGuc-
tion Of guns and bullets would be
more appropriate. There have been
too many platitudes exchanged al
ready. Americas stand in this wa.
is well understood already. and in de-
fiance of all previous declarations by
the president Germany continues to
extend her domains by confscating
the territory Of the weak nations Of
the East. Fine rhetoric is wasted,
and watchful waiting Is criminal
under such conditions. Russia is nm
der the dominion of the Bolsheviki
led by Lenine who has demonstrated
that he is ready to surrender every
thing to Germany. Lenine and his
followers must be overthrown before
Russia can hope to establish a demo-
cratic form Of government. The ele-
ment in Russia that favors. independ-
ence should be given ali the heip pos
sible, ever if it takes the Japs to do
il, and it is not proclamations that
are needed but fighting forces.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-03-21

The war and the attendant changes
caused readjustments at most Ameri-
can colleges and universities. an or
der to adapt itself to the needs Of stu
dents during the war the University
Of South Dakota has, by faculty res.
olution and otherwise. adopted these
rules: The University will be deem
ed open during vacation time so that
credit may be given engineering and
medical students for work given them
voluntarily by University instructors
endeayoving to aesist students in pre-
pairing for national service. Easter
vacation was abolished, all other
spring holidays were omitted from the
calendar and commencement day will
be May 13. instead Of June IL, SO
that students can assist in farm labor.
Summer session will be June 1O-July
10. instead Of June 17-July 81. Spe
cial courses are being given to train
army telegraphers, those wishing to
enter Red Cross work, and the faculty
voted unanimously in favor of giving
special work to aid those preparing
themselves to enter officers training
camps or other branches of the serv-
ice. Credit for work done during q
part Of semester by students who
entered Sthe army, navy or other
branch Of the national service has
been giver by tho faculty Of the Col
Ilfge Of Arts, the credit depending up-
| on the quality Of work dsne up II
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