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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-25
9,288 DRAFTED MEN GO ID CAMP
 PIKE TOMORROW
1914 Whites and 7,474 Ne groes i'll New Conting-
 ent.

Washington, April 24.-The train ing camps to which the 150,Oo0 draft ed men ordered mobilized next Fri day will be sent were announced here today by Provost Marshall Gen. eral Crowder. In some cases states have been directed to send their men to camps other than those to which they previously had sent due propa' bly, to the crowded conditions in some camps.
 The camps assigned to each of the states from which the men will come include:
 Camp Pike, Ark. 1914 white men from Arkansas, Louisiana and Mis- sissippi and 7.414 negroes from the same states.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-25
|CES INTERMINGLEO
 IN CAMP PIKE DIVISION
|',sr Ssr 9n 0n Tria! For Refusing to |e' command Scores Point at Court Martial.

|.''le ! n Rock, April 24.-Capt. Eu- i hofoa % sowaa Of Canton, Miss, on q m o'ole court martial at Camp |ohau on 'te charge of having refused |cer ' 'he command of a superior , indas stored point today when |ld lIase as auVocate ruled that he M wv ts aamit evidence tending to
 os "at there has been interming- |od W white whites and negroes in the [Hsr Ss Depot Brigade to which Capt. Tan tha was attached. After this rnl. Eil tom"u eourl martial was adjourned the Jea; 0z1;, $. D: sturgis, commander |av' S, Snh division was a witness ti |stions 1e es testified as to army re,
 '"s mat effect race ouastiors
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-25
GERMAN SERVICES AT
 LUTHERAN CHURCH END
Congregation Last Night Decided l." Discontinue Vse of German
 Language at Services.

The congregation of the Lutheran church here. at meeting last night decided to discontinue the use or !ne German language in it's serVlces' For the past ten years, the Enshsn language has been the medium ot most of the services, six services a month being conducted in English Two services each month were con ducted in German. this being to serve the few older members who were not conversant with English. Ihe Sunday school has always been en' tirely English, and the business meet ings also have been conducted ln thls lan2uage.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-25
B. OF R. T. CHANGES
 PLACE OF MEETING

Cleveland. O., April 24.-Due to war conditions the next triennial con vention fthe Brotherhood of Rail- road Trainmen andz. the Brotherhood Ladies' Auxiliary will be held in some central city in May. 1919. in- stead of San Antonio, Texas. the city elected at the Detroit convention in 1916, President w. G. Lee announced today.
 More than 600 of the 900 lodges have voted in favor of the change. Owing to Cleveland being the head quarters of the organization this city probably will be selected.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-25
U. G, v. REUNION AT
 TULSA, SEPT. 25-27

New Orleans, April 24.-iWilliam G; tMicl,le. adjutant general and chlet or staff, U. c. ", announced tonight tne 1918 annual reunion of the veterans would be held positively" in Tulsa; Okla, September 25 to P. General Mickle stated there had been much confusion and misunderstanding re garding the time and place Of the next reunion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-25
BANKS TO CLOSE FRIDAY.

All banks. members of the Pine Bluff Clearing House association will be closed Friday, April 2e-in conformity with proclamation by President Wilson setting this day aside as Liberty Day",-legal holi- PINE BLUFF CLEARING HOUSE ASSOCIATION.
 H. B. Strange. Manager.
 4-25-2t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-25
Tn Ohsprye T,iherty Day.
New York Far Behind.

New York, April 24.-Total sub scriptions to the Third Liberty loan filed with the Federal lHeserve bank of New York today amounted to SAB, ,4S3. .450. This was a gain of $26, 799, 300 over the amount record ed at the close of business Tuesday New York City. with subscriptions to s31 ,O96, ,450, has pledged AZ per cent of it's quota gain of two per cent over Tuesdays total, laccording to the figures given out tonight
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-25
arture of Diplomats 1n- bates Holland and Ger ,any on Verge of War
rcH DETERMINED Fro DENY DEMANDS
dor;np That Compliance With russian Iltimatum Would
 Violate Neutrality, Holland Will War to Defend Honor
Pv the Associated Press.0

|(By the Associated Press.)
 situation between Germany Holland is still obscure. It has reported that a virtual ultima [was delivered to the Netherlands Serlin, but this is not yet known
 e fact. Dispatches from The he insist that Holland will not Iii from her attitude of neutral An official report says that the |h minister has left for the te and that the German minister
 Started for. Berlin.
 hingrOn Without Official Word. hshington, April 24.-Washington without any official information Int to throw light on the situa- between Germany and Holland, officials and diplomats could speculate on reports that Ger ' had delivered an ultinatum to Netherlands government, demand 1.-the movement of war supplies Dutch territory.
 the Amsterdam reports are true the Dutch minister has departed The Hague and the German min
 is on the way to Berlin appar- ' the step Of breaking diplomatic |been taken, and a rupture or re lns is a step short of war. is possible that the ministers pt have been recalled by their |ective governments for confer |s, tho such step hardly would probable since it would be open misinterpretation and likely to per aggravate an already grave AtiOn
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-25
LYMAN ESCAPES
 FALL AND FIRE; DIES IN WATER

bnce s. ~,s April 24.-Lieut. A. !. lay. "aS <, crowned in Gatum lake was fin,, A hydro,airplane in which s,OOO fea,s us caught fire at a height \ Iieutaenes. ,ees. 1t came down safely. |ile enant attentt France was drowned nraanottmpting to swim ashore .a machine nvans' who was piloting
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-25
HELENA I. w. w. IS
 HEAVILY FINED

Helena, Ark. April 24.-Calvin Musgrave, white. from near Postelle, this county, charged with disorderly conduct and with making derogatory remarks against the government and proven to be an l. w. w., was fined $500 and sentenced to six months in jain on each of two counts in the municipal court today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-25
WINS ARM YCOMMISSiON.

Camp Upton, N. Y., April 24.-The candidates who qualified at the third officers training school here to he listed as eligible for appointment as second lieutenants included Louis A Vinson. Paragould, Ark. infantry.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-25

Mrs. George Bradford and Mrs. Ard inc Owen, who have been visiting in the city as the guests of MT. and Mrs Turner Pradford, leave today for An niston, Ala, to visit l.. Turner and family.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-25
BOmharGing AemricapS.

With the American Army in Fran ce April 24.-There is slightly in creased activity of the enemy artil- lery in the region of Foul, but the number of shells falling on the An- ercan lines is still belolw normal.
 Fifty enlisted men and non-com- missioned officers are on their way to America 10 help the Liberty loan.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-25

Lieut.. George Holderness has been detailed to take charge of the contin- gent of drafted men who have been called to report today. Lieut.. Hol- derness will arrive in the city this morning to take the men back to Camp Pike with him.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-25
MINIMUM MUSTN'T
 CONIENT LIBERTY
 JOAN COMMITTEES McAdoo Says Soldiers are Fighting for Maximum, and So Must We.
THIS DISTRICT IS
 FIRST "OVER TOP"
Subscriptions Yesterday Bring Total I'p to 1.9M Millions. and to Make
 Up Five BiIlioHS aaily Aycragy Must be 3IH Millions.

Washington, April 24.-Another plea for local campaign committees not to stop working after communi- ties reach theil, Liberty loan subscrip- tion quotas went forth today from Secretary McAdoo prompted by recur- ring reports that workers in some towns are satisfied with 100 per cent records.
 of we stop fighting when we have reached the minimum of the Liberty ! loan," said the secretary in a state- ment, "we are not comparably sus- taining our sons in France. who are i fighting, not fer the minimum, but for the maximum of American rights and world liberty"
 At the rate the country is subsclb- i ing this week, the loan will be slight l ly oversubscribed, but treasury off cials are hoping not for slight over-subscription but for total of at least $5,000000, ,000. The aggregate of reports up to the opening of business today was S1.790,47S, ,15G, which is | S132 ,ON0.o0o more than the total amount last night. The average daily subscriptions necessary until the end of the campaign are $120,000,000 to make the $3,000, 100000, and $320,- 900, ,OO0 to make $5 900, 100000. This shows why the treasury is anxious for more Speeding up"
 Our District First.
 The Minneapolis and St. Louis fed eral reserve districts were officially reported tonight as having subscribed 1O3 and 102 per cent, respectively, of their quotas, and headquarters recog- nized the clainr of the St. Louis dis trict of having gone over the top first.
 Secretary McAdoo's statement urg- ing committees to continue work said:
 "When Americas sons are now ac- tually on the battle front in France and will not cease fighting until the victory for liberty is won, no Liberty loan committee can stop fighting for an oversubscription for the Liberty loan until the campaign closes May A." To Observe Liberty Day.
 Liberty Day will be observed in lief ferson county and Pine Bluff tomor- row. Rallies in the interest of the Third loan will be held at all commun- ities in the county tomorrow night. All banks ihere will be closed Friday and federal employees probably will be given half holiday.
 The Liberty loan organization plans to respond to Secretary McAdoo's ap- peal by putting Jefferson among the counties fighting, like the soldiers i'll France, for the maximum of liber- tV."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-25
Berlin Admits Trouble.

Derlln AdmltS Trouble.
 nsterdam, April 24.-The Berlin esHondent of the 'Niewe Rotter- Fshe Courant is informed by per
 Tn authority that difficulties fe arisen in the negotiations be- fn Germany and Holland and the ptallonS are not making head
 The Hague correspondent of Handelsbald says that the ques-
 ol transport of sand and gravel
 'he use Of the railway line thru |ooufg depends entirely on the in- |,ons of Germany. The cores ueht adds that the Dutch govern ! Will firmly observe neutrality |teyer happens.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-25
LICENSED IN MED.

Leroy R. Brady, aged 39. of Nc Gehee, and Mrs. Lillian Peoples, aged 3S. address not given.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-25
GARDNER OFFERS SENATORSKIP 70
 SPEAKER CLARK
Ends Scramble for Job Made Vacant by Death
 of Stone

Jefferson City, Mo-, April 24. Gov. Gardner tonight tenderoG Champ Clark, speaker of the house of re rresentatives, the appointment (as senator to succeed the latn William J. Stone. The governor announced he has sent the following 10 Mr. Clark:
 '.l haev the honor of tendering to you appointment as senator to fill vacancy caused by the death Of Sen ator Stone. hope to have carly ad vice of your acceptance"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-25
Huns Force French Back.

Paris, April 24.-The battle on the whole front south of the Somme and on the Avre lasted all day and still continues, according to the war office announcement tonight. The Germans gained footing in the woods to the north of Hangard-en-Santerre and also in the eastern outskirts of the village which the French are desper- ately defending. Several enemy as saults were shattered near Heilles and attacks at Senecat wood and Hill No. 60 also failed.
 Germans Claim Raid Failed.
 Berlin, April 24.-In the British naval raid Tuesday morning on the German submarine bases on the Bel gian coast, the German admiralty an nounces that in addition to the five British cruisers sunk, three destroyers and number of motor boats were sunk by the fire of coast batteries.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-25
6RIT0NS TAKE
 MANY CAP1IVES
 IN LOCAL FIGHTS Haig Recaptures a Post Northwest Of Festu- bert. iREpULSE ATTACKS
 EAST OF ROBECQ \ lies Successful in Minor Engage mcnts iu Forest Oi \ienppc
 and Near Me

London. April 24,-lField Marshal Haig reports that the Germans nave taken Villers BretonneuX. The text of the statement reads:
 About 6:30 o'clock this morning after a violent bombardment the enemy attacked our whole front south of the Somme and rhe French on our right and was repulsed.
 Later in the morning an attack on our positions in this sector was renewed in strength and although re pulsed with loss on the southern and northern positions of the front, made progress at Villers-Bretenneux where the fighting has been severe through out the day.
 By evening the enemy had gained possession of the village and the fighting was continuing.
 "Other a tacl;s by the enemy this morning on the north bank of the Somme and north of Albert were re- pulsed. secured few prisoners.
 By successful local operation carried cut this morning northwest of Festubert. a post captured i0y the enemy in this locality on the 22nu, was re3ained The hostile garrison offered strong resistance and lost heavily. We captured a few prison CTS and four machine guns.
 Early in the morning the enemy delivered strong local attack with out success against our new position east of Robecq. Our line was main tained intact and S4 prisoners were left in our hands. Additional pris- oners were secured in successful minor enterprises in the forest of Nieuppe and in the neighhorhood of Meteren"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-25
Expected to Decline.

Washington, April 24.-Speakcr Clark tonight received the telegram from Governor Gardner offering him the appointment as senator to succeed the late Senator Stone, but declined to discuss it. The tending of the office to the speaker had been expected by many but they do not believe he will surrender the speakership to accept it.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-25

Congress which has been consider ing declaration of a state of war with. Bulgaria and Turkey probably will not take any action in the face of opposition on the part of lPresi- dent Wilson It is said the safety of Americans in both countries has caused the president to indicate that hotilities should not be declared at the present tme
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1918-12-26
Won HINDENBuRG ERUPTs.
German Field Marshal Insists Army
Did Not COLLAPSE.

Amsterdam, Dec. ga remark
able proclamation has been issued by
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg from
German Main Headquarters at Viii
helmshohe, dated christmas, 1918"
The Cassel Allgemeine Zeitung
publishes the proclamation, which re-
fers to "the mighty achievements in
war of the German nation in arms,
trained to warfare, which did not col
lapse before a world Of enemies"
The proclamation declares:
ut drew this capacity from the
holy fire of patriotism, will to victo-
ry and a spirit of loyalty. The Ger
man army" it continues, "has van
ished, dissolved, disbanded, although
until the last it was feared and res
pected by its enemies. To the Off
GERS, high and low, as trained and
leaders of the national army, is un-
deniably due a great share of the
glory, and it is petty revenge to de-
prive them Of their insignia and arms
and declare them incapable of exer-
eising command.
"The utter destruction of the ma
tional strength Of the German people
is the intention of those destructive,
disruptive spirits, who are working to
impede the reorganization of the en-
pire on a sound political and econon-
lie basis.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1918-12-26
ARKANSAS SWEET POTATOES
MADE HIT ON CHICAGO MAR
kET-NELLoW JERSEY REPLAc-
Ed BY NANCY HALL.

The Yellow Jersey sweet potato.
which is dry, mealy potato that
comes from the Atlantic Coast, has
held sway on the Northern markets
for a number of years Last winter,
however, the Nancy Hall got it's chance
and now threatens to replace the old
favorite.
The following story of the threaten
ed fall of the Yellow Jersey will un-
doubtedly interest Arkansas sweet DO
tato growers who are cooperating
with j. H. Tull, Specialist in Market
ing with the Extension Division OF
the University of Arkansas, in his
determination to see that Arkansas
sweet potatoes get proper recognition
in the Northern markets:
Last year grower asked a Chica.
go buyer what he thought OF Nancy
Hall sweet potatoes. He answered
mo good The story goes that dur
ing the cold weather and railroad
blockade of last winter, Chicago be-
came sold out of Jerseys, and that a
few commission men put Arkansas
Nancy Halls on the Chicago market.
They were passed on to the house
wives, who soon returned for more
of the best potatoes ever ate" To
use the expression of commission
man, Chicago went wild over the Nan
cy Hall sweet potato"
Mr.. Tull believes that the Arkansas
sweet potatoes Of the right variety, IL
properly cared for and marketed, are
the best in the world and urges far
mers to get together In organizations
for selling their potatoes. SO that they
can demand the right prices. Mr.. Tull
will be glad to work with these asso-
Citations or help the individual in solv.
ing his market problems. His services
are free. Write to the Office of Mar
kets. Extension Division, Southern
Trust Building. Little Rock. Arkansas.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1918-12-26
Back From Overseas.

Winsor Johnston, who has been in
Uncle Sans service, reached Mena
Tuesday morning to spend Christmas
with his father. j. A. Johnston. The
young soldier was one of the first to
return from overseas. He reached
London on his way to Berlin but when
peace was declared was started homes
ward from England. He returned TO
Camp Pike and was mustered out of
service there. Since reaching Mena he
has been kept busy telling his friends
and acquaintance of his experiences.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1918-12-26
NEW INTERESTS
enter MENA FIELD
Kansas City Capital Will Be Used in
Developing and Operating Man
ganese Claims in the Vici-
nifty Of Shady.
by Robert NJ. Berry,

Under the terms of an agreement
entered into last week between hold
ers of claims in the Mena manganese
field and the Representatives of mon
eyed interests in Kansas City, the
former surrender possession of about
200 mining claims and the party Of
rhe second part agrees to develop
and operate the same.
While full and complete particulars
have not been given publicity enough
Is known to indicate that the deal is
a large one and goes to prove the
earlier contention that it will be out
side capital that will develop the
Mena field. ue
w. R. Rowe of Kansas City came
to Mena to represent the moneyed
men who take over the property. j.
f. Little representative of the Nix &
Son of st. Louis, handled the claim
owners end of the deal.
The monetary consideration was
not announced but it is common talk
about the mining fraternity that a
number of claim owners and pros
pectors were given sums ranging
from few hundred dollars apiece to
$1,000, which is said to be Wylie
Bill's portion.
The new owners of the manganese
claims will develop the mineral
wealth just as soon as it. is possible,
according to the statements made.
The selection of these claims for min
ing purposes was made it is claimed
on the strength of a report made
some months ago by mining engn-
eer who spent considerable time in
examining the Mena field.
1t is said that the Kansas City
parties in the deal are connected
with one of the largest banks there
and also with a nationally known
lumber company.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1918-12-26
WATKINS AWARDS
DRAW Big CROWD
Visitors From Many Points Gather
in Mena and Witness Distribu-
ton to Customers of Big
Hardware Company.

Visitors from a dozen states, and
from nearly all the adjacent counties
to Polk in Arkansas, were in the
crowd of nearly 5000 persons that
thronged Pickering avenue Sat-
urday afternoon to witness the an
nual distribution of awards by the
Watkins Hardware Company.
In the crowd were the original
holders, or their representatives, of
the numbered coupons which had
been distributed during the year by
the Company. The total number of
coupons was close to 10000, by far
the largest number yet distributed by
the Watkins Company.
Previous to the distribution M. P.
Olney made an announcement on be-
half of the firm in which he stated
the Watkins Company will continue
their profit sharing plan during 1919
and would begin giving out coupons
next week. A total of 5000 will be
given to customers. A change in
time was announced, next years dis
tribution to be held the day proceed
ing Christmas.
In Saturdays distribution sums
aggregating 5000 were awarded.
Those who received the awards were
the following:
$500, Purvis & Embry.
500, J. H. Randall.
SIS, G. S. Goodner.
$50, T. P. Spears.
$25, w. A.. Crawford.
$40, DR.. ]. r. Regain.
The following got SIS each: H. E.
Crawford, DIR. J.R.Regan, Purvis &
Embry, G. A. Converse, w. E. Nc
Vey, L. B. Bunyard, w. D. Johnson,
A. E. Wear, o. Williams, J. T. Bice,
w. N. Edwards, Cooper & Davis, w.
P. Lott, j. E. Taylor, Holder Will
liams, Lauck Lumber Co., j. E. Tay-
lor, Campbell & Son, A. A. Dawson,
G. w. Brewer, A. f. Head, j. H.
Johnston, Curtis Meek, B. B. Garden,
Mrs. Edgar, A. s. Goodner, Amos
Bratcher, Charles Burnett.
The awards were made under the
direction of committee consisting
of Sheriff H. w. Finger, w. R.
Shinn and Ike Workman of Big Ce-
dar. Hugh Alstatt, was the boy that
assisted the committee.
A number to whom awards would
have gone were not present and fail
ed to get their share.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1918-12-26
END WARFARE FROM AIR."
Ambassador Sharp, in address, De-
plores Use of Airplanes.

Lemans, France, Dec. 22.-Speak-
ing here today at the Wright-Lafay-
cite ceremonies, when the foundation
stone of the Wilbur Wright monu-
ment was laid, William G. Sharp, the
American Ambassador to France de-
plored the wicked uses to which avi-
alton has been diverted by the enc
my, whose sole purpose seems to
have been to destroy and KILL The
ambassador continued:
''The very horrors of its abuses will
compel civilized nations hereafter to
abandon forever the employment of
aircraft for the casting of bombs. AS
it is a barbarous method of murder
ing innocents, and is lacking in milf
tary value, it should be outlawed by
the coming league of nations. The
submarine-that other evil genius of
modern warfare, and even more mon
strous should similarly be banish-
ed -
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1918-12-26
NATIONAL BANK RECORD.
U. S. Resources Exceed Combined
Aggregate of 10 Other Countries.

u. ). Resources Exceed Combined
Aggregate of 10 Other Countries.
Washington, Dec. 22.-Resourees
of the national banks of the country
on November 1, the date of the last
call, aggregated $19,821 400, 900,
Comptroller of the Currency Williams
announced today. This not only was
new high record, but was an in
crease of $1,777, 799, 900 over the total
shown by the call last August 81.
The resources of the national banks
of the United States, Mr.. Williams
said exceeded the combined aggre-
gated resources of the national banks
Of issue of England, the Dominion of
Canada, France, Italy, The Neither
erlands, Norway, Sweden, Denmark,
Japan and Germany, as shown by
their latest available reports.
Mr.. Williams also said that the
national banks resources were only
81, 900, 000,0 less than the combined
resources Of all state and other
banks and trust companies in the
country as shown by their reports of
June, 1917, and that in the past five
years the growth of the resources Of
the national institutions had been
greater than the increase which took
place in the preceding % years.
During the present year, the comp
troller's report said only one national
bank in the entire country had failed,
that being small institution in Cali
fornia. This was declared to be the
best record since 1870.