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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16
l. s. CORN CROP
 THREATENED BY
 PRIORITY ORDERS
Hoover Writes Mccormick
 That Quick Movement Is Essential.
(By Associa ted Press ]

washington, Jan. 15.-Priority or ers have discriminated against corn p such an extent that large part [ the nations bumper crop of 1917 is lreatened with serious deterioration,
 not destruction, Director General of allroads McAdoo was. told today by representative Mccormick who was IacKed by a letter from Food Admin. eeiator Hoover urging immediate ap- olntment of railroad executive ex- 1nrieneed |11 in corn shipments to devote ll ms time to the movement of the roP. MT. McAdoo took the matter naef advisement. In letter to MT. ICY ICY; ormick. MT. Hoover said that ~o wlag to the failure of the eastern uaas ,s to return the grain cars to the es.em roads, there had been less s ,an !i1ty per cent normal move at4' atHI m oats. As corn is an important raue aeu feed, the failure to move the aop' MT. Hoover declared, is result
 m increased prices of milk and s"er dalry products and also meat.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16
OKLAHOMA MAN
 KILLS NEIGHBORS
 IN FUEDAL FIGHT

Haywood, Okla., Jan. 15.-W.' N. Jones is in the county jail at McAllis- ter, Oklahoma, charged with murder of two of his neighbors with whom he had long standing fued. The men killed are: Sam Quillan, 52, and his son, Roscoe, "A. Jones says this morning, while in the Rock Island sta tion, he met the Quillans, who re- newed the fued by trying to beat him up. One man, he says pinned him arms while the other struck him in the face. He wrenched himself free and fired his revolver. After shoot ing, Jones gave his pistol to bystand- CT and bought ticket for McAllister where he surrendered.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16
MeatleSS,
 WheatleSS
 Days by Law
Introduce Bills in Both Houses Making Conser-
 vation Compulsory.
(By ASSucia ted PreSS.1

Washington, Jan. 15.-Stricter ec- onomy of food is to be required of the American people by new laws put in the making today in congress. Food Hoover has approved them, and they are expected to pass promptly as supplemental to the pres ent food control act. Wheatless and meatless days. and other economic necessary that America may help sus- tain her co-balligerents, would manda- tory by law instead of voluntary as at present. Such new laws, the food administration holds. are necessary to protect the millions of loyal Americans cooperating in food saving, against the wastefulness of a few in- dividuals and of public eating houses, which are said to handle probably fif- ty per cent of the food supply. In the senate the administration bill was in trodudced by Senator Pomerene; in the house it was introduced by Chair man Lever, of the agricultural com mittee, who made statement explain ing it's provisions.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16
WOULD DRAFT ALL MEN REACHING q
 UNDER NEW BILL
CroWder Also Asks Author ity to Use Troops in
 Fields and Shops.
(Ry Associated rrreS.l=

Was Shlngton, Jan. lJ.=rhe 2Overn- ment has decided on draft registration of all young men d. fast as they be- come 21 years old a4 the means of keeping the ranks of the army filled
 It has decided against raising the draft age limit above %1 years An administration bill was introduced to- day al the request Of the War depart men by Chairman Chamberlain of the senate military committee to register for draft all men who have reached 2l since June ,. 1917, when the craft law became effective The administration support seems to insure it's prompt passage. The bill agrees with the re cent recommendations of Provost Marshal General CHoWdef. Othcr ad- ministration bills introdp,cd today by Chairman Chamberlain at the request of the war department will supple mcnt the draft law to mnke it work able under conditions that have de veloped. One would permit furlough- ing of national army units for harvest work or other civilian duties, another would eliminate enemy alien popula- tion from basis Of calculation of draft quotas by making the basis for each state the number of men available in class one.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16
SP0ERMAN AND
 BRU7HFR HELD
 BY US. MARSHAL
Spy Suspect, His Brother aud Friend in Custody
 at Baltimore.

Baltimore, Md. Jan. 15.-Walter Spoermann, suspected of being active in German spy work and sabotage in this country, and said to have former
 " been lieutenant in the German army. was brought here today and placed in jail after being questioned in the United States marshal's office here. He was arrested last week On suspicion of having attempted to set fire to magazine at the army ava- ton field being constructed near New port News, Va, and it was said that documents found in his rooms here connected him with spy and sabotage plots of Captain BoyEd, former mill tary attache to the German embassy. Two hours before Walter Spoerman arrived here from Virginia, his brother, Frederick Spoerman, was sent to jail. and Marius Aische. with whom the brothers have been friendly here, was taken into custody. Gov ernment officials working on the case manifested an unusual reserve, but there were reports that other arrests had been made or would be shortly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16
FUNSTON BANK
 SHORT S62,826
 FROM ROBBERY
Investigations Indicate That Money Thought to Be Out
 of Camp.

Camp Funston, Kan, Jan. 15.-An official check of the funds of the army bank Of Camp Funston shows Capt. Lewis Whistler stole $62,S26 when he robbed the bank last Friday night, staying fonr men with an aX and in turing a fifth. The accounting is final and was given out at division head quarters this afternoon. No trace Of the missing money has been found, so far as could be learned here, and search is being continued II is gen erally understood, however, that the investigators have evidence leading them to believe that the money has been sent or taken away from the cantonment, as the search for it here practically has been ended.
 William Huttig of Kansas City, pres iGent of the National Reserve bank of that city, announced through divisional headquarters that the stolen money would be replaced by him as owner of the bank. He has already made good on deposits of $50,000 he said
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16
h'ADOO FIGHTS \ ID KEEP ROADS
 Food and Fuel Must Be Kept S Moving and Main s Lines Opened. FEAR MANY PLANTS S, MUST CLOSE SOON
 Pleasures Being Taken to Safeguard S Fuel Supply of Domestic Users and q Public Utilities and Dis a tribute Balance.
(Bv Associated Press. ]

Washington, Jan. 15.-Against the forst general snow and ice storm of a fcneration, the government railroad Administration today struggled in an Effort to open main travel routes and keen coal and food shipments moving
 ker the lines best able to hanG e hem. The situation tonight was l'r- 'arded .s worse than at any time tithin the last week of traffic para Fzing weather. On top of an accu-
 kulation of snow in the middle west
 rom blizzards of several days ago,
 eme fresh snow falls today. Snow
 ows went to work on the new drifts, &hile gangs of laborers tackeled wards
 D d terminals. Temperatures were (sing in most sections tonight, but it
 Jas not warm enough to release cars
 Eozen to sidings, oS to thaw thou Rnds of cars of coal caked in their hrriers.
 Wires Down-Trains Off. Telegraph and telephone wires were Ipwn under wieght of snow and ice,
 hd many passenger trains were with fawn, lest they meet the fate of pores of others stalled behind drifts. (nly coal and food kept moving, and Pese went slowly. The railroads ppply of locomotives .depleted by the |pndreds in shop for repairs, were eed largely for lhese shipments. Two, hree or four engines tugged train i coal in many instances.
 Many Plants May Close. Officials tonight believed it would niy be matter of days before some Pdustries would be forced to close by pability to get fuel. Measures are eing planned to safeguard domestic nd public utilities needs, and to dis Fbute the remainder to the most es- ential industries. After complaints D Director General McAdoo that only ne third of the normal supply of cars Eas available at West Virginia mines, pdltlonal empties were ordered there.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16
MID-TERM EXERCISES
 ARE POSTPONED

Owing to the inclemency of the weather, the midterm graduation ex- ercises scheduled to be held Thursday nj Int. have been postponed until the weather moderates, according to an announcement made yesterday py Prof. Junius Jordan, superintendent of nuhlic schools.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16
A. o. U, w. PRIZE
 NOT AWARDED

Due to the fact that all the candi- dates have not yet been examined, the handsome diamond ring, offered as the A. o. U.s w., which closed last nioht, was not awarded at this time but will probably be announced today. At meeting last night a large class was initiated and action was taken on mnumber of candidates.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16
INSTRUCTIONS UNCHANGED.
(By Associated Press.)

Berlin, Jan. 15.--Baron von Dem- ushe-Hadenhausen undersecretary for foreign affairs. informed the reichstag main committee that there had been no alteration in the instruc- tions given to Foreign Secretary von Kuehlman for the peace negotiations at Brest- I.itOvsk
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16
POLO TO BE CONTINUED.
Special to The Graphic.)

New York. Jan. 15-Preparations to continue the sport this year with little or no curtailment of the usual program are to be made by the Polo association at it's annual meeting which assembled here today. The plans call for long list of competi- tions. especially in the vicinity of the military training camps. In Califor- mia and the Carolinas q series of tournament swill be conducted espe- cially for the men in khaki.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16
ZRYSKO TO DEFEND TITLE.
Especial to The Graphic. ]

New Haven, Conn.,, Jan. 15.-Waldek Zbyszko. the Polish wrestler who has laid claim to the heavyweight cham pionship of the world as a result of his victories in the recent international tournament in New York, is to appear on the mat here tonight to defend his title. His opponent will be Dr. B. F. Roller, the well-known Northwestern wrestler. The contest will be to a finish under tch-as-catch-can rules.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16
UARyIS MADE CAPTAIN.

A letter has been recelved Dy MI and Mrs. D. w. Comstock from tnelf son. John P. Harvis. who is With tne limited States expeditionary forces Tn France stating that he had been pro noted from first lieutenant to cap tain. Captain Harvis has been In tne service for ii years. and is the first Pine Bluff man to receive such pro- motion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16
HUN AIRMAN DEAD.
(By Associated PrcsS.)

Amsterdam. Jan. 15.-The death of Vice Sergeant Max Muller, one of the most successful German airmen, is re- ported in Munich dispatch to the kokal Anzei@er of Berlin. Muller was killed in fall resulting from a defect in his engine. He claimed 3S victims in aerial engagements.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16
TWELVE HURT, MANY
 HOMELESS IN STORM
(By Associa ted Press.)

|,o ooalolk, Jan. 15.-Twelva people bsn, reported to have been injured, and hcL s o are homeless or suffering from [S [osno oi 1ood, at Cape Hatteras and on
 urn;o y~aoke Island, N. C., as result of b btih,eane' those' which destroyed 16 houses
 o mat section today. It was not Fhown whether there were anw deaths
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16
WOULD DEMAND RESIGN ATIOyS
By Associated Press.)

London, Jan. 15.-The Sim Fein executive. says Dublin dispatch to the Daily Chronicle, will shortly de- mand that Irish Nationalist members or parliament resign, In the event of the Sim Feiners pro- pose to establish in Dublin what they call a national assembly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16
FRISCO TRAIN IN DITCH.
(By Associa ted Press.)

Fort Smith, Jan. 15.-Frisco passen- ger train No. 6, northbound from Tex as to St. Louis, was derailed early tonight at Lancaster, 20 miles west of here. All of the cars left the rails, as did the enoine and tender, but none turned over. Several passengers were reported injured, but none seriously. Physicians were sent from here on the wrecking train.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16
PINE BLUFF MAN
 TO TRAINING CAMP
(By Associa ted Press.)

Little Rock, Jan. 15.-Among re- serve officers recommended by Gov ernor Trough for course of training at one of the seven special camps the war department is establishing thru out the country, was M. o. Owen of Pine Bluff.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16
ITALIANS DELIVER 4 HAMMER 6l0W t)N
 AzALONE POSITION
Also Take New Bridgeheads From Teutons on Lower
 Piave River.
(By Associated prcss.1

After days of inactivity, due to heavy snow and very severe colds. the Italians have attacked the Austro- Ger man front in the Monte Azalone reg ion, and made good gains of ground. Likewise along the southern coast of the Plave river, they added materially to their bridgcheads east of Capo Sile, pushing back the enemy from several trenches, which were held by the Italians in spite of furious counter attacks. On the other fronts the fighting, exce"t by the artillery, con tinues below normal, altho the Can adians have again raded German trenches north of Lens blowing up their dugouts and taking prisoners and machine gun.
 Another attack from the sea has been made by a German war craft on an English coast town, Yarmouth was bombarded Monday night, three per sons bein" killed and 20 injured. Some 20 shells fell in the town. Probab- l" with the purpose of laying further plans to meet this anticipated stroke of the reinforcement armies of the Germans on the eastern front, there Will be an early meeting inplenary session at Versailles, of the supreme allied war conunci.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16

Jack Dempsey, the California, heavy weight. has arrived in the East with bundle of challenges which he pro- poses to distribute among Messrs. Will lard. Brennan, Langford, ct al.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16

Manager Pat Moran of the Phillies believes he has landed ripe one in Pitcher Dixie Davis, who pitched sen- sational ball for Louisville last sea- son.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16

Walter Cochran the youthful Chica. 20. billiardist, gave remarkable ex. hibition of cue work in the recent bill Hard tournament, in New York.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16
Offered Serbia Terms.

London, Jan. 15.-The Neuters Ltd. correspondent at Serbian headquarters reports that Bulgars are making vain efforts to fraternize and that the Ger mans are sending leaflets into the Serbian lines, devoted to efforts to de- latch Serbia from the allies. The correspondent said he learns on good authority that Austria-Hungary a short time ago offered the Serbians, thru a private channel, the surrender of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with an outlet to the Adriatic sea, if they would cease fighting and sign peace.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16
Declare for Self determina- tion of Peoples and No
 AnneXations.
GERMAN POLITICAL
 POT STILL BOILING
AnncvHtinnst Meeting Broken Up by Socialists Tirpitz Takes l'B Arms for FatherIanh Party Says
 Subs Gan Force Peace.

Associated Press War Summary)
 Of great moment on the political side of tue war is a message issued to the Russian people by the British labor party The message announces that the British people arc one with the Russians on the principle of self determination of peoples and no an neXations for tho British empire. par ticularly in the midGle east, in Africa end India. lt also calls upon the pcO- pie of the central empires to force their government 10 rcnouncC anneXa- tiOnS in Europe "in the same good faith in which we are rcnouncing them i'll Asia.' and not let them drive them the British people, as they are driving thc Russians. into the terrible choice between continuing the war and abandoning the only principle that can save the world" As for Turkey, the message said the sovereign independ- enco of the Turkish people in their nal ional home is respected, but that lhc Turkish governments domination over other peoples is a hindrancc to the national development of the Turks. The formation of an international or eanizatiOn is called for to take over the responsibility of governing certain peoples. such as the Arabs, the Pales- dnians and the Armenians
 German Pot Still BOils.
 The political pot in Germany. con- tinues at full boil, with the militaristic element in the ascendency, but with the moderate section of the people still hOtly opposing them.
 Notwithstanding the seeming im- passe that has arisen in the peace negotiations between the Russians and the central powers, owing to objection by the Russians to the demands of Germany and her allies. announce ment has been made in the reichstag that no alteration has been made in the instruction given to the chief Ger man representative in the pour par lers. A meeting of the anneXatiOnist party in Germany has been broken up by the independent socialists, who passed a resolution declaring for general peace by understanding.
 Tirpitz at It Again.
 Meanwhile Admiral von TirpitZ, the father of Germany's submarine war; fare and one of the leaders of the party, is endeavoring to bolster up the cause of the pan-Ger- mans In his latest address he still held to his dream of forcing Great Britain to seek peace as result of Germany's submarine campaign, and dwelt on the ability of Von Hinden- burg and his chief aid, Von Luden- dorff. to bring about a peace accept able to Germany hv force of arms.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16
The Weather

as,nnansas-Wednesday cloudy, oc.
 nnco uai rain or snow in east, not
 av Z. cnange in temperature; Thurs
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16
Italians Deliver Blow.

Italian Army Headquarters in Northern Italy, Jan. l5.-The Italian delivered an unexpected hammer blow last night against positions on the heights just east of the Brenta river
 Heavy losses were inflicted upon the enemy and several hundred prison- CTS were taken, including an Austrian lieutenant colonel and several other officers. The Italians likewise cap- tured large amount of war material
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16

Omaha is to have an up-to-date lhome for working girls.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16

American book production is re- ported decreased
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16

Representative James R. Mann of Illinois put in an unexpected appear ance ill the house during the recent suffrage fight, in time to cast his vote tor the suffrage amendment, which barely got through by the narrow margin of 2I4 to l36. It was the first lime Mr. Mann had been on the floor since September, when he was taken ill When the members saw the vet elan Republican leader walk slowly down the aisle to his seat they burst into cheers and pounded their desks for several minutes. Speaker Clark rapped for order and said: "I observe that we are all glad to have Brother Mann back once mOre.'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-16

Molly Malone is Mrs. Forest Cor nett.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-29

averaged eating about two barrels of
-four less than il normally would eat
during the same period.
Saving of other foodstuffs has not
been proportionately so large, be-
cause the necessity has not been so
great, but the savings effected have
PLAYED a tremendous part in enabling
England and France and Italy to con-
tinue in the war, TO say nothing OF
the thousands saved from actual star
vation in the regions desolated ey~ the
Hun invaders.
Reduction in the consumption of
meat-beef. pork, mutton and poul-
try-has amounted to eight pounds
per capita, a total saving of $4,000
600 pounds of meat To realize what
know that the sac. 900. 900 pounds
saved through conservation is almost
exactly half the total amount of
meat exported by the United States
during the last year of unprecedented
meat shipments. The actual figures
for pork, the great essential meat for
overseas shipment, are not available,
but the saving in pork was much
greater than in meats taken as a
whole.
During the year 30O.ooO0Oo people
in the United States and allied coun-
tries have been fed from a common stock
of food estimated to be sufficient only
for 250,000,000. That 1t was possible
to stretch this food stock to supply
an extra 50.000000 people is due
very largely to conservation practiced
in this country.
How large has been Americas con-
tribution is shown by the food i'm
port figures of the allied countries.
In pre-war days about 10 per cent of
the food import requirements of the
allies came from America. During the
last year America has supplied so
per cent of this food deficit, and did
this despite the fact that her own stock
of food was per cent below normal
The great publicity campaign of the
food administration made every one
familiar with the necessity of send
ing wheat, meats and sugar to the
allies, but there has been an enor-
nous export of other vital foodstuffs
about which little has been heard.
Thousands and tens of thousands of
children in France and Belgium are
alive today only because it was pos
sihle to feed them on American con-
densed milk. Nearly half the dairy
ment of Mr.. Hoover as food ad-
ministrator. the increase had
amounted to fully 90 per cent. Flour
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-29

who have kept their personalities in
the background.
x Y
DR.. Ray Lyman Wilbur left his du-
ties as president of Leland Stanford
University to organize the great cam
paign for food conservation. He had
to build from the ground up. There
were no precedents, and there was no
authority to enforce the saving of a
slice of bread or an ounce of meat.
Everything had to be accomplished d
results of that campaign are to be
measured in the wheat and meat,
sugar and fats which the American
people have refrained during the last
year from eating.
Miss Sarah Field Splint, editor of a
woman's magazine. undertook to per-
suade American housewives to sign
the food pledge card and enroll them
selves as members of the food admin
istrationl More than thirteen million
of them are enrolled today, the
greatest organization of women the
world has ever known. Other great
organizations have been effected, such
as that of the hotel and restau-
rant men. to assist in the conserva-
tion of food, but all their accomplish
ments are dwarfed by the great thing
which has been done by American
housewives.
Once these women were organized
they had to be told what to do and
how to do ii. It was announced as a
fundamental principle by Mr.. Hoover
and the food administration that in
saving food for shipment overseas no
American family was to go underfed
or undernourished. American women,
therefore, had to be taught how ade-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-29

As a result Of this measure, not a
scattered few. but many hundreds of
men and women found themselves en-
tirely unable to get the most vital
personal messages through to rela-
tives and friends situated withinf the
boundaries # enemy territory. 1t was
quite in vain that they made their
pleas to the government. Uncle Sam
was deeaf to all entreaty. because it
was then a we'll known fact that the
German system of espionage had
reached the high-water mark of per-
fection, and it was thought wiser to
err on the side of severity rather
than on that of leniency.
No ore knew positively that the
most notwithstanding of personal
messages might not be written AZ
cording to a Hun code and laden with
hidden meaning from which the
trained spy could CLEAN the most
carefully guarded military secret.
Uncle Sam cared to take no chances
He could not afford risks of that
sort. Yet, in spite of this, the fact
that there were many loyal american
citizens who were greatly distressed
because of the interrupted commune