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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-08-03
GERMAN ARMIES
 NEARING THEIR
 BIGGEST DEFEAT
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(Continued from page one.) string feeling that operations on oth- CT fronts of the western line are in,- rending. They believe that blow by the British to obliterate the Flanders salient may come at any moment.
 There have been hints that a great concentration of British forces has been completed, probably in prepara- tion for a decisive battle on the wes- tern front r',a 70. observers here think the time now seems to have some for the launching of this as sault.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-08-03
AMERICANS RUSH FORWARD WITH
 LITTLE EFFORT
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(Continued from page one.) line the Germans may determine to stand on could immediately be made uncomfortable.
 Although the enemy's retreat on the whole has been successful and he has succeeded thus far in extricating the greater portion of his armies from the salient, observers have wit messed conditions which they believe indicates that theeGrmans are moving more hastily than they desire.
 Huge clouds of smoke and dull ex- plosions have come from St. Gille on the Ardre short distance south of Fishes and other places nearer the allied front. These told O fthe des- truction of big ammunition dumps.
 Fires also are visible at eight or ten places even as far as Fismes.
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OBITUARY
Willis }. Smith.

Willis Roswell Smith of Chicago died there yesterday morning following an illness of several months. He is the father of Mrs. Catherine Smith Greer and Mrs. $. l.. Proctor of Pine Bluff and his body will arrive today, accompanied by Mrs. Smith and George Rogers and will be taken to the Bocage family residence, Ills West Fourth.
 Mr.. Smith was a native of Hot Springs but had made his home in Chicago for the last seven years. He is survived by his wife, two daugh- ters, and a nephew, Captain Wade Smith. Dr. s. l.. Procter, a son-in- law and Captain Smith are both in service in France.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-08-03

today to Little Rock after visiting for a few days with many friends and relatives in Pine Bluff
 Mir. and Mrs. F. F. Renfrow and Rev. and Mrs F R. Steel riotored to Ilrtle Rock yesterday and spent the day.
 Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hanf and little daughter, Harriette, have returned from visit with Mrs. Hanf's mother in Little Rock.
 Miss Mary Anderson has returned from Little Rock where she was the quest of Miss George Robers.
 Ms. 0. K. Woma,k of nTcKinnon, Tenn. is visiting her father, W. z. Tankersley, who is ill at his home, 1901 Olive street.
 Mrs. M C. Anderson of Monticello is visiting her sister, Mrs. G. II. Stel enronte to points in the North.
 Miss Grace Block has returned to her home at Little Rock after visiting her sister, Mrs. John Bloom
 Misses Sarah Bram and Jennie Cohn and MT. J. Cohn of Dumas spent yesterday in Little Rock.
 Mrs. c. w. Butts has returned from a visit of two weeks with friends in Clarksville and Fort Smith, Ark. Miss Lillie Venable is spending the week end in Camden with her moth- CT, Mrs. R. J. Venable. Mir. and Mrs. M s. Ross have ra- tlrned to KedrOn after "a weeks visit here
 Mrs. 1eorge Vining underwent an operation yesterday at the Florence Sanitarium. Mrs. D. B. Niven is visiting her parents. Dr. and Mrs. Harrison, at Fordyce.
 Mrs. B. F. Holt and Miss Sarah Will 1 ingham ;of Kentucky are visiting MfS. u. VI. WllllIlSIldIlI l 1 Mr. and Mrs. T. s. James are spend | ing 8 month With Mrs. H. Howell iii Baltimore, Md. l Mrs. J. R. Skeen and daughter arg visiting friends and relatives in L;. tie Rock.
 Miss Ina Bippus has returned te her home at Chicot, after visiting friends here.
 Mrs. A. F. Hogan is visiting he1 sister, Mrs. J. B. Lowell at Hico, Tex as. @.
 Mrs. H. 0. Townsend has returned from Memphis where she visited he1 mother.
 Miss Josie King left yesterday fol a visit with her sister at Stuttgart.
 Mrs. Lloyd Lee will leave next week to visit friends in Little Rock.
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Mrs. T. ] Hurley

Mrs. I ] Hurley, "A years old died at 925 o'clock last night at the home of her grandson, W. r. Hurley, lOl Nebraska street, after a month $ illness. Besides her grandson she is survived by a son, O. F. Hurley of Texarkana, a sister, Mrs. L. l. Weems of Tucker, and q granddaughter, Miss Lois Hurley. Funeral arrangements will not be made until the arrival of the son from TeNarl ana.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-08-03
.evell Party

,revell Party
 |r sola,s,J1il s.e'ne1l parts was given last |A f,rsnt.' ar Mr. and Mrs: R: E. Wallace ;e Eht oy of of Herbert Wallace ,11t: who IS honor no" for S, Camp Shelby, Hatties- a, leave s;ss , within the next 'e" |ys' ,,,o,,e all kinds of games 11or 10 There were w,,ent a,, of the guests. Re- essments s1lss were served
 N.u. stiaew; sta ew;omans Missionary ,,oh un'om m,1 1l rne nn;o street Baptist e,,an cna,"n at " the Jet v'tn mondav aI tafternoon at y:a9 @ bureh Mo,.u"s wrs {. D. Tallant will lead l01@e meeting, the lesson s'uu' ~ Est and Second ; Kings
 brary Story
 |mr ioday. u Adams and Miss Miss s Narle nr Weels will tell the ,,a'7r s.or sS,e .o M the children at the .,I; story ;;hrarg 1 to attarnoon ,nT at the Public ilorars
 4 until } o'clock.
 I,,. Angie Hanson who who TOT nf Sn9e tSe 'lfs, years has had charge nos o. , re- eas aaa to to go to Chattanooga, sI'o Mnaal ;i re there. -
 Misses Norma Smith of, of MasR1ges' nnd nlra ,,ssss sas Smith of Little Rock. ana +odsv o3su Eas as of als Van Buren will arrive e,te today z
 he he the tn guests of Mr. ana "i'' o'
 Butts. #
 ,;., Ollie Thornton and niece, little
 rsn ris1 1 L. Smith, 820 Cherry, %ene ae,,e Kg;anesland gaa yesterday for a ten aays ". Alhgi With Miss Thornton's mother
 D. W. Thornton.
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LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER WRITES

When the kidneys are not working, backache, stiff joints, rheumatic pains and suffering result. George MeLain, Turtle Lake, N. D. writes; 'I an q locomotive engineer. 1 had a had pain ln my back and my bladder action was very irregular, 1 took Foley's Kidney Pills and was relived in couple of days" Mann's Phar- macy -AdVt
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ALLIED DIPLOMATS
 NOW AT MURMANSK

Washington, Aug. "A message received today from Ambassador Francis dated July 31 said he had ar rived in Murmansk, with the Italian ambassador, the British representa- tive, and the French charge of affair? ? es. The other chiefs of the diplomatic corps are waiting at Kandalaska. for instructions from their governments
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-08-03

She is survived by a husband and four children. She had a number of re- latives in this city among them, 2 sister-in-law Mrs. J, H. Green.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-08-03
Mrs. Richard Monroe.

Mrs. Richard Monroe, 35 years old died Wednesday morning at her home in Sheridan. Funeral services were held Thursday and burial took place in the cemetery at Sheridan.
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BURNS BEATS. MOORE

Jersey City, N. J., Aug. 2.-Frankie Burns of this city outfought Pal Moore of Memphis, in an eight round bout here tonight. Burns weighed 12O pounds and Moore 118.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-08-03
VICTOR REVIEWS AMERICANS

Rome, Thursday, Aug. liking Victor Emmanuel today reviewed the American troops who have taken up quarters in the northern Italian war zone.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-08-03

Mrs. Clarence Philpot will return
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-08-03

Miss Josie King left yesterday fo a visit with her sister at Stuttgart.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-08-03

Mrs. Lloyd Lee will leave next week to visit friends in Little Rock.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-08-03

Miss Helen Gammill of Millville Ark.,. is visiting her cousin Mrs
 Clyde Gammill at SO5 East Second
 avenue.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-08-03

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hanf and little daughter, Harriette, have returned from visit with Mrs. Hanf's mother in Little Rock.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-08-03

today to Little Rock after visiting for a few days with many friends and relatives in Pine Bluff
 NIT. and Mrs. F. F. Renfrow and Rev. and Mrs. f. R. Steel 1lotored to Little Rock yesterday and spent tie day.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-08-03

Mrs. Walter Duckett of New Or leans arrived yesterday for a visit with her sister, Mrs. Favre Cason at FOG Walnut street.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-08-03

Mrs. H. 0. Townsend has returned from Memphis where she visited her
 mother.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-08-03

Miss Mary Anderson has returned from Little Rock where she was the guest of Miss George Robers.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-07-12

discovered, we were like rats In trap.
Our way was cut Off unless we ran
along the wire TO the narrow lane we
had cut through. With our hearts In
our mouths we waited for the three
tap signal to rush the German trench.
Three taps had gotten about halfway
down the line when suddenly about ten
TO twenty German star shells were
fred all along the trench and landed
In the barbed wire In rear Of US, turn
Ing night into day and sllhouettlng US
against the wall of light made by the
flares. In the glaring light we were
confronted by the following unpleasant
scene.
All along the German trench, mt
about three-foot intervals, stood big
Prussian guardsman with his rifle ut
the aim. and then we found out why
we had not been challenged when the
man sneezed and the barbed wire had
been improperly cut. About three feet
in front of the trench they had con-
structed single fence OF barbed wire
and we knew our chances were one
thousand to one of returning alive.
We could not rush their trench on ac-
count of this second defense. Then
In front of me the challenge, Halt"
given In English rang out, and one OF
the finest things | have ever heard on
the western front took place.
From the middle of our line some
Tommy answered the challenge with,
Jaw, 20 to HI" 1t must have been
the man who had sneezed or who had
improperly cut the barbed wire; he
wanted to show Fritz that he could
die game. Then came the volley. Ma
chine guns were turned loose and sew
ernl bombs were thrown In our rear.
The Boche in front of me was looking
down his sight This fellow might
have, under ordinary circumstances,
been handsome, but when j viewed him
from the front of his rifle he had the
COLLINS of childhood Imagination reie-
gated to the shade.
Then came fash In front of me. the
fare of his riie-and my head seemed
to burst. A bullet had hit me on the
left side of my face about half an
inch from my eye, smashing the cheek
bones. l put my hand to my face and
fell forward, biting the ground and
kicking my feet. l thought l was dy-
Ing, but, do you know, my past life did
not unfold before me the way 1t does
I'm novels.
The blood was streaming down my
tunlc, and the pain was awful. When
; / came to | said to myself, Emp, old
boy, you belong in Jersey City, and
you'd better get back there as quickly
as possible"
The bullets were cracking overhead
] crawled few feet back to the Ger
man barbed wire, and In STOPPING po
sition, guiding myself by the wire,
went down the line looking for the
= lane we had cut through. Before
|. reaching this lane l came to linn
, form which seemed like q bag Of oat'
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-07-12
TO be continually
MUST" I HAVE MY
BABY WEIGHED, ETC?

Some people may be surprised that
five million and more babies have been
entered in the weighing and measur-
ing test without any one taking a
mother by the hand and saying firmly,
"you must. Uncle Sam says So"
The Children's bureau of the u. 5.
department of Labor was surprised,
too, that so many parents wanted to
have their babies weighed and meas
ured. The response to the test entire
~ outran its highest estimates. But
il was not because any one shook "A
finger at the millions of children in
the United States, and said you've
got to let us know how much you
weigh, and how tall you are"
The Children's Bureau believes that
parents always want to do the thing
that will enable them to be wiser par
ents; that they always want to do the
thing that will help their children to
be better and stronger.
The mothers and fathers of the
country have responded with very
definite decision to the Children's
Year appeal TO work now in war time
for a healthier childhood, because the
health Of the child is the power of the
nation, The Children's bureau urges
that each community see to it that
the parents shall not have had their
children weighed and measured in
vain, but that they organize such per
manent work for the protection to be
saved during children's year but win
make their lives worth living, because
the community sees that they have a
fair chance of health, education, and
happiness.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-07-12

cursing under our breath, trembling all
over, our knees lacerated from the
strands of the cut barbed wire on the
ground, waiting for n challenge and
the inevitable volley of rifle fire. Moth
ing happened. ! suppose the fellow
who cut the barbed wire improperly
was the one who had sneeZed about
half an hour previously. What we
wished him would never make his new
year happy one.
The officer, in my opinion, at the
noise of the wire should have given the
four-tap signal, which meant, "On your
own get back to your trenches az
quickly as possible" but again he must
have relied on the spiel that Old Pep
per had given us in the dugOut, "Per-
sonally | believe that that part OF the
German trench Is unoccupled." Any
way, we got careless, but not so care
less that we sang patriotic songs or
made any unnecessary uJise.
During the intervals oS falling star
shells we carried on with our wire cut
ting until at last we succeeded In get
ting through the German carried wire
At this point we were caly ten feet
from the German trenches. II we were
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-07-12

in having II in my possession 1 am not
breaking any regulation or cautions
of the British army.
The whole attack was rehearsed
and rehearsed until we heartily cursed
the one who had conceived the idea.
The trenches were named according
to a system which made 1t very simple
for Tommy to find, even In the dark.
any point in the German lines.
These imitation trenches. or trench
models, were well guarded from obser-
walton by numerous allied planes
which constantly circled above them.
No German airplane could approach
within observation distance. A re-
stricted area was maintained and no
civilian was allowed within three
miles, so we felt sure that we had Il
great surprise in store for Fritz.
When we took over the front line
we received an awful shock. The
Germans displayed signboards over
the top of their trench showing the
names that we had called their
trenches. The signs read Fair"
Fact" "Fate," and Fancy" and so
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-07-12

Samuel II. Wells and family Of Ov-
erton, Nevada, spent Friday night of
last week in Cedar City en- route 10
Salt Lake City in their private car.
Cedar City people of around middle
age will remember Sam as an APP
prentice in the blacksmith shop Of the
late William II. Cory. 1t has been
a number of years, however, since he
worked at this trade He has been
large cantaloupe farmer down in the
Muddy Valley, and was quite influ-
entail in securing the construction of
the Moapa branch railroad, They have
a family of some six nice sons and
daughters, and promise to stop off in
Cedar City few days for visit with
relatives on their return from the state
metropolis, a few weeks hence.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-07-12

meant that we were to crawl forward |
believe me, very slowly
for five yards, and then halt to await |
further instructions. Three taps meant,
when you arrived within striking dis
lance OF the German trench, rush II
and inflict as many casualties as pos
sible, secure a couple of prisoners, and
then back TO your own lines with the
speed clutch open. -Four taps meant,
81 have gotten you into a position from
which IL Is impossible for me to extri-
cate you, so you are on your own"
After getting Tommy into mess on
the western front he Is generally told
that he Is con his own" This means,
"Save your skin In any way possible"
Tommy loves to be ION his own" behind
the lines. but not during a trench raid.
The star shells from the German
lines were falling In front of us. there
fore we were safe. After about TWEEN
" minutes we entered the star shell
zone. A star shell from the German
lines fell about five yards In the rear
and to the right of me; we Rugged the
ground and held our breath until 1t
burned out. The smoke from the star
shell travelled along the ground and
crossed over the middle of our line.
Some Tommy sneeZed. The smoke had
gotten up his nose. We crouched on
the ground. curslng the offender under
our breath, and waited the volley that
generally ensues when the Germans
have heard II noise In No Mans Land
Nothing happened. We received two
taps and crawled forward slowly for
five yards: no doubt the officer be
lleved what Old Pepper had said, per
sonally / believe that that part of the
German trench is unoccupied." BY be-
ing careful and remaining motionless
when the star shells fell behind us, we
reached the German barbed wire with
out mishap. Then the fun began.
was scared stiff as II is ticklish work
| cutting your way through wire wher
about thirty feet in front of you ther,
/ Is a line of Boches looking out into NJ
Mans Land with their rifles lyinl
across the parapet, straining every
sense 10 see or hear what Is going or
In No Mans Land; because ut night
Fritz never knows when Il bomb witt
his name and number on II Will come
hurting through the mir aimed In thu
direction of Berlin. The man on tn
right, one man in the center and my
self on the extreme left were equipped
with wire cutters. These are insulated
with soft rubber not because the Ger
man wires are charged with electricity
but to prevent the cutters rubbin
are of iron, and making n nois
which may warn the inmates OF tn
trench that someone is getting fires
In their front yard. There Is only on
way to cut barbed wire without nois
and through costly experience Tomm
has become an expert in doing thi
You must grasp the wire about tw
inches from the stake in your rigl
hand and cut between the stake an
your hand.
II you cut wire improperly,
loud twang will ring out on the nigh
air like the swapping of n banj
string. Perhaps this noise can b
|, heard only for fifty or seventy-h,
! yards, but in Tommy's mind 1t make
a a loud noise in Berlin.
: We had cut lane about halfwt
: through the wire when, down the ce
ter of our line, twang! went an IL
properly cut wire. We crouched dow
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-07-12
CHAPTER xxvi.
All oule, ta) on the Western From.

All Sutct w OV tNc WNShctH TWIN
At brigade headquarters | happened
10 overhear conversation between our
@. o. c. general officer commanding)
and the divisional commander. From
this conversation l learned that we
were to lombard the German lines for
eight days. and ON the first of July the
"big push" was to commence.
In few days orders were issued to
that effect, and II was common prop
erty all along the line.
on the afternoon of the eighth day of
our "strafeing," Atwell and l were sit
ting in the front-line trench smoking
fugs and making out our reports of the
previous nights tour of the trenches,
which we had to turn In to headquar-
tiers the following day, when an order
was passed down the trench that Old
Pepper requested twenty volunteers to
go over on trench raid that night to
try and get few German prisoners for
information purposes. Immediately
volunteered for this job, and SHOOK
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-07-12
lover the Top
By An American Soldier
Who Went
ARTHUR GUY EMPEY
M.L,r. Gimme, !Ssrpioe In France
tCopyflght, 1911, by Arthur Guy Bmpey)
SYNOPSIS.
Machine Gunner Seroins In France

CHAPTER I-Fired by the news of the
sinking of the Lusitania by a German
submarine. Arthur GUY EilpSy. an Ameri-
can. leaves his office in key City and
goes to England where heVensts in the
British army.
CHAPTER II--Arter a period Of train
ing Empey volunteers for immediate serv-
lee and soon finds himself In rest blllets
somewhere in France" where he first
makes the acquaintance of the ever-pres-
emit coolies"
CHAPTER III-Empey attends his first
church services at the front while n Ger
man Fokker circles over the congregation.
CHAPTER IV--Empey's command goes
into the front-line trenches and is under
fire for the first time.
CHAPTER V-Empey learns to adopt
the motto of the British Tommy, '1f you
are going to get 1t, you'll get 1t, so never
worry"
CHAPTER vI-Back in rest billets, EN-
pey gets his first experience as a mess
orderly.
CHAPTER vII-Empey learns how the
British soldiers are fed.
CHAPTER VIu-Back In the front-lne
trench, Empey sees his first friend of the
trenches Ego West
CHAPTER IX-Empey makes his first
visit to a dugout in Suicide Ditch"
CHAPTER x-Empey learns what con-
stitutes days work" in the front-line
CHAPTER xI-Empey goes "over the
top" for the first time in a charge on the
German trenches and Is wounded by
bayonet thrust
CHAPTER XII-Empey joins the sui
eide club" as the bombing squad Is called.
CHAPTER XIII-Each Tommy gets an
official bath.
CHAPTER XIV-Empey helps dig an
advanced trench under German fire.
CHAPTER XV-On listening post" In
No Mans Land.
CHAPTER XVI-Two artillerymen put
one over" on Old Pepper. their regimental
CHAPTER xoU-Empey mas narrow es-
cape while on patrol duty IN NO man
Land.
CHAPTER XVIII-Back in rest billets
Empey writes and stages a farce comedy
CHAPTER XIX-Soldiers have many
ways to amuse themselves while "on their
CHAPTER xx-Empey volunteers ~,
machine gun service and goes back into
the front-line trenches.
CHAPTER XXI-Empey again goes
"over the top in charge which cost his
company II killed and 81 wounded.
CHAPTER XXII-Trick with a machine
gun silences one bothersome Fritz.
CHAPTER XXIII-German attack, pre-
coded by gas wave. is repulsed.
CHAPTER XXIV-Empey is forced tt
take part in an execution as member
OF the firing squad.
CHAPTER XXV-British prepare fol
the Big Push-the battle of the Somme.
CHAPTER XXVI-In trench raid
preceding the Big Push, Empey Is des
perately wounded and lies unconscious II
No Mans Land for So hours.
QUARTER XxVII-After four month!
IA 6r..!sb hospital Empey Is discharged
AS PHI sicaliS unfit for further n.y. 49,