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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-06-12
SALINE: COUNTY , RfSlSTFRS 0F
 DRAFT JAILED
Physician, Former Postmas- ter and a Lawyer Among
 Band of l6 Armed Men

Benton, dune 11.-Three United States deputy marshals from Little Rock, accompanied by Sheriff Cox and eight deputy sheriffs, invaded the western part of Saline county last night to round up band of 16 arm ed draft resisters and . men charged with obstructing the draft. At noon today eight of the men, led by Dr. s. J. Burgess, a physician and. until January l, postmaster at Ovens vile, had been arrested Dr. Burgess, a leading Socialist, together with Pettus J. Garland, a lawyer, and one draft resister, were brought here and are in jail. Five other captives of the officers are en route to Benton under heavy guards. while officers are securing the hills for the other eight.
 Dr. Burgess is charged with ob- structing enforcement of the draft law and with urging draft eligibles to resist the government. Garland, a member of the Saline county bar, is charged with being a slacker Deputy United States Marshals Reed, Gray and Hodges arrived here last night and formed the posse with Sheriff Cox. The party, each heavily armed, started for Owensville.
 Telephone lines were cut by the of ficers to prevent information reach inc Owensville.
 Particulars of the catching of the eight men under arrest were lacking at noon today. pr. Burgess and Gar land, however, were caught at their homes. Neither, it is said. offered resistance when they were "covered" by the officers.
 The full posse is expected back here tonight with their other prisoners. al- though some of the men for whom warrants have been issued live 40 miles from here. Warrants have been issued for each of the 16 men.
 Since last June there have been wild stories emanating from the vest ern end of the county as to the atti- tnde certain residents would take should the government endeavor to enforce the draft law. Owersville is more or less of a Socialistic settle ment, and some residents, 1t is said,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-06-12
20 PCT. 0F EACH
 COUN1Y'S DOCTORS
 WANTED FOR ARMY
President of American Med- ical Association Also Ad-
 vocates Prohibition.

Chicago, June 11.-National prohib- ition for the benefit of the, military and civil population alike, the neces- sity of each county in the country sending a quota of 20 per cent of it's medical men into the national ser vice, and the withdrawal of the band of fellowship from German scientists until Germany had purged itself of guilt, were the outstanding express sions of Dr Arthur Dean Bevan of Chicago, installed as president of the American Medical association tonight.
 The war meeting of the associations 69th annual session was opened by Dr. Chas. H. Mayo of Rochester, Minn.. the retiring president, with Surgeon General Gorgas of the United States army, Sugeon-General Braisted of the navy, Assistant Surgeon-General w. O. Crucker of the United States Pub lie Health service, and medical em- issaries from the allied nations in at- tendance.
 Physicians and surgeons from every important city, great and small and hundreds of the small towns also are here for the sectional meetings be ginning tomorrow morning for the discussion of problems of the profess sion. particularly those relating to the war.
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GERMANY PLANS TO SEND FLEET
 INTO BATTLE  Dispatch of Official Nature Shows Decision to Use
 Navy.

Washington, June 11.-Further evi- dence that Germany in an effort to end the war this summer plans to sup port land offensives by sending it's high seas forces against the combined British and American fleets is given in an official dispatch today from Switzerland.
 "A telegram of an official nature, ,' says the dispatch, "is being sent Broadcast in Germany which says that the German admiralty is consid- ering big naval offensive. Orders are supposed to have been given to keep the whole fleet in readiness and a number of naval officers of high rank have been hurriedly recalled from Switzerland and other neutral countries, where they have been spending their leave"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-06-12
MfXICANS DECLINE
 TO RELEASE TANKS
Military Commander at Matamoras Says Washington Must Negotiate
 With Mexico City

Brownsville. Texas. July 11.-Nego tiations for the release of four Am erican soldiers who, with Lieut.. Day i'd J. Schaille, crossed the Rio Grande into Mexico Sunday night while searching for the body of the drowned comrade and who are held prisoners in Matamoras, Mexico, opposite Brownsville. must be carried on be tween the state department and the federal government at Mexico City Col. Tirzo Gonzales. commanding of ficer at Matmoras announced tonight
 The body of Lieut.. Schaille was shipping today to his former home in New Orleans. He was shot to desth on the Mexican side Sunday night.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-06-12
CHARLEY FRANK MAY ESTABLISH
 A NEW LEAGUE

Birmingham, Ala. June 1L-It is rumored here that Charley Frank. manager of the Atlanta team in the Southern league, has started move ment to organize new league to con tinue playing after the Southern lea que suspends on June 28 According to these reports, the new league will he composed of cities in the Southern league with New Orleans and Mobile dropped from the circuit.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-06-12
TRAINING CAMPS
 FOR MEN ABOVE 3]

Washington, June 11-To meet fu- ture needs for officers. the war de- partment is considering a proposal that men from civil life who are above draft age and have special qua 1ifications be admitted to the next and succeeding training camps. Even if all men already in the training camps are commissioned there still will be deficit in commissioned per- sonnel for organizations under con- temptation.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-06-12
PORTO RICO, HAWAII
 CALLED ON FOR MEN
Provost Marshall General Asks For 17.O0O Reglstrants From Porto
 Rico and 4,SS6 From Hawaii

Washington, June 11.-Porto Rico and Hawaii were called upon by Pro vost Marshal General Crowder today to furnish 17,O00 draft registrants for the National Army.
 Porto Rico was asked to send on June 20 and July 1, 12.466 men to Camp Las Casas. San Juan.
 Hawaii was directed to send A. 336 to Fort Armstrong. Honolulu. on July 1.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-06-12
FOOD ADMINISTRATOR
 IN GEORGIA FINED

Washington. June 1.-The federal food administration announced today that Thomas J. Airline. food adminis- trator for Wayne county, Ga, had been asked to resign and was allow ed to contribute $50 to the Red Cross because of conducting business with out wholesale license. The coutribu- tion to the Red Cross was in lieu of other action on the charges.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-06-12

Perhaps daylight savine i= raspon- tihla for the Detroit Tigers' sad nliefht At any rate. the more daUlight that is saved. the more daylight shows between the Tigers and the American league leaders.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-06-12
Pershing ,RepOrts Success

4 Washington. June 11.--American troops northwest of Chateau Thierry this morning advanced their position in Belleau wood, capturing 25O pri- soners and considerable war material, including number of machine gun and? trench mortars, General Pershing reported tonight in his daily communi que.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-06-12

Dr. B. D. Luck returned yesterday from Chicago, where he attended a conference of the members of the medical section of the National Coun- ell of Defense. held preliminary to the convention of the American Medical association.
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BEST EFFORTS
 OF PRUSSIANS
 BEATEN BACK Negro Troops, Supported by Tanks, Inflict Great
 Execution.
HUNS MUST DEBOUCH
 TO THE OPEN PLAIN
TeutOnS Win Find Themselves With. out Shelter of Any Kind and Sub- jected to Concentrated Fire
 of AIlId Guns.

With the French Army in France, June 1.-The strongest efforts made by the Germans ill the course of last night and this morning in their offen- sive was in the direction of the rail. road connecting Estrees-St. Denis and Montdidier. The Germans met with such resistance that they re. nounced for the moment their at. tempts in this region.
 Negro troops supported by entente allied tanks, which did great execu- tlon, delivered a brilliant counter at. tack in this vicinity, and captured the forest running southwest of Mar. quegllse, between Pertefarna and IIo- ges farm.
 Late last night the allied infantry entered the village of Merry, which had formed a protective point for the Ger man advance thru the valley. Seeing their progress hindered on this side. the Germans turned toward the other flank, and nearly reached Ribecourt. to the north of which place the hot test encounters occurred in the woods of Dreslin court.
 Enemy In Open Trap
 AhC CAclly VIII UG IOFCou to 0o- 'bouch on the plains near the Disc riv- er where he will find himself with out shelter of woods and will be sub pected to concentrated fire of allied artillery and machine guns
 The Germans have found it neces- sary to bring forward moro divisions to fill the gaps in their ranks caused by the terrific allied gunfire.
 The enemy's possession of the heights at Ezonvillon, below Thies- court, enabled him to filter troops thru the small valleys, making the positions of the allies occupying the small hillocks perilous and causing them to retire. The whole country side whereabouts is dotted with theee small hills which are small moun- tains forming kind of bastion which turned from one side to the other be- come absolute traps for the occupants. Most of the valleys tetween run to- ward the banks of the Disc.
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Berlin Claims 75,oOo Prisoners.

Berlin, June II, by way of Lon- dan.-The number of prisoners taken by the Germans in the new offensive has increased by more than 10000, making the aggregate of prisoners taken since May 27 about 75,OoO, says the German official communication Issued today. The communication adds that the Germans have repulsed with heavy losses attacks northeast of Chateau Thierry, in which region American marines and troops are op- posing them.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-06-12

Wheeling, w. Va, has women nod carriers and building laborers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-06-12
AnoWfng Huns No Belgian is PacifiSt
ss::egates to Labor 'Conven. ''v1 III Say Belgians Know
 What Defeat Means,

s raul; Minn.. June 11.-Foreign taSs'es KS had their inning late today Imer;o.a annual convention of the
 an Federation of Labor.
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seontlnued on page five.)
The evening world., 1918-01-24
BOXING STARS TO BOX
FOR THE NEWARK ElkS,

NEWARK, Jan. 24-The biggest
smoker, with the greatest array OF
boxing talent ever held here will take
place al the Green street home Of the
Newark Lodge, u. +. O. Elks. Satur-
day night. Here's the list OF the box
ers who have donated their services:
Benny Leonard. Freddy Dyer. Jen
smith, Marty Cross, Ted Kid Lewis.
Butch O'Hagcn. Shamus. O'Brien,
Kid Boonton. Johnny Howard,
frankie Brown, Frankie Burns. Joe
Wagner. Jack Britton, Charlie Vein
crt, Jack S~harkey, BARLEY Madden,
Tommy Touhey, Joe Jeanette, Ben
Douglass, Young Kelly, Dannie Pa
Vesc. Tommy Spcno, Willie Kane, Joe
Cassidy. Carl Victor. Joe Lynch, h.
O. Brown.
Director Of Public Safety William
J. brennan has given the Newark Po-
Ice Rand permission to particiT ate In
the smoker. This makes "A great
added attraction for the big affair,
the proceeds Of which viii be devoted
to the benefit OF the Elks' Soldiers
and Sailors war Relief Fund. The
band will render several selections,
opening the evenings programme
with q patriotic rendition. There will
be a strong vaudeville bill, too, Dan
NY sullivan, crstwhile manager OF
charlie WcIncrt, but now a movie
star, is IN charge Of the anair.
The evening world., 1918-01-24
Lie Ray Tries Harder Than Last Year,
But Runs TUO Miles II Seconds SZOWer

held his own with Tom Burke, and
Berry clinched the victory by defeat
ing Halpin. The time OF the Dix
four was . minutes II 2-5 seconds.
Gordon T. Nightingale OF New
Hampshire state College. national
junior cross country champion. cap
tured the three mile handicap run,
nosing out N. l.. Siegel Of the Meadow
Brook Club at the tape. N%ightingale's
time was 1915.
From trackside 10 girder the Garden
was jammed by n crowd that was
wildly enthusiastic and cheercd at
everything. II was a remarkable out
pouring In Wow OF war time conditions.
and II was estimated that not less han
5000 spectators were present.
The games a Just begun when the
band struck up Hail to the Chief 3"
There was a momentary pause M
then Mayor Hylan. accompanied by
Mrs. lIylan and his daughter Miss Nir-
ginia, walked In aud took a box on the
9th street side Of the building amid
scattering applause.
Abel r. Ktvtat. former national one
professional athlete by the Amateur
Athletic Union two years 60. did a
startling come back In the 1000
yard run for men in the Army and
Navy.
kivlat. who ran for tho Coast De
Tense Command at Fort Hamilton. nut
raced Willie Gordon. late metropolitan
one-mile champion OF the New York
A. c, and now Of tho Pelham Bay
Naval Training Station. and he beat
bin to the tape by a margin OF 20
The evening world., 1918-01-24
Features of Boxing
Bill Introduced By
Martin e.. McCue

License fees In Greater New
York, $1,000; elsewhere In State,
$1,000.
Additional fee Of 90 per cent. Of
gross receipts 10 be devoted dur
Ing period of war TO training camp
activities.
Number Of clubs In Greater
New York limited 10 seven. Else.
where not more than three In any
one city.
One Commissioner, 10 he ap-
pointed by the Governor. with
deputies 10 attend every bout held.
Clubs must he exclusively used
for purposes Of boxing or ath.
letlcs.
No one connected In any capa-
city with the management OF the
club 10 control or handle boxers.
Bouts 10 be limited to ten
rounds and gloves 10 be not less
than four ounces In weight.
Medical examination for all con-
t~estants, none Of whom shall be
under eighteen years Of age.
No intoxicating liquors TO be
sold or served in the club house
or grounds.
No license 10 he issued 10 any
promoter who has not been n resi-.
dent Of the State for Mt least one
year.
The evening world., 1918-01-24

yards in tho fair time OF . minutes
"a lis seconds. while tho crowd howled
Its delight.
Kiyiat trailed along in fourth place
TO the half way mark with Gordon
out in front, n dozen yards or 80 in
tho van, but at 600 yards he jumped
his field and getting tho lead let Car
don a merry chase to the tape. ~
800 yards he led by 10 yards and in
creased his margin steadily there
after,
Forty yards from tho tape he was
thirty yards In front and slowed down
to "A Jog. letting Gordon como up to
within twenty yards Of aim. II. Il.
Paine OF the First Naval District was
third, hfty yards behind Gordon.
Elmer smith OF Fort Slocum. who cut
a wide swath at the University of Penn
gels of Camp Upton In the 7O-yard dash.
smith. who was one of tho fastest quar-
ter-milers IN the East last spring. got
the lead at N" crack OF the gun and
held II to the tape.
Oscar Anderson. who was n star foot e
ball quarterback at Colgate in 1916, was
third. The time wss Z SOS.
Fred SafIrowic brought victory 10 tho
Millrose A. A. IN 10, match relay with
tho Mcadowbrook Cub OF Philadelphia,
The Quakers led until the third relay.
which found Safarowic pitted against
sam knoislner. Waiting until the last
lap Saflrowic had plenty Of t~serve Ia
mako the bid that carried him into the
lead with a margin Of 10 yards to spare.
Nike DeVaney, the Millrose anchor man,
Just romped in, breaking tho tape TWEEN.
~ yards ahead Of Holden OF the Mead,
OVERLOOK four.
The evening world., 1918-01-24
NeWS of Sports Told in Shorts

Tuesday night. In which he states
that hc has been going through strcnu-
Gus training for the past two weeks ana
Is now in fine condition.
Walter 4. Kinsella, the professional
squash tennis champion, and William
handicap tournament on the courts
tons completed the first round,
James w. Gerard. formerly Ambassa-
dor to Germany. wRs a visitor at the
show. lie Inspected the large cruisers
was especially interested in the
sINty-tWu-foot Speedway, shown by the
Gas Engine and Power Company. lie
examined the Speedway from keel TO
topmast and spent "A lot of time looking
over the interior fittings.
WILLIANISTOWN, Mass, Jan. "a
OutplayCd from the hrst tap OF the bell
the Williams basketball team met it's
third straight defeat OF the season last
night. the speedy Union College I'VE
winning by % score OF As TO 20. Tho
game wo~ slow and unintcrestiug. the
few Commcndt able play, being contrib
ut'd by Jones, the CrasN centre OF the
visitors,
The Loyola School seven defeated
BeTkeley-lrying in a hockey game
at tho 81. Nicholas Ice Skating Rink
m tho Manhattan Intorscholastic
Hockey League series. The score
wa goal TO O.,
The evening world., 1918-01-24
BARNEY b0AIR EASILY
WINS OVER MICKEY 0EVINE

PROVIDENCE, r. I, Jan. 2A-Barney
Adair. Harlem's rugged lightweight,
easily defeated Ml,sey DeNnc IN one Of
the three star teu-round bouts AT the
National A. g, last night. Adair took
things easy for the hrst four rounds
me from then on came along and won
hardly. having Dovluo on the verge of
"a knockout loo the ninth and tenth
round Adalr Weighed lIl pounds; De-
vine. lHf pounds.
Young Montreal Of Providence won
the New England ONw weight tltlc by de.
f,utiug barney SNYDER Of Boston iu ten
furious rounds BIlly Defoc. -. paul's
leading ieathCrwcight, defeated Charlie
Bits. the Australian lightweight. in ter
rounds. Dcfoo gave Bits fifteen pounds
and one OF the worst beatings OF his
career.
The evening world., 1918-01-24

THE food famine will soon be
L lifted in Berlin. There Will be
enough crow to eat for everybody.
uR transportation tate m, system on rs o al,
cylinder. Tho trouble Is that 1t has
only got one cylinder.
THE mysterious surprise that Won
1 Hindenburg had up his sleeve
turned out to be his elbow.
NM DATLESS Tuesday Is n severe
lVl blow TO Uncle Toms Cabin.
Impossible for Simon 90 page Eliza
with n pack OF vegetarian blood
hounds.
A BOUT the only commodity that
"A accumulated during that five
day moratorium was a fivc-day
crop OF whiskors.
The evening world., 1918-01-24

A LTHOUGH extended, Ferdinand
~ A. Ungcr and Joseph Ncustadt
won their matches in the ma
tional Glass . 1872 balk line cham
plonship tournament upon It's re-
sumption of play under the direction
OF the National Association OF ANA
teur Billiard Players.
Jacob Plncus. who trained Pierre
Lorlllard's lroquois, the only Amerl-
can-hrcd horse that ever won the
English Derby, Is dead at Mount Nc:-
non from Il complication Of diseases.
lie was eighty years old.
ST. LOUIS, Jan, "a Derrn Pratt,
who has been traded to the New York
Americans, announced to-day that he
will not withdraw his suit against
PM BAH, President OF tho 81. Louis
Americans, AVID that ne Wall not sign
with New York until a. ts settled.
lie Is suing BAH for Islander,
Jack Curlcy has received a letter from
John DIN, who meets WIadek Xbyszko
for tho wrestling championship Of tho
world In Madison Square Garden next
The evening world., 1918-01-24

YOU can never spread any bread
1 with that railroad Jam.
MIR. HOOVER says that Houdini
lNl has to stop making that ele-
plant disappear on meatless Tues
day.
THE Fuel Administrator had better
1 get after Teddy. lie has his
collar overhoatcd.
I UTHER BURBANK might come TO
l. the - by grating five June
days on TO January,
d EST way 10 raise the temperature
d OF an apartment nowadays - 20
open the windows,
NOU can ever ave on dumbwaiter
1 power by pulling 'em up with
one hand instead OF two.
The evening world., 1918-01-24
"TO You, I Tell IT,

By Arthur ("Bugs'') Baer.

copyright. 1918 by The Press Publishing CO. (The New York Evening World.
S-IMES have changed since Beethoven was a fapper. In those
days music was music and pianos were teered by knuckle
power. Children we're taught that fingers were the authentic
utensils TO massage the key board with. But now? In every apart.
ment house in New York are ten or forty pianos that have never felt
the weight OF a human hand, either in love or in anger. Pianos arc
now run by too power. Instead of technique. we have footnique.
Since pianolas were invented. a child hasn't a chance to become
a musical prodigy unless he can stretch two octaves with his toes. II
a kid has broken arches his musical career is ruined. Nobody can
play William Tell with flat feet, because 1t is a ten-mile walk on
the pianoa- Piano playing has become a crosscountry affair since
they invented pianos where the only fuel is your ankles.
Just as soon as twilight flops down on Manhattan Island. the
pedestrian pianists break loose and walk all through Verdi. Wagner
and Sousa. Ads in the street cars state that Padergookl wears
Zimps Rubber Heels while stepping through his most Intricate ankle
sonatas. You used to be able to tell a pianist by his long hair. Now
you tell him by his long shoelaces.
Pretty soon they will be having siIday piano races.
The evening world., 1918-01-24
s POOR RICHARD, JR.

The siothfuI mai complainant Of insomnia whom he cannot sleep
at his desk.
Luck pIayeth an important part In thy Ife but there ire n o four
jef cIovers in tho grass that groweth under thy feet.
Tho spendthrit walketh to tho centre Of tho bridge and then
spendeth tho bridge
Whom thy boss maketh thee his rghthand man maketh certain
that he Is not iefthanded.
The evening world., 1918-01-24

Illinois A. c. Flyer, After Win
ming Rodman Wanamaker
Trophy at / ID Miles, Con-
tinues, Unpaced, for Extra
Half Mile, but His Record
Breaking Attempt Is a De-
Cided Failure.