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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-14
FORT ROOTS MAY BE TURNED INTO
 ARMY HOSPITAL
Arkansans Wounded in Bat tie to be Taken There
 for Treatment.

Little Rock, May 13.--While Hot Springs has been designated by the government as a giant reclamation camp site for American soldiers ln- vailed back from France, Fort Roots, located near Little Rock, probably will be used as reconstruction hospi- tai for less seriously incapacitated soldiers, who originally were from Arkansas and adjacent states, accord ing to the belief of high military off cerS.
 "The hospital at Fort Roots, before the selection of Hot Springs as a health camp, was proposed as health regaining resort for returned soldiers of this section" Lieut.. Col. George Jeuneman, Medical Corps, L. $. Army, in command of Fort Roots, said today. "It was suggested that all men from Arkansas an dadjacent states who are seriously wounded and invalied back to America for recuperatiOn be sent to Fort Roots, as this would save their relatives much expense. as many would wish to visit them when return ed. If they should be assigned to hos pitfalls at Norfolk, Va, or other hos,pi- tals farther north, it would cost their relatives considerable money to visit them. The opponents of this plan were endeavoring to curtail this add ed drain on wounded mems relatives rntas d; ;electedCGafsa d. D
 pocketbooks, and at the same time send the sick soldiers to a section that they were born and reared in" Colonel Jeuneman added.
 According to latest advices from the proposal has been talk en up again, this time not to make Fort Roots the giant reclamation camp that Hot Springs will be. but to make it a giant hospital where men of Arkansas an adjacent states may reclaim their health.
 Appropriation Bill Up.
 Plans are being made, it is stated. whereby the Congress of the United States will be asked to appropriate several thousand dollars, to be spent at ort Roots for hospital enlargement purposes. According to military off cers 5000 beds will be installed in the proposed new hospital.
 This will be big improvement, as at present Fort Roots has only enough beds to accommodate 600 men. These D6OS dl llIfS lIilC dlG ONStupICu ny ooAu7 iers from Camp Pike and Fberts Field, Lonoke-sicS soldiers cannot be cared for at the hospitals at ttose two camps on account of aa overflow. All the beds are not now filled, as sick ness at the two places is on g. decline, but these beds are for this purpose" :" Colonel Jeuneman says.
 As concrete example Of the ad- visibility of making Fort Roots a re- cuperation infirmatory. for returned Arkansas and adjacent states sold- iers, military officers point to the fol- lowing facts which have been gleamed from Colonel Jeuneman:
 Since December 12, 1917, when hos pital work was first started at Fort Roots, approximately ".300 sick sold iers have been cared for, and there have been but five deaths, despite the fact that many surgical operations were performed-some of them major operations"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-14
SlNk|G U-B0ATS FASTER THAN THEY
 ARt: BEING BUILT

Paris, Saturday, May 1.-The eff fectiveness of the German submnr
 inc campaign is declining. The Ger
 man government is aware of this
 fact, declared George I4eyges, minis
 ter of marine. before the naval com
 mittee of the chamber of deputies
 today, but has made the greatest eff forts to conceal it. He said the
 situation was most favorable and that the sinkines of submarines in the first three months of 1918 through allied measures far greater than the number built by the enemy.
 Minister Leyges referred to the statement made in the reichstag on April IT by Vice Admiral von Cap- elle. German minister of marine, in which he said 6000, ,0GO tons of allied shipping were sunk monthly. This figurc. the minister maintained, was incorrect
 II was reached and passed in April May and June of 1917. Tn july it declined and in November it fell below 100000, and since has continuously. The minis ter gave the following comparatively laDl1 or the tonnage CldlIlleu LO nave been destroyed by Germany and the tonnage actually lost in the last five 
 Month Claimed Actual Loss Dec. z702, ,000 tons 3S6,277 tons Jan. -632 ,O00 tons 302.4 tons Feb - 6S90 000 tons 332, ,522 tons March 600,0 ,000 tons 26S, ,704 tons
 Mr. Leyges said that in February, March and April 3,723 French steam CTS and 7SS French sailing vessels passed through the danger zone, where a few months ago losses by had been very heavy. Not d single ship was sunk.
 On the other hand, he said tho number of submarines destroyed had increased progressively since ,Janu- ary in such proportion that the ef- fectiveness of the enemy squadron cannot be maintained at the mini- mum required by the regulations The number of enemy U-boats de- stroyed in January, February and March was far greater in each month than the number constructed in the same month. In February and April the number of submarines destroyed was three less than the total de- in the previous three months.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-14
FIVE WHITE, ONE NEGRO
 LEAVE FOR ARMY SERVICE

Four men recently inducted into the yesterday by local board Mo- 1. They were: Armstrong Barrow and Jesse c. Smith of Pine Bluff. and J. M. Saucier of Bay St. Louis, Miss, of Camp Pike, and Ben s. Landis to Trenton, Tenn, to Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.
 Board Ne. sent one negro, Clay burn Thomas, to Camp Pike. Thomas was brought to this city from Eng land by the authorities and turned over to the sheriff's offices as de- serter He had been called for phy- sical examination last year but had never reported and had failed to re- turn his questionnaire.
 Chairman Loosley of board No. 1 received telegram yesterday in structing him to prepare for the registration of the men who have tration by calling on the registrars reached draft age since the first regis who served last year to volunteer their services again. Mr. Loosley states that the new registration will probably be about June i, tho no def mite date has yet been set for it.
 Engineers, firemen, brakemen, flagmen and conductors are badly wanted by the army and both local boards have been instructed to in- duct such men into the service as rapidly as possible. The orders re- ceived state that if sufficient men are not obtained voluntarily, the mach inery of the draft will be used to call them into the service.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-14
Lemon Juice
 For FreCkIeS Girls! Make beauty lotion at home for a few cents. Try it!

Squeee the juice of two lemons into a bottle containing three ounces ot orchard white, shake well, and you have a quarter pint of the best freckle and tan lotion, and complexion beauti- fer, at very very small cost.
 Your grocer has the lemons and any drug store or toilet counter will sup ply three ounces of orchard white for a few cents. Massage this sweetly ira grant lotion into the face, neck, arms and hands each day and see how freck- les and blemishes disappear and how clear, soft nd white the skin be- comes. Yes! It is harmless.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-14

tContinued from page One.l ready for a new effort to reach Am iens.
 On the west of the western front the report tells nothing of interest as revealing the true situation.
 Since the allies captured Monte Carno in Italy on Saturday morning the Austrians have tried in vain to regain this commanding peak south of Asiago, but have met with stout resistance.
 Advance in MesOpotamia
 In Mesopotamia the British troops have progressed further up the Tigris and have captured Kirkut pursuing the Turks for 20 miles to the north. The British now are 60 miles east of the important city of Mosul, the site ot the ancient city of Nineveh and the the crossing of numerous caravan routes.
 Ukrainian reports tell of the cap ture by the Germans of Dowager Elm press Fedeorvna and Grand Dukes Nicholaevitch and Alexander Michael ovitch, who have been living in straitened circumstances in seclusion of their estates in the Crimea, which IS now overrun by the Germans.
 Hun EmperOrs Confer
 Emperor Charles of Austria accom- panied by his foreign minister and military leaders has called on Elm peror William. The report of the meeting says that there was "com- plete accord' in their discussion of the present and future relations of the country.
 The Ukrainians are said tc be very cool towards the new government set up by the Germans, while the Lithuan- ians are demanding the absolute inde- pendence of their country with a monarch chosen from some neutral state instead of German prince.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-14
KNIGHTS Of COLUMBUS
 MELT AT JONESb0R0

Jonesboro, May 13.-Tomorrow the Knights of Columbus of Arkansas will open three days session here which will bring large number of the leading people of thi sorder in the state. At the first days session a large class will be initiated in or der that they may sit in the delibera- tions of the State meeting. There will be about 25 in the class, ten of whom will come from Paragould.
 Following the Knights of Columbia meetings The State Bakers Associa- tion will hold three days session in Jonesboro and immediately afte the adjournment of the bakers will come the States meeting of the Uni ted Commercial Travellers and the Arkansaw Travellers. There on the heels of this last named gathering will come the State meeting of the Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias fol a three days session.
 Judge E. J. Kerwin and J. Frank Franey, members of the local lodge Knights ofe Columbus, are in Jones bore to attend the State meeting.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-14
Motor Car I3etined.

motor car is really q self-runnins and rather realistic moving picture machine. The difference is that real hills are better than play ones, but one has much the same panoramic sort of pleasure except that, instead of sitting in q row of ten cent seats with great mass of people in the jerky and the. clickety dark, one sits securely and privately in ones own moving picture machine and does ev- erything ones self. One steers the mountains past one, steers the rivers and hills with q lever and turns the scenery on and off.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-14
A TEXAS WONDER

The Texas Wonder cures kidney and bladder troubles, dissolves gravel, cures diabetes weak and lame backs, rheumatism, and irregularities of the kidneys and bladder in both men and women. Regulates bladder trouble In children. If not sold by your drug gist, will be sent by mail On receipt of $1.25. One small bottle is two months treatment, and seldom falls to perfect a cure. Send for sworn testimonials. Dr. E. w. Hall, 2926 Olive street, St. Louis, Mo. Sold by druggists. (AdVD
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-14

Lieutenant Nungesser, premier "ace' and one of the most famous of all French aviators, has brought his total of victories up to thirty four by shooting down two German planes within five minutes. Lieu tenant "Hobey' Baker, football and hockey champion and member of the American Aerial Squadron, has down ed his fifth official enemy plane, con stituting him an ace" Although Baker has been at the front only a few weeks he has scored not only five official victories, but is unofficially credited with downing two others.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-14
Tablets Of Stone,

The library of the School of the Sons of the Empire, an ancient Chi. nese university which, it is said, was in existence a thousand years before Christian era, comprises 1So tablets of stone, whereon are carved ali tie "13 classics" the essence of Chinese culture.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-14
Made a hit.

stenoerapher has devised a novel way of making hit with her employ err displaying genius that promises great success for her in the business world. When the Hoss dictates a let ter containing word she does not know how to spell she does not make the usual guess at it. She looks it up in the dtctionary.-Kansas City Star.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-14

With the prices on manufactured cottons advancing every day you can readily see that Froug can save you money Attend Froug's sale of the Leader stock. 5-10-6t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-14
Holds the Record.

A dramatic writer says Joybana Rowland is the original model for the Gibson girl. Solomon had 700 wives, more than that many original Gibson girls.-Louisville Courier-Journal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-14
SWIMMING GLASSES FOR
 WOMEN AND GIRLS

The schedule for tn oladies and girls swimming classes have been arranged oe fpllp,yC
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-14
Cracks In Ceillno.

Whiting, mixed with glue water or ealcined plaster and water. makee . good putty for filling cracks in plas. cred ceilings.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-14
''Corn-Less Day"
 for Feet, Every Gay
Use "Gets-It," the Great Corn Dis covery! Makes Corns Peel Right Off!

Look at the illustration below. See the two fingers peeling off 3 corn as though it were banana peel, And the man is smiling while he's doing it! All done painlessly, ioYfullN. The moment "Gets-Lt"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-14

Froug's saio of the Leader Co, stock of dry goods now on.
 5slo-6t'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-14
Monday Only.

MfS. W, M. TOneN VIII FUC m CHdTSV the entire time and will be glad to issue membership cards. The , months term will cost $1. S2 and S3 respect ively for those who are members of the Y M. c. A. or Y. w. C. A. ana for others it will be one dollar more for adults and 50 cents for children.
 5-12-3t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-14

touches corn or callus the growth is doomed. It takes but two sec onds to apply "Gets-It." The corn pain is eased at once You can sit at your desk or walk about, dance. think, love and work with absolute ease. You can apply "Gets-It" con- veniently almost anywhere where you can take your shoe and stock ing off for moment or two. Gets and stocking on again. There's no further excuse for suffering from corns and corn-pains
 "Gets-Tt" the guaranteed, money- back kcorn-remover, the only sure way. costs but trifle at any drug store. Nrf'd by l.. Lawrence & Co., Chicago, III. Sold in Pine Bluff and recommended IS the worlds best corn remedy by 3rasher Drug Co.,, Mann-'Tankersley Drug Co.,, Central Pharmacy, Rein berger & Collier.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-14
HUNS PREPARING
 ID RESUME DRIVE
 TOWARDS AMIENS

Continued from page one.,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-14

==== @se!2
 If
 Swift &Co1rapany Made No Profit The consumer would pay only IA cent a pound less for his dressed beef.
 If Swift & Company waived all profit on cattle, and gave it to consumers in the form of lower beef prices, this would reduce the cost to the average consumer less than25 cents per year for all the beef he eats. In fact, the packers pro- fit is so insignificant that if surrendered to the con. sumer the effect upon retail meat prices would be practically nothing. It is because of the volume of meat hand led that the investor in Swift & Company's business receives a satis- factory return upon his money.
 These figures for 1917
 are convincing:
 The profit of $1.29
 per head averages
 IA cent per pound
 on dressed beef- Average Receipts:
 Per animal for beef $68.V Per animal for by-products 24:0y
 $93.o6 Average Disbursements: Per animal for cattle on
 hOOf @o4." Per animal for dressing,
 selling and freight 7'9z Net profit per animal l:2
 S93.06 1918 Year Book of interesting ana
 instructive facts sent on request.
 Address Swift & Company
 Union Stock Yards, Chicago, llllnols
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1918-10-10
Hay and Grain Burning in the Stack.

Hay and Grain Burning in the Stack.
You cannot afford to carry your OVID
risk of fire to your hay and grain
when in stack. We write insurance
on buildings, hay and grain in stack
and buildings, also on automobiles.
Let US protect you before it is too late
and your hard earned crops burn.
We are advertising constantly snd
putting out high class literature of
boiled down facts of Southern Idaho
and Eastern Oregon, to get buyers for
your lands you desire to sell. Come and
see us.
PAYETTE VALLEY REAL ESTATE
AGENCY.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1918-10-10
CHAPTER w.
America pisappoints Kaiser.


The kaiser assembled the throne IN
1855. For twenty-siN years his reign
was unmarried by a single war; al
though twice during that period, once
In 1905 and again in 1911, he nearly
succeeded in precipitating conflict
Subsequent developments have
brought out clearly enough that during
ali these years of peace, the kaiser
was only awaiting the opportune mo-
ment to bring on war.
Germany's preparation consisted not
merely in building UP her army and
navy and developing a military spirit
in her people. but in trying to estao-
lish friendships abroad where they
would do the most good in the event
of q world war.
The German military preparation
was more or less obvious. The kaiser
was clways rs wOrmca. advocate and
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1918-10-10
wAsHoE LODGE NO. IS,

A.. F. & A NJ. are held in the Ma
sonic hall in the Thurston-Crigh'on
building on the second Tuesday eve
ming of each month. All soiournins
Master Masons are frsternally invit'
&c TO be present
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1918-10-10
No, Immersed with Lamp.

A little girl was told the story ~
Aladdin and his magic lamp. Later
she was shown pictures OF ii. The
spirit OF the lamp was most hideous,
with large mouth and ugly horns.
After a prolonged stare the child said:
Gee, I'd never wish for that"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-12

ways would have me caddy for you
dad, because was pretty good at
watching the balls, wasn't 1? And
so, dad, well, l was just wonder
ing whether maybe, even If you do
have sort Of pal over there, if
you still think could be your real
pardner, do you dad?
Mother says I half to go to bed
now, SO l guess I better stop, but
dad, you know I'm ten going on
eleven now, and, well, If you could
feel like writing me a talking letter
l would be awful glad.
Jimmie.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-12
Maybe / have" said Helen

Maybe / have" said Helen
cheerfully. Then she went up to
the Judge and said, Judge White.
I have q story to tell. / suspect
that you will think it a peculiar one
but it concerns my father and to
protect his family he was going to
commit a crime. l am trusting you
to help him." The she told the
story that you have already read.
Helen" said the judge, Il will
help your father. l don't blame
him for wanting to protect his fam
lily. / will send men now to get
those spies. Tell your father to
have no more fear and he will come
out all right. Tell him to trust
Americans; to tell them all things
they should know and to be like his
daughter-a true American"
ooh, thank you ever so much,
judge" said Helen.
Oh, how glad her father was to
hear the news. He cried for. joy,
and would not let Helen out Of his
sight. The next morning Helen re
ceived a letter saying:
Dear Helen:
Enclosed you will find check for
$3.50 for the capture Of fourteen
German spies. Do as well next
time.
Judge White.
Helen went to the bank and
bought three 800 bonds and one
$50 bond.
She then went to a soldiers
training camp and gave three SOL
diers a 500 bond each. The other
bond she gave to a soldier also.
Helen had done her bit. But II
Helen heard you say that, she
would say: "Why, that is only a
little bit. OF course everybody
can't give that much, but they can
buy thrift and war savings
stamps"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-12
COME ON.

The following patriotic article
was written in school as an Eng
lish exercise, using the Liberty
Loan poster of the American sol
der with his bayonet standing on
a hill top against a yellow sky, as
the subject for the theme.
"The soldier with his gun says
Come On He is ready to fight
the Hun, and is risking his life for
you. He fights the Hun with a
smile on his face for he knows he
will win.
Now, he says to you Come On"
All of you can't go forward with a
smile on your face to fight the
Hun, but you can go forward with
a smile and buy Liberty Bonds.
while Our Boys are winning
the fight over there let us, here
at home, help win the fight by buy
ing our share of bonds.
Julia Burr.
Garfield School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-12
Julia r. Burr,

Now this story is not a common
story, but a story of true Ameri-
can girl. Her name was Frances
Shaefer and she was twelve years
old. Her father was born in Ger
many but her mother was an Ameri-
can. Helen was like her mother
in every way. Mr.. Shaefer was a
rich merchant and well known.
One day Helen was passing her
fathers library and she heard loud
angry voices. She knew that it
was not right to listen but in this
instance she had to. Her bedroom
was above the library. She ran to
her room, opened the register and
listened. She heard one man say,
Man, you have to do this. If you
don't We will come tonight and kill
your whole family and yourself,
too"
It'll do it," said Mr.. Shaefer.
Then Helen learned that these
men were German spies and that
they had made her father promise
to blow up a factory that was do
ing work for the government
Helen decided that she must do
something to save her father.
Thank goodness she had time to
think as her father was not sup
posed to blow up the factory until
a week had passed. She ran down
stairs to the library and said: "Oh,
father. will you go with me to the
show next Tuesday night?"
I'm sorry, dear, "he said, but l
have to do something else that
night. Something l don't want to
do"
Father" said Helen, II know
what you have to do, and if there is
girl named Helen, she shall not
let this happen"
ooh, Helen" cried her father,
Promise ME this. Promise me that
no harm shall come to you"
Il PROMISE" said Helen. Father
who is it that makes you do this
terrible thing?"
no AdiSCI, hC dAo VCiCo.
Come here Helen and let me whis-
per to you"
Helen went forward and her
father whispered: Helen, know
that you believe in me SO will tell
you this: | hate the kaiser with all
the hatred in me-"
mo one hates the kaiser any
more than ] do" said Helen. Nov
l want you to write me the names
of all the German spies you know"
So fifteen minutes later he gave
her a paper with the names OF
fourteen German agents on it.
Then Helen got into her car and
said to the chauffeur, Police head
quarters, James
"Yes'm," said James. He stopped
at the police station and Helen
went in. She was a great favorite
with the officers.
well, Helen" said one of the
officers, "have you caught spy
YETI" They were always joking
| with her about catching spies be
cause they offered twenty-five dol
lars to anyone catching German
! spy.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-12
BY Julia r. Burr.

"Tick took, tick tock,"
Says the old grandfather clock.
"Time to go to bed,
And rest your sleepy head.
Then to sleepy town you'll go,
And have the grandest time you
know,
With the elves and witches,
And their big, long switches.
From there you go to fairy land,
Where fairies live and play in sand,
And then they'll give fairy party,
Telling you to eat quite hearty.
"In the morning at mothers call,
Out of bed you quickly fall.
And mother says, Where were you
last night?
/ heard you say "A beautiful sight"
"You answer, With the fairies,
witches and elves,
Who are smaller than ourselves.
The kindest of all were the fairies,
They treated me to ice cream and
little red berries.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-12
A Brave Little Feuow

When Johns Uncle Ned, who Is
a soldier for the United States, re-
turned from France he brought
with him a little wooden soldier
for John to play with.
One day they were playing in the
water with little paper boat.
The wind blew hard and upset
the boat and the wooden soldier
fell in the water and sank.
John waded into the water and
brought him safely to shore.
Willard Woodruff.
Fifth Grade, Whitewater school,
Franklin Township.