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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-29
HOUSEWARES GIRL ARRESTED.

Geneva, Dec, 2S.-The daughter of Leon Trotzky, the Bolshevist minis ter of war and marine, and Bol- shevist named Lewow, were arrest ed in Warsaw yesterday according to Polish agency at Lausanne. Six mill lion marks were found in the apart ment which they were occupying.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-29
NEW YORK CELEBRATES.

New York, Dec 2S.-New York So- ciety celebrated the return of pre- war conditions tonight with great Carnival de Wictoire" costume ball at the Ritz+Carlton, the proceeds of which are to be given to the Free Milk for France fund.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-29
PRESIDENT PUTS IN HARD
 DAY AT ENTERAI M ENTS

London, Dec. 2S.-President Wilson concluded strenuous day of enter tainment with a dinner at the Prime minister's residence tonight at which were gathered the members of the WAT cabinet and other government
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-29
HUNDRED AND HALF KILLED.

Washington, Dec. 2S.-The war de partment announced today that 150 American commi ,aicIed s2fficers of the air service were killed in acton in France ths year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-29
PERSHING lNSPECTS TROOPS.

Nice, France, Dec. 2S.-(By the Associated Press General Persh- ing who is on tour of inspection, arrived, here this evening. He re- ceived as warm welcome at various towns along his route.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-29
ERERT GARNET FALLS.

Amsterdam. Dec. 2S.-Tle Ebert cabinet has fallen, according to the Berlin Kreuz Zeitung. A Liebnecht- Ledebour- -Eicho1n cabinet will b. formed
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-29

and dominion officials.
 The dinner was purely informal.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-29
Motono's Resignation
Is Reported i'm / okio
Said to Have Followed In.
quiries About
Siberia
by q Japanese Correspondent

by japanese Correspondent
SAN FRANCISCO, March 29.-As a
result Of an appearance before the
Elder Statesmen, the inner governing
body of Japan, in connection with he
Siberian situation, it is rumored For
eign Minister Motono has presented his
resignation to the Premier, according
to Toxic cables to a japanese news
paper here. This, however, is stoutly
denied by the japanese authorities.
Both Prime Minister Terauch and
Foreign Minister Motono made an ex-
haustive presentation of the Siberian
situation to the Elder Statesmen. Mo-
tono was subjected to particularly
searching questions from the States
men, to some of which he was unable
to offer a satisfactory explanation, it
is reported.
The Japanese government is said to
have wired Viscount Uchida, Japanese
Minister to Russia, who has lust
reached Harbin, Manchura. to return
to Toxic at once and make a report
on Russian conditions
New-York tribune., 1918-03-29

debt was received here day The
declaration is contained in a reply by
Won Hertling to deputation OF
Lithuania's National Council, which
had requested the Berlin government
to recognize Lithuania as an inde-
pendent state.
The action of the Imperial Chan
cellor is regarded here as Gcrmany's
Official Interpretation of her attitude
toward the principle Of ''no anncxa-
tions, no lndcmnites," as Won Hertlng
announces the Empires determination
OF annexing a territory approximately ely
SIX times the size Of Belgium, contain
ing 100000 inhabitants, and ex-
torting an indemnity from the people
OF the annexed territory.
Won Hertling seeks to conceal the
annexation and indemnity According
to an international authority here, the
German governments method of dis
guisc is:
81. A government of the pro- German
upper classes is established and kept
IN power by German bayonets.
-. This government asks that the
state it is supposed to represent be
joined to Germany.
%. The German government condc
scends to annex the state and to ALLOW
the state to bear part of Germany
war de bt''
New-York tribune., 1918-03-29
s Columbia Alumni
Decorated by Allies

Eight alumni Of Columbia Urivcr-
sity, one of them woman, have re-
ceived war crosses, or other military
decorations, for the aid they have ex-
tended to the Allies, either in the field
or in relief work, according to an
announcement made yesterday by Off
Gals OF the university.
The woman. who is mentioned, is
Countess koutousow-T Tolstoy. a gradu-
ate of Barnard College in 1904 At the
beginning of the war she converted her
villa at Blarrltz into hospital for
wounded, and since that time has done
relief work in Northern France. She
received the CroiX de Gucrrc.
Others mentioned are: G.. Hinman
barrett, 10, Croix de Guerre; Alfred
Winter Evans. 'o6, Distinguished Ser
wee Order; Richard 7. Wainwright.
$50, Order Of the White Eagle with
sword, .Scrbia; Lester Potter Harris,
90. CroiN dc Gucrrc; DR.. Harry Plotz.
Be gan and Serbian decorations: Rich
ard W. Wcatwood, 10. Croix de
Gucrrc. and Davis f. Wheeler. 'o..
CroiX dc Guerre.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-29
Chicago Musicians Object
To Cantata Sung in German

CHICAGO, March Presentation
IN German of Max Bruch's cantata.
"Das Feuerkrcuz," at Orchestra Hall
last night by the Sngvcrcin. German
choral organization, has been made the
subject of a formal protest to the State
Council Of Defence by thirty musicians
OF this city. The protest was on the
ground Of the use of the enemy Ian
guagc IN public performance at this
time Is "oTensivc to the friends and
relatives of our soldiers and sailors
now fighting the Germans" and also
ten Is to strengthen the sentiment of
those within our borders who arc
friendly to the enemy
The Sinevercin, it is said, obtained
exemption from the war tax on the
tickets on the ground the organization
IS purely educational.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-29
Nation S Sufragists
Asked to Aid New Loan

Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, president
of the National American Woman Suf
fragc Association, issued a call yes
terday to sutfragists all over the coun-
try to help with the third Liberty Loan.
She said:
"Thc new Liberty Loan must reach
larger number Of our people than
contributed to the others, and must
penetrate more remote corners OF our
country. Mrs. Janet A. Fairbanks, who
is chairman of the organization Of
women for the loan, has asked for the
cooperation of sufragists in two ways;
first, to organize squads Of women in
every town and village for the sale OF
bonds, and second, to organize all the
sufragists in the country who are
gifted with ability for public speaking.
These women are not alone to sell
bonds, but to help with the momentum
of the drive. so that every citizen will
feel the very air clamoring for him
to buy bonds"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-29
Germany Guilt in Starting
War Exposed by Lichnowsky
Prussian Mitarss Anxious to Strike Russia While She
Was Unprepared Forced Berchtod's Demands
Serbia-Predicts Success for Opponents

LONDON, March 2s.-The personal
memorandum of Prince Lichnowsky
revealing the inner workings of Ger
man diplomacy, and which has caused
much feeling in Germany against the
former Ambassador to Great Britain,
leaked out last summer through the
German General Staff after the fall of
Chancellor Won Hollweg.
This statement is made by the Socialist
"Vorwaerts," of Berlin, and is pub
Eshed by "The Times" which also re-
prints from the "Vorwacrts' the most
important points of the memorandum
In an editorial on the disclosures Of
the prince THE Times" says:
"By coincidence. as strange as it is
orportune, passages of the mcmoran-
DUN in which the former German Am
bassador fixes the guilt for the war
upon his own government reach US as
the fierccst and boodiest conflict of
the long struggle is at its height. At
the moment when mankind is filled
with horror and anguish at the carnage
On the great battlefield, all eyes will
turn to this account Of the policy
which brought this dread visitation
uron the world.
Destroyed Chance for Peace
I'VE deliberately destroyed the pos
sibility of peaceful settlement is
the former ambassadors considered
Judgment. He cannot feel surprised
that the whole civilized world outside
Germany attributes to us sole guilt
for the world war;
'The first hint of coming trouble was
Won Bethmann- Hollweg's refusal to
share his optimism early in July, 1914.
The Chancellor and the Under Secre-
tary for Foreign Affairs complained of
Russian armament, and the latter de-
clared Russia was everywhere in Ger
manys way.
ut was not until later that he heard
OF the decisive conversation at Pots
dam on July o and of the absolute
assent which all personages in author
ity' gave TO Austria's inquiry, that he
knew that General Won Moltkc, then
chief OF the General Staff, was press
ing for war
Russia Was Not Ready
Herr Won Jagow met his warnings
about the probable effects upon British
opinion by assuring him Russia was not
ready and Germany must simply risk
it This belief as to Russian unread
ness caused us to stimulate Count
Berchtold to the greatest possible en-
ergy.'
Meanwhile the attitude of England
New-York tribune., 1918-03-29
Anglo German Naval and Trade
Jealousies Discussed by Lichnowsky

STOCKHOLM, March %. - Anglo
German negotiations concerning the
Berlin -Bagdad railway and German
naval and commercial jealousy Of
Great Britain arc touched upon in fur
ther sections of the personal memoran-
da of Prince Lichnowsky, German
Ambassador at London at the outbreak
of the war. Excerpts arc being pub
lished by the "Politiken" and have
brought the prince into disfavor in
German ofticialdom.
Lichnowsky, after describing efforts
to obtain a better understanding be-
tween Germany and England and nego-
tiations over the Anglo German treaty,
refers to the so-called Bagdad railway
treaty. This aimed, in fact, at a
division of Asia Minor into spheres Of
interest, although. the prince writes,
this expression was avoided carefully
in consideration of the rights of the
Sultan Of Turkey.
Sir Edward Grey, British Foreign
Secretary, declared repeatedly that
there was no agreement between Eng
land and France aiming at d divis on
OIL ASIA MINOR Inc greatest cOnccS-
sion Sir Edward made to Lichnowsky
personally, 1T is declared: was for the
continuation of the railway line to
Basra. By this treaty the whole of
Mesopotamia up to Basra became a
German zone of interest, by which all
British rights and the question of ship
ping on the Tigris were left untouched.
Referring to the difficult question of
German naval activity, Lichnowsky
says it was never judged quite cor
rectly The creation of a mighty fleet
on the other shore of the North Sea
and the Simultaneous development Of
the continents most important mill
tary power into most important naval
power, he declares. had at least to be
recognized by Great Britain as un-
comfortable.
To maintain the necessary lead and
to preserve the supremacy of the seas,
New-York tribune., 1918-03-29
Argentina Again Near
Break With GERMANY

BUENOS AYRES. March 2s.-Argen-
tina is on the eve of another diplomatic
crisis with Germany, more critical than
any of the former ones This is the
general opinion in political circles and
is based on the torpedoing of the Ar
gentine steamer Ministro -Irriendo. in
the Mediterranean, January 26.
The chief engineer of the steamer.
who arrived hcre this week, has made
public statement he gave TO the Ar
gentine Embassy in Madrid, showing
that the vessel was torpcdoed. He
says that he gave two pieces Of the
torpedo to the captin of the French
cruiser which picked up survivors from
the steamer
lhe Argentine ambassador at Madrid
mas been called home and is expected
New-York tribune., 1918-03-29
Quebec Crowds Attack
Deserter Hunters

QUEBEC, March 2S.-Serious disor
ders occurred here tonight, when {
squad of Dominion police, engaged in
apprehending deserters under the pro
visions of the military service act, was
attacked by crowd OF civilians.
The disturbances rapidly assumed
alarming proportions and at a late hour
tonight were still in progress.
City policemen were ordered to the
assistance of the Dominion Police, and
with the unsparing use of their clubs
battered their way through the dcnsely
packed throng and succeeded in reach
ing them. A hard time was had by the
policemen in reaching the police sta
ton with their prisoners. as the crowd
impedcd them at every turn.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-29

, Great Britain, the prince adds. had to
undertake. preparations and expenses
winch weighed heavily on the taxpay-
crs, The threat against British world
position was that the German policy
permitted the possibility of warlike
uevelopment to appear. This possibil-
NY, the prince asserts, was obviously
near during the Moroccan crisis and
the Bosnian question.
The powers had become reconcilcd
to the German fleet in its definite
strength. Obviously, it was not vel
come to Great Britain. and, the prince
declares, constituted one of the mo-
tlves. but neither the only nor most
important motive, for England's joining
hands with Russia and France
On account Of the German fleet
Britain would have drawn the sword
as little as on account Of German
trade, (which 1T is pretended called
forth her jealousy and finally brought
about war;
During Prince Lichnowsky's term of
office Winston Spencer Churchill, then
First Lord of the Admiralty. raised the
question of the so-called naval holi-
day, proposing it for financial reasons
as much as on account Of the paciiist
lnclinations of his party.
Lichnowsky maintains it would have
been difficult to support Churchills
Plan on account of the workmen en-
Bloyed and the technical personnel.
The German naval programme was set
tied and it would have been difficult to
alter it,
Discussing the question Of trade
jeal lousy, Prince Lichnowsky says it
rested on a faulty judgment Of cir
cumstances 1t is a fact he says. that
Gcrmany's progress as a trading coun-
try after the war Of 1870 and during
the following decades threatened the
interests of British trade circles. but
the growing Interchange Of merchan-
disc with Germany had allowed the
desire to mature to preserve good re]a-
tlons with Great Britain's best client
and business friend. and this gradually
suppressed all other thoughts and mo-
tiVcS
New-York tribune., 1918-03-29
Spanish Liner Held Up
Allies Prohibit Sailing From
South America

BUENOS AYRES, March %. - The
Spanish steamer Leon XIII is unable
to sail from Montevideo, the Allies
having prohibited supply of bunker
coal for the vessels of the Pinilos
company because 1t has been discov-
cred. it is charged, that its ships had
smuggled German officers and diplo-
mats to Spain from several of the
South American countries, principally
Chilli, on big liners leaving here.
The prohibition affects several of
the largest passenger vessels plying
between Spain and South America. The
Leon XIII has been under suspicion
for nearly year, She was overhauled
at Gibraltar and off the Brazilian coast
several times under suspicion that she
was carrying submarine supplies.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-29

was absolutely pacific. 1t understood
the ultimatum which under 'stimula-
ton from Berlin Count Berchtold mad
sent at Serbia meant war. Still Sir
Edward Grey did not despair, and the
former German Ambassador bears the
strongest testimony to his unwearylng
efforts to avert this war.
"1 he prince declares 1T would have
been easy TO find an acceptable solu-
ton for the two relatively small points
left in dispute between Vienna and Bel
grade and that given good will, every
thing could have been settled in one or
two sittiugs' of the body proposed by
Sir Edward
Berlin Could Have Avertcd War
"'A hino from Berlin would have
been enough to make Count Berchtold
satisfied With diplomatic success and
to cause his acQuiescence III the Serbian
reply. What happened?
This hlnr was not given: on the
contrary, We pressed for war Sir
Edward besought Germany to make a
proposal Of her own; we insisted upon
war. The Russian Foreign Minister
made urgent appeals and definite dec
larations, and later the Russian En-
peror sent positively humble tele
grams in vain. Berlin went on in
sisting that Serbia must be massacrcd. d.
"At last Count Berchtold himself
wavered. He had hitherto stayed the
strong man on instructions from Bcr-
lin and he decided to change his
course Then Germany cut short all
hopes of peace by herself declaring
war.
"Prussian 'militarists' were bent
upon war which was essential to their
own class interests.
Sees Defeat for Germany
"When the ex-ambassador visited
Willie lmstrasse on his return from
London he was told that in amy case
there would have been war in 1916.
but then Russia would have been
ready, and so it was better now Lich-
nowsky finds it intelligible that the
Allies should vow the destruction of
system which Is a permanent menace
TO Germany's ncighbors, that they
should be afraid to spare the system
lest Germany should presently force
another defensive war upon them: that
they should believe tho German people
to be animated by the spirit Of Bern
hardi, and that they should look upon
Germany as still ruled by caste of
feudal knights and iunkers He does
arc brilliant. Central Europe he de-
clares, is mcdirvalsm. and Berlin-to-
Bagdad is a cul de sac The struggle
she has provoked Will end in triumph
for her opponents, and she will remain
alone with Austria and Hungary Such
IS the puni ishment he forcsees for her
folly and her perfidy in provoking the
bloodlest war that has ever scourgcd
the nations of the World"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-29
Senate Plans to Take Up
Overman Bill Monday

WASHlNGTON, March %. - Plans
were laid to-day for beginning in the
Senate. Monday, the contest on the
Ovcrman bill. extending the Presidents
powers to reorganize government de-
partments during the war.
In calling up his bill, Senator Over
would have it laid aside temporarily
for consideration of army legislation,
Including the bill extending the selec-
tive draft act to youths reaching twen-
tysonc years since June 5, 1917.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-29
Y. w. C.. A. Workers Safe

"There is little danger. Tell our
families not to WORRY"
This message came to the Young
Women's Christian Association yester-
day from Henrietta Roelofs regarding
the thrtytve Y. w. c.. A. workers
who are now in France. Most of them
are doing recreation work with Red
Cross nurses and with munitions work
ers, close to the zone in which the
battle of Picardy is now being fought.
From Paris and the Hotel Petrograd.
the Y. w. c. A. hotel for women, came
another cable message yesterday ask
ing for popular music in large guam
titles
New-York tribune., 1918-03-29
Agreement Near on War
Finance CORPORATION P;ll

WASHINGTON, March 2s. - Con-
=. 1crrces ON the Administration War
Finance Corporation bill to-day reache i
a position where all believed an agree
ment would be effected tomorrow,
probably by compromising the pria-
clpal dispute over the bonds the cor.
poratlon would BE- empowered to issue
Dy liking the amount at $3,00O,OOO, 900
The Senate bill authorized 4.OOO,-
co0,00O and the House measure. So
0G0,000,00O.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-29
British Veterans Of U-Boat
War Scorn Peace Proponents
Associated Press Corrcspoudeuce)

Associated Press Correspondence
CARDIFF. March S.-The attitude of
British sailors with regard to Ger
many's submarine sampaign was shown
tary of the National Seamen's Union,
who, speaking at meeting of sailors
here, asked those who had been on
torpcdoed vessels to stand up. One
hundred and seventeen men of the
three hundred present arose.
Mr.. Wilson then remarked:
"You men, who are standing, have
had some experience with German Kul-
tur. Are you prepared to follow the
advice of some Of our labor leaders and
shake hands with the pirates? All
those who are willing to shake hands
with the Germans will remain stand
ing"
Not one of the II men remained on
his feet.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-29
Elizabeth Man Advances
Rapidly in the Armv

CAMP MCCLELLAN. Ala, March 28
Francis V. Lowden, Of Elizabeth. one
OF the youngest Of the commissioned
personnel in the old New Jersey Guard.
~ no" a captain. He has been as
s'gned as adjutant Of the lOdth Am
mnnition Train. Captain Lowdcn's
case sets Ii recoru. Il is said, for rapid
advancement in the New Jersey contin-
gent. lie enlisted IN 1912. Within
three months he was a sergeant He
came here a. "A second lieutenant.
lieutenant UcrYey Emcrieh, New
IofH artist, has been highly commend
81 f"f his "ork IN Designing landscapc
canouhage to hide ammunition dulnps,
New-York tribune., 1918-03-29
Franco-British Force
Stays With Italians
TStaf Correspondence

WASHINGTON, March 2S.--Not one
Allied soldier has been withdrawn from
the Italian to the Franco British front
an offensive on the italian front being
momentarily expected. according to the
following official cable from Rome to-
day:
"That the battle 4 France will not
prevent the Austrian offensive against
Italy is the opinion Of the competent
military men of Italy. The Allies are
also of this opinion, so much so that
not single man of the Franco Brit
ish forces in Italy has been withdrawn.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-29
Anarchy in Kieu;
Corn Export FOUGHT
B. rne A.sn!atel rIe.sl

AMSTERDAM. March 2s. According
to the 'Nossischc Zeitune.' of Berlin.
copy Of which has been received
here. the kiev government food depart
ment states that anarchy in that coun-
Try has reached the highest point. The
commissioner of the Proskurov district
has telegraphed the central Rada that
peasants are resisting the export Of
corn TO Austria with hand grenades
and machine guns.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-29
Standard Oil Company
Would Boost Crude Oil

CHICAGO, March %. - Increased
prices for crude oil as a means of
stimulating. production were advocated
to-day by A. c. Bedford, president of
the Standard Oil Company of New Jer
sey. in an address to the Western Oil
Jobbers' Association in convention here.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-29
Long Range Gun
Shells Dunkirk;
Twenty Killed
Channel Port Under Sc.
we're Fire for Sev-
eral Days

PARIS, March 2S.--Reports reached
Paris to-day to the effect that the
Channel port of Dunkirk, which has
been bombarded intermittently by the
Germans with long range cannon, has
been under fire again for several days.
The number Of victims is placed as
high as twenty, and the material dam
age is said to have been severe.
AMSTERDAM, March 28-The gun
with which the Germans are bombard-
ing Paris is q product of the Krupp
Works at Essen. Emperor William
has sent telegram of thanks to DR..
krupp Won Bohlen and l[albach, the
head Of the Krupp Works. The tcle-
gram reads:
by the bombardment of Paris from
a distance of considerably moro than
100 kilometres your new gun has
manufacture of the gun you have
added u new page to the fame and his
tory of krupp. !. therefore, express to
you and all your co-Workers my i'm
pcrial thanks for this achievement Of
German science and labor.
MADRID, Wednesday,, March 27.--
The Madrid press is claiming for two
Catalonian Spaniards the credit for the
invention of the long-rangc gun which
has been bombarding Paris. These
Spaniards are declared to have been
working for the Krupps on the invcu
ton since 1916.
The inventors, according to the press
accounts. offered the invention to
Spain, and then to the Allies, but in
neither case met with favorable re-
sponsc. The German Consulate al
Barcelona, however, is said to have in
vestigatcd the invention and sent the
men to Germany in submarine.
The invention is explained as. that of
two or three subsidiary fuses deto-
mated in the flying missile, which thus
carries long distances.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-29
Col. Perkins ASSIGNED Here

WASHINGTON. March 2S.-Brigadier
General Frederick Perkins, command
ing brigade of infantry at Camp
Sherman, Ohio, has been relieved. He
Will revert to his former status Of
colonel and be assigned as chief of
militia affairs for the Eastern Depart
ment at Governors Island, New York.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-29
Lithuania To Be
Annexed and Pay Part
OfGerman War Debt
[Slof C'orrespondencel

WASHINGTON, March %. The text
OF an announcement by German Chan
cellor Won Hertling that Lithuania is
ic be annexed and that the population
Of Lithuania will be compelled to
shoulder portion of the German war