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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-07-27
DR. SIMMONS 70
 ERECT bU|LDING
 FOR kRESS STORE
Two Story Structure Will Be Constructed at Fourth
 and Main Streets.

Dr. J. F. Simmons will construct a modern two-story building with basement at the northwest corner of Fourth and Main streets for the local branch of s. H. Kress & Co.,, accord ing to lease contract filed for rec ord yesterday in the circuit clerks office.
 The lease will run ten years, begin ming July 1, 1919, or sooner if the building is completed before that time. Construction work according to the contract, will begin not later than January l, 1919.
 The building now on the site, occu- pied by s. Baim's Eagle Store, will be virtually razed to make room for the new building, which will be mod ern in every respect. The new build ing will have frontage on Main street of 50 feet and a depth of 120 feet. The annual rent will be $4,500, payable monthly. The Kress company is given an option for renewing the lease when it expires.
 will cost in the neighborhood of $45,- VOU. lL VIII nave eleVdCCTS, uunD Wal ters, a steam heating plant and vir- tually every other modern conven fence. The basement will be 40 by 50 feet. The exterior of the building will be in general appearance, similar to the Bridges building at Fifth and Main streets.
 Kress & Company, which has been located at 2O7 West Second avenue since the store was opened 12 years ago, will greatly enlarge it's stock when it gets into the new building, according to Manager J. P. Everitt, who has been in charge for six years. The company will spend approximate ly $15.OOO for fixtures and furnisl,- ings. MT. Everitt said. Under MT. Everitt's management the business of the Kress store has grown so until it has been crowded in it's present loca- tion for several years. The deal by which large structure will be erect ed to accommodate it is due mostly to MT. Everitt's policy of expansion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-07-27
MAKE PLANS FOR NEW INDUSTRIAL
 PLANT IN ?. B.
Chamber of Commerce May Land an Important Fac
 tory Soon.

Prospects for an additional big in- dustrial plant for Pine Bluff were frightened yesterday when trustees of the Chamber of Commerce at the semi-monthly luncheon instructed a special committee to procure plans and specifications for it. The site al ready has been arranged for.
 The name and the nature of the new plant is being withheld by the trustees, but it is said it will greatly increase the industrial activity ot Pine Bluff and will bring hundreds of workmen to the city.
 The trustees also are working on the location of another plant, but no announcement concerning it has been made.
 As the result of petition from the Pine Bluff Compress company, Coun- ty Judge l.. E. Cheek and Mayor Si- mon Bloom, who were guests at the luncheon, promised that East Barra- que street, east of the shops and the road leading to the Doris B. Compress would soon be resurfaced. Judge Cheek said he already has arranged with contractors for improving and resurfacing the free bridge road and
 A committee composed of Mayor Bloom, Judge Cheek, D. V. Nlven' Lawrence Dixon and Secretary E. 5. Bloom of the Chamber of Commerce was named to go to Little Rock for a conference with Governor Brougih about the street in front of the Branch Normal college. Military authorities at the Branch Normal training school say the street in it's present condition is menace to the health of the men. The committee will ask the governor. to have the state provide graveia t., Ur crushed rock and it will be laid py city and county workmen.
 Another committee was named 10 ask the council to regulate taxicaDs and baggage wagons at the union sta ton.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-07-27
34 MORE MEN ARE RANSFFRRED FROM
 CLASS ND. 2 ID 1
Local Exemption Board Continues It's Work of
 Reclassification,

Ihirty-four more men in Class 2 were reclassified by Local Exemption Board No. 2 yesterday and placed in Class l and the end is not yet. Off, clals of Local Exemption Board No. l announced yesterday they would be- gin reclassification of Class 2 mer Monday.
 Very few men in Class 2 are going to remain in that class after Boart No. ? has gone oyer the 600 ode cases, judging from the ratio of trans ters yesterday. The questionnaires are being closely scrutinized and several men have been found in Class ? who are giving their wives only $10 and SIP month, the officials say
 Under the draft law these mems wives would receive not less than $3O month-$15 from the husbands salary and $15 allowance by the gov. ernment. Men whose wives were ste- nographers or trained in any line be- fore they married and who are in good health and still capable of earn- ing moderate wages, will go into Class l. If the man has an income other than his wages he is sure to be bound for Class 1.
 William T. Miner of Altheimer, Au- gustus w. Wiley of Pine Bluff, son in-law of Circuit Judge w. B. Sorrells, and Collins A. Andrews, son of Leo M. Andrews, wealthy planter, were three wellknown men who were changed from Class 3 to l.
 Other reclassifications from Class 2 to 1 were:
 s. l.. Shelton, Pine Bluff.
 Andrew Hill, Pine Bluff
 Henry Dirks, Elerson.
 Joe Johnson, Pine Bluff.
 Willie Ruffin, Moscow.
 Robert Williams, Wabbaseka.
 Johnny Johnson. Wabhaseka.
 Wallace Jones, Fairfield.
 Fred Kirks, Gethsemane.
 George Taylor, Ellerson.
 J. e. Fitzpatrick.
 Eli Waters, Noble Lake.
 Madison Phillips, Ferda.
 Ed Smith, Altheimer.
 Anthony Wright. Gethsemane.
 Luther Freeman, Ferda.
 Mckinley Greer, Lake Farm.
 N. L.. Craig, Pine Bluff.
 w. c. Johnson, Pine Bluff.
 Henry Elkins, Pine Bluff Moses Houston, Pine Bluff.
 Eli Morton, IT,, England
 Jim Long, England.
 Ezekiel Spencer, Tamo
 Dave Shelton, Pine Bluff.
 Horace Whitmore, Sherrill.
 Will Butler, England.
 Emanuel Jones, Pine Bluff.
 Thomas D. Hill Pine Bluff.
 All the reclassifications must go to the district board for approval, anu the registrants have the right to ap- peal from the local boards decision.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-07-27
Force the Germans Back Further North on Aisne-
 Marne Front.
ENEMY DEAD LITTER
 THE BATTLE GROUND
2,OOO Bodies Found in One Small Horseshoe Area and the Ger. man COrpses Are POlluting
 the Marnp.

With the American Army on the Aisne-Marne Front, 8 D. m., July 26.-- The allied offensive has slowed down but has not been checked Franco American troops today forced back the Germans a bit further north The greater part of the fighting is taking place in the big forests north of the Marne and along the western bank of the salient
 The American troops, advancing along the Marne, have discovered hundreds of dead Germans. The vic. tims fell before the heavy machine gun fire of the Americans uring the retreat. In one horseshoe area the ground was covered with dead. The Americans buried as many bodies as possible. It is estimated 2.000 Ger mans fell there
 Farmers along the Marne report bodies of dead Germans floating down the stream. The military authori- ties are planning system by which they can clear the river of bodies.
 Three days after the Germans evacuated Chateau T!iierry the Amer jeans found a lone German in Mont St. 'Pere, hiding in cellar.
 The prisoner said he was tired of the war and was determined to se- cretee Imself, notwithstanding he had no food, and later take a chance by surrendering to the allies. He as- serted the German soldiers were dis satisfied and that the general opin- ion among them was that the crown prince was unable to bring sufficient endorsements or food supplies to aid the forces being attacked from the south
 8 P. M.-The Germans with artil- lery and machine guns and strong in- fantry detachments left the northern edges of the Fere- -Tournelle and R;s forests and battle cleverly and stub bornly to hold the advancing allies until more progress could be made in the transportation of their supplies guns and general stores. But despite the opposition some ground was gain ed. The woods tonight have almost been freed of Germans. The Fere-en- Tardenois road extending from the front already is under such a fire from the artillery as to make it use- less as a supply artery.
 With a further slight push for ward by the allied troops Fere -en- Tardenois will become untenable. Vil- lemontoire has been restored to the allied lines and from it the allied ar- tillery can easily reach the Germans near Fere-En- Tardenois.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-07-27
BRANCH NORMAL, TRAINING SCHOOL
 TO BE EXTENDED c. of c. Donates $1,00O to Help Build New Bar
 racks Building. TRAINING SCHOOL MAY BE PERMANENT Business Men Seeking to Have War Department Continue Post Here
 and Increase Students
 to 800,

Another two-month training school for negro mechanics at the Branch Normal college will start August 15, when the present school expires, and the number of students will be in- creased from 124 to l70. This an- nouncement was made yesterday at the semi-monthly meeting of the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce. It was also announced there was a possibility that the school may be made perpetual and the num- Der of students increased to 500.
 An additional barracks building will be erected on the grounds and for this purpose the Chamber of Con- merce readily donated $1,OO0, a bal ance needed by the Branch Normal which has only $2,50O available for the improvement which will cost $3,- 500. The lumber for the new building was ordered yesterday, and it will be ready for the date of opening of the new school.
 The number of military officers will be increased from four to six. They will occupy part of the new barracks The number of civilian instructors also will be increased.
 The Chamber of Commerce trus- tees now are working on the project of having the school made perman- ent with the increased student body to 500. A school of this size would cause the expenditure of more than $21 ,O00 a month in Pine Bluff for maintenance. The wages paid the en- listed men would amount to $15,000, in addition to the high salaries paid the officers and the civilian instruct OrS.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-07-27
NEW LAW MAKERS AGREE ID WORK
 WITHOUT WAGES
Appropriation Is Running Out, but They Will Write
 Constitution.

Little Rock, July 26.-The consti-
 tutonal convention todoy voted to create two counties out of logan and Clay. Paris is to be the county seat of Logan and Boonville will be the seat of the new county to be parti- toned from Logan. The eastern half of Clay will be named Wilson in honor of the president. Cornlns will be the seat of Clay county
 It was voted to give the citizens of Mississippi the right to divide their county. A resolution discontinung the pay of delegates after today was adopted, the balance of the fund for ths purpose to be used in paying e.n' ployes and other expenses. Thet resolution provided that the con- yention remain in session until 8 is written.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-07-27
|ders Sister, Brother i11-
 " Shoots Niece and l Kills Self.
ks0N FOR TRIPLE
 (AGEDY A MYSTERY
Ir Tulsa (Okla.) Resident Shoots
 kittlo Girl as She Pleads For Her Mothers Life.

] Smith July 26.-Newt Price It Smith this afternoon shot and his sister, aged 45, and her hus- William E. Eubanks, aged 52, ed his young niece slightly and killed himself following a quar- th Mrs. Eubanks.
 . came here from Tulsa. Okla., keks ago and had been staying
 Eubanks home. Neighbors de- khey believe Price was mentally led. Four shots were fired and found its mark. MT. and Mrs. ks ran into the yard and died
 instantly while Price killed If in the kitchen.
 murderer's niece, Thelma, aged ceived a bullet in her left arm
 ran from the house after try
 persuade her uncle not to her mother.
 e is known of Price except that he here from Tulsa, where he Zen living.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-07-27
|l|SA STRIKERS pSl to 10 WORK
 | OR ENTER ARMY
q sl George Gives Them |ontll Monday to l Decide.

[uon' July 26.-qremier Lloyd
 'ohlght announced in behalf :,e government that all men who Mon.l MNtulily absent from work on or
 ohuay vo'ssy next will be deemed to e'3t,huntarily thn placed themselves Iteo.; eue munitions industries,
 |ve ,ec.lon ats1 Certificates will cease
 H.ss,i erect and the men wll be- " .aoae aa to the provisions of the |hsa ssrvlce s.ot act the premier add n w"s,. wsvs,tement pointed out that |ress,sA vtAers g had quit their jobs q dSfSrd |a1s l to Q. their leaders and re- re.
 adn;s iHie against the adyce of tho Iev eNyhtsory hy committee.
 .y ":,. nave ceased workn tho Ie d,.saa. saa. mot in pursuance of |thee e'spute sp',. but in an endeayor to 'ne no,,. government to change s' a nso so bf ft.y tSsy essential to the prosecu. l fe%llos, % war. While millions of fy tSSnser tSa and death for their a s1s,ae s men on strike have been cssanemptions from these nsri1a erHa l dS,e os r.,l their services are ptms con. prnhaMsval hMvle value to the state in
 oos than in the srmy:s : '
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-07-27
LESION AGAINST
 PAPER STRIKERS

Ellington, July 26.-Paper mill prs are not entitled to the 10 fnt bonus allowed by the Inter- al Paper company, before the abor boards wage increase be- effective, T. N. Guerin and c. poker, composing a section of Pard. ruled today in interpreting ward.
 Pntroversy over the payment of gnus resulted in a walkout at l factories this week, curtailing roduction of news print by 75 ent. An appeal to the war la board to interpret the aword
 was made yesterday was re-
 to MT. Crock and Mir. Guerin laiter considering briefs sub
 by both employers and the neld that the bonus was a "vol-
 contribution" on the part of nployers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-07-27
LILIES TAKE HUNDREDS or PRISONERS ANp 40 GUNS
Baseball Players Given Until
 Sept. 1 to Get Essential .JOb''
Secretary Baker Denies Application of National Com mission to Extend Limit Until October l5-
 Means Big Leagues Must Close Early

Washington, July 26.-Professon- al baseball players were given until September 1 to seek essential employ ment or be called to the colors in an order issued by Secretary Baker to- day denying the application of the National Baseball Commission that the effective time of the work or fight regulations as they apply to the base ball industry be extended to October 15.
 The secretary said the limited ex- tension of time was given because of the representation made that baseball players may have been put in less favorable attitude than others affect ed by the regulations because of their
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-07-27
BRITISH CRUISER 10RPtOOED AND
 SUNK BY U-b0AT
Ten Members of Crew Miss ing-Destroyer Runs
 Ashore and Sinks.

London, July 26.-The British ar- mored cruiser Marmora was torpe- doed and sunk by a German subma- rine Tuesday, according to an an" nouncement made by the British ad- miralty tonight. Ten members of the crew of the vessel are missing and it is presumed they were killed.
 The admiralty announced also that a British torpedo boat destroyer ran ashore Wednesday and later sank. Thirteen of her crew are missing.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-07-27

reliance on his statement that the question of their inclusion in the terms of the order would not be de- cided until case had arisen.
 Provost Marshal General Crowder, MT. Baker said, had reported that it was not clear to him that the game would have to be discontinued even if the order were made immediately ap- plicable as only 237 major league players would be affected. While re- garding it as unfortunate to have so wholesale recreation as baseball destroyed the war secretary said it would be a more unfortunate thino to preserve even so wholesome an amusement by making an exception in favor of baseball players.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-07-27
5 CROSS FOR
 60 VOLUNTEERS

fs, July 26.-General Gouraud
 ked that the cross of the Legion (nor be given to 60 volunteers held advanced posts along the
 Rheims until the Germans upon them at the beginning of offensive, according to La-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-07-27
French Regain Champagne Line.

London. July 26.-The Germans to- day retained virtually nothing of the ground they conouered in their great attack of July IS along the Marne. says Reuters correspondent at French headquarters. East of Rheims. he adds. General Gouraud's army by a series of brilliant local operations. has expelled the enemy almost ev,s erywhere from the narrow belt hA occupied in Gouraud's advanced .x0ne.s
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-07-27
AMERICAN FLYER
 KILLED IN ACTION

Paris, July 26.-The death in action of Lieut.. Roger Harvey Clapp of the American flying contingent is an- nounced. He was formerly member of the Lafayette Escadrille. His home was in Salt Lake City.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-07-27
JOHN BAUGH SHOT IN FOOT.

w. l.. Davis left yesterday morn ing for Collinston, La.. to be with his son.in-law. John Baugh, who was shot in the foot. The cause of the accident is not known.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-07-27

Saturday and Sunday, generally fair..
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-07-27
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Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-08-31
Half of Torpedoed Craft OF Great
Britain Have Been
SaIvaged.
METHODS GREATLY IMPROVED
Much Greater Weights Than Believed
Possible Are Now Being Lifted
No Hope of Ever Raising
Lusitania.

London.-Of 400 British ships sunk
least so per cent have been raised
from the bottom OF the sea. The or
ganization responsible-the Admiralty
Salvage department-is composed en-
tirely Of experts employed by com
mercial firm which engaged In the busi-
ness before the war. Ships were so
cheap then, however that often II did
not pay to raise sunken wreck and
restore her to seagoing condition.
Things are very different now, and
The result Is that invention has been
stimulated TO an extraordinary extent.
1t used to be considered that 1900
tons was the greatest weight that
could be lifted from under water by
wire ropes. A sunken government uNl-
lier that was obstructing fairway
was lifted out of the mud recently and
carried away by four lifting ships, with
sixteen 9-inch wire ropes, and the
lightweight carried was calculated al
2,750 tons. The wreck was shifted
one mile at the first lift, and so was
gradually taken to the beach. patched
up and sent off to the repairing yard
She went back into service and made
several voyages before torpedo end
ed her career altogether.
Cannot Raise lusitania.
Ships sunk in deep water cannot be
| salved. 1t Is not expected that the
Lusitania, for example, will ever b,
lifted. Divers cannot work in more
than % fathoms successfully, though
for special purposes they may some
| times go down to 35 fathoms for {
brief spell Of work.
The bulk of the ships saved hav,
been sunk in less than 20 fath0ms. OF
have been towed inshore by rescu,
tugs, and have gone aground In fairly
easy positions.
The salvage men face considerable,
risks, not only from bad weather bur
also from submarine attack. Only one
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-08-31
CAN'T KEEP A
GOOD SHIP DOWN

salvage ship, however, has been lost
through enemy action.
One of the largest oil tank steam
ships was mined and cuught fire.
There was heavy explosion and the
decks were flooded with b1rning oil
The cargo consisted largely Of benzine
Most persons would conclude that the
case was hopeless. Not so. The YES
sci was scuttled by gun fire and thus
the fire was extlngulshed. Then divers
plugged all the shot holes, besides clos
Ing other apertures. o. being pump
ed out the vessel foated and was
forthwith taken to repairing port.
New Pump 10 Valuable.
As showing how valuable is the new
submersitAe electric motor pump. a
recently torpedoed ship which carried
n cargo (mainly foodstutfs) OF more
than S15.0OOOO0 value had hole 40
feet long by % feet deep In her side.
She was taken in tow by rescue tugs,
but went down before time had served
to beach her sui'nbly. No ordinary
need. but the new type pump enabled
stokehold, engine room and all her af-
ter holds to be pumped out. so that
cargo could be discharged and the YES
sci taken higher up the beach. Then
the tightening process was continued
until the vessel was foated and taken
into dock, practically all her cargo be-
ing saved.
| The number OF the ships of the mer-
camille marine actually salved by the
department In two years from 1915 10
1917 was 2G0. All these vessels were
of big tonnage. For the present year
the monthly totals of such vessels
salved were: January. II; February.
Al: March. 81 April. 30, and May. 10.
Thus the department has saved 407
important vessels OF the mercantile
marine. This does not include vessels
salved outside of home waters
The larger figures Of the latter Pc
rlod were due not TO Increased enemy
activity but to improved salvage meth
DDS.
Many risks are run by the divers,
particularly from gases generated by
decomposed vegetables and meat in
the holds OF sunken ships deaths hav
Ing resulted from this cause. Grain. It
seems, develops sulphuretted hydro
gen, which occasions blindness and
violent sickness.
A chemist, however has found n
preparation which when sprayed on
rotting cargo Immediately kills the
gases and enables men to carry on
their work In safety.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-08-31

Young Clifford was hauling supplies to
hutments along the line, when sudden
ly three big planes circled Immediately
over his head and opened up terrific
fight.
In short time one plane shot down.
ward In flames and crashed to earth
less than 100 feet from Giffords truck.
The young Salvati0nlst ran TO the
wreckage, and after desperate efforts
extrlcated the broken and bleeding ayi-
ator, who was still alive. Two French
soldiers, who had been concealed near
by ran up, and noting the condition of
the aviator, raced off In different d.
rectiOns for doctor and ambulance
Young Clifford held the dying airman in
his arms, enabling him to lie back. and
with fast closing eyes gaze at the con-
flict still raging Immediately over their
heads. The French plane put the Ger.
man to rout, whereupon the English
fghter with a smile relaxed ond OK.
pred In the arms OF the Salvationlst.
Clifford states that for n month ha
mas not had his shoes off, and that This
Is no uncommon occurrence with ~,
supply drivers. He spent "a bours nm.
uer MS truck on a subsequent trim
when II ran Off the road into n ditch