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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-23
LONDON DOUBTS REPORT l6,O0C
 MEN CAPTURED
All News Indicates British Withdrawal Was Orderly
 and With Small Loss.

London, March 22.-The news from the correspondents at the front that 40 German divisions were engaged in the fighting on the front of attack, and that the greatest concentration of artillery in the. worlds history was operating gave the British public an idea of the tremendous struggle on the west front but nothing in the dis patches, either from Field Marshal Haig nor from the newspaper cor respondents, had prepared them for the German claim, which reached Lon don late tonight. of the capture of 16000 prisoners and 200 guns as the result of the first days fighting in the new German offensive, and the dispo- sition at the moment is to regard the claims an eXaggeratiOn. According to the correspondents, the British with draWals, where they were necessary, were carried out in good order from advance positions, which in the na, ture of the fighting of these days, it had been expected would be given up. These positions were generally be- lieved to have been lightly held.
 It had been intimated that the Ger mans would claim the capture of sev- eral villages, but the dispatches gave no hint of their names, saying only that if was inadvisable to indicate the present British line because this would be giving information to the enemy. All the dispatches emphasize the heavy cost to the Germans of the first days struggle, and depict the ground from the British have with drawn as Uttered with German dead
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-23
BARRING IMPORTS
 ID ADD MILLION TONS OF SHIPPING Non Essentials Not to Be Allowed to Come to U. $.
 From Other Nations. FIRST FORBIDDEN
 LIST MADE PUBLIC
g Articles Named-MOre to Be Added After Conference With Industries Affected by New Ruling.
 of Trade Board.

Washington, March 22.--The first list of imports TO De prohibited en- trance into this country in an effort to conserve tonnage for prosecutlrs the war, was made publ'c tonight by the war trade board, under aU- thority of President Wilson's procfa- nation of February 14. which put all imports under license by denying permits for the importation of cer- tain metals, foodstuffs anh luXuries, which can be obtained here, or can be sacrified to the greater need of putting ships into War business. Tho board expects to add 1,503,o00 dead weight tons to the fleet carrying men and munitions to Europe.
 Tonight's list of S2 articles, or classes of articles, constitutes only those least essential, concerning which there was little argument. Lists to follow will touch various in terests more closely, and will not be issued until after consultation With trades affected, so that there will be & minimum of disorganizdtion and loss. The experience of the allies has been utilized in devising the system of restrictions. The re- strictions are not effective on goocs shipped prior to April 15.
 Tn discussing the list, officials stressed the fact that it was aimed at no country, but touched all a''..r which exported any of these artic- les to America.
 Some of the prohibitions will scarcely be noticed by anyone in this country, as they effect imports of which only a small percentage came from overseas. The elimination of many long hauls will serve to in crease tonnage facilities. Many of the prohibited articles are of bulky nature compared with their absolute weight, so that the conservation act ually will be greater than the figures indicated.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-23
HUNS CLAIM 16,OOO PRISONERS, 200 GUNS
Exposes Hun Plan on Fate
 Of COurland
German Socialist Bares Na- tion's Duplicity on Floor
 Of Reichstag.

Washington, March 22--Germany's efforts to force the inhabitants oy Courland into an apparently willing acceptance of the German rule were exposed ln a s9eecn in the reichstag on March 19 by Ledbour, leader of the independent Socialists, according to an official dispatch today from France. The dispatch quoted Led bour as follows:
 When the Lattoniscl commission wished last December to meet at Riga 10 discuss the fate of Courland, 9 condition was imposed upon them that they should abstain from all at Jacks against the German empire, tn- military administration and the an- thorities. They were gwen the form of resolution already framed. in which was demanded a constitution, protected ty Germany, in Baltic state Independent of Russia. This resolution was only accepted by IS members of the diet The German administration. which wess dissatis- fled, then devoted itself to procuring the vote of new resolution. Wn't'A was slightly different. For this one no means of pressure was neglect- ed. Representatives iof small lard proprietprs were appoia Ted to the diet by the heads of a committee, named by the German authorities upon the proposition of larger pro- prietors, and that is what is called. q representative body of tie Cour- land natoin, and the Emperor is to become Duke of Courlanl. Mean. while violence carries the day"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-23
BIG THREE" OF HUNS
 1 WATCH BATTLE IN WEST
Aa'ser, Hindenburg and Ludendorff to to Western Front to See Offensive.

!. London, March 22.-Emperor Will
 Mm, Field Marshal von Hindenburg : %a \ General von Ludendorf have gone
 Me western front, to witness the @mlan attack, says an Exchange Tel SS5apn S1p dispatch from Copenhagen. % ~aiSarlan and Austrian trops are now Ports. u oi'' '''e oiep"''i' io ,,.l me Bulgarian troops which have assa ma,yed on the western front will be natoh td as strategic reserve, the dis so SaVn M. says. The number of Austrian eannas' %,s front is not large, but Austrian coneaa aoa m great amounts have been s.M%Sentrated .% there.
 aae Austrian war minister, Won to tIasr, hsn., Who is now in Berlin, is said Hindsve %sve promised Field Marshal von takss ksenourg that the Austrians would easta,n M uver the work of guarding the the thsean e,a. front when the offensive in ocSdn.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-23
PREVIOUS DRIVES ON WESTERN FRONT

Below are given the dates and figures have made repeated efforts of which ' February 1915Britsh ChapeMe mile tWomile front, then stoEped.
 at 4pres First vance or three miles at certain stopped ~ May and June, 1915FIench in
 
 Ridge Then their stopped september l95ltish French,
 
 were checked at third British, rev square miles Of devastated fepruary 9l6-Gern!ans Vertm, in SIX da!s' acVanced little then swept back lost ~ ~ N 'i Juy l9l6-3rltsh and French, miles in months; British 1000 to retreat from Arras
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-23
100000 MEh ARE HURLED AGAINST
 5O MILE FRONT Greatest Concentration of Guns in History of the
 World Pounds Line. HUNS ATTEMPT TO PIERCE AT CAMBRIA Attacks Made Under Eye of Kaiser and Two Army Chieis.--British
 Lines Give Way Two and ! q Half Miles.
Associated Press War Summary.)

Associated Press War Summary.)
 In a battle that has rivalled in fe- rocity any that has preceded it during three and a half years of warfare, the British on a 50-mile front have withstood great German offensive in it's initial stages. At some points the British lines have been bent back, but not as much as had been expected by military experts acqainted with the forces the Germans had brought up and the power of the guns they had upon and behind the lines.
 As the result of the struggle on that part of the front just west of Cam- brai, where the fighting was appar- ently hottest, the British line has mo- where been broken, and Field Marshal Haig's men have inflicted frightful casualties on the enemy. As an in- dication of the sanguinary nature of the fighting the Berlin foreign office states that 16,000 men and 200 guns have been captured. This may be compared to the British losses in the German counter offensive on Dec. 4, 1917, when 5000 men and 100 guns were captured.
 The first reports of infantry fight ing were indicative of an attempt lon the part of the Germans to drive we'd ges into both sides of the Cambrai salient, isolate the British troops far ther east and regain the Hindenburg line from which they were driven Mo- vember P, 1917. by General Byng's sudden blow. Subsequent dispatches have proved that this was the plan of the German general staff.
 The fighting on the rest of the 50 mile front was but side issue to the terrific onslaughts aimed at Gauchy wood and Langnecourt, the south and north bases of the salient.
 British Back 2 1-2 Miles
 There is no date upon which it is possible to estimate the success at tained by the Germans to the south, but names of towns where the armies were battling Friday show that on the northern side of the salient the Ger mans bent the British line back about two and half miles. It was report ed that St. Leger was the scene of a hard struggle and that Deignies had t, been retaken by the British. These
 points are about 248 miles back of the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-23
Wire President Expressing Hope He Will Save Lives
 of Six Soldiers.
|p11RCHASE STOCK l IN NEW FACTORY
|youbers of Retail Association Sub. scr;be for S1.40O Worth of Stock in Company to Establish Sorghum Plant in City.
Members of the Retail Merchants
 4 aroo;o1 ,,,oo+;,cr 1oc

Members of the Retail Merchants Association, at special meeting last |night at the Chamber of Conner ce adopted a resolution directing the secretary E. B. Bloom, to legraph President Wilson 'axpAesslng the hope that he will not find it neces- sary to approve the condemnation 70 dea,sh of the four American soldiers, sentenced to execution by a court martial on conviction of being asleep while on sentinel duty in France.
 The members also subscribed fo1 s14OO worth of stock of the For, Scott Sorghum Syrup company, and additional subscriptions were 1rom- ised by several present who desired flo tonfer with other members of their firm. A committee, consisting bf E. IMl Scnober, ID. w. Richey and Q. F. Tedstrom, vas appointed :o present the subscription list to re-
 aA merchants and cooperate with other committees of the Chamber of Commerce in placing the $10,000 stock to be sold here. The syru, Company is to establish here a $75,- 900 plant for the crushing of sorg- hum.
 About 50 retailers were present at he meeting. which mad been called by E. M. Schober. president of the Association, to consider matters of vital interest to the merchants.
 E. B. Bloom, the secretary, read a Communication from the Merchants and Manufacturers association of Washington, D. C., protesting against the passage of a bill (No. 10.59D in- troduced by Congressman Cary of Wisconsin, which would make it un- lawful to engage in selling pianos, 1ewelry. furniture. clothing and oth- CT articles on the installment plant | m the District of Columbia except / Dy license to do, and requesting Pine bluff retail merchants to help defeat the bill. On motion, he secretary was requested to take the matter ur l wlh Arkansas congressman for more information on the subject.
 The action on behalf of the con- |oemned soldiers was taken on motion u John s. Reap. s''ter which sub scrlptions to the Sorghum syrup com pany were taken, the association ad- pufnlng subject to call.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-23
NOTED ACTRESS DEAD.

New York, March 22.-Maggie Nit chell. one of the most famous Ameri' ca mattresses, died early today at her home in this city at the age of S1. Miss Mitchell, whose name in private life was Mrs. Chas. Abbott, began her career on the stage when baby, talk ing child parts before she was five years old. The play in which she later achieved her latest fame was Fan chon the Crickett," first produced in November, 1860.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-23
DENY RUMOR HUN PRISONERS SEIZE
 SIBERIAN ROAD

Moscow, Thursday March 22.-Ru- mors that Austrian and German pris- oners of war have occupied the trans Siberian railway are characterized as absolutely false in dispatch receiv, ed by Leon Trotsky, the Bolsheviki foreign minister, in. response to in, uuiries made of the representatives ot the Bolsheviki commissaries at lrl- utsk
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-23
62 NAMES GIVEN ON
 U. $. CASUALTY LIST

Washington, March 22.-, Sixtv-two names appear on today's list of cas- ualties among the American expedi- tionary force, including two men kill ed in action and 13 missing in ac- tion. Fifteen men died of disease, one was killed by accident, one died of wounds, nine were severely woun- ded. and 21 slightly wounded.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-23
TURKS TAKE WOMEN
 FOR ARMY SERVICE

New York, March 23-A Wolff bu- reau dispatch from Constantinople, published in German newspapers re- ceived here today, says the Osmanli association for women service has published an appeal to all Turkish wo- men between the ages of IS and 30 to enroll in the women's battalion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-23
BRITISH LINE BENDS BEFORE
 FEROC|OUS DRIVE, BUT HOLDS
CLAIM 16.000 PRISONER

London, March 22.-British admiralty per wireless press j--- Sixteen thousand prisoners and 200 guns have been captured by the Germans, according to a German official communication received by wireless tonight. The text of the continuation fol- lows:
 "rhe successes of yesterday in the fighting between Arras and La Eere were extended in the communication of our at tack.
 "16,0O0 prisoners and 200 guns so far have been reported captured. Before Verdun the artillery duel continues. From other theatres of the war there IS nothing new to report"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-23
CAPTURE LIBERTY BOND THIEF,

New York, March 22.-In the arrest here today of Louis Rosenberg, 23, on a charge of having stolen two $1 900 Liberty Loan bonds and dis posed of them for $998 each, the DO: lice believe they have one of band of thieves who have stolen Liberty bonds valued at $3000,000 in the fi- nancial district recently.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-23
CAN DRAFT MEN FOR
 FARMS IN $. DAKOTA

Pierre, S. D., March 22.-A bill au- thorizing county councils of defense, under the direction of the state coun- cil, to register and conscript men for work on farms was passed by both houses of the South Dakota legisla- ture today. The measure provides a penalty of three months Imprisonment and $1 ,O00 fine for attempts to evade the draft.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-23
WANTED

NOnpetent yard man; must be able
 nilk' Apply s. c. Alexander. SOP West Sixth. . .. o.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-23
The Weather
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Older Asas: Saturday, generally fair ald wess sunday, fair, warmer in north
 west portions.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-23

(Continued on page slx.)
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-23
Taxpayers, Notice!

Beginning Monday, March IS, the Tax Collectors office will be open at 7:30 p. m., for the convenience of those who can not pay during the day. APRIL 10th LAST DAY to pay without penalty.
 R. H. WILLIAMS, Collector.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-22

be posted everywhere, in street cars
and subway stations, in trains, wait
ing rooms and al! public places. 1t
should become as much house
hold word as "Watch Your Step;
for it is of national Importance. One
may recover ones balance from a
misstep. One can never recover a
word once spoken.
Men of the national service
Watch your words!
Citizens! Watch your words!
The enemy is listening every
where. Do not let him drive a
wedge into our first line defenses
because we have failed to guard our
tongues. Let it be the mark of our
Notwithstanding our words.
Signs are a characteristic of our ma
tional life. Why not "Watch Your
Words?"
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-22
Watch Your WORDS
BY Eugene M. Fryer
of The Visilantes

A few weeks ago, while travelling
on New Haven train, l caught a
word that made me prick up my
ears. My interest seized, I could
not but hear the drift Of the CONVEX
sation being carried on across the
aisle. The offender was man
whom l afterwards learned was an
ex-member of one Of our most vital
War Boards. This man spoke open
ly of things that he had no right
to mention even in private to his
friends. How much graver was his
offence in a public conveyance! 1t
was a gross breach of trust, a lack
Of comprehension Of his individual
responsibility both as a public SER
want and as a citizen. Perhaps if a
sign watch Your Wordsw had
faced him during that hour in which
he aired his knowledge SO freely, he
might have realized the enormity Of
the thing he was doing. II public
men display such indiscretion, what
can we expect from the ordinary cit
izen who grasps eagerly at any "in-
side information" and passes it on
with avidity and pride?
The Army and Navy Departments
are striving to cope with this serious
situation, by posting up such signs
everywhere in the department build
ings, in the navy yards and arse
mails, in camps sand service clubs.
Many Of these newly enlisted and
drafted men are homesick and
strangers, and naturally pour out
their hearts to the first sympathet-
ic ear they find, condolences too Of
ten including scraps of news eager
" snatched at and passed on. The
grave necessity Of sacredly guarding
any knowledge that they may have
bearing on naval and military mat
tiers must be driven home to these
men.
1t IS harder to awaken the aver
age citizen. He lacks the incentive
Of the soldier or sailor. Signs should
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-22
Death And Burial Of Mrs. Mat
tie Bergeron

The funeral services of Mrs. Mat
tie G. Bergeron were conducted yes
terday evening at the home in Ber-
wick and burial in Willow Grove
cemetery. The Rev. C. c. Miller Of
the Morgan City Methodist church
officiated and the services were in
charge Of the Rebekahs, Of which
order Mrs. Bergeron was member.
The floral offerings were beautiful
and profusive, a silent but express
i've tribute from her many friends.
Mrs. Bergeron was daughter of
the late Lester Downing. Of the i'm
mediate family, besides the mother,
Mrs. Downing, Mrs Bergeron
leaves her husband, Mr.. A. G. Ber-
geron Of the Union Bridge and Con-
struction Company and two sons.
Mrs. Bergeron spent 33 years of her
life in Berwick and had accumulat-
ed love and respect from vast host
Of friends.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-22
Made In America.

Scene: A cigar store-at inventory
time, evidently. for In addition to the
usual shelf and counter displays tho
door is piled high with boxes. Jars and
crates Of smokes" Of every descrip-
lion. Enter an elderly and respectable
person.
E. and r. p. (sOlemnly)-I beg your
pardon. Have you any cigars or ciga.
rettes here3
Clerk (gravely) - One moment,
please. I'll see.
II there be such a thing as a dis
tinctdvely American brand of humor,
perhaps that conversation is as good
an example as any. In Germany the
clerk would have been insulted; in
France he would have, laughed; in
England he would have said: Eyes,
sir."-Collier's Weekly.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-22
Records Of Severe Winters.

In old records Of hard winters III the
middle ages the race today hardly rec
ognizes the planet It lives on. For
example: In the year 4O1 the Black
sea was entirely frozen over. In 462
the Danube was frozen. Sc that Theo-
domer marched on the ice to Swaba
to avenge his brothers death. In 1913
the cold was so intense that the Strait
Of Dardanelles and the Black sea were
entirely frozen over. The snow In
some places was 50 feet deep, and the
ice was heaped in such quantities on
the cities as to cause the walls to fall
down.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-22
fIlsINAls

t~1x.rsins' Is 'pen''ns
e sp,rden, has re''''@'
b Franklin r,rr.day in
e..a.., after spending ing
/! es'' + the home Of he her
s:r''d to her home II
M. G.rson Of Patterson s:,S
.s.,'a ~ afternoon here with
Aae.roa has returned
:. . friends in houma.
,..~t L.ssus Of Patterson
10y 49, visitor here Thurs
c.,assa md son a ;a;ved
, jon Chicago 'n ,".. ,o'ai IN
.'.il,p, Who y now '0''''' "
/ ~ eity. ...,,-,.d
=, Bradford has ret, return "s
- , friends in New or-
Il. Louis Blakeman Ia. Is
-, this week. MrA' HUH
v.ller Of Crowley.
=. Philips was . business
= lIltss,on Thursday.
III. Veossss. Division com
rae.r for the western =:
4. alGsspa Company was III
fhusdsy.
~. Storm is spending q
a j Nsv Orleans this week.
800 Prize Of Houma has
I, . position in our city, and
n r.,,st i located at the
"a lister, Mrs. Rucker
4. rreae Fontelle, after a Wis
..u,l weeks the guest Of Miss
h,bAsk has returned to her
- lselport.
I'm Mcnamara has re-
q, An ! two months visit
|ksa IN Fort Smith, Ark.
AL. Lee has returned to
- il Lockport after a visit
Il laashter, Mrs. Alcide Lau-
4 xver Of Chicago was a visit
II fhurSday.
n 4 priee Of DesAllemands is
-. Il hef daughter, Mrs. V. J.
= Lena Bergeron Of DesAlle-
ND friends here this
D ~ Goldstein Of New Or
10 yiGitor here today.
HI. Williams leaves Friday
+ NJ pend the weekend in
-
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-22
rs SURPRISING

- Msssaa City Peop.,
: laaanias kidney Weakness
~ 4 lad back victim?
- tvirges; headaches, dizzy
: asd tired &c. up tired?
I 1pshing how fed suspect
sing how few know what
t'ulls needs kidney treat
dasy Pills are for the
sa.y.
sasiaesd Morgan City peo-
= matt
sasan City case; Nor
eiasny.
sufferers hereabouts
~. Fhst st., Morgan
M n 800
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-22
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