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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-30
fMbARGOES AND
 WEATHER TIE UP
 MAIL DELIVERIES

Washington, Jan. 29.-Freight en- oargoes and weather delays to freight snlpments have thrown a heavy new burden on the mail service by adding thousands of tons to the parcel post. otto Praeger. second assistant post master general, said today that steamers were being used for the first ame in carrying parcel post in an ef- lott to forestall congestion, and that various changes in practice have been made to speed up the service.
 owlng to missed connections and weather conditions deliveries now are now now from 12 to "A hours late between New York and Chicago. Delays to soutnbound shipments are less, and que more to shortage of cars which nave been commandeered for mili- 'aiy use than to ice and snow.
 Alghtly parcel post service by steamers from New York to Norfolk nas been put into effect, with a schedule of 1e 1-2 hours, faster than ny tram in the present blizzard. There are four shipments weekly to Savan- nan and three each to Charleston and SacKsonville. Schedules also are
 .atalhltalned from Boston and Phila
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REPORT CZERN|N WIRED SPEECH TO
 US. IS RfFU1fD

Washington, Jan. 29.-The story that Count Czernin told Austrian delegates he had sent a copy of his war aim speech to President Wilson in advance of delivery was exploded today by cable received 6; the state department quoting an abstract from the Berliner Tageblatt of yesterday, explainating that in refusing to trans init his address directly to the rresi- dent, Czernin said he would get it immediately by telegraph" The Ber- liner Tageblatt said
 "It would be wrong to take Czern- in's statement too literally, and to be- lieve that. the American president re- ceived directly or indirectly from Austria a special report on the speech. The fact are as follows:
 "A socialist delegate requested Czerin to transmit his reply to Will son thru the intermediary of neu' tral country. Czernin refused, say ing Wilson would get it immediately by telegraph. Thus the expression at the same hour is not to be taken literally. With the exception of Czechs and the socialists, who pre- ferred direct communications to Will son, all others were satisfied with Czernin's reply. It can be reiterated that there was no direct oommunica- tion, and tha tthe good offices of neu tral powers were not requested"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-30

Now that the British and Canadian Recruiting Mission is starting the biggest drive for volunteers it has conducted since Brig. Gen. w. A. White started his campaign in the United States, there is a splendid opportunity for 100000 Canadians and Britishers in this country to join their brave kinsmen in the British and Canadian armies. In one week recently over 500 men joined the colors-men who felt that it was not only duty but a privilege to fight for this wars issues side by side with the soldiers of France. Italy. Belgium and the United States.
 In England there are a dozen "amps where regulars and territor-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-30
Another Air Raid Made
 0n London
Second Successive German Attack Fails to Pene-
 trate Defense.

London, Jan 3O--12:4S a. nl.--An- other hostile air raid over England began at 9:30 o'clock last night, and up to the present hour is still in prog ress, accordin gto an official com- munication just issued. None of the enemy machines have yet been able to penetrate the London defenses, altho there are reports that bombs have been dropped in the outskirts of the city. The communication says:
 Hostile airplanes crossed the coast of Essex and Kent about 9:30 D. m. Some machines attempted to penc- trate into London about an hour ago, altho up to the present none of them have succeeded in penetrating the London Gefenses. The raid still is in progress"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-30
Baker Says Events Abroad Will Decide Action
 on Call.
NEED NEW LAWS TO
 BRING MANY MEN
rxocutiye Authority Limited Under Present RuleS-COmInittee AnDr0yes New Bfl1-NeW Drawing Needed

Washington, Jan. 29.-Expansion of America's fighting forces beyond their present strength depends upon such factors as events abroad and the shipping cituation, Secretary Bak- CT said tonight in disclosins thta the war department has not fixed a date for another draft, or even determin ed how many men shall be called. When MT. Baker told the senate military committed yesterday the United States would have half million men in France early this year, and that in all million and half cOud go acress is shifs coul abe found to car ry them. he referred to divisions now in training camps and those already in Europe Future developments will decide what additional forces will be sent.
 Need More Legislation.
 The secretary made clear toGay his opinion that if events made it neces- sary to call more than another incre- ment of half a million men, the eX- ecutive authority to draft men for fighting units, other than reserves, would be exhausted, and further legislation by congress would be necessary He said, however, that under the authority to call two fncre- ments of line soldiers of 100000 each, and such additional numbers or re- cruits battalions and special units "as the president may deem necessary" the second draft might bring out in all as many as a million men.
 Committee Approve Bill.
 The senate committee today ten tayely approved legislation proposed by the war department to provide for the registration of youths attaining the.age of 21 years since June }, au- thorizine the fixing of quotas on the basis of class one of the new classifi- cation, and empowering the president to call men needed for special indus trial or other work.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-30

ials are trained as officers for the artillery, engineers, cavalry. in fantry. tank and flying corps. Reeu- lars are instructed at the Royal Mili-
 tary College, Sandhurst. the West Point of Great Britain. Many of them are volunteers and they put in a strenuous year of work before they become leaders of men. The Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, is an- other great officers training institu- tion. and other camps are advan- tageously situated in different parts of Great Britain. There are dozen similar camps in Canada and all the large colleges are hard at work turn ing out young officers One of the principal centers of activity is the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-30

Royal Military College. kncston. Ont. Canadians enlisted in the United States are trained in Canada and Britishers in Great Britain. These men start as privates hut any man in the army who show. hi+ it. ness may win commission
 Brig Gen. w A. White i. rte rcn. eraI officer commandino the mls .lnn, with headduarters in New York ol. J. s. Dennis second in con,mar4 IS in charge of the Western Divisiu, n Chicago, and Ma ior C. s. Marc 'rr is the commanding officer of th, p1- cifc Coast Division The ',rn Division headnuarters in New >",t, has as senior officer in rommand.
 Lieut.. Col. F. C. Iamieson.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-30

cleared from American ports trade ships aggrepating 17,73S,90o net, or approximately 24,S34, 460 gross tons The number of ships making up the total of tons was not mada public by the department
 Further offsetting the loss of ton nag occasioned by the submarine war. fare the United States thru the ship ping board, requisitioned in American shipyards 426 vessels totalline more than 2,OO0,000 gross tons, and con. tracts have ben awarded for ASA ships, large number of which are under way and are being rushed to completion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-30
MORE THAN no KILLED
 BY VILLA ON TRAIN

Juarez, Mex, Jan. 29-More than ,110 soldiers and passengers were killed by Villa followers Saturday p miles south of Santa Rosalia, when ,the Villa troops dynamted work train going to Rellano to repair the railroad line, and remove the debris of the passenger train which was rob bed and burned there Wednesday. This information was received here tonight fro mthe south by anumber of reliable persons, and was not de- fnied by the authorities.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-30
Big Steamers in Danger.

Cairo, H., Jan 29.-Altho the ice gorge descending the Ohio river, car rying with it craft and other property stopped it's forward movement here late today, river steamers and barges battled for life in the treacherous floes. The Iron Mountain Steamer Henry Marquard is badly damaged and is in precarious condition to- night. The steamer S9rague, one of the largest and most powerful boats on the river, is in imminent danger and the safety of several barges load ed with government goods is depend ent upon it's security, as they have fought all day under the Sprague's protection. According to reports re- ceived here tonight the gorge has been blocked at Columbus, Ky. Re- ports from downstream report that river property is in much danger, altho the amount of damage sustained thus far has not been estimated. Numerous boats and barges have pas sed this city today caught in the fee. No loss of life has been reported
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-30
MERCHANTS PROTEST ON HeALTESS MONDAY

If ""sasnalngton, Jan. 29-Delegations r, T.s s.tall merchants from number of nro. s.ern and Middle Western cities t,a.ested tosed to the fuel administration Tho,s uas against the heatless Monday fia,J | asked Fuel Administrator Gar man u lo require commercial establish or sn.s ae to operate not more than six inst~en gwen hours, six days in the week, eau wsse or closing on Monday. If this ins e o. uone they declare greater saw econ a rue! would be effected and the
 %T%omic %,o,c loss would be less.
 said aomlnistration officials today lnct.Iuf. uf. Garfield appeared very re- ana ts 10 change the closing order mad. ua, . no modification would be that unless it could be shown plainly
 many advantages would accuru.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-30
CABLES AND WIRES CUT.

Washington, Jan. 29.-Cable and telegraph lines to Russia have been cut American Minister Morris at stockholm reported today, and the only remaining routes of communl- cation with Petrograd no" are thru Persia and Vladivostok. The iaha telegraph lines were severed, MT. MOT 1is reported. at Haparanda and the cables at Viborg. He gave no indi' cation of the significance.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-30
NOTICE, A. o. r. W.

Members of the A. O. U w. lodge No. 36 are requested to attend the funeral of our late brother, Russell Robertson, the services to be held at the family residence, 1862 Mulberry street, at 1O:30 o'clock this (Wednes- day morning.
 O. c. KELLER,
 Recorder.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-30

Mrs. G. H. Mathis of Alabama, the South's greatest woman farmer, has travelled more than 10000 miles and has given hudreds of atlks on crop rotation an dsoil building.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-30
The Weather
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Arkansas-Wednes unsettled with rain, turning to snow; cold wave Wednesday night, becoming severe by Thursday with temperature near zero. Thursday, cloudy, colder.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-30

Plans are under way to raise an army of women between l6 and 66 years of age in the next three months to work on farms in Now York state next summer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-30

Forty-five young women students are taking courses in journalism at the University of Wisconsin.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-30

Twenty-Five women are employed as elevator conductors in one New York department store.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-30

a flood of water that was expected to cause still further damage.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-30
NEW bLIzZARDS ID TIE UP ROADS TILL LATE MARCH Railroad Administration Works to Get Traffic
 Moving.
MAY USE MORE OF
 STRINGENT RULES
Mc.tdOo and Garfield Departments Plan Unusual Measures to Save SitMatiOn-LOcal EmbargOes
 Expected.

Washington, Jan. Z9.-Freight con gestion on eastern roads probably cannot be cleared up before the mid dle or the latter part of March, rail road administration officials amour ced tonight. Bad weather .his week has provided the eliminating misfor- tune, on which is based the convic- ton that it will take at least six weeks more to set traffic moving normally thru rail arteries. 70 N I with the expected thaw, which may send rivers above their normal banks. officials say recovery from the un- precedented period of blizzard Weath- CT will be slow. Floods will make conditions far worse, because of the situation.
 Plan New Measures.
 Both the railroad and fuel admin istratiols are planning continuance of unusual measures to keep coal moving to the consuming points. It was said today that priority pl>.hab. ly would be gi,Hn fuel for many weeks and that general freight would have to take it's cnaces in moving Food will have similar preferences, and necessary materials and supplies for war manufactures are to proceed under the preference given such com modities bN Director General. Nc Adoo's recent order.
 No General Embargo.
 It is probable that no general en- bargoes will ge declared by Director General McAdoo, altho individual rail roads will be given free Eand in re- fusing to accept shipments, whenever local conditions make this course ad- visable. Officials admitted that many of these local embargoes probably will be put into effect during the next two months. The official em- bargo now prevailing for three east ern trunk lines, and thru them af- fecting nearly the entire east will not be lifted for several days.
 Southern Ky. Coal Tied Up.
 Bristol, Tenn, and Va., Jan. 29.- No trains can be operated on the Appalachian division of the Southern railway for at least the remainder of the week, according to reports here tonight, on account of the washing out of more than Ia bridges and tres ties, and numerous slides and wash outs, following heavy rains, and the thawing of snow on the mountains. This division operates into the coal fields andis themain fue! feeder for the Southern system.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-30
UKRAINE TROOPS BEST BOLSAEvIKl
 AND TAKE LUTSk

Geneva, Switz., Jan. 29.--After three days fighting the Ukrainan rada's troops have defeated the Bol- sheviki and taken possession of Lut- six, according to a wireless message from kiey to the Ukrainia committee here. The fighting was extremely severe, an the losses on both sides were heavy. Airplanes, the message adds, greatly aided the Ukranians in gaining the victory
 Would Free Siberia.
 Harbin, Mauchuria, jan. 29.-Twen ty-two persons were killed in fight at Tomsk, when the Bolsheviki broke up a meeting of Workmens and ant soldiers delegates dispatches from Dlagodestchensk, Siberia, and capita of the proven of Amur, says the Bol sheviki have wrecked the local as- sembly and that fighting and robbery are general The Russian consul General Poploff, at Harbin, is on his way to- Picking to present to the rep resentatives of the entente allies a plan of raising force to free east ern Siberia of the Bolsheviki and tc protest against Austro-German pris- oners being released. It is stated that these prisoners have been giv cn free hand an dthat hundreds o1 them have been permitted to return home.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-05-06
SEVENTEEN MILLION PEOPLE
BUY BONDS OF LIBERTY LOAN
Total Not Yet TabuIated; May Exceed
the Sum of Four Billion
Dollars

should be keep your Liberty bonds.
No one does his share full II he
merely buys bond and then sells
II Immediately below par on the
market
IF each and every purchaser keeps
his Liberty bond he helps to protect
the credit OF the government by main
tanning the market for the bonds at
par, which Is a very helpful thing in
war time"
Partial returns yesterday showed
that New York will lead all states In
number of individual subscribers,
with four million, and the state also
leads in actual money totals. Penn
sylvania probably win be second in
number of subscribers though the
states figures are not in, and Hi
nois third with nearly i,250000,
Iowa with $4,000 subscribers of a
population a little more than 2.000,-
900, made one of the best subscrip,
tion percentage records.
Far west states report subscribers
as follows:
California, 524.462; Washington.
150,3l2; Oregon. $685.: Idaho. &c.
500: Utah, $500; Arizona. 1908;
Nevada, 1897. Managers of the cam.
paign In the San Francisco district
wired that subscriptions there would
exceed s250,000,000 and that every
state IN the district and virtually
every county bad reached its quota.
The Atlanta district. which has been
at the bottom of the percentage table
during most of the campaign. made
the most sensational finish Of any
district and the managers predict
that the district may eventually
show gh oyer-subscriptlon of so per
cent
The st. Louis district reported that
all 1862 counties In the district ex-
ceeded their quotas. The grand total
for the district at p. M, Saturday,
was $176,617.6 500 and the quota per.
centage was 1856.
From Kansas City came the report
that the district showed an official
total of subscriptions on Saturday
afternoon of si70.221.2 which
amounted to I3l per cent OF the dis.
trict's quota. Sales by states fol
lows
Northwest Missouri. s27,010,000; !;
Colorado, s24,2S0,O0O; Kansas, $40,-
$4,000; Nebraska, 41,4I6,000; Okla.
homa, $29,679, 200; Wyoming. $5,559,-
500: part of New Mexico, s1,622,9O0.
Three hundred and twenty.four coun.
ties out of $3.50 In the district were
over-subscribed
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-05-06
CLASSIFICATION OF
TRADE 70 Be RAISED
"a, Associated Press,

WASHINGTON, May 6.--The bust.
ness public was asked today by the
department of commerce to assist
In carrying out radical revision and
extension of the governments trade
statistical classification which has
been undertaken by the bureau of
foreign and domestic commerce.
Immediate suggestions are wanted
as to new classes of goods that ought
to be shown in the statistics or new
subdivisions of the present classes.
The immediate object of the re-
vision is the furnishing of more de-
tailed and accurate information for
the war boards engaged in licensing
imports and exports, conserving ton.
mage, foodstuffs and raw materials,
1t is Secretary Redfield's idea, how
ever, that the statistics should be OF
the largest permanent value to the
nations foreign trade after the war,
which is why the views of business
men generally are being sought to
indicate the lines on which the re-
vision should be carried out.
"In making suggestions for the ex
port classification. the bureau OF
foreign and domestic commerce an
nounced, "the business man should
bear in mind that the statistics are
based on the description of merchan-
disc as shown In export declarations,
filed by the shipper with the col
lector of customs at the port of
clearance. A too detailed classifi-
cation going beyond commonly used
commercial terms must therefore be
avoided Likewise, suggestions re
garding imports should be made with
due regard to the fact that statistics
OF imports follow the tariff classi-
fication and that subdivisions for
statistical purposes beyond customs
requirements are difficult to obtain
and are apt to result In inaccurate
and misleading figures"
The tariff commission, the food ad
mlnistration. the war trade board. the
shipping board and other war bu
reaus are cooperating in the effort
to obtain a more detailed classified
tion and will take measures to insure
compliance with the official elassi
/ fication.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-05-06
MAY NECESsITATE
APPEAL TO CONGRESS
lRy Annoeinted Press,

thy Associated Pressb
WASHINGTON, May "a dead
lock over mail contracts involving
the postoffice department and the
Interisland Steam Navigation com.
pany which has a monopoly of trans
portation between the islands Of the
Hawaiian group, may result in ap-
plication for congressional action, ac-
cording to Otto Praeger. second as
sistant postmaster general
Four-year contracts for carrying
the mails between the Islands are
expiring and when new ones were
proposed In February. the department
found that acceptance of the bids
would entail an annual payment of
more than 100 per cent over the
$4,000 formerly charged for the ser
vice
The islands, scattered over several
degrees of latitude and longitude over
the equator, are still being served
but the government has refused to
pay the new price. has offered in
stead a rs per cent increase, and the
company has refused that.
"As a remedy, the department Is
considering asking congress for legis
lation which will compel transporta
tion companies to accept mail fol
carriage at the rates made for carry
ing express" Mr. Praeger said. "Tht
Hawaiian situation Is typical oi
others arising in seaboard sections
OF the United States. II we had nov
power to compel the Hawaiian islanC
carriers to accept the mail as ex
press, that situation could be cleared
up rapidly.
ALSO. the same power, II granted
by congress, would operate to ge
better and cheaper service elsewhere
In the United States"
Hawaiian mails are increasing IL
volume, and In a number Of point
OF destination to be served, the de
partment records show. Mail goei
by the trans-Pacific steamers t
Honolulu, and thence is distributed
by the smaller ships making the in
ter.lsland passages.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-05-06
AMERICANS STANDING
PAT IN RUSSIAN CITY

tBy Associated PreAal
MOSCOW, April 2S.--The French
aud American ambassadors have
made no official statement on the
Bolsheyih demands that the Ameri-
can and French consuls at Vladivos-
tok be recalled. They we're made CO.
Incident with the arrival Of the Ger
man ambassador at MOSCOW.
Regardless OF the strong pressure
on the entente embassies In the last
lew weeks to recognize the soviet
government which is making full use
OF the Siberian incident. the position
ot the embassies Is unchanged. The
Bolshevikl also demanded that Am
oassador Francis investigate the
American consuls' part In alleged ne
gotiations with the American lega-
lon at Peking and the attitude of
me American government toward the
soviet republic, Francis sent a ctn-
munlcatlon TO the Bolsheviki gov.
srnment regarding participation OF
americans, French and British in
9he Siberian counter revolution plot,
saying the documents submitted by
russian the government we're care
laliy scrutinized and In the American
viewpoint they failed to show con
plots
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1918-05-06
DENIAL MADE THAT
PEACE IS PROPOSED

LONDON, May 6.-Foreign Secre-
tary Balfour told the house of com
mons that no peace offers have
been made recently. He added:
There is no representative of a
neutral nation In England who has
made tentative or informal sugges-
tion of peace negotiations" The
Daily Mail said that Germany's peace
emissary has been working here but
had made no progress.
Hague dispatches report that Jonk-
ger Colyn, former Dutch minister of
war, is the intermediary His propos
ais, according to dispatch, are said
to include: German renunciation of
all claims In the west, restoration of
Belgium, Alsace-Lorraine to be au.
tomato within the German fedora
ton, the status In the east to remain
as at present, Austria to make GER
tain concessions to Italy and Tren-
tino, an international conference to
solve the Balkan questions, confer
ence of belligerents to settle colonial
questions.