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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-22
BritOnS Calm As Greatest
 Battle Is On
London Shows No Signs of Excitement-Ambulances
 Await Wounded.

London, March 21.--Altho a battle is being fought which is likely to de velop into the greatest struggle of modern history, and perhaps settle the result of the war. the English people preserve the same quiet calm they have worn for the past four years There are no signs of unusual excite ment or nervousness in London, no crowds outside the newspaper offices or elsewhere.
 The statement made by Andrew Bonar Law in the house of commons was circulated in the hotels and other public places. That is the last news the majority of people will have of the great struggle before they see the morning papers, but MT. Laws words have carried much assurance.
 The Germans have talked so freely about their great offensive, that many people thought they were making a feint to conceal some other policy. Some looked for campaign against Salonika instead of a big attack in France
 Reports have been circulated that the Germans have built large num- Der of tanks and super-tanks, but the British, who first launched this wea- pon, are not likely to be stopped by these, nor is it conceivable that they will be behind in numbers of tanks or improvements.
 Extensive preparations have been made by the English hospitals to re ceive the trains of wounded from the Channel ports, which follow every bat tie. The first of them is expected to- morrow.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-22
LENROOT LEADS
 BY 2,5OO VOTES

Milwaukee, Wis., March 21.-Irv- ing l.. Lenroot, Republican loyalist candidate. will have approximately 2.500 majority over James Thomp- son, supported by La Toilette, in the contest for the nominetion for Unit ed States senator, according to latest returns, which are not quite com plete.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-22
HUNS BATTER so MILES OF BRITISH LINES
Huns Threaten
 Holland With War Over Ships
Will Consider Further Sur render to Allies Cause
 For Attack.

London, March 21E-Dispatche from the Hague report that locai news agency says that Germany con- silers her mAations with Holland alierd by the attitude of the Dutch government towards the entente. and the United States, and published a report that the abandonment by the Dutch government of the remaining restrictive clauses in it's shi3p.ny lean terms would be regarded by Germany as cause for wa.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-22
BACON TO LEAVE
 THE COTTON BELT

William Bacon has resigned as as sistant superintendent of the St. Louis railway, and will leave next week for Denver, Colo, to ac- cept position with the Denver & Rio Grande, railroad with which he was formerly connected. His success sor has not yet been announced.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-22
X. 0. r. w. TONIGHT.

Members of Pine Bluff lodge No. 36, A. 0. U. W., are urged to be present at the meeting tonight, when class of applicants for membership will be in itiated. Following the initiatory cere- monies. there will be social session, at which ice cream and cake will be served. The meeting is for members only.
 C. H. MONK. Master Workman. 0. c. KELLER, Recorder.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-22

The salary of the president of Switzerland amounts to $2,2OO a year, with an additional $3,000 for expenses.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-22
GOES TO CONSULT BISHOP.

Rev. Theo. Copeland, pastor of the Lakeside Methodist church, is expect ed to leave today for Muskogee, Okla., to confer with Bishop E. k. Hoss rel ative to matters to be considered at the general conference, to be held in Atlanta. Biship Hoss is ill and he in vited Rev. Copeland to come to Mus kogee for the consultation.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-22
VERDUN AND RHEIMS ATTACKED

Secondary Offensive Launched Against French Thought to Ee Only Diversion-Americans Not Attacked But Expect Drive Soon-German De
 stroyed, Trapped by British in Raid.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-22
GREATEST OFFENSIVE OF VAR OPENED BY kA|SER'S ARMIES
 BUT FINDS ALLIES WAITING

TERRIFIC COMMANDMENT OF FIVE HOUR FOL LOWED BY RU&H OF HUNS IN CLOUD OF SMOKE-BRITIsH GIVE UP SMALL POR-
 TONS or LINE LIGHTLY HELD.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-22

A $25O.0OO company will be organ ized by J. M. Simmons, Bainbridge, Ga., and associates to build plant for killing and packing meat.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-22

A motion picture outfit has been sent from England for use in the camps surroundinC Jerusalem.
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The sun., 1918-08-18
The Rol.he,,ki Siam the Door.

I'VE may be compelled to 60 away
says the Bolshevik duumvir LEVINE
but before we withdraw we shall
close the door behind us with such
force that they will remember us for
very long time"
Snakes don't 'fraid me! !" said the
little boy whose companions tried to
Brighten him ~ s0ying there was a
serpent In the shrubbery.
The slammlng Of the door Of de-
parture from Russia by LEVINE and
TRoTzKY. the Bolshevik leaders. will
be the most welcome sound in their
power to produce. All the civilized
world will cry out:
Shut. shut the door. good JOHN, ia
tigued, said.
TIE up the knocker. Say I'm sick, I'm
dead"
In all seriousness, what n paltry
and contemplate threat is this utter.
ance on the part of one pretending to
be chosen leader of the Russian
people. I'VE see our doom lmpend-
ing; therefore we will do all the
harm we can before we co." This
Is the plain meaning OF such dec
larntlon. 1t was doubtless in further
nnce of this avOwed purpose that the
Bolsheviki the other day removed all
the treasure they could put their
hands on from the banks In Moscow.
One Of the mysteries Of the great
war to be solved by the philosophic
historian In days to come Is the as.
tendency which men like LENINE
and TRoTzKr have gained over the
people of Russia. 1t Is usually DOS
sible to discern some elements of
greatness in leaders of mankind who
succeed in swaying such vast num-
bers of their fellow beings in obedi-
ence to their will but scarcely any
Of the ordinary attributes of leader
ship is discernible In either of these
men. They are commonplace and vul-
gar TO the last degree. and this threat
of slamming the door as they depart
Is quite In keeping with the rest Of
their discreditable careers.
"All signs fail in a dry time" says
the weather puzzled farmer. All
signs Of greatness-or even Of COM
mon sense-fail when we look for
them among the BOlsheviki. They
cannot slam the door upon themselves
too soon, or fly too far from Russia
after they have slammed 1t.
The sun., 1918-08-18
LOST OVERSEAS MAIL.
OF Twenty Letters Sent to Soldier
None Reaches Him.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Str: l
have noticed many letters from parents
OF our boys over there regarding the
delay in mail being delivered to them.
Let me please add my experience.
My boy has been in France since
July with the engineers I have this
morning received q letter from him in
which he begs me to please write to
him. Both his mother and have sent
him over twenty letters in the last six
weeks. OF which he had not received
one up to July 81.
i don't SEQ how the morale Of our
boys can be kept up h they do not
hear from their home folks. especially
the boys who have left comfortable
homes and loving parents. have in
mind my own son. who Is very young
and had never been away from home
a night up to the time he enlisted.
/ think IL all the parents Of our boys
over seas would give their experience
and the complaints they have received
from their sons regarding the delays in
the delivery OF mail the Government
would see the necessity OF a better SER
vice than Is now In order.
am very glad that you are taking
up this matter in your paper and hope
you will push the good work along.
]. B. TAYLOR,
NEW YORK. August 1s.
The sun., 1918-08-18
1T ISN'T THE WALLoP.
Cnderspin Makes tho Golf Ball Satisfy
the Driver.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sr In
der the heading "A Marvel OF Womini
Golhng." you ask why many wcnn
drive golf balls further than tn. aver
age husky male golfer.
The answer is underspin. which nsl'
tralizes the force of gravity and per-
mits a ball hit with force within Inc
power of almost any woman 10 fly al
far as one hit very much harder but
without rotation.
"A ball poised In still air hs, M
pressure around It equal al all pcnt'
but when 1t rotates the pressure
greatest against the side advancing 70
meet the air This principle, based on .
scientific law, does away with the theory
that hard hitting is necessary Tor .of
drives
Balls moving through air meet great
er resistance II going fast than = trar
elling at slow speed, and It is almc'
beyond the power Of the average mar
or woman to add TO the usual distance
by hitting the ball harder
Long driving Is accomplished nv n
accurate application OF the face Q, NJ
club to the ball to give it an lrHaH
rotation. The chopped ball IL ten1r
which always tends to fly out - GOVT
and the HOP" on the fast t,i n
speedy" pitcher are both enamp" o.
this principle.
Your statement that 2 per cen u ma
average club membership csrno' Dr."
two hundred and thirty yards rtsu'af'
will not call forth much lind gna1, pro-
test" because the average golfer has "'
to learn that It isn't tho "o6 VAIN
that counts half 30 much as IN. Wy
the ball IL hit. r n s
BooNTok, N J., August T.
The sun., 1918-08-18
Here u . Defender Of the weeny
Wcedy, Weekly School.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUH-Sr: Your
correspondents Lucien c. Chafrin and
w. V. Hartmann In their letters of Au-
gust and August 10 respectively are
both In error in regard to the correct
pronunciation of the Latin "v" Espe-
cially does Mr.. Hartmann display woe
full ignorance for a man VINO has stud
led Latin on both continents"
The famous "Veni. vidi, vici" Is pro-
nounced "wehny. weedy. wicky," which
Is perhaps the nearest English approx
nation without the use OF diacrtIcal
marks The Latin ''v" Is in every case
and without exception pronounced as
the English "w" In I'VE" and want"
and swar." About twenty years ago
II was generally taught that the Latin
"v'' was pronounced as the English "v'
in vain" But more recent research
finally fixed the correct pronunciation
as that OF the English "w." This Is
the view adhered to and taught at pres
ent by every Latin grammar. phiiolo-
Eist and teacher. and this includes Ben
nett. Greenough, Kittredge and Hark-
ness.
Although Mr.. Hartmanns stand
point is or rather was not without
foundation, man certainly deserves
censure II he attempts to play the Latin
instructor after being asleep to the
pathological developments OF quarter
century. particularly when the latter
are known to every schoolboy. one Of
whom 10 signing himself below.
JACOB FRIEDMAN.
NSw YORK. August ~.
The sun., 1918-08-18
Ex-senator SAKE on Our Eclectic d
Laws.

Ex-senator JOHN GODFREY SAKE,
an industrious member Of that small
and select body Of citizens who have
the courage and persistence neces-
sary to the attempt to fathom the
meaning Of the numerous contradic-
tory and confusing statutes regulat-
ing the casting of ballots in this State,
has issued a new edition Of his Man
ual OF Elections, in which he en-
deavors to make clear for men and
women that which the Legislature
for years has done its best to render
obscure. Senator SAxEs experience In
legislation and litigation eQulps him
admirably for this prodIgious job, and
he does the work better than anybody
else hns done it. Guided by his hand
book an elector may hope to get his
ballot counted without violating any
Of the enforceable provisions Of tho
law, a triumph OF good citizenship
on which any man or woman may
well be congratulated.
Whenever q handbook purporting
to explain our election code appears.
the ridiculous character Of the laws
under which we maintain our politi-
cal establishment Is made apparent.
1t would have been an intelligent
thing for the Legislature to have cele-
brated the addition of women to the
electorate by adopting a simple, un-
derstandable election law, but this
was not done. Instead the old COM
pllcations have been perpetuated in
the statute books, and the new voters
will be obliged to overcome the diff
culties that for years have perplexed
their brothers.
The latest product of Senator
SAVES study is labelled final" by its
author. Perhaps he at present in
tends to abandon a pursuit that has
engaged much Of his time. We do
not think he will. II he does, the
voting population will have cause for
regret. as no other authority has been
able to reduce the election laws to
state so nearly approaching COM
prehensibillty as has Senator SAKE.
The sun., 1918-08-18
LOUIS THE LADYKILLER.
In Hotels All the Sensible Girls Flock
Around Him.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sr: The
amusing letter in reference to mine on
gowns requires a short explanation.
1T. Z. VS." unsuccessful attempt to
arouse more important discussions than
mere small talk among the fair damsels
proves that vacationists at best demur
from conversation putting them out OF
their general sphere of the common
place. l myself found 1t arduous to
direct their thoughts away from plati-
tudes. No longer than ten minutes Of
serious talk seemed to be their time
limit, After that they invariably ex-
cused themselves and sauntered afar to
boating or tennis.
Yet, why blame the beauties? They
are, after all, the flowers that blossom
for US men. stern, interpretive formu-
lating the stable forces that make
civilization. Instead. let us admire
them deservingly.
In my letter commented on one
special type OF girls. Among them ma
ture provided for us men host OF good
hearted, sensible and affectionate wom-
en- these did not decry.
What made me roar with laughter
were the comments they showered on
1T. E. W."
AS to what would be my fate were
l present among the assembly l would
not be fearsome rather. they would
gather about me for a while. banter with
me. while my sweet talk would bring
smiles to their faces and our concerted
mutual admiration interparley would
ring the surroundings with cheer and
contentment. I have been there many
time All sensible girls used to flock
about me at the hotels. The others l
did not care for.
LOUIS M EILsHENius,
: Supreme Womanologist.
New YORK, August II.
The sun., 1918-08-18

stroy elephants In fagrante delete
(which in Itself il no simple task except
to q professional hunter OF big camel
but does not permit them to destroy
the elephants when trespassing. or when
| on their way to commit damage. The
\ amount Of damage brought to the notice
Of the committee Is necessarily cniy a
small proportion Of the total committed,
but even that fraction must run into
thousands OF pounds. and no compensa-
ton has yet been obtained"
Thousands Of pounds" is modest.
The elephant ate all night and the ele.
plant ate all day. and do what he
could to furnish 1t food the cry went
up, More hay" SO went the song,
or something like that. And that was
only one elephant Here are not less
than 100, possibly 15O. BARNUM him.
self would have shrunk from the task
Of feeding them.
What to do? Well. there the com.
mittee Is between the two tusks of q
dilemma. 1t Is extremely adverse
from recommending extermina ton"
The species Is rare and Interesting.
But there are the present farmers to
be considered, and the Sunday River
colonistA who are expected. Even IL
determination were to be decided
upon, who shall undertake It? Well.
I'VE years ago, we can think Of man
who would have been delighted to
help. by Godfrey! But experienced
elephant hunters have bigger game to
kill just now, and amateurs, IL they
did not get themselves exterminated.
probably would stampede the herd
and spread terror and destruction
about the countryside.
There remains the possibility of
impounding the herd by means Of a
stockade or ditch. Such an enclosure
would have to be thirteen miles long
and would cost about 100000. Then
the herd would die for lack of water,
unless it were provided artificially.
Thirst Is one Of the principal reasons
impelling the herd to come out Of
the bush. Any wells dug. the pre-
ponderating opinion Of experts is,
would be salt. Rain water reservoirs
are the solution, and because OF the
scant precipitation they would have
to be extensive and expensive.
Poison? The committee shrinks
from the suggestion. Sportsmen all
over the world. 1t fears, would point
the finger Of scOrn at Cape Colony
were such course adopted. For no
matter what the needs of agriculture
or Of commerce may be. the use of
poison against wild beasts, provided
the beasts furnish sport in their kill
ing, invariably arouses the ire Of
spOrtsmen.
And there the matter stands. The
committee appeals for suggestions.
We venture one. Might not the Aldo
bush make a perfect retreat for W.T.
HELM and his sons after the war? OF
course there would have to be a stock
ade in that event, otherwise the crops
would be in greater danger than now.
But why bother about the waterl
The sun., 1918-08-18

II Is curious to find q German re-
garding poor moIlycoddle America a.
a mad militar!st. but the FrankJurter
zeitrna soberiy remarks that ANY
sign Of desire for an understanding on
the part Of the European Allies IL now
counterbalanced by the war craze of
the United States" Six months from
now the German papers will be pre-
pared to prove that America brought
on tho war In order to get hold Of a
warm water port. It being notorious
that the Atlantic and Pacific harbors,
The sun., 1918-08-18

Isle was BLAcRBunN's colleague
Missouri had CocKKELL and VEST.
with them were CONAN Of Maryland,
GoRDor Of Georgia, GRAY Of Della.
ware. Hill OF New York, JAMES X.
JONES Of Arkansas, MCPHERSON of
New Jersey, MoRGAN Of Alabama,
MATT RANSOM OF North Carolina,
DAN VOORHEES, OF Indiana, EDWARD
DOUGLASS WHITE of Louisiana. now
Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court
of the United States. KYLE of South
Dakota was IN Independent; WILL
IAN ALFRED PErTEn, the bewhiskered
Popullst, was a fresh man with GAL
LrN0ER. PETTIoREw had come In with
the admission Of South Dakota; he
was then classed rs n Republican.
What he has been since and Is now
nobody but PErrroRrw can remember,
and nobody else cares.
The names Of STAMFORD, Of JOHN r.
JONES and Of STEWART OF Nevada, Of
TELLER bring back memories Of ro-
nance in American industry and
American politics. or their kind we
shall see no more; not book, but a
library, would be needed to tell the
stories Of their adventures, their adj.
vancements, their successes and their
failures.
In such society Senator GALLINGER
grew up. active In the formulation Of
measures dealing with finance. the
procedure Of the Senate and ap-
preparations for the support Of the
Government. At this moment 1t Is
well to recall that he was n consls-
tent advocate Of upbuildlng the Amer
lean merchant marine. Had his
views prevailed. we should to-day be
adding to respectable fleet Of ocean
going steamships, not creating such
a fleet out Of the raw. Born u Cana
dian Of American stock. he knew no
hyphen; he was an American from
the ground up. His partisanship was
never concealed: he never had cause
to feel shame for 1t; but when the
nation went to war he went to war
with it, holding back nothing in sup
port Of the Government because of
personal or party politics.
The Senate changed during the
period Of his membership. Popular
election Of it's members became fact.
This was to have raised the level of
Senatorial patriotism. ability and In.
dependence. A quarter of century
from now will the roll of the Senate
of 1913 stir as many memories, reveal
as many men Of enduring fame. as
that OF the same body in 1891 does
to-day? 1t may be; giants may re-
veal themselves; but the Senate JACOB
ii. GALIISGER entered was at least as
memorable us that from which he has
departed after his long. honorable
and valuable service.
The sun., 1918-08-18
The Allies and Ourselves.

We take pleasure in answering the
eubjolned inquiry from a highly val
ned friend:
ITO THE EDITOR OF THE suN-ST: Sew
bral Of nv friends. likewise myself, are
Interested to know the exact significance
Of the expressions the Allied and Ameri-
can troops and the Allies and our
selves used In the editorial article The
Huns Are Being Beaten on August IL.
will you kindly point out the nice
distinction we should make in referring
b all the Allied forces. including our
selves? AN OLD SUN READER.
LAKE TITUS, Malone, August Is"
The expression "the Allies" was
originally used to designate the Pow
ers of the Entente, France, Great
Britain and Russia. These signed,
on September 5. 1914, the Pact of
London, each nation pledgng itself
hot to make separate peace with the
Neutonic alliance. Subsequently other
nations gave their adherence to the
Pact Of London, and all the Powers
which did so are commonly and prop
erly referred to as "the Allies"
To this pact the United States has
not become a party. We are conse-
uuently in a position to make sepa-
rate peace whenever we see fit. or to
prolong hostilities to suit our own
purposes and achieve our own ends.
Hence we are not "Allies" in the sense
in which that word is commonly used.
The position the United States Oc-
cupies at present with relation to the
nations which signed the Pact Of Lon
don is that Of a cobelligerent. We are
how In complete, active and effective
cooperation with them, but under the
circumstances it is desirable that our
actual status, in which we enjoy en-
tire freedom for the attainment of
our purposes, should be generally
borne in mind.
In the present situation all the ma.
Hons battling against Germany, Aus
tria-Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey,
which constitute the Quadruple AL
lance, are our cobelligerents but the
United States is at peace with Bull
garla and Turkey, declarations of
war having been made by the Con-
gress only against HOhenzol!ern and
Hapsburg in that league of violence
and crime.
The sun., 1918-08-18

The Cathedral OF Amiens was re-
opened at mass attended by every
soldier who could arrange the journey.
They came from miles around. The
choir was composed entirely OF soldiers
In dusty. rusty horizon blue. The or
ganist and vlolinist were attired the
same way. Only the pastor was CARRIED
for the occasion. His assistants, like
the choir. wore the ordinary uniform of
the trenches-FrOm cable message
How bitterly German statesmen will
regret that not one bomb from Ger
man batteries marred the solemn SER
vice Of reconsecration!