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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-06-15

When the attention of The Graphic is called to any mis-statemcnt of facts, or to any error concerning any man or thing, correction will cheerfully be made.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-06-15
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all oews dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published here In.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-06-15

Ought to Be Enough. According to lately issued edition of dictionary there are now 450,O00 words in the English language.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-06-15

Felix Smart was transactins bTt ness in Memphis yesterday
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-20
HUT|ER FEARS TRUTH;
WARNS HUN TROOPS
Allies Leaflets Distributed From
Planes Infuriate Leader Gated
at St. Mihiel,
nv Associated Press 20 Every Evening

With The American Army on the
Iorraipr front Thursday. Sept -
Efforts made bv The German mgh corn
manu- 10 counicract the eject ui the
allies endcavors ~ express thrir war
aims 20 tho German people aro evi-
drnced IN an order from General Won
Uuticr which has fallen into the hands
~ Americans Thc order which attacks
Lord Norihclifr as r0ugh-gouE
rascal. follows
The rnemv herirs "a realize TINT
,re cannot hn crushed bv hls h'oCE9
his s1pperiortfy IN numbers and bis
force III arms IIc therefore. IL trying
hv tricIcrv aud undcrhauded methods
ri which hr II past master. ~ indurc
IN fhr minds uf The German proplc
doubts ~ thor lnvincihIll'v be has
founded for this putpose Z sporlai nun
,strv for the destruction of German
confidence 81 the hoad IF this Fnlp-
istrv he has pui ihat most rough-golng
rasenl of nll the entente. Lord North
cGFr. who hos beeu given hillI0rs for
influencing opinion N Germany md
ri tho front hv means ~ paid aRpnts.
aseaszlnation of Ambassadors and IN
al oshcr WAYS IN favor with tho entente
met hoels
AFfAfaFN constantly AFF 'Ft~ftttfffNtk
increasing numbers ~ lrafleis and
pamphlets Letters written nv German
prisoners ore falsifed N the mos. olit-
raReous way Tracts and pamphlets
arc written to which uamcs of German
poets. writers and staterncn are forged.
s'rheee rnrnn from the Norihclrffe press
which IS working dav and night Tor
this sole purpose Ills whole thought
AMI nim ,s 70 place those forgeros n
the hands ~ the German People
However obvious they nav appear
- the man who thinks twIce. hey may
suggest doubt. even for moment,
IN The rninds nf these who do not think
for themselves and shake heir 0on-
Edcuce in their leaders. their own strength
and IN tho IncvhaHst'blc resources NJ
Germany t,crmany may he saved by
confidence
lord Northclfc forgcts that Ger
man soldiers arc neither negroes, HIndlIs,
lliteratc French or Americans incapable
of seeing through such Vaccinations
Explain these infamous attempts
TO your Young and inexpeuenced com
radcs Tell them what oar mortal enemy
expects Of them and what ls ut stake
Pick up he leaflets and pamphlets and
give them 10 vogr commanders for
trsrsrnission 10 the high command
which may be able 70 make valuable
deductions from them as the aim Of
our enemies
You thus viii help the command
and also hclp TO hasten the hour "t
Victory
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-20
JUDGES WILLING
! To GIVE THIS BOY
ANOT HER CHANCE
L,s+;ce Tcmpered With Mercy IN
Case of Millard Cunning
ham.
oTHERC CASES HEARDTODAY

Not all courts exact the penalty of the
lou IN the last extreme and those oi
Delaware. when the facts warrant show
that "the quality of mercy Is not STRAIN
ed I"
II was proven today in the case of
AIillard Cunningham. little more than
hoy. who lives at Newport, who was a
defendant on a charge Of larceny OF
money from a former employer, Howard
La Fcvre Recently he has been work
ing in shipyard here.
Yesterday he didn't appear IN court
when called and his bond was declared
forfeited and Caplas issued Tor nus
arrest In the afternoon, found by tho
capias. he was a dolcful and dIsplrited
little figure near the prisoner dock.
Attornev-( ,encral RCinhardt meantime
had found out something about the case
and Informed Judge Conrad the youth
hadn't come to court because nc hId
expected to be summoned specially
when wanted and didn't want to lose
time from work There was little
kindly questioning from both Mr.. Rem
har,It and Judge Conrad. and Cunning
ham was told to go home and return to-
dav. bringing his father.
When they came INTO court today
tho Y0uf1 10 ihc1i AuutA ~ At'iii''iu,
said he thought parole would bc a good
thing in the ease and Judge Conrad
consented that Cunningham father
should takr the hov under such conditions.
Then the Judge told the prisoner that
chance 10 become good. honest re-
spected citizen was being afforded him
and he should take advantage oi IT,
that his parole would be Tor year that
If there was good account of him AZ the
end of That time the law would have no
recollection of his offence Cunning
ham listened with marked attention and
when he went out of court IT was with
an air that the court benign attitude
toward him had sunk deeply into hls
CONSCIOUSNESS.
He will have some months in which 10
repay the stolen money, the court MAX
Cor tinued on page
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-20

dee DANES They call that part II the
line southeast Of In fcre the Ahetich line
This would add about ferty-fve nilos.
making total length of more than 100
miles
The northern pni of the iiiudcnlurg
line and the Wotan line both havr been
broken more than once hy The British
armies. and both arc now ia possession
Of the llritish armies
The llin,lcuhurg line IS not trench
but SYSTEM of lield fartitifatlons In
places il Is said to ho ten mllcs wide.
consisting not only 1T the treueh syn
.ein. bat of multiple liues Of hsrbesf wire
entangicinents. ooncrefn poFitlona for
artillery. deep durouts capnhle of houslng
a battalion of troops, numerous pillbnxea
for machine guns ard in fact every de-
wee the Germans have been able 10 as
seinbic to block the way to Germany
Important German strongholds pro
tect the southern section Of the line near
La Ferc The forest of IT t,obain pre-
seuts an almost insuperable obstacle IN
attacking thus end IT the Inc
l.aon. lying WITHIN the big corner
where thc line turns eastward along the
Chemn-des- DANES. Is regarded MS the
keystone of the whole German system.
Hundreds Of German batteries were IN
stalled IN the screened ravines around that
city and IN the forests of st GobaIn
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-20

The celebrated IlindenburF line or
S,egfried line. barring the Allies road
10 Berlin. has been compared by the
German leaders 20 the great wall Of
China Until the British broke u III
the suring of 1917 they believed IL i'm
pregnahlc 10 assault and regarded II AZ
the eighth wonder of the world
The Hindenhurg line is generally
defined ~ about sixty miles long. run
nlng IN general north and south di-
rectinn across the plcardy plains It's
northern extremity was guarded nv tho
heavily fortified bastion Of Ninsy Ridge
and ny the ralnlnn city of Lcns. whose
underground corridors and chambers long
have barred tho British The southern
atd of the Hindcnhurg llnc Is IN tho vicin-
itv II la Ferc anA laou That end Is
protected IN par hy the forest of 80
Gobain and the Notifications around
iaon
Between Niny Ridge on the north
and La fcrc on the south the line passes
west oi Camhral and - Quentin. SO rs
TO protect those two important industrial
and railway ccnterS, which arc routes for
bringing up supplies for the German
army
Some war correspondents describe the
German linc rs continuing suutheastward
from La Fcrr TO the Alsuc River and
Rheims. following the line of the Chemin-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-20
ISAAC JOHNSON,
COUNTY JUROR,
DIES SUDDENLY
Expired This Morning When About
to Board a Train to Come to
Wilmington on Business.
FATHER OF SEC. OF STATE

Isaac Johnson, a well-known Pencadcr
hundred farmer, father Of Secretary Of
State Everett c. johnson and a member
Of the petit jury now sitting IN the Court
OF General Sessions here. died suddenly
about So'cloCk this morning just as he
was about to board train AZ Wilson
station on the Newark & Delaware
City railroad, for the purpose of coming
to Wilmington to attend court Heart
trouble is believed to have caused his
death, though MIR Johnson had not
been complaining MIR Johnson had
been cSerting himself in his efforts TO
get 10 the station hv train time, and this
is believed 20 have brought on the fatal
attack
Upon seeing Mr. Johnson fall trainmen
and Others fastened To his assistance
and placed him on the train and took
him 10 Newark. where DIR II Il NJ
kollock was summoned, but the patlen
had expired before the train reached
Newark
Mr. johnson was 60 wears Of age and
well known His home was az the cross
roads about a mile and half south Of
Newark
Secretary Of State Johnson was in
Dover attending 10 his official duties
when advised Of his fathers death. but
he was Immediately informed and hasten
ed home
News If the death Of Mr. johnson was
brought to the Court HOUSE hy other
jurors before court opened TODAY and It
cast a gloom over court and jury Mr.
johnson had been here Yesterday in con
nection with his official duties. and he
appeared to be in good health
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-20
DELAYED WAR TOO LONG,
KAISER SAW MISTAKE
French Yellow Book Shows De
Tense Pact With Russia Was
Purely Pacific.
By Associated Press TO Every Evening

BY Associated Press 10 Every EveniuE
Paris, Sept 20-nocumcnts establish
ing the pacific and purely defensive ma
ture Of the alliance between FRANCE and
Russia are published in the yellow Book,
distributed in the Chamber of Deputies
today. The early negotiations showed
that both Emperor Alexander Of Russia
and Cen Boshdetfrc, the French repre-
sentative, insisted upon the pacific
character of the convention.
Emperor Alexander hesitated some
what at the outset, fearing that partisans,
out of revenge for the war of 1870, might
precipitate a new conflict The first
conversations becoming known in Berlin,
the German Emperor became concerned.
He is reported in one document as re
GREETING not having attacked France IN
1857"
Nj Montebello, the French ambassador
to Russia, finally announced the agree
ment in dispatch to NJ. Robot, foreign
minister, on March 6. 1892, saying, "the
principle of reciprocal assistance and
simultaneous mobilization is accepted, "
1t was stipulated that France and Russia
would mobilize their forces only if the
triple alliance mobihzed first The con-
vention finally was concluded on De-
cembcr IS, 1898. and was preceded by
the famous reception to the Russian
marines in Paris.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-20
THREE DIFFERENT COURTS
NEED HERON WITNESSES
Cases in City Court and U. S,
Court Delay Anti-Heroin
Drive in General Sessions.

Cr1lsading vigorously all through the
summer against the pernlcious traffic in
that most insiduous mind, body and
soul-destroytng drug heroin. and making
arrests wherever and whenever it was
possible to obtain evidercc-Dcver an
easv matter tho Detective Bureau Of the
Police Department and the attorney
generals Office piled up a tremendous
amount Of material for drive AT "king
Heron" and this drive was to have been
launched this morning in General Sessions
bv taking mp the business Of trying those
who have been apprehended and indicted
for selling the drug.
Yesterday Attorney-General Reinhart
arranged plans to put in most of the day
al work On these cases, which run to I6
bills Of Indictment directed against SIX
persons, and TO keep both rooms of
General Sessions busy.
But.
II was n case Of best-laid plans etc
Heroln cases matcrialized IN City Court
and heron eases came up in the United
States Court And the witnesses wanted
III General Sessions were busy cit her in
each Of those jurisdictions or in both.
Attorney-( ienersl Reinhardt even went
TO the extreme OF trying to borrow a few
OF them ior while in order to get things
started, but the operation was failure.
and the morning session won't BY with no
heroln offensive m General Sessions.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-20
SERBS SWEEPING
ON IN MACEDONIA
Lake Dorian Front of Foe Attack
cd by British end Greek
Troops.
Associated rrosa summary rs,ao1 a,ioro

Associated Press Summary iszue1 ~ q ~
British forces have wrested from the
Germans a long stretch Of the advanced
elements of The Hindenburg line north
of s. Quentin as a result Of the attack
begun on Wednesday morning. To the
south, the French are slowly but stesdil y
approaching The main German positions
north of IaFere. having taken several
villages and entrenched positions during
the past two days
This suceess nv the Allies on a front
which is one n the principal bastions Of
the German position IN France. apparently
has alarmed the eneruy. who has been
launching counter attacks along The fine
The heaviest Of these was along the line
from Trescault 10 Noeuvres. west ~
Cambrai. where. after a terrific lombard
ment the Germans made a determined
attack but were repulsed ~ orc point
they made some progress. but were inn
medistely driven back
American Guns Set Fire in Metz.
Along the Lorraine front where tne
American army is engaged, operations
yesterday virtually were limited 10 out
post fighting and artillery dupls. Metz
IS under fire Of the American guns. II
Is reported that an American hospital
was deliberately fred upon by German
artillery Wednesday night Eight Aneri-
cans were killed when a shell hit tent
in which gsssed soldiers were patients.
French progress northeast ~ Solssons
continues. o. Is reported In this sector.
the French now are close to the western
end ~ the famous Chemin-des- DANES
position. Heavy fighting u N progress.
ErLCARs WHIPPED ~ MACEDONIA
In Macedonia the allied success cast
Of Monastr has been followed BY m
8ttac& Iu the Lake Dorian front by the
British and Greek armies. foothoid
on he enemy 6rst position was gained
and the fighting still ls going on. This
attack seems to be move IN the direction
Of the Eardar vallev, which has been
considered the most feasible avenue into
Serbia from the south
East Of AlonastIr. The French. Serhians
and Greeks are forging ahead Reports
Of the fighting Indicate the Buiganans
have hurried 40 reinforcements without,
however. being able 10 stem the tide.
High hills have been carried bv the Allies.
who have reached the Cerna river. NJ
point about fifteen miles distant from
the city of PrIlep. which seems to be tie
PRESENT objective m the fghtng
RUMAVuA QUEEN ron ALLIES.
Anti-Geman uprlsings in Ruman'a
qre reported from Germany. L IS saii
the RumanIan queen IS reported 10 te
the prime mover m the disturbance.
King Ferdinand is said 20 be holding aioo,
but Il is said that he may weld to pressure
and JON the anti Teutonic forces
Dr " = Soif. the German secretary
Continued on page g
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-20
DOWHED z HUN FLYERS
ON FEW GILLS OF Gas
American Attacked Two Fokkers
With Only Ten Minutes Life
Left in His Motor
BY Associated Press TO Every Evening

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening
With the American Army ou the
Lorraine Front. Thursday Sept 10 On
the fight during which Licutcnqnt +.
Luke 0f Phunx. Arz brought down
three enemy balloons and an airplane his
gasoline became exhausted and lie was
forced 70 depend upon about qHart %
oil contained in the small emergency
tank with which all American airplancs
are equipped.
Lieut. Luke turned on this supply
sufficient only for ten minutes, and
though on the German side If the lines
he went after his two opponents in Fokker
machines The first was an easy victim,
falling in the French lines The secor q
fell on The German side and Lieut. Luke
was unable to follow because of his short
age Of gas and SO landed near the first
German lie had only few glls Of
gasoline when he entered the fight, the
last few minutes OF Which he had de voted
simultaneously to fighting, guiding his
machine and operating his hand gasoline
pump.
Lieut.. Edward v Richcnbacher Of
Columbus, Ohio, has dovned two more
airplancs during the past week, one being
officially cor firmcd Lieutenant Ricken-
bacher now is officially credited with six
victories The group 80 which he ard
Lieutenant Luke belong has twenty
eight enemy airplanes and balloons to its
credit since the offensive began,
Confirmation Of these victories has
been certain in nearly all eases.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-20
URTHREATENED
SAYS SAXON OFFICIAL
Anxious for Peace. but Not Be
cause of Weakness. He Ex-
plains, in Rap at u. S.
By Associated Press to Every Evening

Amsterdam. Sept 20 In speaking of
the German peace aspirations At ban
quet gwen by the town council of LEIPZIG
In honor OF Swiss guests. Count Won
Nitzthum ID Eckstadt, the Saxon Foreign
Minister said.
The reason for our readiness for
peace Is not a consciousness of weakness
but sober recognition OF the fact that
endless prolongation of the war must
lead to collapse of European kultur
No Pan-German politician. let alone any
German statesman. has ever revealed in
any speach such wild aims as to destruct-
iou. as the official leaders of our enemies
have done since the outbreak of the war
and are doing today.
I'VE know this paroxysm of hate rs
not a sign of real strength hut only de
signed to deceive neutrals and kindle the
exhausted war passion of their own count
rles.
when, however, for the same purpose
an American street rabbie murders
before the eyes OF the authorities, and
with terrible tortures, peaceful Germans
and German-Americans in the United
States, and their murderers are acquitted
in American Courts, we have the right
TO characterize as hypocritical all moral
lzing interference by that country In our
internal affairs.
German order should be able to stand
in comparison with American lynch
kuitur We are no nation of wild conquer
ors The government has no sympathy
with pan-Germanic demands, but we also
are not nation of slaves"
Elsewhere in Every Evening is a
cable dispatch, fully authenticate, telling
Of the Germans bombing an allied hospit-
al and killing gassed patients. Yesterdays
cable told Of the attack on Belgium
Relief Ship by a u Boat
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-20
10000 Bull GAR|AhS
TAKEN IN ONE DAY
Serbian Cavalry Advancing, Nears
Enemy's Railroad Centre; SO
Towns Captured.
ay Associo ed Press to Every EvenInt

Paris, Sept % Ten thousand Bul-
garlan prisoners were sent to the rear
on September Is alone says Marcel
Hutin IN the Echo de Paris
The pursuit of the retreating enemy
CONT ues with great success, the article
adds
The Allied infantry has ploughed open
the battle line on a twenty five mile front
Serbian cavalry Is pouring forward
through the gap
Late dispatches say the horsemen have
advanced twenty miles and are closing
in on the vital Bulgarian rail and sup
ply centre of Prilep, northeast of Mon
astir They already have reached Polsho
In their disorderly flight the Bulgars
are burning towns and destroying sup
plies.
Nearly fifty towns have been captured
by the Allies
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-20
MORE PRISONERS LOCATED.
Washington Identifies I3 Americans
Five Are Officers

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Washington, Sept 2O-Names of thir-
teen American soldiers, including FIVE
leutenants, held prisoner in Germany
were announced today by the War
Department. The list includes:
At Rastatt--Lieutenan Thomas p.
Shea, Springfield, Mass, and e. L.
Ferguson Cambridge, Mass.
At Karlsruhe-Li Lieutenant Edwin Ros-
sell Albertson, Hillsdale, Y. J
In hospital at Goettingen-Ralph \.
Madsen, Newark, N. j
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-20

PATRIOTIC TOBACCONISTS
To Help Save Fuel Those of Will
mington Will Shorten
Store Hours.

In Difference To the wishes of the fue
administration, in the effort to save fuel
and light. the tobacco merchants of Will
mington have adopted a schedule OF
shorter hours, effective September %.
The schedule was announced following n
meeting yester, ay afternoon, which was
attended by the dealers and Robert ID.
, Kemp, fuel administrator for Whining
ton.
Under the new arrangement. starting
on the 18th, the tobacco stores will open
at oclock in the morning and close at
IN the evening, except on Saturday,
when the closing hour will be H. Prior
to that time the request is made that the
present closing hour, 1890 p. m, be OBJ
served by all dealers
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-20
CRACK HUN DIVISION
SHOT TO PIECES
Nearly All Killed During Retrea.,
Prisoners Tell American
CaptOrs.
By Associated Press to Every Evening

By Associated Press 90 Every Evening
With the American army ia Lorraine
Sept 20 Several prisoners from the
crack S7t6 German division we're apmrei
last night by an Amer lean patrol west
Of Wanderers They SAID the S7th had
been well shot 10 pieces on other fronts
including that north Of the Marne during
the German retreat.
4 movement Of enemy troops on the
cross roads west Of the Moselle wa
broken up by artillery Numerous cas-
lIalties resulted
Enemy forces attempted 20 raid the
American lines on this front YESTERDAY
but were rcpulsed, one German being
killed and three wounded
In q patrol encounter during the night
along the southern Lorraine front, two
Germans were killed and three wounded.
Continued rain slowed down activities
today Some patrols secuted over ths
enemy lines, however
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-20
BRITISH ARMY INSPIRES
ALL: PERSHING TO HAtG

London, Sept 20-Field Marshal
Haig issued today an Order of the
Day, in which he reported an APP
probation from General Pershing
of the British army's congratula-
tions over the recent American
victory.
The order says General Per-
shlngs message expresses appre-
citation for the sentiments of the
veteran British army, whose heroic
conduct is an inspiration TO all,
and that General Pershing extends
TO that splendid army the affection
and regard of the young American
army and assures us il will battle
side by side with us until a per-
manent peace is secured. .
- - ~ L 81 a a. - "a =
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-20
PARIS CHILDREN KILLED
IN RAILWAY COLLISION

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening
Paris, Sept 20.-Thirty persons, mostly
children returning from vacations, were
killed and more than a score injured in
a train collision between Dion and
Laroche yesterday. American soldiers
assisted in recovering bodies and trans
porting the injured in ambulances to
cantonment nearby.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-20
LABOR URGES WILSON'S
PEACE POINTS FOR ALLIES
! Associated press to Fverv Evening

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
London, sept. 20-The war aims COM
committee of the inter-allied labor con-
ference presented to the conference this
morning a report recommending that
the conference call upon the governments
Of the allied nations to adopt President
Wilson's fourteen peace points in joint
declaration of allied policy.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-20
BRITISH ENVOY WARNED.
Must Get Out of Russia, is Request
of Boisheyiki

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Amsterdam. Sept. l9-The Bolsheviki
government has requested British diplo-
matte representatives to leave Russia i'm
mediately, according 70 a Berlin dispatch
printed in the Weser Zcitung Of Bremen.
a copy of which has been received here.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-20
Amusements TonigaL

Playhouse--' = Flo Flo"
Garrick-Vaudeviue
Quean-"rhe Hun within"
Majestic On the quiet.
Victoria The Reason Whv-
Savoy-"To Him That Hath"
Lyric-Musical comedy ana photopisy~