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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-20
ALLIES KEEP
 ON HEELS OF ' !. FLEEING FOE
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 The Marco river has been crossed east of Lille and the town of Che Teng, eight miles east of the impor- Ing rapidly from the Douia-Lille line. tSnt junction of Tournai taken.
 From Chereng southward to east of Douai, the British have pressed forward nearly eight miles on a thirty mile front ill three days.
 South of Valenciennes tile Rritch- American and French forced the enc. my behind the Sambre canal on a vice front east of the present rail way center of Guise.
 The Selle' has been crossed south cast of CambIai and the British are approaching the formidable natural obstacle of the forest of Normal. guarding the Valenciennes-Avesnes railroad. the main German support line in this region.
 The French maintain strongly their pressure between the Oisr and the Serre and eastward along the Aisne
 There are some indieations that the Germans are preparing for re- tivement from their positions i'll front os tie Americans northwest of Yer eur between tho Mouse and the Boult forest.
 Tha American advance threatens tne secula1y Of the Kriemhilde posi- tions on tue let! center Of the sector.
 \ further advance in the Banthe- yillc region further increases the menace to the Germans.
 East of the Mouse the enemy Sat ultlay attacked the Americans in the Bogs De I.e Gsraade Montague sector. llut was reDHlsed
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-20
retreat at will. Must, Chose Positions.

elastic retreat at will.
 Must Chose Positions.
 The enemy is able to select only positions where resistance is vital to the success of the retiring move ment.
 These positions are for the moment on the right wing in front of Gou- rauc and Pershing and in the reg ion of the Disc in front of Debeney. The most competent authorities ad- init the German retreat has thus far been accomplished in masterly fash ion.
 The question whether the Ger mans will be able to hold the vital Eoints along the Aisne and Disc un- til they get our of precarious situ- atiens elsewhere is becoming more and more acute.
 Yet predictions of the immediate crumbling of the German line any. where are considered premature. Pershing's Boys Hit Hard. The Germans now occupy north O1 tto Aisne and the Serre their sec. ond line of retirement, called the "Hunding' position. which rests it's right upon the valley of the Disc anG it's left upon the hilly forest region at Grand Pre- gap, now vigorously ' attacked by Gouraud and Pershing Work on this line was begun ir the spring of 1917, and was continu ed until November.
 Then it ~was suspended until Sep
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the issue probably would cause the President to promtply refuse to con- tinue the correspondence.
 In the report that the new note would contain a defense of submar- inc warfare as retal1atory 1neasute' the prospect was seen ot another a1- tempt to reopen the whole questl1on-. the question which brought the ~onl- ted States into the war.
 Consider It CamOuflage.
 Such an attempt would be regard. ed here simply as another evidence or the failure fthe Germans to under stand or acknowledge the basis of the American objection to their kind of warfare.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-20
DECREASE SPANISH FLU
 IN ARMY ENVIRONMENTS

Washington, Oct '19.-Spanish in- clucnza as an epidemic is subsiding rlpGiy in the military camps of the country, but among the civilian po- rElation, generally, the peak has not ye: been reached.
 Conditions in eastern states where tie disease first appeared showed Improvement today, but reports from the, south, the middle west and Paci- fife coast were not optimistic.
 New cases of influenza in army camps, as reported to the office of tEe surgeon general of the aEny to- day showed a. decrease of 1,403.
 Pneumonia cases decreased 29S from yesterday and the number ol deaths was 15S less than yesterday numbering 472.
 Since the beginning of the epide- mic, cases reported from camps, 2S3,- 331. with ,153 deaths.
 Cam Mcclellan, Ala, with 344 new cases, led in the number of new cases today.
 Public Health Service reports from California said 1S,200 new cases had been recorded since Thursday, with only portions of the state reporting
 The number of cases i'll New York City was estimated at half mil- lien, with a high mortality.
 The epidemic was reflected in the weekly army health report issued to- day. showing that during the week ending Oct. II, the death rate among troops i'll this country was 206.4 a thousand. an increase of 15o per thou sand over the preceding week
 Of the 6,266 deaths reported dur ing the week. practically all result ed from pneumonia and influenza.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-20

temher of this year when it was renewed with feverish haste with the aid of prisoners of war.
 It's length is about 75 miles four fifths of it being water courses that may easily be swelled by artificicl floods so as to constitute formidable obstacles.
 The enemy may. be expected to make desperate stand nere and to hold out, if possible, until his armies in Belgium and French Flanders are withdrawn.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-20
ALABAMA CHIEF JUSTICE
 SUES FOR INIIrprp,

Montgomery, Ala, Oct. l9-Av IL
 result of injuries sustained saS.P nS tle months ago when he was st,ncE lEeyeia t,i street car,. John G. A~"~-.son a. Jy justice of Alabama Suyrr-,a - con.s cellei today filed suit against the IIuf' M.ut gomery Traction Company in +bss ,s.'ols O of $15,000. 'e sun
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-20
FORMER MESSENGER Fop r,,.
 ASSOCIATED PRESS Wn1,rnE

Sn Francisco, Cal, Oct Ia
 vate Elsner H. Hamman -"MiLpr. Mr Corps, formerly night messenass assna the San Francisco office o ftbas n ciated Press has been severely n,s ass9' ed in action, according to a taonlAt IvuAt' received here by his grandmotgliah
 Hamman's parents live in T.,tl' aaN worth, Kan. 'e"Sen
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-20
TABLES HAVE BEEN TURNED
 ON GERMANY

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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-20
KANSAS MILLING COMPANY
 DRAWS A HEAVY PENALTY

Wichita, Kans., Oct. l9.-lhe d.. c. Lysle Milling Company of Leaven- worth, Kan, one of the largest flour milling concerns in the state has been 1enalized S90,121.37 for prot1teerlng, State Food Administrator lnnes an- nounced today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-20
MAKE FINAL ATTEMPT m
 SAVE MOONEY,s Tn,

San Francisco, Cal, Oct. 19--Mov well McNutt, counsel of record f@ f@s Thomas J Mooney, announced todes los he would leave for Washington ''',aS "a morrow to petition for writ for esv m tirari from the United States snn @ reme Court to secure new trial % fps Mooney. Mooney is in San Ouertr, v, penitentiary awaiting execution '''
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-20
TENTH DISTRICT IS SAFE.

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 19.-Com- plete reports of subscriptions to the Fourth Liberty loan are expected to show the Tenth district safely over it's quota of $263,00000O it was an- nounced at headquarters here to- night.
 Oklahoma. 69 counties, $2S,915, ,650.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-20
FOURTH LOAN PASSED GOAL
 IS BELIEVED
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1Oui IHueu liOLl phSe ouPl = = account by banks through whom sub scriptions were arranged by individ- uaS.
 The individuas subscribers then will take ten months in which to repay the banks on the installlnent plan for the bond loan
 Bonds will be delivered when the last payment has been made. The transaction represents the most eX- tensive scheme of nopular lending and borrowing through banks that the country has ever seen According to official figures available tonight at the treasury only the St. Louis and Minneapolis districts had exceeded their quotas. Minneapolis having gone over today.
 Unofficial reports credited several other districts with having passed the 100 percent mark late today or ear ly tonight. However, confirmation probably cannot be ,obtained for sev- eral days.
 District Totals.
 The latest official reports from districts including almost none of to- days business were announced to- night by the Treasury as follows: District Quota Subscription St. Louis $ 2rO.OoO,020 266,971 800 Minneapolis 210,O00,000 211 ,750 ,000 Boston ~ 500,000,00O 459 127,050 Richmond :. 2S0,OOO,OOO 215,O84 ,OOO New York 1,800,000, 900 1885 ,331 ,000 Dallas ....... 126O00,OOO 96,20O,OO Cleveland :. 600,000,000 439,675, 100 Chicago ....... 870,000,00O 17,554,35O Kansas C.. 26O,000,000 183,944,850 Phila. .. 500OOO,OOO 349, ,731 $50 San Fran :, 402,00O,000 279,985 1850 Atlanta ' 192,000,0O0 104,364 500 Most coupon bonds of the Fourth loan are ready for delivery now and registered bonds will be available soon.
 Holder sof first and second loan bonds, which bear 1-2 and 4 percent interest respectively, have until Nov. g to exchange them at banks for bonds bearing IA percent interest if they choose to do so. Twenty percent of any fourth loan l subscription is due Nov. 21, second installment of ? percent, due Dec. 19, ] 20 per cent Jan. 16, and 30 percent, Jan. 30.
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DR. A. H. SELLARS, OSTEOPATH. CITIZENS BANK BLDG, THE TREATMENT YOU WILL EVENT 'UALLY TAKE S-3-dtf
New-York tribune., 1918-01-18
1000 Manufacturers
Protest to Wilson

Manufacturers and business men kept
the wires to Washington hot yesterday
with protests against the order of Fuel
Administrator Garfield. They doubted
that the calamitous results of ma
tional shutdown had been fully con-
sidered, that the reasons for the order
counterbalanced the effect in Germany,
the effect upon United States troops in
France and the effect upon the market
for Liberty Bonds and war savings
stamps One manufacturer suggested
the mobilization Of the labor released
by the order for the accumulation of
coal. Some organizations accepted the
order with the best grace possible, al
though the demand for complete infor
nation on the fuel situation was gen.
eral. 1t was reported that some firms
with war contracts were seeking to
abrogatc them on the ground that the
contracts were entered into on basis
of six-day working week.
On behalf Of the 1000 members 6f
the National Association of Manufact-
urers the following telegram was sent
to President Wilson:
"Our industries are now bearing
burdens almost unbearablc and ad-
ditions to such burdens will inevitably
result in a breakdown. The loss of
time, work and wages by our working
people will cause sickness, suffering,
distress and still further strain re-
latlons which are already near the
breaking point, thereby causing more
discomfort and social unrest. The news
of the fuel admin istrator's action will
be welcomed by cur enemies as an
official admission that the United
States is industrially demoralized and
New-York tribune., 1918-01-18
Illinois Factory
Men Protest; Urge
Half-Iime Schedule

CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-THE Illinois
Manufacturers Association tonight
made an appeal to it's members to urge
President Wilson and members of Con-
grcss that all industries be permitted
to continue operations at so per cent
Of capacity. This plan, the associa-
ton said, would enable plant owners
to maintain their organizations and
amelloratc loss to wage carners.
President S. NJ. Hastings of the Illi-
nois Manufacturers Association, when
Uniformed that the order had been pro-
mulgated, said that Illinois concerns
would continue to protest against it's
enforcement, but would do what the
Administration requests.
The appeal declared that the "cur-
tailment of all manufacturing industry
will work incalculable injury" 1t also
was urged that immediate action be
taken to increase production at the
mines and the clearing of transporta-
tion lines by an embargo on all ship
ments except food and fuel.
Surging crowds of labor leaders,
manufacturers. theatre owners and
others affected by the order stormed
the Offices of the State Fuel Admins
tration and the Council of Defence
all through the day, seeking exemp-
tions and the Interpretation of DR..
Garficlds ukase.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-18
T. R. Lays Coal Pinch
To Watchful Waiting
Calls Economic Derangement
That of Invaded Nation and
Flags Incompetents

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Jan. 17-.Under
the caption "The Fruits of Watchful
Waiting" Theodore Roosevelt pub
fishes the following article in "The
Kansas City STAR:
"We have been at war nearly one
year. and we have failed to do any
damage to Germany, but We have done
a great deal Of damage to ourselves
Recently the Presidents Secretary of
War announced that the war was 5000
miles away, and so he had not pre-
pared to meet it. incidentally, the
feats Of the German submarine off
Newport in the fall of 1916 showed
that if it had not been for the Allied
fleets and armies the war would then
have been on our own shores. But at
the moment it is 5000 miles away, and
yet this nation is suffering the kind of
grave economic arrangement that we
would suffer if a hostile army were
on our own shores.
"lf, three years ago, we had begun
in good faith and earnestly to prepare.
ana if when the Lusitania was sunk we
had acted as we did act with no more
provocatlon III February last, this war
would now have been over. The pro
found business distrust, the unrest of
labor, the coal famine, the CONGESTION
Of traffic and the shutdown of indus
tries at the time when it is most i'm
portant that production should be
speeded to the highest point, all are
due primarily to the refusal to face
facts during the first two years and a
half of the world war and the seethinp
welter of inetficiency and confusion in
which the policy of watchful waiting
finally plunged US"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-18
Hotel and Restaurant
Men Will Cooperate

hotel and restaurant interests of
ueater New York last night announced
'flr intention to cooperate with the
sFernment 20 the utmost in the pres
en- crisis
:, II declaring his organization would
me limit for the authorities at
"s ume, Howaid +. Taylor, secretary
" v, we Restaurateurs' Society of New
irk. informed the public that during
Up Up iVe days specified in the first sec
'i,' OF Administrator Gariield's order
a. eating places, be they hotels or res
,,arants, will be run Oh a Sunday
b$is. 'NNS
q. lh's means" Mr.. Taylor said, "that
."re VIII be fewer dishes prepared in
SS7ance by us and all our activity will
nN'u' down to n minimum. Lighting
W. nc moro than cut in half We
oppose to cooperate as faithfully with
~ government at this time as we
HHSe peen doing in the conservation of
we couldn't dispense with fires alto
SSher' Tor all restaurants constantly
hhfe on hand large stock of perisha-
ioodstutfs. If the government will
W. us the opportunity to cooperate,
hout putting us out Of business, we
W prove to them our great loyalty"
~ Taylor is the Spokesman for
New-York tribune., 1918-01-18

therefore not to be feared. For these
reasons and for others we respect.
fulfy and earnestly urge the rcvoca-
tlon of the order
J. PHILIP BIRD, general manager of
the association said:
1T will require months Of unccasing
effort to overcome the disorganzation
which will take place, and hardship
will be inflicted not only upon en-
ployers and employees in this country,
2, put upon our fighting forces abroad.
The scarcity of labor makes almost
criminal any waste of producers time.
1T is my firm belief that instead Of
relieving the coal situation the order
will aggravatc it,"
COLONEL SAMUEL P. COLT, prcsi.
dent of the United States Rubber Com.
pany, said:
"ln this company immediate steps
have been taken to comply as specifi-
cally with the order Of the fuel ad-
ministrator as possible without actual
destruction and loss Of valuable prod
uct in process. We know nothing of
the immediate cxigencics that face the
administration for promulgating this
farreacking and drastic order"
SAMUEL S. BREWER, secretary of
the Brewers Board of Trade, said:
1--WE are in the same fix as every
other big industry. We appreciate the
fact that the city and the country are
short Of coal. and we are perfectly
willing to do everything we can to help
out. We will obey the order cheer
fully and at the same time see that
our employees do not lose anything."
New-York tribune., 1918-01-18

Brothers: "l am simply woozy. This
is the most drastic thing ever heard
OF: | don't want to appear unpatri-
otto. There must be some great cmcr
gency to call forth such an unhcard
of order"
A. I. NAMM & SONS, BROOKLYN:
"With so much coal in the vicinity of
New York, our problem locally seems
to be question Of more perspiration
and less discussion.'
Members of the Merchants Associ-
alton, through their president, Will
lam Fellowes Morgan, were not so
critical. They represent the large mcr-
cantile interests of the city. Mr..
Morgan's statement said:
There is no need for alarm. After
an analysis has been made the order
does not appear so drastic AS ut first
supposed. 1t does not mean five full
days. for Saturday is half day and
Sunday is a holiday--so that the
order covers but three and one-half
days. The Merchants Association is
standing firmly behind the President. :.
The merchants were almost unani
nous in declaring that it would be
impossible to pay their employees while
their plants were shut down. One or
two announced that an effort would be
made to provide some of the married
workers with a percentage of the rer-
ular wages.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-18
Would Work Hardship on
People and Business,
He Declares
Bankers Oppose 1t
Governor Will Not Declare
Holidays for Financial
Institutions

ALBANY, Jan. 17.-Governor Whitman
to-day sent telegram to President Will.
son protesting against enforcement OF
the latest Garfield fuel order, which he
characterized as unnecessary and un-
wise" He said its enforcement would
work incalculable and unnecessary
hardship and injury to the people and
business.
II telegraphcd the President" said
Governor Whitman, "nfter receiving
protests against it from all parts of
the state"
will you declare bank holidays ?"
the Governor was asked.
II shall not" was the reply. az
don't see how the Federal Fuel Admin
lstrator can order holidays. That is a
matter for the Governors of the sew
eral states to determine. l shall not
order any"
Governor Whitman's Protest
Governor Whitman's telegram to the
President follows:
"To the President of the United
States, Washington, D. G..
~ VIZ" VI Cile overwhelming Op-
position to the Garfield order ex-
pressed to me by the people Of this
state | deem it my duty respectfully
and most earnestly to protest against
its enforcement. ] am satisfied that
the carrying out of the order will
work incalculable and unnecessary
hardship and injury to our indus
tries and to our people. Of course,
| shall render prompt obedience to
the mandates of the Federal author
tiles. Our state is willing and ready
at all times to uphold the hands of
the Federal administration, but the
well-nigh universal sentiment here
is that this order is unnecessary and
unwisc.
"CHARLES S. WHITMAN"
Governor Whitman was in confer
ence with Merton Z. Lewis, State At
New-York tribune., 1918-01-18
Papers Must Suspend
If Mills Are Closed

A five-day shutdown of the news
print paper mills under the Garfield
order would force hundreds of news
papers, including some of the largest
IN the United States, to suspends publ
cation, according to A. G. Mcintyre,
head of the paper committee of the
American Newspaper Publishers AS
sociation. Besides, about 100000 en-
ployes in that trade alone would lose
pay for the entire period prescribed by
the fuel administration Taking in the
entire paper making industry, book
and wrapping, etc, the order would
cause the loss of the wages of nearly
100000 operatives for two weeks.
"Newspapers have been suffering a
shortage of paper for year and a
half" said Mr.. Mcintyre yesterday.
every day the mills are idle means a
loss Of 1000 tons. Shut down the mills
for five consecutive days and then for
nine consecutive Mondays and most Of
TIE papers in the United States would
BE forced TO suspend"
The Associated Business Papers, rep
rescnting iifty-six trade publications
last night sent the following vigorous
protest against Dr.. Garfield's order to
President Wilson:
THE loss Of production from a thirteen
uay StonaEe OF the industries OF the nation
never be made up.
1T would not only be a calamity to
millions of workmen and their families but
Il sad blow TO our allies
''Thc situation demands not more restric-
tions, but the removal of existing restric-
tons. The trouble is chiefly with trans
portation. and this situation must be
cleaned up by the railroads using more
men and working more hours. not by
throwing millions of men into idleness.
In behalf of the great industries which
we serve, we earnestly request you to sus-
pend the operation of the Fuel Admins
traitors order, pending the application Of
constructive rather than destructive RENE
dies
Representatives of 900 master print
ers and 81 900 workmcn in the allied
printing trades of New York City
adopted resolutions yesterday protest
ing against the sweeping character of
the coal conservation order, which af-
fects every establishment not engaged
in printing d daily newspaper or pc
riodical. The resolutions were sent last
night to President Wilson, Dr. Garfield
and New York members of Congress.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-18
Fuel Order Booms
Reversible Collars

Ferry boating collars and cuffs prom
iscs to become a common practice in
the city within few days. Ferry
boating, be it known, consists of re
versing the popular soft shirt cuff or
collar, and heretofore has been prac-
ticed by only select few.
Scores of laundrymcn who called at
the fuel administrators Office yester-
day declared that hundreds of thou
sands of pieces of work would neces-
sarily have to go unwashed if DR.. Gar
fields closing order was enforced on
them. Considerable hardship was pre-
dicted and actual deterioration in value
of all such goods as are known in the
laundry trade as "wet wash,' which
should be laundercd Immediately on
reaching the shops.
f. +. Kirk, business manager Of the
New York Steam Laundry Association,
sald: "The quantities of unw;shed
linen which will pile up throughout the
city II the laundries arc closed will
constitute a real menace to the health
of the city"
S. Stamlcr, president of the Oak
Laundry, 4l9 East Fifty fourth Street.
said: Over 100000 pieces of laundry
will be unwashed in our establishment
alone. OF these at least half are wet
wash or family washng' which must
be laundcrcd at once to prevent being
ruined. The laundrics have enough
work on hand now to keep them busy
for the next two weeks
Frederick w. Koppenhoefer, repre-
senting NJ. Langfelder e. Sons, said:
"Laundries are neither a trade nor
commercial institution. do not be-
lieve they are governed by the regula-
tions in the order. If they are closed, a
great many housewives in New York
will have to go back to the washtub for
the time heinrv