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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-16
REPORT GERMANS OFFER BRITAIN NEW PEACE TERMS Significant Statements Given Out Point to Another
 Rebuff to Huns. GERMAN LEADERS
 TALK OF FIGHT hIndenburg and Ludend0rH Give Out Notices of Offensive in Vest Seras Refuse Hun Peace
 Offer.
Associated Press Summary.

That peace terms have been offered
 Great Britain by Germany may possi-
 bIy be inferred from several signiti-
 cant statements given Gut Friday. Lord Robert Cecil, British minister of
 blockade, when asked if proposals had been received for peace at the expense of Russia" answered that "no such proposals are being considered or will be considered A little ear Her in the day as Amsterdam dispatch quoted Field Marshal von Hindenberc as saying that ''the etnente has shown an unresponsive attitude toward Ger many's peace intentions and the Ger. man offensive must therefore go on Later in the day General von l.uden- dorff, the German quartermaster gen eral, was reported as saying: Since the enemy is not inclined to make peace we will have to fight, and this fight will of course be the most tre- mendous of the whole war" General von Ludendorff continued; "We are stronger than the enemy as regards men. materials. aerial forces and tanks. Everything. in fact, of which may be boasted is standing in readi- ness on our own side in the greatest 
 It is admitted that offers of peace had been made to Serbia by Austria and Bulgaria, but it is stated that Serbia has absolutely refused to consider them.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-16
S75,OOO SORGHUM PLANT x IANCEI)
 BY THE {. OF [.
Industry Founded By Dr. Wiley to Locate Factory
 Here Soon.

| Pine Bluff has definitely been de-
 clded on for the location of branch
 factory by the Fort Scott Sorghum company, with whom the Chamber of
 Commerce has been negotiating for
 some time. The deal was closed yes
 terday at the lunch of the trustees
 or the organization, which was at-
 tended by J. A. Richards, represent atlve of the concern.
 under the agreement reached the sorghum company has agreed to bui|d l5O ton plant here, to cost approxi- mately S75,000, and local business men nave agreed to take $1O,O0O stock in the present company. This company mas been m business for 20 years and IS successful concern, capitalized at ;$325 900. The local plant will simply be a branch of the Fort Scott con- celn, not subsidiary company. Of the required amount, $2,5OO was pledged by three men at the meeting yesterday. and committee was an, pointed to raise the balance. which they claim they will be able to do in "A hours. The committee is con- posed of the following: D. B. Niven. v. M. Harrison, Dr. o. w. Clark and E. B. Bloom. ~'''''
 Will Aid Farmers.
 MT. Richards states that his con- pany intends to develop the raising of sorghum in this section. For this purpose they will place an ap- ficuitural expert at the local plant to aid the farmers with his experience in sorghum culture. This man will plant ten acres of cane which will be used only to produce the highest grade of seed under his immediate supervis- ion. These seed will be furnished free to farmers who agree to plant and raise sorghum under the direction of the company's experts.
 MT. Richards states that enough sorghum has already been offered to enable the plant to begin operations as soon as completed. He says that it will take 2,500 acres of sorghum to Sseap the plant supplied after it is in full operation. The plant that will pc installed here will have an initial of 15O tens, but the com oany's representative says that this will be gradually extended as the pro- 1uctlon of sorghum in this section increases, and that within five years "lll be producing 600 tons, or equal Q the largest plant of the kind in the country.
 Was Founded by Dr. Wiley.
 The Fort Scott Sorohum company vas originally founded by Dr. liar 'ey Wiley, the former government 'ure food expert, as an experiment tation for the government. After 'eing operated on that basis for sey- ral years, the present company was ormed and took over the plant, which as been running successfully ever lnce. It produces the "Farmer ones" brand of sorghum, which is old in every state in the union. Il
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-16
FRENCH SPkAkERS
 TELL 0F SPIRIT 0f FRANCE IN WAR
Mime. Guerin and Lieut.. Ar bour Make Stirring Ap-
 peal for Soldiers.

Before a large audience gathered
 at the Hotel Pines last night, Madame
 E. Guerin, noted French lecturer, and
 Adjutant Robert Arbour, veteran of the Marne, the Aisne and the Somme,
 told of the spirit of France amid the
 cruelty of the Germans and sufferings
 of war. Both ane speakers of rare
 power and held the interest of their
 audience during every minute of the
 evening.
 Madame Guerin, speaking first, pie tured the morale of the people behind the army in France. She told of the sufferings from the wanton cruelty of the Huns and how the splendid spirit of the French had borne up un- der all their misfortunas. She told of how the entry of the United States into the war had strengthened the morale of France and of the enthu- siasm the arrival of American troops aroused. Praising the work of the American Red Cross, she said it's accomplishment had seemed a mir acle.
 Remember" said Madame Guerin in. relating instances of German bru- tality which she saw, "that all the misery, all the destruction in France ant Belgium, is not an inevitable re- suit of war. It is the work of brutes. Onlv Huns could conceive such cruel ties. cannot tell you how many men France has lost, but I know that there IS not family among my relatives and friends in which some member has not been killed"
 q MT: Arbour in opening his address, and then he proceeded to sway his au dlence from laughter to tears at will with vivid pictures of the grimness and humor of real war. He told pa- thetlc stories of heroism of the wound ed and of the sufferings on the battle fleld, Tightening his talk with ire luent anecdotes of humorous incl tents. MT. Arbcur made a strong appeal for the French invalids of class two. the men who have left the trenches weakened or diseased, but who are not eligible for pensions un- ter the French system. In collect. on taken up for these soldiers a nice sum was realized.
 Touching on America in the war, MT. Arbour pointed out how little were the sufferings in this country 'ompaned to those in Europe. He vas high in his praise of President Wilson and his statesmanship.
 MT. Arbour's lecture was illustrat- d by slides showing actual scenes at he front.
 The speakers were introduced by J.. J. l. Norris, and a musical pro- ram arranged under the direction of Hiss Victoria Harrell was rendered. French song was sung by Dolph M. Aastor, and the "Marselleise" was ung by Miss Harrell, Mrs. Jesse R. ore, Miss Ernestine Norris, Ray {. Vest and Dolph Kastor.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-16
AMERICANS LEADERS
 FINISH RCD GUARD
'0Mmahder'in-Chief Said to De For "er Engineer of Automobile
 Factory in 1T. 6.

q, ',ocKholm, March 15.-A number An An au. men rom America are playing ths aotlVe %. part in the movement Of msrs. sainlsh Red Guards. The com is ;Jr-lh-ch1ef so;J of the Red Guard sho ,,. .o ,ne man named Wesley, lnd M'tn his father, fled from Fin ,yoia @ 'o america seven years ago to ssS;t; iu imprlsonment for circulating M ous sa literature. He was embloy- na M several years as an engineer (na a american automobile plant. e.r Hus Of the Red Guard commanders of a voa, Lektlmaki liveo for a number " years in America
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-16
TRAIN HITS AUTO:
 TWO ARE KILLED

Malvern, March 1.-Two persons were instantly killed and three prdb' ably fatally injured when Rock Is land passenger train struck an auto. mobile mile south of here this after. noon. The dead are:
 Miss Loda Long, school teacher of Rockport
 James w. Whitfield of Friendship.
 Two brothers and a sister of the young woman were badly injured. and were rushed to hospital at Little Rock.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-16
Leader Spirited Away,

St. Maries. Idaho, March 15.-W. F. Nelson, formerly local secretary of the Industriad Workers of the World, was taken to Couer de Allene late tonight for trial on a charge of criminal syndicalism, after an alter cation between Sheriff E. D. Noland and a crowd of I. w. ". and sym pathizers. Information that a change of venue had been granted on motion of the state in Nelson's trial, which was to have been held here today. caused the Formation lof crowd of about POO persons for the purpose of delivering Nelson from jail, the sheriff said. When he attempted to dissuade them, he was set upon and badly beaten. Armed citizens quick ly surrounded and subdued the riot CTS.
 Later score of arecial deputy sheriffs were sworn in to preserve order.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-16
ONE KILLED, OTHERS HURT WHEN ENGINE
 BOILER BLOWS UP

CoWan, Tenn, March 15-One man was klled, one fatally injured and three seriously injured today when the Mallet pusher on the Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis railway exploded one mile south of here while rushing a Heavy freight train over the mountains. The explosion occurred suddenly from an undeterm- med cause, the heavy boiler being blown distance of g feet, com pletely turning around while in tne air.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-16
ARKANSAN KILLED
 BY COMRADE AT
 CAMP BEAUREGARD

Alexandria, La. March 15.-Ser. geant Ray Cooper was accidentally shot and killed today by Corporal Brown. according to an announcement at Camp Beauregard tonight. Both men came to the camp from Clarks- vile, Arkansas. A rife in the hands of Brown was accidentally discharged and the bullet entered the sergeant's s head, it was stated,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-16
"lLLARD AND FULTON
 TO MEET ON JULY 4

lard Sas S City, March 15.-Jess Will and Fnea FeasS welkht pugilist champion, aspiran. tu Fulton of Rochester, ,Minn., rino I. to the title, will meet in the homa' 'ury n I, Col. J. c. Miller of Okla night rr,ullloter, ro' announced here to- ton had oolonei Miller said that Full that o thau oeen guaranteed $2O,O00, and OOO ,Ter Te would be as idle bet of s5.- annananae ,ne principals will meet at an ticles T, place April 1 to sign ar match o,a ,ne place for holding the aid tha aiso will be selected then, he fought do. humber of rounds to be
 Will, ussipendlng on the site chosen. Was m. 5 share of the prize money
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-16
Seizure of Ships by U. s. and
 Britain Fraught With Danger to Dutch.
SPIRITED FIGHTING
 ON FRENCH FRONT
yew Attack Begun on Italians In Thanking Attempt-Amerfcan
 Sector Quiet After
 Advance.
Associated Press War Summary.)

Associated Press War Summary.)
 Holland stands in a perilous situa
 ton, according to German newspap
 CTS, which are printing editorials ev
 dently inspired on the taking over oi Dutch shps by the United States ano Great Britain. Drastic measures are advocated if Holland gives way l to the allies.
 The allied maritime transpor. council, formed at the instance of til, American mission to England anl France led by Colonel E. M. Huose has held its first meeting and an nouncas that it will organize allied
 shipping so that tonnage may be us-
 ed the most effective manner. Spirited fighting is reported along the French front. In the Champagne and Lorraine sectors the French have won local successes. German official reports admit the loss of ground in Champagne before heavy forces of the French, who are apparently ahle to hold the ground they have gained.
 Along the British front the artil- cry fire has grown in intensity in many sectors, and there have been live ly engagements between raiding par ties. The Canadians have carried out another raid southeast of Lens.
 The Austrians report that Italian positions on Mount Passubio have been blown up, and that Austrian forces have occupied the ground. The attack on these positions may indi- cate the approach of a serious blow at the Italians there in the hope of turn- ing the flank of the Italian armies guarding the lower Piave. Since the American forces have advanced and consolidated their lines in the posit- lons occupied by General Pershing's men,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-16
TROOPS SENT 10 SUPPRESS l. W. ".
 R|O1 IN IDAHO
Governor Asks Federal Aid in Putting Down Trouble.
 With Agitators.

San Francisco, March 15.-Maiol General Arthur Murray, commanding the Western army department, an- nounced tonight that he had ordered troops dispatched to San Maries, Idaho, where rioting was reported between citizens and members of the l. w. w.
 General Murray declined to say now many troops were being sent, or from what points.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-16
Huns to Strike England.

brlstol, March 15.-Thursday Sir auckland Geddes minister of nation al a! service, here yesterday declared 'ae dlsposltion of the German armies markable.
 They have been placed mass up- on i,! mass," he said, land Germany's r1Mlsary object will be to strike at magland; ,., l have no doubt Germany Tlll T strike, not only at our forces in franc trance, put also, if she can, at the near nsalt of England. Men in enormous mu mumoers are wanted, including men up To oO to join for home defense"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-16
SEIZE MORE COPIES
 OF RUSSELL'S BOOK

Omaha, --eb., March 15.-Federal officers today discovered 5000 more copies of "The Finished Mystery" the Pastor Russell publication of which 4,O00 copies were yesterday ta- ken m raid on the rooms of the h. ternational Bible students in this city.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-16
WINSILOW BANK IS
 ROBBED BY BANDITS

Fort Smith, March 15.-The bank Of Winslow, 40 miles north of here. was robbed today of between $2,OOO and $2!500. Two unnasked men en- tered the bank and covered the cash fer and his son with guns. took the money from the till and safe and rode off on horseback r~.s' the hills.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-16
Governor Asks Aid.

Boise, Idaho, March 15.-On re- ceipt of a telegram from the sherjsf of Benewah county at St. Maries, Ida ho, informing him that serious trou- 'fle with l. W. w. had broken out there tonight. Governor Alexander telegrapher to the commandart of the Western division at San Fran cisco an urgent plea that United States troops be ordered to St. Maries at once. Governor Alexander said he would declare martial law in effect if l. w. ". troubles continue in the northern part of the state.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-16
STILLM.AN
 OF NEW YORK DEAD

New York, March 15-James Still man, chairman of the board of direc- tors of the National City bank and one of the most famous bankers in the United States, died of heart disease late today at his home here. He had been in poor health for several months.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-16
MARGARET WILSON
 GOING TO FRANCE

Cape May, N. J.. March 15.-Miss Margaret Wilson, daughter of the president, announced at the Wassa- hickon barracks here today that she is going to France.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-16
Wilson's Message Received.

Washington, March 15-Tho de-
 clsion of the all-Russian congress of
 sovlets at Moscow to ratify the Germ an peace terms, announced in press
 cables today, was feached after re-
 ceipt of President Wilson's message
 to the Russians assuring them that America would take the first oppor
 tunltv to help them regain their com. plete sovereignty and independence. A message received at the state depart mont from American Consul Somers at Moscow said the presidents mes-, sage was delivered two days before tho scviets met.
 Officlal expression here tocday in- d1cated that America and the allies ex-- pect the action of the congress to have little direct bearing on the gen. eral Russian situation. It apparently was believed that chaotic conditions will continue in Russia for lo.g tlfne to come, even tho the German mak, every effort to re-establish or< der and reCrganize the country's in. dustrlal and agricultural life. Off, 1lclais here oo not profess to lnow to what extent Germany plans to use her forces in policing the provinces or Russia which she is compelled to relinquish, or how much further Germ an troops may penetrate Russia it. self.
 The attitude of the American gov ernment towards any German move Russia is directly in line with the for general peace at the expense of expression of Lord Robert Cecil in the hcuse of commons today, that even if such a proposal came from Germ any. it would not be considered.
 War department officials are not that the Germans are ready to undertake big offensive on the western front, despite advance notices sent out from Germany. A statement attributed to General von Ludendorff. nat Germany is now stronger than Ter enemies and intimating that she $ waiting to be attacked. appeared lot to coincide with the Hindenbure interview. Whatever Germanv's pro- gram, however, America and the al- les, it was reiterated today, are in be war to win, and their stand against premature peace is as trcng as it has been at any time in he past.
 Caucasus Repmdiates Treaty.
 Petrograd. March 15-The Causa- us government has issued statment n which it refuses to endorse the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-16
RUSS.HUN PFACF lS RATIFIED BY
 TIE Bl)IShfyIk| Hard Terms of Teutons Xvi dently Accepted by Con
 2resS of Soviets. ACT AFTER RECEIPT OF WILSON MESSAGE WaShington Officials Believe lciion Ni'i Have Little Real Effect
 on Russian Chaos.
{ Associated Press Summarv)

The treaty of peace submitted by Germanyq to Russia at Brest LitOvsk. which makes Russia an outpost of the central powers, has either been rati fled by the aII-Russian congress of .soVlets, or its ratification apparently IS lmhnnent. Reports from Moscow are not clear on the situation, but it seems certain that the Bolsheviki ele- n@nt voted by large majority to af fllm the treaty. As the element dominates the congress the hard terms will doubtless be accepted, notwith- standlng reports that Leon Trotsky, the mouthpieoe of the Bo!sheviki, is opposed to their provisions and is wiling to try and reorganize the Russian army to fight the German in- vaders.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-16

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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-16

Caucasus Repndiates Treaty.
 Petrograd. March 15-The Causa- sus government has issued a statment in which it refuses to endorse the
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-04-11

Tonight there will be American boys in
lonely listening posts far out in the desolation
of No Mans Land, American boys in the
darkness and the mud and cold of the trenches
under the ceaseless thunder of guns and the
scream Of shells, American boys tramping
along the pitch black, shell torn roads.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-04-11
They Are Fighting
to Keep Those Home Fires Burning

YOU back here the peace and safety of the homes they
love- can help in the bitter struggle that boys
face tonight and tomorrow night, and every day. anc
everv night until the final VICTORY is You
too must work to keep the home fires burlington
sons IN France .--. -,-"s :@ -<.'-.
They need guns and guns. shells and more shells
For these lads that are fighting and dyi
VICTORY. Invest today in Bor
the bonds you can. Ke
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-04-11
Keep MISUNDERSTANDING

Through the long, dreary hours, as they
wait and watch in the dark, while dangers
Turk on every hand, their thoughts turn
to the homes they have left behind, homes
on distant farms, in scattered villages, in great
cities, and they see in imagination the plea
SAINT home lights shining out into the night.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-03-14
PROCEEDINGS OF COUNTY
COUNCIL DEFENSE.
(OfReial Report by Secretary
Findings Of Committee on hives
tigation and Research.

Nezperee. Idaho, Mar. u, 1918,
In the matter of the disloyalty
of George ]. Lynn:
This matter having been heard
before the said Council OF De
Tense and the Committee ON In
vestigatiOn and Research, and the
said committee having heard all
the evidence and proofs, now,
therefore, we find as follows:
/. That the said George I. Lynn
IS not pro-German.
,. That the said George /. Lynn
did ON the 9th day Of February,
1918, at Nezperee, Lewis county,
utter and speak unpatriotie words
and statements.
3. We recommend that the
said George l. Lynn be demanded
TO make a written apology for
the said statements. and that the
same be published
Signed: G. C. Pennell,
W. j. Ramey,
Ernst Wienss
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-03-14

women were again awakened by
flames bursting into their rooms.
The telephone wires being down,
due 10 the heavy SHOWS Of Satur-
day night, the son Of Mrs. Freng,
aged about 10 years was sent "a
sound the alarm and the women
hastily gathered up some cloth
ing, which was packed in trunks.
and tried to save what they could.
But they remained too long and
a partition wall fell in and they
were surrounded hy flames thru
which they fought their way.
Fred Stewart rescued Mrs.
Freng'S little daughter, who was
not injured IN the least. Mrs.
Freng's burns are painful and il
is feared her eyes are injured.
The furniture owned BY Mrs
Freng was insured for a small
part of its real value. Most OF the
furniture was destroyed.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-03-14

and seditioas and thar il sympa,
thizes with the enemy. William
III, the despot OF the world; who
would hinder, if they could, the
prosecution OF the war; who
would stab our boys in the back
land turn them over 70 be slaugh-
tered by the Savages of Germany,
1 repeat that statement.
THE first outbreak of this
reasonable organization in that
direction and win use the most
stringent and oppressive organixa-
ton known to the civil govern
ment-martial law, the snspen-
sion OF the writ of habeas corpus
aud the incarceration Of every
one guilty of interfering with the
government to win the war.
Il am not going to allow the
sons of our mothers to be drafted
and sent to the battlefields Of
Europe to die for our liberation
and then allow lot OF men under
the guiSe of industrialism to burn
the bridges behind them so they
viii perish for the necessities Of
life or the necessities to defend
themselves against the foe with
whom We are at war.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-03-14
Waka ID. Polks. ~ ConlngI

Everyone who returns from Eu
rope impl0res the American pe0-
pie to realize that so far, we have
no idea Of the privations that are
being enduring by the people in
the stricken countries. Think o.
being unable to mend one 5 clothes
because a spool Of thread cost q
dollar. Think of cooking ones
food, and then pouring water into
the kettle in which il was cooked
and cooking the kettle that moth
ing be wasted. And if this is not
bad enuf think OF having no food
to cook and no kettle to put il in
unless some kind person should
give il. These are the hardships
that are being endured IN Flan-
ders and France.
Professor StOughtOn H0lbOrn, OF
Oxford, told a Washington, ID. c.
audience a week ago that the
English woman who appears IN
a new dress apologies for doing
50. ana that ms inst impression
in this country was of extrava-
ganee and waste in food and
clothing. "0nly three quarters of
a pound Of butter has come into
my British home in the last three
months, I" he says.
A year ago one Of the j. N. G.
A. speakers assured as that
Americans have not begun to
learn the meaning of the word
sacrifice. Anyone who has food
to eat. even the plainest, and fuel
to burn, and clothes enough 10
keep warm, ought to celebrate
Thanksgiving Day every morn
ing.