Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-20
English Army Veteran SfirS
 ROtarianS
Manners Says If World Is to Re Saved From Hun,
 We Must Do It.

Declaring that the United States and her allies. the entire universe, , is facing the most crucial point iq the worlds history. and that whetl,. CT the ideals of Americans and Eng fish and French or the aut9cratia aims of the Prussian conquer de- pends upon the 'indivdua!s back of the lines"-the people at home in the United States-Guy Manners. Enelish poet possessor of the Distineuiehed Service medal, and hero cf the re- treat from Mons. stirred Rcta,lons and their guests at tho weekly lunch con of the Pine Buff Rot%rv club at the Hotel Pines. yes eraay at noon.
 MT. Manners said that tho he lS flag is the greatest that has ever floated." and that it stands for i3eals ond lihert'es evactlv opposite 70 those of the Prussian autocrats. He ssid that the Euronean allies are fiohting for the United States as much as the United States ie fioh,ino for the European allies for prussian success over the entente wonli have r'eant aftack on the United States He declared that the war was pro- voked and the atrocities commit tee by hhe Hrns due to t!,e damna hle education" of the Prussian govern ment.
 Referring to the presence of Amer jean troops in Europe, MT Warmers declared: "I know the Americans. I've fouoht side tv side with ther,. They are clean fiahters, and they never will use women as shields as the Huns .do.' tHta cortrasied the action of the British General Allenby at Jerusalem with that of the Prus- aiau generals in condue red towns "Allenby handed the city back to the people, and told them to go on with their pursrits." He urged the Rotar- ians. thru their oreanization, to use every effort to subdue Hun propa- ganda at home; to instill in each in- dividua1 realization Of tAe responsi- bility resting upon him. And then if they (the Huns) win, thev will win only over 2 mountain Of human flesh"
 H. Kemp Toney, president of the club. thanked Mr. Manners for r,.s address, and said that as the hero was too modest to mention his hon. CTS. he would call attention to the fact that Mir. Manners was the 9os- sessor of the Distinguished Service medal of the British army. for serv- ice in India. Mir. Manners also serv- ed in Africa, and in Belgium. Sol k Q r,iN al ol, preciation Of the stirring talk.
 To Collect Old Clothes.
 D. Stanley Dreyfus, Jules T. Borresen and Roy M. Kemp were appointed a. committee to arrange for a collection of old clothes, to be sent the poor of Belgium and France. The action was taken at the suggestion of Rev. H. A. Stowell president of the local Red Cross chapter, at the request of the divisional organization.
 Harry I. Holderness of the council of defense urged attendance at the meeting at the tabernacle Thursday evening, when Edward F. Treftz will speak on conditions in the war cour- tries. and the duties of Americans.
 Other speakers were Leo M. An drews on the new Rotary district gov- ernor, Joe Porter, of Chattanooga. a schoolmate of MT. Andrews, Felix Smart and N A. Anderson.
 Charles Mccall, pianist; Harry Preston, vocalist, and Sam Hamilton, of the Orpheo theatre, rendered pa- triotic songs.
 Among guests at the luncheon were J. P. Snett, contractor, of Lake Vil- lage, J. A. Rut'edge of Fort Smith; c. D. Pearce of Milwaukee, R. E. Mat thews of New Orleans, and G. c. Con- nell of the Southern Cotton Oil con- pany of Little Rock.
 Turks Claim Gains.
 London, March 19.-A Turkish off