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Gilpin observer., 1919-02-27
PLAN CLOSER UNION
Movement to Draw English.
Speaking Peoples Together.
First Branch Of Union to Be Estab-
lished In America is in
Philadelphia.

I Washington.-It Is the general feel
ing that the foundation on which the
proposed League of Nations must be
built is complete understanding and
friendly cooperation between the two
great English-speaking peoples; that
Oh the Americans and the British will
fall largely the task Of making the
world safe for democracy. Realizing
this, Il group Of Americans and Brit
ishers have started movement to
| draw the English-spcaking peoples u
the world closer together in the bond
of comradeship and have organized
the Notwithstanding Union.
The aim of the union Is. briefly, to
make the English-speaklng peoples Of
the world better known to each other,
whether they be Americans, Austria
lians, Canadians, New Zealanders,
South Africans, Observation-Disclosures or
the inhabitants of the British isles
and their dependencies. 1t does not
aim at formal alliances. nor Is 1t con-
:erned with the relationship of govern
ments; 1t Is solely and simply II good
fellowship movement among the peO-
pie "who speak the tongue that Shake
speare spake."
The aim of the promoters. American
and British, is that no citizen of the
Engllsh-speaking world should ever
feel lonely again after the war, that no
American visiting the old country
should ever want friend, and that no
Britisher should ever want one in the
great republic. They plan to make
these peoples better known to each
other in various ways-by the inter-
change of visits, by correspondence, by
the printed word, by lectures, by an
interchange of professors and preach
ers. by sporting contests and by every
other possible means.
1t was Admiral Sims who said the
other day that 'if only an interchange
of 100000 young men from our leading
schools on both sides of the Atlantic
could be made annually there would
be no possibility Of future misunder-
standings between u.s." In 95 per cent
of the things that matter the English
speaking peoples, whether they come
from the United States. from the Brit
ish dOminions in the far antipodes, or
from the mother country, have the
same outlook, the same ideals. the
same conceptions of right and wrong,
the same laws, the same literature. 1t
is only in the remaining per cent of
superficial things that they differ.
The first branch of the English
Speaking Union to be established in
America Is in Philadelphia and the
first European branch is in London.
It's monthly magazine already has
been started.
Gilpin observer., 1919-02-27
t0LD OF AIR RAIDS
Huns Get SSH Victims in English
Towns.
Greatest Number Of Killed or Injured
Were Women and
Children.

London.-In raids on the United
Kingdom by the Germans during the
war 5,511 persons were killed or in.
jured, Of whom ALSO were civilians.
An official summary of the casualties
caused by German airships, airplanes
and bombardments from the sea shows
snese casualties among civilians:
Killed, 554 men, All women and 295
children.
Injured. 1903 men, 1,21O women and
772 children.
Three hundred and ten soldiers and
sailors were killed and 551 were in
jured.
There were 81 raids by airships
causing the death of 49S civilians and
the injury of 1926 and the killing of
IS soldiers and sailors and the injuring
Of 121.
In 80 airplane raids 619 civilians
were killed and 1850 were injured. In
these raids 23S soldiers and sailors
we're killed and 400 injured.
In 10 bombnrdments from the sea
t43 civilians We're killed and 6O4
wounded. while IA soldiers and sailors
were killed and 30 injured.
The greatest losses inflicted by Zep-
pelins were in raids on Norfolk, Suf-
folk and the home counties Of London
on October 13, 1915, when 54 civilians
and II soldiers and sailors We're killed,
and in West Suffolk and the midland
counties on January 81, 1916, when 20
civilians were killed and 112 injured.
The raid on Lincolnshire, Essex and
Suffolk on March 81 of the same year
caused the death Of II civilians and 81
soldiers and sailors.
The most serious airplane raid was
that of Margnte, Essex and London on
June 13, 1917, when 15S civilians and
sailors and soldiers were killed.
The only bombardment from the sea
IN which there We're heavy casualties
was that on Hartlepool, Scarborough
and Whitby on December 16, 1914,
when 127 civilians and 10 soldiers and
sailors We're killed and 567 civilians
and % soldiers and sailors were in
jured.
Gilpin observer., 1919-02-27
Beware Of stocking eank.

Tarentum, Pa.-Grocers who feared
thieves and had little faith In their
strong boxes were sometimes known
to hide their receipts overnight In the
beans, but 1t took local man to dis
close that dry goods merchants some
times use stockings for the purpose.
As usual, the stocking as bank
proved II fnilure. The store doors
were thoughtlessly opened too early
one day recently nnd customer mnde
away with a reul Christmas stocking
with SILT concealed In the foot.
Gilpin observer., 1919-02-27
RAIL RELIC IN JUNK HEAP
Wheels Of Locomotive Built by Ste.
phenson for First Railroad In
Maine Are to Be Preserved.

Waterville. Me.-On the lawn of the
home Of Col. Frederick Il. Boothby. for
many years general passenger agent
OF the Maine Central railroad. is the
wheels of the tender of the first loco
motive of the first railroad In Maine
the Bangor, Oldtown 4 Orono rail-
Railroad" The wheels are of oak,
with hnlf-lnch iron tire and iron
fange. The original engine was
called the Pioneer and was imported
from England, where 1t was built by
Stephenson. The wheels of the ten.
der were found recently In junk
shop and were turned over to Colonel
B0othby.
Gilpin observer., 1919-02-27
GERMANS COULDN'T KILL HIM
Yank's Name on Casualty List Eight
Times, Now He's Home Safe
and Sound.

Fitchburg, Mass.-Sergt. Gordon w
Hardy is one of Uncle Sans soldiers
that the Huns couldn't kill. Eight
times his name was on the casualty
list, but now he's back home safe and
sound. Seven times he was wounded
Twice he was gassed by mustard gas
He spent nine weeks in German
prison camp, from which he made
daring escape. Hardy was one of the
first 10000 American soldiers on the
firing line In France and Ne served
with two United States divisions
which were practically wiped out. This
twenty-three-year-old lad has been
complimented by General Pershing for
bravery. He declined to try for u
commission. "I wanted to be In nc
ton all the time and not scratching my
desk with spurs," he said.
Gilpin observer., 1919-02-27
STOP CARS TO BAG RABBITS
Motormen on Electric Line In Missouri
Pot Bunnles From Front
vestlbule.

st. Louis, Mo.-Motormen on the
Clayton Log Cabin line are having lots
Of fun these nights potting rabbits
from the front vestibule Of their cars.
Besides cutting down butcher bills they
are becoming expert revolver shots
and. incidentally, are rapidly wiping
out the rabbit population along the
right Of way.
Patrons Of the Log Cabin line (who
remark that Its service is in keeping
with Its name) tell how the car comes
to jerky standstill. the motorman
aims revolver, there is loud re-
port and the trolley pilot jumps from
the car, dashes down the right of
way and comes back with u fine fat
bunny.
Gilpin observer., 1919-02-27
CONCRETE NOSE
ON EAGLE BOATS
New Type Of War Craft Equipped
With Powerful Light
Guns.
CARRY CREW OF EIGHTY MEN
Long, Gaunt Weapon Of War, Of All
Steel Construction, With the Ex-
ception Of the Concrete Base
Vessel is Compact.

Detroit. Mlch.-A long, narrow
wedge, with steel-incased nose Of
solid concrete. tapered to knifelike
edge, forming II considerable part OF
Its total length of 204 feet, and de
clared to be capable of crushing any
submarine-such Is the Eagle, de-
signed originally to help rid the seas
of the menace Of the German U-boats.
Contrary to popular belief, the
Eagle is not n motorboat, but an oil
burning, steam turbine-driven craft
with cruising radius of 5000 miles
The Eagle is not thing of beauty;
beauty was not contemplated in its
construction. 1t is long, gaunt
weapon of war, of all-steel construc
tion, with the exception of the con-
crete nose.
Another popular impression that has
been shattered is an idea that the
Eagle boat is equipped with torpedo
tubes. The submarine chaser was
not intended to combat the major In
strument of German ruthlessness with
Its own weapons. 1t was designed to
depend rather upon its maneuvering
qualities, its powerful light guns and
n new American invention for direct
ing its fire at unseen objects.
Has Crew Of Eighty Men.
It's crew, including operating and
fighting complement, numbers approx
lmately so men. To the observer, the
first impression of the Eagle boat Is
one of wonder that a craft so narrow
can possess buoyancy sufficient to keep
1t upright in heavy seas. Despite its
length of more than an average city
block. the craft has beam of only 25
feet, and draws when fully equipped
less than ten feet of water.
It's seaworthlness has been demon
strated in the official trials, according
to reports to the navy department
While it is admitted the Eagle does
destroyer, 1t is claimed that it can out
distance most submarines and the
razor-like edge of the bow silently
but eloquently tells what would have
happened had 1t come in contact with
the German undersea pirate.
Vessel Is Compact.
Built with utility as its prime pur
pose, seemingly not an inch of space
is wasted in the fitting of the vessel,
and not an ounce of supertluous
weight enters its construction. When
dropped into the water ready for the
installation of its engines, guns, etc.
less than 200 tons of material have
been riveted together to shape the
Eagle boat.
The plates that form the shell of
the submarine chasers vary in thick
ness from one-fourth to three-eighths
inch, and not u single forging or
rolled beam enters their makeup
Everything is pressed from sheet
metal, cold, by means of machinery
that cuts every piece to an exact pat
tern, punches rlvet holes and bends
the Interior part to required shape.
Amidships rises the deckhouse-
topped by the pilot-house, with radio
quarters, and above all the coming
tower, with the crows nest at the
highest point. Except for this super
structure, the deck of the Eagle car
ries always the. "stripped-foraction-
aDDea rance
Gilpin observer., 1919-02-27
WATCHING for Treasure.

Captain Kidd's supposed treasures
along the New England and Long Is:
thraclte coal banks Of the Lehigh field
In Pennsylvania. Several huge culm
piles. reported to contain buried chests
of money stolen nearly 80 years ago
In nearby villages, are being run
through washeries at Drifton and
Yorktown. Close watch Is kept by
the workmen as the stuff Is put
through the screens and chutes, but
nothing has been discovered except
the bones of mules.
Gilpin observer., 1919-02-27
SEA CAPTAIN GIVEN MEDAL
Capt. William Finch Of the White Star
Line Honored by King George
for Brave Work.

Observation-Disclosures of Iuarine friends
In this country OF Capt William ("Fog
gy") Finch Of the White Star lire,
will be interested to learn that he IL
the recipient of the medal of the Brit.
ish empire, presented by the king for
Drnve work during the war. Captain
finch went down with the liner ARA
bic when she was torpedoed, but was
rescued. In command of the Adrfatic
and Baltic, he transported thousands
Of American soldiers overseas.
Gilpin observer., 1919-02-27

might be firing another torpedo which
would take him and his part Of tbs
crew into eternity.
ut was bit of a strain" he said.
II rather wanted to know what he was
up to-" At last, slowly, slowly. theJ
had sight Of her moving into the
line Of vision. had look from an
other slit, and the gun layer had =
look. but 1t was too clancy to open
out. In this job you must get yoL:
bird dead or there is big trouble. At
last he was right. He suspected moth.
ing. I wanted to be quite sure. but at
any moment he might go down. He
didn't. We hoisted the cO1ors and lei
60 when he was $50 yards away In a
position. SO that we could get both
guns on him almost Immediately. The
first shot got him aft the coming tow.
er. The second shifted the coming
tower bodily over the side. blew the
commander up in the afr. The sec
ond gun came In ant blazed away ON
the hull. We got II shots into him.
The submarine seemed to shake him
self. and then settled down by the
stern, his bow coming out of the water.
The last shots put him down altogeth-
er."
Crew Saw the Show.
The abandon ship" party, the spec.
tators Of the drama, then returned.
The wounded, who had been hurriedly
bandaged, got further attention, and
everything possible was done to save
the ship. The man held down under
the dismounted gun had been told that
he could not be released for a time.
All he had said was "All right, SIR"
The whole time of the affair was five
hours, and the time from the torpedo
ing Of the ship till the submarine went
down was so minutes.
1.-THE crew was marvellous" the
commander said, "as it lay in that
intolerable so minutes" officers and
crew were violently sick from the
gases Of the torpedo explosion on the
small vessel. The ships books went
overheard in the explosion, and one of
the crew jumped over the side and res
cued them, knowing their value to the
Germans If they had fallen into their
hands.
Meanwhile the collier was settling
down. Two trawlers had come up, hav-
ing heard the firing, and the wounded
were transferred. The commander
carried on till they got in sight of land,
with the ship rapidly filling. Ten miles
off land the ship was awash to the
bridge the commander md hiS fret of
ficer remained on board till five min
utes before she sank. The whole ships
company arrived safely in England.
The submarine and its crew had gone
to the bottom.
The commander received v. G. and
high decorations went to officers and
men. There is no finer or more sue
cessful deed In the splendid annals of
Britain's anti-submarine warfare.
Gilpin observer., 1919-02-27
Arrests Dead Man,

Pittsburgh, Pal thought he was
intoxicated" explained Policeman
Rapp when the man he had hauled to
. the police station was found to be
dead. The man had slipped and fell
on the Icy sidewalk, hitting his head
on a stone step.
Gilpin observer., 1919-02-27
AGED Stronu Man,

Isaac Staley, eighty-three years Of
age, claims to be the champion
strong man Of his age in Ohio. Every
day ut his home in Marysville he chops
IL cross ties-a hard days work for
q man fifty years younger. "Hard out.
door work II the secret Of long nfe,"
he says.
Gilpin observer., 1919-02-27
Three Pairs of Twins
Didn't Bring Happiness

Cleveland, O.-Chlldren usu-
ally hold the home together. 1t Is
said. But three pairs of twins,
now aged ten and seven years
and three months, respectively,
fniled to avert u divorce suit
filed here by Mrs. Elsie Kuntz,
their mother. She complains that
the children's father neglected
her and the twins and was cruel.
Gilpin observer., 1919-02-27
Dead or Allve2

Findlay. O.-Nevada. Wyandot coun-
~, calls itself live town. There are
1857 dend bodies In the cemetery and
only 1925 live ones In the town.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-07-11
COTTON MILL FOR
 PINE BLUFF NOW
 SEEMS PROBABLE
Chamber of Commerce Com mittee Will Today Make
 Favorable Report.

A favorable report on the cotton mill which the Chamber of Commerce is trying to bring to Pine Bluff will be made, it said, at the regular meet ing of the trustees at the Hotel Pines at noon today. B. M: Graves, repres- enting the Southern Textile Machin- cry company of Greenville, N. C., was here last week and had conference with H. H. Gregory, H. c. Couch and E. B. Bloom, members of the Cham Der of Commerce cotton mill com- ittee. As result of the conference, estimates and other data was secured which will form the basis of favor able report by that committee today.
 A report by the secretary on the street signs will be made. The city engineer has furnished report cov- ering the number of signs needed, and the cost. approximately $500 has been ascertained. The signs will he placed on every street in Pine Bluff. including those annexed provided they are annexed, and will probably bo purchased from the Enamel Steel Slim company. of Chicago, firm which snecialzes in this kind of work. The signs will be of a steel. and enamel composition. and will show a blue field, with white letter. Where there are no buildings avail able for putting the signs on, special posts will be erected.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-07-11
Iolish Dirigible More Than l.
 00O Miles Out to Sea at Last Report.
|AVELS AT TIMES AT 80 MILES AN HOUR
me in Constant Touch With Navy Department by Wireless, and Asks for the Weather
 Reports.

Washington, July 1O.-Aided by a kerly wind that sometimes reached elocitv of nearly 40 miles an hour, British dirigible R-34 tonight was out over the Atlantic on the Ind trip to East Fortune, Scot 1 after a stay of S6 hours in Ame- The last message from til, al1- received late today by the navy Artment gave her position at that
 as 65O miles due east of Bar |bor, Maine, and more than 1000 ks from Mineola, l.. l., from eh she started last midnight.
 he dirigible, according to wireless brts averaged more than 60 miles hour for the first 16 hours of her 'rn flight and at times, reached beed between 75 and 80 miles an
 The dirigible thus was making er time than at any period of the ht to this side of the Atlantic, and, heather conditions remain favor
 naval officers here believe the
 will see British shores early brday.
 he first word heard from the R-34 the big dirigible left American
 les this morning was radio mes
 sent at 1 a. m. giving the ships lion as 130 miles due east from Island.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-07-11
STRIKE THREATENS COMPLETE T|E-UP
 OF U. 5. SHIPPING
Demanding Recognition and and More Pay Men Go Out From
 Maine to Texas.

New York, July 10.--A strike of marine firemen oilers and water ten ders, called today along the entire North Atlantic and Mexican Gulf coasts, from Portland, Maine, to Gal weston, Texas, is effective against s1 ships except those operated by the United States shipping board, and three delegates have been chosen to go to Washington tomorrow to con- fer with the goard, it was announced tonight.
 The strike leaders claim that the shipping board has given a tentative agreement to their demands but that if tEe agreement is not carried out, boards boats also will be tied up.
 The strikers demand an increase of Sl5 a month in wages and closed shops.
 A sympathetic strike has been de- clared by the Fishermen's union of the Atlantic, which, according to it's president, John R. Folan, has 12,OOO members.
 The combined number of those on strike, according to their leaders, is 2i.oO0. They say that there are 15O ships in New York harbor affected.
 Demand Recognition. Secretary Oscar Charlson of the Firemen's union said the men were ordered out primarily because the American Steamship association had refused to treat with the union in any way or to recognize it.
 At the headquarters of the Sea- rnen's union. and the marine cooks and stewards union tonight, it was stated that while those unions had not formally declared strikes, sea- men, cooks and stewards or vessels affected by the strike of firemen oilers and water tenders were quit ting their posts. By tomorrow, it was predicted a total of 40,000 shir workers would have quit work Officials of the American Steam ship association issued statement tonight charging that the strike was ] in disregard of an agreement for set clement of grievances entered into 1 last month at conferences of shit workers and owners called by the Uni ted States shipping board. 1 Affects 20 Ships at N. o.
 New Orleans, July 10.-More thar 20 ships will be tied up here tomor row if strike orders to marine fire men. oilers and water tenders go into effect, said Charles P. Sullivan, loca union representative tonight after he had received his instruction from Oscar Carlston, national secretary He said the instructions will be fol 1 lowed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-07-11
ENGLAND, FRANCE URGE U. $. TO TAKE
 HAND IN MEXICO
Desire That Trouble Torn Re. Republic Resume Payments
 on Debt.

Washington, July Renewed representations on the Mexican sit uation have been made to the Ameri- can government by Great Britain and France it was learned today at the state department. For several norths these countries have been urging the United States the desir- ability of putting Mevico on her feet so that she might resume the pay ment on her national and other debts and afford adequate protection to foreign lives and property.
 British citizens are holders of a considerable amount of Mexican bonds, both national and railway while the French have extensive in- vestments in the banks, which it has charged. were footed by the govern ment under the guise of obtaining "}oans."
 It was said that many French cit izens of moderate means had invest ed their savings in Mexican bonds on which they had received no interest for six years and the French govern ment was reported as particularly anxious that these investments be protected.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-07-11
COURT CONTINUES ANNEXATION CASE
 UNTIL JULY 23RD
Each Side Receives Additional Time to File Their Evi- dence.

of Pine Bluff that a large section of
 Hearing on the petition of the city territory adjacent to the municipality be annexed will be had July 23 The hearing was scheduled for yesterday but was postponed to give those in- terested additional time to prepare and file remonstrance and amended petitions. Neither side will be per mitted to file any papers after July IS.
 Not great deal of interest was manifested in the hearing set for yesterday before County Judge R. H Williams. Only attorneys interested court officials and few colored property were present in the courthouse.
 The remonstrants are represented by Attorneys Caldwell, Triplett and Ross, Toney and Craig and J. F. Jones. while the petitioners are rep resented by City Attorney A. R. Cooper.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-07-11
reffoa, after a lengthy visit Pe Pe' IS now on his way to Rio to' |e' havlng sailed from New York
pow to Testify
 m Own Behalf at Trial for Murder

|eago, July 1O.-Mrs. Vera Ire er, e0 year old, a widow. for or New Orleans is expected to Ih her own behalf tomorrow st .tlal on a charge of murder. s'a'e closed it's testimony to- bn .Volvef ''l;.e expert declared the n p With which Mrs. Trepagnier not au1 F. Volland, a publisher
 ,l'' not nave been discharged acci- (olice. Ae''aahe 1lrst tolo h lrepagnier is expected to re. 1e nol statement attributed to her shn 9oilce that Volland checked her ot She called to inquire why she due 'een h paid royalties she said tic, o her on contract for re. nota ,.vla or a mineature of George
 'f.on to which she said was ,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-07-11
FOR J. s. TO REJECT PEACE LEAGUE WOULD
 BREAK THE HEART or THE WORLD" --WIlSON
PRESIDENT DECLARES PEACE LEAGUE NECESSITY TO AVERT FUTURE WARS;
 J. 5. CANNOT SHIRK RESPONSIBILITY

Washington, July 10.--President Wilson's address, presenting the peace treaty and the League of Nations GOV enant to the Senate, required about 40 minutes for delivery and was devo- ted almost wholly to the League of Nations.
 American isolation, the President said, ended 20 years ago, at the close of the war with Spain. Fear of the American motives now also had ended, he declared.
 "There can be no question of our ceasing to be world power" said MT, Wilson. "The only question is wheth- CT we can refuse the moral leadership that is offered us, whether we shall accept of reject the confidence of the world
 The war and the peace conference in his opinion, said the President, had already answered that question, and nothing but our mistaken action can alter it'
 After the end of the great war, the President said, "every enlightened judgment demanded, that at whatever cost of independent action, every gov ernment that took thought for it's peo- pie or for justice, or for ordered free dom should bend itself to a new pure pose and utterly destroy the old or der of international politics. Statesmen might see difficulties in accomplishing this purpose, the Pres ident continued, but the people could see none, and could brook no denial The League of Nations, he added, was