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Major A. Hamilton Gibbs and His Book

training it in ireland in the opening
months of 1917 Lieut.. Gibbs went over
seas once more and found himself in the
Armentieres sector.
Three months later he was promoted to
Captain and decorated with the Military
Cross. Very shortly afterward he was
given q battery-the one he had formed
and trained-and found himself Major
Then came the great Allied retreat OF
March, 1918. On the opening day Major
Gibbs's battery was firing over open sights
at a range of 800 yards at the Germans
for a period of five hours, during winch
at one time the enemy were behind him.
He. got his guns away at midnight, spent
the next days in continuous rearguard
action and eventually went into the de-
fence of Amiens with the Anzacs and
the French Colonials. There took place
terrific fighting for three weeks, uc'h
Ludendorff realized that he could not
break through and that he had shot his
last bolt.
In the final advance which broke the
Hindenburg line Major Gibbs was gassed'
This ended his fighting career. de re-
turned from convalescence to the lntel'
ligence Staff of General Headquarters
from which he was detached to "do hat
son officer" at French Grand Quarter
General. Thus he witnessed all the tri'
umphal entries into Alsace Lorraine,
where the Teutonic element stood IN the
cheering crowd silent and sombre. lie
saw the first liberated prisoners straggle
back over the Rhine, looking like rem
n.pts of men, starved and haggard, de-
bumanized almost 1t was at this time
that in a German hotel in Metz MAJOR
Gibbs was able to write Gun Fodder.
In addition to being vivid personal
narrative with here and there touch OK
the poetry that characterlzes his brother'
Philip Gibbs, it is the evolution OF
mind thrown out Of its old channels and
worked upon by all the passions and
emotions OF the battlefield with its diff
ferent thought, action and environment.
II ia by no means Major Gibbss first
book.
GUN FODDER. BY A. HAMILTON
.
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n HAJoR A. HAMILTON GIBBS,

1N1 younger brother of Philip Gibbs,
is the author of a book entitled Gun
Fodder. Philip Gibbs in a preface says
that his young brother has voiced, not
simply the viewpoint of one officer who
for four years endured the hideous bore
dom and terrible realism of the firing
line, but the conviction of the majority
of all the Allied youth.
That this conviction is a bitter one
goes without saying and Philip Gibbs sees
in it the beginning of higher citizenship,
the germ of ideals which should 60 far
to solve the reconstruction problems of
mankind which, if drafted by this gen.
Grafton, can only be realized by the next.
Major Gibbs was over here writing
novels before the war; he reached Eng
land for a short holiday just a month
previous to the outbreak. The short holi-
day developed into a four and half
year adoption of an utterly new life faced
always with the possibility Of sudden
death. He began by enlisting as pri-
vate in the Ninth Lancers when the great
gray wave was rolling across Belgium.
The Ninth Lancers were cut to pieces
in the retreat from Mons and Trooper
Gibbs was one of draft of men to go
and gil the gaps in their ranks. That
was in the early days of 1914, when the
war fever caught up every kind and
class Of man and used them as 'gun fod-
der in the effort to stop that gray host.
For Trooper Gibbs it was democracy in
the raw. All the toughs and hoboes
shared the same blankets with him, stole
his equipment and spare socks, shared
their cigarettes with him and showed
themselves to possess a courage, a kind
illness and big heartedness beneath the
foul language and unwashed skin which
remained steadfast amid mud, blood and
death. They fought like tigers and died
like vikings, without knowing or caring
why. 1t was all in the game.
In time Trooper Gibbs received a CON-
mission and became Second Lieutenant in
the Field Artillery. After course Of
gunnery be found himself in Egypt,
daily expecting to go on to the Darda-
neIles. whittier half of the division to
which be was attached had gone already.
Instead, his brigade embarked at Alex
andria and went 10 Greece, where they
were nearly interned on landing at Sa-
lonica This difficulty was overcome,
however, and they went up into Serbia
with the French, dragging their guns by
hand over mountains and down ravines,
through snow drifts that were waist high
Then came the big smashup of Christ
mas Is and the Allies were pushed of
the map Of Serbia, The Bulgsr sat on
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This Jackets Lines
Spoil a Mystery

IF The Man Who Fen Through ths
Il Eartk were not detective story and
therefore potentially mysterious it would
be called The Man Who Fell Through the
Sewer. We have no hesitation about bar
ing the mystery in this seemingly base
fashion, in view of the fact that the back
Of the books jacket bares it at once with
out an apparent qualm. Perhaps the per-
son who wrote the jacket calculated that
people read the book in regular order,
front of jacket first, contents Of story
next and last of all those snappy revela-
tary words on its caboose.
We are immoderately interested in the
sewer, and the funny thing about it is that
the police and master detectives set on the
mystery of Amos Gatley's disappearance
veren't-not in the least. They questioned
pretty nearly everything about the
various characters connected with the
crime and their name was, as it usually Is,
legion. They could question lady's de-
tached hat pin until they had detected her
temperament, color and disposition, even
to the fact that she was proud of her
teeth. But they never questioned lead
ing characters falling through manhole,
q sewer and several fathoms of the East
River without any permanent damage.
This is one of the little things that they
take for granted.
Nearly every one viii agree that Miss
Wells's story is readable and amusing; but
It will not, by .any fight Of imagination,
Be called good. Those mystery hounds
who prefer bad detective story to a good
story Of any other sorl will hfil it as
distinct contribution to the fall books. And
IN this classification we must put many Of
our noblest and loftiest citizens. When
we consider how many weeks these patient
souls have to wait for any sort of pabulum
our hearts go out to them, as the popular
saying is, in their distress, and we feel
that q person who bears them in mind
from year to year as Miss Wells does de-
serves her rewards. All this isn't meant
m disparagement Of detective stories. The
Implication is merely that Tke>Man Who
FtH Through the Earth does not depend
for its success upon its intrinsic merits.
C. N. G..
THE MAN WHO FELL THROUGH THE
EARTH. BY CAROLYN WELLS. George
81. Doran Company.
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OEORGE II. D0RAN COMPANY
VI have recently brought out special
new editions Of The POeticdl Works Of
Edoa, Allan Poe and The RabdiyGt Of
Omar Kkauyam. Both books are Illus
trated by Edmund Dulac.
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BOOKS and AUTOGRAPHS
Catalogues Post Free.
r. Atkinson. IA Sunderland Road,
Forest It'll, LONDON, Eng.

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THE MAN WHO FELL THROUGH THE
EARTH. BY CAROLYN WELLS. George
81. Doran Company.
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GIN FODDER. BY A. HAMILTON
GIBBS. Boston: Little, Brown & Go.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-02-18

IF WE CAN'T FIX YUUR AUTO. it can't be fixed. If we can't sat;sfv
 you' you cant be satisfied. Senyard
 Motor Co., BOY w. End, Phone 261. 1-19-1mo
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HAUBER THEATRE.

It's rather hard these days to get thrill out of motion picture produc. ton. For years trains have been wrecked, autos have dived from cliffs, ships have been sunk and bridges dy- namited and recent ythe pictures of war have added to the excitement to such a degree that there is hard crust around the thrill chamber and the spark plug won't plug.
 But "Stolen Orders" breaks through the shell and sets off series of shock CTS which make the heels pound and pulse bump. Even despite the fact that ~Stolen Orders" was reviewed in these columns when the Drury Lane melodrama was shown at the Manhat- tan opera house few seasons ago, the film version at the Park Theatre registers again. There is bigger treatment in the film production, a hroadness which could not be cramped effectively on the stage of the Man. mattan. The stage Zeppelin never look ed real; the stage aeroplane was a midget; the battleship deck hardly got past the stage feeling. The Man haitian production was excellent, but the film beats it in al lthe Digger scenes. There is realistic atmos- phere about the film Zeppelin hangar and the hydro-aeroplane which the stage production could never capture. In short, in the films the req lthing is shown, and that makes quite a difference.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-02-18
KNIGHTS ANDIAOIES. OF SECURITY RECEIVE MANY NEW MEMBERS
 

More than 100 applicants were mi tiated at the new K. and l.. of s. hall last might. National President J. M. kirkpatrick officiated at the exer- cises. This was MT. Kirkpatrick s first visit to Arkansas and he was much pleased with the work of the or ganization here. He brought with him a new moving picture with which he exemplified the ritualistic ceremony. This is the sixth time the picture has been shown.
 Many out Of atown members were present. >s "
 The following members of the Knights and Ladies of Security from Little Rock made the trlp by automO- bile to attend the meeting of the Pine Bluff council at which National Pres ident Kirkpatrick was present:
 Little Rock Council 1S76-'Dr. E. E. Johnston, president; Will Dean, vice president; Mrs. P. J. Bellew, finan- cier; Mrs. Cornie Guyant, preiate Mrs. S. E. Beard, secretary; Mrs. Mary Prosser. sentinel Mrs. John Slocumb, cundustor; Mrs. Geo. Hum second vicc president; Mrs. Warrea Cooper, Mrs. E. 10. Johnston, c. A. Smith, William Guvant Mrs. Daisy Duval. Miss Edith Craiig.
 Rose City Council 2057-A. J. De- Mers, financier; Mrs. Anna Rude Mrs. T. l.. Thorne, Mrs. c. A. Smith.
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SHOOK, WITH
 NERVOu ESS
X Lady Was Flat On Her Back With Terrible Spells, But Her Husband Got Cardui-And Now She Is
 Grateful.

Mckinney, Tex--Mrs. Mary Steph- enson, of this place, states: About a year and half ago I was down in bed for six weeks, not able to sit up. l was flat on my back and had terri 'ble spells =. Why, It looked like 1 would die. At times I didn't know anything. would get nervous, I couldn't Lear anyone to talk to me, Il would just jerk and shook with nervousness across my back was so sore and ached me all the time would have dizzy feeling. My limbs ached me and I would get number and feel" Sd weak I said to my husband knew Cardui was good and believed l had hest try 1t.
 He got me a bottle of Cardui, and when 1 had only taken one-half bot tie of Cardui I felt stronger. I took half dozen bottles altogether, then in two weeks after I began taking I was up, in threeg was doing my work. I praise Cardui for l believe it saved my life and am grateful"
 Fer over 40 years Cardui has been helping weak sick women back to health and strength. Try it. Advt.
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first row. And they say they are in Pine Bluff, the "Fhrtation Walk" one of New York's latest sensations, for the benefit of those gentlemen.
 Appearing in their first feature since their romantic marriage, Fran cis x. Buschman and Beverely Bayne the presentation at the Orpheo today, are the stars in the feature that heads It is a farce comedy drama pure and simple A lot of tensely interesting drama, intermingled with an abund- ance of real comedy, will keep you laughing throughout the action.
 The title of today's feature is "The Poor Rich Man" and the plot centers around Western girl, full of the pep and breeziness of her own native Ari- zona, after which state she was nam- ed, and Vantyne Carter, son of a millionaire New York soap manufac- turer who is rapidly making bubbles of his fathers millions. Fearing that his son will develop into regular "lounge lizard" the father evolves a plan whereby his son will either es- tablish his ability to make his own way in the world or prove conclusive ly that he is not able. How he does this by disappearing and leaving the boy on his own resources, face to face with life's greatest problems, is work ed out in a clever and highly anus ing manner, and it affords the two stars probably the finest vehicle that they have ever had the opportunity of appearin gin.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-02-18
BEST THEATRE.

Monty Prices last words afte sthe the fight in which the odds against him were three to one glimpse the dashing spirit of fearlessness and contempt for danger which Zane Grey puts into this character of his thrilling romance. "The Light of Western Stars" Monty in his con- tempt for underhand tricks and treachery lashes Pat Have and his two henchmen with vituperation while he awaits fearlessly the shot that may any moment close his lips. "Once they was only a lot of poor cowboys an then sudden like they was human bein's, livin' in big world thet had somethin' sweet even for them. Even fer mean ole, worn-out, hObble-leg- ged, burned-up cowman like me. Do you git that? An you, Mister Have, you come along, not satisfied with ropin' an beatin' an Gawd knows what else, of that friendless little Bonita; you come along an face the lady we fellers honor an love an rev. erence, an you--you-."
 With whistling breath, and taunting lips, Monty Price crouched lower, hands his lips as he edged inch by inch closer to his foes. His breath came quicker, his voice grew hoarser. Lower and lower he bent, a terrible figure of ferocity. Dogs, skunks, buzzards. Flash lem or I'll flash mine."
 The thrilling sequel forms one of the many striking scenes in Dustin Farnum's great picturization of "The
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-02-18
DO YOU WANT TO SAVE MONEY

If SO, save it. Cotton has gone s high in price you will find a good GOV v ton mattress will cost three tlms. what they used to. Now for snon time we will renovate your old msr tresses, furnish new ticking ana maS so as like new for $6.00, $7.50, $8.Oo, Ss'%w .w and $10.0o. Phone 896 and we will cau and show samples,
 TURNER BEDDING FACTOki
 Third Ave. and Locust Stres'
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Light of Western Stars" which is at the Best theatre for last time today.
ORPHEO THEATRE.

The "Fads and Fancies of 1919" presented "Little Miss Pine Bluff" at the Orpheo Theatre yesterday for the first time. The present offering is very much better than the bills pre- scented last week, with some real har- mony and no little fun. Sam Loeb has appeared in this city before and is a favorite with Pine Bluff audiences. Stella Mayfield, Tommy La Rose, and the Harmony Macks come in for their part of the entertainment. The playlet almost has plot and provides a ve- hicle that gives the members of the company an opportunity to make the tains.
 There are five dimple-kneed 'ponies'' best of the comical situations it con- in the back ground of the song num- bers that hold the interest of the pro- verbal, tired business man, who has a pate like the marble sounter of a soda fountain and usually occupies the going to introduce, for the first time
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-02-18
s HOLD I. w. WIS.

Tulsa, Okla, Feb. .17.-Thomas Jen- kins, alleged I. wv. member under arrest here, is under indictment for conspiracy against the government at Omaha, Neb., and is under bond pending his trial, it was stated here today by John A. Whalen, special 1n- vestigator for the department of jus tice. Jenkins will not be held here as there is no evidnce against him ill this state, it was stated. Jenkins with Tom Wilson and Joseph Fisher were arrested here Saturday night lby the police. Fisher is said. to be a Russian and will be held for further Investigation. Wilson will not be held.
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CHINESE WILL
 TELL SECRETS

London. Feb. IA Reuter- dis patch from Picking announcing that the Chinese government has instruct ca the Chinese delegation in Paris to disclose secret agreements with Japan that these agreements are the 21 de mands of 1915, the China-Japanese military convention, the Kirin forestry ana inning agreement and the Kaoh- susnunsd railway loan agreement as well as the notes exchanged, Ap 1918 concerning the cooperative working or the klmo-Chow and Tsingtaux rail ways.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-02-18

pose of this ordinance, as l see it, /" he said, "it to put stop to certain dives in the city which operate under the name of clothes cleaning shops. It seems to me there is better way. We have a police department, and laws and if certain alleged cleaning shops are yiolators, clean them out in the regular way, and do not discriminate by levying highutaxes which might force the honest little man out"
 An ordinance tter appropriate $25 a month for the maintainance of the city detention home was placed on the calendar y;gn
 Judge James Gould, city financial agent, appeared, before the council, stating that he would be able to make a more complete report upon his re- turn from Chicago. next. week.
 Improve Dollarway.
 County Judge R. H. Dilliams was present at the council meeting. Judge Williams recently. made the city an which lies within the city limits for the actual cost sof the work. This is estimated at not above three hundred dollars. The council decided that the work could be done by the county as the county was to improve the whole of the road outside of tae city limits, and that the work could be done cheap CT for the city, by the county, than if the city attempted to do the work itself. The matter was left with the Mayor and Alderman Mcbride, chair man of the public works committee.
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FOR YOUR GARDEN, FLOWE9 garden and front yard use HydratMs lime, stimulates the soil. Phone 35o. Pine Bluff Brick Company, Brlck anu Cement. z-l'''
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OWNERS OF PROPERTY SEEK
 ANNEXATION

CContinued from, Page One.)
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BOARD WILL MEET.

New Orleans. Feb. 17.--Approxi- mately one hundred union workmen members of the shipyards advisory board in New Orleans and from Cult Coast cities, will meet hera tomorrow to discuss a proposition of concrete bargaining on behalf of all metal trades with shipyards operators. ac- cording to an announcement made to night by officials of the local metal trades council.
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Isaac DreyfuS Company "YoUR GRAND PARENTS TRADED HERE"
JAEN BAPTIST DIES.

Montreal, Feb. 17.-Jean Baptiste, Canadian. an Iroquois Indian, who, with a party of men in whaeboats, tried to traverse the cataracts of the Nile and forward British troops to as- sist General Gordon in Khartum in 1885, died Saturday at his home in Caughnawaga at the age of IS years. Big John', as he was familary known. was famed throughout Canada for his exploit of Shooting the dan gerous Lachine rapids in large wood- en canoe each New Years day.
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CHILDREN WITNESS
 DEATH OF MOTHER

Des Moines, la. Feb. l7.--Three
 children, 4 to g years Of age. saw their father, William Higby, .shootrand kill his former wife, Mrs. Stella Highby, and then fatally wound himself at her home here last night. He died short- ly after. 'Neighbors say Highly, who had been divorced a week, was angry because Mrs. Highly had not arranged a birthday party for their eldest child.
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New-York tribune., 1919-11-26
Breadstuffs Exports Smaller
But October Shipments of
Meats Show Gain
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Nov 25.-Bread
stuffs exported from the United States
during October were valued at se7,-
T04,073, a decrease of about $4,000 900
as compared with October, 1918. For
the last ter months breadstuffs exports
were $793,814,0 ,026, as against $641,-
S55,469 for the same period in 1918.
The monthly report of the depart
ment of commerce, issued to-day, also
showed October cotton exports totaled
352,231 bales valued at $6O,732,s67, as
against 3S3,995 bales worth $66,027, ,7O4
for October, 1918. In the last ten
months cotton exports aggregated A.
765, ,593 bales at $775,413,7O2, compared
with 3,173,859 bales at $513.405 ,O22
for the corresponding period in 1918.
Meat and dairy products exported in
October amounted to $69, ,494,243
against $63,040,61s a year. ago. While
for the first ten months of this year
they entailed $1,035, 5,776,252, a heavy
increase over the total of $7S2,353,S45
during the same period last year.
Cottonseed oil exported during the
month amounted to 11,745,514 pounds
at $2,653,497, and mineral oils reached
total of 27L767 ,087 gallons worth
s34.705,895.
Wheat was the heaviest grain ex-
port for the month, totaling 13,68e.675
bushels at $33,O10,872, and bacon Vhe
most valuable meat export with &c.
462,312 pounds worth $1S,293,59N
New-York tribune., 1919-11-26
COMMODITIES es

prominent local authority, however. says
that the Canadian crop this year was 204.-
ooo, 600 bushels, which should give
exports SO far have been much under last
year shipments to date and il would appear
that the so 100000 bushels of Canadian
wheat which have been moved to market
VIII prove adequate to fill overseas COM
mitments and that there so. 600 900 or
either to Europe or to the United States.
SO far. however, there have been no
indications ,i,d Of any offers of Canadian
Minneapolis and Kansas City were very
firmly held.
Corn-Ihe corn market displayed ver,.
, nrm 9ndertone throughout the greater
q to L &C net higher. Leading commits
sion houses were on the buying side while
offers We're moderate and we'll absorbed
AnVlces from country points were rather
conflicting in nature. and while some said
farmers were not disposed to sell owing
10 'he iact that other commodities are
not declining, in some quarters cash mar
kets were easier. and 1t was believed that
TIE TIE movement in the near future viii be
some further talk of export demand hmt
bids We're generally out of line and the
over the possibilities of large b,eiH,ass'o bneinas
!, Argentine offers We're of small propor-
frei mons h, owlmg ams to to the scarcity of ocean
3i2 to cents higher with renorts W.
Congress in Argentina had begun 70 d..
cuSs the question or making loans to the
Yesterdays Previous Year
Chicago: S1'oo =
December go. 1857 1.a2A 1851.
Oats-The oats market was firm cjo.i,
The action of corn had a stinnla tino -
fuence and cash markets were H,,on, ,m-
Wltn reports of export sales Of "a nm
pushels for the day, we'll as 100 000 Ia > y
on Monday 'a'c
Yesterdays Previous Yaar
New York: close close %
no. VIII. so.sS@s3la so.s2gs2h saSo,l aso
Chicago: SV'e- =
December 73i, ~
Rye-harket iirm. 1853
Yesterdays Previous yes-
New Ne ', York close close ago
Fiour ana Meal Quotations were: q
New York: close close lear ssa
Innry IInieaAyei s;1o9 3.S5 5.7Om ss5 az,
Bran SRA 100 q $500 A. 800 a $500 az ~
rye "our 1850 $50 1900 $50 0oG,e so
trading operations in the market yyara
ol , comparatively small proportions hnt
fs ''.s noia hrrn. closing with net gains of
s,',aI9 10 ~ points. Offers were dlstlnctIy
an absence of pressure Of crude oi, 90 ,,,
as 'ii !Hiless IN the ALLOW markot ~
@ neeIoH OF lard, in the face of the ,vesl.
i' ness IN the hog position. was also a sue
inci'r.s, 4ra,uFe and traders generally were
,hhchned TO bf very cautious about nross,ng
the selling side Total sales f - ssh x x
We're $500 barrels 'N' io' the uay
1ne range OF prices follows: