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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-10
Bluejackets Will Show Craftsmanship
 on Real Warships

Washington, Dec. 9.-American bluejackets will be given an oppor- tunity to show their markmanship on real battleships steaming at full speed under actual battle conditions if plans now being worked out at the navy depart ment materialize. The bureau ot ordnance, it was learned today, contemplates taking several obso- lete ships to the target range ard using them for targets moving at full speed. There would of course be no crews aboard the targets which would be steered by as electrical "distant control" system. probably fron1s an eaeroplaneg or another vessel.
 In this manner, it was pointed out at the department, the battle. ships could be manuevered under conditions approximating those oi battle. Smoke screens would De interposed between the targets to simulate destroyer smoke screen. Ordnance officers believe the experiment will provide the gunners with the most valuable target practice system ever used by any navy.
 A number of old battleships condemned to the scrap pile or sale for junk, are available for use as moving targets under the depart ment's new plan. Among them are the Iowa, Indiana and Massachu- setts. It is expected that several more of the old ships will later be used for the same purpose, includ ing the Kentucky-Kearsarge and Illinois-Wisconsin classes.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-10
Brazil Ratified
 the Peace Treaty
 on Armistice Day

Rio de Janeiro, Dec. 9.-Ratifi- cation of the peace treaty hv Bra gil presented no serious difficult ties. It was accomplished on the anniversary of Armistic day, yes terday.
 Action by the senate and cham Der of deputies followed the re- ceipt of report by Deputy Car los de Campos summing up the ef- feet of the treaty upon Brazil and Brazi's special interests in it.
 Referring to the league of na- tions. Senor de Campos said he believed history had taught most civilized countries the necessity of
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-10
EW YORK WILL BE: OF EPISCOPAL. eHURCH, SAYS PAPER
Organization Puts Bishop
 \ Gailor in Position of \ "Pope," is Statement

New York, Dec. 9.-A new meth A Of administration of the Protes- At Episcopal church adopted at 'H recent triennial convention in @roit, will make New York city K4hat denomination in many Bpects what the city of Rome Is @ bhe Roman Catholic church, @s the New York Herald today. Recording to the Herald, the kscopal church in the future will Ndirected by a presiding bishop k a body of 21 to be known as E council of the Protestant Epis- Sal church. The presiding ish- K it is, stated, will be the Right nerend Thomas r. Gailor, bish
 of the Episcopal diocese of Hnessee, who will come here srtly to take up his new work. Bishop Gailor's functions are @ to correspond in many re- Bets with those of the Pope in
 he and those of the counc;1
 h the functions of the Roman kholic College of Cardinals, Un-
 the pope, however, who isl
 eted for life, Bishop Gailor will h office only for six years |eh an election will De; held.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-10
Eagle is Beaten
 i'm Battle Above
 Clouds With Plane

London, Dec. Eagle and air men have met in contest for the supremacy of the upper air ana the eagle has been defeated. The encounter occurred high above the Pyrennes in the half light of ear- ly morning recently when Brit ish officer was piloting single scatter scout machine from Paris to Madrid. The airman was, flying at rate of 100 miles an hour, when a big eagle scared up 10 meet him.
 ''It was as if the eagle had thrown me a challenge" says the airman, "but the laughter died on my lips when I thought that per- chance a lucky dive by the bird, or maybe a collision in mid-ar would send me crashing to the rocks beneath.
 "The eagle numbered around me at about 90 miles per hour and l throttled down to the same speed while we took stock of each other The air by then was crystal clear and ] could see every feather on him as we circled about for all the world like two antagonists above the western front. ts' aA.&
 '"The eagle started to climb and II went after him yard by yard. NUnable to resist any longer, opened the throttle, put my nose down and looped right over him, He made one great effort to catch up and with it his strength failed
 His wings gave a feeble beat and with every appearance of n shot plane he nose-dived to earth. l folloewd him down good 1,2OO feet and saw him flatten out and land near village in the foot hills, completely exhausted.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-10

was subsequently, eliminated by advice of the commission on di- plomacy and constitution of the national congress.
 Senor de Campos announced that by promptly establishing diplomatic and commercial rela- tions with her former enemies. Brazil would Loyalty adhere to the principal that peace, once accent ed, ought to be practiced without mental reservations.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-10
Dld Two for the
 Murder of Baby

Rammonton. N. J., Dec. g. 8rles s. White, son of Coun. Ban Edward H. White. and Mrs 1h Jones, houseekeper for the mcilman, were held in the hty jail at Mays Landing today &wait the action of the grarc
 in connection with the hh of three year old Billy |5sey, whose body was found ia hunter in a swarmp about 3 miles from his home here or Member 21.
 White is charged with the mru. q of the child while Mrs. Jones Accused of being an accessory tr the fact.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-10
Foreign Exchange
 Continues to Fall

New York, Dec. 9.-Decline ;r foreign exchange rates continued today. Demand bids on the English pound sterling dropped to $3.S2 franc checks went down to 11.SG the dollar and Belgian francs broke 32 centimes to 11.20 for the dollar. Lire checks were quoted at 1910.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-10
Southwest Mine Operators to Hold
 Conference Today

Kansas City, Dec. 9.-Questior rs dealing with the general coal sit, nation will be discussed at meet, ing here tomorrow of mine opera, tors from Arkansas, Oklahoma Missouri and Kansas, it was an. nounced today by w. L. A. John. son, general commissioner of the Southwestern Interstate Coal Op. orators association. It is expect ed that about 150 operators will attend.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-10
JUVENILE HOME GIFTS.

Miss Grace Strobridge, proba- tion officer for Jefferson county announces as gifts to the juvenile home: Two mattresses, made by the Pine Bluff Mattress factory, of cotton donated by Charles White of the Lesser-Goldman company, and from the Carnation club of two bed comforts, quilted by members of the club of tops and bottoms donated by Mrs. M E. Smart, and batting furnished by the club.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-10

race has been abandoned, the Hud- son Bay contest is generally re- garded as the big dog classic Of the continent.
 A prize of $1,OOO has been hung up for the race. The race course extends from here to the gold fields and return, Dogs of any breed can enter. No stops will be allowed from the start to the fin. |ish. The Hudson Bay derby was established two years ago.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-10
To Match Carpentier
 and Jack Dempsey

Milwaukee, Wis, Dec. 9.-The. odore Vienna, head of boxing syndicate in France, today wirec B. F. Steinel, Milwaukee, his rep. resentative in this country to SC. cure definite terms from Jack Dempsey for match with Geor- ges Carpenter in Paris.
 MT. Steinel has wired Jack Kearns, Dempsey's manager, fol terms. Steinel says if the pro- posed bout goes to Paris that the Pershing stadium, seating 4o,00( persons, probably would be used.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-10
Texan is Robbed
 By Mexican Bandits

Washington, Dec. 9.-James Cowan of Fort Worth. an Ameri- can citizen, was robbed of 1,700 pesos December 7 by bandits who held up a train between Colima and Manzanille, Mexico, the state department was advised today. Traffic was suspended on the road for several days.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-10
Ould Defer Mine Naturalization

dondon, Dec. 9.-The special
 les union congress today adopt
 M resolution deferring g deciS- | on the question of the nation 'Ation of mines nutil February. Sobert Smillie, the miners ler,s warned the government E the miners would after Feb ky insist puon naturalization. |$nld the government not agree |fhis, he declared "constitutional 5pn" would be taken.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-10
Mounted Man, Said to Have s Been Baronet, Dies

sfflce Albert, Sask., Dec. B. anan said to be Sir John Gren. se Louis Temple, baronet, died se yesterday of pneumonia. He
 E a member of the Royal North E Mounted Police, which he
 Xed at Refinia in 1892. Temple
 1 was very reticient concerning |ffamily in England, was 63 Ifrs old.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-10
Will Probe Flying Parsons Charges
 Against AviatOrs

Washington, Dec. 9.-An off cial investigation will be ordered by the war department into state ments attributed to Lieut.. Belvin W. Maynard of the army air ser- vice, that the secretary of the fail ure of some of the pilots in the recent trans-continental air race "can be attributed to too mucn booze"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-10
fty Dog Teams
 Will Start Race

aie Pas, Manitoba, Dec. 9.-Ap-
 irnately fifty dog teams r SsaI parts of the northland are
 trained for the 100-}nilo 3son's Bay dog derby race to Sesd here March IT. Now that
 Nonle AH-Alaska sweestakes
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-10
Vatican Is Couucil.

Ehicago, Dec. 9,s-4The newly s4ed executive presiding bishor Ehe Protestant Episcopal churcl j his council, which were creat- 6by acanon adopted at the re. #t. general convention at Detroit 8 meet Thursday at New York
 Birding to the Right Rev. Chay- EP. Anderson, bishop of Chica- What some reports termed g Ntican" Bishop Anderson said
 merely the council elected 51
 triennial general convention.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-10
TWO FIREMEN KILLED.

Coffeyville, Kan, Dec. 9.-Two firemen, overcome by fumes of exlpoding bottles of acids, perish ed when drug store was destrov- ed by fire here today.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-10
TO FORM CABINET.

Madrid, Dec. 9.-Eduardo Dato has agreed to form caibnet to replace the Toca ministry, which resigned.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-10
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-10

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New Britain herald., 1919-06-03
THE CITY GUARD.

The issuance of an order dissolving
 the New Britain City Guard by Cap
 tain Sampson of that organization
 marks the passing of one of the most
 unique organizations in the country. Formed about two years ago when the
 proba ability of 8 war with Germany
 was present the guard planned to give
 the city a protective group of senl-
 military men throughout the war and
 to furnish the elements of training
 for such of it's members who would
 go into the service as q great many
 of them did It was distinctive in that
 it was only a municipal militia. At no
 time did it become allied with the
 state in any capacity though the men1-
 bers were sworn in as special police
 and held themselves in readiness for
 a call from the mayor to any duty that
 would not take them out of the city.
 The City Guard was the first organ
 ization of it's kind organized here
 abouts and has met it's purpose very well. Though there has been practl-
 cally no demand for action, excepting policing at the Corbn Annex fire and some patrol duty about the draft dis tricts at registration time, it has
 doubtlessly served as deterrent to
 any malicious plans that might have been in their incipiency. Its aid at military funerals and upon patriotic occasions has been generously given
 The organization of the City Guard preceded the building up of the Home Guard on state lines by several
 months and was entirely spontan eous, the New Britain Rifle club being sponsor and it's members joining the
 ranks. Col. W. ". Bullen at that time was it's ranking officer and was a great help in forming the companies The need for the City Guard has passed and with it the interest has died out l The patriotic services of it's members l who were bound by no ties whatever and gave their time voluntarily should 1 rem lin pleasant memory.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-03

need dredging by reason of the stone. throwing propensities of Americara youth.
 To us, now that we are older grown. it appears a ridiculous, an irritating pastime. To the boy it is a perfectly normal and rational thing to do What were the muscles of the arm made for if not for the swift hinging of shippers" over the pond or bay; or the "shying" of smalI-sized rocks at telegra ph wires to hear them ring?
 In our youthful days there were specialists in stone-throwing, and vel suppose they have their worthy and competent successors. These special ists were far and away more skiIful than the ordinary run of boys They seemed to be continually busy with ther practce. There was never a moment of their progress along country road when they were not in dulging in their amateur ballstics. A bird on the highest bOugh of an applet tree was a favorite object of their aim. They rarely or never shed a drop ot innocent blood; they never wanted to. They would have been surprised and grieved if a robin or warbler had come tumbling to the ground as the result of their too accurate skill But they uSIlSnLeu III dlIlOoL COONlAiAlS "AtS golded wings on the swaying branch and sending them off in a furry ot only moderate haste and apprehension for the birds probably knew there was no anger, no sullen purpose, in tke stones
 Generally speaking a stone has s' pretty dull time of it. It lies as stlll as death. incapable of excitement either subjective or objective, till small boy comes along. Want to go | somewhere 2" asks the boy. Sure, says the stone. And so they join an 1 animated partnership on the instant, l and the dull stay at home bit of earthf 1 starts off on a romantic journey | through the blue sky-as graceful q journey, as gently curved, as nicely | modulated, as could be wished by anything or anybody It is all over in a few seconds, but
 not till the stone has had its brief exT l perience of something new-for let us l get back into the boyish mood for a
 moment and "make-believe" that
 there is nothing really inanimate aft
 CT all.
 No doubt stone throwing has caused | a good deal of trouble first and last;
 but on the whole it has been singus
 larly free from casualties. And II
 must have contributed about as much
 actual pleasure to youth from tne
 days of our prehistoric ancestors as
 anything we can think of. II
New Britain herald., 1919-06-03

the events that had been arranged and the general rejoicing, it was a memorable day.
 It is too bad that we have not made this Old Home Day more of an annual affair that we have not set apart a certain day, or certain week, when all of the men and women who once lived in Meriden are invited back and a general welcoming celebration en- joyed It is a splendid thing for a community to have such a day of forega thering and it keeps alive the interest in Meriden in the minds of everyone who ever lived here.
 It is not necessary always to have very elaborate enterta inment but if a certain time each year is fixed upon for Old Home Day, people will flock here and those who live here will find new interests in common. It is good for those who have left and who long to come back and it is good for those of us who live here right along.
 Let us have a yearly Old Home Day and then make it an occasion that we shall all look forward to and all enjoy
New Britain herald., 1919-06-03
GOVERNMENT BY VIOLENCE.

A series of bomb explosions in the East last night when several houses of city, state and national officials rcwere damaged seem to indicate that the gang which attempted to take prominent lives through the device of mailing bombs about a month ago has not yet given up hope of accomplish ing wholesale murder. Luckily one Of the killers was destroyed by his own machine when the home of Attorney General Palmer in Washington was damaged.
 The fine hand of a large number of men may be seen in the work. An or ganized effort is being made to spread destruction, for what purpose can not be foretold. The gang may succeed in taking a life or two before it is ap- prehended but even if it does it is inn possible to see what has been gained. The loss of some of our public men though it will be regretted will by no means throw the country into disor- der or chaos. For every life that is taken by violence there will spring up hundreds of Americans to take it's place with the determination to run the creators of disorder to earth and punish them as they deserve. Unity of action against the bomb workers will be forthcoming with 8 celerity that will surprise them should they carry out their plans.
 If an organization expects to win the sym pathy of the American people by nurdering it's officials and violatin g it's institutions it is proceeding on the wrong track. The public of this coun- try is too civilized to be appealed to and swept off it's feet by such crazy acts.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-03
THE POLISH SITUATION.

A clause in the Austrian peace treaty which does much to solve the difficulties of the smaller countries of Europe, particularly the Balkan states and Poland was the cause of the ap- pearance of one of the representatives, namely, Premier Bretano of Rumania, before the council to protest. He ob- jected to that part of the treaty which calls for the protection of racial and secular minorities in Poland, Ru- mania, Czechoslovakia and Jugo- slavia and leaves the decision as to the proper treatment of the many peoples of Nations rather than to the nation involved. Premier Bretano lost his point being politely shown that it was the duty of the larger nations to pre- serve peace and inasmuch as the larg- CT nations assumed that duty they in sisted upon seeing that there was no chance for internal discord.
 The history of the countries the long story of persecution that has been handed down with it, justify this action of the powers. It has been but a short time since rumors were float ing about the world of the harsh treatment of the Jews in the new Po-
 land. Premier Paderewski of that country has but recently asked for a committee of investigation to deter mine the reliability of these tales, chara cterizing them as fasehoods. Whether they were or not the future
 will look out for itself under the agreement reached. The countries 1 must sign the treaty and when they 1 do so will give the powers the right of investigat ton and intervention at any time.
 Premier Paderewsl1i did not pro- 1 test the article in the treaty, evidently
 being satisfied that Poland would, in
 the future, look well after it's minor l races and would have nothing to fear
 from investiga ton from the outside A nation which conducts it's own af- ] fairs in the proper manner may rest
 free from any expectation of interfer- ence by other pow CTS.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-03

twenty six Chief Executives reported as being favorable to the drys while one was unfavorable and one did not reply. With anywhere near like pro- portions from other states the defeat of the Eighteenth Amendment is not promised.
 Meanwhile there is spreading through the average populace more or less sentiment in favor of the liquor interests, particularly through this ever, that this sentiment will grow and spread enough to compel the repeal of the amendment.
New Britain herald., 1919-06-03
German Ruin in France.
(Bradstreet's Journal)

Destruction wrought by the Ger mans in northern France was so "svstematic and diabolical' that it will, require five years to rehabilitate the coal, iron and steel industry and l , to- 15 years to return the mines and mills to normal output, according to a pre~ lininary report by Frank H. Propert. consulting engineer of the Bureau of Mines. He is a member of a special Investigating committee which recent ly returned from Europe.
 Despite the tremendous damage.s MT. Probert expressed confidence that the "indomita ble spirit of France and the return of Alsace and Lorraine fo the motherland would soon make the nation the dominant factor in the European steel industry.
 "The actual physical damage to the iron mines is comparatively small when compared to the destruction of the coal fields of northern France which is as reprehensible as ft is complete" MT. Probert said.
 Tn my opinion, no such atrocity was ever perpetrated against the in dustrial life of any country. Magni- ficent steel plants, comparing favor ably with anything we have in the United States, are now but tangled twisted mass of structural eelsdnd broken stone. The willful demolitae-T was scientifically planned and system atically carried out. This after the f. removal of all such mechanical and electrical power units as could he used by Germany. The maliciousness and efficiency with which this crime against French industry was carried out is almost unbelievable.
 The coal veins of northern F'rance are. overIain by water-bearing strata, necessitating special methods of shaft sinking and support to keep the mines dry. The steel lining of the shadS was dvnamited, letting in the quick- sands and flooding the underground | workings for miles around. In the [ entire Pas de Calais region it is es- timated that 120,00O,00O cubic ;netera of water must be pumped before mlp- ing operations are resumed. Having flooded the mines, the. head francs and surface equipment were system- atically dynamited, the twisted debris in many cases filling up the den1ol- ished shafts"
New Britain herald., 1919-06-03
Eat the Elephants.
(Ansonia Sentinel)

An unusual phase of the food short- age situation in Germany which has come to light is the fact that German children will look in vain for the cir GUS of pre-war splendor during some time to come. The jungle beasts which once so delighted them, were sacrificed for food during the hungry days their country suffered before the signing of the armistice. W
 This information is contained in a late report issued by the American Relief administration. Francois de Tessan. in an interview with Walhelm Hagenbeck which appeared not long ago in L'Opinion of Paris, is quoted as saving that Hagenbeck's collection shrank' from 300 to SO animals during the four years of war. American doughboys had an opportunity to sec the remnant of the Hagenbeck mera- gerie when it arrived at Coblenz early this spring to exhibit to the Third American Army.
 The only foundation for the report that the Germans used his collection for food, Mir. Hagenbeck is reported to have said, was that during the WAT < ten of the elephants were killed Lat Chemnitz and the choice bits of the carcasses were sold to the local , butchers Many persons 'gaave a i taste for this kind of meat MT. flag en!beck added