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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-09
Communists Gain
 Ground in Poland

Berlin, Nov. S.-The Vorwaerts says it has received information in. dicating that the communistic move ment is rapidly gaining strength among the wage earners of Poland. Lack of employment and shortage of food are stated to be the chief con- trlhHtory causes. The food situation still continues serious, it is alleged, despite the supplies received from America.
 According to the most recent fig ures, the number of unemployed in Warsaw is fully hundred thousand. In Lodz and other large industrial centers it is reported that the ranks of the workless are constantly in- creasing.
 The growth of communism has been greatly accelerated by the re. turn of late of a number of Polish communist leaders from Moscow who have proved very apt pupils of Rus. sian methods.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-09
Germans Have New Way to Defeat
 Taxation System

] Berlin. Nov. S.-A brand new way
 has been found to beat the new
 Erzberger taxes, and German
 nobleman, who served throughout
 the war as a cavalry captain, is the
 one who has made the discovery. It
 is very simple-you simply spend all ! your money before the taxes fall due.
 The baron of ancient family, whom
 the correspondent has known for years, telling of his plan. seemed to not care who heard him, for he spoke in loud voice. He w-s imma- culately clad in q new suit that prob ably cost 2000 marks, and wore a new pair of shoes that Berlin's most famous boot maker would make for 500 marks.
 "That suit is just about the finest thing that can be bought or made in Germany" said the baron. And what is more, l have several of them. All brandy-spandy new. l have suits to keep me for the next five years.
 "See those shoes? We'll, I had them made and nine more pairs. l never had so many shoes in my life, but Fve got enough to last some time. And everything else in ac cordance. New shirts, socks, under wear the best money can buy. ] haven't spared a mark. because l am going to get rid of all l possess be- fore the first of January when l have to make my tax declaration
 The baron then continued to tell of having gone from Berlin to Cologne, from Cologne to Frankfort, from there to another city, and finally back to Berlin. to avoid the tax col lector. The agent had caught the baron finally in Berlin, had served him with the legal papers making it necessary to make tax declaration within three months. So the baron began to see whether he could use his fortune up before that time.
 He declared that he had served through the war and had given up his comfort many marks for uni forms, and had had in general a wretched four or five years. He had no intention, he said of making fur ther sacrifices. He was going to be "broke" by January 1, and then should go to America to make new fortune.
 The baron then told of others in his class of society who were not only doing the same thing, but stuff fling themselves with two and three meals of an evening just for the sake of getting rid of money. accompany ing the meals meanwhile with the most expensive of the very expen- sive wines in Germany today.
 The< baron seemed to think there would be no difficulty about getting to America, nor about his enthusias- tic reception when he got there. He has been in the states before, back in the old peace days, when German officer and baron was rated some what higher than at present, and so he pictures himself installed on a ranch as manager by some one of his wealthy friends, that were, or given banking job in a New York bank by some one of the bankers he knew when he was over on business.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-09
Mexico Advising Against Residents
 Leaving Country

Mexico City, Nov. S.-Newspapers here. printing stories of "thousands of Mexicans in the United States out of work and without funds" advise persons who wish to 90 to the United States that conditions are unfavorable and urge them to stay at home. The excelsior points out that the many Mexicans who have been working in the harvest fields in Kansas. Texas Oklahoma and Missouri and in the cotton fields of the south have been paid good wages, but have saved noth- ing. They now find work scarce and are asking for help to come back to Mexico.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-09
Won't Take Oath to
 New Government

Berlin. Nov. S.-The members of executive committee of the German national peoples party of officials, those who hold state positions. have voted to, sign the oath to constitu- tion which is obligatory for all state employees only on condition that they are exempt from swearing loyalty and that they should be allowed to strive for another form of govern ment other than the present.
 The officials term the oath con- tradictory and declare that the con. stitution itself guarantees absolute freedom of political views and beliefs.
 The Vorwaerts sarcastically says that they will not take the oath to the republic but do not want to lose their bread-winning positions.
 "They could not be more nervv," the naper adds. What consideration did the monarchical system give the officials who had twinges of con- science against giving the oath to the monarch?" it asks.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-09
Rhine" Control is
 to Be Established

Coblenz. Nov. S.-German news naners announced recentlv that the Berlin government had established a so-called Rhine control desipned "a combat the wild smugglnr iu food- stuffs which has been carried on for months all along the occunied terri tory border from the North Sea Q Lake Geneva. The state no'ire de- partment which is connected with tho state commission for food has ouerAd an office in Frankfurt on Main, the chief entry point for foreign goods. and will seize all material coming in without proper authority All food seized in this manner will he turned over to certain committees for proper distribution.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-09
German Poor Will
 Get Army Leather

Berlin. Nov. S.-The German poorer classes are soon to have shoes from the army leather supply which will cost only 35 or 40 marks, in- stead of from 75 up Into the hun- dreds.
 An organization has already been formed by the cabinet which, under the strict control of the government. will arrange for the production of these cheap shoes from army leather stocks. By the first of next May the government hopes to put them on sale but is going to take special precautions that there can be no illicit trade, for the shoes will prob ably have to be sold at a loss. The question of what are the limits of poorer people" will also have to be settled.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-09
American Mining
 Congress To Discuss
 War On Radicalism

St. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 8.-Industria] relations between employers and em, ployes, methods of checking Bolsho- vism and other forms of radicalism, maximum production and transpor- tation are topics scheduled to pc considered at the twenty y-second an- nual convention of the American Mining Congress, which will be held here from November IT to 21, in- elusive.
 More than 2,OOO delegates are ex- pected to attend the assembly, which will be addressed bv prominent speakers from al lsections of the country.
 Secretary of the Interior Lane has consented to permit mining ex- hibit, containing models of every phs:e of the industry, to be installed here during the convention, it was said. The exhibit. originally prepar- ed for the benefit of congress, de- monstrates the various mining oper- ations and processes, methods of ir- rigation, and the manufacture of munitions ar,s warfare gases.
 Experiments will be conducted with helium, the new noncombus- tible gas. in which lighted fuses will he applied to miniature balloons. in. Hated with helium. to prove it is non-explosive. according to the an- nounced program.
 Other features of the convention will include exhibitions of every product mined. and moving pictures of safety appliances recently put in- to use in some mines.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-09
Russian Cavalry Leader Performs
 an Unusual Feat

London, Nov. 8.-The exploits of General Monatov, Russian cavalry leader, in breaking through the bolshevik line and maintaining force of about 5000 horsemen for weeks back of the bolshevik line, $ viewed by British military experts as one of the most unusual ep..3ci.-, of five years of fighting in Europe. He lived on the country far away from his base and apparently roamed about unmolested.
 Russian experts at the foreign office believe Monatov could not operate back of the enemy lines if the population did not favor his cause.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-09
MACkENSEN AND HIS STAFF INTERNED py
 FRENCH AT SAE.0N!KI
German GeneralissimO Has Changed Little in Appear
 ance Since War.

Saloniki. Nov. 8.-Field Marshal August Won Mackensen, who con- manded the German forces which in- vaded Rumania, and his staff. have been brought here by the French mil itary authorities from Northern Ser bia and interned just outside the city. officers are permitted freely to go about the streets, but they usually are accompanied by French officer, The correspondent however, observed two of their number riding horse back on the outskirts of the city without guards. Each officer wore an Iron Cross and displayed a pride and bravado not quite in keeping with men whose army had been van- quished.
 Mackensen has been given a large and comfortable house opposite the French aviation field and overlook ing the Aegean Sea. 1t was formerly occupied by the higher French off, cers and is elegantly furnished. A day or two after his arrival the field marshal strolled through the road ways of the British military encamp- ment which is many acres in extent, and was amazed at the thoroughness and completeness of everything. The British have since withdrawn from this encampment.
 The German generalissimo has changed little in appearance since the war and apparently is not worrying greatly over what fate he may sui fer at the hands of the allies. The general impression is that he will be interned here until the allies are ready to try him. It is felt the most serious charge against him is his wanton destruction of the railroads and other property in Rumania after the signing of the armistice
 None of the allied officers of troops now salute him as he walks along the streets of Saloniki. He still re- tains all his pride in his achieve ments on the field, for he wears an Iron Cross and number of other decorations. These and the gaudy red-trimmed uniform he wears excite no small curiosity among the pedes- trians of Saloniki
 Mackensen and his aides suffered a double humiliation while en-route LHIOuSH OeTDld hey were SudfQeu by company of Senegalese soldiers and were forced to go through the very tunnel which the former Ger man Emperor ordered constructed in 1916 so that his troons might pass through Serbia. This tunnell is about 45 miles from Skoplie. There are two inscriptions over it. one in German and the other in French. The first inscription reads:
 "The German Kaiser ordered
 this tunnel built so that his
 troops could pass through Ser
 bia."
 The second inscrintion, which is directly under the German caption, reads:
 General Franchet d'Esperev.
 the French Commander-in- -Chief,
 ordered his troops to drive the
 Germans out of Serbia through
 this tunnel"
 Mackensen undoubtedly felt the humiliation of his position, for he pointed to the tablets at the entrance of the tunnel and engaged his off, cers in conversation on the subject.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-09
Pessimistic View
 of the Future of
 German Seafaring

Hamburg, Nov. 8.-A very pess
 mistic view of the future of Germas seafaring is drawn by Herr Heine kin, director general of the Nortl ! German Lloyd, in the year book o the line.
 "Out of the destruction of the whole German economic situation 2; it is determined by the peace docu ment the destruction of Germany. shipping follows as matter ol course," he writes. As two of the chief losses sustained by German shipping, he cites the reduction o1 German territory and "the tra sfat of German railroads to foreign n- terests" so that, he says. the Rhine shipping in part, the Vistula ship ping entirely, comes under foreig 2 control.
 Loss of industries such as the pot ash works in Alsace, the textile fac tories and iron mines in Lorraine aHd Luxemburg, he declares, will be heav- fly felt by German shipping because these industries will direct their i'm ports and exports via Antwerp or French harbors, and will be taken care of by Belgian or French firms, which makes it out of the question to use German ships. Herr Heinekin adds:
 "Then there must be figured the huge material sacrifices that Ger many has had burdened upon her by giving up all her overseas posses sions and rights, by the provisions of the entente by which she must make reparations, by the foreign prize court verdicts, and finally by the clause that all German property abroad need be reckoned at the peace rate.
 Germany has been robber of all it's overseas facilities and shipping quarters abroad. When all privi- leges, advantages and concessions which Germany had in China, have been annulled, when the German rights in Siam, Liberia, Morocco and Egypt have been declared void, when German property is liquidated in these countries, when finally the ur- gently necessary foreign news ser vice is crippled by taking away the German cable, it is the German ship ping that is the chief sufferer"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-09
PINK BREECHES 10
 BE TIE STYLE FOR
 MEN -ER- PERHAPS
RuffIes and Fancy Hosiery Also Are Slated for Revival
 Maybe.

London, Nov. S.-(By the Asso- ciated Press)-A man garbed in q black frock coat ruffle, a pair oi pink brooches and bright colored stockings, very likely would evoke astonishment if not ridicule where he to stroll down Fifth avenue or on Broadway, but Henry Parkes, hailed in London, as "the hidden hand 'n mems fashions" declares such re storation of color and line to men 5 dress should be logical and alto gether proper aftermath of the war. He is seeking to revolutionlze men's dress-to popularize the gallant styles of bygone days. His creed is that men want to cast off their dark, unsymmetrical garments of gloo" and to wear clothes of bright hue and brilliant cut expressive of new age of heroism and romance.
 "VOLUNTEERS-Wanted, L.
 900 spertsmen of good social
 position to wear, upon given
 date, new fashions for men de-
 signed to bring back color and
 line into masculine attire"
 This was the gist of request the apostle of the new era of romantic dress" sough. to have inserted in London papers. To convince news paper representative of his sincerity, Mir. Parkes exhibited fifteen sample suits or, rather, costumes.
 "These clothes," said the revolu- tionist in fashions, indicating a pearl- gray evening dress with lace ruffles, "are not effeminate-can you call the age of Sheridan and Garrick and Walter Raleigh effeminate? It was a gallant age-and so is this. The end of every war heralds new age. The smartness of army regalia has worked sort of dress revolution for men. They see how much fined they look, with waists and in brooches. the girls like them better, they feel brav- CT, more upright"
 The "call for volunteers" was printed, but the last communique from Mir. Parkes' establishment, which is to serve as headquarters during the proposed offensive on cur rent mems fashions, was to the effect that the desired "war strength" of 1000 had not yet been recruited.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-09
Unions Claim They
 Have Been Ignored

Johannesburg, Nov. S.--A cable has been sent to Washington stating that delegates representing 42,852 skilled trade unionists who are not affiliated with the South African in dustrial federation have passed res olution strongly protesting agains.t the method by which the government has selected Mr. Crawford, secretary to the South African industrial fed eration, as the nominee of South Af- rica's workers at the forthcoming h. ternational Labor conference at Washington. The delegates assert that their unions, as we'll as many others, have been ignored
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-09
100000 Belgians
 Are Without h,

s Brussels, Nov. 8.-The nrn,,
 Belgian laborers out of wort ltiloef at the time of the arlnist;o,. iS, "ha 80O.O00 has been reduced c''e to s0. VI while exports have reached ona-ts -tvvt the pre-war total, M. Jasnor' 'iOart l ter Of economic affairs, has ,oi ii1h' chamber of deputies. He aIsa IOld U , that Germany had wanted 'tsO + al an army of German workers " :. sen store the destroyed regions brt tO !, he had refused. 'u' tN;
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-09
TRIED THE NEW PUNCH?

After sampling the newest brands of near-beer most of us are apt to admit that we have no ''kick" com ing.-Cartoons Magazine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-09

Big 4 Plain and Self Rising Flour, if not the best in your opinion your money refunded. Riley Feed Mfg
 Co. 9-23-tf.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-11-09
MAYBE HE COULDN'T

Howell: George Washington never told a lie.
 Powell: At least he never told that one.-Cartoons Magazine.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-12-05
'CI.TY BASKE TBMl.
!. LEAGUE IS FORMED !
Five Teams Ready to Start
Season During Present
Month
HALL TO BE SELECTED
Lyceums. Virginias. Alexandria A. c.,
Camp Humphreys and Columbia
Fire Co., Enter Teams.

The Alexandria City Basketball
League was organized at meeting
last night at the Community Center
when representatives of five teams
including one service aggregation
agreed on details for the formation Q!
circuit.
Capt. Louis n. Duffey was elected
president of the league, with Coach
Richard C.. Hayden as vice president
Charles Corbett was chosen secretary
and Sylvester A. BreegL treasurer
The next meeting is scheduled for TO-
morrow night at the Community Cen
ter, Prince and Royal streets. start
ing at S o'clock.
The Columbia Fire Company, ths
Lyceums, the Virginia Athletic Club
the Alexandria Athletic Club and
Camp Humphreys will have teams in
the league. while it was reported that
the Westminster Club, Fort Hunt and
the Reliance Fire Company also would
enter teams. An Invita- on is extend
ed these teams, as well as any other
in the city. to have Il representative
present at the meeting tCmOrrGU
night. as the sixth franchise will bc
awarded then. If al! three teams arc
sente,t, an eight club circuit vii;
he formed.
Several halls are under considcra-
tion to be sed by the league, in.
:lllding the Armory. II suitable u
rangements can he made for the use
Of this property, it is the plan of the
eague to play half Of its schcd
there. Some games will be played a.
Camp Humphreys, while it is hoped
to play some games at the Lyceum.
With six, or possibly eight fas:
clubs in the league race, basketball IS
sure to boom here this winter. Each
# the clubs will have seasoned play
e~S, as many of the old timers whc
have been out of the active game 70,
ne past few years ar" staging "coms
back" stunts.
The teams were Represented as fol
lows last night-Columtia Fire Gem
panv, C. 3. Chilcotte, Lyceums, B:H
Entwisle. Virginia A, C.. Owen. Cree
gan; Alexandria A. c.. Carl Mu2l-
.er and Camp Humphreys. 1t Hoass.
It is planned to start the season
December 18th. playing two games
each week.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-12-05
Expedition From Walter
Reed Hospital on Mis-
sion Here
LIEUT.. SCANLON HEAD
Men From 1S to As Years Qualified
Will Be Assigned to Medical De-
tachment at Walter Reed.

TIE Walter Reed General Hospital
recruiting expedition from Washing
ton. d. c.. is in Alexandra en-
deavoring to obtain recruits for the
medical department situated at the
Walter Reed Hospital, Washington.
They arrived in Aley"ndria yester-
dav and will be here all day today.
HEADQUARTERS are at~thc recruiting
station ut King and Washington
streets. The party is in charge OF
First Lieut.. Warren Lee Scanlcn,
infantry.
Later the members Of the eXpe-
dition will go to Fairfax and from
thence to Richmond. Members of
the expedition are making the trip
in army trucks.
All able bodied men between the
ages of eighteen and forty-five
wears who are accepted will he a.
signed to duty at the Walter Reed
Hospital.
Those in the party consist CT
Army Field Clerk f. 3. kirksey
Master Hospital Sergeant Fred
Huffman. Sergt First Class, Ches'
ter 4. Bailey and Sergt. first class
Henry Harris.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-12-05
Announcement.of His Candi-
dacy Made This
Morning
PRIMARY NEXT MAY
Capt. Bryan Served in City Council
for Fourteen Years-Chairman of:
Finance Committee Twelve Years.

Capt. Albert Bryan, former chair
man of the finance committee of the
city council, today announced his
candidacy for mayor subject to the
democratic primary which will be
held next May.
1t is understood that Mayor Thomas
A. Fisher, who is now serving his sec
ond term, will not be candidate 70
succeed himself, and it is not thought
that Capt. Bryan will have any seri-
Gus opposition.
Capt. Bryan has been actively in
terested in city affairs for many
years. He served in the common coun-
ell for fourteen years and for twelve
wears was chairman of the finance
committee. He resigned from council
in 1917. At one time Capt. Bryan was
in command Of the Alexandria Light
Infantry and served with that organ
ization for many years.
Capt. Bryan was formerly connected
with the Riggs National Bank Wash
ington and resigned to accept posi-
ton with C. c. Smcot and Sons Com
pany, Inc, this city.
A number of prominent business
men Of the city on hearing of Capt.
Bryan's candidacy today expressed
their qualification and approval, the
general opinion being that owing to
his thorough knowledge of the city's
affairs and finances he is en,inently
fitted for the position.
At the primary to be held in May
one half of the membership of the
common council and board of alder
men are to be elected as we'll as
Mayor. :
In order to BE, qualified to vote in
the primary, persons must pay their
capitation taxes on or before Decem-
ber g.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-12-05
''NAT|ON. To Be PUT 4.
/ ON..coAL. RAT|0NS
Middle West Demands That
Restrictions be Applied
to East
OFFERED NEW RAISE
indianapolis Court Will Extend Its
Inquiry To Owners of Coal Mines.
Operators Offer New Raise

The country as a whole now is in
volved in coal-rationing measures
which have been proposed to exc out
supplies shortened by the nationwide
strike of the bituminous mine work
ers.
The flow Of appeals to the re-es-
tablished Fuel Administration showed
general alarm over situation. Mid
die Western territory, where the short
age has become acute, through re-
presentat:ves in Congress today de-
manded that the Eastern seaboard and
New England be compelled to share
surplus supplies and live up to re-
stn:ct;ons on power and light consump-
ticn as drastic as those effective in
the West.
Senator Cummins. Republican, Of
Iowa, announced, after consulting the
Fuel Administration, that he had OBJ
tained an increase in the allotment of
coal to Mississippi Valley States.
Louis w. HILL, chairman of the board
of the Great Northern Railroad, rep
resenting Northwestern consumers,
made plea for better distribution OF
coal resources at the head of tn" Great
Lakes. visiting both the Railroad and
Fuel Administrations.
Meanwhile the responsible heads of
the larger coal mining concerns of
the country, in a second day Of gen
eral conference here. announced that
they had agreed 10 pay miners an ad-
ditional sum of II cents per tonfor
coal mined, basing the figure on con.
ditions in "thin vein areas" and
thereby fixing a scale practically for
the entire country.
This more than carried out the pro-
posal of Fuel Administrator Garfield
that the coal miners be given IA per
cent. advance without increase IN the
selling price If coal, they asserted.
because average figures showed that
az advance of 1.56 cents per ton would
rlcet the requirements.
Proposals were made at the final
session that the mine operators adopt
ar aggressive policy of fighting the
strike by resuming production on AT
"open shop" basis. but no definite
stand was taken on collective policy