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New-York tribune., 1920-05-19
Bolsheviki REPORT
Forcing oles Back
Across Beresina
Success at One Point i'm the
Battle Line; Soviet Russia
Recognizes New Far East
ern Republic of Siberia

LONDON, May 1s (By The Associ-
ated Press). Successes against the
Poles in the fighting on the northerly
part Of the front are reported by tho
Russian Soviet government in an off,
cial message from Moscow, dated Mon
day. 1t is declared the Poles were
forced back over the Beresina at one
point.
', Fighting is still in progress in the
kiev region, with the battle line drawn
ABOUT fourteen miles to the east of the
city, according to the statement.
New Republic Recognized
MOSCOW, May 16 (By |The Associ-
ated Press) (Delayed).- A note in
forming the Far Eastern democratic re-
public of Siberia that it has been rec
ognized by the Russian Soviet govern
ment was sent to-day to M. Krasnoshol-
kotf, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
Siberian republic, at Krasnovarsk
The note expresses the desire of
Soviet Russia to enter into immediate
diplomatic relations with the view of
concluding commercial, political and
economic agreements, and extends the
wishes of the Soviet government for
the prosperity and peaceful relations
of its neighbor countries.
Triple Conference Likely
Negotiations between the Far West
ern republic and Japan will continue.
but as many questions at issue also
concern Soviet Russia, it is probable
the negotiations will take the form of
triple conference.
NJ. krasnosholkoff is regarded as the
strongest man in the Far Eastern re,
public, and was formerly lawyer of
Chicago. He was identified with the
American labor moYement for seunral
New-York tribune., 1920-05-19

years. snd recently has been president
Of the executive committee at Khaba-
rovsk. He was the first to advocate a
coalition of parties and the establish
ment of zemstvo democratic govern
ment In Siberia as being best suited to
the couatry's needs and the interna-
tional situation.
LONDON, May ia Moscow wire
less message under current date says
that the British workers, the repre-
sentativen Of the Norwegian and Swe-
dish trades unions and scandinavian
metal workers and members of the
American Red Cross arrived at Mos
COW yesterday. Leo Kameneff, presi-
dent of the Moscow Soviet, welcomed
the visitors at the station
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-01
Kerosene Jumps to Twenty Cents,
 Advance of Five

Kerosene, more familiarity known as "coal oil," will cost 20 cents a gallon, beginning tomorrow, in the Pine Bluff territory. Notice of the advance in price came yesterday to the local branch of one company, ard the other refiners are expected to follow suit" today and tomorrow. This advance puts the increase in price of kerosene recorded in a few weeks to five cents. At 20 cents it lis only four cents a gallon below gasoline, alias gas-regarded as a product for only the wealthy and swell-to-do, cleaners and printers Gas now costs "A cents the gallon. The "hist" in the price of kero- sene hits. hardest the country folks and residents of small communities in the Pine. Bluff territory. Hun dreds of homes are using oil stoves for cooking and lighting, with the result that there is about as much s"coal oir distributed from Pine Bluff stations as there is gasoline.
 Country and town store-keepers who. once upon time were wont to "howl" when advised of an ad
 vance in price of "coal oil," now arc reported to accept the news witf
 something akin to elation. Why
 Oh, most of them own oil stock. ant
 see in the advance visions of wealth for themselves.
 N As usual, the consumer bears tht
 burden!
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-01
S7oo,00o,0Oo COST ID U. 5. or FEDERAL
 RAILWAY CONTROL
Two Year Operation of Trans pOrtati0n Causes Big
 Loss
PULLMANS, WATERWAYS.
 EXPRESS, ALL COSTLY
Coal Strike Meant Deficit-Slump in Freight Business During Early Part of 1919 Meant
 Setback

Washington, Jan. 31.-Operation of the railroads, pullman lines, ex- press companies and waterways, uni fled under federal control, has cost the nation approximately $700,000,- 900, since they were taken over two years ago, according to official call culation.
 Figures made public by the rail- road administration tonight revealed a net loss of $594, ,2oO,OOO from rail- road operation alone in the two year period. Statistics, gathered from official sources as to operating costs of the pullman lines and waterways and express companies while operated by the government, show the addition of $10O,OOO.O00 to the transportation costs.
 Heavy losses of November and De- cember are charged to the coal strike in statement by the railroad ad- ministration. A deficit of $1lI,- 500,000, was shown for those two months after the two months pro- portion of the annual rental was paid. December revenues were said to be about $12.700,000 above actual operating expenses, while the reven- ues for November, according to inter- state commerce commission figures, exceeded actual operating expenses by approximately $19,000,OO0. The monthly share of the annual rental has been computed generally at S75, ,000,0 ,000.
 Much of the loss in 1919 should be charged to the first six months of the year, according to the official explanation, when there was n prolonged slump in freight business following the signing of the armis- tice."
 Passenger traffic for the last two months of the year showed an increase however
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-01
FINAL PLAN FOR THE
 SETTLEMENT OF ALL INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES
Economic Conference to Act On Revision This
 Week

Washington, Jan. 31.-Formulation of final plan for settlement of in- dustrial disputes based on the great volume of criticism and opinion evoked by the tentative plan of regional adjustment boards amour ced six weeks ago, will be taken up by the second industrial conference next week, Chairman Stanley D.. King said today that practically all executive session hearings had been completed and that work on drafting final recommendations to the presi- dent would be started at once.
 How far the conference may modi- fly its tentative plan calling for a national industrial tribunal with re. gional boards of adjustment and in quiry, MT. King said, was entirely speculative in view of the fact that the8 conference, since reconvening has concerned itself only with drawing out the opinions of exper- fenced leaders and that it now re. raained for its IF members to agree upon conclusions. One definite conclusion already reached, however MT. King said was that any system of regional adjustment while provid- ing for disputes that have once aris- en, must be supplemented by some preventative" plan of shop organiza- tion to catch and cure the dispute at an earlier stage. This necessity. he said, had been very generally stressed and so deeply impressed the conference members that strong recommendation for the adoption of some form of shop organization in all industrial plants, independent of union affiliations of employees, undoubtedly would be included in the final draft plan.
 The most complete disapproval of the tentative plan announced by the conference, MT. King said, had come from Samuel Gompers, as the repre- sentative of organized labor in America and from the "president of one of the biggest employers asso- citations in the country" Whose name he withheld. As viewed by members of the conference, the atti- tude signified by the opinions of these two men he said, was that "any conflict of interests now exist ing between capital and labor is g private fight with which the govern ment properly has nothing to do.' This was found to be by no means the general attitude, however, or either side, he said.
 The railroad labor problem was discussed by William H. Shepherd president of the Brotherhood o1 Railway Conductors, who is to be fol lowed early next week by the presi dents of the other three railroad brotherhoods. A spokesman fol railroad management, the conferenc, also has heard, Daniel c. Willard president fthe Baltimore and Ohit railroad.
 In addition to the oral opinions submitted, the conference, MT. Kini said, had sought the written view of more than hundred students O industrial and economic problems, in cluding many college professors, o, the broad question of establishing
 more harmonious industrial rela tions.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-01
OPEN FIGHT IN THE H0USEMkY RESULT
 FROM FOOD RELIEF
Ways and Means Committee Splits On $5O,000,00O
 Fund

Washington, Jan. 31.--In voting to- day to recommend new government loans of $5O,OO0,OO0 to European countries for food relief, the house ways and means committee, includ- ing it's republican members, went counter to majority view of the re- publican legislative steering com mittee. While there was no indi- cation that this disagreement on pro- gram would result in an open fight, cloak room discussion strongly fore cast vigorous opposition to any loan when the measure reaches the house floor.
 Technically the committee agree ment was by an unanimous vote of 19 of it's 24 members. Six demo- cratic members joined the majority after failing to get larger fund, but reversed the right to seek an in- crease when the bill comes up in the house, probably early next week Thei refforts to make the amount $125,000,000 as proposed by the treasury $100,00O,000 or $75,OO0,O ,OOO were defeated in order.
 ACIlOH Uy Cnc ways anu means committee followed conference earlier in the day between the re- publican members of the steering committee, at which the steering committee members expressed dis approval of any loans on the ground that congress had no authority to ate both democrats and republicans vNiaoI Nnnacifinn t0 additional it's to any European countries. Sem ator Phelan, democrat, of California charged that European nations, par ticularly Great Britain, were using money owed to the United States to extend their oil interests thru out the world. This will be left to officials of the treasury who have asked for $f25,O0O,O00 for the aid of Poland, Austria and Armenia.
 Chairman Fordney of the ways and means committee said he would try to get house action on the bill Mon- day or Tuesday. In his report, Presi- dent Wilson's letter favoring relief for Europe and two communications from Secretary Glass, summarizing the famine situation abroad were quoted
 "Al. evidence furnished the com mittee," declared the report, "seem- ed clearly,to to indicate that literally millions of people in the stricken portions of Europe are facing star vation and their only hope of re- lief is the participation of the gov ernment of the United States in the furnishing of foodstuffs."
 While the bill, framed by the committee did not specify the coun- tries to receive the loans, the in- tention was that relief should first of Budapest.
 The limitation of the relief to foodstuffs' was said to be an expres. sion of opposition to providing mili- tary supplies. Clothing and medi- cine barred by the legislation could be supylied, if necessary, thru pri. vate charities, the committee held.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-01
ANOTHER SEASON OF . SENATE DEBATE ON TREATY IS PROBABLE. Democrats Take Pact Up for Consideration On Feb
 ruary 10. ONLY 7,300,0OO WORDS OF ORATORY so FAR Democrats, Mild Reservationists and lrrecOnciliables Eepxcted to
 Take Leading Parts in
 Fight

Washington, Jan 31.-A possible foundation for another season of senate debate on the peace treaty was laid today by democratic leaders as sequel to the collapse yesterday of bipartisan informal negotiations for compromise on reservations.
 Notice was served by Senator Walsh of Montana, one of the demo- cratic members of the disbanded bipartisan committee, that on Tues day, February 10, a motion would be made to resume consideration of the treaty in the open senate. He spoke for the democratic senate leader Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska who was absent.
 The announcement developed no debate. A little later, however, the senate was given a concrete remind CT of the amount of oratory it al ready had expended on the treaty Senator Shoot. republican of Utah exhibiting 5000 page volume con taining 7,3OO,000 words on the sub pect spoken in the senate last sum mer and fall.
 Although vote is 10 days away nearly every element in the compli- cated senate situation was consider ing today where it would cast its in f]uence on the question of bringing the treaty back for debate It was sentiment might not crystalize fo1 several days, but there were indica- tions that the division might not be along the same lines of demarka ton that have been obtained general l,- during the treaty. fight.
 The first impulse of some of the treaty's irreconcilable foes was te vote for the democratic motion on the theory that more discussion would arouse further public opposi- tion to ratification while others ot the irreconciables held to the posi-. ton that the treaty was dead and should be left dead.
 Some of the mild reservation re publicans were inclined to favor further debate as the only possible way now to ratification, but others believed it only would consume time that should be devoted to legislation There have been intimations, too, that g number of democrats would pre-. fer to try some other method of pri. vate negotiations before re-openine debate.
 It generally was predicted that il the democratic move proved sue ccssful, as the party leaders said il would, the line up behind it woult be a combination of democrats. mile reservationists and irreconcilables.
 Republican leaders talked ovel the situation among themselves dur ing the day, but declined to make any prediction about the outcome ol to announce definitely where they stood on the proposal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-01
(NE.PLATO0N OF
 AMERICAN TROOPS BEAT TWO DIVISIONS
knlOit of Few Men Forced
 Withdrawal of Huge German Force
ANK CORPS RELATES HEROIC WAR EPISODE
he Night Stand Visit of Armored Cars and Subsequent Barrage Badly Scared the Germans

Washington, Jan. 31.-A graphic
 ecount of the exploit of a platoon
 American soldiers with five tanks
 bring the war in prowling at night
 long the front to such effect that
 Wo German divisions were with
 rawn from the Argonne sector on
 he eve of the American attack there
 told ill an account issued today
 y the tank corps.
 The object of the expedition, to
 raw the enemy's attention from the
 eal point of intended assault, was bully accomplished.
 The St. Mihiel salient had been
 leaned up and the first army was preparing to strike the first blow bf the Meuse-Argonne drive when
 he tank corps commander, with Gen. eral Perships approval, put into
 Execution a new device to bewilder
 he enemy as to where the next blow would fall. Under command of Lieutenant Higgins, platoon of the B44th tank battalion entrained on a narrow guage line paralling the front Ito the northwest of real future bat Etle zone.
 "On the nineteenth of September Ethe five tanks and their crews were loaded and the expedition startd," |the statement said. "That evening they stopped in the rear of little wood, many kilometers west of St. Mihiel. About II o'clock all was ready and the miniature army start ed forward on it's mission. Every thing went off as scheduled. The tanks rolled through our positions and into "No Mans Land" They were operated back and forth for half an hour. After this they were quietly withdrawn, crawled back on theil little narrow guages and started merrily on their way. They timed their work perfectly and as they pulled out terrific barrage hit the wood they had left.
 "For six successive nights the troupe staged their one night stands, and the reports all along the sector showed that the Hun was up in the air. All day long the sky was full of planes searching for the army of tanks which the enemy was sure was concentrating on this front. All suspicious looking places were bomb larded with the usual Hun thorough Fness and intensity. All night long the darkness was disspelled by hun dreds of flares and rockets.
 Best of all, just as the little band was preparing to entrain to get into the big show in the Argonne there came a message from the in- telligence section stating:
 Two German divisions withdrawn from Argonne' front. Entraining for your sector."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-01
EA |. .lne Cold in
 Northeast States

New York, Jan. 31.-All New Eng land and New York state was to- night in the grip of the coldeat wea- ther of the winter. New records for low temperatures were reported in many communities, the thermome- ter registering from eight to 4& degrees below zero.
 The frigid wave which suddenly blanketed the east shortly after last midnight, was most severe in north- ern New York state, where the low record of 42 degrees below zeIDf was registered at Ava, IA miles north of Rome.
 Along the New England northefn coast harbors and channels arc frozs zen preventing the movement ets shipping and supplies of foodatuf1e
 The extreme cold in Vermont ta believed to have caused the wra4 of the Montreal express of the land railroad at Hibbardse bAyk today, throwing sletpinG passengers into the icy Lake Champlain. ItSis beli9xe4 the train was deraiied " . !!|! which had heen mapped hy tn9 3! treme cold. III pas1 x rescued.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-01
Helene's Story Begins in This
 Issue of Graphic

q am a young grass widow; peo- pie either sheer or smile over the phrase" is the way Helene intro duces herself in the opening chap ter of "Helene's Married Life," be- ginning on page seven of the second section of today's Graphic. "Only week since we returned from our honeymoon" she continues. But read the chapter yourself. You'll like it.
 On the same page will be found the "Doings of the Duffs," and af- other chapter of Flaming My Hus- band"
 On page eight is an interesting story of banditry in Mexico, and information regarding sale of 300,-l 900 bales of cotton for foreign ship ment.
 Social items are on pages one and six, with automobile articles on pages three and five; news of church services on page two, miscellaneous news on all the pages.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-01
McKellar Attacks
 Army Measure as
 Militaristic Move

Washington, Jan. 31.-The army reorganization bill with it's compul- sorry military training provision re- ported by the sneate military com mittee not only will cost the taxpay- CTS more than a billion dollars an nually, but will result in "militarisns run mad" said a minority report fill ed in the senate today by Senator McKellar, democrat, Tennessee.
 The report which was concurred in by Senator Sheppard, democrat, of Texas, said the measure would perpe tuate the presidents war powers and make him virtually a dictator in peace times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-01
Triangle Becomes Family Circle As Wife Adopts Babe of Husband
 Bu Girl Who'll Wed His Brother

New York. Jan. 31.-Miss Emi- Knowles, an English girl who met Perlcy R. Spiker of Balti- more while he was at an avia- tion training camp in England, was admitted to the United States with her baby today aft CT being detained at Ellis Isl and while the authorities were considering the plea of Spikers' wife for permission to adopt the baby and the offer by Guy s. Spiker, brother of the aviator, to marry the girl.
 A telegram received at the isl and today from the department of labor ordered that mother and child be admitted to the country for three months and placed in the care of William and Kate Butterfly of Fall RN- CT, Mass. A bond of $1,000 re quired for them has been furn- ished by MT. and Mrs. Spiker-
 Immigration officials here re- garded the admission for three
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-01
$3O,0O Building
 Permits Issued
 During January

Building permits aggregating 6,3O0 were taken out in the city engineers office during the past week, the per- init for the highest amount going to J. M Sowards, who is to have $2,0OO worth of repairs done on his resi- dence on West Sixth, between Cedar and Hickory M. M. Redmon is the contractor. The weeks permits brings the total for the month to $3O,0O0.
 H. E. Feinberg was issued a per init to do remodeling to the amount of $1, DO Con the F. and B. pool hall on Main street Mrs. R. E. Lee will erect a frame one-story dwelling at 1211 Georgia, to cost $1,50O. J. B. liar roldson is the contractor. N. Fin klestein is having $1,8OO worth of repairs made on the Star store, Main street.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-01
Radio Operator at His Key Constantly
 for Sixty Hours

Pensacola, Fla, Jan. 31-Radio Officer Holmes of the American steamship Mayport, stood 60 hours at the Keyboard on his ship while sending distress messages to vessels reporting the condition of the May- port and calling for assistance, it was learned today. He neither slept or rested during that time.
 Chief Engineer Gallizer, at the risk of his life. went to the engine room and emptied the boilers, which were about to explode. These af.l other acts of bravery were reported when the steamer Bellota, which brought the captain and 13 members of the Mayport's crew, was released from quarantine today. They said the Mayport was breaking up when they left her on the night of Jam uary 23- The steamer hit on Sarana reef.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-01
Italian General
 is Kidnaped

Milan, Jan. 31.-General Nigra, commanding the Italian 49th division stationed in Istria, was kidnapped Wednesday night by party of Ga- briele d'Annunzio's troops while mo- toring along the armistice line, and taken to Plume, according to the Se- colo.
 General Nigra was reported some time ago to have denounced d'An- nunzio as "a pirate" because of his seizing Plume.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-01

months as "most extraordinary" and were at loss to explain it. There is nothing in the condi- tions of admission, it is explain ed, to prevent Guy Spiker from marrying the girl, as he offered to do in an affidavit submitted to the immigration authorities, altho he had never seen her. Such a marriage, assuming he is an American citizen, would per init her to stay in the United States.
 Mrs. Spiker's affidavit con tained the following:
 "My husband and Miss Knowles formed a friendship which ripened into something more than friendship. Miss Knowles is not immoral under the immigration law. She is a lovable, gentle, refined girl. l would welcome her into my home. l know the moral char acter and tendencies of my hus- band and know them to be be- yond reproach."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-01
To Ascertain Policy
 of Other Nations
 As to Navy Medals

Washington, Jan. 31.-By direction of Secretary Daniels, Rear Admiral Knapp, commanding American naval forces in European waters, is seek. ing information as to the policy of European governments in the matter of decorations for naval officers whose ships were destroyed by ene- my submarines.
 Inquiry by Admiral Knapp as to what policy the British admiralty pursued already had developed, MT Daniels said, that "no set principle was adhered to, but each case judged on it's merits"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-01
Score Injured in
 Railway Smash Up

Burlington, Vt, Jan. 31.-More than a score of passengers were injured when three sleepers of the Rutland railroad train from Boston and New York were derailed at the Grand Isle-North Hero draw bridge into 30 feet of water, the other two remaining on the roadbed.
 The passengers in the submerged sleeper were immersed. Many were severely frostbitten before they were dragged out.
 The accident is thought to have ben due to split rail.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-01
Former Princess
 Now is Waitress;
 Others Seek Jobs

Geneva, Switzerland, Jan. 31.-- Hungarian princesses, refugees in
 1witzerland finding themselves poor >through the low exchange rate, are seeking positions as governesses and companions. But the people gen. erally hesitate to employ them fearing they will instill extravagant ideas in the children.
 One Hungarian princess, despair sinr of failure to obtain a position 5 fsxt for Zurich recently to take up { SEmployment as a waitress.