Arkansas Democrat from Little Rock, Arkansas • Page 1

READ THE NEWS OF TOE DAYLIGHT WORLD IN THE DAILY ARKANSAS DEMO CRAT. 01 FORTY-FOURTH YEAR. LITTLE RC NDAY AUGUST 23, 1915. Prices: City, 2c Trains, 5c IF IT HAPPENED TODAY AND IS OF: REAL MOMENT, RE AD IT IN THE ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT. 1T1 a rm lVlU.UJttAJL C3 ASKED WMte Ki Levees Break orpMcinfl Liner Brings Fear Fresh Complications Thousands Driven from Business in Newport Suspended, and Citizens Make a Desperate but Vain Attempt to Stem the Destructive Tide Newport, Aug.

23. (Special.) The 'White river levee is broken in six places here. The $25,000 causeway completed over Newport lake went out at 8:30 o'clock this morning. At that time the river was coming over the Rock Island levee, and there was no doubt that the entire town will be flooded within a ehort time. With the main levee broken in a half dozen places and water if: 1 Mitp, rsL o'- J' V'' fX-mV 4 rushing over it in many places; mrcaieueu witn ueing iiooaea Dy me rise in wniie river, nun-i dreds of adults, volunteers, this morning are working on the! levee and negroes have been forced at the point of shotguns to work on the levee.

The Stevens-Steel levee at broken and the Village creek and 'night. Judg M. M. Stuckey of of forty men who worked all of further damage to the levee. Reports were received here last night that a family of five 1 persons had been drowned in the bojtoms near Oil Trough.

Parties from, Newport who had been searching the flooded district for I refugees said they had been told that a family of five" persons, whose names could not be learned, had called for aid, but other at Rlewpop; Their Homes MERAMEC FLOOD 10ISTILE 100 AREM1SS1HG Third Calamity in Three Days Destroys Million in Property and Leaves 100 Homeless 'in St. Louis. GREAT DESTRUCTION IN WESTERN ILLINOIS AH Means of Communication Demoralized and the Number of Lives Lost May Never Be Known. SDrinir Blvar Bridge at Imboden Gone. (Springfield, Aug.

23. Two more invhes of rain today started river, already swollen, on another rampage. The train service of the Frisco is badly demoralized by washouts be- tween Springfield and St. Louis and between 6pringfield and Memphis. Mail and passengers are being routed by way cf Fort -Smith, for Southern points The Spring River river bridge at Imboden, went out yes-- terday.

St. Louis, Aug. 23. St. Louis County recovered somewhat today from a third calamity In as many days a flobd which snuffed out at least twelve lives, possibly many more, destroyed more than a million dollars worth of property, and made two thousand families home- Twelve deaths had been reported to the coroner this morning, and almost J.00 persons were listed as missing, It ig feared the.

falling the Meremec today may disclose a Jtoll in kssnan men1 said the odlestf many "i drowned probably would be washed into the Mississippi Elver; carried far down stream and might not be recovered soon because of the mass of flood debris now in the river and of its unusually strong current. The Meramec Klver, which Tose swiftly Saturday night and Sunday, flooding a large part of the 'manufacturing and summer resort town of Valley Park, nineteen miles southwest of St. Louis, fell rapidly today, making possible a careful inquiry to determine the extent of the flood damage. None Missing at Valley Park. Eeports of drownings were unconfirmed today at 10 a.

though the coroner of St. Louis County last night said twelve drownings had been reported to him. None was missing in Valley Park today, so far as could be learned, though 3,500 persons had been driven from their homes. The river fell eight inches between midnight and 8 o'clock this morning. (Continued on Page 10.) Show Aliens That the Law Is Supreme Washington, Aug.

13. Responding to numerous Inquiries the bureau of naturalisation today Issued a statement relative to Its views as to the course which should be followed In training the alien population In American citizenship. While pointing the Impossibility of laying down any hard and fast rules on the subject, the letter declares that the prime requisite la ability to apeak the English tongue. "It ia through this medium alone," It says, "that aliens ean acquire a practical knowledge, both In and out of the schools, of our Institutions. "Above all they should be taught that the supreme authority In this country ia the law and that the first duty of an American citizen Is obedience to law, even though it may seem unwise or objectionable; the rem edy In the lattes case being through con stitutional methods to modify or change the law." jeutire family perished.

In Newport all business has been suspended, every store in city being closed. The water and electric light plants have jbeen put out of commission by the waters which have already flooded part of the city. Liner Arabic and ene of Disaster. Government at Washington Moving Slowly, as It Is Not Yet Certain of All of the Fact in the Case. LET BERLIN INITIATE ITS OWN EXPLANATION Point Now in Doubt Is Whether Submarine Commander Be-lieved, Liner Was About to Commit a Hostile Act.

Washington, Aug. 3. flecrgtary Lansing today cabled Ambassador Gerard at Berlin, asking If tha German government received an official report on th sinking of the White Star Liner Arabic The ambassador, however, wag not instructed to ask for one. It wag stated officially that the American government is not yet at all sure of the facta, and consider! it information very fragmentary. Secretary Lansing gald the situation wag exactly aa It stood Saturday; that no steps had been taken, other than to get accurate In.

formation as to what, had taken place. Statement From White House. Official announcement was made at the Whit House today that "as soon as all the facts regarding the Arabia are ascertained our course of action will be determined." The official announcement was given out. by 'Secretary Tumulty after a con- ference with President Wilson, Mr. Tumulty said the statement was all he was authorized to say.

statement bore out previoug official statements made at the White House and state department that President Wilson, had not determined what action the American government would take and would suspend judgment while awaiting receipt of all availtiible facts. Fra.ir the fact that Ambassador Ge rnrd was not directed to seek an explanation, the inference was drawn that the, state department had decided -to let the German government initiate Ywf explanation itmay. have to off e. "'Jilnnf concerning, the taking of the Arabic were awaited by administration officials pending the receipt of which the attitude of the United States government remains un-determined. Torpedoed Without Warning.

It seems to have been settled that the Arabic was torpedoed without warning. The point now in dqubt is as to whether Germany- will claim the change of course of. the liner just before she was attacked led the submarine commander to believe she was attempting a hostile act against him. Am. bassador Gerard at Berlin is expected (Contlnned on Pace 10.) FRANKLIN COUNTY WILL HOLD "BLUE RIBBON" FAIR.

Ozark, 'Auk. 23. (Special.) The I'ranklin County Fair Association has been reorganized with S. Turner a president; E. Bryan, vice president; J.

C. Wakefield, secretary, and B. M. Adams, treasurer. These officers end Whit Martin.

M. B. Conaster, J. B. Davidson; Hnrley Russell and P.

W. Oreer -compose the board of directors. The association will hold its fair this year during October. No cash premiums will he awarded and products and exhibits receiving awards will be given blue ribbons. The fair will be knowa as "The Blue Ribbon FGair." 1 NEWS YET FROM THE IROME New Orleans, Aug.

23. -The United Fruit Company had heard nothing today concerning the fate of the liner Marowijne, one week overdue here from Belize, Honduras, with twenty-eight passengers and a crew of sixty-five aboard. The Marowijne is believed to have encountered the West Indian hurricane while passing through the Yucatan Channel on August 14. A DETAILS 11G ARABIC NEW URKO-B ARKANSAS RIVER PACT REPORTED SIGNED -v the entire city of Newport is Ingleside, near Newport, has White river levee gave way last Newport is at the head of a gang last night in an effort to prevent mwm Virtually No Item Will Be Omitted From the List of Special Values to Be Published Thursday. BIG VALUES OFFERED FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Dollar days do not mean that only dollar items will be shown, rather they are the days when everyone can save dollars by purchasing the things they most need.

Hardly an item you can imagine wlU be omitted in the lists of special values to be published Thursday. These two days Friday and Saturday will mark the greatest value giving ever attempted in Little Rock. Almost every store in the city will display many' wanted Items at prices you had never hoped to be able to buy them. Friday and Saturday will see the greatest buying and the lowest prices seen in Little Rock thus far this year. In every store will be found new and fresh merchandise which, coupled with an extremely low price, cannot help but Induce men and women to buy.

Plan to come downtown shopping on Dollar Days. Make up a list from Thursday paper of the things you want. Don't overlook the big values offered by not only dry goods, shoe and men's stores, but also those offered by drug, furniture and grocery stores. It's to your advantage to take part in this city-wide cut price sale. Tou are the one' and only winner if you do buy.

Just remember last Dollar Days and then remember that each Dollar Day has exceeded the other in every way. DOLLAR DAY Section Director Says Water Will Begin to Recede Tomor row Unless There Are Further Heavy Rains. ALU. TRAINS DELAYED. Passtnger trslna on the Iron Mount- aln to and from St.

Louis are detour- lng via aid Knob, Wynne, Paragould and the division, causing de- laya to trains from twelve to flt-' teen hours. Southbound tralna leaving St. Louis use the Illinois division to Paragould, thence to Wynne and Bald Knob. Reports received by the Iron Mountain officials 'this afternoon are that several hundred yards of track have' been completely washed away on zoth sides of Newport. Freight shlp- ments excepting perishable are being held up In the local yards until reg- ular trafflo Is resumed.

With the Arkansas river virtually at a standstill today at 23.5 feet the prospect if a aeiious flood at Little Rock and at Pine Bluff Is regarded as slight, according .0 Section Director H. S. Cole, who predicts the river will fall rapidly after tomorrow, unlesa there should be further heavy rains In the river basin. The weather prospect for Little Rock la "threatening weather" today and tomorrow, with little prospect of more than local showers. According to records In the local weather bureau, the White river, standing this morning at 3S.8 feet, Is .1 inches higher than in the flood of March, 1890, when It reached S3.

4 Inches on the gauge. The White tell six feet at Batesvllle yesterday, showing that conditions at Newport will Improve rapidly unless there should be heavy rains today or tomorrow. There Is no part of Pulaski County suffering from the recent rains, according to County Judge Joe Aaher, who has made Inquiry to find If the water la doing as much Bamage as it did In the July flood. The county farm Is not threatened and reports from other places along the Arkansas river as to he effect that the stream la yet too low to occasion alarm. Forces of men have been dispatched to the vlolnlty of Newport to patrol lines and prevent brush and refuse from jamming against poles where they are In the Inundated discontinued on Page 10.) 1 About i o'clock last night the alarm bell was rung and virtually every man 'and boy in Nenfport responded to a 'call for a mass meeting at the city hall.

Here volunteers were called for on the levee, which at that inns uui uivkcii uui a lihb 4 (several! plaees Negroes were forced to Join, and 20( men worked until 4 o'clock this morning In an effort to save the levee. They fought a hopeless fight, however, as tiie levee broke In a half dozen places at 4 o'clock. In several other places the water ran over the dyke. hope, that the crops in White river bottoms would be Baved have been abandoned, and it is now known that enormous losses will result from tna flooding of thousands of acres of the most fertile land in the bottoms. Hogue Williams, stave manufacturers, estimate their loss at between $8,000 and $3,000 on their three large plants, much of the damage being to stock stored in their which they say will deteriorate In grading discloration from water.

Attempts Rescuing Refugees. The steamers Muskogee and Mary Q. Lucas are running day and night rescuing families from the overflowed districts, many of the dwellers of the lowlands being taken from trees Sun- day It was at first thought that the wato." would not reach the stage predicted by the government director, and little precautions were taken to save stock, resulting in a great loss of cattle In the lower, bottoms. Hundreds (Continued en Page 4.) Nippon Will Help Russians To the Limit Tokio, Aug. 23.

The Kokumin Shim-bun says: Premier Okuma stated that Japan has decided to give greater assistance to Russia to prosecute the war. He could not discuss details, tout allowed it to be understood that this assistance will take the form of the forwarding of greater supplies of The Associated Press learns that Japan has decided to employ all available government and private resources for increasing the output of munitions. for allies, particularly Russia. The Japan government believes the time has arrived' for more concerted action against th enemies of Japan and her allies. Andrew Scrogglna Arrested.

Huntsville, Aug. 23. (Specials-Andrew Scroggins, who seriously injured Will Vaughn by throwing ft stone end striking him in the face in a row over the settlement of a blacksmith account whieh Vaughn owed Scroggins, was taken -'at Johnson Switch, north of Fayetteville by Shefiff Gurley and Constable Sanders and brought back here, where he was in jail. Later lie was released on bond. Oermany'a naval losses In the recent Operation! In the Quit of Riga and in the Baltic wtre "one of the moat pow-' erful dreadnoughts of the German fleet," two cruiser and elsht torpedo boats, aocordlng to the Ruesian admiralty statement today.

It had been previous-ly announced In Fetrosrad that the big vessel link was the battle cruiser Moltke, sent to the bottom of the Baltlo Bay by a British submarine. The only Russian loas mentioned In Petrograd's account of the Gulf of Riga engagements was that of the gunboat Blvutch, sunk after an unequal flsht with a German cruiser and torpedo craft, -aftr accounting: for two German torpedo boats. A German torpedo boat destroyer was sunk off Ostend Sunday night by twos French torpedo boats, which escaped undamaged. Parte announced. The British government Issued a denial of the report that the ateamer Dunsley, which was torpedoed shortly before the sinking of the Arabic, waa an armed patrol.

She was an unarmed and peaoeful trader, It is declared. War Summary ULGARIA Berlin. Aug. 23. By wireless to Say Overseas Agency 'followlngf "Official reports from Sofia and Constantinople state that Turkey and Bulgaria have signed a new treaty, Turkey granting Bulgaria her desired direct railroad connection with the sea and Bulgaria agreeing to observe a benevolent neutrality." "This demonstrates the definite failure of the efforts of the entente powers to revive the alliance of the Balkan states and induce them to Join in the war against Turkey." Unofficial report's late In July stated that a convention had been signed on July 22 by which Turkey ceded to Bulgaria the Turkish portion of the Dedeaghatch railroad.

The reports stated that the treaty left Bulgaria unpledged concerning her attitude In the war. That Bulgaria had not been pledged has been the assumption under, which negotiations have; been conducted by the, entente allies, looking to a satisfaction of tier reported demands for territorial' concessions from Serbia and Greece the price of her entry Into the war on the side of the allies. It Was reported in Sofia dispatches August 16 that Bulgaria had recalled from, Constantinople a delegate who went there to negotiate with Turkey. -Serbia Gives Way to Italy. Milan; Aug.

23. One of the main difficulties in the, way of a solution of the. Balkan problem favorable to the entente powers has been settled, according to an interview with Premier Pachltch of Serbia, published In the Corriere della Serra. The premier Is quoted as saying that Serbia has given way to: Italy regarding Albania. State Defends Constitutionality of Law Enacted by Last Legislature Sebastian" County Case.

Defending the constitutionality of the newly enacted minimum wage for women law, the State today filed an appeal in the Supreme Court from the decision of the Sebastian circuit court, which, held. In substance, that the law is In conflict with the State and federal constitutions. The law was enacted by the last legislature. J. B.

Crowe, a Port Smith laundry proprietor, was charged with violating that section of the law that' provides women, experienced In their work, shall be paid no less than 11.25 a day. In a Justice of the peace court Crowe was fined $25 for the violation, An appeal to the circuit court was i taken by Crowe. I Crowe filed a demurrer, asking that! the cause of action- against him be dismissed and set forth allegations that the law was not legally adopted! by the legislature; that It conflicts with the State and federal constitutions, and asked that -the court hold the act null and. void. I The appeal to the Supreme.

Court1 will serve as a test case for the new law. There is a paragraph in the measure, that provides that, I should one or more, sections be de clared unconstitutional, the ruling shall not affect the remainder of the law. ftnforcement of the law is In the hands, of a commission consisting of ,1. C. Clary, commissioner of Miss Mary McCabe and Miss Eva 1 100 Acres of Lespedeza.

Wilmot, Aug. 23. (Special.) Dr. McDermott hag over. 100 acres of lespedeza on his plantation at Sunshine; The bay will aveiage three tons to the acre and should bring $15 per ton, GUERILLA Bl VILLISTAS Villa Reported to Be Mobilizing His Forces at Torreon, Where It Is Said He Will Have 20,000 Men.

Washington, Aug. 23. Consular dispatches from. Hedras Ne-gras today report a battle at Ica-mole, near Monterey, between Carranza troops and the combined forces of Hernandez and Eauol Madero. Both sides, the reports states, claim The railroad between Fiedras Ne--gias, Saltillo and Torreon is re-v ported open.

1 Paso, Aug. 23. Arrivals from Northern Mexico today declared General Villa is mobilizing his forces at Torreon, preparatory to a guerilla warfare against General Obregon, in the belief that Obregon 's forces are superior in organization and equipment. Sixty pieces of artilelry have been placed at Santa Clara and Santo Rosalio, many unjles north of Torreon, as a reserve for the guerilla bands, which' are reported to be placed in units of 1,000 men. Villa is said to have 20,000 men, including the expeditionary force wbi-ch 'arrived recently from the south.

(l It is said General Felipe Angeles, now in Southern Sonora, is endeavoring to induce southern Taquis to attack Gen. P. E. Calles, Carranza commander in that state, with a View to. relieving pressure against Governor Maytorena: at Nogales.

It is confirmed that Generals Eudol- Fierro, RuqneGonzales Garcia, Ca- nnto Eeyes and Banderas led the Villa expeditionary force into Torreon. The force was said to number only 13,000 A report of hospital service af Chihuahua shows 7,140 wounded received between March end July. The mortality was seventy-eight, 5,179 being discharged' and 1,865 remaining. Vacancies caused by discharges permitted reception of 5,000 more wounded from hospitals at Torreon and elsewhere, making a total of more than 12,000 wounded treated since March -1. TIIE YEATHEIt For Little Rock ana Vicinity: weather tonight and Tuesday.

Threatening m. a. m. .14118 a. ......16 1 p.

a. nv. p. Maximum yesterday. Minimum Maximum a year ago a year ago, Weather Conditions.

Showers have occurred In Mew England, In the Mississippi Valley and at a few places ust east of the Rockies. An Inch or more of precipitation occurred at Boston, Rouellne La and Kansas City, Mo. Temperatures are rather low In the Rocky Mountain region and the northern Plains States, abovs normal In the extreme northwest, about normal elsewhere. Threatening weather Is expected In Little lock and vicinity tonlxht and Tuesday. A "Madc-In-Arkansas" Feature GERMAN MOLTKE UNK IN THE ULF OF RIGA BY RUSSIAN FLEET Few States in the Union can boast of the resources that Arkansas Realizing this, a movement has been, started to show in Little Rock, during the week of October 25th, at' the Market Arcade, the food and other products "Made in Arkansas." In addition, the best of the exhibits at the Pulaski County Fair, the week prior, will also be shown.

To commemorate this, the first exposition of its kind held in Arkansas, the Arkansas Democrat will issue on or about October a feature edition that will be most com- plete in every sense of the word. This edition will be in charge of J. Frank Keeley, which -is a guarantee ofats completeness and reliability. This edition will, be State-wide, and will carry photo-' graphs Of the various products "Made in Arkansas," trade marks, packages, brands, and will show the personnel of every company in the State. A SPECIAL INVITATION TO ALL.

A special invitation is hereby extended to all to sub-" mit to'Mr. Keeley, without delay, such data, photographs, brands, trade marks, cartons, packages, etc. as you will require or desire shown in this edition. This service will be complimentary, as it is desired to make the edition the most complete ever attempted here, so that, when the thou- sands of copies are' sent to other States, we, of Arkansas, will be proud of "Arkansas Made Products." Great Fighting Craft Carried Complement of 1,075 Men Other Marine Activities of the Great War. London, Aug.

S3. An official Russian eonimanlcatlon descriptive of the naval battle In the Gulf of Riga was) forwarded from Petro-gntd today by the correspondent of the Central News, It grlves the German looses as one dreadnought, the Moltke, two cnUaera and ehtnf torpedo boats. The statement fol- lowsi "In the Gulf of Riga, between Ana-ust 16 and 18, the Russian fleet sank or damaged no fewer two German cruisers and efight torpedo boats. At the same time a British submarine sank one of the best German dreadnoughts. The Russian gunboat Blvutch was sunk in a fight In the course of which she sank a German tor-pedo boat, while she was herself In flames and sinking." The foregoing statement tallies with previous advices, except that the German losses were given as three cruisers and seven torpedo boats.

The' German, battle cruiser Moltke was a vessel of 23,000 tons and car ried in ordinary times a of 1,075 men. She was a sister ship of the famous Goeben, which became a part of the Turkish navy after the commencement jot the. war and was rechristened Sultan Sellm. The Moltke was 690 feet long and was armed with ten 11-inch guns and twelve 61inch guns and twelve 24- pounders. In addition her armament included four 20-inch torpedo tubes.

She was built in 1911 and had a speed of about 28 knots. The Moltke was in the battle with the British fleet In the North Sea last January when the German armored cruiser Bluecher was sunk. In 1912 the Moltke was In the German squadron which visited the United States to return the visit of the United States battleship squadron at Kiel during Its trip around the world. The cost of the Moltke was about BRITISH HIP DIOMED IS SUNK BY HEAVY SHELL FIRE. Queenstown, Aug.

23 The British steamer Dromed has been sunk by a German submarine. Her captain, quartermaster and Stewart were killed by shells fired by the submarine during a pursuit of four hours. (Continued oa Page 4.).