Hot Springs New Era from Hot Springs, Arkansas • 1

BcruBi am coctaiss nil mra or tub datuqhi floras ai boom as it haitcks. alwats bkliabi "fcvevy Ibuj HOT SPRINGS NEW. ERA A CONSOLIDATION OF: THE DAILY NEWS, 1880-THE CITIZENS BULLETIN, 1906. FOR THE RESIDENT fOR THE VISITOR FOR EVERYBODY WEATHER Fair. lb, NKW BRA Reach All the Live Ones.

"WAKE CFI" VOL VIII. M. 169 Tie Paper Fer IU People Friday Afternoon, August 20, 1915. "Newe mOe Ue New' PRICE FIVE CEIJT3 thb wnr kra mweiybi tux paily. uirkv Snwri ntnDnciiAp BAVARIAN PRINCE PLAYS BIG PART IN DRIVE ON RUSS wo mm UNACCOUNTED ffi liuuu nLunuLivoon FORTRESS CAPTURED jf W'2 I if I Only Twenty-Seven Out Of Twenty-Nine AmeriT icans On Board the Arabic When She Wa Torpedoed, Have Been Accounted For--Be-lieved They Have Been Drowned.

1 Germans Storm aid Capture ast Remaining Polish Stronghold and Probably 40,000 Men and Large Number of Guns Are Taken Poland Is Now Cleared. verely bruised but none fatally. Tk passengers were tlther breakfasting or walking cn the decks wnefl th, torpedo struck the ship. have landed additional troops on the sh'T 'a of Suvla Bay. on the west side of the Gallipolj peninsula, but the War Office admits that after heavy fifelitiriK, in which no satisfactory advance was the British advance was halted.

The losses on both sides were very heavy. advices from th Dardanelles hae indicated that the allies had determined upon a desperate effort to force the traits, thug perii a wav for war munition to enter Russia, and perhaps influencing sentiment in the Balkan states in favor of th quadruple entente. Washington Impatient. WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.

President Wilson went to Philadelphia thh morning in an automobile have his eyes treated and the administration is keeping open mind oi th(. Arabic incident pending the receipt by the state department of the official facts in tbe ease. Effort are being made to hasten the gathering of official information sni details. The outlook is decidedly sertonn as the result of the sinking of the Arabic and officials personally lieve there is no doubt that the action constituted a "deliberate unfriendly act," as defined by the president. Dera' Voti Tripta.

AWSTFKf: M. Aug. 20. Th kaiser has erUered the decoration of Grand Admiral Von Triptz with the, order "pour Ie merite" for hie ah marine successes, according to Ber lin dispatches. Another Hhip Jorpedoeel.

la wake of Teutonic armi-s in Poland; Prince Leopold of Bararia (arrow) directing attack on Warsaw. Prince Iopold of Bavaria is playing an important part in the great Russian campaign, thoujrh his generalship is outjihone by that of von Hindenburg and von Mackcnsen. It was Ieopold who led the first German forces feto Warsaw. The accompanying picture of him and of members of his staff was taken just before WajsaW fdU Hi 01 LONDON. rB.The White Star liner Bovlc reported been torpedoed by a dermaa -sab-' marine', but the report- tt nneoav I OUACHITA IS HiEST EVER LONDON.

Aug. 20. Two Ameri cans out of 2J board the Arabic, torpedoed hy a German submarine yesterday off the Irish coast, are still unaccounted for this morning and it is believed they have been lost. They are: Mrs. Josephine ISruguire of New York and Kdmiind Woods of Janes- vjlle, Wis.

Thirty others of varied national! ties are missing. It is believed thaj mey nave oeen urowneq, making a total of VI who have probably per-ifhed. Three hundred and ninety-one sur. vjvors were lauded at Queenstown last night, according to today's advices from Consul Frost at Queens-town, and reports to the American ambassador at london. The American survivors declare unanimously that no warning wan given by the submarine before the ship was torpedoed.

The embassy-has begun an investigation and it is 1 understood will send a naval attache to Queenstown, where the vice consul is now taking affidavits. Dispatches from Queenstown state that passengers told officials that they did not see the submarine, though several saw the foaming wake of the torpedo. Of those missing only six were passengers, the remainder being menihrs of her crew, 26 officers anri men. Those passengers of the Arable who were drowned occupied two heats that capsized as struck the water, one of which was crushed against the side of the liner, and one of which plunged when It struck the water. 8ome of the occupants reached rafts thrown overboard.

Some members of the crew are believed to have been killed by an explosion in the hold. Many of the survivors were se Puask County Turns in 10,000 and Outstanding Warrants Are Iteduc-ed to About ftflO.UOO State War rants at far. LITTLE KOCK, Aug. 20. The amount, of outstanding state warrants dropped to approximately yesterday when final settlements were made by Sheriff W.

O. Hut ten. collector of Pulaski county, and Hugh Treece of Scarry county. Pulaski county paid into the genera! revenue fund all but $3,000 of which was paid in state warrants, and also more than $200,000 into other funds, a total of The Searcy STATE INDEBTEDNESS IS FURTHER REDUCED p.KKLIN. Auk.

20. Hx Russian generals and men were captured in the fall of Novo vcsterdsiy. The kaiser was notified of the Xovo tjeorgciwk victory and hastened there to congratulate "cneral Von liesseler. The fortress is sit-uafd at the confluence of tlie Vistula -nid Hub rivers on a high pUfcau ar. is one of the strongest fortresses in Russia.

PKffJ.LV 2. The Germans bgve stormed and captured Novo Ceorisk. the gtrong Russian fort-res- 1 rri'l'-s west of Warsaw. It is bflKi'd that Russians have been raptii'red in addition to a large amount of war munitions and can" non Onrdnnellc Rrtnforced. MMKV, Aug.

27. The Hritjsn of 'levas Storm Expected to Show Tlmf Xunjorr Dead and a l'rx-rl Lost of Orrr Belwf Work Start. ST. LOUIS FLOODED Wr.it (fains Flood Stream and I'rive Kcidcnts From Lowland Hundreds Are Marooned on ilie Housetop. of Aug.

Zo. The re-hodles along the IT' unverified reports of the find- inic many more, and the knowl- k- many are missing, indi- hi'td that the fatalities in this would reach 2fi0 as a result the aulf hurricane. The property "fs is roughly calculated at tlMt.HUtl ft' lief work is progressing rapidly. ph" known dead today has reached 1. and the known missing More Soldier Dead.

Aug. 20 -General "lt -it Texas ctt.y today reported he death if fenir nu.re soldiers. Jlrf.nd in the floods. Ml. Louis Flooded.

I.OIIS, Mo. Aug. 20. -Many Ire homeless and hundreds marooned li'iiiM-toiis In the rlsine waters of he llesoeres an.l Mcrrlmae rivers. the resuit of the heavy rain r'lich started last nicht and con- iiiucd without tnferruotion until morning.

Some pfirtions of the NifhwftHt side is under nix feef or Mler The earthen base of the Oompton reservoir, holding "lions of water, was washed away, n'' is feared the reservoir, which many times been condemned as "IKsfe. vv.ll mi.l oiiu lUaMter. and lnferiirtan traffic bar fn 'eriously rrfpplfd. tvtyos AI'PICOVKD. Pac.

IVesldenf TestiKes as Re. ceher For lload. ST. IpViH, Aug. 20.

Benjamin president of the Missouri an, Ht. luiH, Iron Mountain Southern railroads, qualified as "Iwr of these two roads before "'gp Oyer In federal court here. Uuh cave two bonds, each for Judge Dyer said he had conferred 'iirlKn Adatiin of the federal court, ntul ih.it thi had that Bush was the man bent rifled for the position. 200 'fire OF FLOODS tff i' I 1 ii -ft p. firmed.

It Is learned that the twin rcrew British steamer Dossier was torpedoed near the Amble yesterday. Two of the crew, were killed. The. Leyland liner Nicosian was torpedoed today. She was not seriously injured and reached port in safety.

The Spanish stegmer Pens Castillo and the British steamers Baron Errklne and New York City were other submarine victims today. The fatalities are unknown. county settlement amounted to $21, 003.79, of which was gen-, eral revenue. At the close of business yesterday $3,000 in cash from the two settlements remained In the general revenue fund. It Is believed the floating Indebtedness now is the lowest for several years.

The lowest point reached last, year was $13,000 on August 22. State warrants are selling practically at par and f3W are to be bought. Records in the office of tbe auditor show there Is due from the collectors of Boone, Chicot, Clay, Independence, Little River, Perry, Poinsett and St. Francis counties $74, $73.93, which Is more than enough to tak? up all warrants now outstanding. Mr.

and Mrs. Ernest Woodcock. Mrs. George Schnxk and Miss Rntb Fulham have returned from Lake Village where they have been visiting Mrs. Walter Dake.

iev and better and greater How springs, a renewed patronage drawn" from the best classes of the coantry md of foreign countries, and the of governors ana the business men w'rro have participated In these Bulgaria Joins Allies. WASHINGTON, Auk. 2o Reports tre current here that Bulgaria has joined the allies. "It is not impossible that my country has done so," said nieirf. secretary of the Bulgarian legation.

II leave Hot Spring at 8 A. M. On August 2H Dig CebrlloM and to Be Held In Interest ot New Highway. KOtiliuZ, Aug. IV.

(Spe- jcialj The committ-e on arrange ments has secured a special train from Hot Springs, via. Glenwood to Womble on August 28th, on account of th barbecue and good roads Convention hi Womble that day. Round trip rates of two cents a mile was granted by both the M. 1. and G.

and Iron Mountain railroad-, the train running over both roads. The distanc- from Hot Springs to Womble is about 50 miles. The special will leave Hot Springs Saturday morning at 8 a. m. and arrive at Womble at a.

and. relurn-tnjf, will leave here at 5 and arrive at Hot Springs at p. the same day. More than half the distance is in Montgomery county and a large crowd is expected. Hot Springs business men anil good roads boosters are expected to take advantage of this train and spend a day with their neighbors in the adjoining cennty.

A large number of speakers ar on the program, in 'hiding five of the known candidates for governor. Kfforls are being made to secure a band frtm Hot Springs to accompany the train and play on the grounds at Rjverview i'ark by the side of the Caddo riv where the shade Is very fine and the weather nev hot. An old fashioned harbecue on a bg scale guarantee by business men of Womble and the farmers niirrounding the town and the ladies will prepare delicacies made of Montgomery county products and surprise along this line is planned for the visitors. The largest crowd ever assembled in this county is assured already and the committee are determined that, there ghall be no failure In any way. Kvery speaker has be-n given to understand that he would be expected to speak on the subject of his own choice, whether political or otherwise and there will no Irksome rules and regulations.

Ml CH LKI OR IS Fort Smith Officer roniwat In-for'cants I'nder XnMnc Art. FORT SMITH. Aug. 20. Two hundred and eighty-two cases of whiskey and wine were seized by the township authorities yesterday.

The liquors were found hidden in a barn on South Eighteenth street. The location owned hy former saloon keeper. The cases hear the names of several persons who formerly were In the liquor business here, but they deny ownership. The good were seized under the Woods nuisance act. rOOPKIt LKAIMNO.

KI.OIN. Aug. 'Hi Cooper. In a Htttfts. Is lending at the lOO.milo mark in the Klgln classic, nel'almii Is out of the race on account of engine tronhlfl.

There wore nine urter. lilt GETS GOOD ROADS SPECIAL Til WINS AT FRISCO I urn iuf TiH.k Firt I'rie at Panama Ktosition Com Wax electeil at Last learn Arkansas State Fair. LITTI.K RUCK, Aug. 20. it was a coincidence ifiat on the day when the boys' anil gjris' clubs met in Little Ro'- f1" a two days' session that, news sb i Id be received from Sa ii Francisco tnat exhibits of corn ifrown by isas corn club boy took hrM prize at the anama-l'acittc exposition, in competition with ex hi bits from all 'over the I'nlted State.

The Arkansas exhibit, which con sisted of sets of 10 ears each, was selected by W. J. state agent for boys' and girls' club work, from corn exhibited at the last state fair at Hot The larger portion was grown In Wash ington and Sebastian counties, although miK.li came from the south ern part of Arkansas. Announce ment of th award was received with cheers at. the luncheon of the boy club mem here given by the Southern Trust company at the New Capital hotel.

Cndlsmayed the rain, nearly loo boy jind girl members of the corn. pig. peanut, canning, cotton and poultry dubs of Pulaski county assembled at the court house yesterday morning. Some of them had driven 2u miles over muddv roads. If the weather is favorable more are expected atoily.

The boys and girls arc guests of Little Hock people. At o'clock George C. I've, demonstration agent for Pulaski county, introduced County Judge Joe Asher. Judge Asher gave a history of demonstration work in Pulaski county aii, urged the boys and girls to Itake advantage of If. A.

ftead. vice president of the Southern Trust company, impressed upon the club member the great opportunities in holding land in Arkansas, which, tie said, will Increase materially in value within the next de-cede, c. W. Watson, state agent for the I'nifed States department of agriculture, spoke on the great educational opportunities that the farmers' sons of today are enjoying. W.

It Merclur or Washington, 1). held agent for the I'nlted States department of agriculture, commended boys' and girls' club work ns the best means of reaching the farmers. "It Is often difficult to reach the old farmers by demonstration work," he ald, "but boys and girls are easily taught and constitute the opening wedge for our work In many places w. J. Jertilgan, state agent for hoys- und girls' club work, emphasized new phases of the work that would be begun next year.

The Hnnl talk wns made by Miss Mary MeCabe, representing tho Arkansas Federation of Women's Club. FLOOD AREA Many Hot Spring People Hail ISela-tives in the HnMled District of Ten as But All Hate Been l.ixated in Hafely. FIRST STORIES HERE Sent hy a Former l'res Tf legrater of This City, Hugh Arnold. Who Visited tlio Flooded District Below Houston. Tiiere was mu'li local interest and anxiety over the safety of relatives in the Texas flood district, many Hot Springs people having relatives in Southeastern Texas, where the damage wa.

the greatest. The Misses Difiow, employed at Mrs. K. Huff millinery, were very anxious over the safety of their father and mother, Mr. and Mrs.

Theo. Itill'iw, who were in Galveston for Mr. IMllow's health. Messages were received yeterday, as soon as the telegraph lines were In working order, relieving their anxiety and telling that their parents wer John Kloethe. the tailor, had rea.

fives at Cur pus and his message of inquiry, rushed through at the first moment by the Western Cnion. brought the reply that all were safe. Sifter Sebastian of St. Joseph' Infirmary was at Houston, a message coming yesterday stating that she was safe. John Sullivan.

N. Coftn. the tailor; J. W. Trammel! and J.

I'. I'. Smith all had relatives in the Mood district, but in each Instance the cheering word wag received over the wires that they were all safe and unharmed. Arnold Sends First News, Hugh Arnold, a former press telegrapher of this city, now stationed at Houston, was responsible for the first authentic news from the Gal-veston and Houston district which was out of communication or two days. Arnold penetrated as far south as wire communication could be had and sent back much of the first news of the disaster.

His mes-sagen tol, the hrst news of the drowning of the soldiers at Fort (lalveston, also at Texas City, of the lon of many small vessels in Galveston harbor, and many personal Incidents of the Hood and storm. Full communication Is now enlali- llshed with thn stricken points, at least with the most Important cities, and It expected that the full toll i of thn storm In hutnnn life and property damage will bo known within day or two. Flood is Within a Few Inches of the llridge and is Itising Kapidly Fvery Hour Kiver F.IIed With Floating Object. BRIDGE IN DANGER Horse Prow red and Joseph Win. chcMer Barely F.caw Ih-ownlng This Morning In Now at Highest Stage Kver Reached.

The Ouachita river, swollen by the heavy and prolonged rains of the past two days, is now at the highest point it has ever reached. Damp Williams made a trip to the river this morning and reported that the water was within two feet and four inches of the Gardner bridge, and Is rising rapidly. He was there but a short time but the water rone four inches during that time and was still rising when he left. Joseph Winchester, a resident of South Hot Springs, crossed the Gardner bridge this morning, lis mfide the crossing safely but be came submerged in the Mood water in the roadway on the opposite side of the bridge. The swift current soon placed Winchester and the rig in danger from which they could not extricate themselves.

The horse was drowned and Winchester saved from a like fate only through the prompt assistance rendered by par-tien who were near the scene at the time. Mr. Williams slated the flood Is carrying down all sorts of (jebrls and farm products. He noted watermelons, grain and other farm pro-, ducts being swept down the leads to the belief that the high water has caused considerable damage to crops along the Ouachita valley, especially in the lowlands. flelween Hot Springs and the river there Is evldmre that a portion of the corn crop, whjch has grown very heavy, has been beaten down by the wind and rain.

This damage is not general, however, and It Is not believed the com crop has suffered material damage from the storm. Cjttlle a number from Hot Springs are making the trip to the river this afternoon to view tho flood, and i' Is feared the water may reach the floor of the Gardner brldgo, which would place that structure In great danger from tho pressury of the isuri Hoods. Police Judge V. S. Udg 'mil has returned from dav ion and Is again at his (Utiles on police court bench.

Mass Meeting To meetings are going to ask the people of Hot Springs to take a long itetp forward In changing and bettering conditions. In cresting a steady, pat- ronage. building prosperity along the most modern and approved lines. This meeting will be beld nnder 'he auspices of the officers snd the board of governors of the Business Men league, but they will ask the hearty co-operation and actlr -hjJjUw" of every resident of Hot Springs, rich and poor, capitalist and wort Kvery buxlness man, property owner, workingman and citizen should attend the Business Congress to be held at. the Auditorium theater tonight.

There will he something of Interest to every resident of the city. Some of the propositions to be taken up affect every home and property owner iti the cily. Others affect th(f business interests directly. There matters of such far-reach Ing Importance to be taken up that every resident of Hot Springs should attend. The meeting is to bo an open meeting and it Is being held at the Auditorium theater to accommodate the great crowd which Is certain to be there.

The weather has cleared up and there Is no excuse for staying away. There should be an attendance that will pack the capacity of the theater. This meeting Is the culmination of a number of sectional business conferences. The propositions made will be based upon a general survey of the opinions of all the clones consulted, upon Round and far--cHchltig principles which men a ing man, btisineM man and property owner. i Don't nni;" any other engagement for Attend this meeting and lend your aid and your voice In 1 building up In thin Valley of Vapors one of the greatest Jaeltb and pleasure resorts in all the world.

That Is what this meeting standi for, and upon Iti success or failure the future of Hot ftpringa depend! Tlie Weather. iff orerast for Arkansas, for Iff tactions, tonight and flatur- fair, jffi Mi Si.