Show CEITEL OP OF THE FLOOD 11 city stands feet dp in ti hiir ir I 1 STANDARD a F BerViCe 1 1 ARKANSAS CITY ark april it 11 this is the center cente of the worst lood flood on the mississippi river between n memphis and vicksburg the town is completely under water and about halt half of the population has deserted it the li lipses uses all stand in water from four to six feet deep merchante merchants are doing bua business nesai on 00 scaffolds built with false floors on the levee captain is in charge af of the arkan arkansas s as levee district with his headquarters heAdquarter a here in an interview today to day he said there could be no change in the tile situation for about twenty days the river ft A then begin falling unless I 1 unexpected and 1113 unprecedented rains further noath no ith be 1 in im the water now low is two feet higher than ever known hare before this is due to t ie great volume pouring out of the river captain thousand people were homeless wilbin in thirty miles ot of thie place they no shelter except chaniel chan iea made wrecked houses the colored have taken possession of tb the 8 cars and live in them apparently comfortably aa asin in their former ehan ties the white people are living the freight houses homes |