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The Adair County news., 1914-10-21
Peace With a Punch.

Here, what's all this row aboutT7
asked the copper breathlessly.
why, this woman is collecting mon
ey for the peace society, and when 1
refused to contribute she knocked me
down." explained the meek looking
man--BuffalO Express. =
The Adair County news., 1914-10-21

Farmers in many localities
throughout the State of Illinois
have entered into agreements
with each other not to SOW wheat
this season. And they have
gone further in their attempt to
prevent wheat being sown. and
have agreed that they will not
help to thresh any whea. during
the year 1915. This action is be-
ing taken by progressive farmers
who realize that something must
be done to combat the ravages
of the chinch bugs, and that
wheat is the greatest harbor the
chinch bug has.
The Adair County news., 1914-10-21
Great Scheme.

Flows your play?"
"a great success. MY creditors ara
all coming to see if am making
money. and through their patronage
am."-Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
The Adair County news., 1914-10-21
Your Friends,

Treat your friends as you do your
bank account Don't be reckless with
them Just because you've got them
Detroit Free Press.
Arizona republican., 1914-12-14
GOethQls ShOWS
Why DeStroyers
Needed At Canal
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPArcHl

PANAMA, Dec. 13.-Col. Geo. w.
Goethals, governor of the canal zone
was impelled to suggest that the gov
ernment station two swift torpedo
boat destroyers at each end of the
canal by the recent activity Of bel
ligerent warships and colliers in the
vicinity of the isthmian waterway
The action of the Australian collier
Mallina leaving Balboa without clear
ance papers, and the fact that she
and other colliers are disposed To dis
regard the canal shipping laws, actu-
ated Goethas to take decisive meas
ures TO maintain neutrality. Nearly
all the colliers gathered in the canal
zone arrived without health certifi-
Gates and in several cases sailed
without clearance papers
With swift naval vessel to aid
it would be also an easy matter to
regulate the use of wireless, apd pre-
vent sending information to ships at
sea
Arizona republican., 1914-12-14
ANTI-VACCINATlON FIGHT

SACRAMENTO. Dec. 13.-An anti
vaccination fight, win be a feature fight
of the forty first session OF the legis-
lature as it was of the fortieth session"
said George Gelder, assemblyman-el elect
from the Fortieth assembly district
covering portions of Berkeley, during
his visit here
The measure presented by Gelder at
The last session which provided for the
repeal of the law providing for com
pulsory vaccination in the schools OF
California was defeated after bitter
and long fight. 1t will be revived
again, this time having the support of
majority of the school faculties of
the state and several societies opposed
TO the proposition of compelling child
rem 10 be vaccinated or suffer being os-
tracised from the schools until they
have compiled with the law.
Arizona republican., 1914-12-14
WINS SYMPATHY
TO THE GERMANS
If America Better Under
stands German.t's Case in
Present War. Credit Will
Largely Be Due to DIR.
Bernhard Dernberg
Especial to The Republican,

NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-If America
better understands Germany's case in
the present war than it does that of
the allies, the credit is largely due to
DR.. Bernhard Dernberg. who was sent
to this country by the kaiser at the
outbreak OF the war to present Ger
many's side. Dr. Dernberg has been
interchangeable in his efforts to win
American sympathy for the fatherland.
The newspapers and magazines have
been full of his statements and articles.
DR. Dernberg is a son of the editor
of the Berlin Tageblatt and was born
in Darmstadt fifty years ago. After
graduating from the Berlin gymnas
ium (as colleges are called in Ger
many he came to New York city in
order to learn American ways. and
was for some years in the banking
house of Ladenburg, Thalman & Co
After his return to Germany he be-
came a director of the Bank of Darn
stadt.
DR.. Dernberg. stands for what
Americans most admire in modern
Germany: it's industries, it's commerce.
its technical schools, its efficient or
ganizations. its culture When the
kaiser put him at the head of the CO.
lonial office in 1907 it was great
Arizona republican., 1914-12-14

his annual report. 1t records enorm-
Gus growth in the departments busi-
ness because of the parcels post and
postal savings bank divisions and rec
ommends program of postal legis-
lation to increase the scope of the de-
partments activities
Mr.. Burleson features his report with
an estimate that surplus of s3.56s.-
545, the second Of his administration,
viii be shown for the fiscal year of
1914 when all claims and charges have
been met. ON that showing he bases
his declaration that the department
has been securely placed upon self
sustaining basis"
1T is safe to say" the report adds,
that unless unusual conditions should
arise, resoluting in abnormal depres-
sion of business, there is no danger of
recurring deficiencies
The legislative program recommend
ed is as follows as TO its most import
ant features:
Early action toward government
ownership of telegraph and telephone
lines and immediate taking over of
these systems in Hawaii. Alaska and
Porto Rico. Transfer of the Alaska
cable from war to postoffice depart
ment control
Substitution of contract "star route"
system for salaried rural carrier ser
vice to eliminate $4O000,000 annual
loss on rural delivery
Postoffice cooperation with state
improvements insure better postal ser
vice
Raising maximum balance acceptable
at postal banks from $500 to $4,000, in
terest payments to be limited to 81 600
Removal of monthly deposit limit re-
strictons.
Aerial mail service. where topo-
graphy warrants, and extension of mo-
tor truck and automobile service in
view of recent successful experiments
Passage by senate of pending bill
providing space basis of compensation
for railroads on mail carried instead of
weight basis.
Pending change in rural delivery
system, computation of carriers salaries
on basis of services performed, depen-
dent on bulk of mail carried to stimu-
| late business.
REIMBURSEMENT of postmasters sala-
ries on basis of changes in business
| handled due to parcel post development.
Raising of second class rates on pub
| lications other than newspapers issued
once a week from one to two cents a
| pound.
Arizona republican., 1914-12-14
AIDING MRS. LOCOCO
Wife of Man Who Killed Contractor,
Receives Substantial Contribu-
ton

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 13.-To the
credit of Mrs Joseph Lococo there
has been deposited III the bank of
Italy s1,16S.70, contributed to her re-
lief by well wishers and sympathiz-
ers from all California.
Coincidentally the arraignment of
her husband, who killed George Gray,
senior member of the firm of Gray
Brothers, quarrymen and contractors,
was set for tomorrow before Judge
Dunno. in the superior court date
for his trial on the charge of murder
viii be named then.
Lococo killed Gray because he could
not collect wages due him, his wife
and two children We're starving and
he was threatened with eviction. The
notorious connection of Gray Broth
ers with similar cases struck a
stream of sympathy for Lococo
throughout the state.
Arizona republican., 1914-12-14
Workers Needed For Paper
Selling Corps For Charity

from nickle up can be paid for
the paper the purchaser being as
sured that all the money will be de-
voted to charitable purposes.
None of the regular sellers OF
papers or sidewalk dealers will par
ticipate in the sale on Saturday next.
They will be taken care of by the
committee and paid the same as if
they sold their regular paper sale for
that day, and they will then have
the day off to themselves. In order
to complete the organization it is
necessary for all those who are will
ing to sell papers that morning to
let the committee know about it. A
telephone call to the Republican city
editor giving the name and address
of the volunteer or to Dr. W. c. Gil
liespie, phone 1927, will do the trick.
The committee will do the rest
Who'll be the next?
Arizona republican., 1914-12-14
Dresden Surrounded
IAssocIArEp PRESS prsPArcHJ

BUENOS AYRES, Dec.
The Argentine govern
ment is Informed that the
German cruiser Dresden has
arrived at Punta Arenas on
the Straits of Magellan. A
Puerto Gallegos dispatch
saws the vessel has been
sighted there surrounded by
British ships.
Arizona republican., 1914-12-14

annual report of DR. Joseph A..
Holmes. director of the United States
Bureau of Mines, made public today
According to Dr. Holmes, the bu-
reau has recorded its most notable
achievement in the rescue of more
tnan one hundred entombed miners
at different disasters, and the rescue
of many more miners by volunteers
who had been trained in life saving
work by the bureau. The bureau 5
Influence has further resulted in the
establishment of rescue and first-aid
stations at hundreds Of mines
throughout the country. and the di-
rector makes the statement that the
trained rescuers connected with these
stations will in the future save the
lives of many men. The total num-
Der of miners trained by the bureau
now has reached 24975.
Despite the efforts of the bureau
of mines, Director Holmes declares
that the loss of life is far greater
tnan it should be with the natural
hazards of the industry, and makes
a plea for more extended investiga-
tions on the part of the government,
The humanitarian motives for un-
dertaking such investigations are OBJ
vious," says the director. A suf-
ficient economic reason is that during
the past year more than $500 men
We're killed and more than 100000 in
jured in the mining and metallurgical
industries of the country. one half
of these fatalities and three fourths
Of the injuries may be regarded as
easily preventable. The money loss
from the accidents may be esti-
mated at not less than $12.0O0,000 a
ly paid by the consumers of mineral
products throughout the country
The necessity for a more extensive
use of safety appliances in the mines
| is shown by the statement that in the
last five years. through lack of such
appliances. more than $500 men have
been killed in the mines and nearly
| 10000 seriously injured.
The director comments upon the
fact that in Kansas, Oklahoma, Indi-
ana and Iowa many of the men em-
! ployed in the mines to set off the
explosives (shot firers) have lost
their lives, and recommends that the
shots should be fired electrically
from outside the mine
In many districts says the di-
rector, the methods of shot-firine
employed are still so extremely haz-
ardous that only the most reckless
men are willing to act as shot -firers.'
AS showing the interest outside the
bureau of mines in the life saving
campaign in the mines, Or. Holmes
declares that the states are already
eXpending in their work more thar
the federal governmnt in all its in
vestigations in behalf of mine safe
ty. He gives as an Illustration Penn
sylvania, with n yearly eXpenditur,
of $213,000. He also cites that twelve
individual mining companies hav,
rescue cars. which is four more thai
are operated by the bureau of mines
In discussing the causes of mint
disasters, Director Holmes says: No
only have men been killed or injured
from what are believed to be unne
! Continued on Page Five)
Arizona republican., 1914-12-14

There is a need for workers who
are willing TO join the movement to
sell papers next Saturday morning
for the benefit of charity. Live
men are needed. Already a number
have responded with offers to help
but more are needed and only a few
days are left in which they may re-
spond to the call for help AS
soon as the corps is completed it will
he divided into sections and certain
corners of the streets and certain
business districts will be allotted to
each section and that section will
proceed to sell the papers
Two thousand copies of the Arizona
Republican will be provided by this
paper, free of charge to the move
ment, to be sold on the streets. and
If this proves insufficient there will
be more coming. Every person who
passes any of the corners during the
morning. and every corner will be
occupied by somebody, will be So
iicted to buy paper, Any amount
Arizona republican., 1914-12-14

NACO, Dec. 13.-The siege of Naco
Sonora. showering Naco, Arizona.
with shot and shell continued
throughout today. Two persons, F.
II. Kuck and Jose Martinez were
struck by spent shrapnel. Kucks
leg was bruised but Martinez was
not seriously hurt
The reported order by Gutierrez to-
cease the attack on Naco if the en-
gagement is endangering Americans
mas not been received by Maytorena.
He received messages from Mexico
City but the order was not mentioned
in any of the dispatches to him from
the capital He is now proceeding TO
dig zigzag trenches in preparation for
a final attack on Tuesday.
\ carload of artillery ammunition
tried the new seventy-five millimeter
guns received yesterday and sue
ceeded in placing a shell, which did
not explode, squarely in the center
of Naytorenats main camp There
upon Maytorena moved his camp.
Hundreds OF stray bullets contin-
ued to fall here today. The rein
forced border patrol under General
Bliss continued the preparations for
possible action.
Two hundred CarranZa recruits en-
listed on the American side and
brought from Tucson. are reported
gathered at Sasabe whence they ex-
pect to march on 10 NogaleS.
Arizona republican., 1914-12-14
ALLIES OFFENSIVE IS
GROWING BUT MEETING
STUBBORN RESISTANCE
AIR CRAFT BY HUNDREDS
IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-The
present strength in aircraft of
European countries is indicated
in official estimates prepared
by the navy department for
the House naval committee.
The report shows that Austria
Hungary this month has 900
aeroplanes and 500 dirigibles:
Belgium has sixty aeroplanes
and no dirigibles; Great Bri-
tain has 900 aeroplanes and
twelve dirigibles; France has
1.40O aeroplanes and thirty
diriSibles; Italy has 800 aero
planes and four dirigibles;
Japan has twenty aeroplanes
aud two dirigibles; Germany
has 400 aeroplanes and sixty
dirigibles; Russia has 1000
aeroplanes and twenty dirigibles.
Arizona republican., 1914-12-14
SIEGE OF NACOGOES ON
ANDBULLETSCONTINUE
TO FLY ACROSS BORDER
LETTER TELLS HOW
ne LOST MILLIONS

CHICAGO. Dec 13.-The plans
of Joseph Letters monumental
efforts to corner the wheat
market in 1898, when he ran
the price up to $lS' a bushel,
and finally lost between $10,-
100000 and $4,000, 600 was re-
lated in detail by himself as a
witness in Federal Judge
Humphreys court yesterday
He took the witness stand to
defend himself in a suit to re-
cover S3SO.935, principal and
interest on two notes.
Letter asserted if the late
F. H. Peavey. and the late c.
A. Pillsbury of Minneapolis,
who. he declared, were his
partners. had kept agreements
and not released grain on Chi
cago market during his opera
tions, he could have been sue
cessful.
Arizona republican., 1914-12-14
German Troops Left to Hold
Western Line, While Com
rades Give Battle in East,
Are Putting Up a Hard
Fight
RUSSIANS CLAIM
MORE SUCCESSES
However, Germans Are Still
Delivering Heavy Blows
to Russian Center and
7 Claim 1000 Prisoners
Have Been Captured

LONDON, Dec 1S.-Both German
and French official reports describe
Saturday as a quiet day. They in
dicate. however, the allies offensive
is beginning to gather impetus, but
is beeting with stubborn resistance
ny the German troops left to hold
The western line while their comrades
are battling with the Russians in the
east
The French are particularly actiVe
in the Woevre region where they az
tempted to cut off the German force
which projects like an arrowhead to
81 Mihiel on the Meuse.
A German report shows that Gen.
Jcffre has reached the German line
of communication but in doing lost
600 prisoners, and many killed and
wounded.
The battle in Poland continues.
While the Germans and Russians
claim successes there has apparently
been no decisive result. The Ger
IrIans are still delivering heavy blows
in the Russian center where they
clean they took 11.000 prisoners and
forty machine guns, while south of
Cracow where the Russians are on
the offensive Grand Duke Nicholas
records the capture of 1000 prison
efs, four guns, and seven machine
guns Another Russian force is hold
ing the Carpathisn passes prevent
ing the Austrians from sending re-
lief to their army in Galieia.
oF 70
vians, and their defeat of the four
Austrian army corps which pene-
1rated half way across Servia is the
wonder of military men. The Crown
Prince in addressing his troops told
them they had beaten. and pursued
the enemy with a rapidlty unheard
of in military history"
The shattered Austrian right wing
crossed the Drina river into Bosnia
where it was attacked by the Monte
negrins near Vishegran and forced
to leave another toll OF prisoners and
killed and wounded and war material.
The pursuing Servians took 5000
prisoners and munitions The Aus
trian army from Belgrade again un-
successfully essayed TO attack the
Servian right wing
1t is unofficially reported the Aus
trians are preparing to evacuate Bel
grade Bulgaria is reported to have
told the Triple Entente she desired
to remain neutral This means that
Rumania will be able to join the all
lies without fearing a Bulgarian at
tack
Arizona republican., 1914-12-14
ASSOCIATED PRESS p1spArcHl

LONDON. Dec. 13.-tCorrespond-
ence Of The Associated Press).-Hlgh
tribute is paid the Workmanship and
courage of the East Indian troops
by an English soldier in a letter
printed in the Daily News and
Leader.
"On one occasion" the letter SAID,
81 saw tethered to the ground goat
about to be killed for the Indians
meal. A Gurkha, standing about
twelve yards away. threw his knlte
at the goat with such deadly ann
that its head was cut clean off.
They can throw these weapons al
a distance of 80 yards, and have no
difficulty in hitting their mark. They
are terrible fighters. With the be-
lief to die in war means eternal
Arizona republican., 1914-12-14
GOLD SLIPPER FOR CANNON

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. BIN re-
membrance of promise made four
Years and more ago. the Illinois society
of the Golden State will send solid
gold slipper to Uncle joe Cannon. On
May 6. 1910, Uncle joe told group
of senators and representatives that if
he was living in 1915 he would come to
the Panama Pacific exposition in San
Francisco and dance the Virginia reel
in the Illinois state building. The
building is ready now and the Illinois
society of California will insist that
Uncle Joe" make good his word.
Arizona republican., 1914-12-14
HONoRS TO STATESMAN
State Funeral for Representative Sc
reno Payne Held in Hall of House
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPArcHl

WASHINGTON. Dec. 13.-The ma
tion's officitl life paid tribute to the
years a member of the house from New
York. Black garbed legislators, execu-
tives and members of the judiciary
joined representative of the foreign
countries in the first formal funeral
ceremony held in the house chamber in
fifteen years.
The body was left to lie in state until
late today when it was taken to Au-
burn, " Y, Payne's home, escorted by
sixty members of the house and senate
Arizona republican., 1914-12-14
Carranxa AGAINST Force

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13-Carran-
Za's reply to the United States warn
ing that force will be used if ne
cessary to stop firing into American
territory by the Mexican belligerents,
reached the state department tonight.
but was withheld until tomorrow.
In a statement at Vera Cruz last
night Carranza declared that if the
United States employed force to stop
firing at Naco 1t will be considered
an unfriendly act Notwithstanding
the friendly motives cloaking the
20,
Arizona republican., 1914-12-14
TUCSON MUNICIPAL ELECTION
Especial to The Republican,

fSptCIdI 10 IIt RtpUDIICdnJ
TUCSON. Dec. 13.-Monday will
witness the holding here of q municipal
election. There are two tickets in the
field. DR.. Ira f. Huffman is a candi-
date for reelection for mayor on the
democratic ticket, and J. Knox Corbett,
eXpostma ster. leads the republican
ticket. In addition the people will vote
on seven bond issues and the granting
of an extended franchise to She street
railway company. 1t will also take an
advisory vote on the question of the
abolition of the restricted district.
Arizona republican., 1914-12-14
SORRY 1T PASSED
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIspArcHl

PORTLAND, Ore. Dec 1S.-Fred
Tronson, "a was sentenced to life i'm
prisonment for the murder of Emma
Ulrich. "a, who refused to accept his
attentions. The Judge in pronouncing
sentence regretted that the amendment
abolishing capital punishment passed
at the last legislature
Arizona republican., 1914-12-14
NO JOBS AT GOlDFIELD


ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATcHl
GOLDFIELD, Dec 13-It is estimat-
ed that 300 men have arrived here with
out work or hope of it for the winter.
The influx is causing a serious situa-
ton and authorities do not know how
they can handle more.
Arizona republican., 1914-12-14
Will Paw War Lien

AMSTERDAM. Dec. 13.-A Berlin
dispatch says that Brussels and the
suburbs have decided to pay Ger
many's war lien of 45.000,000 marks
Is, 1915. For the payment of 20
100000 marks, the balance of the
first war contribution. arrangements
have been made with group of
Belgian banks to meet the obligation
in ten installments
Arizona republican., 1914-12-14
ARTHUR BRISBANE ILL


I1IF-I
ATLANTA, Dec 13.-Arthur Bris-
bane, editor of the New York Evening
Journal, became seriously i'll at the no.
tel here where he has been since Fri
day. His physician was summoned
from New York and his condition is
easier tonight.
Arizona republican., 1914-12-14
For the First Time Since
Its Organization by Ben
jamin Franklin Postoffice
Department is Self-Sus-
tanning
SAYS WILL BIZ NO
MORE DEFICIENCIES
In Annual Report Extensive
Recon- IN e ndatiOns Are
Made With Reference to
Proposed Legislative Pro
gram for Next Year
ASSOCIATED PRESS pIspArcHl

WASHINGTON, Dec 13.-Asserting
that for the first time since its organ
ization by Benjamin Franklin, the rost
office DEPARTMENT is on A self-sustain-
ing basis, Postmaster General Burleson
submitted to President Wilson today
Arizona republican., 1914-12-14
McDUFFIE HAS BEEN
ORDERED RELEASED

NACO, Dec. 13.-W. c. McDuffie,
an automobile stage operator be-
tween Cananea and the border, was
ordered released from secret con-
finement at Cananea by Maytore-
ma, upon representations from
Americtn consular Agent c. L.
Montague, at Cananea.
Arizona republican., 1914-12-14
NEW ANTI-AiRCRAFT GUN
ASSOCIATED PRESS DisPArcHl

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13. Tests
demonstrating the effectiveness of the
United States navy anti-aircraft gun
have been reported to the House
naval committee by RearAdmiral
Strauss, chief of the bureau of ord
nance. weapon has been developed
to bring down aeroplanes and dirig-
ibles. 1t was tried against a kite
at an altitude of 5000 feet. It's
range is about 1000 feet.
Arizona republican., 1914-12-14
Saving Of Human Life and
Stopping of Vast Wastes
Of Resources Given Atten-
ton by Mines Bureau
Director
LOVER HUNDRED
ARE RESCUED
Bureaus Influence Has Fur
ther Resulted in Estab-
lishment Of Stations at
Hundreds of Mines Over
the Country

Especial 10 The RepubIican)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-The saw
ing Of human life in the mines. the
stopping of millions of dollars of
waste Of mineral resources of the
country, and an inventory Of the
wastes that are continuing are given
important consideration in the fourth
Arizona republican., 1914-12-14
Gutierrez Reiterates Order

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 13.-Tbe situ-
alton at Naco was commented on by
Gutierrez in an interview with the
Associated Press correspondent. He
said
Il sincerely regret the troubles
along the northern border where
Americans have been killed and
wounded by stray bullets. l have
ordered absolute cessation of hos
tilities in the neighborhood of Naco.
and will proceed likewise elsewhere
even if the order jeopardizes our
cause realize we must preserve
American friendship at any cost
Arizona republican., 1914-12-14
FOOD CRISIS IN ITALY
ASSOCIATED PRESS D1sPATcHl

ROME, Dec. 13.-Great mass meet
ings were held at various places
Italy to call the govern
ment's attention to the grave situa
tion created by unemployment and
the steady rise in the prices of food
stuffs