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Bisbee daily review., 1915-12-31
LAND FRESH TROOPS

LONDON. Dec. 3O- Some British
troops from SaloniH were landed a;
Orfano, a small Greek port sixty
miles east Of Saloniki The purpose
was to check any hostile advance in
that quarter. The French landed or
the Greek island of Ca.elnrize, of tbs
southeast coast of Asia Minor. n-=-
the important seaport of Adalia, the
occupation of which was the purpos 2
of landing, according to an Athens
dispatch. A strong Entente force at
Adalia is a menace TO the communi-
cations of a hostile force operating a
gaiust Egypt or the lower TigTis re-
gion
These movements indicate the En-.
tente positions around Salonild are
considered secure and that the cam
paign around Saloniki win develop in
to a long drawn out warfare as on the
other fronts.
Rome reports Central Powers have
begun a general withdrawal from the
entire Macedonian front, owing to the
Russian campaign i'm BessaraDia.
There is a lack Of confirmation The
general opinion in Entente capitals is
that the Russian campaign I'm Bessara-
bia, which was undertaken in the race
of unfavorable weather is likely to
have important bearing on the whole
war situation According to one YER
sion, Russia's new move is a forerun-
ner of the impending Rumanian entry
into the war on the side Of the Allies.
The Pail Mall Gazette's Russian cor
respondent writes the Russians joint
operations, with Rumania, are on the
point OF beginning
Bisbee daily review., 1915-12-31
ARBITRATION is
PROBABLE IN
AMERICAS
United States Invites Latin
America to Join in Agree
ment to Compel Adjudica-
ton of Various Disputes.

WASHINGTON, Dec 3O.-In a new
step for a preservation of peace on
the American continent. a develop
ment Of Pan-American unity, the Unit
ed States formally invited the Latin
American republics to join in a con
ventiOn 10 compel the arbitration OF
boundary disputes and prohibit muni-
tions shipments to revolutionaries.
Lansing delivered the proposal with
the approval Of the President, It's OBJ
iect is the preservation of PanA-meri-
can peace and that it may face the
Old World free Of internal dissention
Pan-American diplomats in Washing
ton received the proposal for submis-
sion to their home foreign Offices
While the proposal is being commu-
nicated TO some diplomats and being
discussed among the delegates to the
Pan-American Scientific Congress.
Former Secretary Of State Root
speaking before the international law
section of the congress made the de.
claration; $50 long as the spirit oi
American freedom shall continue, il
shall range up side by side with you
great, small for maintenance Of rights
of nations" Delegates gave expires
sions of appreciation of Lansing's prop
osal and Roots speech,
Bisbee daily review., 1915-12-31
SHIPPING BLACKLIST

LONDON, Dec. 30.-Great Britain's
blacklist of shipping now shows the
names of one hundred and two steam
ers with a gross tonnage of $4,000 and
a carrying capacity of 100000 tons,
The list was published to guide Brit
ish shippers from using vessels which
are suspected Of trading with Great
Britain's foes or other unneutral coun
tries OF being German.
Among the vessels blaoklisted are
the Alagui8h, Ausable. Genesee, Hook
ing, Kankakee, Manitowoc. Manmee'
Seneca. Winnebago, Winneconne and
Muskegon. As the number of Swedish
and Norwegian steamers is small, trad
ing boats operating exclusively in Bal
tic there Is exclusion from the charter
ing lists will not have much effect
The presence Of many overseas steam
ers In the list, however, is seriously
lampering shippers.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-12-31
STORM CAUSES WRECK.

SAN BERNARDINO, Dec. 3O.-Slip-
perry tracks, combined with a binding
snow storm caused a rear end COLI
sion this afternoon btween eastbound
Santa Fe passenger trains, two and
eight at Hesperia. in the eastern por-
tion Of Caion Pass An empty coast
on the rear of number eight was dam
aged but no one was injured accord
ing to reports here
Engine troble had caused number
eight to stop at the station it is said,
and before the fagman could 90 back
for enough TO stoy number two. which
was following closely, the collision oc-
CURED. The front engine of the sec
ond train was slightly damaged. The
"deadhead" coach on the rear Of the
FIRST train acted as a buffer and pre-
yenter injury TO passengers.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-12-31
CoNFEssEs TO MURDER.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec GOV. A.
Ojeda, formerly a private in the eight
eenth United States Field Artillery,
told the police he shot and killed
George Miller, a fellow artilleryman,
near Manila June q, 1903, while Miller
was asleep.
Military authorities decided Miller
had suicided. Ojeda said he enlisted
under the name of Smith. He said
his conscience troubled him Fear Of
Miller, who was known as Moore,
caused him to commit the crime. He
said Miller threatened him After
being mustered out Ojeda went to Dali
las and married He left there three
years ago.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-12-31
WEDDINGS AND
DIVORCES
PREVAIL
Rush for Marriage Licenses in
Clerks Office While Super
ior Court is Crowded with
Divorce Actions.
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TOMBSTONE, Dec. so. (SpeciaD -
While there has been a rush to secure
marriage licenses in the county durlae
the past few weeks. there has also
been an unusual amount of divorce ac-
tions filed in the clerks office during
the past week among them are the
following
Maude Henderson VS. Charles Ray
mond Henderson The complaint al
leges that they were married in Tomb
stone on Nov. IS, 1912. and that the
defendant deserted her on the 18th of
the same month. Both parties were
residents of Bisbee
Tiny Snow VS. Bud Snow. The com
plant alleges that they were married
in Tombstone in Nov. 1911, and have
ever since been husband and wife.
that the defendant has been guilty Of
extreme cruelty to the plaintin and
has been a habitual drunkard for the
past year. The residence of the plain
til is given as Ray The plaintiff is a
resident of WILCOX.
May Weller VS. Louis NJ Weller The
complaint alleges that the defendant
has failed to support the plaintiff for
a period Of more than year, last past
An answer was filed at the same time
in this action Both parties are resi-
dents of Douglas
Sarah B. Humphries VS. James f.
Humphries. The complaint in this act
ion alleges that the defendant has not
supported the plaintiff and his family
for over a year past. Both parties are
residents of Bisbee.
Helen f. Lennox VS. Clifford J. Len.
nox. The complaint alleges that the
defendant has not supported her and
has been guilty of cruelty. Plaintiff
is a resident of Bowie Residence Of
defendant given as unknown,
Mrs. j. n. Garcia VS. J. n. Garcia.
The complaint alleges that they were
married at Naco and that for the past
year the defendant has neglected to
provide her with the necessities of
life
John A. Roper VS. Jessie Roper The
complaint alleges that the defendant
has deserted the plaintin and been
guilty of other statutory charges.
Both parties were residents of Bisbee.
Fannie NJ. Harrington VS. James j.
Harrington. The complaint alleges
that they were married in Bisbee in
1900 That there are no children and
20 community property, that the de
fendant has been guilty Of extreme
cruelty toward the plaintiff IN mum
Der of ways Both parties are resi-
dents OF Bisbee
Citation Issued
CONTINUED on Page -
Bisbee daily review., 1915-12-31
POINT
EXPECTED IN
Los ANGELES
Blizzard Sweeping Southern
California and Citrus Grow
ers Make Efforts to Save
Their Orchards.

Los ANGELES, Dec 3O.-Anucipat-
ing q drop i'm temperature to the
freezing point before midnight, citrus
growers of Southern California have
brought out thousands of smudge pots
tonight to combat the frost in orange
and lemon groves The temperature
here at FIVE was forty-one degree, a
drop of seven degrees since two thir-
ty While the thermometer is ex-
pected to reach a freezing point to-
night officials Of the Weather Bureau
stated they did not anticipate a re-
petition Of the severe cold of 1913,
when thousands of acres of citrus
groves were damaged. The rain and
snow which fell throughout Southern
California interrupted telegraph and
telephone communication and did
slight damage to trees. 1t was the
cause Of at least one accident when
two passenger trains collided in a
snow storm at Hesperia, in the San
Bemardino mountains
Cold weather, however will conu-
nue. until New Years day, according
TO government forecasters which will
necessitate alertness on TIE part of
the growers to prevent damage The
tops of interurban street cars reach
ing Los Angeles are covered with
snow which was scooped from the
cars and used as ammunition for i'm,
promtu snow battles.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-12-31
DEGREE IS
VERDICT Of
SCHMIDT
JURY
Los Angeles Case Ends when
Matthew w. Schmidt is
Found Guilty of Murder in
the First Degree.
LIFE IMPRISONMENT
is RECOMMENDED
David CapIan VIII Next Be
Put On Trial. Sentence to
be Pronounced Monday
Victory for Prosecution.

Los ANGELES. Dec. 3O.-Mathew
A. Schmidt was convicted tonight of
first degree murder as an accomplice
Of James b. Mcnamara in blowing IN
the Los Angeles Times Building five
years ago Schmidt was convicted on
'hc specific charge of having murder.
ed Charles Eagerly, one Of the TWEEN
.y victims OF the explosion.
The jury was out forty six minutes.
and CNcd Schmidrs punishment at
imprisonment for life. The same pen
atty was imposed on James b Nc
Namara after the latter had confessed
in court, four years ago, that he
placed the bomb that blew up the
building. David Caplan arrested in
February near Seattle, shortly after
Schmidt was taken into custody in
New York. is awaiting trial on the
same charge. Schmidt will be sent
.CnCcd Monday
Schmidt heard the verdict without
any show Of emotion. His sister. Miss
katherine Schmidt, of Chicago. who
has been weeping most Of the day
while attorneys argued for the life of
her brother, heard the verdict Of the
jury with calmness.
On Monday counsel for the defense
will interpose motions for new trial
and il lis agreed arguments on this
part will be heard January y.
Members of the jury said three bal
lots We're taken. On two it stood
eleven TO one for conviction. There
was no question i'm the minds of the
jury members of the panel said. that
Schmidt not only purchased from the
Giant Powder company 500 pounds of
eighty per cent nitro-glycerine from
which McNamara made the bomb
that blew up the Times Building. bur
that he had counseled, aided and
abetted i'm carrying out the plan which
resulted in the killing of a score Of
men.
Following the announcement of the
verdict Olaf Tveitmoe. secretary and
treasurer of the state building trades
council, proclaimed loudly send word
10 Lincoln Stenens that the Golden
Rule is dead There will be ten years
OF war in Los Angeles. They will
pay for this"
Stenens claims to have played
prominent part in bringing about the
Mcnamara brothers confessions in
November 1911
~ can stand this if the county can"
Schmidt remarked as he was returned
10 Jail. He referred to the announce
ment of his counsel that if necessary
the case would be fought through the
highest courts. BY stipulation the
Caplan case, which was docked for
January 3, was deferred until January
u. when it will be set for trial
There have been many rumors con
cerning a Caplan confession. "If there
are any rumors, said Nathan Coghlan.
Schmidts chief counsel, "I don't know
anything about them We stand pat
and expect to go to trial"
Bisbee daily review., 1915-12-31
OBJECTS TO QUESTIONS.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 8O.-DeIe-
gate Erickson of the Sailors Union of
The Pacific Interrupted the examina-
tion Of Chinese for certificates under
the seamen's act, with the complaint
that leading questions were being put
to the Chinese by United States in
spector Hulls in an effort to aid them.
The inspector cautioned Erickson not
to interfere in the examination
The Sailors Union officers said
Andrew Furuseth, president of the
Union and now in Washington, was
informed of the circumstances They
expect his to take some action.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-12-31
D POSI ION
TO MEASURE
UNLIKELY
1t Is Now Thought Improba-
able that There will be Any
Great Fight Made on Con-
scription in Parliament.
ALLIES LAND TROOPS
IN NEW GREEK TOWN
Teutons Reported to Be With
drawing Forces from Mace
donia in the Face of Rus
sian Campaign.

LONDON. Dec 80 From present
appearances opposition to compulsory
military service will have dwindled to
easily manageable proportions by ,Ie
time the projected measure is present
ed to Parliament a week hence A
closer inspection Of the plan apparent
ly has dissipated many Of its tcrrors
and the general belief is thai the gov.
erument will soon have tdc situation
well i'm hand.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-12-31
sALVATloNlsTs IN BAD.

BUTTE, Dec. 30. An argument
over an alleged shortage of returns
from the boiling pot for the Saliva
tion Army Christmas celebration is
believed by the police to have caused
William Peterson to wreck the Saliva
ton Army hail with dynamite. Peter
son was arrested on information by
John Kelly, his roommate.
Kelly told the police Peterson re-
Gently Joined the Salvationists. Late
Iy he has been making threats against
the army and tried to stop contribu-
tions by merchants for the army's
Christmas celebration.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-12-31
PROTEST coNscRIPTIoN

CARDIFF, Dec. 3O.-The executive
committee of the Miners Federation
OF South Wales adopted a resolution
against the sinister efforts of a GER
tain party of politicians and section OF
the press to impose conscription on
the people" The resolution asks the
Miners Federation of Great Britain to
call a national conference Immediately
to protest against any form of con
scriptiOn.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-12-31
TO VOTE ON PROHIBITION.

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 3O.-The
people Of California, in Novem-
ber 1916. will decide the ques-
ion of prohibition. II also now
seems certain the question of
partial prohibition will also be
submitted at the general SEES
sion ballot The Initiative petit
tion for statewide prohibition
qualified this afternoon by fill
ing in the office of Secretary of
State petitions containing more
than a sufficient number of sig
natures invoking the initiative.
The petition for partial prohibit
tion is a few thousand names
short Of the required number
of signatures but several coun-
ties are yet to be heard from
Bisbee daily review., 1915-12-31
oAlIs lARoR coNVENTloN

LONDON, Dec. 3O.-The labor party
has called a general trades unions
council for January 6 to consider the
government proposal regarding com
pulsion for single men. II is announc
ed this evening that Premier Asquith
would introduce in the House of Com
mons next Wednesday a bill dealing
with compulsion.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-12-31
OSBORNE REMOVED.

ALBANY Dec. 30-Warden Osborne,
Of Sing Sing, relinquished bis duties
pending the determination OF the in
dietment charging his With neglect OF
duty aud immoral conduct conduct.
George Kirchway. former dean OF the
Columbia Law School, was appointed
acting worden,
Bisbee daily review., 1915-12-31
TEuToNs WITHDRAWING.

LONDON, Dec. 3O-The German and
Austrian troops have begun a general
withdrawal from the front in Mace
donie. according TO a dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph from Rome quot
ing a message from Salouiki TO this
effect Il is reported the withdrawal
is attributed to the Russian advance
in Bessarabia the message states.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-12-31
rAuRss OVER sALoNlkl.

LONDON, Dec. 30.--A Saloniki dis.
PATCH says three Taube aeroplanes
flew over the town and harbor They
were heavily bombarded by warships
but were untouched owing TO the
great altitude. French aeroplanes
pursued the Taubes.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-12-31
LEAVES FoR SOUTH.

SAN LUIS PoTosI, Dec 3O.-Gen-
eral CarraDza and party left for Dol
ores Hidalgo, state of Guanajuato 65
miles from Mexico City.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-12-31
COPPER AVERAGE PRICE

The price OF copper as re
ported by the Copper Queen
Smelter for the week ending
December 30, was 21.17 cents.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-12-31
MOTLEY THRONG
CROWDS INTO
JUAREZ
Several Mexicans Die While
Enroute From Sonora to
Chihuahua-Frist Mail Re-
ceived From Hermosillo.

FL PASO, Dec. 29.-Juarez is over
crowded with Carranza troops and
former Villa soldiers, VINO arrived dur
ing the day. while the mustered out
villa soldiers departed homeward.
None oi the Generals Rodriguez or
Mediacietia's men were among the ar
rivals OF former villa soldiers One
thousand infantry. IT'S women and
several babies born on route. arrived
from sonora, follow ed by 1900 caval.
~ Az dotIained at Pplee, New Mex
leo, and marched into Juarez.
Fifty sick men and women, some dy-
ing of fever. waited at Pelea for per-
mission to transfer them through the
United States. Before permission
was secured one baby died at the side
of the railroad track and one was born.
1t is understood the refusal to permit
the trains to pass 10 Juarez, in bond,
is due to the desire TO avoid the con-
gregation Of Carranza troops and
Villa refugees in FL Paso.
A soldier and a girl died on the
train before arrival at Pelea. They
were carried to the international boun-
dairy and buried. Several women
were delirious An American physici-
an cmpued his medicine case attend
ing the sick
General Obregon promised to send
wagons to transport the sick to Juarez.
Before they arrived General Pershing
obtained consent to move the children
to Juarez by train An order later in
cnded the women.
Bisbee daily review., 1915-12-31

DOUGLAS, Dec. 3O.-Mail arrived
from Hermosillo for the first time
since the de facto government gained
cantTn of northern Mexico. Letters
describing he recent Villa raids in
Sonora towns. They said thousands of
troops have already been sent TO drive
the Yaquis into their stronghold in
the Bacatete Mountains.
Addition troops are being sent from
HermosiUo to aid in the campaign.
One letter said sixteen Chinese resi-
dents of La Colorado, Sonora, were
killed and their bodies dismembered
by the villa troops retreating from
Sonora. It declared all Of the seven
ty-eight residents of San Pedro de la
Cueva were killed and the stores
looted
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-26
GERMANS DENY
RUSSIAN CLAIMS
REPORT OF SINKING OF YES.
) sells WITHOUT FOUNDATION.
NO LARGESHIPSUNK0 OR DAMAGED
Some Old Vesssls-Some Previously
Captured From Russians-Sent
to Bottom to Bottle Up En-
trance to the Gulf.

Berlin (by way of Amsterdam.
Aug. 25.-Russian claims that the
German dreadnaught Moltke, two
cruisers and eight torpedo boats
were sunk in battle in the Gulf of
Riga were declared to be without
foundation in an official statement
issued by the admiralty today.
The admiralty stated that the
German warships reported by the
Russians to have been sunk were
probably some old vessels sunk by
the Germans themselves to barri.
cade the entrance to the gulf and
bottle up the Russian squadron
Some of these vessels were preyi-
.ously captured from the Russians.
Neither large ship nor any Ger
man cruiser was sunk or damaged"
said the admiralty statement. I'VE
silenced a land battery near Per.
nau."
mans attempted to land troops on
the shores of the gulf was declared
to be false. No transports accom-
panied the German ships.
The German losses which had been
previously reported by the admiralty
consisted of one torpedo boat sunk
and two damaged.
The telegram, which declares Pet
rograd reports absolutely untrue,
repeats the official statement issued
by the admiralty staff on August 81,
which said one small German war
ship was sunk and two others put
out of commission while two Russian
gunboats and torpedo boat were
sunk. ....- ~.
1t also is denied that Germany at
tempted to land troops near Pernau.
The telegram declares:
Torpedo boatS appearing here had
orders to cover the blockade OF the
port. An artillery combat which de-
veloped with the port field batteries
resulted in the silencing of a port
battery
The field batteries were suCceCs-
fully bombarded. One Russian
steamer and six sailing vessels vera
caught and sunk. The ships sunk,
according to the Russian report,
were steamers sunk by US to barri-
Cade the roadstead."
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-26
WELSH MINERS WILL STRIKE
Say Agreement Has Not Been Kept
and They are Being Played In
to Owners Hands.

Cardiff, England, Aug. 25.--For the
second time within a few weeks Great
Britain is threatened with a strike of
100000 South Wales coal miners, a
walkout that would cripple the produc
ton of war munitions and tie up a
large portion of British shipping.
One thousand miners in the Hafod
district quit work today in protest
against the arbitration award made by
the president Of the government
board of trade.
The miners made the charge that
the agreement they entered into
through Lloyd George had not been
kept and the government had attempt
ed to play them into the hands of the
mine owners.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-26
TeIeoraphers Nav Strike.

DubuquC. Aug. 25.-The Order Of
Railroad Photographers on the Chi
cago Great Western railroad have
broken off negotiations with the rail
road officials relative to the wfse in
crease demanded al a are now pre-
pairing for a strike, E4ccorGing to E.
E. DelapIaine of ST. Louis, who is
here representing the telegraphers.
Delaplaine states that Pres. H. B..
Perham and a. committee of tele-
graphers are now in Chicago, per
fecting plans for a strike which may
be called at any moment. AS soon
as the strike Is called telegraphers
will be called out Of Dubuque, St.
Paul, Chicago, Oelwein, Des Moines
and Fort Dodge.
According to Delaplaine the rail
road agreed to increase wages for
telegraph operators but would not
consider an increase for telephone
operators doing identically the same
kind of work.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-26
COMPENSATION FOR INJURIES
Members of Iowa NotionaI Guard are
So Entitled Under the
Iowa Law.

Des Moines, Aug. 25.-Members of
the Iowa National Guard injured while
On duty are entitled to compensation
under the workmens compensation
act According to a ruling today by
Assistant Attorney General Sampson
The Secision was made in the case
of James Green "a member of Battery
A of Clinton, killed during the maneuv
ers at Sparta, Wis, short time ago
Green was nineteen years of age
and unmarried, but supported his mo-
Their.
The state decided a private in the
militia can claim compensation for in
juries. The question at issue now is
the amount he can claim. PriVates get
Sl.25 q day while on duty at camp.
Part of this pay is figured in ratiOns,
clothing and equipment. According to
the Iowa law those dependent on the
injured man can claim one half of his
weekly pay for a period Of three hun,
dred weeks.