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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-04
Germany In Balkans.

LONDON, Oct. To-day, when
the Balkans are the cynosure OF all
diplomatic eyes. 1t is disconcerting to
recall that the royal families OF all
the Balkan states. except Servia and
Montenegro. are German by origin or
marriage. The king OF Roumania Is
a Hohenzollern. Of the minor branch,
1t Is true. but the Queen Of Greece
is the sister of the kaiser himself.
The king Of Bulgaria comes from
the house Of Saxe-Coberg ard Gotha,
and the queen is a princess OF
Reuss. At the beginning OF the
war there was still another Ger
man prince In the Balkans In the
shape Of the Mpre of Albania.
This cornerirg OF the market L.,
III course. explained by the large
number OF princes whom Germany
always has TO dispose OF. but never
theless the coincidence in the Balk-
an is striking. and has not been
without a certain influence on the
policy OF the states concerned.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-04
SALESBREAK.
ALLRECORDS
BOlles Iron Works Get.
ting Orders From All
Points of Globe

THE Improvement that began In
the iron and steel trade early in the
year and continued to show up bet
ter with each month has now reach
ed the top notch OF activity and we
are doing today the greatest volume
of work since the company has
been In business" said j. b. Mans
field, vice-president' and general
manager OF J. f. Bolles Iron & Wire
Works. today. 1.-THE sales last
month were the largest We have
ever enjoyed and we have more
orders on our books today than
we ever had before, some OF them
from points In South America. Our
export business Is increasing every
year as well as domestic business to
cities throughout this country"
To substantiate what he said, Mr.
Mansfield wheeled into his private
office n cabinet containing new or
ders only Both sections were filled
to bursting. Here are few that
he picked at random, ali new or
deys.
Two 50.feet spiral stairways,
banl fixtures and wrought iron
gates To he shipped 10 Porto Rico:
a 53-feet bank counter screen TO
be shipped to Cartagena. Republic
OF Columbia and thence transport
ed by mules 700 miles into the in
terror for a gold mining company
at Energia; spiral and interior
stairs for the Paige-Detroit Motor
Car Co; bank fixtures for the Mar
shall State bank. at Marshall and
the tIillman State bank at Hillman
Mich: iron fence TO surround plant
OF Diamond Mfg. Co. fence FOR Will
liam Russ residence in Arden Park;
sub-station OF the Edison Illuminat-
ing Co; elevator and sidewalk
doors and iron stairways for Henry
Ford's magnificent residence in
Dearborn: ornamental iron work for
the Grand Trunks new passenger
station In Black Rock, y. Y. win
dow guards and ratings. Grand
River Avenue Methodist Episcopal
church. wrought iron gate for
Stroh's brewery; elevator cars. East
Ohio Gas Co, Cleveland: iron stair.
way, Capt. ]. II. Poole's residence,
Seminole avenue; additions and al
terations, Detroit customs house;
iron stairways. elevator enclosures
and fire escapes, Miller building,
Shelby and State streets; elevator
enclosures and cabs, Masonic tenn.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-04
Cana, Employees To Be Classified

WASHINGTON, Oct. AR
rangements have been made for the
transfer OF Panama canal employees
TO the government classified service
under civil service rules. Canal em.
ployes will be placed on the eligible
list for departmental positions II
recommended by the zone governor
as having rendered two years sat
isfactory service.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-04

most beautiful residences on which
the company has done work.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-04
. JUST one CHANCE.

Is all we want to figure your subdivision
work With ou' up-todate machine equipment we
build your sewers
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-04

Printing-fhe plain neat kind--tb-t
- rinbt--Tim~s job D~pt--Mnin 1870
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-04

Close attention is paid to the needs of Knickerbocker
patrons. An instance of this is the installation of ndi
vidual sanitary drinking cups which provided free
together with pure artesian well water the best in
Detroit.
Arizona republican., 1915-07-12
Where the People
 May Have Hearing
ROOSEVELT AS PEAcEMAKER

To the Editor Of The Republican,
 Sir:-The war now devastating Europe has reached d stage where whatever may have been the cause or causes Of it's inception or whatever ob- iects were hoped to be attained, have been entirely lost sight Of in a brutal lust for whoscsale slaughter and de- struction the further continuance Of which will constitute a crime the cnormity Of which the finite mind Is incapable of fully appreciating. All the beligerent nations are now sadly awakening to realization of this fact and each would gladly welcome any fea asible proposition whereby peace, peace with honor might be attained, vet not one Of them all would venture to take the initiative in a peace pro- posal lest if be construed as a confess sion Of weakness.
 To .t neutral nation. and obviously the United States, must they look and hope for proposals in the interest of peace.
 With all due respect to President Wilson. il is hardly probable in view of past occurrences and the uresert doli- cate situation that the offer of himself as an arbiter or one of board of ar biters would be proper or would be re- ccivcd with any degree of favor by the nations involved. It. however. the pro- posal of an arbitration hoard or trihu- nal with EX-Presidcnt Roosevelt as a member were presented it would un- doubtedly receive great consideration and probable acceptance. His record in the settlement of the Russo-Japan- ese trouble his world wide reputation 2 $ q man who accomplishes things who achieves results and does it speedily, would inspire confidence in his abil- ity to do SO in this case. and the pres tige of that confidence would he d great factor in its accomplishment. Many of us in this country are not in accord with some of Colonel Rooscvclt's poIi- tical activities but we must admit that he is the one man prc-eminently fitted to take up the work indicated. In oth- CT countries where the people are not influenced bY petty political iealoUsieS and animosities his especial fitness for this work and occasion is more gen<' ally and fully recognized. The success ful accomplishment of the desired re- suit would establish Colonel Roosevelt in a position of greater honor before the world than would the confering of any office in the gift of any people and on President Wilson should he make such proposal and appointment would be reflected greater honor than could ensue from any other act of his official career.
Arizona republican., 1915-07-12
State Taxation

We suppose commission moved to its increased of the mines o' the higher price of copper which constitutes the chief output of the mines of The valuation of real estate for purposes of taxation is lower. as it should be. since, under the depression of the past year the market value such property has de creased temporarily. and likewise the income from that class of property been reduced
 Whether or not there been discrimination between these two classes of property, the totl amount of taxation the whole should be greatly reduced The state government should take a leS- son from Phoenix city government which by the application of business principles. has been enabled reduce the rate of taxation. notwith- standing for taxable purposes has been reduced that year
 Nc do not whether the state will attempt to make a similar good showing. The trout!e the state government has that cerned with the institution of economies than with the collection of large funds tc be more CT less reckIessly expended. has lacked d busi- ness management such the city enjoys. Through the regular and the second Legislative session. legislature beset by the clamor of the horse-leechs daughters more: morc!" Nowhere was there a plea economy Every department wanted plenty o be that it would plenty it wanted more than enough. Nobody cared for economy because nobody under our system could be directly responsible for wastefuness
 The legislature tried in some directions times rather nlogically. cconomize and managed to cut down the appropriation bill something true proportions. though itself may well proportioned. The law is in such shape that either there will not be much money the will actually need or else there will great more than will be needed and much than appropriat ated two years ago. In the case. ;n spent and taxpayers will be left without relief
Arizona republican., 1915-07-12

line of thought You have some pro perty. not quite clear; you intend to clear it and you will if Phoenix grows. Suppose everyone purchased outside as you are advocating the money is sent to upbuild another city. Would not our Washington street and Center be cowpaths Tn t.mc if that was continued by every one? If you purchase outside, so can others: if you do not then your friends are influenced not to do so. know nothing of prices of groceries, never kept house here. We will dis cuss what I actually know. You can purchase dry goods. shoes. notions and ready made suits as cheaply, as up to date, here in Phoenix as in Chicago or New York You have the advantage of free alterations for the latter. Hats and shoes are risky 10 purchase except where you can see them Notions. fancy collars, are as cheap here and good assortment. You have seen a cramped store grow to a big new corner department store a credit to any city of greater size han this one They could not have built that had the people patronized other cities You have another good store catering to high quality goods at no increase of New York prices
 What keeps them up? Your patron age. True the grocer you mention has rot built a large store for his purpose. He could do so if rumor speaks truly. but his employees like him: he rays fair wages and Aceps ther- all through good and bad sea sons You patro nize him to enable him to do so. True, as you say, the uucstiCn comes mp how much should a man expect to make on staplesi of Iifc2 One would have to go into figures have positive facts and the warm weather is not conducive to streuu thought. The question of supporting your own town is vital one. Every dollar in circulation here helps our city. beautifies if, pavcS our streets. brings strangers here. makes demands for renting houses
 for property yours and mine. Loy- alfy to our home people is due from ris; they are our friends and neigh
 hors We expect them to help us in sickness and trials-in nine cases out of ten they do so. We do the same lv them. Does the catalog merchant come to our relief He does not know we exist-we have simply added our mite to his trip to Enrope-if there is no war. In broad sense it iss our merchants here who sell our lots. Let us patronize them whether if is twenty-five cents or a dollar The Republican does generous lot of free advertising. as all good news papers do. they also depend on the merchant as the merchant depends on The Repubican We are all one great big family: let us patronize our family circle exclusively The Republican is right. JAY
Arizona republican., 1915-07-12
UNITED EASTERN IS
 PREPARING ID BUILD
 NEW MILLING PLANT

Arrangements are rapidly being com plcted for the construction of 9 mod ern milling plant at the United East ern Mines at Oatman. according to George Long, managing director of the company. who was in Phoenix Satur- day. The purpose Of his visit was to confer with the corporation commis sion regarding the issuance of addi-
 iOnal Shares of stock, the money from which is to be used in the construc- tion of aE ore crusher, and other units of the new milling plant
 The new milling plant of the United Eastern will be located at point con- vcnient to the main shaft. and will be so constructed that other units can be added from time to time. It is sta[ that there will be a twenty stamp mill, beside the ore crushers and other nec- cssary units for handling the ores. It is estimated that the plant as now planned for will have a capacity of 150 tons per day.
 The value of the tonnage now in sight is estimated at from S1 soc, 900 to S2 .000. G06 and this amount is constantly being increased. The average grade of the ore on the s56 foot level is S36.6O per ton.
Arizona republican., 1915-07-12
BELGIAN REFUGEES IN PARIS

T recall once. during rehearsal of Peer Gynt,' hearing actress criticized the reading O scene The lines. think, something like this:
 The worst leaving my little sister-nu. parting from father The parting from her whose breast born. No, God forgive the them all,
 How strange. eight years after that rehears;tl. to nave virtually that same scene played before at St Supice. And when, %3ui's questions about Belgium, and what had been left and lost that girl from Ternonde 5lank-facvd, told simply, without tear. without gesture of father. mother. and husband and chid-all dead. and broke that word all that neither Henrik Ibsen Richard Mansfield could have imagined rendition equal to that What I say? Why. even Mini had to turn away her head.
 "A All Oh how many faces with that all upon them, and yet could smile, if they had found God among the ruins Thankful for S. StIlpCe There pathos of tine Belgian refugees, not in what they had suffered and lost. but that they could be thankfuI-thanllful because instead of being harrIed from town to town, they had beds to sleep and little cell-like chambers with little lamps. and modest meals to eat, sitting the benches, safe last."-Estelie l-oom;s the July Century.
Arizona republican., 1915-07-12
WAR ELIMINATING THE HORSE
Since Conflict Began We Have Ex-
 ported 59 Million Dollars Worth

The extent to which the war has de pIeted the supply of high class Ameri- can horses is pointed out by F k. Sturgis. widely Known in financial circles and who is vice airman of the Jockey Club has charge of that organi- zation's bureau of breeding in New York state.
 The economic waste the struggle has created is not generally realized" said MT Sturgis. '~The announcement that We have exported 59 million dol lars worth of horses and mules since the war started will not mean much except to the initiated. but 1t takes on tremendous importance when we learn that during the entire period of the Boer War. which lasted from Oc- toher 1899. to June. 1902, the British government purchased all told 470.600 horses of which We supplied 109,S39 head. During the same period they bought 149.6 mules, of which we fur nished S1.524 head.
 'It appears from this that the United States has furnished for Great Britain. France and Italy in the last ten months almost as many horses and mules as the British government bought in all countries during the almost three years of hostilities in South Africa. When the hundreds of thousands of horses supplied by other countries are consid- cred and 1t is remembered that the aV- craze life of a horse in the actual war zone is but ten days some idea of the necessity of stimulating the breeding interests Is apparent.
 Some faint idea of the rate at which the horse is being eliminated may be gathered by reference to statistics in connection with the Army of the Po- tomac during the Civil War" he con tinued The records show that there were thirty cavalry regiments whose effective strength varied during the six months from May to October between 10000 and 14.0OO men. This body of cavalry required the following re mounts: May 5.763; June. 6.327: July. 4.710: August. 5,499: September. 5.S29. and October. 1886, indicating a loss of two and half horses to the man. or a ratio of five horses q year. The sec retarr of war in commenting on this showing said:
 |" If similar state of affairs existed throughout all our cavalry it's 233 regi- ments would require 435.OO horses an nually From the New York Times.
Arizona republican., 1915-07-12
AN OVERHEARD PORCH CONVER- SATION-IS THE REPUBLICAN RIGHT OR WRONG7

Mary-T like The Republican. like the editorials, the locals, but there is one stand it takes to which I am opposed They urge us quite often to buy all our supplies right here in Phoenix. I don't believe in that have right to buy anywhere I wish
 Amy-"Why don't you believe in it? You have property heGe; why should you not2'
 Mary-"I will tell you. I wanted certain good article in the grocery line. Idly taking up an eastern catz alog sent me, I noticed the figures. Going down town I found an inferior article from description about one dollar higher on the quantity I wanted I sent east for it. quality and quantity exactly as described. You are always advertising home purchase. Just tell me why I should not make that dollar. put it in my own pocket as well as the grocer. who even makes more on carload lots?"
 Mary was right in one way-for today-but in the broader field. in the long run she was not Amy took up the argument in the following
Arizona republican., 1915-07-12
OUR NAVAL MARKSMANSHIP BAD

Only frequent tarl1et practice and regular fleet maneGvers can bring about the efficiency requisite to what may be called a nghting fleet.
 The secretary of the navy stated lately (ApriD that the fleet was filter than ever before Tn order to prove his statement, I suggest his publish ing the results of the target practice of the battle ships during the last two years of he Taft administration and the first two years of the pres ent administration for a comparison as to the fitness now and then.
 have been informed, as to one division, that the target practice within the last two years was very poor For instance, on one battleship with 40 shots at ten thousand yards, fired from 12-inch, S-inch and 7-inch guns, there were only six hits, and the battle ship that made the best record in the same division. firing the same number of times, made only fourteen hits. If this was the case in practice what would this same division have done in battle ?ZGeorge von l.. Meyer in the Metropolitan @
Arizona republican., 1915-07-12
JOFFRFS PLAN
(Continued from Page One)

the evening of September 4th gave the following general order:
 II The question now is to profit from the situation of the first Ger man army to concentrate on it the efforts of the armies of the allies On the extreme left. Two dispositions will be taken ill the day of Septem- Der 9th with view to beginning the attack on the 9th.
 "'2 The dispositions % be realized for the 5th of September in the even ing shall be:
 "a. All the forces available of the eth army to the northeast os MeauN to cross the Ourcq between Lizy-sur- Ourcq and May-en- -Multier in the general direction of Theateau- Tierry. The elements available of the 1st corps of cavalry which are in proximity shall be placed under the orders of General Maunoury for that operation.
 "'b. The English army shall be upon the front, Chasngrs Coulom- miers, facing the east ready to at tack in the general direction of Mont mirail
 "'c The 5th army. closing in slightly upon it's left. will establish themselves upon the general front of Courtacon, E,sternaV. Sezanne, ready to attack in the general direction ot south to north, the second corps of cavalry maintaining the junction be- tween the 5th army and the English army
 cd The 9th army will cover the right of the 5th army holding the exits to the south from the Saint Gond marshes and directing a part of it's forces upon the plateau to the north of Sezanrfe.
 "'3. The offensive shall be taken by these different armies the 9th of September in the morning.
 (Signed) "'JOFFRE.'
 "'The following morning orders were given to the 4th and 3rd armies operat- ing at the right of the preceding:
 "'4th Army: Tomorrow morning the armies on our left will attack in front and in flank the first and second German armies. The 4th army. stopping it's movements toward the south, will face the enemy, combin- ing it's movement with that of the 3rd army, which moving to the north of Re
Arizona republican., 1915-07-12
The Snort Story

We notice advertisements hy persons who teach short-story writing also the advertisements Of schools which induct ambitious into the my s-l tories of the short story all of which reminds Of a correspondence in which The Republican found itself invo, ed with the then president of the United States civil service commission. Ton. John F.. Procter. The Republican had printed d story based upon the obserN ations of member of it's staff. concerning civil service examinations in gen examinations particular for the selection line riders essential part of whose duties is to care for horses The story widely copied deprecatory letter received from Mir Procter. who said that the skill of applicants with respect to horsemanship determined by the searching questions"
 There things that cannot De taught by mail; among them. the of milking the shearins of sheep. flying .an airship. and writing d short story. or. for that matter. long novel
 The persons who pretend to teach short-story writing are. without exception, people who have at tained in that any other branch of literature for the writing of short stories is a much more rcInunerative not to say honorable occupation than teaching others how to write them.
 Journalism may be taught; that IS. the rudi of it, the routine, by schools and even by mail. the short story any department of fiction different matter The best shorts writers and who have marked aptitude for telling stories. This is quality which be imparted. It may be latent and susceptible of development but it must have put there by. nature. No amount of effort and study will make short-story writer out of one in whom there has not implanted the knack of story telling.
 Fiction writing has discussed in most interesting by Charles Belmont Davis in the New Times. who that there is no lack of evidence that the demand for short stories is greater than the supply. In the United States to- day says it is absolutely impossible to be Neglected Genius That viii be comforting to thousands of aspirants, and old. but Genius, MT Davis informs the mere possession of literary ability. The successful author must have ideas
 What he says further is of more value to the aspiring short-story writer than all the correspond ence courses and all the schools of short-story