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Arizona republican., 1915-11-10
IF Sent Down Without Any
Warning May Precipitate
Controversy Similar to
That Following Sinking
Of the Lusitania
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-News of
the sinking of the Ancona caused a
sensation here tonight, as it was re-
garded as foreshad adowing a new con-
troversy between the United States and
Austria similar to the critical dispute
with Germany that followed the torpe-
doing of the Lusitania. Before making
any comment, however, officials await
ed information on two points-whether
the vessel was torpedoed without warn
ing and whether any Americans were
among the victims.
Should it develop that the Ancona
was warned and ignored it and at
tempted to escape the rules of naval
warfare, according to the Washington
governments view, justified the use of
force. If she was attacked without
warning and a case parellelinS the
Lusitania develops the attitude of the
United States probably will be along
the lines already followed with Ger
many-the discuss of a note demanding
disavowal of the act. reparation and
assurances that such incidents will not
occur in the future.
Officially Austria has never given
the United States notice that she re-
garded the waters of the Mediterranean
surrounding Italy as blockaded or that
her submarines would torpedo ner
chantmen without warning. This fact
raises in the minds of some officials the
point as to how far the negotiations
and the exchange of notes between the
United States and Germany morally
bound the Teutonic allies. 1t was re-
called tonight that DR.. Dumba, then the
Austrian Hungarian ambassador here,
participated in some of the informal
conversations with Secretary Bryan,
subsequent to the sinking of the Lusi-
tania and became thoroughly familiar
with the American position. Just how
far such notification as Mr. Dumba
may have given his foreign officers in
the negotiations between the United
States and Germany may affect the
present situation is conjectural. In its
negotiations thus far with the beligger-
ents the American government has
dealt principally with Great Britain
for the intente nations and with Ger
many in regard to some matters at
least for the Teutonic allies.
Should later dispatches indicate that
the Ancona was torpedoed without
warning, and that Americans aboard
her lost their lives, the first step would
be y note of inquiry to Ambassador
Penfield at Vienna, to learn the facts
from the Austrian government. Am
bassador Page at Rome also would be
directed to send such infor-
nation as he could obtain from italy
and for affidavits from the survivors of
the circumstances under which the
vessel was sunk. Probably no formal
action would be taken pending receipt
OF this data.
Arizona republican., 1915-11-10
CONDITIONS ARE IMPROVING
IN MEXICO, SAY REPORTS

vices received from various parts of
the republic, made public tonight by
the state department
THE famine in Mexico City is said
to be over. Every service is said to
be established in many directions.
The Carranza government is distribut-
ing food to the destitute and, while
business is dull compared to peaceful
years, it is pictured as better than at
any time since the revolt against Diaz
began"
Advices reached the department to-
day that Hermosillo was taken by the
de facto government forces on No
venaber Z with but little resistance
West Coast posts were report ed
quiet, Another dispatch said that it
was estimated that 50 Americans
still were in Villa territory in the
Nogales district and that more were
returning there on account of the
unsettled conditions.
Arizona republican., 1915-11-10
Are Now Fighting Des-
perately to Hold Back
Austro-Germans Pressing
From the North and Bull
garians From the East
HAVE
OCCUPIED LESKOVAC
Austro-Germans Are A d.
vancing Southward and
Making Progress Except
in West, Where Are Held
By Montenegrins.

| LONDON, Eng, Nov 9.-Every day,
every hour, adds to the peril of the
Serbian armies which are fighting
desperately to hold back the Austro-
Germans, pressing them from the
north, and the Bulgarians, invading
their country from the east, until the
assistance their allies are sending can
reach them.
The Bulgarians have extended their
grip on the Belgrade Saloniki rail-
way north and south of Nish and
have occupied Leskovac, south or
the captured capitol, and Aleksinao
to the north. At the latter point
they are in close touch with the Ger
man army, which, after occupying
Krusevac, extended it's left wing as
far as Djunis, on the left bank of
the Bulgar Morava.
The Austro- Germans, advancing
southwark are making progress, ex-
cept in the west, where they are be-
ing held by the Montenegrins. The
invading forces now are reaching the
most desperate part of the Servia,
the mountainous region where the
natives, knowing every hill and gully,
can offer the strongest resistance.
The Austrians and Germans, however.
are plentifully supplied with noun
tain guns, with which they expect to
drive the defenders from their fast
nesses. ~ss q
In the south the growing
strength of the French and British
forces is beginning to tell. They are
carrying on an energetic offensive
against the Bulgars; have managed
to keep the railway clear as far as
Veles, and are barring the Bulgars'
route to Monastir.
While it will be some time before
the Germans can repair the northern
end of the railway for the transport
of troops and munitions, their sue
cesses have enabled them to send
supplies to the Bulgarians and Turks
by the Danube, as far as Nikopolis.
from which point they can be sent by
rail to Sofia, and Constantinople.
There is no change in the attitude
of Greece, although it is considered
significant that at the moment that
Bulgaria has again protested against
the hospitality accorded the allied
troops at Saloniki, the Greek govern
ment has applied to the allies for
financial assistance-an application
which is receiving favorable consid-
Grafton.
The Greeks have also renewed to
the allies an expression of it's firm
determination to remain neutral, and
of it's sincere good will toward the
entente powers.
The campaigns on the other fronts
continue without any important
changes. The Russians are still at
tacking in the north and south and
are commencing to harass the Ger
man forces in the center, which it
is believed, has been weakened for
the purpose of strengthening the two
wings No big movement is eXpected
until the condition of the ground i'm
proves.
On both the west and the Italian
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r um ania n Correspondent
Describes Flight Of Serb
ian Refugees Along the
Ru1nanian Border, a Tale
Of Desolation
VILLAGES
ARE WIPED OUT
Some Towns in the Interior.
Says the Correspondent,
Were Entirely Wiped Out
and Every Inhabitant
Massacred
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MILAN, Nov. 9.-Via London-The
Corriere Della Serra's Rumanian cor
respondent in a dispatch describes the
flight of the Serbian refugees along the
Rumanian frontier Their story, he re-
marks, is one of sorrow, suffering,
misery and desolation, such as is only
found in the Balkan countries
Some villages in the interior, the
correspondent says, were wiped out by
the Bulgarians and every inhabit
rnassacred. Meanwhile the Germans
had cleared the mines from the Danube
and long lines of barges began drifting
down the river. Then it was too late
for the refugees to cross.
AT certain points terrified crowds
of people lined the banks opposite the
Rumanian shore praying to be saved.
The villages were burned and the blaz-
es lighted the whole frontier by night"
The correspondent calls attention to
the great activity OF the Germans on
the Danube.
Lines of boats with black and yellow
Tags carry troops, ammunition and
provisions" he says. "Other troops
march constantly along the old Roman
roads past the iron gates Steam
barges explore hooks and crannies of
the river in search of any remaining
Serbian mines. Great Austrian tugs
puff as they tow along strings of barges
filled with captured Serbia booty back
to be overhauled. The way is now free
from Budapest for barges loaded with
al sorts of material even submarines
in sections for assembling
Arizona republican., 1915-11-10
RULES AGAINST kIVIAT
Board of Managers Holds Around
Man to Be a Professional
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NEW YORK, Nov. 9.-The ruling
of the registration committee of the
Amateur Athletic Union. Metropoli-
tan division, in declaring Abel X
kviat and Harry ]. Smith, Olympic
runners, ineligible for amateur com
petition, was upheld by the board of
managers of the division tonight
Kiviat and Smith appealed from the
ruling of the registration committee
in declaring them professionals. The
managers, who heard arguments by
counsel for the athletes, decided by
a vote of to to deny the appeal.
The runners had been accused of
having demanded excessive expenses
for their appearance at games at
Schenectady, n. Y, last September
Kiviat, who is probably one of the
best known athletes in America, is
middle distance runner and Smith has
held the national ten-miIe and indoor
two-mile championship records.
Arizona republican., 1915-11-10
'CARRANZA MEN
IN THE TRENCHES
Seven Thousand Villa Men
Late Yesterday Were En-
gagged With Scouting Par
ties Sent From A qua
Prieta By General Gales
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DOUGLAS. Ariz., Nov. 9.-Genera
| Francisco Villas army tonight is
| marching eastward from Naco and
Villa Verde, Sonora, toward Aqua
| Prieta, the scene of Villas recent un-
! successful attack on the forces OF
Gen. P Elias Gales, the Carranza
defender, according to advices here
tonight from American farmers on
the border west of here These ad
vices stated that just before dark, a
column of troops estimated at sew
eral miles in length, passed through
Anavacachi Pass, twelve miles south
west of Aqua Prieta and started
eastward
Advices from Naco, Arizona, stated
that 1000 Villa troops between there
and Anavavachi Pass late today were
engaged VITA scouting parties sent
out from Aqua Prieta by General
Gales.
The Carranza defenders of Aqua.
Prieta tonight went into the trenches
in anticipation of a night tack by
Villa. Carranza oI-~ccils here stated
they were informed of Villas inten-
tions to attack by deserters, five
hundred of whom were said to have
accepted amnesty from Carranza Of
ficials since Villas retirement last
week.
General Villa himself was expected
tonight to arrive at Nogales Sonora.
where yesterday a small body of his
troops were said to have deserted.
Major Gen. Frederick Funston,
commander of the southern depart
ment of the United States army who
arrived on the border last week
when international complications
seemed not unlikely, today departed
for his headquarters at San Antonio,
considering remote the possibility of
another attack on the border.
Col. Cadenas, at the head of two
thousand Carranza troops, returned
toward Naco. He said that the re
port of an advancing Villa column
probably was circulated when his
army was seen returning. He de-
clared that when his troops were
sighted, the Ville army retreated into
Naco. Cardenas' brought back a
cannon and a machine gun, which
he found in Anavacachi Pass. Not
shot was fired by his men he
said.
Eigthy-six former Villa officers
who recently accepted amnesty from
General Obregon tonight left for
Piedras Negras through United States
territory.
Manifestos calling upon Villa ad-
Arizona republican., 1915-11-10
TO RECALL MAYOR
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SAN BERNARDINO, Calf, Nov. g
The city council called tonight a spe-
cial election for December IA, at which
time the electors will vote on the recall
of Mayor George H. Wixom. pastor of
the Reorganized Church of Latter Day
Saints. Mayor Wixom, in the recall pc
titions, was charged with inefficiency
and extravaganza in administering
public affairs. J. W. Catick, former
mayor, who was defeated by Rev.
WiXom last April in the municipal cleo
tion, was expected to be a recall can
didate
Arizona republican., 1915-11-10
WHEREABOUTS
OF GEN. VILLA
IS MYSTERY
It Was Reported He Was
at Molina, Half Way Be
tween Nogales and Naco,
But the Report Was Not
Confirmed
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NOGALES, Nov. 9.-The location
and intentions of General Francisco
Villa was somewhat of mystery
here tonight 1t was reported that
ne was at Molina, about hall way
between Nogales and Naco, Sonora
at noon, but this report was not con
firmed, and the Mexican leader mao
failed to make his expected appear
ance here early tonight.
One rumor from sources hereto
fore well informed was to the erect
that Villa had received an offer of
peace terms from secret agents OF
General Carranza. An answer, 1t
was said, was to be made by Villa
at Nogales, Sonora, opposite here. on
November Is.
During the interim. according to
this report, there was to be no fight
ing between the two factions.
Arizona republican., 1915-11-10
SHIP AF|RE At
SEA AND CREW
IS TAKEN OFF
Italian Ship Loaded With
Oil From Port Arthur,
Texas, Abandoned When
Fire Aboard Becomes Be
vond Control
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GALVESTON, Tex, Nov. An
Italian ship, loaded with case oil
from Port Arthur, Texas, is on fire
at sea, 65 miles east of Sabine Bar,
and has been abandoned, according to
wireless advices received here today
from the steamer Gulfstream, which
is standing by The crew of the
burning vessel has been taken off by
the tug Russell. The fire was re-
ported in No hold, and the name of
the ship was not given.
The Gulfstream reported that she
was unable to get close enough to
the burning vessel to make out her
name but shipping men here believe
that the abandoned steamer was the
Levietta. bound for Buenos Ayres,
basing their surmise on the departure
of the Levietta and the Gulfstream
from Port Arthur at about the same
time today.
p The Russell has headed for port
with the rescued men, and will not
arrive before tomorrow.
The Levietta carried a crew of 26
Captain r Rico is master or the
vessel.
The Levietta is a steamer of 1.7o9
tons. owned by Darrozo Brothers OF
Genoa, Italy She was built in 1893
at Sestri, Italy. Her cargo todaJ
consisted of S1,4O0 cases of oil and
10000 cases of gasoline.
Later reports received by wireless
from the Gulfstream stated that
flames from the burning ship were
shooting twenty-five feet into the air
and that all hope of saving her had
been abandoned.
Arizona republican., 1915-11-10
En- Route to New York

NEW YORK, Nov. 9.-The Ancona
sailed from New York for Naples on
October II. She had on board 1245
Italians, reservists, and a general
cargo She arrived at Naples on Oc-
tober % and was due to sail from
Naples for New York today.
The Ancona was built at Belfast
in 1905 She had a gross tonnage OF
S.210, was 4S2 feet in length and 5S
feet beam.
When the Ancona left New York
on her last voyage, October II, she
was in command OF Captain Pietro
MaSsardO
All of her officers, engineroom
force and members of the crew were
aliens who shipped from Italy.
For several months before Italy's
entrance in the war the Ancona was
engaged in carrying home Italian re-
servists from this country and sup
plies for the Italian government
ON one of her trips from New York
to Naples late in August last year,
the Ancona was stopped by the Brit
ish at Gibraltar and twenty-one Ger
mans and one Austrian were taken
off the ship. Late last summer the
Ancona left here with $4,000 bushels
of wheat. 1000 tons of hay and 500
horses for the Italian government.
on the same voyage she carried three
hundred Italians in the steerage. who
went back because it was said at
the time they could not get work in
the New York subway.
William fairfield, general mana ger
Of the Italian lines, tonight charac-
terized the sinking of the Ancona as
unnecessary crime" and absolute
murder. He Immediately cabled Ma
pies asking from his firm all infor-
nation regarding the disaster.
Although he had no list of her
passengers, Mr.. fairfield said the
Ancona on her last voyages to this
country had carried to this country
500 to 400 passengers, among them a
number of American citizens in the
first cabin and in the steerage. Most
Of her passenger list, Mr.. fairfield
said. had been made up of women
and children on her present voyage.
The Ancona, he added, carried a
crew of $50 men. AT no time, said
Mr. Hartfield. did the Ancona carry
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Slayer Gives Himself Up
After Thiyty-three Years

BENJAMIN Miller surrendered to me To-
day. saying he is wanted for the mur :
der of James Kirlin in Rivorton, %
years ago. He tells me that he Is near
death and for years has been hunted
animal, fleeing the justice that would
overtake him for the killing of klrlin
if he should be arrested. He says ne
can stand the strain no longer and am
holding him until hear from you
Miller, who is nearly 80 years old,
will be brought back TO stand trial.
Arizona republican., 1915-11-10
TWO HUNDRED SEEMS TOLL
IN TORPEDO|NC OF ANCONA
SINKING OF ANCONA
MA MAYEORESHADOWN Y NEW
TROUBLE WITHAUSTRLA
REPORTED ON CAVELL
CASE, Is REMOVED

LONDON, Nov. 8. Reuters
Amsterdam correspondent says:
that NJ. Deleval, councillor of the
American legation at Brussels,
who made a report to Brand
Whitlock, the American minister,
concerning the efforts that were
made to save Miss Edith CaVell
from being executed by the Ger
mans in Brussels. has been re-
moved from his office
Arizona republican., 1915-11-10
SEVERAL ARE INJURED
IN STRIKERS RIOTING

WILKESBARRE, Pa. Nov. g
Several persons We're injured in a
new outbreak of rioting resulting
from the street car strike here
today. Strikebreakers were driven
inside their cars by mobs armed
with stones and some of their
number and several by-standers
are among the injured. Six strike
breakers have been jailed on
charges of carrying concealed
weapons.
Arizona republican., 1915-11-10
Giant Meteor Causes Alarm
In The Imperial Valley

the earth shocks that damaged the I'm
perial valley several months ago, were
alarmed by the shock caused by the
meteor striking the earth.
A smoke or haze was visible for
nearly an hour after the meteor fell.
Many searching parties tonight were
trying to locate the spot where the me-
teor struck, but as it was believed to
have been in an uninhabited section
near or in the mountains, the search is
proving difficult.
Arizona republican., 1915-11-10

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SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,. Nov. 9.-In 1879,
James KirIin was shot and killed at
Rivorton. near here. Benjamin A Mil
Ter. the town marshal. was indicted for
murder. but fle dand never was ap-
pretended. Today the authorities re-
caived from It. ]. De Witt, sheriff of
Jena. Louisiana. the following tele-
gram:
An aged man giving the name of
Arizona republican., 1915-11-10
BOOKER WASHINGTON ILL
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NEW YORK, Nov. 9.-Dr. Booker T.
Washington, principal of Tuskegee In
st1tute, is confined to a local hospital
suffering from a nervous breakdown, it
became known today. While his condi-
ton is said to be serious, physicians
said that it was not necessarily critical
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Ell CENTRIC, Cal, Nov. 9.-Followed
by a long trail of blush white smoke, a
giant meteor fell in the mountain dis
trict Of Imperial county late today,
causing a shock similar to an earth
quake. Immediately afterward vio-
lent explosion was heard here and in
nearby towns.
Many residents of Ell Centre and the
surrounding country, who experienced
Arizona republican., 1915-11-10
Battle in Prouress.

BISBEE, Ariz., Nov. 9.-Gen. Juan
Medina, one of. the Villa soldiers who
passed through here late today, en-
route to Aqua Prieta, Sonora. to join
the Carranza garrison, stated tnat
fighting between a detachment of
Villa troops and Carranza soldiers
from Aqua Prieta was in progress
nine miles southeast of Naco, Sonora.
This could not be confirmed here.
The whereabouts of Gen. Villa, sup
posedly en- route to Nogales, Sonora,
was not known here late today
j. Loranzo Perez, who has been
acting as Villa consulate at Naco.
announced today that he had dis
continued his relations with the Villa
faction. Perez said that he could not
continue to support General Villa be-
cause of the latter's action in not
Arizona republican., 1915-11-10
NOT ON ANCONA

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CHICAGO, Nov. 9.-Reports that
Harold Mccormick of the Interna-
tional Harvester Company and SON
in-law of John D. Rockefeller. was
a passenger on the Steamship An
coma were discredited by officials of
the -cOn1pany~ today
Arizona republican., 1915-11-10
IRENE IS SUNK;
35 ARE MISSING

LONDON, Nov. TO-
The steamer Irene, en-
ployed by the Trinity
House Corporation in
connection with light
house and pilotage work
has been sunk. Thirty
five of the crew are
missing.
Arizona republican., 1915-11-10
Probably the LeVietta.

PORT ARTHUR, Tex, Nov. 3
While no word has been received
here tonight from the steamer re-
ported burning at sea, it was sus-
gested by persons in touch WIN
local maritime affairs that possiDis
she was the steamer Levietta which
sailed from here today for Genoa at
the same time the Gulfstream de-
narted for Rayonne. The Levletta
was listed as a steamer OF l''Vs
tons and sailed from Genoa.
LONDON, Nov. 10, 1:45 a. m-Ihe
German steamer Cordelia, l,o4o tohs'
owned at Hamburg ana iaoeii win
1000 tons of coal, has peen nlissine
since Sunday according to a Copeh-
hoaa,, disnatcb to the Exchange Tele-
granh company. 1t is believed that
the vessel has been torpedoed py a
british submarine.
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3
Genera Manager, ArizoaR ublican
Mr..
very
Republican
Phoenix Of is
of
in nvoura
the wilpr
As ever, sincerely
(Signed) MELVILLE E. STONE,
Arizona republican., 1915-11-10
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-Conditions
in Mexico are improving and there
are signs that give hope for grad
ual return to order and prosperity
there, according to a summary of ad
Arizona republican., 1915-11-10
italian Liner Is Sunk By a
Submarine FLYING Aus
trian COlors and Some of
the Survivors Landed at
BiZerta
422 PASSENGERS;
SIXTY IN CREW
When She Sailed From New
York For Naples, October
IL, Had on Board italian
Reservists and a General
! Cargo

ROME (Via Paris), Nov.
9.-The italian liner An
coma has been sunk by a
large submarine flying the
Austrian colors. She car
ried 422 passengers and
sixty in the crew. Two hun
dred and seventy survivors,
some of them wounded,
have been landed at Bizerta.
Arizona republican., 1915-11-10
VILLAS ARMY ON WAY
BACK TO Aqua PRLETA
AND BATTLE EXPECTED

Advices State That Column
Of Troops Several Miles
Long Reach Anavacachi
Pass and Start Toward
the East ID
Arizona republican., 1915-11-10
Congratulations From Mr.. Stone

81 Chambers ST., New York City,
November 3, 1915.
Arizona republican., 1915-11-10

Dwight b. Heard. Esq,
General Manager, Arizona Republican,
Phoenix Arizona
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n both the west and the Italian