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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-04

each year from dealers in alco-
holic stimulants who do not pay
a municipal license. For the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1914,
this source of revenue yielded the
state $75,5S7.71, while for the
following year the receipts fell
off to $49,510.77, a difference of
$26,076.94.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-04
REPUTED NOBLE
SLASHES JUDGE

OAKLAND, CAL, Sept. For
an unknown reason Baron" AL
fred Baroteau, a reputed noble
man, erept up behind former po-
lice Judge Robert b. Tappan, of
Alameda, and slasbed his throat
with razor. TapIMn is said 70
have a slight chance OF recovery.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-04
THREADS
THROUGH
DANGERS

ATHENS, Sept. 4.-Several
men from British submarine to-
day succeeded in blowing up :
span OF the important Gets rail-
way bridge, rs miles southeast of
Constantinople. II was one Of
the bravest feats OF the war.
The submersible threaded IT.
way many miles through the
thickly-planted Turkish mine
fields, and reached 1ts destinn-
ton. Its crew Iandsd without
having been detected, and plant
ed the dynamite under the bridge.
Then they hurried back TO their
ship. and the vessel returned ~
its base.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-04
FRESNO RAISINS
GO TO THE ALLIES

FRESNO, Cal. Sept. A. sin
gle sale of raisins amounting to
100000 to England was an
nouncsd yesterday by the Caii-
fornia Associated Raisin Co.
More than 500 tons will be ship
ped.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-09-04
BURGLARS TAKE
BABY'S PICTURE

Robbers took the picture of n
two-year-old baby when they en-
tered Wilfrey Emery's home,
6548 South / street, Thursday
night, along with cuff buttons,
two razors and a pint of brandy.
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Editor The Times:

Yes, men in Tacoma flirt.
And it is the fault of both men
and women, boys and girls-that
is IL you call it FAULT.
The girls here would be very,
very sorry II the boys quit flirt-
ing. | know because i AM A
YOUNG GIRL AND JUST LOVE
TO FLIRT, sometimes when l see
a nice young man to flirt with.
And ! am not the only, young girl
who likes to flirt. Everyone Of
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-10

Nearly all were too dazed 10 under
stand fully what had happened. The
survivors were unagreed whether there
was one or two torpedoes. Few say
they saw a periscope. Many attest TO
tracing the wake of foam as the pro-
jectile came toward the vessel. The
only point on which all concur is the
torpedo struck the vessel a vital blow
amidships, causing a list almost i'm
mediately TO starboard.
This careening fashion plowed her
forward some distance. smashing the
lifeboat davits. and making launching
well nigh impossible until the head
way had ceased. Estimates. of the
time she remained afloat range from
. to 20 minutes.
II is said only two boats on the
portside were launched. The first Of
these, filled with women and children,
struck the water unevenly. capsizing
and throwing so into the sea
The Lusitania even then was max
ing considerable headway and the
women and children were swept to
death in spite of the attempts of two
stokers to rescue them. They drowned
also.
Several boats were launched after
that. but the list grew perilous and
the decks were at a slanting angle
making it imperative to cling to the
starboard rail
Many at this time donned life belts
and jumped.
Several iifeboats broke adrift un-
occupied. and the sea became a froth
of debris and human bodies. Two
stokers, seeing a drifting boat dived,
recovered it, and pulled in nearly
forty. mostly women.
The crew meanwhile. adhered to the
letter instructions which were given
and the discipline was rigid.
Her speed at the time she struck
is variously estimated at to II
knots. When forced she could do 25
the fastest and latest sub
marines. hence, it is the belief of
survivors and the Cunard officials
that battery of underwater craft.
perhaps or >. lay in wait along the
route surmiSed.
y Central News dispatch from here
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-10
Especial to The Republican,


ST. LOUIS, Mo. May 9.-That the
Titanic disaster which stunned the
world three years ago and the sinking
of the Lusitania on Friday had
counterpart on the Mississippi river
more severe in its toll of lives if less
spectacular in point of wealth and
prominence of it's victims. is the nue.
leus of an amazing story told by the
few remaining survivors of the great
catastrophe of 1865 That the vic
TINS, nearly 1000 in number. were
the tired. wounded and war-sick vet
Grams of the civil war who were on
cupations of peace: that the few
minutes of grace in which to rescue
the women and children We're lacking.
booming the fifteen women aboard TO
death in the flames and sWirling cur
rents OF the river-these are added
details of a horror which overshad-
owed many of the war time battles
1t was on April 81. 1865, that the
steamer Sultana. overcrowded with
soldiers and other passengers was
blown UP by the explosion of boiler
off Hen and Chicken Island. north of
Memphis. The vessel took fire. and
in the panic and confusion hundreds
jumped into the icy river. most of
whom Were drowned. The doomed
vessel plunged its kissing hull into
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-10
RAY AND G|LA
VALLEY FIGHT
ON VALUATION
Assessment Of S114,5O0 Per
Mile Fixed by State Tax
Commission to Be Hotly
Contested When Case
Comes Up This Week

The suit of the Ray and ella Valley
railroad company against the state tax
commission and officials of Pinal coun-
ty to recover taxes paid on the road
on the commissions valuation of STA
800 per mile. will be heard in the su-
pcTior court at Florence this week. The
case, which is set for May Il, promises
To be one Of the most hotly contested
tax suits ever brought in the state
courts.
The Ray and ella Valley, which is
the shortest railroad in operation in
Arizona. connects the Ray mines with
the Arizona Eastern at Ray Junction
and is one of the best paving lines in
the state. 1t was on the earnings of
the company as reported to the com
mission that the valuation was fixed
last year at $1.07O. 600. This valuation.
the company protests is excessive and
unjust. ana asks for refund of taxes
in excess of a valuation of $4,000 per
mile. the assessment imposed on the
main lines Of the Santa Fe and South
ern Pacific
The company's net earnings for the
year ending June 80. 1914 as given by
Poole's railroad manual We're $3S1.757.
or over $4,000 for each of the nine
miles of roe.d. a dividend of thirty y-six
per cent was declared for the year on
tbe'capital stock.
Suit against the state tax commits
sion and the county assessor. the coun-
tY treasurer, and the board of super
NisCrs of Pinal county was first
brought in the United States court. but
on the decision of Judge Sawtelle that
the company had adequate remedy in
the state courts. suit was filed in the
superior court Of Pinal county Attor-
ney General Wiley F. Jones. Leslie c.
Hardy, assistant attorney general will
represent the commission Tax Com
missioner Howe and Zander, will also
90 to Florence for the case.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-10
THREA T TO BLOW UP
GERMAN EMBASSY MADE
IN ANONYMOUS LETTER
MATERIAL FACTS
FROM PASSENGERS

QUEENSTOWN, May 9.-Amer-
lean Ambassador Frost is obtaining
affidaVits concerning the material
facts of the torpedoinG of the Lusi-
tania from Miss Jessie Taft Smith,
Of Braceville, Ohio, and DR.. How
ard FISHER and Robert Rankin,
both of New York, who Will cable
three hundred words each to the
state department.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-10
Aftermath of Disaster

QUEENSTOWN, May 8 Mrs. Albert Bilicke Of
Los Angeles and Miss Dorothy COnnOr of New York are
among the survivors. There is trace of the two
daughters of Sir Montague lan director OF the Allan
line of Montreal.
Among the identified dead Marie DeIage, wife Of
the medical director of the Belgian Red Cross, who
GENTLY eced i'll the United States and collected funds
for the sufferers and these AmericanS Rev. Orr Jaco
bus c. T. BrOderick, Harvard geOloglst, his way
to Belgium for the American relief commission, and
Hugh Compton, of the president OF the Booth line.
Twentvthrec miles from this port an irregular smear
of flOtsam calm marks the grave of the I4usi-
tania. One hundred and forty-nne OF the 1900 souls
who pershed lie in improvised morgues Six hundred
and fortyfive survivors here qualtered III hotels,
residences and hospitals. too badly hurt to be
moved Two groups left on Saturday afternoon and
evening for Dublin thence journey by boat HOLY
Head. The injuries of are serious that add
fiolfil deathS eXDected
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-10
German Ambassador Turns
Over to Police Unsigned
Communication w h c h
Says Embassy is to Be
Destroyed by Explosives
TIME IS SET
AT 1:32 O'CLOCK
What Action the United
States Government Will
Take as Result Of Sink
ing of Lusitania Still an
Undetermined Question
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIspArcHl

WASHINGTON. D. c. May 9.-The
German ambassador today received an
anonymous letter warning him that the
embassy would be blown up at 1:32 a.
m tomorrow. He turned the letter
over to the police.
What action the United States gov
ernment VIII take as the result of the
sinking Of the Lusitania with loss of
more than a hundred American lives
is tonight an undetermined question.
President Wilson during the last "a
hours has been studying every aspect
of the case Until all the official re-
ports are received from Ambassadors
Gerard and Page a Berlin and Lon
don it is rot expected that any action
will be taken
The president plans to go to Phila
delphia tomorrow to deliver a speech
in which observers generally believe
he win give expression to his own feel
ing on the situation produced by the
sinking of the Lusitania. y regular
meeting of the cabinet will be held
Tuesda,-, when il is generally expected
that the president viii lay before his
advisors the policy he has in mind and
ask their c unset.
On the questions of law involved in
the sinking of the Lusitania. the Wash
ington government long ago stated its
position to Germany. Law officers of
the government We're unanimous in
their opinion shared by the president,
that there is NO warrant under the law
or reason for The destruction of an un-
armed merchant ship even of an enc
my without warning the passengers at
the time the ship is encountered, and
transferring non-combatants TO a place
of safety.
The official statement from Berlin.
which came by wireless, admitting that
i German submarine had sunk the
Lusitania end pointing out that the
big liner was naturally armed with
guns was widely commented on by Of
ficials. On the highest authority it
was stated that as early as last Sep
tember whom Count Won Bernstorff. the
German ambassador called attention to
the arrival in American ports of British
liners, among them the Adriatic with
guns aboard the question was taken up
by the state department. 1t was ruled
by the department that a merchant
vessel could not he classed as a war
ship if she carried guns not larger than
six inch calibre for defensive purposes
but nevertheless informal negotiations
were imme diately begun with Great
Britain and an understanding reached
whereby 10 British vessel clearing
from American ports would be armed
Unofficial Austro- German opinion
here. however, emphasizes TO justify
the act that the presence of ammuni
ton on the passenger ship argues that
the sacrifice of the passengers was less
in the balance than the toll that would
have been taken by the ammunition
had il reached the allies.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-10

to London says the present arrange
ments for the burial of victims is to
have the coffins borne from the town
hall at nine this morning. but the
funeral procession proper will leave
for the cemetery at three this after
noon. There Will be a special high
mass by Bishop Cloyne of the Cathe-
dral and memorial services wherever
practicable A general funeral serv-
ice will be held at the cemetery with
1873 coffins.
LONDON, May 9.-Thomas Slidell
of New York said he saw Alfred G.
Vanderbilt on the deck of the Lusitania
as the vessel was going down.
Mr. Vanderbilt who could not swim.
was equipped with ii life belt but he
gaIlantly took it off and placed it
around tho body of a young woman.
Then he went off to seek another life
belt. The ship sank a few seconds
later.
Mr.. Sldell said that he and Herbert
Stone of New York, were sitting in the
smoking room when the first torpedo
struck the ship. Together they left
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-10
tones Puts O. K.
On Amendments
To City Charter

That the new amendments to the city
charter are in accord with the state
constitution and not contrary to any
of the statutes of Arizona. is the gist
Of ar opinion forwarded to Governor
Hunt Saturday by Attorney General
Wiley f. Jones.
In passing on the amendments, the
attorney general confined himself en-
tirely to the question of their being in
conformity with the state constitution
and the laws of he state. He did not at
tempt TO pass ON their Hisdom and said
so in his opinion. The governor is ex-
pected to approve the amendments this
week. They will become effective i'm
mediately on the executive approval
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-10
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIspArcHI

LONDON, May 9.-In the fighting
in progress along the lines of the
Belgium and French Carpathians both
sides claim successes. none OF great
scale. however. Petrograd declares the
fIgn;ing is back hand, and the at
tacks of the Teutons are less frequent
on the western lin" Berlin declares
the Germans have driven the allies
out of strongly fortified positions near
Ypres. Sir John French. says that
al of Germany's attacks have been
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-10
MODERN DISASTERS HAVE
COUNTERPART FIFTY YEARS AGO

the bosom of the river. CARRYING the
greater number of soldiers and pas
sengers. including Is women.
OF the 2,200 passengers, soldiers
and crew of the vessel. only 800 were
saved When the Titanic sank in 1912
out of 2,206 passengers. 1903 werC
lost and 703 We're saved In fatality
therefore the Mississippi river trage-
dy of fifty years ago was a greater
disaster than that of the Titanic.
The steamer Sultana was built in
(Coutinued on Page Four
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-10
The Teutons Flee

PARIS. May "a dispatch from
Bellinzona, Switzerland. to the Temps,
says:
The Austrians and Germans are
fleeing from all parts of Italy. All
trains i'm the direction of the frontier
are packed with Tuetonic passengers
including merchants, officials and
journalists
Special trains brought 5000 Ger
mans from Rome, Florence and Boil
ogna. en- route to Germany. Lugano
is also filled with refugees. Notice
was given of the suspension from Italy
today of telephone service across the
frontier and the suppression of many
passenger trains.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-10

The two sisters. who have resided in
Phoenix fr the last seven years. left
here about three weeks ago to return
20 their oil home at Drammen, Nor
way. Because of the more direct route
taken, they decided to change their
original plan to sail on the Lusitania
and at Chicago engaged passage on the
Norwegian steamer for Bergen. They
are the half-sisters of Miss Anna
Grundt of T06 West Madison street
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-10
ASSOCIATED PRESS p1spArcHI

LONDON. May 9.-Letters signed
by 400 British soldiers have been
sent to Queen Mary, telling of the
benefits they received from a Young
Mems Christian Association recrea-
tion hut named in her honor and situ-
ated in the rear of the fighting line in
France.
The Y NJ C. A. Ras a number of
these amusement shelters for soldiers
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-10
BOTH SIDES SUCCESSFUL ON
SMALL SCALE IN CARPATH|ANS

repulsed with heavy losses. and the
British line firmly established. The
repulse of the Germans near Nieu
port. after the capture of trenches
four miles long near Carency. and
the taking of two and one half miles
of the front farther east, are chron-
icled in Paris.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-10
Phoenix Girls Planned
To Take The LmSltQnlu

Although so far as can be learned,
there were no Phoenicians on the ILL
fated Lus.tdnia. Misses Clara and Sig
rid Anderson, two young ladies from
this city Ead expected to take passage
ON the vessel when she sailed from New
York MAY /. Almost at the last min
ute. however they changed their plans
and sailed On the Scandinavian -Ameri-
can liner BerseDsfiord. leaving the
same day.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-10

NEW YORK. May 9.-The Cunard
company announced the receipt of
this cable from Liverpool: Up to
midnight Queenstown advises the to-
tai survivors number 764. including
462 passengers and 302 of the crew
155 bodies have been recovered, 81
of which have been identified. So
passengers and - of the crew. Thirty
passengers We're injured and seven
teen of the crew.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-10
Benefited By
Y. VI. {. A. Recreation Hut

in France Two of them We're built
under peculiar circumstances. For
one, the money was collected from
more than 100000 boys and girls of
England. who gave their pennies. Con-
tributions from 5000 owners of dogs
and eats paid for the other.
Arrangements have been made to
send over "a billiard tables TO the huts
in France The soldiers are now
planting flowers and shrubs about
the premises,
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-10
NO NEWS OF VANDERBILT, STONE
SHIELDS, MYERS KLEIN, HUBBARD
Or FROHMAN HAS BEEN RECEIVED

American Consul Wires to Assume That Persons Not
Listed Either Survivors or Identified Dead, Are
Missing and Almost Certainly DrOWned--Los Angeles
Woman is Among the SurvivOrs-SurvivoIs CHARTERED
in Hotels. Residences and Hospitals Some Too Badly
Queenstown Irregular Smear of Flotsam Calm
Sea Marks Grave of the Lusitana
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-10
FATAL ELECTRIC WIRE

FRESNO, May 9.-The collision of
their automobile with power pole.
and the dropping of wires carrying Co.
coo volts of electricity upon five pas
sengers resulted in the death of two
and the possible fatal burning of two
others.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-10
Italian Army Mobilizina

GENEVA, May Am Italian army,
100000 strong, fully equipped and
ready for the field is concentrated at
Verona. a fortified Italian city at the
base of the Tyrolese Alps, 25 miles
from the frontier of Austria Hungary.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-10
MANY PROMINENT DEAD
LORD MERSEY TO
CONDUCT INQUIRY

LONDON. May 9.-It is official
ly announced that the British board
of trade with the concurrence of
the admiralty. has ordered an in
qUirv into the circumstances at
tending the loss of the Lusitania.
Lord Mersey has consented to con-
duct the inquiry. He conducted the
Investigation into the sinking of
the Titanic and the Empress of
Ireland
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-10
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch)

WASHINGTON, May 9-American Consul Frost Of
tonight:
PLEASE assume that Persons not listed, either as
survivors as identified dead missing and almost
certainly dead There is Of Vanderbilt, Stone,
Shields, Myers, Klein, Hubbard FrOlman, nor have
their bodies been found
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-10
Identification OnIy Task

LONDON. Nav 9.-Superintendent
Dodd of the Cunard company said
tonight:
The only problem now is to iden-
tify the nameless dead" Thus was
dashed any ligering hope that there
might be further survivors. The
Continued on Page Four)
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-10
JAPS STOP MOVEMENTS

TOXIC, May 9-The Japanese gov
eminent announced that all naval and
military movements in connection with
the Chinese situation have been con-
celled
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-10
WEATHER TO-DAY
I ASSOCIATED PRES

TAsSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATCHI
WASHINGTON, d. c.. May 9.-F'or
Arizona: Generally fair on Monday and
Tuesday
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-10
ATTEMPT MADE
To TAKE LIFE
OF ROGUE GARzA
Troops Led BY General Ba-
roma Endeavor to Assas-
sinate Convention Pro
visional President OF the
Southern Republic
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPArcHl

WASHINGTON, May An attempt
to assassipate Rogue Gonzales Cara,
convention provisional president of
Mexico was made early today by troops
led by General Barona, former military
commander of Mexico City according
to DISPATCHES from the capital. The
Barona troops We're repulsed after Sc
we're fighting ana neavy losses on both
sides
According to the report the attack
on the Hotel Lasourain and the resi-
dence of Cara. began at three this
morning. Troops of Cara met those
Of Barona along the Alameda and there
was serious fighting When Barona's
forces retreated they left thirteen dead
and two wounded, while two of Gar
za's men were killed and one of Gen
eral EstraGe. Reports to the war de-
partment from Mexico are said to state
that Barona was arrested but there are
rumors thar he escaped wounded. Cen
eral 5. Zapatelas is reported killed.
\ critical situation is said to exist at
the capital as . result of the rupture
between General Zapata and Cara
and grave events" are feared. Zapa-
ia Is said to have sent Il telegram to
the convention demanding that General
Palafox who was ousted from the cab
met Of Cara. be Immediately restored
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-10

the room and went on deck which was
already acutely tilted. Stone made for
the upper side Of the deck while Sill
dell moved down wards. This was the
last Slidell saw of stone
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-08
PLAYED WHILE
SHELLS BURST
Hollis and Alden, Entertaining This
Week at Lyric, We're Showing at
Using Tau at Time Of Its Fall.

The fall Of the German forts at
Using Tau. China, which were bonn
barded continually for several weeks,
was Witnessed by william De Hollis
and Leslie Alden, who are playing at
the Lyric.
II was while they were touring Chi
ma that they were induced to perform
at Using Tau before the German at
taches. Upon reaching the town they
found that hostilltles had been sus
pended for some time II was during
their performance that the fighting
broke out anew and at times the or
chestra could not he heard ON account
Of the terrible roars of bursting shells
which were falling around the fort
which was half mile away. Tho
spectators did not seem the least bit
worried or frightened" said Mr.. De
Hollis, "for they did not believe that
the monster forts which Germany
built at the expense Of millions Of
dollars could ever be taken. We did
not 20 to bed that night for we we're
afraid the Japanese and English would
come I'm during the night Shortly af
ter daybreak the white flag was seen
flying over the fort and we knew that
the battle was over The invaders
were very courteous to the inhabitants
and the commanders gave strict orders
that nothing should be molested In
any manner We were indeed very
glad to get away When we found an
opportunity To leave that afternoon" "