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Arizona republican., 1915-08-31
CHASE PROBE STRIKES SOME
 LEGAL SNAGS
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DENVER, Aug. 30-Investigation of the charges against Adjutant General Chase and of the men who made the charges struck legal snag. The court of inquiry appointed by Governor Carl son. after two witnesses had defied it's authority and refused to answer ques- tions asked Attorney General F'arrar for an opinion as to it's legal status and powers.
 In the meantime a former captain of the guard, ordered under arrest by the court was at liberty on orders of the governor, as the commander-in-ch chief of the Colorado militia. feature of the proceedings was a race between Captain Nancise. the witness ordered under arrest and Major Boughton of the military court down the marble steps of the capitol to the office of the governor. Spectators declared it was dead heat. The captain won for the governor ordered him not arrested
 The trouble started when C. B. FL liott, former adjutant general of West Virginia and now reputed to be a de- tective in the employ of the United Mine Workers of America, refused to answers questions regarding the al legged plot Of detectives and labor lead CTS to wreck the state guard. The court contemplated the issuance Of a body judgment for his arrest on charge of contempt, but delayed action until certain of it's rights.
 Then late in the day Former Cap tain Vancisc, who commanded the fam= Cus College company" in the strike zone in 1913 and 1914, and who later was the leader of the anti Chase fac ton within the National Guard, was called to the stand. All went sereneIy- until the court asked Vancise questions he flatly refused to answer Then a bailiff was ordered to place him under arrest. The captain refused to be ar rested and then came the race to the governors office
Arizona republican., 1915-08-31
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.-Assuranc- es that Great Britain will relax the enforcement of the order-in- mcconnell so as to permit the shipment from neutral ports of German and Austrian goods contracted for by Americans prior to the effective date order were given the state department by the British am- Dassador.
 The ambassador explained arrange ments would be made accepting proofs of reports at the embassy here instead of requiring their production at Lon don. Details of the plan are to be given later in a memorandum from the Lon don foreign office.
 Officials are hopeful it will make it possible to release millions of dollars worth of AmeriCan-ow owned goods of German and Austrian origin which have accumulated in neutral European ports. particularly at Rotterdam.
 Foreign trade advisers of the state department have been making vigorous informal representations recently in behalf of American importers generally and have complained that while their efforts to secure the release of goods have been in vain, private interests in Great Britain are getting permits for certain shipments Prior to June 15,
Arizona republican., 1915-08-31
WORD FROM GERMANY |S
 EXPECTED IN FEW DAYS

der had gone beyond his instructions, that Germany would not hesitate to give complete satisfaction to the United States.
 Formal assurance to this effect was given the state department last week by Count von Bernstorff, the German ambassador on instruction from Berlin. The ambassador had already informed Secretary Lansing that German subma rines had been ordered to torpedo no more peaceful merchantmen without warning.
 So far as officials here know, the submarine commander who attacked the Arabic has not yet reported to Der lin. Until q report has been awaited for reasonable time, the Washington government does not expect the prom ised formal communication from the imperial government. One dispatch reached the state department from Am bassador Gerard but Secretary Lansing said it threw no new light on the situ- aticn.
 In German quarters tonight it was said that Count von Bernstorff prob ably would return to Washington from Long Island on Thursday This is con- strued to mean the ambassador looked for action by his government about that time.
Arizona republican., 1915-08-31
While Germans and Aus trians Are Still Pressing Russians Hard, Equinoc- tial Season Is Near and Operations May Halt.
FIGHTING IN
 DARDANELLES
Turkish Reports Claim Re capture of the Allied Trenches, But These Are Not Yet Conceded by Great Britain.
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LONDON, Aug. 30.-While reports from the eastern war theater indicate the Germans and Austrians are still pressing the Russians hard in combat or tenaciously following them in re-
 treat. military observers are hoping the approaching equinoXial season will limit further forward movement of the Teutons and force them to be content with the fruit of past successes as the winter season falls upon them Both Berlin and Vienna lay emphasis on the statement that won linden berg's forces along the DVina in Cour- land renewed their activities which were brought to a sudden halt recently with the success of the Russians hold ing Riga as a menace to Von linden herS's rear
 Desperate fighting continued in the Dardanelles and vicinity where the British recently made a landing. Turk ish reports claim the recapture of the allied trenches with heavy allied cas- uaIties. These claims. however, have not yet been conceded by Greaf Britain In Southwestern Russia in the great Brest-Litovsk region the Austrians and Germans are chiefly concerned in driving Grand Duke ~ NltiloidS al li4AH-0 LII Niifl iAit' tA-N Pripet marshes evidently with the pur- pose of repeating the early score of the Germans in the MaZurian lake re zion of East Prussia.
 To the northwest in the section ly- ing only short distance to the east of the East Prussian frontier, Berlin reports the advance of the Teutons ;rnd the capture of the town of Lipsk lying just to the west of the fortress Grodne upon which the aims of the Germans are now evidently centered
 With the opening of the winter months military observers are direct ing attention to the fact that the Rus sian fall storms are due to begin about October 21 They assert that this danger will limit the military operations in the eastern field. It is recalled by some that the autumnal equinox marked the turning point ol the Napoleonic campaign.
 The first warning was a slight snowfall preceding the equinox, but soon afterwards heavy snows fell anc with them came disaster to Napoleon Military operations in the western field are confined to trench fighting On the Autro-Italian frontier the Italians claim their forces are slowly northward.
Arizona republican., 1915-08-31
GAN DIEGO PLAN
 |S N|PPEO BY
 EL PASO POL|CE
With the Arrest of Leaders and Several Followers, Movement to Seize Texas and Establish Republic Is Quickly Frustrated.
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SAN ANTONIO. Aug. 3a.-With the arrest of twenty-siN Mexicans. twenty three of whom are detained, Chief of Police Lancaster and federal authori- ties tonight announced a plan to incite the Mexican population of San Antonio to deeds of violence had been frus- tratcd-
 The prisoners. according to Lancas- ter. are followers of the so called Plan of san Diego" and an extravagant manifesto promulgated by Mexican agi- tators which proclaimed the Republic of Texas to be governed by Mexicans. The officials stated the prisoners will probably be charged with treason.
 Sunday night three speakers gath cred about one thousand Mexicans and in passionate outbursts of oratory pie turcd to them tale of prosecution of their fellows. Chief Lancaster. Inspec- tor Mussey and Captain Welch heard their remarks.
 "OEe speaker" said Lancaster. after abusing the president of the United States the government of this country and the white race generally openly declared it was no harm to kill a grin go and an allemene," Cmeaning Ameri- cans and Germans). It was at this point the police charged the crowd and arrested the leader but not without a fight. As the officers were withdraw ing one of the MeXicans shouted. Now is the time to rise. Let lis kill the Gringoes '
 The arrival of the police for the time
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Arizona republican., 1915-08-31
China $ First Minister to Mexico Says Contracts for Financing Five-Mill- ion Dollar Chinese-Amer- ican Company Signed.
AMERICANS AND
 CHINESE UNITE
Dr. Koo, Although Declines to Name American Bank CTS Behind New Compa- ny, Says All Great Chi
 nese Banks Are Backers.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 30-COn- tracts for financing a five million dol lar Characterization trans Pacific steamship company have been signed by American and Chinese capitalists who are now negotiating for the pur- chase. of ships according to the an- nouncement of Dr. Wellington Roo, China's first minister to Mexlco, who arrived on the steamer Persia. Dr. Roo although he declined to name the American bankers behind the new com pany, said that practically all the great banks of China Were packers.
 pr. Roo said he had only meagre details of the plans for the new line but was told it's steamers would fly the Chinese flag. Difficulties in the pur- chase of ships at this time he said were delaying the actual inauguration of operation.
 Tt will be the first fruit of the visit of our industrial commissioners to this country several months ago." said Roo. The Chinese minister to Mexico, who is only twenty mine years old and boy ish in appearance, was reticent about
 
 fused to affirm or deny that Dr. Frank Goodnow, an adviser of Yuan Shi Kai, had advised the president of China to promulgate a constitutional monarchy in China.
 "Dr. GoodnoW might have made such suggestions. he said ''out they were only suggestions, if they were made, from the point of view of a scientist after study of conditions in China. If he did make them, they bear no politi- cal significance as President Yuan has said repeatedly that he has no inten- tions of becoming an emperor"
 Present conditions in my country. Dr. Roo said. are satisfactory The spirit of nationality is fast imbuing the people who are less concerned with the form of government than it's eff ciency."
 Roo asked eagerly what impression Goodnow's reported suggestion to Yuan Shi Kai had made in this country
 "China's resources, he said, "are open to American capital with little chance of opposition from any foreign government. The feeling against the Japanese in trade relations famed by the recent Japanese demands he said, ''is subsiding."
 Roo will remain here a week with a party of Chinese government students whom he will place in sixteen smaller American universities in the east He intends to spend several months check Ing up the records of five hundred gov ernment students already here. He said he would not go to Mexico until the conditions there are more settled. He Will go from here to New York, spending short time in Washington
 Hundreds of complaints of Chinese in Mexico Roo said, had prompted the appointment of a minister to Mexico
Arizona republican., 1915-08-31
A V AIT ENTRY OF
 CITY OF MEXICO
Villa Forces Begin Attack on Monterey IF Fighting in Northeast Cuts Off Red Cross Train with Supplies to Saltillo.
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WASHINGTON. Aug 3o-It i. stated authoritatively that the neNi step in the Pan-American program foI Lhe restoration of peace in Mexico under consideration will be taken in the near future, regardless of what might be tEe nature of Carranza's be- lated reply to the offer Of Secretary Lansing and the Latin American dip lornats to arrange a conference be tween Mexican military and politica leaders. No inkling was given, how ever. what form the next dcvelopmen; would take.
 Reports to the state department from Torreon said the Villa force, have began an attack on Monterey The message said that heavy fighting is in progress but gave no details Earlier reports to the Villa agency said that Carranza generals are call ing in endorsements to Monterey from Tampico and other cities. State department advices also said that railroad communication between Pie dras Negras on the Mexican border. and Iontererq. is still interrupted and that the American Red Cross is unable to get its trainload of sup plies through to Monclova and Sal tilla. where there has been destitu- Jion among the natives for some time These are the first official reports regarding military activity in north eastern Mexico to reach the depart meth for some time.
 Tonight Villa was declared to have headed a column of reinforce ments which hastened to the vicinity of Monterey from Torreor to aid Cen eral Raoul Madero. in command Of the attacking forces.
 Major General Scott, chief of staff of the army. who has returned to Washington from the border where he undertook negotiations with the Mex ican leaders for the state department. will confer with Secretary Lansing to- MOTION.
 Responses from Zapata and his military advisers reached the state de partment. accepting the offer Of the Pan-American conference. With the receipt of these replies the Villa ad- herents in Washington. whose leaders have already responded favorably. as serted that a peace convention to form a new provisional government in Mexico is assured even if Carranza should refuse to participate. Admin iStration officials heard this announce ment with interest but said no ar judgements for such a conference are now in project.
 Carranza' s local agents declared they expected the first chiefs reply within a few days at the latest. They think 1t will come as soon as Car ranza has completed installation of his government in Mexico City.
 Eliso Arredondo. Carranza's confi- dential agent. issued a statement to- night denying reports of dissension in
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Arizona republican., 1915-08-31
Chairman r. A. Jones of Corporation Commission Successful in Effort to Put Phoenix on the Main Line Schedule.
MEANS SAVING OF
 THOUSANDS YEARLY
Same Rate as to Maricopa on. All Commodities in Schedule "C" Will Give City Full Benefit of New Low Tariffs.

That the railroads have agreed to abolish the arbitrary charge to Phoe nix, and to give this city the same
 freight rates from the east as ob tain at Maricopa was the important announcement made yesterday by Chairman F. A. Jones of the corpora
 tion commission on his return from California. The decision of traffic officials of the Santa Fc and South ern Pacific systems was reached after consideration of arguments presented by Chairman Jones at the recent con ference at San Francisco
 Abolition of the arbitrary, which was published by the carriers last month when the new intermountain rates took effect. will mean a saving of 19 cents per 100 pounds or $3.S0 per ton on all goods shipped into Phoenix which fall under Schedule c. This classification includes a great many of the most important items brought in annually from producing points in the east. including dry goods and cotton piece goods, hardware pipe, nails, print paper, tinWare, hose, leather and scores of other cOmmodi- ties. Abatement of the extra charge over the rate to Maricopa also wipes out the last arbitrary against this city, save a five-cent charge on sugar from California, and gives local deal CTS and jObbers full benefit of the re- cent intermountain rate order. It means the saving of thousands of dol lars annually to the business men of Phoenix, and that there is to be no hampering of the city's growth as a jobbing center because of unfavorabIe freight rates.
 Chairman Jones was in Chicago at tending the passenger rate hearing when the new intermountain tariffs were published, and he at once took active steps to prevent the saddling of the arbitrary charge on Phoenix and other points off the main line. He took the matter up with Examiner Thurtell of the interstate commerce commission and also with Vice Presi- ing that it was manifestly unfair to charge more for shipments to Phoe nix, thirty-five miles from the main line at Maricopa than to Yuma or other points 200 miles farther west. Re ferred to traffic officials on the Pacific coast he arranged by wire for a con- ference with w c. Barnwell, assist ant freight traffic manager of the Santa Fe system and G. W. Luce, freight traffic manager of the South
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Arizona republican., 1915-08-31
cuYltleS Or Hand To Redeem
 Pound Sterling
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NEW YORK. Aug 30.-Two things stand out tonight as the dominant features If the foreign exchange mar kct- English gold and American se- curitics To the amount of S45, 500. 900 are on hand to help redress the pound sterling from it's lowest recorded de- preciation- The pound sterling dropped cent and one-half more in value to Ss.e1 or 26 cents below normal. With the markets thoroughly demoralized no one high in banking circles cared to venture an explanation or fore east
Arizona republican., 1915-08-31
BRITAIN SAYS WILL RELAX
 RESTRICTIONS IN SHIPMENTS

the British government through infOr- maj negotiations with foreign trade ad- visers had not interfered with ship ments from neutral ports on production of proof that the goods actually have been paid for by Americans before the last of March when the order -in-coun cil went into effect. After the ambas- sador called at the state department a cablegram arrived from Consul General Skinner at London announcing that some restrictions on neutral commerce are to be removed. No formal state ment was given out.
Arizona republican., 1915-08-31
ROOT ATTACKS BOSS RULE IN
 EMPIRE STATE
Condemns "Invisible Gov ernment," Which He Says Dominated New York for Forty Years-Pleads for Short Ballot.
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ALBANY, Aug. 30.-From the floor of the constitutional convention, Pre- sident Eilihu Root condemned the system of "bossism' and individual government,' which he said in his knowledge has dominated in New York for forty years, and pleaded that the people be armed with the short ballot that they may estab- fish their own rule. It was all wrong, he declared, that any other rule should exist. He said that all parties were alike, and that the sys- tenn extends through all.
 This domination" Root declared, in part, has caused deep, sullen and long continued resentment among the people a being governed by men rot of their choosing. They de mand a change. The short ballot plan is the solution or It least may he the first step that will work out the solution. When 1 go back home as 1 am about to do, to spend my declining years, I mean to go with the feeling that I can say I have not failed to speak and act in ac- cordance with the lessons I learned from the God of my fathers"
 Root was speaking particularly on behalf of the shor ballot, and the departmental reorganization proposal It has had the support of the so- called federal crowd in the con- VentiOn, but has been opposed by members of the 'Old guard" Among those who supported it are Root, George Wickersham, Henry Stimson and Frederick Lanner, the republican state chairman. RA
 Lemuel Ely Quigg, Ray Smith and
Arizona republican., 1915-08-31
Tdtf T0Iks Or Presidency
 And It's Responsibilities

He referred to Col. Roosevelt several times. "Once when he was president, he said, Jim Campbell. political power in New York, called on Roosevelt and suggested some executive action. That would be contrary to the constitution, saiG Roosevelt. What in hell is the constitution among friends" inquired Campbell.
 "I am not so sure" concluded Taft, that Col. Roosevelt of late years was not inclined somewhat to CampbelFs way of thinking"
Arizona republican., 1915-08-31
RAILROADS AGREE TO ABOLISH ARBITRARY
 CHARGE TO PHOENIX
STOP BUSINESS DURING
 THE PERSHiNG FUNERAL

CHEYENNE, Aug. 3O.-Business activity in Cheyenne, RaWlins and other Wyoming towns is to be sus- pended during the final services for Mrs. John Pershing and her three young daughters, which will be held tomorrow General Pcrshing of the United States army is to ar rive early tomorrow with the fun eral party Bishop Thomas is to Officiate. Mrs. Pershing, who with her children perished in a fire at the Presidio, San Francisco, was a daughter of United States Senator Warren of Wyoming, who will ac- company the bodies here.
Arizona republican., 1915-08-31
OF WINTER
 MAY LIMIT MOVEMENT
 OF TEUTONS TO NORTH
FOUR ARE KILLED
 IN AUTO CRASH

LONG BEACH. Aug. 3O.-Four of the five occupants of an au- tomobile were killed tonight when the machine ran off bridge on the Wilmington road, eight miles from here. The dead are Wm. Craig, driver, Leon Holmes, Mir and Mrs. F. l.. Holmes, parents of Leon. Mrs. Leon Holmes es- capped without serious injury Those killed were pinned beneath the automobile, which plunged twenty feet into a sluiceway. The machine was going thirty miles an hour and tore away thirty feet of the bridge railing.
Arizona republican., 1915-08-31
To
 Retire As Chief
 And As G0UeyuOy
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MORALES, Aug. 3O-GeneraI May torena, the Villa chief will relinquish the office of governor of Sonora on September Is, according to announce ment from his office. Alberto MoraIez now state councillor in Maytorena's cabinet, will become governor, and General Filipe Angeles, who is report ed on his way from Chihuahua with $500 men will assume the military chieftainship in behalf of Villa in the states of Sonora and Sinales
 The report that Villa has been as- sassinated was denied by Maytorena, who got telegram from Villa.
Arizona republican., 1915-08-31
REPORT OROZCO KILLED
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o-F said be cattle thieves led Eagle m
  advice tonight is said of the posse 
 killed the fight but this not
 
 of According the Mexican have for ranch The report here that oroozo was killed is based from orozco formerly made that nhhorhood his headau
Arizona republican., 1915-08-31
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BERKELEY. Aug. 3O-WnliaI> HoW'- ard Taft delivered in the Greek theater at the University of California, the first of a series of three lectures on The Presidency-Its Responsibilities, Duties. Limitations and Powers"
 Mir. Taft told in personal vein many cf his experiences while president and deplored the existence of individuals and smuckrakers who go about criticis- ing the president, his policies and gen cral scheme government"
Arizona republican., 1915-08-31
RACING FOREST FIRES
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Aug 3o--W
  to rain preadinJ in this Aug men
 
  the prv gai ming
Arizona republican., 1915-08-31
Debsryy Indicted, Pleads
 And Hears DeQth SeNteNCe

to the trial judge and the passing of sentence, occupied less than six hours.
 Deberry was sentenced to be hanged on october IS. Crowds thronged the court room and hundreds gathered in the streets. There were murmurings of possible mob violence, but the pres ence of three companies of Illinois Ma tional Guard served to awe the crowd
Arizona republican., 1915-08-31
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 MURPHYSBORO, Ills, Aug. 30.-Joe Deberry, a negro who killed his bene- factress, Mrs. J. H. Martin in her home on July 30, was indicted and pleaded guilty when the trial reconvened in the afternoon and was septenced to death The entire proceedings-in plea of guilty, presentation of evidence
Arizona republican., 1915-08-31
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WASHINGTON. Aug. 30.--Press dis patches from Berlin saying that Ger many had decided on q policy in con nection with the sinking of the Arabic in accord with the recent statement Of the imperial chancellor were noted with satisfaction in official circles.
 The chancellor said if it was deter mined the German submarine cOmman-
Arizona republican., 1915-08-31
CONSENT OF
 FIRST CHIEF
 UNNECESSARY

State Department Believes Peace Conference Can Be Started Whether Carran- Za Chooses to Make Re ply or Not.