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Arizona republican., 1916-01-23

LONDON Jan. 22.-On none of the major fronts of the field of war in Europe are notable military operations in progress so far as the official re- ports show. Not even from little Montenegro have there come addition al reports of fighting, following the in direct advices on Friday declaring that hostilities had been resumed after re- iection of peace terms offered by Austria.
 The Montengrin situation remains somewhat clouded in view of the con- flicting statements that come respec- tivclv from Teutonic and entente allies forces Vienna declares that the Mon tenegrins are proceeding with the lay ing down of their arms, as was agreed upon, but that the difficulties of com munication, together with other fac tors, are making the process slow one. On the other hand there have come repeated denials from Monte negrin sources that the Montengrins have capitulated, one official state ment from Rome even declaring that no negotiations preliminary to peace with Austria were ever entered into.
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SYMPATHETIC
 EXPLOSIONS
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LONDON, Jan p - Among the
 many problems of chemistry regarding
 which war has given increased oppor tunities for research is the curious one
 of sympathetic explosions. Why is it, ask the eXperimenters, that the eX- plosion of one mass of combustible will cause the explosion of a similar mass a considerable distance away. The av- craze layman, if asked for an eXplana- tion, would attribute the second eX- plosion to shock. acting like hammer blow But an actual hammer blow of some force would not cause most mod ern explosives to go off Moreover, the shock is softened and in part absorbed by the earth it travels through, so that the actual bump could have little ef- l feet on the explosives affected by it One theory that has the support of l many experts is that the vibrations set | up by the first explosion have the pow CT to produce definite chemical actions l in similar explosive compounds. These vibrations are either eeCtro -atmos- | Dheric. CT something related to Ordin- ary sound vibrations. If particles ot l iodde of nitrogen, says one writer, arc placed on the strings of a violoncellC 1 and another cello is played nearby. a! soon as the vibrations reach certain ritcl,, the iodide on the strings of th' 1 first instrument explode. This is ; | true Sympathetic explosion and sug gests a path for further experimenting
 A second theory is that the shocl of the first explosion is converted int
 heat which results in the second eX
 plOsiOn.
Arizona republican., 1916-01-23

The situation at Florence. where the Gila has broken through it's banks is somewhat serious All telephone communication with that place. has been cut off. The only word so far has been brought in by travellers.
 According to Benton Dick, wto has just returned from that place noth- ing is like it used to be. The Gila river has completely changed it's course and no water flows under the concrete bridge built by the state for $42,000 while a thousand feet away a raging torrent runs. Over this stream a bridge must be constructed or the course of the river turned to it's old channel. MT. Dick says one hundred acres of valuable lands were washed out and that the monetary loss is tremendous The residents feel keenly on the subject of the bridge according to word from Florence. They believe the change of the river S channel is due to the faulty construc- tion of the bridge. The wing on the north side left the south unprotected and this they declare diverted the channel They pooh pooh the idea of "a freak of the storm. The state engineers office yesterday stated that
Arizona republican., 1916-01-23

Southern Pacific railroad bridge. but the structure at that hour was with standing the>pressure.
 Officials of the reclamation service estimated that from 150000 to 175,000 second feet of water was passing this point early tonight It is the heaviest flood condition ever recorded here.
 At least four miles of the govern ment levee was washed out just below here and the waters have broken over the west main canal at several places, which necessarily must flood the great CT part if not all of the Yuma valley. Across the river on the Indian reserva- tion unit of the Yuma irrigation project conditions were equally as bad.
 Practically every house in the lower half of that section was almost buried under the seething, murky flood waters. It was believed that all the residents escaped.
 No estimates of the damage either in Yuma or the surrounding country could be made tonight. Several citi- zens stated that an appeal probably would be made to congress for an inn mediate appropriation to repair the damage to the irrigation project, as serious injury would be done the farms , of settlers if prompt steps were not i taken.
 At the mass meeting here today prominent business men were selected to lead committees in devising ways and means for handling the unprece- dented situation. One committee now is at work housing the homeless anC distributing food to hungry families | The town was well policed
Arizona republican., 1916-01-23
NEW MONARCHY
 UNDER THE EYE
 OF THEENTENTE
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 TOXIC, Jan 22.-The attitude of Japan and that of the other entente allies towards the Chinese monarchi- cal movement will henceforth be that of vigilance" That is the word which appears in the brief identical note pre- sented by all the allied powers at Pe- | king d few days ago. The word, it, is expected, will continue as the keynote of the powers policy until some grave l event in China make it necessary to translate it ipto action"
 Japan and the powers have relin- quished none of their historic rights to | protect their nationals and the prop erty Of their nationals in case of a rev oluticn in China, but they have, ac- cOrding to information here, carefully assured the government at Peking that they have no intention of interfering in the domestic affairs of China. They take rotice that the monarchy scheme will be suspended for the time being and affirm that having regard to the 1 repeated assurances of China that it accepts the whole responsibility for the maintenance of peace and order, the powers, on their part will main- tain an attitude of vigilence as to fur ther developments.
 As explained in the cable dispatches of The Associated Press the latest communication from the powers wa! entirely friendly and even soothing il it's effect on negotiations which, relat ing in d sense to Chinese interna question. were recognized by the pow CTS to be exceedingly delicate.
 There is no expectation here tha Yuan Shi-kai will long delay his en thronement as emperor. Three or fou months is the time estimated. Indeed the monarchy restoration issue is re garded as more or less dead and buried so far as the powers are concerned un less serious outbreaks should accom- pany the restoration.
 | What interests the powers more a this time is the question of throwin , the influence of China in with that O the entente allies Now that Japan ha disapproVeG the idea of making Chin , !, a party to the entente it is eXpectet that conversations will continue be tween the entente allies to put dow
 the alleged German intrigues in Chin s which are declared to be directed to , wards fomenting difficulties in IndiS Afghanistan and French Indo- China.
 The suggestion coming from Chin :, that Japan should deport Chinese rel
 ugees. including Sun Yat Sen ha caused a widespread discussion of tn subject here and a general denial tha | Japan is trying by the presence of u n Continued on Page TWo)
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LONDON, Jan. 22.-The difficulty of fixing maximum prices in the metal in dustries has been occupling the atten- tion of the authorities for some weeks and is now practically solved. Within a fortnight an Order in Council making the agreed maximum law will probably be issued. The officials of the minis try of munitions, who have had the matter in hand, have had no easy task as different maXima have had to be arranged for varying centers. Condi- l tions of labor and supply of raw ma | terial in various districts have had to 1 be taken separately and prices fixed according to local requirements.
 A complete settlement however, is said to have been reached and the max imum prices will cover every kind O.
 metal and other material used in con
Arizona republican., 1916-01-23
With a Stage of Thirty-four Feet and Water Still Ris- ing the Whole Valley is Covered From One to Four Feet Deep
FEARED THE WORST
 IS YET TO COME
The Great Southern Pacific Railroad Bridge Menaced By Possible Junction of Crests of Colorado and Gila Rivers
Special to The Republican,
 YUMA. Jan. 22.-Yuma

Especial to The Republican,
 YUMA, Jan. 22.-Yuma valley is covered to a depth of from one to four feet of flood water from the Colo rado river tonight, as a re- suit of the breaking of the government levees near here today. The city of Yuma was in darkness and without a supply of water, as the plants supplying gas, cleo tricity and water were flood ed.
 There is great alarm here. The stage of the river is now thirty-four feet, which is re- garded as an extreme dan ger point with the water still rising. The crests of the Colorado and Gila floods may not have come yet. If they should join here the greatest appreh h e sion would be felt for the great Southern Pacific railroad bridge though it is of the strongest possible construc- ton and one of the best on the system. Such a juncture of the crests of the floods would wipe out a considera- ble part of the town.
 A citizens committee is maintaining order here, mayor C. Moore having died of heart failure during the eXclIemellU that pTeNdlleu shortly after the levees gave way.
 Business houses in the main streets here were flooded to a depth of foul feet by the water and many of the older buildings were washed away or badly dam aged. Residents were sen to the hills back from tho river.
 Thousands of acres of agriculture land, both on the Arizona and the Cal
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No Further Reports

PORTLAND, Ore, Jan. 22.-Some- where off the Oregon coast the Steamer Centralia bound from Gray's HarbOr for San Francisco with eight passengers. a crew of twenty and a cargo of lumber, met with a mishap early today, the exact nature of which is unknown. A gale ragged off the coast throughout the day, attain ing a velocity at Astoria of 94 miles an hour. A wireless distress call from the Centralia was picked up at Marshfield early but all efforts by land stations to get further reports from the vessel proved vain.
Arizona republican., 1916-01-23
Time Limi. Fixed

COLOGNE, Jan 22.-According to the Yoke Zeitung, the Austrian Hun garian government in view of the de- lay of the Montengrins in laying down their arms has decided to set period during which all weapons must be sur rendered, or the necessities of war will compel the AustrO- Hungarian army to resume operations. The period to be granted can hardly exceed thirty six hours.
 The obstacle hitherto has been that the absence of real Montenegrin authoritative government has left nc one with whom the Austro- -Hungarians can negotiate.
Arizona republican., 1916-01-23

ifornia sides of the Colorado were in- undated. The irrigation canals were filled to the breaking point and it was feared that serious damage would re- suit to the gigantic irrigation project that supplies the Imperial valley of California
 No reports of loss of life in the sur rounding country on either side of the river have been received as communi- cation in every direction has been cut off But sufficient warning of the flood had been given andsthe waters, on account of the wide eXpanse of ter ritory, rose so gradually that there has been ample opportunity for all to escape.
 Several thousand head of stock were in low sections of the Yuma valley and 1 it was feared that d large proportion of it has been destroyed. | Many of the oldest buildings in Yuma have disappeared beneath the
 swirling flood waters. It was esti- mated early tonight that at least 1OO | houses had been destroyed. ! Wells Fargo & Co. was compelled tC
 move from it's building adjoining the
 office of the Yuma Examiner, which
 was flooded to a depth of four feet The building in which the Morning Sur
 was located was complete loss, being | one of the first to be undermined bS l the water.
 All reports from the upper CloradC ! river stated tonight that the water was falling, but the flood here showed n' indications of receding.
 The water at o'clock tonight was
Arizona republican., 1916-01-23
WOULD BE PICTURESQUE <
 ALLIES 0F THE ENTENTE

the interior. Just now Saloniki is full of these ''evzones," as they are called in their short, once white skirts. their long, once white, tights, their upturned "shonshi,' or heelless slip pers with black pompons at the turned up toes.
 But the ''evzones' in SaloniN are very different from the magnificent. red capped blue skirted, betassled "evzones" that parade the streets of Athens. The latter are the royal guards of the first "evzone' regi- ment, of which Queen Sophie is the Colonel. The "evzones'' that are so common in Saloniki are for business purposes only. They are fighters, not paraderS
 They look anything but soldierly. squatting sidewise on the rough wood en saddles of their mountain mules. their balance precariously kept by l having one foot thrust in rope I stretched from the cross of the sad dle, and with very long -barrelled 1 sharp shooters rifle hanging across
 each bumped over back They are lit 1 tie men, and like most Greek sol diers look astonishingly puny beside the deep -chested French troopers But
 they undoubtedly get over the ground the difficult ground of the Balkan mountains-with amazing speed. Anc
 they are besides popularly supposed tC
 be ignorant of what fear is
 Certainly they are a silent lot. witt
 whom war seems a trade rather thar
 a temporary service of their country
 If they frequent cafes-and it is diff ficult to conceive a Greek, soldier O
Arizona republican., 1916-01-23
BODY OF WOMAN DROWNED IN G|A
 AT N|NKELMAN HAS BEEN RECOVERED

The lack of communication with the outside world has been keenly felt here. No newspapers have been received for days. The flood has taken the topic of conversation from the war, but now that things are easier, people are beginning to won der which side is winning.
 All those made homeless by the high water, are being taken care of by local people It is expected that many whose homes are still left will returE in a day or so, and start to clean things up.
Arizona republican., 1916-01-23
A Thousand Homeless

and people were homeless tonight by reason of the overflow waters of the Colorado flooding a large section of Yuma. Practically every business house in the town has been flooded and the entire Mexican quarter was inundated.
 The Colorado was still rising to- night and a twofoot rise was re- ported at Needles, 300 miles north of here.
Arizona republican., 1916-01-23
Local Man Makes Brave Attempt to Swim Rapids, But Is Thrown Back Nearly Drowned. Was Forced to Cut Line
BOAT FAILS TO
 EVEN COME CLOSE
Current Still Strong. Super intendent Wires for Cable to Lay on Bottom of River To Try Sky Rockets Today

All attempts to cross the Gila at the washed out bridge on the Ari- zona Eastern yesterday failed. Will liam Corpstein, a local man, and an expert swimmer volunteered to swim the river, but was forced to come back.
 Corpstein tied light line around him and went into the terrific cur rent some ways above the bridge. He went out quite a ways, but the cur rent threw him back and carried him down the river about a mile. In spite of his brave efforts he could not come close to the opposite bank. The line which was tied to him, became entangled with debris, and it was necessary for him to cut it in order to save himself from being dragged under. He was pulled from the river. about all in, and partially full of water
 Boat Fails Too
 Superintendent Scott of the Arizona Eastern started out early yesterday morning with a big crew and a boat After Corpstein had failed to nego- tiate the rapids, the boat was put into the rapids. and an attempt made to paddle it across. Again a failure was registered. The boat was too big and clumsy. At two o'clock. an- other boat was started for the scene of operations, and an effort will be made bright and early this morning to get across.
 A kite was brought into service. but the wind was not strong enough to carry it across. A call was made | for sky rockets, but none could be l found in Phoenix. Tempe at last came l to the rescue and the supply ob- tained there was sent along. Whether | the using of rockets will result in 1 getting line across is problematical. 1 MT. Scott said last night that he was of the opinion that nothing less i than cable would hold against the current. that as soon as the line was dropped into the water. it would be snapped off like a piece of thread.
 Current Very Strong
 The current of the Gia is still con siderably strong. But it is now noth- ! ing to what it was during the height of the flood. One of the giant gir ders of the bridge which weighs as much as two passenger coaches, was carried 800 feet down the river, and left dry and high on the bank.
 Everyone Working
 According to MT. Scott, the Arizona | Eastern is doing everything in it's power to get some means of commun-
 ication across the river. On the op- posite side of the bridge, the South
 ern Pacific has a bridge crew wait
 ing to start operations as soon as
 the two sides of the river are con-
 nected. On this side, the Arizona Eastern bridge crew, and a pile driver outfit are waiting to begin oper-
 ations. It is probable that the Santa Fe will send a crew to aid in the , rebuilding operations. . MT Scott has wired for several , hundred feet of waterproof cable to
 be brought from San Francisco. He is determined that wire communica- l (Continued on Page Two)
Arizona republican., 1916-01-23
BRITISH FIX MAXIMUM PRICE
 ON METALS USED IN MUNITIONS

nection with the making of munitions from coke to high speed steel tools.
 The chief object the authorities had
 in view was the prevention of arti-
 ficially inflated prices and to ensure
 the nation a full supply of material
 now urgently needed. Pig iron for in
 stance is required to be produced on a larger scale at a cost fair to the maker and to the government or those estab- lishments working under the munitions act.
 On the northeast coast, the new prices will give makers good profit and will recognize their dependence or the cost of freight for ore from Spair 1 by establishing sliding scale which ! operates with any change in the !! freight rate. It is possible that tn, government will also deal soon witt the enormous freight rates now ruling
Arizona republican., 1916-01-23
Guarding Against Looters

FL CENTRO, Jan 22.-MemberS Of Company L of the Twelfth United States Infantry were patrolling the flooded district of Yuma according to telephone messages received here late tonight. from that town.
 The soldiers fired upon one man seen in the act of footing, it was stated. The man escaped in the darkness. The damage to Yuma was estimated at S2OO O00
Arizona republican., 1916-01-23
THE COLORADO ANGRY AT YUMA
 TEARING AT WTALS OF THE CITY
GENERAL QUIET PREVAILS
 IN AlL GREAT VAR FRONTS

Madamoiselle Icteyko will begin on Monday a course on the effects of Fatigue on the Motor Function
 The lecturer is a Pole who for fif- teen years has been head of the psyche physiological laboratory of Brussels university. She collaborated with the Pole, Ivan Bloch, known as pacifist, in researches to deter mine what would be the conditions under which a future war would be fought, the results being published some years ago.
Arizona republican., 1916-01-23
All May Be Saved

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan PA J. Pollard, son of Thomas Pollard founder of the Pollard Steamship Company and one of the owners of the line, said tonight that although he realized that the Centralia must be in desperate straits, he felt con- fident that the fact that the goVer- nor was standing by indicated that there had been or would be no loss of life.
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Andrew Garcia, Mexican consul here.
 The Durans confessed their crime and were sentenced to death today" said MT. Garcia, "and a firing squad will execute the penalty"
 A United States provost guard open ed fire today upon a number of Mex ican soldiers who, while rounding up horses for the Mexican government crossed the international boundary near here. The guard, private Harri- son, Company c, Sixteenth Infantry, first ordered the Mexicans to return to their own side of the boundary line.
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SALONIkI, Greece. Jan. 22.-Should the Greeks determine to enter the European war they will be in a po- sition to furnish their allies with some valuable military material of a very special kind, used to the rough work of fighting in the Macedonian mountains. and thoroughly familiar with the broken. trackless country of
Arizona republican., 1916-01-23
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WINKEI.MAN Jah. 22.-The flood is entirely over here. But the re- suits still remain. The bridge across the Gila is entirely gone. The town IS entirely cut off from the outside as far as the railroad service is con- cerned.
 The Giia has dropped and search has been started for the bodies of those drowned several days ago. The body of Ollie Devore. one of the wo- wen drowned. was found about nine miles down the river.
Arizona republican., 1916-01-23
SUBMARINE
 NOT AUSTRIAN
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-Austria' S rine was concerned in the sinking of the liner Persia probably means that there will be no diplomatic cOntro- versy between the Teutonic powers and the United States over that trag- edy in which at least two Aemri- can lives were lost.
 Count von BernStOrff, the German ambassador has informed the state department that no German subma rine had reported attacking the yes sel.
Arizona republican., 1916-01-23
s 0 s CALL
 THEN SILENCE
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MARSHFIELD. Jan. 22.-at six o'clock this morning the steam schooner Centralia sent out an S O. S. call by wireless. It is believed the vessel then was p miles north west of Yaquina. No other signals have been beard from the vessel, al though repeated attempts have been made to get into communication with her
Arizona republican., 1916-01-23
To Suppress Speculation

BERLIN, Jan. 22.-The Bundesrath has adopted a measure creating a monopoly under the auspices of the Reichsbank for buying and selling for eign exchange. Besides the Reichs- bank, twenty-five of the leading Der lin, Frankfurt and Hamburg banks will participate in the monopoly.
 The purpose of the measure is to suppress entirely speculation in eX- change and to control the market from the standpoint of the country's busi- ness interests.
Arizona republican., 1916-01-23
Will Face Firing Squad

FL PASO, Jan. 22.-Bernardo and Federico Duran, the Mexican cattle thieves involved in the killing of Bert Akers, an American, yesterday, at San Lorenzo. Chihuahua. just below the boundary line, will be executed tomor- row morning at five o'clock, according to an announcement made tonight by
Arizona republican., 1916-01-23
Mules for the War

EAST ST. LOUIS, Jan. 22.-One thousand mules to be used by the Italian army in pack trains on the mountainous Austrian frontier were bought nere by representatives of the Italian war department during the week ending today. Six hun dred mules were bought by French agents. The purchase price is said to have been about $125 a head.
 In addition. the French government is buylng 1850 horses a week in the local stockyards and the Italian gov ernment six hundred horses weekly
Arizona republican., 1916-01-23
A Rescuer at Hand

HOQUIAM, Wn., Jan. PA wire less message received here tonight from the steamer Governor of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company, said the Governor was standing by the disabled Centrala.
Arizona republican., 1916-01-23
PhvsioIooy of War

PARIS, Jan. 22.-For the first time in it's history, a woman is to deliver lectures at the College of France.