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Arizona republican., 1916-06-22
INTEREST IN
 BATTLE WAS
 INTENSE HERE.
Republican Extra Edition Eagerly Siezed by Large Crowd, Which Does Not Wait for Boys to Peddle Papers on the Streets

Rumors that The Republican would issue an extra, carrying complete de- tails in possession of the Associated Press of the battle between American cavalrymen and Carrancistas at Carri- gal brought upon the office flood of news hungry citizens, and kept the tel ephones ringing almost continuously. By 10:30, when the first papers reached the street, the crowd in front of The Republican had grown so eager that it deluged the lobby and fought for the privilege of buying the news.
 Papers were torn. One man yanked a paper in two, and excused himself, saying, Gimme half of it.'
 Not in many years has there been such intense interest in a news story in Phoenix. Previous Republican extra editions have created sales records, and have, drawn great throngs, but never was an edition so avidly seized as this one.
 The feeling in the crowd was that the incident of Carrizal, whoever pre- vailed, and whoever initiated the fray, was bound to lead to war No other course could be foreseen for President ! Wilson, and there was much specula- l tion concerning the manner in which l Washington would receive the news.
 A curious commentary on the local situation was seen in the way the young Mexican boys employed as Republican newsies, handled the extra. About a dozen of them worked last night, just as hard to distribute the paper as did the American boys.
Arizona republican., 1916-06-22
WILSON URGED TO
 RECALL TROOPS
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 NEW YORK, June 21.-President Wilson is urged to withdraw the American troops from Mexico at the earliest possible moment in a reso- lution adopted tonight by the Ameri- can Union against militarism. The pe- tition was telegraphed to President Wilson.
 "We feel that the withdrawal oe these troops at the earliest possible moment the resolution states. lis es- sential to the maintenance of our na- tional honor and as a demonstration of tho military is a provocation of the Mexican people and makes it increas- ingly difficult for the de facto gov ernment to control the situation. A war arising out of the determination of orr gOI ernment to keep it's troops in Mexican territory would be>a na tional humiliation
 The conference also voted to send q similar appeal to the representatives in Washington and Argentina, Brazil and Chile, urging them to offer their services for the adjustment of the diff ferences.
Arizona republican., 1916-06-22
WANT NUMBER IF
 CRUISERS INCREASED
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 WASHINGTON, June 21.-A pro- posal for four battle cruisers and four dreadnaughts in this years naval con- struction program was discussed to- day by the senate subcommittee be- fore which the naval bill Is pending. While no decision was reached, Chair man Tillman predicted after the con- ference that the eight capital ship plan would be approved and Senators Swanson and Lodge, the other two members, said substantial increase was certain over the house building program of five battle cruisers and no dreadnaughts.
 Republican members of the house, who month ago amended the naval i bill so as to provide for an increase 1 of $2,OOO,O00 in the aeroplane appro- priation, carried an amendment through the committee of the whole today for a similar increase in the army bill.
 The increase from s1,222, 100 to $3, 222,100 would provide for an addi- tional 200 aeroplanes.
 Minority Leader Mann, who offered the amendment. said the aviation ser vice was in a deplorable state ant Should be built up immediately Only two democrats, Representatives Hul
 bert of New York and Beaks of Mich igan, voted for it.
 An amendment offered by MT. Hull bert to increase the appropriation b, S14,000,OO0 was defeated overwhelm inglX.
Arizona republican., 1916-06-22

ever have possessed, and he was born with the faculty for organiza- tion. At the end of the Black Moun- tain expedition he was transferred to the intelligence department and sent to Simla for duty.
 With more hard work he won pro- motion to captaincy at thirty three. But he was still one of the oldest captains on the army list.
 Then came the Chitral relief expe- dition. when Sher Afzul and Umra Kahn rebelled against the Maharajah of Kashmir and shut up a little Brit ish force in the residency of Chitral, Robertson was detailed as field intel ligence officer with Sir Robert Loves relief expedition. His knowledge of Indian dialects and his profound ac- ouaintance with native manners and customs made him of great value, Once during the expedition he mar rowly escaped with his life from an ambush arranged by a treacherous Pathan guide, but he emerged from the expedition with the distinguished service order. a medal with clasps and q QlenllOn III utSpdtNAiO1'
 Shortly after his return from this campaign, Robertson was promoted 10 the ranks of major and passed ex- aminations for the staff college-tht only officer on record to do so Whc 1 had riser from the ranks.
 l He served as staff officer at the wal office until the South African war
 when. as an important unit of tho auartermaster- generals office. he diC mere than any one else to get th' troops into the field and keep then supplied and equipped there. He be
 gan to be recognized as man wh' had the habit of getting things done A little later he was sent to tn front with the intelligence departmen ard was in the battles of Paardebure
 Poplar Grove, Dreifontain, winning { brevct lieutenant coloneley, mention in dispatches and the queens medal.
 Tn 1900, Robertson was appointe'
 assistant nuartermaster general fo
 the whole army, and promoted to in
 rank If colonei. In 1903, he was mad
 brigadier general and sent to Alder shot, later to become commandant 0
 the staff college. where his regime still remembered and identified with sweeping reform and Ievivification (
Arizona republican., 1916-06-22

LONDON, June 21.-No more re- markable career is recorded in the annals of the British army than that of Gen Sir William Robert Robert son, chief of the British general staff, who appears to be the most likely choice to succeed Earl Kit chener as secretary of state for war and supreme head of Britain's forces on land
 Born at Wenbourne, Lincolnshire, fifty-seven years ago, of a humble Scotch family. the potential future leader of Britains armies worked first as pantry boy in wealthy family in the neighborhood and later became a footman
 At the age of nineteen he enlisted as a private in the Sixteenth Lam cers. In those days promotion from the ranks in the British army was a phenomenon. and young Robertson, moreover. entered the army with but little education.
 He set girmly about remedying his deficiencies, however, at the same time making it evident to his off cers that he was the best soldier in his regiment.
 His manner of winning promotion was typical of the mans whole ca . reer. There were no brilliant or spec tacular feats of arms connected with it. but abundance of hard work, un- relenting purpose and steady plug ging Ten years after he entered the Lancers he was troop sergeant major and had been recommended for a commission, which was given hin finally in 1888, in the Third Dragoor Guards
 At twenty nine consequently, ht was a commissioned officer but only a subaltern, about eight years oldel than the youngsters from Sandhurs and AldershOt who surrounded him Twenty nine is hopelessly old, by av craze standards, for a subaltern Wh' hopes to win promotion; but Robert son said nothing and kept plugging
 Three years later his first chanc came In the Black Mountain expe dition he was appointed railwa, transport officer and began to shoy his quality He had put in much o his time in the preceding years ac quiring a mastery of native Indial dialects such as few British officer
Arizona republican., 1916-06-22

that entire organization. From there he went back to the war office as di- rector ot military training.
 At the outset of the European war, Sir William, then a major general commanding a division, was appointed quartermaster general of the first ex- pedItionary force under Sir John French, with the temporary rank Of lieutenant general. In that office, Sir John French declared in dispatches, he met what appeared tc be almost in- superahle difficulties with his charac- teristic energy, skill and determina- ton"
 Or March 21 1915. he was promoted to be chief of the general staff for Sir John French, succeeding Sir Arch ibald Murray, who became chief of the imperial general staff. On October 21 of the same year, lais temporary pro- -lotion to the rank of lieutenant gen. cral was made permanent. and on De- cember 2l Ee was promoted to the of flee of chief of the imperial general staff, which he now holds, with the rank of general. He was created d Knight of the Victorian order in 1913 and Knight of the Bath in 1915.
 "Wullie' Robertson. as every Scot in ] the British army loves to call him, is ! known as the possessor of the most | complete contempt for the pomp and ! circumstance, parade and show of mil itary life in the whole service. He is utterly without formallty, but he drives himself and everyone under him mercilessly. For years he has been in the habit Of working sixteen hours q day Work is his sole recreation.
 Sir William married ir 1894, while 1t Smla. the daughter of the late Lieut. Gen. T. c. Palin.
Arizona republican., 1916-06-22
MEXICO EXTRAS SAY
 U. S. FORCE DEFEATED

MEXICO CITY, June 21.-Extra editions of the newspapers and bulletins posted about the city tonight tell of the defeat of Amer ican troops at what is styled the battle of Carrisal.'
 The Americans are declared to have been dispersed and r pris- oners captured.
 The official version of the clash says that the Americans attempt cd to capture the railroad station at Carrizal It is announced that among the prisoners was an Amer ican Interpreter. who confessed, it is claimed, that the American commander was the aggressor.
Arizona republican., 1916-06-22
MEXlCANS LEAVE BISBEE
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BISBEE, June 21.-Mexican Consul Sierra at Naco, Ariz has ordered all of the Mexicans out of the Warren district causing great exodus from Bisbee and the surrounding country. The consul stated it was purely pre- cautionary. The Mexican government is paying transportation to the border The order is credited to the Mexican ambassador.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-26
TO ERECT HOSPITAL
 FOR CONSERVATIVES

Tokio, March 15.-(Special)- Salva- ton Army of Tokio is vigorously pushing a project to build a hospital for poor consulnptives. On February II, the an- niversary of the first Emperor, Jimmu Tenno, the army issued a special num- Der of the War Cry with the idea that it would be sold extensively and that from 5000 to 5000 yen would be realized for the hospital project The publication con- 'tains a number of articles by specialists on preventive hygiene written in easy Japanese, and designed to be of service to the poorer people of Tokio who be- cause of lack of knowledge of the ele- mentary principles of hygiene and sani- tation, often fall victims to tuberculosis. Many of the large Japanese firms bought big orders of the publication and the imperial government railways headed the list with 5000 copies.
 The hospital will cost about 4S,0o0 yen ($21 ,500) and Colonel Yamamura, who heads the Salvation Army here, says he hopes to start work on the building this year. The hospital is to be known as the Booth Memorial hospital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-26
SERJOUS PROBLEM

How serious this is to the English mid dle class woman may not be apparent at first to the American woman who lives in a m-heated flat and has Janltor to do most of the heavy work. If Brld- get or Mary leaves suddenly, the laundry can be sent out, and about all that must be done by the American woman is the dusting and the cooking, and iii most American towns the cooking can be got rid of at a pinch by patronizing the handy and reasonably price restaurant that is sure to be not far away. If there are no children to be looked after, life can be simplified considerably. In Lon- don, however, the flat for people of mod crate means is practically non-ex1stent Londoners and English town dwellers generally live in houses in the suburbs, and there is no steam heat. There IS not even central furnace heating. Every room has it's own fire and every fire has to be made up and lit in the morn ing That means carrying out ashes and carrying in coal. Hot water must be ob- tained from the boiler over the kitchen stove, front yards and doorsteps must be
 swept and the master of the house must
 have his boots cleaned, for there no
 street bookblacks. There are restau-
 rants in the suburbs and all the cooking
 must be done at home, and the cleaning
 of a house is much more serious opera
 tion than dusting flat. Add to all this
 the fact that the mistress of the house
 knows nothing about the practical work
 of the house and you can realize the de-
 spair to which thousands of British mid-
 ale class women have been reduced dur
 ng the last year.
 All sorts of shifts have been tried but
 few of them seem to promise any real
 relief. One of the most futile so far
 has been the lady servant" or lady
 help as she used to delight to call her self. In the old days the lady help was something between companion and 8
 children's governess. Usually poor re- lation. or at least an acquaintance, she undertook for less wages than the reg
 ular servants to look after them, to do
 a little light dusting and to take the children for walks, As some compensa- ton for her low wages she was treated as one of the family" which meant that she had her meals at the family table dressed as Miss Smith instead of Mary Ann Usually she had a worse time and less liberty than the sure less compensation of being treated as a 'la6y." An educated woman who has really studied scientific cooking and the science of food values can command a good wage in large household and any position which she chooses to make for herself. She can really take the place of the French chef who Is now fighting. and she can demand wages and condi- tions in keeping with her position Such women, however, do not solve the prob lem for the small middle class house. hold. They are too few and too ex pensive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-26

sent out broadcast in various districts the idea being to secure all the avail able information on the subject, analyze it and tabulate it, before actually lannch- ing the scheme. Some idea of it's scope can be obtained from the following ques- tions:
 l. Size and description of house
 9 Number. sex and age of inmates.
 8 Town or country. Distance from shops.
 4 State what you consider the daily or weekly time required for carrying out the following processes:
 Daily-Heating and lighting rooms, pro- vision of hot water, sweeping and dust ing. cleaning boots and knives, making beds, care of table and washing up, cooking, shopping.
 Weekly or Fortnighty-C Cleaning rooms, cleaning silver and brass. washing clothes and house linen, account keeping.
 Turthern inquiries deal with suggested methods of decreasing or simplifyins work in existing houses, with suggested structural alterations in future houses, and with the possibility of standardizing meal times and simplifying csoking.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-26
"BR1SQUES" REAPPEARING ON
 FRENCH PRIVATES SLEEVES

instated by the first consul as responding to a psychological need of the private soldier. They lived through the first em- pire, the restoration, the second republic and the second empire; the third republic having abolished re-enl stments of pri- yates in the army, excepting with the rank of a subordinate officer, the object of the stripes disappeared They have now been authorized by some general of ficers at the front to be worn as badge of continuous service for a considerable period, or as indicating the number of tattles in which the wearer was engaged or the numbers of wounds. received Some officers have prohibited them, but the question has reached the war office, where uniform stripes in some form will be authorized to be worn by privates who have served a sufficient time in the trenches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-26

Paris, March Correspondence of the Associated Press)-Private soldiers wear ing upon the sleeve narrow stripes of gilt or colored braid similar to the 'chevron'' of the noncommssioned of- flcers have become common on the streets of Paris of late, arousing considerable curiosity. These stripes are what are called "brisques." They were won be- fore the revolution by private soldiers who had to their credit eight years or more of service in the army These men were called 'briscards," and when they wore three of these stripes on the same sleeve they were accepted as the dis tinguishing characteristic of a man ex- tremely touchy on points of honor
 The brisques' were instituted by the monarchy of the seventeenth century; effaced by the revolution, they were re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-26
To Suit All Tastes

From Answers.
 The following conversation was oVefseard i'll railway train not long ago Just as the train was moving from the station two men were bundled into carriage. Both were of the sporting type and were evidently particularly keen on racing
 Let's ave a look at yer paper. Bill" said Charlie.
 Ere we are, Charlie,'' said Bill. handing his friend paper
 Alter a few minutes of silence Char lie remarked. sententiously: "Wonder- ful things ewspapers, ain they. Bill? They've got so many different sorts of things in em-stories, cookery. mur- ders suicides, facin'--something for everybody in fact.'
 You're right they are, Charlie.
 But what's this ere blank space, Bill?" pointing to the blank space re- served for stop press news.
 Oh repliaf Eill. that's for people wot c.nt .sad."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-26

class Englishwoman to become h,'ie more independent of hired help anu insofar as the English conditions ol ing make it possible, she is tfyahs 'o oo so The manager of one of the DIE s'oles told me the other day that he had sou more labor saving household appliances in the last year than he had sola in five years before. There mas been boom in gas water-heaters, knowh III England as ''geysers." in vacuum clean CTS. in gas cookers and in anthracite heating stoves, which take the place oi old open fires and can be kept purnins all winter, if necessary.
 TRY VISITING SERVANTS
 An interesting scheme is being worked out by the Fabian society. the famous middle class socialist organization. This is no less than the scientific organization of domestic work and the provision Tn various centers of staffs of visiting ser wants who would be supplied by central bureau and spend so many hours a day in each home. As preliminary num- Der of questions have been drafted and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-26
Uncle Fogy's Philosophy

Tom P. Morgan, in Judge.
 The oyster is sort of a piscatorial nut. You cannot reform the world by yell ing at it.
 A motion to adjourn can always get an enthusiastic second.
 Social lemonade is composed of sour things said in a sweet way.
 When a man has wheels in his head the spokes stick out of his mouth
 You have often heard of a mere baga- telle, but did you ever see one?
 Every schoolboy who is entirely normal believe that the devil wrote the arith- metic.
 A damn has no tangible value, and yet many a three -cornered old fellow things his son -in-law is not worth one.
 The average old maid is unable to de- termine whether bachelor or rat is the lowest form of animal life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-26

the toes, tapes that stick to the stock ing, bandages and plasters that make a package of the toes, trying blood bringing razors and scissors. Then tried 'Gets-It just once and you ought to have seen that corn come off--just like banana peel" It's simple. won derful It's the new way, painless, ap- piled in two seconds, never hurts healthy flesh or irritates. Nothing to press on the corn. Never fails. Quit the old ways for once anyway and try "Gets-It tonight. For corns, calluses, warts and bunions.
 "Gets-It' is sold everywhere, 25c a bottle. or sent direct by k. Lawrence 6 Co. Chicago. H. Sold in Birming ham and recommended as the world s best-corn remedy by Eugene Jacobs Drug Store, 1904 Second avenue. Bir- mineham; Gale Drug Co. e stores). BOT First avenue and Pratt Station. Pratt City, Ala.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-26
Women Drive Electric Trucks

From the Electric News Service.
 As a result of the European war women are now doing much of the work formerly done by men. This is particu- larly true of power truck driving in England, where many women are now driving electric trucks on account of their simpler mechanism While women are proving themselves efficient and careful drivers, the constant changing of gears and the necessity of cranking by physical force makes the operation of heavy gasoline trucks a severe tax on their strength. The electric vehicle is therefore being utilized to a large ex- tent for duties formerly filld by the gasoline car
 Most of the gasoline trucks were com mandeered at the beginning of the war for use at the front and these are being replaced by electric trucks because they can be operated by women drivers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-26
Corns Come Off
 Like Banana Peel
Wonderful, Simple "Gets-It" 7" Never Fails to Remove
 Any Corn Easily

Wouldn't it jar you? Here Eve been going along for years, with one des- perate corn after another. trying to get rid of them with salves that eat off
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-26
NO COOPERATIVE HOUSE

One of the experiments which are be- ing tried in a tentative way Is the CO., operative household. but the trouble is that in London at least buildings suit and expensive. Another is that the Eng fish have yet to learn the art of living in community. Centuries of life under the an Englishmans home is his castle" regime have spoiled the average English man for life in public.
 One such experiment in Hampstead has been fairly successful There a number of harassed families got together. elected a committee, which secured a large flat building on long lease. Arrangements were made for common kitchen and common staff of servants was engaged. The thing was done on large enough scale to permit the payment of high wages. which attracted skilled servants, and the cost of running the place was carefully figured out and the contribu- tion of every member of the community fixed When the undertaking was going it simply meant that each member of the community contracted with the com mlttee to pay so much month in pro portion of course, to the number of his family, and had all trouble about service taken off his hands. Each family had its own separate flat or range of apart n.ents and the community servants looked after it. Tine mistress of each individual flat issued no orders to the servants. Thatis all done by the manageress, who is responsible to the committee. and II things go wrong, complaint is made to the committee, which passes it along to the manageress. and she in turn Is held strictly responsible for the work of her subordinate. So far the plan has worked fairly well. A member of the community, a widower with two grown up daughters tells me that he prefers it to his old house, because he has no trouble with servants and his daughters who both sC out to work. are delighted with the scheme. There has been some friction however. because of the presence of fam ilies with small children, but in cases where original members of the commu' nity have withdrawn, their places have been uickly filled.
 So far the only hope is for the middle