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Arizona republican., 1916-12-19
BLOODHOUNDS TRAIL A[LEGED
 MURD[RERS IF AGED COUPLE

to the residence of the Thomas boys, one mile north of the Becker farm. Empty shells found at the scene of
 the murder tallied with those folnd
 in q fourteen shot 22 oalibre rifle found in the Thomas home Bullets
 taken from the bodies of the victims also tallied with those in the car tridges in the gun. Eleven empty car tridges were found. Three were not discharged in the gun found at the, Thomas home.
 The aged couple were made to suf-. fer horribly before they were killed.
 officials said. Both bodies were mu-'
 tilated and bruised | That the slayers intended to fircI
 the premises to conceal the crime isI believed. The tops of two oil lampw had been unscrewed and tho oiE poured oyer the body and clothing
 of Mrs. Becker. The torch was then
 applied but the fire soon spent it's l force and went out. However. the
 clothing on the lower part of the
 woman's body was burned and the limbs left in a charred condition. | The slayers secured approximately
 s1f.000. relatives of the couple said.
 Several thousand dollars was over
 looked
 The two Thomas boys live on a farm owned hv William Becker son of the slain Becker and his wife.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-19
LLOYD GEORGE
 TO REPLY TODAY
 TO PEACE NOTE
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LONDON, Dec. 1S-The speech ot Premier Lloyd George in the house oi commons tomorrow is looked forward by the press and public as the most important dtterance of the kind since the memorable speeches in which Niscont Cred discussed whether Great Britain would come into the war. Mir Llody-George has recovered from his indisposition and was at work today He will rise to address the commons tomorrow at about four o'clock and probably will speak for an hour and a half.
 The prime minister's speech not onl, wil be a reply to the German peace note but also will outline the whol, policy Of the new national government the trend of which may he roughly anticipated from the fact that the new ministry IS avowedly in power for tho definite object of carrying on the wal with all the vigor the nation can com mand to a successful end"
 TOdays news from government cir cles Included the announcement o the departure Of Mir Balfour. tke sec retary for foreign affairs. for three weeks vacation. Although his vaca ton comes at an important junctpre the organization of tho foreign office permits affaifs 10 proceed uninter- ruptedly under the direction of Lord Roholt Cec.l and Baron Hardinge, thu under secretaries. while the larger questions of general policy, doubtless will receive the attention of the wal cabinet. over which the prime min- ister presidos Lords Cur7on and Mil ner also being members with wide diplomatic experience.
 It ,s revalled that MT Balfour's resignation as foreign minister met with severe criticism from the North cliffe press and Lord Northcliff himself urged Mir. Lloyd George {, follow the precedent of Lord Sails bury in directing foreign affairs a: well as assuming the premiership While MT Balfours absence is sait to be due to indisposition following illness. and there is no suggestion O its being prolonged beyond three weeks. vet 1t has the effect of leav ing The shaping of the larger policie. regarding the German note and othe foreign issues largely in the hands O the premier
Arizona republican., 1916-12-19
SEE MILITARY F[UkE IN GUARD
 MOBILIZATION
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WASHINGTON. Dec lS.-The mobi- lization of the national guard for boz der service was described as a military failure emphasizing the urgent neces- sity of alandoning the volunteer sys- tenn as the nation reliance for defense in statements today by Major General Hugh l.. Scott. chief of staff pf the ar- my and Major General Leonard Wood commanding the eastern department befOre the senate subcommittee con sidering the Chamberlain universal mil itary training hlli.
 Poth of the generals advocated ami versal training General Wood deD lated that the country now was utterly de- ienseless against a well organized foe. that the mobilization was tragedy and that fl the guardsmen had met good troops they would never have known W hat them General Scott told the committee that lessons drawn from the present war proved that in case oi war with first class power. the United States would need immediately q trained force of l5oQ.000 men with an- other i.500.000 available within 90 days
 On the other side of the question the committee heard Walter L. Fisher of Chicago. former secretary Of the inter ior who opposed universal service, ai- though he stood for adequate defense measures and suggested 9 regular army of half a million He thought if the pay Of priVates were raised to s30 q month, the service would be more af- tractive 10 recruits
 General Wood. from whose depart ment went 5000 of the guardsmen sent 10 the border said of the men en- rolled when the call came that an aver ge of 90 per cent of each company had to be dropped for physical defects and the organizations went Co the border filled up with green men.
 It's been tragedy" he said -hui worth all 1t cost if we only profit by 1t. It was not the fault of the ofdccrs or men, but of defective system. Ii we had been compelled to meet good troops down there it would have beer a scene Of carnage. The guardsmer would never have known what hi them
 What should we do with the nation.
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Arizona republican., 1916-12-19
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PARIS. Dec Pooling of the shipping Of the entente allies, to the exclusion of the flags Of all countries now at war with them, is suggested for the economic struggle expected after the war by Georges Anccl, d deputy from Hayre and specialist in such questions. NJ. Ancel belieV .s the benefits Of pooling, as illustrated by the prosperity of shipping combl nations shcuid be t8ken into consider ation in connection with the bu.lains of the French mercnant marine and in consolidating the position which the allies have gained through the blockade of Germany and Austr.a.
 As soon as the seas are open to her merchant fleet, M Ance says Germany naturally will make an inn mediate and violent effort tD recover her shipping. It is his opinion that she expects discrimination against her flag in ports Of France and Great Britain, and will endeavor 10 bring about a union of neutral shipping in- teTests to be pooled with her own 10 help her to compete under their flags in thOse ports
 To checkmaie this move. NJ Ancel proposes the admission Of neutral shipping to the pool of the entente allies on conditions that fhe neutrals aercc rot to enter any combination
Arizona republican., 1916-12-19
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WASHINGTON. Dec. fS.-President Wilson and the cabinet already have begun consideration of ways to raise revenues to meet the threatened de- ficit on June 50. 1918. The president let it is be qnown that he had reach ed no conclusion. but in general was opposed to bond issues except to meet expenditures, of q temporary nature. He probably will address congress on he subject later
 In this connection the possibility of ,he continuance of the patrol of the Mexican border into the next fiscal year is being taken into consideration
 To keep the expenses of the gov arnment as low as possible, the presi : dent will carefully scrutinize all the appropriation bills.
 In a conference with Chairman Sparkman of the house rivers and harbors committee today he urged that the rivers and harbors bill now being drawn provide only for urgent ly necessary expenditures. Another conference will be held before the bill
Arizona republican., 1916-12-19
TEUTON SHELLS SINK SHIP AND
 AMERICANS DIE
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LONDON. Dec fs Seventeen American muicteers and eleven of the crew of the British horse trans port ship Russian. which was sunk by a submarine in the Mediterranean on December II. have been killed. tn. British admiralty announces.
 The admiralty announcement fol- lows.
 'rhe empty weatbound British horse transport ship Russian was sunk by a su jmarine in the Mediterranean on the l4th. Eleven of the crew were killed including the chief officer. the first officer and the second officer An seventeen American muletcers were killed. Their names haze been commnited to the American consul"
 The transport Russian referred tu probably Is the British steamer of that name which sailed from New port News November Is. for Alex andrla. Egypt which would be about due tO return. Her net tonnage was 5.753
Arizona republican., 1916-12-19
Hmmt Contest Qmashed;; No
 Case Without Certificate
OUTLINE
 T0DAY'S PROGRAM

The attorney general of Arizona will be the intervenor this morning in the Maricopa county superior court in an effort to expedite the Hunt Campbell election contest, and to get it into the supreme court before Christmas. This was the announcement of Wiley Jones last night.
 Jones. while Hunt adherent, has offered the good offices of his position to the legal forces arrayed m the aovernorship battle, and as an official of the state will be neu- tral. He has offered to enter into an agreement with counsel for both sides to sign all papers rec essary to quicken the pace of the contest, to make the battle easier, and to bring about fair decision.
 The program for today is this: Counsel E. 5. Ives, fer Governor
Arizona republican., 1916-12-19
THOUSANDS AND
 THOUSANDS IT
 WILD HORSES
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 OMAHA. Dec. Witnesses for the defense in the governments suit against the United States Livestock Company and the Omaha Land and Investment Company for use Of ihe mails 10 defraud in sales of Arizona mustangs. which. it is charged were represented as bred up from import ed Fercherons' and that purchasers were defrauded of sl000. .000 today testified there were thousands and thousands" of the wild horses roam ing around on the government res ervation in Coconino county. Arizona
 l.. W Arnold. stookman, related how he ani C. A. smith. a defendant. had borrowed BIO 900 from a banker at Newport Nebraska, and purchas- ec all brands of wild horses on the range they could secure. He said he saw a. GOO to 1000 wild horses and actually caught 250 head. which were shipped to Omoha and auctioned off" Arnold declared he was high bidder for majority of the horses. pur- chased them at so a head and ship ped them to his ranch
 On cross examination, Arnold ad- mitted the horses were very wild 1d ne .ni-ht have seen some of them everal times and counted them among the 5000"
 Arnold testified he saw something
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Arizona republican., 1916-12-19
ONE SUSPECT IN SIMPSON
 CASE CAUGHT
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PRESCOTT. Dec 1S-One suspect whom the authorities are positive is one of the men who killed John and Nelson Simpson in Crooks Canyon last Thursday. was placed under arrest by a sheriffs posse in a lonely cabin about 70 miles from Here in the Wag- oner district early Sunday morning. He gave his name as Harry Kendall, but it is believed that this is a fictitious name as he had destroyed the ad dress on several letters found in his possession.
 A posse led by William Fitzgerald. local constable, took up the trail of the fugitive early Saturday morning and tracked him through the widest country in the county. Before night fall they learned that he had sought shelter in d cabin of a rancher named Harper, in the Wagoner district. and after surrounding the place and cutting off all avenues of escape. they waited until daybreak before approaching his hiding place.
 They entered the cabin early in the morning and found Kendall asleep. He surrendered without showing fight and was brought to the county jail. He was later Identified as one of the men who was being sought by the Simpson brothers last Thursday morning and who was later arrested by them on a charge of burglary.
 A large posse is still searching for the other murderer and from last re- ports was closely following a promis- ing clue.
 Kendall and his partner had parted company on the rim Of the Bradshaws. according to the story read Tn their footprints by members of the posse. tfss ls Kendall walked back To within fifteen miles on an airline from the point at which the killing occurred.
 Fitzgerald was accompanied by Frank Condon and Joe Campbell. spe- clal deputies on this case
 Questioned in the sheriffs office here. Kendall told some very rambling stories to account for his presence at Walnut Grove the day of his arrest. 4; first he said he had come from Globe and had been in Phoenix. He told of leaving the train at Beardsley and walking to Walnut Grove. Later Springs Junction
 When searched by Fitzgerald. Ken dall had .3S calibre Iver Johnson re- volver with a long barrel. He said he had bought the weapon from a man named Ziegicr at Bisbee. The gun was practically new
 Later tonight il was learned that another section Of the posse had traiied Kendalls partner to within a sho:t distance of Skull Valley. freight train was passing through about lhe time the man should have arrived and officers here have notified Maricopa county authorities to watch the trains
 Deputy Sheriff Ed. Luke and City Policemen Stewart and Ellis were placed on guard on the santa Fe right of way near Six Points and were pre- pared Co arrest anyone found riding the two late freight trains from the north. At 12.S0 they had not re- ported.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-19
SIX IS DEATH TOLL
 cf FIRE IN HOTEL

cHEY ZINE Wyo. Dec. ls.- The bodies of Mrs. Fay A. White. of Eayles. Gal. and three children were removed today from the ruins of the Interocean hotel which was destroyed by fire here last last night. The body Of Mir. White Was recovered late last night. A nine months old baby was rescued alive bv firemen. but died shortly afterward. White met death by jumping from third story window when he came in contact with live wires and was electrocuted- Fire broke out in the paint shop and storehouse of The Union Pacific railroad at the at the time the hotel was burning. The railroad property was prac- iicallv destroyed at loss esti- mated at SiS6.000. Both fires were said c. have been due to de- fective wiring
Arizona republican., 1916-12-19
lSneoiaI to The Republican1

Special to The Republican,
 AJO, Dec. 13.-With strong Viilista column recruiting within ten hours ride of this camp of 3.Co1 people, two banks and a number of stores. and with positive knowledge that the Villa rcneral Reyna adias Carrazelss and General Pedro Ri vera, charged with several massa- cres have made plans to raiG the camp, there is urgent need here to- night for every possible influence te be brought to bear to bring in federal troops to protect the com munity.
 No troops are on the line between No-7les and Yuma. 800 miles. Those at Noqales, 150 miles east are the more available to Ajo Troops which were stationed here were re- moved three months ago.
 Aecentuating the danger in the local situation IS the fact that there are here a number of Chihuahua and Sonora Mexieans who were formerly employed but are now out on strike. 1t IS known that Villa agents have been among these dur ing the last ten days and that some are ready 10 join the Sonora move ment.
 A statement was issued today by Sheriff Forbes of Pima county, who
Arizona republican., 1916-12-19
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
 URGES LESS WORRYING

WASHINGTON. Dec 1S.-The pubic health service which has been gathering statistics on nerv- ous diseases and their tendency 70 shorten life. today issued bGl- letin aealnst worrying. So far as is known. says the bulletin. no bird ever tried to build more nests than It's nc.ahbor no foN ever treited becousc he had only 0nx hole in which % hide. no squirrel ever died of enxiety lest he should not lay by enough nuts for two winters instead of one and no dog ever lost nny sleep over the fact that he did not have enough bones laid aside for his declining Ecars.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-19

Hunt, as move made necessary by yesterdays decision of Judge Stanford to throw the contest out of court, will bring a suit to enjoin Secretary of State Sidney p. Os- born from issuing certificate of election to Thomas E. Campbell. The attorney general will demur to that suit, acting as a state official for a state official who is made the subject of an injunction pro ceeding. Unoffieiaily, but on good authority, it is stated that the de- murrer will be sustained. Senator Ives will then appeal direct to the supreme court of the state, which, it IS understood, will lay aside all other business in order to act on this matter
 According to Jones, there is a good chance to get the contest out of the trenches by Christmas-or al least by New Years.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-19
Charge Plot to Dlscredit
 German G0Ueynment MeN

defendants. carry bomb with clock exploding device tO the office Of the German consul general on August IS, 1915. He said Van koolbergen was admitted to room in the consulate office usually occupied by Bopp.
 Van Koolbergen displayed the bomb to himself and to ". A. Mundell. head of 2 private detective agency Orr testified.
 Don't you know that the bomb was taken to Consul Bopp's office as a re- suit Of fraineup between detectives land British Consul General A. Car lncgie Ross?'' asked Theodore 4 Roche ono of the coiinscl for the defense
 Orr denied that nc had sucf llnow edge
Arizona republican., 1916-12-19
Columbian Crew Arrives

NEW YORK. Dec. fS.-The Italian steamship Caserta from Genoa brought back to the United States today 90 members Of the crew of he American steamship Columbian. which was sunk by q German submarine on Noyem- Der g, off the Spanish coast. The men. most of them horse tenders conficmcd the cable reports of the de- st-uction by the same submarine Of Brltish ship. the Norwegian steamship RaltC and the Swedish steamship Naring. and 6f the transfer of the crews of all three, ny order of the sutnnarine commander 10 the Nor wrgian steamship Fordalen, which which landed them On the Spanish coaat In nfehoaia
Arizona republican., 1916-12-19
Special to The Republican,

TUCSON, Dec. 1s.-That the univer- ,ity board of regents has notified Pro essor Isador Colodny of the depart ment of English that his services as q member of the faculty will not be re- quired after January lst, was made public this evening by Professor Colod- " himself In an announcement before the Sock and Buskin Club "a student organization.
 Professor Colodny intimated that the reason for his suspension was that cer-
Arizona republican., 1916-12-19
ROBBERS LOOT
 BANK: ESCAPE
 IN AUTOMOBILE
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BRUSH, Colo, Dec 1s.-Sherifrs posses and a large numrer of civilians .ate tcday abandoned pursuit of two robbers who entered the Stockmen's national bank here at 9 o'clock this morning and escaped in q high pow cred automobile with between S5.00l and S6,000. Trace of tie robbers wa lost several miles northeast of hert and the chase was halted
 The two men, with their caps pulled down over their eys entered the hanl just at opening time Cashier A. P Fiericks ard three otLer bank om ployees were instantly covered anC ordered not to make an outcry. Tho cashier and assistants were forced t.
 lie face down on the floor while the robbers grabbed all the silver anc currency in sight Then the bank of ficlals were marched into the vaul and the vault door locked The cash fer and his companions managed tt estricate themselves by means Of a rear vault door. Bv this time the rob. bers had fled in their machine.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-19
Colodmy Dismissed From
 U.A. Hmntism Cause, Said

tain Of his public utterances did not meet the approval of the university ad- ministration. Colodny is editor and publisher of the Arizona Teacher, q periodical devoted to the interests of pedagogues He has been active in his support of certain of the so-callcd Hunt policies including prison reform and the abolition of capital punishment
 His activity resulted in charges be- ing made by certain portions of the press that he was unduly active in pol itics and that he was a political ap- pointee.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-19
EHMBAReo ON FREIGHT
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OGDEN. Utah. Dec. iS.-Au em- hargo on all competitive freight orig mating in the intermountain country for points east and west was ordered today by F.. C. Manson. superintendent of transportation of the Oregon Short Line The embargo will be Tn effect from December 26 to January : and has been ordered to give the road an opportunity to clear up it's traffic. li is a measure which has been taken by all units of the Union Pacific sys- tenn ir an effort to relieve the exist Ing car shortage
Arizona republican., 1916-12-19
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SAN FRANClcSO, Cal. Dec ls.- Charges that A. Carnegie Ross, Brit ish consul general in San r'rancisep. had plotted with secret agents tO dis credit representatives of the German government in this city were made by the defense today. in Inc trial of German Consul General Franz To p and six others, charged with conspir- ing to violate American neutrality by destroyin gmnnitions of war destinel for tie entente allied governments.
 Otto C. orr, private detective. a government witness in the trial. said on the stand today that be had seen Johannes Van Koolbergen, one of tne
Arizona republican., 1916-12-19
MAY POOL ENTENTE SHIPPING
 AGAINST ALL ENEMY COUNTRIES

with shipping interests ilying the flag .of any nation now at war with the entente
 M Anccl considers it inadmissi5ls in any c9se to tolerate the flags of ;hc Gcrmanic coalition on equal terms in ports of the entente powers
Arizona republican., 1916-12-19
Republican A. P. lessed wirel

MASON CITY. H.. Dec. 1S.-Charles Tomas 31. and Jack Thomas. Is, were arrested today as the suspected slayers of John r. Becker, S5, and his wife. S3, wealthy Mason courty resi- dents, who were found murdered in their home Saturday morning.
 Bloohounds brought from Spring field to trail the sayers went directly
Arizona republican., 1916-12-19
Manu Americans Aboard

NEWPORT NEWS. Va. Dee lS- There were ninety-one Americans on the British stock transport Russian reported sunk in the Mediterranean by q submarine
 Sixty-eieht Of them were white cat tle men and twenty-two negroes. In addition there was veterinary sur ge0n Dr. F. l. Carpenter.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-19
CAPTAIN LEE IS DEAD
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F1;EDERiCKSBTRG. Va. Dec IS. Captain Daniel NJ Lee. brother Of the late General t'itzhugh Lee and nephew of General Robert F. Lee. died here last night at the age of 7l years. He served in the confederate navy.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-19
MUST MEET DEFICIT

is introduced. Many new projects have been faN oraHlv passed upon but will not be included in this years bill for economy's sake
Arizona republican., 1916-12-19
PROTOCOL IS NOT RATIFIED BY CARRANzA BUT DOES
 NOT MEAN ITS REJECTION
VILLISTAS MENACING
 40, HELP IS NEEDED

is here in which he expressed the desire that all loyal Americans stand ready to join in the protcc- ton of women and children in camp if the emergency should arise.
 The New Cornslia Copper compa- ny immediately placed a train in readiness 10 convey all women and children of the district to safety in the event Of need.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-19
Paris Receives Note

PARIS. Der. lS-The American em- hassy transmitted the German peace note to the French foreign office to- day.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-19
FORBES ISSUES APPEAL


 TUCSON, Dec. 13-Sheriff Forbes of Pima county. at hjo, a mining camp west of here, issued an appeal tonight for assistance of Americans in that district in re- polling any attack by Villa symps- thizers in the event of an emerg- eney, according to word reaching here. The Cornelia Copper com pany is said 10 have offered to pro- vice a special train 10 take women and children out Of the district. Villa supporters are reported 10 be recruiting a force along the border near Ajo to join the Sonoyta move ment. Unconfirmed runors to- night said that the Villa leader Reyna had threatened to raid the mining camp. Considerable sp- prehension, 1t was said, vas felt there.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-19
PRINCESS cHlMAY DEAD

DETROIT. Mich, Dec. lS.-Princess Caraman Chimay, formerly Miss Clara Ward of Detroit. died at her villa in Italy today. according to advices tc the Detroit Free Press. The cause of death is not given.