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Arizona republican., 1916-06-03
DRASTIC ORDER
 REDUCES FARES
 TO THREE CENTS

In compliance with an order issued by the corporation commits sion. the four largest railroads in the state will or August l. 1916 reduce their passenger rates, in all but one case to three cents per mile. The one road exempted is the Arizona Eastern. and they will be allowed to charge three and one-half cents per mile on the Phoenix division. and on the Globe Cochise division, a rate of four cents per mile per passenger will be allowed. The former rates on these divisions were three and one-half cents per mile, and four cents per mile. The three roads which will be forced to reduce their rates so drastically are the Southern Pacific, The Ray and Gila Valley and the Santa Fe.
 The order handed down by the com mission is one of the most important ever issued by that body. The hearing at which the railroads were allowed to state their side of the question was held about two months ago and was fought from start to finish by the cor Doration attorneys
 The printed order, as prepared for the use of the roads. is one mass of fig ures and statistics. prepared in the main by Rate Expert A. A. Betts of the commission, who was one of the star witnesses for the state.
 The railroads which are exempted from the three cent order. are The El Paso and Southwestern, The Grand Canyon Railroad Company, Moreno SoIthern Railway company. The Unit ed Verde and Pacific Railroad com pany, The Arizona and New Mexico Railway Company, Shannon Arizona Railway Company, Arizona and Swan. sec Railroad Company. Magma Arizona Railroad Company, Mascot and West ern Railroad Company and the Tucsoi Ccrnelia and Gila Bend Railroad Com ! pany.
 In the opinion which precedes tn order the commission takes occasion
 to make clear the differences charges | inter state passengers as compare with intra state passengers. They sa as fellows: Neither the Southern Pa cific nor the Atchison. Topeka an
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Arizona republican., 1916-06-03
London Says
 Eight Boats in
 aA Were Lost
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LONDON. June 3.-A British of ficial communication just issued says:
 "A report has been received from the commander chief of the grand fleet stating that it has now been as- certained that our total losses in de- strOyers amount to eight boats in all. The commanders in chief also reports that it is now possible to form a closer estimate of the losses and the damage sustained by the enemy fleet.
 One dreadnaught battleship of the Kaiser class was blown up in an at tack by British destroyers, and anoth- CT dreadnaught battleship of the Kaiser class is said to have been sunk by gun fire. Of threa German battle cruisers, two of which were the Derff- finger and the Lutzow, one was blown up, another was heavily engaged by our battle fleet and was seen to be disabled and stopping, and the third was observed to be seriously damaged
 "One German light cruiser and six German destroyers were sunk and ct least two more German light cruisers were seen to be disabled. Further repeated hits were observed on three other German hattlships that were engaged.
 Finally. a German submarine was rammed and sunk"
Arizona republican., 1916-06-03
GERMANY AND BRITAIN IN DEATH CLASH ON SEA
GREATEST NAVAL BATTLE OF HISTORY

southwestern extremity of Denmark. This would indicate that the battle was fought off the coast of Denmark.
 From the reef to Helgoland, the main German naval base in the North Sea, is about 100 miles.
 News of the engagement was held back by the British authorities, pos sibly pending the return home of the fleet and the first word received of the battle came by wireless from Der lir, by which means the Germans are able to escape the censorship over cable lines.
 The loss in the engagement must have been extremely heavy. The bat tie cruiser Indefatigable, for instance from which the German admiralty re- ports only two men were saved, prob ably mad more than 900 men on board and others of the vessels sunk car ried complements of men equally or nearly as large.
 The Dreadnaught Warspite was Q sister ship of the Queen Elizabeth, both of which played a prominent part in the attempt Of the British Mediterranean fleet to force the Oar danelles. The Warspite was $50 feet long and dislaced 27,500 tons. She was built in 1914 at/a cost of $12,- 5O0.000. The Warspite is reported to have carried eight 16 inch guns in place of the 15 inch guns carried by the Queen Elizabeth She also wa> equipped with twelve or sixteen six inch guns, twelve four inch guns, four three pounders and was fitted with four 21 inch torpedo tubes. Her com plement was 750.
 The Queen Mary and the Indefatig
Arizona republican., 1916-06-03
NEVER BEFORE HAVE TWO SUCH
 SEAFORCES ME I
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From the advices thus far received it would appear that the greatest naval battle of history has taken place. Never before have two naval forces of such magnitude as the Brit ish and German high sea fleets en- gagged in combat. But apparently the battle was not fought out to a point to determine mastery of the seas, for the losses, serious as they are report ed to have been, will not impair the strength of either fleet to a vital ex- tent.
 The scene of the battle was in the eastern waters of the North Sea. It is probable that the fleet was on one of the excursions into the North Sea which it has taken from time to time during the war and met, whether or not by design, with the British fleet.
 Skagerak is an arm of the North Sea between Norway and Denmark. The point referred to in the official German statement as Horn Riff prob ably is the reef off the horn on the
Arizona republican., 1916-06-03
At Bottom of North Sea Lie at Least Three British Battle Cruisers, Smaller Craft and Several German Boats
 ENGLAND CONCEDES
 HER ENEMY WINS Among Other British Craft Reported Sunk by Ger mans is Warspite, One of ,Greatest Fighting Ships Ever Constructed
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 Great Britain and Ger many again have met in bat tie at sea, and Germany, ap- parently, so far as the de- tails have been made known, was the victor. At the bot tom of the North Sea, off the west coast of northern Den mark, lie at least three Brit ish battle cruisers, three cruisers and eight torpedo boats, and the German bat tleship Pommern and two small German cruisers and a number of German torpedo craft.
 Great Britain admits the loss of battle cruisers and cruisers with a tonnage of l14,S10, represented by the battle cruisers Queen Mary, Indefatigable and Invinci- ble and the cruisers Defi- ance, Black Prince and War rior.
 Germany's losses, in ad- dition to the Pommern, were the Wiesbaden and Frauen- lobb, both the latter small cruisers, and several torpedo boats.
 The Germans claim, in ad dition to the admitted losses of Great Britain, that the British Warspite, of the largest type in the British navy, was sunk; that the bat >tleship Marlborough was hi by a torpedo, and that twt cruisers of the Achilles type and one submarine were sen to the bottom.
 The British admir- al ty adds to the conceded losse by the Germans, two dread naughts of the Kaiser class vessels of 24,700 tons, de stroyed; the blowing up O one battle cruiser, the dam aging of two other vessels 0 this class and the rammin, and sinking of a Germal
 submarine.
Arizona republican., 1916-06-03
DESPITE THREATS OF CARRANZA HIS TROOPS
 TO BE REDLSTRIBUTED
NO FRIVOlITIES
 FOR BORDER TROOPS

DOUGLAS, June 2.-During the last few days Brigadier General T. F. Davis has received several requests from towns in the Arizona district, which is under his com mand, for troops to take part in preparedness parades. He has refused all of them stating that all troops must remain at their home stations ready to meet any eventualities. He authorized the statement that none of his troops would be available for parades, re- views "or other frivolities under present conditions. Three compa- nies of the First Arizona Infantry which remain to be mustered into the national service will probably be sworn in tomorrow.
Arizona republican., 1916-06-03
Mexican RailwQy WiI
 be Taken by Goveymmemt

in poor quarter of that city. the despatch said and will be sent to Monterey for trial for numerous crimes in that district during the Villa regime.
 Encarnaccion Hernandez, arrested in Torreon for eomplicity in propo- gating the plan of San Diego has been ordered tried by court martial. as have the former Villista leaders, Jose Chavez and Juan Castro, who recently forfeited amnesty granted them by attempting to rob a wealthy land owner
 Orders were posted today detailing Lieutenant Colonel Isauro Trevino la brother of General Jacinto Trevino, commander of the North, as chief of staff to General Nafarrate, com manding the Tampico district.
Arizona republican., 1916-06-03
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 CHIHUAHUA, CITY, Mex, June 1.-The Mexican de facto government is considering talking over the Kan sas City, Mexico and Orient railway in order to bring into use half a million ties stored at the western terminus of the road, it was an- nounoed officially here today. An other reason for the proposed move pointed out is to expedite the repair or the trunk line railroads of Mexi- co by having facilities to transport the necessary timber from the wood ed sections of the country.
 Reports received at military head quarters today from Torreon told of the capture of Luz Elias de Perez the last prominent outlaw leader of the section. He was found hiding
Arizona republican., 1916-06-03
SAXONY'S KING
 IS OVERJOYED

LONDON, June "A dispatch to Reuters Telegram company from Amsterdam says a message received there from Dresden gives a dispatch to Emperor William by King Frederick August of Saxony in connection with the news of the naval battle in the North Sea. The message of the Saxon king follows: With great joy and ex- traordinary enthusiasm I have just leaTnedp of the brilliant vic tory of our fleet over the consid- erably superior main part of the English battle fleet. This is one of the finest deeds of this time for our Sutherland. Our fleet showed itself quite the equal of our army"
Arizona republican., 1916-06-03
Greatest in History

LONDON, June 2.-Pickine its way from its base in the kieI canal the Ger man high seas fleet on Wednesday af- ternoon entered the North Sea and off the coast of Jutland engaged British fleet throughout the afternoon and night in what probably was the great. es. naval battle in the worlds history so far as tonnage engaged and ton mage destroyed was concerned.
 When the battle ended Great Britain had lost the battle cruisers Queen Mary, lndetatieable and invincibIe, the cruisers Defiance, Black Prince and Warrior, and eight torpedo boat de-
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Arizona republican., 1916-06-03
RETREATlNG FLEET
 THROWS OUT MINES

LONDON, June 3.--A iispatch to the Exchange Telegraph from Copenhagen says:
 During the retreat of the Ger man fleet large numbers of mines were thrown out. Today (Friday) several German floating mines were seen in the North Sea. Fish ernen say that a cruiser struck mine fifty miles northwest of the WI Light ship. Only a few men of the crew were saved.
Arizona republican., 1916-06-03

admiralty told the reichstag this af ternoon that the British torpedo boat losses were greater than had first been reported. At least three of the destroyer flotilIa flagships said Ad- miral Hehbinghaus and nine or ten other destroytrs had been sunk. Of these. the battleship Westfalen alone sank six.
 The German hattleship Pommern was sunk by torpedo, the admiralty. continued and the F'rauenloeb was last seen by German destroyer in night encounter, with q heavy list. and the
 admiralty said it was assumed she had | been sunk.
 Only Admiralty Details !! LONDON, June 2.-Kear Admiral 1 Hebtinghaus, director of the German
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-29
Initiative
Meeting
Arranged

A public meeting has been ar
ranged by the Central Labor
Council, to be held next Wednes-
day evening at the Temple of
Music, when the initiative meas
ures which come before the vot-
ers next fall, will be discussed.
Among the speakers will be G.
j. France of Seattle, who defend
ed the recent injunction case
brought against the joint legisla-
tive committee, which is backing
the bills; President Il. p. Marsh
of the State Federation of Labor
James A. Bradford, former cor
poration counsel of Seattle; and
Fred Chamberlain, Of the joint
legislative committee, who will
speak on the fish bill.
All persons who are interested
in direct legislation or who do
not fully understand any of the
proposed laws, are invited to at
tend.
All members of organized labor
are especially urged to attend.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-29
M'AIevy to
Be Dropped

Fire Chief McAlevy will be re-
moved from office next Wednes-
day morning, according to an
nouncement of Commissioner-elect
Petit today.
This is the first positive an
nouncement he has made since
election.
Il have no one in mind as yet
as his successor. said Petit to-
day. IL do not intend to reduce
the efficiency of the fire depart
ment by making any hasty
changes, and will do nothing else
with that department for the
present"
It is rumored at the city hall
that Otto Schlegel, assistant chief,
is to be appointed in McAlevy's
place.
@. w. Burroughs, an expert ac-
countant, today was named by
Mr.. Petit as his secretary.
Max Garretsop, present secre-
tary, contends the secretaryship
is a civil service office. and 1t is
expected that he will attempt to
contest his removal.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-29
Troops Will
Stay On Job
After Villa

Ell PASo. April 29.-Gen.
Scott and Gen. Funston are con-
templating tour of inspection of
the American front in Mexico.
The plans depend on the outcome
of the conference with Gen. OBJ
regoh. The fullest military hon.
ors we're accorded Oregon when
he visited El Paso today.
Z He merely returned the cour-
tesy by calling on Scott. More
than 1000 American troops took
part In the demonstration. II Ia
thought that Gen. Scott will re-
fuse to withdraw the troops until
villa has been captured.
II was even intimated that the
president would not favor a tenn
porary peace until the bandits had
been completely exterminated and
the border menace forever re-
moved.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-29
ZIPPY STUFF.
THOSE PARTY
CONVENTIONS

Both convention halls were
crowded with delegates.
There were lots of cheers and
applause, both for the state
ments that the nation is ex-
periencing its gratest era OF
prosperity and democratic
government. on the one hand,
and for the prophesy that
the old L. :. Is losing its
honor, becoming the laugh
ing stock OF nations and IL
going To the dogs.
In keynoting for non-partisan
state and county government,
Chairman Wright scored the in
diyiduals and organizations
which have attacked Gov. Lister
and accused him OF being insin-
cere in his stand.
Gov. Lister followed with the
statement that the idea of non
craftsmanship is not new one
with him, that he announced HIM
self in favor of it several years
ago.
Business Proposition.
There has never been one Inn
portant legislative or administra-
tive question, concerning the well
fare of the people Of the whole
state, that has not been a purely
business proposition, regardless
of party" declared the governor.
The time has come when a
new constitution is needed. Yet
although most of the members
of the last legislature were in
favor Of calling a constitutional
convention, the partisan legisla-
ture refused TO do anything. be-
cause. fcrsooth, it was recon-
mended by a democratic COVER
nor
The state needs new consti-
tuition. How long are We going
to delay It? The surest way 10
get 1t is through a non-partisan
legislature which will work first
and last in the interest of the
people of Washington"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-29
HAFFER CASE TO BE
RESUMED ON MONDAY

r. B. Synder, reporter. testi-
fled that Hafer had told him he
had written the article merely as
a criticism and wished to show
that Washington was a human
being. 1T seemed to me that
Haffer thought he was doing a
patriotic and civic duty in writ
ing the article" Synder said.
Pendleton said that II would
be just as laughable to bring a
libel suit against a man for up
holding the Baconian theory of
the origin of Shakespeare's plays.
Col. Albert 4. Joab, complain
ing witness. sat throughout the
session without taking an active
part other than to color indig-
nantly at some of the statements
of the attorneys for the defense
that grated on his sense of
patriotism.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-29
BATTLE
AMIDST
FLAMES

DUBLIN, April 29.-Amid
roaring flames threatening
to sweep the city. British
troops and Irish rebels en-
gagged i'm n furious hand-tO-
hand struggle until yester-
day.
Routed, the rebels scurried
away at dawn. Fierce firing
from maxim guns and rifles
moved the fleeing insur-
gents down.
The government soldiers appar-
emily control the situation, though
disorders have not been Quelled
completely.
The rebels seem to be dlsheart-
ened by their failure to arouse
general uprising in Ireland.
Start Many Fires.
lists started numerous fires in the
heart of the city, evidently plan
ming a great conflagration and
hoping to escape in the resulting
confusion.
A picturesque battle followed.
The rebels recklessly exposed
themselves on the roofs of build
ings, shooting at the soldiers who
were fighting the fires. The
British easily picked them off.
The troops were ordered to
kill everybody attempting to
prevent the extinguishing of the
flames. They had scarcely be-
gun fighting when fusillades
burst from the roofs of adjacent
buildings.
Rebels Easy Targets.
The troops fired into the shad-
ows on the streets. The rebels
were easy targets.
The flames were stopped just
short of the postoffice and GUS
toms house. A large section of
the business district was burned.
The work Of cleaning out the
snipers is proceeding systematic
ally. The troops are avoiding
damaging public property and in
juring noncombatants.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-29
UNIONS .
ENTER
FIGHT!

The patrons of the Tacoma-Se-
attic steamers are going to have
their side presented when the
hearing on the proposed rate in
crease takes place.
The editorial in yesterday
Times urging that the unor-
ganized passengers be given an
Efficient spokesman was followed
today by announcements that
make certain the public's side
will be capably represented.
The Central Labor Council will
take up the fight, and It is likely
the Commercial Club will also.
In a letter to the editor today
Rea Last, secretary of the Labor
Council, says:
Takes Shot at Green.
Very much pleased with your
article on the raising of rates on
the Seattle run.
I'VE are of the opinion that il
Mr.. Green ran his business legiti-
mately and did not waste large
sums of money trying to run 9TH
or fair companies off other
routes where there is no reason
on earth for operating them ex.
cept to create a monopoly, and
also lavishly spending good coir
to ship Mississippi negroes out
here to break the strike of the
steamshipmen, there would be nc
need for a raise in rates.
1.-THE Central Labor Councils OF
Seattle and here are joining in 6
demand to the public service com.
mission that a public hearing b.
held, and we feel confident that
we can show that there is nc
necessity in raising the rates."
Up to Club Tuesday.
Action by the Commercial Clul
! will be threshed out before tn,
board of directors next Tuesday
it was announced today by Chair
man 8. M. Collins of the transpor
tationn bureau.
IL have appointed specia
committee to take the bureau
expression before the board,
Collins said today. "I have no
acquainted the men with thei
appointments yet, 80 would rattle
not give them to the public at thi
time.
THE situation will be to in
vestigate thoroughly and IL tn,
board sees tit to instruct gu
bureau to 60 ahead with an.
definite action we will do so
but at present We are withou
Instructions"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-29
BOOZE
HOUNDS
ACTIVE
The old Oasis is dry.

The old Oasis is dry.
City and county officers
chartered a sea-going cab be-
longing to the city today and
started across the Tacoma
bOozeless desert in quest of
liquor.
Some little bird whispered in
Fred Shaw's ear that the Oasis,
1105 South X street, formerly
Kellogg's saloon, but now soft
drink emporium at the hands of
Jack Connolly, would be likely
place to stop.
So the six trained booze hounds
tilted their noses to the ground
and sailed forth. Still elated
over the success of the Puyallup
av. bridge pull of last week, Fred
Shaw was thirsting for blood-red
wine.
Only small quantity was
found in the Oasis, but the Off
GERS were not to be thus foiled.
They went next to COnnelly'e
home at 1913 South NJ ST., and
found the fountain of youth.
This source of liquid happi-
ness Yielded a half a barrel of
whisky and large number of
bottled goods.
1t was rumored that Connolly
had received his liquor from one
of the proprietors of an auto
booze route from Seattle.
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
Thompson announced today he
would probably be forced to build
second story to the county vault
to house the large amount of wet
stuff on hand.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-29

Paul Haffer, socialist charged
with desecrating George Wash
ington's memory, probably will
take the stand Monday In his
own defense.
In the trial late yesterday aft
ernoon, the court denied a motion
for dismissal on the ground that
the state had shown there was
precedent in the history of the
country that a man without liv-
ing descendants could be libeled.
Deputy Prosecutor Sellden ar
gued that the article written by
Haffer was prima facie evidence
and enough to warrant convic-
ton.
Attorney Pendleton argued
that the state had not offered any
proof that Washington ever ex-
listed. He insisted that there was
no malice in the letter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-29
Sunshine Jane
YOU'LL like her.
l. She's a lOvable girl.

She IS the heroine of Anne Warmers story, by the
same name, which is to be published i'll The Times
beginning Monday.
You can brighten your own life, perhaps, and the
lives Of others, by getting aboard the sunshine
gon when you get Mondays Times.
The story starts Monday and ends Saturday. 1t is
complete in six insaments 1t is the latest in The
Times novel-a-week series, in which you get a
book-length regular $l.50apopular novel, together
with the rest of the news and features ordinarily
tanned in The Times for six cents
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-29
CAR RIS0N
GIVES UP

LONDON, April 29.-The Brit
ish garrison at Kut-el-Amara
containing nearly 10000 men,
under command of Gen. Towns
bend has surrendered to the
Turks, the British war office an
nounced today.
They have been under siege
since December. Several desper-
ate efforts were made to relieve
the troops, but failed. The troops
destroyed their guns before sur
rendering.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-29
BERLIN AGAIN
ALL EXCITED

BERLIN, April 29.-Publica-
ton of President Wilson's men,
orandum regarding armed mer.
chantmen caused furry of ex-
element here today. -
The people of Berlin though,
that the memorandum was a new
substantiation of the old charge
that America is helping England
Wilson's statement that an
armed ship should be deemed
peaceful until conclusive. cyl,
dence was shown to the contrary
caused this comment:
"If l walk down the street
with a gun in my pocket, how il
Wilson to know whether my in.
tention is offensive or defen-
sive?"