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Arizona republican., 1916-10-28
SEC'Y BAKER JOINS IN MODIFICATION
 OF WILD STATEMENT
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WASHINGTON. Oct. 27.-Secretary
 Baker left for Wilmington. Ohio, to- night to continue his campaign speak, ing without revealing either the sources or the exact nature of the information which impelled the war department yesterday to issue a statement saying 1t had knowledge that an attack on the border or on American troops in Mexi- co was being planned by enemies of the administrations policy toward Mexico.
 It was learned however. that the sus-
 picion was aroused here some days ago
 and that reports of an alleged raid
 conspiracy appearing in certain Amer
 ican newspapers were transmitted to
 the border for investigation Agents
 of the department of justice and the
 treasury are supposed to have made
 the inquiry, although there are intima-
 tions that General Funston also was
 advised as a matter of information.
 Reports reaching Washington yester-
 day led the secretary of war to confer
 with Secretary Larsing at the state de-
 partment and issue a statement
 Suggestions that the statement was
 so worded as virtually to charge Amer ican political opponents of the admin istration of conspiring with the bandits caused both Secretary Baker and Sec retary Lansing today To reiterate the
 latters statement Of last night. that
 there was no intention to do such a i thing Both said 1t was impossible to | conceive that any American could be involved in such an enterprise and that 1 Mexicans now in the United States
 were responsible for the plot. wishing ! to embroil the United States and Mex ! ico to the end that the de facto govern Q ment might be ovcrthrown.
 ! In declining to make public the ! nature of the information received, 1t ! was said at both the state and war de- partments that to do so would close
 valuable channel through which 1 watch could be kept on Mexican affairs | The arrest of some individual accused i of complicity in the plot, it was stated i authOritatively. probably would be the | public's first information on the sub i ject. There is no doubt of the security i of the American expeditionary force ! General Pershing has nearly 12,000 men with him, 1t Is understood and his ! forces are said to be so disposed that <, any assailant who might come against i his lines would be easily handled 1 There is every indication that attackers ] would be pursued whether the raid was l directed against the troops in Mexico ! or a border town
 1 The state department received word 1 today that the situation at Chihuahua ! City had been relieved by the arrival 1 of Carranza troops from the south tc augment General Trevino's garrison Confirmation also came of General Ire who's denial that he was short of am | munition.
 Reports from Mexico City say quiet
 has prevailed there and the departure | of General Carranza for Queretaro has not been officially reported, although i press dispatches have stated that he ! left several days ago.
Arizona republican., 1916-10-28
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 WASHINGTON. oct. 27.-Both the department of justice and the depart ment of labor are watching closely the migration of southern negroes to nor thern industrial ceuters The legal officers hope to check possible election frauds, while the labor authorities are interested primarily in preventing the federal employment service from being used to further migration schemes.
 District Attorney Miller at Louisville has been ordered to report the names, towns and destinations of all negroes or any other possible voters going from Kentucky. Alabama or any other part of the south, passing through Louis vile in suspicious numbers. Other dis trict attorneys in the south and in mid dle states are understood to be under similar instructions.
 Department of justice officials de cline to talk on the ground that it might interfere with the governments plans, and all reports and correspon- dence are being withheld from publica tion. The attorney general conferred today with his assistants on the Ques- ton of election frauds generally. He is giving the matter personal attention and under his direction special agents of the department are at the call of every district attorney desiring assis-
Arizona republican., 1916-10-28

the president himself it is time to put up or shut up
 MT. Baker knows that he can nos put up and he seeks to evade re- sponsibility for this charge. just as he ceeks by absolutely false denial to escape the responsibility for his astounding utterances in Jersey City ten days ago. But even in his ef- forts at evasion. Mr Paker does not free himself from culpability.
 Challenged in Washington today MT Baker joined with MT. Lansing in saying that the conspirators to whom the statement of last night referred were not Americans, but Mexicans WnO had come 10 the American side of the border and were carrying on their plotting in the United States Every one knows he said. that a large body of men who have with drawn from Mexico to this country are constantly aggressive against the Mexican government
 'If Mir. Baker knows of a single man to whom his assertion applies and does not instantly invoke the process of the law against that man. then he is himself guilty of a viola ton of his duty and of his oath to support the constitution and the laws of the United States MT Baker is himself a lawyer. and if he does not know that the acts he charges against these unnamed Mexicans in United States territory are violations of she United states penal code. the poorest officer he ever had working for him could tell him, and could find the
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Arizona republican., 1916-10-28
GERMANS ATTEMPT TO RAID CHANNEL; BERLIN CLAIMS IT
 WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL DAY
Perkins Addresses McCOymick On the Subject of Decency
 In c Presidential Cambaign

has been no preparedness, and our prosperity is wholly due to the war in Europe and not at all due to any thing that the democratic party has ehampioned or accomplished.
 "TEe issue of this campaign at the moment is, can Wilson get away with it?' Can he get q sufficient nWaber of voters to believe in your camNaign Of misrepresentation and deccL ion? If so, be can be elected; i; if not he can not. Personally. I have too much respect for the voters Of this country 10 believe .that your candidate can get away with it. am confident that your appeal to the yellow streak in American citizen ship will fail and fail ignominiously as il ought to. It is enough 10 make the blood of any patriotic American citizen boil, to walk down forty sec ond street and see the American. flag flung 10 the breeze from every win dow in your office. You people are mighty prompt to display and wave the American flag. but you are mighty tardy in defending and pro- tecting it.
 Yours truly.
 GEORGE W. PERKINS,
Arizona republican., 1916-10-28
General C0yYQnza Announces He Is
 To Be Candidate
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MEXICO CITY. Oct. 27-General Carranza formally announced his candidacy for the presidency at one o'clock today in response to a mani fest of new Constitutionalist Liberal party, which urged him to run for the office and offered him its loyalty and support.
 In his acceptance. General Car ranza said that if by vote of the people they made him president, he would obey, and cause to be obeyed, the laws under the constitution. Gen erals Gonzales and Obregon took the oath of loyalty to General Carranza.
 General Gonzales said the accept ance of General CarranZa marked the necessary return to constitutionalist order. which was the national aspira- ton. General Obregon assured Gen eral Carranza that he and all the men who had accompanied him through the revolution would serve loyally after the election.
 General Eduardo Hay. president of the constitutionalist party, made a formal speech in which he offered the party's support to Carranza.
Arizona republican., 1916-10-28
PLAIN LANG(Us!AGE LAC USED BY HUGhEo rv SEVER
 WILSON'S WEAK WORDS

including cartridges, had increased from 5000, 900 to $467, ,000 900 in one year, with an increase of total exports of $2.000,00O 900. The nominee said he was amazed at the suggestion" that it was such a small percentage that 'it could hardly affect the great remain ing percentage"
 Why, if you had the greatest dis tress in this country" MT. Hughes said, you would still have a tremendous volume of commerce and trade. It does not take much to contract the prosperity of this country to destroy the prosperity of the country. The great percentage of our exchanges and of our commerce would continue, even if we were in very serious straits.
 "WheE you infuse this abnormal de- mana to which l have referred you have gwen Q stimulus which undoubt- edly is felt through the country: and when you have policy carried into effect. such as was involved in the Underwood bill, the contraction :esult- ing fl m that policy. although perhaps a small percentage, was enough to send hundreds and thousands of work . ingmen into the streets.
 Let us net deceive ourselves. Let us take account of what is necessary for the protection of our industry and let us hit it as we are going to provide a basis for prosperity for he many
 Tt is said. after scoffinG at the suE- gestion that is made with respect to omp2ution with an energizcd Europe --af- T suggesting that America is able to take care Of itself. implying. of course, with the present "0vernmcntal policies-after saving there is no such thing. then is it said, well. we have made provision with respect to it in our anti-drmring clause, in our rev enpe bill. And anybody that is going to threaten American industry and anybody who will in any way interfere
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Arizona republican., 1916-10-28
Warm Reception M Kansas City
 ofHughes Special
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KANSAS CITY. Oct. 27.-Woman campaigners of the Hughes special train met stormy reception in Kan sas City late today when their body guard of several hundred men clash ed with Wilson hecklers. Banners and pictures were torn from cars and several men were struck None of the women was roughly handled
 When the Hughes special arrived. crowds of republican men attempted 10 line a path to waiting motor cars for the women campaigners. and hold back the dozens or more motor cars of women whose variously inscribed banners and pictures of President Wilson proclaimed them democrats. The clash followed and policemen were necessary to restore order.
 The women campaigners went for. a motor ride through the parks late this afternoon, then were entertained at dinner at q downtown hotel. and tonight spoke at mass meeting.
Arizona republican., 1916-10-28
German Account of Raid

BERLIN, Oct. 27-(Via London. Oct 2S.)-At least eleven outpost steamers and two or three torpedo boat destroyers or torpedo boats were sunk or badly damaged by a German torpedo boat squadron Thursday night in the English channel between Folkeston and Bolougne, according to an official statement issued here. The German torpedo flotilla returned safe ly 10 it's base without any loss.
 The communication says:
 Part of our torpedo forces moved from a German Bay Thursday night through the straits of Dover and Ca lais to the line of Folkestone- -BouIogne in the English channel
 According to the report of Com mander Nicholson, at least eleven out post steamers and two or three de- stroyers or torpedo boats were sunk partially or totally near hostile ports Some members of the crews who were saved were captured
 Several other guarding vessels and at least two dCstroyers were heavily damaged by torpedoes and artillery fire. Also the English post steamer
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HcpuDlCdH "A r. LcdScu WlTcI
 ROCHESTER,, N. Y., Oct 27.- Charles F.. Hughes tonight replied to statements in President Wilson's Gin cinnati speech concerning preparedness to meet commercial competition after the war.
 Mir Hughes told an audience here that the administration views re- minded him of it's views on prepared ness in December, 1914, which were afterward changed that he considered the anti dumping provision of the rev enue bill, intended to meet the situa- ton, as "farcical' and worse than use less" to protect American workmen, and that even if the percentage of eX- ports of commodities to supply armies was small, it required but very little ito contract or destroy the prosperity of the country"
 The nominee addressed an audience that cheered him repeatedly. He told them that, as he had been while gov ernor of New York, he was now. and should be in the future; that he was willing to stand or fall by what he be- lieved to be right.
 II. was said in December. 1914" Mir. Hughes asserted, that America was ready. that any suggestion to the con trary was thoughtless. But in truth, America was far from ready. It is now said with reference to the commercial rivalry that America is ready. l think, in truth. that America is far from ready and that we shall not be ready until we have a clearer notion of what we may expect"
 MT Hughes cited statistics of inn ports to answer the presidents dec laraticn that everything exported from the United States to supply armies does not total one per cent of the total of American commerce. After stating the increases in chemicals. brass. breadstuffs. iron and steel cotton and other commodities, MI Hughes de- clarad that eXportations of explosives,
Arizona republican., 1916-10-28
{ Special to The Republican

NEW YORK, Oct 27.-The follow ing letter was sent to the chairman of the democratic national commit tee this afternoon by George w. Perkins. of the republican campaign committee.
 MT Vance Mccormick Chairman,
 Democratic National Committee,
 go East 42nd St. City. Dear Sir
 My attention has just been called to statement by you published this morning. in which you viciously at- tack me in connection with some advertising that is being done in the papers favoring Mir. Hughes election.
 You are conducting the demo- cratic campaign from behind, shield in front of your office from which is displayed the slogan, Peace. Prepared ness. Prosperity and above this shield are draped a number of Ameri- can flags The campaign you are thus conducting is one of downright deception. and a man of your in- telligence must know that it Is de- ception that 1t is misleading.
 This country is not at peace; 1t has not been kept out of war. There
Arizona republican., 1916-10-28
LONDON CLAIMS
 THAT ONLY TNO
 BOATS ARE SUNK
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 LONDON, Oct. 27-Ten German tor pedo boat destroyers attempted to raid the British cross channel transport service last night, but the attempt failed, says the British admiralty to- day Two German destroyers were sunk and the others were driven off.
 One British torpedo boat destroyer. the Flirt, is missing, the British state ment adds, and another destroyer, the Nubian was disabled by d torpedo and ran agroundd. Nine members of the crew of the Flirt were saved
 The German destrOyers succeeded in sinking one empty transport the Queen The crew was saved.
 The British admiralty announce ment follows:
 During last night the enemy at tempted a raid with ten destroyers on our cross channel transports service. The attempt failed.
 The empty transport the Queen, was sunk. The whole of her crew was saved.
 Two of the enemy destroyers were sunk and the rest were driven off"
 H. M Torpedo boat destroyer Flirt, Lieut.. Richard P. Kellett, R. N. is missing. It is said he may be lost but nine of the crew have been saved. H. M. Torpedo destroyer Nubian, com mander Montague Bernard. E. N. was disabled by d torpedo and taken in tow but owing to the bad weather the tow parted and she grounded.
Arizona republican., 1916-10-28
SEVENTEEN PERISHED

FARHAM. Que. Oct 27.-The number of lives lost in the fire that destroyed St Eiizabeth's hospital here Wednesday night was reduced to ,17 today. Two aged inmates, who had been in- cluded in the list or missing were found. Search of the ruins re- suited in the finding of four charred bodies. No inquest will be held, 1t was stated tonight.
 An investigation conducted by the municipal authorities to as- certain the cause of the fire led to :he abandonment today of the incendiary theory. and placed the blame upon defective electric wir- ing.
Arizona republican., 1916-10-28
WILSON HAS FINISHED
 MAKING PLANS FUR THE CAMPAIGN

New Jersey Tomorrow afternoon he will speak at Shadow Lawn to an audience made up mostly of New Workers and next Wednesday and Thursday he will deliver addresses In Buffalo and New York He will make his last speech of the campaien November 1. at a New Jersey cele- bration at Shadow Lawn.
 For the first since the campaign opened the president has prepared his speech in advance, and 1t is plan- ned to have it read at various meet ings
 Democratic leaders said tonight the meeting at Shadow Lawn will be inc most largely attended of the cam paign- Delegations of women and of working children are to be in the audience.
Arizona republican., 1916-10-28
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NEW YORK. Oct 27.-Cleveland H. Dodge. who was graduated from Princetin with President Wilson in '79, heads the list of contributors to the democratic campaign fund according Co preliminary report which will be Tiled with the clerk of the house of representatives tomorrow by Wilbur Marsh, treasurer of the democratic national committee. The report ac- counts for contributions of $1 ,006, ,832. the amount received up to and includ- ing October 24. Of this sum, Mir Dodge gave s50.000 Since then he has contributed an additional $29, 900. mak- ing the total S79.000.
 The number of contributors was given as 4,sS2. The amount received in contributions of less than s1O0 was s2sl.s46. The contributions from those giving more than Si00 was s744,436. one of the entries on the list reads
 Woodrow Wilson. Washington. b C. S2.500."
 The report will be filed tomorrow under the law which provides that a preliminary report of receipts and ex- pendi;ures must be filed not later than len days before election with the clerk of the house of representatives. An other report has Co he filed six days later. Four years ago the total amount
Arizona republican., 1916-10-28
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GALVESTON, oct. 27.-Testimony that George Ryan, one of the men ac oused of the murder of Wm. Black an anti Catholic lecturer at Marshall, Tex. was near the scene of the al- legea murder. with "blood on his hands and had admitted going up to Blacks room to make or have him leave town" was introduced today over the defense's objection, in the trial of John Copeland, charged with murder.
 l. A. Morgan of Marshall the wit ness, was called by the state in rebut- tai and told of meeting Ryan at the hotel in Marshall. February 3. 1915, af ter hearing the shots. Ryan came in
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LONG BRANCH. N. J., Oct. 27.- President Wilson returned here to- night from his trip to Cincinnati, which marked his last appearance in the middle west before the election. He motored directly to Shadow Lawn. At frequent intervals during the day he shook hands with crowds as he passed through West Virginia, Mary land and Pennsylvania.
 "If you make one speech here you will carry Pennsylvania" said man in the crowd at Philadelphia. May be l will carry 1t anyway responded the president.
 The presidents speeches here be- tween now ard the election will be devoted chiefly to efforts to carry New York and his home state of
Arizona republican., 1916-10-28
After Sennr Villa


 HHlEiCAHUA CITY. Oct 27-Tbe envelopine movement against Villa was strengthened today when Gen e'al Maycotte reached Santa Rosalla with 2.2O0 men in order to prevent Villa from turning to the southeast rom his base a Santa Ysabel. Villas way to the north is also said to be etiectuallv blocked Meantime forces are on their way to guard the passes aouthward. It is stated at headauar ters, however, that the enclrclinr movement Is of wide extent SO that some margin of time must be allowed 10 show the effects of the campajpn News was received today bv Gen eraf Trevino that General Arrieta limenez had encountered a band of Villas follow CTS on the 18th and again on the 23rd of this month. when the bandits were completely routed leaving among their dead, Jose Rod riguez, a former Villa general and Porforia Rodriguez, both notorious as train robbers. and several other of ilcers The bandits also lost % horses, 30 rifles and a quantity of ammunition. Or the Carranza side a colonel was killed and several men wounded
 On last Tuesday eight followers of Villa appeared at Aldama, 14 miles east of Chihuahua, but were dispersed before they could do any damage.
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Arizona republican., 1916-10-28
COPELAND |S ALLEGED TO HAVE HAD
 BLOODY HANDS JUST AFTER KILLING

to the lobby from down stairs" Nor gan said. 'There was blood on, his hand
 Morgan said he asked Ryan if he was hurt. but that Ryan told him no, but that those up there have shot Rogers and Copeland"
 What was the trouble?' Morgan said he asked Ryan. The reply, ac- cording to the witness. was we went up there to make or have them leave town
 Ryan's trial is set for next week.
 Deputy Sheriff John B. Henderson of Marshall. witness in Copeland's trial today said when officers entered the room where Black lay dead, he found that Blacks revolver had never been discharged.
Arizona republican., 1916-10-28
Yanuis Surrander

DOUGLAS. Ariz Oct 27 - Five hundred hostile Yaqui Indians un- der chiefs Mori Matus. Espinosa and Gomez. considered the most blood thirsty of the leaders. surrendered nnconditioually to General r Elias Gales after fifteen days confer ence in the hills south of Hermosillo. General Gales said.
 turther surrenders Of the hostile iribesmen are expected to occur in the next few days. he said. General Francisco R Serrano. military com mander Of state. sis holding a con ference with most of the chiefs re- maining in the field General Gales stated.
Arizona republican., 1916-10-28
sandits Band Ionether

DOUGLAS Ariz.. oct 27.-"Colonel" Rosaria Garcia. for years an inde- pendent bandit in eastern Sonora and Colonel Francisco Riena. until recently follower of Villa in Chi huahua- are reported in a letter re- eeiNed here today, to have joined forces and declared for the legalista party Their combined following is said 10 number four hundred.
 The command Is making it's head quarters in the hills southeast Of Sahuaripa. the letter said.
Arizona republican., 1916-10-28
NEGRO MOVEMENT NORTHWARD
 DISTURBING LABOR AND POLITICS

tance. So far complaints have reached the department of alleged frauds or contemplated frauds affecting candi- dates for federal offices in Indiana, Illinois. Ohio. Michigan, Kentucky. Pennsylvania, West Virginia, New York and Missouri.
 The department of labor let it be- come known that it had issued orders designed to prevent the use of the federal employment service in assisting in the migration of large numbers of negroes from the southern states. Assistant Secretary Post said the de- partment had no intention of becom- ing a party to schemes which might be devised for the purpose of lowering wages or breaking labor strikes.
 At the same time it was made clear that in cases where investigation proved it to be a fact that skilled laborers were being hindered because of lack of unskilled assistants and where there was legitimate work for negroes, efforts would be made to secure them just as fast as possible.
 Much information regarding the migration has been collected In the south complaint is made that the negroes are being taken to the north with promises of much higher wages and that if continued a serious shortage of labor may result. The labor de- partment was represented today as feeling that any labOrer is justified in going to that place where the wages are best, and that the place he leaves can remedy the situation by raising the scale.
 The American Federation of Labor, according to Secretary Frank Morri- son, also is watching the movement of negroes with the idea If it is not scheme to get votes, it is for the pur- pose of securing cheaper labor than is available at present"
 Representatives of the federation have been asked to observe and report on all large movement of negro labor.