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Arizona republican., 1916-12-09

general board recommends" the soc- retary's statement said after explain ing that only the question of limited facilities led the secretary to alter the boards recommendations as to the number of ships to be laid down in 1917.
 T agree thoroughly with the general board" it added. that we should build this year as great part of our pro gram as possible and | think my recommendations have reached the limit of that possibility. if indeed have not exceeded somewhat the prae- tical capasity of our shipyards."
 The board recommended the con struction of four battleships and two battle cruisers while the secretary held that three battleships and one battle cruiser were all that could be under taken in view of the tremendous pro- gram contracted for this year
 General Sharpe brought out the fact that the army still is far behind in recruiting for the 1917 increment of the increase in strength already authorized. His statement was in line with that of Major General Hugh l.. Scott. chief of staff, in his annual re- port. made public today General Scott declared that universal military train ing and service would be the only solution to the recruiting problem
 Secretary Bakers attitude on the universal service question has not been disclosed. It was stated authoritatively today that the secretary had read Gen eral Scott's report before it was pub lishd and authorizd the fullest publica- tion of the views of the general staff as here stated. but reserving his own judgment MT. Bakers views probably will be drawn out before the com mittee.
 Universal service also came up at the naval committee hearing, Admiral Badger saying that this was the "one grand answer" to all problems of oh- .taining crews for navy ships,
Arizona republican., 1916-12-09
Gray Defemds British Action

guarantor of the three articles forms monarchial, independent. constitutional state
 "The unconstitutional behavior of King Constantine, his refusal to abide by the terms of the Greek treaty with Serbia, and the flouting of the direc- tions of NJ. Venizelos and his parlia mentary majority, hardly admit of de- nial, even by the Germans, who con tent themselves with saying that he acted for what he believed to be the best interests of his country. As Great Britain, France and Russia have uniformly acted together. the whole matter of their landing troops to neu tralize the kings unconstitutional ac- ton was both their right and their duty.
 Objection may possibly he brought that the arguments up to this point rest
Arizona republican., 1916-12-09
Los Angeles Patrolmam Is
 Found To Be Clevey Crook

on duty the day of the crime and later saw the hat with the initials "A. J. e. He said he ordered the patrolman shadowed. and detectives last saw him purchase new automobile. paying sCo
 Griffith called at the motor com pany today 10 get his car Lieutenant Home called him by telephone and asked him to drive down to police headquarters. Griffith refused. but on being told 1t was regarding matter of routine, he assented and took his first ride in his new machine.
 On Being confronted with the hat, the empty sack and other clothing. Griffith. according to the police. gave 2 detailed statement of the robbery.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-09
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WASHINGTON. Dec. S.--Preliminary work on the 1918 national defense pro- gram moved forward today in both the naval and military committees of the house. with Rear Admiral Badger and Fletcher of the navy's general board before the former and Quartermaster- General Sharpe before the latter.
 The two admirals told of the boards recommendation for an enormous in- crease in size and power and a smaller increase in speed for the battleships to be provided for at this session of congress.
 Because of the tendency of Eu- ropean navies ot build even larger ships and guns and because there is reason to believe that Japan already has under construction 9 more power
Arizona republican., 1916-12-09
Huge DreadmQughts Planned

iul ship than has yet been planned for the united States, Admiral Badger said the board felt it necessary that the American navy follow a similar policy. He said the board has recom- mended main batteries of twelve 16 inch guns. an increase of fift-s per cent In gun power over 1917 ships. and a speed of 2S knots an hour.
 statement issued today by Sec retary Daniels indicates that the rec concentrations of the board will be ap- proved when the proposition is laid before the ,committee. The new dread ., naughts will displace probably more than 4O.OO0 tons as against the g .OO0 Tor the California class and succeeding ships.
 Our new ships will embody the gen eral charncterIstics of armament the
Arizona republican., 1916-12-09

oh technicalities in old treaties. and in order to justify the action. at any rate morally. We must show that we were not acting against the wishes of the Greek people. To this may be replied without the possibility of controver- sion, that our troops went to Saloniki with the express approval of the then head of the Greek government. and that he had suggested the stipulation in the Greece Serbian treaty for pro- vision by which the Serbian govern menf needs could. in view of the de- fault of Greece on this point, be full filled by the dispatch into Greek ter ritory of an equivalent force by Great Britain and France.
 Nothing that has happened since the landing at Saloniki can. of course
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Arizona republican., 1916-12-09
Last Appeal T Belgians
 Against Being Deboyted

The letter to General von Bissine begins as follows:
 "ENcellency. it seemed that no per secution could be added to those with which we have weighed down since the occupa ation of our country. Our liberties have been abolished. our in dustry and commerce annihilated our raw material and instruments of labor exported, our public fortune ruined. destitution succeeding our circum- stances.
 "Privations anguish and bereave- ment. all we have endured without other revolt that the mute protesta 70 tions of our souls. We suffered in common and our common pains light cned the burden of our individual misery"
Arizona republican., 1916-12-09
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 HANRE, France, Dec. sS-A protest against deportations of Belgians. has been sent General von Bissing. mili- tary governor of Belgium The pro- test. signed by five hundred judges and members of the Belgium bar. characterizes the deportations as in contempt of neutral rights, of the statute law and of the law of he nations"
 Twenty Belgian senators and twen- ty-three Belgian diplomats now living in Brussels took the personal risk Of signing the protest. They also sent copies of the protest to Brand Whit lock. the American minister to Belg- ium and to the diplomatic representa- . tives of other countries.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-09
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 LOS ANGELES. Dec 8.-Albert J. Griffith. patrolman on the Los An geles police force for four years, con fessed today. according to the police. that he was the robber who held up an express wagon yesterday on a busy street and made off with about $5.00O in cash and $34,00 in checks drafts and other banking papers. Most of the money was recovered.
 Griffith. according 10 the police broke down and made full confess sion. It stated that he had no accom- plice.
 Georges Home. lieutenant of detec lives. said he became suspicious oi Griffith when he learned he was mol
Arizona republican., 1916-12-09
May Lift Embaroo

FL PASO. Dec. S.-United States agents here have been asked to make report on the ammunition situation on the border and in Mexico, it be- came known tonight This was said by one government agent to be strong indication of the governments apf parent intention to lift the embargo on ammunition to Carranza territory. This. il was said. resulted from the complaint of the Carraza officials that General Trevino was forced to eyacu- ate Chihuahua City because of his in- ability to get ammunition with which 10 defend the city against Villa
Arizona republican., 1916-12-09
BREMEN TALK PREVENTION
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 BALTIMORE. Dec. Sire preven- ton was the chief topic of today's ses- sions of the Safety First Federation convention. C. Albert Gasser. inspec- tor of the bureau Of combustibles New ark, \. l.. said that l500 persons are burned tO death every year. mainly through preventable causes and that fourth of the fire loss has been due to the careless use of matches
Arizona republican., 1916-12-09
cURTAlLlNG COPPER
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 LONDON. Dec S-EXcept for the fulfillment of current contracts. the importation Of copper or dealings in copper without a special permit are prohibited from today by government order. The order also prohibits the use of copper for manufacturing pur- poses and directs inventories made of all stocks of raw copper be returned 10 London not later than December l6.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-09
Enroute to Chihuahua.

JCAREZ, Mex. Dec S.-A train left here today for Chihuahua City carrying a number of troops from the garrison here. A number of these soldiers were those who came north after the evacua- tion of the city by General Trevino
 Food is reported to be scarce in Chi huahua City because of the footing of stores by Villa. A report was received here that Villa had hidden much of his loot in the mountains of western Chi huahua, being unable to carry it with him on the march. Included among this buried loot was said to have been d number Of rifles, uniforms and other military stores stolen from the arsenal in the capital
Arizona republican., 1916-12-09
FOREIGNERS MADE TO. GIVE VILLA HUGE SUM
 WHILE M CHIHUAHUA

Holguin, EmilianO Enriquez had also been executed All were prominent in Chihuahua City.
 The letter also confirmed the footing and burning of the stores back of the cathedral including "El NueVo Nun do.' La Perla de Oriente," "Taiamas Hermanos" and all of the other big general merchandise stores in the same block. Every one was assessed a forced loan, the letter stated One German firm paid 100000 pesos in merchandise. The fighting was so fierce in Zarco avenue, the letter added, the telephone cable was torn to pieces by the artillery shells and the poles shattered.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-09
Movinu South

DOUGLAS. Dec. s.-The Third and Sixth battalions Sonora infantry. num- bering nine hundred men. left Agua Prieta today for Naco, from where they will entrain for Hermosillo. from where they will march to Dolores pass on the Sonora Chihuahua border. for the purpose of blocking the threatened Villa invasion il was stated officially al the headquarters of General r. Elias Gales. military commander of Sonora. News reaching General Gales from General Mursuia indicted that his col umn was pursuing scattered Nillista attachments toward the pass and they
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-06-16
sALUTES By GUNFIRE.
Origin of the Custom and of the 101
Blasts For Monarchs.

There is a good deal more in this
most delicate and important matter of
salutes by gunfire than is always un-
derstood 1t has a history Of its own,
which goes back nearly as far as the
use of gunpoWder in war, and whether
1t was adopted as a means of reassur-
ing ones visiting acquaintances that
ones guns were empty of cannon balls
and ones soul of guile or whether it
was begun merely as an organized
noise in honor of a guest does not
greatly matter
Toward the end of the fifteenth cen
tury a salute of guns was a recognized
compliment, though the number to be
fired seems to have varied. An acct
dent IL said to have settled when to
stop firing in the royal salute. The
Emperor Macmillan l., returning to
the city Of Augsburg after an expedi-
tion, was received with what should
have been a salute OF a hundred guns
The officer III charge of the artillery
lost count in his nervousness and in
order to make sure that the full mum
Der was rendered discharged an extra
piece.
The city Of Nuremburg, which was
the next to have the honor of enter
tanning the emperor, thought that the
new number was official and followed
the example of Augsburg. Thus the
highest honor that was payable by
gunffre became 101 rounds.
The greatest salute ever fired was
that of 1,001 guns, which in 1910 greet
ed the arrival In France of the ship
bearing Napoleon's body from St He
lena, although ut the imperial durbar
in 1911 the imposing salute Of 1O1
guns, each fired by salvos Of six
pieces, was no bad second OF others
there was a salute fired some few
years ago at the blessing of the waters
Of the Neya by the present car that
might well have marked an epoch
There was also the salute without
which the kaiser on his famous visit to
Palestine refused to land at Beirut
Perceyal Landon in London Telegraph.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-06-16
Governor Whitman of New York Turns
Down Mischievous Bill.

In vetoing the labor law amendments
Governor Whitman did the right thing,
and he deserves credit for doing it
against the pressure of some business
and political interests. The bill may
have had some good points. If so they
We're inconspicuous beside its bad ones.
1t contained the vicious provision for
eightyfour hours of work a week for
women and minors employed in can
neries during the rush season. 1t abol-
ished the one day of rest in seven for
employees of dairies creameries and
kindred businesses. 1t permitted the
suspension Of the fifty -four hour
week provision of law whenever the ma
chinery of factory broke down, thus
transferring from the employer to the
employees the penalty for carelessness
and mismanagement
All these things were distinctly reac-
tionary, distinctly against the policy of
the state to protect its workers, to safe
guard their health and working power
against exploitation by ignorant or
greedy employers 1t was a grieyous
disappointment to find two members of
the industrial commission, which is as
signed to enforce that policy written in
the laws advocating this wrong and
mischieyous bill Fortunately the gov
ernor chose rather to take the broad
humanitarian view, which is essential
ly the intelligent and logical one, in
this case than theirs.
This veto should serve notice-f final
all blood suckers who would drain the
lives of their workers, that there is to
be no backward step in the canneries
or in any other phase of the protection
afforded by the labor law to the people
OF the state. New York state still re-
CARDS It's human beings as more impor-
tant than dollars of profit.-New York
| World
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-06-16
GROTESQUE FASHIONS.
Hats and Hair Frills In the Time of
Marie A Antoihetta


Some Of the fashions In France dur
ing The reign of unfortunate Queen
Marie Antoinette were exceedingly alb
surd, particularly hairdressing and
hats, which were trimmed with such
an extrayagant wealth of feathers that
the coaches had to have their seats
lowered. According to Mime. Campan,
mothers and husbands murmured, and
the general rumor was that the queen
would ruin the French ladies'"
One day Louis XVI. decided to for
bid the court in a body to follow the
royal hunt in coaches In order to be
freer he wished only to permit real
sportsmen to attend The noble ladies
Immediately rebeled and the Princess
of Monaco criticised the decision by
means of her headdress, upon which
arose a miniature royal coach, followed
by two gentlemen ON foot in CATERS
On the left OF this was displayed a
cypress garnished with black tears, the
large roots being formed of Grape.
More absurd still was The hairdress-
ing of the mother of Louis Philippe,
upon whose head every one could ad-
mire her son, the Duc de Beaujolais, in
the arms OF his nurse, as well as a par
rot pecking at a cherry
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-06-16
THIRST TAMES WILD BEASTS.
Savage Brutes Respect Each Others
Right TO Drinking Water.


Just as one dog will respect another
dogs bone SO even the fiercest forest
beasts have their unwritten laws and
their little conventions.
One common idea which has found
it's way into scores of books of adven-
ture is that the lion and tiger take ad-
vantage of the insistent call of thirst
to get a supper-that is to say, they 90
down to the water pool. the only one
for miles around, take d good drink
themselves and then lie in wait for
some gaZelle or giraffe or ibex coming
there for like purpose in order to
spring upon the poor creature while In
the act of drinking and make a meal
of 1t.
Yet this is a libelous estimate of wild
beast character. The fact is that there
is sort of truce of the water hole in
jungle and forest AS far as killing Is
concerned the drinking place is out of
bounds There is an invisible notice
board on its banks which says, Live
and Let Live" and it is implicitly
obeyed
There Is an order Of precedence The
rhinoceros gets first drink He is the
Dreadnought of the forest jungle
Then comes that old ironcad the ele-
phant
When he has lowered the tide mark
and made the water more like coffee
than anything else the big pussy cats
stroll down to quench their ardent
tongues-the lions. the leopards in AZ
rica, the tigers in India, the jaguars
and pumas In South America.
Meanwhile the shy animals-the gl
RATES., deer springboks and even the
buffaloes, although they are a match
for a lion-stand in the background
and wait till the carnivora have done.
But the latter never prevent their APP
proach to the water or waylay them on
their retirement And that is better
manners aye and better morals than
| many men show Pearson's.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-06-16
LABOR NOTES.

Longshoremen in New York have re
ceived an advance of 5 cents an hour
for day work. They Will get 80 cents
an hour for overtime and 60 cents on
Sundays and holidays.
Rigid enforcement of the law prohib-
iting smoking In factories IS to be the
rule from now on in New York state.
Several prosecutions in New York city
have resulted in fines on the viGlators.
The Journeymen Tailors' union OF
Montreal has secured wage increases
Of from 80 to 40 per cent.
The Minnesota State Federation Of
Labor meets at Hibbing on July II.
Five men were shot, one Of them ia
tally, at strike in Ansonia, Conn.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-06-16
Parrots of Mexico.

What the wild pigeon once was In
point of numbers to the United States
the parrot, of varying shades of color
and all sizes, is to old Mexico. Flights
of these birds frequently darken the
midday sun in the hot country, and
they become so tame around the camps
of engineers that the birds are given
individual names and soon become reg
ular pets. Whenever the parrots de-
sert the forest and alight on the
ground In the open spaces of the jun
gle the natives recognize their actions
as sure warning of an impending earth
quake
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-06-16
lNDIA'S FAMOUS ROAD.
1t Was the Worlds Greatest Highway
Before Rome Was Born.

Search where you Will YOU will find
no highway in the whole world so ro-
mantle as the Grand Trunk road of
India.
A stately avenue of three roads in
one-the center Of hard metal, the
roads on each side ankle deep in silvery
dust-fringed by double rows of trees,
it runs for 1,40O miles through the vast
northern plain which skirts the Hima-
layas, from Calcutta to far Peshawur,
which keeps sentinel ut the gate OF AT.
ghanistan
From horizon to horizon it stretches
like a broad white ribbon, as seemingly
ruler And dotted along its entire
length are hundreds of serais (wayside
rest houses), each with its arched and
turreted gateway, its spacious inclos-
ure, IN which humans share shelter
with oxen, camels and goats, and It's
central well of sparkling water.
For 1900 years the Himalayas have
looked down on this road and seen 1t
as they see 1t today. 1t was the worlds
greatest highway before Rome was
Graded, when the aboriginal Indians
drove their cattle over the very spot
where the motorcar dashes today.
Alexander the Great led his Greeks
along it to the conquest of northern
India, and Buddha himself took his
daily walks along it centuries before
Christ was cradlad
1t has seen a hundred generations
come and go, a score of dynasties rise
and fall. And yet today it is to the eye
exactly the same as in the long gone
years when Nineveh was a proud city
New York Journal.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-06-16

@ Lots of people and corpora
@ tions in the country mean well
@ by offering substitute measures
@ for those demanded by organized
g labor. Take the uplift move (
@ ments of some corporations. They 4
g are voluntary offerings, but the (
g motive behind them is too trans (
@ parent. The motive is the de- (
g struction of unionism and OF In (
@ dividual liberty. And it hasn't (
@ taken deep root. Take the Har- (
@ vester trust, for instance. 1t
q went into the scheme in some of (
@ its plants Of ameliOrating condi- (
@ tions and profit sharing. Yet
@ right now at Deering, ILL.,, the
@ workers are demanding better
@ conditions. They realize that
@ what the employer gives he can
@ take away. What the organized (
:. labor movement procures through
@ collective cooperation is per-
9 manent and durable. It's con-
@ tract.-Frank Morrison.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-06-16
Printer Gets Office.

William Young. president of Typo
graphical union No. of Philadelphia
has been appointed by Governor Brum
baugh to fill vacancy ON the Penn
sylvania state industrial board Mr.
Young has been president Of the Phila
delphia Typographical union for ten
years. He also is president of the Al
lied Printing Trades council of that
city. He is forty five years old.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-06-16
Milwaukee Favored.

Milwaukee Is looming up for the
1917 convention of the Wisconsin State
Federation of Labor, which meets this
year in Fond du Lac. Next year Will
be the twenty-fifth anniversary of the
formation Of the federation. As it was
founded in Milwaukee. it is urged that
Milwaukee viii be the most fitting
place for next years meet The Fond
du Lac convention begins its sessions
July 10.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-06-16
Contemporary Opinion Of Beethoven.

Symphony appeared the conservative
critics declared that they were the
confused explosions Of a talented
young mans overweening conceit."
The Second symphony was called q
monster, dragon wounded to death
and unable to die thrashing around
with its tail in impotent rage Later
Won Weber declared Of the sublime
Seventh Symphony that the extrava-
gances Of this genius have reached
their ne plus ultra and Beethoven is
quite ripe for the madhouser'- Dole in
Famous Composers
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-06-16
A Remarkable Shawl.

The empress OF Russia was once pre-
sented with a shawl of a remarkable
kind. 1t is contained in box only a
few inches square, in which it fits cas-
lily, yet when it is shaken out it is ten
yards square. This notable gift was
the work of some women weayers IN
Orenberg, southern Russia by whom it
was presented. The box containing 1t
is of wood, with hinges, hoops and
fastenings of beaten silver.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-06-16
A War Horse.

A professor who had bought a shabby
looking horse asked his coachman to
try it. After the animal had been
driven around the road few times the
professor asked Pat:
what do you think of him?"
"Bedad, he'd make fine war horse"
said Pat.
why, how is that?" asked the pro-
fessor
Because" said Pat he'd sooner die
than run. Pittsburgh Telegraph.