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The Nome daily nugget., 1916-08-23
international News Service.

Internationai News Service.
 BRITISH FRONT Aug. 23.-The capture of one of the high ridges over looking Thicpval yesterday afternoon is the prominent featuer of the Brit ish activities along the Somme front.
 The position was heavily defended and Was taken by the British after an artillery pombardmcnt of terrific intensity. The curtain of fire poured by the British guns back of the Ger man lines effectually prevented the German reserves from coming to the rescue of their hard pressed comradc and was. easily the heaviest that has occurred along this line since the com mencement of the allied push on June first.
 Some of the German trenches which were seized intact were built two years ago and have successfully re- sisted all earlier efforts 10 take them. over two thousand yards of the first
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WILSON CONTINUES HOSTILITY
 ID LITERARY TEST

will again veto the measure that he event of it being brought before him without the objectionable literacy pro- vision being eliminated.
 Although great pressure has been brought to bear to have the revenue bill carried over, owing to the proba- present time will delay the close of the session, q vote on the question of side tracking the bill yesterday result ed in the measure being held for i'm
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of difficulties through the medium of arbitratiNe methods is needed and some will probably be passed in order to handle d similar crisis should one develop in the future.
 Senator Newlands and Representa- tive Adamson, chairman of the house and senate interstate commerce com mittees met the president at the White House this morning and were closeted strike prospects. Newlands assured
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GERMANY ADMITS
 BRITISH GAINS ON SOMME
International News Service.

International News Service.
 BERLIN, Aug. 22.-The general staff report this morning admits the capture of the projecting angle posi- tion by the British along the Thiepval- pozieres front after hard fighting yes terday.
 The German offensive both north and south of the Somme continues today. Both the French and British activities in this section are confined to a narrow front where the German positions are slightly weaker than at other points. Along all other sec tions the enemy Is being held in de- cisVe check.
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ITALIANS CLAIM
 IMPORTANT GAINS
International News Service.

ROME, Mug. 2%.-Reports to the quarters today announce the capture of several strong Austrian positions along the western slopes of Monte To- fama and the adjacent ridges.
 The capture of this position further increases the scope of Italian opera lions in the advance toward Trieste. \ number of prisoners were captured
 Although still conducting q deter mined resistencc, the Austrian defense is gradually weakening and extended advances along the Gradiska front are expected at an early date.
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MEXICAN COMMISSION TO
 MEET IN SEPTEMBER
International News Service.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 23.-Secre- tary Lansing and Senor Arredondo, the Mexican representative, have de- cided that the American Mexican commission will meet during the first week in September some where on the New England coast. The American members of the commission will b0 Franklin K. Lane of the interior de- partment, Judge George Gray. of Wilmington. and Dr. John Mott. of New York. Mott is the secretary of the International Young Mems Chris tian Association.
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U. S. TROOPS WILL WITHDRAW
 UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS
International News Service.

WASHINGTON, Aug. PA state department announcement today as scrts that the American delegates to the border conferenccwhch il is hop ed will settle the Mexican difficulties, have been instructed to announce to the Carranza representatives that the American troops will be withdrawn from Mexican soil immediately, pro- vided that proper provisions are made by the Mexican government to protect the American border from armed in cursions of Mexicans.
 The conditions to be presented are three in number. The first provides Chat Carranza must maintain d border force of twenty thousand men on his side of the border they to cooperate with twenty thousand American sol diers who will patrol the American side.
 The alternative proposition is to create d neutral zone on the Mexican side of the boundary where American troops will operate. Also Carranza must sign an agreement guaranteeing as far as possible protection to Amer iican property adjacent to the border line.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-08-23
GERMANS PENETRATE FRENCH
 LINES SOMME FRONT

the French and British are engaged in an attempt to advance their lines along the Combles road
 Fighting still proceeds along the Vcrdun sector with no important thirty hours
 Air scouts report general realign- ment of troops going on behind the German lines. indicating contemplated changes in the line of attack.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-08-23
GERMANS PIERCE FRENCH LINES
BRITISH DRIVE RESULTS
 CAPTURE THIEPvAL RIDGE

line and supporting trenches were captured by the British together with a large number of prisoners. Some of the captured men were formerly on the Ncrdun front and these declare that the fury of the British fire di- rected along their supporting lines cclipsed even the tremendous bonn bardments on the Nerdun front.
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International News Service.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 23.-Despite the efforts of the republicans to force consideration of the immigration, there is every reason to doubt that the measure will receive consideration at the present session owing to the at titnde of President Wilson, who has again reiterated his statement that he cannot approve of the bill as long as the literacy test is contained. Those close to the president assert that he
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International News Service.

PETGOGRAD Aug. 23.-The cap ture of two heights along the Hun garian frontier north and south of Covella mountain by the Russians, is recorded in the grand headquarters statement today.
 The Russians are again advancing steadily in the western section of Galicia. the Bothmer offensive having fallen away in the face of the heavy counter offensive of the Letchitzky forces.
 The Russian advance also con
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Germans Fiercey Attack Thiepval
 Positions. International News Service.

LONDON, Aug. 23.-An official re- port from British field headquarters the repuse of two German counter attacks against the newly captured positions held by the British along the Thiepval ridge.
 The reports says that the Teutons directed two furious drives against the British line but were halted before they could gain a foothold in their
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the Blitsh and French total seventy two vessels with a total displacement of i96 ,050 tons S:lilc the German losses for the same period are twenty five warships with a total displacement of 62.6 .663 tons. The statement includes only those ships which are definitely nnown to have been sunk.
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ATTENTION REPUBLICANS.

A meeting of the Republican Club will be held in Burgh Hall on Thurs day at nine o'clock D. m.
 By w. DARCY CHACE, Pres.
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SLAVS ADVANCING ALONG
 HUNGARIAN FRONTIER

tinucs along the Stokhod with the Tcutons offering strong resistence.
 Heavy fighting is also in progress aong the line of the of the Lemberg BrodY railroad where the Austrians have concentrated strong forces 10 oppose further Russian progress to- ward the Galician stronghold.
 Severe weather is seriously hinder
 army operations along the Dvina although severe fighting continues in hat region.
 sL-pSGuIRIs IsAR THE NJ -GGEr
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International News Service.

PARIS, Aug. 23.-The official report of the war office today admits that the Germans have penetrated the French lines at several points along the Somme front after a furious offen sive.
 The report says that the Teutons succeeded in gaining a foothold in the French defenscs near Estres and also penetrated the French lines southward of the Somme.
 Furious fighting continues in the
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HOUSE ELIMINATES OBJECTION
 ABLE FEATURE ARMY BILL
International News Service.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.--The sen ate today passed the army apropria- appended and has asked the senate to reincorporate the measure without the exemption for retired officers clause which caused the president to veto the bill after the earlier passagG
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-08-23
BERLIN ISSUES COMPARATIVE
 STATEMENT OF NAVAL LOSSES
International News Service.

BERLIN. Aug. 23.-An official ad- miralty check of the total naval losses sustained by the British French and the war 10 August l, discloses that the allied osses are three times as great as those of Germany. The losses of
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-08-23
International News Service.

Inte efnatIonaI NeWs SerVIce.
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-Follow- ing conference with President Will son over the railroad situation this morning, Senator Newlands volun- teered q statement to the newspaper men that legislation of some eharact- CT is needed to prevent the recur- renee a like crisis in the future.
 Newlands declared that he was firm ly convinced that legislation of some
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Berlin Ignores Capture Thepval Ridge. International News Service.

BERLIN, Aug. 23.-Thc official declares that the British, in spite of their terrific efforts to drive forward Ut Thiepval. have so far failed to en- circle the town.
 The reported capture of the Thiep- val ridge by the British yesterday is completely ignored in the communica- ton which asserts that the Germans are conducting a heavy offensive in this region.
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former works. The war office state ment declares the new positions of the greatest strategetical importance owing to their command of il wide area.
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MEWlANDS BELIEVES STRIKE
 LEGISLATION NECESSARY

the president that he did not believe that strike legislation was needed at the present time as it is probable that the situation can be met in other ways.
 The committee of eight railroad presidents reported yesterday after noon that they were unable to reach an agreement but would continue thelr meetings.
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mediate consideration. The vote was thirty two to twnty three in favor of consideration.
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Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-05-18
STATE TAX COMMISSION OFTEN
 REQUESTED TO GIVE OUT DATA

value of the producing mines of Ariz. under proposed law $69, ,927. .30705.
 Subtracting above from actual as- sessment leaves deficiency of valu- ation under proposed mine tax bill of S4S,09S, ,69669.
 It will thus be seen that under the provisions of the Special Mine Tax Bill'' the total valuation of all of the producing mines of the state would have been slightly under $7O,000,OOO tor the year 1915, and that the valu- ation and assessment actually placed on the same property by the Tax Commission was approximately 70 per cent higher. or slightly more than $11S,000, 100000. The figures above set forth have been carefully checked and are absolutely correct.
 In conclusion I will state that the relation existing between the Tax Commission and Mining Companies of the State at the present time are highly satisfactory and cordial. Prac- tically every company shows a dis position to be fair and furnish all of he information necessary to arrive at an equitable assessment. The insur- mountable difficulties predicted by certain members of the last legisla- ture, in valuing and assessing the mines, did not materialize, but on the ontrary, majority of the companies have expressed satisfaction with the method used by the Commission.
 If few of the "quack tax doctors" will Hay off" during the next session of the legislature, am sure the min ing companies will gladly submit the taxation of their property to the same laws and authority that other classes of property are required to submit to, and the Mine Tax question will not again be the cause of two special ses- sions of the legislature, as it was in he year 1915.
 Very truly yours,
 CHARLES R. HOWE,
 Chairman State Tax Commission.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-05-18
ROOSEVELT BUSHES T0 MICHIGAN
 BECAUSE FORD VAS VICTORIOUS

as it's convictions on right or wrong, there will be no need of saying that we are fit to defend ouselves a little but not much," he said. ''The only right principle is to avoid hitting if possible; but never hit softly. To go to war with little but not much is a certain way to ensure disaster" He asserted further that "the extreme naval party of Germany recently ad- vocated a war with the United States, holding that it would result in Ameri- ca paying the war expenses of the Germanic allies"
 Later
 Hundreds of children greeted Roose- welt when he arrived here today as the guest of the American Day cele- bration. He addressed the Boy Scouts at the station, advising them not to te mollycoddles. He said he approved of the organization because it taught the boys to fight for truth.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-05-18
NOTES FROM LOCAL
 ARMY HEADQUARTERS

Major Wilson Chase reached Yuma this morning directly from Washing ton, where he has heretofore been at. tached to the War College, but now assigned to duty with the battalion stationed at this point, under com mand of Colonel French.
 Lieutenant Raymond c. Baird, for merly stationed in Honolulu, has reached Yuma and been assigned to duty with Col French and his batta- lion.
 Lieutenant Rowe has been assigned as regimental ordinance officer.
 Col. French and Adjutant Tiffany made a trip to Laguna dam yesterday ln company with Project Manager Lawson and were much impressed with the head works of Yuma's Irri- gation system.
 The boys of the Twenty-first U. &. Infantry, together with Col. French and his staff officers, are now given a taste of California sand storms. Heretofore they have been living for a long time on the rain and snow storms of Vancouver, where free meals were offered every day there was no rain, while Frank Ming, of the s. P. hotel offers Col French and his entire battalion free meals every day the sun doesn't shine Quite a difference-if it were not for those abominable Imperial valley sand storms.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-05-18
BIG BEND SITUATION
 NOT PERFECTLY CLEAR
sSr"iatad pr,as

MARATHON, May 19-Rosalio Hernandez, with about 300 men, Is en- camped about 40 miles south of where Langhorne's expedition was yesterday. It is now reported that Hernandez has total of 800 men in that vicinity. He is alleged to be acting independently, and it is unknown whether or not he is responsible for the Glenn Springs no attempt to apprehend the raiders.
 Col. Sibley's forces are expected to reach Boquillas by Saturday unless he is ordered to remain in Mexico. Mai. Langhorne will arrive about a day later.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-05-18
[. ]. ]. GROCERY
 BUYS RICK'S STOCK

The grocery business on Madison avenue, midway between Second and
 hird streets, which a few weeks ago vas purchased by MT. Kicks, was yes terday sold by MT. Kicks to G. B. Whitmore, Of the c. o. D. grocery, hO will remove the stock to his store in the Cotter block The vacated 'uiiding, of which MT. Kicks retains ownership, will be overhauled and an addition 2Ox34 feet will be built at tfe rear. Another business will soon opened in that place.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-05-18
Associated Rness)

DETROIT, May 19.-Col. Roosevelt is coming to Michi- gan because Ford was vic torious" in the vote of the people of Michigan at the re- cent preferential primary.
 He reiterated his opposi- ton to "all kinds of hyphen- ated AmericaniSm," and ad- vocated universal military service based on universal treating, and declared that the U. s. must abolish the pork barrel methods of na- tional defense" stop talking and get down to the business of thorough preparedness.
 If we make the nation as strong
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-05-18

The following interesting communication, printed i'll the Phoenix Messenger, will doubtless be read with great
 interest by taxpayers:
 Editor The Messenger,
 Phoenix, Arizona.
 Dear Sir: The Tax Commission has been requested on numerous occasions to give to the public data and infor- nation relative to the taxable valua- jon of the productive mines of the state under the plan adopted for the assessment of same by the commis- sion, as we'll as the valuation that
 would have been shown under the provisions of the proposed Mine Tax Law.
 Previous to this time the commits sion has not deemed it advisable to .agitate question that had apparently been amicably settled, in manner, supposedly satisfactory to all con- cerned.
 However, it appears from interviews furnished the daily press by some of the prominent politicians of the state, that some of them assume that mine tax legislation will again be an issue in the forthcoming political cam- paign."
 If this assumption is correct and well founded, it will doubtless be ot some interest to taxpayers to know comparative facts and figures as to what the valuation of the productive mines would have been, had the so- called Bacon Special Privileges Mine
 aX Bill' become a law.
 The bill provided that producing mines of the state be valued for pur- poses of taxation at a sum equal to four (4) times their net proceeds plus twelve and one half per cent of their gross proceeds of the previous year, after all expenditures in connection with the development and operation of the mine had been deducted. The above set forth were not subject to review or correction by any assessorial authority,
 The Tax Commission took the posi- tion then, and still holds, that under i the ad-valOrem system of taxation, no class of property is entitled to a privi- :. iege that cannot be accorded all other classes. This position is not founded on a spirit of antagonism toward the producing mines of the state, but rather from disposition to be abso- luteiy fair and impartial to all of the different classes of property that must of necessity, submit to being valued and assessed by some assessing au- i thority.
 Producing mines of the State were valued and assessed by Tax Con- for 1915 not including personal property) at $11S,O26,OO3.74. !
 Actual net of all producing mines in State as reported to Tax Com for the year previous" Q914 $15,796O60.32. .
 Total gross for same period was s53, ,994, ,52616.
 -Four time sabove net plus 121z per cent of gross proceeds equals total 1
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-05-18
(By B. F. Fly)

It is gratifying, indeed, to be able to state that the band stand in Sunset Park is to be built, and will be completed in time so it can be occupied on preparedness parade day and Decoration Day, May 30, for President A. B. Ming, of the Commercial Club gave me this good news today.
 The committee having the matter in charge has received bids for the construction, and <all that remains is to raise the money-$2 $225.
 The city park fund has $18O on hand, $100 of which can be devoted to this pur- pose. The balance can be raised within an hour by sub Scription. So it can be stated almost definitely that the band stand will be ready on schedule time.
 The idea of having Preparedness parade has taken firm hold among all the people of Yuma. From present outlooks at least three thousand will be in line, and if President Ming's ideas are carried out the number may easily be doubled. He wants every automobile in the valley, as well as dvery one across the river to agree to be in line for this patriotic event and there is every reason to believe they will be.
 An invitation will be sent all auto mobile owners in this section, through the Commercial Club, to participate in the event. This feature and other details will be worked out at tonight's meeting of the Commercial Club.
 Already we're assured of the hearty cooperation of Col. French and his battalion of crack troops of the 21st U. S. infantry, with the regimental hand under the leadership of Director Butler Superintendent Odle makes the same promise for the Yuma band and the Yuma Indian school; and Prof. McGraw, of the grammar school, promises that not less than 800 of his patriotic pupils will be in line. The high school will turn out as a body. So will the ever patriotic Elks; and, from al l can learn all other civic bodies in Yuma will do the same. It is to be hoped that all the Yuma valley schools, as we'll as the Bard school, will also be in line.
 There is to be no expense attached to the parade, unless it be the matter of providing flags for the schools. The central idea is to show the world that according to population, Yuma can turn out more people for an event of this character than any other town in the United States. New York in her immense parade furnished about five per cent of her population. Yuma will very likely turn out ninety.fIve per cent, and every man, woman and
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-05-18
German War Party Want J. g. to Pay Costs Of World Conflict
SUNSET PARK ID BE READY FOR
 MEMORIAL DAY DEMONSTRATION

child will be just as patriotic, just as enthusiastic, just as loyal to Old Glory as was any man or woman in the New York parade.
 The Fox Film company has been in- vited to come from Los Angeles and take a moving picture of the Yuma preparedness parade.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-05-18
MRS. WHIIkORE HAS
 FAMILY REUNION

Mrs. Carl Moser returned last even ing form a weeks visit at the Hard home place and reports good prospects for that promising section. Tuesday was her mothers birthday and a iam- fly reunion was held. Her brotller, Roy Whitmore, is making good as a Bard farmer.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-05-18

Hughes is the favorite Republican for president" says the chorus of Cemocratic newspapers; meanwhile, Roosevelt is a favorite with many thinking Americans of all parties.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-05-18

Examine our display of Summer Millinery before purchasing. The Mar vel. 51-55
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-05-18
YESTERDAY RESULTS
 IN BIG LEAGUE GAMES
Coast League

Coast League At Vernon: Oakland, 2; Vernon, T. At San Francisco: Los Angeles, 1 1; San Francisco, 1.
 At Salt Lake City: Portland, 4 {; Salt Lake City, II.
 American League At Boston: St. Louis, T. Boston, 1. At Philadelphia Chicago, 1; Phil adelphia, 5.
 At Washington: Cleveland, A.; Washington, ?.
 At New York: The Detroit-New York game was postponed on account of the extreme cold weather.
 National League At Chicago: Brooklyn, 8; Chicago, 4. At Cincinnati: Boston, 2; Cincin- rati, B.
 At St. Louis: New York, 3; Saint Louis, o.
 At Pittsburgh: Philadelphia, 3; Pittsburgh, 0.
Arizona sentinel Yuma southwest., 1916-05-18

The following interesting communication, printed in the Phoenix Messenger, will doubtless be read with great interest by taxpayers: