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Arizona republican., 1916-12-11
Congress To Get
 Busy This Week
 On Pending Bills
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 WASHINGTON, Dec. 1O.-Congress will get down to actual work this week Three measures are rea1y Tor immediate consideration. They are the District of Columbia prohibition bill, immigration bill and corrupt practices measure.
 Corrupt practice legislation probably will be displaced temporarily by the immigration bill when the senate meets tomorrow, inasmuch as demo- cratic leaders are considering revising the former measure and pressing it for final action. The immigration bill with its literacy test probably will pass the senate without prolonged discussion The prohibition bill for the District of Columbia is to be urged by Senator Sheppard from the Democrats and Senator Kenyon for the Republicans Its passage by the senate is expected
 Senate Democrats will caucus Wednesday to choose d successor to the late Senator Clark as president pro tempore. Senator Saulsbury of Delaware is the most active candidate The caucus also will consider the legis- lative program The house probably will do little expect routine work until after the Christmas recess
 President Wilson's vocational edu = cation bill will be called up tomorrow and Chairman Hughes of the education committee hopes that it will pass be- fore night. The purpose of the measure Is to help state schools, teaching agri- culture and trades. by paying teachers salaries in part and establishing schools for the development of instructors in these branches.
 Chairmanf Lever of the agriculture committee hopes to get his cotton standardization bill up this week too.
 Speaker Clark has not abandoned his fight for d shorter Christmas recess
 President Wilson will discuss legis- lative questions this week with several members of the senate and house, in- cluding Senator Sheppard chief prohi- bition advocate in the senate, where a determined effort 1t to be made soon 10 pass a District of Columbia prohi- bitnon bill.
 Almost every night during the week Mir. Wilson will be busy with social engagements. including d theater party tomorrow night. dinner given by him to the cabinet Tuesday night d dinner given by him Thursday night to state executives attending the governors conference and a dinner in his honor to be given Friday night by the vice president and Mrs Marshall
 As president of the American Red Cross the president will preside at session of the annual meeting of that organization here Wednesday
Arizona republican., 1916-12-11
FIGHTING IN
 TRENCHESHAS
 BECOME AN ART.
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 WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN FRANCE, Dec. :. (via London, Dec g. l-tFrom staff correspondent of the Associated Press)-The present phase of the fighting along the British front may be classed as essentially imper- sonal by day but intensely personal by night
 During the short gray winter. day light, big guns back of the fighting lines hurl tons of high explosives against the German positions The largest are far, far away and on thick. misty days the results of this contin- uous, harrassing fire are conjectured rather than seen. This is the imper- sonal side of war
 With the coming of night. however. all is changed. Then men meet face to >face, and hand to hand and primitive methods Of mortal combat come again into play in the midst of all the genius of war. The long, dark nights are ideal for trench raids.
 Few of them ever gain the distinction of mention in the official communica- tions but in the aggregate they yield most satisfying military resuHs. Not only is there n cumulative effect upon the German casualty list but many prisoners are taken and useful nfOr- nation obtained
 Styles in trench raiding change from time to time. Just now the popular method seems to be to lombard a given section of a trench and. then set up a barrage or curtain Of shells behind which the raiding party crosses that perilous strip of shell ploughed ground known as No Mans Land
 The raiders dash into the trench. clear it of its defenders in any way the eXigencies require and then dash home again for shelter from the inevitable re- taliatory shell fire from the Germans.
 It is one of the strange psychologists of this strange war that while grim death rushed swiftly and surely into the German trenches with the raiders. these same English Tommies or Cana dians or Australians, a few minutes later may be sharing their hot mid night rations with the very men who by good fortune or quick decision, es- capped the fury of their deadly on- slaught Later, these prisoners are passed back behind the lines To join their brethren from other raids. There was a time when the Cana dians carried out raids in true Ameri- can Indian fashion. Small parties would creep snake-like over NO Mans Land, cut tntH Way lhtouhH -ie hSii p'H N4tN entanglements and lie in wait just be- hind the parapets of the trenches where they could hear all that Was said and | all that was going on within. often II would take two or three hours to get across No Mans Land" There have been many instances where, after work of this character hot cocoa has teen ! sent out to raiders lying under the Ger man parapets to warm them and re- ! fresh them for the attack.
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Arizona republican., 1916-12-11
To Increase Presidents Salary
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 WASHINGTON Dec 1oAn effort by the American of 10 induce congress to salary or 'ne united States government from president meeting today.
 resolutions were adopted setting forth that not the be earnestly peoned ranging to 8 3 per cent to all government employees
 The a as lows:
 of 33 3 rate of less than B 6y the month or sf09o f paid by the
 Poes receVng salaries of s1Oo menth increase of 25 pei cent ~ TN - annGm Of 20 psrce ~ 'O p'' empoyes annum of cent O pN' Employees receiving salaries o nor ,o,,
 Should the by .itbout .ov pres'oenT cabinet officers Ten per cent increase labor ' e''' ' ''e lower ps'd
 o' increasing already house and i 'aNen up this increases instan e 'ee0"'"enoeo
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 LONDON, Dec. l0-The official list of the new ministry issued tonight follows the unofii ial forecast with two or three minor changes.
 Mir. Lloyd George. Lord Miner. Earl Curzon. Andrew Bonar Law and Arthur Henderson form what is of ficially termed the war cabinet. Wnle the others, who ordinarily have been designated as cabinet ministers. are called heads of departments
 Iris novel organization copcen,rates far more power in the hands of the prime minister than the British sys- lem has ever known. Mir. Lloyd George has not hesitated 10 place him self in the position more closely re- sembling dictatorship than he was willing C. give his predecessor
 The war cabinet will hold daily sessions, directing ehe' prosecution of the var and the free lom of Mir Lloyd George, Lord Miner and Mir. Hender- son from departmental duties will allow them to doSote all their time to the war council. The work of the eNcheeuHr and government leadership iu the house of commons vii absoro most of Mir. Hcnar Laws time and attendance on the house Uf lords will necessitate Earl Curzor's absence from the council freQCently. So NIT. Lloyd George. Lord Alnner and Mr Henderson will be the chief diciat .rs of the War
 For political purposes. the govern mont win bc by a government Of four. Whether there is any plan for meet ings of ali the heads ol departments of cabinet rank Is not known yet. but councils u which the ministers uf foreign affairs var and the aduira ~ narticipate with :he others whose duties directly concern war msasureS will hc certain
 A meeting af tre privy ccuncI Wiil he held tomorrow for the swearing in Of tho ministers The prime mini sto- will make a s"eech m t~e house of commons Tueedat in which fe win declarc the poiiry Of The new grv,.n- mert fna hi'l will ho infrod'i ei cralyine the members tn take trcir sea's without going t'-~augh ti'e f'r- malitv of new election which the lsw domards when a rem CT acce-ts a position under the c~oHu
 The compleXinn of the uen govern ment is twelve llne-..ls f'fte"a a~io~- ists three lahorites 7ed the nr si- dents or tho boards of trade and edu-
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BIG PORTION IF
 RUMAN|A|V ARMY
 HAs BEEN KILLED
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IEHLIN Dec. lO.-CPy wireless to aayviile)-The Rumanians have lost approximately 1l2,00G men m prisoners since kumania entered the war. or about one-sizth of tneir army besides suffering casualties estimated at abont 5Vo'oOO. writes the military critic of the overseas News agency today.
 The Tcutonie victory has made pos slbie the shortening Of the front bv about 3fO miles, continues the critic.
 The German losses are declared 10 have, been astonishlngly small. One army corps which made 900 prisoners and besides is calculated to have ;,e-n accountable for G.000 casualties in the opposing ranks, had itself considerably Tess than LOCO casualties. writes the military critic. who also instances the capture by the TeEtonic forces during the past week Of nearly 30,000 men in prisoners besides immense quantities of cannon machine guns material and supplies
 ne great Russian offensive on the north, pressed in force and at a cost or great sacrifices in an effort to save portions of the northern Rumanian ar- my. ls declared to have been badly de- Dleted.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-11
Cruiser Encapes

NEW YORK. Dec. lO-A heavily armed steamship fitted with torpedo tubes has been sighted about 500 miles north of the Azores in the middle of the steamship lane according to wire less warning flashed tonight To mer- chant vessels of the entente allies by d British or French cruiser lying off Sandy Hook
 The message said.
 Sighted d. m. December t latitude 4S.45 west, lonitude 27.51 north steamer Of about 1000 tons. $50 feet long and 45 feet beam Vessel well armed and fitted with torpedo tubes Had one short. broad funnel and two masts. Steamer probably high speed Make all preparations"
Arizona republican., 1916-12-11
Personnel of New Government

LONDON. Dec 10 o-Officill an- nouncement was made tonight that the government mad been ~ans.tetcl. |. with a war cabIneS comprising the fol- lowing.
 Premier David Lloyd George. lord presidcn: of he council. Earl Curzor. who also will De government lc der in the house of lords Arthur Tender son. minister without portfolio Icra Miner minister without portfolio. end Andrew Honar Law. Chancclior of the eXchecuer. who has teen asked Dy 'ic premier tc act as le1aer in tEe huuse lf commons. and also as mom- Der ol the war cabinet without ben- expected Co attend regularly.
 The other members of the ministry who gre not in the war cabinet are
 Lord high chancellor. Sir Robert P9nrafvne FinlaN- secretary of state for foreign affairs Arttm J Raiforr; secraiarv of s'afe for tHe cclo- io-
Arizona republican., 1916-12-11
WITNESS RESTORED ID C|T|ZE NSH|P
 BY THE PRESIDENT
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SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. le.-The second week of the trial for conspir- acy of Franz Bopp. German consul general Baron E. H. won Schack. vice consul. Lieutenant G. w. von Brincken. military attache. and four others. is ex- pected to open tomorrow at the admis- sion of important testimony of Louis J. Smith, one time confidential agent of the consul. The defense prevented Smiths appearance last week as q wit ness for the prosecution by showing that he once was convicted by an army eourt martial. 4 presidential pardon is expected to reach here early this week and restore him to citizenship and eligibility as a witness
 Smith, who claims to have been em- ployed by the German consulate to blow up entente munitions shipments and Canadian railroad tomnels prob ably will take the stand on Thursday or Friday.
 Consul Bopp and Baron von SchaclS will take the stand shortly thereafter was indicated today by the defense seventy y-fifth birthday by fasting for fifteen daNS
Arizona republican., 1916-12-11
CLASH WITH BANDITS
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FIELD HEADQUARTERS AMERI- CAN ARMY IN MEXICO. Dec. l0.- Reports brought to headquarters by travclers today tell Of fighting be- tween MeXicans of the Guerrero dis trict and Nillistas. which has been in progress for the past five days. Va queros on the Babicora ranch, an American owned property under their foreman. Maxine Marquez. have de felted hancit bands several times of late and it is believed possible that residents Of .he Guerrero district. en- coEraged by the success of Marquez. have broadencd their operations to combat both scattered bands of ban difs and Nillisias
Arizona republican., 1916-12-11
VILLA BANDIT TRIES TO KILL
 kINC'S CONSUL.
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 EL PASO. Dec. iQ.-A Villa bandit fired point blank at Captain Calvert Scoben British consul in Chihuahua City. the bullet lodging in a thick door which Captain Scoben succeeded in closing when he saw the bandit draw his pistol. a responsible Mexican refu- gee reported Co the refugee members of the Chihuahua City foreign colony upon his arrival here today
 A bandit drove up at the British consulate the first day Villa occupied the city. the refugee said. He asked d servant for Captain ScObell. he said the bandit adding that he had impor- tant papers for him. The servant di- rected the soldier to the room occu- pied by Captain Scobeu. The British consul opened the door short distance 70 see who was without Without saying a word. the refugee said the bandit reached under his coat, pulled his pistol and fired as Captain Scobell slammed the door shut. The man then fled from the house
 Captain ScobeN has been in charge of the American interests in Chihuahua City since the American consul was ordered to the border.
 This refugee also confirmed the re- port 0f fighting west of Chihuahua City between the Carranza forces under General Carlos OZuna and Villa com mand which had advanced from the ' illa base at San Andres The first troop train which was sent aeainst the bandits, the refugee said. was captured by the Villa forces west of Fresno early m the week and although reinforce Ineuts Were sent to Ozuna he was fcrced to withdraw into the capital Friday The fighting never assumed tAe importance of a battle. the Mexican sad. but was a series of running fights between Fresno and San Andres.
 Villa. after capturing many cannon From the Carranza troops. forced an expert Carranza gunner to accompany his train of artillery Co the mountains. the refugee said. He himself was i'm pressed by Villa and forced to drive a team Of horses while the bandit chie> vas carting the loot to the Mexico Northwestern station where it was .caued on trains and sent to the wes- tern part of the state
 Many more stores were footed than was at first known. this refugee. who was In the city throughout the fight ins' said The COncordia Clothing and hidnket factory. belonging to KeteIsen x Degetau, German firm. was footed of one thousand blankets for the bandit command, the refugee said and lOO. 900 pesos worth of goods taken from the store of the same firm by Villa with the consent of the owners he said tailoring establishment was footed. number of small stores robbed and many homes of Americans and other foreigners sacked he said.
 Railroad Cut
 JLAREZ. Dec. iG-An unofficial re- port was received here tonight, that
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DEUTSCHLAND HAS
 RETURNED TO BASE
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 BERLIN. Dec. 10, (by wirelss to Sayville) The German commercial submarine Deutschland. returning from the United States, arrived at noon to- day off the mouth of the Weser
 The return of the Deutschland marks the successful completion of the sec ond round trip of the undersea boat to the United States. On her voyage just finished she made the passage in nine teen days, having left New London November 2l. Her previous eastard trip from Baltimore took her 2S days. Her two westward voyages occupied respectively. 16 and 2l days.
 The Deutschland on both of her trips. brought valuable cargoes, chiefly of dyes and chemicals. On her present voyage she took a cargo estimated at 5000, 900 in value and official mail for Germany.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-11
NO DAMAGES GIVEN

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 RED OAK, iowa. Dee. 10.-The Jury lu the case of lofmer =Siate Senator F z. Jones against J. N Nikerson. a kansts itv detective. charged with libel in the circulation of alleged rum OTIS connecting Jones with eight ax, murders at Nillisca. Iowa. in 1912. returned 9 verdet for the defendant al l--l5 o'clock Monday morning Jones sued for s6N. .009 damages. The case was given to the jury at I9 55 0 'clo-i, Saturday night
Arizona republican., 1916-12-11
WAR SUMMARY
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 Little fighting is in progress on any of the fronts except iu Rumania. Here the Teutonic allies. according to Der lin, are still making progress. Petro- grad asserts, however. that the Rumam- ians northeast of Bucharest have turned on the offensive and driven the Austro- Germans back Along the Pennsylvania Rumania front Petro- grad reports progress for the Russian height.
 Rulgarians are crossing the Danube southeast of Bucharest Seemingly an impediment win he placed in the way of the retirement of the Rumanlans and possibly some of them may be caught between the Austro- Germans moving east and the Bulgarians driv- Ing north
 Aside from a German attack in the NOsges region near Col Sainte Marie. which was repused by the French. and the recaptIre by the Germans Of a sap in Champagne the French had entered after it's evacuation. only lombard ments and minor engagements have taken place along the line in France and Belgium.
 Berlin records the repulse of heavy attack by the entente troops near Mon astr while Paris reports the capture by the British south of Seres. Greece. of Turkish positions
 A violent bombardment is in progress east of Gorizia and on the Carso plateau of the Austro- Italidan theatcr.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-11
British Ship Rams Submarine, CQbtasn
 Taken aS PylSOne1
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BERLIN. Dec 10, (via London). .-- The British steamer Caledonia was Der f. it was officially announced to- day. Her captain was taken prisoner.
 The official statement reads:
 The British passenger ship Caledo- German submarine'e The submarine fired torpedo which sank the steam CT. The commander of the steamer. Captain Blaikie, was made prisoner"
Arizona republican., 1916-12-11
May Test New Cabinet

LONDON. Dec. 10.-The German an nouncement that the British steamer Caledonia attempted to ram sub- marine and that Captain Blaikie was made prisoner may furnish an oppor- tunity to test the temper of the new government.
 The Germans executed Captain Charles Fryatt of the merchant steam CT Brussels last July for a similar ac- tion and many demands were heard in England that the government should have notified the Germans of reprisals in such an event
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Walter Hume Long; secretary of state for War, ;he Earl of Derby; secretary of state for India, Austen Chamber lain. president or the local govern ment board, Bai on RLondda: presi- dent Cf the board of traue, Sir Albert Stan'oy, minister Hf lator. John Hedge; first lord of the admiralty Sr Edward Carson: minister Of mt nitions Dr. Christopher Addison; minister Of blockade, Lord Robert Cc- cil' food controller, Baron Davenport. shipping conuol CT. Sir Joseph Patton Maclay president of the board of ecicatlon. Hertert A. l.. Fisrer. first commissioner Of woTis. Sir Al ned M Mond; chancellor Of the duchy of Lancaster. Sir Frederick Cawlcy. ros'master general. Albert lllinSWoith. minister c. pensions, George \. Barnes. attorney general Sir Frederick F. Smith. solicitor gem eril Gordon HeWart K e.. s..retary for Scotland. Mr MuE~o. lord ad- vooate, James A Clyde x r.. soici- tor gererai for Scailui. Tromas E. Morrison, k C.. lord iieEterant If Ireland. paron Wimtornc cttef see retary fol Ireland Hnry F. Duke. lord chancellor for II land. lana jus J. OErien. K. C-
 f O ccptig the office of lord ligh chan cellor stipulated ihat li. r.Eat to q pc0 on be W iyed
 The new lord high chancellor. Sir Robert Pannat,ne Finlay has twice before held positions 'r tte govern ment having teen solicitor general and cttornev general He is a un.on- isi member Of narliament.
 Sir George Cave Is a lawyer and unionist member Of parliament
 ParGn Rhordda was David A. Bp- mas, head cf the CambIian coal com finaton ard was known as the
 British coal king He has sat twice in parliament as liberal member He Was ore of the survivors of the steamer Lusiiania when she was sunk In 1915. Ia;cr. he Was sent acrDss the Atlantic fo represent tho muni- tons department ot tho british gov e'nment in he United States end canaGa rn his ro'wn to Engiana re was created baron bv King George.
 sif Albert Stanley is general man ascr of the underground railwny sys- tenn of London. For a number of
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May Come Back

NEW LONDON, Conn. Dec. 1O.-Of- ficials of the Eastern Forwarding com pany and the crew of the interned North German Lloyd liner Willehad were highly elated tonight when the news reached them of the Deutsch- lands arrival in German waters.
 Company officials were non-commital when asked whether the submersible would make another trip to New Lon don this year.
 Ii Is known that stevedores have been ordered to report at the dock early in January.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-11
Rritania Goes Down

LISBON. Dec. 9. tvia Paris. The British steamer Brittania has been sunk by a submarine. The captain was made prisoner Twenty three survivors of the crew have arrived here while fifteen are missing
Arizona republican., 1916-12-11
spanish steamer sunk

LONDON. Dec To- Lloyds shipping agency announces that the spanish steamer Bravo of l.2l4 tons gross has been tropedoed. The crew was landed
Arizona republican., 1916-12-11
Two More

QtIMPER. France. Dec Q fvia Lon don. Dec. 19.l-The Norwegian steamers Medium and Faik have been torpedoed but their crews were saved
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PANI STARTS BACK; CARRANZA WON'T SIGN
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 LAREDO. Tex. Dec 1O.-Alberto J. PaDi of the MeNican-American joint commission on border differences, passed through here today en route to Washington He refused to discuss the protocol which he carried to Carranza for the first chiefs signature.
 Senor Pani replying to a question as to whether or not the protocol had been signed. said that out of difference to his colleagues on the commission he must observe silence until he conferred with them.
 From private but apparently reliable information. however it was learned that the protocol had not been signed by General Carranza but that Senor Pani is carrying a reply from General carranZa, requesting a few minor changes in phrase0logy. It was said the document as a whole met with Carranza's approval and that. with the changes desired having been made, ar- rangements for his signature would be authorized by telegraph.
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of United States District Attorney II. Snowden Marshall of New York to avoid appearing before the house of representatives to answer a contempt charge growing out Of impeachment proceedings against him
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Just Announced

LONDON, Dec. 1O.- Telegraphnp from Jassy. the provisional capital oi
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Railroad Cu+

JLAREZ. Dec. iG.-An unofficial re- port was received here tonight, that
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seventy fifth birthday by fasting for fifteen days.
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