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Arizona republican., 1916-12-08
FLOOD DAMAGE CAUSE OF RAISE IN RATES FUR IRRIGATION WATER

The official water rental order for the 1917 season was received by Pro- iect Manager Cone from Washington yesterday morning The rate for the period starting December l. 1916. and ending September 30, 1917. were pub iished in The Republican about a week ago.
 In the official announcement. govern ment officials give reasons for effecting such large increase. They state that the former rates were insufficient to cover the costs of operation and main tenance. It is therefore believed that the rates from this time on will be higher than in the past
 The order from Washington is as follows:
 ]. The water rental contract for i1l7 Is drawn to run until September 3e. 1917. This is in accordance with num- erous requests from he Salt River val ley in order to accommodate the con tract with the agricultural year of that valley. IL has been found feasible to do this although it required some extra bookkeeping on the part of the Reclamation service.
 .. The rates adopted fo- the season of 1917 are as follows
 One dollar per acre for each acre .of irrigable land applied for. the payment of which will entitle the applicant to one acre-foot of water.
 Additional water will be furnished at the rate of 60 cents per acre foot up Co a total of three acre feet for each ir- rigable acre.
 All water in excess of three acre-feet Tor each irrigable acre will be charged at the rate of 75 cents per acre-foot
 3. It has been found that the charges heretofore made have been insufficient to cover the costs of operation and maintenance. The costs of operation and maintenance for the season from December l. 1915 to September 90. 1916. were as follows:
 Cost of Q. te NJ. less cost of
 free water delivered to-
 Western and Highline Ca
 nals ........... ...... ..... f&360 OOt.00 Total 'collections Dec. l. 1915
 10 Sept 30. 1916 .......... 229.93G00 Deficit ..................... 139O70. .00
 I. \ portion os the expenses were abnormal, due tO extraordinary flood damages to the amount of sini eco 0e. This still leaves a deficit of about S3s. 0h0.0O. showing that even the normal expenses were greater than the coiiec- tiOns. The rates fixed for the year 1917 are estimated 10 return about SlCG.- 01000 more than would be returned if the old rate were continued. This is considerably less than the deficit of the past year and may not be sufficient to cover the current expenses if the floods of the past year are repeated IT it produces any surplus above the actual cost of operation and maintenance. it will be credited to the project and will. 10 some extent. offset the deficit of last year.
 ;. The rate for deliveries about three
Arizona republican., 1916-12-08

acre-feet per irrigable acre remains the same as last year. i5 cents per refoot IL is designed to discourage waste. a principle which has the unan- imous approval of the association.
 6. Deliveries to the Highl.ne canal are at the rate of Sl.25 Der acre foot for all water delivered the higher price being designed to approximately cover the cost of the power consumed in plmping for these lands
 7 The deliveries of flood waters which would otherwise run to waste will be charged, as in the past. at one half the quantity actually delivered.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-08

turned rom their trip to Tucson.
 Mr Bland has returned from a business trip To Tucson
 Miss r.lma Cook is i'll at her home here
 Mr.. Maras is on the sick list.
 Mir. ". R. SiSks son and wife and NIT. Sisks sister are visiting here from Missouri
 The school did ample justice to itselt on Saturday night when it staged "A Dream of fairyland at the theater. l. attracted Iarc, crowd and netted q nice sum Go the plano fund.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-08
MACHINERY ARRIVING

thandIer people are much Interested in the numerous car loads of machinery which arrived in town this week IL is destined for work in the developing of a large tract of land south of Chandler winch was recently purchased by the Goodyear Tire Co. On Wednesday 200 head of mules arrived and these are but the forerunner of 800 head more. al least so Dame Rumor says
Arizona republican., 1916-12-08
MEETING DAUGHTERS
 CONFEDERACY TODAY

Daughters of the Confederacy will meet at two o'clock this afternoon in the blue room of tho Adams hotel
 Over fifty were present at the initial meeting of the chapter and the tenn porary officers believe that fully that many more will Join the society. In. charter will be open until January 10 which date has been selected in recog hilton of the birthday Of Robert r. Lee in whose honor the chapter will be named
 Mrs. Joseph Wahlstrom is the tenn pOrary chairman and Mrs. F. r. Bid dlngs the. secretary.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-08
MEETING OF THE CLUB

In room beautifully decorated with foliage. roses and chrysanthemums the library day meeting held by the Wom- ans club was a decided success. After the reading of the minutes by the sec retary, Mrs. Morrison, and a financial report by the treasurer. Mrs. Breustedt. the time Mna giHen nver in disc1issinns
Arizona republican., 1916-12-08
PERSONALS

Mir. and Mrs. W. $. Lemon were Wed nesday visitors in Phoenix on business connected with the Chandler store
 Dr. 4. J. Chandler and Attorney A. F.. Price are spending several days in Chicago looking after business in- terests.
 Mrs. L. F. White spent Wednesday in Phoenix
Arizona republican., 1916-12-08
REhEARsA sALs BEGIN

The M. F.. sunday school is busily at work preparing for q fine Christmas entertainment Tie committee in charge wjl meet the children on Tues day. Thursday and Saturday after HoOns
Arizona republican., 1916-12-08

of library work Mrs. W. J. Lewis read extracts from reports on library work in rural districts. Mesdames Dur fec. Dickinson and Pierpont spoke on library development and Mrs. Monroe read an original article on magazines best fitted for our needs. The after noon closed with the serving of tea and wafers and social session.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-08

Hire a little salesman st The Re publican office. < Want Ad will sec more customers than you can.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-08
Hayden Happenings

\ few friends of Miss Marcia Pat ton and MT. Fred Kent. accompanied them tO the parsonngc and Wifncssed
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-19
EDITOR SAYS GERMANY
WILL RUN AMUCK' At SEA
Declares If Cemanys Proposals Are Refused She Will
Have Paid the Last Debt She Owes World and Humanity
--WlI Proceed To Be More FrighfuI With Complete
Indifference to the Views Of Neutras No Stars or
Stripes Will Protect Ship In War Zone 2

London, Feb. 19-Germany must disa ard neutral
rights in fighting for her salvation IS the allies
soon agree to peace the Times today quo Macmillan
Harden foremost German writer as declaring in Die
Zukunft publication of which has been resumed under
government permit
eff Great Britain yearns for proof that we cannot
wound her heart with submarines and aircraft and if
she will not discuss peace until this has been proved the
Times quoted Harden the United States must reconcile
itself to the conviction that no further hesitation will
cripple our submarine warfare and stars or stripes
will protect ship in the war zone"
He declared Germany would have been content with
defensive measures months ago but that now she dare
not wait upon such course but instead must pursue
offensive to prevent her extinction.
In this connection he wrote that while Germany's
economic position not yet embarrassing other harvests
and fresh supplies of raw materials will become ncreas-
ingy difficult to obtain if Germany does not reach out for
fresh cOnquests and strike heavily.
"There is still short space of time in which Germany
might come to terms" he said "These peace offers
might include little disarmament a little international
socialism and proposal to pool war expenses If these
proposals are refused Germany will have paid the last
debt she the world and humanity and can proceed
to be ghtfu than ever with complete Indifference
to the views of neuras particularly the United States
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-19
FOR DRIVE
ON CONSTANTINOPLE
Russians Land Troops Near TrebizOnd On Black Sea-
Forces VIII March West to Join Army From Ezerm
Grand Duke Nicholas Plans Aggressive Armenian
Campaign---Wll Either March On COnstaninOpIe Or
Join British In MeSOpOtamia

London, Feb 19.-Under protection of warships, Rus
sian troops are landing 70 miles east Of Trebzond
Turkish Black sea port Only feeble resistance has
greeted them.
Petrograd advces indicate that these forces will move
westward to join the troops released for other service
by the fall of Erzeum, and heading for Trebzond
lnasmuch Trebizond is poorly fortified the joint ex-
pedon probably will encounter no serious resistance
The landing parties were transported from Batum
where they have been held in readiness for several
months The fact that they not used before leads
to the belief that Grand Duke Nicholas commands more
men than had been supposed and that he plans an
aggressive Armenian campaign, move toward Con-
stantnople junction with the British in Mesopotamia
Il the latter plan the one in mind it is expected the
Russians will go to Diarbekr 14O miles southwest of
ErzeTum
1t is believed that not more than 10000 Turks were
captured at Erzerum though this total will be sweled if
the retreat from that city becomes more confused The
defenders abandoned heavy artillery after unsuccessfy
attempting to destroy some of it.
Last nights Petrograd official statement said "the
forts in the fortress itself and in the surrounding cou
try are full of Turkish dead, and claimed that already
200 guns had been counted not to mention large quanti
ties of other booty.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-19

Norfolk, Va, Feb. 19.-(Special.)-
Lieut.. Hans Berg, who with crew of
% Germans, brought the captured Bri-
tish liner Appam to Hampton Roads af-
ter a voyage of over 5000 miles from
the Canary Island, talked of the Ger
man raider that captured the vessel and
the voyage of the Appam. He declined
to give description of the Moewe.
"She is a good vessel" he said. ''She
is better than the average craft we call
freighters. 1 would feel as safe on her
as 1 would on a cruiser. She cannot
be sunk esily and she can fight-oh,
she can fight terribly"
"Did you really come through the
Kiel canal on the Moewe7" he was
asked.
"That, my friend, is war secret.
Do you think vessel with guns fore
and aft, with mines, torpedoes and
ammunition of many kinds on boar'
could get by many enemy warships9 If
you believe it possible to do that, then
l will say we came from Kiel. We did
not grow in the Atlantic ocean. We did
not find guns on the shores around the
Canary Islands, and what ammunition
we got off captured ships would not
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-19

from which to make the spring. The
Germans are undoubtedly trying to
harass the allies in preparatory work
much as trench digging can be him
dered.
On the other hand, the French are
undoubtedly prepared for big Ger
man public opinion at home will de-
mand action in the wester theater Of
war, and French plans have, beyond
any doubt, been made for an attack
Surprise in Paris would not be great
were the Germans to try seeking a new
route to Paris.
Aat any event it seems little likely
that any real serious offensive move
ment will be undertaken by either side
until the weatherman turns on enough
good weather to make the handling of
artillery easy. Indeed, the slumping of
the past two or three days in the west
ern operations after a brief outburst
of activity, has been due to stormy
weather.
Rainy weather, with the accompany
ing saturated ground, bogs and loblol-
lies, is not especially helpful for an ad-
vance, inasmuch as big guns are the
backbone of the war and can scarcely
be moved to advantage over such posi-
tiOns.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-19

officer ran toward the gun ON the
Appam, we opened fire on her. But
only few shots were fired,
Fired on Two Ships at Once.
"We had the most excitement on
January IL, when we sighted the Bri-
tish steamers Corbridge and Farring-
ford almost at the same time. We
decided to take both ships at once, and
we started first for the Cobridge. We
signalled the vessel to stop and fired
at her, We kept our forward guns
trained on her and our after guns on
the COrbridge The Corbridge was near.
er and we were sure of taking her The
Farringford tried to get away, but we
ran her down about 4 O'Clock in the
afternoon. We were dropping shells
near the Corbridge all during the
chase, and did not stop until she hoisted
a signal of surrender.
owe brought both vessels near and
sent boarding party to each. We
blew up the Farringford with few
mines. The COrbridge was still afloat
when | last saw her. She had a good
supply of coal and we needed it..
"The capture of the other steam
ers was not important. We were dis.
appointed in most of them and lost one
OF the ships we wanted most"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-19
Germany Has Rlnndered

Washington, Feb. ly.-That Germany
has blundered in her decree of war
against armed merchantmen and realiz.
ing it, is now trying to find a wav ont
OF her difficulties was the interpreta.
tion put upon United Press Staff Cor.
respondent Ackerman s dispatches here
today. '' y
The fact that he revealed that Ger.
many does not want to be questioned
TOO closely about the decree was tbe
flrst word Of how the Teutons view
America S refusal to concur in the do.
erees. And il is believed the story con.
stltuted a hint that despite the utter.
anees of the German press, the kaiser =
government recognizes it has placed il.
self In a very awkward position. Inas.
much as Alderman did not state that
uermany will not reconsider its decree
II IS accepted here as an Indication tbat
Berlin may be willing to Weld to the
United States but is puzzled how 70 do
many. ''
Though Secretary Lansing would mot
comment on the Ackerman dispatch. AM.
other department official said;
Austria and Germany have blund.
cred. They made a mistake in issuino
the decree, which, in effect. is an ulti,
matum. The principal effect it has had
thus far is to impair seriously relations
between the United States and the cen.
tral powers. At time when there was
some sympathy with their contention
about armed ships, the Teutons issued a
decree to which the United States could
not possibly aecede.
"Our position, already officially ex.
pressed, is that any modification Of the
armed merchantmen phase Of interna.
tional law can only be achieved by
agreement of all parties concerned and
that it is as much usurpation Of au-
thority for the central powers to make
the declaration thar thev did. as it
would be for the United States to
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-19
Long Out in the Atlantic.

have sunk one of the vessels we cap
tured.
Long Out In the Atlantic.
"We were in the Atlantic long be
fore we sank the seven ships you
have heard of. You.will hear of others
that have gone down from shells fired
by the Moewe."
"But don't you think the British
fleet will capture and sink the
Moewe9"
"They will not know her. She has
flown the British flag and passed Bri-
tish warships before. She has answered
their signals. She has told them thu
there were no German ships around. She
can give any name she likes. She has
no name that they can see.
eff they chase her it will be fine
race. would like to see it. She
will run them perhaps all the way to
America. She is so fast she could have
captured the Appam if we had advised
Captain Harrison 10 miles away that
we were coming after him.
"We captured the Appam by fool.
ing the enemy. That is a part of
war We eircled around him, saw he
was no match for us in battle and
then closed in on him. When a naval
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-19
ASTORIA IS GIVEN
TERMINAL RATES
SAME AS SEATTLE
Commission Holds Undue Dis
elimination Made Against
Oregon Port
Low RAIL RATES GAVE
SOUND BTG-ADVANTAGE
This Was Special InduCenent
to Make Ocean Liners
Pass Up Astoria

Washington, Feb. l9.-Rates between
Pacific coast cities and the Inland EN-
pire of eastern Oregon, Washington and
Idaho will undergo sweeping revision
as the result Of today's interstate com.
merce commission decision upholdihg
the complaint of Astoria, Ore, against
the Spokane, Portland & Seattle rail.
way and other lines.
Undue discrimination was found to
exist in favor of Puget Sound ports
under the existing rates, and the de.
cision places Astoria on rate parity
with Seattle and Tacoma.
The commission commented on the
fact that ocean liners do not stop at
Astoria as long a. lower rail rates ex.
ist from the Inland to Puget Sound
cities.
apparently, therefore," said the
(COatinued on Page Threa.)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-19
EACH EXPECTS OTHER
TO MAKE FIERCE DRIVE
Tremendous Attacks Expected
Soon Along Whole
Western Front
By William Phillip simms,
(Manager Paris Bureau Of the
nited press.)

New York, Feb. l9.-Has the long
anticipated big offensive begun along
the western frOnt3 Are the recent
daily smashes in Artois and Champagne
the prelude to an early attempt TO
pierce the lines and the start of a drive
toward Paris, Calais or Cologne9 If
not, what is the meaning Of the fight
ing in FTancel
Despite continuous pounding of
artillery all along the line and the
spirited clashes Of infantry for the
possession Of certain sections of the
trenches, the indications are that the
big offensive from either side is still
some distance off. Apparently both
Germany and the allies are jockeying
for position, playing for the inside
track,
There is no doubt that Germany is
expecting the allies to launch terrific
punch against her in the spring. This
blow, she reasons, after looking at the
map, is likely to fall in Champagne
and Artois, north Of Arras, or in that
vicinity.
The battle line is shaped something
like the letter j.. If the German line
can be broken over an extended front
along the bottom Of the Il (in the
Champagne) and along the top Of the
u (around Arras) the forces holding
the corner will have to retire, even
though unattached, lest they be cut off
by a junction Of the two drives be-
ginning in Champagne and Artois.
This is probably the explanation Of
the frenzied attacks hurled by the
Germans against the allies in these two
regions. They wish to prevent the
French from getting good toe hold
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-19
WAR WITH GERMANY
IS ROOTS SUGGESTION
Senator Lewis Exposes HypO-
CriSy Of New York
Senator

Washington, Feb. 19-Addrcssing the
senate on the hypocrisy OF statesman.
ship" Senator Lewis today answered
the recent criticism Of the administra
tiOn made by ex-senator Elihu Root.
He declared the New Workers. assault
on President Wilson as "weak and
impotent' executive was unnecessary
and lacking in sincerity.
Concerning Germany, Root said that
we need president who will appeal to
something else than words" said Lew.
is. "What else is pOssiblel Only war
"If the issue is that President viii
son has not gone to war, let him say
so. If he plans TO elect a president
under the covert purpose Of war against
Germany, l will expose that hyproc-
risy."
He said that Roots record showed
him always against Intervention.
''Why this change now and this
hyproerisyi" kueried Lewis.
"What new campaign fund sources
Continued on Pago Eighty
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-19
Indignation In Germany.

Amsterdam, Feb 19.-Reports taat
the United States will not submit to the
TeutOnic decree of warfare upon arm
ed merchantmen has caused Indignation
in Germany, according TO advices today.
The Cologne Gazette, a paper close to
the German government, declared that
the Teutons will not curtail their right
to sink armed ships because reckless
neutrals insist upon travelling upon bel
ligerent vessels.
Other papers were astonished at the
Washington advices, but for the most
part awaited confirmation before COM
menting editorially. In general now.
ever, they declared that Germany will
not withdraw the decree merely be.
cause England has given assurances to
America that guns will be mounted only
for defensive purposes.
They added that such assurances had
been broken by England and that her
armed ships had taken the offensive
against submarines.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-19
Stock Market Was Firm
But Utterly LifeIesS
Copyright 1916 by the New York Ev-
ening Post.)


New York, Feb. l0.-Partly because
a Saturdays business at the end OF
such a week was bound to be a elimax
Of apathy, and partly because we are
now on the eve of what will largely be
observed as a triple holiday, the stock
market today scarcely moved. On the
whole, it was firm and most Of the fTae
tional changes were upward while a few
scattered industrials were bid up a
point or more. AS whole there was no
movement of any significance.
The market found nothing in news
events to influence prices. Sterling ex-
change advanced fraction, touched the
highest point since month ago. This
was ascribed to the payment for $22,-
900, 900 worth Of Carnegie five's. An
nouneement Of the bethlehem Steel
eompany's acquisition of the Pennsyl-
vania Steel excited interest as confirm
ing rumors about the deal.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-19

Washington Feb 19-With tae Teu-
ton submarine campaign against armed
merchantmen effective only ten days
hence, the American policy toward this
new move assumed definiteness today.
This will be along the following lines:
The United States will ask Germany
for assurances that this campaign will
not violate the Lusitania or Arabic
pledges.
America will maintain the right of
merchantmen to arm for defense as
heretofore.
She will contend for the right of
neutrals and non-cOmbatants to take
passage on armed ships
The administration will not warn Am
orleans not to travel on armed vessels,
ncr will it declare any inflexible rules
governing defensive measures.
This government will not Join Swe-
den or any other neutral nation in a
joint protest against the TeutOn armed
ship decree or against belligerent in
references with the rights of neutrals.
In the meantime, state department
experts are studying a mass of preced-
ents covering the many international
problems involved in the new position
of the central powers.
The week end saw a respite, in Ger.
man-American diplomatic negotiations
and Ambassador Won Bernstorff did not
plan to confer again with Secretary of
State Lansing, until he mas heard from
Berlin as to the foreign office position
toward Americas latest requirements
for settlement of submarine differences.
In official circles the belief grew that
Germany will postpone operation of her
decree. Won Bernstorff is thought to
have suggested this to Berlin. though
the state department showed clearly it
would not ask pOstponement.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-19
English Repulsed.

Berlin, Feb. 19-New Eglish attempts
last night to rccaptuore lost ground
southeast of Ypres were repulsed, said
the war office statement today
Southwest of Altkirch, the Germans
penetrated and destroyed defense works
and took some prisoners.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-19
GERMANS TAKEN FROM
AMERICAN SHIP CHINA
If Report Is True England
May Be Made To
Remember 1872

Washington, Feb ia British
battleship stopped the liner China off
the coast Of Japan and seized 38 pas.
sengers, mostly second class, according
to report of the Shanghai agent of
the company to its San Francisco Of.
flee, which was telegraphed to the
state department today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-19
Austrians surround purazzo.

Vienna, Feb. l9.--The Austrians
have surrounded Durazzo; Albanian
seaport city and the surrender of the
few thousand Albanian insurgents in
side the town is expected hourly. No
Italians are believed 10 be among the
defenders.