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Arizona republican., 1916-02-28
Lad Makes Thrilling Rescme

possible to reach Thomas until the youth, Ellis, in a skiff, made a peril ous but successful dash through the ice to a point where the marooned man was.
 Lodging his boat against two other inundated trees to keep it from be- ing swept downward by the current, the boy, time and again, threw T rope toward Thomas until he finally landed it near enough to the virtu- ally helpless man so he could make it fast to a branch of the tree. Ellis secured his end to one of the trees at the boat and Thomas slid down.
 Death nearly baked the rescue at the last moment. In his slide down the rope. Thomas, exhausted, fell and dropped into the water. He sank, but the boy in the boat seized him wher he came up and dragged him into the Skiff
Arizona republican., 1916-02-28
WILL TAKE OVER FRISCO SYSTEM
New Corporation Will Be Formed With Capital
 of $450,0O0,O00
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 NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-A new cor poration with an authorized capital of $450,000,000 and bond issues az gregating $4O0,0OO,O00, will be formed to take over the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad company. accord ing to official announcement made here today by the bankers designated as the reorganization managers.
 The plan. it was said, provides for the sale of the old companys proper ties under foreclosure of the refund- ing or general lien mortgage, or both. It also embraces terms on which some of the securities of the new company will be given in exchange for those of the old corporation. while others will be sold to a pur- chase syndicate. The stock and bonds under the reorganization plan Will be divided as follows: S25O, ,000,- 900 prior lien bonds $75,O00 O0O cum ulative adjustment bonds, $200, ,OOO, . 900 non cumulative preferred stock and $250.000,000 common stock. Both the preferred and common stock of the new company will be held by voting trust for a period of five years. The trustees will be Frederick W. Allen, James w. Lusk, Charles H. Sabin, James Speyer. Frederick Straus, Eugene V. R, ] Thayer and Festus J. Wade.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-28
Steamship Maloja Goes to Bottom Two Miles off Dover and Death Toll Is Estimated at More Tk1S Two Score
HIGH SEAS WE'RE
 RUNNING AT TIME
Realizing Great Damage Had Been Done After Part Captain Attempts to Ground Ship Which Be- comes Unmanageable
(By A. P. Leased Wire)

DOVER, Feb. 27.-The steamship Maloja, a 12,341 ton vessel belonging to the Peninsular and Oriental line. struck a mine and sank with in a half hour two miles off Dover today. More than forty persons were drowned or killed as a result of the accident.
 The Maloja left Tilbury only yesterday for Bombay with mails, 119 passengers of all classes aboard and a crew numbering about POO, most of them Lascars. Other pas sengerS were to join the. ship at Marseilles.
 The steamer had just passed Admiralty pier at Dover and was opposite Shakespeare Cliff when an explosion shook her from end to end. She listed i'm medlately to port. High seas were running and the captain, realizing that great damage had been done to the after part of his vessel, tried to run her aground, but the englnc room was SWamped and the ship became unman- ageable.
 The plight of the vessel was observed and dozens of craft went at full speed to her rescue. One of them, the British tanker Empress of Fort William, of 2.191 tons, struck another mine and sank nearby.
 l Aboard the Maloja everything pos sible was done to get the passenger, and crew off. All the boats had al ready been swung out before sht struck, as a preoaution against ac.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-28
German Ambassador vOn Bernstorff Intended to In
 form United States Sub marine Warfare Assur-
 ances Still Binding
APPLICATION
 IS DEFINED
Germany Holds that British
 Ships Carry Guns for the
 Express Purpose of At tacking and Sinking Ger man Submarines
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-Germany has instructed Count Non Bernstorff to inform the United States govern ment that the assurances regarding the future conduct of submarine warfare, given in the Llsitania and Arabic cases still are binding, but that they apply only to merchantmen of a peace full character. The German govern ment is understood to contend that armed merchantmen without regard to the nature of their armament, have shown themselves not to be peaceful and therefore subject to destrctior without warning.
 The instructions direct the German ambassador particularly to tell Secre- tary Lansing that British merchant men armed ostensibly only for defense have not assumed the character of peaceful traders but that on the con trary, they carry guns for the especial purpose of attacking German subma- rines. To support this connection the Berlin foreign office has sent the am bassador, for presentation to the state department, a list of at least twenty incidents where it is claimed British merchant ships have attacked subma rines.
 Confidential advices received from Berlin state that German and Austrian submarine commanders already have been given their new orders and that from midnight Tuesday they will be authorized to sink without warning all armed merchant ships of the enemies of Germany. It was said also that many of the submarine commanders probably had left their base on voy- ages and that even should the United States request the postponing of the opening of the campaign, it would be impossible to get word to many of the submarines. It was stated, however, that so far neither the United States nor any other nation had asked for a postponment.
 While Count Non Bernstorff and oth- CT officials of the German embassy de- clned to discuss the instructions from Berlin in any way, it is believed the ambassador will present them orally to Secretary Lansing tomorrow.
 They will not, it was said, take the form of a note unless Secretary Ian sing desires it. Count Von Bernstorff received his instructions in reply to a request form the United States for assurances regarding the conduct of submarine warfare in the future, oc- casioned by the memorandum announc- ing the intention of Germany to sink armed ships without warning, which the administration considered to be inconsistent with the assurances pre- viously given.
 Regardless of form in which the mat ter is presented to Secretary Lansing the German ambassador will lay much
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Arizona republican., 1916-02-28
MAN AND WIFE ARE
 SHOT FROM AMBUSH
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GRANTS PASS, Ore Feb. 21.-T. B. Akers, a farmer, and his wife, were shot from ambush and instantly killed near here today while driving from their home to attend church. NJ. D. .Bousman, a neighbor, was ar rested at his home soon after the shooting and when brought here it was said, confessed the deed.
 Bousman, who is 63 years old, had been having trouble with the Akers over a line fence surrounding their places and which had been broken down. Recently Akers complained to officers here that he had been threat ened by BOusman, and a letter was sent to Bousman by the district at torney warning him not to molest the Akers. The latter, according to Bous mans statement, after his arrest to- day only served to cause him to act at once.
 T laid in wait for them today" he is said to have told the authori- ties, and the next thing I knew was shooting"
 Seven shots from a rifle were fired.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-28
Incidentally in Battle Gen. tering Around Verdun With Half Million Men Engaged Champneville Falls to the Germans
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 In the great battle centering around Verdun in which half million men are engaged, Champ neuville, to the west and the for tified works of Hardaumont, to the east of Fort Douaumont, have been captured by the Germans.
 Berlin also claims to have cap tured the Cote De Talou, to the west of Douaumont, but according to the French official statement, the artillery fire coming from both sides has rendered this po sition untenabIe for either French or Germans.
 The French are hurIng attack after attack upon the Douaumont positions held by the Germans who are declared to be maintain ing themselves with difficulty, but in the Woevre region, to the east of Verdun the French advanced
 posts have been withdrawn.
 Large endorsements are being brought up probably by both forces and it is reported that the British lines are being extended in Belgium and France in order that French troops may be re- leased for the Verdun battle.
 Marine disasters are again a feature of the news. Several steamers have been blown up by mines and 1t is believed that the recent great storm along the coast of England in the North sea has set powerful mines adrift.
 The PeninsuIar and Oriental steamer Maloja. the mail steamer MeckIenburg, the steamer Em- press of Fort William and the steamer Birgit have been sunk, three of them by mines. The French steamer Trienac has been lost in the North sea, two explo- sons splitting the vessel apart. The Malopa went down off Dover and more than forty persons lost their lives. The loss on the Trienac is estimated at 26. In addition it is confirmed that the British steamer Fastnet has been sunk in the Mediterranean by subm arine.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-28
President Says Should Keep
 Out of War, Disregarding Everything But That
 Upon Which Character and History Founded
SPEAKS WITH
 UNUSUAL GRAVITY
Address Before Gridiron Club Is Confidential, But Is Made Public Because of Urgings of Those Who Heard It
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thepuDilCdn A. F. Leased Wire
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 27-President Wilson told members and guests at a gridiron club dinner last night that America ought to keep out of the Eu- ropean war at the sacrifice of every thing except this single thing upon which her character and her history are founded. her sense of humanity and justice"
 The address was confidential, since the speeches at the dinners of the grid- iron club. composed of newspaper cor respondents, are not reported. It was made public tonight, however, because many of those who heard 1t urged that it should go to the country.
 The president spoke of the nations affairs with unusual gravity. His hear CTS including several hundred mem- bers of congress, government officials, business men and correspondents. were brought to their feet cheering when he concluded with these words:
 T would be just as much ashamed to be rash as l would to be coward. Nalor is self-respecting. Valor is cir cumspect. Naior strikes only when it is right to strike. Nalor withholds itself from all small implications and entan- elements and waits for the great oppor- tunity when the sword will flash as if it carried the light of heaven on it's rlade'
 The address in part follows: Your talk, MT. Toa astmaster. has 1 been a great deal about candidacy for the presidency. It is net a new feeling On my part, but one which I entertain i with a greater intensity than formerly. that a man who seeks the presidency of the United States for anything that IL l will bring to him is an audacious fool. 1 The responsibilities of the office ought
 to sober a man even before he ap- breaches it. One of the difficulties of
 the office seldom appreciated. I dare
 say, IS that it is very difficult to think
 while so many people are talking. and particularly while so many people are talking in a way that obscures counsel
 and is entirely off the point.
 The point in national affairs. gen. tlemen, never lies along the lines of 1 expediency. It always rests in the field of principle. The United States was not founded upon any principle of eXpediency; it was founded upon pro found principle of human liberty and of humanity and whenever it bases it's olicy upon any other foundations than those, it builds on the sand and not upon the solid rock.
 It seems to me that if you do not think of the things that lie beyond and away from and disconnected from this
 scene in which we attempt to think
 and conclude. you will inevitably be led l astray. 1 would a great deal rather know what they are talking about | around quiet firesides all over this (Copt;p,,ad o, Dooo srbrooN
Arizona republican., 1916-02-28
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OSKALOOSA. Ia., Feb. 27.-ln a thrilling rescue by Ray Ellis, an IS year old boy, Charles Thomas was taken late Saturday night half frozen and nearly lifeless from a tree in the flooded and ice packed Des Moines river, where he had clung to the branches seven hours after seing a companion drown.
 Thomas and A. F.. Rommell, Ma haska county engineers, were in a party attempting to dynamite the ice floe when they were swept into the stream .Rommell perished. Thomas caught in the top of tree, which had been submerged partly by the flood.
 The swollen channel filled with great cakes of ice hurled onward by the swift current it was deemed i'm
Arizona republican., 1916-02-28
Republican A. p. Leased Wlre]

SAN QUENTIN, Cal, Feb. 27.-Mrs. Ruby Bartoi, Mrs Josie Horn and three men sentenced to the state peniten- tiaries at San Quentin and Folsom from Del Norte county by Superior Judge John l.. Childs two years ago for mis- treatment of May. the 11-year- daughter of Mrs. Bartol. were all re- leased on parole today by the board of prison directors. James A. John ston, warden of San Quentin prison. announced that the board based it's &C., ton on the belief that the prisoners had been the victims of miscarriage of justice.
 Those released were: Mrs. Bartol. sentenced to forty years; Mrs. Josie Horn. four years; Orville Taggert and Otto Creitzer, five years each, all in San Quentin, and Fred Hoosier, sen- tenced to S5 years in Folsom prison.
 The conviction of these prisoners figured at the last regular session of the state legislature in the proceedings
Arizona republican., 1916-02-28
Testified Against Mother

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27-May Bartol was the star witness during the hearing of the impeachment charges, having been brought from Montana to testify. She told virtually the same story to the assembly Investigating committee that she related to juries in Del Norte county when her mother, Mrs. Horn and three men were given prison sentences by virtue of her testi- mony. Appeals from the convictions were denied by the higher courts.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-28
Flve PaY0led Because
 Believed Umusty Charged

for the impeachment of Judge Childs, who was charged, among other things, with having influenced the testimony of May Bartol against her mother and the other defendants.
 The impeachment proceedings were dismissed on the report of the investi- gating committee, and although Judge CEilds had been proved guilty of irreg- ularities, the evidence did not warrant his removal from office.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-28
FRENCH FAIETORE REGAIN FORT DE DOUAMONT M
 DETERMINED ATTACK
LYMAN PREFERS
 CALIFORNIA PRISON

TAMPA, Fla. Feb. 27.-John Grant Lyman, wanted in New York for alleged misuse of the mails, winch netted him more than s300,- 900, remained in jail here tonight while federal authorities awaited instructions from Washington as to what to do with him. Lyman insists he should serve out fif- teen months sentence given him in California for operations similar to those attributed to him in New York, and objects to returning to the latter city.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-28
FORTY OR MORE DROWN WHEN SHIP STRIKES MINE; RESCU|NC
 BOAT ALSO MINED AND SUNK
RECRUITING AMERICAN SOLDIERS FOR BRITISH
 FORCES IS CHARGED
BUTCHER STRIKE
 BREACH WIDENS
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SIOUX CITY, la, Feb. 27.-The breach in settlement negotiations be- tween officials of the Cudahy and Armour Packing companies and the 1900 strikers at the Sioux City plants was widened today when at mass meeting of strikers it was decided 10 demand the original scale of 22 l-2 cents an hour for all common labor CTS instead of accepting the 21 cents an hour offered, which was practical ly decided on.
 Unless the packers grant writ ten agreement setting forth that there shall be no deviation from wage scales for one year, or shifting of men from one department to another with less wages, it was unanimously decided there will be no settlement.
 Officials of both companies have refused to grant these demands.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-28
TINY BROADWICK
 WEDS SHIPMASTER
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SAN DIEGO, Feb. 27.-Tiny Broad wick, considered one of the most sen sational aviators in the country was married here today to Andrew H. Olsen. master of a schooner. One of Miss Broadwick's feats was the demonstration of the practicability of an aerial life preserver before Brig adler General G. P. Servian. head of the United States army aviation school. On this occasion she leaped from an aeroplane at height of 1500 feet.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-28
Two Killed F0my Injured M
 Awt0 Accident Near Clifton

Clifton city water works.
 The injured:
 H. M. MERRILL, Clifton liveryman and driver of the machine.
 BEN FREEMAN.
 L. c. HOYT.
 WILLIAM O'BRlEN
 The accident occurred three and half miles from Clifton at point in the road known as the Shannon "" Merrill, who was at the wheel, turn ed to speak to those in the rear seat As he attempted to face front again his body became wedged against the steering wheel The machine swerved from the narrow road and before Merrill could recover control had gone over the embankment
 The machine turned completely over pinning Morrison and Heck under meath. Merrill was thrown forward against the wheel and sustained a fractured arm. Each of the other three suffered broken bones and were in helpless condition, when Ambrose SpeZia arrived in another car Nor rison was dead when taken out and Heck was in q dying condition With difficulty Spezia placed the five in- jured men in his car and raced into Clifton to the Arizona Copper com pany hospital where Heck died twen- ty minutes after being received. Superintendent Morrison was q pio- neer of the Clifton Morenci district and one of the most valued officials of the Arizona Copper company. He is survived by his widow. Superin- tendent Heck had lived in Clifton for about eight years. He was unmar- ried and leaves no immediate rela : tives in the district.
Arizona republican., 1916-02-28
ABANDON SHIP AFIRE
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LONDON. Feb. 27.-The British steamship Suevier from New York February II for Havre, has been abandoned afire at sea. according to a dispatch to Lloyds from Inishtra- hull, Ireland. All the members of the crew are reported to have been taken off by another steamer
Arizona republican., 1916-02-28

came beyond control. plunged down an embankment and turned over.
 The dead:
 ARCHIBALD MORRISON, superin- tendent of the Arizona Copper com pany concentratOr at Clifton.
 E. C. HECK, superintendent of the
Arizona republican., 1916-02-28
Especial to The Republican,

CLIFTON, Ariz., Feb. 27-Two men were killed and four others injured >on the Clifton Morenci road at , o'clock this afternoon, when an auto mobile in which they were riding be-
Arizona republican., 1916-02-28

French RepuIsed Five Times.
 BERLIN Nia London) Feb. 2l.- Five determined attempts made by French troops to recapture from the Germans Fort De Douaumont, one of
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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-13
PERSONALS

a daughter was born on Saturday
to DR.. and Mrs. Earl McCFay ut their
been named Bonnie Jean. Mrs. McCray
ives formerly Miss Bonnie Orr. Il
Mrs. A. G. Martin Will return TO.
night from Cincinnati, O., where she
had been the gust of her mother, Mrs.
Mary Baker, for several waells.
D. a. Richie left last night for
Pittsburgh and other points in Penn
sylvan;a on business trip.
e. NJ. Taylor is i'll of grip at his
home on Walnut avenue.
w. C. DeVault spent Saturday at
his home in Morgantown
Miss Marguerite Fendrick, who had
been the guest of Miss Mary Louisa
Nichols for several weeks, left this
afternoon for her home in MERGERS
burg, Pa. She was accompanied to
Morgantown by Miss Nichols who is
the guest for several days OF Miss
Grace Courtney.
Miss Eulah Arbogast, Of Ashville,
N. c., Is the guest Of her uncle, Mr..
B. l.. Butcher and wife on CASTOR ave-
nue..
Mrs. Earl Amos, of Walnut avenue,
was admitted to Cook hospital today
where she will undergo treatment.
Mrs. M. r. Yates has returned from
New York city where she has been for
the past week observing the new
Spring fashions.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-03-13

Shi Kai and the Chinese empire, and
discussed both sides of the possible
embargo on war supplies. He read her
1.-THE Gods OF tia fountain" or some.
thing Of the kiJsd Tttic she darned his
socks and served on .E1isGfng buttons.
She had insitad on this. Peter" she
had said, don't throw away your
socks II they show a hole or two. Let
me mend them. must do something
for you She hadn't dared to tell him
the real reason-that the best diet she
knew for anti-sentimentalism was
plenty of darning. The tone just now
had worried her.
Peter arrived at eight with box Of
candy and a torn shirt wrapped In a
paper, with a suspiciously neat-looking
hole between the shoulder. eI@
Hermione seized 1t with delight. "Pe.
ter. whatever will become OF you II
you keep on wearing out your clothes?
! don't see how you wear a hole away
IN there It looks almost like cut!"
eve been wondering what would be-
come Of me IL 1t were not for you, Her
lone. I'd be regular Rip Van Win
kle for rags"
She flushed Approximately. Then a
when Peter had spread out new mag
azine and she had slipped on her
thimble. she ventured, sim going to
ask. you something tonight-some'
thing serious, yet I don't want you to
take 1t seriously"
He looked amused. He was accus-
toned to her odd prefaces, however.
But he was petrifled for an instant be-
yond reply when she went on hurried
~: II want to be engaged to you for
awhile. Don't think I am taking ad-
vantage OF leap year, kind friend-no
doubt you've had dozen proposals by
this time-at least II You haven't you
should have had. But IL you aren't
promised wish you would take me. It
will only last over the summer until
come back from Sedgwick. Don't
you see how It is? II I'm engaged to
anyone, they'll let me alone about
Dicks lion.taming cousin"
eyes, he hunted lions or something
in PERU mean Africa-and did
something else In japan, and he's very
rich, and Anne writes that he'll be
there when ! am and they will keep
him collared and chained so can get
him for my very own so I'll be fixed
for life He's the husband told YOU
abount over the telephone. II Just an
nounce that I'm engaged to somebody
else they'll let me alone, and the lion
tanner won't think I'm throwing my
self at his head either It will make
everything so comfortable, and I'LL
probably have a good rest and a de-
cent time. Otherwise-well, I Just
won't go, that's all. So you'd better
let;me be engaged to you, Peter. Think
it over"
Hermione stopped for breath. Peter
did not reply Immediately He seemed
to be undecided about something. but
Hermione, bent over her sewing, did
not see the struggle in his face
f7g"Sure!" he said finally, much as he
would have granted request for a
match. 'sure thing, II it will help
any. MayI ask what may be in the
charter OF this new corporation?"
What do you meanf"
"What happens II either party