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Arizona republican., 1917-09-21
Many Prisoners Taken


 LONDON, Sept 20-Two thousand prisoners have been captured by the British according to the official report tonight. in the Flanders drive.
 The Reuter- correspondent at British headouarters has telegraphed the fol- lowing:
 Quite shortly after the opening of the attack, one unit reported 50 pris- oners had come in; another reported over 50. It is reasonable to count upon a very considerable haul of prisoners
 Tanks were employed in limited numbers, for the ground does not favor their use, but some of these ma chimes were seen by the airmen moving to the assistance of the infantry, where the latter were temporarily held up.
 '"The flying men are taking great part in the battle and are carrying out a much more elaborate and co-ordin- ated offensive than on any previous occasion.
 "The first advance the British made very rapidly, the men being in light skirmishing order, and the Germans confess that they were surprised at such a quickly delivered attack. It is noteworthy that the British swept over places which have figured so ire quently in comminques since the end
 
 Pommerene castle and redoubt, the Iberian blockhouse and Gallipoli.
 "Schuler gallery, long line of pill boxes, gave considerable trouble, but the dash of our men was irresistible.
 Our walking wounded report that every shell hole and pill box yielded its quota of anything between a dozen and 30 prisoners. Some surrendered without firing a shot, others made stubborn resistance by fire and bomb throwing.
 AS our barrage crept toward them, the occupants of these defensive posi- tions issued with fixed bayonets. man. ifestly in accordance with previous or ders to receive the attack. But gen orally when they saw our infantry sweeping toward them they surren- dered. The larger proportion of the prisoners are quite young and chiefly Bavarians.
 Under cover of a heavy protective barrage, the work of concentration has been strenuously progressing throughout the afternoon. Our lighter batteries have been gotten forward in wonderful fashion"
 Field Marshal Haig's official report says that the north country and Aus man positions in the center to a depth of over a mile and captured the whole of their objectiveS. These include Hamlet, Veldhoek and the western portion of Polygon wood. Further (Continued on Page Two)
Arizona republican., 1917-09-21
RECALL DECLARES
 DISTRICT ATTORNEY
 PARTY ID FRAME UP
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 20.-F. F.
 Rigall of Grayville, Ill., continuing his
 testim ny today in the trial of Frank
 C. Oxman, accused of having sought
 to bribe Rigall to give false testimony
 against Thomas J. Mooney under sent
 enee of death for murder, implicated
 District Attorney Charles NJ F'ickert
 and his chief assistant, Edward A.
 Cunha, in the alleged frame up."
 Rigah charged that Fickert had given
 him s15 and that Cunha after Rigall
 had complained that Oxman had failed
 to come through" with a promised
 check for s250 had asked him:
 There is no danger of you fellows falling out and spilling this thing. is there?"
 Rigall had testified that Oxman
 promised him the money in return for perjured testimony against Mooney whose conviction grew out of a bomb explosion here July p, 1916, which killed ten persons Rigall showed letters and telegrams, purported to have been written by OK man. inviting him to testify against Mooney
 Why did you not submit these let ters to the district attorney. to Bourke NoNNi aA Souilsei loi NhooieS' oi eo the judge?" asked Attorney Samuel M. Shortridge. representing OXman You knew Mooney was battling for his life. Why did you not submit that evidence ] to Edward A. Cunha, assistant district attorney, when you told him previous to OXman's testimony that you would come clean?"
 T did not exactly trust Cunha and was afraid of the others so I took the 1 letters back home" the witness replied Rigall admitted he had been con- victed of selling spirituous liquors in (Continued on Page Two)
Arizona republican., 1917-09-21
COPPER PRICE FIXED TWENTY-THREE AND
 HALF CENTS POUND
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WASHINGTON, Sept 20.-Copper
 prices were fixed today at 2314 cents pound, about three cents below the
 prevailing market by agreement be-
 tween the government and leading
 copper producers, effective for four
 months.
 Sales to the government, the public
 and the allies will be at this price, f.
 0. b. New York and producers agreed
 not to reduce wages now paid in the industry They also pledge themselves
 to maintain maximum production and to prevent copper from falling into the hands of spectators.
 Although the price is fixed under voluntary agreement between pro
 ducers and the governments war in
 dustries board, with the president s approval, it was announced officially that under the executive war power,
 the proper departments of the gov ernment will be asked to >take over the mines and plants of any producers who fail to conform to the arrange , ment and price"
 Recent government purchases of copper for war purposes have been made under agreement to pay the price to be determined by the war in i, dustries board Early in the War,
 when copper sold at about 36 cents, ! the government contracted for 45,- i 100000 pounds for the army and navy i at 16 2-3, but future contracts will be
 at the new rate. The price agreed upon today was set after excensive investi- gation of production costs by the fed eral trade commission. The commits sion's report was understood to have ] indicated that copper could be sold 1 profitably at much lower price than i 2S1s cents but in reaching it's decision l the war industries board, headed by 1 Frank A. Scott, took into considera- 1 tion that the price should not be pared ! down to the point where production
 would be discouraged or wages re-
 duced.
 Three important conditions were l imposed by the board, said an an 1 nouncement First, that the produc-
 CTS would not reduce the wages now | being paid: second, that the operators 1 would sell to the allies and to the pub- | lie at the same price paid by the gov
 ernment and take the necessary meas ures, under the direction Of the war 1 industries board, for The distribution
 of copper, to prevent it from falling 1 into the hands of spectators wht would increase the price to the public: ! and third, that the operators pledge ] themselves to exert every effort tc 1 keep the production of copper at the maximum so long as the war lasts. Without the wage stipulation, it was explained, present wages, the highest 1 ever paid in the copper industry, would be reduced by the new under market ] price.
 1 Within the last year. said the i statement, copper has sold as high as ! 36 cents per pound and the market
 price would now be higher than it is ! had 1t not been well known for some | weeks that the government would fi>
 the price.
 "The principal copper producer: throughout the country have evincee an admirable spirit and for weeks have
 promptly supplied every request of th'
 government for copper without waltlns
 decision as to price. agreeing to accep
 the price which the board should fix
Arizona republican., 1917-09-21
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept 20.- Wheat is being fed to livestock as a substitute for corn in many counties of northeastern Oklahoma and pend ing governmental action very little additional wheat will be marketed from these counties at the price fixed by the food administration, according to a statement tonight by the state board of agriculture.
 The action of the farmers is due to a number of causes chief of which is the scarcity of corn for feeding pur- poses, coupled with the fact that the farmer feels the government has placed an arbitrary price upon his product at time when the law of sup ply and demand is in his favor, all though at the same time fixing the prices of other articles for his con- sumption, the statement says.
 First hand information of wheat being fed to stock in Blaine and Woods counties has been received at this office the statement continues, in the form of reports from county agents. Very little corn has been raised in northwestern Oklahoma, with one county reporting a three per cent crop.
 With corn worth s225 a bushel and wheat bringing from $1.80 to $1.95 at the elevator, the farmers are using wheat for fattening hogs, their rela- tive food values being almost identical "In Woods county farmers are feed ing wheat as the cheapest food they have Little wheat will be sold until the price is raised. the county agents report. The government has not fixed the price of corn.
 According to these reports, the farmer who be it understood, is as loya i as any other citizen and as anxious tC i help win the war, feels that he is ! being deprived of a righteous profit
 from his product while others are al
Arizona republican., 1917-09-21
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WASHINGTON. Sept. 2O-UneX- pected demands of house members for substantial increase in war profits taxes so complicated the contest over the war tax bill late today that final enactment of the measure early next week was doubtful.
 Coincident with the adjournment of the conference q meeting of the house ways and means committee, which drew the original bill, was called for tomorrow to discuss the situation and some western and southern members of the committee announced they would demand an increase in the senate excess war profit figures from $1 ,060,- 000000 to $500, 100000.
 It was explained that the ways and means committee would try to induce the conferees to accept the larger fig ure, but should this fail high tax ad- vocates declared they would carry the contest to the floor of the house
 They said recent announcements that approximately $2.500. 000,O00 more money will be needed this year than already provided makes it certain that unless start is made now to further increase taxes. the country will be swamped with bonds
Arizona republican., 1917-09-21
GOVERNOR PREVENTS LYNcHiNe
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RALEIGH. N. C., Sept. 21.-A mob of several hundred men attacked the jail here early today in an attempt to Inch negro named Neville. accused of attacking the wife of a street car conductor, but before an entrance was effected, Governor Bickett and Adju- tant General Young arrived. While the governor addressed the mob, masked leader urged them to batter down the jail doors. Shots were fired before the state officials arrived. Upon assur- ances of the governor that he would order special term of court to try Ne vile the mob dispersed
Arizona republican., 1917-09-21
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RED OAK, Iowa, Sept. 20.-An at tempt of counsel for the Rev. Lyn George J. Kelly, charged with the Vil- lisca ax murders, to introduce testi- mony to place a knowledge of the crimes with person other than the defendant, was overruled today by Judge Boyes. Iwho oAdered stricken from the record testimony of R. H Thorpe
 Ed Landers of Shenandoah, resi- dent of Villisca at the time of the murder, testified that on the night oi the tragedy he and his wife passed the Moore home where it had occurred
Arizona republican., 1917-09-21
Will Not Be Specific

BERLIN, Wednesday, Sept. 19, Via London, Sept. 20.)-While the text of the German reply to Pope Benedict's peace proposal will not be announced before Saturday. the Berlin press and parliamentary circles concur in the prediction that the message will not contain specific declarations concern ing Belgium.
 The impression prevailing in well in formed quarters is that the note will leave the subject of Belgium in abey- ance.
 The German attitude on this point might be tersely expressed this way:
 Germany considers Belgium too valuable a pawn to be exposed to jeop- ardy through an ill-timed or nasty move"
 On the subject of international arbi- (Continued on Page Two)
Arizona republican., 1917-09-21
Ferguson ShU RetMSes to
 Reve0l Source 0f Loan

and candidly that I have the constitu- tional right to decline to furnish this information. I don't believe any court in the land will hold me guilty of con tempt"
 Following the governors statement. MT. Crane turned him over to w. A.. Hanger for redirect examination. Af- ter a few questions concerning the state university matter and the Tem- pie State Bank, recess was taken until morning, with the prospect that all evidence will be in some time to- morrow.
 If a recess is not taken over Satur- day and Sunday the week end prob ably will see the conclusion of the case
Arizona republican., 1917-09-21
BENEFIT MATCHES POSTPONED
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 ST LOUIS, Sept. 20.-Rain today caused the postponement of the exhi- bition tennis matches between national stars for the benefit of the Red Cross. The scheduled matches. at Kansas City Saturday and Sunday have been can celled. The series of matches between Miss Molla Bjurstedt and Miss Mary K. Browne of Los Angeles, former wo- man champion, will not be completed because of the illness of Miss Browne's S father. Miss Browne won fifteen games and Miss Bjurstedt II.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-21
CONCENTRATED EFFORT TO BREAK DEFENSES EAST OF
 TYRES STARTED BY BRITISH
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Another concentrated effort by the British to break down the German de- lenses east of Ypress is under way A British drive along a front of eight miles between the Ypres-C Confines and the Ypres -Staden railways was started early Thursday morning. At nightfall the British commander reported the occupation of important positions, the capture of more than 1000 prisoners and the infliction of heavy casualties on the Germans.
 Heavy artillery reparation for days has been going on with extensive raids in anticipation of a tremendous in- fantry assault and when the British left the trenches they were preceded by row upon row of barrage fire, reaching into the German lines to a greater depth than on any previous occasion.
 The Associated Press staff core spondent at the front declares that if the British maintain the positions to which they have advanced, they will have accomplished one of the most Ie- markable and most important achieVe- ments in recent months"
 On the French front no important fighting is reported except a German attack southeast of Cerny which was checked by the French fire before the enemy reached the Frnch lines ard F'rnch attacks near Hill 344 and est of SamogneuX, which broke down with ou success, according to the Berlin war
 office.
 The Russians are determinedly re- sisting the attacks of the Teutonic al- lies on the Riga front. After a strong infantry attack of the Germans in the region east of Lemberg Lett troops in counter attack drove the neemy back with heavy losses. In the Ocna region the Germans forced the Ruranians to abandon positions they had previously taken from the Teutons. In the Cau-
 casus region battles between the Rus sians and the Kurds continue in q freezing temperature with the snow | four feet deep in places
 Baron Rhondda, the British food con- | troller, has made announcement that | he intends to inaugurate a new food economy campaign, owing to short | age in the worlds supply of cerea ls. meats and fats Baron Rhondda de- clared that if voluntary measures failed | he would have no compunction in nut | ting the nation on compulsory ratlons. l Peking dispatches say that the Chi nese government is willing to send 1 300000 troops to France if the entente powers approve A Tokio disnatch says Japan was sounded on this proposition and there are indications that Japan | will not oppose such action.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-21
MAYOR THOMPSON JUSTIFIED
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CHICAGO, Sept 2O.-The city's legal department, in an opinion published tonight. justified Mayor Thompson in permitting the public meeting here recently of the Peoples Council of America for Democracy and Terms of Peace after Governor Lowden had for bidden the organization to hold meet ings in the state. The opinion was ap- proved by Samneu A. Ettelson, corpor- ation counsel and was rendered. it was stated, at the request Of Mayor Thomp- son. It's essence was that the mayor would act illegally in prohibiting any public meeting on the assumption that it was going to be an illegal one.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-21
Court Rules Out Evidemce
 M The Az MMydey Trial

and saw a man enter the Moore house.
 That man was Albert Jones'" he said. Albert Jones is a son of State Senator F. F. Jones, who recently sued Detective Wilkerson and others alleg- ing islander.
 Lander. under cross examination. admitted he had testified at the coro- ner's inquest over the eight victims of the murders that he didn't think he saw any one around the Moore house that night.
 c. J. Morris of Sioux Falls, former 1 assistant United States attorney, testi- fled Kelly's mental condition had seemed unsound.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-21
ZBYSZkO IS DRAFTED
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 INFER, Mass, Sept. 20.-Vladek Zbyszko the wrestler, was discovered today among the Maine contingent of the national army here. having been assigned to the 303rd heavy artillery. His identity had been concealed under his real name Cyganiewiez, which he gave when he took out his citizenship papers and was accepted for the draft army. He was born in Austria of Pol lsh parents.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-21
WHEAT FED TO STOCK RATHER
 SELLAT GOVERNMENT PRICE

l lowed to exact war profits without governmental interference"
 The situation was brought to the attention of J NJ. Aydelotte, chairman of the state council of defense.
 While there is an apparent fallacy.'' MT Aydelotte said, lin feeding hogs wheat in Blaine county and holding 'wheatless days in Oklahoma City, 100 miles away, ! see no chancecf reliev ing the situation. This is matter clearly within MT. Hoover's jurisdic- tion."
 While no reliable statistics are available, agricultural agents agree that approximately SO per cent or 1S,- 000,00 bushels, of the 1917 wheat crop remains on Oklahoma farms.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-21
GOVERNMENT TO SELL
 SEED TO FARMERS

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.-In- augurating the department of agrl- cluture's first undertaking for the sale of seed to farmers, as provided by the food production law, Sec retary Houston today authorized the purchase of 25,000 bushels of seed corn in northern Texas for sale to farmers in the counties of that state where this years crop failed The seed will be bought at market prices and sold at cost plus expense of distribution. A depart ment statement said it was be- lieved the corn could be furnished the farmers at approximately S3 a bushel.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-21
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 AUSTIN, Tex, Sept. 20.-Despite a large affirmative vote that he dis close to the senate high court of im- peachment all the circumstances sur rounding his borrowing of $156,500 in currency this year, Governor James E.. Ferguson this afternoon refused to do so
 The governor said he intended no disrespect to the court, which had voted 23 to that he should answer a long series of questions propounded by M. M. Crane lounsel for the house board of managers.
 But" he added, 'I believe honestly
Arizona republican., 1917-09-21
VATICAN NOT YET
 IN RECEIPT IF THE
 TEUTON PROPOSAL
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ROME, Sept. 19.-Cardinal Gasparri, the papal secretary of state, tonight de- clared to the Associated Press that the reply of the central powers to Pope Benedicts peace proposals had not yet been received at the Vatican
 Cardinal Gasparri believes that the reply of the central powers was held up when Emperor William went to Riga and that it is not likely that it will reach the Vatican until next week.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-21
Mill Send Another Note

PARIS, Sept. 20.-A Rome dispatch to the Tempe says that it seems to be confirmed that Pope Benedict will send another note containing peace proposals to the belligerent powers to- ward the end of September. The news paper advice adds that the note will be more specific and enter into greater details than the recent one.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-21
ClNCY LOSES EXHIBITION
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 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. 20. - The Indianapolis Amer:can association team, winner of the pennant, defeated the Cincinnatti National league team in an exhibition game here toady, } to 4
Arizona republican., 1917-09-21
Conferences Continued

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 20.-COn- ferences looking toward a settlement of the strike here of metal trades me chanics who have been, engaged in ex- nsive ship building contracts for the -ernment, were continued tonight
 eerees expressed themselves hopeful
 aching an agreement soon.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-21
'O|VD LIBERTY
 |ANCAMPA|GN ID
 LAST FOURWEEks
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 IINGTON, Sept. 20.-The sec rty loan campaign will last four opening October 1 and closing

'DtililS OClobtI anu ClOSilfS Ov. 27.
 N sday, October "A, will be eele- brat s Liberty Day throughout the coun, and arrangements will be made sl hold patriotic meetings in every c,ly, town and village.
 Details of the second liberty loan, it was officially announced today, will be made public as soon as possible after congress disposes of the $11, ,000, ,009, ,000 bond bill.
 Preliminary contracts for ten million buttons for purchasers of the second offering of liberty bonds have been placed by the treasury department and deliveries are now being made to li- berty loan committees of the various reserve districts.
 The buttons will be called officiall, Badges of Honor" The border will be in red, the center in blue with a bust of the statue of liberty and the inscription T own a liberty bond" ir white.
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The Detroit times., 1917-03-12
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Pointed Paragraphs

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