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Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30
Y. M. c. 4. Wur
 Work Started

The southwestern organization for the Y. NJ. C. A. war work campaign has been completed. with J. G. McNary, president of the First National Bank of Fl Paso, chairman; W. H. Day, h. terstate secretary of the Y. M c. A., also of Fl Paso, general director: Charles F. Willis, Tucson, publicity director; .S.Richardson, Albuquerque N. M.. director for New Mexico, and Howard N. Durkee. Phoenix, director for Arizona.
 For convenience in h4hdling, Arizo- na has been divided into six districts. District No. 1, under the direction of Lloyd B. Christie, Flagstaff. as chair man and W. H. Dubos, Flagstaff, sec retary, consists of all of the towns along the San.a Fe with Flagstaff as headquarters. District No. consists of Yavapai county. with Prescott as headquarters, which will be the loca- ton of the secretary. c. A. Gammere.
 District No. consists of the Globe Miami district, and the Gila valley, and is under the direction of chairman B. Britton Gottsberger, Miami. and H. van Walkenberg, secretary.
 District No. consists of the Salt River valley, the Superior, Ray-Hayden country, and the Parker cut-off, and is under the direction of Dr. '' flor ton, Phoenix, and secretary George Il. Kinkel. also of Phoenix.
 District No. consists of Pima coun- ty. northern Cochise county and Yuma county, and is under the immediate di- rection of William M Pryce, Tucson.
 District No. consists of southern Cochise county. and is to be directed by Arthur Notman. Bisbee. assisted by secretary w. H. Morrison.
 These have the raising of s50.000 of the S35, 100000 to be raised for the war work of the Y. NJ. c. A. The cam paign is on from November II to 1s, and with the knowledge of the ready support which the people of Arizona gave to the former campaign for this work. it is no. expected that they will fail to live up to their reputation as ready supporters of the Y. M. c. A.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30
Tuesday Morning, October 30, 1917.
ITALIAN DISASTER GROWS.

Italians flee without offering resistance" reads dispatch the Isonzo battle and to any student of the detailed events of the great it can be at that this be for completeness of the German victory In modern army advance to overwhelming victory except it's enemy break and flee before the shock comes A machine gun and crew of three hold battalion at bay. score of and machner guns, few hundred men with threeinch guns hold thousands back if their position be advantageous
 Before the full of the Italian disaster to dispatches apparent that there had been weakness and cowardice in many of the Italian units of defense It SO in Russia. Ger many counted this and this cowardice when drive She turned the point least resistance to strike her blow. Always when beaten in the by the English bulldog and the French tiger she and hits the wild-esed and cowardly Russians
 lick. pounds the poor and ilequipped Roumanians a pulp This time she turned to the Italian, knowing full we'll that they could not stand the real gaff
 Fear-stricken troops cost battles. They give up an important position and then the flood breaks through the dike discipline staying qualities cataelysm
 It would be folly to underestimate the damage of this DoW IL means al least another year added 10 the engn of the If Italian valor could have met the test there reasonable hope that the Hun might be broken next year. But that hope is gone now The Italian did just about what feared would do fired his gun the and like a when he Prussian helmet
 England and France and America must bear the brunt. Battles will fought on the western front next year with the full force the opposing full force England France and small part of America and they will be terrible than any that have gone before And the year after America will appear upon that front in strength France will be weaker and England will be at the limit of her strength and the Hun, we'll he will had all fighting by the time the autumn leaves of 1919 begin fall
 It is to the future must look, for there is fort in the present Italy Russia broken strands in the tie that bnds and rotten props upon which to lean Germany is still powerful in fact as powerful apparently she and able strike terri ble blow The Teuton is taking the Italian for the terrible defeat Verdun. is always at his best when chasing weak and cowardy foe Those Italian soldiers who fled without resistance from the front will see spectacle that will make their coward hearts tremble and their craven brows flush with shame They will the Hun at his best despoil- Italy and drenching them with blood.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30
CALDWELL LAND CASE IS DECIDED AGAINST
 LAND DEPART MENT
Important Litigation for Many Land Applicants Is Decided by Superior Court of Mari copa County.

According to advices received here from Phoenix, Tim Caldwell or McNeal has won victory in the superior court over the State Land Department in the question of his right to lease cer- tain land in the McNeal basin in this county. and the land department will now be compelled to grant a lease to him. In speaking of the decision which was rendered by Judge Lyman the Phoenix Republican has the follow ing to say:
 That the state land department IS required to execute a lease to T. M. Caldwell for certain public land in Co chise county. was the judgment of the court in the mandamus suit brought by Caldwell against the state land com missioner The decision of Judge Ly- man will be of widespread interest, since it affects thousands of acres of state lands in Arizona.
 There are now five other cases in court in which the facts are substan- tially the same. each an applicant for section of land-and each will be af- fected by the judgment.
 ''The Caldwell case has been in court for some time. The plaintiff contend ed that the state land commissioner under the Arizona Public Land law was compelled to issue lease to the first applicant for land. He alleged that he made the first application for a lease and the land commission refused to issue it, but that after waiting four months it received bids and leased to the highest bidder. Caldwell claimed that in view of the fact that he had made application four months before, he was entitled according ro the law o receive the lease.
 The state contended that as to the administration, lease and sale of pub lie lands, the state land commissioner is given full discretionary powers un- der the statute, and that the Caldwells had remedy by way of cancellation proceedings against the present lessee and not by way of mandamus to force the land commissioner to execute lease to Caldwell when there is lease already in force covering the same land.
 The judgment of the court required the commissioner to execute the lease to Caldwell by prior application. The plaintiff was represented by Armstrong and Lewis and the state by George Harben and E. A. Whitney, assistants to the attorney general"
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30
TELLING THE TRUTH.

Kansas City Star: Lord Northcliffe told the western editors yesterday that American newspapers mised their readers by emphasizing indicating the weak ening of Germany and sighting of discouragirg nature In this way, h5 said the impression had created that Germany collapse when in reality she is still immensely powerful
 The Star believes this criticism is just Whether by the stupidity of censorship by the unconscious en- phaszng of trivial incidents indicating cracking of the German morale widespread feeling exists ha. is nearly
 Such feeling is dangerous It would be disastrous for the nation to underestimate the importance task ahead Disastrous because any failure our full strength in the would play into the hands of the enemy
 If the Star has been guilty of helping to create
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30

American soldiers in the front line trenches It required about six months from the time was de cared place them there While figures given is estimated that several battaons compose the Aer soldiers in this No battles have been fought here recently any in progress contemplated at this time just routine duty with occasional raids and spasms of artillery fire But in the battle line last and the thrills the nation Please God keep them there until the Hun is broken and beaten down.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30
Prussian idols.

Los Angeles Sunday papers boil these days with pictures and descriptions of the beauty spots of that sunissed sate Especially do they point with pride their canyons wooded dels and brooks.
 there is spot in California any finer than of the box canyons in the Huachuchas mountains or any beautiful thrilling inspiring this editor will crawl pride in southern Arizona. Yes. and f in California, there have been any finer brighter glorious than have had for month past without the break of single day in Arizona, this editor would like see them for they must be little bit of heaven.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30

false impression of security by overemphaszing encour aging and putting the unpleasant in the back ,round it has done unconsciousy. Its single aim nas been and now is tell the truth about and about Americas preparations For it believes with all its heart that only by knowing the truth can the American people effectively this great crisis.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30

ness, his freight wagon turned over on the side hill grade and he was thrown underneath, escaping death by mir acle. Owing to his close official re- lations with the federal government he was removed to Fort Wingate where he remained until able to travel Had it not been for the immedite assistance extended him by Senator Fred T. Col ter it is quite probable his injuries
 would have been serious. Beck is now compelled to pos ,pone for some time his memories entitled, Thirty Years in Arizona" Beck was recently appointed federal court interpreter for Prescott, Phoenix. Tucson and Globe
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30

Beginning November it will cost three cents to send letter where costs only two cents and for local mail it will cost two cents where costs only to send letter at this time Better place randum desk in most prominent place and bear these increases in mind Your letter will come back you you neglect that additional of postage.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30
FISH FOR ARMY
(By Review Leased Wire. ]

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. Oct 29.-For what is said to be the first time in the history of the army. fish will be issued for Friday masses this week at Camp Travis. The camp will use about 10000 pounds.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30

that is going the rounds of the press depicts Uncle Sam and Miss Congress as turning over three badly spoiled children to their governess. Miss War Regulations These children are named Union Labor American Farmer and Coal Mine Operator.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30

Little Roumania is game to her hearts Beaten driven from their native land the Roumanans have decided recently to fight to the bitter end This kind of spirit be beaten by mortal enemies
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30

Cochise county over subscribed it's quota two and onehalf times for the Liberty Loan being the banner county for the Dallas district If any county the United States did well better it has not so reported or the carried in the dis patches regarding the lean.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30

Estimated between 5,OOOOOO and 6OOOoOO persons win pay income taxes under the revenue bill In 1916 SS6oOO persons the United States paid an in tax.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30
County Briefs

The farmers of the Mountain View district, near Wilcox. are busy filling their silos for winter feed for their dairy cattle.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30

The Dragoon Copper Lease people. All other work is suspended until the water level is reached. where the sul- phide ore is to be found.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30

A. H. Jelly has taken over the man cement of the Wilcox Coal and Ice company's affairs, and will be respon- sible for the deliveries of coal and ice from this firm.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30

From a reliable source is learned that the Copper Chief Mining Go. of Johnson, is getting ready to com mence operations on a large scale the first of November. with Mir J. T. Tong as superintendent The mine has been closed since January last The Copper Chief has been a steady shipper in the past, sending out about two cars daily. They put in large compound air compressor. steam driv- en and a new steam hoist. This will enable the company to make a larger production than heretofore.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30

L. l. Greek of Angelo, Tex, was at Wilcox Monday. He is in the cattle business in Texas and has sustained heavy losses owing to the drought prevailing in several sections of his state.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30

Petitions for the paving of the streets of Douglas continue to be pre- scented to the city council.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30

In the San Simon valley a dry rancher has so improved a quarter section of land, at cost of $500 and his own labor. that he has sold it re- gently for s400O cash. And as he went on win work of improvement the farmer made a good living of from the land
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30

San Simon Belt: II. C. Scott has sold S2oO worth of watermelons this season off of, one acre. and Sl9 worth of roasting ears from the same ground. and has more of both left He has fte acres of "humany' corn. well filled. no smut. and is fatteninS 26 head of hogs from this corn. His beans are well filled and ready to harvest. Mrs. Scott has 200 chickens. brown leghorns and R. l. Reds. all being fed from this place. No buying of feed. They expect to make their own sorghum molasses; his sweet po- tatoes are maturing nicely. They have no labor. The point is. that in three years they have improved a l6O-acre homestead with their own labor and an investment of $500. and it is now worth 5000
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30

Tom Hatton has returned to Will COX from Tucson. where he has been with his brother, Pat Hatton. who is now at the Sisters hospital suffering from cancer of the intestines. The physicians give Mir. Hatton but slight encouragement for recovery.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30

San Simon Belt: In our last weeks we mentioned in the. local news items the Hill Top Metal Mines company had been offered sS.0Q0.000 for their property. since it was learned that the Cuggenheims people are after the property" It seems doubtful if the Hill Top people would consider the offer. as they are in good position to develop the property and get a full value themselves. They have a good property and no doubt it will develop into a great mine. They have recent ly put on the third shift and are crowding development work as fast as possible. and will get in the ship ping class early in 1918.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30

Mackensen is directing the German smash against the Italians The drive has all the earmarks of Mack ensen blow It is pe nell, heter sketer, rushenl- oftherfeet attack that this marshal has employed in the past and successfully against the Serbans the Russians and the Roumanians. Why not send this Mackensen against the French or English fronts :: There must be That idol, Won Hndenburg, after beating the Russians like busy cook scrambles retreat" The going very difficult there German idol has been crumbling for year past Maybe that is the they keep Mackensen for the soft jobs in the east and south. They wish to have idol left intact with which they conjure the German people into enthusiasm great victories and nyincibe lead And those brutal English and thoughtless French have not the least regard for the foreordaned of Prussian idols.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30

Quite a lot of wild hay has been cut and baled this season by the farm CTS near MescaL They have also been busy harvesting their crops. which have been more abundant this season than they have ever been.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30

The Bowies Enterprise force cut the prize 72-pound melon last Wednesday afternoon. and 1t was some water melon eats. The growers of the mel on, MT. and Mrs. Ben Kratzbers were present and a host of friends were called in to assist There were F present, a bakers dozen. and all eat all they wanted and then there was still sufficient left for the Enterprise family the following day. To show more clearly the size of the melon. round slice Of the melon less than two inches thick weighed eight and threeSourths pounds and measured little over 15 inches across and was 47 inches in circumference. about enough for four full-grOwn men This melon was grown by Ben on his place north of Bowie without irrigation.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30
OUR PILGRIMS

Ellis Parker Butler of the Vigilantes says: For three centuries they have been coming, pilgrims. First from royast England relgiousy intolerant, to land Plymouth soil; then from landlordridden Ireland; from kaisercursed Germany; from Russia of the and the and Siberian slavery; from tyrant in fested Balkans; from the whole aristocrat infested Europe In little ships great ships their faces turned hopefully westward the numberless pilgrims came, of many tongues, disuned singly and in pitiful little groups.
 To-day pilgrims going back. Side by side, shoulder shoulder in united companies in uniform of Freedom and all Americans and one and all American thousands hundreds of thousands of pilgrims returning to Europe, heads up and eyes fearless chanting the song, marching under the flag.
 'The like the world has seen. This is the product'of the melting pot For well nigh three hun dred years they silently and separate ten thousand and cities today, welded together in separaby, they go back carrying the Holy Grail of De- mocracy they came to America to seek.
 Pilgrims? They pilgrims, seeking; they crusaders bestowng Democracy they sought; Democracy they found; Democracy they will bestow!"
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30

The Miramonte farmers are mak- ing quite an exhibit at the State Fair which is going to the credit of Pima county. which rightly belongs to good old Cochise, and the vicinity of Benson should have.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30

Captain w. E. Beck. better known as Cyclone Bill" from one end to the oth- CT of the state, reached Prescott the other day to receive medical treatment for severe injuries sustained month ago by having his right arm fractured, his hip dislocated and other injuries when freight team ran over him in Apache eoun,y. In giving an account of the accident he stated the trouble occurred near Showlow as he was en- route to Fort Apache on private busi-
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30

Bert F. Craig has been appointed postmaster at Rumble Bee, Yavapai county, vice.E. D. Cordes. resigned.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30

Carl NJ. Cloran and Herman Fegard have been appointed clerks in the Tue son postoffice.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30

The State Council of Defense is lead ing in an effort to place the American flag in every business window and on every home within the state.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30

Inspiration Copper Company. Sep tember production was 2,250,000 pounds. against II, 1,150.0O0 in June. The were shut down in July and August on account of labor trouble.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30

Copper. cotton, capital and co-opera- tion. the latter furnished by labor. are four big C's on Arizona's banner this fall, in aid of the governments war work.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30

While playing in front of her par ents' home at Seventh avenue and the Glendale car line, Phoenix, R. Mae Williams. a 2-year-old child. was drowned when she fell into an irriga- ton ditch.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30

A hospital building to cost s100,0Oo will be erected by the board of the Deaconess Hospital at Phoenix.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30

The governments call for volunteers in the engineers regiment to go 10 France to build loads and highways has met with an enthusiastic response on the part of engineers and road builders in and about Phoenix.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30

The following patents have been granted to citizens of Arizona: Aionzo Provost, Douglas, match box: Charles NJ. Harris. Kinsman. shoe fastener; William H. Hilligrass. Payson. hay bailer. James Neal. Phoenix. gate latching device.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30

Kingman club women bought a $50 Liberty bond for the Afternoon club.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30

Charles E. Tucker has been appoint rural letter carrier at Mesa.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30
Brief State Notes

Cotton is king of Salt River valley crops this year
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30

Members of the Arizona Cattle Growers Association were liberal sub scribers for Liberty bonds.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30

The Miami K. P. lodge voted to buy a Liberty bond.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-30

Over 400 bales of cotton were sold at Mesa for sixty-seven cents per pound.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-10-12
TOBACCO DEALERS WILL GIVE CHANCE
 IN PENNIES
War Tax Advances Prices One Cent On Each Cigar and Each Package of Cigarettes

Habitues. of the pool halls and other resorts where. the makin's are on sale will be carrying around cop per pennies in their jeans in the future as a result of the war tax on robaccos and the decision of the principal dealers to add the exact tax on each sale, no moro and no less.
 In other places cigar and tobacco dealers have absorbed the odd pen nies as an extra profits, but no so with the local dealers. A cigar, for which a patron foremerly paid ten cents will cost him during the war tax period eleven cents.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-10-12

Headquarters, 34Oth Field Artillery. From: Sergeant-Maior Edward Van
 Gundy, 34Oth F. A, N. A.
 To: R. K Minson. G. F. & P. A..
 The A. & N M. Ky. Clifton. Ari-
 zona.
 Subject: Personal letter in re. con
 ditions at Camp Funston, ct cetera-
 l. The above is the form we use in all communications.
 ?. was mighty glad to have your letter of te 2nd instant, and thank you for your interest. was really excited about your de- scription of te Mexicans' descent up- on Clifton. and their ignominious de feat at the hands of the citizens head ed by Sheriff Slaughter, and l. have
 repeated your story to almost the entire 64 Clifton boys. to their in tense delight q didn't read it, I told them, you understand
 3. We all like it here. The life
 is, of course, much different, but we have adapted ourselves in splendid shape. and the officers are all proud of the husky Arizona boys. who had
 the best chest expansion on an aver
 age of any yet examined. Harry Goldzier is working in the office, am plugging" to have him appoint ed Sergeant. John Fenwick is Color
 Sergeant, and I was lucky and was appointed Sergenat-Maior. so only cne non-com. In the regiment ranks me- and that is Sergeant-Major An derson. who was transferred from the regulars. but I have worked hard and believe I earned what got, at any rate, the Colonel evident ly appreciated my efforts. The Grimes boy is or was In "D." Ihave hard time keeping track of them all by name, as l go from each bat tery barracks to another and find them by recognizing their faces, there are so many of them, we have 1850 in our Regiment. You asked what was done to Harry; they eX- cused him under the circumstances. 4. To give you good idea of our routine, 1 enclose a sort of program do not have to stand "reveille." but spend that time under a cold shower and it is cold too. At night we have a moving picture show. in open air, and it usually has an audience of some ten thousand men. Then there are various entertainments at the Y. NJ. C. A, who have several different halls here. where writing paper and envelopes is provided
 gratis for the men,. That is a
 mighty useful organization. Some 1 times we work in the office, and other t;tnes We go to the canteen i 'Hrr,y sIu-e Hr cNchanee} anh buy
 candy, mostly sweet chocolate, this
 for the reason that sweets are
 largely eliminated from the army