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Arizona republican., 1917-05-04
TWO BILLIONS TO
 BE AMOUNT OF TIE
 FIRST VAR BONDS
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WASHlNGTON. May 3.-Secre;ary McAdoo announced tonight that the first offering of bonds authorized un- der the war finance law would be a two billion dollar liberty loan issue, open to popular subscription at par. and that subscriptions would be re- ceived till June 15 next. The bonds will be dated July 1 and will be ready for delivery on that date.
 Although department stores. news papers, bond houses and many other organizations in addition to banks will be utilized in floating the bonds, the twelve federal reserve banks will be designated as central agencies in their respective districts. Details as to the denominations of the bonds have not yet been prescribed, but the lowest de- nomination will be so small as to place the bonds within the reach of every in- veStor
 Many offers of assistance in float Ing the issue have been received from Women's organizations, and the secre- tary will organize woman's commit tee to assist in obtaining subscriptions and distributing the bonds.
 A large over subscription. Mir. Me Adoo announced, appears likely.
 in q statement MT. McAdoo said:
 "I have determined to make an ini-- tial offering of S2,000, 900, 900 of the 3h per cent liberty loan of 1917. The bonds will be dated July 1. 1917, with interest payable semi i-annually Janu- ary l and July 1. The maturities will be announced later. In accordance with the provisions of the act, the bonds will be convertible into bonds bearing higher rate ce interest than 5h per cent if any subsequent series Of bonds shall be issued at a higher rate of interest before the termina- ton of the war between the United States and the German government
 The liberty loan will he offered at par as 1pular subseription and par as a popular subscription and to every man and woman in the United states ample opportunity will be given 10 subscribe, to secure an absolutely sale investment, free from federal, state or local taxation (except. of course, inheritance taxes. The bonds will put them within the reach Of every investor. Details as to concentrations redemptions, etc, have not been fully worked out. but announcement will be made in due season.
 Subscriptions will be received until June 15. 1917. The bonds will be ready for delivery July l. Allottments VIII be made as rapidly after June IS as poscible. The details as to manner of payment for the bonds will be an nounced later. It is sufficient to say
Arizona republican., 1917-05-04
SHORTER I MI: IN PRIMARY |S
 HIS PANACEA

A radical change in the school sys- tenn is being advocated by County school Superintendent A. H Fulton, who in a statement to the Arizona Re publican yesterday declared that the. work accomplished by the schools of the county in eight years could be cut to seven years without loss to the student. This, he asserts, could be done by raising the standard of the primary grades and employing only the best teachers.
 In his visits as supervisor of the schools. he has not round all the pri mary methods or teacning to his likns He believes that four years rather than five should be allowed for primary work and if those first few years are of the best type the fifth year could be given over to~grade work of a high CT class.
 Tn my visits to the various schools ! 1 have looked more closely into the primary work than any other. especial | ly in the first grades" said he. T re- gard, the beginning, the primary work, the most important in the common school grades. I determined to my satisfaction long ago, while q teacher l now being done in eight years could and should be accomplished in seven, i and the Arizona schools have proved this to me, over and over again. l am well aware that a few will throw up their hands in holy horror at such a ! suggestion. Every now and then while i visiting the schools l come across posi- l tive evidence, evidence given in some places by the very highest primary work that this may be done The close of the fourth years work with the average child will finish our present fifth year, dc it thoroughly and well fl the primary work of those first four grades is of the very best type This would gain full year and the pupil he fully as strong or stronger, than he is now at the end of the fifth grade. As I see it at the present time l would hold the sixth seventh and eighth grades to full year each-then if the pupils have been Handled as they should be, they will be ready for the junior high school beyond all doubt, fol in my minG this line of work should be adopted by Arizona as soon as pos sible. In visiting the schools I find g difference of from D to 30 per cent 1T the class of primary work being done and In some instances even more thar tildl- we nave Tn the county at tho present time a few as good primary teachers as may be found anywhere and we have others not so good
 Tn addition to bettering school life of the child, there seems to be arisins In our country a question of more ol less military and attendant training.
 said Superintendent Fulton in conclu. sion. While l am not an enthusiastic militarist, think these conditions have come to stay. This will necessitate a least some time passed by boys anC girls at such work and the best esti- mates must take this into account"
Arizona republican., 1917-05-04
NED MEN FOR
 MARINE CORPS

In spite of being handicapped by a late start, and a lack of supplies, Ser geant Chamberlin of the United States Marine Corps is very much in the ring and inclined to think that when he does swing into his pace he will break al. records for recruiting.
 Chamberlin's uniform alone is enough to obtain him recruits It com pines the old fashioned blue of the reg ular army. with a copious amount of red and yellow stripes. It is some strlK- ing piece of apparel, and attracts any amount of attention wherever it goes on Chamberlin's person.
 |, Of course the marines have regular olive drab service uniform, but the outfit which they wear aboard ship, and on parade is just the same as seen in moving pictures when they portray scenes of highly uniformed personages of some royal court or other. Chamber lin is proud of it too. He is naturally modest and not prone to strut about. but at the present time he is the only fancy uniformed officer in Phoenix
 He has had any number of recruits for his branch of the service here, but has had to turn the major portion of them down due to minor physical de-
Arizona republican., 1917-05-04

companies, private bankers and bond houses wlli be authorized to receive subscriptions.
 The greatest immediate service, the American people can render in thls war for universal liberty throughout the world is to furnish the means for it's vigorous prosecuuon This bond issue is the first step. 1 earnestly be- speak tie cooperation of every citi- Zen throughout the length and breadth of tlle land in this great service Of patriotism"
Arizona republican., 1917-05-04

fects The standard for the Marine Corps is very high, in fact just a shade higher than that of any other branch of the service.
 Chamberlin, who is young man of forceful personality, has been in the corps for number of years, and the more he sees of it the more he likes it. He has been unofficially notified that he has been recommended for a com mission as second lieutenant. In case he receives his promotion, he is of the opinion he will be allowed to remain in Phoenix to take charge of a headquar- ters office which he expects will be OpeIled here
Arizona republican., 1917-05-04

Normal school and Col. Fred $. Breen of the Coconino Sun, himself an old guardsman.
 Ii the rest of the state, said Cap tain Le Baron, would do as well as the north. the First regiment would be made up with little effort and Arizona would have the crack national guard regiment in the United States.
Arizona republican., 1917-05-04
ANACONDA SHOWS
 ENORMOUS PROFITS
TRepuhiican A. p. Leased Wirel

NEW YORK, May 3--Enormous profits and extensive operations are disclosed in the pamphlet report of the Anaconda Copper Mining company for 1916, published today Total revenues of $15O5406SS are shown as compared with sS7.3S6.S07 in 1915 and a balance for dividends of $50. ,373 entrusted with s16.695, ,S06 in the preceding year.
 The balance was equal to S21.S5 per share on the outstanding issue Of 2231,250 shares as against slightly more than $S per share for 1915-
 Total revenues were larger than in any three previous years in the com pany's history. The balance sheet a profit and loss surplus of s4S,395, 1863, equal to more than $20, per share on the outstanding stock. In 1915 the profit and loss surplus was $l5,051 ,S65.
 Accounts receivable and cash on hand at the end of 1916 amounted to S32, ,065, ,S54, a gain of $12.233,4 ,4S6.
Evening star., 1917-09-14
GERMANS SOLE OF HONOR,
KAISER TELLS SWAb|ANS
Emperor Grateful to Stuttgart Busi-
ness Men for Rejection of Pres
ident's Peace Reply.

AMSTERDAM. September l4.-Reply-
ing to the Stuttgart Chamber of Com
merce protest against President Will
sons reply to the Pipes peace pro-
posals. Emperor William. says a dis
patch received here, has expressed his
thanks for this new promise of Swabian
loyalty and the indignant rejection "of
the enemy's dishonorable enticements."
Whoever attributes to the German
people disloyalty or lack of honor" said
the emperor's reply, does not know the
history or the soul of our people"
Advices received here from Vienna
quote the Politishe Rundschau as say
ing that the reply of the central powers
to Pope Benedicts peace proposal will
be presented next week. Germany and
Austria, says the newspaper, however.
had full agreement concerning the
date of the dispatch of the note and it's
contents.
1t is reported in well Informed circles
the newspaper continues, that the re-
ply will be thoroughly friendly and con-
ciliatory and will warmly thank the
Pope, who by his action contemplated
only the welfare and happiness of man
kind. 1t VIII emphasize the readiness
of the central powers in principle to
conclude lasting peace which will
safeguard the rights of all states and
peoples. 1t will deal in detail with some
of the proposals made in the Popes
note. The essential contents of the re-
ply will be published the same day that
it is presented.
According TO the Berliner Tageblatt,
the discussions of Germany'S reply in
the chancellor's committee have been
extremely lively. The reply. says this
newspaper. Will specify the German
terms rather more in detail. but will
not define more than previously has
been announced Germany's conditions
regarding Belgium beyond saying that
Belgium must in no circumstances be-
come British bulwark on the CONT
neut.
Evening star., 1917-09-14
Money Vaults Guarded.

The nearest place was the Banca di
Napoli. where the sidewalks were
strewn with glass from a hundred win
dows. but fearful lest the money vaults
might have been exposed by the bomb
explosion, Gordon of soldiers already
guarding the spot. refused to permit US
to approach. But We had an opportu-
nifty of noting the extraordinary sang
froid of the Eenetians. Whatever
stories may be told of Individual cases
of terror among the Inhabitants it is
necessary to say that the majority
show perfect courage. Two minutes
after n bombardment ceases normal life
begins again. People may look for
souvenirs on the square of St. Mark.
but they soon return to their beds.
Only the next morning do they have
enough curiosity to see what damage
has been done.
Air raids are an old story to the We
netians and this one only excited inter-
est for the length of time it endured
and the extraordinary violence of the
Italian bomba rdment. The last cannon
fired two and half hours after the
alarm sounded. We reached our beds
only at O'Clock in the morning tired
and willing to agree with the officer that
air raids more than anything else are
nuisance. Consul Carroll watched
the bombardment from his own win
dow open to the night regardless of
shrapnel bullets. but my own head was
firmly covered by the ample sides of
a German helmet.
Evening star., 1917-09-14
No Cellars for Refuge.

Yet,withal. this comparative immunity
holds Something of the miraculous.
There are no cellars in Venice and
even the strongest houses prove in
capable of resisting the shock of fall
ing bombs. There never was a human
act more fendish than this utterly
wanton scattering of bombs not merely
upon military establishments, which
are fair -objectives, but indiscriminate-
ly over the length and breadth of this
wonder city. Since the beginning the
Austrians have thrown nearly 1000
bombs on Venice.
Among the places where bombs are
known to have fallen last night one
can cite the PaIaZzo Sulan and the
Campo San Angelo. missile struck
the roof of this stx-story building and
penetrated to the second story. Two
stories below SOC persons had taken
refuge. but all escaped. The cornice of
the -Banca di Napoli was broken and
one corner of the directors room was
ruined. the marble ornaments falling
to the pavement. All the nearby WIN
dows were broken. The office of New
York lace importing concern had every
window broken. but no other damage
was done.
Another American family escaped an
aerial torpedo which pierced five stories
of the PNaZzo da Mula on the Grand
canal by taking refuge in the sea-
story where a number of NenetianS
had gathered. The bomb broke into
fragments. throwing many persons to
the ground and covering others with
yellow picrate, the explosive which it
contained. This palace is the property
of the Countess Morosini. The upper
most apartment is the home of an
American artist. Walter Brown. who is
now in the United States. His wife
Louise lives in Venice, but fortunately
was absent last night. The bomb,
smashed the ceiling and the floor, but
no serious damage was done to the
contents of the apartment.
Evening star., 1917-09-14
Other Targets for Bombs.

On the other side of the Grand canal,
the Palazzo Cavalli, one of the most
beautiful in Venice, was struck but
without serious damage. A bomb fell
on the grounds of the Convent of Nurs-
ing Sisters at Santi Apostoli Another
broke the bridge approaching the
Chi1dren's Hospital of Umberto l. An
other fell on the Convent of the Sacred
Heart on the Canareggio. This is
enough to show the seemingly mira Gu
lous character of many of these es-
capes, and all the attention of the
civilized world once more TO the fact
that Venice has ordinary luck,
and that unless something is done to
stop these brutal attacks without
military objectives the fate of the
worlds wonder city will hang in the
balance.
Coming from the 1sonzo battlef1elds
on Wednesday. brought and presented
to the American consul B. Harvey Car
roll. an Austrian helmet, similar in
shape to a large German pipe. as a
trophy From the consul's gondola last
night, with Wythe Williams of the New
York Times. l watched the half moon
rising over the Lido. The consul, who
is an old expert in air raids declared
that the half moon betokened so per
cent chance of visit from the Aus
trian airmen
We had one two nights ago he
said TT lasted a long time Several
bombs were thrown. but little damage
was done. People say that an Austrian
colonel aviator who was taken pris-
oner in recent raid is trying to starve
himseif- He refuses to eat. but l have
never heard'any one express regret and
rear that he might die"
Evening star., 1917-09-14
Naval Officer Was Calm.

we descended to the smoking room.
where We found only hotel employees
ana naval officer, who in passing had
TAKEN reIuge in the hotel, as no one is
permitted in the streets after an aIarn,
sounds The officer was a marvel of
coolness. When we first saw him. he
was seated at a table writing letters by
the light of candle. ShrapneI was
striking the shutters of the window be-
side him, but he never moved. Finally
he arose and approached us. saying in
perfect English:
What nuisance. ] was about to re-
turn to Lido in a gondola when the
alarm was given. This building would
be death trap if it were struck by a
bomb, but one Is comfortable here, any
way. We must be fatalists with regard
Evening star., 1917-09-14
THE STORE 1SS((G BRO.

Editorial
Etymology is study OF the
sources of our vocabulary,
the elements of words, the
principles OF derivation, etc,
and it is one of the most in
teresting studies known to
man.
A studying OF or going back to
the source of anything is
interesting.
We wish we gould take each OF
you through our store and
explain to you where the
different merchandise we
carry comes from,
Such journey would take
your mind to every corner
of the earth. You would
see Europe. Asia, Africa,
Australia. etc. expressing
some form OF their respec-
tive nations lives i'll the
things that greet you from
our shelves and counters.
Then we could tell you of
perilous journeys over seas
and the thousand and one
tricks rcsorted to in order
to get these things to us at
this time.
Wouldn't it be interesting and
wouldn't you then have
different feeling toward our
merchandise?
Evening star., 1917-09-14
TO AID NAVY LEAGUE.
Admiral Dewey's Widow to Head
Comforts Committee.

Admiral Dewey's widow. Mrs. Mildred
Mclean Dewey. has agreed to serve as
honorary chairman of the comforts
committee of the Navy League. In her
letter of acceptance she says:
MY sacred duty is to remember the
example of burning love of country 1
had before my eyes for seventeen years,
and if in the slightest degree l can be
of service to the cause of those who
are ready to die for the country I call
myself blest."
Evening star., 1917-09-14
Didn't Like Exposure.

English or not" snarled the poor
sentinel they have no right to expose
themselves to danger They force me
to come out here where l am likely to
be killed. They should think of my
family
During the second lull the navy off,
GER returned to the gondola to continue
the voyage he had begun, but had not
reached the landing when guns again
spurted flames and the noise began in
creasing to a low boom and then to a
steady thunder, but more to the south,
and as we learned this morning toward
the island of Chioggia. The lombard
ment had long since ceased to hold our
attention. We were hungry and sleepy.
We managed to obtain a little beer and
some crackers from waiter who up
to this time had stubbornly refused to
leave his room and pass through a
glass rooted court. The beer revived
our spirits and when the last sparks
left the sky we said goodbye to the
courageous officer and went forth to
see the damage.
Evening star., 1917-09-14
Raiders in Three Squadrons.

The Austrians came in three squad
rons. The first approached the city
from the south. and hence we saw the
entire spectacle which otherwise, so Tar
as we were concerned, would have been
limited 10 half the sky. With the COM
ing of the second squadron shrapnel
shell fragments and machine gun bull
let's began raining literally over the
broad sidewalk in front of the hotel,
rolling. to our feet and some striking
the facade close beside us The second
bombardment was the worst. Probably
each squad numbered eight or ten
planes, but only the second group de-
scended to a low level. AS a spectacle
the bombardment was magnificent.
Twice We were compelled to leave the
doorway and withdraw into the smok-
ing room, returning when the storm of
projeCtiles had passed elsewhere.
During a lull between the first and
the second attack | ventured out on the
sidewalk to PICK up bits of the metal
as souvenirs. Some were still hot. l
found also a piece of a bomb, probably
from one which struck the ground near
the ROYAL Palace. but did no damage.
A soldier who was standing nearby
quickly ran forward, adding comic
note which completed the nights
drama. They are English explained
hotel employe, and know no better
Evening star., 1917-09-14
Alarm Comes at Midnieht.

Half an hour after midnight I was
IN bed reading. Mr.. Williams was in
tne room next to mine. Suddenly the
electric lights weht out. / had been
present at many alarms in Venice and
though L never had Witnessed an air
rad. L knew that the terror that flies
by night had come Unable to find
candies or matches we threw an o,r
coats. trousers and slippers and onened
Ihe shutters facing the Canale de San
Marco Forty sirens doomed throupb
the night. The moon was fairy
nish IN the east. The Church of San
swept water was white and beautiful
lhen came a great fash and almost
Immediately cannon doomed Yet hard
~ an hour earlier we had heard senti-
eiI On the housetops lifting their mel
all is we'll" ''ie a1i
we knew that the city was protected
ny wires suspended from balloons and
certainly falls. The Germans emnIo,'
ed TINS method with fair success 10 d.
reno Essen. but the circuit of this citv
IS so large that the aeropIanes soma.
mi enes miss the wires, though they usu-
any try to fly above them and descend
only when they are over the obiectives
hiie we stood waiting at the win
COW. the sky guns on the Lido two
@ @Iiiies away. fired salvo. Williams
peerlng eastward through his olaesas
declared he saw the first Austrian n niana
Then there was firing on all sides Tbe
sky n, guns on land and sea doomed stead
ny ana the shrapnel burst like flaming
butterflies against the semi-darL sL,
Macnine guns began to tap so close by
US that we withdrew and closed the
shutters. Then for the first time / Bit
terIy regretted the bornbardnnent Ivbich
ias 70 the mystery and the necessity
OF rema ming within doors. though still
exposed TO the hazard of shells. is far
more terrifying than a battle in The
open air. III INC
Evening star., 1917-09-14
BY EDGAR ANsEL MOwRER.

BY EDGAR ANSEL MOWRER.
Cablegram to The Evening Star md
Chicago Daily News. Copyright. 1917.
VENICE. Italy, September (de-
ayed).-Three nights ago. from Monte
Santo, I witnessed a great modern bat
tie. but the most impressive and. from
a personal point of view, the most ter
rifying battle ] have ever seen. L
watched here in Venice last night from
the doorway of a hotel on the RlVa
Degli Schiavoni overlooking the broad
Canale di San Marco. with the e lne
church and superb belfry of san
Giorgio Maggiore for the central figure
against a background of flame.
Austrian aviators had succeeded in
passing the defenses and We're POM
harding Venice for the thirty-third
time since the beginning of the war
Their number was greater than ever
Iating it at from twenty to thirty
planes. Scores of bombs were dropped
of which at least thirty-eight nave
been located as striking islands Many
others are known to have fallen lnto
the waters of various basins and canals;
Italians at the air defenses hreu
5000 projectiles and thousands of ma
chine gun cartridges. Yet in all Venice
not "a single person was so much as
scratched. and the material damage
done was insignificant Personal salety
is due to the admirable organization
Of alarms and shelters whereby the
majority of the inhabitants take rel
uge in the sea stories (ground foorS)
of the stanchest buildings. Damage to
acter of the defenses. which are so
formidable that the Austrians are COM
PEELED to remain at lofty attitude
whence accurate aim is impossible.
Evening star., 1917-09-14
AuStriQ,1 Air Raid on Venice
Presents Thrilling Spectacle
Correspondent Describes One in Which There
Was Lots of Noise But Little Damage
and No Casualties

to bombs because if one strikes the
building and eXplodes, good night! Ihe
real danger is from our own fire
We passed two hours between our
comfortable benches and wonderful
observation post in the doorway. After
a few moments came the dull crash OIL
the first bomb. Then after a pause we
distinctly heard the drone of racing
motor above us as the invisible would
be murderer passed almost directly
over our heads-invisible but sufficient
ly located by the bursting of shrapnei
and high explosives. Eomb after bomb
crashed to the earth and one struck the
water in the St. Mark canal
Machine guns across the water fired,
ships fired and sky guns fired volleys
and salvos. The heavens at times were
brilliant with multiple flowers of flame
Again and again the hotel shook as
some nearby bomb or gun or large
caiiber thudered its hate across this
city of another age.