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Arizona sentinel., 1917-11-22

their bit'' for the national cause, by hiring out as a ranch hand and helr out with the shortage of labor, or else join the United States Army. They would in either case be able to make both ends meet, financially.
 All occupied barracks turnout the camp are now supplied with steam heat, and you friends back in Arizona should not worry about your Sammie here getting cold. The barracks are now quite comfortable
 Indian summer prevails here the past two weeks, but we are due for a good heavy snow now most any night
 There are lots of discouraged Sam mics here, when they find they haven't received a letter from Arizona the past week. Now, may l appeal to you readers of the Examiner to write to disheartened boy here, one that wants a letter occasionally You may not know who, but if you will address it as follows-C. Holt, Librarian CT D., Headquarters Co.,, 340, F. A., Camp Funston, Kansas.
 The (T.DD stands for 'To Dis
 ribute," and believe me it will be handed to some anxious boy here who will be pleased to answer it quickly. CLARENCE HOLT,
 Librarian, Headquarters Co.,, $40, F. A Camp Funston, Kansas
Arizona sentinel., 1917-11-22
RAILWAY CAR SHORTAGES.

Phoenix, Ariz, Nov 20, 1917. To All Members of the Arizona Coun-
 cil of Defense and All Arizona Newspapers:
 The Arizona Council of Defense has received large number of communi- cations relative to the difficulty nov being experienced at various shipping points within the state in securing an adequate supply of railroad cars. This particularly is affecting the mining and cattle industries, with shortage also reported of transportation for for age crops. The situation is especially grave where cattle are to be ship ped.
 This matter has been taken up with Chairman Epes Randolph of the trans portation committee of the council of defense, who from Tucson has asked
Arizona sentinel., 1917-11-22

within the same city
 h-Load in a day and time your loading to suit departure of trains
 i-Give billing agent full instruc- tions that will permit way bill being made up before loading is completed.
 j-Consign shipments to final des- tination wherever possible and dis courage shipments that require chang ing destination in transit.
 k-Do not bill shipments by circui- tOus routes in order to avoid the ef feet of embargoes.
 The State Council of Defense urges that these rules be given the widest publicity and be observed wherever possible, as the condensation of the best judgment of the principal freight handlers of the nation. It is asked, also, that there be reported to this of flee results of such observance and also any difficulties that have attend ed the shipment of Arizona products, especially of perishable nature.
 ARIZONA COUNCIL OF DEFENSE,
 Dwight B. Heard, Chairman.
 George H. Smalley, Secretary.
Arizona sentinel., 1917-11-22

De urged the importance of observing rules that have been prepared by the American Railway Association thru it's special committee on national defense In the east observance of these rules already has secured 30 per cent in creased efficiency of equipment These rules follow:
 1.-To the receiver of freight
 a-Purchase in the nearest market.
 b-Be prepared to store the full con -ents of the largest freight car.
 c-Bunch your orders so as to make 'ull carload lots
 d-If you cant order by carload, ar 'ange to pool carload shipments.
 e-Unload cars promptly.
 2.-To the shipper of freight
 a-Load heavy commodities in all cases up to 10 per cent in excess of he marked carrying capacity of each car, unless special instructions have been issued by the railroads with ref erence to certain classes of equipment to exceed the 10 per cent, in which case special instructions will apply.
 b-Load light weight or bulky freight to full cubical capacity of car.
 c-Have your shipments ready for immediate loading on receipt of charge.
 d-Arrange your shipment in car so as to permit prompt unloading.
 e-See that packages are loaded to eliminate damage in transit
 f-Where you have been shipping less than carload freight daily and sending via transfer point, hold ship ment two or three days, to make up full carloads and bill to destination
 g-Use drays or motor trucks in stead of 'trap-car" service and avoid use of freight cars for moving food
Arizona sentinel., 1917-11-22
CAMP FUNSTON NEWS.
(Yuma Daily Examiner.)

CAMP FUNSTON, Nov. 15.-(Ex aminer Correspondence)- )-The Ari zona boys have the greatest average chest expansion of any of the boys at Camp Funston.
 Promotions of Arizonans at Head quarters Co.,, 340th F. A-Privates Clarence G. Hinton and Alfred L. Ril los were recently promoted to cor porals.
 Private Sievers w. Susmann from Battery B, 340th Field Artillery, N A., having received a commission as provisional second lieutenant, Field Artillery, and attached to this regi ment Headquarters Co.,, 340th FielG Artillery, N. A, per order command ing general, S9th division.
 Reduction-Upon recommendation of battery commander, Sergeant Chal land of Battery c, is hereby reduced to the grade of private, per order Col. E. H. Yule, 34Oth Field Artillery In a recent semaphore signal tes the following Arizonans all of whom are in the Headquarters Co.,, 34Ott Field Artillery, passed excellent" Percent Name.
 LOOT, G. Campbell.
 1OO-E. Cutler
 1OO-J. F. McLay.
 98-C. H. Dains.
 96-C. O. Rice.
 96-R. w. Gould.
 96-M. s. Lindholm.
 92-D. H. Blery.
 92-J. Shrigley.
 92-E. Forry.
 92-R R. Smith.
 90-J. Young.
 9O-E. K. Sykes.
 9O-C Vawter.
 90-H. L. Shinn.
Arizona sentinel., 1917-11-22
CATO SELLS ADDS 5OOOO ACRES TO PRODUCTIVE AREA - MAKES REMARkhELE TRIP
 TO SOUTHWESTERN RESERVES
Covers Mountains and Desert Wastes and Studies at First
 Hand the Possibilities of Reclaiming an Empire

Cato Sells, commissioner of Indian affairs, returned to Washington today from a two months tour of the deS- erts in Arizona and Southern Califor- nia. During his trip Commissioner Sells travelled hundreds of miles in automobiles and many miles on horse back, frequently climbing moaHtains on foot and wading rivers. Some of the time the thermometer registered shade. He inspected the watersheds Of the Gila river in Arizona and New Mexico for the purpose of locating possible reservoir and dam sites, and tracked traversed the entire Salt riv- 9r valley. He closely tracked the Colorado river from Needles, Ariz, to Tuma, and inspected the Parker and (uma Reservation irrigation possibili-
 ies and studied conditions in the I'm
 erial Valley, his definite purpose be- ng to thoroughly familiarize himself with the water conditions and produc- i've possibilities of the desert coun-
 ries of the southwest. Among oth- 1T things accomplished during his trip
 he commissioner affected prelimin Ary arrangements for power to be lsed in pumping and for clearing, lev cling and putting into cultivation 50- poo acres in one tract of desert lands
Arizona sentinel., 1917-11-22

in the Pima reservation, southwest of
 Phoenix.
 Commissioner Sells says that with
 water these desert lands are capable of almost unbelievable production. that Egyptian long staple cotton is fast becoming a chief crop. making approximately one bale to the acre, now selling for 70 cents a pound; that alfalfa grows in quantities, being cut seven or eight times each season, and that milo maize produces abundant ly; that there are more cattle and hogs fed in the Salt River, Yuma and Imperial Valleys than in any other equal territory in the world. The commissioner visited one ranch in the Yuma Valley where 1000 hogs were being fed.
 It is his purpose, within the next eighteen months, to develop not only the 50,000 acres on Pima reservation, but in like manner thousands of acres on the Parker and Yuma reservations. With the first hand information Con- missioner Sells obtained on this trip he is able to rapidly and effectively transform much of the great deserts of the southwest into the production of food for the worlds immediate nee: essities Sherman Bulletin, Oct. 31.
Arizona sentinel., 1917-11-22

Superior Judge Baxter left yester- day for Tombstone, holding the utili- ties rate matter under advisement un- til his return in about one week. The decision of the judge hinges on whether the city ordinance means in it's wording, statute law or muni- ciral law, a very vital point.
Arizona sentinel., 1917-11-22

Harry Tritle of the Gazette who it will be remem- bered honored Yuma with his sunny disposition on the cason of the recent meeting of Governors Cantu and Campbell at the Yuma County Fair busy all dur ing State Fair Week. Besides having bride of but week his hands he had friends galore from all parts of the state to help entertain He ohnnyon-theSpot all the me his charming bride adding much pleasure to every oc cason that was graced by her presence
Arizona sentinel., 1917-11-22
ARIZONA SENTINEL AGAIN SUSTAINED BY RUL-
 ING OF PROJECT MANAGER SChLEChT.


 The following letter from Project Manager Schecht tC Secretary De Vane is Set-explanatOry
 DEPARTMENT Or THE INTERIOR.
 United States Reclamation Service.
 Yuma, Arzr November IA, 1917 MT. D. L. DeVane Secretary
 Yuma County Water Users Association,
 Yuma Ariz.
 Dear Sir Referring correspondence between the Interior Department your association this office in regard acceptance of the Reclamation Extension made by individual members of your association caton by use o card with proviso to not agreeing pay the announced construction charge of acre. you hereby notified that these instruments consd cred by the department accepances of the Extension for the following reasons:
 Applicants not agree pay the construction charge announced by the secretaryS public notice of Au l97 for the Second Unit of the Yuma Project do they comply with the conditions stated in the secretary letter September 27 197 the president of your association that acceptance may be filed under public of April i917 and if for any lower construction charge fixed and announced equivalent reduction will be made to those who have prior that date filed waerrght ap plications at the $75 rate.
 You also notified that if within three months from the date o this letter these applicants will file acceptance in the form herewith they will be regarded having beer filed of same date those directed your association
 
 Stat, 39O is be noted however that all acceptance must be forms provided by the Yuma office which may be secured upon application. Very respectfully,
 w. w. SCHLECHT
 Project Manager.
 FORM OF ACCEPTANCE Acceptance of terms and conditions of Reclama- tion Extension Act Approved Aug 13, 1o14)
 
 -entryman of
 - Project, desiring to the bene- fits of the Reclamation Extension Act approved August 13 1914 (38 Stat, 686), and public not tce hereunder having been duly issued as pro- vided by said act, do hereby accept the terms and conditions of said act:
 If for any reason lower construction charge is fixed than that announced in public notice of April G. 1917, for the second unit of the Yuma Pro- ject, equivalent deduction will be made to those who have heretofore filed water-right application at the rate of seventy-fve ($75.OO) per acre.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-29
GERMANY WON
STATE WAR AIMS

Anstexda m. Sept ss.--'fwe must
al present decline to specify our war
aims" Or George Michaelis, imperial
German chancellor announced In the
reichstag according to Berlin advices-
The chancellor added that for the
Central powers to give definite list
of war aims at this time would only
be harmful TO their interests and
might create confusion.
He made a renewed attack on Pre-
sident Wilson, comparing the Ameri-
can executives reply 10 the, pope with
the pontifrse message The latter he
said. was inspired purely by lofty
ideals which could not be said OF Mr.
Wilson's answer
Berlin dispatches have indicated that
new controversy over war aims Is
inevitable when the Reichstag recon
venes on October s.
Count Zu Reventlow's Deutsche
Tageszeitung has again been suppress
ed by the censor A Socialist paper
of Danzig the Nolk1 Yacht. has been
placed under preventive eensorshop.
The constitution committee has
pla ced under preventive Censorship
voted preliminary reform abolishins
the rule barring members Of the federal
council from simulta neous member
ship in the reichstag The committee
also adopted an order of the day de-
claring the reichstag must cooper
ate IN the event OF the conclusion OF
a. .peace.'
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-29
WIRES TO DUEN0S. 4
AIRES ARE Down.; :
STRIKE MEhACInG

New York, Sept 2S.--Buenos Aires.
the capital of Argentine. at 11:2s
o'clock tonight was completely cut on
from telegraphic communication with
the outside world. according TO q
Fash" sent to the Commercial and
South American Telegraph company
BY it's manager at Valparaiso.
The message did not state what had
happened to interrupt the commune
cation with the United States which
leads via the Chilean city.
1t is the second time within four days
that this connection has been cut on.
The first time conceded with the veto
OF the Argentine house of representa-
tives In support of the senate resclu-
ton urging break with Germany.
Buenos Aires dispatches on the fol-
lowing day quoted leading Argentine
officials as expressing the suspicion
that German piotters behind the rail
road strike had caused the Interrupt
ton so az TO prevent word from AM
hassador Naon at Washington, reach
ing the Argentine government.
Til. last dispatch received from this
international News Service corre-
spondent at Buenos Aires prior to the
new telegraphic tie-up was to the
effect that the strike situation was az
tremely grave, overshadowing the con-
troversy with Germany.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-29
TWENTY ARE KILLED,
EIGHTY INJURED, IN
OKLAHOMA COLLISION

Tulsa. Okla. Sept, 2s.--Twenty per-
eons were reported KILLED and at least
eighty injured when Frisco passenger
train No. crashed head-on into a
troop supply train two miles west Of
Kellyvtlle at 2:30 o'clock this after
noon. The chair car telescoped into
the smoker. crushing all who were rid =
Iink IN the front end OF the chair car
The supply train was returning as
~ "deadhead" from Fort sill. where
troops from Missouri and Kansas are
being modified. and passed through
here loaded with supplies Tuesday
Mihinterpretatfon of orders is assign
"a a. the cause for the collision.
A relief train with physicians and
nurses was rushed to the scene from
Gapulpa, the division point. On the
Ireturn. the dead. sixteen of whom wers
negroes. were removed at Sapulpa and
the injured were brought here. One
hospital has more than forty patients
On board the train were many Tulsa
peaple who were. on their way to at
|tend the state fair at Oklahoma City
Engineer John Ruhl. of train No. I.
ns later found about two miles from
~ wreck. having completely lost his
lJBd. ana was taken to Oklahoma City
4dor u phyutcian'G lc&re -,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-29
CAMP LEE TROOPS
TO GIVE EXHIBITION
DRILL At STATE FAIR
Each Regiment to Be Represented
BY One Company, According to
Plans Considered BY Gen.
eral Cronkhite.
SPLENDID PROGRESS MADE
BY MEMBERS OF NEW ARMY
Payroll Being Made Up For First
Distribution of Funds To Soldiers
Appointments Made of Richmond
Men.
(By star Correspondent

Camp Lee, Va, Sept. 2s,-one
company from each regiment at
Camp Lee will so to the State Fair
at Richmond next month if the Ten
tative plan which Major General
Cronkhite has under consideration is
carried out General Cronkhite's idea
is that il will be matter of much
interest TO the people of all parts OF
the state, many of whom have rel
atives at camp Lee. TO see what one
months training has done for raw
recruits. On an area sufficiently large
to make good parade ground the
companies will go through all the
manoeuvres, in the practice of which
thes-hap Spaat-a-larseL ast-af their
time since being mustered into the
service.
The word enthusiastic has been
used so frequently in newspaper ac-
counts OF the work of the soldiers al
Camp Lee and of the attitude to-
wards them of their officers that IL
has almost lost meaning. but IL can
be accurately applied to the opinion
of General Cronkhite of the progress
the National arniy's members at this
cantonment. have made in the short
space of time they have been in prac-
tice. For that reason and also on
account of the natural interest the
relatives and friends Of the men feel
Il fromfarmnA ~ eA~nna ps~. l-~.---
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-29
DELEGATES WILL co
TO TAX CONFERENCE
resent Virginia-C. B. Garnett on
Program For Atlanta Meeting.

Five delegates were appointed yes
terday by Governor Henry c. Stuart
TO REPRESENT Virginia at the eleventh
annual conference on taxation, which
Will he held in Atlanta, November &
to Is, inclusive. Governor Stuart
has been named as one Of nine gov
errors who will meet to discuss taxes
at the same time
Besides the five delegates, Virginia
will be represented on the confer
ence program by Christopher 3. Gar
nett, chairman of the state corpora
ton commission, who will conduct a
round table discussion on subjects
discussed in previous sessions. In
addition to his connection with the
corporation body. Mr.. Garnett is
widely versed in questions OF taxation
as assistant attorney general of vir-
GINA and as former counsel to the
state tax board.
Those who have been named by
the governor as delegates are 0. l..
Shewmake, counsel and executive as
sistant for the state tax board. c. Lee
Moore, auditor of public accounts:
DR.. Douglas s. Freeman, editor OF the
Richmond News Leaders, r. Dem
oboe, Fairfax, Va, and Mr.. Garnett.
Delegates from all over the coun-
try will be In attendance at the At
ianta conference. These delegates
will be appointed by governors. state
accountant associations and univer-
sity presidents. Among the most i'm
portant things coming up is the ques :
ton OF model systems of taxation
and efficiency and care In making To-
cal assessments.
Samuel T. Howe, chairman OF the
Kansas tax commission. is president
of the association. Professor Charles
j. Bullock, Of Harvard, IL vice presi-
dent. ana Fred r. Fairchild. Of Yale.
II aaAPnfarw Ss5e
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-29
VIRGINIA LEAGUE
TO ENFORCE PEACE
AIDS LIBERTY LOAN

New York, Sept. 2s.--John Stewart
Bryan. Of Richmond. vice president
OF the League to Enforce Peace, and
William Hodges Mann. Jr., secretary
of the Virginia state branch. have been
asked by William Fl. Taft, the leagues
president, to organize The members
ard supporters of the league in Vir-
giria for cooperation in the cam
paign for the second liberty loan bond
Issue, pursuant to an appeal from Sec
rotary of the Treasury McAdoo
The League to Enforce Peace, which
has dedicated its organization 10 war
work on definite, constructive lines
and which subscribed to $4,000 In
liberty bonds of the first loan. was
chosen by Secretary McAdoo as the
medium for AN appeal TO all national
societies engaged in patriotic propa-
ganda.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-29
WAR COUNCIL ASKS
ATTORNEY
To 60 To FRANCE
Hon. John Garland Pollard Has Ten
der Under Consideration---Jonn
stewart Bryan Also to Serve
Overseas

Attorney-General John Garland
Pollard has been asked to go 10
France by the commission having in
charge the work OF the National War
council with the American forces in
that country.
The work of preparing for the re-
ception OF the great armies America
will pour into France will be pressed
with the greatest activity. That part
of the work in the hands OF the Ma
tional War council requires not only
the efforts of religious and social
workers bnt Of business and profess
sional men as we'll.
When Mr. Pollard was asked last
night as to his call 10 France he at
frst begged to be excused from maxi
ing any statement, but finally CON
scented 10 say that the tender had
been made him and that he had the
proposal under consideration.
Five Millions In Hand.
He explained that the National
War council. which is headed by DR.
John r Mott. and is closely asso-
ciated with Y. Nj c. A activities
has already raised 5000 GEO for
work among the soldiers and the
council Is about to inaugurate r
campaign TO raise s35 600. Geo add
tionsi. <l2 coo 600 of which sum is
10 he spent in France among the
American soldiers within the next
nine months The var council will
provide social centers in each camp
furnishing writing and reading rooms
entertainments. and all possible ia
ciiities looking TO the comfort of the
troops
Many Already In France.
A large force 81 religious and SO
Cial workers has already gone 10
France and many more are undar ap-
pointment TO go. but inasmuch rs the
proposition taS very large bust
ness aspect business and profession a /
men are being urged 10 go as well
All who enter the work do 20 on n
purely missionary basis and receive
only thair expenses, taking UP the
work at great financial sacrifice
In many cases.
The American soldiers nov in
France are stationed some thirt.
MIKES from the hghting front and the
war councils workers are now look
ing after the soldiers needs there
The work of the council has ,na
endorsement OF the war department,
anN<Iresident Wilson has taken occa.
sion 10 very heartily commend Il.
John stewart Bryan to- 30.
Another prominent Richmond man
who. 1t is currently reported. will so
National War council. Is Mr.. John
Stewart Rryan. capitalist and news.
paper publisher here Mr.. Rryan
mas taken an active interest In the
war councils work from the outset
and Is now preparing to give his
time on behalf of the men at the
front.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-29
mitchell LOSES ON RECOUNT:
TO RUN INDEPENDENTLY

New York. Sept 2S.--With the re-
count OF the recent primary for the
mayoraltv completed tonight Wit
liam M. Bennett has majority OF
SAP votes over Mayor Mitchell for the
Republican nomination.
The mayor announced today he
would run iudepepd entl1
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-29
DEPARTMENT. 1. GrrttAcd.

Washington. September ss,-Depart-
ment Of Justice officials tonight ex-
pressed qualification at the prompt .ac
tion of the Chicago grand jury which
returned indictments against William
D. Haywood and thirty-flve other mem
bers of the INN They expressed
the belief that similar indictments
might he expected at any time in a
number OF other states. No definite
mum Der was indicated. but II was gen
orally understood there will be nearly
1H1
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-29
VIII Compile Data.

Washington. sept ~ otnHet Z.
NJ. House, the presidents closets
friend and adviser. has engaged in a
Y nt~s career In ths interest 80 the
ecvernment For the moment he has
laid a-ide his character as personal
enlissarv OF President Wilson on err
rands OF peace and has branched
forth as a combination historian and
card indexer He. with expert as
sistance from staff OF college pro-
fessors. historians and other experts
yet 70 be selected. is about to create
for the use of the state rArtment--
and for the American peace commits
sioners when the time comes 10 as
een BILE around the green tabie--a war
library
1t is TO. he a Who's who" and
! whats What" of the European war
and the rersonages connected with IL
ut win contain historical, Eeopra phi
cal. commercial. territorial personal
and other data necessary for the re-
ference Of the American commission
ers in order that they may be COM
pletely informed on every question
which will arise in the conclusion Of
i peace treaty.
The fact that Colonel House is
starting to do this is no indication
/, that the United States expects an
early peace. IT /. work on which
! expert committees. with the full con-
+fidence of the European chancellories,
have been engaged ever since the be-
ginning Of hostilities
Colonel Houses lahors will be 10
produce a readv-refenence library
i quick card index sSstenn--to which
the American peace eyr!esaries can
refer IN 4 moment and get complete
data on all sides of any question
which may arise.
II II generally accepted that Ccnonel
Mouse will be one OF these emissaries
when the time comes, so 1t Is especi-
ally fitting that he should be the man
5who should arrange the information
system.