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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1917-01-12
ANNOUNCEMENT.
We are authorized to announce
n WALDEN

We are authorized to announce
A. T. WALDEN
as candidate for Supervisor OF the
Second District, to fill the unexpired
term made vacant by the death of f.
G.. Mize, subject to the will of the
voters.
We are authorized to announce
G. l.. ROGERS
a. a candidate for Supervisor OF the
Second District, to fill the unexpired
term made vacant by the death of +.
G. Mize, subject to the will of the
voters.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1917-01-12

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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1917-01-12

In his letter to the farmers of
Mississippi. in which he proposes
to 60 with them on a jaunting
expedition to study agricultural
methods in other states. Governor
Bilbo winds up with saying:
Nov this is no money making
scheme" The farmer who goes
with him on this trip will find out
that. in truth. it is no money max
ing scheme, but that it will turn
out to be a money spending
scheme" just the same. The far
mer must put up the money for
his own expense. and lose the
time that might be employed to
advantage by putting plans of his
own into execution instead of
chasing about the world after
some other fellows idea that. per-
haps. would not apply in this ag-
ricultural zone at all. If the gov
ernOr would stay in the State and
do what farmers expect him to
do, instead of chaperoning them
about the country as the custo-
dian of their agricultural meth
ods, the farmer might be better
served and, doubtless, progress
would better attend his efforts.
Bibles and Testameuts at The
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1917-01-12

FOR SALE or Exchange
Fifteen mules and six year old
Mare. DR.. III. IL. Kinney. Wren,
Miss.
Arizona republican., 1917-03-31
HUGE DRAGNET
WILL ENDEAVOR
To STOP SPIES
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WASHINTON, March 30.-Virtually
the entire force of the federal gov
ernment's civilian employees, approxi-
mately 100000 men and women, en-
gagged in every branch of service, has
been summoned to aid the bureau of
investigation and the secret service
in the detection of spies and the ap-
prehension of persons engaged in
plots, intrigues or ether activities
against the interests of the United
States.
In addition, the government Aas
sought the active cooperation of the
police and detective forces of every
town and city of consequence
throughout the country. Hundreds
of letters requesting such co-opera-
ton have been mailed broadcast by
the department of justice. and re-
plies pledging unstinted aid are COM
ing back in great numbers by tele-
graph and mail.
The largest single force which the
government has enrolled in its ma
ton wide spy hunt, with the possi-
BILE exception of the municipal police
and detective forces, is the army of
postmasters, all of whom have been
instructed to permit no clue as to
the identity of suspected individuals
and their activities to go unreported
Under the postmasters are working
the letter carriers in the cities and
the rural free delivery carriers in the
country, a force, all told, of about
100000 men.
Instructions to the federal en-
ployes call for the prompt reporting
to designated authorities of all in
forma ton, no matter how minor it
appears, which might seem to fur
nish clues in ferreting out agents of
foreign governments. Under this
head come letters passing through
the mails, kilograms, and even over
heard scraps of conversation indicat-
ing activity against the government
Such information will be promptly
forwarded to the proper investigat-
ing body at Washington. the name
of the informant held secret and an
inquiry quietly begun wherever, in
the opinion of officials entrusted with
such work, investigation IS warranted.
Although no request for co-opera-
ton has been addressed to the gem
eral public. officials welcome and
hold in strictest confidence cooper
alton on the part of all private citi-
zens looking to the prevention of ac-
tivities harmful to the national inter-
est. A number of private citizens,
impelled by patriotic motives, already
have furnished much valuable infor-
nation, it was said. and have aided
| materially in the work of the two
bureaus heretofore engaged in en-
| forcing the maintenance of American
neutrality Officials want to encour-
| age citizens to communicate such in
! formation through United States at
! torneys.
Department officials realize that
! such information obtained by the
civilian dragnet may be of a charac-
! ter that does not warrant more than
! superficial investigation, but they are
prepared to give each report careful
and individual attention.
Arizona republican., 1917-03-31
PANCHO's TROOPS
THROWN BACK IN
CHIHUAHUA FIGHT

CHIHUAHUA CITY, March 3d.
Francisco Villa at the head of cav
airy force of $500 men made a deter
mined attempt today to capture Chi
huahua City, but was driven back with
the loss of 500 prisoners and $50 in
killed and wounded.
The attack, which had been expected
by the garrison forces, was launched at
$50 O'Clock this morning in the direc-
ton of Quinta Carolina, north of the
city, and spread rapidly to the Santa
Nino railway station, the storehouses
of the Pierce Oil company and the
abandoned city cemetery 1t was then
the battery on Santa Rosa hill, the key
to the city which Villa took by rush
in his successful attack of last No
vember. opened up on the rebels, aided
by a cleverly placed battery at the
Central railway station. General e.
Hernandez, by executing a flank move
ment, broke up one end Of the Villa
line and took 200 prisoners. Colonel
Mora, entrenched in the old cemetery,
repulsed three charges by the enemy
troops. The Villa prisoners taken there
raised the total to 500. Besides this
over 200 saddle horses, three machine
guns and a quantity of arms were
captured
From an order of the day found on a
rebel prisoner, Villas expedition is
shown to have numbered $500 men, all
cavalry which was only half the size
of the defending Carranza forces
whose losses in dead and wounded
amounted to the comparatively small
number of 120 men.
The Carranza officers here do not
assert that the victory was decisive
although it caused the enemy to flee
in disorder
Villa was reported to be in personal
command of the attack but remained
at safe distance from the zone OF
fire.
The rebels were well provided with
ammunition, but lacked food and
clothing and suffered on the battle
| field from need of water, as all of the
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Arizona republican., 1917-03-31
Congress Ready To Start

WASHINGTON so-Pan prompt organization of
delay President Wilson's address the democratic
the demo-
the interest
definite recommended
democratic leaders
of
Monday, probably will
virtually
Arizona republican., 1917-03-31
Mongolia Sights
Ship Thought To
Be German Raider
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March 30.-An armed
vessel believed to be the converted
raider st. Theodore was sighted in
mid-ocean three days ago by the
American freight steamship Mongolia,
which arrived at an American port to-
day.
The arrival of the Mongolia today
marked the completion of the first
round trip across the Atlantic made
by an American vessel since the inaug-
marine warfare.
If it was not the st. Theodore, the
Mongolia officers were certain the
vessel was a German raider, both be-
cause of her actions and because her
wireless operator talked in German.
The Mongolia encountered the raider
March 27, 1000 miles east of Sandy
Hook, the officers said. The raider
approached within half mile of the
American freighter, circled around her
and then made away without signal
ing, but her wireless was cracking
out messages in German to some un-
identified receiver. The stranger, un-
doubtedly a converted merchantmen,
had two masts and one funnel, was
painted a war gray and armed with
three big guns She had a speed of
about 16 knots an hour.
The st. Theodore was captured by
the German cruiser Moewe last De-
cember in South American waters and
fitted out with armament She was re-
ported from Copenhagen today to have
been sunk off Rio Janeiro after hav-
Arizona republican., 1917-03-31
Taken
As Prisoners By
Moewe Is Reported


COPENHAGEN (via London),
March 30.-Mcre than 40 Aneri-
cans were among the prisoners
taken to Germany by the German
( commerce raider Moewe, according
/ to Jack Benson, who has arrived
! here. The Americans, he says, are
] beld as prisoners of war in Ger
AgEaax
''~'7 -ruho for a time was a
feriow prisoner of the men now held
in Germany, says that nearly all of
the 40 men were horsemen aboard
! the horse transport Esineraldas,
which was sunk by the Moewe.
The only exception whom Benson
was able to mention was an Amer
lean named Smith, VINO was aboard
the British armed merchantmen
Brecknockshire.
Arizona republican., 1917-03-31
ESCAPED OFFICERS
FROM GERMAN SHIP
ARRIVE IN MEXICO
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Ell PASO, March S0.-Two Germans
appeared at the Chihuahua City For
eign club Sunday morning as the guests
of the German residents of that city
and were said by their German hosts
to have escaped from the Prinz Eitel
Friedrich, interned in the harbor at
Philadelphia, according to an Amer
lean business man who arrived tonight
from chihuahua City.
The Germans arrived in Chihuahua
City Friday, he said, but did not ap-
pear at the club until Sunday, when
they were given an informal reception
there by the German residents of the
city. The American said he saw the
two Germans, but because he could not
understand German, did not hear what
they told the Germans regarding their
experiences after escaping from the
interned vessel.
One of the two men was small in
stature, of decidedly blond type and
about rs years old. The other he said,
was about IS years old and heavily
built. He said the Germans in Chi
huahua City told him the two men had
come there by way of Juarez.
Arizona republican., 1917-03-31
CAMPBELL TOTAL GAIN
TO DATE 296; HUNTS
CERTAIN GAIN BUT 229

These were taken from what Mr.. Cur
ley of the Hunt counsel has denomin-
ated the Junk pile Five ballots of
similar character in Globe precinct, No.
), are still under advisement.
The gains of Campbell yeste, =" on
the recount were made up as fc-io>.
Gila county, No. 3, Roosevelt, /; NJ,
l Payson, l; Young, l.
Pima county: Tanque Verde, /; Twin
Buttes, l.
Yavapai county: Cherry Creek, 1;
Constellation, I; Crown King. 1.
Gains on rulings were made in the
following precincts: Central, Graham
county, 1; st. Johns Apache, . Robi-
son, Cochise, 2; Lower Verde, Yavapai,
g.. Congress, Yavapai. /; Middle Verde,
Yavapai, l; Prescott, N. E.. 1; Flag
staff No & COconinO 8
Arizona republican., 1917-03-31

Mexico have been friendly and trust
full, but the world knows that antag-
onism exists between America and ia
pan. | maintain that these antagon-
isms are stronger than those which,
despite the war, exist between Germany
and Japan.
When I also wished to persuade
Carranza that Japan should join the
alliance there was nothing extraordin-
ary in this. The relations between ia
pan and Mexico are long existent The
MeXicans and Japanese are of like
race and good relations exist between
both countries
When further the -entente press
asserts that it is shameless to take
away allies, such reproach must have
! a peculiar effect coming from powers
who, like our enemies, made no scruple
! in taking away from us two powers
and peoples with whom we are bound
| by treaties of more than 80 years.
when | thought of this alliance With
Mexico and Japan ! allowed myself to
| be guided by the consideration that our
brave troops already have to fight
against a superior force of enemies and
my duty is. as far as possible, to keeI
! further enemies away from them. Thai
Mexico and Japan suited that pCr-
pose even Herr Haase will not deny.
Thus, l considered it a patriotic
duty to release those Instructions and
hold to the standpoint that l acted
rightly"
Arizona republican., 1917-03-31
Prepare Country's Resources

NEW YORK, March 30.-The Ma
tionaI Foreign Trade Council discussed
plans today for cooperating with the
government in maintaining commerce
and economic defense in case of war.
Resolutions were adopted declaring
that economic preparedness is essen
tial to national defense and the ma
tional credit largely rests upon the
gold reserve created by the present
foreign commerce, and that foreign
trade is a source of materials indis
pensable to military and naval de-
tense"
In view of the present rapid decrease
of tonnage, they continued, the govern
ment lis urged to devise a method of
cooperation with those engaged in for
eign trade and shipping whereby the
tonnage available for establishing
TRACE may be conserved in the interest
of economic as well as military defense
and necessary impressments may be
effected with the least withdrawal of
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Arizona republican., 1917-03-31
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

WASHINGTON, March 80. - The
administrative branch of the Amer
ican government has determined def
nltely upon course of action to meet
the hostility of Germany. While Of
ficial announcement is withheld pend
ing the appearance of President Will
son before congress, formal recogni-
ton of the existence of a state OF
war is expected soon after the extra
session begins.
The president. having decided on
the principal features of the address
to be delivered TO joint session o.
the house and senate is putting the
document in writing, and today he
had final discussion with his cab
met. The meeting lasted only an
hour and a half. but. with conclusions
Arizona republican., 1917-03-31
GILL CASE TO JURY

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SEATTLE, Wash, March 30.-The
whisky conspiracy trial, in which
Mayor Hiram c. Gill, Chief of Police
Charles Rockingham and City Detec-
tives Peyser, Poolman, Doom and Nc
Lehman are defendants, charged with
conspiracy to violate the United States
laws by importation of liquor into the
state of Washington, went to the jury
late today.
Arizona republican., 1917-03-31
BOMB FOUND ON SHIP
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BUENOS AIRES, March 30-A re-
port received here said that on the voy-
age from New York to Rio Janeiro,
bomb was found in the coal cargo of
the steamer Tennison.
According to the newspapers, eight
bombs were discovered in the coal car
go of the Norwegian ship Olderney
during her trip from New York.
Arizona republican., 1917-03-31
IN CASE Of WAR
SCIENTISTS WILL
Be KEPT At HOME

WASHINGTON, March $3.50 the
United States. may not run the risk
of sacrificing Its scientists on the fir
ing line as the European belligerents
have done before realizing their value
behind the army, the bureau of mines
is conducting a census of technical eX-
perts at the request of the Council of
National Defense.
Twenty-Five thousand letters are
being sent out to mining corporations
to develop the qualifications and ma
tionality of their technical employees.
The American Institute of Mining En-
gineers and the American Chemical
Society are cooperating.
Warfare today is one of materials
transformed in the shortest possible
time into terrible weapons of destruc-
ton and defense" said Dr. Manning of
the mines bureau. 1T requires an un-
limited number of trained technical
men who know at once how to fashion
these engines out OF raw materials
Arizona republican., 1917-03-31
FLOUR SUBSTITUTE DISCOVERED
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BERLIN, March 80, (Via Berlin)
a method for making a flour substi-
tute out of linden and beach buds.
They claim that the substitute has the
nutritive value of barley flour with
four times its fat percentage.
Arizona republican., 1917-03-31
SHIPPERS TO CONFER

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CHICAGO, March 30.-Representa-
tlVeS OF IA national organizations of
shippers today issued a call for a gen.
eral conference of commercial and
manufacturing interests of Chicago
April 13 to consider action in regard
to the petition recently filed by the
railroads with the interstate commerce
commission asking for a general in
crease in freight rates. The shippers.
it is said, will ask that their side of
the question be heard by the commits
sion before final action is taken.
Arizona republican., 1917-03-31

LONDON, March S1.-The British
admiralty, in referring to the German
statement that German naval forces
had been cruising off the south coast
Of England, says:
During the night of March 1929
some firing was observed some miles
off shore from Lowestoft. Our patrols
were sent to the scene with the utmost
speed but nothing was seen of the
enemy, who had made off
There is only one British steamer
named Mascotte in the register and she
is unarmed, but it is assumed the Ger
man message refers to one of our pa
troll trawlers named Mascot"
Arizona republican., 1917-03-31
TEUTON VESSELS
VENTURE OUT AND
SINK ONE TRAWLER
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AMSTERDAM (via London), March
3l.-"During the night of March 1929
part of our naval forces cruised in the
land" says an official statement re-
ceived here from Berlin. Beyond the
armed English steamer Mascotte,
which we encountered eight miles east
OF Lowestoft and sunk by artillery fire,
neither the enemy fighting forces nor
merchant shipping was sighted. Seven
men of the Mascotte were made pris-
oner."
Arizona republican., 1917-03-31

ing transferred to the Moewe the pris-
oners the st. Theodore had captured
from the British steamer Governor
after sinking the latter vessel.
Arizona republican., 1917-03-31
Official Communication

PARIS, March 30, 1925 p. m.-The
official communication issued today by
the French war office says:
North of the Somme and between
the Somme and the Disc the enemy
artillery has bombarded our front line
Our batteries have answered energet-
ically There has been no infantry
action.
Northeast of scissors we made
progress in the sector of Vregny Mar
gival
West of Maisons de Champagne a
| spirited counter attack by our troops
permitted us to throw out the enemy
from the elements of trenches in which
| he took footing March 2S. We cap
tured So prisoners.
! Belgian communication: During the
night Belgian detachment made az
incursion into the first German line al
| the bridge at Steenstraete. SharI
fighting resulted. in which severe
I losses were inflicted on the adver-
sary.'
Arizona republican., 1917-03-31
m,ADoo's SONS VOLUNTEER
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WASHINGTON, March 30.-Secre-
tary McAdoo's three sons have volun-
teered for service in the naval, reserve
in case of war.
Arizona republican., 1917-03-31

In yesterdays session of the COVER
norship contest Campbell gained 30
votes, bringing his total to date to 2s6-
The Hunt gains are 229. TheTe are
two unsettled matters which may alter
each of these figures. For instance
there is Snowflake precinct with ma
iority of 116 for Campbell which the
contestant is endeaVOrlng to nave
thrown out. On the other hand there
are 73 ballots which the contestee IS
trying to have stricken on the ground
that they are from precincts where
more votes have been counted than
the poll lists show to have been east
These yesterday were considered SUD
tracted from the Hunt column until the
doubt concerning them can be cleared
away by proof. 1t is believed that as
to the greater part of them no proof
can be forthcoming.
In addition there are many ballots
which are still under advisement by the
court which Will further change the
foregone figures. The attorneys for
the contestant have for some time been
attacking the ruling of the court on
ballots in which the cross was placed
in front OF the name of Campbell in
stead of in the square following It,
That was the only ruling where the IN
tent OF the voter was IOllONcu With lllS
result that Campbell was benefited
There was a clash between the at
torneys yesterday over a straight dem
ocratic and Campbell ballot in Wick
enburg precinct in which the Campbell
attorneys contended that an erasure
had been made. The court, However
ruled that it was blur. There was
another ballot that provoked a spirited
discussion. It had a BLANK A at
tached showing the identity of the vot-
| er. That was counted for Hunt over
] the strenuous objection of Mr.. Bullard
A gain of two was made for Camp
bell in Robson precinct, Cochise coun-
| ty. These were two of five ballots
which had been rejected by the election
! board but which it was contended by
the Campbell attorneys should have
been counted for one candidate or the
other; that is, four of them should have
been SO counted though the other was
mo vote Three of these ballots were
counted for Campbell and one for Hunt.
Arizona republican., 1917-03-31
TEXANS To RAISE
REGIMENT Of BEST
RIDERS IN STATE
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Ell PASO, Texas, March 30.-Men
who can ride, shoot and trail are being
recruited here for volunteer regiment
which will offer it's services to the gov
ernment in the event of war with Ger
many. The regiment will be recruited
in New Mexico, Arizona and Western
Texas, and the test of a recruit will
be to prove he can ride three days in
the saddle without sleep. r. I. Rushing
and Neal Shearman, former cowboys,
are in charge of the recruiting of this
regiment, which is planned on the lines
of the Rough Riders of 1898.
Spanish American war veterans here
have also started a movement to or
ganize a regiment of men who have
been under fire. The Spanish Amer
lean war veterans who are too old to
enlist for active service will be used
to drill recruits This regiment will
also be open to veterans of the Span
American war living in Arizona,
New Mexfco and West Texas. Many
have already registered for enlistment.
Arizona republican., 1917-03-31
GERMANS EvACUATE THREE MORE
VILLAGES, BRITISH OCCUPY THEM

There has been no important activity
on any of the other battle fields. Rus
sian attacks were delivered southeast
of Barancovichi on the eastern front,
but Petrograd does not say with what
result. German troops entered Rus
sian trenches on the Oginski canal, but
were dislodged. Austrian attacks
against Italian positions on Monte
Fait, Rome says, were repulsed with
heavy losses and prisoners were
taken.
Arizona republican., 1917-03-31
Denver to Supply Reoiment

DENVER, March 30.-Denver is to
supply the United States war depart
ment with regiment of Rocky Noun
tain rangers. Nearly 1000 men are
members of the regiment and it is ex-
pected the enlisted strength will reach
1900 in a few days, officers said today.
Officers of the regiment have ten
dered their services to the country in
letter to President Wilson and their
offer has been accepted
Captain Adjutant Rudolph Hager-
man is in charge
The National Order of Cowboy
Rangers has offered 70 enlist two
troops for the regiment.
Salt Lake Preparing
SALT LAKE CITY, March 30
Plans for recruiting the training camp
this season to a large strength are now
under way. backed by all the former
members of the first camp held last
year, and by officials of the Mormon
church.
: Bishop David A Smith, of the Nor
mon church, and Va member Of the
camp last year, said today the Mormon
church was going to back the camp
this year to the fullest extent
Arizona republican., 1917-03-31

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