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Arizona republican., 1917-05-11

East of Bullecourt the Germans are striving to push back the British to prevent the capture of the southern end of the Drocourt- -Queant line, which would prove of great menace to the inn portant town of Cambrai. The vicious ness of the battle is indicated by the German official communication which announces that the fight for the village is of a fluctuating nature.
 The British evidently have pushed step forward toward the capture of Lens and the important coal field in it's immediate vicinity. South of the river SOucheZ during a night attack another portion of the German front and support lines together with number of prisoners were captured.
 For the most part, the line where the French are facing the Germans is un- dergoing a period of comparative calm.
 British light cruisers and torpedo boat destroyers have put to flight the North Sea eleven German destrOyers, forcing them hurriedly to seek refuge in Zeebrugge. Belgium. Several of the Germans are declared to have been hit by shells from the British flotilla, while one man on board a British ship is slightly wounded
 Announcement is made in a Germa official communication that as a re- prisal for the placing of German gen. eral and 15 German staff officers on a French hospital ship, the Germans have placed in jeopardy in western towns which are subject to aerial attacks three French generals and 45 French staff officers
 In connection with the wanton sink iI7tr nf tol cl,i hxrI marines the house of commons has been informed that two additional ships of this class recently have been sent to the bottom
Arizona republican., 1917-05-11
COURT SAYS 67 IS
 CAMPBELL MAJORTY

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  Campbell
 
  the definitely until yesterday Chairman Maddoc the republican committee had figured that the Campbell ballots which  of  ranothe ruling to
Arizona republican., 1917-05-11
Deouc Leader Says WW Shm Eyes amd Way Tax W
GENERAL OFFENSIVE MACEDONIAN FRONTS
 STARTS VIGOROUSLY

 Lake Ohrd eastward to the region about allies aggressors
  held ground attacks Northwest of both with artillery infantry  valley of the Mosnica the sans have
  number of prisoners their offensive
  village still holding around which he German aree expe them
Arizona republican., 1917-05-11
Exports To Europe M March
 Increase Despite The Subs

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  haven beencom Total shipments al whole world $553o00O00 100000 while those to Asia $3,00oooo to of S2s1Ooooo 
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Arizona republican., 1917-05-11
DEADLOCK IN DRAFT r
 BILL ()FF |
Republican A. p Leased Wire]

WASHINGTON, May 10.-The long deadlock of senate and house conferees on the seiective draft military bill was broken today with agreement on a compromise measure under which great war army would be raised by se- lective conscription of men between the ages of 2l and 31.
 Authorization for recruiting Colonel Roosevelt's proposed volunteer division. written into the bill by the senate and defended stsibbornly by the senate con- ferees, finally was thrown out on the insistence of committeeman represent
 ing the house. In return the house yielded to the senate's proposal for prohibition at military posts.
 The conference report is expected to be given approval by both senate and house in a few days and within two weeks after the president has affixed his signature registration of those elig- ible for conscription will be under way throughout the country.
 The war department has erected a vast war machine for assigning and organizing the conscription. They will be assembled at training camps in Sep tember. The compromise bill is un- derstood to be generally satisfactory to the administration and to the army general staff on whose advice the orig inal measure was framed. The most important change made in congress was in the age limits, fixed by the staff at 19 and p inclusive. The senate made them 21 and 2 and the house 21 and 40. The ages named in the con- ference agreement are 21 and 30 in- elusive, making the draft applicable to all male voters under 31.
 Although there has been no direct authoritative expression from the White House regarding the Roosevelt volunteer proposal, administration op- position to it has been inferred from i the fact that no provision for volun- teers was contained in the bill as sent to congress from the war department With the Roosevelt proposal the con- ferees also threw out a senate amend lCGnfinIIad on paua TxAnA
Arizona republican., 1917-05-11
War Council Of Red Cross
 To Direct The Relief W0xk
fRy Republican Associated Press Leased Wi,

,.,. 1u-Presdent of the Feo C1 today to direct relief work during the public
 
 great small to the evatn of inevitably out this The head of the & Co., of
  dent Taft chairman the and Grayson M P Murphy, of Eliot Wadsworth o
 Definite plans have not made preliminary tonight Gross notifying that money and get the
Arizona republican., 1917-05-11

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Arizona republican., 1917-05-11
Report Sub
 Of Maine

Republican A. p. Leased Wirel
 ROCklEND, Maine, May 10.- An unverified rumor of the pres ence of a submarine of the New England coast was circulated here today after British merchant steamer had put into this harbor unexpectedly. The captain of the vessel came ashore and called upon the local naval representa- tive, but the subject Of the con ference was not made known.
 The story heard here was that the steamer had run for this port because her officers believed they had sigtted submarine some where off Cape Ann, on the northeastern coast CT Massach,- sets last night.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1917-08-02

self produces. If there Is any chance
for IN Excuse, the thing Excuses IT,
self.
An Excuse never Excuses an Ex-
cuSe.
Your Brain may be unschOoled--
but the Brain Is there. Ellhu Burritt
probably never was inside a college
but. he became famous as the T.earncd
Blacksmith" He found time In his
shop to learn forty languugeal H.
offered no Excuses for n, unframed
mind. The word Excuse Is not in the
dictionary of the Willing and the De-
terlnlned.
An Excuse never Excuses an Ex-
cusc.
Did you ever use an Excuse us Il
prop that II did nUt fall down? Ex-
cuses hamper. Excuses form Stumbling
Blocks over which you are sure to fall
unless you kick them aside and pass on
and forget them. Excuses ARE I'm
natural. They wear false faces. They
never look to you as they really are.
The next time you feel like making an
EXcuse-don'tl For
An Excuse never Excuses an Ex-
cuse.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1917-08-02
A. B. WAGNER RE-.
NAMED POSTMASTER

Postmaster 4. Il. Wagner received
notification the first of the week that
he has been reappeintcd postmaster
at Clovis, The appointment is for
four years from july 2lst, 1917. Mr..
Wagner'S appointment has the general
approval Of the patrons of the local
pOStollice. He has. served the people
In the' capacity Of postmaster for the
past four years and his services have
been satisfactory So general has been
the satisfaction that his services have
given that there was absolutely no
opposition to his appointment and no
other applicants for the position. II
takes competent service for a post
master not to have any competitors
when reappointment time comes around
for most any real good democrat Is
willing to serve his country as post
master. and n good many usually have
their ears to the ground listening FOL
the call.
The News cOngratulates Mr.. Wag
ner on his reappointment and trust,
that the coming four years will find
his scvices continuing to meet the
approval Of the people.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1917-08-02
GARAGE INCORPORATED.

frhe Quick Service Garage of this
place has been Incorporated with II
capital stock of 5000 The incorpo-
ratorS and directors are H. Il. Bridges
and Ieandcr King of Clovis and u. H..
oxford of Hale Center, Texas. The
company plans to begin AT once the
erection of new building at the site
of their present business on Otero Ave,
just west Of the Clovis National Bank.
The frame building In which they are
now doing business will be moved to
the rear Of the lot and the company
will continue to do business there while
the new building Is under construction.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1917-08-02
DISTRICT EXEMPTION
BOARDS NAMED

District exemption boards for New
Mexico have been announced as fol.
lows:
Division No. Felix Garcia. h. G.
Hernandez, Charles Springer, DIR. ]. A.
Massie. II. Il. Karr.
Division No. 2-Ronnld A. Duran.
Dr. II. A. Miller, Max Montoya. I. Il.
Brices ]. A. McCallum.
The members Of the two district
boards have to do with exemptions
on account Of occupations In dlvis-
ion No. |. the residences Of the board
mbcmbers are as follows Felix Gar
cia. Lumberton. Rio Arriba county, is
n wealthy sheep grower; H. c. Her
nandez. former member of congress
and member of the state council of
defense lives at TERRA Amarillo, Rio
Arrlbn county; Charles Springer, mem
her of the state council of defense.
lives ut timarron. Colfay county DIR.
J 4. Massie is n prominent physician
Of Santa Fe: II. Il. Karr is n carpen-
ter thus representing the labor ele-
mcnt. and lives at 1l21 South Edith
street. Albuquerque.
Division No. . Ronald A. Duran is
n Lincoln county stockman; DR. II. \.
Miller is II resident Of Clovis and
physician In charge Of the Santa Fc
hospital; Max Montoya is wealthy
merchant and stockman of sdcorro
county: G. r. i,rice Is n member Of the
state council Of defense and lawyer
of Il, swell. and J. \. McCallum of
San Nnrcinl. Socorro county. repre-
sents the labor element
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1917-08-02
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
FOR A SOLDIER IN ARMY

Physical requirements for men draft
ul to serve in the national army are
outlined in the regulations from the
war department, They are AS fol.
lows:
Height, ! feet inch to @ feet q
inches
Weight between 10 and 2il pounds
not aboslutc.
Mental test to determine whether Il
man Is Of sound understanding
Examination of eyes and ears by
charts and whispering tests
Almost any disease of the lungs ],
disqnalifying
Must have at least four scryiceabl,
molars-two above and two below op
posiie.
Before the heart and lung test, tn,
candidate Is required TO jump straight
up. kick up his heels behind
hop first on one foot then the other
aud make several standing jumps.
Chest measure between 81 and 3Sl,
inches.
Pulse and respiration nearly normal
skin In good condition.
Chronic A fbeumatism, old dislocation'
and badly united fractures will dis
qualify.
Pronounced Hat feet or feet In bat
condition will disqualify
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1917-08-02
COUNTY EXEMPTION BOARD
To BEGIN WORK MONDAY

The local board has this week sent
out notices for the ones whose names
were drawn and announced recently
to appear before the local board for
examination. The first forty-eight
men ON the list are being summoned
now. II the required number Of men
from curry county CA are not re-
ceived from this number others will
be summoned later but the local
board at present Is without instruc-
tlons in regard to summonlng the
second quota Of men.
The examinations will be held on
August 9Th, 7th and Sth at the office
of the county clerk who Is also clerk
Of the local board.
The first sixteen men on the list will
be examined on Monday August 9th.
the second sixteen are to be examined
on Tuesday. August 7th. aud the third
sixteen on Wednesday, August Sth
The board asks that the persons to he
examined be sure to bc there on their
particular day. The examination will
begin ~ 900 n. IN. on each day
ANY claim for exemption must bc
made on forms that can be procured
from the local hoard. and must he
filed with the board on or before the
7th day after official notice has been
given out for members to appear for
examination. This official notice was
mailed to those called for service, on
the lst day Of August, however the
board will not receive applications for
exemption until after n man has taken
his physical examination This will
avoid the work Of receiving claims for
exemption of those who fail to meet
the physical test.
The local board II composed Of
Sherif' ID. L.. Moye, County Clerk W.
G. Zerwcr and Dr j. B. Westerheld.
and the following is the order of the
first forty-clght men drawn In this
county and the order IN which they
have been summoned to appear before
the board next week
| 2jS -Leurcano Duran, TeXlco
. ijs s-Chus. Edward l.itchheld,
Mclrose
3 S5i Joe Clark. Claud
I Is; william Michael otonnor.
Clovis
= S3I Robert Edward Walk Clovis
q 337-Jacob Alton Eller. Clovis
7 G7,i--Ross Everet Davis, Clovis
pa Joseph Martin Heinz. Tcyico
800 Jesse Burchett, 81. Nrain
~ Gl6 James Hugh I.ovett Teyico
20 373 Henry Thomas Arnsplger.
Havener
II 10 Manuel Montero. Clovis
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1917-08-02
Lyceum Theatre
Wholesome Entertainment for the Citi-
zen. His Wife. His Child and His Friend.
Program
Saturday, August lth to Sat, Aug. 9th

Saturday. August lth, Vivian Mar
titin IN THE Right Direction
amount picture.
Monday, August 9th, Pearl White In
THE Fatal Ring, chapter five. Vita
graph o. Henry story. cub comedy
and Path News.
Tuesday, August 7th Frank Mcin-
tyre In "rhe Travelling Salesman -
Paramount picture.
Wednesday. August Sth Douglas
Fairbanks IN American AriStocracy.'
Fatty Arbnckle in "A Reckless Ro-
meo."
Thursday, August 9th, Dorihy Kelly
IN "The Money Mill'-Nitagraph
Friday, August 10th, Helen Holmes
In THE Railroad Raiders chapter 6.
Marin Sais IN "rhc Man From Tia
Juan.n" Ham and Bud comedy also
Pathe News
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1917-08-02
From Amarillo News.

From Amarillo News.
Amarillo parties had the thrilling
experience Thursday to have their
pictures taken 265 feet in mother
earth in the Clovis municipal water
supply we'll The well is the only one
of It's kind IN the world. the superin-
tendent Of the plant stated to the
Amarilloans.
Mrs. Lindsey Num- was the first
woman to 90 down into the well
Porter 4. Whalcy the first secretary
Of II commercial organization Horace
Russell the first publisher; W. II.
Wright Of the Ncw,, the first news
paper man.
lrhe well which has n bore of 30
inches is 80 feet deep. There is u
cage" that acts ms elevator. 1, car
ries only one passenger at time
There Is no manifold In the cage
and the passenger must stand erect
with folded arms aud see foot after
foot Of the easing disappear upward
as he goes down. II Is 2i5 feet from
the floor line to the surface, and 26l
feet to the bottom Of the well, max
ing total depth Of 80 feet. II re-
qulres one and onc-half minutes for
u passenger to make te descent. The
cage Is operated by electricity,
Room at Bottom.
AT the bottom of the bore there Is
small room ample TO contain six
persons. A large centrifugal pump
here takes out go gallons Of water
per minute and the well has II capac-
lty Of $50 gallons minute or of
practically 100000 gallons every q
hours Two additional pumps will
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1917-08-02
CURRY COUNTY VALUES
EQUAL SANTA f
From Santa Fe New Mexican.

From Santa Fe New Mexican.
Santa Fe. Aug. Considering that
Curry Is Il new county. and that few
years ago had no residents, no settle
ments. no railroads. its assessment re-
turn Of $lO,OG3.07O. us heavy as that
OF Santa Fe county. is very gratifying
to the state tax commission. II may
be surprising to learn that the 14,OOO
town lots are valued ut $570610 and
the improvements thereon ut $685.
40. making at0tal Of $l.377 $50.
Curry Is small county and yet It re-
ports 121,0O acres Of agricultural
lands. The valuation with improve
ments is $3,Sl7,34O, 50 that city and
country real estate make up more
than 0ne.half Of the total assessment.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1917-08-02
A GOOD WHEAT COUNTRY.

Every day someone is heard express
ing surprises as well as qualification
at the wheat yield in Curry county
this year. We have not had much
rainfall and some people wonder why
the wheat has turned ont so well.
The News believes that II can solve
the problem We have II figured ont
that the reason wheat has yielded So
voll this year is that eastern New
Mexico Is inst naturally good wheat
country. This fall will see n great in
crease IN the acreage Of wheat In
this section and each succeeding year
viii no doubt sec the acreage multi
piled until the great plains country
can truly hc referred to n "Thc
bread pan Of the United States"
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1917-08-02
C. A. HATCH NAMED
ASST. ATTY. GENERAL

c. 4. Hatch left last week for Santa
Fe where he has accepted the appoint
mrnt of Assistant Attorney General.
Attorney General Harry Patton ten
dered Mr.. Hatch the appointment last
week but II was not publicly an.
nounced until Monday.
Mr. Hatch Is II line young man and
has plenty Of legal ability and energy
and will fill the office with honor to
himself and credit to the legal de-
partment of the state Since locating
In Clovis he has made many friends
and has enjoyed Il growing practice.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1917-08-02
GEORGE CRANDALL DEAD.

George Crandall died wednesday
and was buried Thursday at the Gem
etery. He was an old time citizen Of
Clovis. having been here since the
town first started. II he had any rel
atives no one ever knew about them.
During the past few weeks he has
been sick and the local charity has
cared for him.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1917-08-02
MEXICAN KILLED ANOTHER.

Gaudal0upc Pacheco. Il Mexican. Is
In jail here charged with killing Marin
Torres. another Mexican. at TexicO on
Monday night Of this week Torres
was stabbed 10 death and Pancheco
claims he did the killing In self de.
fense. Both were employees Of the
Santa Fe construction gang nt Texico.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1917-08-02
DAIRY MEETING PLANNED
To Be HELD AUGUST q

special dairy meeting will be
held In Clovis at 500 p. M, August
-, l0lI. Representatives will be pres
ent from the railroads, the A 4 NJ
College, and the Panhandle Dairy As.
socialion. The meeting will be held
under the auspices of the Clovis Dairy
Association and its object will be to
impress upon the farmers In this vi.
entity the Importance Of buying high
liostein and other dairy cows. The
speakers will explain to the farmers
present the plan by which the banks
viii operate In extending credit to
worthy farmers toward purchasing
these cows. A great number of these
cows have already been imported into
, the Panhandle and Plains regions and
with excellent success. The market
for butter fat was never stronger and
because Of the high price Of food
products 1t is expected that it viii
remain so for several years to come.
In fact II Is the opinion Of those In
close touch with the butter situation
that the American consumer will nev-
er again see cheap butter.
II Is stated by those who have stud.
led the situations In this section that
there Is no region In the United States
offering greater opportunities for dai.
rying. Every farmer should have
three to five head Of good dairy cows
on his farm. This country raises an
abundance Of roughage and food
grains, and because Of climatic condi.
tlons the cows are healthy and pro-
fatduce larger per centage Of butter
fat than In other regions Of the South
west With better grade Of cows we
are assured that the butter fat pro.
duce larger per centage Of butter
that produced anywhere. 1t Is the
plan Of the Clovis Dairy Association
to get up an order for one or more
carloads OF HOlstein dairy cows for
September, and this order will be
placed through the local dairy assO-
ciation. All cows purchased will be
bought by local representatives who
will. however be assisted In the pur.
chase by dairy experts from the A. 4
NJ. College, and the railroads who
have agreed to send their experts to
the northern dairy cattle markets and
assist, but the money will be han.
died by local parties. After the farm
ers have determined how many cows
they desire to purchase they will then
elect their representative from among
their own number. said representative
to go to Wisconsin to select the cows,
and will handle all the funds. Each
farmer will give detailed descriptive
order Of the cow he tlesres purchased
The association recommends the pur.
chase only Of cows with an average
milking capacity Of not less than five
gallons per day and no cows are pur-
chased except after the records have
been gotten. and they are found to
he free from disease. healthy and Wig
orous. At the meeting to he held here
the speakers will explain just how
these cows are purchased and just the
character Of cooperation which Is ex-
tended by the railroads the A. 4 NJ.
College. and others Interested The
meeting should prove one Of the most
interesting and instructive ever held
here. and all farmers are urgently re-
Questcd to he present.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1917-08-02
BAPTIST REVIVAL.

Much interest Is being centered
around the revival meeting being con.
ducted at the Baptist church this
week. When the weather has been
favorable the attendance has been
good. and the revival hns resulted In
conversions and general uplift for the
church and for the community
DR.. Scnrbouah. president of the
Southwestern Theological Seminary
at Fort Worth is doing the preaching
this week. He Is delivering some
strong sermons The meeting will be
conducted until Sunday night.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1917-08-02
DRUG COMPANY INCORPORATED

The city Drug Co. Of this place
has recently been incorporated aud
will conduct the City Drug Store,
The company has an authorized capital
stock Of $4,000. The incorporators
are DR.. J Foster Scott, Jr, Leland
Chapman. Cash Ramey and Il. G. Hun
ton. Chapman will be manager OF
the business.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1917-08-02
HIGH PRICED FEED.

The high price Of grain Is one of
the problems Of the man who has
much work stock to feed now. A
short time ago we heard Of n man
feeding wheat to work stock. This
looks like almost a crime with the
shortage OF wheat existing today,
still wheat sells for not far from the
same price per hundred pounds as
maize or corn.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1917-08-02
PROTRACTED MEETING.

4 prulracted meeting Is In progress
at the church of the Brethren dunk
rrd) and will continue for ten days
Rev Mr.. Martin Of Darlow, Kansas
is doing the preaching. Everyone Is
invited to come and hear some good
sermons.
A. ]. ROdes
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1917-08-02
INCREASED WHEAT ACREAGE.

A. q. Lewis Of the Southwest Land
and Development Co. informed the
News man this week that the wheat on
railroad land In the north part Of the
county was turning ont well and that
the average would he around 10 and
II bushels per acre. Mr.. Lewis says
that the acreage on his holdings will
he increased this fall and that he ex-
poets to put in about 1900 acres.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1917-08-02

btuuIIlt HlS OWu
conscience on spe-
cial occasions.
An Excuse new
or Excuses an EX-
cuse.
People never
try to Excuse
things that they
themselves be-
llcvc TO be- right.
When you do
your Best you are
conscious of u
Conteniment that
the very net IL