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Bisbee daily review., 1917-02-28
TWO THOUSAND FLOWS TRACTOR STYLE ARE WANTED IN ENGLAND
Director General of Food Pro- duction in British Isles Is Planning to Import Tractor Flow to Work at Night.
tBy Review Leased Wire)

LONDON. Feb. Five want two thousand American tractor ploughs for the use of a civilian army of night ploughers which We are about to en- list throughout the British isles" said Sir Arthur Lee. director general Ot Iood production to the Associated Press today This new department. which is the outgrOwth of Germany submarine campaign. aims at the en- listment of several hundred thousand civilians to cultivate every available bit of soil.
 Chauffeurs Will Operate. We hope to make the tractor ploughs ill the gaps caused by the shortage in labor" continued Sir Al thur For this reason We are going to import as many as We can from America. We are going to equip them with headlights for night ploughing LabOreTs can only work eight hours out tractors can work twenty four hours. They will be driven by taxi cab drivers and chauffeurs. who will he able t5 learn their mechanism in few hours.
 Skilled Farmer Behind.
 Behind every plough will be 8 skilled farmer. They will be assisted oy prisoners, conscientious objectors members of the home defense forces and women.
 produce enough food to make us in dependent of outside help as Rong as the war lasts.
 Will Avert Starvation.
 We do not believe we will be able to produce sufficient crops to Iced the population in time of peace. but are confident we will be able to grow enough to slave off starvation during the war. For this we thank the Ger man submarines. They already have given England an agricultural policy which is destined to make is a large extent self supporting. The subma rines also have revived rural life given the farmers a minimum wage and generally made our national de fense more effective than a thousand speeches in parliament"
Bisbee daily review., 1917-02-28
StateRighGrade

Deep development Of the old Iron King group located about one mile from Humboldt. is to follow the clos ing of an option on the property last week, eastern capitalists taking over the property. The deal was closed by s. R. Trengove, formerly superintend- ent of the Blue Ball of the Consolidat- ed Arizona Smelling company. The mine is located within a mile of the Humboldt shelter and the P. X F.. branch of the Santa Fe system crosses the, property.
 The preliminary hearing in the case of w. w. Moore. wealthy cattleman, who. last week. shot and probably fatally wounded his son. Clifford C. Moore. at Phoenix. has been set for March 2. The elder Moore. who was intoxicated at the time of the. shoot ing, entered a plea of not guilty co the charge of assault with deadly wea- pon with intent to commit murder. His bond was fixed at S15.000 which was furnished. The complaint against Moore was signed by Dawn Moore, wife of Clifford C. Moore.
 Tucson business men at the recent meeting of the luncheon club. com posed of the progressive business men of that city, decided to start move ment to have the city secure certain vacant Tots within the business dis trict and prepare them for use as parking space for automobiles. This will remove the congestion of the down town district and lessen much of the immediate traffic in the center of town The old Puebla has not the widest streets in the world in many places and auto traffic of late has done a lot ro make them at time al- most impossible.
 Plans for the erection of a large hotel and dancing pavilion at Monkey Springs near Patagonia are being con sidered by O. F. Washburn of that place Monkey Springs are hot springs noted for their curative prop critics, and are located on the Wash burn ranch. Washburn himself, who was recently sufferer from rheuma- tism is said Co have been led to the decision to erect a hotel by reason of the benefit he derived from bathing in the hot springs.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-02-28

The Gila Valley Farmers exchange has purchased a site for a warehouse east of the Arizona Eastern depot at Stafford and it will be connected to the railroad by a side track. This is the first improvement proposed by this organization. The next one is the construction of a lime sulphur plant to make lime-sulphur for the pur- pose of treating the San Jose scale that has been proving on the fruit orchards of this valley. The state law requires that trees with the scale must be sprayed or destroyed and while this portion of the law has not been rigidly enforced in this section. with the construction of the lime sul- phur and the opportunity for the farmers to get it easily. a thorough spraying of the trees will be kept up. San Jose scale in this valley is doomed.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-08-02
BILLIONS ASKED
TO PROTECT U. S.
Baker Submits Deficiency EstI-
mates Aggregating SIS, 5,278,-
$4,000.
BIGGER ARMY TO EUROPE
War Departments Estimate Contain
Items of s4ss, ,ooo,o 900 for Mill.
tary information Section
of General Staff.

washington. - Secretary Of War
baker sent to the House Committee
on Appropriations estimate for .-.e17.
S'S'347.9S additional war expenditures.
Secretary Baker asked deficiency
appropriations Of $642 124,591 for the
signal corps and the army.
The largest single request was for
Sz'46S'ol3,OOO for armament OF forti-
hcations. Engineer operations in the
held and the medical and hospital
departments each asked for appropri-
ations of $10O,O0O,00 The sum OF
S4S9'OOO'OO0 is asked for military in
formation of general STAFF"
The items in the war schedule are:
Deficiencies: ONCE Of the chief of
stan contingencies, military informa-
tion section-general staff corps.
S4S9. 900, 900.
Signal service OF the army-com-
mercial telephone service at coast.
$3,OOO,OO0
Quartermaster's department: Paw.
etc. of the army. $715. .S29,440; subsis-
tence OF the army, 1929. .673.21S: regu.
lar supplies, $163,917926; incidental
expenses, $11,01O,799; transportation
or the army and supplies, $3.50, ,49O. .305 /;
water and sewers at military posts.
S34,S27.5O0; clothing and camp and
garrison equipage, $751; .097: horeas
Tor cavalry, artillery and engineers,
S51,711.466; barracks and quarters.
$S2'l1S.OOO; shooting gallery and
ranges, $6,104540: roads, walks,
wharves and drainage, $17,270.OOO; };
construction and repair OF HOSPITALS.
$4S,96O.OO0; civilian military training
camps, $2.119,000; medical depart.
ment, hospital department, $1O0.O26..
600; engineer department, engineer
equipment of troops, $4,000, 900; en-.
gineer operations in field, 500 600. 900;
ordnance department ordnance ser.
vice, $1,S25,000; ordnance stores, am.
munition, small arms, target practice,
$2,OOO,OO0; ordnance stores and sup.
plies, $70,000,000; automatic machin.
cry, rifles. $170,277, 900; armored mo.
tor cars. $21. $50, 900; armament OF for.
tifications, $2.62S. 1000: submarine
mines. $700,000; proving grounds. 49,.
100000; Frankford arsenal, Philadel.
phia, $2,630,000; Rock Island arsenal,
Rock Island. Ill, $1.645.0O0; terminal
facilities, $25.000.000; Watertown ar.
senal, Watertown, Mass, S741. 800:
Watervliet arsenal, West Troy. N. Y,
S7S9,500; Panama Canal protecting
Panama Canal and canal structures,
1892 800
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-08-02
FIVE KILLED ON U. s. SUBMARINE
Explosion on Craft in Philippines In
jures Three Others.

Explosion on Craft in Philippines In
jures Three Others.
Washington.-An explosion on the
submarine AT at Cavite. Philippine
Islands. killed five men and injured
three of the officers and crew. The
dead are:
Lieut.. Arnold Marcus. Mill Valley.
California
Machinist's Mate Harold II. Lang.
Dorchester, Mass.
Gunner's Mate. the HopewelI.
Brushy Knob. Mo.
Chief Electrician Jesse NJ. Currie.
Richmond. Va.
Machinlst's Mate Joseph A. Kunz.
Cameron. Texas.
The injured are: Chief Electrician
Theodore Schaiblin, Greenwood. Mo
Fireman Arthur NJ Jacobs. Rigby.
Idaho; Machinist's Mate J. p. Nixon.
Nixon's injuries are slight. The others
were seriously burned
The explosion. from a preliminary
examination. appeared to be due to the
Ignition OF gas within the shin The
cause OF the ignition. OF the fumes has
not been reported.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-08-02
GERMAN LINE IMPREGNABLE
ALLIES EXPECT GREAT AID FROM
UNITED STATES.
Men Sent to Front by U. S. Find
Kaiser Far From
Defeat.

Washington.-Nine American Off
GERS who accompanied Gen. Pershing
to France and made a tour along the
western front returned to Washing
ton. prepared to submit a report to
the General STAFF. These officers rep
resented virtually every arm OF the
service They were sent with Gen.
Pershing to make first hand observa-
tions and TO come back Immediately
to the capital that they might give
the War Department detailed reports
on conditions in the trenches and
outline the principal needs OF the AL
lies.
The group went to the War Depart
ment upon reaching here. and then
went to the War College, where they
started a series of conferences with
Brig. Gen. Joseph Kuhn.
Despite the fact these officers, or
at least most of them. have studied
every move OF the war from long
distance and were supposed to have
a fairly clear idea of the situation,
they announced at the War Depart
ment that they had no conception of
the situation until they had Followed
the line OF the trenches from Switzer-
land to the sea.
They admitted they were astounded
at conditions and that virtually all Of
their preconceived notions were faulty.
According to the observers. the Ger
man line on the western front is virtu-
ally impregnable. as far as the present
alignment of forces is concerned. The
Allies cannot bulge his line unless
they receive tremendous assistance
from the United States.
There is no evidence whatever that
the backbone Of the German Empire
is about to be broken because OF in
ternal dissensions or OF shortage of
foods.
The Allied officers on the front ad-
NIT freely that they cannot break the
German line with their present force.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-08-02
ALLIES TO PUSH FIGHTING
NOT TO LAY DOWN ARMS UNTIL
OBJECT is ATTAINED.
Paris Conference Decides For With
drawal of Troops From Parts
of Greece.

Paris.-The Allied powers concluded
their conference after announcing a
decision TO continue the war until the
object for which they are fighting is
attained.
Their declaration, which was made
unanimously before separating, fol-
lows:
The Allied powers, more closely
united than ever for the defense of the
peoples rights. are resolved not to lay
down arms until they have attained
the end which in their eyes dominates
all others; to render impossible a re-
turn of the criminal aggression such
as that wherefor the central empires
bear the responsibility"
There was unanimous agreement on
all decisions reached during the Laeet-
ings. The ministers of departments
affected will meet in London to draw
up the executive measure.
The Entente powers decided to with
draw their troops as econ as possible
from ancient Greece, Thessaly and
Epirus.
The following announcement re-
specting the decision of the Allies
concerning Greek territory now oc-
cupied by their military forces was
published.
France, Great Britain md Italy, ST.
multaneously and as soon as possible,
will end the occupations they have
been obliged to make in ancient
Greece, Thessaly and Epirus. The
military occupation of the triangle
formed by the Santi Quaranta road and
the Epirus frontier will be maintained
professionally as a measure of security.
Italy and Greece to agree as regards
re-establishment OF the civil admins
tration under a commissioner appoint
ed by Greece. France, Great Britain
and Italy will preserve during the war
a naval and military base on the ISL
and OF Corfu. the island remaining
under the sovereignty Of Greece.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-08-02
CAPITAL LOOKS
FOR LONG WAR
Victory Now Deferred and Its
Terms Made Very Much
Harder
RESULT OF RUSSIAN DEFEAT
Washington Awskes to Realization
That Prompt, Unlimited Help Must
Be Sent to Save Allies-consress
Amazed by Task Of Raising Fund.

Washington.-Only Americas bill
Ions and prodigious manpower can
save the Allies from defeat and win
the war with Germany.
This was the belief that crystal.
hzed with magical rapidity in official
Washington, following the startling
call or the War Department for an
additional $5,OO0.O00.OOO and the re.
port of United States Army observers
Just back from France that the United
States must throw 100000 men into
the war Immediately.
The whole conception Of the part
America must play in the war under.
went a lightning change when 1t be-
came known that the reason behind
the unexpected demand for an addi.
uonal war credit Of $4,000, ,00O, 900 was
the critical financial and military
situation Of the Allies. Senator Smoot
voiced the transformed vision Of
Americas role when he declared in
the Senate:
The appropriations already grant.
ed and asked for will total nearer
$4,000, 100000 than the $4,000, ,OOO,.
900 which l stated previously. No
doubt $4,000 100000 more will be
required to be lent to foreign coun-
tries who are engaged in the war
with Germany.
The total appropriations required
will approximate $4,000 .00O. 900.
And our appropriations will continue
to grow. 1t is significant that A.
Bonar Law, in discussing the war
In the British House OF Commons,
called attention to the fact that the
entrance of this country into the
conflict had solved the financial
problem OF the Allies.
Senator Sherman of Illinois followed
with a warning to the country that
1t must prepare itself to think in
terms Of taxation hitherto uEdreamed
OF. He spoke of the possibility even
OF the exhaustion of the taxable
wealth OF the country.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-08-02
PITH OF THE
WAR NEWS

Vienna reported that the Russians
were eVacuatlng CzernoWitz and
Berlin announced the capture Of
Kolomea, but Petrograd became
more optimistic saying that cavalry
and artillery defended the line Of the
Sereth 70 the last, only the infantry
fleeing, while the women's battalion
attacked the Prussians, after the
men deserted, and took prisoners.
Gloomy predictions regarding the war
we're dispelled by the receipt In
Washington Of cheering reports from
Petrograd indicating that Russia Is
restoring order and preparing 20
fight the conflict 20 a finish.
The French naval tender Bethilde was
sunk by a submarine In the eastern
Mediterranean on July ~.
The recaptUre from the Germans Of all
the portions Of frst line trenches on
the Classmates ind Californio Plat
eaux, held by the enemy for two
days, was announced In The official
communications issued BY the War
once.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-08-02
WORLDS NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

WA5HlNGTON.-EVery one Of the
100000 men who registered for the
draft may be called within the year
to be examined for military service.
LONDON.-Genersls r. M. Blatch-
ford and John Biddle OF the American
army with their stats, have arrived
In England. on their way TO France.
PARiS-A military court condemned
to death for espionage a dancer known
as Mata Harl, who before her mar
riage was Marguerite Zeu She was
born in the Dutch Indies. and claims
Dutch nationality
FlTcHsURc, Mass.--American sol.
diers arc not going To be without their
"nighties." Fitchburg firms received
orders for 100000 yards of cloth to-
make paiamas for Uncle SANS boys.
LONDON.-Thc British press hss
launched q vigorous campaign against
the newly organized Workers and
Soldiers Council which is modelled
upon Russian council of similar name.
WASHlNoTON.-B~gadier General
George O squior I'm a statement de-
clared the Allies would "enter Ger.
many by the air route" and chat
America would furnish the machines
20 make the invasion success.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-08-02
Kaiser Calls 100000 To
COIOrS To Face americans

WASHINGToN-The Kaiser more men to
the coors March
Dental
being prepared for
Ihere hgures
the called
Ae expected
american army begins operations the
While the German military IS preparing to
IN Official circles points to the that conditions
are getting daily nothing
apparently protect the
The Military Government Alensten
notice that would
from June to August it would imperative cutting
OF wheat harvest
Germany only
said the situation n
Pomerania oat
reported to be a complete
The acquisitions
where the Of
There lack of shoes.
OF the American provisions
Belgium military
misery many
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-08-02
WEST VA. SERVICE
COMMISSION BUSY
HANDLED t2t FORMAL COM.
PLANTS IN WHICH PUBLIC
HEARINGS WERE HAD.
SECRETARY MAKES REPORT
Commission Also Investigated 275 In
formal or Correspondence Com
plants Railway Tunnel Probe
Proved to BE Important Work.
Especial Charleston corresDondenceo

(Special Charleston CorreSDondence)
Charleston.-The report OF cases con-
sidered by the West Virginia Public
Service Commission in the fiscal year
ending June 80, as completed by Sec
retary r. B. Burnheim, shows that
there were 121 formal complaints, in
which public hearings were held, and
275 informal or correspondence COM
plants.
Thousands of pages of testimony
were taken in the formal cases. the
more important of which included the
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Com
pany's application to increase intra-
state passenger rates; the Clarksburg
Light e. Heat Companys application
to increase water rates; the Chesa-
peake & Potomac Telephone Com.
pany's application to increase rates;
and the Bluefield Water & Improve
ment Company's application to in
crease rates.
OF the informal Investigations the
most important included the railway
tunnel investigation throughout the
state, in which fans were secured in
many of the tunnels and other i'm
provements made in others; the secur-
ing OF an underground crossing at
Matewan, on the Norfolk & Western
railroad; and the investigation of the
general gas shortage in the northern
part OF the state last winter, in which
the gas companies were required to
operate under the policy OF serving
domestic consumers first.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-08-02
eurveys OF West WIralnla,s Coal.

West Virginia coal operators of the
various parts OF the state are busy
making up reports to be submitted to
the government, to be incorporated in
surveys to be issued weekly. One of
these includes reports from Indiana,
Illinois, Ohio. Pennsylvania, Eastern
Ohio and Kentucky, indicating that the
bituminous mines OF the country are at
present working to rs per cent OF their
capacity possible by utilizing labor
force at present available. The ratio
OF coal tonnage produced to full time
capacity for the three weeks ending
June %, 80 and July z, for twelve oper-
ators' associations reporting approx.
imately one-fourth OF the tonnage pro-
duced in the country are shown in the
table included in the report. The table
shows the losses, as to time and vari-
GUS other reasons furnishing much In
teresting data relative to the coal in
dustry of the country. West Virginias
coal output will play an important part
In the war preparedness movement in
the United States
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-08-02
Want New Rates EneotIve.

Prominent representatives OF rail
roads doing an intra-state business I'm
West Virginia appeared before the
Public Service Commission and asked
that they be granted permission TO put
the l5-cent firstclass freight rate into
erect within five days in conformance
with tho increase granted recently by
the Interstate Commerce Commission
The Public Service Commission has
taken the matter under consideration
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-08-02
SENATE FAvoRs ALIEN DRAFT

Chamberlain Bill Drafting Foreign
Slackers Reported.
WashingtOn.-A favorable report on
tho Chamberlain joint resolution TO au.
thorlze the application OF selective
conscription to aliens, excepting enc.
my aliens. was adopted unanimously
by the Senate Committee on Military
Affairs. This action was taken. how
ever. with a proviso exemptlng such
aliens as are not eligible to American
citizenship that includes resident
Chinese and Japanese
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-08-02
Charter Case Heard.

An echo OF the Williamson charter
act Of the legislature of two years ago
was heard in the Supreme Court when
an application for a writ in prohibition
by the state ex rol w. o. Porter
against James Damron. Judge Of the
Circuit Court Of Mingo county. was
fled Porter in HIS petition states that
in the first election Of FIVE city com
missioners. three Democrats and two
Republicans. we're seated. but that
Dudgeon, a Republican. contested the
election and was seated by tho old
commissioners and by former Cover.
nor Hatfield at the time the former
city government was changed by rip
per- legislation Porter seeks 20 re-.
strain Judge Damron from acting upon
the contest
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-08-02

The state Board OF Public Works
met and approved the bonds Of all the
text book publishing companies which
were awarded contracts by the School
Book Commission at It's first meeting.
The board acted in accordance with
the perempiory writ Of mandsmus is-
sued against it by the Supreme Court
OF Appeals By this act tho contracts
we're completed and an end has been
brought to the controversy which
has been raging eth more or
less intensity for more than
month.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-08-02

The public service commission was
engaged In hearing evidence of the
complaint of Barrett and Neil. Martis
Coal Co. Big Vein Coal Co. Emenger
and Snodgrass. South View Realty
Co and Mccoy Coal Co. against tue
Baltimore G. Ohio Railroad Co, charg-
Ing discrimination. Complainants are
coal shippers and dealers loading and
unloading by wagons at Fairmont.
They charge the railroad company
with refusing to furnish them with
open-top cars, or flats, with diverting
even box cars to mines loading from
tipples and with refusing them privi-
leges at any but public freight sidings.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-08-02
McsHANE's SIX SONS ENLIST.

President Wilson commends Patriot.
ism in Letter to Their Father.
Washington.-In a letter to ]. III.
McShane. OF 100 Chicago street.
Omaha, Neb.. expressing admiration for
the action OF McShane's six sons in
enlisting. President Wilson wrote:
May I not turn away from the du-
ties of the day for a moment to ex-
press by admiration for the action OF
your six sons in enlistIng in the serv-
Ice of the conutry. They are making
and through them you are making, a
very noble contribution to the fine
story Of patriotism and loyalty which
has always run through the pages Of
American history"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-08-02
TEXAS eovERNoH INDICTED
Accused Of MisapplIcation Of Public
Funds and Embezzlement.

Accused Of MisapplIeation Of Public
Funds and Embezzlement.
Austin, Tex.-Governor James r
Ferguson was indicted by the Grand
Jury of this county on nine counts.
seven charging misapplication of pub
Tic funds. He gave bond in the sum
Of $4,000 in one case and $1,000 in
each OF the other cases.
An Indictment was also returned
in four counts against Secretary Of
state Bartlett, charging misappllca-
tiOn Of public funds; also against G.
o. Aastin. State commissioner OF in
surance and banking on four counts
for alleged violation of the state bank
ing laws
The House OF Representation has
been convened 20 discuss bringing i'm.
parchment proceedings
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-08-02
NOT ENOUGH SHIPS ron Oh

Navios Of Allies 70 Suffer From Lack
Of transportation Facilities.
Washington There viii be a seri.
Gus shortage OF oil from Mexico for
the American and British nav,es as
the result OF the scarcity OF vessels.
according TO reports from Tampioo
which reached Washington 70 has
been estimated that during the next
year OF the war the two novies will
need approximately 5t,000000 barrels
Of Mexican oil The Mexican oil fields
are capabls Of 100000 barrels daily