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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-24

A New York man has been denied a di-
vorce from his running mate because the
allegations of cruelty were adjudged INSULT
cient. One of the charges was that she
took the gold from hubby's false teeth and
traded it for face powder. Still, the poor
fellow must go right along and live with her
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-24

1t is not worth while to get wrought up
over politics at this stage of the game
Some of those who now believe they will be
candidates will drop by the wayside when
the running begins and others who have
not been conspicuously mentioned will have
tend to your business affairs.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-24

According to dispatches s. NJ. Dunwoody
a farmer of near Columbia, Ala has five
acres of corn from which he expects to
gather as much as $50 bushels per acre
That reads much like reports that have been
printed from Terrell county corn fields. In
numerous instances yields of from 100 to
1865 bushels per acre have been reported in
good old Terrell
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-24

cold General Corn was right on the job
for Uncle Sam in this fight" says con-
temporary. And old General Corn is right
on the job up in the mountain section of
Georgia giving Uncle Sam lively fight.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-24

The Legislature is making a splendid rec
ord. The session is more than half gone,
and no new laws have been made.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-24

On, well, Georgia persists in keeping an
nual sessions of the legislature, but she also
seems to delight in raising howl every time
said legislature hands down its bill of par
ticulars.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-24

The Georgia legislature has done many
freakish things, but the Savannah Press does
not believe it is going to let the State Uni
versity sell that $4,000 worth of Pelham
wine.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-24

The Savannah News suggests that before
the Georgia senate begins its investigation
of the high cost of living it might be good
idea to survey some Of the useless sta
tistics, charges and recommendations that
other investigators have compiled for the
delectation of the consumer.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-24

In every crisis many foolish things are
proposed. Now it is to xiii the dogs as a
means of conserving food. Think of be-
grudging mans best and most loyal friend
the scraps he eats!
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-24

''The Georgia legislature spent $3.50 to
save $40," is a newspaper headline Wrong.
1t didn't cost Georgia cent. Georgia would
have had to pay the $3.50, anyway; and the
probability is the time of the legislature
would have been spent at something less
profitable than saving $40.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-24

Colonel E H. R. Green is said to have
given his bride $65O,OOO. That girl certain
ly married the long Green
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-24

Germans are wearing paper Shirts &C
cording to a dispatch from Europe, Such
extravaganza is not known in this country.
Silk shirts are good enough for US.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-24

What could be cutter than the name of the
commander of that Russian woman's battal
ion? She is Mile Butchkareff.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-24

Uncle Joe Hall and the Legislature are
whacking away at four dollars per day.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-24

SO far as the hotels and restaurants are
concerned Mr. Hoover is bit late with that
advice to serve smaller portions
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-24

The kaiser has been promising the Ger
man soldiers that the war will be over in
September, and for once we hope the kaiser
is right.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-24

Senator Smith has been the consistent
champion of cotton in and out of season,
and neither hot winds nor cold waves can de-
ter him. We are with the senator in this
matter
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-24

The weekly editors had most enjoyable
time at Thomasville. The development and
prosperity of this favored section of the
state was a revelation to many of them.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-24
THE MAINTENANCE OF ROADS

From the Meter Advertiser.
The Advertiser has heretofore called at
tentlon to the waste incident to the building
OF county roads and leaving them to main
tain themselves for long periods, without
any effort on the part of the authorities at
repair or upkeep. As pointed out by The
Dawson News this is a situation which oh
tains all over the state and it is one whose
Importance and effect should long ago have
impressed itself upon the people
In the case of trouble nowadays, the first
thing for the detectives to do is 10 look for
the German
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-07-24

1t seems that the so-called white slave
law has not ended white slavery after all.
Arizona republican., 1917-04-24
YAQU|S FAIL ID
 CAPTURE VILLA IN
 ATTACK IN NIGHT

JAUREZ, April 23.-Leaving the wounded soldiers of his command in the military hospital here, General Francisco Murguia left. for Moctezuma late today with the force of approXi- mately four thousand troops on ten trains which he took to the Casas Grandes- Babicora district of Western Chihuahua recently to prevent Fran cisco Villa and his followers from approaching the American border.
 General Murguia announced before his departure he would detrain all of his troops and artillery at MocteZuma and would again take the field against the Villa commander in the triangle formed by the Mexican Gen. tral and Mexico Northwestern rail way which has it's apex in Jaurez. Cooperating with his commander from Madeira. Chih., Murguia has planned another movement against the Villa forces which were re- ported to have moved into the Fl Valle district following the battle at San Miguel de Babicora on April 19.
 Officers of General Murguias staff confirmed the previous reports of this fighting at the Babicora ranch. They insisted that Villa was present in person and told how the Yaqui Indians Tn General Sanchez com mand, came near capturing the fla nous leader while he slept in an adobe house at the Babicora ranch. They said the Indian scouts crept up to the house where a spy had in formed them Villa and his staff were spending the night. They were pre- pairing an attack upon the house from four sides when Villas staff officers who were on ouarl on. the roof. opened fire, giving the alarm Villa escaped from the house, jump ed onto his horse and escaped in the darkness, the officers said, several of his staff having been killed during the fighting. SalaZar, Julio Acosto and Martin Lopez also 1caped on horseback, they said.
 There were twenty one badly wounded de facto soldiers who were
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Arizona republican., 1917-04-24
SISTER SHOOTS
 SISTER; VICTIM
 |S NEAR DEATH

Mrs. Charles Butts, wife of the fore man of the Green Ranch north of town, is in St. Joseph's Hospital at the point of death. She was shot through the neck last evening by her sister in law Mrs Floyd Butts.
 The brothers and their wives reside in adjoining houses on the Green ranch, which is two and one-half miles west of Central avenue on the Base Line road. It was not known to any one that there was bad feeling between the two women. in fact the shooting came without warning. Mrs.. Floyd Butts, who did the shooting, called at the house of her sister law, according to Charles Butts and asked to borrow a flatiron. As Mrs. Charles Butts passed it out the window, Mrs. Floyd sudden ly drew a cheap .32 calibre revolver and shot her through the neck. the bullet penetrating the neck and lodging against the spinal column.
 Mrs. Butts was rushed to the hos pital and was said last night to be in a precarious condition.
 Mrs. Floyd Butts, who is about to become a mother, was placed under ar rest and lodged in the county jail. She was so overwrought by the results of her action that physician was called to attend her. She is said to be on the verge of prostration.
 Deep mystery surrounds the whole affair. The sheriffs office was unable to get at the bottom of the matter fast night. but will conduct thorough in veStigation this morning.
Arizona republican., 1917-04-24
SWANSEA \ PRECINCT
 CARELESS

An investigation in superior court yesterday of conditions in Swansea precinct, Yuma county, on election day, November '. disclosed that while there was no apparent fraud there was a re- markable looseness and opportunity for fraud in the following particulars:
 1. Improper voting.
 ,. The election marshal was a dep uty sheriff
 3. The booths were not in sight of the election officers.
 I. Political discussion between members of the election board and voters.
 5 A man too drunk to vote was as sisted by the election marshal.
 G. The names of 2S of the 63 voters were not found on the precinct regis tration list.
 I. An election clerk was absent for two hours in the middle of the day.
 s. A man who had been inspector at the primary had to be assisted in mark ing his ballot.
 g. number of voters voted blank ballots.
 10. Two Californians who had been residents of the state for three or four months only were allowed to vote.
 When the hearing of the governor ship contest was resumed in the morn ing, Judge Sloan for the contestee said that the witnesses from Swansea had arrived so lately that the attorneys had not had opportunity to interrogate them. He believed that time could be saved if the witnesses could be ques- tioned and an arrangement made for the presentation of their evidence in an orderly manner. He suggested a post ponement until eleven o'clock and MT Struckmeyer for the contestant offer ing no objection, a recess was taken.
 When court reconvened, Judge Sloan offered the Swansea precinct register for comparison with the poll list to show that 2S persons had voted whose names were not on the poll list. He also offered the challenge list to show that thirteen persons had voted without having been registered there and in all
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Arizona republican., 1917-04-24
BATTLE OF ARRAS IS
 RENEWED AND BRITISH
 REPORT NEW SUCCESS
SOME OF HEAVIEST FIGHTING IF MAR
 NOW IN PROGRESS
(F'rom a Staff Correspondent of the
 Associated Press.)

(F'rom a Staff Correspondent of the
 Associated FreSs.)
 WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN FRANCE, Via London) April 23.- The battle of Arras, which had been smouldering for week past, burst into flaming fury again today and still is raging tonight with some of the heayi- est fighting of the war in progress
 The sky is alight for miles with the flashes of guns, with star shells that spread moonlight paleness over the battlefield and with vari- colored rock cts. which flash signals to the opposing artillery. The cold east wind carries the echoes of the reverberating can nonade far back of the British lines.
 The fighting today covered approxi- mately an eight mile front, from south of Vimy ridge to point well below Croisilles. At the north end of the at tack, the British swept over German fixed positions running almost due south from Lens and captured long sec tions of German positions in front of the Hindenburg line and great num- Der of prisoners.
 More than twelve hundred prisoners were counted in this sector late today and others were still coming in. The | largest number of prisoners was from the Firty-fir Pomeranians, who sur rendered in hundreds after brief re- sistance. A battery of field guns also was taken.
 1 Between Gavrelle and Croisseles the heaviest fighting occurred along both banks of the Scarpe and around Mon- chy -Preux, where the British Easter advance had projected a sharp salient into the German lines. Monchy was I taken in the first phase of the Arras battle after three days fighting and has (ContiDued on Page Two)
Arizona republican., 1917-04-24
Republican A. p. Leased WireJ

WASHINGTON, April 2S-The first American lean to the allied na- tions will go to Great Britain
 The amount and other details prob ably will be made public by Secre- tary McAdoo within a few days
 Whatever the sum, the amount will be available out of the proceeds of the S5,000, 100000 bond issue soon to be offered to the public, of which $3,- 00e, ,000, GOO will bc lent to the allies.
 Announcement to this effect was made tonight by the treasury depart ment after a day crowded with con- ferences between Secretary McAdoo and federal reserve board officials end American bankers and bond deal CTS and official representatives of Great Britain and France.
 Another development was the an- nouncement that the size of the first issue of bonds authorized under the S7,000,00G, ,000 war finance measure will depend largely upon the immediate needs of the allies. Reports as to this have yet to be received in de- tail.
 The entire 5000, 100000 of author- ized bonds will not pe offered in one lump sum, according to present ten- tative plans, but probably will be. called for in several installments.
 In reaching the decision to make the first loan to Great Britain, of ficials have been influenced by the fact that Great Britain, as banker for the allies prior to Americas s en- trance into the war, has met the heaviest financial strain imposed up- on any of the entente. governments.
 In making the loan, the United States will accept British bonds bear ing 3lh per cent interest as security. The interest payments upon them at Q. rate considerably lower than that which Great Britain has had to
Arizona republican., 1917-04-24
ght Any, WN Be Ovy The Administrations Ram Foy Secw DQt
WAR COMMISSION IS
 SHOWN EVERYHONORM
 GIFT OF GOVERNMENT
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1


 WASHINGTON, April 25-Great Britain's war commission spent today in the American capital, receiving. every mark of honor and courtesy within the gift of the government
 Foreign Secretary Arthur James Bal four, formally presented by Secretary Lansing to President Wilson in the morning, was the guest of honor to- night at the most notable dinner given at the White House in a generation. During the day he was presented to Vice President Marshall, at the Cap itol, lunched at the French embassy, and received cards or calls from many prominent persons, including William J. Bryan.
 Meanwhile Lieutenant General Bridges and other British army off, cers called on Secretary Baker, Major General Scott, chief of staff, and war department officials, Admiral De Chair and his naval aides called on Secretary Daniels, Admiral Benson and other navy department officials; and Lord Cunliffe, governor of the Bank of Eng land, called on Secretary McAdoo at the treasury department
 The enthusiasm that the people of the capital have shown and the cour- tesies and cordialities extended the of ficials have taken the British commis- sion by surprise. MT. .Balfour, after three quarters of an hours converse tion with President Wilson, remarked enthusiastically that his trip had been justified by the meeting alone.
 All during the day members of the commission exclaimed over the warmth of the welcome. As if to make it more perfect, Washington just at this time is blossoming into the full richness of it's spring dress.
 While no formal negotiations were entered into today, the preliminary conferences on all hands were stated not to have been wholly perfunctory, but rather to have laid an excellent basis of acquaintance and understand ing for the detailed conferences to follow. President Wilson and MT. Bal four are known to have touched on the broad phases of the situation in such a way as to give each an insight into the others personality and to have es- tablished an atmosphere Of confidence and concord. sfskE1z
 The official prediction was made that no formal conferences would be begun until the arrival of the French commissioners, expected in the next few days. Ground work will be laid as rapidly as possible, so that the mo- ment the French arrive the negotia- tionS may begin in earnest.
 The British visitors held an organi- zation meeting at the embassy today and MT. Balfour plans to spend to- morrow morning mapping out the di- vision of work and arranging for the
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Arizona republican., 1917-04-24
STARS AND STRIPES
 UP VMY HEIGHTS

CANADIAN HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE, APRIL 23, (By the Canadian Overseas correspondent In reference to the case of the young American believed to be a Texan who enlisted in a Canadian battalion and carried the Stars and Stripes on his bayonet up the Vimy heights and who fell seriously wounded in the action-the first American to carry the flag of his country as a belligerent in the Eu- ropean War-the correspondent was authorized by the senior Roman Catholic chaplain of the Canadian corps to state that he heard the story in an ambulance from the lips of the wounded man himself, but did not take his name.
Arizona republican., 1917-04-24
NOTICE

Under the Proclamation of unlawful for aliens Any rearm, implement of ammunition maxim other senc bomb, used the manufacture of explosives; aircraft form of signaling device of cipher code document book written printed which invisible writing. All aliens have
  surrender the Chief of Police the Sheriff of Maicopa County within o this
 
 
 alien failing this ished according to law and the conscated
 GEORGE BRISBOIS
 Chief of Police.
 w. H. MILKY Phoenix, April 23, Sheriff. Macopa County
Arizona republican., 1917-04-24
BRITISH BEGIN
 NEW BATTLE IN
 REGION 0F LENS
Republican A. p. Leased Wirel

Again the British have begun q per iod ot intensive fighting from the re- zion of Lens southward to the Havrin court wood, and, according to the Lon don war office, have been successful at various points in capturing impor- tant German positions. In addition more than 1,200 Germans were made prisoner in the first days fighting in the new offensive.
 Both north and south of the Scarpe river, the British have materially ad- vanced at several points toward Douai. North of the river the village of Cav relic and positions two and half miles long south of the village were captured. while south of the stream they took the line of the Germans on q wide front south and east of Monchy -le-rreux and captured Guemappe.
 Farther south the entire village of Trescault and the greater part of the HaVrincourt wood are in the hands of General Haig's forces. On the northern end of the battle line additional pro- gress has been made southwest of Lens seemingly placing that important town in jeopardy.
 The last Berlin official communica = tion dealing with the fighting of Mon- day says the new British offensive on the Arras front broke down with heavy casualties. Berlin admits the penetra- tion of German trenches on q front O1 800 yards northwest of Lens, but says | the British later were expelled in . counter attack
 Northeast of Soissons, between tho
 Aisne and Chemin des Danes, the French have further advanced theil i line, but elsewhere on the front held by the French, artillery duels nave pre- | dominated. Sunday night the German. i tried but without success, to penetrate l French positions, notably east of Cra- l onne, in the Champagne, near St. Mi 1 hiel and in the Vosges mountains. A return of good weather to thu
 western front has brought about re
 newed aerial activity. A British air Continued on Page Two)
Arizona republican., 1917-04-24
FIRST AMERICAN LOAN T0 ALLIES
 PROBABLY YCOEs ID GREAT BRITAIN

pay for recent borrowings-wi bal ance, the payments to holders of the American bonds.
 A similar course will be followed in making loans to other allied na- tionals.
 Domestic phases of the forthcoming issue were discussed by Secretary McAdoo with a delegation from the Bankers Investment association, head ed by Henry l. Stewart of Chicago.
 Related subscriptions to the $200,- 100000 issue to treasury certificates, the first issue under the war finance measure, continue to swell the all ready large over subscription. It is likely that the original $2,000, 000, 900 issue will be extended to cover the full amount of subscriptions offered by the bankers.
Arizona republican., 1917-04-24
EA('H S|[)E SURE IF
 SUCCESS
Republican A. p. Leased wIrel

WASHINGTON, April 23.-With both houses of congress debating the war army bill today it became more than ever apparent that there is no fight over whether a great army shall be raised, the only question being what strength can be mustered by oppon- nents of the selective draft plan.
 In the senate. passage of the general regarded as certain; on the house side the presidents supporters also are con- fident of success though the contest there will be bitter. Discussion in the senate may continue until Saturday, but the house, under tentative agree ment for IS hours of general debate, probably will be ready to vote by Thursday.
 Most of the speeches in the house were in favor of the administration plans after Representative Dent, chair man of the military committee, had made an opening statement earnestly 
 committee to authorize calls for volun- teers, with provision for applying the draft only if the volunteer system fails. Representative Kahn of California, ranking republican of the committee, appeared in the unique position of spokesman for the president and leader of the administration forces.
 Representatives Mckenzie, Illinois; Crago. Pennsylvania; Olney. Massachu- setts; Lunn, New York; Greene, Yer mont; Adamson Georgia and others spoke for the draft as the only effec- tive method of raising the army needed. Representative Nicholls of South Caro- lima joined Chairman Dent in cham pioning the volunteer plan. 2 Senators Wadsworth and Weeks viz orouSly advocating the draft and Sena- tor Thomas as strongly opposing it, made the principal addresses in the senate.
 Chairman Chamberlain of the senate committee, said tonight that he might seek unanimous consent Wednesday for a vote that day or Thursday.
 During the debate in the senate to- day on the administration war army bill Senator Sherman suggested that, like President Lincoln, the present ex- ecutive should have called for volun- teers immediately upon the declara- tion of war.
 Senator Nelson. a civil war vateran, said LincolnS call was for state mili- tia not volunteers
 When Senator Wadsworth praised the war departments policy of stimu- lating recruiting of 60 national guard organizations and discouraging forma- ton of new units. Senator Johnson of California asked if an effective Amer ican force could not be placed in Europe sooner by using both the volunteer and draft systems. The California senator estimated that, under the draft bill it might be year before American forces would be in Europe.
 We are in war" said Mir. Johnson We want to fight-not with dollars alone, but with every force at our com mand. A very large number might volunteer immediately if called"
 Senator Wadsworth said there was nc comparison between the civil war times and present conditions.
 Tn 1861, both sides rushed volun- teering." he said. We have time now to build up a carefully constructed ef- fective army. Fortunately for tnc United States the British and Amer
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