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Weekly journal-miner., 1917-08-22
TWO TRUE BILLS RE-
 TURNED BY GRAND JURY
(From Fridays Daily.)

Lucio Gonzales, of Holbrook, ac. cuscd in the Federal court of violat- ing the white slave laws, entered a plea of not guilty when arraigned yesterday. Fred Annis, of Phoenix, who is held on the same charge, did not plead.
 Judge Sawtellc put grand jury al work yesterday, and it secured two true bills against Annis and Con zales, during the course of its first days work.
 Ignacio Lopez and Feliciano Men doza, charged with violating the new boozc-into-dry-States Federal law, and Rafael Duarte, an alleged stacker, were brought in from the north by Deputy United States Marshal Fred Wcagc. The first named were brought from Holbrook, charged with importing three kegs of whiskey from Gallup to that point. Duarte refused to register, and is charged with an attempt to evade the draft law.
 An attempt was made to arraign George Taylor and Duarte yesterday afternoon, but it was found that no attorneys were in the building, and SO the arraignment had to be put off until this morning. Taylor is the colored man arrested here recently for failing to register.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-08-22

He has been notified that he will be grxcna commission,Swhich is due to his past military experience of many years. and which was ittingly ampli- fed in the training he submitted to recently in the officers school. Lieu tenant Dougherty is anxious to go into military service, which is prompt cd purely from patriotic motives to serve his country. He is closing up certain legal affairs and is ready for the future in military doings of any nature, at home or abroad.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-08-22
GOING BACK TO GET
 ON THE FIRING LINE
(From Wednesdays Daiiy.)

F. C. Blodgett, who is visiting the city appearing before the military board in behalf of Mexican section employees of the Santa Fe, who are trying to escape the draft, is the road master of the line between Seligman and Needles, but this is secondary to the motive which brings him to Pres
 colt. He has enlisted in the army, and has been advised to report for duty at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, on August 25. It is quite probable he
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-08-22
KERSHAW GIVEN COMMISSION IN
 REGU[ARARMY
WELL KNOWN FORM R RESIDENT OF PRESCOTT RENTERS MILITARY LIFE; WRITES OF NEW MODE OF WARFARE.
IFrom Fridays Daily.)


 Resigning his commission as first lieutenant several years ago, Robert Kershaw, who will be remembered by many in Prescott as a mining oper- ator who made this city his headquar- ters until few months ago, has re- entered the army, and is now captain of Company F, Twelfth Infantry. sta toned at San Francisco. He tender ed his military services to his coun- try after war was declared against Germany, and after training at the Presidio his ability was recognized and the above commission given him. It will be of very much local interest to read from letter received from him during the week, by C. s. Rich ardson, of Hotel Congress, from which the following excerpts are taken:
 "The old style and methods of drill ing in the l.. s. army have been aban- doned, and the French and English manuals of trench warfare are adopt cd. Every morning the drill grounds look like a big athletic meet, in which running, jumping, gymnastics, bay onet fencing, grenade throwing, charges made, and other physical ex- ercises of an intensive nature are the order of the day. The object is to get men in the pink Of condition first. and then train them in the actual work required in modern trench warfare, which is hand-to-hand bayonct fight ing, grenade throwing, and of course, shooting.
 Night attacks are attended with a thrilling experience. The big guns at ,hc forts begin to roar, accompanied by the rattle of rife fire. It was a pretty sight to see the big flashes of the heavy guns and the darting flames of the rifles, while over the scene the searchlights of the forts blazed the way trying to locate the disposition of the attacking forces.
 "The movements of troops arc be- ing conducted with absolute secrecy and even commanding officers are ignorant of their destination when they receive orders to move. The bows arc anxious to get into the fun, ?s they term it, but they will get all the fun they want before we get through with the job in France.
 "A complete system of trenches have been dug, of which there IS the first line. where the actual fighting isI done. and leading therefrom to the second line trenches are the traverse trenches. The second line trenches are really the streets of trenchdom and resemble the catacombs of Rome Tunnels run in every direction and lead to different headquarters and hospital and dressing stations. They resemble a large underground city and the men are like so many rabbits running up one burrow and down an other.
 Strange as it may appear, l shall be glad when we receive orders to proceed to France, and most of the men feel the same way"
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-08-22
FINAL CHAPTER IN LIFE OF
 ]. A. DAAG
MAN WHOSE STORMY CA REER HAS BEEN MUCH IN NEWS OF LATE IS KILLED BY HERMAN ON JEROME STREET.
(From Wedne Sday's Daily)

The final chapter in the stormy career Of Axel Oscar Daag was writ ten in Jerome, Sunday night, in letters of blood. Daag was shot and fatally wounded by Patrick Kiernan, shift boss at the United Verde, whom Daag had chased out of his wife's boarding house two months ago, at the point of a revolver.
 A report on the killing was received from county officers at the sheriff s office yesterday It dealt with the killing itself, giving no details of the dramatic story of the Daags since they left Ray and settled in the Yav- apai copper camp.
 Ever since Kiernan was witness against Daag in the assault case, and later in the divorce suit, which was never finished, the men have been ex- hibiting marked aversion for each other. Sunday evening about 7:3O, they met in front of the Jerome Cigar Store. They had words, and while still abusing each other, they walked down the street to a vacant lot. There Kiernan suddenly pulled a revolver, and discharged a shot at Daag, who turned and ran. Before he had gonc ten feet, Kiernan had bored him twice. and he fell. kiernan then walked up to the wounded man and emptied the automatic into his body, the six shots inficting | wounds.
 Daag was rushed to a hospital where he died shortly before mid night. Kiernan went to the city hall and surrendered He is still in jail under Sl0,0OO bond.
 The name of Daag has had prom inent place in the news of the past three months. The first intimation that all was not well in the family came with the filing of divorce suit by Mrs. Daag in May. alleging i'm providence and cruelty. They had been married in Ray, where Mrs Daag had a boarding house.
 While the divorce suit was pending. Daag went to Mrs. Daag's place in Jerome and, according to the testi mony, found a man there. He drew a revolver and discharged it at the floor, the man taking cut window sash with him as he left.
 Daag was brought to Prescott and tried on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon. The account of the tortuous and involved testimony given at this trial earned the Journal-Miner a visit of protest from both Mir. and Mrs. Daag. Daag was convicted and fined Sl0, which he paid before leav- ing the court room.
 Later, at the trial of the divorce suit, Mrs. Daag accused her husband on the witness stand, Of being a Wobbly and a very undesirable citi- zen. Friends of Daag indignantly de nied this, holding him to be a rather good sort of a chap. The divorce suit is still pending in the Superior court, but IS now plotted from the record by the tragedy.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-08-22
KIRK AND IN LINE
 FOR GOOD CAUSE
(From Wednesdays Dailyl


 The Kirkland division of the Req Cross Society has remitted to Pres colt headquarters a generous dona- ton. consisting of articles that arc required in the base hospital, and fur ther contributions arc to follow inn mediatcly This organization IS patri- otically imbucd, and though of small membership Is contemplating an en- ergetic campaign throughout that country to be of still further assist ance in generously supporting the good cause. Various plans are on foot by which money and goods are to be secured.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-08-22
PUBLIC ASKED TO GET ON TRAIL OF
 DRAFT SLACKERS
(From Thursdays Daily.)


 Local boards are not to take offense at the ruling of the war department, ordering all claims for exemption ap- pealcd to the district boards for final decision, according to a circular sent out by Provost Marshal General Crowder. The system of taking ap- pealS indiscriminatcly may entail much work for the district boards, but ii will prevent indiscriminatc fl- ing of unworthy claims. in the opinion of the war department.
 The cooperation of the public has been sought at all times. not only in connection with the draft, but in the time of preparation for and after reg istration. When duties and respon- abilities are placed on the registrants themselves, and authority is so widely de-centralizcd, it becomes imperative that the fullest cooperation of the citizens be secured.
 To this end, the government has asked that everyone take an interest in the draft. There are innumerable cases in which men seek release from military service on unworthy grounds. It would be impossible to detail se- cret service men on all these cases, so the public, which knows something about conditions surrounding each registrant, must help.
 Already, the local board has receiv- ed testimony from private citizens, touching on certain claims foreXemp- ton. As an example, the Journal Miner yesterday received a letter, signed by a prominent citizen of an other city in this county, setting forth facts relating to the case of young man who has claimed exemption. The writer knows that. the claim is bogus. He offers to aid the government in this matter, by supplying all the facts in his possession. In closing he writes: Tt is not that want to stick in my oar. am doing this because believe it to be my duty as a citizen of the republic, to prevent what to me seems a clear case of attempted evasion of the draft If this man goes free, some other man, who, per b,De hoe ,,,o-a -aaeo, For c,a,-;,, home, must be sent to the trenches.
 The above is in line with the fol- lowing notice sent out by the war dc partment:
 "Over and above the interests oi the government as such, there is d substantial measure in which every registered person and, indeed, every member of the community, has a real interest in each exemption or dis charge granted by a local board. Reg istered men have placed themselves at the disposition of their country Since the obligation and duty of all was equal, the order in which these 1 men are to be called had to be deter mined by lot. Once that order IS de- termined, each man has an interest in its maintenance. Whenever, through l lack of full information or otherwise, a man is improperly exempted or dis charged by a local board other men whose time has not yet come must be called for service.
 There should be a method by | which such other persons can present facts in their knowledge which indi- cate that an exemption or discharge by local board is not in the best in terests of the nation or that it in affects other registered per sons"
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-08-22
STARTS MINE CAMP
(From Saturdav's Daily.

Benjamin Wilton, recent arrival from Pioche. Nevada, has become in tercsted in a lead-Silver property near McCabc, and while in the city yester- day stated he will establish a camp and begin development during the coming month The high price of the white metal is the inducement. Pros pccting of the three claims shows at tractive possibilities SO far as surface indications prevail Mrs. Wilton and children arrive in a few weeks, the latter to attend the public schools of this city.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-08-22

hall ot the Superior court;
 "This list, from the date of its
 posting at the office of the local
 board, constituted notice to those
 whose names are listed hereon,
 that they have been selected for
 military service, and charges the men with an obligation to watch the bulletin board of the local
 board, and hold themselves in readiness to report for military duty at the office of the local board
 at a date to be specified in later notice to be posted at that office" There were ll5 men on the list They have been ordered to remain within jumping distance of the board md not to wander far afeld- The cal 10 present themselves here for en. rainment for their cantonment may ssue at any time, now. The date for for service IS only 70 days iistant.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-08-22

The Journal-Miner has the best equipped job printing plant in North ern Arizona. A trial will convince. *
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-08-22
DRAFTED MEN TO STICK
 AROUND FOR SUMMONS
(From Saturdays Daily

The names of the men posted as certified to the national army by the local board. were yesterday placed under the following heading in the hall of the Superior court:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-03
With Other Editors


Sir Arthur Lee, head of Great Britain's
food production department, says that
5000 skilled American farmers working on
British soil would go a long way toward
combating Germany's plan TO starve Eng
land into submission.
Il nave great respect for the American
farmer said Sir Arthur. II have seen
him at work and ! know that everything
he does spells efficiency"
We, who have been accustomed to hear
ing the farmer berated for his inefficiency,
are glad to Know that this British authori-
ty views him in a different light.
As a matter Of fact the American far
mer is not 80 good a farmer that he could
not be better-but there are many worse
farmers in the world. And when it shall
be necessary to grow more crops on the
same number Of acres, or to put in cult
walton more land, to the end that the world
be supplied with food at a fair price, the
American farmer will be ready to do his
part.-Houston Post.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-03
PRINTING the New avs.

The secretary OF state j. expecting. 80
he SAYS, To break all the records of the
past for speed in printing the acts Of the
legislature. Ii il well.
Many of the legislatures most impor-
tant enactmenis always 90 through the
houses with emergency clauses attached.
They take effect Immediately upon pass
sage. and whatever penalties they carry
apply To all who violate them from and
after that time.
But the victim has the greatest Difficult
~ in finding out just what the terms Of
the law are that he j. violating. y. happily
he even knows that such a law has been
passed.
AT length, Of course, the printed acts
az the legislature nre available. But ~
the meantime the offender may very well
have accumulated against him penalties
a~ggrcgating \ century or ~ IN The pcni-
tertiary or 4 million or - IN fgncs.-nal-
las Times Herald.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-03

"Raps the system, not the men," j. the
way the headline writer summarizes the
argument of General Mann, against a re-
lance upon the national guard for the
defense of America in a real war. The
attitude of the army commentators has un-
dergone a change. In criticising the mani
fold faults of the militia system they for
merly were altogether to prone to score
the men composing the militia, or, at any
rate, TO make too little distinction between
them. With all its faults, the militia is the
States has had or has now, and the pa
triotism of the men who have voluntarily
given up their time and service to the
militia is deserving of all praise-Galves-
ton Tribune.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-03

General Maurice, the English director of
military operations, says German devasta-
ton of the territory it is abandoning in re-
treat is not demanded by military needs.
He suggests that the motive is political;
that Germany is e~ndeavoring to terrorize
France into making a separate peace in
order to save other territory from a SINH
lar fate. There wa a period, early in the
war, when it was possible to terrorize the
French. For almost half a century they
had lived in fear Of the Germans. They
were a cowed people, dreading another is
sue at arms with their conquerors. But
the battle of the Marine changed this. And
Verdun rehabilitated the French "a a peo-
pie courageous and wholly self-confident.
II will be something Of a task to terrorize
the France of this day. Ii has been
through the crucible Of frixhtfulneSs.-
Illinois State Journal (Sprin.field).
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-03
X HARDEST Job.

II have come here said the angry man to
the superintendent Of the street car line. ito
get justice: justice. sir. Yesterday rs my wife
was getting off one If your cars the conduc-
tori stepped ON her dress and tore a yard oi
friIling of the skirt"
The superintendent remained cool. well
sir" he said. Il don't know that we are e
blame for that. What do you expect US 10 do
Get her a new dress!"
mo. sir. I don not intend to let you oil 50
easily ms that the other man replied %gruffly.
He brandished In his right hand q SINAI piece
Of silk.
what I propose to have you do" he said,
lis "a match this silk!"-Ex.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-03

Mr.. Wilson in the past four, years has
proved himself one of our very greatest
peace presidents. From now until the end
of our inevitable conflict with Germany he
must reconcile himself to the fact that he
will be a war president. That his para
mount duty to the nation will be n sue.
cessful prosecution of the war; hat his
success or failure as president in his see
ond term will be judged by the standards
of war. Mr.. Wilson, like almost any other
president in a like position, will nave TO
force upon himself a difficult and painful
transformation. He will have to uproot
and east aside many cherished objects,
many noble plans and motives which would
have been purposeful in peace but could be
only paralyzing in war. lie will nave to
adopt strange and uncongenial principles
of action, often subordinating the ideal to
the material, ethical theories to practical
facts, rational persuasion to brute compul-
sion, the accommodations Of peace to the
uncompromising violence of trial by bat
tie. We follow Mr.. Wilson across the
threshold of this grim new world with the
hope and the belief hat he may so adapt
his commanding qualities of mind and
character to the exigencies as ably and a
nobly in that war a. he has in the peace
which he tried so patiently to preserve
New York World.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-03

European liberals have been amazed at a
similar insensibility by us. But the iDdif-
ference is breaking down, and with it is
going the desire to wage a war that will be
be all war. The awakening il bringing an
increase of moral stature. and our chill
dren will never be ashamed Of a country
that went TO wal without stimulus of ha-
tired OF plumber, in impersopal loyalty to
principles of worldright.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-03
A Smile or Two
PROBABLY SATISFIED.

Secretary Of War Baker tells q story of a
country youth who was driving to the county
fair with his sweetheart when they passed 4
booth where fresh popcorn was for sale.
MY. Abner. amt that nice 7" said the girl.
"Ain't what nice:" asked stupid Abner.
why. the popcorn: il smells SO awfully
good" replied the girl.
1T does smell kind o. fine" drawled the
youth. 'Tll jest drive a little closer 50 You can
get better smell."-Exchange.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-03
SOUNDED SUSPICIOUS.

"Young man. said the country counselor Ia
the reporter Of a Southern paper, you have
done me irreparable HARM"
what have ] done:" asked the bewildered
reporter.
as you may recollect."
L yes. sir"
"And you spoke Of ms in this mornin's paper
rs drinking my coffee with gusto.' II will take
me more than o life time 10 get il ont Of the
heads Of my constituents that gusto isn't some
kind IL alcoholic beverage"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-03
A Fathers Patriotism

When a seventeen ear-old son asked
States Navy, the father, who j. living in
Brownsville temporarily. wrote the boy in
San Antonio a letter Of permission and adj
vice that 20 well expresses the feelings of
a parent called upon TO make, perhaps, the
supreme sacrifice for the sake of his
country, that the letter coming to the no
tice of the rector of the Episcopal church
was read from the pulpit Of the Church
Of the Advent Sunday night by DIR. George
MacDougall rs a part of his sermon on
Patriotism" The letter was so much
commented on that The Herald secured
permission to publish il anonymously. His
words were:
I"Mv Dear Boy:
"You will understand of course why |
hesitated TO give my consent for YOU to
Join the Navy. ! did not fully understand
the conditions and ] wanted to know the
opportunities you would have to prepare
yourself for the most efficient service to
our country. You are only seventeen and !
feel sure vour services will he demanded
before long. But since You tell me that the
period Of training will be adequate. ! can-
not longer withhold my consent.
sYou belong to your country. Your
ancestors who came TO America from Wales
in 1726 nave taken part in every war
Your great great -great-great grandfather
had seven sons who fought in the Revolu-
%tionary War and four Of them were killed.
The next generation gave three'sonS 10 the
Creek War and the War Of 1912. In the
Texas Revolution your great grandfather
| for whom you are named, distinguished
| himself. In the Mexican War and the Civ
il War they did their part. Ny generation
is the first hat did not actively participate
in the struggles of our country. was
born about the close of the Civil War and
when the Spanish merican War came |
had a young family to support. My duty
TO them transcribed my duty to my conn
try on account of the short duration of the
war. But now il looks different. | fear
that the honor and the integrity of the
country will demand the best blood of it.
manhood. will not i%nterpose any oh
Lection. NV only admonition j. this: Pre-
pare yourself for efficient service and do
your duty.
~ nm happy that you do not wait for the
call to he more urgent. ] am proud Of YOU
because you have chosen for yourself q
offer your services and your young life il
need be in the defense Of the honor of
Your government and the preservation ~
the liberty and INDEPENDENCE for which
your ancestors fought. ! ask Won IN my
name and in their names 10 do your whole
duty and d. il brayely.
"Let me know when il will be necessary
for You 10 leave. II ! can get away from
my small service 10 the government. ! want
10 come and tell you good bye and give
You my blessing. God bless You. my brave
hoy. and help you TO render n service 81
which your mother and ! will be proud" /.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-03

III age could he a certain Of it, conciu-
sions a. youth j. this earth would fairly
effervese with with wisdom.
Though the American eagle H. a tough
old bird, there j. a legal tenderness about
its portrait on a silver dollar.
Courage is responsible for fewer attempts
at performing dangerous feats than lack
of common sense.
When a man finally succeeds in putting
his past to sleep he Is always afraid some
one will rome along and wake it up.
Nothing makes a man growl so much
Mt home and brag 50 much downtown as
having an expensive family to support.
For every dollar n woman spends on
her dress she gets about 80 cents worth
of show and 10 cents worth of comfort
Few men understand the art of love
making, but women are always ready 10
afford them an opportunity 10 practice u.
Getting up in the morning with q grudgc
against the world does not worry the
world and get Won in bad all around the
clock.