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Arizona republican., 1917-10-07
DISTRICT CROP
 REPORT GIVES ENCOURAGEMENT I

The crops of the twelfth federal re- serve district in 1917 will record a ma teriany greater total than that of a year ago. Wheat however shows a decreased yield of Is per cent, 64,1g6, 900 bushels against 7S.44S,0O0 in 1916, according to the government estimate September l. In Oregon, Washing ton, Idaho and Nevada the barley crop is estimated at IS per cent less than that of year ago, but in California the estimate is for 40,000,0O0 bushels, compared with 3,000.O00 a year ago
 The production of rice in California is rapidly developing The approxi- mate acreage in 1912 was 1,4O0, in 19lo 10000 and in 1917 90.000 The in crease in value has been from s75,000 in 1912 to sS.0OO,000 or s10000O00 in 1917, better yield and higher prices both being important fectors.
 California shipments of deciduous fruits to points outside the state will total 20,00 carloads. exceeding previous records by more than 2200 carloads. Last season 17,S9l carloads were shipped According to government es- inmates the apple crop in the state of Washington will equal last year s yield of over 10,000.000 bushels, but in Oregon and California the produc ton will be slightly less than year ago
 Approximately 2O0,000,000 pounds of prunes will be dried in California this season compared with 130,000,000 last year and 17O,000,000 pounds in 1915. The production in Oregon. Washington and Idaho however will be much below normal. California's production of peaches this year is estimated at lO.1yO. 900 bushels, an increase of moro than 900 900 bushels over 1916. With
Arizona republican., 1917-10-07

q ten year average of S7 for both or anges and lemons in California, the September l government report esti- mates oranges at 90 and lemons at 55
 The 1917 raisln crop n California is estimated at 10000 tons about 2S,000 tons more than last years pro duCtion. About 30,000 tons will be of the Thompson seedless variety, 20000 tons Suitanas and 100000 tons Mus catels.
 About the middle of July hops were being contracted in this district at 10 cents per pound. Two months later.
 F cents was paid sales in important volume being made at prices above 32 cents. These are the highest prices since 1911 when AZ cents was reached, and are due both to a greatly de- creased acreage and to the conviction that congress will not immediately stop the brewing of beer. The 1917 hop crop of the coast is estimated at l25,000 bales as compared with about 2S0,000 in 1916
 In one of the dry states on this coast, one important concern brewS beer in the usual manner, then eX tracts all alcohol by a centrifugal pro- cess, denaturiZing the alcohol and dis
 posing or IL as Dy prDuuCt. l ne taste of the beer is said not to be
 changed, and the brewery previously
 shut down, IS now said to be operat- ing at capacity
 Due to an increase in acreage of about 20 per cent over last year. and
 to favorable weather conditions, it is , thought that the sugar beet crop oi California will reach new high rec ord this year. The September list forecast of the government places the cron at 1.770,000 tons, as against 1,463,0 tons d year ago. Utah's production vii also reach a new high | \ CcDi q.
 Reports from 147 lumber mills of the Pacific Northwest indicate an average production during the month of Aug 1 ust of 50 per cent below normal, with !, shipments averaging 1i per cent above actual production.
 California's sardine pack for this year is estimated at 100000 cases
 and it is stated that at the present
 rate of increase the sardine pack fol the state will in two years total ovei | 2,500, ,000 cases. which is the present | pack of Maine
 | Petroleum production in California in August averaged 211.155 barrel!
Arizona republican., 1917-10-07

While the production of motor cars has been mounting steadily upward, with the four million mark comfort ably exceeded, a great deal of interest has been manifested in the perform ance of the tires which have made the existence and utility of trucks possi- ble And the overwhelming numbers of pneumatic tires in use on these cars, in comparison with the much smaller numbers of solid tires, have contributed
 so generously to the tire mileage liter
 ature of the big tire manufacturers. as
Arizona republican., 1917-10-07
Patriotic Economy:

entitled Patriotic Economy"
 With two million men in canton- ments or in tents there are houses enough for the rest of us. We can reduce the famine in wool and cotton by wearing our old clothes. We can stop the purchase of automobiles, so that the factories and their operatives may produce motor trucks, air craft and munitions. We can use the auto mobiles we now have less freely and save gasoline. We can reduce the number of our servants and let our wives and daughters do more of the work. We can do away with tho wastefulness of charity entertainments if we go less to the theater and give the money saved to charity
Arizona republican., 1917-10-07
U. S. RVS. HALF OF WORLDS.

The mileage of American railroads aggregates 270,000 and forms 40 per cent of the railways of the entire world Russia comes next, with 50,000 miles The other countries and their respect i've mileages, in order are: Germany. 10000; India. 35,000; France, 32,000; Canada, 30,000; Austria Hungary. 29,- 000 Great Britain. 25,000: Argentina, 21,000; Australia, 10000; Mexico. 16.- 0e0; Brazil, 16,O00; Italy, 11.000; Brit ish South Africa. 11,000; Spain, 10000; Sweden, 5000; Japan (including Corea) 1000; China, 5000; Belgium 6,000 and Chili 000
Arizona republican., 1917-10-07
Equivalent to
an extra Motor
Murtha & Schmoh, New Troy Hai1e1J"

The REAL CAPACITY of any truck is not only what it carry but the fact that it CARRY its full rated SAME TIME.
 TODAY, where concern has loads averaging around two tons, they buy 2-ton truck. This that their cost of delivering 2ton load only the of operating
 2ton truck They thus keeping their operating penses DOWN by always keeping their loads UP.
 And, to meet the requirements of transporting LARGER loads, they purchasing Troy Traiers. They have learned that the capacity of truck is not what it will CARRY, but its REAL CAPACITY is what that truck will carry winch fully loaded with what it also PULL at the SAME TIME.
Arizona republican., 1917-10-07

E. o;;A oily 10 be baled, due to the possibility off fire, are converted into ashes Nothing of value is wasted. Wood crates and boxes are broken up and the sticks are sawed into a suita ble length for making boxes for shipment of repair parts, etc.
 The ashes are carried from the fur naces by an automatic conveyor and dumped through an immense hopper into freight car. At least d carload of ashes is hauled away daily,
Arizona republican., 1917-10-07

daily. compared with 259, ,266 barrels
 in July. Shipments averaged 2S9,943
 barrels daily, curtailing stored stocks
 563,s40 barrels.
 Utah has record yields of hay and potatoes as well as of sugar beets and
 in it's mining output. The state is generally prosperous. as shown by it's subscription for s9,70O,O00 liberty bonds, with a quota of only s6,5OO,O0O and Red Cross contribution of s520,- 900, with an original quota of $240,- GOO, later increased to $350000. August bank clearings for 20 prin- cipal cities of this district increased SS per cent over the corresponding month a year ago, Ogden showing the greatest gain with 60 per cent, followed by Seattle with 5S per cent and San Francisco with 50 per cent. Building permits for the same twenty cities declined p per cent.
 The following are the income taxes of corporations and individuals in the seven states of this district Among all the states of the country Califor- mia stands seventh in the amount of corporation income taxes and eighth ; in the amount of individual income ! taxes, while standing twelfth in pop | ulation G910 census)
 l Corporation Individual ] Income Tax Income Tax
 Arizona .....S 637.993,92 0,330.7 7s California =. 6,147,2S914 3,S70,31424 Idaho .. 217,4795S 176,71197 | Nevada .. 75,423.06 15,425.53 1 Oregon .. 406,93170 413,6S4 "A ! Utah . 1,14S,67694 1S1,344.O5 ! Washington 1,1S7,702.7S S55,2S6.77 ] S9,S21. 1.49713 s5,713,097.53 i The l. w. W. agitation has abated ! in this district but there has been ] little improvement in the strike situ-
 ;ttion among the timber and lumber workers of he northwest Strikes | have been called in Seattle shipyards,
 and. as this is written, 30,000 iron 1 workers about San Francisco bay are on strike, the latter tying up the work on ship contracts said to aggre- 1 gate $500 900, 000 If Russia internal l contentious aid the enemy and threat
 en that countrys newly gained liber- ty, surely it is no less directly helpful 1 to the enemy to stop work on ships or curtail output by reducing hours i or energy.
 The following is quoted from an
 article by Everett MorsS of PoSton
Arizona republican., 1917-10-07
OPTIMISTIC SPIRIT TERMINATES MEETING
 HELD IN SIXTH CITY

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Arizona republican., 1917-10-07
DODGE PLANT
 a IS MODEL OF
 1s ....,. .s., EFFICIENCY

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Arizona republican., 1917-10-07
Murtha & Schmohl, New York

Troy Traers range in capacities from to tons Also smaller models to be operated with light delivery wagons and pleasure
 Put up Write today, telling just what your hauling problems what trucks you operate; and will advise you to ways and very largely reduce your transportation costs This assistance xl place you under obligation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-04

Some of the people exerting this in fluence are wholly disloyal; others are lacking in patriotism or an apprecia- tion of the needs of their country and are animated by fear of the pos sible loss of members of their fam lilies.
 "The young men of the country who come within the provisions of the con scription act are brave and inherently loyal. They are ready and willing in nearly every instance to answer to the nations call and to do their part iE protecting it from foreign foe.
 The registration law puts into ef- feet policy new to the present gen. eration. It is to be expected that some individuals subject to the law will at tempt to evade it. To him who does not grasp the magnitude of the reg istration proposed, the number who on June appear to have failed to register may seem large. The failure of one man in one hundred to do so would make considerable total. If the early returns show that the num- Der registered does not equal the pre- liminary estimates it will not indicate that the law has not been generally obeyed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-04

'It is the duty of this department to prosecute evaders and it is pre- pared to do so."
 Officials of the national commis- sion of patriotic and defense societies today issued an appeal to the million and a half members of their organi- zations to carry out the spirit and the letter of the Presidents registra- ton proclamation.
 Specifically the appeal asks that ev- eryone subject to registration present himself for registration early in the day; that those who are not subject, both men and women, "do their bit" by seeing that. those subject to reg istration do register and that eva sions be reported to the local board of registration.
 It was explained at the provost marshal generals office that men of Polish nativity subject to the registra- tion act who were born in sections of Poland now held by Germany or Aus tria, should register on June as na- tives of Poland claimed by Germany or by Austria, as the case may be, and not as Germans or Austrians.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-04

Reports to the department of jus tice today gave further proof of the strict enforcement of the law for bidding interference with the process of registration. At the request of an army recruiting officer. a man was arrested in Hagerstown, Md, for dis tributing literature urging resistance of the new army law. Eleven others were taken into custody on similar charges yesterday at Cincinnati by de- partment of justice agents.
 ANTICIPATES NO FORCE
 q anticipate no resort to force to prevent registration" Attorney Gen eral Gregory said in statement to- night. If any individual should at tempt it he will be dealt with prompt ly.
 "In almost every. community there will be persons who will attempt to evade registration. One class will con- sist of weddings, who lack the phys ical and moral courage necessary to face the possibility of a fight and an other those under the influence of men and women beyond the conscrip- tton age who are endeavoring to dis suade young men from registering
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-04
CONCERTED ATTACK .ON THE KROONLAND BY Z GERMAN SUBS
Four Torpedoes Fired on American Liner on Last
 Voyage Is Reported

New York, June 3.-Two German
 submarines made concerted tor
 pedo attack on the American line
 steamship Kroonlnnd on her Iant
 outward voyage from this port,
 firing four tOrpedOes. two of
 which hit the liner gianclng blows,
 according to a report brought here
 today by an American resently in
 England.
 The liner was nearing the British coast. the American was informed, when two torpedoes fired firm oppo- site sides of the s.tyessel from sub merged U-boats were seen Both tors pedoes missed the bow of the ship by less than 20 feet.
 The kroonland already was going at high speed and then vigilant officer on the bridge gave orders to zig-zag. Quickly two more torpedoes were launched. This time the aim of the Germans was better for the missiles actually touched the sides of the liner but the blows were not sufficiently direct to explode the torpedoes. The naval gunners on the Kroonland opened fire at the unseen targets. sending ex- plosive shells into the water at the point it was judged the submersibles were when the torpedoes were launched.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-04

ItOb
 Ing, was projected. In the House it was supported by eight Alabamians. It was opposed by MT Burnett of the Seventh and MT, Huddleston of the Ninth
 STOOD BEHIND PRESIDENT The three Alabamians who supported the section even when it did not spe- officially provide for jury trial, MT. lief lin, MT. Oliver and MT. Bankhead, con tend that their action was commendable in that they obeyed the impulse to stand behind the President, and at the same tune displayed no tendency or desire to infringe on the provisions of the constitu- ton. The constitution provides in effect that the freedom of the press shall not be denied or abridged, and that the right of jury trial shall be an inalienable right. Mir Oliver stated that while in the sec ton no mention was made of jury trial,
 the section by imputation guaranteed jury trial. was in effect, identical with the section when amended by the insertion of a specific reference to jury trial. He believes that any good lawyer could prove that to the satisfaction of any jury. MT Oliver also stated that were the constitution literally interpreted to it's freedom of the press provisions, all libel laws would be uncons stitutional. Other members of Congress do not take the same view of the case No one con- tended in debate that the constitution guaranteed freedom of the press in pulp fishing false or derogatory matter. You also must take into considera- tion," continued the Sixth district con gressman. 'sthe difference between the press as it existed when the constitution was written and the press of today. Then. (Continued on Page Threc)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-04

Limited Statcs commission to Russ
 sia arrives safely. Final preparation for registration
 tomorrow of 1O,6OO.OO0 men. Kronstndt's independence will sec
 speedy finish. ;, Contracts for two-sGuadron avia-
 ton field awarded AIabnmians oppose ''gngging" press.
 British and Germans are fighting
 fiercely.
 Confederate Veterans visit ArIinE-
 ton.
 Baron Risen wants peace confer
 ence. c=Elevcn provinces refuse to recog-
 nixe Chinese heada. 3-Burnett will nOf retire under fire. 4-EditOrin1 comment. 5-LOcal news. O-Sports. 7-Markct reviews.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-04

Work began last week on the big four-squadron field at Dayton, O.. un- der Captain Waring of the sigma; corps, who was associated with Gen. eral Goethals in the construction of the Panama canal
 Tt is significant that this Dayton field of 25o0 acres, built to accommo- date the largest group of aviation stu- dents to be trained in the great pEoj- ect on which America has now set forth should be on the site of the orig inal fields on which the Wrishts de- veloped their first successful arr planes"
 The Dayton field hangar will house IA airplanes and 300 cadet&stUdents s can be trained there at time. In cluding officers. enlisted men in- structors and workmen, there will bt in all 1700 or more persons at tho school which lies within the state- owned conservation territory of about 900 acres. Sites for the six two- squadron fields have not yet bean chosen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-04

The commission left Washington about May IS charged with greetings to the new democratic government of Russia and authorized to pledge un- stinted aid from the United States not only in the prosecution of war against the common enemy. but in the reha- bilitation of the demoralized country. It was preceded by special mission of railroad experts, whose arrival all ready has been announced
 After final conference between President Wilson and MT. Root the commissioners travelled overland to the Pacific coast and there boarded fast vessel for the voyage to the orient. Under the voluntary censorship. at the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-04
LULU ON ITALIAN FRONT

Rome, June s.-Via London)-T was lull on the Italian front yesterday only artillery, accommodating and aircraft activity being reported. Today's war cf- flee announcement reads:
 'sThe activity on the whole front was confined for the most part to the artil- lery which especially was active against our positions east of Plava in the Vodice area and in the northern sector of the Carso.
 Y Outpost engagements occurred in the Arsa valley at the head of Rio Pontebana, to the north of Tolmino and on the Carso where south of versicourt pickets sur nrised and took possession of an ad- vanced post The fine weather was fav- orable to aerial activity yesterday. Enemy aircraft attempted reconnoisances over our lines in the Tretino They were driven off by our ti-aircraft guns and by our airmen. In the morning all enemy
 fCoutiuuah nm para TvyOl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-04

Flowers were strown on the graves and special services were held at tho tomb of the unknown dead and the grave of Gen. Joe Wheeler.
 Gen. Bennett H. Young, commander n-chief of the veterans, and Repre- sentative Frank Clark of Florida were the orators.
 We are here to honor, our Con-
 federate dead, who gave their
 lives for one of the noblest prin-
 ciples that ever moved human
 hearts, nerved human arms or
 stirred human souls-the precious
 doctrine of self-government," Gen.
 eral Young said.
 "Our blessed republic is now en-
 gagged in the greatest of all wars.
 The human imagination cannot yet
 grasp the figures that shall esti-
 mate and calculate the losses of
 this stupendous conflict. We know
 full we'll that the American na
 tion will measure up to the most
 exacting demands of humanity and liberty and with full reliance on God and right, we shall, with full
 
 abide the hour when the world will witness the complete triumph of
 the principles of a peoples gov
 ernment and a true democracy" The exercises were under the aus pices of the local organizations of the United Confederate Veterans, Sons of Veterans, Daughters of the Confeder- acy and the Southern Relief society of the District of Columbia The annual memorial exercises. a feature of every reunion, will be held in the Confcd- crate section of Arlington on Wednes- day. The veterans will go over in d body, headed by Gen. George P Hal : rison the ommander-in-chief Bishop Collins Denny of Richmond. Va. will be the orator
 | Veterans from, every part of the south reached Washington today ON opens Tuesday Committees are meet ing every train and the veterans are re egistered by states and assigned lo quarters
 The final plans for the parade on Thursday were completed at con ference between General Harrison Robert N. Harper. chairman of the cit izens' committee of the District ot Columbia. Brig. Gen. William E. Har- vey. commanding the district Nationa Guard. Melvin Hazen and Col. Hilary A. Herbert. the grand nlarshal. Presi.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-04

Final training will be in FrencE battle planes and under french Tn structors. As yet the United states has produced no airplanes Of su1ficient nover and speed for use at the front and until American machines nave been developed to the point, foreign built craft will be used by American fliers for battle purposes
 The announcement was made in statement issued by the committee oii n,h,io information in which Chairman Howard E. Coffin of the board oe- scribes the progress that Is pelne made with development of aviators ana aircraft in the United States. Three training fields will be so nearpy com nleted by July 20 that 500 student ayiators, graduates of the prellmin- ary courses given at six colleges can begin their training in actual flight
 "As new airmen leave American fields at the end of their four months training" the statement says 'nes will fly to the Atlantic coast and en bark for France. On French soil, un- der French instructors, and With French machines, they will complete their preparation for actual work at the front.
 EXPECT MUCH OF AIRCRAFT .poth France and Great Britain have made it plain again and again that thev expect aircraft and aviators 10 be one of Americas greatest contrl- buttons to success in the war. The government can say that 1t is actu- allv embarked on the task Of over coming it's present deficiency in mil itarv aviation. We believe the outlook promises a quick development or the' latent air resources of America which may be unprecedented in the military history of the world
 "America is responsible for the in vention of both the submarine and the airnlane. In the development of both she has allowed Europe to outstrip her. It is for us to show that we can surpass both our enemies and our all lies in the development of the two great mechanical inventions"
 The three aviation fields now under construction are at Dayton, O.. Detroit, Mich, and Champagne, Ill., and nothing is being permitted to delay their rapid completion.
 Ut may be a hard pull to get train- ing planes enough for all the cadets from the Universities who will be ready for work in these aviation camps when the camps themselves are completed" MT Coffin said. We eN pect to have them. none the less. We shall have enough to get large part of the men in the air and we shall not be seriously handicapped the first few weeks if we do not have our full quota of planes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-04
the provisional government. ''

This statement was made to the As- sociated Press today by Minister of Justice Perevizeff.
 "Kronstadt exaggerates it's strength. We have here sufficient troops and ships to coerce the rebels. We could also easily blockade the island and starve 1t out, but we colleagues are agreed that such measures are not desirable. Instead, the cabinet tomor- row If in the meantime Kronstadt has not surrendered, probably will issue a declaration that the fortress town has turned traitor to the revolution and become an enemy of Russia's new free dom. We are convinced that the uni yersal reprobation of Russia without
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-04

request of the government, nearly all American newspapers refrained from publishing anything about their de- parture or their points through which they passed along the way While no Greman submarines are known to be operating in the Pacific, it was deemed wise to print no details ot the trip until the voyagers were safe ly landed.
 The arrival of the mission to Petro- grad is awaited anxiously, because 1t is confidently believed here the as- surances it brings from the Ameri- can government and people, and coun- cil of it's members. will do much to- ward steadying and strengthening the hand of the provisional government