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Mohave County miner., 1917-11-10
ALLEGED SPY
 ADMITS CRIME

NEEDLES, Cal, Nov. 1O.-Rice Daniel Foreman, alias William Miller, sentenced from Needles several weeks ago to serve a 9O-day sentence in the county jail, has confessed to Sheriff McMinn that he was a murderer.
 Seventeen years ago I killed a man," said Foreman to the sheriff. q killed him by knocking him in the head with a shovel, in mine where we were working in the United Verde mines near Prescott, Arizona. I think I'm going crazy and I want to be locked up".
 After making this sensational con- fession, Foreman made the following statement:
 q have never had any peace of mind since I killed this man. I killed an Italian as a result of a quarrel. This is the first time in seventeen years that have told my true name. Telegraph Prescott. They will tell you 1 am wanted.
 Sheriff McMinn immediately tele- graphed the authorities at Prescott. A reply came that Foreman was wanted there.
 Foreman, or Miller, as he was known here, was suspected of being German spy. He had papers in his possession from high German and Canadian officials regarding a certain invention of Miller's. He was arrested one day here af- ter threatening to Knock the head off" of City Marshal Jim West, and making other threatening remarks.
 It is understood that the govern ment has been looking into his case in connection with the spy phase of it.
Mohave County miner., 1917-11-10
BLAST IN TON REED MINE
 KILLS 0NE, HURTS ANOTHER

Theodore Olson was instantly killed and John Ron dino was slightly injured while working in the Gray Eagle shaft of the Tom Reed mine at Oatman last Wednesday They drilled into missed" hole in drift on the 2OOfoot level and there was an explosion.
 About six months ago work abandoned at this place in the mine and one hole missed fre Olson and Rondino working together, preparing new face in the drift for crosscut in about 200 feet from the shaft The rock had become arslacked" and they trying to cut an opening for the working
 The hole had been all but finished, lacking about one foot of being completed when the other hole tered The old hold had been drilled obquey into the face of the drift while the hole being drilled directly into the rock.
 Suddenly there was an explosion the force of which struck Olson Rondno was standing side and capped the full impact of the blast Deputy State Mine h. spector Wilson was summoned and visited the scene.
Mohave County miner., 1917-11-10
CUPEL DRIVING
 IN RICH VEIN

The drift that is being driven from the Springer shaft to a connection with the old workings of the Cupel is now in the rich ore-bearing ground and samples taken from the vein gave results of from 8S ounces to 190 ounces silver and from Is per cent to 35 per cent lead. The management sank a winze several feet in the ore and every foot of depth proved the ore body to be of increasing values and width.
 As soon as the old works are opened it is proposed to draw one of the big stopes and start milling the thou sands of tons of ore known to be brok- en down. At the same time the ore bodies will be investigated below the old works with view to the develop ment of the Cupel vein. There are about five veins in the limits of the Cupel ground, but the Cupel is the main ore-bearing vein, and it is in this that the operators expect to develop a big producer.
Mohave County miner., 1917-11-10
JACOBSON IS
 NOW LOCATED
 IN NEW OFFICE

R. c. Jacobson of the Mohave Assay and Engineering office of Kingman, has just moved into the new quarters in the Jacobson building and is now ready for business. The offices were so constructed as to suit the convent ence of the assay office and consider able new machinery and laboratory equipment has been added.
 MT. Jacobson has been engaged in the assay and mining business in Mo- have county for 15 years and is con- sidered an expert on the problems pe- culiar to the naturalization of this district. He is familiar with all kinds of complex ores and has worked out tests and determinations for all com binations.
 The Mohave Assay and Engineering office not only makes determinations of all kinds of ores, but makes re- ports on mines, surveys and manages various properties, notably the Elmer aid Isle Copper company near Chlo- ride, the Cupel and for a long while managed and operated the Leviathan Molybdenite company south of King man.
 The new offices are located on and occupy the ground floor of the Jacob son building on Beale street. Here have been installed the very latest machinery for grinding and roasting the ores, together with the most up-to- date laboratory equipment for testing the chemical composition of concen- trates. Everything has been installed that will add to the comfort and fa- cility of handling the samples for de- termination.
Mohave County miner., 1917-11-10

royal welcome accorded us. It will be one of the pleasant memories we will carry with us through the war and we will always hold a warm spot in our hearts for your local chapter as well as your citizens.
 'It is these courtesies and little re- membranes that go far toward mak- ing our task easier, as we faithfully train for the coming gigantic con flict that we will be confronted with in our fight for the liberty and de- mocracy of the world.
 "We desire to thank you also in behalf of the entire Arizona quota. We feel no matter what our sacrifices may be that the folks at home are sharing them with us and are always planning for our comfort and welfare.
 "We feel proud that we have been called by our government to repre- sent the great commonwealth of Ari- zona and we heartily agree with Sena- tor Chamberlain that country worth living in is worth fighting for in an emergency.
 "We did not have to be told when we crossed the state line of Arizona, as this was easily noticeable from the royal reception accorded us in every town and hamlet we stopped in.
 "We wish to express our deepest appreciation to the folks at home for the many little contributions they make to the Red Cross, as this helps the local chapters of the Red Cross tC supply their own dear boys as well as the unfortunate boys who have nc home or mothers to think of or remem. Der them with little comforts. Three cheers for you;
 "A cheer for the Stripes "Of Red and White,
 "A cheer for the field of Blue. "A cheer for every separate Star
 "And three big cheers, Mohavt
 County Red Cross, for you"
 Again thanking you and your citi zens for your kindness and big-heart edness, we beg to remain,
 "Yours very truly,
 "YAVAPAI QUOTA. By Frank D. Roberts, Co. c, 158tl
 Inf.
 'IeOn MOffett, Co. D, 15sth Inf"
Mohave County miner., 1917-11-10
DRAFT BOYS TANK RED
 CROSSFOR KINDLY ACTS

The local Red Cross chapter this week received two letters that are treasured by that organization. They brought cheer in the work being done by the organization and breathed the deep appreciation felt by Arizona boys for little acts of kindness and comfort. F. c. Blodgett, now in the officers training camp at Camp Stan ley, Leon Springs, Tex, wrote to thank the local chapter for the com fort kit recently sent him. Frank D. Roberts and Leon Moffett of Yavapai county, who recently passed through here en route to Camp Funston, Kans., to Camp Kearny, Cal, also wrote the ladies of the Red Cross thanking them for the reception and courtesies accorded the Liberty boys as they passed through.
 MT. Blodgett's letter follows:
 First Infantry Co.,,
 Camp Stanley,
 "Leon Springs, Tex. ''Kingman Chapter Red Cross Society. My Dear Friends: I received your gift with a great deal of pleasure and I thank you for it. Everything in the bag is useful to a soldier. "Just a word about Liberty bonds: Every man in this company bought one to the total amount of $36,30O. The camp bought $25O,OOO, and we feel quite proud of the record.
 with very best wishes to all, and again thanking you for the present, am, Sincerely yours,
 "F. c. BLODGETT." The letter from the Yavapai county
 "Camp Kearny, Cal. ''To the Ladies of the Local Chapter ot
 the Red Cross of Mohave County
 Kingman, Arizona:
 ''The Yavapai quota desires to takt this opportunity to express to yor their deepest appreciation and thankl for the many nice things to eat thar you were so kind and thoughtful t. remember us with when we stopped il your beautiful little city en route iron Camp Funston, Kans., to CamI Kearny, Cal.
 "We desire also to thank your loca chapter as we'll as the citizens for tn
Mohave County miner., 1917-11-10
FOUR COUNTY OFFICIALS
 NEAR DEATH AUTO WRECK
Lynch SustGins
 Fracture Ot Skull; Others Badly Shaken up in SmGsh

moved to the Los Angeles hospital.
 The four county officials were on their way to Las Vegas, New, and the northern part of Mohave county on official business. They planned to spend about two weeks in the north ern country clearing up a number of matters, consisting of road questions, a controversy between some of the settlers in the northern end of Mohave county and a threatened outbreak be- tween sheepmen from Utah and the homesteaders. Word was received at the office of the county attorney re- gently that one or two families up there were having trouble aud also that sheepmen coming in from Utah were causing the settlers some trou- ble
 The jaunt had been planned as kind of housekeeping and four branches of the county government were represented. They learned that the ferry north of Chloride was not in operation and that it would be ad- visable to go by way of Needles, searchlight and Las Vegas. At the two latter places it was planned to take up with the authorities of Clarke county, Nevada, the question of road through this county and ar ranging for ferry across the Colo rado river
 MT. Stewart is expected to return home tomorrow.
Mohave County miner., 1917-11-10
SIDEWALKS, ALLEYS
 TO BE PUT IN SOON

The first really concerted effort at building sidewalks and concrete al- leys was undertaken this week when property owners in the block between Fourth and Fifth and Beale and Front signed up for the improvements. Work was started on the concrete alley be- tween Beale and Front and it was an nounced that sidewalks around the en- tire block where not already in will be built at once. This is a move that may mean much for Kingman. Sev- eral miles of sidewalks should be put in, together with much improvement upon the streets.
Mohave County miner., 1917-11-10
REPUBLIC IS
 ON VERGE OF COLLAPSE

LONDON NOv 1RevOutOn has broken agin Russia according The Maxmais to have OvertrOwn cabinet and imprisoned ministers Premier Kerenky
 reported fled from the capital believed that his the front The MaxmaIiss faVor immediate peace.
 The wOmn and soldiers delegates said be in complete control badly ed The the and St. Paul trained the palace defending compelled eapuae
Mohave County miner., 1917-11-10
BRAWN-ROBINSON MINES
 WORKING

George w. Long has about 20 men at work on the mines recently taken over from Fred Brawn, Clyde Brawn, Ed Robinson and Bert Otis. The tun- nel that is to tap the vein at depth is being driven into the butte and within a short time the vein will be opened by 6 winze from the tunnel. Very rich ore is being taken from the tunnel at the present time.
Mohave County miner., 1917-11-10

After a 3OOO-mile trip in their new Maxwell car, c. B. Arden and S. H. Lane arrived in Kingman Thursday, made a short visit with c. NJ. Bryant and left Friday morning for the Grand canyon and vicinity. They report roads in good condition.
Mohave County miner., 1917-11-10

Miss Dorothy Elton is spending some time visiting her sister, Mrs. c. W. Oliver, in Los Angeles, and her mother, Mrs. A. D. F. Elton, in South Pasadena.
Mohave County miner., 1917-11-10
HUALAPAIS TO COMPETE
 WITH MOHAVE BRAVES

Ten Hualapai "shinny" experts and one runner are wanted to participate in the events at the Fall Carnival at Needles November 29, 30 and Decem- Der 1. It is planned to stage a "shinny" contest between Hualapais and Mohaves. The sum of S1OO will be given the winners and $50 for the losers. The winner of the 2O0-yard foot race will get purse of S25.
 J. F. Nickel was in town Thursday from his cannn in the Wallanais
Mohave County miner., 1917-11-10

David Babbitt of Flagstaff spent Wednesday here on business.
The sun., 1917-01-26
ALLIES PLAN END OF U-BOAT
WARFARE LNI1EDITERRANEAN
Conference Also Outlines Building Programme tt
Replace Ton for Ton, All Ships That Have
Been Destroyed During the War.

which Gen Nivelle. Field Marshal sir
Douglas flaig and other commanders
participated. Now that the series OF
allied conferences is complete, each or
the nations intends to hold local meet
ings to explain the ideas formulated to
its own leaders and take an inventory
preparatory to the spring drive.
During the session of the naval con-
ference on Wednesday Admiral Sir John
Jellicoe took up with the Allies scheme
for clearing the Mediterranean. where
the submarine peril has increased
greatly. II is within that area that the
allied fleets may best join forces to
make a simultaneous effort against the
enemy, IIdw necessary IL has become
for the Allies to combat the submarine
peril may be realized from Lloyd's state
ment for the last month, which shows
that the Entente uDnnage has been re-
duced by 1900 tons daily.
The sun., 1917-01-26
SPANIEL TELLS HOW
WIFE WAS KILLED
Col. Butler Moved as Shot Was
Fired and Both
Fell.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. Jan. 25.--Tears
fell from the eyes Of Jurors who listened
to the tensely dramatic story that Harry
J. Spaniel told them to-day when us o
witness in his own defence he recounted
ihcOherently the scene In which his wife,
Crystal, and Col. NJ. C. Butler. L. S. A..
were slain and for whose death he IL
charged with murder. He closed his
story with the declaration:
II never shot my wife. Butler moved
out Of the way and Crystal fell, Butler
Also fefi."
The story Of the slayins. which oc-
CURED IN an automobile near Alpine
last July, as told by Spaniel. was pre-
ceded by q narration OF incidents In
which the witness charged that Butler
had paid undue attention to Mrs. Spa
neil. eliminating with the occasion when
Spaniel saw Butler hurriedly and ex-
citedly leave Buffers rVorrs In the hotel,
followed q moment later by Mrs. SPANIEL.
She, he said. had gone 10 the Buffers
room with Mrs Butler. Who had stayed
there but a short time
Spaniel hurried to his wife, he con-
| tinued. and when ne expressed concern
| at her evidently distraught condition she
replied that something had happened
but "she could not tell him then." though
she promised to do so when they reached
their own home.
They went Immediately to Spanell's
automobile. After driving few blocks
| Spaniel asked Butler point blank what
he had on UPSTAIRS" Butler replied
nothing" that Mrs. Sauneil was Just
excited" and misunderstood him.
81 said" continued SPANIEL. Il sup
| pose II Mrs. Spaniel were not here you'd
deny that you were upstairs at all
Il,,tl a
and Mrs. Butler went upstairs to wash
| their hands and went up, too Span
ell said.
Mrs. Spaniel cried out. He didn''
have any business following US"
'IThen I said to Butler. "A man who
hasn't any more respect than to follow
women around and do as as he had done
, was nothing but
Then. the witness continued, Butler
caught him and pushed his head down
upon the steering wheel. thougn'
| OF the gun in the pocket OF the car
, and got II some way.
ct heard one shot That was the
only shot 1 heard. l knew We wrestled
| on the seat. I felt that II Butler got
| that Sun away from me he would Kill
rre and Crystal too. ! knew no waA
getting 1t away from me. thought OF
a little pistol in my pocket. I don't
remember of his finally getting the gur
out of my hand. But / had got out the
little pistol. and l don't know. but
think fred a couple of times. maybe.
| II found myself next outside the car
over against the fence. and l came back
quickly to the car. Butler seemed to b
riding behind Mrs. SPANIEL. l could
see the flashes OF a gun. rushed
around to the other side OF the car and
remember nred at him, though
don't know how many times, Then
saw hum fail and saw Mrs. Spaniel ther'
| in the door"
The sun., 1917-01-26
'COMEDLAN WILSON
NOW A BRIDEGROOM
Mavvies Missouri Girl After
Ring Arriues Just in Nick
Of Time.

ST. Louis, Jan. 25.--Miss Edna h.
Bruins, daughter Of II. ID. Bruins o; st.
Charles. No., and Francis Wilson CO.
median. were married to-day at the home
or the bride by the Rev. John l.. Roe
msr, ID. D.. president Of Underwood
College, ~. Charles.
IL hfd been expected the wedding
would take place early In February. Mr..
W <son said the exact date for the GER
t<hony had not been announced. because
they wanted 1t TO be quiet. Only imme-
diate relatives were present. Mr. Will
sop and his bride passed through st.
Louis tonight on their way TO Los An
geles. where they will remain for a short
time. Then they will make a trip to
the Hawaiian Islands.
Mr.. Wilson's description Of the we'd
ding follows: ut was n quiet family
wedding with nobody, strangely enough,
showing any inclination to assault the
bridegroom. I knew II was customary
to have a ring. One was carefully pre-
pared In New York. but with native
Lack OF intelligence l failed to bring II
along. 1 remembered IL on the way and
did sofne frantic telegraphing. II would
be easy, of course, 20 supply an under.
study. but wanted that particular ring
SO did the bride, and likewise the bride
mother.
You see. II was given to the mother
at time when heavy wedding rings
were in vogue. and later It 80 weighed
upon her that to insure her recovery she
had to be separated from It by an opera
ton. The bride thought II would be a
pretty sentiment to have two rings made
Of 1t COT the ring, not the operation). so
did the bridegroom. Bridegrooms are
not unlikely to agree at such a time.
ITO make a short story long. to every
bcdy's infinite relief. the rings arrived q
bare half hour before the ceremony
The sun., 1917-01-26
CORPSE INSISTS HE'S ALIVE.
SITS Up 4. Morgue and Asks what's
the TrOuble.

BRrDaEPoRr, Conn, Jan. 25.-Attend-
ants at the local morsue were much
startled yesterday afternoon when a
corpse" which they were removing from
the ambulance suddenly sat up and de-
manded to know what was the trouble.
why you're dead" some one finally
got breath enough to say to the man.
Like blaxes I'm dead! !" he replied in
considerable disgust.
George Banks of Peauonnock street
had an attack OF heart trouble yester,
day and the ambulance was summoned.
When Il arrived he was pronounced dead
and ordered taken to the morgue. After
his miraculous coming to life again he
was taken TO the hospital. whore his con-
dItion II now favorable.
The sun., 1917-01-26
NORWAY YIELDS no BRITAIN.
Warns People Against Exports
and Admits Carelessness.

LONDON, Jan. 25.--A Reuter- despatch
from Christiania says:
IAN official statement with reference
to tho relations between Norway and
Great Britain arising out OF the al
legged failure Of Norway to fulfil under
takings regarding the expectation Of fish
and copper admits that carelessness on
the part Of certain subordinate officials
enabled . few private individuals to ex-
port fish iliegitimately. 1t asserts. how
ever. that the Governments control has
been for the most part satisfactory and
Is now even more stringent
"The statement emphasizes the ne
cessity Of strict obedience TO tho regu-
lations and points out that 'contraven-
ton by only a few persons may cause
difficulties to the whole population and
to industry and may even endanger the
country
''With references to the British com.
plants regarding copper It says they
were due to different interpretations
placed upon the agreement by the Brit
ish and Norwegian Governments re-
epectiyely."
The sun., 1917-01-26

BALTIMORE, Jan. Ex-senator Cham
berlain OF Oregon. chairman Of the SEN
ate Committee on Military Affairs, de-
clared I'm a speech tonight here Mt the
banquet OF the Merchants and Manu-
facturers Association that compulsory
universal military training probably was
the most vital issue that confronted
Congress. J. Harry Covington, Chief
Justice Of the Supreme Court OF the
District Of Columbia, also spoke.
The sun., 1917-01-26


LONDON, Jan. 25.-Naval representa-
tives OF the four principal Entente Pow
ers, Great Britain. France. Russia and
Italy, have Just completed n conference
here in which they determined what steps
were necessary for unified and coordinate
offensive and defensive operations by
the various fleets.
The naval conference outlined also n
big shipbuilding programme. which, when
1t operates in full force. will replace. ton
for ton. all allied shipping sunk by Ger
man submarines,
This meeting of Entente naval lead
ers forms the last link in the chain Of
conferences among the Allies which be-
gan with the meeting. political and mill
tary. in Rome. and was followed by a
strictly military meeting In London. in
The sun., 1917-01-26
GERARD'S RADIO NOT RECEIVED
Possibility OF Despatch Being In-
tercepted Is Disc used.

that this Government has not received
from Ambassado Gerard In Berlin a
long wireless message. which. accord!ns
to press dispatches. has been sent, Of
ficials of tine State Department COM
mented on the possibility of code des-
patches being intercepted by Entente
countries.
1t was admitted that a number OF
United States Government codes have
fallen into the hands of European bel
ligerents. But it WAS added that there
was nothing unusual In this, and that
the code of the State Department was
constantly being revised and changed
to offset any effort to ferret out Ameri-
can diplomatic secrets.
The sun., 1917-01-26
PRESIDENT VISITS TREASURY
Makes Ten Minute Business Cali
Upon Secretary McAdoo.

WAsHINGToN. Jan. .5.----presidcnt Will
son broke another precedent to-day when
he walked over to the Treasury depart
ment from the White House Ia see Sec
retary McAdoo in his private Office.
1t was said that unmportant routine
questions were discussed during the ten
minutes call.
The sun., 1917-01-26
LONDON INTERVIEW
PUBLIC IN OTTAWA
Word to Australia on Policy
Change Held to Be Most
Important. y
England Sends Notice
of Great War Cabinet

7 ONDON, Jan. 25.-The Brit
L. ish Government cabled to-
day to all the dominions
urging that the Imperial War
Cabinet meeting be held at the
earliest possible date and asking
the dominion Governments how
soon it will be possible for them
to send representatives.
1t is hoped that this historic
gathering will assemble at the
end of February or early in
March.
The sun., 1917-01-26
KAHER ORDERS A CONCERT.
nirSAaay 0ift % DssIia, . PePferA-

LONDON. Jan. 2S.-In IN account Of
the celebration Of Emperor williama
birthday, 70 bs hold In Berlin on Gatur-
day, the Amsterdam oorrespoudsnt 81
the Exchange Tslegraph Company saya
that ono or the principal features viii
b concert BY the Koslsclk TrumpstArs
an ancient musical Guild.
! 1rhe uaspages AAs 0rdasaa tlae- -tHauansG-
- % ofvo tho oDnnore q sho root q
~ pAySps ~ ~ eatestaSnnesa e ~
The sun., 1917-01-26

PARIS, Jan. 2J.---The Chamber of Dep
uties held IL secret session To-day lasting
four hours The session viii! he resume 4
to-nYorr0w.
The sun., 1917-01-26
Kaiser Honors Ven Mack. n.e..

BERLIN, via London. Jan. 95.-Em-
peror William has oonfered upon Field
Marshal Won Mackensen the Grand Cross
nounced to-day.