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Arizona republican., 1917-08-22
VA TER USERS ALMOST
 AS UNIT CAST VOTF
 TO TAKE OVER PROJECT


By vote that was almost unani- nous the members of the Salt River Valley Water Users association yes terday registered their desire to take over from the government the entire irrigation project under the Roosevelt dam, to manage it in every respect, including the auxiliary power plant and the collecting and management of the revenue thus derived. By almost the same large vote it also was decided to amend the articles of incorporation that this transfer from the government can be made.
 Thus the last step in the construc- ton of the great irrigation project, the first of any size in the country and for many years the greatest of it's kind, has been taken, and the entire enterprise soon will pass from the gov arnment into the hands of the men who conceived it and whose lands the water turns from desert to the most highly cultivated and productive in the world
 The result of the election never was a matter of doubt, but it was the de- sire of the officers and directors of the association to have as large a ballot cast for the transfer as possible in order that the department heads at Washington may be impressed with the unanimity of desire on the part of the land owners under the project to be given the entire management of the project as was contemplated in the beginning. It could hardly have been expected that a larger vote ill favor of the transfer would be cast, as the figures at the closing of the polls last evening showed that 93aa per cent of the membership of the association are for the transfer, leav- ing only a scant 64 per cent agalnst it.
 The revenues from the sale of cleo tric power generated at the dam now amount to about $1 900 a day, the larg- est user being the Inspiration mine at Miami. This is expected 10 be largely increased in the near future.
 At the election yesterday one vote was allowed to each acre of land under the project. A total If 52.053 votes were thus east representing that num- Der of acres owned by 935 different persons Although this is but one third of the full number of acres under the project, it is considered a good showing on account of the many land owners who were absent from the val ley. There was much interest shown in the election.
 District No. brought out the most voters. 465 casting ballots, represent ing 6 454 acres
Arizona republican., 1917-08-22
GERMANY C0NSU[TS HER ALLIES BEFORE
 REPLYING ID P0PE
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BERLIN. (via London), Aug. 21- Chancellor Michaelis informed the main committee of the reichstag this after noon that Germany would not reply to the papal peace note until she iAad con- suited he allias
 Dr Michaelis added that in vie.y c: the fact that Germany had previou5.y repeatedly and positively indicated her readiness to enter peace negotiations tn vatican's appeal of course is looked on with sympathetic approval. Ger many, however, could not again offer peace in face of the aummaiY rejection of previous proposals and continued declarations by the entente that no peace is possible until the central powers are defeated and crushed.
 Tn chancellor informed the commit tee that no steps would be undertaken toward peace without fully consulting the reichstag. He then declared that the military situation on all fronts was exceptionally suspicious and read a message received from great head quarters in which the Uboat cam paign was given liberal credit for it's effect in successfully warding off the allies offensive in Flanders.
 Dr. Richard von Kuehlmann, the new foreign secretary. and other new ly appointed government heads, were presented to the committee which then took a recess. Constantin Fehr- enabch. one of the Centrist party leaders, was elected chairman of the main cCrmitee to succeed pr. Peter Spahn. pr Michaelis conferred con fidentially with the reichstag leaders during the day while party factions were also in session in the morning.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-22
HABEAS CORPUS NO
 RELIEF FOR ROWAN
 ALLEGED AGTkTOR
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SPOKANE, August 21.-Examination of nrisoners taken in a raid on the Industrial Workers of the World head ouarters here Sunday was begun here today in the county jail by Major Clement Wilkins. who made the ar rests and United States District At torney Garrecht.
 lust before the examination began, District Attorney Garrecht said that he and Major Wilkins could see no reason for not holding James Rowan, district secretary of the l. w. w., who signed the order for a general strike, effective Monday, of l. w. w. in four states. as a military prisoner indef- initely.
 "In the meantime the military au- thorities and the federal officers said the district attorney, will endeavor to connect him and other l. W. w. leaders with a conspiracy to give aid and comfort to the enemy, which can be charged under the federal statutes
 An effort to have Rowan released under habeas corpus proceedings failed in the state courts when superior judge told the attorney who presented the petition that the state courts did not have jurisdiction.
 So far as known, only few men obeyed the general strike order and most of them it was reported, return ed to work today
 Two of the men arrested in Sunday s raid were released from jail today. One was found not to be a member of the organization. The cases of about ten of the men were investigated today but James Rowan, executive secretary, was not among that num- Der. The investigation will be con- tinued tomorrow, Major Wilkins said
Arizona republican., 1917-08-22
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 21-Bitumi- nous coal prices Were fixed by Presi- dent Wilson tonight for every mine in the United States. The next step in coal control. White House an noupcement said, will be to fix the prices to be charged by middlemen and retailers.
 Prices were set on cost of produc- ton estimates furnished by the fed eral trade commission after months of exhaustive investigation. The coun try is divided into twenty mine dis tricts and every producer. in dis trict will market his output at the same price.
 The president named no agency to carry out the provisions of his order, but is expected to appoint soon coal administrator who will be given en- tire control of the coal industry. Rumor tonight named President H. A. Garfield of Williams college as the man. Mir. Garfield now heads com mittee named by the president to fix a government price for wheat His work will end before September 1, when the wheat committee probably will be dissolved.
 The prices named for run of mine coal in the large producing districts average slightly more than g. In few districts they are below that figure and in the western territory they are higher. Washington state lis highest with s3.25.
 The presidents statement said:
 "The scale of prices is prescribed for bituminous coal at the mine in the several coal producing districts. It is provisional only. It is subject to reconsideration when the whole method of administering the fuel sup
Arizona republican., 1917-08-22
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BOSTON, Aug. 21-Representa- tives of the new Russian republic clasped hands tonight with the pre- servers of the American republic in Faneuil hall, the cradle of American liberty, when Boris A.. Bakhmeteff, the Russian ambassador, spoke at the na- tional campfire of the Grand Army of the Republic. The ambassador praised the showing which the veterans. 5000 strong. made in their march through the streets with spirit as martial. though with steps rot so firm, as half a century ago. Drawing a parallel be- tween the fight for liberty waged by the men he was addressing and the fight which his own countrymen now are waging for that same liberty, MT. Bakhmeteff said;
 You sacrificed your lives and gave your all for a great ideal, the noble cause of democracy and free govern ment. Today the work you did, the trail you blazed, has been an inspir- ation to the down trodden and op- pressed people of Russia and they knowing your efforts and your success
Arizona republican., 1917-08-22
NJ SHORTAGE OF / RIFLES FOR J. $.
 OVERSEAS TROOPS
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WASHINGTON. Aug. 21-There is no shortage Of rifles for the America n forces sent to Europe although there may be some delay in equipping all men of the national army with the weapons they are to use in training, it was said off nially today at the war department.
 The forces sent abroad will carry an average of at least two rifles per man as an adequate protection against loss and wear and tear. may be necess1 " only for a short time at the army train ing camps for one company to use the available training rifles in the morning and another company do it's training and target practice in the afternoon with the same weapons
 This situation will be of short dura- tion. however, as an enormous supply of Enfield rifles already ordered to sup plement the supply of American Suringfields will be delivered begin ming soon after the national army forces are mobilized.
 The Enfield rifles have been re- chambered for American ammunition which in the opinion of army ordnance experts. makes them far better guns than those used by the British The American Enfieds will be harder lit ting and of longer range than the Brit ish and the ammunition more stable under any weather conditions.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-22

conino county next came before the board. His claim on the ground of stock raising was considered and duly denied by the board They then took up the appeal of Daggs from the local board of Coconino county on a claim for exemption on account of depend ency. The district board upheld the decision of the local board in this case.
 The claim next before the board was that of Ralph Owen Roland of .Yav- apai county on account of farming After considering the case the board granted Roland temporary discharge to terminate and cease on November l, 1917.
 Herschell T. Hill of Yavapai county presented a claim for exemption on account of farming. In this case, as in the previous one a temporary dis charge was granted, the date of ter imitation being November 1. 1917, also
 The claim of Adolph Edward aylet, Yavapai county, on the ground of farm ing and dairying. was denied by the board
 The goat-raising claim received 8 knock in the head when the district board turned down the claims of Hor- ace Porter and William S. Cooper both of Yavapai county who gave goat
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Arizona republican., 1917-08-22

The foregoing telegram was sent yes- ferday to every county attorney in the state by the various district boards, providing for the appealing of cases where exemptions have been made by the local board on the grounds of de- pendency and where any reason of doubt appears. A final check is pro- vifled by this means. whereby to be positive of exemption from the select i've draft, the claimant must have ab- sol7Itely sound reasons
 The district board No. l. which has it's headquarters in this city, gave the telegram for publication last evening" It intends, through the means of the in- formation thus acquired, to ferret out the men who are hiding behind the apI on strings of mothers, wives and otf CTS. In many cases it has been foI nd that the claimant has developed dependency since the entrance of the United States into the war.
 The district board No 1 of the state of Arizona met yesterday morning at 10 o'clock at it's office in room 309, Fleming building, with it's full mem bership present. J. L. B. Alexander took the chair, while L. $. Gates took the secretaIy's office. The other mem bers present were Lin B. Orme, R. N Looney and Bert Davis.
 After the minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved the board settled to their work The dis trict board has original jurisdiction over all claims for exemption on ac- count of agricultural and industrial pursuits. so the work of the day was celtered upon the claims for exemp- tic n.
 The first claim to come before the board was that of w. w. Berry for the exemption of his son, Gerald w. Berry of Apache county, on account of stock "a sing. The evidence was considered by the board and the claim was denied.
 The next claim was that of Henry J. E. Ahrens. Maricopa county, giving as the grounds for the claim, banking and agriculture at Chandler. This cl: i'm was also denied by the board after careful consideration of the evil dence
 Next the claim of George Dent of Navajo county came up. The grounds that Dent gave was that of being en- gagged in cattle raising, but the board, after consideration, denied the claim.
 The claim of Fred Baca, Navajo county, because of stock raising and farming was denied unanimously by the board
 Samuel c. Burgers claim was next put before the board. The claim for exemption in this case was given as farming, but this was not sufficient reason and the claim was denied
 The next claim was that of Edward Joseph Solomon of Yavapai county. with the reasons of farming and stock raising. This claim was denied by the board
 The case of George H. Daggs of Co.,
Arizona republican., 1917-08-22
AMERICAN LIBERTY IS
 INCENTIVE TO RUSSIA

arose in their might and fighting for the self same ideals and causes, have established a free government by free people.
 "The story of the United States gov ernment is not unknown to the Rus sian people. Every Russian schoolboy has read it and knows it by heart. We thank God for what has happened We ask Him to aid us in the future"
 The veterans responded to the am bassador with hearty cheers. Past Commander James Tanner, in fervid response, said
 Our cause is the cause of liberty and democracy, the cause of the peoples all around the world. including the Ger mans and Austrians. Before we obtain our end the serpent must be crushed beneath tine heels of freemen, the hu- man hyena must feel ruin falling on his throne and he must realize that he is soon to be wiped off the list of norarchs.'
 Governor Mccall, another of the campfire speakers, was loudly cheered when he protested against recent race ! riots.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-22
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WASHINGTON, August 21.-A na~ tion- wide food survey authorized under the first of the food laws recently enacted by congress. will be started immediately by the department of agriculture.
 Plans for the census, announced to- night, show that it will cover nearly 100 items of food and will include supplies on the farms, in warehouses and stores and even the stocks in the family pantry. A quick survey will be taken first of the supplies or eighteen of the principal articles Of diet and probably can be completed in three or four weeks, to be~followed by a complete census after the crops are gathered. All of the figures will be as of August 31.
 Information gatered by the depart ment will be turned over to the food administration. which will base it's operations largely on the statistics supplied After the survey is finished, monthly reports will be prepared on the supplies of the principal foods
 The work will be carried on princi- pally by the bureau of markets, the bureau of crop estimates, the bureau of chemistry and states relations service of the department. Both actual inventories and estimates will be em- ployed.
 Information regarding stocks in wholesale. jobbing, storing, manufac- turing and other commercial establish ments. including large retail houses will be obtained by requesting from each concern a statement of the exact amount of each of the various prod ucts held by it. .i s~4b The stocks on hand in small retail shops will be estimated from informa tion gained from a detailed survey of stocks in a number of representative districts. Stocks in the hands of all the consumers of the country will be
Arizona republican., 1917-08-22
WILL REVIEW WAR
 ACTIVITIES WEEKLY


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  matte probably u Pershing. Regarding  withhold of msdventure of the said the   The which happenings little delay possible practice all the much in the dark possible
Arizona republican., 1917-08-22
FOUR SEIZED SHIPS
 GIVEN UNITED STATES
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 presidential today William E. United signed decree transferring steamships the Bavaria tonnage of approximately Cuban government the day this country declared Germany.
 o the United States United reped Absolutely nothins.'
 declined individuals benefit aiding bring the the
 sell them but he has them the  allies full
Arizona republican., 1917-08-22
NAT|ON-W|DE FOOD SURVEY |5
 T0 BE START TED IMMEDIATELY

estimated similarly from canvasses of large number of representative families The study of families will be concerned even more with the cur rent consumption per month than with the actual stock of food supplies on hand.
 The items on which statistics are to be gathered include grains and seeds, fgrain food products, dried fruit and nuts, vegetable fats. sugar, syrups, starch, meat and meat products, food products preserved in tin and other containers, dairy and related products, fish and feeds.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-22
()N[ ' FEW APPEALS $
 GRANTED
August 21, 1917.

County Attorney:
 You, as epresentatlVe of the provost marshal general, are re- quired by the selectiVe service law to take appeals in all cases where the local board discharged persons on grounds of dependents where you have reason to believe the dis charge should not have been made. In sending these appeals to this. board please furnish us date of marriage or in cases Of other de- pendents data concerning the same and whether the subject for dis charge was supporting the depend ents entirely through his mental or physical energy and also whether the alleged dependents have any other source of income or parents or near relatives who are able and willing to assume their support in the absence of the person dis charged and such other data as might enable us to intelligently pass on each case.
 Government War Department, District Board No. 1.
 L. s. GATES, Secretary.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-22
B|TUM|NOUS COAL PRICES FUR EVERY MINE IN UNITED STATES
 FIXED BY PRESIDENT WILSON

plies of the country shall have been satisfactorily organized and put into operation. Subsequent measures will have as their object a fair and equit- able control of the distribution of the supply and of the prices not only at the mines but also in the hands of the middlemen and the retailers
 The prices occasionally fixed here are fixed by me under tbe provisions of the recent act of congress- regard ing administering the food supply of the country, which also conferred upon the executive control of the fuel supply. They are based upon the actual cost of production and are deemed to be not only fair and just but liberal as well. Under them the
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Arizona republican., 1917-08-22
FOOD PRODUCTION CONFERENCE
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KANSAS CITY, August 21.-More than 100 agricultural experts repre- sentatives of the state boards of agri- culture. the state colleges of agricul- ture and the state councils of defense of Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkan sas, Texas Oklahoma, Nebraska, Kan sas, South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona are expected here tomorrow for the opening session of a middle western food production conference under the direction of the department of agriculture. The con- ference will last two lays
Arizona republican., 1917-08-22
DIR. WHITMORE IS
 ELECTED CHANCELLOR

TUCSON, Aug. 21.-Dr William Whitmore. was elected chancellor of the board of regents of the Uni Versity of Arizona at a meeting held at the university today. He suc- ceeds Frank H. Hereford, resigned. Dr. Whitmore has been treasurer of the board and is a member of the District Exemption board Num- Der Two. Two newly appointed re- gents. E. o. Titcomb, of Nogales, also Dr. J. w. Finn of Prescott, were present at the meeting. which was also attended by Governor Thomas E. Campbell Dr. Finn received his appointment yesterday from Governor Campbell Dr. Whitmore has resided in Tucson since 1902.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-22
SIXTH CLEVELAND
 PLAYER IS DRAWN
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CLEVELAND, Aug. 21.-Louis Guisto relief first baseman of the Cleveland American League club, to- day received a telegram from Napa, Cal, notifying him that his number for selective draft service has been called He will go before one of the Cleveland examining boards tomorrow and does rot intend to claim exemption.
 This makes six Cleveland players taken in the draft.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-22
ORDER FOR GERARD
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LONDON Aug. 21.-The statement that King George has conferred the Order of Knight Grand Cross of the Bath on James w. Gerard, former American ambassador to Germany, ap- pears here today for the first time in an unofficial announcement in the Daily Mail, which says the decoration was given MT. Gerard in recognition of his unceasing and courageous eff forts to ameliorate the lot of British prisoners in Germany
Arizona republican., 1917-08-22
pone,s pIea Spontaneous

COPENHAGEN, Aug. 21.-Dr. Mi chaelis, the imperial German chan cellor at the convening of the reichs- tag main committee today in Berlin, said the recent peace proposal of Pope Benedict had been issued spon- taneously and not at the wishes of the central powers.
 The committee was informed by the chancellor that the pope's note would be answered only after the closest consideration with the reichstag.
 The preliminary reports of the ses- sion of the reichstag committee in dicate that the parties are divided regarding the popes note on the same lines as on the reichstag's peace reso- lution.
 The conservatives, national liberals and Germanic groups are declared to be reserved in their opinion, while the socialists, radicals and centerists are said to approve of the popes action.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-22
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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-03-15

surgeons, was discovered by means Of
an X-Ray to have been caused by the
clogging of an antrum, duct lead
ing from the nose to the cheek. This
trouble h as been relieved and she is
recovering nicely.
A company of sixty farmers was or
ganized at Velva who have taken over
the business of the Velva Supply Co.,
the former Swanson & Gilbertson
farm implement concern. Fred JUL
an, prominent Equity farmer, has
been engaged as manager.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. ]. Horton, who
have been visiting in Iowa all winter,
are now in St. Paul. They expect to
make trip to the coast the coming
summer in their new car and will pass
through Minot.
Pat Murphy of Blaisdell who shot
Jack Rock of that village Feb. IA,
has been bound over to the district
court under $1,000, which bail was
furnished.
Gisle Berge Of Palermo wrote the
department of agriculture at Wash
ington and learned how to poison coy
otes. By following instructions, he
got three of the animals that have
been Fostering Him.
Martin McNulty, a Palermo lad,
hunting rabbits on Sunday, was seri-
ously injured when his rifle exploded.
One piece of the gun went through
the vision of his fur cap and imbedded
itself in his forehead. Another piece
slit his ear and another his nose.